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Year: 1862

This matter of liberty war in
the State of Rhode Island, as Juan
learned afterwards, was something that
had been brewing for some time. The
version of it that Juan obtained runs
something on this wise When the
colony Of Rhode Island joined the
reyolutionists who had taken up arms
against Great Britain, that colony was
managing its political matters under a
charter granted by James the 1st to
Rhode Island and Providence Planta-
tions. This charter made soil the leg
islaturc, that is, that the number of
acres not the number Of people should
vote, and that if man had not acres
he could not have voice nor vote in any
public matters and, with this charter
as basis, Rhode Island was taken into
the order Of things which were inagu-
rated at the revolution. For some time
matters went smooth enough, but times
had changed and the circumstances of
the people had changed, and many ma
tives born in Rhode Island had no vote
in the clecting of legislatures though
some Of them possessed considerable
wealth. Murmurings against this state
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of things were heard from time to
time, but still the old King James
charter held its ground and Rhode
Islands vote was a certain number Of
acres vote, and it was in the year 1912
that young DoRE, who was then mem
Der of the Rhode Island legislature,
raised his voice against it, he had many
sympathizers, and gathered around him
a good many followers, he was elected
governor by public aclamation. The
powers that were, that is, the number
of acre powers, had command and were
resolved to keep it, the popular soycr-
eighty with DoRE at its head, however,
wanted command, and took up arms to
Get it, hence the "DoRE war, as that
fzzle of a raid is called among Rhode
islanders. 1t may be well enough to
observe that popular sovereignty has
been made the law of that State since.


What bothered Juan was that there
should be fighting for liberty, in land,
that Of all others, according to his no
ton, people had the most and the best
liberty in the world, and Juan's philos
ophy ofliberty got good deal befoged,
and he almost came to the conclusion
that a great deal said about liberty is
mixed up with considerable fudge. What
is liberty What do politicians great
and small, legislatures great and small,
all manner of blabbers great and small
mean by liberty Juan was puzzled;
he had heard most laundering speeches


IN the old world where Royalty ruled,
about liberty; Daniel O'connell liberty,
Fargus O'conner liberty, Robert Owen
liberty, w. Cobbett liberty So drilled
had he been in his liberty philosophy
that, to his notion, to get away from
the shadow of Royalty especially to
get where Democracy was the reigning
element, that that would be liberty in
the acme Of its glory, and this was to
him the puzzle that in very few hours
of an existance in that land he found
people as violent, perhaps little more
murderously violent, about liberty than
he had ever seen people before. And all
manner Of people were violent; the very
Lusk and kernel of society in Providence
Year: 1862

B1-A printer out West, whose office
is half mile from any other building,
and who, hangs his sign on the limb of
a tree, advertises for an apprentice boy.
He says, "a boy from the country would
be preferred r
Year: 1862

PARADE AND DRILL or TIE sEvESrrFIRsT REGIMENT NEW
YoKs STATE MLuA.--In commemoraton OF their depart
ure for the seat Of war, among the three months
just year since The Seventy first regiment Monday
had parade aud battalion neld day at East New York
The very unproptious for the display but


did no, deter the corps from turning out the
sion AZ early hour Of the morning the men, about
three hundred strong eight companies being
formed in line by Adjutant Pride, Bond street,
aud from thence marched down to the Fton ferry un.
der command Of Colonel Martin, whero they to
Brooklyn and thence to the camping grounds East New
York Had the weather beon 1ne would no doubt
have large number OF persons present 70 witness
the evouions OF the Seventy first who gained 50 many
well earned laurels during their stay among the rebels
but the rain came down in dsagrceabe manner pre-
venting all from going ont 10 the grounds After several
manmuvrcs gone through with such exercises in


the manual Of arms, loiding and firing by companies file
and battalion, &C, all OF which were done in solderly
and excellent manner, the regiment returned TO New
York. Under the efficient management OF Colonel Martin
there Is doubt but that the Seventy first will soon az


tain it's pristine strength in point or numbers dsci.
pline.
Year: 1862

Tho Weather to-day has again wet and stormy,
rons-,ng all door business disagreeable and dull
Considerable apprehension begins to be felt among ali
classes with regard the spring crops in consequence
the long continued and heavy rains which have pre-
vailed during the mast four FIVE weeks In many sec
of the central part OF Illinois the ground is entirely
covered with for miles, and very little has been
done anywhere in the preparation Of the ground for
sr.'t2 wheat oats, corn or barley. From nearly all
quarters we have had reports OF the winter wheat
which has perfectly saturated with water, and in
instances lraShal ont of the Ground.
Year: 1862

The reports from New York are that sey-
mour is probably elected Governor of New
York. We hope that further returns may
show this to be a premature conclusion,
but fear not. The total disproportion Of
Union voters to Democratic ones who
have volunteered, has operated there
as in Ohio to ensure the success
of the tory ticket But although the re-
suit is greatly to be deplored, it is no time
for despairing On the contrary, the mos
vigorous and determined energy is called
for te prosecute the war to the speedy res
toration of the Union before the recently
elected tories get the position from which
they can hope to cast their official iEau-
ence in favor Of dishonorable eomPrOm-
ise and peace.
Year: 1862

For the service in foreign countries, to
protect the commerce Of our own country,
and to harass that of the enemy, we ought
to have about twenty to thirty 50-gun frig-
ates, not oased; and as many sloops Of
fourteen to twensy-four guns, Of the high
est speed obtainable, SO that we may be
able to strike unexpected blows, and to
evade their iron-cased sdversaries, which
will never obtain the same high rate Of
speed at sea as can be given to them.


In my opinion, wooden ships (uncased)
will never be entirely done away with. The
same opinion Is fast gaining ground in
Europe, and our own present war has offer
ed US hundreds of examples how effectively
wooden ships can be used in warfare, not
withstanding the destructive effects Of mod
ern artillery. No time should be lost by
our Government in creating powerful
feet, fit TO cruise in all the seas of the glabe.
Year: 1862

A woman who was at Harper's Ferry at
Its surrender furnishes the New York
Evening Post with a very interesting ac-
count of the rebel reign there, from which
we extract as much as our space viii al
Year: 1862

First came the cavalry, the flower, "
the chiYalry," the aristocracy Of the
South, spurred and mounted like the
knights of old; each man in his spirit
and person, in his dauntless daring, in his
insane devotion 20 one idea, repeating the
princely crusader Of the midd ages
They look what they are, high-blOoded,
hieh-bred, infatuated men. Every eye
burns and scintillates with passion, and
its very glitter is the ire Of insanity
Careless, reckless even of life, all they
value risked upon a single stake, they ask
only to win or die Unlike the infantry,
they know what they are fighting for
They will tell you without asking, I am
lighting for Southern rights for my home,
for my negroes" Their intercourse with
those whom they consider equals is mark
ed By q lavish generosity and q eourtly
courtesy; but TO interiors they are super
cilious, tyrannieal and often brutal. They
hold a slave scarcely as more than beast,
vet they rate him higher, and would choose
him as a personal associate, sooner than
they would Yankee.


They accept no pay from their govern
ment for their military service. They
furnish their own equipments, horses and
slaves, and as fast as their steeds wear
out they supply their places with fresh
ones from their distant plantations, or
from the farms of Unionists through which
they pass. AudaciOusly they dashed by,
dressed in complete uniforms of light gray,
the insignia of military rank marked upon
the collar of each coat. The uniforms of
the cavalry are trimmed with yellow:
those of the artillery corps is red, with
cans Of scarlet.
Year: 1862

0EAlS AND STOCK Trade OF CHICAGO
We learn that the Messrs. Fairbanks have set
IN the elevators in this city during the last
year about seventy oft1eir five hundred bushcl
hopper scalcs, and several smaller ones. Each
Of these can be loaded 10 its full capacity.
and the load discharged in a few minutes,
Which shows something Of the Immense
amount Of grim which can be weighed upon
them They have also set at the different stock
yards il the city five Of their stock scales, with
platforms Of sufficient Size to weigh whole
car load at once, which must add greatly to
the facilities for shipping live stock from the
market
Year: 1862

The new Constitution for Illinois. which has
just been voted upon, contains the following pro
visions, which have been adopted by large ma.
jorities:


''No negro or mnlatto shall migrate to or set.
tie in this State.'


''No negro or mulatto shall have the right o.
suffrage, or hold any office in this State.n
,9The General Assembly shall pass all laws ne
cessary to carry into effect the provisions Of this
articlen


Pretty good, for the land of Lovejoy and
Trumbull, who declare that there can be no
union with shareholders. These gentlemen, who
would violate the sacred bond of union, to free
the slaves, cannot bear to have them near their
domicils. Oh no They must stay where they
are, or their masters must be burthened with
taxation for their colonization. They can not
come to Illinois; these philanthropists can not
afford to be burthened with taxation for their
support.


Now, in all seriousness, can there be any sin
cerity in these people-men who would infict
upon their fellow men burthens which they are
unwilling to assist in bearing? We think not;
and that the vote just taken in Illinois is but
another of the ten thousand evidences of the dis
honesty of this Abolition-Republican party
They have no disposition to benefit the negro,
and every apparent effort in their favor is but an
effort to oppress other men. They send their
representatives to Congress to pass emancipation
acts, while they at home are employed in the
laudable business of passing, in many instances,
the most stringent and inhuman laws to prevent
the emigration of free negroes within their bor-
ders. This may be all right, but it seems to us
neither just nor generous.
Year: 1862

For three months, Harwood was
a devoted lover and husband, and
Harriet was happy in his love:
but he could not all at once, and
forever, forego the glorious dreams
of his youth-and by degrees he
returned to his political duties
and grew gradually stately ant
cold, and apparently Indifferent al
before.
Year: 1862

ONE WAY TO RECRUIT At q recruiting meet ing in Western New York last week one of the speakers had been urging the men to sign tho roll and told the women 10 hurry them up, when a woman rose in the meeting and addressed her husband substantially as follows: "Ira, you know what you said before you came here to- night-that you would enlist. If you don't do it, go straight home and take of those brooches, and let me heve them and will go myself! !"- This brought down the house and brought up Ira, who became q volunteer
Year: 1862

FALLS VILLAGE.-A Although this town has been doing her part well and bravely for the war, yet it was not till July 2lst, that we had our first war meeting. On that occasion we had good turnout, and some grand talking from Mcssrs. Graves and IIollistcr of Litchfeld

 The part of their talk most interesting per- haps to some of their hearers was their unspar- ing dennncation of the home traitors These they said should be spurned by every loyal man, and even considered beyond the protection of law. They urged the most vigorous prosecu. ,ion of the war.

 - On Thursday night last, Aug. 7th, we had an address from that brave sufferer in our cause. Rev. Hiram Eddy. There was a large gather ing of the people, and no building there being large enough to accommodate them, Mr. E. ad- dressed them in the open air Your readers all know that MT. E. has been prisoner in the hands of the rebels since the battle of Bull Run. He comes back filled with a sense of the wrong and outrage of this rebellion, and with burning words to stir up the hearts of his fellow citizens in this hour of their country's peril

 He gave Us brief account of his imprison ment and s'ffcrings, greater than all endured in his life before, and which he could but refer to, not describe. He gave strong reasons why we could never yied to the claims of the rebels, and why we fnust ressst shem to the bitter end-eveu to the plotting out of every city of the south and the desolation of every field, if they do not sooner submit.

 The ailing ones who are seeking to cover their cowardice by a Physicians certificate, and the tax croakers who weigh their country against few pennies, were duly noticed But the south- ern sympathizers received special attention.- Their deserts were the pistol or halter over the nearest tree, &c

 Mir. Eddy closed with an urgent appeal to Fathers, Mothers and Sisters, to give up their sons and brothers to their country. and to en- courage them to go. Both Mr. E. and his speech were received with most hearty applause, but there were many present whose feeling would be better expressed in fearful thanksgivin for the safe return of this much! loved man, than in public shouts. ss- a Or .f .~H We regret to add thateMr Eddy was insulted on the steps of the hotel before leaving our vil- lagc. One of the men engaged in this disgrace full act, and who hourishes the name of Dr. Gris wold, was afterwards severely chastiscd while venting his abuse on Mir. Eddy. A loyal man, brother of one of our Generals who is fighting nobly for our country, dealt this man two or three blows which may perhaps teach him lit tie decency. ....

 Recruiting is going on finely in our town.- Already the quota for rolunteers is filled, and men are still offering. God grant that the true and loyal men may rise and rush to arms till re- bellion shall be swept with mighty and resist less force from the land
Year: 1862

~ The Emporis News complain.
that it don't receive the Chief. Can't &C.
count for it. 1t is mailed every week


We make it religious duty to send the
Chief regularly to all our exchanges. s'
we'll as to Subscribers. If we agree te
exchange with paper. and it comes te
us regularly, We feel under Is much obi.
CATION to send the Chief to it in return,
as to subscriber who has paid his mon
Year: 1862

Why is IT We have often wonder
cd why no person has perceived the sd-
vantages Of this place ss . trading point.
and brought extensive stocks of goods.
There is ine and thriving country all
around Us, of which White Cloud 10 the
natural river mart; yet al trade goes to
Leavenworth, Atchison and st. Joseph.
just for the want Of large stocks Of goods
here. Merchants in those places are getting
rich, and the towns are rapidly building
up, from the custom of people who would
come here. If there were any inducemen'
for them to do so. Goods can be pro.
cured and shipped here every bit as cheap
" as at Leavenworth and Atchison. and
the people Of the country west and south.
west of here, could save from one to two
days in trading at White Cloud, in pref.
erence to the above named places. and
with far better roads to travel. These
are facts which We hope somebody will
see. before White Cloud gets her growth
Year: 1862

~ We acknowledge the return oi
that window sash. which We spoke Of q
short time ago. although with several
glasses broken out. We have . great
mind to let him have . short biography.
any how; for person who would steal
once, will do it again. However. if that
hammer is returned. We will call it square.
Year: 1862

The first step towards restoration of
the Union as it was, is to maintain the
Constitution as it is. So long as it was
maintained in fact. and not threatened
with infraction in spirit and in letter, ac-
tual or imminent, the Union was unbro-
ken.


To restore the Union it is essential, first,
to give assurance to every State, and to
the people of every section, that their
rights and liberties and property will be
secure within the Union under the Con-
stitution. What assurance so dOubly sure
as the restoration to power of that ancient
organized consolidated Democratic party,
which for sixty years DIT secure the prop.
erty, rights and liberties Of the States and
of the people; and thus DID maintain the
Constitution and preserve the Union, and
with them the multiplied blessings which
distinguish us above all other nations?


To restore the Union is to crush out
sectionalism North and South. To begin
the great work Of restoration through the
ballot-box is to kill Abolitionism. The
bitter waters of Secession flowed first, and
are fed still from the unclean fountain of
Abolitionism. That fountain must be
dried up. Armies may break down the
power of the Confederate Government in
the South, but the work Of restoration can
only be carried on through political or
CARNATIONS and the ballots in the North
and West In this great work We cordial
Year: 1862

The election for Assessors and Inspectors
held throughout the State on Tuesday, was,
comparatively, small affair The vote was
unusually light, and the interest in the re-
suit not very strong. In this city there
seemed to be very little order or system
about the matter In the Second Ward
especially, was this so. When the time for
opening the polls arrived, there was no In.
spector present, and the "stand ont" for
Judges for the Ward resulted in squabhle
between the rival parties aud IA delay in
opening the poll for some hours it was
finally opened, however, and the election
proceeded with. We give elsewhere the
General result so far as it has reached us.
It may be briefly stated thus New Castle
County has given small majority for the
Union ticket, while Kent and Sussex
counties went in favor of loeofoco secession
by about equally small majorities. The
voting Of Tuesday forms no safe basis upon


which to judge the result in November


next. Unless the people Of the State, and
especially of Sussex County are hopelessly


blind to their own interests, the Union tic.


ket will be elected by not less than one


thousand majority
Year: 1862

its stores designed should be aided especial
ly. There is many man in this Regiment
who has been heard to say his mother, his
sister, his wife, or father had made contri-
buttons there with the expectation that u
son, a brother, or husband might receive 4
portion of them when sick.


Now, finally, in order to enable the or
gsnzation to carry out in part its philan-
thropic designs as to our Regiment, we are
willing TO communicate with the committee
every week, giving them the condition OF
the Regiment as to the number of sick, and
the amount and kind of hospital stores ON
hand, provided there is an assurance that
any benefit is to accrue to the sick there
from. We respect the society, for we know
that it is formed OF ladies and gentlemen
who contributed largely to the comfort OF
the sick before the society was organized,
and we fell that the only element lacking
is method. Yours,


BILLY.
Year: 1862

The President sent message TO Con-
gress taking upon himself aud the cabinet,
the responsibility Of the military measures
for which the House Of Representatives
censursd the late Secretary Of War.
Year: 1862

An old lady thus charmingly describes
her Paradise


am an elderly gentlewoman, and, like
many other elderly gentlewomen, very fond
of knitting. Indeed, have often thought
that q liking for this employment ap
proaches simultaneously with old age Ger
tain l am it is very soothing occupation,
and may be considered sort of equivalent
to that great consoler Of the other sex-to-
bacco. ltrequires just onought attention TO
keep one from monotonous thinking, and
the click, click, of the bright little needles
is a pleasant accompaniment to cheerful
thoughts and relief to sad ones. And
what is thinking but knitting or gathering
together stray fancies in sort of shape and
outline? The rainbow-hued scarf an en-
blem ofyouthful dreaming, the somber hose,
of maturer, sadder musings. There is this
difference, however, between the dropped
stitches (or written Words of thought, and
those OF the needles; while those of the
latter are lost, and leave in their places un.
slightly gaps, the former endure and often
reflect beauty on the texture from which
they fell. More especially of an evening do
love to take my knitting in hand, and
when my darling grand daughter Mabel and
/ are seated in our cozy little parlor, the cur
tain drawn, the fire blazing brightly she per-
baps reading aloud Ia task she always per-
forms willingly and gracefully |, of course,
knitting, would not exchange my seat
in my easy chair for any place upon earth.
Year: 1862

FEMALE SECEssIoNIsTs.-Therew was good
deal of curiosity last evening to witness the
departure of the two female prisoners-Mrs.
Grsnshow and Mrs. Baxley-hom the
private prison at the corner of Sixteenth
street and the Avenue, to the old Capitol
Prison. Mrs. Grenshows little daughter
accompanied her. The two women behaved
themselves quietly, and took up their abode
in new quarters without tear or a COM
plant. The secret abettors with the rebel
lion here and elsewhere have endeavored to
get up a false sympathy for these female
offenders, by misrepresenting the facts in the
case. There has not been time since they
were incarcerated in which they could not
have gone South under proper conditions,
but they insisted upon their right to remain
in the Capital to play the spy and traitor
against the Government. The Government
decided that petticoats should not be coYer
and excuse for treason Washington Letter,
10Th.
Year: 1862

YEAsT.-A correspondent writing from
the camp mentions the fact, that one of the
chief bakers of the Thirty fourth Regiment
was formerly the baker Of Lord Lyons. He
makes his yeast from hops and water alone,
and no better, sweeter or lighter bread was
ever tasted. Talking OF yeast, he tells of a
simple recipe for making the same, which
is highly commended by the general OF one
of the brigades. 1t may be of service to
many poor camp baker as well as to a
tidy housewife. Boil one pound Of flour,
quarter of a pound of brown sugar and a
little salt in two gallons Of water for one
hour. When milk warm bottle and cork it
close 1t will be ready for use in twenty
four hours.-Scisntife american
Year: 1862

A man, his wife and their son signed a
note, which was repudiated by the parties,
and it was sued. The holders could prove
the identity of the signature of the father
and the son, but the mothers was not so
easy thing. A lawyers strategy, how
sent with an envelope and receipt book to
the house Of the lady. The lady fell into
trap, received the envelope and signed the
receipt in the boys book. When the case
came to trial she did not appear but the
book did, and the signature muleted her.
Year: 1862

Irving praises the country bar-rOOm. lie
says:


The parlor will do for those who are
brought up under despotism; but to a man
who has been once fed on Democracy, there
is no spot in the world where he can en-
large the area of freedom with less fear of
raising an insurrection than in the snug,
cozy corner of a country bar-room. This
has departed, the bar has been abolished, or
moved down cellar, by the temperance re-
form, and the stage drivers-where are
they
Year: 1862

Rousseau said in writing good love let
ter the lover should begin without knowing
what he means to say and end without
knowing what he has written, We would
add, that, to prevent mistakes afterward,
the letter should be written in paregorio,
because if the lover forgets, the ink is a
troublesome reminder in a suit for breach
Of promise.