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Year: 1863

Around the ideas of ores mother,
the mind Of man clings with fond
affection. It il the first deep thought
stamped upon our infant hearts when
yet soft and capable Of receiving tho
most profound impression, and all tho
after feelings Of the world are more or
less light in comparison. do not
know that even in on, old age We DO
not look back to that feeling as the
sweetest we have through life.


Our passions and wiltulness may lead
US far from the object Of our filial love;
we learn even to pain her heart, to OPP
pose her wishes, to violate her COM
mands; we may become wild, head
strong and angry at her counsels or ol'-
position; bu. when death has stilled
her monilory voice, and nothing but
calm memory remains to recapitulate
her virtues and good deeds, affection,
like flower beaten to the ground by i
past storm, raises up her head, and
smiles among her tears.


Around that idea, as we have said,
the mind clings with fond affection
and even when the earlier period Of our
loss forces memory to be silent, fancy
takes the place Of our remembrance,
and twines the image Of our dead
parent with a garland of graces and
beauties and vmtaca which we doubt
not that she possessed.
Year: 1863

Hear Gen. Grant: ~ am not an abO
.itionist, l never was an anti -sla~A1y
man, but | try to judge everything
honestly and fairly. am satisfied that
the North and South can never live in
peace except as one nation and that .
free nation,"
Year: 1863

A REMEDY FOR SMALL Pox.-'lhe
German Reformed Messenger has re,
ceived letter from friend in China,
in which it is stated that a great dis
covery is reported to have been recent.
ly made by a surgeon of the English
army in China, in the way Of an effect.
ual cure for small pox. The mode of
treatment is as follows When the
preceding fever is at its height, and
lust before the eruption appears, the
chest is rubbed with croton oil and
tarter emotic ointment.


This causes the whole of the erup
ton to appear on that part of the body,
to the relief ofthe rest. 1t also secures
a full and complete eruption, and thus
prevents the disease from attacking
the internal organs. This is said to be
now the established mode of treatment
in the English army in China by gen
eral orders and is regarded as q perfect
success.
Year: 1863

Another wonderful ingredient, Of Spanish
origin, imparting beauty to the complexion
and brilIiaucy to the mind, is yet unknown to
the commerce Of the world and we withhold
its name for the present.
Year: 1863

We yesterday heard of a serio comic in.
cident which occurred not hundred miles
from here, that must have been decidedly
interesting to the parties concerned, and
should prove valuable story for the perusal
of jealous husbands. The facts given are
as follows:


One of our most respectable citizens, who
is blessed with one of the pTettest and best
of wives, and one little responsibility" had
been absent from home for some days. His
spouse during his absence had discharged the
servant girl and employed in her place the
wife of soldier who had just returned from
the war.


The little woman being lonely in her
husbands absence had induced the soldiers
wife to share the bed with her. On the
night the loving husband returned, the
woman had, before retiring. been engaged
in repairing her soger mans coat, and had
careessly thrown it on chair in the sitting
room. The anxious husband returned about
twelve o'clock, admitted himself with
his night KEY, found everything quiet, and
noselessIy struck a light, when the first
thing that attracted his attention, was the
soldiers coat upon the chair near the door
of bis wfe's bedroom. Instantly the green
eyed monster seized him, and steathlv
throwing the light upon the bed he saw his
wife reposing upon the same pillow with
masculine appearing person. The woman
who was with her wearing her hair shngled,
and being coarse featured.


lie was for a moment uanstixed with rage,
but soon determined to wreak the direst
vengeance upon the supposed guilty pair.
lie soon procured deadly weapon, and,
with murder in his eyes, advanced towards
the sleeping couple. At this juncure the
soldiers wife awoke, and seeing lhe-to her
strange man approaching with savage
aspect, jumped from the bed with scream,
making a dash for closet, where she was
for n moment safe. This of course awoke
the wife. Her attempts to learn what the
trouble was, were trnilless. The enrayed
husband would not listen. He rushed to
the closet, and dragged forth the trembling
woman from her hiding place. Upon bring,
ing her to light, and discovering her sex,
the scene may be well imagined, but We
shall not undertake to describe it.


Elmira Press.
Year: 1863

The Russian Lnvald gives the following
picturesque account of the port played by the
Polish ladies in the insurrection


"The Polish ladies chiefly aid the insurrec-
tion in the secret retreat of the domestic
hearth and the hospitals They stimulate the
courage of the men in the bosom of their
families they excite the martial ardor of sons,
husbands and lovers they pass sleepless nights
by the pillows of the agonized and dying, of
whom they have no other knowledge than that
of the wounds which they received in th0 sa-
cred cause of their country. All the COM
bined resources or their feminine seductive
ness, of their persistent affection, and of their
inexhaustible patriotism, are employed in acts
of heroic devotion and self-abnegation. They
spend long hours in the prison court yards,
waiting for permission to enter the cells and
to visit the prisoners. VIII ,rever patriot has
been, the victim Of persecution, or struck
dawn in battle, the Polish women are the first
to offer consolation and assistance. Their
prompt and daring intelligence joined to great
natural tact, makes them powerful au xiliaries
of the insurrection We can positively assert
that were it not for the impulse and concur
renee of the Polish women the movement
would not have lasted so long. 1t is the wo-
men who make the most effective and daring
spies-Who are the safest agents for communi-
eating important information to the insurger is.
The National Government confident to them
the most difficult mission, and has never had
occasion to repent of the confidence so be-
slowed. Their ready invention suggests at
critical moments tho most ingeuius combina-
tions, which are afterwards carried out by the
bold and energetic hands of the men. At
every turn we have to deal with Polish women
and priests, and this is power which we must
take into account"
Year: 1863

There is loss of one million one hundred
and seventy seven thousand four hundred dol
lars for meat rations brought in New York
alone. Had the money been borrowed at
twenty per cent the interest would have been
five hundred and seventy-four thousand dol
lars, or less than half the actual loss.
Year: 1863

A great proportion Of our horses are
too we'll fe,,-ob.ain more food than
they require. In this land Of plenty,
most Of our valuable horses arc over fed
and more especially does this happen
anon. animals owned by wealthy and
liberal individuals. The impression we
wish to convey to the mind os the read
or is that the food OF such is not proper
toned to labor; Of, in other words,
there exists disproportion between
the amount Of carbon taken in the form
Of food and the oxygen received in the
process OF respiration.


Now, TO illustrate this, we will suppose
that man engaged in menchatile per
suits owns one or more horses; he has
no time nor iWclination to give the one
nor the other the necessary amount OF
exercise they stand up to full crib every
day, enjoying or rather gorsing them
selves with certain amount of fodder
over and above what they actually re.
qnire, and much more than they really
need; the surplus is often stored up il
the form OF fat, and this induces AGATE
disease, and they die Of too much food
and caro-. II is very rare that we have
occasion to recommend man TO teeG
his horses more literally, but almost al
ways the reverse. Starvation is said tt
be cause for many equine diseases, bu
SO far as our experience goes, such cases
are IN Tie country very rare. We con
Year: 1863

A cask of lager was placed in the
Express office at Mauah Chunk, Pa.
Becoming heated from the stove, i sud
denly exploded With a terrific noise
throwing its contents over the entire
premises. Lager beer drinkers take
warning. and never 60 near the fire, OF
yon may meet With similar fate.
Year: 1863

Gen. BURNSIDE ON VALLANDIGHAM.-An ap-
phcatlon tor wit OF habeas corpus in the case of
Vallandgham, was argued before the U. S. Circuit
Court at Cincinnati on the llth. Gen. Burnside
addressed long communication to the Court, of
which the following is synopsis


lie will use all his power to suppress sedition
In the army, and without doing so there can be no
discipline and no success. Ii an enemy were to
distribute tracts in the army to create sedton, be
would be hung as soon as found guilty, and one
OF our own public men should not be allowed to
do 1t with lmp"nity. In crisis like the present
public men should not encourage sedition, nor aid
in the organization of St cret societies to DESTROY
the Government. In his Department men should
not do this. He will enforce Order No. SO and
leave the consequences to God. No power can
inaugurate war or peace but the United States
Government and 1t must be sustained, and will
be III this Department and he adds too that all
honest men will agree with him. Let the people
change the Administration at proper time and
IN constitutional manner, but not create sedition
IN the army. No one but the soldier il the field
can fully appreciate the Importance of arr ests for
encouraging The enemy. Inc soldiers are sacri-
hcng all upon the altar Of liberty and country. 1t
is folly to talk Of laying down our arms now. No
man proposes to do so unless he likewise intends
10 sacrifice the country" ..4
Year: 1863

there seems of less consequence than anywhere
else, one gets SO used to it. Let railroad acci-
dent happen, or factory tumble to the ground,
mansling great many, and terrifying numbers
more, and the whole country shudders, but the
same number may be killed and manned in a
brisk skrmish, and the affair is very " brilliant
Such is the acknowledged difference, and it is
we'll that it should be SO. But when the excite
ment is over and we go back to camp and see so
many comrades whose society was our pleasure
missing, we feel very keenly the loss we have sus.
tained


During this fight brave little fellow just to my
right was shot through the neck. The ball cut
the jugular wien and he died Immediately. He
was told that he could not live and asked if he
had any word that be wanted to send to
his friends "Tell tbem," says he, !" that | was
good soldier, and truly he had been one. He
had been with the regiment from the beginning,
and was never excused by the surgeon but five
days during the whole time, and two of those days
was IN consequence of a wound received at Fred.
ericksburg before. The country has had his SER
vices and his life, and more than this no patriot
can give.


Bullets play curious freaks sometimes, and ev-
cry battle has its hair-breath escapes. One fellow
had his gun shot out cf his hands, and another
close by had his life spared because bis gun inter
cepted the bullet. Sergt. Davis of Company E,
was strack in the breast with ball. but an account
book in his pocket was bis life-preserver. Capt.
BaIlou, Company H, had the skin scratched off
his nose by rebel minnie, and that is shooting a
man almost within an inch Of his life. | might
multiply incidents like these to an almost endless
extent.


The smoke Of the battle cleared up and gave us
an opportunity to rest ourselves and slake our
thirst-an opportunity that we very much needed
We took a number of prisoners, Mississippians.
They said they never had been driven before.
They were old troops. They had plenty of bacon
and hard biscuit to eat, and their appearance
hardly justified the idea that they were in starv-
ing condition. They had no coffee, and they were
destitute of many little luxures that we enioy.-
Some prisoners that came and delivered them.
selves up as we were charging up the hill said
they came in to get something to eat they wero
tired of fighting on an empty stomach.


There were other Vermont regiments in the
fight of Sunday, but none lost SO heavily as the
second. The casualties in this regiment that day
exceeded hundred. 1t is unnecessary for me to
give any names, as you will probably receive a
list more correct than | could give long before
this reaches you. Quite number of officers were
wounded while gallantly doing their duty, but
omit to mention their names as | fear should
not do them justice if did, The seyerest was
received by Capt. Crossman, of Company f. He
has had to have leg amputated.


ANTI REBEL.
Year: 1863

May 8, 1868.


EDITOR FREEMAN :-Undoubtedl every Incl
dent connected with the late battle of Fredericks.
burg is perfectly familiar to your readers, long be-
fore this time, so that anything could say would
be but mere repetition, entirely superhuous and
uninteresting. Nevertheless, it is my habit to
like to speak of brave deeds, and there were so
many performed on this day that shall not omit
the opportunity offered now of telling what saw,
although aware that my account will be but the
relation of my own experience and will feebly
compare with those of more extended observa
ton. The temptation to write would be much
stronger If knew how to convey anything like an
accurate idea OF the exciting events of this DAYS
fight.


Last Saturday night, as soon as it was dark, we
crossed the river and halted on the plain opposite
The whole transaction was executed very quietly.
and everything was very still. We spread down
our blankets in the bright light OF full moon,
and sought repose, expecting on the morrow to
march against the foe and measure swords with
him once more. Nothing occurred to disturb our
rest only we were aroused once or twice to move
a few rods to the right and then to move few
rods to the left, and finally to come to halt al
most exactly where we were in the first place. AT
midnight they called US up to have US draw half
dozen more hard tack apiece; we had but eight
days rations Of them in our knapsacks, which
probably rendered this insignificant addition in.
dspensabe to the safety Of the Union. After
this we slept without interruption till the day was
beginning to dawn. AS soon as the morning twi-
hight began to appear we were promptly in line,
ready to move forward. We took our position a
short distance in advance, shelterng ourselves in
the road. The batteries took their position on
the flats and fired over our heads at the rebel
works. The enemy's shot, as we'll as our own,
passed over our heads, and their music was quite
lively and interesting. Occasionally SHOT or
piece of shell would come so low as to hit some
one IN the road, but for all that the officers found
almost impossible to make the men obey the
order, "keep down." About l. O'Clock there
was consultation among the officers in regard, |
suppose, to making charge and taking the rebel
works on the hill,-the very works that General
GUNNER tried so desperately and with such i'm.
menSe loss to take last winter, but utterly failed
W 20 so. Simultaneously with the assault here
another attack by assault was to be made from the
C'y' about three-quarters of mile above, where
'DeFe was arother range of strong works, and il
Year: 1863

"It cannot be that earth is mans
abiding place. 1t cannot be that our
life is bubble, cast up by the Ocean of
Eternity, TO float n moment on its
waves ard sink into nothingness. Else
why is it that the high and glorious as
pirations, which leap like angels from
the temple of our hearts. are forever
wandering abroad unsatisfed' Why
is it that Che rainbow and the cloud
come over us with beauty hat is not
of earth, and then pass off and .eave Us
to muse upon their faded loveliness -
Why is it that the stars which hold
their festivals around the midnight
throne, arc set above the grasp of limit
ed facul,ies-forever mocking US with
their unapproachable'glory? And final
ly, why is it that bright forms of hu-
man beauty are presented to our view
and then taken from us--leaving the
thousand streams TO flow back in sH
Alpine torrent upon our hearts? We
were born to higher destiny than that
of earth. There is a realm where the
rainbow never fades, where the stars
will be spread out before us like the
islands that slumbor on the ocean, and
where the beautiful beings, which here
pass before lis like visions, will stay in
our presence forever"
Year: 1863

A FEDERAL OFFICER SPANKs SHE REBEL.-
A friend of ours has handed US letter contain
ing the following account Of how Col. Buckley,
of the goth Ohio, inflicted punishment, more
merited than it was polite, upon young secesh
lady in the streets of Winchester, Va. The Col
oncl was walking along the principal thorough
fare of the place, in company with several other
gentlemen, when they met fashiOnaby attired,
rather good looking woman, to whom the Colonel
made polite bow, She returned the courtesy
by splitting in his face This was more than the
Colonel could endure lie caught her put her
across his knee, so arranged her clothing as not
to interfere with the operation, and there, in the
street in the presence of great many spectators,
gave her good spanking with the Hat side OF
his sword. The woman screamed loudly, kicked
terrfcally, and soon as allowed to skedaddled
quckly.-Cedar Falls Gazette.
Year: 1863

ABOUT RAuRoADs.-The mOdus operanH OF
building railroads, most people are familiar with
but how to destroy them is as yet fortunately u
branch of instruction not introduced into Cali
lorna. May we never be made wiser by practi-
cal Illustration in this respect A soldier in
General Grants army thus describes the way in
which the troops deal with railroads in an enc
my's country


"Our operations on the railroads were Of a
novel character The regiment would be formed
in line on one side OF the road, and at the com
mand every man would take hold of the end of
a tie or rail, and, Strengthening up, would liter
ally lift the track from its bed, completely cap.
sizing it. Then, pling the ties together and
setting them on fire, we laid the rails across the
top, rendering them unfit for future use"
Year: 1863

We are led often to exclaim =" how are the
mighty fallen" when we compare the Courier
under its present editor, to what it was under
that nOble-hearted, fearless and honorable pa
triot-Gen. Dosh.-Red Bluff Beacon.


when Gen. Dosh, q few months before his death,
seeing that Buchanan and his Cabinet were sur
rendering the country to the mercy Of traitors,
openly expressed the opinion through the Courier
that the Old Public Funetionary was a "hell-
deserving traitor ?p
Year: 1863

'Tis good in lengthened verse to paint


The widow 5 stided sigh,
And tell how children, weak and faint


with hunger Vaiuly cry
But better far would be 10 bring
In practice what you write and sing,
And to a suffering sister send
The proof that you're Indeed q friend.
'Tis good to talk of starving poor,


When in your easy chair,
10 pity those who pass your door


In tattered rags and bare
But better far 'twould be to call
But one within your stately hall,
And by your works in earnest show,
You have heart for all his woe
IT'S good ON cushioned seats TO appear,


In silks and velvet too,
In highhowu sentences to hear


That heaven was made for you
But far more righteous would it DO
To lend an ear to misery
To act in truth the brothers part,
And bind the crushed and broken heart.
Year: 1863

SOME falsifer who knows that Jo Smith is one
of the best and most popular men in Tehama
county, and that he is bound to be next Sheriff,
Che being the nominee of the Union party has
circulated the report that 10. will Withdraw lie
tells the people in a card that the report is false
and that he intends to win the fight" if possible,
of which there is little doubt
Year: 1863

APPEARANCES are always deceitful as regards
matrimony. Whenever you find a man who
swoars he will never marry, you may set him
down as very anxious to marry Territorial
Enterprise.


And whenever young lady tells you she
wouldn't marry for The world, take 1t for granted
that she is an anxious subject for matrimonial
duty.
Year: 1863

Having just made large additions TO stock of Fancy
and Display Type and other necessary Printing material
prepared to do any style of work at short notice and
reasonable rates Bar job work must be paid for de
livery. Cash must accompany orders from a distance
Year: 1863

RSF 1t is impossible for US, honestly to re :
ceive any new subscribers, except here and
there one. for some peculiar reason. Persons
from distance are requested not to send us
money enclosed for new subscriptions Here
after we cannot take the time and trouble of
returningit, but must lay it aside, subject to
order. If we were disposed to swindle the
community, we might act differently in this
matter; but we had as well let it be under
stood that we have not paper enough to fur
new subscription received is unjust to them
Year: 1863

neg- See the advertisement of the Misses
whitmore, for young ladies' school. These
ladies are well known amongst us, and en-
titled to full confidence in their undertaking
We can freely recommend them as qualified in
all rasnants
Year: 1863

ABSURD RUMoRs-Our citizens have had
amongst them a rumor that our sister State OF
Texas was about to be cut off from the Con :
federacy, hoist the lone star, and seek refuge
under French or some other foreign protection.
1t is too absurd for notice, except as a text.
OF course the citizens of Texas have too much
chivalry to desert the Confederacy in her dark
est hour, after having entered so readily into
it; pledged the lives, fortunes and homer of her
citizens to its maintenance; and erjoyed up to
this time the chances of success, purchased at
the expense of half of Virginia and Tennessee,
and Louisiana, and the whole of Kentucky and
Missouri, which now suffer all the pains OF
temporary subjugation and patiently wait
their deive rance at the hands of sister States,
whose Geographical position has rendered them
more fortunate. 1t would be degree of base
ness and cowardice shocking to contemplate.
We anticipate the indignation of the Texans
upon being supposed capable of it, anu wish 10
assure them that the report however origi-
mated, has. given pleasure only to those who
secretly exult over every circumstance which
tends to endanger our cause or depress our
people.


Texas has the undoubted right to withdra W
from the Confederacy after it may be estab-
lished. Whether she may or not, or whether
she will be justifable if she does so, are cues
tions to be determined by the circumstances of
the times. But she certainly cannot do SO con-
sistentlv with honor, whilst the Government is
struggling for existence. Her detection might
be fatal to our cause. No partner can dissolve
partnership at such time as would b.ng in
evitable ruin upon his copartners. But why
argue against what is so ridiculous If our
cause shousd prove hopeless condition we
have never dreamed OF, nor imagined possible
but If it should9


Then every true Southern, man would heart
lily exclaim: al ct u. unite ourselves to France
or England, or any respectable and permanent
power, with whom we can treat, as provinces
and subjects, rather than fall under the domi-
nation of the false, cruel, trucuent ard de-
spicable people of the North" When this
alternative Genes, Texas will still so hand in
hand with her sister States, and accomplish
with dignity end honor, and upon far better
terms, all that she might now gain by single
detection. Fit should not. as it will not. most
assuredly, then she will retain her place az
one of the constituents of the grandest and
ptoudest governments of the world.


She has made noble sacrifices of her sons
and her treasure. 1t is n sandcr to hint that
she will quail from the evils ch new fall
upon many other States of the South: and
place herself in the attitude of demanding
from the government that the absolute protcc-
ton of her soil from invasion shall be the price
of her loyalty.
Year: 1863

8R- We have heard nothing further from
Morgan. This is good sign, as northern pa
pers ten days later than our last accounts Of
him have been seen and contents noticed
He is not capture yet