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Year: 1864

highway robber meets you and demands vonr
money or your life you at once comnroy,;sa
with him and safe your life. Am wars mnst
come to an end some way and some time
to save onr national unity cannot he wrono
If we cannot save 1t by any othas,
means; but war can only be iust;fied
to maintain the COusitwt;on and en- force the ia,os
and to continue 1t one day for an idea !" Is
subversive of the former and destructive of the
latter. Do you say you will sustain President
Lincoln in refusing even to talk Of peace with
the enemys II you do, you will still further
divide the North and unite the South, and pro-
long the war. Do you say the war shall go on
until the South abandons Slavery? You Re-
publicans have said it,-you still say it If you
persist In thus fighting for an "idea," you
ought never to try to avoid the draft, but 20 at
once.


II war for the Union alone crushes Slavery,
let 1t CO. But if peace can be made by restor-
Ing the Union with Slavery, in Gods name let
US have it. If peace can be made with the
States part free and part slave, in the name of
humanity let us have it. fit can be made
without Slavery, let us have it, and rejoice in
our deliverence.


Your Administration has strangled the free
dom of speech, muzzled the press, imprisoned
your fellow citizens in dungeons, without
charges, and released them without trial, sup
pressed the press, and alarmed the cOun-
try. The freedom of the ballot box is
menaced. Martial law is declared in
loyal States. The writ of liberty, "habeas
corpus has been suspended; our loyal States
are filled with officers unknown to republican
governments, and only heretofore known to
despots and kings. Complaints against these
usurpations have only been heard with bated
breath. We must be heard, we will be heard.
We must have free vote without threat or
menace. We will have it. We must obey the
laws. We must ask nothing but what is right,
We will submit to nothing that is wrong and
l am thorOuhgly satisfied that the rebels will
never make peace On any terms with Abra-
ham Lincoln while the sun shines or water
runs We must have q change of policy and
q change of rulers to carry it out. We must
save the entire Union. We must preserve
the Constitution, with the rights and sover-
eighty of the States. To do this we can afford
to forgive the past, if we can save our country
In the future. We must save ourselves. We
must be saved from dissolution, with slavery
or without slavery, or part slave and part FREQ.
At all hazards we must save the Union.
Year: 1864

ACCIDENT AT ST.. ANrHoNY.-On Satur-
day, about P. NJ, Mr.. 8. w. Farnham, Of the
mill firm of Farnham s. Co., was standing on
the platform below the tail of his mill, at time
when sixteen-foot lumber was being sent out
from the mill, and for which he was far enough
away to be out of danger of being hit At q
moment when his attention was engaged in an
other direction four twenty-foot boards of Nor
way pine were sent over the tail, and the ends
struck Mr.. Farnham in the side with such
force as to knock him against heavy
cart near which he was standing and
to move the cart several feet. The boards came
down off the rollers distance Of ten or twelve
feet and must have fallen with great force. At
first Mr. Farnham did not think himself much
hurt, but in a few minutes, after walking
around little, he sat down and asked for q
drink of water. When the water was brought
to him, he had tainted. The boards hit him
between the hip and ribs, and probably Sc
riousIy injured him internally. Sunday he
was unable to move in bed, but yesterday he
was getting better, though very sore.
Year: 1864

ACCIDENT AT MINNEAPoLIs. Satur-
day morning three stone masons who were at
work on the depot buildings at Minneapolis of
the Minnesota Central road were precipitated
distance of sixteen feet, to the ground, by the
breaking of the staging upon which they were
standing. They had upon the staging at the
time quantity of stone and there were several
pieces on the ground where they fell Two of
them were seriously iDjured-the other only
slightly. The one most hurt was severely cut
up by the falling stones and boards. His eyes
and face were cut, one of his fore arms was
broken, and falling stone cut the flesh on the
calf of his leg to the bone. for six inches II
length. He was not expected to recover from
his wounds. We were unable to learn theil
names.
Year: 1864

THE MINNESOTA CENTRAL grading
upon this road within this city is nearly COM
pleted. The bridge across the Minnesota is be-
ing built as fast as possible. Seven miles of
track have been laid from Mendoza, and, on
the completion of the bridgeand small part of
the grading yet to be done, the road will be OPP
cned from Minneapolis to some station in Da-
kota county. The prospect of the road for an
early opening and completion in briet term
is good.
Year: 1864

The volunteer under the present call, If he
enlists for one year, receives from Government
bounty of $1O0, and from the city bounty
of $3.50, in addition to his regular pay of $16.5O
month, clothing allowance Of 4s q month,
and rations. This is better pay than laboring
men can hope to earn at home. The laboring
man receives $1.50 day, amounting in year
to $468. if he have steady work, out of which
sum he must provide his board, which the gov
eminent gives to its soldiers. in addition to the
following pay and bounties. .......
Government bounty nty.................. 1OO w
Pay, $16.50 a month ................. 1So w
Clothing allowance, 90 month. ...... 30 OO


Making V4of w
Paid to the volunteer soldier under the pres
ent call, in addition to his rations, or at the
rate of $1.55 day, and board. In addition to
which his uniform clothes are furnished to the
soldier by government at about one-half the
cost at which the same quality of clothes could
be purchased by citizens.


A young man could easily save from his pay
and bounties $40O in one year. At the end of
his years service, with that $40O he could
stock and put under improvement farm
which, under the homestead law, he can get
for nothing. Can any laboring men at home
hope to save up SO large q sum as $4OO in one
year from the proceeds of his labor? Is there
any reason why the soldier should not save
that sum?


Amarried man. by entering the service for
one year can leave with his family the $3.50
paid him for bounty by the city, and can allot
to them as much Is $14 month, or $168 for the
year and his first two payments on the Gov
ernment bounty, $3333 the first pay day and
$ss.33 at the end of six months, making $6S.66
i'm all, for the year, 3S466-and, on his dis
charge from service at the end of the year have
$s33s in his pocket, besides such amount as
he may save from the $3.50 month, balance
of his pay and clothing allowance. Can any
laboring man in st. Paul hope to do as well
for his family the coming year by remaining at
home? There is no reason why he cannot do
that much for them by enlisting now into the
army, and taking his choice of regiments and
service, instead of waiting the risk Of draft
which may take him, without any bounties, to
be put into such branch of the service as may
be selected for him, and leave his family al
most unprovided for.


It is worth while also to suggest to persons
thinking of volunteering that now is the time
to get the highest bounties. Last year so soon
as St. Paul had filed its quota by the payment
of S1OO bounty-up to which time county
towns were unsuceessfully offering a higher
bounty for fear that st. Paul would get all the
men-$5O bounty could not be had and men
were actually offering to enlist for $25 bounty.
The city is now rapidly filling its quota, and as
soon as tits is done we shall see the same de-
cline in b0unties as last year.
Year: 1864

Speaker Colfax exposed the character


of certain leading men who composed th'


Chicago Convention, than which the Hart
ford Convention was but a microscopic
specimen Of unqualified and unde6ned in.
iquity. Dark as we're the designs of the
latter the former for its treason 10 a.
much blacker as the intensity of midnight
is greater than twilight.


The leaders had served their lives long
to treachery and political trickery, and
their success in the past, while it stilled
to quiet the qualms of conscience, at the
same time emboldeued them to enter up
on grand scheme of treason, treachery
and crime.


1t is hard trial of patience and for
bearaucs for the struggling but tried pa
triots of the country to bear it. When
every fiber of loyal men. in and out of the
army, is stretched to attenuation and
their emotions yelling up to find appro-
pirate uttersnce because of the manifold
occasions for their demonstration, to find
band Of desperate characters, whose evil
designs we're only equalled by their de-
praved spirits. planning and plotting the
ruin of n government whose liberal leni-
ency allowed them to do SO.


1t is an old trite saying that "that
which is bred in the bone comes out in |
the fesh," and in this instance it is clear
that the leaders of this assemblage of
treason have always been So many antag-
onisms to our Democratic form of Gov
eminent or one of any kind which was
truly free There is certainly feeling,
aggravated to the highest pitch among
loyal men, to seize the whip and clash the
rascals around the world"
Year: 1864

Scatter the germs Of the beautiful! t
BY the wayside let them fall,
That the rose may spring by the cottage gate,
Aud the vine on the garden wall.
Cover the rough and the rude of earth


With veil of leaves and flowers,
And mark with the opening bud and cup


The march Of summer hours.
Scatter the germs of the beautiful ..-..
Iu the holy shrine Of home;
Let the pure and the fair and the graceful there
In the loyeliest lustre bloom .l.. ... ..
Leave not q trace of deformlty


In the temple of the heart,
But gather abOnt Its hearth the germs


Of Nature and Of Art.
Scatter the germs Of the beautiful


In the temples Of our God
The God who starred the uplifted sky,
And lowered the trampled sod;
When He built temple for Himself


And home for His priestly rucc,
lie reared each charm in symmetry, ....
And covered each line In grace.
Scatter the germs of the beautiful


In the depths of the human soul;
They shall bud and blossom and bear the fruit,


While the endless ages roll.
Plant with the flowers Of charity


The portals of the tomb, .- d..
And the fair and the pure about thy path


In Paradise shall bloom.
Year: 1864

NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN MIssOUR1.-The
Union presidential electors of Missouri,
at their meeting to cast the electoral
vote of the State, adopted a resolution
unanimously in opposition to the prop
osition of B. Gratz Brown to extend the
right of suffrage to the negroes in the
State
Year: 1864

The following is the table of votes cast
in the loyal States, which is referred to
by the President as sustaining his opin-
ion that the population of those States
has increased during the war, notwith-
standing the drain of the armies in the
Year: 1864

D6- A little boy who put counterfeit
money in the contribution box, replied
to his Sunday school teacher that he
didn't s'pose the little heathens would
know the difference, and thought it
would be just as good for them"
Thoughtful bOy.
Year: 1864

Now that the curious public are in the
dark concerning General Grants move
ments, We have some struggling rays Of
light thrown upon the subject by cor
respondent Of the Richmond Enquirer. He
writes from Lees lines thus:


The commonly received opinion that
Grant will attack Lee in front and in his
fortifcsti0ns is erroneous. He will seek
to turn the flank ofour army, and his pol
icy is, evidently, to retain his present po-
sition until his organization and equip
ment are thoroughly accomplished, and
then, by suddenly unfolding his strategy,
to surprise Gen. Lee. He may march
rapidly and without announcement either
to some point Of crossing the Rapidan or
Rappshannook, or to Port Republic, thence
to StauntOn, thence to Lynchburgh. 1
think an attempt to flank on the East the
more probable; his army crossing at some
Of the lower fords Of the Rsppshsnnock.
This, however, is all conjecture, and but
the echo Of Washington gossip.


There is yet no indication Of any move
in the direction Of Fredericksburgh, unless
the fact that the telegraph road from o.
coquan 10 Alexandria is being repaired BY
the Yankees may be SO regrrded.


This rebel writer further announces
that Grants army will be read to advance
in ten days from the time Of his writing,
which would make the day Of movement
Saturday.
Year: 1864




Some Of the Richmond papers try to en-
courage their readers with the assurance
that the North" is discouraged, despoR-
dent, desperate, ready to give up the con-
test, willing to try but once more, but if
beaten this time, then PROSTATE at the feet
Of the rebels. represent 10 these journals
few Of the signs of the falling spirit Of
the North, in order that they may convince
their readers Of what otherwise they might
not believe. And first among them is this,
that we have at this time more numerous
army in the field than ever before. It is
well known that large armies are a sure
sign Of despondency and weakness in those
who raise and feed them.


Then again, we are 30 weak, so faint Of
heart, so dispirited, so ready to surrender
to the rebels, that the western Governors
have just provided an additional force of
one hundred thousand men, to serve for a
hundred dsys-thst is to ssy, during the
summer campaign. None but thorough
ly cowed and exhausted people would do
this-which accounts for the fact that the
rebels do not do it.


Then, again, so discouraged and disgust
ed EiIS the war are the women in the
West, that they have actually determined
to serve as clerks in the shops and stores,
in order that the young men may serve in
the field. The Richmond Enquirer ought
to make speSisl note Of this plain sign
Of Encouragement.


Lastly, societies Of women srs forming
in the East, bound to dress in hOmespun,
20 avoid all extrsyagsnce, and to encourage
BY every means, by influence and example
industry and rigid economy. This must
be held, also TO denote Weariness Of the
war. Altogether, it is very evident that
the North is tired Of the war; and the
truth is it means to put an end to it this
yesr.-N ?. Post
Year: 1864

The May magazines give the following
descriptions Of spring bonnets. Upon
reading them we suppose the ladies viii
understand what they mean-we don't.
We can answer for it they are all beaui-
ful-when filed out with pretty face;


1. Bonnet Of drawn cuir-colored crepe,
trimmed on the front with a fanchon of
white lace, loops Of green ribbon, and
Scotch feathers. The inside trimming is
Of bright flowers, Of Scotch colors. The
cape is covered with fell Of white blonde.


2. Spring hat Of white straw, trimmed
with green and blue velvet, and one green
and blue plume. The brim is lined with
blue velvet.


8. Violet crepe bonnet, trimmed on the
front with a black lace insertion. The
cape is covered by rich white blonde,
headed by black lace. On the top of the
bonnet is a light violet feather, and 8
pompon Of spun glass. The inside trim
ming is Of black and white lace, mixed
with scarlet berries and fancy grasses. A
black lace bsrbe is tied in with the violet
strings.


4. This bonnet has q front Of drawn
green silk. The graceful soft crown is Of
white silk. The trimmings consist lof a
tuft of meadow grass and field flowers,
also loops Of white silk placed directly
over the crown. The inside trimming is
of white and black lace and field flowers.


5. Spring bonnet Of white crepe, trim
med with fsnchon Of bright plaid velvet
and chenille tsssels. The cape is OF plaid
velvet, oTnamented by chenille cord and
tsssels. A long white plume eurls over
the front Of the bonnet. The inside trim
ming is composed Of Scotch thiStles and
heather.
Year: 1864

AEAohA etlc NluGlulau commercially


The turn QUE Of nearly forty thousand
men in the State Of Ohio, on Monday, who
are well organised, armed and equipped,
and who have among them large number
Of men and officers who have seen active
service, is an event Of National importance,
and one that will give an honorable dis
tinotion to the State. The fact that Ohio
has forty thousand soldiers ready for
special service, is one that even her own
citizens will look upon with almost as
much surprise as satisfaction; and it is one
likely to have weight With gt GEff RGEfftaaRcsy as ks
was expected to do, and had proposed
to carry the war across the Ohio River,
as WAS suggested by the Confederate
papers, it strikes Us the appearance Of
the National Guard Of the State, 10000
strong, ss soon as his advance was an
nounced, would have been sE admoni-
ton that he must have needed. With such
force as we have ready for emergencies,
we can laugh to sc0rn the threats Of rebel
invasion, and oVerWhelm any attempt to
disturb our peace.


The spirit Of the Guard is excellent Il
was only needful they should be convinced
that they were wanted to perform important
service, to reconcile them to the personal
inconvenience and hardship Of soldiers
life. 1t is in fact important TO be
understood in this connection, that
General Sherman depends upon the
Guard and has planned his CAM
paign, and is making movements accord
ingly. The great army Of the West, on
the lower bend Of the Tennessee RiVsr, and
stripped for march through the Gulf
States, is about to commit its ines Of COM
municstion and supply to the men now
mastering in the Northwest, foremost Of
whom are the Guard Of Ohio.
Year: 1864

A Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial heard two Demo
cratic Congressman talking in this wise:
Said one Congressman, "Long was great
fool to talk about recognition until after
the election. When we have elected our
men it will be time enough TO take that
question into consideration" The corres-
pondent says he mentions this, knowing
it to be true, and regarding it as express
sive Of the real intentions Of the Demo-
cratic leaders in the Presidential contest
They mean to preach Union and war,
knowing that they can hope for success on
no other platform, but onOe in power they
will betrsy the confidence Of the people
and consent to disruption Of the Gov
ernment.
Year: 1864

The National Guard at Camp DennisOn.


The National Guard for Southern Ohio
is already collecting at Camp DennisOn.
The Commercial thus describes the feeling
Of the Guard;


The spirit manifested by the large ma
iority Of these men is that Of a most exem-
plary character. They are for putting down
the rebellion at all hszsrdsi they desire
most earnestly to see the final stroke 40
compHshed this summer, and in aid Of its
accomplishment they give themselves
freely to the cause. The majority Of those
who we're at first inclined to grumble ct
being so suddenly called from the comforts
Of home to the rude scenes Of camp life
now that they are in the rsnks-express q
desirs to do work during their hundred
dsy term. They prefer the realities Of the
soldiers life, with sll the dangers and ex-
citement to the insotivity Of q position in
the rear. We believe that were vote
taken in those regiments to day 1t would
result in an overwhelmingly unanimous
demand to be led to the front There is NO
question but that there is good material
for the soldier in these regiments as in
any ever sent to the field. All honor to
the National Guard. We have confidence
In them.
Year: 1864

Work on the Lake Tunnel at Chicago
has been temporarily suspended on &C.
count of 8 poisonous gas found to issue
into the shaft near the bottom. Soon az
ter q Jet of water burst in near the same
locality, which It was impossible to stop.
Year: 1864

From the New York Herald. .oj .t


The Roman general who had to beat
Varro, his colleague, before be could hope
to beat Hannibal, his enemy, was perhaps
an antetype of all generals in republican
armies. Every such general has suffered
from fire in the rear, so much more dan
gerOus than the fire in front that the lar
ger number have fallen by it. Gen. Grant
has at no time had so much difficulty with
Gen. Lee in the present campaign as he
has had at every step of the way with the
War Department. That department is
corrupt and rotten. 1t not only does not
assist Gen. Grant in the proper and nee
essary way for the vigorous prosecution of
the war, but it embarrasses him with all
its little bitter quarrels, and has even at
tempted to reorganize the army now un-
der his command without consultation
with him. And the President, cognizant
of these things, goes on with his political
schemes, leaves the departments to the in
capacity and corruption of the various
Secretaries, and probably wonders how it
will all come out. As our government is
at present constituted there is no central
point of power in it-no executive force
at all. Every one in TIE Cabinet does
what he likes, and the President neither
knows nor cares what is done, until some
one who is trodden on resists and appeals
to him. When called upon to decide the
question he tells little story and lapses
again into his political lntrigues for the
succession. Every one in the Cabinet
does what be likes, and every one likes to
do what is weakest and worst. Old Welles
is in the hands of old Blair, whose imbe-
cile relations have seized upon the United
States Navy as their family appanage.
Our navy is not power to help put down
the rebellion. 1t is one of old Blair's
farms. Mr.. Chase, when in the Cabinet,
abolitionized it, because be was the best
bully there, and Stanton, from the force
of habit, is carry ying on against our gener-
ais the system of embarrassment taught
him by Chase. With such condition of
the government, would it not be very won
derful if the war went on vigorously and
as it ought to-?
Year: 1864

be. Deliver them from the temptations of tho
camp, the counsels of evil men and the machi-
nations of the Devil. Comfort the sick and
wounded, relieve their distresses, assuage their
pain, give unto them unfeigned repentence for
the errors of their life past, and steadfast faith
in thy Son Jesus Christ, and either restore
them to US in safety with a grateful heart for
thy mercy. or else receive them into those
heavenly habitations where those who sleep in
the Lord Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felic-
ity. Be merciful to all father less children, all
widows and others who by this war may be be-
reaved; to all give the abundance of Thy grace
and hear their requests when they cry unto
Thee. These things, and all other things
which they need, We humbly beg for tho mer-
its of Jesus Christ Amen.
Year: 1864




O eternal God who makest men to be of one
mind in a house and stillest the angry pas.
sions of the people, we humbly beseech Thee
of Thine infinite mercy to appease the tumults
among us, to bring to an end the dreadful
strife which is now raging in our land and to
restore peace to our afflicted country. And we
most humbly beseech Thee to grant to all of us
grace to walk henceforth obediently in Thy
holy commandments and in due subjection to
the power that is from Thee, so that leading
quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and
honesty, we may continually offer unto Thee
our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving,
through the merit of Thy Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.


The Epistle, st. James iv.


The Gospel, St. Luke Xv