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Year: 1864

Those papers and men through the


"Nortbern Tier" who endorse the action


of the Legislature in electing u S. SEN


ator last winter, still persist in saying that


the issue is not between the people and


Governor Carney, but between Senator


Lane and Governor Carney. This we de.


ny, and everybody but q biased politician


will deny. And the principle argument
against Senator Lane is '.he has done moth


ing for Northern Kansas Now we do


not wish 10 be driven to take up the cud-


gel for Senator Lane. as we believe him
able to fight his own battles, but for fear
you may overlook some things we will call
your attention to few facts.


His duty as loyal Senator from loyal


Kansas, was to do everything in his pow
er to suppress the rebellion, and to assis,
Kansas in doing her duty end her whole
duty in the work of maintaining our na:
tionali,y.-This he has done, and in so do.
ing he has as much represented Northern
Kansas as any portion of the State. Dur.
Ing the present struggle We could not ex-
pect the mate rial interests of the State, or
any portion Of it, to be developed, or even
looked after; it is enough to know that
the State is putting forth lis strength and
wealth in the effort to preserve the Union.
Hence all o,her things may be considered
at stand still But now tn It there is
prospect of finally crushing the rebellion ::
now the. our armies are larger, and Gen.
erals better, and the rebel army smaller
and the Confederacy poorer than ever be-
fore now that freedoms light glimmers
family through great rents in the black
and threatening war cloud now that we
have hope that country vii! be left to
US, to love, to develope to improve: now,
we may say. We may think, it is proper to
iOOA W Out ldI lUtCIEslSs


AS we denied at first, for the sake of ar
gument We will admit tha, the contest is
between Lane aud Carney. and then what
have you 10 gaio by supporting Carney Z
At the least calculation is ii not year and
a half before he can have any influence at
and even longer than that be.
fore he stands upon the aoor of Congress,
TO work for or against uss (These ques-
lions We ask on the supposilion that he is
slec'ed next winter, for nobody supposes
hat last winters election does him any
good, no, even his own friends.) In the
mean time is not Senator Lane friendly to
Northern Kansas 2 Is he not already at
WORK for our Ra ilroad interests? And
what greater favor has Northern Kansas to
lsk than that Railroad should be built
rom the Missouri river through the center
# the Northern Tier? We can assure
'ur friends of Marshall and Washington
counties, and ia fact the whole Northern
Tier, their interests are being looked after
q Congress at the present time in man
er tney n.yer have been before. We are
ot at liberty to state just now Of wha,
hose movements particularly consist, but
f the first day Of July, 1864, don't prove
he truth of our intimatlons, then W.
ave been fooled and you can have things
our own wav for all of us
Year: 1864

On, creh though we haze every assurance
that ii can be closed with honor to both
sections The question is Shall we have
peace and reunion or continued war, with
either final dis suaion or the st,bycrsion Of cur
constitutional liberties t4t1
Year: 1864

A minister had quarrel with ons of his
Pensioners by the name of Hardy, who
showed considerable resentment. On the
succeeding Sunday, the divine preached
from the following text, which he pronoun-
ced with great emphasis, and with a sig
nifcant look at Hardy, who was present
g There is no fool like the fool Hardy.
Year: 1864

on officer who arrived not half an hour ago told
me that he had tested the river everywhere. and
no spot had he found that was fordable."


II don't care, General, IL he did" said For
rest "he told you id lie, as am ready to
swear that waded the river not half IN hour
ago, as my wet clothes will testify. And now
gentlemen, as it is getting late, it is high time
you should be acting. VIII you take my advice
and make your escape 7"


no was the reply, at is too late"
have one request to make" said Forrest
u nave line regiment of cavalry here, and
want permission to take 1t out. Grant me this
much, and I'm OIL"


Gen Bnekner nodded his head, when Forrest
boiled out of The house, took his command,
crossed the river at the aforesaid place, and
nlde his escape without the loss of a man.
Year: 1864

Corn is selling in the Montgomery market at
three dollars and half per bushel. Tie bacon
una rket in that city e alec dull with prospect Of
o decline.


The Macon papers say that bacon, corn, and
many other articles of prime necessity, have q
downward tendency in'plice. There will be an
abundant yiOld of the new coIn crop, hence the
old corn crop is beginning to be thrown on the
market, and the price is going down. Bacon
has declined slao in the course Of two or three
weeks considerably.
Year: 1864

Has in store . large and well as
sorted stock Of BOOTS and SHOES


Of the best qualities. and will con-
tinue to receive she whole season,


direct from the manufacturer, the
best and latest styles. which l will
sell as low as any House in the West
Year: 1864

The following facts arc printed in a
latc number of the Philadelphia BnI
htm. They serve to show up the class
Of men who are so clamorous for war,
and the reason why they are so:


A sub-contractor for the govern
ment in this city, whose name though
known to us, we for tho present with
hold, is now getting work done in
Wilmington, Delaware, at tho follow
ing prices:


Haversacks, 10 cents. We under
stand that by long and hard days
work four Of these can be made, but
this rate cannot long be kept up.


Pantaloons, 16 cents! A case was
mentioned to us, where woman, by
working from early morning until l
o'clock at night, succeeded in making
eighteen Of these garments in week,
but by working in this manner seri-
ously injured her eyesight.


Heavy overcoats, Az cents each.-
We are informed that these garments
are so heavy to handle, that those
who work upon them soon break
down with pains in the back, unless
they are uncommonly strong of frame-
To the above price ten cents are added
for making 25 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
five hours steady work, or t~o cents
per hoT!


We arc told that the old price for
making overcoats was always 80 cents
each, so that now-whiIe the necessa-
ries of life are at double price, those
who consume them are to work at
half price, the effect of which is that
they are required to do exactly four
times as much work as formerly to
procure the same quantity Of food, fuel
or raiment.


Another case has been mentioned
to us whore an army contractor gets
81 each from the government for
making shelter tents, for which work
he pays torty.fre cents! which it seems
is just half the price formerly given.


All this is literally shameful; there
is no other word to express it, and no
community is justifabie in seeing the
poor among it crushed in this fright
ful way. 1t is the clear duty Of tho
government so to control its contrac-
tors that they shall be forced to do
some kind of justice to those whom
they employ.


The very same men who are thus
grinding the poor to death, are squan-
dering their extensive profits in every
species of foreign luxury, swelling
our imports, depriving us of our gold
to pay for them, aieging in depreciating
our currency, and speculating in all
tho necessaries of life, to the direct
enhancing of all the values Let us
have reform without delay. The
whole matter is too Infamous to be
tolerated.
Year: 1864

A.trave,er gives the following an
ecdote ola tiger kept by the British
Residency at Calcutta; "but what an
noyed him far more than our poking
him with stick, or tantalizing him
with shins Of beef or legs Of mutton,
a mouse was introduced into his cage.
No fine lady over exhibited more terror
at The sght of a spider, than this mag
nifcent royal tiger betrayed on seeing
a mouse. Our mischievous plan was
to tie the little animal by string TO
the end Of long pole, and thrust it
close 40 the tigers nose. Iha mo-
ment he saw it he leaped to tho oppo-
site side, and when the mouse was
made to run near him, he jammed
himself into a corner, and stood trem-
bling and roaring in such an extacy
of fear, that we were always obliged
to desist in pity to the poor brute.
Sometimes we insisted on his passing
over the spot where tho unconscious
little mouse ran backwards and for
wards. For long time. however, We
could not get hin to move; till at
length believe by The help Of a squib
we obliged him to start; but instead of
pacing lesiurely across his den, or ma
king detour to avoid the object of
his alarm, he generally took kind Of
flying leap so high as nearly to bring
his back in contact with tho roof OF
the cape."
Year: 1864

TT The gontlc education of fate
gradually acoustoms the marmed cit
izen, as well as the soldier, TO danger,
and begets happy fatalistic levity, a
trust that the evil times will not bo
quite unbearable, and perhaps the
cloud will pass over our heads with
out breaking.
Year: 1864

Morgan's new raid in Kentucky probably
means that horsea, shoes, jeans, and bacon.
are wanted further especially horses.
Morgan is good at thieving; better at that
than anything he ever took in hand-except
digging ont Of prison. Kentucky has been
SO long let alone that he will find pretty
good picking there


Nthe people were thoroughly loyal, his
stay would be much shorter than it will now,
and he would get Less. As 1t il, he will
hardly be able to secure as much leisure as
Forrest did, unless cur accounts are wide Of
the mark.


s., The Ohio boys at Cynthiana, who went ont
to ~edefsnd fortrasfes and railroads."
have found -.that even such work IL
liable to prove rs hard kind OF
war Is any; and their hundred days
may be stretched to two or three times that
length before they are through with 1t; un-
less they can persuade their captors TINT 1t Is
but fair to discharge them when their ".time
is out" We pointed out this liability before
the hundred days service was adopted
There orc times when such local work is just
the most trying work Of the war. We wish
the rest of the militia better luck


But Morgan is not destined to any vehe.
ment accomplishment this time. Gen. Bur.
bridge rot at him on Sunday and used up his
bold riders. He will not do much for Dixie
in the way Of horses or bacon until he gets
under better star.
Year: 1864

lr Is stated upon the authority Of q
Union lady who was present at the time.
that General CAN'T who is now being feed
and petted by he abolitiOnists, was one Of
three citizens Of Little Rock who subseribe
ed one thousand dollars each to hire an as
sassin to murder President Lincoln. This
is the man who now pretends to preach loyl
atty and homer to Northern citizens.
Year: 1864

WANrED-A BILL PosrER.-A wag,
speaking of the zone hundred thousand
copies of the Proclamation of Amnesty,
printed in handbil form, to be posted up
in conspicuous places in Dixie" says: The
only thing now in the way OF crushing out
the Rebellion is to fad q competent Bill
posteri'
Year: 1864

The hat was passed round in certain con-
gregation in New York, for the purpose of
taking up collection. After it had made
the circuit of the church it was handed to
the minister, who. by the way, had exchang-
ed pulpits with the regular preacher, and he
found not penny in it. He inverted his
hat on the pulpit cushion, and shook it. that
its emptiness might be known. Then look
ing at the ceiling he exclaimed, with great
fervor, 81 thank God that 1 got back my
hat from this congregationn
Year: 1864

WE have considerably enlarged THE DAILY ONO
ST ATEsMAN, and now print 1t on plain and hand
some new type, and clear white paper.


In Politics, The ONO STATEsMAN sin War as in
Peace for the Country for the Constitution, and for
Union Of equal States. with equal privileges, and
with equal and exact justice to all its citizens. We
are for the Old Flag with nota Star or Stripe erased
and the Old Union far it is possible restore it
and for the existing Constitution in It's spirit letter
aud purposes ...,.......t.


Upon the coming events Of the year. rest the hopes
If the People and Government. We are in the midst
of a bloody and protracted civil war. Its duration
and close depend upon WISER truer and more patri-
otic Policy than we have seen during the present Ad
ministration. We owe it to the memory Of our Faith
ers and to the hopes Of our Children to the future Of
Country, and to the bestinterests Of mankind To
change Policy which is drifting us farther and far
ther from the landmarks Of our patriotic sires.


TEE STATESMAN will do all il can to aid in bring
ing about this change; and hence the Publishers in
vite support and encouragement from all those who
while wishing for a good NEWSPAPER, also wish to
have sound Constitutional journal


We publish paper in which we seek to give the
TRUTH. Our Commercial Reports, our Markets. our
Political and General News are carefully freed from
the ensational character, and we seek to make The
STATESMAN trustworthy in every particular.


For News. for Instruction. for Good Morals. for
Sound Political Sentiments for Steady Defense Of
American Institutions, Take, Read and help to Cir
culate. The OHIO STATESMAN.


THE WEEKLY ONO STATESMAN is one Of the
argest, cheapest. and best printed Papers in the
West Each number contains complete resume of
Ill the Military and Political news of the week; the
atest telegraphic and market reports; carefully
prepared collection of literary reading for the home
and family; and an abundance of paragraphs upon
every topic of interest or Importance. The wide
circulation already obtained by this paper is evil
dence of its popularity and of its being adapted to
the wants of the people.
Year: 1864

BLOCKADE OF New YoRK.-The New
York Express says: "We are informed that
there are few vessels with cargoes on board
at anchor in the bay, that were cleared
several days ago for various places on the
coast, but which are detained by the owners
under apprehension of capture by the rebel
cruiser on the coast. The port of New York
is thus partially under blockade, by one
Confederate cruiser-a fact which, thus in
The fourth year of the war, should make the
Navy Department blush for shame"
Year: 1864

A LITTLE girl fifteen years old attempted
topoison herself in Louisville recently, be-
cause she was not permitted to elope with
q lad of seventeen. Nothing but q stomach
pump preserved her to grow up.
Year: 1864

In order to extend the circulation Of our Mammoth
Weekly Edition of THE OHIO STATESMAN. and to
enable our friends to get up Clubs for the Presi-
Dental Campaign. upon the most favorable terms,
We have decided oiurnsh it to Subscribers from the
7th of July to the middle of November embracing
the whole of the exciting and important Political
Campaign. and including the Presidential Election
Returns-at the following Low AND GREATLY RE-
DUCED RATES:
Year: 1864

TEN SPRING HAT.-KYox's April sales are
exceedingly bat surprisingly large when the beauty and
excellence Of his STRING HAT ;ahen into consideration
STRANGERS who attracted to the city by the Fair should not
s TO visit Ksor No 22 Broadway before they turn their
eyes horneward KNOX HAT would be prize worth
possessing
Year: 1864

eral officer in Sherman's army, writing TO
friends in Ohio, alludes with just pride to
the brilliant achievements of that army.
After recounting its many battles, he al.
ludes to the conflict, greater than any vet
fought, soon to take place at the ballot.
box. The armies of the nation have done
and are doing their duty nobly. If the
people of the loyal States perform their
share as well, good work will be speedily
and gloriously consummated. The writer
asks: "Will the people keep up their
pluck and fight the thing out: 1t all de-
pends upon their steadfastness of purpose.
If Richmond does not fall sooner, the
Army of the West will finally make its
way to the back door. We are
losing some good officers, and of course
some men, but l wish all could under
stand how vitality this campaign is striking
the rebellion. Did you read Governor
Browns proclamation, calling out the
militia and detailed men: There was no
'blossoming palmetto about that, but
plain and open groun. showing clearly
how deep the travel of our army IS moy-
ing down upon the tender places of the
Confederacy. The greatest victory for the
rebels-greater than fifty Manasseses, and
the only one that can give them particle
of hope-will be to defeat the war party
at the coming election. If they can, by
any possibility, keep their army in the
field, no matter whether victorious OF; not,
and little before election place strong
army upon the soil of, free State, with
fair show of sharp diplomacy upon their
part, carelessly met by us, then let the
question go flat before the people peace


or war and who can tell what win be
the result of our last three years of blood
and victory. I fear nothing in Ohio. Our
first great battle must be at the allot-box,
and the. war power must be sustained at
all hazards" . ..r, s.. ..., ... Pr.
Year: 1864

CALIFORNIA went Union in 1863 by a
majority of 1876. A letter from Sena-
tor Conness upon the prospect in this
State, says: ~ have no fears for the re-


suit in California. The value of peace
and Union is too well known to the pa.
triotic people for them TO falter now


The people are too courageous TO take a
backward step. The name of California
stands too high she cannot afford to
lower her crest, to let the ensign down.
Year: 1864

THERE are many remarkable instances
of defective memory, but the most re-
markable on record is that of Gen Nc
Clellan, who "does not recollect" whether
he was on shore or on the river while the
battle of Malvern Hill was being tonight
Year: 1864

Every young lady should make herself
familiar with the ordinary care of a child;
should learn to bathe, dress and tend it
properly, for though she should never have
charge Of nursery Of her own, she will
be prepared for a thousand acts Of benev-
olence and mercy, from which she would
be entirelycut off without such knowledge.
Little children are ever around US, no mat
ter where we 60. And there are tried and
sick and overburdened mothers enough 10
everybody's list Of aequaintances. Do not
feel, daughter, that it is none Of my con-
Germ" Remember who it is that will say,
" I was sick and ye visited me not. Oh,
you may lay up a precious treasure IN
heaven by deeds of kindness to Christi
suffering poor here on earth, and in no way
can you do a greater kindness often than
by timely, skiIlful ministering to the little
chiIdren


4 OF, course your first duty is inyOur owe
home circle. Have you little ones there?
Do you seek as far as may be to Tighten a
mothers weary cares, do you selfshly
leave to her and to hiFeIings the resPonsi-
bility, while your time is all taken up with
selfish pursuits, decking your person and
entertaining and visiting like frivolous ac-
quaintances? ? - b-a


If there is a little child in your house,
remember that you have duty to perform
toward it. If you neglectit, God willnot
hold you guiltless. Be true daughter and
sister, in courthouse. Do not leave to igno-
rant and often, unscrupulous dOmesties, the
forming Of immortal minds and souls 50
dear to Q you. Be fried in all respects to
take charge of the householdif God should
see fit to call away the mother from her
babes, as is so often the case.-MJother' S
/ Journal. .=l.ts.f ...r fs--
Year: 1864

They take their first steps. They pass
from-the period ofseasy obedience, of sub
lection to command, Into the period in
which they are to assume the responsible
ity of their own conduct 1t is a difficult
passage. How to carry young man on
fromIffteen. to twenty years of age, is. a
long steering ground, and both shores are
lined with perils. = No one can foresee the
circumstances that betide their children.
As long as they are children, we have the
good of them but as soon as they begin
to leave childhood, and to take hold upon
manhood, we begin to feel that the prob
leIh becomes more uncertain, and more
full of anticipations of pain and realiza-
tions of pain. It is the problem whether
they have been educated so as to endure
the temptations of outer Gfe.r Parents
scarcely know what their children are
made up of. They do not know what
strain they will bear. They do not know
where the crushing point will be. They
do not know whether they can be broken
or not. For the family develops not the
worse side Of the character, but the best
Nor is there any opportunity within the
family. and while. they are there sheltered,
for them to be set upon by such tempta-
tions as may afterward quite OverWhelm
them.-Henry Ward Beecber, IN. Sat. EUe


Post.
Year: 1864

Some philosophers suppose that the
suns heat is kept up by the constant fall
ing into it of comets, asteroids and me-
teors, which Kepler supposed to be more
numerous in the heavens than fishes in
the sea. 100000 meteors are. calculated
to have been observed on a single night in
Boston. Of course it is a serious objec-
ton to this theory, that we have no such
variation Of heat as might be expected
from such a chance supply Of fuel. But
it is something to know that if this earth's
motion were suddenly stopped, and it were
to drop into the sun, as it unquestionably
would, the heat generated by the single
blow would be equal to that developed by
the combustion of $500 worlds of solid
carbon. If, indeed, the whole motion of
the world were suddenly arrested, itwould
not only produeea universal confagraion,
but Professor Ty1dall calculated that "the
quantity of heat generated by this colos-
sal shock would be quite sufficient not
only to fuse the entire earth, but to reduce
itin great part to vapors. "-PubRc Ledger,
Year: 1864

BY YOUNG AMERICA, or SPRINGFIELD


ILLINOIS.
Yes, we miss thee at home yes, we miss


thee!


May God your absence prolsns
For our state hath got rid OF 4 nuisance
We hoped and prayed for SO long
May the devil get hold of your carcass
And keep it in misery Gagged
Until you cry up to high heaven
Fer pardoa from those you We outraged.
Yes, we miss thee at home l-ye, we miss
May We miss thee forever, we pray
But tn0u shan't be missed at the Judg-


ment,
Old tyrant, upon that great day,
But be cursed and cast from His presence,
Creator OF all our deep woe
And our hearts will rejoice when theu'r


safely


In the arms of thy brother below
Make way, you old wretch for true


man


Who'll carry the day without fail
And ii'you gel hoAe, .by the Internal. .
Me'il escort you aroSad on rail
The hemp is on hands for to hang yeu
AS the meanest and worst OF all men,
And this outraged nation will hail it
A civil Necessity then.
Year: 1864

Would ysu wish to live without tri
al? Then yeu wish to die but half a
man. Without trial yeu cannot guess at
your own strength. Men do not learn to
swim on table, they must get into deep
water and buffet the surges If you wish
to understand their true character,-i
you would know their whole strength,
of what they are capable, threw them
overheard Over with them, if they are
worth saving they will swim ashore
t themselves.
Year: 1864

A HANDSOME FOUR STORY BROWN STONE ENG
n sh basement House, In splendid order Tor sale low
Immediate possession given Situated in West Twenty
second street Neichborhood unexceptonable. Price
MY, 50 Zine street.
Year: 1864

The CosT OF TIE ELEcTIoN-The Americans
do everything upon grand scale. We gave
seven millions Of dollars to the Sanitary Com
mission. We raised over fifty millions by pri-
vate contributions for the benefit of our SOL
diers We have expended two or three thou
sand millions upon this war. The Presidential
election will probably cost us over afty mil
lions. No wonder that all the world and the
rest OF mankind are astonishsd at US. The ifty
millions for the election is entirely . private
affair. Some Of il comes from patriots and
some from partisans; but We are afraid that
the most Of 1t comes from contractors. Never
theless, this Is great country, and we can af-
ford 10 do things in a liberal way.