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Year: 1863

Books may furnish us with ideas; ex.
perience may improve our judgment
but it is an acquaintance with accom-
plished ladies' alone, which can bestow
that facility of address and suavity OF
manner which distinguishes the gentle
man from the mere scholar or the man
Of business.
Year: 1863

Colonel Dudley, who recently made SO sue.
cessful an expedition from Baton Rouge into the
enemy's country, writes TO friend concerning
the eontrabands who came to him:


"If white men had endured for country g sake
what the whole ofths party has for the last
twenty -four hours this war would have ended
long since. Most ofthem waded through water
from two to four feet deep, in the dark, for six
and ten hours swimming across bayous where
they could not wade. One Jet black volunteers
to return and transmit a message to the Admit
raj, if / will allow him Don't tell me these men
will not fiphS ="
Year: 1863

A LUxURY.-A traveller was lately boasting


of the luxury Of arriving at night, latter a hard
days journey, to partake Of the enjoyment OF


a well cut ham and the left leg of goose


pray sir, what is the peculiar luxury of a
left leg r d" Sir, to conceive its luxury, you


must ind that it is the only leg that is left y
Year: 1863

~ We never knew one who was in the
habit of scoldng able to govern a family.
What makes people scold I The want of self
government. How can they govern others !
Those who govern we'll are generally calm.
They are prompt and resolute, but steady and
mild
Year: 1863

ADVICE TO HUsBANDs.-If your wife hap
pens to be of opinion that absolute monarch 10
better than constitutional government, be re-
signed You can not say your sovereign Was
not Of your own choosing -s1t8
Year: 1863

The wicked Vaccinations Of certain
class Of men TO injure Gov. Carney de-
velops depth Of depravity which even
political demagogues seldom reach
The man who has labored for six
months arduously to have our State
protected, who has paid $1,000 on, OF
his own pocket to keep up a force on
the borders, is traduced and vili6ed by
set of men, most of whom can put
their finger on no act they have ever
done for the Stale or National cause
But they are afraid their own popularity
or the future prospects of their nets
VIII suffer II Gov. Carney is not cried
down; and SO they Sc, up howl. Be-
ing destitute of any fact upon which
to base their charges. they resort TO the
most contemplate Sang. and endeavor
10 accomplish by noise what they cannot
bring 10 pass by reason and argument.


We much mistake the temper of the
people of Kansas, if they do rot ,isi:
this infamy upon the heads Of the per-
petra;ors of the vile aspersonion upon
our most excellent Governor.


We do not see how any man could
have done more for the State than Gov.
Carney has. No effort has been spar
ed; and though he has met with serious
and almos, fatal opposition from unex-
pected quarters. he has yet accomplish
ed enough Tor the State TO give him a
place in the hearts Of her people.


The principal otjec, of this cab,I is
so plain that fool cannot mistake it.
1t is designed for the political benefit of
certain men. who desi:e to hang on TO
the public treasury to the last; but il
they are not very careful. they will find
that this is the sures. way to dig their
political graves.


We have no personal feeling in this
matter; no enmity to any men or class
of men. but We will stand by every
faithful servant Of the people (as We
believe Gov. Carney to be) if all the
demagogues in the State sink into obi.
won.
Year: 1863

So FAR as our observation has extend
ed. we have seen but little good result
ing from the system of espionage which
now prevails in our country. With
some honorable exceptions the detec'
tives employed by the Government and
tha ;,eur,.S,,s in command Of Depart
ments. are men who are unworthy Of
the confidence of the public or their
employers.


If it is necessary to have detectives
at all-and We believe it is-it is i'm
portant that the best men be secured
tor that purpose. Make it an honora
bic branch of .he service. place none
but honorable men in the various de-
pa,tments appertaining to the business.
and then it will become a valuable and
an efficient arm Of the government. As
il is, it is hardly more than a. disgrace
to the country.


We trust the General in command OF
this District will give this matter his
attention. We are bound 10 believe be
has some men Of bad judgment and
equally bad principles in his employ as
detectives. and The sooner he Sits the
lot and casts out all the evil part. the
better i. will be for the country and all
honest interests concerned. One fool
or knave as detective, may do more
harm than twenty good men can repair.
Year: 1863

all means, let us have the facts; le: US
have them in full; and then stand or tall
BY them who may. We are for the
right. and the men who maintain it all
the time, and for the suppression Of
those who are doing wrong; and espec-
tally for the exposure and dishonor OF
those who are filching from the Gov
ernment in this time of its trial. Give
us the Court. Mr.. Secretary Stanton.
We believe it is needed.
Year: 1863

in the Government. If We cut loose
from it. We are gone. .shipwrecked. lost.


We trust that wise counsel will pre-
vail to-day at Paola. and that nothing
will be done there which good men can
not sanction. Let punishment be met
ed out. but only as q necessary measure
for the safety to the border.
Year: 1863

their power to deprive the Consultation and the
laws Of moral authority, and 10 undermine the
fabric of the Union by appeals to passion and
sectional prejudice, by lndoctrinatlng It's people
with reciprocal hatred, and by educating them
to stand face to face as enemies, rather than
shoulder to shoulder as friends"


And In the same Message, Gen. Pierce ut
tered these prophetic words Of warning, which,
although diGregarded at the time, are now i'm
pressed upon our minds by their full and terri
BILE fulflllment In the fatal calsmities which are
now come upon US:


~ confidently believe that the great body of
those who luconsiderateIy took this fatal step,
are sincerely attached to tho Constitution and
tho Union. They would, upon delbefation,
shrink with unaffected horror from any con-
scious act OF disunion or civil war. But they
have entered into path which leads nowhere,
unless II be to civil war and disunion. and
which has no other possible outlet"
Year: 1863

BALTIMORE, April 2S.-The Baltimore
and Ohio railroad can now be regarded as
safe. No property was taken in the recent
rebel raid, nor was any of the road injured
except small bridge near Oakland, which
was slightly damaged and which is now re-
pairing, and will be ready for the passage
of regular trains tomorrow morning.
Through trains, both east and west, will
then be resumed on the entire length of
the road for freight and passengers. Large
government forces have been moved to all
important points on the line, which guar
antees ample and permanent protection
The delay of the prompt and regular work
ing of the road will not exceed twenty -four
hours
Year: 1863

The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inquirer, Washington oath says there is in
telfigence to-day Of an importance arrest at
Falmouth, the headquarters of the army OF
the Potomac. The rebels have had some
secret means of knowing everything that
transpired within our lines and such infor-
nation was instantly conveyed. Gen. Pat
rick, the Provost Marshal of the army
of the Potomac, determined that the
secret should be brought to light. The
guards stationed along the river bank at
Stations favorable for signals have been
constantly enjoined to use the utmost
care and watchfulnes. Yesterday their ef-
fors were crowned with snccess. One OF
the guards in the town of Falmouth, sta
toned outside the dwelling adjoining the
brick church on the river bank, heard q
clicking like that Of a telegraph instrument.
He advised his superior officer and was di-
rected to enter the house and investigate;
this was done and opening the door he dis
covered q party Of four or five persons, one
of whom was seated at a telegrph instru-
ment sending messages by a submarine
telegraph line across the Rappahannock.


They were all arrested, and as their Of
fence is of extraordinary atrocity, a just
and speedy punishment will doubtless be at
once meted out to them. This punishment
according to law is death by hanging.
Year: 1863

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC,
April 25.-A severe rain closed last night.


The rebel pickets inform ours that they
had a new general on their side who treat
ed them with great severity. His name is
aneral starvation.
Year: 1863

A Suffolk letter of the Sd inst, to the Her
all states that Col. Spear, with three hundred
cavalry, was sent to Carville, where, on Tues
day morning, he was attacked by T0orebels,
Col Spears men were at breakfast, but at the
first signal of danger the 800 men were in sad
die. and led by their gallant colonel, dashed
out Of the camp to meet the foe. The rebel
force was not prepared for the fierce charge of
the 1th Pennsylvania cavalry, and gave way
like a fock of sheep and sought safety in
flight. "A more complete route OF an assailing
force has not probably taken place since the
commencement Of the war. The enemys
force was estimated at some 700 strong, and
had attached to it a section of the famous
rocket battery. In the fearful onslaught of
our forces, the rebels became panic stricken,
and had not time TO save their effective means
of defence, the Rocket pieces, which fell into
our hands almost without struggle, with the
horses, ammunition, accoutrements and every
thing necessary to their service.
Year: 1863

One day, es Pope was engagedin translating
the "fliad," he came to a passage which
neither be nor his assistant could interpret. A
stranger who stood by, in his humble garb.
very modestly suggested that, rs hehad some
little acquaintance with Greek, perhaps he
could assist them. TRY it, try it," said
Pope, with the air of boy who is encouraging
a monkey to est red pepper There is an
error in the print" said the stranger, looking
at the text Read as if there was no inter-
rogation point at the end of the line, and YOU
have the meaning at once" Pope's assistant
improved upon this hint, and rendered the pas
sage wIthout difficulty. Pope was chagrined,
he could never endure to be surpassed in any
thing. Turning to the stranger he said, in a
sarcastic toae "Will you please tell me what
an Interrogation is ? why, SIR" said the
stranger, scanning the Ill shaped poet q" it is
little crooked, contemplate thing that asks
questions ?"
Year: 1863

EFIas Of Trneezssss.a assarnsi.ie ANA hia
l-There is no change to record in matters here
3Bouts, and little of interest to write about
EEgerythiRg seems to be IN -stdtu quo, and there
are no public Indications as yet of what the
future is to bring FORTH The pickets- Of the
two armies occupy the opposite banks of the
river and little is known of hat is Transporting
in the rebel camps The troops on this side
of the river have not as yet gone into winter
quarters, but are making themselves as com
portable as circumstances will permit.


The somewhat too free intercourse between
the pickets which has existed since the battle
has been prohibited, as it is believed that the
enemy through it obtain valuable information
The exchange of newspapers has also been
forbidden. a lieutenant, sergeant and private
have been placed under arrest for violating
the orders in regard to this matter and it is
understood that commissioned officers who
may be detected in this offence will b, dis
missed from the service.


A flag of truce was sent across the river by
General Patrick, the efficient Provost Marshal
General, yesterday morning to negotiate the
exchange of private individuals, and to enable
certain parties on the other side to return t"
their families, who are within our lines. The
only person who came over, however, was Mr..
Green, one Of the proprietors of the cotton
mill at Falmouth, which was in operation just
before our forces reached this point.


Inspections, drills and reviews are the order
IF the day, and the army is being brought to
as high state of proficiency as possible, with
a view to future operations. All the wounded
who can with safety be moved have been sent
away where they can receive proper attention.
and be made more comfortable than they coulo
be in the field.


General Burnside is unremitting in his at
tention to his duties, and is doing all in his
nIv ha intn pf ha
army under his command. The present en-
forced inactivity of tins great army cannot be
pleasing to SO energetic commander when
such great interests are at stake, and doubtless
nothing would please him better than to re
sumo active operations.


1t is we'll known that the rebel army has
been greatly reduced in numbers since the
battle, relying upon the strength of his posi-
tion and the effect of the recent repulse, Gen
eral Lee is confident that he can hold Burnside
in check and spare rnany Of his troops for
more active operations elsewhere.
Year: 1863




The CASTOR Guards (Co 6, 1st Reg.
N. C.) have been organized and mus
tered into the service of the United
States. This organization is rapidly
increasing in numbers, and improving
in drill. Loyal Carolinians are re-
minded that here is an excellent op-
portunity to show their loyalty. Every
Carolinian enlisted here, gives the old
veterans Of the North Carolina cam
paign fresh courage, and opportunity
to move on to crush out the hosts of
rebellion, while the native troops re-
main to garrison the posts captured.
This is no time for neutrality; the
times will not admit of it. Every
loyal man should give us his aid in
crushing out the rebellion. Good
wishes avail nothing, unless put into
organized shape under good leaders
Now is the time for few men of the
right kind to come up and enlist. We
are to be found either at our recruiting
office, directly over the printing office,
or at the Company quarters in New
street.
Year: 1863

C100 REwARD.-soME MALICIOUS PER
VlUU between Sunday night aud Monday NOR
painted the stoop of private up town residence In
way, well The door and rating with tar probably
the vindcti,e in Of setting hre the house
ever will give such Information the police will e
the appr hensun and conviction Of the guilty party
receive the reward Immediately after the convcti
the said party.
Year: 1863

right. Almost imperceptibly it fits itself
to him, grows to be part of him, and ho
will march nearly as easily and rapidly
with as without it.


In this part of the world the soldier
finds it necessary to depend for his com.
fort solely upon himself He is to dsa
eide whether he will sleep in the mud,
exposed to the fury of the storm, or on
a comfortable bunk, by warm fire, and
under shelter; whether he will wear torn
clothes or mend them whether he will
do without the things he needs or make
them. In short the more Yankee inguu.
ity he has, the better he will be likely to
fare. trust the boys from Potter are
not deficient in that quality.


The grand sn0wstorm Of the season
commenced here last night; the fall was
fast and furious during the entire day,
"a great part melting as soon as it fell
The event was celebrated here by regi.
mental snow. ball, in which old and young
engaged with an eagerness and zest wor-
thy their school boy days. There can of
course be no movement of the army for
several days.


Somewhat free expressions of discon-
tent and general disapprobation of every
thing, rather too common in the army q
month ago, are rapidly giving place to
sentiments of more manly character
Judging by what | have been able to see
and hear, the tone of feeling here, has
advanced fully twenty per cent within the
last ten days, and is beyond all doubt
still on the mend, with considerable room
for further improvement.


remain very truly thy friend,


MONROE.


P. S. 18th still storming, rain pre-.
dominates, snow going off, mud about
waist deep. and of about the consistency
of tar. Officers and mer who were with
McClellan's army on the Peninsula, who
were under the impression that they had
seen mud before now say that thsy are
convinced that they never did.
Year: 1863

Man has no intrinsic greatness. He
is 6uite, and weak, and poor, and per
ishlng, and can be great only by associat-
ing himself with something that's divine;
something that shall lift him up into a
nobler sphere. And, therefore, he who
knows how to cast himself upon the
stream of the divine will, that IS flowing
through time and the world, shall, by the
divine power, partake of eminenee and
glory. He who appreciates what is the
divine life, and perceives that Cod is
great by the good that he does, and is
conscious that he is conducting provi
dence on earth that aims at his own great,
ness he who sees through God in his
providence, and identifies himself with
the course of events as it il divinoly or
dered, shall take the humiiations that
belong to it now, and also the rewards
which accrue from it in the end. He
who knows how to identify himself with
Gods great moral courses in this world,
as revealed in each age, is on the way to
greatness.
Year: 1863

Yes, they are sleeping, long, dream.
less sleep, from which they will never
awaken. Sleeping far away from mother
and home, far from wife and children,
from brother and sister, and the fair gen-
tie girl whose cheek has faded like the
rose when the chilling blasts of Autumn
sweep over it, waiting for the coming Of
the loved one.


Perhaps it has not been long since they
left home to go forth to battle for the
right; yet what length of time. what
an endless eternity it seems to the anx=
ious hearts at home! How eagerly they
watch the post for the coming letter, and
how disappointed they are if it fails to
arrive at the expected time. Then comes
the news Of great battle, great loss of
life, glorious victory. Eagerly they grasp
the paper, bat the words all run together
there is a mist before their eyes.


"Here, Mary, you read this" says q
mother whose son was in the battle "ny
eyes are not as good as they used to be-"


But It's not her eyes; It's the terrible
fear that is knawing at her heart, that
makes her eye,sight fail her. Mary reads
the list of the wounded. He is not there.
A sigh of relief escapes the mothers
bosom as they look down the list of tbs
killed.


"He is not there, thank God - cries
the mother, bursting into tears.


But stop! here is his name, and just
opposite the word "missing." Missing
Crawled away perhaps to some lonely
spot after being mortally wounded, to e,-
cape the searching rays of the sun. He
is left to die alone and uncared for; or,
worse still, taken captive, to languish in
some lonely prison, shut out from the
glad sunlight and life-giving sir that our
God has so beautifully provided for all,
to die, perhaps at last


Sleeping Yes, in the lonely swamps,
on the broad prairies, thousands arc
sleeping some stricken down By diseases
wasting with fever, dying, indeed, mar
tyrs to the cause they loved so well, yet
not without the consoling thought that
they have fallen bravely on the battle
field


All along the blue Potomac they are
sleeping; By pleasant streams and grand
old forests, that together chant solemn
dirges around their resting places, while
the stars keep mournful watch over theA
at night.


And they will sleep on till the last roll
call is sounded-then there will be q
grand awakening-a terrible uprising in
judgment against those traitors who, to
serve their cwn base, ambitious endsi
have brought such desolation and destruc!
tion upon our once prosperous ard beau.
tiful land.
Year: 1863

A person who squanders away his for,
tuoe in rioting and profuseness, is nei
ther just to himself or others Tor, by a
conduct of this kind, his superhuitles
flow In an irregular channel and those
that are the most unworthy, are the great.
est sharers of them; who do not fail to
censure him when his substance is ex-
hausted.
Year: 1863

- Devoted to the cause Of Republicanism,
the Interests of Agriculture, the advancement
of Education, and the best good of Potter
county. Owning no guide except that OF
Principle it will endeaver to aid in the work
Of more fully Freedomizing our Country.
Year: 1863

: RAISE F1A1--We hope that every farmer
will cultivate a crop Of fax the coming sea-
son. The scarcity Of cotton is an excellent
reason for doing this. An acre Of land will
produce about ten bushels Of seed fworth
now IS. 90 per bushel}, and from one to two
tons of straw, which will be worth full as
much more. The land should be prepared
the same Us for oats, and the seed should be
Gown at about tho same limo as o.ts. -.- 80
Year: 1863

A HUMBUG-The idea which the edito
of the Golden A Age is advancing, that it il
nearer, for packers and miners to travel b!
Lewiston to Boise than by the road from
this place. A glance at the geography o.
of the country will be sufficient to convince
any one of the erroneousness of his asser.
ton, and but few can be so blind as to bt
misled by such statements. A packer wht
came in from Boise This week informs ui
that instead Of the road to Boise from Lew
iston being seventy-fve miles nearer thar
that leading from this valley, as claimed
by the Age, it is just exactly the reverse
Approximating within seventy-fve mile;


f the truth is pretty good for Scrantio
and nearer than we ever knew him to ge
to it before.
Year: 1863

No REPRESENTATION consequence
of the defeat of the apportionment bill at
the late session the new counties will have
no representation in the next Legislature.
The scoundrels who have cheated the peo-
pie Of the upper country out of fair rep
resentation in the next Legislature will not
be forgotten, and their cherished schemes
of personal aggrandizement as a reward for
the dishonest part they have acted, will be
thwarted We have their plans and shall
not be backward in ventilating them.
Year: 1863

Sec. IS. And be a fuftdsr enacted, That
any person drafted and notified to appenr
as aforesaid, may, on or before the day fix.
ed for his appearance, furnish m accepta-
BILE substitute to take his place in the draft,
or he may pay to such person as the Secre-
tary of War may authorize to receive it
such sum, not exceeding three hundred
dollars, as the Secretary may determine,
for the procuration of such substitute; and
thereupon such person so furnishing the
substitute or paying the money shall be
discharged from further liability under that
draft.
Year: 1863

O'er the rough Rocky Mountains I'd crawl,
To the Oregon country I'd go;
Nor think ii a hardship at all;


Could find you again carding tow.
But why am living SO long,


And why all these sorrows endure;
All, why am writing this song.


When my troubles it never can cure.
My pleasures were long ago fed,


There is nothing on earth worth my stay
So might as we'll wish myself dead.


And under the turf laid away.
But when l am on my death bed,


When my bosom shall heave its last sigh;
o, place your hand under my head,


Just raise it, and then let me die.
The last word speak shall be this:


why did you, your true love forsake ?"
will print on your cheek then kiss,
And then you may see my heart break.
For I'm now in my seventy-fifth year,


And my love is as firm as at first;
My eye can as quick shed tear.


And my heart is as ready to burst.
Oh Gratia, had you been my wife.


l could wish my sweet life to prolong
But now l could wind up my life.


As cheerful as close up my song.
For when am laid in the tomb,


Not wave shall roll over my breast;
And my Gratia will soon to me come,


And there we together shall rest,
Till Gabriels loud trump rends the skies.
When immortal new life shall be given
Then we both together shall rise,


And dwell both together in heaven.
Or if she were sentenced to hell


With birthstone and fire round her head,
Oh then might be there as well


With embers and Goals for my bed
Ed leave the bright mansions above,


For the regions of darkness and Woe
There I'd search out and be with my love,
Could find her in He'll carding tow.