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Year: 1865

Henry WARD BEECHER's new views oi
hell are quite popular in the South, where
hell after the old style don't take. Indeed,
the utter abolition of hell would be regarded
down there with far more favor than the abo-
Iton of slavery.
Year: 1865

The slaves were rushed into Georgia by
their owners during the war for safe Keeping.
And now there is a large surplus negro popu-
lation in that State, largely composed of these
involuntary emigrants from neighboring
States. The supply of laborers is greatly in
excess of the demand, and the prospects of
suffering and starvation are appalling.
Year: 1865

The following are the populations Of the cities
having over fifty thousand inhabitants a shown
by data At ths Department of tAe Interior, in the
order in which they stand, together Nth the per
centage Of fsreign nativities in each:
Year: 1865

One Captain CURRY is the Republican
candidate for Representative in Lucas coun-
ty, o. The day he was nominated, the fol-
lowing incident took place, which is thus
narrated by the Toledo Record. 1t says


"Some soldiers, who had real or imag-
mary difficulties to settle with CAPTAIN
Curry, the Republican nominee for Repre-
sentative, swore that they would buck and
gag him, and made for him, or went for
him, as they expressed it, for the purpose
Of doing so. The Captain ran from them as
fast as he could, and took shelter in store,
after running some fifty rods. Here he
thought himself safe, but in this he was
much mistaken. They soon drove him from
his hiding. place. lie then ran across the
street, and into another store, q crowd of
some two or three hundred running after
him, only few of whom wished to do him
harm, the balance out of mere curiosity we
suppose, for they made no effort to assist
the Captain.


Gle remained but short time in this
latter place of refuge till he was forced tC
run for his life again, and ran into q third
store, which he was forced to leave in very
few minutes, his pursuers now at his heels
striking and kicking him whenever they
could, as he ran through the crowd. w,
We're told that he was Knocked down three
times, but we did not see him knocked dowr
at all; We saw him once on the ground, bu
supposed he fell in attempting to run through
the crowd. Here two or three friends ren
derod him little assistance, and he got ou
of the crowd and ran as fast as he could
pursued as before; but this time he out
stripped his pursuers, and got into his bugg,
and drove home.


We should judge from this that the sol
dier vote for Captain CURRY would not b
very large.
Year: 1865

it will lie satisfied with nothing less; it will
be unsclfish and earnest in its support it
will be determined and active in its oppo-
sition it rises above party aims; it ban
ishcs party aspirations; it will be true to
him, whoever he may be, who will be true
to the Constitution and the country.


The questions now in controversy touch
the very organization of the Federal Gov
crnment. They revive the old theories of
confederation and consolidation. They are
hidden under spurious and deceptive names.
Reconstruction, as our opponents use the
word, means not the restoration of the Union,
but reconstruction of the Constitution
change in the framework of the Government,
and every change proposed is in dlminution
of the States, an aggrandizemcnt of the
Federal Government. Delay in roconstruc-
ton means that military Governments are
to be used to effect them The tendency of
war is to consolidation. We must resist it.
1t will lead to dcspotism. Local self-gov
ernment, the rights of the States, confcdcr-
alton. These are the only hope of liberty
Our fathers saw this and they formed a
confederation. In few and simple words,
they established the test of all questions. -
''All powers not delegated are reserved.
let US bring all to this test Let us solve
them by it, and as far as human wisdom can
effect it, we escape all dangers. Shall We
change that test now? Shall We destroy
the States? Shall we impair their powers?
Are we wiser, more patriotic more honest
than our fathers? No. Let US restore the
Government as they molc it. They gave
us blessing; let US beware that We do not
make it curse.


The speech was warmly received, and
cicitcd throughout marked attention and
great applause.
Year: 1865

General Cox complains bitterly because
the Democratic State Convention resolved
against Negro Suffrage and Negro Equality.
He asserts that they did this for the pur-
pose of arousing prejudice against the Abo.
lition party, Why did he not take decided
ground against Negro Suffrage and Negro
Equality when the soldiers intcrrogatcd
him on the subject? Had he done so the
Democrats could not arouse any prejudice
against his party on the suffrage question -
StdttSHdR.
Year: 1865

sung by angels. They are God like. May
we all adopt them, that in the language Of
another, We may $50 livc, that when our
summons comes to join the innumerable
caravan, that moves to the pale realms of
shade, where each shall take his chamber
in the silent hall of death, we shall not,
like the quarry slave, at night scourgcd to
his dungeon but sustained and soothcd by
an unfaltering trust, approach our grave
like one who wraps the drapcry ofhiscouch
about him and lies down to pleasant dream.
Year: 1865

President Johnson's views reconstruction and polit
acsl matters generally to-day presented in tee
graphic columns and may be considered semi. official
He aludes, In pointed language, to the boast made
by the Democratic party that he has taken his position
under its standard and that it is that party which
has to him-not he to them He also accepts the
horn presented him in relation negro suffrage Though
Short his expressions emphatic and worthy of
full perusal.


The North Carolina Convention forced to send to
New York for national flag unfurl the Conven-
tion Hall.


Il The telegram Of President johnson to the Convention
notifying that North Carolina should repudiate every
dollar of its proportion of the Confederate debt had
electric effect that body to which sent, and
ordinance ignoring the debt passed by emphatic vote


Earl Russell repudiates all liability responsibility
for ravages committed upon American commerce by
rebel pirates fitted out in English ports We will miss
guess If he does draw in his horns ere long.


Affairs In Mississippi do not present very latterng
aspect Several knotty questions will command all the
craftsmanship of the State Legislature its
sion.


The scare induced by tie Fenians has broken Quit n
Canada. The people of the Provinces appear be ter
rbly alarmed,
Year: 1865

tion to stock raising. We remember but few
years since when corn brought but ten cents
per bushel, and was used as fuel in cities and
towns. Not so with cotton. For generations
to come tie demand will always equal the
supply. s.-


We will refer to this subject again.
Year: 1865

tB- So long ago as 1850 Jefferson Davis
asked Henry Clay in the Senate if he did not
hold himself primarily bound to obey his State,
and was promptly answered, g No, sir owe
paramount allegiance TO the Union owe
subordinate allegiance to the State of Ken
tuck W
Year: 1865

their overthrow, is their conclusion, as
frequently asserted and doubtless true,
to withdraw the armies from the sever-
al sea board cities, that possess no
strategic Importance, concentrate them
in the interior and assume the offensive
against Sher man, Thomas, &c. This
will put into the field for active opera
tions a large force that has hitherto
been employed in holding points, the
loss Of which will entailno further dam
age upon the Confederacy than the un-
available money value Of the places
abandoned. .. ...


II, as we fully believe, the South IL
in deadly earnest. and ready and will
ing to sacrifice everything for the
success Of their cause. the country will
soon have palpable evidence that there
yet remains a remarkable amount of
stiffness III the spinal column Of the
rebellion. The end is not yet. The
n;gger is not frse---and more blood must
be shed dubuque Herald.
Year: 1865




changes Of the intensely war hind, We
fnd long string of rhymes from which
We clip the following most truthful
lines;


! IT'S now to late to qasstlop
b What brought the war about;
'Tis thing Of pride and ps,ion,


And We mean to fight it ost."


The contest il only "a thing Of pride
and passion and for the qualification
Of those not very eon mendable 'princi-
PIES wo must keep on fighting till both
north and south are exhausted in men
and means. @1


Asop relates that \ lion and bear
fell to fighting about the carcass Of q
deer which was claimed by both on the
ground ofsimul.aneous discovery. AT.
ter rendering oach other helpless, they
retired a little from The carcass and .
foz which had been watching their bat,
tie with il concealed sa atisfaction, grace
fully stepped in and made q prize + the
deer. Can we draw lesson from this,
or lnvss we 90 through the whole pro-
gramue and let England and France
get the advantage they are waiting for?
Lot US stop this slaughter and mako
peace on some terms ofunon that will
not be disgraceful to either section Of
our once great Confederation Of inde-
pendent statesl-N. l, 1imss.
Year: 1865

The Richmond Times, referring to the persis-
tent attempts of the ultras and radicals to keep
up passion, prejudice and excitement, says:


Eight millions of people, without vestige of
Confederate Government, without an armed sol.
der IN the field, or bushwhacker in the woods,
have frankly admitted their defeat, and conceded
that the institution and political doctrine for
which they fought are dead and buried. With a
few exceptions, these people have been freely par
doned and have renewed their allegiance to the
Federal Government They have also sworn to
respect the procamations abolishing slavery, and
each State proposes, as the State of Mississippi
has just done, as speedily as possible to ratify
the Congressional amendment of the Constitution
which abolishes slavery throughout the United
States. What people ever did more to show the
sincerity of their allegiance and ready acqules-
cence in the will of the triumphant section? AL
which was insisted upon by the North during the
war, we have done. The condition of brave.
but unfortunateI people, reduced to such straits
OF poverty and sorrow, as we now are, has arous-
ed thesympathy. and excited the generous emo
tons OF those whose bravery restored the Union
and overwhelmed the Confederacy"
Year: 1865

Some of the noblest spirits of the South
the men who gave tone, vigor and character
to her society-the soul of her best and great
est enterprises-nay, the very prompters of
her public thought, are, we understand, pre-
pairing to leave the country, and go into vol
untary exile This is one Of the saddest re-
suits now following in the train of the just
completed revolution.


* X


There is something terribly touching in the
thought that proud lover of his country
should have become SO depressed by his dis
appointment, SO utterly cast down by his
misfortunes, that rather than remain and
dare fate to do her worst; rather than stay
among the green fields and shady groves of
his home where he played as boy and Ia
bored as man, and where love has hallowed
every association Of his life rather than still
finger and by strong endeavor strive to re-
create the exhausted energies Of his people,
be should, in an hour Of reckless impulse, ex-
patriate himself from his mother land, and
prepare to live thereafter dfe without an OBJ
iect--a "man without country" Such an
one is little better than a deselter from his
cause. For if there ever was a time when
Southern man ought to be at home, at work
watching the interests of his people, contrib
uting to the pulsations of the great popular
heart, earnest, ardent, confident, true and
frm, that time is now. One ballot now is
worth a score of bullets little white ago.
One strong word that carries with it flow Of
influence now, is worth the charge of brig
ade Moral power is in demand. Thoughts
are weapons. Time holds the scale of victo-
ry; and if the people of the South will but
remain true to themselves, stay at home,
fight what remains Of this contest at the bal-
lot box, cooperate as conservatives with the
conservatives of the North, stand shoulder to
shoulder, unit like, brave, unabashed, and
persistent i'll the assertion ofright-right not
because it is right, but as matter of expe-
diency--we pledge the honor of the nation
that less than four years will witness change
in he political elements of the land even more
startling than that which, four years ago,
plunged the country into fatricidal war--a
change too, that will reflect its brightest halo
upon them, their generation and their pos
terity We repeat, therefore, to the antici-
patiye exile Don't go. Stay where you are.
The true men of the North ask it. Your own
unhappy South demands it. Open some
avenue of labor get into it; dig, dezve,
toll; let the manly sweat flow for time
while you earn your own and your childron's
daily bread and when the proper time comes
you shall help to obtain and thereafter enjoy
all the rights and privileges of free Ameri-
can citizen.-N. Y. Times.
Year: 1865

WIsDoM.-Every other quality is subordinate
and inferior to wisdom, in the same sense as the
mason who lays the bricks and stones in build
ing is inferior to the architect who drew the plans
and superintends the work. The former executes
only what the latter contrives and directs.
Year: 1865

one hive on another, or on box, and the


bees have worked down in it but little, and


1t remained under them through the winter,


we have found that they have wintered well;


from these observations, we found it best to
give bees plenty Of room in the winter, and
we have practced this method with success.
In the fall we set the hive on another, or ~
a box foot high or more, leaving hole
open at or near the lower hive or box, and
another at the lower part Of the hive in which
the bees are Then the bees will have prop,
er air from the empty hive; and the dampness
from perspiration of the bees will in aoms
measure fall down into the lower hive, and
vixen 1t congeal9 upon the sides Of the hive,
it will on a. warm, day melt and run down to
the bottom and beyond the heat OF the he.a,
iits~'ll ganarally resnaia frozen.
Year: 1865

n The heavy rains of the spring haze pre-
vented almost any farming. operations. except
upon the highest sandy lands, Everything is
late The peach and plum blossoms are just
opening Under the most favorable auspices
the crops viii fall far short Of those in times
Of peace, and we again urge upon our farmers
10 have every thing ready and push their avail
able means to the utmost The problem of
food is the only one we have to solve. The
farmers must do il for us. Go ahead as if the
enemy were not in a thousand miles.
Year: 1865

y Whilst we are and have been ready to
ssnction and sustain any lawful order of our
military authorities, and mean to continue so,
il BY no means follows that we always approve
hem For some months past we have become
onvinced that the hasty and indiscriminate
burning of cotton is iIl-ajvised, and serves to
weaken us and destroy our resources without
any material detriment to the. enemy As we
expressed ourselves in our issue of the 18th ult.


cotton is no longer king, and we had better
make it a,llsefttl servant. Under proper regn-
AtoHs for its eX portation and sale, (under gov
ernment authority J we may keep up our ar
mics more effectively than by any other means.
We hope never to hear Of the burning of an
other bale Of cotton, except u )n the advance
Of an en,my for permanent t.eecupstion. Raids
cannot take out cotton.r Ii is even better that
the enemy should obtain here and there a few
lots OF neglected cotton than that any JIniver-
sal destruction Of il in any section, should de-
prve the Confederaey of all future use of it,
and give notice to the inhabitants that they are
to be abandoned to the enemy. H


We are satisfied that this sentiment is be-
coming more fixed ia the minds of our patriotic
classes, as the practice of burning cotton
ttsbughout the Confederacy has nearly subsi-
ded In those States whose officers doing
most for the Confederacy, cotton is freely ex-
ported, and made the means OF inealculable re-
hettO the citizens, as well as of support to the
cause '-
Year: 1865

II Notice Gov. Flanagins advertisement on
the subject Of cotton. This cotton is for sup
plies TO relieve the wants Of the citizens. We
commend it to the favorable consideration of
all who are in position to accept it. We pub
lish It on account of its great Importance and
the urgency of prompt action.
Year: 1865

rYFTo facilitate the purchase of material, we
wish to buy at this Office limited amount of cou-
pons Of the per cent. bonds, certificates of
Deposit for new issue, or old issue itself
Year: 1865

have had three pairs of boots for the las
six years, and think shall not require any


more for the next six years to come. The
reason is that treat them in the following
manner. put pound of tallow and one o


resin in pot on the fire; when melted and mix
ed, warm the boots and apply it hot with a
painters brush until neither the sole nor the
uppers will soak any more. If it is desired
that the boots should Immediately take q pol
ish, dissolve an ounce of wax in a teaspoonful
Of lampblack. A day or two after the boots
have been treated with the tallow and resin
rub over them this wax and turpentine, but
not before the fire. Thus the exterior will
have coat of wax alone, and shine like a
mirror. Talow or grease becomes rancid, and
rots the stitching and leather but the resin
gives it an anliseptc quality, which preserves
the whole. Boots and shoes should be so
as to admit of wearing cork soies. Cork is
SO bad conductor of heat, that, with it in
the boots, the feet are always warm on the
coldest stone floor Mechanics Magazine
Year: 1865

Many persons, live in continual martyrdom
from these painful excresences.. How to gel
rid of them is question they often ask very
anxiously. Often the remedy tried is as bad
if not worse than the disease itself. A very
simple and efectual plan as we know by act
ual experience, is to put an adhesive wool
plaster having hole in the centre, and ap-
ply little sweet oil to the corn night and
morning. By persevering in this course for
a short time, the corn will scale off until not
vestage OF it is left. Most druggists keep
the plasters we refer to; but good substi-
tute for them may be made withssny thick
cloth about the size and shape of copper
cent, with a hole in the centre to admit the
head of the corn, and fastened to the place BY
some adhesive substance. The plaster keeps
the shoe from pressing on the tender spot
and the oil softens and loosens the hard sub
stance OF the corn
Year: 1865

The world is crazy for show. There is not
one person in thousand who dares fall back
on nothing bat bis real, simple self for power
to get through the world, and extract enjoy
ment as he goes along. There is too much
living in the eyes of other people. 1t requires
rare courage we admit, to live up to ones en-
lightensd convictions in these times unless
you consent to join in the general cheat, you
are josted out of reach; there is no room for
you among the great mob Of preteuders. II
a man dares to live within his means, and ia
resolute in his purpose not to appear more
than be really is, let him be applauded.-
example.
Year: 1865

The Easton (Md) Gazette says that large
numbers Of people from the NortherR States,
and from Western Maryland, have been pur-
chasing land in the Eastern Shore counties
with view to settlement in that section of
the State. Numerous farms have thus chang
ed hands since the adoption of the new Con-
stitution. AT the present time the demand is
so considerable that every steamer or stage
carries greater or less number of buyers,
particularly to Caroline and the lower counties.
The land in Talbot is not in so great request,
because it is in higher state of cultivation,
Year: 1865

UnWise above many is the man who consid-
ers every hour lost which is not spent in read
ing, writing, or in study, and not rational is
she who thinks every moment of her time lost
which does not find her sewing. We once
heard great man advise that book of some
kind be carried in the pocket to be used in case
of unoccupied moments, such was his practice.
He died early and fatuitUus. There are wo-
men, who, after hard days work, will sit and
sew by candle or gass light until their eyes
are almost blinded, or until certain pains
about the shoulders come on, which are al
most unsupportable, and are only driven to
bed by physical incapaeity to work any lon
ger. The sleep of the overwOrked, like that
of those who do not work at all, is unsatisfy-
ing and unfreshing, and both alike wake up in
WEAKNESS, sadness and languor. with an inev-
table result, both dying prematurely. Let
10 one work in pain and WEAKNESS. When a
man is tired he ought to lay down until be is
full rested, when, with renovated strength, the
work will be better done, done the sooner
and done with a selfsustained slacrity. The
time taken from seven or eight hours sleep
out of each twenty. four, is time not gained,
but time much more than lost we can
cheat ourselves but we cannot cheat nature
A certain amount of food is necessary to a
healthy body and if less than that amount be
furnished, decay commences thai very hour
1t is the same with Sleep and any one who
persists in allowing himself less than nature
requires, will only hasten his arrival at the
mad house or the grave. This is especially
tPue of hrain work
Year: 1865

The Sentinel, published at Jackson
vile, Oregon, of the 18th ult., says:


Several of our citizens returned last
week from visit to the great sunken
Lake, situated In Cascade Mountains,
seventy-fve miles northeast from Jack
sonville. This lake rivals the famous
valley of 'Sinbad, the Sailor" 1t is
thought to average two thousand feet
down to the water all around The walls
are almost perpendicular, running down
into the water, and leaving no beach
The depth of the water is unknown, and
its surface is smooth and unruffled, as it
lies so far below the surface Of the noun
tain that the air currents do not affect it.
It's length is estimated at twelve miles,
and its breadth at ten There is an is
land in its centre having trees upon it
No living man ever has, and probably
never will be able to reach the waters
edge. 1t lies silent, STILL and mysteri-
Gus in the bosom of the Everlasting
hills" like huge well, scooped out by
the hands of the giant genii of the noun
tains in the unknown ages gone by, and
around it the primeval forests watch and
ward are keeping The visiting party
fired rife several times into the water,
at an angle of forty five degrees, and were
able to note several seconds of time from
the report of the gun until the ball struck
the water Such seems incredible, but it
is vouched for by some of our most rei-
able citizens. The lake is certainly q
most remarkable curiosity