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Year: 1861

BoUDRo's REsTAURAET.-The season is now ap-
preaching when an occasional visit to the Lake
becomes almost g necessity to the " can'tget-
awayn portion of our citizens. It is, therefore,
quite natural to remember the enticements Of that
celebrated place of public entertainment men
toned above. We will venture to assert that there
are few Orleanians who do not feel a kind of pro-
prietary interest in the establishment. They are
proud of its beautiful gardens its groves Of orange
trees, its sheed walks, where the cool breezes of
the Lake can be enjoyed and the heat and glare of
the sun is shut out. This is the place to which the
heart of the absent creole epicure always turns
with fond regret, whether he be revel!ing upon
all that money can buy in the gay capital of
France, or pining under short commons in
second class New York boarding house. The
proof of the remark made by some foreign tray
eler that the people of the Southern States of
America could live better than any in the world
If they had good cooks, is given to the public by
Philippe and Francois chefs of this establishment,
every day of the year The great variety of fish,
meats and vegetables supplied by our markets, is
duly taken advantage Of by these artistes, and the
breakfasts, dinners and suppers spread by them
would make the chief cooks of Paris commit sui
eide out of envy if they were suddenly transported
to the salons of 20 Boudro." We wero one of a
party of six pilgrims who took refuge there on
Good Friday for the purpose of escaping from the
temptations Of flesh and fowl. We bad dinner


maigre which has left no naigre impression on our
mind. If we were the yeriest yotaries of fast liy


ing on earth, the impression created upon our
hearts by imbibing the Hermitage" set before US
that occasion, would be decidedly calculated tc
make US call in our dogs and turn hermits.


We are certain that if Lincoln had knowledge
of the good things to be had at Boudros, he would
eschew abolitionsm, cut the White House, anG


move Mrs. L. and Bobby out tout-de-saae. Ht
| could not help it.
Year: 1861

Ladies' Fair, for the benefit of the st. Joseph
Church Schools, is to be opened tonight, and to
continue every night this week. The ladies have
our thanks for their polite invitations to us to be
present The cause is a good one, and we doubt
not that the Fair will be charmingly gotten up and
largely patropiZed
Year: 1861

States Government, which is now struggling
with this most formidable and wicked rebel
lion, while you have been so unSparing in your
denunciation Of some of its Departments, and
seemingly dis.rustful whether it was not wag-
ing this war for the purpose of subjugation.
Has it waged war with any body but armed
rebels, and is it not desirable to have them
Subiugated to an obedience to the laws and the
Constitution In conclusion, am happy to
say, that | most heartily thank you and the
meeting, whose agents you are, for their kind
approval of what they are pleased 10 denomi-
nate the proper and patriotic stand taken by
me on the subject of the Repeal Of the Ton
mage Tax, and the corrupt Release of the
road" as | do not feel that | have done any
thing but what was proper and what the
people had right to require and expect from
all their Members of the Legislature on that
occasion-neither do | think this the time or
place to discuss the merits Of those questions
The time has passed the State has transferred
all her improvements to those two great cor
pOratiOnS which cost the people at least forty
millions of dollars, the public debt which was
incurred to make them, is left for the people
to pay. These are facts which stand out
plain, so apparent and palpable that none can
deny them, and, in my judgment all who have
aided or abetted in these most stupendous
frauds upon the taxpayers of this Common
wealth, have incurred most fearful responsible
tiles.


| am your most obedient servant,


II. w. TRACY.
Year: 1861

To THE JouRNAL:I wish to rsopound a


question or two through, your columns touching


the course of secessiouists in our midst Theg
and their stripe are harping continually about
equal rights, fairness, justice, and all that


When northern man goes down South the
brave and high minded people tar and feather,
hang, or head him up in barrel and roll him
into the Mississippi. Sometimes he is thus
chiValrously treated on bare suspicion without
his having uttered worl about the glorious.
institution of negro bondage This is called
all right and just as it should be. The d-d
Abolitionists are talking against the interests
Of the cottonites, making it dangerous to live
among the regroes &c. 60 not object to this
species of argument, but I want sccessionists to
feel the weight of its application in their own
cases in California. They go about our streets
inhaming the passions of men by talking not on
ly against our interests but our country. They
are doing much to stir up a civil war, to kill
the commerce of the State, and steep its soil in.
blood. They profess to be citizens of other
States, sympathize with the enemies of the
public peace. and yet assume to have n voice
in the affairs of California. With an audacitv
seldom seen in an abolitionist, and degree of
boseness that they attribute to none but negro
stealers, they shelter themselves under good
government, enjoy its peace and prosperity and
revile it, its interests its cause and its people.
Taking advantage of its want of barbarsm
which would head human living being in
barrel and roll him into the river, they, tauut us
with cowardice, and boast of being equal in
fight to half dozen gentlemen that had the
misfortune to be born where tar and feathers
and sharp edge rail are not considered stand
ard arguments, and where a floating barrel with
a living cargo is not looked upon as profound
judicial decision. Did it never occur to thsse
chivalrous fellows. that their TRADES against the
Government and blaspbemies of the American
flag are as odious to us as the rantings of crazy
abolitionist can be to them? that their maledic
items against the institutions we love and ven
crate infiame our resentment, that where an
ultra abolitionist speaks against an institution
recognized as wrong and curse by the whole
civilized world, they are attacking a Govern
ment conceded to he the best ever framed by
human wisdom? IF the standard of punish
ment they have set for an abolitionst be right,
1 appeal to them to say why it should not be
meted ont to Them
Year: 1861

The Republican State Central Committee
have issued circular signed by the Chair
man, DR.. Hathaway. We quote portion.


In view of the present emergency and as an
act Of layalty to the present administration, the
State Central Committee of the Republican
party would recommend the formation of Union
clubs in every town and mining camp through
out the State, to be composed ef all citizens
who will pledge themselves to sustain the ad-
ministration in its efforts to preserve the Union
and maintain the laws.


Change the phraseologv of this so that
it shall read, loyalty to the Union in the
first sentence and every Union. man will
endorse it heartily. 1t is the design of pat
riots of ali parties to stand by and sustain
the administration. of Lincoln in its efforts
to preserve the Union and MAINTAIN the laws.
Douglas Democrats everywhere take bold
and determined stand for the Government
and for the support of its officers in the
discharge of their Constitutional DUTY.
There is no qualifoat on to their determin-
alton as faT as we know the men of the
PaFty. We want no snap Judgment taken;
HO dLlcmpt IIldue W COulIOi lIS CHlOu SeH-
timent of the State for the Chicago plat
form or any other, be it Republican, Demo-
cratic or otherwise. We want no wire
working TO secure the offices for men of
these or those proclivities but the senti-
ment is, let all Union men come together,
like band of brothers, and distribute the
Offices among meritorious men whatever
their party records have been Let MS
cease oar party warfare for the sake of our
common glorious country and when the
great contest with traitors is ended and
they have been made TO bite the dust, then,
and not till then, will we raise our old par
y issues, If need be, and struggle again
with each other for the mastery. The
country demands eur sympathics now; it
has tfem warm from devoted hearts, and
shan have them till the flag Of our coun-
try waves over all the States and Terrific
ries of the Union and none shall say it has
been stained with dishonor.


Such is the spirit We want to see, and
such We believe we shall see, in the Can
Yass about to heon.
Year: 1861

THE news by the pony Is of the most in
tensely exciting character The spirit Of
insurrection and violence is rife in all the
Slave States. One half the Union is ar
rayed against the other in fratricdal war
Some trust has been reposed in Gov. Hicks
of Maryland. He now proves to be of the
same kidney with the rest of the Southern
Governors. A most bloody war is inevi-
table, and let it come At one time Ma
polcon had one million one hundred thous-
and men arms. II need be, theloyal States
of the Union will send that number TO the
field to sustain the Government. We de-
plcre the conflict to come, but come it
must, and may it come quickly.
Year: 1861

ESD. OF THE FeLUME.-With this number
closes the eleventh volume of the JoURxAL.
As it is desirable in turning over q new
leaf to have the past as pleasing as posi-
Bile, we would be obliged to our many pat
rons if they could find it convenient to pay
up the amounts due us that we may begin
with satisfaction the aew volume. The in
diridnal sums arc small, but collectively
they amo Il to much.
Year: 1861

The UNION MEETGyG.-The Theatre was
crowded on Wednesday night. Strong Union
Resolutions wcre passed unanimously They
will be found in another column in this issue of
our paper. 1t is a gratifying fact that the
whole community without exception came in
and took pant in the proceedings of the meeting.
Some men OF prominence who have been count
ed secessionists gave the lie to all reports pref
judicial to their character as American citizens
by being present and falling n prominent part
in the proceedings We glad to record the
fact. Some NAL icious persons still assert that
certain gentlemen who we're prominent in the
meeting are enemies of the Government. But
tie proof is much to the contrary. They are
gentlemen, honorable gentlemen. The meeting
was called by Union men to express Union sen
tin ents and tie resolutions arc, to stand by the
Government TO the last extremely in its at
Temps to enforce the laws. We suppose no
gentleman would present himself in such n
place. take hand in the business and allow
resolutions to pass without q, dissenting voice,
who is seccssonist. He would be as much
out Of place as heather at a communion
table. Therefore, we are authorized to say that
John r. Mcconnell, C. Wilson Hill azd others
arc true Union men, and we rejoice to say it,
inasmuch when their names go abroa5a as
having taken part in the meeting that passed
the strong Union resolutions which will he
found elsewhere, it will have the happiest effect
II will assure traitors in other parts of Califor-
MIA that they have symputhizers here. hu.
that Nerada is sound to Ale core for the Union
as it was. and for maintaiuiAg II against foes
wi.hoat as well as foes within.
Year: 1861

ARALLY.-A call is published in the last
Hydraulic Press, for al patriotic citizens
who are determined to support the Govern
ment in its endaavors to preserve che Union
and enforce the laws against the enemies Of
tie Republic, to assemble for the purpose
Of forming Republican Union Club, OF
Saturday last.
Year: 1861

JoHS BRowS was practical and theoretical
seeessionist. Not being able to seduce the
North into his plots he seeded from the people
that would not sympathize with him and at
tackled the government property at Harper's
Ferry. Virginia took the old sccessionist and
hung him, thereby setting an example that must
be followed in justice to John Browns memory.
Year: 1861

ASyAPoIIs April 22-9 O'Clock.
FRIEND CARrER-we arrived here this morning at six
O'Clock, all well, and, far, in good spirits. We expec
to march from here to Washington TO day-about thirty
miles perhaps. 1t will take two days, and we all look
forward to an attack the way. We spoke a vesse
yesterday from Norfolk, and they informed that the
secesonsts had taken everything there ard they had
TO put back North without entering.


shall look for you when I get to Washington, and
hope you viii be the right side doing your duty like
a man.


We have had beautiful weather and no one sick on the
passsge There is the school ship Constitution lying
close to and the captain board this morning
The Massachusetts regiment here also aud reported
that they shot the pilot because he tried to them
aground on the bag


The boys talk OF nothing but war; and true to the
Union 10 q man. j. ii. ALLEN.
Year: 1861

FANNY FERN on SoNs-IN-LAw.--
Fanny Fern, Mrs. Parton having lost
her eldest daughter in marriage, makes
the following reflections, by her rather
significant When she penned them
"Doesticlls" (Mr. Thompson, had proba-
bly, just declared his intentions;


How any young fellow can have The
face to walk into your family and deliOer-
atey ask for one ofyoul daughters, sur
rrises me. That it is done every day
does not lesson my establishment at the
sublime impudence Of the thing. There
YOU have been, eighteen or twenty years
of her life, combing her hair and washing
her face for him 1t is lucky the thought
never strikes you while you are doing it,
that this is TO be the end of all. What if
YOU were married yourself? that is no rea.
son why she should be witched away into
a separate establishment just rs you begin
to lean upon her and feel proud Of her !;
or, at least, it stands to reason that after
you have worried her through the meas
les, the chickenSpox, scarlet fever and
the hooping cough, and had Eer properly
baptized and vacenated. this young man
might give YOU a short breathing time Le-
fore she goes. lie seems to be of a differ
rnt oDiniOn: he not only insists upon ta-
king her, but upon taking her Immediate
", if not sooner. lie talks well about It
very well you have no objection TO him,
not the least in the world, except when
the worlds full of girls, why couldn't he
fix his eye upon the daughter OF some
body else? There are some parents who
are glad to get rid Of their daughters
Blue eyes are as plentiful as berries; why
need IL be this particular pair? Don't he
have meat, and bread, and clothes enough,
to say nothing Of love? What is the use
OF certainty for an uncertainty for an
uncertainty, when that certainty is o
mother and you can never have but one
You put all these questions to her, and
she has the sauciness to ask if that Is the
way you reasoned when father came for
Won; You disdain to answer, OF course
it is mean dodging of tho question, But
she gets round you, for all that; and SO
does he too, though you try your best not
to like him and with "well if ! must,
must" you just order her wedding clothes
muttering to yourself the while, Dear dear,
what sort Of fist will that child make al
the head of a house? How will she eyei
know what to do in this, that, or the oth~
er emergency she WHO'S calling on moth
fifty times q day, to settle every tritfins
question what folly for her to set W
house for herself How many mothers
have had these foreboding thoughts oyei
daughter And yet that daughter hai
met life, and its unexpected reversess, with
q heroism and courage as undaunted as il
every girlish tear had not been kissed
away by lips that, alas may be dust, ,whef
the baptism and womanhood comes upon


her"
Year: 1861

How very true it is, that BLESSINGS
brighton as they take tEeir flight" We
do not venture an assertion beyond the
ready acceptance OF every thinking mind,
when we say, that whatever may be the
partisan or sectional animosities awaken
ed in the present strife, nineteen -twen-
tieths Of the people Of all sections and of
all parties sigh tor peace, Peace lovely
peace, thousand times more beautiful
and precious when set round with the
grim frame work Of war, than when she
reigned urdisturbed throught the land
We are and have ever been for peace
pace at any sacrifice but honor There
can be no good thing come out Of this war.
1t involves the destruction Of our present
form of government, and its immeasura-
bic evils will engage and disgust the at,
tention Of mankind for generations to
come. When the land Is filled with wid~
ows and orphans, when our homes are
draped in mourning, and the broad bosom
of our beloved land has been scanned with
the plougAshare of ruin, then we will make
peace the peace Of dessolation, When
the vain effort Of conquering millions of
freemen has been tried end failed, when
the seeds of hereditary and unquenchable
hatred have ripened to their bitter fruit,
then efforts will be made for peace. Why
not make those efforts now before all
those tremendous efforts have been borne?
Is there no voice potent enough TO speak
peace to the raging elements? Would
that the very thunders of the Almighty
should proclaim from the mountains to
the seas, Peace! be still. ."-Richmond,


Va, Dispatch.
Year: 1861

One of the officers of the Sixth Infantry,
who lately resigned to accept position in
the Confederate Army, was asked what be
would do in case the seeded States should
resume their allegiance in the Union. He
replied "Ob, it is all arranged that should
the seeded States return to the old Union
again, we will be reinstated in our old po-
siiions; this will be one of the provisions
of the new adjustment From this it
would appear that the resgning army Off
GERS have no great confidence 10 the ability
of the Confederacy to maintain itself, and
for that reason have had assurances from
the politicians who are managing the rebel
lion that they will be provided for in the
"Dew adjustment" So many offers of COM
promise were made to the disaffected States
that IL seems never to have entered the
minds of the rebel leaders that they would
ever be refused any terms they might ex.
act as the price of peace. Tho seizure of
forts. arsenals, miDts, custOm-houses, and
robbery of Government property might have
been overlooked, but the FIRST gun fired at
Sumter raised storm which is altogether
beyond the control of the politicians who
inaugurated the rebellion. Compromise is
now out of The question. The rebels must
now maintain their position as an independ-
ent nation, or submit unconditiOnaly, and
abide the result of the contest they have
provoked. Neither the officers nor SOL
diers in the regular army, who have re-
mained loyal to the Government, would
consent to serve again with those who have
resigned and accepted commissions in JEFF.
Davis army.
Year: 1861

A PREDICTIoN-On the fourth page of
this paper is an article from. Forney's Press.
in which the present condition of the coun-
try is alleged to have been predicted long
ago. If the Latin verses, an accurate trans
lation of which is given, were really written
several centuries ago, the prediction would
be regarded as very remarkable, for no one
can read them without being impressed with
the idea that the author foresaw the events
now transpiring 10 the Western World. But
from the remarks of the translator, or rather
from what he has neglected to state, we are
led to infer that the verses have not the an
tiquity claimed for them. They are said to
have been written by monk sometime du-
ring the middle ages, but were never before
published; such being the case, how, where
aud when did the translator come in posses-
sion of them? Had be told this, we might
have placed some reliance in his statement
as to their antiquity. The prophecy is prob.
ably modern production, got up to suit
the times.
Year: 1861

A RAP AT THE EANTI-CoERcIoNIsTs.-
have looked on with acquiescence while the re-
bells we're arming and making the most formid-
able military preparation aaainst the United
States, but as soon as the Government begins
to make counter preparations they cry out that
it is wicked, inhuman and diabolical, and de-
clare their determination to resist. IF they are
so opposed to force, why did they not oppose
the exertion of force by the rebels? They de-
nounce a resort to arms only when arms are
taken into the hands of the Government. They
have the front to apply such terms as "illegal,"
Unconstitutional" /" Revolutionary" to the side
that is beginning to exert itself in support of
law, the Constitution, and regular government,
and find no words of reproach for the rebels
that are trampling all these in the dust beneath
the iron hoof of military power. If they con-
slider resort to arms so atrocious, why have
they looked on with approval during the five
months that the traitors have been arming3 1t
is not force that they are attempting to cry
down, but force exerted on the side of the Gov
ernment. 1t is not arms that they quarrel WITH
but arms in any other hands than those of the
rebels.-[N. Y. World.
Year: 1861

TIE FIRST BATTLE.-If battle occurs at
the East, any time during the latter part of
this month or the first OF June. it will in all
probability, take place near Harper's Fer
ry. The Federal troops were moving eau
tously towards that point, scouting every
favorable position, and evidently determin-
ed to leave no enemy in the rear.
Year: 1861

AccIDENT.-The Dutch Flat Enquirer says:
On Monday afternoon, Mr.. S. Fair met with
quite painful accident in his claim. He ap-
preached the man at work in the claim from
behind for the purpose of giving him some in
structions about the work, who not being aware
Of his approach, struck him from behind with a
sledge, infiicting painful wound over the right
eve.
Year: 1861

GJ-A clergyman, who was reading to bis
congregation q chapter in Genesis, found the
last sentence to be:


"And the Lord gave unto Adam WIFE,"
Turning over two leaves together; he found
written, and read in an audible voice;


"And she was pitched without and within /"


He had unhappily got into q description
of Noah's Ark
Year: 1861

mitted skill. erudi,ion and eloquence. HI


railroad operations have been unsuccessful.


but IL Is by no means certain that they


would not have been SO in any hands a, tha.


time. But If the failure were his own fsul


II would be as illogical as ungenerous Il,
charge that because he could not build
railroads he could not do anything. We
know Mr.. Smith well. and We are confident
that he viii show as efficient, honest and
beneficial an administration of the Interior


Department IS any Secretary since Thomas
Ewing. The charges OF Southern papers
that he Is .'red hot abolitioui>t.' are pure
Judge He is known here TO be con
serystive" Republican. and certainly was
never reckoned among the rugged issue"
men. We may be credited with csndor in
this defense oil Mr.. Smith, for We took no
part IN the effort to secure his appointment
Our preference, from considerations both of
personal friendship and peculiar qualifiea
tions for Office in the Cabinet, were for
Mr. Coiiax We regret that he was rot
appointed, more on the nations account
than his own, fer We believe his position
In the House is as desirable and FAR more
enduring than Cabine, office; but the re-
greet a his failure cannot blind US 10 the
of the appointment of Mr.. Smith
or diminish confidence built upon years
OF acquaintance, that his administration of
the Interior will prove creditsble TO himself
and the country
Year: 1861

THE SCHooIMAsTER ABOUT New YORK;.
w Gerard known as the Adonis of the New
York bar, talked to some school children the
other day Speaking of the ease with which
crowds were collected in this country he said
he doubted whether the Prince had ever
seen such a crowd before as the one which well
coined him in New York, eren upon the occasion
Of the coronation Of his mother. This event
took place year or two before the Prince
was boFn.)
Year: 1861

GooD.-The House of Representatives, ofthis
State, has passed bill exempting the real pro-
perty ofvolunteers from sale under execution,
and personal property from both levy and sale
while the volunteer is in the service of the Uni
ted States and for sixty days after discharge
from such service. This is timely and patri-
otic movement, which we trust win be perfected
without delay by the Senate.