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Year: 1864

4 scHooLNAsTER, who had an in-|
yeteatc habit Of talking to himself while
alone, was asked by neighbor what
motive he could have in talking to
himself. Jonathan replied that he had
two good and substantial reasons in
the first place, he liked to talk to


sensible man and in the second place,
he liked to hear a sensible man talk.
Year: 1864

]. H. Woodward, a young man res
ident Of this State, and at one time
Adjutant Of an Indiana Regiment.
was called out at arecent peace meet.
ing and responded as follows:


Gentlemen The great cry that
have heard to day has been peace.
peace. | tell you that there is no man
in the nation who desires peace more
than [ do; permanent, lasting peace.
Cheers. And, gentlemen, will tell
You how we will get it. Fight this
war out. Take every negro in the
rebel states, and exterminate every
ID rebel, no matter where you
find BIN. Hisses.] Gentlemen, You
need not try to hiss me down, for I
am an old soldier, and have faced al
most as mean a crowd as is now be-
fore me. | mean the thieves and
bush-whackers of Tennessee. Iknow
| was called upon to make a speech
out of derision, and I intend to tell
you what think Of you.


When God said he would save Sod
ON if ten righteous men could be
found there, I have no doubt he would
have done it: and, to day. if you all
stood upon the brink Of hell, and he
were to say he would save you if any
one loyal man could be found among
you, [ have not the. least doubt but
there would be a great many strange
faces IN hell for supper.


Gentlemen, when you wish to hear
from me again, you have only to call
upon me-I am always at home.
Year: 1864

s3- The Copperhcads call Presi-
dent Lincoln ga tyrant" because he
declared himself determined to en-
force tie draft last September. If be
had deferred it until after election
they would have called him ga cow
ard" lie is not "a tyrant" for doing
his duty at the proper time; but he
would have proved himself "a cow
ard" or something worse, if he had
postponed his duty for the sake Of
gaining few votes. All honor to the
man who is willing to leopard his OWL
interests for the good of the country
Year: 1864

WE have considerably enlarged TIE DAILY ONO
STATESMAN, and now print 1t on plain and hand
ONE new type, and clear white paper.


In Politics. TIE ONO SrATEsMAN is.in 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 not Star or Stripe erased
and the Old Union as far as it possible restore it.
aud for the existing Constitution in its spirit letter
aud purpose.


Upon the coming events Of the year, rest the hopes
IF the People and Government We are in the midst
Of bloody and protracted civil war; Its duration
and close depend upon wiser, truer and more patr-
oc Policy than have seen during the present Ad-
ministration. We owe it to the memory Of our Faith
e and to the hopes Of Children To the future Of
our Country and TO the best interests Of mankind TO
change Policy which is drifting farther and far
ther from the landmarks Of our patriotic sires.


The STATESMAN will do all 1t 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 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. carefully freed from
the ensational character, and we seek to make THE
STATESMAN trust,oorthy 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
suiate, TEE ONO STATESMAN.


TIE WEEKLY OHIO STATEsMAN is enc Of the
srgest, cheapest, and best printed Papers in the
West. Each number contains complete resumo Of
u, the Military and Political news Of the week. the
atest telesraphic and market reports; a 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 obtsined by this paper is an evil
dence of its popularity. and of its being adapted to
the wants of the people.
Year: 1864

Local news are scarce this week.-no
fights, no runaways. The hot weather for
the past week has had the eject to dry up
business almost entirely in town, and mer-
chants and business men generally have
little to do but set in the shade aud watch
the advance in goll and other n.elchan-
disc.
Year: 1864

Two ragged little urchins. whose
parents paid more attention to the bot
tie than to the training of their child
rem, were in the habit of seriously annoy
ing their neighbors who lived close by,
with their noise while at play in front Of
their house. One day the lady Of the
house came to the door and told them
to be quiet or go home Immediately


Said one of the children to the other,
"Jist here she a orderin' we, when us
don't belong to she - m ge3e
Year: 1864

'sThe North may cease to carry on active hos


tlities long before it will consent TO recognize
our independence, and enter into formal terms
of peace with US They are in terrible
dread of an invasion by us of the North, and
more busy in trying to devise ways and means
10 rerel such apprehended invasion than in re-
Year: 1864

hydrophobia. We can only account for his
recent action upon one hypothesis; that is
that he evidently is politically and practi-
cally "Higher law man" When an Off
Ger gets beyond the reach of the law that
created him he undoubtedly belongs to this
school of "latter day saints" politically
speaking. There is another remarkable fea-
ture in the past conduct of this official that
we deem worthy of notice because so seldom
witnessed. He has the faculty of ridding
himself of his friends or rather, transform
ing them into enemies with the greatest pos
sible rapdity We observed through the
session of the Legislature that although
heads were often "knotted" together in Sc
cret cOnclave at the Governors Office there
was no common purse, nor no common opin-
ion adopted ''inside;' yet but one opinion at
the breaking up of the session pervaded the
entire body and that was freely expressed,
as averse to his Excellency. Now, whether
the gentlemen composing the Legislative
Assembly regretted that their signatures had
been affixed to the worthless petition for his
appointment forwarded to Washington, or
whether they regretted that the young "lion
tanners" in Yamhill would thereby be placed
in position to mortify the feelings of the
neighbors' children in that classic locality
by an undue exposition of dignity, the wri-
ter is unable to determine. But true it is
that regret was expressed by nearly all of
them. The reader, however, will not fail to
see that Notwithstanding it may create some
confusion amongst party leaders in our
Territory it will have one beneficial result in
which we all hope to share. "When thieves
fall out honest men get their dues"


By STANDER
Year: 1864

The Confederate Congress is reported to
be considering the propriety of prop posing
terms of peace to the Federal Government,
through commissioners to NEE other COM
missioners Of their government at some spec
fled place. We have no idea that such
an arrangement will be carried out, for the
reason that there is majority in our Con-
gress opposed to it, and most likely any such
movement will be voted down in the secesh
Congress. Even though peace commission
ers should get together there is at present
very little hope that any terms proposed
would be agreed to- On the part of the
Federal Government there are too many
contending factions and too much division
of sentiment to warrant. the belief that they
could even agree among themselves as to
what terms should be accepted The Rep
resentatives of each faction would have
their particular hobbys to clammor for The
Peace Democrats would be willing to give
the South its full rights upt2,'r' = Constitu-
ton; and those "rights' appear 10 have no
particular bounds Among them, however,
we may mention, the right to the Fugitive
Slave Law, the right of Federal protection
to Slavery in the Territories and the right
of the Government to pay the Confederate
traitors debt. The latter "right' is ex-
ceedingly "maguanimous" in the Peace
Democrats, but it is so inconsistent with
their usual parsimonious ideas that we doubt
their sincerity. They are forever holding
up the enormous Federal debt, and are very
fearful that it is already SO large that it can
never be paid; yet they profess to be willing
to saddle on billion or two more-the Con-
federate debt How absurd. And then
there are the Radical Republicans, they
are willing the South should have its rights
under the Constitution; but when they are
pressed to tell what rights the Southern peo-
pie should be entitled to, they say they have
forfeited all rights, except the right to be
hung. They are fully as ultra as the Peace
party and equally as "magranimous" We
can see no prospect of peace being made yet
| awhile,
Year: 1864

ADvICEs from Boise and the mining re-
gions generally state that dry season may
be expected in the mines on account of the
little snow that has fallen in the mountains
during the winter.
Year: 1864

The secesh Congress has passed law
that all soldiers in the army shall be retained
after their terms of enlistment have expired,
during the existence of the war with the
United States, and if any claim discharge
after the expiration of their term Of enlist
ment they are to be shot as deserters.
Year: 1864

tiOn. / have lived for nearly 7ftV wears


under the government, and I never expect


to find better; and I repudiate all IN


novations, and stand firmly BY The Union
of these States and the Constitution Of nv
fathers. have had, in the course of my
life, te swear many times TO support the
Constitution Of my country, and love to


take that oath. Others may scout II, but
the man who cannot cheerfully take and
keep the oath of allegiance to the land
Of his birth, or the country OF hIs adop-
tion, deserves not a home IN a land Of
freemsn.


ThaG defend this Government and
sustain only the men who sustain it,
War we all deplOre-it leads 10 death
misery and woe, and speculation and pee
ulalion. Then pat dorn the Var, send
forward your peaeemakers, but take pre-
caution to give every one a musket and
sabre. Remember blessed are the
peaCemakers Such a peace we viii
soon win, and our children viii not blush
to read its. history. This is my policy,
and all It's favors we ask Of the men who
recently assembled IN convention here is
to write 10 their friends down South and
tell them to stop firing upon our flag, and
become good and loyal men.
Year: 1864

HoLIDAYs.-Th Concert, Christmas Tree
and other amusements prepared and carried
out by Mrs. Scudder and her many friends,
was a decided success, financially and
otherwise. The programme was we'll ar
ranged andscarried out to the full satisfaction
of the large audience in attendance.


Thursday night the programme for the
amusement of the young was admirably
conceived by the lady managers. and alike
admirably carried out. A joyous festival
was the consequence. with which all seemed
delighted, and therein no doubt Young Amer
lea found matter to chat about for year
Emphatically. the whole affair might be
classed as donation party" Almost
every family in town contributed something
to the table or the tree, and everybody par
ticipated. At least two hundred children
were present, all of whom were remembered
by Santa Claus. What with these, and the
married and single adults in attendance
Armory Hall was jammed to repletion. The
supper was abundant, good and highly ap
preciated The dancing began after other
ceremonies were disposed of, and continued
until near daylight.
Year: 1864

THE wEArHER.-From Saturday last up to
Thursday night, the rain god had it all his
own way, and that way was to let the water
fall. In consequence, little water courses
put on airs. and reared as if they would be
considered of consequence. The united ef-
forts of these turbulent little fellows swelled
old Sacramento higher :han at any time be
fore this year, as well as preventing the ar
rival of mails at proper time. So warm, too,
has been the rain that the grass blades are
proudly lifting their heads, to be nipped by
the hungry cattle who have been waiting for
. long time for this glorious prospect.
Year: 1864

To friends, to patrons. to all mankind, VIC
wish happy NEW YEAR. May the ending
of the new year show to the world that our
Government is intact and at peace with her
own people, and all others. We believe that
such will be the exhibit on January lst,
1866.


The old year closes while most brilliant
successes crown the brows of our heroic
Generrls and their followers ia their many
battles for the integrity of the nation, and we
may congratulate them on the prospect OF
time not far of when the sword may properly
be laid aside for the pen, and joy once more
pervade the land. In to- days issue we give
dispatches from the seat Of war that will be
found interesting, and any thing but satisiac-
tory to those who sympathise with the rebell-
ion hence Union readers will digest them
with great satisfaction.
Year: 1864

HIGHLAND MILL, FRENCH GULcH.-This
district is proving itself second to none in
the State or out of it. There are two mills
only there, but they are paying well and
have from the beginning. We have no ex-
act account from the Washington mill, but
from the Highland we learn that after run
of ten days ending Saturday last, $4,000 was
cleaned up Four hundred dollars day,
for small mill, in district that makes no
pretension to greatness, will do tolerably
we'll these hard times.
Year: 1864

CREpITABLE.-The company owning the
toll road between Shasta and the Tower
House, donated the receipts of the read on
Monday last to the fund for which festival
was held at the Tow er House on that day.
Year: 1864

Never take come and see me- SO
phrase meant in earnest, unless accompa


MED with a date, All invi;ationg with
ont circumstances IS no invitation at all


Depend upon it, if any gentleman or IL.


dy desire your company, be or she will


appoint a time for your visit Gal ou


ne when YOU can make it convenient,


drop in as you are passiD3,' make US q


visit whenever you have all hour or two 10


spare are social i1de6nitesms by which


men ofrhc world understand that they
are not expected 70 do the thing request.
ed, When people wish to be cheaply


polite, there is pcthiug like this kind OF


vagueness. It's never worth It's face, or
anything ike it. Yet it a convenient


medium of exchange for all that, and


heavy debts of gratitude, that ought to be
paid in better coin, are often paid with
it. People that have more polish than
principle use it lavishly-piain, blant,
honest men spariugIy or not at all. Who
ever makes friendly visit at a fashion
able house on the strength Of 4 mere
come and see,' will be likely enough to
lina that the family circle which he has
dropped into by request as uncongenial as
the artic circle, aud to leave It with a
chill feeling about the heart that will pre-.
vent hin from vonturing into the same
high latitude thereafter Butt when
whole, e,soulcd fellow whom You know to
be your friend, grasps you vigorously by
the hand and says. Come and dine with
me to Gay-dinner on the table at FIVE
o'clock, go if you can. and you will be
all the better for it, both in mind and
body. One likes to meet friends at the
board ones own or theirs, it
matters not which-but a nod 10 the
street is ali sufficient from fashionable
Year: 1864

From parties from the front We learn that on
Friday night portion Of Hancocks corps
made feint Of an assault on the enemy'slines,
in order to bring of some eighteen rebel guns
which had been in contest between the lines
after the guns were abandoned by the rebels.
The dash was made handsomely, and they
succeeded in bringing certainly 1ve Of them of'
and it is believed that the whole eighteen were
secured.


There was no fighting, excepting this assault
either on Friday or Saturday, and it is pw
thought that Lee has fallen back yielding ma
terially to his right) to his second line ofen-
trenchments. The army yesterday were taling
a rest, and the new troops which have joined
the army were being assigned positions pre-.
paratory to a fresh start and decisive move.


The enthusiasm amongst the troops is said
to be perfectly electric, every man feeling that
the Army of the Potomac. SO long the victim
Of bad fortune, is now having tair chance to
display its fighting qualities and set itself right
in the estimation of the world.
Year: 1864

A colored man who left Richmond four days
ago, and succeeded in getting through the lines,
coming via Frederick1urg, reports that at that
time there was great excitement in the rebel
capital, and the opinion seemed to be that Lee
had been worsted.


On Tuesday no less than seven wounded
rebel generals-among whom were Longstreet,
A. p. Hill and Jenkins-were taken to Rich.
mond.


The wound OF Longstreet is said to be q
very serious one, and there was great excite
ment over the event.


But few Of the rebel wounded had reached
Richmond in consequence Of Lees railroad
communications having been cut with that
city.


The general feeling in Richmond seemed to
be that its hour OF doom had come.
Year: 1864

The steamer Keyport arrived here to-day
about O'Clock, from Belle Plain, bringing up
the army mail.


The mail messenger reports that there was
no general engagement yesterday, although
there was some heavy shrmishing in the
morning.


During the afternoon our lines were ad-
vanced some two and a half miles, and when
be left Gen. Grants headquarters at daylight
this morning our lines were again being pushed
forward.


From the fact that no cannonading was
heard at Belle Plain when the messenger left
this morning the belief was that the enemy
were in retreat.


Another party who came up on the keyport
confirms the above, but expresses the belief
that Lee has only fallen back TO new position.
Year: 1864

THE NORTH AND SUUTH ANNAS.


We have information that Lee fortified both
the North and South Anna rivers before Grant
crossed the Rapidan. Unless he (Lee) is as
badly cut up as the latest news from the front
represents, he will therefore doubtless seek TO
give Grant heavy fights there. Nevertheless,
we believe that Grant can turn his probable
positions on both those rivers.
Year: 1864

Blessed are they that are blind for
they shall see no ghosts.


Blessed are they that are deaf; for they
never lend any money, nor listen to tedi-
ous stories.


Rlessed are they that are afraid of
thunder; for they shall hesitate about
getting married, and keep away from po-
litical meetings.


Blessed are they that are lean; for
there is chance to grow fat.


Blessed are they that are ignorant; for
they are happy in the thought that they
know everything.


Blessed is he that is ugly in form and
feature; for the gals shan't modest him.


Blessed is she that would get married
but can't; for the consultations of the gos-
pei are hers.


Blessed are the orphan children; for
they have no mother to spank them.


Blessed arc they that expect nothing;
for they shall not be disappointed.


Blessed are they that do not advertise
for they shall very rarely be troubled with
customers.
Year: 1864

I In short time the hunted-down min
lister was called upon to perform the mar
riage service in that lone house 1t was
an impressive scene. Yet no diamonds
glittered upon the neck of the bride no
pearls looped up her tresses but pure
love glowed within her heart as she gave
utterance to vow which was registered
in heaven.


Bradley, soon after the ceremony, babe
his daughter and her husband an affec-
tionate farewell and set out with his
friends to join others who had been driv-
en- from their homes, and were now rally
ing under the old flag to fight for the
Union, and as they said, REDEEM old
Tennessee p
Year: 1864

Dsr As proof of the fact that girls are
useful articles, and that the world could
not very well get along without them, a
late writer states it as fact that if all the
girls were driven out of the world, in one
generation, the boys would all go out af-
ter them. Of course they would, We can
tell you of one who would go as quick as
he heard of it-Inquire of Prentice.
Year: 1864

b@~ If you wish to relish your food,
work for it; if you would enjoy your raj
ment, thoroughly, pay for it before you
put it on; if you would sleep soundly,
pay for your paper and take clear con-
science to bed with you. Thus will your
days be heightened in the land.
Year: 1864

GENIUS AND MEDIoCRITY.-Each of us
has his or her own nature, and the uses
harmonious to that natures idiosyncrasy.
The world would get on very i'll without
persons of practical common sense and
active usefulness. Yet every one is not
therefore to be condemned who is not of
this type, and who is not, in the popular
acceptation. practically" useful. The
uses of mediocrity are for everyday life !;
and the uses of genius, amidst thousand
mistakes which mediocrity never COM
mits, are to suggest and perpetuate ideas
which raise the standard of the mediocre
to nobler level. There would be fewer
good men of practical sense were there no
erring dreamers of genius.
Year: 1864

The editor of the Undertook Rough
Notes says he shall not raise the price Of
his paper, for the present, because he is
not able, as general rule, to raise more
than half of what he charges now.
Year: 1864

LINCOLN AND THE CUsroM HOUSE. time
ago President Lincoln decided to make
change in the Custom House. and appoint Post
master Wakemsn as Collector and Simeon
Draper as Surveyor. Then few small potato
politicians objected, and Lincoln hesitated,
paused, and is now undecided how to act. This
little incident gives us an admirable idea Of
the irmness and dignity Of the chief executive.
Mr. Wakeman would make an excellent Col
lector-much better than the Chevalier Barney,
whose brains have been turned by foreign
title. AS for Simeon Draper, he is busy,
talkative, energetic sort Of q person, who shows
to great advantage at political meeting, and
has earned the salary Of the Surveyor by his
services to this administration. We presume
that Lincoln will make these appointments as
soon as few small potato people badger him,
upon the other side. In the mean time Thur.
low Weed carries the whole matter in his coat
tail pocket and would be very glad to be rid
of it satisfactorily.