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Year: 1862

You often read about n line Of bat
tie, and dare say, think that tho two or.
mics stand in two lines. but IL is not 80.
The army is divided into divisions. and
there is often great gaps between the
divisions. They are posted in positions,
or in commanding plnces--that is. on
hills, or in the woods or on the banks
OF streams, in places whore they will he
best able to resist or attack tho enemy.
The divisions are so placed that thpv
can support one another. You can un
derstnnd line Of battle pretty we'll, by
Imagining regiment here on n hill. nm
other down in the valley. third in n
piece of woods, with artillery and cav.
airy placed in the best positions. Just
Imagine that the enemy is over on von
der hill, with twenty thousand men and
twenty pieces Of artillery. Yon are
General and have an equal number
The enemy will come down that road
spread out into the field, or creep m
through the woods, and attack you.


1ou cant exactly tell how many men
he will send to the right, or how many
10 inc lett, so you must arrange your
forces to support each other. You
must place your artillery whore it will
do the most damage, and receive the
least from the enemy. You must move
your infantry so that they will not be
cut OH by the enemy before you gel
near enough to cut them up in return
ou see that it is no small thing to b,
General. These are great response
bilities.-- Exchange.
Year: 1862

One Of the most Infamous propositions
Of the new Constitution is that relative to
the assessment Of damages to property
taken for the purposes Of improvement.
and this is to be found in the
so-called Bill of Rights, sections 81 aud %.
These sections provide that damages, but
not tfnefts, may be ASSESSED for the puroo-
fes of such improvements.


Thus, if the city Of Chicago OF the county
Of Cook, OF any other county Or city, de-
sircs to open road, widen street, or in
crease the width of an alley to that of an
ordinary street, it may assess damages upon
property taken for the improvement, but
no benefits. Take the case Of an alley 10
be converted into a street, as an instance.
New frontage fur stores is secured to the
proprletors, and q consequently greatly
enhanced value to the property. If no
benefits can be assessed, where is the money
to pay for tue damages to come from?
The city takes half Of AS lot for the
purpose Of opening street in
front Of lot owned by B., the
latter is benefited at the expense Of the
former, but is not liable to pay therefor.
And to make the matter worse, If B. should
own other lots, how~yer near to or distant
trom the improvement, the provision in
these sections excludes all such property
from being assessed for benefits accruine
to it. # a portion Of BIS lot is taken for
1hc Improvement, he may be benefited
thereby to the extent Of, say $4,000. All
other Individuals in the vicinity may be
benefited to the extent Of but $1,000.
Still 10 assessment can be made upon his
property for the extra benefit accruing to
him. This is tEc sort Of special legislation
we have presented to us in the new Con-
stitution- Is there any sense or any Justice
in it?


One Of the delegates from this county to
the Constitutional Convention was Mr..
Fuller. It is freely stated i'll this city that
he will make from ten 10 thirteen thousand
dollars by these sections, inserted in tue So
called Bill of Rights, {saye the mark) for
144o oNAtAA- -A4U LII "t1ISt 1tIlNfe In the
case is that the loss in this particular in
stance will fall upon the School section
properly in This city, in the vicinity Of the
Custom House, Post Office, &c. This
property is benefited 81 in the proportion
Of 1000 to that of $4,000 or $4,000 to
Mr. Eul1cr's, nevertheless Mr. Fuller is
not made to pay for the enhanced value to
his, IS lie justly should he.


Under that Infamous provision, all a man
needs to do is to get a packed jury to assess
his damages at IS high rate IS possible
and he can have IN improvement Of i'm.
mense advantage, both on account Of dam.
ages to he paid and actual benefits to
accrue. Either stop must be put to all
improvements, such: as opening streets
roads, &c, or they can be carried on b,
robbing people Of their property and de
priying them Of their rights:
Year: 1862

he has gone ut last. OF course, We are
not at liberty to say where, or with how
many men; but he has gone The reviews
at Washington are over for the present;
and now 1e shall sec what Will be done
Year: 1862

Vie who seeks to redress his wrongs in
a arepublic by an armed revolution, is as
great fool as he who would endeayOr
to remove barrel of gunpowder from his
house by burning ont the ganpoaOder.
Year: 1862

General Batter is more than a trump
When threatened with assassination In
New Orleans he blocked that game by
coolly telling the rebels his successor
would be General Phelps, the Yankee alb
Ob0litonistl
Year: 1862

One of the most agreeable consequen-
ces of knowledge, is the respect and i'm
portance it communicates to old age.
Men rise in character often as they in
crease in years; they are venerable from
what they have acquired. and pleased
from what they can impart.
Year: 1862

the conflict on both sides was for victory


or death. The almost deafening roar OF
artillery, and the atte of the musketry,


were all that could be heard as the men
stood and silently delivered their fire, ev-
identity bent on the W ork Of destruction
with fervor which knew no bounds
Foot by foot the ground was contested,
single narrow strip Of land dividing the
Year: 1862

THE SCENE AT MIDNIGHT.


AS l sitto-night writing this epistle, the
dead and wounded are lying all around
me. The knife of the surgeon is busy at
work, and amputated legs and arms lie
scattered in every direction. The cries of
the suffering victims and groans OF those
who patiently wait for medical attendance
Year: 1862

The telegraph dispatches which we have pub
li-hed from day to day have given our readers
a pretty full account Of this, one OF the blood
lest and least successful engagements Of the
war. We give a few extracts from the yolum-
inous accounts given by different correspon
dents OF the city papers. The battle field
extended about two miles along the Kappa
hammock.
Year: 1862

When we state that the clothing furnished by Cove
nor Morgan to the New York stationed at this
post is Of shoddy kind OF the very worst quality the
feelings of tho soldiers the subject readily ba
imagined. The jackets and pantaoons were OF such
mser ablo stun that they were all in rags before they
hal been worn month, and 1t was frequent sight in
May last behold half company appear on dress pa


raie with nothing but shirts and drawers Tho prices
OF the clothing furnished by the Untod etates, which
generally is excellent quality, is even lower than the
Year: 1862

Local AMUsEMENTs.-The coming two weeks
viii be rife with local amusements. Farces in
abundance will be had The rebel organization that
seeded from the National Democratic party at
Charleston, and thus enabled the Republicans to
defeat it, viii hold their county '.shebang' on the
2nd. The keeping up Of that inglorious organiza-
ton viii, probably, enable the Republicans to car
~ the county. How long will the intelligent peo-
pie Of the county be the dupes of these sec
tiona! organizations? The Breckenridge organiza-
ton IS constantly crying out against republicans,
and persistently pursuing the only course that will
enable the Republicans to triumph. If they had
any connection with the Democratic party of the
nation, there would be some reason for maintaining
their organization. As it is they afford a local
amusement, and are to the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties what an independent side snake show
is to 4 circus A Union Convention is called to
meet the 5th. As this is a spontaneous move
ment not having its origin in the 'Shodiy'' Union
Republican fusion arrangement, it looks very much


ike lager beer stand erected so as to catch visit
ors TO the snake show. However, we Will criticize
the latter after their performance. The Democratic
county Convention will assemble on the 9th of Au-
gust It will thus be seen that we are to have
lively times until after the election.
Year: 1862

Loyal citizens, Democrats and patriots es-
teen it sweet to die for their country; Republi-
cans esteem it sweet to live upon their country :
treasury; and rebel sympathizers esteem it
sweet to enjoy the writ of habeas coapus while
hoping and praying for the overthrow of the
Constitution that secnreS it to them
Year: 1862

RoBBED-Ne understand that young man from
Oregon, was robbed on Monday night, of thirty
Ounces Of gold dust and about sixty dollars in coin.
As he remembers nothing of the transaction after
a slight irrigation of the almentary canal it is
supposed that he was drugged. Somebody struck
pocket and washed it ont as soon a slqicehead
could be brought to bear on It.
Year: 1862

SUDDEN DEATH.-A little girl seven or eight
years Of age, by the name of McAnally, died sud
denly on Monday. She had been playing the day
previous with other children, and retired complain
ing of her head It is supposed to be case Of sun
stroke
Year: 1862

THIS RALKaD-From the LEGAL columns of the
Maysyille papers We learn that the Northern Cal
ifornia Railroad Company are at work grading
their temporary track to the steamer landing on
Feather river. Doubtless. that portion of the work
viii be completed by the time the ties are delivered
N Marysvile. They are yet to he cut at Garrott's
MIL and hoated down the river
Year: 1862

PeRsoNAL-Capt. Moore, formerly of Butte, but
now resident of Plumas county, was visiting
his friends in 0roville, few days since. He is the
fortunate proprietor OF tunnel claim near Quincy
that prospects nearly five dollars to the pan. He
Is now engaged on a ditch to carry water to his
claim, and viii be prepared to commence gathering
his pile in about two weeks
Year: 1862

IN chemistry the way TO dissolve two bodies
is to introduce third. The same holds true in
politics. Rebels and Republican are growing
over the negro question, and the preservation
Of constitutional government demands the sue
cess Of the Democratic party.
Year: 1862

CALIENrE.-The weather for the past week or
two has been very warm. an makes Us long for an
opportunity to seek some mountain shade. where
we could recuperate exhausted energies by seduc-
ing specked trout from 9abbling brooks; or, 10 be
Republican Governor Of some northern State. 50
that when worn out and tired Of counting the
money we had received for appointing worthless
men TO positions in the army. We could charter
steamer at the expense of the State. aud carry a
cargo of nurses down to the army! That's the way
70 make pleasure Of a patriotic dutv.
Year: 1862

THE resignation of Fremont the Republican
candidate for President, from the army. was
thus announced by a Government bulletin from
the Secretary of the Treasury; The estima-
ted expenses of the Government for the current
quarter are fifty million dollars less than the
preceding one"
Year: 1862

Coon CRoPs.-We have seldom seen our farmers
with more cheerful faces, than they now exhibit,
owing we suppose, to the excellent crops with
which they have been favored. The producing
class constitute the true wealth OF the State and the
nation, and we rejoice in their prosperity.
Year: 1862

The Republican party lack Tue ,nree human
senses of seeing, hearing and smelling blind,
or they would see more pleasant sights than
ugly ones in the American Government deaf
or they would prefer national harmony to sec
tioual discord and without the sense of smell
or they would not desire to elevate the negro
to equality and association with the white man.
Year: 1862

BUTTE CoUNrY.-Tbe Central Committee of
Butte county have called Democratic county
convention, to meet at Oroville, on Saturday
the % day of August, to appoint twelve dele
gates to the National Democratic State Con
vention, to assemble at Sacramento, on the
9th Of August to appoint delegates to Joint
Senatorial Convention, and to nominate two
candidates for the Assembly and one County
Surveyor Marysville Express.


The Express is entirely mistaken. 1t is not
the Democratic County Convention, but the
convention of the rebellous organization that
seeded from the Democratic party at Char
lesion, that is called for that day and purpose.
The Democratic County Convention is called
for the 9th of August. VIII the Express
make the correction, if it desires to give its
readers correct information?
Year: 1862

PHI. MooRE.-This individual, who is well
known in California as a politician of the
secesh school, and who left Nevada county
with considerable amount of the peoples tax
money in his pocket as We learn from the
Grass Valley National, has turned up in the
rebel ranks, ard was with jackson in his late
raid through the Shenandoah Valley.


TIE republican organs boast that the re-
publican platform has been carried out. and
passed into history. Having been 50 faithful
in the execution of their party promise. it is a
great pity they did not incorporate into their
platform the commandment which reads, Thou
shalt pot steal" That might have done away
with the necessity of Dawes investigating
committee, OF q Holt Commission.


SINCE the Republicans have been endeavor-
ing to style themselves a Union party, they
feel as though they ought TO be represented 10
the Government army. and are urging the pro-
priety Of arming the negroes. They want to
hang out the black flag, and keep out of the
fight themselves.
Year: 1862

The old Wing party died, because many Of
its leaders were discouraged by frequent de-
feats, and rendered too timd to do right. The
Democratic party was rendered powerless at
Charleston because many of its members were
villains and burst do wrong-were traitors and
dared to practice treason. The Republicans
are now logd in their demands that all plat
forms and organizations be abandoned. They
may well abandon theirs which should never
have been adopted or formed. But that is
not what they mean. They mean those who
have remained true to the Democratic party
shall abandon it and adopt the Republican
platform. The Democracy will do nothing of
the kind. They will continue true to their
country until the Heavens shall fall. They
have always supported, and will continue to
support, the platform adopted years ago, by
delegates that assembled in convention in
Philadelphia, and to the support of which they
pledged their lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honor. They did not abandon it be-
cause Benedict Arnold proved a traitor, the
Democracy will not abandon it now, because
the Republican and Breckenridge organizations
have proved treacherous to it. Ii is not the
Democratic party, but those sectional organi-
cations that will supersede the name Of Bene-
dict Arnold as the synonym of perfdy
Year: 1862

The organization that seeded from the
Democratic party at Charleston appear deter
mined to maintain their rebellous attitude.
They have issued 4 call for convention il
this county As the result of this third or
ganization has always been, aud Will continue
to be- Republican success, it seems to Us that
the committee is merely initiating the man who
" put bis dog in bed and kicked himself down
stairs Indeed, that is all they have affected
since they seeded at Charleston.
Year: 1862

THE folly of the Republicans, in forcing
emancipation upon the slave States, is demon
strated by the following facts mentioned by
the Louisville Democrat. If slavery is an
evil, it is one Of those evils that should be left
for time and the State authorities to deal
with


d" In the House of Representatives on Wed
nesday Mr.. Wicklif, the venerable Union
Representative from one of the Kentucky dis
tricls, stated that he had information that the
slaves at Port Royal who had been taken from
their masters mostly all desired 10 return. but
are prohibited from so doing by the military
authorities. He said further. that some of the
negroes who bad left the camp for the purpose
of getting back to their masters were fred npon
by the seutiUels in obedience to orders and
eight of them killed. This IS beautiful com
mentary on Hunters proclamation, yet it i
natural one. The idea of freedom possessed by
slaves who escaped to the Federal lines is free
dom from work but when they find that they
merely exchange a Southern for Northern
master, it is not at all strange that they should
seek to return to their old homes and lighter
tasks
Year: 1862

DISCUSSING ToADYIsN--The Republican
press of California, are guilty of disgusting
toadyism in passing around the following para
graph;


\ soldier writes 10 the Lowell News. stat
ing that on the Monday of the retreat from
Strasburg. he saw Gen. Banks trying 10 make
a breakfast of hard cracker and a piece of
raw salt pork, and was the last man to cross
Potomac, and he actually hauled on ropes at
tached to some army wagons that bad got
stuck in the bed of the river, and did not leave
until they were safety ashore.


Hauling army wagons is the appropriate
place for the Republican jackass, or any
other man that can find contingency upon
which he would let the Union slide" as did
Banks
Year: 1862

THE Mcconnell organization of last year
were opposed to coercion for the purpose Of
compelling obedience of the rebel States to
Federal authority. They have abandoned that
now, if we may believe their organ. aud are in
favor Of prosecuting the war. If this is so,
what is their object iu continuing their organ
ization, but dissensIon? The election of 60
cut of the snakes head that of '6l severed
its body the maintenance Of their orgauiza-
ton now is the squirming of its tail the
warming rattle without the power to strike.
Year: 1862

LESS than a year ago, Wendell Phillips
made a speech in the fremont Temple, at
Boston, in which be said


The anti-slavery party had hoped for and
PLANNED DIsUNIoN because it would lead to
the development of mankind, and the elevation
Of the black man"


Marius Faliero Doge of Venice, plotted to
overthrow the institutions of his country. He
and his co .conspirators were convicted of trea-
son; they were hanged and be was beheaded
His portrait was not permitted to range with
those OF his brother doges in the hall Of the
great council; but in the frame which it should
have occupied, the Venetians hung black
vail. When the history of our unhappy, but
again to be glorious country, shall be fully
written, the patriotic Democratic party will
occupy range with the founders and preserv-
ers Of constitutional government, aud some
black pages will contain the mournul re-
cord of the parties known as the Republican
and Breckenridge organizations-sec sectionalists.
whose attempts to sever the Union for an idea,
involved happy and prosperous people in
devastating civil war
Year: 1862

Republicans may elect their ticket but, let
US examine their grounds and see if they have
any other reason fot placing themselves in the
field. Their committee have issued call, and
established as their test the mere catch words,
" he Constitution as it is, and the Union as
it was" An elegant sentiment, if their organ
ization intended, and was in position, TO car
~ it out. If they heartily intend to carry out
this sentiment, why can they not vote with the
loyal Democracy of the Northern States, and
of the Border slave States. who declare that
this war is not waged on their part, in any
spirit Of oppression, or for any purpose Of con-
quest or subjugatlon, or purpose Of overthrow
ing or interfering with the rights or established
institutions Of those States, but to defend and
maintain the supremacy Of the Constitution,
aud to pressrvs the Union, with all the digni-
II, equality, and rights of the several States
unimpaired; and that as soon as these objects
are accomplished, the war ought to cease ="
( This Is tie sentiment of the great national
party that IS struggling against armed rebel
lion and against sectional Republicanism, for
the maintenance Of the Government. It's sd
yocates may be found in the South, IN the
East, in the North. and in the West 1t IS a
national organization that is to preserve the
+ Government from rebellion and sectional Jana
ticism. II the organization that seeded from
the National Democratic party, and whose par
+ ty has no existence outside Of California, have
really repented the resolutions adopted BY
their convention of last year, and honestly de-
sire the sentiment to prevail which they have
Year: 1862

ORDER or THE DAY REGARDING THE RECENT EXPLOIT


OF GENERAL LANDER IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.


WAR DEPARTMENT WAsHsGros, Feb IL, lSo2'
To Brigadier General y. W. LAsDER:-


The President directs to say that he has observed
with pleasure the activity and enterprise manifested oy
yours elf and the officers and soldiers &C your command
You have shown how much may be done in the worst
weather and roads By spirited officer at the head
OF small force of brave men, unwilling TO waste life in
camp when tho enemies OF their country within reach
Your brilliant is happy presage Of what may
be expected when the army Of the Potomac shall be led
to the dold by their gallant General.


EDWIN NJ STANTON. Secretary OF War.
Year: 1862

WAGEs-A New York paper says that, taking
the difference as an example between gold and
paper and the prices Of produce, the mechanic
who earned two dollars year ago, at present
really receives but one dollar and twenty.fOur
cents per day, or instead of twelve dollars for
six working days, he receives $7.44-the differ
ence between the paper he receives aud the price
Of gold. Gold never circulated to any extent in
New York, and we therefore cannot see why
there should be such change as is here stated.
The circulating medium has hitherto been Almost
exclu sively paper Of the New York banks, and
gold was an article which existed only in the
imagination Of the mechanic and the laborcr.
We take the above with large grain Of allow,
ance.
Year: 1862

Now the growing year is over


And the herder's tinkling bell
Family from its winter cover


Rings a low farewell:
Now the birds of autumn shiver.
Where the withered beach-leaves quiver,
O'er the dark and lazy river,


In the rocky dell.
Now the mist is on the mountains,


Reddening in the rising sun;
Now the flowers around the fountains
Perish one by one
Not spear of grass is growing
But the leaves that late were glowing:
Now its blighted green are strowing
With mantle dun.
Now the torrent brook is stealing


Family down the furrowed glade
Not as when in winter pealing,


Such a din is made,
That the sound Of cataracts falling
Gave no echo 50 appalling
As its hOarse and heavy brawlng
In the pines black shade.
Darkly blue tie mist is lowering


Round the Gifted rocks bare height
a-Ahtha berdosiise s.4ss.aississ- oosesiag
With q dim, uncertain light:
Now fresher wind prevailing,
Wide its heavy burden sailing,
Deepens as the day is falling,


Fast in gloom Of night.
Slow the blood-stained moon is riding
Through the still and hazy air,
Like a sheeted specter gliding


In a torch's glare
Few the hours, her light is given
Mingling clouds of tempest driven
Der the mourning face Of heaven,
All is blaclness there.
Year: 1862

NEW DIGGINGs.-The Victoria Chronicle pub
fishes the news from Pierce river. 1t is said that
extensive Gold diggings have been discovered on
this river, only about one thousand miles from
Victoria. TIE pay dirt is from five to six inches
deep. The cost Of getting grub into these new
mines, from the head waters of Frazer river, is
from one to two dollars per pound.-TImes
Year: 1862

To clean THE EYE OF DUsT.-When the eye
is irritated by dust intrusive particles of any
kind, the proper practice is to keep it open as if
staring a sort Of rotary movement of the ball
takes place, the surface becomes covered with
water, the particles are gradually impeled to the
corner of the eye, and there foated out, or can
easily be removed, without ary of the disagreea-
BILE consequences that attend shutting and rub
bing.