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Year: 1862

Sporting The Seasons bring with them
their peculiar enjoyments. With those who
look upon the bright side Of life, anu endeay-
or to make the best of every thing, "Decem-
bers as pleasant as May. The ponds and
basins in this vicinity are covered with ice
and the boys, and gentlemen of leisure, are
having great sport in skating. Of course
the young ladies will seek to divide this excl
ting and exhiaratiug sport with their brothers
and friends, just as soon as the ice is ascer.
tanned to be strictly reliable" There is no
exercise we wot of for tha cold season that IS
so agreeable and health-giying as skating
and we hope the ladies will insist on having
their full share of this nice sport They
should avoid skating over deep water, howey-
err no matter how well they are attended, aud
thereby avoid the danger that threatens an
indulgence in the luxury Of sliding and fall
ing upon the ice


We learn that the "dip-netters" are already
Engaged in taxing dsh puder the iee They
operate by cutting hole through the ice over
deep water, and setting net through the ap.
erture, few persons chase school of fsb
over the net, while one suddenly raises The
net, and secures the FISH that we're not lucky
to get away. This process furnishes snort
to the operators, but it is "forninst the
law and besides, it is taking mean Adyan
tage of the fish


We will probably soon have snow, when
another and more extended field will be oman.
ed to winter sports sleighing and hunting
will then engross the attention of those who
have leisure and facilities And then the,
boys will have their accustomed fun Of oball.
ing, and shedding down hills but We caution
them in time to conIine their "snow-ballinE'
among themselves, as parties who have here.
tofore been annoyed by their rudeness are
determined 70 give them into the bands of
the police should they repeat The annoyance
| this winter. yo
- mere won't be any fqp il Ihal,-sbpys, you
know.
.B0itsa ,GIB0I a AaTaHlI0a
Year: 1862

STATE SOVEREIGNTY Wood
At the great Democratic jubilee in New York
a short time since Fernando Wood made
brief speech from which We subjoin an extract,
as an answer to the assaults upon his loyalty !:


we have obtained the power The SOW
ereignty Of the great State Of New York will
after the first Of January. rest in the hands of
your representatives and agents applausel;
and it depends upon the way in which those
agents shall discharge their duty whether the
sovereignty Of this great State shall be re-
spected. or whether it shall be merged into the
present form to entirely obliterate all State
sovereignties ard make everything conform to
a despoiic usurpatiou of State right sovereign
ty Applause. Gentlemen, do not under
stand the character and the caliber Of the
Governor elect. if he is net the man to stand
erect in the majesty of his sovereign power
and stand up for the rights Of his State against
any Federal usurpati0n. three cheers fos
Wood. 7 and if he. as I believe be will, proper
" represents the men who have placed him
there. while contributing to the support of the
Federal Government, while aiding the Federal
Government in The effort to maintain its "a
tionahtv and It's integrity he viii at the same
time assert the rights OF New York defend
its citizens from arbitrary arrests good =
applause; and say to the Federal Government
that to impose its illegal and unconstitutional
assumed authority within the borders Of this
State. Is a violation Of the power which the
State delegated to the Federal Government,
and to which the State Of New York will
never submit. Applause-
Year: 1862

The news by the steamer City Of Balh-
more at New York, is sufficiently signi1-
cant Of the complications likely to spring
from the mastery Inactivity policy and its
delays. The cold and unsympathizing CRIT
iclzns Of the leading foreign Journals, the
toreshadowing Of the measure to be
brought before ParGameat for Intervention
may well cause increased watchfulness on
the part Of our government, and the neg
lect Of no war preparations that may be
suggested 9 the possible new aspects Of
our afalIs
Year: 1862

The test oath bill passed the House yes
tcrdav and awails the Presidents signature
to become law. The House have passed
Che tariff bill The Senate has passed the
army appropriation hl1l, combining with
it q humane and liberal provision in the
appropriation in sid Of wounded and sick
soldiers
Year: 1862

NO Organs of the human system are more impor-
~ tant to health and comfort than the EYE and
EAR and vet none are less understood or more neg
lected They seem to pass even common observation,
and yet every part of the body is dependent upon
them for life and health
Year: 1862

We make the following extract from a
letter to the Lafayette Courier. dated Camp
Hamilton. Va. Dec. %. 1861:


This Sunday morning, about o'clock,
as the Newport News boat was on her way
to the fort with a schooner in tow, aud
about half way between the two places,
she observed gunboat; taking it for one
of ours. and paying little or no attention
to her. until. TO the surprise Of all hands,
there came shot from her directly over
the bow Of their boat. then another directly
over her, between the chimney and pilot
house. She cut loose from the schooner
in order TO save herself, when third
passed over her stern. all without any
damage.


Those left on the schooner put off in
the small boat for the shore---,he gunboat
coming up and fastening on the schooner
and takirg her off prize. This seems
strange work TO be perpctra.ed in the
midst. may say. Of a powerful fleet and
almost under the guns of one Of the strong.
est artificial forts in the world, but it is
nevertheless fact, as it was witnessed by
thousands of others as we'll as myself
Then the fun commenced One and then
another. and finally in all eight gunboats
gave clase, and for an hour or more the
firing was very interesting. But the bird
had flown, and perching herself under the
guns Of Sewall's Point, bid ours defiance
There were some TWO hundred shots 6ref
in all. and the damage not worth mention
ing. So ends another of their shar,
tricks. Full particulars may vary sum,
from this but not much.
Year: 1862

Men seldom think Of the event OF death
until the shadows fall across their path,
hiding forever from their eyes the uaces
OF loved ones whose loving smiles whe re
the sunlight Of their existence. Death is
the great antagonist of life, and cold
thought Of the tomb is the skeleton of all
feasts We do not want to go tn rough the
dark valley although its passes may lead
to paradise and with Charles Lamb, we
do not want 10 lie down in the muddy
grave. even with kings and princes for
our bed-fellows. There is no appeal from
the great law that dooms US to dust. We
flourish and we fade az the leaves of the
forest, and the flower that blooms and
withers in a day has not Trailer hope
upon life than the mi ghtiest moskrch that
ever shook the earth with his footsteps.
Generations of men appear and vanish as
the grass. and the countless multitd de
which fills the world to day will to NOR
row disappear as the footsteps on the
shore.
Year: 1862

On the Sunday after the arrival of Gen.
Fremont in New York he attended Beech
er's Church. The text selected was con-
teined in the Goth chapter of st. Matthew,
from the 25th to the 28th verses inclusive
After the sermon and the religious part of
the exercises had been gone through with,
the following. as stated by the local Of the
New York Herald, ID said to have taken
place, Notwithstanding it was the Sabbath
dvy:


AT the conclusion Of the services the
congregation again arose and general
rush was made for The pew in which
MAJOR General Fremont and lady sat.
Hundreds of hands were outstretched to
greet him, and after submitting to severe
manipulation for about half an hour, he
and company made their exit from the
church, followed by the entire congrega-
ton.


AS soon as the Major General and bis
party were seated in their carriage, the
crowd got up cheer and continued to
surround the carriage. shaking hands with
himself and lady until the patience of the
latter was nearly worn out, and directions
were given to the driver to go ahead. which
he did, and the crowd followed the car
riage nearly as far as Fulton Ferry, where
the party get aboard and returned to New
York


An exchange. in noticing this Sunday
and church ovation to General Fremont
well says


Now is not this making of religion
very mockery and q farce? The specta-
Gle OF a preacher and his congregation, in
a church erected and dedicated to the SER
vice of the living God. thus diverting
their attention from the solemn and i'm.
pressive service which should have enoa-
ged them, to worship a. the shrine of a
political alventurer, but recently dismiss
ed from high military command for dis
honesty and incapacity, must surely bring
a blush of shame to the cheek of any one
who has tru, regard for the advancement
Of religion and morality. Mantle silly Mr..
Beecher and his people are entirely igno-
rant of the text: Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy
Year: 1862

When red hot shot are fired, the ord
nance used is elevated TO tie position de-
sired before the gun is shotted. The pow.
der in the gun is kept from explosion by
means of the wadding. Between the ex.
plosive substance and the heated mass are
generally three layers Of wad. That
against the ball is dry. and the second
wet. and upon the powder another dry
piece rests. The ball is discharged very
soon after being placed in the cannon.
Year: 1862

There is one way in which Congress
could get rid of the offensive petitions
which the niggerous Republican Aboli-
tionists are sending 10 that body. Pass
law requiring the signer of every free
niger petition to be drafted into the ar
my. and made to perform guard and picket
duty necessarily. and allowed to hold in
tercourse with no one but niggers. This
would rid the national legislature of a
dirty nuisance. These niger worshippers
are not in the army to any extent, unless
holding commissions. and some plan ought
to be adopted whereby they could be COM
PEELED to render the country service, in.
stsad of being a disgrace to the age we
live in.-4Nacom6 Eagle.
Year: 1862

The Secesh are upon us. Ho! niggers
10 tie rescue! Can it be believed that
there are American heemen dastardly
enough to raise cry like that? There is
not day we do not hear it. 1t is bawled
at every point Of the compass. and comes
down to us even from the sacred walls of
the capitol. They demand emancipation
as military necessity. In effect we are
told that the twenty millions of the North
are no match for the six millions Of the
South-that we are doomed to defeat. un-
less we get the help Of the black man.
They do not liks to have i! put in just
that style, but it amounts to exactly that.
Short Of that, their military necessity
would be misnomer. and thei, claim to
abolilionize under the war power, the bald
est pretext. We say that viler insult
was never heaped upon the Northern
name. The worst libel uttered by South
ern slave drivers does not equal it. If it
10 u NC thdt, Win ouCu uuulcliCai ouus
our favor, and with the noblest cause that
ever appealed to man. we mnst crave the
succor Of the slaves if we must look to
the poor, blind. creeping African to help
vindicate our birthright and stay us up in
our extremity. then let it be recorded, we
are 'mudsills' indeed There is no word
Of scorn too low for US. We cannot court
the alliance Of slaves. without proving
that we are ourselves fit to be slaves. 1t
is our heritage that is assailEd. not theirs
and if our own good right arms, with all
they have. cannot protect it, we may as
well at once advertise our degeneracy and
to take our place as underlings. Emanci-
patton as military necessity! A military
necessity! Ii emancipation must come.
for the honor OF our fathers, for our own
independence. for the prospects OF our
children, for the good name Of free gov
ernment, and for the dignity Of the white
race. let it take any shape b.. that.-Nsw
| York World.
Year: 1862

Upon the hill he turned.


To take last fond look
Of the valley and the village chnrch,
And the cottage by the brook;
He listened to the sounds


So familiar to his ear
And the soldier leaned upon bis sword
And brushed avs tear.
Beside the cottage porch


A girl was on her knees,
She held aloft snowy scarf


Which huttercd in the breeze:
She breathed pra, er for him


A prayer he could not hear
But he paused to bless her as she knelt,
And wipe away tear.
He turned and left the spot;


o, do not deem him weak,
For dauntless was the soldiers heart.
Though tears were on his cheek.
Go, watch the foremost rank,


In dangers dark career
Be sure the hand most daring there
Has wiped away tear.
Year: 1862

Only waiting till the shadows


Are a little longer grown;
Only waiting til the glimmer


OF the days last beam has flown;
Till the night of earth is faded


From the heart once full of day,
Till the stars OF heaven are breaking
Through the twilight soft and gay.
Only waiting till the reapers


Have the last sheaf gathered home;
Fer the summer time is faded,


And the autumn winds have come.
Qaickly, rearcrs. gather quickly


The last ripe hours Of my heart;
For the bloom of life is withereI,
and | hasten to depart.
Only waiting till the angels


Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose feet long have fingered,
Weary, poor, and desolate;
Even now | hear the footsteps,


And their voices far away;
If they call me, am waiting,


Only waiting to obey.
Only waiting till the shadows


Are q little longer grown;
Only waiting TILL the glimmcr


Of the days last beam is flown;
Then frcm out the gathering darkness
Holy, dcathless stars shall rise.
BY whose light my soul shall gladly


Tread its pathway to the skies.
Year: 1862

The world is rife with noble thoughts,
That tremble on the tongue;
The world is full Of melody


Unwritten and unsung
The music Of march is sweet,


But action is sublime,
And you may live a nobler verse


Than can be told in rhyme.
Let Tyres aud lutes, with tinkling breath,
To love sick girls belong;
The rythm of well spent life


Issweeter far than song.
I'm weary of the waste of words
Our world were not so dead
If half our bards would cease to write,
Aud live their verse instead.
Year: 1862

In 1852 Daniel Webster uttered the
following, which furnishes lesson for the
times:


IF have attempted to expound the
Constitution, have attempted to expound
that which have studied with diligence
and veneration from my early manhood to
the present day. If l have endeavored to
defend and uphold the Union of States. il
because my fixed judgment and my un.
alterable affections have impelled me, and
still impel me. to regard that Union as the
only security for general prosperity and
national glory. Yes. gentlemen, the
constitution and the Union place them
together. If they stand. they must stand
together if they fall, they must fall to
gether.'
Year: 1862

It must not be supposed that the federais in Louis- jana have qnie time oft The parsans often within sight of the city Their rcket5 killed daily and ing pates cut off, In Terrebonne parish Co.'s Band and Wick, with 700 moved the cHemy at Bayou des AlIemeni detachment of sixty sent up the railroad that from the Bayou to New Orleans As they came to the road train n sight the way New Orleans with sixty federal soldiers platform cars They fired killing the engineer and conductor, and least half the Yankees The others jumped of and the train went with nobody to stop it. They then went to the Bayou captured hundred and forty men, l0 of intuition and stores and three pieces of
Year: 1862

shas have any power to make alter modify laws either military or ciyil they declare what shall be either military civil establish any tribunal punish what they may declare All these matters belong Con gress and you. in my opinion, nothing i5 sent the maintenance and preservation of constitutional liberty the military be kept subordinate the civil authorities.

 You then have my views hastily but pointedly given.

 Yours most respectfully,

 ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
Year: 1862

PovERTY.-Bulwer says that poverty is
oaly an idea. in nine cases out of ten. Some


men with ten thousand dollars a year. suffer
more for want of means han others with
three hundred. The reason is, the richer
man has artificial wants His income is ten
thousand dollars, and by habit he spends
twelve or fifteen thousand. and he suffers
enough from being dunned for unpaid debts
TO Kill sensitive man. a man who earns a
dollar day and does not run in debt, Is the
happiest OF the two. Very few people who
have never been rich viii believe this, but it
Year: 1862

BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT-Let then the
aged woman be no longer the object OF
contempt. She is helpless as a child,
but as a child she may be learning the
last lesson from her Heavenly Father.
Her feeble step is trembling on the brink
Of the grave; but her hopes may be
firmly planted on the better shore, which
lies beyond. Her eyes are dim with suf-
fering and tears but her spiritual Wis
ion may be contemplating the gradual
unfolding Of the gates of eternal rest.
Beauty has faded from her form; but
angels in the world of light may be
weaving a wreath of glory for her brow.
Her lip is silent, but may be only wait
ing to pour forth celestial strains of graf
itude and praise. Lonely and fallen and
sad, she sits among the living; but ex-
alled, purified and happy, she may arise
from the dead. Then run if thou wilt,
from the aged woman in her loneliness,
but remember she is not forsaken Of her
God
Year: 1862

IHE OCCUPATION AND EVACUATION
or MALVERN HILL.-Our reconnoiter-


ing division took possession on Tuesday,
and the Generals Of the army went up,
and General Mcclellan sent back for
the greater part of his army, but the
messengers took the wrong road, and thus
delayed so long that the troops did not
reach Malvern Hill until it was too late.
Only portion of those sent for arrived
at all, and they beat a hasty retreat.-.
This was on Wednesday morning, and
on that day great battle would have
been fought had our forces arrived in
season. As some Of them were approach
ing, and in sight of Malvern Hill. there
was very large force of rebels seen
coming from Richmond-numbering at
least 100000 men filling all the roads,
passage ways and vacant lots, as far as
the eye could reach, and a retreat was
consequently made to Harrison's Land
ing.


General AIaTlAlIan had MANNED for
a great battle, but the enemy were no,
asleep, and had taken possession of Nal
vern Hill.
Year: 1862

g7r The divinity Of goodness must burn
within us-must awaken all our sensibil-
ity, cali the whole being into action, come
forth irresistibly-must give to the voice
a penetrating power, and infuse through
the whole manner an inspiring animation.
Year: 1862

ca The total number OF rebel priso-
ners in our hands at the present time is
said to be 20500, an aggregate which
vastly exceeds the number Of our men
held by the Southern authorities.
Year: 1862

less clear than those of the written word.
We have no election as citizens, as patri-
OTIS. as true men we must plunge into the
Red Sea before u.s. The unconverted
cannot render acceptable service to God
in this or in any work bnt Gods people
we firmly believe, can renter none while
this plain aud momentous duty is undone


Talk ofturning aside from these topics to
seek revival Let the minister rather
probe his hearers hearts, to know whether
they have that readiness to do alt dnty,
which is a prime requisite for a revival
Let him inquire whether they are willing
to take up their cross in the performance
Of this duty, or whether they prefer ease,
home-comiort, money-making, or life, so
much us to shut their ears to the cry of
their imperilled country. Let him ask
whether they are not regarding iniquity
in their hearts so much that God will re.
fuse to hear their prayer for revival ?
Whether he is accustomed to beStow re-
yiyals upon those who are out of the line
Of duty Nay, we shall ever regard it
as clear sign of reviyng, when people
and ministry are filled with deyout and
holy fervor of spirit in consecrating them
selves to God through their country
when martyr zeal fills all hearts, aud
when each one cries, in response to the
evident call of God Here am When
this has been done, revival may be
looked for; indeed has already begun IA
revival in Il church where this plain, COM
manding duty is overlooked, we set down
as suspicious-spurious. Patriotic pas
tors and people, therefore, if their patriot
ism has been thus interfused with religion,
may take courage and expect Gods bless
ing. They are in the line of their duty
and may expect to meet God there
Year: 1862

In another column will be found an ac
count of most painful death, resulting
from military order to arrest or shoot
'lown disobedient soldier of the 4th
Delaware Regiment. With the right Of
the military authorities to arrest, even on
pain of DEATH those who may desert or
refuse to conform to the discipline Of the
army we have nothing to do but we do
most solemnly protest against either the
necessity or propriety of placing loaded
muskets into indiscriminatc hands to be
used throughout the public streets of Will
mington in shootiny do'cn'' any one, be
he soldier or civilian


We are told that but few days ago
this shooting down process was indulged
in by detachment of soldiers, in the
Fifth Ward The ball that was reckless
y sent after a fleeing recruit, missing the
object of its deadly mission, lodged some
where in neghboring house and but
few feet above the head of one Of its in
mates and to-day we are called upon to
record a melancholy death from the same
cause, in one of the public streets of the
city. If such conduct is to be long tole-
rated, no life will be safe; therefore, we
would suggest to those in command of the
Regiment, to countermand all orders Civ
ing privilege to squads and detachments
of men in search of straggers to fire up
ON them in the streets of the city. Apart
from any considerations which the demor-
alizing influences of such cold-booded
butchcry is sure to engendcr, the public
safety and common humanity demand that
it should not he repeated God knows
the community is called upon to drink
deeply and bitterly enough of the cup Of
sorrow and mourning, as it passes along
from the field of battle, without having
added to its agonies the melancholy shud.
der of unnecessary scenes of blood in the
public thoroughiares.


1
Year: 1862

There can be no state paper Imagined more
noble than one which carries substantial lib
ertY to millions OF slaves. 1t is that very
moral grandeur aud sublime importance
which makes us jealous OF anything which
threatens its Certainty OF diminisl3s its moral
Year: 1862

lou may give the people merce-
nary Senate; you may give them a
venal House of Assembly you may
give them trucking Congress and a
t!yrannical Prince-but give me an un-
fettered press and | will defy you to
encroach a hairs breadth upon their
iberties.-Shridan.
Year: 1862

An exchange comes to us with the
notice that Truth" is crowded out in
this issue. This is almost as hard as
the up-country editor who said, "For
the evil effects of intoxicating drinks,
see our inside"
Year: 1862

The London Herald yelps on nfs-
vor of intervention, in order that Amer
lea may be eblessed with salvation. But
we do not wish to be saved in that
way. England had To call in foreign
army to save her constitution, but we
prefer to save ours domestically.


A new gnnnowdcr has been invent
ed in Prussia, Of a yellow-brown color,
ard much superior to the stuff with
which so much 1siness is done. 1t is
altogether killing article.


The proprietors" Of the New York
Tribune pay bounty of four dollars
week over and above all other boun-
ties received, to each employee of that
office who volunteers in the army
This Office has two full companies in
the field, and is raising another.


The Masonic Lodge of Fredericks-
burg, Of which Washington was a
member, has been broken into and
robbed of its emblems. The Lodge,
is very ancient one, its"Charter from
the Grand Lodge of Scotland dating
back to the middle of the last century.


Its silver jewels Or emblems were
made in Scotland, and sent to the
lodge at the same time as its Charter,
and they were used at the initiation of