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Year: 1862

HUMAN ELEvATIoN.-"I know" says Chan
ming, " but one elevation Of the human being, and
that is the elevation of the soul. Without this
it matters not where man stands, or what he
possesses and with it he towers-he is one Of
Gods nobility, no matter what place he holds in
the social scale. There are not different kinds OF
dignity for different orders Of men, but one and
the same to all. The only elevation of the human
being consists in the exercise growth and energy
of the higher principles and powers Of his soul.


A bird may be shot upwards to the skies by
foreign force but it rises in the true sense OF the
word only when it spreads its own wings, and
scars by its own living power. So man may be
thrus; upwards in a conspicuous place by outward
accidents, but he rises only so far as he exerts
himself and expands his best faculties, and he as
cends up by free effort, to noble and sublime
region of thought and action"
Year: 1862

When crisis befalls you, and the emergency
requires morel courage to meet it, be equal to the
requirements of the moment and rise superior to
the obstacles in your path. The universal testi
mony OF men, whose experience exactly comedies
with yours, furnishes the consolng reflection that
difficulties may be ended by opposition There
is no blessing equal to the stout heart The mag
nItude of danger needs nothing more than a
greater effort than ever at your hands. If you
are recreant in the hour of trial, you are the
worst of recreants, and deserve no compassion
BE rot dismayed or unnamed, when you should
be bold, daring, unfinching and resolute. The
cloud whose threatening murmurs you hear with
fear and dread, is pregnant with blessing, and the
frown, whose sternness now makes you shudder
and tremble, will, ere long, be succeeded by a
smile Ct bewitcbing sweetness and benignity-
Then be strong and manly, oppose equal force to
open difficulties, keep firm reliance on your
ability to overcome the obstacles, and trust in
Providence. Greatness can only be achieved by
those who are tried. The condition of that
achievement is confidence in ones self
Year: 1862

There is not little being said at this
time, upon the subject of Intemperance;
and we are sorry to say, if we may judge
from the practice, and even precept of
many, that there are as many if not more
advocates for it than against it. Men of
talent that have very fair degree of res
pectability, .oil!fuly fall into this error.
They reason not according to the dictates,
or rather the convictions of their own
minds but influenced by base and sell
fish motive, they argue in the way that
best promotes their own advancement in
popularity. This, decidedly, should not
be.


The subject before us, is one that i'm
peratively demands the attention and
self-sacrifce, if need be, of good infuen-
tial men.


1t often occurs that the very men whose
influence, if brought to bear, would 90
very far towards irradicating this most
pernicious vice, from our land, seem to be
the least interested or jealous in the cause
The reason is obvious--they feel rather
tender" in regard to the subject be-
cause they think that they may thereby
render themselves unpopular among a
class ofmen who style themselves friends.
The future condition of society and the
rescue Of intelligent young men from ruin
who would otherwise make useful citizens
and bright ornaments in society, plainly
and seriously suggest that we should lay
aside all scruples and paltry motives,
and cooperate, hand in hand, in the glori-
Gus cause of redemption.


There are q tew steps being taken in
this place, we may hope. in the right d.
rection; and may the work 60 bravely on,
not only here but everywhere in the land.


&a4a as4 ol aEgml JOHN.
Cambridge, March 81, 1852. bl
Year: 1862

A SUGGESTION FOR THE SOLDIERS. Tho
captain of the barge in an Oxford boat
race, just as they are starting, gives each
rover little slice of lemon to hold in his
mouth. He knows the philosophy: any!
thing in the mouth that promotes the
flow of saliva and keeps the throat moist
answers as well or better than drink,
which often, in quantities, weakens the
stomach. A physician, who understood
these things, used in his long drives to
take Glove into his mouth, instead of
drinking frequently as his inclination
would have led him to do. The advan-
tage Of cloves is that they contain much


in little space, and do not loose their
strength. For the soldier they would be
peculiarly useful, since they are aromatic.
stimulating and astringent, which last
quality would tend to counteract that ten
dency to irritation Of the bowels which is
the bane of the soldiers life. Half q doz-
en- day are enough; one clovO may re-
main in the mouth for hours. ss
Year: 1862

Vs. One of the few Canadian pa
pers which have been friendly to
the Government of the United
States during the war makes the
following quiet comment upon two
recent events:


General Banks had scarcely made
good his retreat over the Potomac,
Jackson's guns had not had time
to cool, ere the Federal House of
Representatives met, and by a vote
Of 80 to go passed a bill to confs-
cate every dollar, every acre of
land, and every valuable held in
the South by rebels. 1t seems to
us if they had advanced the Tax
Bill stage it would have been
more to the immediate purpose in
hand. AS it is, another weapon
is put in the hands of the South
ern leaders, it being clear that al =
most all the property in the coun-
try is affected by this sweeping
decree, and it is natural to suppose
that all property which can be de-
stroyed will be, rather than allow
it to fall into the hands of the
enemy.
Year: 1862

inaugural Adufess, March 4, 1871.


at is proper you should under
stand what i deem the essential
principles of our Government, and
consequently those which ought to
shape its ADMINISTRATION. / will
compress til ese within the narrow
est compass tAegwill bear-stating
the general arlReiple, but not all
its limitations.


equal and exact justice to all
men Of whatever State or persua-
sion, religious or political.


"Peace, commerce, and honest
friendship with all nations, entang-
ling alliances with none.


1.-The support of the State Gov
ernments in all their rights as the
most important administrations for
our domestic concerns, and the
surest bulwsrks against all anti.
republican tendencies.


1.-The preservation Of the General
Government in its whole constitu-
tional vigor, as the sheet anchor Of
our peace at home and safety abroad


"A jealous care Of the election
by the people, a mild and safe cor
rection Of abuses which are Topped
off by the sword Of revolution
where peaceablC remedies are un-
provided.


"AbSolute acquicsccnce in the
decisions Of the majority, the vital
principle Of republics, from which
there is no appeal but to form the
vitaf principle and immediate pa
rent Of despotism.


ga well disciplined militia, our
best reliance in peace, and for the
first moments Of war, till regulars
may relieve them.


1.-The supremacy of the civil over
the military authority.


ECONOMY in the public expenses,
that labor may be lightly burdened,


"The honest payment of our
debts and sacred preservation of
the public faith.


encouragement of agric ulture.
and of commerce as its handmade.


"The diffusion of Information,
and arfaisnmcnt Of all abuses at
the bar of the public reason.


"Freedom of religion, freedom
of the press, and freedom of per
son, under the protection of the
habeaS corpus, and trial by jurics
impartially selected.


These priDci lies form the bright
constellation which has gone before
us and guided our steps through an
age of revolution and reformation.
The wisdom Of our sages and blood
of our heroes have been devoted
to their attainment. They should
be the creed Of our political faith.
the text of civic instruction, the
touchstone by which to try the
services of those we trust, and
should we wander from them in
moments of error or Of alarm, let
US hasten to retrace our steps, and
to regain the road which alone
leads to peace, liberty, and safety"
Year: 1862




p trabands.


"Nearly one thousand contra
bands are in Duff Green's Row, i'll
Washington, and people resort
there to hire contraband help. The
blacks accept whatever terms may
be offered them, and this is the rea-
SON why their labor is sought for.
AIosiaaE them howsEaE aEe If for Z
nothing but out door labor, and
good house servants are rarely to
be found. The free negroes and
other laborers of the District ore
somewhat disturbed by this influx
of muscle, which can be hired for
almost nothing; but the Govern
ment, having the article thrown
upon its hands, disposes of it In
the readiest manner possible"


This is the language of the
Washington Sunday Chronicle, one
Of the Forney organs. The tax
payers will please bear in mind
that sixty thousand worthless con-
traband negroes are now drawing
rations-the Government is feed
ing them, and the people are pay
ing for it


"Can be hired almost for moth
ing !" Remember this, ye laboring
men of the North We see it
stated that already hundreds OF
runaway negroes are employed III
Chester and Lancaster Counties at
the low rate of ten cents day
We hear it stated, too, that white
men have been discharged in this
city, and their places are supplied
by cheap negro labor. Things are
working, and we shall soon see
the bitter fruits.-Har rriSbMry Put
riot and Union.


What is transpiring in Wash
ington and some parts of Virginia
will probably happen all over the
North in case the negro emancipa-
ton schemes succeed. One of two
events is sure to be the laboring
men in the free States, in large
numbers, will be thrown out OF
employment by the horde of man
united negroes who will compete
with them for employment, or else
they will be supported at the pub
lie expense by the tax payers. We
must have them as laborers or
paupers! The laboring men of
the North are deeply interested, in
either event, against the abolition
schemes.


Henry Clay, in 1S49, saw this,
and presented it very clearly in Il
letter to the Rev. Mr.. Cotton. lie
urged the latter to write a pamph-
let and show the evil effects OF
abolition upon the people of the
free States.


In some departments of labor
whites will be crowded out by the
better class of the free negroes,
while the more vicious and lazy
among them will do but little
work, and will fill ourpoor-houses,
jails and penitentiaries, immensely
adding to our taxes and public
expenses What delightful pros
pect to contemplate! Who will
not throw up his hat and welcome
this delightful measure Of negro
emancipation Gin. Eng.
Year: 1862

The main features of old Abe's
colonization scheme are being car
ried out on a small scale without
Government expense. The colo
nizers are stealing the contrabands
along the coast and selling them
in Cuba.-E9,
Year: 1862

TRAVELLING GRoCERY.-An excel
lent arrangement is in vogue on
the railroad from Philadelphia to
Chicago. A boy comes round
With a card through the cars, with
numberless refreshments printed
thereon, with the price attached to
each, including tea and coffee, and
you check such as you want, which
are speedily brought to you on
salvor, from the commissary car,
Year: 1862

Situated on the premises lately known as
the National Hotel Main Street, Eaton. The
above building being constructed of good
framework and lumber, presents rare
chance for good bargain to farmers or
others who may be in need of such struct-
ure. For further particulars apply to the
Editor Of the Democratic PsIss.
Year: 1862

the ruin for ever, of our rich trade and the
value of our products.


Impelled by false philanthropy, England
has made her rich islands luxuriant waste
and wilderness, the trade of which is worth
no more than one Of the jewels in the Queens
crown. Are we now, who have for ourselves
and the generations yet to come such impcr-
tant interests involved, to consent to such pol
icy toward the great and fertile regions Vi on
the Gulf of Mexico?


The first and highest interest Of the North
west is in the restoration and preservation Of
the Union upon the basis of the Constitution;
and the deep devotion of her Democracy to
the cause of the Union is shown by its fidol,.
ty in the past but il the failure and folly ard
wickedness of the party in power render q
union impossible, then the mighty Nor,h-
west must take care Of herself and her own
interests. Sac must not allow the arts and
the fine,s. Of New England to descoil her oil
her richest commerce and trade, and to render
her labor wholly subservient to our Eastern
sectional and selfish polcy-Eastern lust Of
power, commerce, and gain.


know The potent appeal thSs has been
male on: prejudice upon he charge that
slave labor is in compe:i-ion with the free
labor of The North; but know also that it is
not founded ON fact The cultivation of rice,
sugar, cotton, tobacco, and hemp is not ir
competition with our labor, but in aid and
support of it. With the gold which the
Southerner receives for the sale of his crops
he purchases our products, and thus secures
10 our labor its high rewards. But if we dis.
turb the institutions, as our fathers approved
them-,f we free the negroes Of the South
what are the consequences upon us? Large
numbers Of the negroes would seek the North
expecting to meet peculiar sympathy ant
one of two results would follow: either they
would not work, and thus be supported out
of the earnings of our labor; or they woul(
come directly in competition with our labor
-, aud being of an inferior class and not coupe
tent to do as much work, nor do it as well a
the white man, our labor would be degraded
ard cheapcned and the white man would bt
driven to seek employment in competition
with the negro, and to accept as the rewarc
of his labor the standard of prices which thai
Il connection would fix
Year: 1862

me, and with Sadden spring caught it


Having mounted. was riding away as ta>l IS
could, whea body Of cavalry came tbu,der-
ing along, with 5be hagler Soauiinr the charge.
would have gwen those foemen wide berth.
but unfortunately my coufounded fool q, a horse
would not let NE. Taking the bi, in his teeth,
be rushed directly in among hem; and |. be-
ing good deal excited and confused. thought
was now obliged to fight whether would or
not. Had it occurred to me that could sur
reu Ter myself 4 prisoner Of war. shonld ua
ques.ionably have done 50 at once; but Instead
OF his began to lay about ne right and left
with no particular design in view. except it
might be to get away as quick as I could.
Surely they must have thought me either
madman or a fool, to contend siuglehaaded
against such odds and they treated me accord
ingly. Sabres flashed. blows fell. and soon,
with broken arm and broken head dropped
from my horse, 10 have the little sense | pos
sessed tramped out Of me on the ground


Now, seriously this is all personally know
Of a battle in which it is said distinguished,
if not immortalzed, myself by prodigies of val
or; for the next | remember is finding myself
among the wounded, under the care eff our sur
geon, who informed me that the enemy had
been defeated, and we had won great victo-
ry. He further stated that my name was in
everybody's mouth, from the General down;
and though few Of the more prudent were
disposed to censure my raShness yet all pro-
nounced me hero worthy Of the palmieSt
days Of Sparta. Though excessively pale from
the loss Of blood know that some must have
found its way to my checks as | humbly con-
fessed that my last Qlixotic charge was all the
work Of an uumanageable horse but to my
surprise the doctor affected not 10 believe ne,
and declared that true merit was always mod
est After that told others the same. truth
tul story, with the same result; but row 90
not repeat any more finding it a very pleasant
thing to be distinguished hero with some
what lucrative promotion as my reward The
only thing that troubles me now, aside from
my honorable wounds aud bruises. is the lnpl.-
tai query. whether in case I should so happily
b.under through the second as the FIRST, and
ever find another vicious, headsiroug beast to
bear me On TO glory in spite Of myself.
Year: 1862

\ Mosr BLESSED ORDER.-What blessed
order of nature it is. that the footsteps of Time
are inaudible and noiseless, and that the sea-
son Of life, like those of the year, are so indis-
tinguishably brought on in gentle progression,
and is so bleuded, the one with the other that
the human being scarcely knows, except from
a faint and not unpleasant sensation, that he is
growing old. So day steals into night through
the crimson curtains oftwlight So the golden
gates Of dawn swing round noiseless as the
portals OF Heaven. Even the beat of the heart
is muffied, that we may not know how fast ii
struggles out. From the building of the oak
to the rolling of the world, there is no clink of
machinery. There is no noise save Of helpless
wave, or the rent air grOaning with the light
ning's bolt or now and thea the play of the
volcanoes valves, or the puny cry OF insects or
of men, in all this world of ours. The past is
dumb, the future silent, and the present makes
but slight ripple, like the trailing of steam
er on the quiet sea.
Year: 1862

BITES AND STISGs.-Tbose who are pre-
pairing TO travel or 60 into the country, may
find it useful to remember that an ounce vial Of
spirits of hartshorn should be considered one Of
the iodisPensables-as, il case of being bitten
or stung by any poisonous animal or insect,
the immediate and free application of this
alkali as wash TO the part bitten gives in
slant, perfect and permanent relief, the bite of
a mad dog, we believe, not excepted so will
strong ashes water Halls Journal
Year: 1862

A You've LADY's PAsTINE IN PAR1s-A
Paris correspondent of the Perth Amboy
Journal says that there is a new fashionable
epidemic raging in the French capital sort
of young ladies work, the results of which will
last for many generations


The process is this: You buy a set of porce-
lain (Sevres if you choose) as expensive or
cheap as your taste or your purse will admit of;
on these you paint heads, landscapes flowers,
or whatever you fancy, with paints prepared
for the purpose. Then you send it to the
porcelain baker. who bakes it three times,
which so fixes the colors that they become
permanent, and will last as long as the China.
have seen complete tea set painted by
young lady, which could not be painted for
thousand dollars Every plate, cup, saucer,
preserve dish, and cake basket was different,
and very beautiful. OF course the baker must
thoroughly understand his business, for mi
mute too long in the oven, or the oven too hot,
may destroy all. An artist who had spent
many months painting piece for the exhibi-
tion at the Paais d'lndustrie among the col
leclonS of living artists, had it cracked in the
oven for want Of sufficient care. The porcelain
plate cost some hundred dollars. Not long
since baker fell asleep and broke eight hun
dred dollars worth of porcelain, for which be
was obliged to pay, and was consequently
ruined. do not know if you have porcelain
bakers in the United States, but if you had,
you would find this far preferable to many
other pastimes in vogue
Year: 1862

UYNoTICED HERoEs.-W hen we see man
holding faster bis uprightness in proportion as
it is assailed fortfying his religious trust in
proportion as providence is obscure hoping
in the ultimate triumph of virtue more surely
in proportion to its present afflictious ; cher
ishing philanthropy amidst the discouraging
experience of mans unkindDess and unthank-
funess extending to others sympathy which
his own sutferings need not obtain growing
milder and gentler amidst what tends to exas-
perate and burden, and through inward princi-
pie, converting the indictments to evil into the
occasions Of a victorious virtue, we see an
explanation, and noble explanation, of the
present state. We see a good produced so
transceudent IN its nature as TO justify all the
evil and suffering under which it grows up.
We should think the formation Of few such
minds worth all the apparatus of the present
world. We should say that this earth, with
It's continents and oceans, its seasons and har-
vests, and its successive generations, was a
"olh worthy OF Iod, even were IL to accom-
plish 10 other end than the training and mani
festation of the illustrious characters which are
scattered through history. And when we con.
slider how small a portion of human virtue is
recorded by history, how superior in dignity as
well as in number are the unDoticed and un-
honored saints aud heroes Of domestic and
humble life, We see great light thrown over
the present state which more than reconciles
Us to all its evils.
Year: 1862

SeNE of the merchants of Salt Lake City
have issued shiuplasters for circulation. TIE
News advises the people not to take them, on
penalty of sooner Or later finding them worth
loss
Year: 1862

WHAT good has the abolition policy done
the Union cause. as far as it has got? What
good did the expenditure Of Government money
10 buy the negroes in the District of Columbia
do? What good has the proposition to buy
out slavery in the revolted States done >
What good has the notice done, that if these
States do not accept the proposition it may
become necessary. as q war measure, to declare
slavery abolished? What good has been done
by the notice for free niger observance of
next New Years Day ?-[Sierra Democrat.
Year: 1862

II would be qualification to that!inconsid-
cradle and worthless portion cf the commu-
nifty which Is engaged in irritating the surface
Of the earth, if the Quartermaster General or
whoever else is empowered to authorize the
pressing of teams, would state in writing the
reasons which induces him to prefer country to
town horses. To intimate that country horses
and their masters do not appreciate the Quar-
termaster's preference, would be doing gross
injustice to the breeding and intelligence of
those amisble animals. But neither horses
nor men like to be overwhelmed with compli-
ments. No offence would be taken by either,
were the Quartefmaster to transfer portion of
his fatiering attentions to their brother beasts
IN the city, OF course the feelings OF the cOun-
trymen ought not to be consulted In the least,
for we have yet to hear Of Government that
did not consider its first and highest duty to
be the molestation and oppression Of farmers
and planters. But no Government has yet
been permanently disgraced by paying some
consideration If not to the feelings, to the uses
OF the country horse. As between the town
man and the country man, the personal incon-
venience of being robbed Of their herses is the
same. Not go with regard to the horses them
selves. In time Of war the country horse plows
the ground that grows the grain that makes
the food that feeds the armies that fights the
battles that win the freedom and sustain the
Government that pays the Quartermasters.
But Quartermasters are never selfish and al
ways gallant The love of the beautiful is
their absorbing passion. Rather than deprive
the public of the felicity of seeing Quarter
master in buggy, taking his evening airing
rather than disturb the lovely equipoise of a
three-story trunk strapped beautifully behind a
hack, they would see every army in the field
starve to death, the Government of JEFF Davis
driven into the Gulf of Mexico, and their own
fair prospects for comfortable pay and no risk
in battle forever blasted. Wise and magnani-
nous QusrtermastersI There are eleven artil-
lery companies out at the New Fair Grounds
waiting for horses and unable to get them
Every company is imperiously and instantly
needed in the field. There are in the cities Of
Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk, Lynchburg
and Fredericksburg, at least thousand hacks
and private carriages. Here, then, are two
thousand trained horses-enough to equip
twenty batteries. But it would never do to
interfere with the shopping Of fine ladies


How sinful and injurious to the digestion Of
Quartermasters it would be to put a stop to
their buggy riding. And o, the crime, tho
objectionable crime Of compelling ladies of
pleasure 10 give up their cherished hacks


What would become of the gamblers that watch
the gay creatures as they drive by the big
hotels! The country might be saved if the
town horses were pressed, but the 90 .thetic Joys
of the cOurtezan, the Quartermsster and the
gam bier, would be gone. Who would have
the heart to ask such a sacrifice from such
people