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Year: 1863

The pure, the bright, the beautiful
That stirred our hearts in youth.
The impulse to a worldless prayer,
That dreams of love and truth;
The longings after something lost,
The spirits yearnng cry,
The strivings after better hopes
These things can never die.
The tinid hand stretched forth to aid
brother in his need,
The kindly word In griefs dark hour
That proves a friend indeed
The plea for mercy softly breathed,
" hen justice threatens high,
The sorrow of cOntrite heart
These things shall never die.
The memory of clasping hand,
The pressure of kiss,
And all the trifies, sweet and frail,
That make up loves first bliss;
If with firm, unchanging faith,
And holy trust and high,
Those hands have clasped, those lips have met
These things shall never die.
The cruel and the bitter world,
That wounded as it fell;
The chilling want of sympathy
We feel but never tell.
The hard repulse that chills the heart
Where hopes were bounding high,
In an unfading record kept
These things shall never die
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work to do;
Loose not a chance to waken love
Be firm, and just and true.
So shall light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angel voices say to thee
These things shall never die.
Year: 1863




Morris Island Is. c. august 23 1868
GENERAL' have lbe honor report the effect that
our preaching batteries have had upon Fort Sumter and
the condition of that work tonight at the close OF the
seventeenth days bombsrjment


The gorge wall OF the fort is almost complete aiass of
ruins For the distance OF several caseates about mid
way OF This face the rampsts removed yearly and in
places quite to the arches and but fer the sand bags with
which Inc casenates were filed and which have served
to sustain The broken arches and masses Of masonry II
would have long since been entirely cut away and
with it the arches to the floor Of the second tier Of
mates The debris on .his point forms ramp acb-
ing high The 6oor of these casemates The parauat
wall OF the two northeastery faces completely carried
away, small portion only being left ia the angle made
with he gorge wall and the rspaIts Of these faces are
also total ruin Suite half of our polectiles seem
70 nave struck The parade and parnpet of these two faces
and udg iron the effect they have had upon the gorge
wall within our observation, the destruction Of masonry
on these two sides must be very great and am of the
opinion that nearly every arch these fsonts must be
broken io But gun resins position On h-se two
fronts This n iav angle Of the gorge and think u
serTioeable, '"
The ru'e exteuds arourd, taking in tho stery
ace as far as can be portion of this face sdion-
ing the angle makes wi the soulheastery face s con-
ceaed but from the great number Of missiles which have
struck in this angle during the lsst days t cannot be
Otherwise than greatly damaged and do think any
guns be left on this face in seIv,ceable condition
he ramparts this angle we'll n the sou beast
ety face must be pougbed up and greatly shattered the
parape on this latter face being torn OF many places
we see and hardly think the platforms OF the
three remaining guns this face could have escaped
With the assistance of powerful glass, cannot deter
mine that more than OF these guns be used The
carriages of the others evidently more or less shat
rod and such is the RUIZ Of the psrapet and parade in
tie immediate vicinity OF this gun that probably could
not be served for any length of time


IN hne the destruction Of the fort s far complete
that it to-day Of avail in the defence of the habor
Charestoni by longer fire it be made more CON-
peiey ruin and macs Of broken masonry but could
scarcely be poweress for the defence OF the harbor
therefore respectfully submit my opinion that con-
tnuance Of fire s longer necessary giving US no
tnds adequate for the consumption al our resources
Very respectfully, your OBJ dent servant


JOHN W. TURNER,


COlotel and Chief of Artillery
Brig Gen. q A. GILMORE, Commanding Department
Of the South Morris Island, s. G.
Year: 1863

The Boston psily Advertiser, referring to the
defence of Gen. Fitz john Porter by Mr.. johnson,
which has just been published, says frankly ly-and
the concession is strengthened by its being an
Administration paper


We are bound to cay that the impression pro-
duced minds by the perusal 9f the case, nsl
stated 10 there closing documents upon each side from
Mr. Holt and Mr. Johnson does not justify the sentence
against Gen Porter. The evidence upon the essential
points is weak aud whatever bears strongly against him
contradcted 1t is clear, moreover not only that the
unfortunate failure of Gen Popes campaign not in
fact due any want Of efficiency dsobedence to orders
on Gen Porters part, but also that Gee Pope himself
did not attribute his want Of success to any such alleged
inefciency dsobedience. The whole affair very
much the aspect Of OF those unfortunate mistakes Of
administration which have characterized the management
Of the War Depa tment, and about which loyal citizens
feel bound to say little they consistently with
the demands Of public truth but Of which, when they do
speak, They sly hing In approval The cause IN
which too strong to iced to be propped
up by any such miserable expedent the unjust attempt
TO sacrifice the character Of any body least OF all that Of
a soldier so brave and capable as Gen Porter"
Year: 1863

The Western papers bring full accounts Of the late *
ploson Of the steamer City of Madison whilst lying at
Vcksburg of which have had meagre reports by tee
graph.


At the time of the explosion the morning Of The 10Th
instant the steamer was loading with ordnance stores
Seven thousand hundred and twenty rounds of artillery
ammunition two and half million rounds of infantry am-
munition, and about two hundred packages of powder
making all tour hundred tons of plosye
had already been placed board aud several
about be passed into The hold If the negroes
let fall box OF percussion she'll which instantly exploded


In the hold at the vessel eighteen persoos all of
whop with the exception OF Martin b. Day of the Four
eenth Wisconsin, and James Connolly second mate
nsgrtes.


The explosion of the first shell was light but in sec.
onds time bang bang hundreds Others until CON-
muncatDg with the powder in packages the explos ON
cuminated IN duh dead sound that made the very earth
tremble, tearing the hull Of The City of Madison into mil


lion pieces, aud leaving the entire boat complete wreck
not portan Of the framework remaining attached


The loss of life the City Of Madison is estimated at
from thirty 10 fifty it will exceed the latter number
OF the eighteen souls the hold s were killed except
Connolly, the second mnte, Martin b. Day, and negro
all OF whom as soon ms the box FELL and before the dis
charge of shell bad become general, made their way


through the after scue jumped into the river and were
picked up by yawl and saved


The boats contested OF fory-one persons fifteen
of whom killed and a number wounded
detail OF soldiers, numbering between one and two
hundred men, had been ordered to assist in loading the
boat OF these it is estimated twenty we're killed.
Tor the statement be
impossible in ths excitement to learn from what regiments
they were deta led


1t estimated that not one.6tieth part Of the ammun
ton exploded which will account for the comparative
small loss Of life.


The City of Madison bad up steam at the tme but the
boilers did not explode


There other boats lying adjacent to the City
Of Madison, the nearest being the ed Walsh She had
her pilot house, texas aud wbeelhouse blown entirely Off
and only escaped complete ruin AZ did all The boats in the
vicinity from the that almost Immediately after the
exposhn the City Of Madison went down bows foremost
In this way the whole amount OF powder and shell was
prevented from exploding by being quickly saturated with
water But for this fortunate circumstance there would
probably been Of the fearful explosions and
loss of life record.


launched from the Hornet and other boats tor the
pose Of rcscuing any Of the unfortunate persons who
might have been thrown into the water The few who
caped were near the stern Of the boat at the ss in
II anatOn Of the shock jumped into the river,
Year: 1863

JAMES O. wELLING, AssoCIATE EDITOR.


The subscription price of this paper for year Two
fDoLLARs, payable in advance.
reduction of 20 per cent (oneth Of the full charge
Will be made to any who shall order and for at
me ten copies of the Weekly paper and reduction of
25 per cent Cor oneourth Of the full charge) to any
who will order and pay for, at tns twenty or more
copies.


No being kept this paper it will not be sent
- any unless paid for slVance nor than
the time for which it is paid.
Year: 1863

The widow of Admira FooTs died in New Haven on
Wednesday evening Her age was forty seven yearss
She has been i'll since the death OF the Admiral just
two months prior to her own DEATH
Year: 1863

"MARKET PRIcE"-In a recent debate in the
Confederate Congress on the Impressment Bill,
MIR Henry of Tenn, expressed the opinion that
the market price was, of all standards, the most
falacious. AS an instance, said he, Richard III
when down in the dust and blood of Bosworth
field, offered his kingdom for horse Some
Senator here asked if there was any other bid?
Mr. Henry replied, that there was no other bid,
and'th even without competition that was the
market value of horse at that juncture.


And it might be added that Esau paid the
market price for meal of food, even his birth
right, but is that any reason why people at this
day should buy food at the same price? When
spectators and horders have all the provisions
under their control, they put the " market
price, SO high that the poor can't reach it. And
because they put the price up is that any reason
why any should suffer for food, or that the
Government should not impress enough at fair
price to support the army? Why should the gov
ernment be crippled and the people and soldiers
suffer for food, while there is plenty in the land,
simply because the "market price, is elevated by
the mser and speculator in the necessaries of life?
Year: 1863

to trade with them. And as to Frenchnen, We
take itfor granted that they are too enthusi-
astic admirers of the foreign policy Of their
Emperor to attempt to land single pipe OF
claret anywhere against his imperial will


And yet. with all these advantages on the
side of the French blockade of the Mexican
ports, we will be much surprised If it does not
prove to be on the whole less efficient than
that which we have established on the Southern
coast At all events, comparison of the two
will prove not uninteresting ~,.
Year: 1863

In the fight at Champion Hill the
Seventeenth was not engaged over
half an hour: the percent of its loss
was as great as that of any other Reg
iment on the field, Notwithstanding,
some Of the Regiments were engaged
for FIVE hours. This shows the way
the Regiment fights.
Year: 1863

A PRAYER. The following parody on
the Lords prayer was found written on
the leaf of tract on the person of dead
Yankee on the battlefield of Sharpsburg
and has been furnished us for publication
We infer from it that the Yankee soldier
was more wrathful than pious, and withal
''demoralized:"


Our Father who art in Washington,
Abraham Lincoln be thy name!
Thy will be done at the North


AS it is at the South


Give us this day our daily


Rations of crackers and bacon;


And forgive us our shortcomings
AS we forgive our quartermasters
And commissaries; for thine is the
Power, the nigger and the soldiers.
For the term of three years.-AMEN


Columbia (Ga.) Enquirer.
Year: 1863

Mrs. PARTINGToN ON WEDDNGs.-Itis sol
emn thing, is matrimony, very solemn thing,
where the minister comes into the ehancery with
his surplus on, and goes throughthe ceremony of
making them man and wife. IL ought to be hus-
band and wife for it isn't every husband that turns
out to be man. ! declare never shall forget
when Paul put the nuptialrng on my finger and
said, with my goods 1 thee endow." He used to
keep dry goods store then, and thought he was
going TO give me the whole there was in It. was
young and simple, and didn't know till afterwards
that it only meant one calico gown year. LISA
lovely sight to see people, ''plghting the troughE
as the song says, and coming up to consume their
VOWS.
Year: 1863

A CONVINCING ARsUMENT.-The only argu-
ment left to convince the South that the North is
in earnest is that of brute force. All methods to
bring the seeded States back to their fidelity to
the Union has ceased and there is nothing left
but the use Of force. It is "the last argument
to which Kings resort" that will convince them
that there is a General Government to which they
owe allegiance. The argument that General
Rosecrans used at MurfreesbOrO when he covered
the ground with the slain of Bragg's army, car
res with it a convincing effect that ere long will
bring back the seeded States to their former al
| legiance.
Year: 1863

The Albany IN. " States, violent aud
radical Republican organ, in an article upon
the late election fraud in Kentucky, says:


ga SOLEMN WARNING. impression
is beginning to obtain with good many
thoughtful and orderly people. that there is
A DISPOSITION ON THE PART OF THE GOVERN
MENT To INTERFERE WITH THE FREEDOM OF
THE ELECTIONS. y


MEN who hold to the theory that to the
victor belongs the spoils of the vanquished,' ,
or to the still more vulgar dogma that 'Gov-
ernmeuts are instituted among mem for the
benefit of those who may get hold of them.
are of Just low instincts and breeding enough
to suppose that they are the Legitimate
Judges FOR the time being who are and who
are not loyal or sound men in the faithful
States, and where they are en- titled to the
support of Federal bayouets in our free cleo
tions. Such men think because Cabinet
Secretary can ring his bell and order the
Imprisonment of any citizen of the loyal
States he should do so if it should be
deemed necessary at any election by those
who deem tn hemselves Union m en- par excel
lence-no matter if they are the biggest
thieves who have had the run of the Depart
ment under Lincoln or Buchanan.


: "Now, it is the province of the indepen-
dent press of the country To ADMoNIsH THE
: ADMINISTRATION THAT 1T CAN NOT BE Toe
CAREFUL IN INTERPRETING Oh EVEN IN SEEM
ING To INTERFERE WITH THE FREEDOM OF oUI
ELECTIONS AS WELL AS WITH TIE FREEDOM
OF SPEECH AND OF THE PRESS. The dis
missal of men Qike Lieutenant Edgerly, 70
| instance) for voting or distributing obnox-
/ ious tickets must not be repeated; AND AN,
I UNNECEssARY INTERPosITIoN OF MILITAR'


FORCES IN OUR POPULAR ELECTIONS WILL b
RESENTED WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF PARTY
Year: 1863

Ine COrWln PrOpOSitiOn-An Item OF
Political HistOry-SenatOr Sherman's
Speech.


In the speech of Senator John Sherman,
at Chiilicothe, Ohio, as reported in the Com
n1erciaI of yesterday, we find the following:
"a proposition was introduced by Mr..
Corwin, one of the most distinguished Rep
resentatives on the floor, to engraft into
the Constitution of the United States an
amendment that would specifically declare
that no Northern State, or Congress should
ever interfere with slavery in the Southern
States. This was proposed for the purpose
of placing it beyond the reach of Congress,
or the people of the North, to modest the
slave owners in the possession of their slave.
And that proposition passed both Houses of
Congress by two-thirds vote, and would
now have been engrafted in the Constitution
of the United States but for the fact that
the secession of the Southern States pre-
vented the accomplishment of the object"


The Corwin Proposition did not touch the
subjectjin dispute, which was slavery in the
Territories, aud not ia the States. 1t only
proposed to put in the Constitution what
was already there, that slavery in the States
should not be intsrfered with by the Fed
eral Government Even this proposition,
whose passage Mr.. Sherman now considers
a guarantee 10 L1e IOOuLH, tOdS UOted ug1tHSE
an Coqgaess in both House and Senate, by a
majority of the Republican party, which was
then just coming into powerl Was there
much that the South could felicitate itself
on in that vote? It was evident that more
than one-half of the Republican party
were determined to interfere with slavery
in the States, if any importance at all could
be attached to the resolution. 1t was GER
tain that the amendment in the face of
such an opposition, could not be made a
part of the Constitution, for the Republicans
had every State Legislature, and more han
one-half of them would not adopt it. In
point of fact, but one or two Republican
State Legislatures ever did ratify it. In
the House, sixty-fve Republicans out of
lit voted against it, and in the Senate
twelve out of twenty-five. Of our Ohio
delegation seUcn Republicans voted against
it, and only three. with Mr.. Sherman for
it. The Corwin Resolution, therefore with
the majority of the Administration partly
against it, was a source of disquietude and
alarm to the South instead of an assurance
of good faith. The allusion by Mr. Sher-
man TO it was very unfortunate. In the
South at the time, much stress was laid
upon the fact that the majority OF the par
ty coming into power were not even willing
to say they would not interfere with slavery
in the States, and that self-preservatioDI
therefore, dem anded that they should with
draw from the Union, where their rights
were in danger.-Cin. Eng.
Year: 1863

would not only cripple the national cause,
but also be felt throughout all the States
true to the Union.


This scheme of fraud has certainly been
conceived and prosecuted without the
knowledge of the Provost Marshal General.
found that gentleman not only ready to
supply the fullest inform alton, but also
anxious to obtain knowledge of every
wrong or injustice. The President also was
decided in the expression of his views to
the same effect, and was earnest and en-
phatic in the assurances he desired me to
convey to you, that every substantial
wrong or error pointed to him should be
corrected. We must look to the irrespon-
sible cabal outside, which has often per-
verted the present contest to uses worse than
partisan, for the source of this iniquity. 1t
is now fully exposed. If Ifjustice is done, it
will be corrected; if not, whether it is car
ried out with more or less success; it will
remain in history as gigantic political
fraud.
Year: 1863

What Republican Paper Thinks. -


The Harrisburg Telegraph, strong Re-
publican paper, says:


"We sometimes incline to the notion that,
had there been no money in the war, had
the men who lead now on the side of Gov
ernm ent been as ipcouupti BILE as those who
led on the same side durin the revolution
of 1776, the war would have been ended in
a single campaign. The lust Of gain, the
the greed of pot0sr, and The temptation of posi-
tion, which noU prevail among very large class
in the free States, has haamucb to do ,oih the
proclonqation of the aodr. Seven oue of every
ten officers noaD in the service deem It to their tn
tercst to oprolong the iOar, simply because with
the end of the war will come suspension
of position and salary, such as these men
never can receive in any civil position for
which their talents fit them. These men
fight to prolong the war. added to these are
a large class in the mercantile and financial
,oorld, men of immense influence, ioto are
anassing colossal fortunes solely By the pro-
lonoation of the aoar. The moment the Fed
eral forces achieve q victory, the price o.
gold and the cost of goods of all kinds, fail
| This is reversed when we are defeated, and
hence it is the interest and the business OF
large and powerful class of men, who pro-


fess to be loyal, to keep the country IN
i constant state between victory and ceteat1
Year: 1863

John Brough, the Abolition candidate
for Governor of Ohio, in a recent speech at
M Marietta, declared that he was for prosecu-
ting this war until slavery was wiped out
and externinated," and that be never will
consent to an adjustment of the present diff
culties until slavery is abolished. 1t is
now being we'll established that the war is
being prosecuted to "wipe out slavery
not to restore the Union of our forefathers
Johnny Brough is suitable abolition can
d idate
Year: 1863

my Lord, can touch bell on my right
hand and order the arrest Of q citizen In
Ohio. can touch the bell again and order
the imprisonment of citazen of New York.
and DO power on earth butthat of the Pres
ident can release them. Can the Queen of
England in her dominions, do as much?"


just as q matter of curiosity we would
like to see the Secretary touch the New
York "bell'- Washington RevieU.
Year: 1863

INK STAINs.-H Housewives who are horri-
fed at the sight of ugly ink stains will like
to get hold of recipe for removing them
The m oment the ink is spilled take a little
milk and saturate the stain, soak it up with
rag and apply more milk rubbing it we'll
in. In few minutes the ink will be COM
Dletely removed.
Year: 1863

The SADNESS THERE is IN BEAUTY.-How
truly did Shakespeare say: Il am never
merry when I hear sweet music" How
often has a golden sun set or silver night
brought a sadness to the soul-a sadness
without pain. Oh the laps of some river,
or the strains of some sweet tune, filled
eyes with tears that had no thought OF sor-
row. And the landscape where flowers
grow close to the edge Of Heaven, that with
such charm of summer sun and shade, make
vestibules for Paradise, and US willing to be
gone-how often they grow dim before our
eyes, and yet there is no rain. Sometimes
in breathless nights, when earth is full of
leaves. and sky Of stars, there seems to be a
melancholy music in the mere shining of
the moon. and we wish it would liDger for
ever. And why are these things So unless
we are born to something fairer than this
cloudy world? Memory cousecr ates the
Past to beauty, and binds the thought there
of with links of lovehpess, sweeter by far
than garlands of fresh fowers.-The chain
that chafed having made TOO FEW ARRESTS
RATHER THAN TOO MANY.
Year: 1863

BLACKBERRY CoBDIAL.-To two quarts of
black berry juice add one and half pounds
of white sugar, half an ounce of nu tmeg,
half an ounce of cinnamon, one quarter of
an ounce of cloves, one ditto of allspice,
boil together for short time, and when cool
add one pint Of brandy.
Year: 1863

Yesterday mornings Advertiser reads us
one of those moral essays touching our ''stu-
pidity" and "censurable obliquity," which we
have learned to expect as regularly as the ma
tutinal coffee, and contrive to worry down
with the beverage aforementioned. 1t is the
old story. The editors OF the Press are per-
verse, and won't admit the force of such reas-
oning as appears in the Advertiser from day
to day, or they are stupid aud can't appreciate
il.


We accept frankly the latter alternative
We can neither understand what the Advertis-
er means by suffering the unmanly efforts of
partizan venom" nor by the classification" of
Mr.. Davis's barbarous proclamation, nor by
confounding Intervention with arbitration,
which is its last "efiort of venom" as nearly
as we understand that queer phrase. We are
in favor of neither Intervention nor arbitra-
tion; but If it were necessary TO make a
choice, we should unhestatingy prefer the
latter. There is a very marked difference be-
tween them, let the Advertiser understand
The initiative of arbitration belongs to us the
Initiative Of Intervention would be taken by
foreign powers. We are not prepared for
either. 1t is because we love peace that we
would fain see it set on foundations of ada
mant, when this war ends no transparent
sham, fit only to amuse children and idiots
but reality worth the gigantic efforts of the
nation to attain it. We must conquer peace.
1t cannot be bought, nor procured by any deg
radiation of alject beggary.