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Year: 1863

l put in my humble prophecy that be-
fore another year Gen. Gibbs will be at
logger-heads with his late reverend coadju-
tor, and that Asahel will be popping his
whip over both of them. In fact, such is
the mixed state of political matters that
there is no telling where anybody will stand
month ahead To cast my faggot on the
burning mass | have written this letter,
and from henceforth propose to count my
self the friend of the Rev. Brigadier-Gene-
ral At different times l have had much
to say about him all of which was intend
ed for his good, and now if have opened
his eyes to the Vaccinations of His Corpu
lency am more than contented. Al that
he has now got to do is to cut loose from
his treacherous and corpulent acquaintance
and he will have nobody but Ben. Hard
ing to fight against. The next senatorial
contest is really between Pearne and Hard
ing.


The reverend gentleman should keep a
sharp look out for his Puritanic support
ers; for they are so used to trade" that
they are as likely to dispose of him for a
consideration as any other "saleable arti-
Gle" In fact he cannot be too wide-awake.
Unless the Reverend Brig. Gen. should
take this advice in high dudgeon, propose,
hereafter, to leave him entirely alone.
Year: 1863

ONE Of the most aoring incidents of ilial
affection we have noticed lately is that of tho
man who writes to his brother from Illinois,
who says: Il have got ore Of the band
soonest farms in the State, and hare it nearly
paid for. Crops are good and prices were
never better. We have had mcst glorious
revival Of religion in our church, and both
OF oar Children thc Lord be praised , arc
converted. Father got to be rather an in
cunbrance, and last week sent him to the
poor house" How very affectionate That
father must love that boy very much.
Year: 1863

Sometimes a girl says no, to an offer,
when it is as plain as the nose on her
fnce, that she means yes. Tho best
way to judge whether she is in earnest
or not is to look straight into her eyes
and never mind her nose.
Year: 1863

b.. 7.
On Monday night some 10 or 80 Of our
citizens went to Calumet, Porter County,
to attend a Union meeting. where Capt.
Copp had an appointment to make pub
lie speech. Threats had been made by Sc
cession sympathizers, that Capt. Copp
would not be permitted to leave the town
alive if he undertook to speak. and that no
Union Meeting should be held there. On
the arrival ct Calumet Of the Laporte del
egation, aud ten or twelve stalwart Union
men from Twenty Mile Prairie well armed,
they thought better of it, and concluded to
let the meeting proceed quietly. We are
informed that some thirty men who had
been employed in a Cooper Shop were on
a strike for higher wages, and that many
of them had been drinking freely of bad
whiskcy, and that it was from them the
threats came. No serious disturbance oc-
CURED daring the meeting. There had
been quarrel between the Union men
from Twenty Mile Prairie and the drunken
secessionists in the afternoon before the
meeting commenced. After the meeting
was ended and the Laporte delegation had
started for home. on the rail road train.
the drunken rowdies commenced shouting
for JEFF. Davis, aud one Of them struck a
Twenty Mile Prairie boy with a club.
knocked him down and then ran, but not
SO fast but what well directed pistol
shot took effect in one of his legs. An
other seccsh by the name of Lake, pitched
into the Twenty Mile Prairie boys. when
he was cut across the abdomen with a
knife. so severely that he died in three
quarters OF an hour. Another secesh was
cut across the abdomen and shoulder, and
was also ahot through the wrist. He will
probably die of his wounds. Q4n


Some time in the evening Capt. Copp's
sulky was carried off and destroyed. We
regard the affair as a very unfortunate one
for the peace of the country, and fear that
it may lead to even more serious conse-
.quences. In exciting times like these,
when the nation is struggling with rebels,
for existence. no man can with impunity.
nor should he be permitted 20, express ,ha-
tired for his government. or sympathy for
traitors. No man should be invited, or
aggravated. to express disloyal sentiments.
None but the weak minded tools Of kuaves
are foolish enoughto publicly proclaim
their opposition to the government; but
unfortunately they are the men who fall
victims to an outraged public sentiment.
while smoothed tongued traitors 60 un-
punished. Porte Union.
Year: 1863

@ The rebels have been trying to man.
ufacture little temporary comfort out OF
the canard that Grant was retreating from
Chattanooga on Nashville, and was tear-
ing up the road behind him. WHIST
made him retreat, they did not seem
to make clear. The story is Of
no consequence, and probably there
were but few Ounces who believed it. Yet
there was time when every such story
was swallowed entire, through the whole
South. For the first year and a<ha1f, the
rebellion WAS fed on this sort of stuff Had
every newspaper in Dixie been edited by
Munc1arsen himself, the appetite for fool
ish fa1sehoods could not have been better
fed Rebel victories we're plenty as black
berries, and outdid Waterloo in blood and
b1illiancy. But the thing was orerdone at
length. Tie truth kept creeping in through
the meshes in their network Of lies, and
brought their organs into discrcdis with
their dupea And so at length their news
papers have been forced, not through shame
but through the uselessness of lying, into
the practice Of telling some truth Andit
is ore bf the benefits of the war to the
southernipeople, that they are being driven
into the necessity Of knowing and speak.
ing tie truth. For Of all the tall lying the
world ever saw, no men or nation ever had


chance TO imagine such, for amplitude


and intensity, for variety and continuous


ness, for meanness and uselessness, aE


formed the condition Of things in the lane


called Dixie, in the times when the rebel


lion houriehed. To. educate a people il


truth is worth war; and when fact set


up its reign in the South instead Of sham


the war will be ended.
Year: 1863

Our gclf-called Democrats are now labor
ing under q terrible necessity, in which
they have our profoundest sympatlies,
and the hope that they may find safe de-
lverauce-sa we mean, to theinterests Of
the country and OF fteedom-for as to the
Democratic party, it is of precisely the
same use that Satan is in the economy Of
the world at large, Before Douglas died,
his declaration was that there could now
be but two parties during the war-the
loyal and the disloyal But Douglas did
not control quite all the people Of
the Democratic persuasion. There was
section which preferred Breckin-
ridge, now commanding the armies Of tsea-
sou-and for that matter they evidently
prefer him yet. Ofthose who called them
selves Douglas men, some Of them think
they cannot afford to follow his advice,
For is not President Of the United States
to be chosen next years and are there
not spoilsto be won, If only they can elect
man Of their choices And the appetite
Of tho Democracy just now for spoils is
11int Of pack Of lean dogs, when fresh
beef gives out its odor to their noses; or
of lank bear, just from sucking his claws
all winter, when it comes in sight Of a fat
mutton.


What can they do to get President?
They know in ther hearts that the course
Of the Government is right They know
it 10 he more honestly and fairly admins
tered thnn it has been for more than twen-
ty years before. They know that their as
sumption Of power would plunge every
thing into chaos, and 60 far to ruin the
country. They know that the Government
ought, in all the interests Of safety to be con-
tinucd in the game hands substantially,
which have carried it along so far 80 Sc
curciy and well, through such oyerwhclm-
ing and complicated difficulties But then
what shall the Democracy do for the
chance ut the stealings, meyer so rich and
tempting MS at. PRESENT. Ought not the
"ilisant pisant1y" to have chance? They
have no stomach for the war, it is true
hut then they hare a first rate appetite fol
taxes. They can vote prodigiously, and
they have mortal horror Of voting in
vain.


Hence the pressure is tremendous; and
an active search is going on-las been 60,
ing on for year or two past-for some
ground on which the Democracy can stand
in tho coming election. The war policy is
good but then the present Administra-
tion has ell that already; and two parties


will find it difficult to stand in exactly the
same tracks and the tns, in such fight,
have tue decided advantage. The peace
policy suits much better, but the people have
given an inkling Of their thoughts on that
matter already And so we see them run.
ming Aithcr and tlither, like parcel O,
pismires when plowshare Inns run
through their nest audscattered their eggs


Where they VIII fetch up finally, is uncer.
tain. and no great matter. Nor do We moi
believe the people will trust power in theil
hands at present. For ne do not believe
the Almighty has given over the nation tt


destruction.
Year: 1863

VINO crlhge and fawn like the whipped spaniel
IN obedience to his demands, are the ones who
have mlsled thousands of well meaning. but
ignorant men, in this and other communities


Ihey are members of the same party. and in
unison with those miscreants in certain port;ons
OF pennsylvania who point to the rebel army
the property OF those most active in the Union
cause, and pilot them in their destructive ga
reer. Among them is found the men who
wished not one of our Home Guards should re-


turn alive, and those that have been Distress
ing the families of many of them by REPRESENT
ing their term of service not out for nine
months yet, and their station one of imminent
danger. To embarrass and impede the admin
iStratlon In the prosecution of the war to such
an extent as to seriously endanger the success
OF the cause, they have strained every effort
and to-day, such willing sycophants are they of
the rebel leaders, that we doubt not that tho
presence ota detachment of Lees armv in this
town would be hailed by them with demonstro.
tons OF JOY, and all information thew might
need be cheerfully afforded. The sentiments
contained in the song of ''The Bonnie Rluo
rag are OF course their own; but let them
not insult the glorious ensign of our country bv
having it played, by their band, under its folds,
IN a loyal State, and upon an anniversary of the
birth of American freedom, or an incensed
people mayyet rise against it. If they wish to
listen to such reasonable music, let them enter
the dominiOns of King Jefferson l., and among
traitors, tnd sympathy with their own feelings.


In that section they no doubt will be better
able to appreciate the blessings of secession
experience being by far the best teacher-and
one that makes lasting impression.


We hope this will be the last time we shall
under such circumstances, hear performed, this
traitor song, and that the authorities will in tba
future promptly suppress such disgraceful and
insulting exhibitions of sympathy with treason
exhibitions SO well calculated to deceive and
mlslead thousands of well meaning and unsus-
pecting citizens
Year: 1863

accompany me to Littleton, and he said ( ot course" So he got. his oyercoat and muller, and ere long we started on. st

 Preached the end of my route with. my mail all safe, through not as snug as it might have been < my mailbag little we rse for the game that had been played upon it. However, the mail robber was secure and within a week he was unidentified by some officers from Concord as an old offender and am rather inclined to the opinion that he is in State prison at the present moment. At any rate, he was there the last heard of him..

 That's the only time that I ever had any mail trouble, and think that under allscircum- stances calae ont of it pretty we'll.
Year: 1863

The TRA1L.-,It is the intention of the road
company to shovel the snow out of the trail from
here to Grand Ronde, SO soon as it ceases storm
ing in the mountains, so that pack trains can pass
over it. 4ia
Year: 1863

CoNsoLATION.-W overheard a merchant who
has on hand considerable amount ofgreenbacks
consoIing himself the other day at his prospective
who have been flooding the country with this kind
of currency have yet large amounts on hand, and
that their losses will more than counterbalance
the gains they have made in this kind of mer-
chandise
Year: 1863

RETALIATION Don" Of the Golden
Age, says he going to link together and foreT-
hold in utter contempt" the names of the mem
berS of the Legislature who signed the protest
against the division of the Territory. We infer
from this that the aforesaid members are not
strangers to the Don, and knowing the supreme
who know him, we presume he intends to do this
by way of retaliation.
Year: 1863

RE- If every curse that has been be.
slowed upon Ewing in Kansas. since
Friday last, were q dollar. there would
be sufficient to rebuild Lawrence more
substantially than ever. and to make
every man in the State rich. Had We q
dollar for every ono Of such curses that
We have heard. we would quit work.
right of. There would then be no need
of "men in Kansas stealing themselves
rich in the name Of liberty :" the esprit
Of liberty I revere" would never be out.
ragged and every one would have leisure
to cultivate his 6raiss.
Year: 1863

We wonder if the loyal people Of this


upper country know what set Of drunk


ards and thieves have them at their mer-


cy. acting under the authority Of the


reigning powers in Missouri? We have


recently had . slight insight into some
of their doings. which was sufficient to


convince us Of the true character Of the
men who have been employed to put
down thieving. An individual claiming
to be detective. has been operating on
the other side of the river. sndesvoring
to extort money from ferrymen for the
privilege Of running their boats. for which
they have lawful charters, and stealing
horses from peaceable citizens and sold
iers' widows. He cited the proprietor Of
the ferry at this place to appear before the
chief detective st St. Joseph. for some
purpose not stated. The person went.
and after calling three times at the de-
tective's Office. and not seeing him. he at
length found him in doggery. drunk
He told his visitor that he had nothing
to transact with him, but that be should
go home and keep running his boat, as
usual In this detectives employ was
found man who, last Winter, was re-
fused license to sell whiskey in White
CLOUD. and was afterwards arrested and
taken away as a deserter This fellow
made terrible threats against citizens OF
White Cloud. whenever an opportunity
should offer. Another person, who has
for two years past been one of the moan
est and most unprincipled thieves in this
part Of the country, was found to be the
confidential crony and informant Of sno-
ther detective. who was bounding citi-
zens Of our County. upon information
given by this wretch. We have had
something to say about still another de-
tective, elsewhere in this issue. and it is
therefore unnecessary to add more. This
is the sort Of men who have the property,
the safety, and the liberties Of peaceable
citizens at their mercy. Under cover of
their authority as detectives. they may
commit all manner of outrages. If they
see proper to shoot down q citizen, they
may do it under pretence that they were
resisted in carrying ont their instructions.
If q citizen should shoot one of them, he
would be summarily dealt with by the
powers that be. for assaulting an officer
in the discharge of his duty. If this
thing is to continue much longer. We can
but exclaim "Good Lord, deliver us /"
Year: 1863

GIVE YOUR CHILD A NEwsPApER.-A
child beginning to read becomes delighted
with newspaper, because he reads the
names and things which are very familiar,
and will make progress accordingly. a
newspaper IN one year is worth a quarters
schooling to child, and every father must
consider that substantial information is con-
nected with advancement.


A mind occupied becomes fortified a.
gainst the ills of life, and is braced for any
emergency. Children amused by reading
and study are, of course, more conslderate
and more easily governed. How many
thoughtless young men have spent their
evenings in tavern or grog.shop who ought
to have been reading? How many parents,
who have not spent twenty dollars for books
for their families, would have give thous.
ands to reclaim son or daughter who had
ignorantly and thoughtlessly fallen into
temptation. =
Year: 1863

PREMATURE.-The Mobile Journal
gives utterance to our sentiments, as we'll
as those of the Jackson Appeal, when it
expresses the opinion that all discussion of,
and all motions for, or against, the recep,
tion of the Northwestern States, are pre-
mature and iujudicious. When they ask
for admission, or give q reasonable intima-
tion that they will ask, it will be soon e.
nough to consider the proposition. For
the present, it is the part of wisdom in us
to foster and encourage growing disposi.
ton on their part to do as We have done
assert their original State sovereignty and
with draw themselves from an active par
ticiration in the war against US, if they will
do so. In this, there can be no difference
of opinion amongst US; nor in the policy of
entering into the freest and most unrestric-
ted commercial relationship with them
Than this, they cannot reasonably ask more,
nor can we offer more without making an
undigni6ed and unbecomiug demonstration
of excessive desire to propitiate them. But,
about the policy of receiving them into the
Confederacy, there must arise serious and
irreconcilablc difference Of opinion If the
subject as pressed mo'0, and such decided
manifestation of public aversion to 80 init
mate political relationship may be made
apparent as may have tendency to put
back materially the growing disposition 10
our favor.


With these reflections the Journal res.
pectfully suggests to the press that the sub.
ject be dropped as out Of time, and that
the press and public functionaries confne
themselves to the expression of only so much
good will towards the Northwestern people
as will hold out to them prospect of re.
gaining them in their lost trade with the
South as fully and completely as it was be-
fore the disruption, if they will discontinue
the war. Upon that platform we can all
stand. 1t is the identical position Of Mr..
Yancey, as announced in the Alabama Con-
vention a few. days after the passage of the
ordinance Of secession. Let US but say to
them that the Mississippi and its tributa.
ries shall be considered, as to its riparian
peoples, but continuation of the seattle
highway Of nations as to them. SAP. Neaos.
Year: 1863

conscript ranks, we will soon have in the
field from every State, q legion of disap.
pointed Office holders. [ have never yet
been very aspiring for position or Office, but
I must confess that I have an inordinate
desire to command a legion of disappointed
ex.statesmen. Should I ever be so fortu-
nate as to be assigned to a we'll organized
command of this kind, I should, from pure
philauthropic motives, Immediately warn
the Yankees to stand from undcr."
Year: 1863

PRETTY GooD.-A waggish correspon.
dent of the Atlanta latelligcncer gives the
following amusing version of the manner in
which Pocotaligo, S. G., received its name:
Gone day some of the early settlers on the
sound caught turtle and were trying to
drive him homeward, but they made slow
progress with tie zigzag locomotion creature.
Year: 1863

There can be nothing more puzzling than
the analysis of ones feelings on the battle
field. You cannot describe them satisfac.
torily to yourself or others. To march steadi.
ly up to the mouth of a hundred cannon
while they pour ont 6re9and smoke, and
shot and shell in storm that mows the men
like grass, is horrible beyond description
appalling. It is absurd to say man can
do it without fear. During Hancock's
charge at Fredericksburg, for along dis.
tance the slope was swept by such hurri.
cane of death that we thought every step
would be our last, and I am willing to say;
for one, that was pretty badly scared
Whatever may be said about "getting used
to it," old soldiers secretly dred a battle
equally with the new ones. But the most
difficult thing to stand up under is the sus-
pense while waiting, as we waited in Fred
ericksburg, drawn up in line Of battle on
the edge Of the field, Watching the columns
fled past US and disappear in cloud of
smoke, where horses and men and colors go
down in confusion, where all sounds. are
lost in the screaming shells, the cracking
Of musketry, the thunder Of artillery, and
knowing our own. turn comes next, expect
ing each moment the word .Forward." y"
It brings strange kind Of relief when
nForward'' comes. You move mechanical.





ly with the rest. Once fairly in for it, your
sensibilities are strangely blunted, you care
comparatively nothing about the sights that
shocked you at first; men torn to pieces by
cannon shot becomes matter of course
At such time, there comes a latent sus.
tenance from within US, or above us, which
no man anticipates who has not been in
such place before, and which most men
must pass through life without knowing
anything about What is it ? Where does
it come from?
Year: 1863

SoNE of the valiant Union men of Visa
LA; celebrated the news of the taking Of
Vicksburg. by hanging and burning an cfigy Of
Vallandgham. That was nearly as courage
ous as destroying the Expositor Office defended
only by one unarmed man. The same kind Of
cattle used to burn Douglas in efigy, though
they are all willing to swear now, that be was
q saint Mariposa Free Press
Year: 1863

The community continues 20 receive and to
pass the notes of the Confederate Governments


issued prior to April, 1868. These notes to
the people generally are just as good as any.
They never were esteemed the more for bear
ing on their face the promise to be funded in
bonds of 8 per cent; and are not regarded as
less valuable row that the Gov ernment is about
to refuse to bond them at all, and the banks
here have declined to take them on deposit.
4 POLICY by the way the banks nowhere else
have pursued) The credit and honor OF the
Government are much involved in the matter
of their ultimate redemption as in any other
OF its issues, and the people continue to take
them with the same confidence that they have
received and paid them out ever since they first
saw the light. II


q This course of the people and the business
community is wise, and saves themselves from
unnecessary shaves and discounts which would
follow the rejection ofthose notes refused by
the Richmond banks. Thes notes will be
taken for taxes, and We hope will be retired
in that manner as rapidly as was hoped by
those who shaped the policy of the Government.
Their continued circulation is good evidence af
people in the credit Of the Government, and
will prevent the Inconvenience which was rea-
sonably apprehended from the course of the
Government and the banks in putting them IN
der the ban.-lejchnaond Dispatch. 49, IS