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Year: 1864

aim and hardly left man standing. OF the twelve
or fifteen hundred men Of Rylie's Yankee brigade
who charged us, am satisfied that not exceeding
three hundred escaped unhurt


"The assault was only on that portion Of our
brigade line which was held by the Tenth, Thrtieth
Fifteenth. Thirty seventh and Second Tennessee ret,
ments, and my own The main assault was made upon
the three left companies of my regiment ami the four
right companies of the Fifteenth and Thirty-sevcnth
Tennessee; and just in this front se captured two
stand Of eolors and three hundred small arms We
estimated their dead at two hundred their wounded
at seven eight hundred, and we captured about a
hundred prisoners Our loss, strange to say vas
only three killed and six wounded.


This is regarded as the most complete affair Of
the kind that has occurred here. 1t was on small
scale, 1t is true but then it was SO neatly done
was iii the midst of my men, directing their shots
and exhotting them to o0olness. thought for a
second the enemy would come over our works, and |
had bayonets fixed and intended to fight ii out hand
to hand. Our men behaved submely. They with
accord determined to die at their post They
did not say SO, for true heroes rarely boast but
could see it in their every action. No general officer
was upon the field that aware vi, but regimen
tai commanders conductc1 the affair entirely


'This army is III line health and pretty fam
spirits. We believe that Atlanta cannot be taken "


FROM MoBILE'<


We have but little of interest from Mobile A,
last accounts the encIny's vessels We're cruising
about Dog River bar, and firing upon batterie:
and gunboats without effect. A large force is ad-
vancing through North Mississippi, with the probable
intention of cooperating in the attack upon Mobile
AR official dispatch, received yesterday at the Wal
Department, states that our commanding general
learns by fag-of-truce that Admiral Buchanan is
doing very well and in a fair way to recover.


The command at Mobile is safe in the hands o
General Higgins, who is "a thoroughly educated ma
val officer, skillful, entegprsing and intrepid just
the man to Use all the appliances OF art to- strengthen
marine defenccs, and to hold them to the last des.
perate extremity, if necessary.
Year: 1864

AT regular called meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committe of the State of Califor-
MIA, held at the city Of San Francisco on the 9th
and 10th of March, the following proceedings
were had. and are now published for the govern
ment of tha democracy in the approaching State
canvass:


Resolred, That Democratic State Convention
be called for the SECOND TUESDAY IN NAY NEXT
10tb) 1864, to convene in the Cry OF SAN
FRANCISCO at IL o'clock NJ. of that day. for the
selection of delegates to the National Democratic
Convention, to be holden at Chicago, July 4th
1864. and for the transaction of such business as
may come before it.


y Resotred, That the representation ofthe various
counties Of the State in said convention shall be
one for each county, with an additional one for
every 200 votes cast at the last election for John
q. Downey. and one also for each fractional vote
of one hundred and over.


ResOlred, That we recommend that the manner
OF selecting delegates be iect TO the control Of
the respective county committees, in accordance
with the general usages of the party.


ResOlrfd, That we recommend that the only
test to be applied to participants in the selection
OF delegates TO the state convention shall be


"Are you opposed to the policy OF the present
NATIONAL Administration, which is subversive of
the Constitution the Laws and the Union OF our
Fathers? Are you in favor OF speedy and
honorable peac" that will secure equal and exact
justice to every section of the American Union?
VIII you support the nominees Of the Democratic
National Convention"
Year: 1864

The Democratic State Convention passed the
| following resolutions unanimously, and they stand
| as the creed OF the United Democracy of Cali
fornia:-


Resolved, That the Democracy of the State of
California are in favor of an unalterable adher-
ence to the Constitution Of the United States,
with all its guarantees of civil liberty unim-
paired.


Resolved, That we are in favor Of the restora-
ton and preservation of the whole American
Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty of the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or insur-
rection against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognze that right solely for the purpose of restor
ing its constitutional authority, and for no other
purpose whatsoever


Resolved, That it is the duty of the State of
California as member of the Union, to yield
obedience to all constitutional acts of Congress
and the Federal Executive, and that any ndivi
dual, OF any party, who shall endeavor to incte
insurrection rebellion within her borders, or
dsatiection and discord among her people, is a
traitor to her best interests.


Resolved, That the aim and object of the Demo-
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the lights of the several States unimpared; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constitu-
tion-the subvcrson of the civil by the military
law in States not in nsurrection or rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest, Imprisonment, trial
and sentence of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full reign-the suppress
sion of freedom of speech and of the press the
open and avowed disregard of State rights--th
ianatical attempt to place the negro on social
and political equality with the white race--and
the employment Of unusual test oaths--as cacu.
lated to preserve restore union Of the several
States or perpetuate a government 'deriving its
just powers from the consent of the governed"


Resolved. That we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies. as danger
Gus to the liberties Of the people and destructive
to our republican form of Government.


Resolred That we claim and demand as inal
ienabe rights, freedom of thought freedom of
speech, and of the press. and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held to
a strict accountability to the people. and that all
errors Of such agents should be liable to full and
free discussion for the purpose of correction by
the ballot-box.


Resolved, That we denounce and unqualiiedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation of the
President OF the United States as tending it to
protract indefinitely civil war, incte serve in
surrection. aud inevitably close the door forever
to a restoration of the union of these States


Resolved, That we disapprove of all Congress
sional laws tending to substitute paper curren-
cy in California in place of our own metallic cir
culating medium


Resoired That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic Platform Of this State are compro-
missed in the words 'The Constitution as it is
and the Union as it was
Year: 1864

A TTENTION is CALLED TO THE FOLLOW
IA ing list of American and Foreign Periodicals,
for which receive subscriptions. Permanent ar
engagements having been made by the U. States
Government for carrying of the mails from the
Atlantic States by steamer three times month
lower rate than formerly. The same care and at
tention will be paid to the forwarding of all pack
ages, for which this establishment has gained such
an enviable reputation throughout the Pacific
Year: 1864

After suppression of two years, caused by its
arbitrary exclusion from the mails, during which
time the publishers have issued another paper,
(The Caucasian,) The New York Weekly Day
Book again makes its appearance, in its old form
as a double sheet, with forty weight columns of
reading matter In all respects, whether for
Markets, News. Literary or Agricu ltural infor-
nation, it intends not to be inferior to any similar
journal. AS to its political department, it claims
to grapple boldly with the real question before
the American People. and to present the only
philosophy of it which can resist the sweeping Q
march of Abolitonism.


To all who believe the Day-Book wi be instru-
mental in pulling the scales from the eyes of any
now blinded by its false teachings. and thus aid
in restoring fraternity and Re Union, we appeal
Tor aid in extending its circulation. The enlarg-
ed sheet nearly doubles our expenses The price
is as low as can possibly be afforded. Shall we
not therefore. next year, have $4,000 or 100 900
subscribers, instead of O,OOO? We ask each
friend of true liberty to do what his conscience
tells him he ought to do, and the result will, we
are sure, be satisfactory to US. Having for seve-
raj years published the only Democratic daily
paper in New York that supported itself indie
pendent of all party factions, and being thus in
dependent still. and meaning to remain so, we
believe The DayBook will commend itself to the
confidence and support of the people as faithful
and impartial to all interests and as true ex-
ponent Of all the great issues now pressing upon
the People for decision. The country stands in
pressing want of such Journal, and hose fami-
liar with the principles we have always sustained,
will need no assurance that The Day Book will,
in the future, as in the past, swcrve, either
through fear or favor, from defense of the rights
OF the People. and steady and relentless oppo-
sition to every form OF tyranny, and more espec
ally to that peculiar phase of it which under the
pretense of comforting impossible freedom on
negroes, seeks to rivit the chains of real slavery
upon white men.


Owing to the great advance in all the materials
used in printing. we are compelled to slightly in
crease our rates. We believe our subscribers
prefer good paper, perfect in all its departments
and will cheerfully meet the light advance which
the unusual expansion of the currency neces-
states.
Year: 1864

DISCOVERED BONE CAVE
The Popular Science Review says {:
ain making certain excavations in the
rock of Gibraltar, the engineers have
come upon very extensive cavern con-
tanning the bones Of numeruos extinct
mammalia and of man. From what we
have already heard, this grotto bids fair
to throw more light upon the question Of
the age Of prehistoric man than any
hitherto examined. AS yet we have had
no minute description of the. fossils dis
covered in this locality, but we have been
informed that very great number of
specimens has been forwarded to this
country by one of the Gibraltar authori-
ties particularly interested in the geology
Of the excavation.
Year: 1864

the bottom of the canoe, whilc shower
of arrows ratified against its side. They
were safe from his assailants, but now
new peril thrilled his frame with fear
He had no paddle, the canoe had turned
into the middle of the stream, and was
gliding down the current, while the thun-
dering roar of the mighty cataract, Mag
ara, threatened fearful doom.
Year: 1864

A LOCK of the Presidents hair, clipped
from the spot where he scratched his
head, when he was writing the Emancipa-
tion Proclamation, might perhaps bring
almost little fortune AT one Of our San
itary Fairs.-Prentice.
Year: 1864

THE steel skirt Of a Philadelphia lady
caught on a nail in the sidewalk, a few
days since, and she fell. A little girl who
witnessed the accident was seized with
excessive laughter, which led to fits, from
which she died in half an hour.
Year: 1864

Whoever intends TO purchase good Family
Sewing Machine, Of any kind, will do well to
call at the News Office. We can furnish them
st all times upon the most advantageous terms.


PRoPRIBroRs OF rHB NKws,
Year: 1864

The scheme of confederation devised by
the British provinces in North America is
fashioned upon that of the Home" Gov
ernment. There is an upper and lower
house OF Parliament, with two hundred
members in the lower house. elected for
five years, and seventy-six members of tho
upper branch appointed by the Crown
Officers, and who hold their office for life.
This is the same as the House OF
Lords and the House OF Commons, with
as little popular control over them as in
the British Parliament. The Governor
General is also to be an appointed officer
from the Grown. and four Lieutenant
Governors, for the four Confederate states,
the two Canadas, Arcadia and Newfound-
land. are appoited by the Governor Gener-
al. The Bermudas and the British West
India Islands do not appear to be included
in the Confedaracy. II the people of the
colonies are satisfied with this plan of .
consolidated Government, their supposed
republicanism is OF a very mild quality:
All they gain by the changeis is Union. with
the privilege of supporting for life those
over whom they can have no possible con-
troll, because they derive their authority
and place from a power on the other side
of the Atlantic. How long the British
Americans will like to be controlled by
those who have no home interest iu COM
mon with the people is a question which
time only can answer.
Year: 1864

While am writing upon the subject Of
the regular attendance OF pupils, wish to
adt. few more remarks.


In all the large towns, and in the cities
in this State where the graded school sys.
tenn has been introduced, the trustees and
directors have been compelled to adopt
very stringent rules and regulations in re-
gard to attendance. Experience has con-
WINGED every practical teacher and educa-
tional man. that pupils. who are allowed
TO absent themselves from the school room
half days and whole davs as suits their
pleasure, derive very little benefit from
the school. while their negligence is posi-
hreiy hartful to those pupils who arc so
unfortunate as to be classed with them
Nothing more completely breaks mp the
interest of a school. than to have every
other day full attendance of pupils, and
the rest of the time only one half of them
present. The order OF study, anil the ar
rangement Of the classes are disturbed and
stndious. industrious nupi,s are hin.leied
and retarded by their negligent classmates.
II is q source OF constant vexation and an.
noyance to both teachers and pupils. and
the practice ought hot to be tolerated in
any school. in a free school least Of ali
In all the high scho OILS and academies in
the country. absence during school hours,
without good and suffi.ent excnse, is
always considered violation Of school
rules, which. If repeated two or three
times during term snbj .cts the offending
pupil to the penalty of suspension or ex-
puision. This stringent. and appareutly
rather harsh rule, has been found by long
experience to produce only good results.
Both pupils and parents understand from
the start what is required of them. and
they take their measures accordingly. In
fact as general thing parents are more at
fault in this matter than their children
But they onght to understand that they
have really no right to keep their children
at home. unless sumo urgent necessity,
such as sickness or inclement weather re.
quires it. The first duty of a parent 10 a
child is TO give that child as good an edu.
cation as is in the means Of the parent to
give. and in the capacity Of the child 10
receive, and this cannot be done by per.
hitting it TO run about the streets, or idle
away its time at home. And it is also the
duty OF parents. If they wish their children
to be benefited by the school facilities Of
fered them. to do all that lies in their pow


er to help keep up and MAINTAIN the proper
rules and regulations Of the school. And
one of the most efT. ctive mean. of doing
this is to see in person tha. their children
are sent to school every day at the prope1
time. ! do not say that any positive rul,
upon this subject is to be adopted here.
hope thai the evil may be remedied with


out any rule. and know it will be if pa


rents once fairly understand their own in


terests. But l do say that if the presen


lax practice is persisted in. a rule exclud


ing pupils for irregular attendance vii


have to be adopted. or the school will be
come comparatively useless. ef
Year: 1864

The Cincinnati Enquirer ascribes the
result Of the election to the assumed fact
that the people. disregarding the momen.
tons interests involved. ''have voted as if
it were an old fashioned contest between
rival parties for the possession of the Gov
ernment. in which they must follow the


bent of their old inclinations.


Nothing can be more wide of the truth,
as the indianapolis Journal remarks, than
the idea that old party plejudices control
ed the votes of the people on last Tuesday
on the contrary, we do not believe that an
election was ever held in which a people
more earnestly considered the question Of
duty to the country. than in this 1t was
because they feared to trust power in the
hands of the Democratic party, that the
people adhered with such unexampled una
nimity to Mr.. Lincoln. The dread of the
influence that such politicians as Vallan-
digham and Fernando Wood. with their
retaiDers, might exercise on a Democratic
President. led thousands Of Democrats TO
support The present Administration; and
the faetious and revolutionary conduct of
the party. especially in the West. innnen-
ced other thousands to take the same stand.
The original supporters of Mr.. Lincoln
sustained him. notwithstanding many Of
them had taken offense at some of his acts.
because they solemnly believed that the
perpetuity Of the Government depended on
the defeat of the Chicago nominations
The spirit which impelled the action of the
people was happily expressed in Mr.. Lin
coins remarks to the Pcnnsylvania club
which serenadeI him on Tuesday evening,
when he said:


earnestly believe that the consequences
OF this days work. If it he as yon assume
and as now seems probable will be of last
ing advantage, if not the very salvation OF
the country.


canno, at this hour say what has been
the result of the election. but whatever il !
NAV be. have no desire to modify this |
opinion. that all who have lalcred to. day 4
in behalf Of the Union organization have
wrought for the best interests of their
country and the world. not only for :he
present. but for all future ages


| am thankful to God for this approval
Of the people, bnt while deeply gialifed
for this mark of their cohii,len,e in me. if !
| know my heart my gratitude is free from
any taint Of personal triumph l do not
impugn the motives Of any one opposed TO
me. 1t is not pleasure to me To triumph
over any ore. but give thanks to the AL
mighty for this evidence of the peoples
resolution to stand bv free Government
and the rights Of humarity.
Year: 1864

Nor QrTE CLEAR One Of the trans
parenci''S at a recent Copperhea meeting
read God and the Democracy will save
the Country" Owing to series damages
lately sustained by the junior partner in
Shenandoah Valley AMI elsewhere, the
business will be henceiorth conducted by
Divinity rs an individual enterprise San
Froncisco Flag.
Year: 1864

SOMEBODY who has evidently studied
economy. gives the following cheap recipe
for getting up sleigh ride on short no.
tice: "Sit in the hall in your night
clothes, with both doors ocen. so that you
can get good draft, your feet in . pail Of
water, drop the front door key down your
back. hold an icicle IN one hand and ring
the tea bell with the other" He says
"you can't tell the difference with your
eyes shut. and it is grsat deal chesper."
Year: 1864

IL. GtaT The New York Tribune, In
speaking of Congress, says: aa


"We are now in the grandest crisis
of our National history; we choose
dwarfsto do the work which may well
employ angels. There may be forty
men in both Houses who richly deserve
to be there; but there are at least a
hundred who would be in business
fully up TO their capacity IF ONE HALF
OF THEM WERE TRYING TWENTY Doll
LAR SUITS AS JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
WITH THE OTHER HALF PETTIFoGGING
BEFORE THEM" OIL '4ea nt .na sHi


This is the House, whose character
is, se.well described by Mr.. Greeley,
that so lately resolved that Hon.
Alexander Longis an unworthy mem.
ber Of it. Certainly he is worthy of
a much greater and superior body
Year: 1864

NEW York. March l2-On the authority of
an officer who served with Col Dahlgren il is
emphatically stated that the order alleged to have
been found on his body was forgery No such
order ever written or even considered bv
Dahlgren.


The Richmond Whig Of the 9th saws:


1t will take week more to rebuild the rail-
road to Lees army.


"Gen Lee has sent out his cavalry in all di-
rectons 10 seize everything in the shape of forage
ami subsistence for his troops. The circutous
route that everything has TO come by rail
road renders it impossible for Lee to get enough
over one line to keep his army from suffering u


The Wing says the rebel force in Florida out
numbered ours two to one.
Year: 1864

NEvER do anything rash on an empty
stomach. II most always ge:s people into
trouble, and often into Jail. II there Is one
Institution more dangerous than another. to
be worked on a vacuum, il is that churning
squirmiug arrangements just under the
diaphragm.
Year: 1864

The CRAMPToN DIvoRCECAsE IN ENGLAND
Two very important and singular cases have
recently been before the English Courts. The
first was that of Sir John Champion, who, when
British Minister to Washington. was sent from
the country for violation of our en- listme Mt law
and is at present Minister at st. Petersburg.
He married Miss Balfe, a daughter Of the great
composer, in 1861, and has now been divorced
on his wife's declaration OF his incompetency
TO fulfil the marriage relation. He declined TO
offer any defence, and the Court declared the
marriage null and void.


The second case was q petition for divorce
by the Rev. William Yates Rocker from his
wife, for adultery on her part with one New
ton who was made correspondent. The peti-
TONER formerly resided in this country, having
been Rector OF a church at Louisville While
over church at Winchester, Va, he married
respondent, and in 1861 returned to England
his native country. She had become grossly
incorporate, and he had ceased to live with
her providing her a separate support. She then
formed an adulterous connection with New
ton. There was no doubt of her gnilt-indeed
she confessed it. But the only evidence Of the
Wit offered by ]. NJ Mason, as to the marriage
law Of Virginia; and there was some doubt
whether ii was proved that the persons referred
to in Mason's affidavit were the petitioner and
respondent. The petitioners counsel said
there was consider able trouble in getting addi-
present condition af affairs, and that the petit
toner would not urge costs agains. the CORES
pcndent. The Judge said that he was satisfied
in the evidence OF adultery and he would con-
slider whether the evidence OF the marriage was
was sufficient. He observed that the House of
Lords and this court seemed to have been
somewh hat unnecessarily strict in REQ uiring
proof of marriage, because Ii was hardly
credible that persons should apply. to have u
marriage dissolved If it had never taken place