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Year: 1864

"Not yours the fault, you sey-not yours


You women keep some bitter curse


For our proud spirits. How long


To think you have not done nae wrong.


Believe me, this is half my pain


To feel cannot give again.


Respect and trust, which were your
aa due


When I believed you wholly true.


The words of love you said one day,


"You meant the next day to unsay,
And if thought of them-what then?


must be fooled like other men:


Must learn to WOO is not to win:
That womens falseboods are not sin:
Must bare what other hearts have borne:'
II give you, lady, seorn for scorn
1t was for love l vainly sued
1t was a woman thatI wooed
Not something in woman's guise,
To make my trusting heart a prize
Rejoice to feel me in her power
Play with her new toy for an hour.
Then fling it down, with cruel jest,
And mocking scorn, at my request?
No it was something kind and true,
fanoied that saw in you
Before high ideal shrine h
| laid this honest love of mine. @
woke to find that shrine dream
That maidens are not what they seem.
Henceforth 1, too, will share their mirth,
And take their love fer what it's worth
Year: 1864

A certain man who is very rich now,
was poor when he was boy. When as
ked how he got his riches he repli-
ed:


''My father taught me never to play
till my work was finished, and never to
spend my money until I earnsd it. II
i had but an hours work in a day, ]
must do tAat FIRST thing, and in an hour
And after this z was allowed to play
and then I could play with riach more
pleasure thanif l had the thought of an
unfinished task before my mind. T early
formed the habit Of doing every thing ii
time, and it soon became easy to do so
It is to this 1 owe my prosperity"


Let every one who reads this DO like
wise.
Year: 1864

The proposed amendment to the Con-
stltution, for the universal abolition ol
slavery in the United States, failed in the


House of Representatives for want of the
requisite two thirds, by the concentration
of the Democratic vote against it.


""'he sober second thought of the peo-
pie will indorse the action of the Demo
cratic members. Without feeling them
selves judges of the constitutional meta
physics that entered into the debate, the
people will sanction the rejection OH the
broad and solid principles of common
sense. Some Of these We will proceed to
state.


The people appreciate the rapidly ac-
cumulating burdens OF an sxhausting
war; they judge it for the interest of the
country that the war shall not be unne-
cessarily prolonged. The North must,
indeed, fight until the South sutnsits, We
are spehaing money and blood to procure
submission. The people have an interest
in beating down the price of this costly
submission, but nbne In enhancing it.
The main consideration with them ii,
whether the proposed amendment would
render the war more costly, or less costly;
longer, or shorter. That is, in other
words, would its effect on the temper of
the South be favorable to submission, or
to defiance? To ash this question is to
answer it. Such measure would obYi-
ously protract the duration and enhance
the cost Of the war; it is therefore unfit
to be at this time adopted.


The practical effect of such an amend
ment would make it obligatory on the
Government to prosecute the Var for the
mere extinction of slavery. Notc, the
Government has an option. If the South
would come back on condition that moth
ing more should be required of them
than submission to the Constitution as it
stands, there is: at present, 10 iinpedi-
ment to receiving them except as it exists
in the will Of cur rulers. But pass this
amendment, let it be ratified, and war for
the extinction of slavery would become
a constitutional obligation. Ii it requir
ed war of thirty years to accomplish
the object, our rulers would be bound by
their oaths of Office to lay upon our shoul-
ders the mighty burden. If; at the end
of five years, ten years, the revolted States
WpulU pc WlilluS " AStUi " III SAi OiO
place in the Union, with their old nights,
the Government would not even be at
lii erty to consider their proposal; it would
be compelled to subject our people to
grinding taxation to maintain a war Of
mere philanthropy. ..


1t is judicious for the government and
the people to preserve their present lib
city of action. Two years more expe-
rience of our accumulating burdens may
make the northern people unanimous in
a willingness that the South should come
back by simple resumption of allegiance.
1t would be inopportune and unfortunate
if, just at that moment, we found our
selves bound, hand and foet, in the strong
fstters of newly adopted constitutional
prohibition. and compelled to refuse
submission which we would, if at liberty,
gladly accept.
Year: 1864

THE OLD AGE OF PUGILIsT.-A
New York correspondent uses the follow
inv Incident to point the moral of a mis-
spent life.


saw crowd ,lp on "a. the steps of the AstOr
House yesterday. They were watching
the attempt Of the great pugillist, Tom
Hyer, to &scaGd into the house. His tall
form was bent by disease; his once firm
step tOttered; his great strength had de-
parted. With crutches and the aid Of 8
strong arm of friend he slowly and with
anguish took one step. at time, as an in
FAINT would go up. It was gall and bit
terness to him to cast his eyes around ON
that crowd and see how unlike their greet
ing was to that Of the crowd that cheer
ed him on III bis great fight with Sulli.
van.
Year: 1864

p@ A Detroit cavalry captain was as
tohished few days since when one of
his new recruits walked DIP to him and
declared that soldering was rather disa-
greeable, and that said recruit being a
female, would quit tbs business.
Year: 1864

Press down the sods lightly above the dear

 clay.

 Heap lightly the turf on his bresst In the cell at whose portal we finger today A soldier is taking his rest. Weep not for the hero but twine for his

 grave,

 laurel unfading und bright; He loved the de.r land ne has fallen to save-- siHer hcnor, her freedom, and right. Weep not for the hero! he rests from the

 strife,

 Crowned, and bearing the vctor's palm; Where the storm winds that sweep in this nor

 tai life

 Never break the eternal calm. But weet for the lonely, who miss from the

 hearth

 The dear one they cherished with pride For her who laments the lost sunshine of earth And longs to lie down by his side; For the f.therless children who yearn for his

 smile,

 And wait for his step at the door; Poor orphans twill be a long woarisom

 while

 Ere they learn they shall see him no more. But weep not for him, for the yist'ry is won The soldier has gained his reward Has heard from his leader the plaudit ' We'll

 dcne?

 And enters the joy of bis Lord. Ger. 7th, 1864. JANE JAY.
Year: 1864

The body of an unknown sailor foated ashore near the Portsmouth Navy Yard on Tuesday. A sum of money roughly estimated at S2OoO, was found upon him. He is sup posed to have been bounty jumper who es- caped from the Colorado previous to her sail ing.
Year: 1864

RG- Me see by our exchanges, that Wm K. Peck, Esq of Norfolk, is doing noble ser vice in New York State. in advocasy of the election Of Eincoln and Jobnson He is ad dressing vast meetings every night through the interior of the State, and is winning golden opinions iron, the press and peope.. The New bury Daily Journal, speaking of his address in that place, says:

 Mir. Peck was listened to with the closest attention, and in subsequent part of the meeting was called out again and delighted the vast crowd for another half hour. He is one of the ablest and most effective public speakers engaged in the canvass, and wherever he goes, ve besreak for him that welcome which is due 'a the eloquent advocate of our cause"
Year: 1864

IT OUGuT To BE KNowN.-The
Government will furnish every soldier who
loses limb in its service, with another one,
and take care of him while the limb is being
fitted. There are soldiers about soliciting
funds to enable them to get an artificial arm
or leg, who need only to make their wants
known to the Medical Director, No. 45S
froome street, New York.
Year: 1864

are fluid preparation, the only one Of the
kind ever discovered in this country, and acts
directly on the parts affected, whilst pills and
powders can only reach them as they work
through sympathy, but not at all direct and
positive.


Are you suffering from a constant anxiety
for tho regular return of natures prescribed
laws? Give yourself no uneasiness, for Ly-
on's Periodical Drops, if taken a day or two
before the expected period, will positively
and invariably regulate its coming, as sure
as effect follows cause, as certain as daylight
follows darkness.


Are you sick, enfeebled by disease, or una
BILE to bear the labor and danger Of increase?
Year: 1864

viii surely save you.


Do not use the Drops when forbidden in
the directions, for although a positive cure,
and harmless at all other times, they are so
powerful and finely calculated to adjust and
govern the functions Of the sexual organism,
that, if taken at improper times, they would
produce results contrary to nature, against
which all, particularly those who would re-
produce, should carefully guard
Year: 1864

Come to you as a blessing, for is not preven-
ton better than cure?


If regularly taken, it is a certain preven-
tive, ant; viii save you muck peril and many
hours Of suffering.


Have you been afflicted for many years
with complaints incident to the sex, that have
bafiied the skill of physicians, and arc hurry
ing you on to an early grave?
Year: 1864

the never falling Female Regulator, is fer
sale By every Druggist, in both city and coun-
try, and do not, if you value your health and
wish for reliable medicine, buy any other
Take no other, but if the Druggist to whom
you apply has not got it, make him send and
get it for you.
Year: 1864

One of the proofs that the party that now
rules the country through its perjured chief,
Abraham Lincoln, is hostile to the freedom
of conscience, of thought and of speech,
is to be found in the superhuman exertions
now making at Washington to expel from
the house Mr.. Long, Of Cincinnati, and
Harris, of Maryland, for saying that tn y
were sin favor of peace, even if it involved
the recognition of the Southern Conted
erscy." The most savage denuncistions were
heaped upon these gentlemen, and the most
intense excitement prevailed, but the requisite
majority of two thirds could not be obtained.
We beg Of the reader to remember the
number OF newspapers that have been sup
pressed, the number that have been destroyed
by abolition mobs, the number of men and
women that have been seized and imprisoned
for writing and speaking their thoughts,
the banishment Of Vallandigham to Canada,
after the fashion of the Russian autocrat-
all done in the very teeth of clause of the
Constitution of the United States which
declares "there shall be no abridgment of
the freedom Of speech or the liberty of the
press" and ask himself if he can any longer
doubt the despotic intentions OF the Admins
traton. Tyrants, in all ages, since the art
of printing was discovered, have feared this
long.tongued and eloquent pleader more
than they have the open foe in the field,
for the reason that they want to keep the
people ignorant of their designs and actions
The opinion prevails throughout the world
that despotism cannot exist where freedom
of the press is allowed. 1t was this belief
that caused our fathers to make it an especial
condition in their fundamental law, little
thinking that their children would be the
first to make war upon it. And what are
we to think of those tame, obsequous, fawn-
ing sycophants around the footstool Of power
-cripging and prostrating themselves in the
dust to catch one smile from the horrid
countenance of Abraham LincoIn-whom
we meet with every day, who endorse this
attempted despotism over the mind! 1t is
impossible TO suppress the conviction that
they are the descendants of the tories Of the
revolution. If they are not the children of
this base stock, they advocate their doctrine,
are equally the enemies Of free government,
and deserving our detestaton.


Amddor Dispatch.
Year: 1864

In the new book called "Miscegenaton,"
written by young mulatto woman, there is
the following complimentary passage, ex-
planning whats de matter" with New Eng
land:


The white race which settled in New Eng
land will be unable to maintain its vitality
as blonde people. They need the inter.
mingling of the rich tropic temperament of
the negro to give warmth and fulness to
their natures. They feel the yearning and
do not know how to interpret it.
Year: 1864

hair'dresser-Mr. Rhodes, of London
gleefully advertises the singular fact that he
was married ou the same day as the Prince
Of Wales, and that his wife was confined also
on the same day as the Princes of Wales, of
a son. This coincidence is certainly very
curious
Year: 1864

Cumous.-We have curiosity in the
shape of a piece of smooth slate, abou,
eighteen by twelve inches in length and
about an inch thick, on one SIDE Of which
are numerous singular looking characte re-,
representing sort of impossible animal, be.
meath which is evidently an inscription
This stone was found by young man named
Willing, at distance of four feet below the
surface of the earth, Tuesday last, over on
Squirrel creek, while he and his partners
were slucing their diggings. 1t was dis
covered near the same locality where stone
mortar was found embedded in the earth
some time since. There are ten characters
engraved on the stone, and they may be
Aztec, or they may be anything else; but
they are not Digger Indian, as Lo is not
sculptor. The stone is not Pickwckian but
a genuine curiosity, as the curious can con-
vince themselves by examining it,


Grass Valley National.
Year: 1864

A Low PICrURE.-The editor of the
Democratic Press seems to nave known Gov
ernor Low for number of years, and says
Of him:


ave knew Fred. when be scarcely had an
idea above barrel Of pork, and when bis
ambition aspired no higher than agent of a
Steamboat Company; and now to see him
expounding law making to grave Senators
learned in the science Of Government, makes
us almost doubt our wakefulness. 1t is true
saying put beggar on horseback and be
will ride to- Put man above bis natu-
raj sphere and he becomes otherwise, dog
matical, and s,srchy, especially if the ad'
vancement be Of mushroom growth. Freddy
was a good looking chap in childbood-we
might say pretty boy in youlh-and he
was good boy too, but his scull was little
thick. Still his status n school was not en-
tirey dscredtable. His forte was 'calcula-
tin and he made up in figure what be was
deficient in other branches. At very ear
ly age he could tell the weight of Goldfish
by the number of joints in the back bone,
or how much mackerel forty cents would
buy at the rate of four dollars per each
draught of the seine. Well, Fred grew up
good natured, harmless, sociable man, and
his negative quality only attracted attention,
be was against nobody, nobody against him,
one of those peculiar sort of men of whom
everybody makes the remark, and nobody
ever anything more-'he is good fellow J"
Year: 1864

notice that you are actually discussing
the policy of replacing your "bullion" cur
rency with one of paper "Ye gods and
little fshes!" What next? Are those who
advocate such a change in their right mnds2
Do they understand what they are talking
about' And do they comprehend the mag.
nitude of such change? | certainly think
not; else they would never urge such dis
astrous measure 1t would he very much
like exchanging fair weather for foul, JOY for
sorrow, hope for dependency, fertile plains
for Sahara deserts, or the glorious sunlight
OF heaven for the everlasting shadows Of the
neither world. | feel it strong-no less
strong, however, than is the magnitude of
the evil proposed. The whole question is
in nutshell. Have you metallic currency
enough for your business? Yes, is the almost
unanimous answer of your citizens. Then
advocate an addition to it in the shape of
deprecated paper. Even if you had not
metallic currency enough for your business,
it would be vastly better to dig more and
import fewer fade rails, and consequently
have less coin to send away, rather than swap
off good thing for a bad one. Now, you
know the exact value of what you have;
change il for promises" and defy Mr..
Chase himself to give you even fair ap-
proxinate value of a cart load


notice, also, that somo of your paperites
advocate the change on the ground of
patriotism! That it is unpatriotc not to
take greenback, at their face. As if it was
Copperheadism in California to sell them for
coin at sixty five cents on the dollar, or Union
ism here to sell a dollar and sixty.four cents
Of them for one dollar in coin Patriotism
or disloyaltv has little to do with your selling
Treasury Notes at less than their face. or
our selling gold for more than its face. You
may all calculate that all advocates of chang
ing your present currency for paper have
either some uteror object in view-some
axes to grind, or, had almost said, some
tratorous feelings that they wished to ex
press, but dared not do it, except in some
obscure and underhanded way. If Califor-
MIA wishes to rush into a financial storm,
emerge broken, crippled, insolvent, disgrace
ed and altogether used up, just let her sub
stltute our paper for her gold, and the full
fruition of her desires will be gratifed.


Phil. Cor Bulletin.
Year: 1864

who hold out false lights by night to
draw the distressed mariner into fatal
breakers-then plunder the ship while
pretending to save it. The degenerate
sons of the North who cry peace exhibit
similar depravi.y. The cry of Z" fall
ure" as regards the war, will soon be
changed from the war to the effort to
elect Mcclellan. was once at a circus,
1t was announced that man would
ride two horses, it seemed marvel, but
the horses were brought up in lme-the
man put his foot on each and around
the ring he went-they have brought up
two horses for the Chicago nominee
but they are facing in opposite direc-
tions-now, in spite Of all his strategy tho
little general must be unhorsed.


am becoming tedious. Allow me to
say that in olden time the promise was
to Abraham and to his seed. I believe
that now the promise ofuniversal liberty.
and national prosperity, and glory, is to
Abraham and his earnest supporteys-


therefore, go for Lincoln.


Very respectfully, yours,
RYLAND FLETCHER.
Year: 1864

CoMMUNIcATIoNs.-We have received
communication from Middlebury, re-
garding a "bit Of romance" in that
town, which has been unavoidably
crowded out Of our columns for a
couple of days past, but will appear as
soon as we can make room for it.


The same may also be said Of two or
three other communications now lying
on our table.
Year: 1864

The ELECTION IN NEW YoRK.-General
Butler has assumed command of troops
in the State Of New York under Gen.
Dix. He has issued an order declaring
that a sufficient number Of troops have
been detailed for duty in that District to
preserve the peace of the United States,
to protect public property, and to pun
ish incursions into our borders; and
that SO far from being there to interfere
with the free exercise of the duty Of
voting at the present election, the SOL
diers are especially to see that there Is
no interference with the election, unless
the civil authorities are overcome with
force by bad men,"
Year: 1864

RUTLAND MILITARY CoMPANY.-This
company are now fully organized, have
received their arms and are ready for
any emergency. There is room for
Others who may wish to join it, and the
young men, especially, of Rutland should
require no urging to enroll themselves
among its members.
Year: 1864

passing into bond. Importers are firm.
Jobbers buy sparingly at the high prices
course. is no pressure to SELL The cons
sumption of imported fabrics seems for
the moment to be decreasing, but only in
appearance. as this is always the dull,


if not the dead, season of the year; and
many anticipate that large fall in the
price of gold and exchange will enable


the imDortations received, and at present
in bond, to be placed on the market in
the Fall, at a price which will enable con-
sumers to buy. There is apparently no
fear entertained but that demand will
prove eventually fully equal to the sup
ply.-,h. ?. Independent. 17Lh 49,
Year: 1864

ORALLY ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS. >
There is chance for everybody now to raj
ly round the flag, and be in at the death of
secession and rebellion. We have been in
formed of late by General Grant and through
various sources. that the rebellion is near at
an end and that the war has only to be pros
ecuted vigorously for short time to insure
success to the Federal arms and the Union
cause. Doubtless thousands upon thousands
of persons cast their votes at the Presiden-
tial election for Mr.. Lincoln, in the firm be-
lief that the rebellion would be crushed un-
der his management, in few months at
most. 1t is fair inference to expect that
the majority who gave their votes for Mf.
Lincoln will cheerfully take up arms when
ever called upon by the authorities, to fight
under the Union banner. 1t is certainly rea.
sonable to estimate the patriotism of the
American people to this extent: that a ma.
jority of the believers in Mr.. Lincolns hon
esty of purpose and in his administrative
measures, designed for the suppression Of
the rebellion, will be willing to take up arms
and march to the front to maintain the in
tegrity of the Union. If such shall prove
to be the case, our armies will be rapidly aug
mented, and the conflict of arms ought to be
rapid and decisive, and it should close out the
rebellion and restore peace to the country. i
the information is correct, and we earnestly
hope it is, that the rebellion is on its last legs
vigorous prosecution of the war will soor
defeat the rebel armies, at any rate. How
ever, there have been so many prophetic.
of the rebellion being conquered in "sixty
days" in ''ninety days" etc, that any specu
lation now about the wars duration seems
absolutely absurd But we can at least hop,
that the war and the rebellion are near at al
end.
Year: 1864

THE IMMIGRATION. The Dalles HoaHlaineer
makes the following sensible remarks in rela-
ton to this years Immigrants and the manner
in which fhey have been treated by the press;


awe notice on the part of our exchanges a
general disposition to set down the immigrants
as seeessionsts. Charges of this character are
ffiPpantly made the authors little dreaming of
the wrong they inhict upon innocent and it may
be patriotic men. It is possible that among the
immigration there may be those who sympa-
thise with the rebellion. Indeed it would be
strange if there was not. We have living in
our State scores of citizens-old settlels-who
are open and avOwed secessonists, and it is fair
to presume that the same condition of things
exists in other and older communities To de-
nounce the overland immigration for this fault
would be to condemn them for that which we
ourselves have tolerated. Let us first remove
the beam from our own eye before we trouble
ourselves about the mote in our neighbor's Wis
ual organ, Admit that there is a sprlnkling of
secessonists among the immigration, there still
remains large number of loyal citizens, whose
aid we need in developing the resources of the
country. The good these will do will more than
compensate for all the evil that is likely tore
suit from the accession of few 'black sheep"
So general has been the reports to which we re-
fer, that people generally have come to look up
on the immigrants as all secessionists, and in
this way prejudice has been got up against
the new comers that renders their reception
anything but pleasant We suggest that this is
not the way to entice strangers within our gates.
Instead of dstrust and suspicion, let us meet
them with open hands and generous hospital
ity. They have just accomplished a long and
tiresOme journey, and common charity requires
that we should extend them cordial welcome
without questioning them about creeds or par
ties.