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Year: 1863

TIE Truth ADvANcING-The Bour


bon County Monitor is the only paper in


Southern Kansas that has thus far had
the honesty and moral courage to tell the
truth about the Henderson Amendment.
A late number of the Monitor contains q
lengthy editorial. in which q plain and
fair statement Of the question is made.
The people Of Kansas have been deceived
and misled in this matter. and principal
ly through their papers and politicians,
who have been bought or honeyfug-
gled" BY Atchison and Topeka interests.
Why. even IN individual who last Fall
ran for the Legislature. in one of our nor
thern Counties, as champion of the
Henderson Amendment. but was beaten,
has since bought newspaper down be-
low the Ksw. and taken to preaching
against the evils which would result to
the State from the acceptance of the Hen
derson proviso. If he was honest last
Fall, he must be miserably dishonest
now, and viee versa. But had the truth
been circulated in Southern Kansas, last
Summer and Fall. the northern Counties
would have received justice at the hands
of the Legislature. and the interests OF
other portions of the State would have
received no detriment.
Year: 1863

T Col. D. R. Anthony is the Union
candidate for Mayor Of Leavenworth. If
he is elected. Leavenworth will not be SO
much Of harbor for traitors as it used to
be. We observe that two of the good
Union papers of that city are endeav oring
to defeat him. probably by the election
of some one vino would have q warm
side for the ''erring brethren" Cause
why-they would rather see traitor May
or of that city. than one who was sup.
ported by the Conservative.
Year: 1863

PErTlBoNEs HorEL.-Having occa
sion to travel through the western por.
tion of the county a few days since. we
as usual gave the above ever popular
Hotel call. We call upon al travel.
ing in that direction, if they would have
such care and attention is seldom
found in remote districts in the West,
not to neglect this House.
Year: 1863

ADs


No people on the face Of the earth
seem so ready to be hrmbugged by
quacks and impostors as the American:
Quacks in patriotism, quacks in states.
manship, quacks in philanthropy, in
morality, in virtue, in political truth
and integrity have more reputation and
receive more consideration and respect
than the men whose advice if needed
would have saved our naticn the dis.
grace and humiliation to which in the
eyes of the world it is reduced. Those
who for the last quarter Of a century
have denounced the Union without stint
because they despised the constitution,
are now vaunting their deep reverence
and devotion for the Union. So dis
interested are they: that after securing
to themselves and friends all the offices
of trust and emolument in the country,
they absolu'ey y aid IN the formation of
"Union Leagues" ignoring party en-
tirely, and calling upon democrats to
unite with them in the patriotic object
Of perpetuating their tenure. As the
generous and spontaneous outburst of
patriotism that cannot tolerate any
opposition to thcneelvcs and the adj
ministration, they absolutely form secret
societies ali over the land to perpetuate
the present state of things, and declare
every man q "traitor.', "secessionist."
and a ''copperhead," not agreeing with
them. These no-party- -partizans hold
their midnight orgies, deluding and
hoodwinking some weak Eneed or sore
headed democrat into their scheme of
voting iato Office none but "Loyalmem-
bers of the Union League" And so
bare faced are they in their proceedings
that they proceed after ignoring party
entirely, to call Republican county
Convention for sending delegates to
the Republican State Convention, at
which to nominate candidates for those
democrats joining these Leagues to
support. The democrat who has not
natural shrswdness enough to SEQ the
fraud and the cheat they are practicing
under the cloak of virtuous patriotism
is just where he should be. That they
will be called upon to vote for the most
radical men belonging to the republi-.
can party, at this falls election there is
no more doubt, than that they will cheer
fully do the bidding of their masters.
They are used by the Republicans,
who see themselves floating out into
the great ocean of oblivion and i.famy
to swim ashore on.


Now we should like to know why
these 'Union Leagueists" who are too
pure and patriotic to be partizans are
sending delegates to a Republican
State convention. The whole thing is
a fraud, lie, and cheat.
Year: 1863

All reasonable men have come to the
conclusion that another year of war, at
least, is before them, and perhaps more.
The peace delusion has blown away. Meth
er from foreign intervention, nor from the
imperious DEGREES of King Cotton. nor from
the imagined friendship Of the Northwest,
nor from the stupid rumors about the de-.
moralization of the Yankee armies, does
any hope of peace dawn upon the lsnd.
We must fight or submit. What balucina-
tion soever may be cherished by politicians,
the soldiers in the field want to know, aud
want to be told, the plain truth, and the
truth is that We are right in the middle of
the war. and during the spring and summer
the war is to be more fierce and unrelenting
than ever before. The Yankee enemy is
only beginning to fight. To buy provisions
for the army at current rates would call for
the imposition of . great debt upon our
posterity, such as would cause our children
to cu.se US iu our graves.-Riehnsond E1-
aminer.
Year: 1863

After suitably preparing the ground with
the plow, plant small cottonwood trees, three
or four feet apart. Between these trees plant
wild grape vines. From time to time, as the
vines grow to suitable length, weave them
together like network, and give them q turn
or two around the trees. After while perhaps
vine is not strong enough to resist cattle, get
one as large as your finger, and pull away at
it to your hearts content. All that can now
say is that l am making the experiment.
Perhaps you may hear the result after few
years. In the meantime, suppose you make
this OF some other experiment. W.T..
Year: 1863

We have received letter from one of
the Soldiers in the Army, showing the
feeling of the volunteers generally, to-
wards the Northern traitors, known as
Copperheads. Though not intended for
publication, we trust the writer will par
don US for making a few extracts. Their
publication may satisfy some, at least, in
our midst that their course does not meet
the appro Fal of those who are hazzarGing
their lives in defense of the homes and
fresides Of men who should be better en-
ployed than in throwing obstacles in the
way of a vigorous prosecution of the War.


ave have passed through hardships
without murmur. Many have shed their
blood in defense of liberty, right and jus
tice, and the remains of many lie in
Southern soil, sacrificed for the maintain
ance of a great Nation. We have fought
against the Southern traitors, feeling that
our course was just, and now to know
that while thus engaged, our own homes,
to- which We h..ye looked with pride for
appreciation, harbor open rebels, is heart
rending indeed My own choice-and
believe it is the same with nearly all the
soldiers Of the Union Army-would be to
shoot the northern rebels first, and then
the rebellion could be easily crushed. The
traitors at the South are entitled to far
more respect than those of the North
Oh the deep damnation of those north
ern traitors They are far worse than
the bullets of the foe. The deep hatred
of the Administration has done more to
discourage the soldiers than all the de-
feats suffered. But day of retribution
will come-a dreadful retribution awaits
those miscreants when the hosts of the
field return to their homes Can those
Northern traitors suppose ice, for a mo-
ment would listen to terms short of an un-
conditional Peace The South fired the
FIRST gun, and where that sound reyerbra-
ted over the city of Charleston, should the
north fire the last There is no path to
peace and Union except through a vigor-
Gus prosecution of the War


We have always jumped with JOY at the
receipt of the Mineral Point Papers, but
of late we prefer the Richmond Enquirer
Whig or Dispatch, to that detestable Home
Intelhgencer. A more thorough rebel
sheet does not find its way through our
lines, and many of US blush with shame
when we reflect that we helped to elevate
its trio of Editors to important Offices, for
/ which we now think them entirely unfit
on account of their traitorous course.


The Sinking of Plym-
outh Rock, nor the impeachment of the
President will ever be accomplished by
such SILLY goats. If they have no respect
for themselves, have they none for their
| children, and families p
Year: 1863

Clean 1.-THE gutter on the west side
of Jefferson street near 9Th needs cleaning
badly. When it rains the mud and litter
nearly close up the culvert under the railroad
at 9Th street. The gutter below 9Th street
also needs cleaning ''i' 'aaw 7si'ar
Year: 1863

The RAG BAG The rag bag
should become an institution in c,e-
ry household. Paper for Govern.
ment printing business and private
purposes is not only in great demand, !.
bit bears an exo.bitant price
Nothing would tend more to increase
its quantity and caeapen its price,
than the general institution Of the
rag bag. Let every scrap Of cloth,
rope aad thread, refuse cotton, and
all wasted material Of which either
cotton, lax or hemp forms the fibre
De diligently saved and sold TO the
paper mills, and paper will become
abundant and be sold at reduced
rates. Let the rog-5qy, then, be the
order Of The day.
Year: 1863

But all this, deplorable as it is, is paltry
and insignificant compared with the crown.
ing act Of tyranny on tho part of our cruel
Government, in depriving the noble lords OF
the South of the services of their dark COM
plexioned brethren. And, rs IL this was
not enough, this same Government must
needs add insult to injury by availing itself
Of the services Of these colored Union men.
Shameful! How could you, Abram? Don't
you know that it is unconstitutional for q
black hand to level musket at white
rebel? And more than all this don't you
know that the cerebral cavity Of an African
is smaller than that Of some white men,
which is On evidence, to anointed eyes, that
his maker designed him for "chattel per-
sonal," and consequently that you are trans
crossing divine law in allowing him the
opportunity of becoming anything else?-
To be sure, this is rather precarious ground
for some of our copperhead brethren and
sisters, for the theory, If carried out and
put in practice, would necessitate many a
revolution in social positions. 1t would be
proved. to an uncomfortable extent, that the
"first should be last, and the last first. -
We have the authority Of this poet for say.
ing that


"Thcy mock at Liberty


When they take tool whose mind is dark, whose


intellect Is dim


And brother mako OF him."


But enough of this arrant nonsense. II is
too contemplate to be even ridiculous
too obviously shallow to be worth rcfuting.
My dear "Copperhead," hadn't you better
try your hand at something beside poetry,
for, pardon me, you make miserable failure
when you attempt that. Poetry. without
either rhyme or reason, is poor stuff and out
of tho kindest consideration for yourself We
mako the suggestion.


IvANnoE.


North Berwick. Nov. %. 1863.
Year: 1863

BARNS and SrABLEs.-A clapboard loose or
gone, or great crack under the door, lets in
the cold, and the horse or cow must have
more fuel for the fire within the body to
counteract the cold from without. Pure mir
is essential. but let it not come in chilling
currents upon man or beast. With ventila-
tors above for the escape Of bad air, there
will generally be enough good air stealing in
almost insensibly through the seams and crew
ices; il not, admit it from some point where
it will not blow directly upon tho animals
Every stable should have one glazed window,
and better several.
Year: 1863

1t is of vastly more importance to keep au-
imals in health than to cure them when sick.
As a general rule animals may be kept in good
health by the observance of a few simple
rules:


l. Animals should always be fed with reg
ularity both in respect to time and quantity
Orcrteeding is often the cause Of disease.


.. They should always have water as often
as desired, and that which is pure. Horses
will not drink OF hard, lime or clayey, il
they can have access to pure water.


3. Do not orer,rork horses and oxen. Reg
ular and moderate labor will accomplish more
in the year, and keep them in better condi-
ton, than overworking at one time and rest.
ing and overlooking ut another.


4. A sufficient variety should be fed to
stock in winter, and not confne them to dry
hay or straw and grain. A mess Of carrots,
turnips or potatoes cut and mixed with
ground oats or shorts, is excellent to pro-
mote health, and should be given as often as
twice week.


5. Never feed musty and mouldy fodder |;
but if it must be used, cut It, moisten' and
sprinkle over with meal and feed to horned
cattle. 1t never should be given to horses.


q. Always shelter stock in cold storms in
all seasons of the year, and never leave a
horse, after being driven, to stand in the cold
wind without being covered with good
thick blanket or buffalo.


!. Avoid all sudden changes Of food in
grain, or from hay to grass.


s. Due care should be taken that animals
always have plenty Of pure, fresh air, and
for this purpose stables should bc we'll venti.
lated, as stock often become sick from breath
ing foil air. A proper amount of exercise
is also essential.


0. Strict cleanliness should always bc OBJ
served. All animals are found to maintain
q better condition and httcn faster when cur
rlcd ana kept clean.


When an animal becomes sick, one Of the
hest measures to bc adopted is good nursing.
This is method beginning to DO advocated
by the best practitioners of tho medical art,
as being applicable to tho human family,
and is unqucstiOnably as advantageous when
applied to farm stock. There is no doubt
that the life OF valuable animal is often lost
by doctoring, while many recover when left
to themselves and the workings Of Nature.
Year: 1863

ASmnLs.-Keep them always improving.
Comfort for the animal is money in the purse
of tho proprietor. Take them up early for
the animals sake, for the pastures sake and
for their manure. Prepare warm sunny sheds
for young cattle, close sheds or boxes for
colts, open but warm sheds for sheep, where
they can havc the range of dry yard.
Year: 1863

A letter from Kanagahwa Japan, of the 10th
of November to the S. F. Bulletin, from which
we quote as follows


On the 7th the Japanese authorities at twelve
o'clock, NJ, gave a salute of II guns to the Min
lister of the United States, with the flag of our
Union at the FORE This was the first regular sa-
lutte ever given by this Government or people to
a foreign Minister. The guns were acknowledge
ed by the Wyoming gun for gun, with the Japan
ese flag at the fore. Thus the United States are
the first again in getting this acknowledgment of
national courtesy from the japanese. We hope
soon to get national salute, but it may be a
question of time. Our Minister will negotiate it
through if it can be done.


We have also got an order from the Japanese
Government for two first class steam soops-of
war, "a guns each, and one gunboat of 16 guns,
also steam, and the first installment on the pay
ment is paid. Thus the United States is again
favored and preferred in an order for their navy
over all other nations, and l trust our builders
will show them vessels that will not be excell-
ed in the world for speed, durability, beauty and
service. The Government here is undoubtedly
determined to have a fair navy, and they mean to
have only first rate vessels, and all steam at that
They mean also to prepare for any emergency
that may transpire.
Year: 1863

be surprising if one should be Effected
Notwithstanding the fact that the masses of
the people, both here and in the upper
country, are entirely opposed to such
movement That the people are opposed
to any division at all, is evident to every
man who has taken the pains to converse
upon the subject. Even here in the lower
country, wheie they were supposed by some
to favor the measure, have been unable
to find a single man, among the permanent
settlers and farmers, who are in favor of
division. As in the upper country, the ag-
itat.on is entirely confined to politicians
who are making use of it to secure other
ends. l know of but two or three mem
bers of the Legislature who have an
nounced themselves in favor of division,
while do know that large majority have
expressed themselves in oppositicnto to it
The entire eastern delegation, with one
exception, including Clark county, are op-
posed to any division at all i; and l am
quite sure that the Nez Perce representa-
tive will oppose the division advocated
here by every means in his power.


A protest against the division of the
Territory has been drawn up, for the pur
pose of securing the signatures of MEM
bers of the Legislature. When this is
done, it will be forwarded to San Francis
co, thence by telegraph to Washington. 1t
is hoped this will have the effect to fore
stall the representations already made, and
give the people an opportunity to be heard
in the natter. n.
Year: 1863

The following resolution have passed both
houses OF the Territorial Legislature


ReSolUed By the Legislative assembly Of the
Territory of Washington, That we have firm
una lterable attachment and devotion to the
American Union; that it is binding and perpet-
ual connection between the States composing it ;
that the aedged right of secession urged by
those resisting the Federal authority has no exis-
ence, is doctrine alike unfounded in the Consti-
tuition and fatal to all good government, and we
brand it as a political heresy, cherished only by
traitors and their sympathizers.


ResoIued, That the war against the rebellion
should be prosecuted for the sake Of prese rying
the Union, and not to subserve any mere party
purposes whatever, and to this end we pledge the
people of Washington Territory to sustain the
Federal authorities in any lawful action in refer
ence thereto which has for its purposes and re-
suits the maintenance and perpetuity of the
Union.


ReSolUed. That as the Federal Union is the
basis of all our prosperity an character as a Ma
ton, we will support the Executive of the Gov
ernment in every effort to preserve, protect and
defend it, and take that the laws be faithfully
executed, and that ali attempts to embarass the
Administration should be regarded as unpatriotic
and having direct tendency to aid the traitors
now fighting against the Government.
Year: 1863

The LANGUAGE OF WAR.-Rev. Daniel Good
win in recent address before the Rhode Island
Normal Association, stated that of seven hundred
words in the telegraphic column of newspaper
which he had examined, two hudred and fifty
were connected with military operations, and
none of them were found in a corresponding col
umn of a copy of the paper issued two years ago;
and four hundred and fifty, including proper
names of officers and localities, derived ali their
fullness of significance from a knowledge of the
events which have occurred since the breaking
ont of the rebellion.
Year: 1863

A CLIQUE DoDGE.-One of the late
lodges of the Division clique at Olympia,
after having heard that protest against
the division had been drawn up by mem
bers of the legislature, was to circulate a
report that news was received that the Ter
ritory had been divided This they did in
the hope of delaying the members in for
warding their protest to Washington, and
to give time for action to be taken upon
instructions forwarded by them to Col.
Wallf ce.
Year: 1863

NEVER CONE TO HAND.-An order for
copies of the Statesman for the use of the
Territorial Legislature never came to hand
most likely owing to the neglect of the
Secretary in not forwarding the list, as our
other correspondence from Olympiareaches
us regularly.
Year: 1863

SNow-The steamer Col. Wright in
making her regular up trip Saturday last
met severe snow storm at the Umatilla,
and was compelled to put back and wait
for the storm to subside She came up the
following day. The snow is said to be near
two feet deep from the Umatilla to the
Dalles.
Year: 1863

Look OUT FOR YOUR TEA LEAD.-Coming up
Center street the other day we met two "unper.
tected squaz," one of whom had about dozen
POUNDS OF tea lead concealed under her apology
for shawl. Believing the article conraband
we seized it, to the great Indignation of the
dusky old gal Some of the apologiss for friend
~ Indians will no doubt argue that she merely
intended to boil the lead for the sake of pro-
curing the flavor of the tea. We shall take the
liberty to intimate that a villainous old buck
was awaiting the arrival Of that lead somewhere
IN the neigh6oring hills, aud that it would have
oeen speedily manufactured into bullets il he had
now.
Year: 1863

ard, (seccsh) owned by Mat Lynch, having
pegged out" for want Of support, is about tc
be removed to Downievle, where it will soon
reappear as the unadulterated secesh organ OF
Sierra county. Judging from the late verdict of
the people Of that county Lynch is taking his
types to bad market The fate Of the Citizen is
not forgotten.
Year: 1863

upon Him in sincerity and truth, it is not
in accordance with the ordinary exhibi.
tons OF Providence that Blessing should
be permanently withheld where there is a
proper use Of means. God works by in
strumentalities, and where there is faith
ful and fervent preaching OF the truth in
its adaptations to the various classIs Of
hearers. and spirit Of earnest, impor
tuna,e prayer, it will rarely be found that
communion seasons will pass without
cheering additions to the number Of
Gods protesting people.
Year: 1863

All eyes are now turned to North
Carolina for some new movement Of the
enemy. 1t is hardly possible to say where
he will strike, but it is very certain that
he is planning some new expedition TO
operate from the coast. The Raleigh
Progress says:


ave believe the theatre Of war, on
large scale, is about TO be transferred TO
North Carolina. There can be no doubt
but stirring scenes are imminent on our
soil. That Newbern has been largely
reinforced there can be no doubt, and we
may add that we have heard it asserted
that there were three Brigader Generals
at that point. These troops, Of course,
are not brought to our coast to be kept
idle in camp. We know not where the
enemy means to strike, but our word for
it they mean to strike somewhere soon,
and with force much larger than that
commanded by Foster in his raid up the
Neuce. AS it is we are assured that pre-
para,ions are being made for an advance
and that it will be made by not less than
$4,000 men-possibly more.


Meantime our people may rest assured
that whatever the Confederate and State
Governments can do will be done, and as
the vandals have been defeated in every



great battle on Virginia soil, so do we be.
lieve they will be dscomiitted and hurled
back whenever an advance is attempted
in this State"


correspondent Of the same paper
writes. by underground railroad, from
Newbern.


The force in Newbern is about 10000
men, Major General NegIey's Division is
landing at Morehead City and camping
at Carolina City. Wilmington VAS the
place Of attack. Since the disaster among
the iron c!ads the Yankee programme
may be changed and the attack made on
Goldsboro or Weldon.


A Yankee chaplain last Sunday and
also on Christmas day made proclama
ton to the negroes at Newhern declaring
them forever free.