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Year: 1863

ON TO MoBILE.-We have seen TODAY Off


GERS from General Grants army who leit
Vicksburg about ten days ago. At that time
the din and note of preparation for a march oy
Mobile Were heard on every side, and though
the expedition would have to endure the hard
ships OF torid sun, ard many other inconye-
niences incident to military operations in such


climate and such a country, the troops were
IN the best spirits and confident of success.
would float over Mobile by the 18th of August.
1t Is not believed that there is any considerable
body of troops there, other than those OF the
retreating Gen. Joe Johnston-and these il is
said, are so dispirited by their recent rnistor-
tunes as to promise but little resistance. The
Notifications are known to be formidable-but
in that respect they will not compare with
ihose reduced by Grant and Banks at Vlcss-
Year: 1863

Max Rodenstein was the glory of hi.
house. A being so beautiful in body, ant
in soul. you cannot imagine, and / will MOI
attempt to describe. This miniature ha:
given you some faint idea of his image, anG
yet this is only copy Of copy.


The only wish of the Baroness Roden.
stein, which never could be accomplished
was the possession of the portrait of her
youngest son; for no consideration could
induce Max TO allow his likeness to be ia
ken. His old nurse had always told him
that the moment his portrait was taken, he
would die. The condition upon which such
a beautiful being was allowed to remain in
the world, was, as she always said, that bis
beauty should not be initiated.


About three months before the battle OF
Leispsic, when Max was absent at the Uni
versity, which was nearly four hundred
miles from Rodenstein Castle, there arrived
one morning, large case directed to the
baroness. On opening it, il was found to
contain a picture-tbe portrait of her son.
Year: 1863

MIND WHAT You SAY BEFORE CHILD
REN.-A man was in the habit of calling
at neishbor's house, and the lady had
always expressed much pleasure in seeing
him. One day, just after she had remark
ed TO him her happiness from his visit, the
little boy entered the room. The gentle
man took him on his knee, and asked -


Are you glad to see me George p


"No sir" replied the boy.


/" Why not, my little man."


Because mother don't want you to come,
said George.


Here the mother looked daggers at her
little son, and her face become crimson, but
he saw nothing.


"Indeed, Z" how do you know that 2"


because she said yesterday she wished
the old bore would not call again


The gentleman's hat was soon in re-
quision, and he left with the impression
that " truth is mighty and will prevail"
Year: 1863

Read the following excellent suggestions


about schools, by the Editor Of the Amerii-


can Agyicultaraa
The man or woman who drops into the


schoolhouse often, and shows an interest in


the pupils and in their comfort, is public


benefaetor. Both teachers and scholars


are encouraged to good behavior and to
extra efforts. Who does not remember the


stimulus to the whole school, Of . visit
from parent. or other person2 A school


visited two or three times week, the vis-
ltors insisting that no show or change Of
programme be made, but that all things 90
on in regular course, will generally be twice
as prosperous as the school never visited.
No one should have others to attend to this
matter. The public school should be the
pet and pride of every good citizen Of the
district. Visit it often as a recognized
friend, not morose critic If the good deeds
be sought out and appreciated, an occasional
hint for improvement, in a kind tone. will
be kindly received and acted upon by both
teachers and scholars. Speaking evil or
disrespectfuly of the teacher in the hear
ing OF your children, or TO those who will
repeat the words in heir presence, inficts
lasting injury upon them. Get the best
teacher possible, and uphold him, or her,
SO long as employed, for the chi1dren's sake.
we have known a school deprived of all
efficiency, by tboughtless word about the
eacher dropped by parent in the pres
snce of his child, and repeated by the child
% other scholars.
Year: 1863

One of the best little things farmer
can DO, is to split up two or three cords Of
wood Tor summer use as fine as the finest
kindling wood. Many farmers wife is
compelled to do her work in hot weather
over a heavy fire of coarse wood. She
wants fire that will blaze well to her
teakeitle, but which will moi throw out much
heat into the room. Some of the best
summer wood ever had was prepared in
this way from second growth hemlocks with
the bark left on but as this is not always
atainable, any kind Of wood is vastly i'm
proved by being split very fine for summer
use. Not one-half the quantity of wood
will be burned when prepared in this man.
ner' Read this to your wife, and see if she
does not heartily approve of it.
Year: 1863

The dearest friends live together for
years without daring to speak things which
they know, and which each party knows
that the other knows. Parents live with
a reserve years long toward their children.
Children carry untouched, unsyllabled,
thoughts and feelings that take hold of their
very being. Friends meet and part day by
day--friends so true that they would al
most de for each other! or. what is hard
er than this. who are willing to Hue for each
other--and never speak of things that each
knows is passing in the others mind. 1t
is very strange TO see people come up in
conversation to topics that, by tacit free
masonry, are sacred, and without word OF
look one glides on one side, and the other
on the other side, and meet beyond, going
down the common channel again. Was
there ever thoughtful, sensitive person
that dared 10 be open, transparent, frank !?
But, however this may be, there can be no
doubt that people are not frank enough for
each others good. If men knew how TO
speak the truth in love, how rich might one
become! A man might !hen stand in the
focus of the wisdom of bis friends. But,
refusing to let their lights shine, men may
grope in the partial light Of their own wis
dom, distempered by selflove.
Year: 1863

In Camp Curtin, at Harrisburg, cap
tain who is also methodist preacher, arose
and began TO exhort the men, stating that
this war was one of right, and if God was
not in it, he for one, would have nothing to
do with it. Then, exclaiming with great
vehemance, If God is with us, who can
be against US | tJeff Davis and the devil p
cried wild cat boy The service closed
hastily.
Year: 1863

BROKE Dows.-One of the Govern
mert wagons in crossing the gutter at tho cor.
nsr OF 4th and Perry srests yesterday got
It's pole broken of through the drunkenness OF
the driver. A delay OF an hour or two 10
get a new one made was oil that vas required
to get away.
Year: 1863

The Democracy OF the Fourth Ward are re-
questcd to meet at the City Council Chamber on
Tuesday evening att o'clock, for the purpose
of organiS ng a Club. Let everybody turn out


By order Of the Committee.
Year: 1863


Avenue was out again on Saturday in one Of
his characteristic leaders, in reply to the en-,
appearing in our paper Of the 1st day of Jan
ury; in which leader we exhibited the mora
effect the expected proclamation Of the Pres
ident, (giving the boon of freedom to an op
pressed and enslaved race,) would have upon
the equally enslaved whites Of the down.
trodden country of Europe. Unable to con,
trovert the self-evident truths which were
contained in our leader, he resorts to the old
worn out cry of equality" and "surplus Of
labor The folly and utter absurdity of this
cry has already been proven in a conclusive
manner, but the Courier still harps upon the
phrases In one and the same article, the
inequality of the races is placed nearly
alongside Of '.jostling"of free white me-
chanics from their work shops, by the swarthy
African, and ''swarms Of negroes are to be
transported to the counting houses of the
North" &c. Such reasoning-if this sophis-
try can be called by that name-places the
odium of inferiority upon the whites, else why
should these places be re-supplied, unless an
improvement could be effected by the change?
What necessity could exist for the supplying
of places which are now we'll filled, by
''swarms of negroes" unless these negroes
are better able to fill the places? The idea is
simply preposterous, and an insult to the in
telligence of Northern society. But what
need to enlarge upon this subject? No one
possessing grain Of common sense believes
that any such results are to foil ow from the
liberation of the blacks. No mechanic
believes heis to be jostled from his place by
an ignorant negro. And so with all other
classes of men. Even the editor Of the
Courier, when penning the article, was we'll
aware of the folly of the thing He does not
believe there will ever be general immigra
zion of the blacks to the North, being we'll
aware of the fact that their habits, disposi-
tons and natures are unsuited for this section
of the country.


In the Courier of Dec. 10th, we find the
following: H


colored individual drop
ped in our Office yesterday, for the purpose of
telling us that he was getting discouraged
'up Norf' He was anxious to return where
he could get something to eat without so
much care. He sighed for the land Of Dixie,
and was bound to get there by some hook
or crook. Success to him." .a..t


The idea contained in this paragraph
is that the negro is unable to obtain
a livelyhood in the North, where
he must enter into competition
with free and intelligent white man, to
which he was not equal. But there is no
necessity for wasting words on this. We
think that the old bugbear of negro equality
is pretty well played out, and that at least
the majority of citizens are not very much
troubled about negro competition.
Year: 1863

q Inventive genius has been operating
upon the eye Of needle and produced an
improvement which enables the needle to be
threaded as well by the blind as by the sharp
sighted. 1t is done by means of a lap joint
in the eye of the needle. By laying the
thread over the eye and drawing it down to
the joint that portion. of the eye under the
lap is depressed and admits the thread into
the eye. This is small but it is very uss,
ful invention. - "9tcaJ> I
Year: 1863

az The Tory papers threaten to with
draw their support from the Government if
the President persists in issuing his Emanci-
patton proclamation. This is bad for the
President and the country. If Steward,
Clagett, Dean, Mahony and Dodge should
withdraw and refuse longer to support the
war it might bring about crisis and per-
haps q counter revolution. We hope they
will not do it. We implore them to let the
war 90 on.-Bur., Hawkeye.
Year: 1863

JEFF DAVIS ORGAN AT CHICAGO LEFT OUT IN
THE CoLD.-The Chicago Board of Trade, on
the 31st ult., adopted resolutions almost
unanimously denouncing the Times. of that
city, and requesting the Directors to exclude
its reporter from Change. The resolut ions
set forth that Sin publishing such matter as
charging upon the lAdministration-in its
efforts to put down the rebellion-the murder
Of the fathers, sons, and brothers Of the
North as well as almost every other crime
in the category, said paper is doing what
lies IN its power to create discord and dissen-
sion at the North, leading to the loss of the
Constitution and the ruin Of the Union"


This action Of the Board Of Trade is right.
All such reasonable publications as the
Times should be discountenanced by men
having the interests Of their country at heart
Let the Courier, its echo in this city, take
WQrn1nD. 80 3
Year: 1863

To-day is Christmas, and our sincere hope is
that every reader of the JOURNAL may enjoy it
right merrily. In memory we are carried back
to distant homes where childhood's happy days
were passed. and reminded that in them to-day
many silent prayers have gone up, many kind
thoughts been given, and many kind wishes
murmured in behalf of absent ones. How the
dear ones there will reckon back in years, and
weeks and days to the hour when the last good
bye was spoken, the last pressure of the hand
given, and the silent tear dropped for him who
had determined to brave the perils of sea and
land to seek fortune in distant cline.


Before the next issue of the JOURNAL another
wear will be botted from the Book of Time, and
from its mouldering ashes another will have
arisen to run its appointed race. Does not every
one who reads this silently hope that before an
other Christmas day shall have rolled round gen.
tie Peace may reign throughout the length and
breadth of this glorious Union of States2 that
cruel relentless war, with its accompanying
train of woe, and want, and desolation, shall
have ceased within our border? More than any
others should the people of glorious, happy,
peaceful California so hope.


We know of nothing more appropriate for this
occasion than little extract from Mr. Ollipod's
Christmas revere, which every reader of the
JOURNAL of seven years ago this day will readi-
iv recognize: q" Christmas, holy Christmas,
returning each year, commentaries the natal
day of the Emanuel. a little more than eighteen
centuries ago. STOPPING from the heavens and
from the right hand of the Creator of the Uni
verse, the Son of God deigned to assume the
form and likeness of apostate man. The polty
of redemption demanded a martyr Jesus. JOY
then on earth for there is hope for fallen man.
Let old age unwrinkle it's front, and uvenaity
become iocund on each Christmas day. Let
fearful eyes brighten, and sombrc hearts leap
tumultuously, and sorrowful lips move in joyful
accents. Let childhood be happy on each re-
turning natal day of our Savior who loved little
children so much but let the aged mingle solemn
"reminiscences with their joy. Christmas is for
the pure in heart
Year: 1863

war led him too long to tread the path of hope
less compromise in the fond endeavor to concil-
late those who were predetermined not to be
conciated" He is of the opinion that the
leaders of the rebellion whose lust of power has
brought this desolating war cannot ever be
admitted to the confidence of the loyal people of
America that they may skulk in security or fly
to the protection of European Governments,
where some of them are already groveling at the
feet of foreign despots, andbegging for assistance
to compass the ruin of their country.


In his touching and sublime peroration the
orator says: God bless the Union it is dearer
to us for the blood of those brave men shed in
its defense. The spots which they stood and
fell, these pleasant nights, the fetile plain be-
meath them, the fields beyond where the noble
Reynolds held the advancing foe at bay, and
where he gave up his own life, the little streams
which wind round the hills the Seminary ridge,
the peach orchard, Cemetery, Culp, and Wolf
Hill, Round Top, little Round Top, humble
names, henceforward dear and famous, no lapse
of time, no distance of space shall cause you to
be forgotten"


Who can read such noble sentiments, or hear
them fall from the lips of Americas S most finished
scholar and orator, and still sympathize with the
traitors to our beloved country?
Year: 1863

TUE MCGEE MURDER.--The Coroner's Jury


summoned to hold an inquest over the body of


1oe McGee at Carson City, whose murder was
mentioned in our last, returned verdict on the
18th inst. that deceased was native OF Ken
tucly about 40 years old, and that his death was
caused by gunshot wounds inflicted at the hands
of some nerson unknown. A singular coinci-
dent connected with his death is that he was
shot. precisely to the hour, on the anniversary
of his killing Jack Williams, and it is surmised
that his life was taken by an avenging friend OF
that person. Still the evidence goes to show
that McGee, on the night of his arrival in Carson
from Virginia City, used serious threats in re-
gard to some person he was evidently in pursuit
of. Another theoryis overtures had been made
to McGee to enter the employ of the Real Del
Monte Mining Company, at Aurora, now involved
in a lawsuit with the Pond Company, and be-
tween which Companies bitter fued exists, and
that the former Company found it cheaper to
purchase McGee's death than his services. A
witness named Rcddy swore that Judge Hardy
had applied to McGee to take charge of the Del
Monte mine, to which he replied that he would
for money enough, and the night of McGee's
death was the time set for closing the bargain.-
a gun found in alley near by after McGee was
shot was produced and pronounced in the opin-


ion of some of the witnesses to be one of a
dozen double-barrelled guns sent by the Del
Monte Company from San Francisco for the pro-
lection of their interests. McGee was a brave
man his murder but adds another chapter to
the bloody history of Nevada.
Year: 1863

TIE Marysville Express declares itself in favor
Of offering the rebels terms of peace. As the
rebel organs (congeners of the E1press) have
stated terms upon which they will accept peace,
we will copy them for the special benefit of this
sympathizing editor. They are from the Rich
mond Examiner, and as follows:


Our terms are Recognition by the enemy, of
the independence of the Confederate States.


Withdrawal Of the Yankee forces from every
foot of Confederate ground, including Kentucky
and Missouri.


Withdrawal of the Yankee soldiers from Ma
Hland, until that State shall decide by free
vote whether she will remain in the old Union or
ask admission into the Confederacy.


Consent ON the part of the Federal Govern
ment to give up to the Confederacy its proper
ton of the Navy as it stood at the time of seces-
sion, or to pay for the same.


Yielding up of all pretentions the part of
tne F. reoeral Government to that portion of the
Ola territories which lies west of the Confeder-
ate States.


An equitable settlcment on the basis of our
absolute independence and equal rights of all
accounts of the public debt and public lands.
and the advantages accrung from FOREIGN treat
les


Save on our own terms we can accept no peace
whatever, and must fight till doomsday rather
than yield an iota Of them.


And in case these terms are not acceptable
the Examiner says;


Cncc more we say il is all or nothing. This
Contederacy or the Yankee nation, one or the
other, goes down, down to perdition. That is to
say, one or the other must forfeit its national
existence and lie at the mercy of its mortal enc
my.


The conditions above laid down are we sup
pose, similar to those which would have been
suggested by Fernando Wood, had not the mo-
tion he made in Congress few days ago to send
a Commissioner to Richmond to sue for peace
been voted down.
Year: 1863

THE COMMON School SYsTEM.-Had the system
of common school education that prevails in our
Northern States found an early entrance and
been nourshed into life in those States that are
now at war with the Union, the civilization of
the ninteenth century would never have been
shocked by rebellion that now disgraces its an
nails. At the North the principle of education is
the governing law that binds into a solid pha-
lanx that proud array of free communities. At
the South ignorance rears on every side its hid
front, until the masses stepped in the
degradation that has for years been preparing by
their unprincipled leaders. The North is united
in battling for principle which education has
taught them to be the very life of their insttu-
tions. The South will become assmilated to the
intelligence and loyalty of the Union soon as
the result of our victories shall have dispersed
the cloud of ignorance that has, with them,
overshadowed the causes and consequences Of
the unnatural contest.


Let us then, as Californians take these les
sons to ourselves, and, rather than allow our
schools to lauguish, take every legitimate means
to elevate their standard and insure their sue
cess.-Ertract from GOU. Stdnfords last Message
Year: 1863

MUNIFICENr.-We anXiously watch for the ar
rival of each steamer for the simple purpose of
seeing whether Major Jack Stratman, the big
hearted San Francisco News-Dealer, won't forget
to send the accustomed budget Of papers, but
have tried in yain-can't catch him. A bundle
so big that it nearly made the Postmaster swear
came this week
Year: 1863

No NEws.-We are badly off for news this
week The telegraph line works from the Weav-
er'iile ONCE to East Weaver bridge, SOUTH and to
the rive Cent Gnlch crossing on the north
What is still worse the stage time between Red
Bluff and Marysyille has been changed, and the
latest dates from Sacramento are to the 10Th.
Year: 1863

GENTLE "DUN.'-In the mildest manner
possible do we wish to insinuNte that money is
wanted at this oliice-wanted because we need
it, and because it is justly due. 1t costs well on
to 500 week to print a newspaper properly
paper has recently gone up fifty per cent and it
requires cash to buy it. VIII about five score of
delinquents look this matter square in the face
and see the necessity of "pungling." We hope
they will. 1t will enable us to fulfil our part Of
the agreement much more readily 1t is tri-
fling amount to each of those indebted, but a
large matter to us where delinquents are num-
bered by the hundred.
Year: 1863

PRESIDENT LNCoLN.--The Stockton Irdependent
in commenting upon the nomination, election
and policy of President Lincoln, comes to the
following just conclusions, which we believe will
be generally endorsed by loyal men


" with such man at the head of the army
and the civil Government, the Nation is secure
secure at once from its enemies, its inuducious
friends and his own ambition. No visions OF
Cromwell and Napoleon rise up to alright US
we feel that in Mr.. Lincoln the ancient Liberties
OF the people have protector whom ambition
can no more tempt from duty than could the
devil persuade the Savior of mankind into his
worship. His simple honesty of purpose and
self abnegation, surrounded as he is and invest
ed with almost unlimited earthly power, mpart
to this man a more than Roman LOYALTY and
grandeur What miserable burlesque upon
american character will it be it, at the next Pres
idental election, any considerable number of the
loyal people vote against such man. for the lit
tie ambitious, superficial, selfconceited puffed
up graye-digger of the Chckahominvp >
Year: 1863

A LII PERSONS KNOWING THEMSELVES
n indebted to the firm of MECKEL & co.
North Fork, either by Note or Book Account, are
hereby notified that one of the members of the
firm will withdraw from the business on the
Year: 1863

ATLANTIC CABrx.-t is encouraging in these
days Of commercial depression to know that
the merchants are taking deep interest in
telegraphic communication with Europe Not
only is this manifested in their anxiety to have
a cable laid but many have gene to work, sub
scribed literally to the stock themselves and
laid the matter before their friends, who have
also become Interested. II is not strange that
sagacious men, such as the merchants &c New
York, should realize the necessity OF placing
this city in direct communication with Europe.


Thirty years ago from thirty 10 fifty days
were consumed in making q passage from
Europe to America. At the same time we Dos
se.sed equal advantages with the world, as
corresponding space Of time was required to
communicate between the ports Of Europe Of
like distance. Thus upon an equal footing
American enterprise competed for the CON-
merce Of the world with great success, dotting
every sea with our fast sailing ships. Our COM
mercial prosperity continued to advance until
the period for transmitting teiegraphic mes
sages by means Of submarine cable, between
the ports Of Europe, when American commerce
received shock. To place ms upon an equal
footing with Europe, as we stand under selling
and steam ships, we must have an ocean tcle-
graph.


There lis another important fact connected
with this enterprise, and some arc wise enough
70 see Il. The man who now subscribes to the
stock not only mounts the patriotic horse, but
secures On invessmsat which pronisss, 70 bs