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Year: 1864

THE TWO-FACED MAN.-Nho does not
know him, and who does not despise him
A cringing, fawning, 81 sjcophantic hypocrlte,
who, serpentlike, steals in upon your priva-
cy, and with honeyed words and high pro-
fessions of honesty Of purpose, wins your
confidence, and, when 1t suits his selfish pur-
poses, like the old serpent of the ancient
Eden, or the traitor among the twelve"
plunges his venomed fangs into your unpro-
tected body or betrays you into the hands of
your enemies-or still worse, by magnifying
your faults or careless remarks until they
assume the appearance Of crimes, sows the
seeds of discord amongst your friends and
converts them into enemies Like ''the
unclaimed demon from the regions of the
damned" be seems to be always acquainted
with the little faults and peculiarities of his
neighbors, and ever present to fan into fame
the small sparks of distrust which he inya-
riaby succeeds in planting in the bosoms
of those whose confidence he gains. Look
ing at the nature Of man from the dark side,
and judging mankind by his own craven
heart, he becomes moderate judge of the
dark side of human nature, and what he
lacks in natural perception, he readily makes
up, under the guise of honesty of pur-
pose and pretended friendship, in prying in
quisitiveness and mysterious hints that he
has learned something from some unknown
source His information gained, he seeks
the first opportunity to display his superior
knowledge to a third party, with his usual
"I told you so, air of triumph. And what
triumph it is An intelligent mind will
render it TO him thus A proof that man
kind are prone to evil asthe sparks are to
Ay upward" aud that thou art the vilestof
the vile-a betrayer of confidence, ruiner
of character, a sower of the seeds of discord
and gardener in the vineyard of the
the devil" who would have all souls become
stunted like thine own, and fit only for a
resting place
Year: 1864

Where spirits damned in torments dwell"
Thou art the author of such book of mis-
cries in thy fellow-man that twould take the
tears of all the angels in heaven to blot the
record out, and all the waves that wash the
shores of the celestial Jordan would not pu-
rify thy blackened soul Better, far
better, give attention to removing the beam
from thine own eye instead of magnifying
the mote which is in thy brothers, and by
giving more attention to the nobler impul-
ses which should govern mankinc-to speak
rather of thy neighbor's virtues than of his
failings-thus prove that there is left
something of the angel still in our common
nature.-Mgjor
Year: 1864

IF the faults and misteps of all mankind
could be laid bare to the world what a rec
ord there would be. What blessing it is
that men are not all Judases- and Delphs-to
meanly betray others, or to innocently con-
Wet themselves.
Year: 1864

dependence of of Texas. was eventuall,


acknowledged by Mexico, SO an armisticS


granted to the rebels would be an indirect


agreement to at some future time acknow


ledge their independence.


In regard to the draft, he stated that in


the first nine days after the call was made
the average number of recruits received
throughout the whole country was about
200 per day. In the ensuing nine davs
the number increased to 300. The whole
number during the fifty days was SO, 900,
and the number is steadily increasing. =
We must he said, do what we can to en-
courage this. We shall probably let the
Draft daily along, enforcing it in a few To-
calities where they do not show sufficient
energy in recruiting, but doing all we can
to encourage those localities that Get re-
cruits with celebrity.


1t had been decided to rescind the order
prohibiting the expectation of arms and
the necessary orders would be issued.


Mr. Lincoln said he and Secretary Fes-
sender had had many anxious discussions
as to permitting and encouraging trade in
cotton, and he thought this was what thew
would decide upon, viz;-Perfectly free
trade in cotton by individuals who pay for
i IN green backs; the army and navy TO
be directed to protect and encourage trade
70 far as conducted within our lines. the
,nly condition being that all cotton should
,e shipped to or through New York. and |
here to be inspected and pay taxes on |
Internal Revenue
Year: 1864

A private letter from Annapolis says
Yesterday we organized meeting of the
wounded officers here, and after somespeech-
es, and the reading of the platforms, took a
vote with the following result:
Year: 1864

Emancipation was celebrated here to
day by grand salute of 500 guns at day
break, accompanied with ringing Of bells
Flags are displayed from public buildings
and many private dwellings. At noon
the salute was repeated from Fort Federal
hill.
Year: 1864

THIS eminent lawyer and now United
States Senator from Maryland, is out by
letter for Mcclellan and against Lincoln
He says of the latter:


Whatever Of honesty of purpose may
belong to him, and I am willing to admit
that he has had it, his vaccillation, his
policy, now conservative, now radical, his
selection of military officers grossly in
competent, his treatment of those who
were evidently competent, his yielding in
this to what he has himself been often
heard to say as an excuse, was outside
pressure" his having not only punished,
but as far the public know, not rebuked
the vandal excess of military officers of
his special selection, shocking the senti-
ment of the world, and disgracing US in
the view of Christendom by the burning
private dwellings, and depriying their. Of
ten exclusively female occupants of home
and means oflivelihOod-all demonstrate
that he is grossly incompetent to govern
the country in this crisis Of its fate.


How can an honorable man believe that
one who has so signally failed for almost
four entire years, can be successful if an
other four years be granted him? No
one in Congress, certainly. Not twenty
members believe him equal are at all
equal to the mighty task. He has bsen
tried and found wanting. Let US have
change; none, if loyal, can be for the
worse. 1t is not that we wish, to use his
own classic figure, to swap horses in the
midst of stream, but that when we are
on journey and saftey depends on ma
king our destination at the earliest mo-
ment, we should cast aside a spawned
and thin horse, and secure sound and
active one.
Year: 1864

a young nan who was paying special at
tention to young lady, met with the follow
ing incidents during one Of his visits:


Being invited into the parlor to await the
ladys appearance, he entertained himself as
best he might for some time, and was beoom-
ing very weary, when little girl about FIVE
years old slipped in and began to converse
with him:


"I can always tell, said she, "when you
are coming to our house."


"You can" he replied, "and how do you
tell it?"


why, when you are going to De here sis
ter begins to sing and to get good, and 81 e
gives me cake and pie, and anything want:
and she sings so sweetly when you are here,
and when 1 SPEAK to her she smiles so pleas
antly. 1 wish you would stay here all the
While, then I would have a good time. But
when you go off, sister is not good. She gets
mad, and if I ask her for anything she slaps
and bangs me about and is as i'll as a sore
bare.


This was aposerto the young man. "Fools
and children tell the truth, quoted he, and
taking his hat he left and returned no more


MoRAL--Parents wishing their ill-natured
daughters married, should keep their small
er children out of the parlor when strangers
are there.


Down went the buck, and down went, the
gun being heavily charged, and kicked me
over. was considerably stunned, but when
I recovered I got up, found had fallen up
on and killed covey Of quail. The concus-
sion Of the gun had thrown the ramred out,
and looking for it, I saw it floating on the
surface Of the lake, a few rods from shore.


Passing the dead body of the buck, wad-
ed out to the ramrod, the water being up to
my arurpits, when Judge of my astonishment
to find the ramrod strung full of the finest kind
of fish, which it had impaled as it darted
through the water. As was about to wade
out, Ifelt something crawling inside my pants.
Curious to know what it was, l took of my
suspenders, tied them around the buttons of
my pants and waded ashore. Reaching dry
land I extracted bushel and half of eels
from my pantaloons! It was the biggest
shot I ever made, although I am always sue
cessful in bunting"


There was silence for some time Col. O.,
who had been on attentive listener simply
remarked: "Avgh, By, you will DO"
Year: 1864




By is noted am@g his friends for his
big stories. The other day some one was re
lating in his hearing a remarkable feat Of
strength which he witnessed.


THAT is nothing to what I saw in New
Orleans in the winter Of forty-nine." said
By. 'The load of shot I saw man car
ry on that occasion beat everything in the
lifting line that ever heard Of"


"Tell us about it, urged listener, know
ing that one Obs tough yarns was COM
ing


"Why, sir, I saw a man shoulder eight
bushels of shetland carry it a square-carry it
whole square, sir, although he sank up to
the knees in the pavement at every step he
took !"


"Oh, By, take off bushel or two, and
that he sank only to his ankle in the pave
ment"


Cant take off shot. But it is no more
wonderful" continued By, who was in
the storytelling humor, "than what happen
ed to me last fall while hunting on Peoria
Lake"


His friends drew their chairs closer around
him, and lightning fresh cigar By went
on.


N discovered fine large buck on the bank
Of the lake. I crept cautiously within good
range, and taking deliberate aim, fred
Year: 1864

conduct of their affairs in more expert


enced and capable hands. If such Z


change is not speedily effected, it is my


firm belief that our republican institutions


will fall to pieces, and an arbitrary Gov


eminent rise upon their ruins; for, unless


the testimony of all history is to be dis


carded, no political system can be upheld


except by giving toits administration the


benefit of the very highest talent and the


largest experience.


Till this reform shall come, my advice


to the great body Of the people is to hold
fast to their traditionary principles and
good names, by giving an earnest support
to the war, and to scan with the severest
scrutiny the conduct of those who con-
troll party movements. Many of the men
who are most prominent in conventions,
have personal interests to subserve. Even
those whoare comparatively disinterested,
are not always the safest advisers. They
have lived so long in the turbid atmos-
phere Of party excitement, and party traf-
&c, that they have contracted morbid
habits Of thought and action, which, like
chronic diseases in the human system, it
is hard to alleviate, and still harder to
cure. The only hope left to US lies in
the patriotism and disinterestedDess of
the great body of the people of all par
ties, who are facing the enemies of their
country on the battlefield, with a hero
ism unsurpassed in any age, or who at
home, amid the prevailing tumult and dis
order, are working out in the quiet ppr-
suit of their varied occupations, the mo-
mentOus problem of the public prosperity
and safety When they shall send out
fresh from.their own ranks, new men to
consult together for the salvation of all
that is most precious in government and
society, there will be cause for hope and
faith in our redemption from impending
evils and dangers; bearing in the mean
time, as well as we can, the. heavy bur
iens which have been cast upon US by
quarter of century Of political misman-
lgement and public misrule


1t is time the people should understand |
.hese truths. No one, perhaps, can tell
hem with more propriety than myself,
having been much of the period referred |
%, in public life, fruitlessly contending
against party contrivances which have
involved the country in all the evils of
,ivil strife. I am very respectfully
yours, JOHN A. DIX.


JAMES Fl. ORNE, Chairman, &c.


CADwALADER BmDLE, Secretary.
Year: 1864

The London Telegraph tells a sad
story Of an English family, mother,
two daughters and a son, trying to live
on the earnings of the eldest daughter,
who by working early and late could
only get two shillings and sixpence
(about sixty five cents) per week. An
attempt was made to get relief from the
workhouse, but red tape was supreme,
and relief did not come till the mother
was dead from starvation, and the chill
dren were only living skeletons. All
that, in pious and philanthropic Eng
land
Year: 1864

a PRISONER by the name OF Smith.
made bold attempt to escape from the
Maine State Prison, recently. He cut
up a blanket, which he had, and made
himself suit of clothes of one color,
and prepared moustache to disguise
his face. When all was ready. he put
on his new suit over bis prison garb,
arranged his moustache, and boldly
marched up the steps to the door of the
guard-room, and rang the bell to be
passed through. The guard-a new
man-did not detect the cheat, but a
woman happening to come up at the
moment, recognized the fellow, and Or
dered him back at once. He stated
that he had been year preparing to
escape.
Year: 1864

VINO ever knew a liar but what al
ways had his mouth full of the word
liar when speaking of others, Or dis
honest man who was not continually
crying stop thief! Who ever knew a
man who had participated in a murder
and was told of it, but what with his
hands in his pockets talked very saw
Rgely of bringing the murderers to
hustice
Year: 1864

Up from the South at break of day,
Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay,
The affrighted air with shudder bore,
Like a herald in haste to the chieftain I


door,


The terrible grumble, and rumble, ant


roar,


Telling the battle was on once more,
And Sheridan twenty miles away.
And wider still these pillows of war
Thundered along the horizon bar,
Ano louder yet into Winchester rollsd
The roar of that red sea uncontrolled,
Making the blood of the listener cold
As he thought of the stake in that fiery
fray,
And Sheridan twenty miles away.
But there is road from Winchester town,
A good broad highway leading down;
And there, through the flush of the morn


ing light
A steed as black as ths steeds of night,
Was seen to pass as with eagle flight
As if he knew the terrible need
He stretched away with his utmost speed,
Hill rose and tell--but his heart was gay,
With Sheridan fifteen miles away.
Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thun-


dering south,
The dust. like the smoke from the can
ie mons mouth,
Or the trail of comet sweeping faster


and faster,
Fora bo,1ipr, Al. Joa,v.


aster;
The heart of the steed and the heart of


tho master
We're beating like prisoners assaulting


their walls,
Impatient to be where the battle field calls
Every nerve of tho charger was strained
to full play,
With Sheridan only ten miles away.
Under his spurning feet, the road
Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed,
And the Landscape sped away behind
Like an ocean flying before the wind;
And the steed, like bark fed with fur


mace ire,
Swept on, with his wild eyes full of FIRE.
But, 10! he is nearing his hearts desire
He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring


fray,
With Sheridan only five miles away.
The first that the General saw were the


groups
Of strsgelers, and then the .retreating


troops; @ ao
What was done what to do-a glance


told him both,
Then striking his spurs with terrible


oath,
He dashed down the line mid a storm of


huzzas,
And the wave of retreat checked its course


there because
The sight of the master compelled it to
fI pause.
With foam and with dustthe black charger


was gray;
BY the fash of his eye and his red nos


trils play,
He seemed to the whole great army to!


say;
i have brought you Sheridan all the way
From Winchester down to save the day!'
Hurrah, hurrah for Sheridanl
l,,-,,A G.
Year: 1864

The Government collects on every
three and half dollars worth of friction
matches about fourteen dollars and a half
in stamps. In other words, the tax is
about four times as much as the article is
worth,
Year: 1864

WEARS have been spent in their perfection.


L as the Company were determined not to
put their Machines into market until they
could sustain tho assertion which they now
make, that they arc tho
Year: 1864

The HOUSE QUESTION. is ques-
tion which is beginning to elicit some at
tention. A very large emigration is now
coming into this part Of the State. most
ofthem Of very desirable class Of people.
There are daily Inquiries for dwellings.
and we believe that If twenty houses
could be erected to-day, tomorrow they
would be filled, and three times that num-
Der in the course of few week. The fact
is, it will not do to turn people away at
this rate. unless it is agreed that the town
is finished; and some means must be
adopted to supply the demand. Persons
are not prepared to build for themselves
Immediately upon their arrival. They
must have time to look around, to settle
themselves, and to make the necessary
preparations. We believe that If some
capitalist. with about $4,000 of loose
green. backs about him. were to put up
say twenty houses. at cost of $500 each,
be would Immediately find demand for
them, at rents which wosld pay him q
handsome interest on his investment.
Year: 1864

~ Owen Lsvejoy, the distinguished
snti-Slavery Congressman from Illinois,
the telegraph informs us, has just died
at Brooklyn. Long Island. He lived
long enough to realize the certainty OF
the triumph of the cause for which he
spent the better part of his life. Like
the Diving hero on the field of victory ;
like Moses on Pisgah like like good
old Simeon-hs lived to hear the shouts
of triumph to view the Land of Prom
ise to behold the Salvation of the Lord
Year: 1864

"FERNlNsr" FRAUD.-We notice that
W. w. II. Lawrence. Secretary Of State,
is one Of the chief peddlers Of indignation.
When the Appropriation bill was before
the Senate, we were one Of those who
voted TO allow the Secretary the amount
he asked for Clerk hire, because we
thought he told the truth when he said it
was necessary that he should have Clerk
throughout the year. He succeeded in
getting liberal salary for Clerk; but
no sooner is tho matter settled, than be
leaves his Office in charge of the Clerk.
and spends all his time making "anti-
fraud" speeches. Perhaps the Indigs..
following the example Of certain tenn
perance lecturer we read of. take Law
renee along as a melancholy example Of
fraud; for if his transaction is not fraud
upon the State. we do not understand the
meaning Of the word.
Year: 1864

T The March number of the Kansas
Farmer. is received. We have no doubt
the contents are interesting. to those
who can decipher them; but the truth is.
it is so misersbly printed, that no one
who values his eye-sight will have the
hardihood to attempt to read it. Unless
this is remedied. the vel! popular
ity Of the Farmer will begin to waver.
Its conductors can easily prevent this,
simply by an out lay Of sl.50. Let them
procure Eve pounds Of glue and FIVE pints
Of molasses. make present of them to
the persons who have taken the contract
to print the Farmer, and beg of them,
for Gods sake, to make Q roller that
will do decent work.
Year: 1864

Are fluid preparation, the only one of the
kind ever discovered in this country, and acts
directly ON the parts affected, whilst pills and
powders can only reach them as they work
through sympathy, but not at all direct and
positive.


Are you suffering from constant anxiety
for the regular return of natures prescribed
laws? Give yourself no uneasiness, for Ly
on's Periodical Drops, if taken a day or two
before the expected period, will positively
and invariably regulate its coming, as sure
as effect follows cause, as certain as daylight
follows darkness. ....


Are you sick, enieebled by disease, er una
ble to bear the labor and danger of increase?
Year: 1864

will surely save you.


Do not use the Drops when forbidden in
the directions, for although a positive cure,
and harmless at ali other times, they are so
powerful and finely calculated to adjust and
govern the functions of the sexual organism,
that if taken at improper times, they would
produce results contrary to nature, against
which all, particularly those who would re-
produce, should carefully guard.
Year: 1864

the never failing Female Regulator, is for
sale by every Druggist, in both city and coun-
try, and do not, if you value your health and
wish for a reliable medicine, buy any other.
Take no other, but if the Druggist to whom
you apply has not got it, make him send and
get it for YOU.
Year: 1864

youth and maturity arising from the baneful habits
Of self-abuse. To which is added observations
Female Diseases and other Interesting matter OF the
most Importance to the married and those contemplating
marriage who entertain doubts their ysca ability
that state Sent to any address in sealed wrap
per, receipt OF ten cents or four stamps.


We devote entire time and attention to the treat
of the various private diseases treated of in pr
report Our Dspensary the only Institution Of the
kind in America which has been tabished by special
charter this fact should give preference the
varous quscks OF doubtful character 70 be foun in al
ri.
Year: 1864

McClellan's letter of acceptance is pub.
lished. He sthe existence of more than
one Government over the region which once
owned our flag is incompatible with peace
and happiness. The power Of the people for
which the war was commenced, and it
should have been conducted for that object
only, and in accordance with those prin-
ciples which took occasion to declare when
in active service. Thus conducted the work
of recolciliation would have been easy, and
we might have reaped the benefits Of our
many victories on land and sea. The Uni.
on was originally formed by the exercise of
q spirit of coneilliation and compromise,
and to restore ann preserve it the same spir-
it must prevail in our councils and in the
hearts of our people. The re.establishment
of the Union in all its integrity is and must
continue the indispensable condition in any
settlement.


=. So soon as it is clear, or even probable,
that the present adversaries are ready for
peace upon tie basis of Union, We should
exhaust all the resource and statesmanship
practiced by civilized nations and taught
by the traditions of the American people,
consistent with the honor and interest Of
the country, to secure such peace and re-
establish the Union and guarantee for the
future the constitutional rights Of every
State. Union is the one condition Of peace
we ask no more. When any one State
is willing to return to the Union it should
be received at once, with full guarantee Of
its constitutional rights. If frank, earnest
and persistent effor. to obtain these objects
should fail, the responsibility for ulterior
consequences will fall upon those who re-.
main iu-arms against the Union. But the
Union must be preserved at all .hazards:-
I could not look in the face of my gallant
comrades of the army and navy, who have
survived 80 many bloody battle6elds, and
tell them that their labors and the sacrifices
of so many of our slain and wounded breth-
rem had been in vain-that we had aban-
bonded that Union for. which We have so
often perilled our lives. Fhevast majority
of our people, whether in thesarmy and ma.
w or at home, yould, as I would, hail
with unboupded joy the permanent resto.
ration of peace, on the basis of. Union un-
der the Constitution, without the effusion
of another drop of blood, but no peace can
be permanent without Union.


As to the other subjects presented in the
resolutions of the Convention I need only
say that I should seek in the Constitution
of the United States and laws framed in
accordance there with the rule of my duty
and the limitations of the executive power.