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Year: 1863

@Three reasons operate to induce
The copperhead leaders in this State to
oppose the draft.


l They are as absolutely Cd The side
Of the rebellion as the rebels are. and, con-
sequent!y, opposed to Strengthening the
hands of the national government.


, They know that because full three
quarters of the volunteers are Republi.
cans, at least two thirds of the men drafted
will be locofocos, aud they want this lat-
ter class at home to help Judge Wood
ward, il order tha; be may So use the
CUB material authority as TO frustrate the
efforts of the National government to sup.
press the rebellion.


8 They DO not want the war brouglt
to close BY the subjrgatiOn of tie reb-
els, prior to the next Presidential election,
not only because such result would
spoil their chance of carrying said else-
ton, out because such q resuli would
leave locofocoism for all time q dead
cock in the pit"
Year: 1863

\. 1t Is stated that nearly all the wagon.
in Texas are taken up with the trade on
the Mexican border. Quantities of flour
and bacon in the interior OF Texas can.
not be carried forward to the army for
want of transportation which is now EN-.
ployed in this pernicious traffic. This
trade is permitted by the Yankees for the
purpose of procuring our cotton, and re-
turns tons of nothing but the most per
ishabie goods, which are sold at fabulous
prices.
Year: 1863

nay The faculty of Antioch College at
0berln, undertook to admit a negro stu
dent few days since. A row was the
consequence. Sambo is getting rather
unpopular even in Abolition Ohio.
Year: 1863

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF STARVATION IN LONDON
Lord Sydney Godolphin Osborne writes to the Lon
don Times concerning the physical process ofiamne:


When famine destroys life it may do so under two
different conditions. Stoppage of all food, such
that we have read Of in the Of the shipwrecked
brings on in short time train Of symptoms which
quickly end in the most horrible of deaths. The
other condition is that when food sufficient if not
in abundance, gradually becomes diminished in
quality, then in quantity, passing to still another
stage, where it is not only altogether deficient in
quantity each day to rebuild natures waste, and
thus provide for the next days life.


On this stinting Of physical susteuance supervenes
mental depression causing loss of appetite; thus
there is indispositon to partake of that meas
ure of food which, itself insufficient IS still necesSa-
ry to keep up some existence.


Strange to say at this stage of depression in mind
and of gradual waste Of the body, the sufferer COM
plains but little, if at all there Is tendency to
Sleep, rest-anyhow, anywhere-yet little evidence
of pain There is, however to the skilled eye, a
cast of eye unmistakable-the children look aged
beyond their years adults move and speak with a
gait and utterance which seem 20 shun all effort.


Failing fever, famine goes on to run its own we'll
marked course write from what and many
others saw, watched and noted. With no real com
plaint developed with little real pain, there is an
increase of lasstude the adult want of all child
ish energy in the young; species of patient sui
len, hopeless despondency masters the whole man.
You have atrophy now showing itself in many ways.
The hair quits the head in patches the ankles SWELL
the skin is bloodless the eyes sunken at this stage
food fails medicine fails, care cannot rescue. n is
a mere matter of time; few, if any, recoVer-few
seem to wish it.
Year: 1863

THE SAGAcITY OF john VAN BUREN VIxDIC ATED.-
Last November, John Van Buren stoutly advocated
as a Democratic humanitarian, the offering Of the
olive branch to the rebels; but, with the receipt of
their defiant answers, in various forms from Rich.
mond he discovered that the only alternative for the
Northern Democracy was the vigorous prosecution
of the war, and so he boldly and promptly took his
position accordingly The instructive extracts which
we have lately published from numerous rebel Jour
nails, fully confirm the Sagacity of Mr. Van Buren, in
taking this position. The rebels will not have peace
upon any other terms than those of a complete
thrashing to the side the other and even So
then, let it be. John Van Buren has taken the only
road of safety to the Northern Democracy.-N y.
Herald
Year: 1863

The Richmond papers contain the act 20 regulate
impressments just passed by Congress, which we
shall publish in full in our next. This law is prob
ably well guarded and is as good one as could
have been enacted on the subject; but with the
Richmond Whig we think


at would be, in the last degree, unwise in the
government to rely on mpressnent for the regular
supply of the army. That system the very
worst that could be possibly devised. Experience
teaches that an in0ading army in hostile country
can better, more surely and more cheaply supply
itself by purchase than by PLUMBER If this be true
in of an invading army in hostile country
how much stronger must it be where the property
seized is that of citizens by its own government !?
The danger is, and it is great and imminent that it
will dernoralize the people, and starve the army
We have already seen some of its disastrous effects
If persisted in we may expect to more of them"
Year: 1863

TRANsroRTArIoN-iIow 1T is DoNE-SPEcULAToRs
vs. RAILROAD MEN.-The Columbus (Miss.) Repub-
lie has the following:


"A little incident came to our knowledge of a
certain party, who had purchased large amount


2s and $ valuable anJbe
sugar was also to be got through. After some ma
nuuver on the part of the owner, he got car and
lOaded it up, paying handsomely for the same put
ting the sugar in sacks. When the car came to be
switched on the track, the switchman demanded his
part and received we believe, $40. Soon after the
engineer came along and declared that he never
would take that wool and sugar through without
half the sugar 1t was given him. Soon after the
conductor came along, and stated that the wool
could go, but he must have the other half Of the
sugar. There was no appeal, and the other half
followed the first The wool came through The
owner hadalso paid freight in advance for both
wool and sugar.


So we CO. Our people may suffer for the neces-
saries of lfe-our soldiers are put on half rations
for the want of supplies that spectators and rail
road men may make fortune"
Year: 1863

1t is of the essence of good government-ofa free
government of just and equal Lars-to deal impar-
TALLY and uprightly with ell its citizens. Public
burdens are then equally distributed and borne
with cheerfulness by all. Wrong end oppression
will invariably excite discomfort il the bosoms of
those who the victims of it! Why (it will be
said by thousands) sho4ld we make sacrifices for
cause which is only designed to sggy.ndize this.
that the other favorite, by undue and dispropor
tionate benefits at our expense?


To prevent the growth CT sush feeling in our
country, we have unifo:mly Opposed all violation of
law, and urged the full maintenance of every mans
private rights, when not ycompatible with the
public safety. We shall persist in the same course
When the cause we are Supporting shall cease to be
the cause of Liberty, we Tor one shall cease to feel
or take any interest IN it As between King
JEFF, and King Ahram," we would not give the
toss of a coppeE-I2Se,la0nd W1ig.
Year: 1863

LIBERAL AND PATRIoTIC.-We learn that from fif.
teen to twenty gentlemen of this city have each
subscribed s., 900 to fund to be used in purchas-
ing corn, to be ground into meal, and supplied to
the city and county authorities to distribute to the
poor, and the needy families of soldiers in this city
and county. The corn is to be purchased in the
cheapest market, brought here ground and turned
over to the persons charged with properly distrbu
ting the funds appropriated by the Legislature,
the county and city, for the maintenance of those
who are needy-requiring only to have :heir money
returned to them without interest or proit-At-
I1ntG COntsderacy


The aoove example is worthy of imitation. We
trust it will be followed generally in this State, and
that our planters and farmers who have surplus of
corn and meat, will unite in the movement
Year: 1863

Judge Butler, when in the company Of young
gentleman of sixteen cautioned him against being
led astray by the example or persuasion of Others
and said, If had listened to the advice of some
of those who called themselves my friends when
was young, instead OF being Judge of the Kings
Bench, should have died long ago prisoner in
the Kings Bench"
Year: 1863

During Jackson's term an application was made
for the removal of some postmaster or deputy post
master in one of the Northern States ami it was
urged upon the President with great deal ofearnest-
came and demonstrated with great bitterness against
the continuance of this violent political opponent of
CIItIIax JIiC
tee supposed, Of the postmasters offenses and ID
sure his removal, they told the President that the
obnoxious officer had called Gen. jackson I'D
grey headed -" "Did he," said the General
He did" If am not mistaken" said Jackson,
that man stormed Stony Point under Wayne, and
any man who did that has my permission to be a
postmaster and to curse me for the balance of his
life"
Year: 1863

Owing to the scarcity of paper, we are compelled
to issue half sheet to our Semi-Weekly readers.
This half sheet however, will be found to contain
nearly or quite as much new matter as the whole
sheet as the greater part of the latter has been oc-
cupied with old matter, designed mainly, as the
printers say, to "fll up"


We shall continue to send full sheet to our
Weekly readers, as heretofore.
Year: 1863

Ten thousand men from Richmond and as many
from Vicksburg, could be spared and brought to
Tullahoma in two weeks. With 5000 more men
Bragg could hurl an avalanche against Rosencranz
that would finish completely and forever that Gene
nihiate the best army the Yankees boast, and ruin
the best General they have in the field and at one
and the same time possess the grain producing
try of Middle Tennessee and its capital liberate our
friends from the thvaldom that oppresses them feed
and cothe our soldiers, increase army with for
ty thousand conscriptS, and demand peace of the
enemy across tho Ohio riYer-is it not worthy the
effort brother reader? We will not put the query
to the War Department They dread suggestion
from their. friends much as the bayonets Of their
enemies CAGttanoGQa Rebel
Year: 1863

SCARCITY OF Corn IN SAvANNAH-The Rspu5Ii-
'4' says that many poor people in Savannah-wo-
men and children-are suffering for want of food,
and that they eanaOt get enough of corn meal owing
fact that railroad transportation is monopolized
W the government; and urges that the government
appoint one day in each week when the railroads will
De permitted to bring corn and other provisions to
our suffering people. go.
Year: 1863

The House of Representatives at Richmondis still
engaged on the tax and currency BILL We are un-
able to give any of its provisions it has been con-
sidered for the most part in secret session.
Year: 1863

TAxEs-A. TIMELY SUGGEsTIoN.-The Richmond
Whig says that "the passion for high taxes has
become perfect rage. 1t is said that the people
are begging and entreatng their Representatives to
pile up the taxes mountain hgh-the higher the
better! We do not know who these people are
We are quite certain they are not the people arh0
mare TO pay tie tGres"-


The Whig is undoubtedly right. The people ex-
pect tax law, as a necessity, and for the sake of
the great cause will cheerfully submit to one of
more than ordinary stringency. But there is dan
ger Of overriding the thing, and producing deep dis
satisfaction by requiring than the people can
afford to pay. 1t is true that are able to pay
enorInouSy-those who are making enormous y
but it is also true that very large portion of the
people, including those in the army, are less able
to pay than ever. Yet in general tax law the
property of soldiers at home must be taxed, though
possibly unproductive because Of their absence


We say to Congress, therefore, beware! You
could not commit mole unfortunate blunder than
to levy such tax It is reported is nearly ma
tured, stated variously at hundred millions, a
hundred and fifty millions, two hundred millions,
and even four hundred millions of dollars! Such
taxes cannot be paid The State and county taxes
in North Carolina, for instance will this year be
double what they ever were before. Yet they may
not reach three millions North Carolina's proper
ton of the tax will be about one tenth-say from
ten to forty millions of dollars according to the
timates of the whole 1t is sufficient to state this
to satisfy all that it will be impossible to collect
such taxes.-Fty. Observer.
Year: 1863

SICK AND WOUNDED SoLDIERs.-About a
car load of sick and wounded soldiers, be-
longing to various New England regiments,
passed through here this morning, Tuesday
en- route for home Their regiments have al
ready gone homo, and they have been left at
various points on the route. As they have
regained sufficient strength to resume their
journey they have been picked up and sent
along. They are poor, emaoiated lot of
men, and excited much pity and commissora-
tion from persons at the depot. superin-
tendent Nottingham of the Lake Shore Road
had them placed in sleeping car, thereby
rendering them as comfortable as possible.
-Four of their comrades, who had died on the
way, were being taken home in collins.


Two sick men, unable to proceed any fur
ther, were removed from the train to the hos
pitsl room of the Aid Society, where they
received every attention.


So universal disposition as is manifested
by our citizens to do what they,can to allevi-
ate the suferings of the noble men who have
aided in achieving the great victories on the
Mississippi, does them infinite credit.
Year: 1863

The telegraph reports that I" Governor
Shorter, Of Alabama, has issued an address
to the citizens Of that State, urging upon
them the impressment of slaves into the
OOnfederate service" We are surprised
that The opposition: journals do not at once
-denOunce Governor shorter's conduct as
that Of an abolitiOnist


Pugh will faint in his distress at this
exhibition of Southern folly, for he says ne
grOes won't fight Let Pugh at once en-
tighten his benighted "friend" Shorter
that he need not waste himself in employ
ing class that won't fight
Year: 1863

The result of the Judicial Election is
still in doubt Judge Cothren and his
friends hereabouts claim his election,
though we are unable to see as yet wheI e
he gets his majorit es to produce such a
result Many Democratic counties have
failed TO give for Cothren the majorities
given for the Democratic ticket last fall,
aud whIch, We think will more than bal
ance the falling off Of Republican coun-
ties The Democratic majority in the
State on Congressman, We have not be
fore us, but it is claimed to have been
5000 Should Jpdgs Cothren's majority
on the home vote exceed, or even come
up to those figures. We look upon his
chances as good for an election. Were
all the soldiers who have gone from this
State so situated as to be able to cast their
votes for Judge the result would be differ
ent, but from present indications, not hall
of them have voted A few days, We
think will determine who is elected
Year: 1863

In the matter Of tho Esttte Of Nicholas Stephens
deceased.


On reading and filing the petition II Mary Stephens
Adminl tratrix Of i'd estate setting forth
of deb outstanding against said deceased and dis
crption of all real of which said deceased
died siezed an the cond iton and value there and
praying that license be to her granted sell whee
OF sal real estate to sal debts and that is
cessary in order to pay the sell said tate
it Is therefore ordered that all persons interested in said
estate appear beor- the Judge of this onday
the llth day OF DAY next ensuing O'Clock in after
noon OF said ay at his Office in the vii Dodge
vile in said County and there show cause (if any
there shall be- why lice ase should be granted
said Administrators sell said real accord
TIL prayer of said petition.


md it is further ordered that copy of this order
shall b. published for four successive weeks prior to
the said day hearing in the Mineral Point TriJ-
aIne, weekly newspaper circulating in said county


s. b. ANsLEY County Judge.
Dated March 25 1868. 13-4w
Year: 1863

BOLD RoBBERY.-0n Tesday last, Mr..
2Loveland, a miner, from Colville, while
coming down from that place, was overta-
ken at Dry Greek only six miles from
this eity-by three men, one of whom ac-
costed him familiarly and asked him if he
was from CoIville. Upon obtaining an
affirmative answer, they drew their revolv-
ers and Immediately commenced shooting
at him The first shot they killed his horse
He drew his revolver and shot one Of them
who fell forward exclaiming 4" am killed.
He fred at another Of them Nho threw his
hand up to his side indicating that he was
shot also, but he did not fall. In
the meantime, MIR. Loveand received a
shot in one of his legs and another in one
his arms as he threw it up TO feud off a
pistol aimed at his head. At this stage a
cap become fastened in his revolver and
it cased to revolve, when a ball from pistol
in the hand of one of the assassins grazed
his head, and together with the shock from
the pistol which was held close to his head
stunned him so that he fell The two re-
manning robbers, thinking they had killed
him, at once possessed themselves of his
cantinas continuing between fourteen and
fifteen hundred dollars in gold dust and
picking up their fallen companion, one of
them took him on before him. and, leading
his horse, they rode off toward the noun
tain After the robbers had departed, Mr..
Loyeland walked to house on Dry Creek
only mile distant, where his ounds were
dressed. He has since come in to town
and is doing we'll. He came down fiom
Colville to buy cattle and brought with
him couple of indians, who it is sup
posed communicated the fact that ne had
money with him to the the Indians at the
mouth Of the Pellouse, where it is believed
q band of thieves have their rendezvous
and from whence they most likely followed
him. The robbery occurred about the
middle of the day Sheriff Gillian has
been making active efforts to catch the
thieves but as yet has obtained NJ clue to
their whereabouts
Year: 1863

The following table of the official vote
of the Territory is from a certified copy
furnished Mr. Cole by Secretary Evans.
The vote Of Spokane county had not been
received when he made out the above ia
BILE, but we have inserted it as reported by
the Judges and Clerks of the election, and
can vouch for its correctness
Year: 1863

A MIsTAKE.-Parties out with the Mil
ltary escort on the Plains speak of the To-
cation of the military post at Boise as a
mistake" They describe very exten-
sive and fertile valley $50 miles beyond
the new post, on the direct road to Fort
Hall, wherein they say the post should
have been located" AS it is, the pest is
IN barren country, which will probably
not produce enough for the supply of the
fort. Besides, it is argued that there is
no necessity for post there now, as there
are not less than ten to fifteen thousand
miners between the post and the country
mostly Inhabited by the Snake Indians.
Year: 1863

Nor DEAD.-The Dalles papers state
that Enoch Fruit and Caarlie-aias James
Robinson, who were reported killed a
short time ago, were seen at the Tygh
valley, last week. They were in pursuit
of man who they said had large amount
of money which he had stolen from them
1t is not less likely that they we're in pur-
suit of some honest miner to steal his
money. The Sheriff of Wasco county is
after them.
Year: 1863

WALLA WALLA AND DALLEs MAlL.-The
mail on the above route has arrived with
some degree Of regularity for the last two
weeks, but not yet according to contract
If the contractor would pay Il little more
attention TO this end Of the route, the mails
would come to time.
Year: 1863

TIE Providence Post concludes, from
the late elections, that everything, so far
as the heart and mind Of the people can
at this time be felt and discerned, is look
ing bright with cheer for the future of
the Democracy, and that IL will not be
many months before we shall have the
good, digniRed, prosperous and glorious
old days of pure Democracy back again.
We have paid dearly for the triumph of
the negro-worshippers, and 50 long as
they are kept in power so long must the
interests of white men languish.
Year: 1863

The following are among some of the
most important amendments; agreed tc
in the House, to the Revenue Bill. They
interest tradesmen, and business mel
generally, and are we'll worthy careful
Year: 1863

The rebels sometimes make use of the "a
tional flag TO decoy Union troops into an
ambush, and the aboltiouists have learned to
initiate them. They raise the glorious flag Of
the Republic, to enforce their partizan views,
and declare in their conventions that any act
the fanatics and spiritualists who have control
Of Abraham Lincoln may adopt, is consttu-
tional. They seek to lure the people still
farther by assuring them that the Administra-
ton is but q handful Of men who were recent
ly among the people" and then ask, would
they submit to despotism that must crush
themselves and their friends ?" The same
might have been said OF Louis Napoleon, but,
nevertheless. be took care OF himself and friends
and placed his heel on the constitutional free
dom of France. Would the people Of the
whole country initiate the position assumed by
the Excelsior State, iu the election of Seymour,
constitutional liberty would be preserved to
the people. and peace and prosperity would
again visit the nation.
Year: 1863

The New YORK RioT.-We learn by the
telegraph that the mob has been suppressed
by the civil authority, without the Intervention
of martial law. This proves democratic New
York capable Of righting herself and restoring
law aud order, especially with Seymour as the
leader. And tie Common Council OF the city.
TO show their obedience TO the laws, although
unequal and oppressive 10 the poorer class,
have appropriated two millions Eve hundred
thousand dollars, for the purpose Of paying
three hundred dollars exemption for every con-
script drafted in that city The draft will go
on and the money will be paid and the law
upheld and satisfied, and thus put to shame, if
any shame they have, these croakers about
" Copperhead Democrats, and will blast their
hopes, long entertained, that New York had
not the ability TO coutrol and govern herself
Would that the Federal Administration had
half the ability to govern the country that
democratic New York has 10 manage and
govern herself, We would soon be out OF cur
dark hour Of trouble aud danger and have an
undivided country to love aud honor. This
gyea. city Of the American nation has shown
to the world that mob violence may for time
defy the laws and overbalance the civil au-
thority; but when she arouses herself 10 action
and controls the military by the civil law, the
work Of suppression is as rapid as the outbreak.
aud peace and quiet soon reisDs in her pre-
cincts
Year: 1863

at about s'so,0OO annually, OF which sum 1888 900
Is TO be paid for interest on the mortgages and
debt. leaving an annual balance from which to
make up the two millions of only 1890 but it
Is supposed the increased facilities which double
track will give the road will proportionstely aug.
ment the business and enable tie company more
speedily to earn the required amount. ana IL the
Broadway franchise should eventually revert TO
them but few years would be required to make
Che road dividend paying corporation.


The annexed table will show the fluctuations in