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Year: 1861

The speech Of Senator Douglas at
Springfield, ILL.,, was more explicit than
anything which he has heretofore said
on the civil war question. He said Ca
war Of eztormination and oppression
was being made against tho Govern
ment" He spoke Of the "piratical
flag" of the Confederate States He said
the question was: "Shall we allow this
to proceed, or meet the aggression2"
He said "thoro was no cause for this re-
bellion.' There had been no evidence
presented that the peculiar Southern
institution had been made insecure by
the election of Republican President.
The Mexican system Of rebellion against
law and order must not be inaugurated
in the United States. He said lit was
a crime against constitutional freedom
to attempt to pluck the United States
out Of the map Of christendom


To Democrats he would say, "don'.
allow party considerations to make you
traitors. The most stupendous and
unanimous preparation for war is the
shortest way to peace The greater the
unanimity, the less blood will be shed.
Every friend Of liberty must feel that
this cause is his own. The seeding
States have proceeded to obstruct our
most inalionable rights Of navigation on
the Mississippi The people Of the
Mississippi valley can never be oxclu-
ded from access to the Gulf Of Mexico.
1 will never cease to urge my country
men to take up arms, and fight to the
death in defence of these rights. 1t is
a war of selfdefonce. I believe it is a
duty we owe to ourselves, our children
and our God, 20 protect and sustain our
Government and flag from every as
sailant."
Year: 1861

Travellers from the sand hill ridges
Of the South say that the people are uni


vorsally of the belief that President
Lincoln has been continually drunk
since the Inauguration, and that when
he leaves the White House, he is always
disguised, for fear of assassination by
the Republicans. A thousand other
such oxtravagant statements are flying
in every direction, They are readily
believed by the sort Of people who in
South Carolina fred at Prof loves
balloon, and wanted TO arrest the man
Of science as a messenger Of the devil.
Year: 1861

VIRGINIA's REsOURCEs.-When we
read the following confession of the
Richmond Examiner, a rabid secession
sheet, we are only the more amazed at
the madness which is hurrying on Vir.
ginia to ruin. The Examiner says


We believe that we inform the pub
lie with considerable accuracy on this
point, when We declare that the State 5
public means Of defense are simply nil
Virginia has few serviceable arms, and
scarcely any powder, The whole sum
on hand is two hundred kegs, aud two
hundred and forty ordered--in all four
hundred and forty kegs
Year: 1861

ToUGH CABBAGE.---The following
good one is told of a "rum un" who
was in the habit of going home hungry
after his evening potations.


One night, beside the usual dish Of
cabbage and pork, his wife had left a
washing bowl filled with caps and starch
The lamp had long been oxtinguishod
when the staggering sot returned home,
and by mistake, when proceeding to
satisfy his hunger, he stuck the fork
into the wrong dish. He worked away
at his mouthful of caps for some time
but being unable to masticate them, he
he sung out to his wife:


"Old woman, where did you get your
cabbage? They are so stringyy L can't
chew them.


"My good gracious" replied the old
lady, off the stupid old fellow hasn't
been eating up my caps that put in
the starch over might"
Year: 1861

IF there is any delicate. .nerved South
orn gentleman, who is disposed to shud-
der or to grow angry at the opithet Of
Traitor" applied to those who have
raised the armed hand Of rebellion
against Government which never in
iured them, we beg him to apply to his
laceratod feelings the following salve
from a Southerner and a Shareholders


off he OR. B. Rhott) pronounced a
sentiment attributed to him, of raising
the standard of disunion and of 1esi8-
tancs to the common Government, what
ever he has been, if be follows up that
declaration by corresponding overt acts,
HE WILL BE A TRAITOR, AND
II HOPE HE WILL MEET THE
FATE OF A TRAITOR W


These words were spoken by Henry
Clay, 10 the Senate of the United States.
Year: 1861

BALTIMORE, May Judge Bonds
charge to the Grand Jury, after rccitng
the occurrences of the 18th Of Al ril,
says, "Itis your duty, gentlemen, under
the solemn Oaths you have taken, i'm
partially to inquire into the occurrences
and present snch persons as bore part
in the riot. The very existence of So
ciety depends on your faithful discharge
Of this duty. You will inquire wheth-
er there was pro-concert and preparation,
and by whom. You are bound to pre-
sent those who aided in obstructing the
railroad, prevented the safe march of
the troops and assisted in impending
their passage; at the same time it is
your duty to inquire if any Of our own
citizens were without justification or
prOvocation fired upon by troops and
killed


Besides the loss Of life, the violence
done to property, the breaking into
stores, the assuming Of unlawful author
ity, the irregular and illegal armiug of
troops and the attempt by organizations
unknown to the law to usurp the lawful
government, also deserves your atten-
ton" The Judge concludes that the
potent voice of law should be heard
above the din of strife else all security
and stability is gone; there will be moth
ing left of our social fame worthy Of an
effort to preserve.
Year: 1861

The STEAMER BERMUDA.-NOw that the Southern
Press has been enlightened by the n Y Herald on the
subject OF the arrival OF the Bermuda ber CARGO ETC.
to transfer to these columns the following
description of her appearance, which We find in one
the papers OF the interior:


she has the rig of full rugged brig, and coming into
port under sail, with light head Of steam, and her
smoke stack down. her appearance, at short distance,
indicated nothing than ordinary brig. She has
sign OF port holes from the outside and the only u-
dicaton on the decks thai she is designed for YES
se the presence OF four ring bolts firmly fixed in the
decks She is designed to carry four guns deck aud
although there are no gun carriages to be Yet there
four ten inch rifle cannon slung in a way that they
coud be brought into action bad there been occasion
On very short notice. Her buwarks, instead of being
solid, usual, were constructed of fancy wire netting
Ste presents beautiful appearance externally aud
when she is fully fitted tor action she wil doubt
prove an ugly customer for the enemy to cope with.
Year: 1861

The family Farnese had built splendid and costly
villa on the banks of the ber and cardinal Farnese on
succeeding TO its possession requested Kapnaei 10 un
dertake the fesco painting on the walls OF the salons
The great artist for long time refused the task but bis
Emnence having won the ipeTcgssOn of the Fornatina
Rapbae consented and promised to employ all his tai
ents to the work, under the condition, however that
none should be allowed to look at it before its complexion


It is Nell known that the rivalry existing between
Raphael and Angelo had degenerattd into actual jea-
ousy and that there were at that time not few among
the cOunOseurs at Rome who preferred the grace and
beauty cf Raphaes paintings to the powerful produc
tions of the gigantic genius OF his rival Michael An
geo was aware of the fact and his excabe and haugh
ty temper often betrayed him into malicious tricks
against Raphael. When the villa, paintings were 10
course of rapid progress nothing else then talked
of at Rome Some spoke with enthusiasm OF the "Ban
quet of the Gods and the Union OF fspcbe )" others
were nexbaustibe in praise of the beautiful "Gaatea


while each and all expressed desire and curiosity TO
know what Angelo would say Of them


All these rumors and praises of a work that nobody
had as yet seen aud few only knew by name, having
reached the of the jealous Angelo, ne sWore by
Dantes "Inferno'' to all the means IN his power,
fair and FOUL to obtain glimpse of the work 10 the
villa and to uiure beyond redemption. AT that Pc
rod Raphael was so enamored OF his Fonarna that be
spent whole DAYS 10 her company, and dreamt OF
taking up his professional brush while be hardly ever
made his Appearance at the villa before noon-tlme.-
One morning Michael Angelo early disguised him.
self as an acqua vltarlo Esprit haWker TOOK basket


filed with biscuits and liquors to the villa where bis
cry "Lquers, lquers. soon brought down from the
LADDERS within all the masons and laborers who were
still employed in the interior of The structure They
opened the front door and invited the seller to bring in
bis wares Leaving his basket in their hands, Angelo
made his way to the Salons and passing from room to
to room be took rapid survey OF the various paintings
bat remained fixed with admiration before the yet IN
finished "Galatea" Observing an empty spot IN the
centre of the picture he took up piece OF charcoal
mounted the scad and drew in the vacant space co


ossal head of Jupiter. BE then left the villa by one o.
the side DOORS forgetting his basket and wares 10 the
fulness of his mischievous joy. At noon Raphael ap
Year: 1861

The INFAETRY.-A young married woman whose
husband has gone to the war; heard conversation the
remark that tae Government wanted cayalry aud
more infantry. She replied that she knew nohng about
the cavalry but added with SIGH that if more infantry
were needed the Government had better send some OF
the volunteers home again.
Year: 1861

Fellow-citzens. bear what the great South Carolina
statesman had to say 10 an address to his political
friends with regard to the Convention question Says
be, bold then, with you that the Convention should
of the people, and not that of political managers or of


flee holders and oee seekers and for that purpose
hold it Indispensable that the delegates should be ap-
pointed directly by the people, to the language Of
General jackson, should be "fresh from the people,
also hold, the only possible mode to effect this is
Year: 1861

THLgsr WORSE THAN HUNGER


The disturbances to the general sYs-
TEN WHICH is known by the name
s,franging thirst is far more terrible
than that Of starvation, and .or this
reason. During the abstinence from
food the organism can still live upon
is own substance; but during absti
nence from liquid, the organism
has no such source Of supply with
IN itself. Men have been known to
endure absolute prisation Of food
for some weeks, bnt three days Of
absolute privation Of drink (unless
IN a moist atmospheric is, perhaps
the limit Of endurance. Thirst is
the most atrocious tortlre ever in
vented by oriental tyrants. It is
that which most efectually tames
animals. Mr.. Estly when he had
a refractory horse always used
thirst as the most effective power
Of coercion, giving q lite water rs
the reward Of every act of ODE
dience Tie histories Of shipwrccks
paint fearful pictures Of suffering
trota thilst, and one Of the most
appalling cases known is the cele-
brated imprisonment Of one hun
dred and torty-six men in the Black
Hole Of Calcutta.
Year: 1861


The creaking wagons in the shed;


The busy fail is heard no more;
The horse is Uttered down and fed,
The harness hangs above his head,


The whip behind the door.
His leathern gloves and hooked bill,


To-day the woodman throws aside;
The blacksmith fiery forge is still,
The wooden wheel Of the old mill


Sleeps in the mill dam wide.
The millers boat is anchored where,


Far out, the water lilies sleep;
You see their shadows mirrored there.
The broad white leaves reflected clear.


Within the mill pond deep.
The harrow in the garden shed,


Hoe, rake and spade are put away;
Cnweeded stands the onion bed,
The gardner from his work has fed;


lis the holy Sabbath day.
Upon the wall the white cat sleeps,


By which the churn and milk pans lie:
A drowsy watch the house dog keeps.
And scarcely from his dull eye peeps


Upon the passer-by
And swcetly over hill and dale


The silvery sounding church bells ring;
Across the moor and down the dale
They come and 90, and on the gale


Their Sabbath tidings fling
From where the white washed Sunday scho'
Peeps out between tbs poplars dim.
Which ever throw their shadows cool
Far out upon tho rushy pool,


You hear the Sabbath hymn.
From farm and field, and grange grown gra,
From woodland walks and winding ways,
The old and young. and grave and gay.
Unto the old church come to pray.


And sing God holy praise
Year: 1861

The PRINTER.-We acknowledge
the receipt of the January number Of this sx.
csllsnt organ Of the craft. The Printer should
receive the patronage OF every typo in the
country. to say nothing Of everybody else.
Year: 1861

YESTERDAY was bad day for the
Valentine trade Our dealers did not get rid
of 60 much Of the Sweet trash ~ they would
have done had the weather been more pro-
toiks yesterday. The thing couldn't be did.
Year: 1861

ANOTHER Snow STORM. The snow
storm on Weinesaay night and Thursday
morning was perfectly terrific. Never have
we seen the thing done up in more bluster.
ing aud saucy manner. The flakes were large
and damp and came down thicker and faster
amid perfect hurricane. which tossed aud
pitched them in all directions. But for the
dsmpness of the snow the drifting must have
been awful, but a. it 10 there is not much pro
liability that any serious blockade will be ex
perieaced. This is great Winter, surely.
Year: 1861

Oa.-We will soon be in want of
burning fluid, the blockade having
stopped our usual supply. For this
We should thank them. 1t will now
be necessary to work up our own ma
terial, instead of throwing it away.
The cotton seed oil, when properly
prepared, burns as WELL. and gives As
good light as sperm oil. This we
know, for we have tried it. Some
years since five gallon can was sent
us from New Orleans, where it was
manufactured, and we never used
better oil. We believe the manufac'
turer afterwards failed.


We have mill in our own city
for hulling the seed. and we hope, tf
see the presses and apparatus for ciar
flying the oil put up and in full ope
ration this fall. This will create
mine of wealth out of what has here
tofore been almost worthless Wing


There are now two very larg'
manufactures in n. Orleans doing
very extensive business i'll that line
supplying the whole country with tn
oil, which has taken the place
sperm oil
Year: 1861

NATURE AND ART.-Upon examining
the edge of very keen razor with a mi-
croscopo, it will appear like the back of
a thick knife, rough, uneven, full of notch
es and furrows. An exceedingly small
needle resembles a rough iron bar. But
the sting Of bee seen through the same
instrument, exhibits everywhere polish
most amazingly beautiful without the
least flaw, blernish or inequality, and it
ends with point too fine to be discerned.
A small piece of exceedingly fine lawn
appears through the microscope like a
hurdle of lattice, and the thread appears
coarser than the yarn with which ropes
are made for anchors. Bat silkworm's
web appears perfectly smooth and shin
ing, and everywhere equal. The small
lest dot that can be made with pen,
when viewed with the microscope, ap-
pears irregular, rough, jagged, and un-
even. But the little specks on the wings
or bodies Of insects are found to be most
accurately circular. So great is the con-
trast between God and man.
Year: 1861

A PRAYER OF ROBERT BURNS
Thou, Almighty author Of peace, and
goodness, and love do Thou give me the
social heart that kindly tastes of every
mans cup! 1t is a draught of JOY p
warm and open my heart to share it with
cordial, unenvying rejoicing 1t IS the
bitter potion of sorrow melt my hear
with sincerely sympathetic woe Above
all, do Thou give me the manly mind that
resolutely exemplifes in life aud manners
those sentiments which / would be tho't
to possess! The friend of my soul
there may l never deviate from the firm.
est fidelity and the most active kindness
There may the most sacred, inviolate
honor, the most faithful, kindling con-
stancy, ever watch and animate my every
thought and imagination
Year: 1861

The EARTH.-lhe hollow ball on
which we live contains within itself the
elements of its own destruction. Within
the outer crust-the cool temperature Of
which supports animal and vegetable life.
ard solidifies the stone, coal, and metallic
ores SO important to our well being
there exists mass of fluid igneous mat
ter. Some of this matter occasionally es-
capes through the mouth of volcano, or
makes its presence felt by an earthquake ;
but neither the earthquake nor the vol
cano are necessary to prove that fire ex-
lists in the earth. At the depth of 204S
yards, water boils lead melts at the
depth Of 8400 yards. There is red
heat at the depth of seven miles, and il
we adopt the temperature as calculated
by Morveau's corrected scale of Wedge
worth's pyrometer, we find that the earth


is fluid at the depth of one hundred miles.
Year: 1861

Sow BARLEY AND BUCKwuEAT.-
Buckwheat need not be sown until July,
but barley usually succeeds well when
sown early in June. Besides, barley
forms a pretty good substitute for wheat,
in case that crop is cut off or is in demand
at extra prices. Who is not fond OF a
good, light, warm, barley loaf-and of
buckwheat cakes =? How would it work
to have barley, buckwheat, and garden
truck enough TO about support the family
from six to ten months, and sell all the
wheat and corn and most of the beans,
and pay up the debts of the farm and at
the stores this year.
Year: 1861

TRUTH IN LovE.-Burns was SIM
cere, if not an over ardent lover. Wri-
ting to young lady whose hand he sought
in vain, he laid down a rule which ID too
often broken in the professions Of friend
ship and affection There is one rule
which have hitherto practiced, and
which I shall invariably keep with you,
and that is honestly to tell you the plain
truth. There is something so mean and
unmanly in the acts of dissimulation and
lalsehood, that am surprised they can
be acted upon by any one in SO noble, so
generous a passion as virtuous love-"
Year: 1861

Over the river they beckon to me-


Loved ones who have crossed to the other side;
The gieam of their sunny robes | see,


But their voices are lost in the dashing tide.
There's one with ringets of sunny gold,


And eyes the reflection of heavens own blue;
He crossed in the twilight gray and cold,


And the pale mist hid him from mortal view.
We saw not the angels who met him there,
The gates of the city we could not see
Over the river, over the river,


My brother stands waiting to welcome me.
Over the river the boatman pale


Carried another, the household pet;
Her brown curs moved in the gentle gale


Darling Minnie, see her yet.
She crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands
And fearlessly entered the phantom bark;
We felt it glide from the silver strand


And all our sunshine grew strangely dark.
We know she is safe the further side,


Where all the ransomed and angels be
Over the river, the mystic river,


My childhood's idol is waiting forme
For none return from those quiet shores


Who cross with the boatman cold and pale,
We hear the dip of the golden oals,


And catch CLEAN of the snowy sail.
And lol they have passed from the yearning hearts
They cross the stream and are gone for aye
We may not sunder the vail apart


That hides from our vision the gates of day.
We only know that their barks more


May sail with us DER life's stormy sea;
Yet somewhere know on the unseen shore
They watch, and beclson, and wait for me.
And sit and think, when the sunset gold


Is flushing river, and hill, and shore,
shall one day stand by the water cold


And list for the sound of the boatmans oar.
shall watch for CLEAN of the tapping sail,


| shall hear the beat it gains the strand,
shall pass from sight with the boatman pale
To the better shore of the spirit land.
l shall know the loved who have gone before,
And joyfully sweet will the meeting be
When over the river, the peaceful river,


The angel of death shall carry me.
Year: 1861

CHIPs' FLAL-A correspondent Of the Sierra
Citizen says thai Chips Flat, formerly the
place of many Ia awsuits, is considered very
nsar worked out, with the exception of the
Mammoth tunnel, which is paying very well.
The lead of the American Quartz Company is
considered good property, but the owners
after having lawed with every company
around them, and winning every suit, are
now lawing among themselves and not work
ing to any adyantage-consequently it is not
paying,
Year: 1861

FLUME BROKEN DowN-The flume at Sc
eret Diggings, says the Mountain Messenger.
through which the Gibsonyille and the
Porter Ditch Companies run water, was bro
ken down a few days ago. Ice had been per-
mitted to accumulate in the fume, large
icices formed, and these fell, breaking the
braces and causing large portion of the
structure, about three hundred and eighty
feet in length, TO come down with an i'm
mense crash 1t will cost about two thous-
and dollars to repair the flume Work will
be commenced on it in a few days.
Year: 1861

No NAvY.-It is continually thrown in our
teeth by the Northern Press in their argu-
ment against Southern Confedracy, that the
South has no navy-not a sailor or ship Of
war Granted, but has the North any ? The
navy belongs as much to the South as the
North-neither can claim for it exclusive
ownership, and it is partly to retain our
share in it, as well as in other public proper
ty, that we desire the corporation of the
whole South-the formation of Confedera-
ey that could have the power to demand and
obtain that Justice in the division of the as
sets of the de.unct Union which would most
certainly not be granted to a single State
setting up for herself Georgia Chronicle
and Sentinel.
Year: 1861

War is now raging in the country between
armies-one defending the Union, the other
attempting to overthrow it. Every man
who reioices in the success of the Federal
troops when a battle is fought, is Union
man and any man who is gralifed at the
success Of the Rebel army, is Seceesionl7'.
Some men fear that war cannot save the
Union but all such, if Union men, as war is
upon us-as battles are being fought to try
that means of preserving the Union-rejoice
over the success of the Federal troops, and
mourn their defeat All disunionists deplore
the success of the Federal troops, and rejoice
al their repulse


How stands the case with the nominees for
Office on the Breckipridge Mcdonnell ticket
They viii have the audacity to tell the people
on the stump and through their press that
they are Union men--reve ere the hng-expect
to live and die under its sacred folds. Let
the voters apply the test to them everywhere.
ASK them the one plain question, do you
desire the success of the Federal army in the
battles now being fought between the red
eral and rebel armies2' The question can be
answered yes or no. The man who answers
yes with a clear ringing voice. will do to
trust, but the man who stops to argue the
point, explain, has IFS and conditions, is not
Union man at heart


This is no time for "cheating or being
cheated" Let's have the answer-Yes or No
Every man who is for the Union can answer
es," to the question in clear voice. that
will fall upon the ear like the ringing of
bell. Voters, put the question to eandates
everywhere, from the highest to the lowest
on the ticket.


This is no time TO allow men to enjoy the
franchises of the people, who are eympa-
thisers with those in arms attempting TO
oV Verthrow the Government from which those
franchises flow. Let the test be applied.