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Year: 1864

HEADQUARTERS TENTH CORPS, Sept. "a.
Matters retained their wonted quietne IS
in front of Petersburg up to last evening,
when the rebels, annoyed doubtless at the
exultation Of our troops over Sheridans
magnificent success in the Shenandoah val"
lev and the taunts our pickets threw at
them, broke off all communication, and
commenced firing upon us with consider
able yigor. Our men returned their com,
plments in kind, and throughout the night
both lines were engaged in constant skir-
mish firing. '' f.s
At daylight this morning. salute Of ten
shotted guns from every piece in position
in front Of Hancock's corps was fired, by
order of General Grant, in honor of Sheri
dams success. At eight o'clock, as ] close
this despatch, Birney's guns are opening
to be Joined by those of the Eighteenth
corps-in honor Of the same glorious event.
The news, az communicated to the army in
Sheridan's dispatches, has sent thrill Of
Joy throughout the entire line. The men
cheer with will and spirit seldom equal
ed.


The army feels rejuvenate and anxious for
the time to arrive when il may be per-
lnitted to emulate the bright example set
it.


The big gun mentioned few days since
as having been planted by the enemy
below the Hare House, in position to en-
fiade portion of the line of this corps, has
suddenly disappeared. The batteries that
Colonel Jackson. Chief Of Artillery Of this
corps, had planted, in anticipation of its
opening, had the happy effec. of suddenly
silencing it, and last night, under cover Of
darkness, it was withdrawn, doubtless with
| a view to its location in some more secure
position. "


There is no particle of truth in the re-
ports that have gone abroad that the enc
my are evacuating Petersburg. As YET
there is not the slightest indication that
they in tend doing SO On the contrary
they seem inclined to defend their present
position to the last AS an evidence OF
this they are straining every nerve in the
| completion of the new terminus Of the
Southside Railroad This change will bring
the road into the city from the north side
which side it keeps for distance Of ter
FOR fifteen miles above the city, where il
crosses the Appomattox by new bridge
The construction Of this work would seen
to imply that the loss of both the Weldon
and Danvile roads will not necessitate the
abandonment Of the position ; but that the
fort will be made to subsist the army by
the Southsde road, which, as they calculate
will thus be secure from Grants raiders =
We shall see how much they will be mig
taken. At the outset the change Of thc
course of this road is a tacit acknowledg
ment of their insbility to maintain ant
defend their present line, and dscloses
purpose ultimately to fall back and MAKE
the north bank Of the Appomattox thei
line of defence as we'll as their right, Is OF
the left, where they now have that posi-
ton. Of course this movement will EN-
brace the evacuation of Petersburg.
Year: 1864

THE new two cent coins last issued from
the mint do not bear the head of Liberty
Do our rulers think II Incompatible with
the public interest," to keep il before the
people, or is it intended to prepare tie way
for "colored substitute" a..
Year: 1864

The man who trusts in his invest
meuts is frightened at every financial
panic. The man who trusts in God is
always brave. So it happens that the
man of millions, unless he keep up his
courage by giving away freely, is afraid
of poverty, but the man who has only
God is afraid OF nothing, and SO pos
sesses ALI Freeman Clarke. IA
Year: 1864

SMILES. Smiles are like rainbows,
giving new beauty to every feature OF
the face-displaying amid the clouds,
the sunshine Of happiness that is to
light the pilgrim f'om gloom to the
broad pathway of mirth and gaiety.-
Who has not felt the influence of q
smile? There is none living who has
not at times felt the dark tide Of sor-
row stife in every impulse, and fill his
whole being with dark and grim fore
bodings in view of his earthly exist
ence, and perhaps dwelling on that
higher view of an endless eternity, be-
holding naught but grief and unchaug
ing woe. But then what change
does mileproduce-all clouds, storm
and sorrows vanish in moment, and
he, the mourner, becomes at once a
prince of happiness. Oh, ye who
never weep, smile on those who do |!
God gave to you the gift; thon let thy
talent be rendered tenfold when thy
stewardship shall be rendered tenfold
when thy stewardship shall be review
ed.
Year: 1864

The Union voters in each Congress
sional District are requested to select
two delegates and two alternatives to
the National Union Convention, at
such time and place as may be agreed
upon; but if such delegates shall not
be selected before the meeting of the
State Convention on the 25th of MAY,
then the delegates to that Convention
will select such delegates to the Ma
tional Union Convention, for their re-
spcctive districts.


The Committee would suggest that
the County Conventions for selecting
delegates to the State Convention be
held on Saturday, the Nth of May.
Year: 1864

THE inevitable and irrepressible Mr..
William Whiting, who serves the Govern
ment as Solicitor of the Treasury for nothing
we hope the reader will particularly note
the latter fact as it is as much as week since
it has been telegraphed all over the country
has been refused furlough by Secretary
Stanton, who cannot spare his valuable
services for day. This may be all true, but
1t is still quite possible that the country
could spare the services of both of them for
an indefinite period of time, and we propose
they should both be turned out to take
chance at the' fall feed" in order that the
experiment may be tried of the possibility
of getting along without tSsssh altogether
Troy Whtg, Republican.
Year: 1864

The report of FARINI's perilons position
on rock in the rapids of Niagara Falls, is
thus disposed of by a Buffalo paper:


The above Is one of the periodical Mag
ara Falls sensations" gotten up for the
purpose of putting money in the purses of
the enterprising citizens doing business In
the lager beer and sandwich line forninst
the great cataract. Were we, one day, to
see some chap hung, drawn, quartered and
thrown over the center of the Horseshoe
Fall we should not be surprised to meet him
apparently sound and in good health the
next morning-so little confidence have we
in the reality OF the wonders of that won
derful place. We were informed this morn
ing that the unfortunate and fool-hardy
man"-the individual with the esculent
cognomen--is "still on the island" Our
informant further went on to state that Fa-
rini left the island last night took his ease
at his inn, enjoyed refreshing season of
rest and returned early this morning. 1t
is understood that the parties interested
have contributed literally towards making
up purse wherewith to reward the adven-
turOuS man. te+ ~
Year: 1864

&GsmiHi4 --cE3 rai59msV
. oaa0l8 eg< gTI.lIEt Et-gfeng.l .l,


WE have considerably enlarged TIE DAILY OH1o
Sr ITBsMAN. and now print 1t on plain and nand-
some new type, and clear white paper.


In Politics, THE ONO STATESMAN is,in War as IN
Peace for the Country for tho Constitution, and for
a 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
and the Old Union as far it is possible to restore it,
and for the existing Constitution in its spirit letter
and purpose. ..t. y.,r..,.-


Upon the coming events Of the year, rest the hopes
4 tho People and Government. We are in the midst
of bloody and protracted civil war. Its duration
and close depend upon WISER truer and more patri-
otto Policy than we have seen during the present Ad
ministration 'Wsowe It TO the memory Of our Fath-
ers and TO the hopes Of our Children to the future Of
our Country and to the best interests Of mankind to
change Policy which is drifting US farther and far
ther from tho landmarks Of our patriotic sires.


THH SrATEsMAN will do oil it can to aid in bring
ing about this changer and hence. the Publishers in
yits support and encouragement from all those who
while wishing for good NEWSPAPER, also wish to
havea sound Constitutional journal. ..-.E


We publish o paper in which we seek to give the
rnurH.g Our Commercial Reports, our Markets, our
Political and General News are carefully freed from
the sensational character and we seek to mako THE
STATESMAN trustworthy 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
culate, TEE ONO STATESMAN.


TEE WEEKLY ONO STATESMAN is one Of the
largest, cheapest, and best printed Papers in tho
West. Each number contains complete resume OF
all the Military and Political news Of the week; the
latest telegraphic 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 obtained by this paper an evil
dence Of its popularity and Of its being adapted to
the wants Of the people.
Year: 1864

ious that the tide of population may roll north
ward along the boundaries of the Central Park.
At present this tide is broken against the rugged
and unsighty sides of the unimproved open
space bounded east and west by Eighth and
Ninth avenues, north by Eighty-firSt street. and
south by Seventy seventh. For the conversion
Of this locality into handsome Square, the
owners of lots in the vicinity were, we under
stand, heavily assessed as far back as 1S4O; but
still the ground remains in its primitive state oil
rugged dcformty, somewhat aggravated Dy
having been used as q dumping ground Tor gar.
bage and all manner of rubbish for the last hall
dozen years. 1t is proposed, we believe TO put
the Square under the care of the Commissioners
of the Park, to be put to such use as shall seem
best as an adjunct to the Park itself.
Year: 1864

A certain weekly issued in our City, claiming
to be religious in character, has recently seen
fit TO aggrayate its usually venomous hostility
to the War for the Union into the most intem-
perate championship of the Rebel cause, eulo-
gzing the traitorous cabal claiming to be the
Confederate Government of Virginia as that
"grand old Commonwealth" and in every way
evincing the intensest sympathy with the
slayeholding traitors. Gen. Rosecrans-cOm-
manding at 81. Louis, and being a Jealous de-
votee of the church which this traitorous journal
advocatcs-has seen fit TO suppress its circula-
ton within his department. Hereupon the
Opposition journals of our City generally con-
denim Gen. RS act, and proclaim that it will
increase the circulation and popularity of the
prescribed sheet


Among whom will iti Why should any loyal
person take a religious journal thus condemned
for disloyalIyl What must be has onn position
in our great struggled


We beg the Editors Of these journals to con-
slider afresh the following resolves adopted,
with their concurrence, at largely attended
meeting Of the conductors Of the Press of our
City on the sth of June last, viz:
Wherso, The Liberty and Rights Of the Press. as
affected by the existence and necessities VI state OF
war and especially Of civil war; topics Of the high
est public concern; and


Uhoeas Recent eyons indicate the existence OF grave
and damcntabc confusion Of ideas with
regard TO this vital question; therefore,


Resoired, That our conceptions Of the Rights and
Duties OF the Press in Of coDvulsion and pub


lie peril like the present, briefly summed up in the
following propositions


]. We recognize and affirm the duty and fidelity TO
the Constitution Government and laws Of country
on high moral well political obligation resting on
every citizen and neither claim for ourselves nor con.
cede 10 others any exemption from its requirements or
privilege 10 eyade their sacred and binding force.
2. That Treason and Rebellion are crimes by the
fundamental law Of this OF every other country and
nowhere else so culpable abhorrent as In republic
where each has an equal voice and In tho peaceful
and legal direction Of public affairs.


g. While We thus emphatically disclaim and deny any
right nhcrng In journalists others 10 ince adyo
cate, abet, uphold justify treason or rebellion we
respectfully but firmly assert and maintain the right Of


tho Press to crticse freely and fearessy the acts Of


those charged with the administration of the Govern
ment also those Of all their civil and military subord
mates whether with intent directly to secure greater
energy, efficiency and fidelity In the public service or
In order 10 hioye the same ends more remotely
Year: 1864

through the substitution OF other persons for those now
in power


T. That any limitations Of this right created by tho
necessities of War should be confined TO localities
wherein hostilities actually exist or are inminentiy
threaicncd and we derry the right OF any military
officer to suppress the issues forbid the general CIR
cuation Of Journals printed hundreds Of miles from the
t,f
Year: 1864

A bill has been reported by Senator Laimbeer
for the improvement of Manhattan Square,
which, if passed, will be very acceptable not
merely to the property holders in the immediate
vicinity Of the Square, but to all who are anI-
Year: 1864

WHAT ARE WE CoMINa To.-A few dayt
ago, says the Louisville Journal one of the
most respectable ladies of Louisville was
riding in her carriage In the outskirts of
the city, driven by her servant. Suddenly
three negroes in uniform came up stopped
the carriage, and said to the driver, What
are you driving that white trash for? We
have got gun for you. Jump off and come
aloug.' Tne lady, much frightened, called
to her driver to let her out. Don't be afraid
Madam said the bold fellow, L can protect
you against the villains,' instantly he swung
his whip most vigorously among them, and
starting his horses at full speed. be soon had
his mistress out of the reach of the devils
with black faces and blue breeches.


Who does not see the whole tendency of
the policy that the Administration has in
augurated2
Year: 1864

, some of them are more different than 9TH
ers. ~


Though we did not precisely take Peters
burg on this occasion, we got near enough
TO see that the defenses of the place are very
weak, and the city only Inhabited by fire
company and church choir.


The latter, too, is about to change its
bass.


My loss was considerable; but am al
most certain that we killed some on the
other sine. I therefore put down their loss
as twice ours. That is the way we war cor
respondents always 60. 1t looks so well.


Notwithstanding the looksaI must have
more men. wish you'd set Supervisor
Blunt to work, recruiting. He's willing
enough, but he must have money before he
can get men; and, mind you, want men,
not conscripts or substi tutss, to conquer
Virginia.


Virginia is very hard to conquer.


At least, such is the opinion of Lincoln
such is the opinion of Grant; such is begin
ming to be the opinion of the country at
large, and such as always been the opinion
of McARoNE.
Year: 1864

CIDER VINEGAR. Almost every fam.
ily in the country have the materials for
manufacturing pure cider vinegar, if they
will only use them. Common dried ap.
pies, with little molasses sud brown
paper are oil you need to mike the best
kind Of older vinegar; aud what Is sihl
better, the cider which you extract from
value Of the apples for any other purpose.
Soak your apples for few hours, Iash-
ing aud rubbing them occasionally; thsn
take them out Of the water and shorough-
ly strain the latter through ,hickwoven
cloth; put it into jug, add half pint Of
nlolasses to gallon Of liquor, and piece
of common brown paper, set in the sun,
or by tho ERE, and in few days your
vinegar is ft for use. Have two Jugs
and use out Of one while the other Is
working. No family need be destitute Of
good vinegar, If they will follow tbs
above directions.
Year: 1864

''Lincoln is Elected and I'm Free"


At the serenade of Governor Hahn, at
New Orleans, Judge +. II. Durrel, in
responding to toast to the Governor,
said:


The first thing that brought Mr.. Lin
coin to his personal knowledge vas his
election as President Of the United
States in 1860. He knew that he was
elected fairly by the popular vote. When,
the morning after the election, the news
came Of his election, little negro came
to him while he was yet in bed, and with
all the enthusiasm of which young Afri-
ca was capable, exclaimed: "Lincoln is
elected and l am free He believed
then, and he had since that time no rea
son to change his opinion, that the negro
understood the contest in the length and
breadth, its width and depth, as we'll as
we did, and from that moment he had
labored with a certainty in his own mind
that God had resolved that through this
great contest slavery should cease to ex-
list. That, as inasmuch as the white man
was the FIRST slave, the black man should
be the last.
Year: 1864

A young man who fought, but did not


die at Autictam and Gettysburg, recent
ly went into the Province, on foot, with


some small articles for sale. One night,
just as the sable curtains of the evening
were being lowered upon him, he applied
at very respectable looking house for
entertainment. He was very kindly re-


ceived by young lady, who happened
to be the only one Of the family at home,
with whom he partook Of the evening
meal, and everything seemed to our hero
to be going merry as marriage bell.
1t seems, however, that the young lady
began to suspect that in entertaining q
stranger, she had not entertained IAN an.
GEL But how to get rid Of him was the
trouble! At length she asked him if he
could jump we'll, saying that she could
jump further than any Yankee living
This was stump which the hero Of
dozen battle fields vas not disposed 4
Year: 1864

Nothing so tends to ornament city
as a profusion of trees $nd shrubbery.-
And while ornamental, relieving the bus.
mess monotony Of the city, the shade at
the same time makes the sidewalks aud
residence. much cooler during the sum.
mer months. Noble and stately trees
more impress strangers with favorable
opinion of a city than all the gigantic
stores and palatial residences that could
be built. Witness New Haven, Cleve-
land, and few other cities in the North
and East. The time for planting is ap-
preaching, and We wish any word Of ours
could induce some man to plant half a
dozen shade trees in his door yard or
fruit trees in his garden. It requires
but little outlay Of money or time. As
to the manner Of planting, Bryant, in a
few beautiful word ], .slls the whole story:


"Come, let us plant the apple tree!


Cleave tho tough greenswsrds with the spade,


Wide let its hollow bed be made


There gently lay the roots, and thero


Sft the dark mould with kindly care,


And press the earth tcnderiy


As round the sleeping infants feet


We softly fold the cradle sheet;


So plant we the apple tree"
Year: 1864

eminent which was the security of liberty,
he denounced certain acts Of that govern.
ment in self defense as themselves a yir-
tual overthrow of the Constitution, and
separating himself in the crisis from the
mass Of his truest friends, threw himself
into the arms of the bitterest enemies of
Liberty. Does General Fremont believe
that the gentlemen who are going to the
Chicago Convention, and who will support
its nominations, are any truer friends of
Union and Liberty than those who went to
Baltimore and their supporters2 Docs he
not know, or in the heat of passion has he
forgotten, that the gentlemen who will
meetat Chicago were the steadiest sup
porters of that policy against which his
name was formerly a. protest, and that
their political action and sympathy with
slavery are to-day the chief hope Of tie
rebellion2 And yet he knows, as we all
know, that many of the managers at Chi.
cago will be gladto see him the candidate
otthe Convention. Is it because they have
come to him, OF has he gone to themi
When the New York World loudly ap-
plauds him, is it because he is helping or
hindering the cause of human liberty2 be.
cause he is uniting, or because he is dis
tractiDg, the friends of the Union and of
national honor2 Tsla a


Browning wrote poem called "The
Lost Leader" whose melancholy music
murmurs forever in the hearts of all who
have read 1t with experience. Bnt never,
perhaps. will its lines recur to thousands
and thousands of young and earnest
American hearts so painfully as they do
since Fremont wrote his letter. Was that
enthusiasm of the generous youth of a
whole nation so despicableP Is the smile
of Davis, is the cheer of Fernando Wood,
so much sweeter than the trust of unknown
multitudesf Was it worth while to cease
to be the Fremont of June, 1856, to be the
Fremont of June, 1864 aa y
Year: 1864

Writing of sermons, did you ever make
one at field preaching at the front If
not, I must give you homely little picture
saw yesterday, which by the calender
was Sunday. Blundering past rusty
camp, the tents stained and rent, came
upon group of about as many as met of
old :" in an upper chamber" and not an
officer among them, unless it might be
sergeant. They were seated upon logs,
and the Chaplain was just leading off in a
hymn, that foated up and was lost, like
bird in storm, amid the clash of bands
and the rumble of army wagons in the val
lev below. The Chaplain wore hat with
a feather in it, that he might have been
born in, for any evidence have to the
contrary for, during the entire services,
praise, prayer and preaching, the voice
came out from beneath the hat with a
feather in it. Perhaps it would have struck
you as irreverent, but it may be that he
feared the misfortune of the wolf who
talked hoarsely with little Red Riding
Hood. because he had cold in his head.
At the heels of the Chaplain, as he preach
ed, kettle was bubbling over fire, and
a soldier boy on his knees beside it was
apparently worshipping the hardware.
But he was no idolator, for all that, since
0 closer look discovered him fishing in it
for something with fork. Around the
preacher, but Just out of sermon range,
boys were smoking, darning. chatting,
reading, having frolic; the voice Of a
muletecr came distinctly up from below,
as he damned the hearts of his six In hand
for no teamster ever heard was SO wild
as to swear at mules soul the passing
trains of ammunition crushed the chap
lain's sentences in two, and now and then
whistled truant word away with them;
but he kept right on, clear, earnest, sensi-
ble-no matter for the hat with feather
in it-and could not help feeling pro-
found respect for the preacher and the lit
tie group around his feet. The result Of
my observation of chaplains is already
matter of record in your columns, but
must say that have seen little reason to
vary my opinion, that there is no officer in
regiment so utterly useless as an inefi-
cient chaplain, nor so decidedly damaging
as an unworthy one. Said profane Col
onel to the question: "What shall we do
with that rebel we have taken-he says he
is chaplain :" "Do!' returned the
Colonel, "keep him, - him; we are out
of a chaplain" Now, the doctrine of total
depravity is good deal like the adverbial
sink in the old time parsing: when we
found word and did not know what to
do with it, we called it an adverb. So
people are apt to credit an evil to total de-
pravity, when perhaps but for them it
might not haye existed at all. The chap
lain that Colonel was just " out of" might
have been good man, but he was good
man out of place. He lacked-to borrow
a word from the artillerists-" the heavy.
metal of character did not carry guns
enough to inspire respect. ."-Corespond-
ence Chicago Journal.
Year: 1864

From memorials to Congress the opinion Is
evidently gaining ground that confiseation OF
estates OF rich rebels should be carried out and
100 acres given to each man in the naval and
military service. It seems to be not only
practical, but military and natural justice.
Year: 1864

SnALP.-Thc Gazeett wastes great deal
of the learning it can lily spare upon ty-
biographical error, wherein our types said
crrte instead Of erudite. Such pathological
analysis is worthy of the cultivated critical
ability OF our friend Of the sour 0ose.'