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Year: 1863

These war times have been prolific in
bringing to light traits of character in a
portion of our people, anything but credit
able to the exhibitors, and which has caused
proud and sensitive people to hang their
heads with shame. Had any one told us,
before these evil times fell upon us that any
one reared and nurtured under our liberal
institutions could be guilty of such an in.
effabe act of meanness as we are called
upon to record, we should have pronounced
it libelous and an unjustfiable aspersion,
and exclaimed "Is thy servant dog that
he should do this thing?" 1t appears that
the remains of deceased soldier by the
name of Mccullough was brought home for
interment to Salinevile, where he formerly
and his family still reside. The neighbors
of the grief stricken widow gathered about
her to soften aud alleviate her affiction, by
bestowing those acts and attentions which
death under any circumstances always call
forth from sympathetic human nature. -
Among these persons thus engaged was one,
who had gained notoriety in that com
munity by his opposition to the war, and
sympathy for the murderers of the dead
soldier whose stffened remains was before
him. When the last sad rites this side the
grave were finished, aud the corpse lay in 0
widowed and fatherless house, awaiting the
funeral ceremonies, this man2 Mol this
libel on his species, this counterfeit present
ment of humanity, entered that household
of sorrow and bereavement and in the
coolest and business like manner, presented
the widow of Union soldier, who had died
in the service of his country-with pursei
no slip of paper which on examination
proved to be his 'biW' for services render
ed in helping to lay out the cold, dead body
of the soldier who had died in defending
his country and his flag What think you
is the lowest deep Of iufamy reached? 1
is needless to say this creature animal, il
and has been full grown copperhead, ant
this last act would indicate a change al
taking place, and that he is fast attaining th'
characteristics of the Copra di Cabslle th'
venomousness Of which nothing mundan,
surpasses. Il Buckeye State.
Year: 1863

In the language of the Nashville Union,
We say Stand by the Army In its brave
hearts, unerring guas, and deadly bayohets.
rests the only hope Of the nation at present.
The rebels have appealed to the sword, and
by the sword only can We meet them. Let
us all be true to the Army, and the Army
will true to US. Every good citizen should
spend his money in taxes and contributions
as freely as the soldiers spend their blood.
Shame on the bastard who assails them in
the rear" u
Year: 1863

We hope the loyal men, in every town
ship in this county, will put in nomination
tickets, composed of good and true men
who are for vigorous prosecution of
war until this wicked rebellion is put down,
without an 'if'' or "but" Put in nomi-
nation tickets composed of such men, and
then go to the polls, on the first Monday
in April, and labor to elect them. Let
there be no dissentions in our ranks at the
coming Spring elections. Nominate good
men and give them your united support.
Year: 1863

The result of the election for Congress.
man in the lst New Hampshire District is
not yet certain. Marcy, the Democratic
candidate, now has only ten majority, and it
is hoped that on further official count this
may be overcome. The Republicans will
probably contest, even if Marcy should get
the certifcats,l
Year: 1863

slightest sign Of dependency. He said
many things and related several facts BY
way OF encouragement to the Southern
people, and concluded by expressing en-
tire confidence in the ability Of the Con-
federacy to main our cause and achieve in.
dependence.
Year: 1863

The time of panics is over and the period
Of determination has come. Nothing shows
better the disposition of our people and
their full confidence in the Government,
than the zeal manifested in taking the ma.
tional loan. The Philadelphia Press oi
May Sd, says:


Beyond all anticipation, the sales oi
6ve.twenties yesterday, at the different
agencies, reached FIVE millions of dollars.
It were useless to look for any single cause
for such q magnificent result, beyond the
most unqualified and unreserved determine.
tion of the people to crush the rebellion,
and bring the rebel States speedily to their
allegiance-and that, to this end, the means
of carrying on the war shall not be wanting.
The signs Of the times have never before
pointed SO clearly to such . result. The
almost iaextricabls confusion of European
politics with the invasion of Mexico by
France, now of doubtful success-cert tainly
of doubtful policy-leave no hope Of for
eign Intervention on behalf of the rebels.
Thus, their main reliance has fsiled-Cot.
ton is no longer king; and, with no less
than fire thousand individual subscriptions
per day to the great national loan, there
can be no possible doubt of the success Of
the Union cause"
Year: 1863

HEALTH OF THE BODY SHOULD BE
PRESERVED. Good men shonld be, at
Sntivo to their health. and keep the
body as much as possible the fit mOdi.
um of the mind. A man may be good
performer, but what can he do with a
disordcred instrument The inhabitan'
may have good eyes, but how can be see
accurately thr ough soiled Window
Keep, therefore, the glass clean and the
organ in tune. We do not wish you to
be fanciful--to live in the shop of an
apothecary--or to have medical stu
dent always in attendance. But be So
berly and prudsntly attentive to the
body. Rise early. Take proper exer-
else. Observe and avoid whatever disa
grees with your system. Never over
burden nature. Be moderate in your
eating and driuking-the board Stays
more than the sword Jay.
Year: 1863

ANGRY LETTERs.-An angry letter is
much 6crcer than an angry speech
There the words remain, scorching, not
to be explained away, not to be atoned
by kiss-not TO be softened down by
the word Of love that may follow so
quickly upon spoken anger. This
at least should be a rule through ut
the letter. r.writing world, that no angry
letter be posted till four-and-twenty
hours shall have elapsed since it was
written. We all know how absurd is
that other rule of saying the alphab ct
when you are angry. Trashl Sit down
write your letter; write it with all
the venom in your power; spit out your
spleen at your fullest; it will do you
good. You think you have been ipjur


ed; say all that you can say with all
your poisoned eloquence, and crafty
yourself by reading it while your TEN
per is still hot. Then put it in your
desk, and as matter of course, burr
it before break fast the following morn
ing. Believe me, that you will ther
have a double qualification.
Year: 1863

The REBEL LEADERS PREPARING FOR DEFEAT.
Suppose vicksburg has fallen, the army inside
Of the Notifications captured or destroyed, Port
Hudson reduced or abandoned, the Mississippi in
its whole length controlled by the enemy, and the
confederacy temporarily or even for the remainder
of the war cut in twain suppose further this really
great success TO the foe and cruel disaster to our


selves is attended with consequences as certain as
they are deplorable-increased enthusiasm at the
North, the triumphant Wind cation Of the tyranny
at Washington. conscription enforced even in the
Northwest without opposition, perhaps revival
of the spirit of volunteering peace parties crushed
forever, men and money to an endless sum obtain
ed, and Europe, busy with its own troubles, awed
into permanent silence-suppose all this, for it
becomes us now to consider the worst possible
aspect of the news, what then7 Our duty will
then be precisely What it has always been-to
maintain unfnchingy, and to exhibit aspirit more
indomltabe and persistent than that tof the enemy.
Nothitg is to be gained by dependency. All
that has been lost may be regained by fortitude
Year: 1863

Inc war OF the Legislature on the Express Com
pany seems to US to be unnecessary. The Com.
pany may charge high rates and make some money
put alter paying the Railroad Companies for the
privilege OF the roads it seems to us that nominal
TAX all that the Stateshould demand, as the State
oenehtted by its connection with the roads, being
stockholder in all of them The EXPRESS has be
come an indispensable institution. If We want a
Ppchage OF money, box of merchandise hoop
skrt, live Yankee or dead negro safely trans


ported from one end of the Conederacy to the other
nave only to give it to this Company and 1t goes
or IT lost BY the way the value is promptly
paa the shipper; but if the same be entrusted
cSanoon ,S.lroSu companies, as common freight the
chances are you will never hear of it again.


FOR the transportation of small packages the Ex
press S'a great public convenience and we do not
see now IL could be dispensed with especiaIIv in
tneSe war times. The Virginia Legislature in the
Piehltude OF its wisdom tried to suppress the Ex
press Company, but it had become such valuable
aoJunct to the government in the speedy and safe
transportation of money, yaIuabIes and fre;nht
generally that friendly remonstrance was made
ana tne matter was dropped, nominal tax, out.
sloe OF the immense sums the Company paws for
railroad privileges could be borne, and might not
oe out OF the way, but $500 for each county in
MhIch 'ne Company delivers packages will break up
altogether. WV 0ON' VIII


No prudent man will now entrust money to tho
mail where it can be sent by Express. In fact the
Express has become an absolute necessity one that
cannot be dispensed with, and we hope the mem
oers OF the Legislature will consider the matter we'll
oelOre passing law that may deprive the people and
the Government of institution so essential to the
transaction of business in these disjointed times


IL the Legislature wants to impose heavy tax on
some one let them frame and pass bill that will
TeaGn the hoarders and spectators in provisions.
leather, cloths. cotton yarns &c. and not break up
the Express Company by laying an unreasonable
Year: 1863

Mr. EDITOR In the Governors Message we find
the following very significant suggestion, Mr. Wi
lev, the energetic and faithful Superintendent of
Common Schools agains comes forward, through the
Literary Board with important recommends
ton for the establishment of system of graded
schools, one or more in each County, of which one
haLfthe expenses are to be betrayed from the Liter
ary Board, the other by the County. The idea
meets my hearty appreciation, and in urging it upon
your favorable notice, hope you will not consider
me either impracticable untimely It's in fact,
favorable time to act in this matter


With all due regard for the deliberately expressed
opinion of Gov Vance, and the Recommendations of
Mr. Wiley and the members of the Literary Board,
beg leave to enter my solemn protest against the
introduction Of this system of graded schools IN this
time Of extortion extravagant prices OF all necessa-
ries of life and the actual scarcity OF 2roVsIons-
The times are so sadly out of joint, that not more
than one fourth of free schools are at this day
enioyng the benefit Of having teachers and what's
said of our county, may with truth be said of all
counties This sad state of affairs is the result Of
sundry causes which would bear with increasd rigor
on all efforts to introduce the graded school system
Let us therefore enumerate these various causes,
and then let the Assembly say, if this favorable
time for the introduction of this system.


l. Our depreciatng currency. This extends its
baneful. influence upon every branch of business,
and particularly upon our free schools. Teachers
now demand from $50 to $50 salaries per month"; so
that but very lew SCHOOLS aOle
for more than two months, unless they have cred
It fund from former years to draw upon.


O. The scarcity of provisions, added to our de.
precatng currency, have so increased the price Of
board that the increased salaries of teachers will not
enable them to pay their board and realize one cent
for teaching.


3. Independent of these objections, is the great
lack of qualified teachers; fearful drawback even
at this day. to our free school system. Ii we al
ready suffer in this respect where would Mr.. Wiley
get the teachers to superntend the graded schools
This renders the scheme of graded schools not only
utterly impractcable at this time, but to my mind,
utterly impossible We are in Revolution ; and
hence, VIC are not in condition to advocate the in
PRODUCTION of graded school system. As pract
cal man, feel duty bound to urge these objections
against any change IN our free school system; and
if the Literary Board has prospect Of accumulang
funds we would most respectfully suggest that now


is the proper time to give our tree schools the full
benefit of such funds. D.
| FarsgtA County. Dec. l..
Year: 1863

The STEAMER ADvANcE.-The Bahama Herald
of the 25th ult reports the arrival there, on the
2sd of the steamer Advance Capt. CRossAN, from
Wilmington, with cotton to Sawyer s Menendez
Some scattering reports unvorable to the safety of
this vessel on her return trip to this port, we be-
lieve to be wholly groundless These reports arose
from the chase and alleged capture ofa steamer some
days since off the Sound. From what we believe to
have been the programme of the Advance we feel
assured that she could not have been off the coast
at the time when the alleged capture made, nor
likely to be for some days to come.-WH Journal
Year: 1863

We are glad to see that Capt Grissom has intro
'dnced resolutions in the Commons, providing for an
investigation of the recent outrage on the right of
suffrage In the County of Berthe, by Georgia troops


we trust the Investigation will be thorough, and
that the Legislature will require and compel Presl-
dent Davis to punish the oB.er who committed tho
outrage. We approve every word uttered on the
occasion by Capt Grissom. If all our public men
possessed his nerve and his detestatOn Of theexer


else of arbitrary power, our people would be batter
protected and the Confederate administration which
hut the creature Of the States would be taughtto
treat cur State with consideration and respect
Year: 1863

A friend has called our attention to an article in
the State Journal of Monday this subject. which
is tissue Of unmitigaed falsehoods from beginning
to end The Journal asserts, for example, that our
bill for printing for the two houses for the regular
session, will be "some SIS, 600 or $4,000" Now,
BILL at present rates, for all the sessions, and
for entire term of two years, will not reach the
amount stated by the Journal We give it as our
opinion, and in this we are sustained by Mr. Mann,
who is practical printer, that instead Of realizing
any profits whatever from the work, we shall lose
a considerable amount at present prices, from No
vember 1862 to November, 1864. We learn that
the journeymen printers of the City intend soon to
advance their charge to dollar per thousand ems
as they feel they cannot live on less; and by Feb
ruary the probability is they will require one dollar
and a half per thousand. The price allowed the
State printer is sxty-two and half cents per thou
sand


The Journals filings at Mr.. Mann are unworthy
of notice. That gentleman cannot be reached by
them. The nominal Editor of the Journal hates US
on three accounts, first because we took him into
our office and tried to make an honest man of him.
when he had no friends; secondly, because, under
PiOfOS@IiOi,
publicly; and thirdly because we have always been
the first to raise the wages of printers thereby
pelling him to do the same, and thus do justice to
his employees.


We leave the whole matter of compensation with
the Legislature. Let that body do what it thinks
just and right, and we shall be Herewith content


We are satisfied that it is not the purpose of the
Legislature to Cypress the Express Company. A
very heavy tax all points at which packages are
delivered, would necessarily compel the Company
to discontinue serving number of places, and the
public would thereby suffer. tax to the limit of
. healthy revenue point is the rule We think, that
ought to be observed, and not tax which would
oppres' the corporation and deprive the people of
its ser7ices If the Railroads were Justly or prop
erly managed such a Company might possibly be
dispensed with, its operations might be resri It
ed to some extent; but as it is, the Express Com.
pany is the main reliance of those who do not choose
or are not able to grease the wheels" put in motion
oy certain employees and agents, by which alone
prompt transportation is ensured to the people on
some of our Railroads.
Year: 1863

Suppose every man who has been crying
out against the draft, and Increasing the
natural unpopularity Of the measure, had
tried 10 make 1t as acceptable as possible -
Suppose that those democratic papers that
demanded the draft before it was made had
sustained it afterwards. Suppose that instead
of trying TO pick flaws in it, they had tried
to patch up its defects. Suppose that in
stead of persuading the people that it was
unconstitutional. they had SAID that the law
shout! b: obeyed until it was proved uncon-
StitutIonal by the courts, and that the
natural inference was that law, so care
!uily lr ,med and passed by Congress and ap-
proved by the President. iras constitutional.
Suppose, in short, that these men, inst cad of
making the worst Of the law had made the
best Of It who can estimate the difference
to the cause OF the Union Had this been
done in good faith. the draft would have
yielded 100000 men, and they would have
been in the field to-day. Our armies rein
forced by such levy, might march unop-
posed into the heart If the rebellion, for
their strength would render opposition al
most hopeless, and could accomplish all the
purposes of victory almost without firing a
gun. Andthe reason why all this is not so
is that the copperheads of the north preferred
party to country. They were SO bitterly
hostile to Abraham Lincoln, that to secure
his overthrow they were willing to risk the
success of JEFF. Davis. They were determin-
ed to strike at the Republican party, even
though they could reach it only through the
heart of the Unou.-Free Press.
Year: 1863

EMr Mis- not distinguished for liberality,
either OF purse or opinion. His ruling pas
son is fear Of being cheated. The loss,
whether real or faGced, Of few cents, would
give him more pain than the destruction of
an entire navy. He once bought a large
cake of talow at a country store, at ten cents
pound On breaking it to pieces at home
it was found to contain large cavity. This
he considered terrible Disc ,sure Of capili-
ty and fraud. He drove furioasly back to
the store, entering in great excitement. bear
ing the tallow, and exclaimiag, "Here you
Year: 1863

BITTEN By \ SHARk.-A few days ago, as
some natives were fishing in a canoe off Pal :
ANA, shark came smelling around, having
been attracted thither by the blood of fish
thrown into the sea. One of the fishermen
coolly took a rope, made moose, ard put it
over the sharks head, and took him in tow.
The moose working loose, the native drew
the fish up to fasten the rope on tighter,
when, not relishing SO much familiarity, the
shark snapped off his hand at the wrist and
swallowed it, escaping from his captors in
Year: 1863

We have many apologies to offer to the
gigantic gentleman of the Mercury. and
arst if we have ever insinuated that you are
little, we feel disposed to take it all back as
on your =" blister principle, you may apply
it again to US, and from actual experience
you know bow it hurts, to have (pardon the
kind insinuation,) ones littzensss thrown up
| to them.


We had intended, here to drop this lit
tle' branch of our subject, but as the gen.
tleman seems in trouble in regard to his
stature, being in the habit, when disposed
to be sarcastic, of taunting others with their
corresponding shortness of person, we fee
Iinclined, from purest benevolence to attempt
to administer consolation to his troubled
soul. and If we should succeed, (however
!imperfectly) in reconciing his brilliant
mind with its abode in body of such short
legged stubbed proportions I've shall con-
slider our success almost miraculous


We might, for your encouragement, di-
rect your attention to the career of sundry
men, rather diminutive physically, but who,
notwithstandin: that, won glory enough to
secure for their names an honorable men
ton in history. But we must be extremely
cautious about touching upon historical
subjects, as the late S. r. Clark nearly ex
hausted that branch Of learning, while ex.
pounding the nercnry's opinion of the
: Common School System"


8 As you say you "liile to oblige old men,"
giving to Us such dignifed appellaton
we accept the title with its grave response
bilities, and hence feel called upon to cor
rect certain pernicious faults, that show
themselves la your writing from time to
time
Year: 1863

Gen. B. NJ. PRENTIss will address the
people of Warsaw tonight on the subject
of the war.


Prentiss is live speaker, and it would
pay boat load of our folks to 90 and
hear him


The fine steamer Eagle will leave here
ate P. IN TO convey persons wishing to
hear the General and will return after the
speech.
Year: 1863

at Boscobel, which didn't nominate him
for congress; and where is he now ? He
made Union war speeches in this city so
full of eloquence and rhetoric as to almost
convince many that he was sincere; and
yet, to-day there is not man in the state
who would do more or go farther to elect
the copperhead ticket than would he.


We have no doubt there were some who
now train with the copperheads, who
were sincere in their Union professions
two years ago. Mr.. Palmer may be ons
of them, but if so we may truthfully ap-
ply to him the language of one of old
How art thou fallen, oh, my country
man.
Year: 1863

! Our neighbor of the Home hteltigencer,
/ in his zeal for bringing discredit upon the


administration, and to bolster up the sink
ing reputation of that arch tory and friend
of the rioters, Gov Seymour, of New
York, comes out with column of political
pettifoggery in which he places both the
governor and the administration in light
not warranted by the facts, as set forth
in the correspondence between Gov Sey-
mOar and Gen Dix We intended to pub
lish, in this connection n synopsis of this
correspondence, but the copy being mis-
laid we must defer it for the present We
would state however, that it shows most
conclusively why it was necessary to send
United States troops to New Y ork, to en-
force the draft, and is as creditable tc the
firmness and patriotism of Gen Dix as it
is discreditable to Gov Seymour No
candid man can read Gov. Seymour let
te-s and fail to see the dislovalty which
he but feeb!y attempts to conceal In
stead of being entirely uninformed upon
the subject of the draft, as the THtelhgencer
would represent, 1t was only after being
repeatedly pressed by the commanding
General to declare his intentions of en-
forcing the execution of the laws, that the
Governor gave n reluctant assent, and
even then DELAYED until Gen Dix was
forced to call upon the general govern
g. &C. IL,
suppression ofany attempt at insurrection;
and when the Governor finally said there
should be no violation of order and no
'.infractiOn Of the laws Of the State" he
, is very careful to say that under no cir
cumstanccs can the State authorities per-
form duties which belong to others, nor
relieve others from their proper RESPONSE
bilities thus giving the General fair
warning that while he is willing to see
that the State laws are enforced, he will
not raise hand to aid in the enforcement
of the laws of the United States Had not
the general government, through General
Dix, taken precautions against insurrec-
tons, it would have been an inexcusable
neglect after so unmistakable an assertion
of disloyalty on the part Of the Governor,
who evidently hoped to see armed opposi-
ton to the draft No man can doubt, af-
ter reading the correspondence alluded to,
that Gov Seymour is ready and willing at
any moment, to see the State of New York
in armed hostility to the general govern
ment, and that government will be wise
in Withholding from him any duty that
would imply loyalty to the nation, the
opinion of our neighbor to the contrary
notwithstanding.