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Year: 1862

PAY OF THE DEAD SoLDrERs.-There are nu-
merous complaints concerning the dilatorincss
Of the Paymastsrs Department in settling the
claims for arrears Of pay due to the families Of
those officers who have died in battle While
living officers, whether in health, sick or
wounded, draw their pay with considerable
facility the dead, who have saccriAced all for
the country, are put back upon an interminable
list, and their families have to wait for months
before they receive dollar Of the amount for
which the government is indebted to the dead
soldier. This system does more to discourage
recruiting than any other cause for while men
know that II they fall In defence of the country,
their wives and children may suffer want for an
indefinite period, at the same time that the
government owes them arrears of pay and
bounty--earned at the cost Of life ITSELF they
have but little encouragement to enter the SER
vice. The same Is true Of the mode Of slotting
pensions to the widows Of officers killed In
action. As the system works now it may be
years before widow receives her pension. We
hope to see these errors speedily remedied
Red tape should not be permitted TO encircle
the collins Of those gallant heroes who have
pershed for duty's sake, nor keep tho bread
from the children they have left behind them
the helpless wards Of the country and govern
ment for which they laid down their lives,
Year: 1862

The STATE or DELAWARE AND THE DRAFT.-
The action Of the little border State Of Della.
ware, in response TO the call Of the President for
an additional 100000 soldiers, is curious and
commendable, having given her full quota with.
out conscrption. II is a somewhat singular
contrast 10 see the State Of Massachusetts, the
embodiment Of republican and abolition senti-
ment, obliged to resort to draft to fill up her
quota-after her Governor declared so bombas-
tically that if an emancipation proclamation
was issued the roads Of that State would swarm
with soldiers fastening to the war and to be-
hold at the same time the slave State OF Della
ware cheerfully furnishing her share Of volun.
tecrs to tie new levy without eompulsion.
Year: 1862

the bad political company he keeps and the
just unpopularity Of his chief supporters This
state Of Affairs is good excuse for the resignation
Of fSeymour, and better excuse for the resigna-
tion Of wadsworth. Is either Of them patriot
Which Of them will be the first to withdraw
from politics, sacrifice himself for his country
and be immortalized, Don't let them both
speak at once
Year: 1862

From the LONDON star, Nov 0j


The Lord Advocate of Scotland Monday evening de.
vered the inaugural address OF the winter course Of
lectures the Dunfermne Literary Society The subject
of the address "Home, Domestcity and National
ty After dealing with this subject in able and nte
resting speech, he made the following ansion 10 the
american war There some OF our cousins whose
homes anything but happy. allude TO the IN
fortunate state of our American cousins, whose aas
none us look without the deepest interest This
is place dcuss the questions that have arisen IN
that unfortunate country For my own part, can un
derstand well the sympathy on both sides. ! can wen
understand the feelings Of the North on finding the idol
they fondly worshipped shattered before them can
well understand those deep convnsve that snake
the Northern States and the ranco deep and bitter OF
its citizens understand the South No doubt there
is the blot and stain OF savery--the stigma which no
tongue fully express-resng upon that nation Put
still one cannot witnhold certain amount Of sympathy
for a nation struggling gaanty in the minority, with on
ability and courage urpasscd bcfoTe-for their
homes and liberties they think can understand the
sympathy either side, but sympathy goes out TO
the esoated homeso those houseess and homeless who
have lost fathers and brothers either sidein Of
the boodest warares the world has II is i'm
possible not feel ones heart weep for the misery that
during the bygone year has overtaken that happy
and prosperous land My only prayer and wish is, that
il may come 10 an end do not express any opn.
ion what the terms OF peace should be. Any terms
would be better than the awful misery this terrible
has caused.
Year: 1862

The Legislature meets to hold it's extra ses- sion called by the Governor, at New Haven, on Tu esday next. It is presumed that all the bus ness bsfore it can be dispatched during the same week. It is to be hoped, certainly, that the members of the Legislature will see the propriety of attending to the recommendations of the Governor, and omit all superauous dis cussion of matters out:d of what is absolute ly necessary 10 enact for the interests of the State. The State loan and the militia law are the two important considerations submitted by the Governor in his proclamation, which are to be acted upon. The first certainly can con- sume but little ti'no for a prt.per adjustment, and the second may need such thorough over hauling that We shall despair of anything be ing done in weeks time, if any factious oppo- sition is made to what is plainly necessary to meet the exigency of the times. The Jaw now is in such an imperfect state, that 1t is utterly impossible to organize the Inactive Militia of the State under it, for pa!pable reasons, and as to meeting the contingencies of q draft, 1t is worse than dead letter.

 A third. and very important matter to come before tie Legislature, is an euattnient which shall permit our twenty odd thousand yolun- teers now serving in tie field, to vote. We do not understand that there can De any consitu tional objection to allowing the soldiers to vote for the State and Congressional ticket, and cer- tainly, every requirement of right and justice seems to demand for them the privilege Of ex- ercisng their constitutional right of suffrage. They arc absent from their homes, not upon private business or for private gain, but absent fighting for the rights and freedom of this State and the Government. It would be palpably unjust therefore, that while the brave men have gone forth to fight for us, We should deny them the privilege they would have enjoyed by only remaining at home. The expense to tie State of allowing the volunteers 10 vote nece! Dc but triaing. They can vote by regiments, and in camp, and the returns can be made by thell commanding officers to the Secretary of State just as returns are made by the town clerks O the various towns at home. Our volunteers ex pect to be allowed the privilege of voting, and whatever may bo the political result, we trust

 they will not be disappointed in so just and reasonable desire.
Year: 1862

TREASON RAMPANT.-The treason of Alb
olitionism is daily becoming more and more
rampant, as President Lincoln shows dis
position to prosecute this war on the plat
form of the Constitution. We publish to-
kloy the official call for the annual meeting
If the N. Y. State Anti Slavery Society
Which opens with a ferocious attack upon
PfcSiAant Lincoln's Administration, BY
charging that q the Federal Government is
still administered in spirit of sucidal SUBJ
mission to the unrightous dictation of
Shareholders" and which summons the CO.
hots of Abolitionism to an assault upon
this Constitution, in frantic effort :. to Sc
cure the speedy abolition of slavery through
the war power.


The issue is becoming daily more clearly
defined between the President and the
friends of the Constitution, on the one side.
and those who desire to reyolHtienize the
Government of our Fathers, on the other
Let Democrats and Consei vative men stand
by the President; so long and so far as he
stands upon the Constitution. -ilbany IN
~ Argus.
Year: 1862

ADvERrIsE.-The iudicious advertiser is
generally prosperous man. In dull
times he sees the necessity of placing his
business before the people, and the conse-
quenes is, that what little there may be do
ing in the way of trade, goes to his benefit.
1t is as necessary to advertise your goods
as to place a sign over your door. The
best medium to make known your wants
to the people is through the papers which
circulate most largely through your bust
ness locality.
Year: 1862

WHAT n censorious liar !" exclaimed
old Mrs. Darlington, as she read in GER
tain paper an account of a new counterfeit
which was said to contain three women and
a bust of Washington on each end
. What y said she, Zen. Washington on
a bust It's not sol" and the old lady lifted
her specs and declared she had known the
old gentleman fer the last thirty years, and
she had never heard of his being ON bust
much less with three ,conaen.
Year: 1862

The following description of good wife
was given by down easter:


g She hadn't no ear for music, Sam, but
she had capital eye for dirt. and with poor
folks that is much better. No man ever
seed as much dirt in my house as fly could
brush off with its wings Boston girls may
boast of their spinnet and gytars, and
their eyetalian airs, and their ears for mu-
SIC; but give me the gal that has an eye
for dirt; that's the gal for my money!
Year: 1862

The best bank ever known is a bank of
earth. 1t never refuses to discount to honest
labor; and the best share in that bank is
the plough share, on which, dividends are
ALWAYS liberal
Year: 1862

If YOU want to make pair Of boots last
four years, melt and mix four ounces of
mutton tallow; apply the mixture while
warm; rub it we'll then put the boots in a
closet. and-go barefoot
Year: 1862

A PERSON down east attended charch SER
vice on a recent sabbath, and took down in
shorthand, the hymn as sung by the choir:
The result of his labor produced the follow
ing


"Wax-kaw, squaw daw aw waw


Thaw saw thaw law aw waw


Waw-kaW taE thaw raw-waw vaw oaw


Aw thaw raw jaw-saw. .aw-
lie subsequently ascertained that this was
the verse givin out:


Welcome sweet day of rest,


That saw the Lord arise


Welcome to this reviving breath.


And those rejoicing ewes.
Year: 1862

saT Miss Green, loyal young lady in one Of
the northwestern counties in Virginia, was arrested
and put in Jail in Buckhannon, Upshur county
on charge of cutting telegraph wires in the Yam
kee army. When inerrogated, she confessed she
had cut the wires, and said that she would do so
again if set at liberty, at the time refusing
TO take the oath of Yankee servitude. One end
If the wire cut was stuck in the ground several
inches, and when asked why she did that, she re-
piled that great many Yankees had been killed,
md as that wire pointed the way they had gone,
it would doubtless be used to know if there was
rom for any more ,-Rjchmond Dispatch.
Year: 1862

The Foundry and Machine shop of the late firm of
ALEXANDER MCDOUGALD having been sold,
notice hereby given those indebted to the concern
to come forward Immediately and make settlement by
cash or note; and those having claims against the
firm will present them for settlement The under
signed Is authorized to attend to settlements.


June l.. 1862 HENRY ALEXANDER.
Year: 1862

ha7~ In East Tennessee the sale of leather,
except to the Confederate Quartermaster has been
forbidden, unless by special permit, and then the
price is limited to 81 per pound for sole leather,
and 81 % per pound for upper.
Year: 1862

nS-We would suggest (says the Wilmington
JournaD to farmers, that in putting up meat this
fall and winter, they ought to make their calcula-


tons to at least so per cent SALT taking the
nominal bushel as standard than they formerly
did of the Liverpool or Turks Island salt. There
is at least that much difference in weight. This
suggestion are requested to make by one who
knows, and we know ourselves where some as fine
meat as we ever saw came to spoil from want of
sufficient salt, it having been put up probably
with The same measure of sound salt that had for
merly been used of the heavier sack salt
Year: 1862

COUNTERFEIT CONFEDERATE NoTEs.-As it
is causing great deal of trouble to distinguish
the genuine Confederate note from the counterfeit,
(of the denomination of $40, $50 and s1OO) we
present below description of both the genuine
and counterfeit:


The one hundred dollar bils-genuine, has in
left hand corner, a sailor with black belt and
buckle and t,co stones under his feet, whilst the
counterfeit has sailor with uhite belt and buckle
and three stones under his feet.
The ffties-genune, has a blacksmith with
black hammer and scroggy hair, showing skull
left hand, whilst the counterfeit has blacksmith
with aotite streak on edge, black hammer, and
nell brushed hair, shoaoing none Of the skull
left hand.


The twenties-genuine, in the figure Of the
90 the body end tail of the are joined together,
and the two black hearts between the two KS are
apart-right hand corner. The counterfeit has
the tail of the figure 2 separated from the body
of the by black line, and the two hearts be-
tween the two KS are joined togeder-right
hand.


The following is another description, evidently
of the same counterfets:


On the one hundreds in the centre vignette in
genuine, the mule stands at the cotton screw
Slightly quartering, if going around In the
circle, presenting nearly luil ".'" ''' w" oi '''e
mule In the counterfeit the mule quarters
around considerably, showing nearly broad side


In the genuine between the feet of the sailor
on the left corner, there are two little stones-in
the counterfeit there are three stones.
On the tifties centre vignette woman is hold
ing up the lid of the chest-in the genuine
there is lock on the chest-in the counterfeit
the lock is not so perceptible. On the LEFT
lower corner in the genuine, the hair of the bare


headed man is brushed smoothly, as if with wet


brush and to cover partially bald head in the
counterfeit the hair looks as if blown by the wind
The rule work in the right upper corner die go
is different in the counterfeit somewhat from the
genuine.


On the twentiesin the left hand vignette in the
genuine the 5rim of the sailors hat is clear of the
coat collar behind and there is shading behind the
ship in the rear of the sailor. In the counterfeit
the hat brm touches the coat collar, and there is
no shading behind the ship.
Year: 1862

THE APPOKTIoNaaENT SCHEME.


In another column our special Spring
field dispatch gives in full the new meas
ure proposed for State apportionment, by
the Convention. It Will be readily rccog-
nized as scheme which is first among the
properties Of the Egyptian Democracy, and
bears its merits on its surface. Any one
who vii, with the exercise Of only mod
crate familiarity with State politics, follow
out upon Il State and city map, these
new districts, will discover Lie aim Of ell
This Gcuynlandering. Chicago, for in
stance, is made to figure in no less
Than three Senatorial districts. The design
manifesly being to carve out two districts
fer the Democracy from this county. The
aim Is to secure the supremacy Of Egypt
oyer Northern Illinois for the next ten
years When it is 50 Patent to loyal men
that neither III State ur National politics
these Springfield schen,ers are to be trusted,
that they have not loyalty enough 10 keep
:hem from plots 10 carry the section they
claim to rule, out Of the Union, and thus
while troops from all parts Of the Prairie
State are winning l;,urcls By gallant aecls
IN the field against tlic enemies Of the
country, it is unlikely that they will deceive
The people Of Illinois, who only wait an
opportunity to bury this Convention and
its deeds out of-sisllt- Let them 60 On
and finish their brief record, and adjourn.
Year: 1862

The rebels are unapproachable in two
things-running away and lying They
can run faster, longer, further, and oftener
than almost any other race of people that
we know OF, especially when Union troops
are in sight. This popularity is only
equalled by themselves, in the matter OF
lying. None can lie more earnestly than
they. None on scale of boldness and
extent more grand Their last little item
in this respect is by the rebel Jackson
who lately used his trotters with such
good success before General Fremont at
Winchester. He reports that he captured
1000 men of Gen. Banks division at
Front Royal, when it is well known that
Gen Banks had but $500 troops, all told,
in the engagement, and that his killed,
wounded and missing amounted to about
900 men. How soon the conledcracy'
will be established upon permanent ba'
sis by the fleet heels of its towards and
the glib tongues OF its traitorous liars,
they perhaps can best tell.
Year: 1862

The Rebellionists of this County held
a nomination election for Sheriff and Cor
oner on last Saturday. We have not
learned which of the candidates succeed
ed in getting placed upon the ticket. 1t
is of no sort of consequence, however,
who was successful. The dry form of a
nomination will be about as near as any
of them will get to Office in this county
We are told that it was quite amusing To
see how sheepish some of the secret, sly
secessionsts looked and evidently felt, as
they came out of the Hall after voting.
Those chaps are known little better now


than they were before They have un


masked themselves.
Year: 1862

LET US WAKE Up.-It is time for
rs to wake up, and give attention to
the call of the President. Goodhue


has yet to furnish about one hundred
and sixty men, and unless they are
forthcoming by voluntary enlistment,
they must come by draft. All the
Eastern States, and nearly all the
Western States are moving in earnest
m the matter, and men of means who
cannot so to war themselves, without
sacrifice Of their business, are donat.
ing liberaIly, their money to induce
others to go. Our own noble State is
following to some extent, tho noble
example. St. Paul, BY the City Couu


ell has voted to pay bounty OF .weus,
dollars to every ono who will volunteer


What will the business men of Rec
Wing do? Our charter limits the as
'e'smsu. Of tax TO $500; so We can
not expect the city to do much; bu


n>'e are men in Our midst who can ant
Year: 1862

ought to give something as bounty
fund. Let it be done! Let US have
a big meeting, and a big torchlight
procession, and in some way wake up
the people. We ought to have mil
lion men in arms at this moment
The tax payers will not complain if


the County Commissioners appropriate
$500 more to support the families of


volunteers.
Year: 1862

To BE REMEMDERED.-The Democratic
Candidates for Congress from this State, are
Judge Chatfield from the lst or southern
district. and Major Cullen from the End, or
Northern district. We make this record Of
the fact, so that it may not be forgotten but
may be preserved as an item Of the history
Of the State.
Year: 1862

A REBEL TRoruY.-We have I'M
our possession rebel trophy that is
really interesting. 1t is one Of those
monstrous great knives, the familiar
use Of which has made the southern
rowdy the terror of all we'll disposed
people. The blade is made Of the
best kind Of steel, roughly finished
is fifteen inches long exclusive of the
handle and guard, and is two inches
wide at the widest part Of the blade.
1t is enclosed in sheath Of the coars-
est workmanship, on the belt Of which
is y clasp Of brass, with the letters
&C. s." 1t was picked up a, New Mad
rid when our troops entered that place,
and sent home as relic Of Southern
barbariSm.


If anybody is curious to see the
weapon with which the Mississippi
"W!ll CATS are armed, their curiosity
can be satisfied by calling at this Office
Year: 1862

Much interest Is now fels all over the
country in everything that transpires in
the Crescent city: Besides two very inter
csting letters from our OWL correspondent,
coplols extracts will be found in this
mornings issue from q great variety of
sources, giving an unusual amount Of very
important news. Gen. Buffers order in
regard to the proclamation Of "one Jefer-
son Davis" is rich.
Year: 1862

DEATH FROM FRIGHT.-During lunch hour
in schoOlroom in Montreal, some little
girls were conversing upon ghosts. One of
the young disputants, fine girl thirteen
years ofage, said warmly and loudly, that
before ghost should catch her, she would
throw herself out of the window, on the sill
OF which she was sitting. The preceptress,
who was in the room at the time, tapped her
desk as a warning to make less noise, when
this unfortunate young lady, startled by
the noise, or her nervous system terribly
worked upon, fell or threw herself out Of
the window. She was picked up and med
ical aid at once procured, but notwithstand-
ing every attention she died in a few hours
Year: 1862

the teacher has no right to correct him
Either extreme will give yourself and the
teacher much trouble and will, in the end
spoil your child


Third and last, if you have known fe.
males, without the necessary qualifications.
undertake to teach school and be unsuc
cesstul, do not condemn all female teach
ers a man who undertakes TO teach, with
out being properly qualified, will fail as
surely as will female IN like circumstan-
ces.


We now come to teachers, who perhaps
need to be cautioned on this point, more
than any other class of persons. When
they become deeply impressed with the
Importance of any proceeding, they are
very liable to carry it too far, and, in many
instances, injure instead cf benefit those
whom they have in charge.


In former times, most teachers did little
else than hear their classes recite, without
giving any, or at most very little, explana-
ton, and never requiring pupils to tell all
they knew of the subject 1t was found
that this plan did not advance pupils very
rapidly, and teachers now are endeayoring
to correct this fault Many, in their zeal
to do this, overstep the mark: In reading,
for instance, they require pupils to pay SO
much attention to the marks and pausos.
that the sense is destroyed in mental ar
ithmetic they pay SO much attention to the
form Of the solutions, that pupils get the
form without understanding the questions.
BE exact, but not too precise.


Another error which some people fall ia
to, is, making their invitations too general.
We have known teachers to invite almost
every acquaintance they meet to visit them.
Judfclous visiting by directors, parents or
any persons who take an interest in schools,
IS very proper, We know such visits cheer
both teacher and pupils, but the miscelan-
eous visiting which sometimes results from
the teachers miscellaneous invitations is ii
nuisance and injurious to the school We
would not have teacher harricade the door
when he sees a visitor approach, but he
should encourage only such visitors as are
interested in the proceedings of the school


L. X
Year: 1862

This ancient race will probably ere long
have ceased to exist, as it has long been
gradually but surely diminishing. At the
present time the whole tribe consists of not
more than enc hundred ard fifty persons.
and as their laws forbid them to marry ex-
cept among their own people, there are
now twelve young men who cannot find
wives. They dwell at Shechem, and every
Easter so up with their tents to Mount
Gerizim, where they keep the Passover
with precisely the same ceremonies which
aecomr anied its celebration two thousand
years ago, Like the Jews, they slay the
paschal lamb, and with loins girded
and staff in hand they eat it with bitter
herbs. Unlike the modern Jews, with
whom they have no dealings whatever
they have their high priest, and this office
has ever descended in the same family
The present venerable old man will be sue
ceeded by his nephew, who is now rabbi
besides these two officiating priests there
are six slayers, whose duty it is to kill the
sacrifeial lambs Not only is the Passover
celebrated as of old, but every rite mention
ed in the Bible is adhered to with the
greatest exactitude and minIteness