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Year: 1862

this subject. The thought Of that spo


springs in every heart at the question


for no feeling is more common than ,
desire 10 die at home.


"Let thy servant. l pray thee, turn
back again, that I may die in my owl
city, and be buried BY the graves o
my father and mother" How many
times has this prayer been offered?-
So universally is this desire felt and ae'
knowledged, that the words "he died
among strangers!" go straight as an
arrow to the heart. You cannot with
stand the simple appeal to your SYM
pathy.


God used this desire Of the heart
when he said TO a disobedient people
"And 1 shall cast you out into an
other country, where ye were not born,
and there shall ye die.


To die at home! 1t is the thought,
to-day of a thousand hearts among
the sick and wounded soldiers of our
armies. Some of these, we are per-
susded, are now turning from the close,
warm hospitals, or the soldiers tent,
to the beautiful country, and longing
for the sight of their native bills, for
the old familiar home, with its pleasant
faces and loving hearts, for the country
church-yard, with its white marble and
green mounds. its quiet and rest.


"Comrade, / am going to diel" said
poor soldier in Virginia, the other
day. "Can l be taken homer"


Poor heart! How pitiful this last
struggle for earthly comfort. The
same old story--let me die at home
but with the old. touching interest,"
Home! the last point on the receding
shore to which the dying eye was
turned.


The place TO die becomes a near
question to us when, as all nature
tree, bud and blossom-has come forth
with a new and perfect life, we are
called on to lay under the green turf
many of our friends who have died
from home. Then, when we are so
often called upon to place our flags at
half mast, when the Dead March has
become so familiar sound, when sol
diers with martial tread and arms re-
versed, so often meet the eye, we must
think of the place to die.


"There is no place like home to die"
said student who came home sick.


Young friend, you do well to love
your home. There is nothing like it
to keep the heart pure. You touch a
cord which quivers when you speak
to a stranger about the bitterness Of
dying from home. But there may be
a better place than home to de-
Ruth thought so when urged to return
to her own country and kindred
"Where thou diest | will die, and there
will ] be buried" Thomas thought
so when be said to his brother deciples,
as their Master was called to meet
danger, "Let us go, that we may die
with him." Sampson found better
place than home: "And Sampson said,
Let me die with the PhiIistines.' And
he bowed himself with all his might;
and the house fell upon the lords, and
upon all the people that were therein.
So the dead that he slew in his death
were more than they which he slew in
his life." Regulus chose his place to
die, among his enemies. When Thos.
Drommond said: "Tell my bretheren
for me that 1 died at my post" do you
doubt, kind reader, that he found the
right place to die? Yes, indeed-and
trust the words bear comfort to some
heart-the right place to die is the
post Of duty, be it on the field of battle,
among strangers, or in mothers arms.
Year: 1862

Till THEY CoME-Our streets afford daily
exhibitions of the continuance of the throng bound
for the mines east of this point. The number, in
stead of diminishing, seems evidently on the in
crease. A large proportion of those now moving
taitherward are from California, as has been a
goodly number of the vanguard Much choice
stock in the line of horses, is moving onward in
the grand cavalcade. Our earnest wish is that
the miners may all be successful; yet we shall
not be surprised if the reverses that have charac-
terlzed all the mining excitements since the dis
covery of gold in California shall mark this one.
and the stampede from the diggings be as pre-
oipitate as has been the emigration thther The
great rush has been and still is for the locality of
the rich discoveries. That all will find employ
ment there it is scarcely reasonable to suppose
A goodly number, however, after their first at
tempt, will seek their fortunes in the less favored
diggings of Elk City and Orc Fno, which, to-
gether with those of Salmon river will afford room
for all.
Year: 1862

COUNTY JAIL.-The materials for the
erecti9h Of the county Jail are now being
placed upon the ground The contract for
the erection of this building was let last
fall, but owing 70 the severity of the win
ter and the consequent inability of the con-
tractor to procure material for the work.
it has been necessarily suspended until the
present time.
Year: 1862

PAssENGERs.-The steamer Tenino, on
her last trip to Lewiston, took up about
four hundred passengers. How they man
ace to stow so many passengers away on
So small boat is mystery to us.
Year: 1862

ATTRACTIONS OF LAw.-Walla Walla is not so
bad a,place as some, at a distance, would like to
make it. Persons journeying through here on
their way to the mines, frequently seem to think
themselves when they arrive here beyond the
reach Of law, and from not being in possession of
the facts. are led to commit misdemeanors--pos-
sibly Just to see how it goes" Two cases in
point came up last week-one big "web-foot,"
(who, by the way bears the reputation Of being
very peaceabe man when at home,) took it into
his head that he would clean out" down town
saloon, and forthwith proceeded to put his dire
design into execution by fourishing pistol and
roaring out that he was on it." He succeeded
admirably-put 10 flight the halfdozen or more
inmates of the establishment and stood cham
pon of the field" But complaint was made
against him, and a warrant issued for his arrest
which one of the deputy shelifs proceeded to
serve. Don Quxotte like, he evidently seemed
TO think here was another chance for adventure,
and made dash at the deputy with drawn
knife. But the deputy wouldn't be frightened
quietly drew revolver and fired at the offender
slightly creasing" his neck. Web-foot conclu-
ded the game was becoming serious, and without
invoking the aid of his d2lcinea, to stimulate him
to furttnnsse 81 valor. at once gave himself up
He reposed that night and for the two or three
successive ones in a castle at the lower end of
the city. He afterwards had a hearing before
his Honor, Judge OHphant, and upon paying a
fine and costs of prosecution, was set at liberty
convinced TO doubt that Walla Walla is


Not so bad place as some would like to make it,


And whether good or whether bad


Depends on how one takes 1t.


One thing, at least, is very certain: if many Of
the strangers and sojourners here would conduct
themselves as they do at home the name of the
place abroad would not be so unenviable for
nearly all the violations of law and order that
have taken place within our limits during the last
year have been committed by that class.
Year: 1862

That we are not moro advanced than
we are in military respecls-that we
have lost some of the ground gained
and held in the summer-that if we
have not sustained actual rcverses, wo
have gained in conclusive and truitless
victories, are mainly due to lack of men.
Bragg retired from Kentucky and lost
us that State, because he was outnum.
bored. Ice fell back from Maryland,
h-causo he could not make headway
against the overwhelming host in his
front. Echols has surrendered the val.
ley of the Kanawha and The great salt
works there, because he could not hold
it against the superior forces moving
on him. In North Carolina, we want
men. AT all the menaced cities of the
seaboard we want men. And yet q
month is lost IN putting in execution the
Conscrips Law, which two months were
lost in wrangling over in Congress; and
thousands Of stragglcrs and deserters
are permitted to skulk about the coun


try OF hide themselves about their
homes. Government and people are
both to blame. The former should have
acted with more promptness in bring.
ing out tho new levies, and the latter
are censurable for tolsrating the absen.
tecism of mon in health from their post
of duty. One of the reasons why wo
have lost so many good and brave men
in he tattles Of the present year is,
that We have had so many stragglcrs
who, on ono pretencc and another, have
kept out Of the fights. Every man
who has the good of his country ut
heart-every one who has son or
brother in the army standing by our
flag, through bad as well as good for
tune, should feel it his especial duty to
hunt up thcso fellows and send them to
their command. Tho soldier who is abb
sent without furlough, or who allows
his furlough to expire without joining
his company, is deserter. We trust
that the strong arm of military author


ty, aided by public opinion, will cor.
rect tins great evil, which, if allowed
to continue, will greatly protract war
which could be brought speedily to an
honorable close if every man would per-
form his duty.-Richmond Wing.
Year: 1862

The Skirmish at Larergne, From q
copy of the Rebel Banner, brought us
by gentlemen just from Murfreesboro,
We learn that the skirmish in the neigh
borhood Of Lavergne was between .
heavy column of the abolition Infantry
artillery and cavalry, and u portion of
the Confederate cavalry brigade under
Gen. Wheeler. Gen. W. in view OF
the heavy rcinforcenents of the enemy
thought it prudent to fall back short
distance.


The casualties on our side are re.
ported slight. Gen'l Wheeler had his
horse shot from under him, and was
himself slightly wounded. Capt Rudd,
Of kentucky, u gallant member of the
Generals Staff was seriously wounded
BY piece Of shell, in the shoulder.


The enemy were crossing in force At
Bloat's Ferry, near Lebanon, and in
dications point to an engagement soon.
In this skirmish struggling Yankee
was captured. 1t is feared that some
0four men fell into their hands.
Year: 1862

1t is question of great and pressing mo-
ment, whether any further issue of legal ten
der notes can consist with lust prudence on
the part of our national government. The
question should not be complicated by any de-
bate about an expansion which shall render
the currency vaueess-so much waste paper.
No such purpose is entertained by Secretary
Chase, We may be assured, and the thing
cannot be done blindfold. What will be the
results, immediate and prospective, of a fur
ther Issue Of legal tender notes secured by the
ample returns of the tax law, and backed by
the whole resources of the government? That
is the question, naturally branching into two
inquiries.


The immediate consequences are obvious.
The circulating medium needful to supply the
demands of active trade will be furnished tand
there is deficient circulation at present. =
the rate of interest will continue low; and
prices tciu adrdnce. These are the results al
fecting individuals. Over against the evil of
still advancing prices, IA burden so evenly dis
tributed that few are sensible of its real weight
must be put the salvation of our country. The
embarrassments from which the government
can only be saved bya further issue of these
notes, is thus clearly and forcbly described in
the New York independent:


Were no more circulating notes TO be issued,
the government would be compelled 10 raise
money al the rate of over million of dollars
per day by selling its securities. The results
of this would be-frst, an immediate increase
in the price of money; second, great de-
mand for money; third, competition between
the government and every merchant and man
ufacturer for money. This, while the war is
in progress, would gradually become ruinous
TO both parties; for the merchant and manufde-
turer could neither import nor produce as rap
idly as the people, the army, and the navy
would require the government could not pur-
chase ample supplies, and what they did pur-
! chase would be at largely advanced rates.
! Fourth, the price OF government securities
! would rapidly fall, and the amount of depreci-
! alton would be governed solely by the necessi-
ties of the government. This would induce
! greater efforts on the part Of the rebels to
/ prolong the war; for the harder they fought,
and the more they protracted the contest, the
more would financial necessities compel the
| government to seek an early termination of
! the war. Such, we suppose, would be some of
the necessary consequences of change from
issuing legal tender notes to raising money in
the only other known mode, by selling United
| States securities.


But, although it is thus apparent that a
present necessity compels this step, something
must be done with these notes in the end, and
what? What are the prospective consequent
ces Of further issue? There are prophets
who foretell Il terrific financial crash whenev-
er specie payments shall be resumed. Mean
while we invite the careful attention of our
Year: 1862




article already quoted


1t is certain that the fact, or even the assur-
ed prospect, of peace, would instantly cause
q great advance in the price of United States
securities. The legal tender notes are conver-
tible into fve-twenty six per cent stock. This
stock, like every other kind of United States
stock, would advance above par; and the pro-
cess Of converting the notes into stock would
go on as rapidly as the clerks could perform
the changes. The great market for the stocks
would be abroad. Every million of dollars
shipped to Europe would give us so much of
exchange, which would be, as it is now, the
same as gold; and the amount thus shipped
and drawn against when the war is over, would
only be measured by the amount which the
government issues. Thus money in vast sums
would come to us; exchange would fall; gold
and silver be again released from their hoard
ing-places; and specie payments resumed,
while the abundance of money and of exchange
would enable the resumption to be made with
out any shock to the finances of the country.
Year: 1862

LEGAL TENDER.-It is said that portion
of the members of the present Legislature are
dosirous of passing law making United States
Treasury Demand Notes legal tender for all
debts. We beg to call their attention to Sec:
10. Art, /, of the Constitution OF the United
States, which says:


"No State shall make anything but
gold and silver legal tender in payment Of
debts"


Congress may have the power to make these
notes a legal tender for all taxes due the State,
and the Legislature car do that, undoubtedly.
1t can even make tenpenny nails legal tender
for debts due the State; but it can not make
ANYTHING but gold and silver coin legal tender
for debts between individuals, or for debts due
from the State. While speaking of this subject
we wish to correct an error which some parties
about this time seem anxious to propagate and
perpetuate. 1t is this 'That our State Con-
stitution forbids the circulation. Of paper mon
ey." Now, the Constitution does not do any
thing of the kind. 1t simply prohibits the for
nation of corporations in this State for the pur-
pose of issuing paper money. As, according
to the Constitution of the United States, which
is supposed to be an older document than the
Constitution of California, Congress is vested
with the sole power to regulate the currency OF
the nation, if that body authorizes United States
Treasury Notes to be put in circulation as
money, and to be a legal tender for debts, they
will be legal tender here. and thattoo without
doing violence to any portion of ourState Con-
stitution.-TS. L. Call.
Year: 1862

A. DEEP HoLB.-Itis said that the bed Of the
harbor and bay of San Francisco presents most
remarkable inequalities of surface. Just to
the left of the track of the Oakland boats, and
about halfway from Goat Island to Oakland. it
is said there is hole 700 feet deep, with nearly
perpendicular sides, and only few rods in di-
ameter. on course it can be nothing but the
orator of an extinct volcano.
Year: 1862

RIO LEAsE-FOR FROM ONE TO SIX YEARS FROM


the ls OF March next, Country Store, Dwelling House
and Garden Lumber Lime and Coal Yard successful
raon situate in village the Hackensack river j. IL
miles from New York. The stock in lumber lime and
coal yards will be sold at fair valuation and terms made
responsible party. Also Sloop apparel will
be sold If desired 70 person good
opportunity TO make money The desires retire
from the business which he has conducted probably
many years Rent for all the buildings and two OF
ground 500 per annum, without taxes. Apply No6
Ferry street.
Year: 1862

PRIZE FIGHT PREyEyTEp-Iiarry Lazarus, noted
boxcr was taken into custody by Captain williamson Of
The Fourteenth precinct charge Of attempting leave
che city for the purpose OF engaging In prize ght The
prisoner taken before Justice Brennan and required
20 give bail to keep the peace
Year: 1862

took about four days 10 get back. When
we got there we found the boat stove very
bad since we left her. We then left her
and went back again to the other side of
the island, 10 remain there until we should
die or be picked up. We ate our belts,
boots, and sheaths, and number of bear
and sealsk:n articles we had with as. To
add to our misery, it commenced to rain.
and kept it up for three days; it then be-
gan to snow. In this miserable condition
we were picked up by boats crew OF
Esqumaux on the Goth of September, and
brought to Okoke on the Sd of October
The missionaries did all that lay in their
power to help us along, and provided us
with food and clothing, then sent rs on
to Main, where we met tine doctor Davis
who was picked up three days before we
were. He reported that his companion
died, and told many false stories after be
was picked up"
Year: 1862

The Government of the United States.
following in the wake of the New York
Banks. has suspended specie payment
Orders have been given TO the subtreasur-
ers to suspend Tor the present the redemp-
tion in coin of the demand Of Treasury
Notes. and the treasury department in
Washington has commenced paying out
notes instead of gold. Affairs certainly
look squally.--we see the beginning of
the end but what the end is TO be WHO
can predict?
Year: 1862

Dispatches have been received here an
nouncing the astounding fact that all the
banks in the cities Of Boston, New York,
and Philadelphia, suspended specie pay
ments this day ! The ostensible reason
given is. that it is done to check the flow
of specie from this country, which for a
short time back has been rather large.
The matter has been in contemplation for
some two or three weeks, but we were in


hopes it would not have been considered
necessary 10 resort to so hazardous an ex-
periment.-F. Wayne Sentinel 3OM uit.
Year: 1862




The democracy of other States have
awaited with more than common interest
the proceedings OF the democratic State
convention Of Indiana, report of the es-
sential parts OF which is contained in this
sheet. No doubt the convention in its
resolutions has expressed the plain demo
cratic sentiment Of the State. and the
democratic sentiment of the whole North,
we are confident. is in harmony with this.
We direct attention to the resolutions.
Their emphasis throughout is as admirable
as their doctrine. They state the relation
of the demacratic party, past and present,
to the national difficulties and fix mmova-
bly, upon the Republican party its true
responsibility for the origin. development
and progress Of those difficulties. Not.
withs.andng that the Democratic party
has stood in the attitude of perpetual pro.
test against the causes and warning :he
coming of the catastrophe, it appreciates
its duty. and will perform it, of banishing
all passion and resentment, and devotinr
itself to the repair of mischief done. But
there is only one way. in the estimation O!
the Democracy Of Indiana. in which the
mischief can be repaired. and that is such
a conduct of the war as will bring into the
ascendant Union party in the South
Chicago Times
Year: 1862

The democracy will support the pres
ent or any other war for the following pur-
poses:


To put down rebellion.


To enforce the laws.


To uphold the honor of the stars and
stripes


10 support the Constitution.


To maintain the Union.


is there any secession in this? Will
the Republicans do more? They can do
no more and do right.
Year: 1862

A husband recently cured his wife of diverse
ills by kissing the servant girl and allowing his
wife to catch him at it. He says she was up in an
instant. forgetting all her complaints, while he has
never had to pay cent for "help" since.
Year: 1862

In the proposed Constitution of Illinois,
the idea Of State SoreTeignty is distinctly
proclaimed. This would reduce the Re
public to the level Of a league at will Of in
dependent soTereignties. Now the whole
history Of the formation Of the Federal Con
slitution, is proof Of the universally ad-
mittcd failure Of Confederacy of States,
and the rescue of the nation from anarchy,
dishonor, insecurity Of property, prostra-
ton Of commerce and all the industrial in
tc1csts. The nation was saved from the
danger both Of foreign Intervention and Of
conflict between the States, by the estab-
lishment Of a Supreme Government, recog-
nizing the sovereignty Of tile whole people.
This Southern rebellion grew out Of the
mischieYous doctrine loYe-tailcd into the
proposed fundamental law Of Illinois.
Year: 1862

The Chicago Tines handsomely COM
plimcnts the loyalty Of the Democracy, as
shown by their efforts to crush the rebell-
ion. Never perhaps, in civi! government,
it remarks, has SO grand spectacle been
presented as that Of the Democratic party
Of this country coming up unanimously to
the support of an administration which
came into power agains! its wishes and up
on issues out OF which have grown the trou
BILE, with respect to which this support is
given. The President commanded this
support at the moment he made the first
call to arms, and it has never since been
withdrawn from him for a day. 1t has
been unconditional as to the means to the
great end, ouly that they should be consti.
tutioual, and that the great end should be
lie ID continually in view 1t has been as
cordial and disiutereStcd in the press and
through all civil chan nois as lofty and
self-sacricing and devoted in the field
The Democratic party has furnished nearly
two-thrds of all the soldiers who have
gone to the war, Gud when the draft shall
como it will furnish from its decimated
ranks its fair proportion cheerfully,-
These soldiers have gone under the con-
vctions of duty impressed upon then. by
the Democratic press, where all their lives
they have boon accustomed to look for gul'
dance and counsel. Tbs President owes
more to the Democratic press for the pop
ular unanmity which has sustained, As
well iu times Of disaster or triumph, thar
to any other influence. When this popu
lar unanimity has been impaired, it ha'
been by his own party press and his Owl
party majority in Congress.


The Democratic party and the Demo
cratic press claim no credit for all this
The fact, however, may as well be called
to mind occasionally. Had the President
own party and party press been as tru'
since the war began, the country would
have been in very much better condition
than it is now.
Year: 1862

say- Van Amburgh elephent Tippo Saib
got out of the meuagarie in Lewistown,
aud after leaving the pavilion he made
his way to the Poor House Farm, who e
lie was found some hours afterwards. He
paid no respect to fences in his route
Where they were low enough, he walked
right over them, but where he could not
do that he laid a pannel or 50 down and
walked through He did no serious dam.
age, and was easily caught and marched
by his keeper to headquarters
Year: 1862

- An exchange paper speaking
of a subscriber who had taken the
paper for a number Of years and then
refused to pay for it, SAYS: ''He
would steal a passage to heaven in a
secret corner of a streak of lightning
and Smuggle gold from the streets OF
the New Jerusalem to buy stumps OF
half-penny cigars"
Year: 1862

SPEAKING of who is Governor, and who amt.
the Topeka Tribune says: "Was there ever
ever State so deplorably mixed before Unless
some change for the better takes place, and that,
too, speedily, We ought to expect that the Al
mighty will send down upon our State the fire
and birthstone of his most terrible wrath, puri-
flying as by fire this wicked and perverse Com
rnonwealth"