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Year: 1864




Where do the AboIitionists liver This
the whole tribe of Butternut Editors declare
That our "Southern brethren" are too high
spirited and chivalrous to permit any dis
cussion of their serVilei institutions. That
to claim any portion of the National domain
for the interests of free labor, was to give
them mortal offence. Sometimes these gem
tlemen place at the head of their columns
string of truisms, which no man thinks
of disputing or "supposes to be open to
dispute" about the rights of the people,
the improperly of special privileges, the
freedom of trade, and the liberty ofspeech
and the press, SOL But these brilliant
platitudes uniformly wind up with the om-
inous and most contradictory declaration
that 1.-THE anti. slavery discussion must
cease" 1t is true, we formerly had few
inoffensive old men amongst us, who called
themselves Abolitionists, hut the election
returns show that they never amounted to
more than. two or three per cent of our
people. In the great contest of 1852, be-
tween Pierce, Scott and Hale, the last
named gentleman received only about FIVE
per cent. of. the popular vote and many
who voted for him were not sbolitionists.
After that election the public mind fell
into q state of spathy on the whole sub
iect. The people of the northern States
seemed almost unanimous in the resolu-
ton ITO oppose all attempts at renewing
either in Congress or out of it, the agita-
tion of the slavery question, under what
ever color or shape the attempt might be
made" And this state of torpor continued
Year: 1864

would do him to go home. Then he got sick.
and alter that he never said much, except that
he knew he should die if he couldn't get
home. That was ALL or nearly all, and it was
enough. The man had died of homesicllness.
No hero. that is plain; but what warmth of
tender and patient and faithful affection he
carried down to the grave with him. He had
done his whole duty in his patient way. He
was not soldier by instinct, but he was no
coward, and not even the thought of home had
tempted him to desertion.


All that remained was to collect the little
money he had left, to enquire after his other
effects, and If possible recover his body. Such
information as we supposed would enable us
TO identify the grave was furnished, and with
TINS we LETT the noisome place. l have already
said that the hospital was only temporarily es-
tablished in the church. The corps had moved
unexpectedly and the weather was uniavora-
Die. As we went up the street, the surgeon
who accompanied us pointed out the site of
the camp hospital, which they were putting in
order to receive their patients as soon as pos
sible. He assured us that they would be
made entirely comfortable. / must not be
understood as saying that they were not cared
for in the church as well as possible under the
circumstances. That do not know. / only
relate what saw and do know.


New Years day we went early to Brandy
station The Sheriff made a conditional ar
rangement with an embalmer, and after the
usual amount of perambulation to various
offices, for permit and for transportation. we
got at last four horse wagon and set out for
kelly's ford. The mud was knee-deep, the
roads chaotic. We were three hours in trav-
ersing the five miles Of rocks, mud, corduroy
and open helds. AT last we stopped before
hehys mouse. The one-armed old gentleman
came to the door, and with many plaintiyey
spoken regret for his wasted and desolated
property, showed us where the hospital had
stood, nearly mile away, on the further side
oil long upland SWELL The officer of the
guard detailed two men to take up the body.
AS we moved up the hill, cold wind blew
out oil the northeast; and the warm rays of
tbs sun began to lose their force. We identi-
he'd the site OF the hospital, and almost at the
Year: 1864

ONE OF THE GREATEST CURES on nRECORD.


MRS. .MAsoHEsrER-Dear MADAM Thinking
statement OF my case may be Of service to others
similarly afflicted, hasten to give it to you.


This is briefly my case-I was taken sick about Is
months ago with the Liver Complaint in very bad
FORM applied to four different physicians, but re-
ceived no benefit until called on you At that time
had given up business, and in very bad state,
but after taking your medicine for short time be-
gan to recover and in two months was entirely
WE'LL and had gained several pounds Of nesh, and
can truly say that by your skill perfectly heal.
thy man. JosxPH DAvra


Boston I Aiaine Depot, Portland, Ne.
Year: 1864

He for Geneva !-Remember the excursion
Of The Union Park Baptist Sabbath School this
morning. They 60 at 845 from the Wells street
depot. A good dsy in the country with those
children and their friends is worth more than
double the faro they ask
Year: 1864

AS if the battle wounds were not ghastly
enough we read of a surgeons amputating
who survived the operation only few
hours. That surgeon should be tied down
to board and have his own hip-joint de
vided just to see how pleasant the torture
is. The operation is never successful, exc
cept in killing the patient, and probably a
devilish love Of science caused its performs
ance in the above instance, the result, ''sur-
viving only a few hours" being of no con-
sequence to the remorseless "sawbones"
who hacked at dying patriot with all the
ardor the pursuit Of knowledge could in
spirc. v8
Year: 1864

JUDGE TANEIIs TENAcITY OF LIFE is
said that Judge Tapey has for many years
appeared as if about to drop into the grave


As long ago as lSfO.a gentleman in Mary
land having some interest in disputed land
case, in which there was considerably more
feeling than money involved, inquired of a
merchant in Baltimore for the name of
some able lawyer to be employed. The
name of MIR. Tanoy was given. The gen.
tleman called on the latter, but, after talk
ing with him awhile. declined engaging bis
services, giving afterwards as his reason tha.
he intended his case should stay in court at
least five years that Taney would not live
half that time, and then he would have to
engage new counsel. Fifty years have
passed since thon, and ton years ago that
individual and all the other parties to the
protracted suit, as woll as tho lawyers on
both sides, and the judges who tried tho
case. were all dead, and Taney was as hale
and hearty she had ever boon, but still dc.
ceiving people with his apparent feeble.
ness.
Year: 1864

Id not give up !---no grim despair


Should never forge chain for mo,
Whilst thus brcathcd my native air,
Within land Of liberty -
No dsslard were that soul that covers
Within free born land like oars.
I'D not give upl though every frown
That Fortunes face is wont to wear,
Should rob me of tho small renown


That may have bcen my humble share
Should thwart my ovory wish and will
Fortune. through all, Id woo thee still
Shame on tho weak and craven boart.
That bows beneath each transient sor.


row,


Without tho nerve to pluck the dart,
And greet the sunrise of tho morrow
Without tho will--for will is power
To pluck the thorn and Gull the flower
For what, to man, is manhood given ?
For what his varied powers of mind :
For what his every hope of Heaven,


When earth's fair gifts have been re-


signed
1t not to bravo misfortune's thrall,
And rise superior to them all
Year: 1864

GRAcE.-It is not the cloudless sky that
brings out the whole beauty of earth and
Heaven it needs the cloud to open out the
treasures of the sunbeam, and to let men
see what is contained even in single ray |;
so that which seems TO intercept the sun.
shine. is the means of revealing it.-Dr.
B0nar.
Year: 1864

The people Of England are generally
moving in the matter Of the tercentential
celebration OF Shakespeare's birthday in
April next. They will, have time in
which all the world will be interested.
Year: 1864

1t all the ultimate consequences Of ones
acts are to be laid to his charge, the man


who invented rocking cradles for children
rests under fearful load of responsibility.
The downright murder Of tens of thousands
of infants. and tho weakened brains of hun.
dreds of thousands of adults, are undoubted
results o: this invention. To rock a child
in cradle. or to swing him in a crib,
amounts to just this the rapid motion dis.
turbs tho natural flow OF blood, and pro-
duces stupor or drowsiness. Can ANYBODY
suppose for moment that such an opera
ton is hea!tbful ono ? Every one knowe
the dizzy and often sickenipg effect of NOV


ing rapidly in swing, yet wherein does this
differ from the motion a child receives
when rocked in cradle 1t is equivalents
to lying in ship-berth during violent
storm, and that sickens zine people out of
ten. A very gentle, slow motion, may some-
times be soothing though always of doubtful
expediency but to move tho cradle as rap
idly al the swing of a pendulum three feet
long,-tbat is. once in second, lis positive
cruelty. We always feel like grasping and
staying the arm of the mother or nurse
who, to secure quietude, swings the cradle
or crib with rapidity equal to that of
pendulum foot long. If any mother is
disposed to laugh at our suggestions. or
consider them whimsical, We beg of her to
have bed or cot hung on cords, then lie
down in it herself, and have some one swing
it with the same rapidity that she allows the
cradle to DO rocked. What she will expe-
rience in both head and stomach is just what
the infant experiences. We insist tnat this
rocking of children is a useless habit. If
not accustomed to rocking they will 90 to
sleep quite as well when lying quietly as
when shaken in a cradle. If they 90 not,
there is trouble from sickness or hunger, or
more likoly from an overloaded stomach
and though the rocking may produce a
temporary stupor, the trouble is made
worse thereafter by the unnatural means
taken to produce quiet for the time being.
Year: 1864


For the past few days boih sides have been en-
gagged in continued struggle of shsrp-shootpg
and artillery firing. particularly in the center.
caused by the enemy firing on our pckets
The enemy has been busy several constructing
a second line OF works short distance behind
the first. and masking il as strong s. the
other
Year: 1864

A writer in one of our exchanges has the follow
ing to say about what has been observed by many
persons, viz. the rapid increase of profanity and
vulgarity the cars 'Ears polite have often been
shocked by profanity in the running different
railroads. To great extent has this come that
ladies' having respect for themselves have been
PEELED to change cars because of the shocking and
lamentable want Of common decency, as exhibited
by some of the passengers. If gentleman out of
polite Difference to the ladies', should happen to
even gently reprimand the uncouth and vulgar fell
lows, instead of having desirable eecti it seems to
make them worse. In sneh cases the conductors
should turn the selfcondsmned immoralists out of
the cars. The boards of railroads have long since
passed stringent resolutions to prevent smoking in
tho ladies' and special car is attached, for the
smokers benefit. The smoke of cigar is not often
sive to people general thing, but the smoke of
immortality suggestive of fire and birthstone, is en-
trely too sitting to everybody except the low, the
vulgar, and the vile and it should not be permitted
to impregnate the atmosphere of public passenger
car, any other place where promiscuOus crowds of
people apt to collect 1t is intolerable nui-
ssnce, and with view to its abatement we would
suggest the propriety of attaching profane in
front of that occupied by smokers, for the accommo
dation Of those who have regard for the laws of
God or for the feelings of those who may be within
the sound of their voices. +"
Year: 1864

LIoUoR IN TIE ARMY-General Howard made
the following sensible remarks as to liquors in the
army, in late speech


did not drink at college, | did not drink at West
Point: but when 1 got into the army found it was
all the fashion. If Ifyouwent into an officer quar-
ters the first thing was to offer you something to
drink. 1t was thought you did not treat him with
proper respect if yon did not. felinto the habit
fdrank @hiskey and offered it to others When |
was stationed at Florida, once offered whisky to
an officer and hedeelned. urgedhirn to drink and
he drank A short tipe after | attended him in
the horrors fdelirium tremens, and | made up my
nind that it was wicked and that never would do
it again: and have not | do not keep it in my
quarters or my tent know it is a hard stand 70
take, especially for young officer; but can say
from my own experience that it will pay.
Year: 1864

A recent Copperhead conventon composed Of the
semitraitors of Allegany county, Nd endeavored to
conciliate the good feeling of the second Maryland
Regiment, Potomac Home Guards, by compliment
ing it for courage and endurance. The regiment,
however, did not consider recognition from such a
source at all complimentary, and repudated it in Sc
ries ofresolutions, in which they say:


ResOlrcd That compliment of such nature as the
one above alluded to, paid to loyal man by the en-
emy of the Government, should be looked upon by the
former with suspicion and disgust.


A compliment from such source to soldiers in the
army of the Union considered the ne plus ultra
of insults.


Resolred, That even were we an organization OF


american citizens of African descent in the mill
tary service the United States, would not allow
such men as those whose names appear, with their
knowledge and consent upon the circular put forth
by this self styled Union Convention, to associate with
in any capacity whatever neither would we con-
slider the moral standard of regiment elevated or its
patriotism increased. by the addition of recruits from
these would be Unionists.


Resolred That an open foe is more desirable than
treacherous friend-an armed rebel infinitely more
honorable than a freside traitor.
Resolped, That were we in civil life we would take
measures that such by our suffrage should hold
Office gift OF the people.


Resotred That we are decidedly in favor of calling
State Convention, and we will vote for no man ol
set of men who are not pledged to do all in then
power for Immediate or Unconditional Emancipa
ton in the State of Maryland; and if allowed an op
portunity of attending the coming election, we viii
vote for and do all in our power to elect the ticke
| nominated by the Unconditional men of Allegheny
county to attend said State Convention.


ResoIred That if we held the faith of the part,
whose representatives and chosen agents these gen
tlemen of the Convention are, we should desert il
q body and go down to Dirie, Darts and the DeUit


This iI the general feeling Of the in the arm.
for the Copperhead vilifers at home.
Year: 1864

VALENTINE srEcEMAS, PROPRIETOR.


West Pitt Street. formerly known as the GLOBE Hotel
The public are assured that he has made amFe
Enens to accommodate all that may favor hin Win tne
patronage A splendid Livery Stable attached
Year: 1864

Hancock men behaved most admirably. The
Fifth New York cavalry, in advance en- the road
in the morning and driven back with considerable
loss General Sheridan sent message to General
Year: 1864

To the New York World. Exprsss and
Herald, We have now to add sterling
Western Democratic newspaper, the
Chicago Post, as avowing its belief that
slavery is dead-an institution Of bis
toric record. Copying an article from the
World, it remarks:


eve copy the article to show that
there is some sense left in the Democratic
party, and that, sooner or later. ,ha. party
will swing off the detestsble heresies that
have perplexed it, and will once more
assert and proclaim its ancient faith
Slavery is an Institution for which the
Democracy has never bad, and has no,
now. any love whatever. The very name
Democracy has in i. meaning iaeonsis-
tent with and antagonisiic to an ins,it
ton which rests for is Foundation upon
the false AID old tine dogma that the
aristocratic few shall rule the PIE bian
many. With this dogma, Democrscy has
ever been and ever viii be at war
Year: 1864

A SAVINGS BANK.-Cannot the men
OF influence and means in this place be
induced to give their attention to the
Importance of such an institution
as Savings Bank in Keokuk II
such Institutions are found invaluable
in other towns and cities the country
over, why should not efforts be made 10
establish one in this city =? II is NOT need
ed for the rich. They can invest their
money as they wish. But it Is needed
by persons of moderate means; BY the
hard working men and women, and by
the young who have but few dollars at
time to save The interest of this
large class should be attended to. and
the leading men of this town should feel
it to be their privilege as we'll as their
duty to promote them. Establish them a
Savings Bank. 1t requires but little
thought to convince any one that such an
Institution would be as conducive to
morals "a to pesonsl self-respect and
independence among the classes it would
benefit. RICHARD.
Year: 1864

TREEs.-We yesterday noticed several
loads of trees passing through our city.
Now is the time to make preparation for
setting out shade and fruit trees, and
every real estate owner 10 our city should
make their plans this spring to set out a
large number of shade trees upon their
property not already beaut6ed in that
way. Let every one try the experiment.
a few dollars judiciOusly invested in this
way will repay hundred fold.
Year: 1864

TAN MORE AND BORROW LESS.


The wafs is still progressing with nc
assured prospects of speedy termination;
its expenses demand further increase Of
the national debt and lead to still great.
er expansion of the currency. And, as a
matter Of course, the tendency Of gold is
upward, with little hope Of speedy de.
cline.


The remedy for the financial condition
of the country is taxation. and surely the
time has come to resort to it. The loyal
portion of the country is prosperous, and
the habits of the people are becoming
extravaeant. Immense importations Of
foreign goods, ministering to the luxuri-
Gus tastes of the people and draining the
country Of specie. furnish ample indica-
tions of oux ability to meet taxation. And
if that taxation should operate to repress
this general extravagance and diminish
our foreign importations, it would be
beneficial 10 the country.


AT all eyents, it is better to suffer the
inconveniences of taxation than to hazard
the peris OF an inflated currency and al
eventual crash from the failure of public
credit


In the firstycar or two of the wsr. the
people were not in q condition to stand
the burdens Of taxation; but there never
was time IN the history of the country
when the people generally were as able to
pay taxes as the present. Nor has there
ever been time when the mere fact of
the imposition of taxes by the Pedefaia
Government would exert go beneficial an
influence upon the credit of the. nation
and the currency of the country.


Sound policy demands the exercise of
the taxing power Of the Government, and
the people are ready for it. We trust
that Congress will DO longer hesitate to
meet the exigency By The judicious exer-
else of their authority which will meet
the demands of the time.


During the period of the war of 1919,
Great Britain raised, by annual taxation.
three hundred and forty millions of dol
lars on total valuation of property some
four thousand millions less than that of
the loyal portion of the United States
sow. A remote approximation to such a
rate Of taxation would more than COM
pensate, 10 its beneficial influences on the
credit of the Government and the cur
rency of the country. the burdens of its
imposition, to say nothing of its indirect
effects in repressing domestic extrava-
gance, diminishing foreign importations
and stimulating home industry.
Year: 1864

SroP Ir.-The practice which prevails


in this city Of letting herd Of half-starved


COWS run at large through our streets,


robbing every farmers wagon that comes
to town of the hay and corn intended for
his own team, or to sell, is, to say the
least, mean and dishonorable, and has
become nuisance which should at once
be abated, if we wish to preserve the
kindly feeling which should exist between
our citizens and country friends. There
is not day passes but what our farmers
are subjected to this species of robbing,
and of which they justly complain; but
as there is no way of their receiving any
redress, the amin ais still continue their
depredatiens and will take corn and hay
out of wagon with as much CELEBRITY as a
cat would piece OF meat. For the honor
of the city-"stop it !" We have dog
aud hog laws, why not have COW law
Year: 1864

NEW BuILuINGs.-We learn that prep
arstions are being made By number of
our real estate owners to erect number
of dwelling houses the coming spring
for rent. This is just what we have
been urging upon them for long time ss
something that was very much needed in
our city, and We hope that they will put
the thing through. A hundred new
dwelling houses would be filled with oc-
cupan,s in less than month after their
completion.
Year: 1864

WoSDBRFuL.-Wewere yesterday shown
a most wonderful and curious geological
specimen by Capt. Williams, who found
it few days since below the city. 1t is
geode of the exact shape of monkey S
head, the features of which arc very dis
tinct. Ibs back part of the skull also
bears close resemblance 10 the features
of man. This, however, is not the most
wonderful or beautiful part of this speci-
men. On breaking it open small and
very perfect crystal cross is seen in the
upper part of the skull. 1t is perfectly
white, while the inside of the geode is the
color of sandstone. This geological spec
linen can be seen for few days at the
book store of j. w. Ogden.
Year: 1864

RIVER NEws.-The river rose fully
eight inches night before last and is still
rising slowly at this point. The fine
steamer Warsaw is the regular packet
this morning for St. Louis. The northern
line steamer, Canada, goes up to-day aud
will 20 as far as Dubuque if the river is
open to that point
Year: 1864

THERE Is NO DEATH.
There is no death The stars go down
To rise upon some faircr shore,
And bright in Heavens jewelled crown
They shine forever more.
There il no death Tho dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer showers
To golden grain or mellow fruit,


Or rainbow tinted flowers.
Tho granite rocks disorganizo


To feed tho hungry moss they lear;
The forest leaves drink daily life


From out the vicwless air.
There is no death The leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away
They only wait, through wintry hours,
The coming Of the May.
There is no death An angel form


Walks DER the earth with silent tread,
lie bears our best beiove away,
And then wo call them ''dead"
Ho leaves our hearts oil dosolate--
lie plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers,
Transplanted into bliss, they now
Ad0fn Immortal DOW ers.
The bird like voice whose joyous tones
Made glad this scene of sin and strife,
Sings now in everlasting song


Amid the tree oflifo.
And where he secs smile too bright,
Or hearts too puro for taint or vice,
He bears it too that world of light
To dwell In paradise.
Born into that undying love,


They leave as but To come again;
With Joy we welcome them-the same,
Except in siu and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the bouhdless Universe


Is lfe-there are no dead.
Year: 1864

NEW YoRK, April 20.
A Norfolk letter to the World says that
the late mission Of the Rebel Commission
er Ould to Fortress Monroe was to ask
General Butler to send up for the very
sick Of our prisoners at Richmond, who
are too far gone to be removed South.
Five hundred and sixty-three have since
arrived at Old Point, Of whom Ould said
that he would almost consider 1t miracle
If our government succeeded in saving
half
Year: 1864

NFw YORK, April 70.
The Commercials Washington special
dispstoh says:


1t is pretty decidedly settled that the
National Bank bill will not come up in the
Senate this week. 1t will be so amended
as to permit taxation, and will establish
seven per cent as the rate Of interest in
the States where no legal rate exists.
General Frank Blair viii soon leave TO
take command in the field


Many western members are withdraw
ing their opposition to direct tax.