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Year: 1865

throughout the Union. These $4,000 people
are thus fully committed to the Union and,
to perpetuate freedom i'm the State; COM
mitted to very many things and nearly all
the things the nation wants, and they ask
the nation to give them recognition and as
sstance. To make this committal we have
rejected and spurned them. We do our ut
most to disorganize and disperse them. We
in fact say to the white man: "You are
worthless, or worse. We will never help
you, nor be helped by you" To the blacks
we say: ''This cup of liberty, which these
your old masters, held to your lips, we will
dash from you, and leave you to the chanc-
es of gathering the spilled and scattered
contents in some vague and underlined
way" When, where and how, II this course,
discouraging and paralyzing to both white
and black, has any tendency to bring Louis
lana into proper practical relations with the


Union, have, so far, been unable to per-
ceive. IT. on the contrary, we recognize
and sustain the new Government of LOuisi-
ana, no converse of all this is made true.
We encourage the hearts and nerve the
arms of 1900 to adhere to their work, and
argue for it, and proselyte for it, and fight
for IL, and feed it, and grow it and ripen it
to complete success. The colored man, too,
in seeing all united for him, is inspired
with vigilance and energy, and by doing to
the same end. Grant that he desires cleo
tive franchise, will he not attain it sooner
by saving already advanced steps toward 1t,
than by running backward over them?
Concede that the new Government of LOU
isiana is only what it should be, as the egg
is to the fowl-we shall sooner have fowl BY
Matching the egg than by smashing it.
Laughter. Again, if we reject Louisiana
we also reject our vote in favor of the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution.-
10 meet this proposition it has been argued
that no more than three-fourths of those
States which have not attempted secession
are necessary to validly ratify the amend
ment. do notcommit myself againstthis
further than to say that such inference
would be questionable, and sure to be per-
sistently questioned, while ratification by
three e-fourths of all States would be un-
questioned and unquestionable. ,..


repeat the question, Can Louisiana be
brought into proper political relation with
the Union sooner by abolishing or acknowl-
edging her new State Government? What
has been said of Louisiana will apply to 9TH
er States, and yet so great peculiarities per-
tain to each State, and such Important and
sudden changes in the same State, and with
al so new and unprecedented is the whole
case, that no exclusive and infleXible plan
can safely be prescribed as to details and
collatterals. Each exclusive and inflexible
plan would surely become new entangle-
ment. Important principles may and must
be infleXible in presentation, as the phrase
goes. 1t may be the duty of the Executive
to make some new announcement to the
people of the South. am considering it,
and shall not fail to act when satisfied that
action will be proper.
Year: 1865

The UaeH Of PCfFO1eNu1s


A waggish correspondent sends us the fol-
lowing capital brochure OIL the uses OF petio-
leum:


Will you allow INC space In your valuable
Journal TO call attention TO some Of the popu:
lar uses to which Petroleum may be put that
are not now generally understood. in so
doing seem to be lin the issue of this, sery-
ing selfish purpose, I trust you will tolerate
it tor Tue real good intended to the masses.
Year: 1865

Would it not be deemed an act of prudence
on the part of the Board of Health and other
authorities of the City of Wilmington, TO
at once inaugurate some measures calculated
TO prevent the spread of the cholera in case
it should threaten this city, as it has already
done in nearly all the cities of Europe? Now
is the proper time to act. We should not sit
down and wait for the disease to walk into
our homes and families and wake us up to the
importance of driving it out, but we should
at this time go TO work and do all in our power
to prevent it from coming into our house
holds. Will our Board of Health and Council
profit by the wise precaution taken by the
authorities of Philadelphia, and act without
delay, or will they pass the matter by until it
shall be too late to prevent its approach, and
too fatal to hope to resist its dreadful ravages
with any degree of success? The following
Is the action of Philadelphia


REPORT OF THE SANITARY COMMITTEE OF
THE BOARD OF HEALTH ON THE SUBJECT OF
CHOLERA, Aa PRESENTED TO AND ADOPTED
By SAID BOARD, SEPTEMBER Is, 1S66.-The
Sanitary Committee, to whom was referred a
preamble and resolution passed by the Board





present sanitary condition of our city, in
view of the steady approach of cholera TO,
wards this western hemisphere, and the pro
per steps, if any, that may be required to
prevent its appearance and spread in ouI
midst, beg leave to report the following;
| In view of the present excitement regard
ing the prevalence of cholera in various
places on the continent of Europe, and the
well-grounded apprehension, based upon its
| Ia nY,A fI,at nt 1sa
tant period it may again visit this country,
the Board Of Health have not been unmindtu
that due provision should be made in season
having for its object either to avert the dis
ease altogether or mitigate its severity, should
it appear in our city.


To this end they claim the early and zeal
Gus attention of the Mayor and Councils Il
the rigid enforcement of all existing sanitary
ordinances, together with their hearty anc
cheerful cooperation with this Board in tht
adoption and carrying out of such hygienit
appliances as, in a sanitary point of view
may place our city in a condition most tavo
rable to resist the scourge, if II should appear
believing that at all times, prevention il
better than cure, " and that TO be forewarne(
is to be forearmed at the approach of al
enemy.


The present, therefore, is the time wher
wholesome sanitary regulations, properly di
rected, may change the future of our city
should cholera visit u.s.


1t becomes us, therefore, as the guardians
of the public health, not only to weigh wei
and reflect carefully upon our respOnslbilitl
} in this matter, but without delay, and by al
active and thorough interposition, institute
. such system of sanitary and medical polio
as shall be adequately adapted to meet an,
and every emergency with which we may b
threatened, or called upon in the Providenc
} of God to meet.


' 1t is neither important, nor 10 ii expedispt
Year: 1865

THERE have been moro than HfIy serious
railway accidents in the country since the
year opened. In the last week Of Febru-
Nry there were ten, Since the frat Of jan
uAry moro than sixty people have been
killed, and nearly ave hundred wounded.
Year: 1865

Some people take their troubles to bed


with them. 1t is a bad plan, for they are dia-
bol;cal bed fellows Even if tired Natures


sweet resorer whips the spirit off to dream


land in the midst Of its repn.ngs and forebod-
lngs, tier il no comfort for it there OF the


last sad waking thoughts are born visible imps
that haunt us in the realms of Morpheus and


We fight with horror all night long. Happy


are those who can put of their day troubles


with their clothing and as they assume the


horizontal forget all the annoyaces that be-
long to perpendicular life. We have known


people who could do Observation-Disclosures who
after struggling from morn till night in
Sloughs Of Despond and getting miserably


mailed by the Giant Despair, no sooner slip
ped between the blankets than the Angel Of
sleep, who seemed to hal c been lying in wait
there to bless them, took them on their wings,
and bore them to Elysium. To fight over
again in bed the battles of life as many do in
their slumbers, is miserable business Still


more unpleasant is it to be- surrounded, in
sleep by all sorts Of vague and impossible
piantoms which are none the less dsagreea-
BE that they are utterly absurd. The best
thing that nervous highly impressible fidgety
people can do after getting into bed, is to lie
resoutely still, and try to abstract their minds


from the occurrences of the day. The power
of doing this is natural to many, hut it may
also be acquired by persevering effort. The
will of the weakest is mighty instrument
+ when fairly brought into play Sunday
Times.
Year: 1865

LADIES Should READ NEwsPApERs--H is
o great mistake, in female education, to keep
a young lady time and attention devoted to
only the fashionable literature of the day. If
you would qualify her for conversation, you
must give her something to talk about--give
her education with this actual world and its
transpiring events, Urge her to read the
newspapers, and become familiar with the
present character and Improvement Of our
race. History is of some Importance but
the past world is dead, and we have nothing
to do with it Our thoughts and our concerns
shou be for the present world. to know
what it is, and improve the condition of it
Let her have an Intelligent opinion, and be
able to sustain an intelligent conversation
concerning the mental, moral political and
religious Improvement of our times. Let the
silded ANIMALS andpoems on the comfortable
be kept part OF the time covered with week
ly and daily journals. Let the whole family,
men, women and childreu--read the news
papers, Cooley. .......9. ...,
Year: 1865

PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND THR DRAFT
President Lincoln, in letter TO the Governor
OF Vermont, in relation to the draft, states that
"the pending call is not for 100000 men sub
ject to fair credits, but for 100000 remaining
after all fair credits have been deducted"
committee of the Legislature of Rhode Island
who had recent interview with the President
have made report thereof in which they say:


''In reply TO requests for postpoRement of
the draft, the President replied that he was
. ready TO aemit that Rhode Island had nyarj-
ably been among the most foremost OF the
States in the performance of her duty
and that she was still actuated by the same
patriotic impulses, bat that the country could
better afford in consideration OF her merit 20
relinquish her quota altogether than to grant a
postponement of the draft for a single day
The moral effect, said he, of furnishing the
men called for promptly and without hesi:a-
ton, will be as great power as the men them-
selves and l believe, he added that the opin.
ion which Gen. Hancock expressed to me yes
terday. is entirely well founded, thatifan army
could be presently increased by four hundred
thousand men, not one Of them would ever be
required to fire musket at the enemy.


Ii L should allow postponeMent OF the
draft to Rhode Island, j should be doing in
justice to other States, unless the same ia vor
was shown to all; and as soon as IL was re-
ported through the newspapers that your State
had the promise OF an extension, every other
State, whether influenced by the same high
motives or not, that Rhode Island in prefer
ring this request claims to be, would demand
the same pArtiality."


They had also an interview with the Sec
retary of War, the result OF which is thus
stated:


1.-THE committee were informed that before a
draft could take place in any district, an order
to that effect m ust first issue from the Secretary
through the Provost Marshal Geueral-aud.
that so long as the bgsiness OF recruiting
should be pursued with results satisfactory TO
the department no order for draft would is
sue for this State. The Secretary WAS ually
firm with the President that no partic alar ex-
tension Of time could be allowes, and that
while a full assurance would be given that no
draft should be had while recruiting was ac-
tiveIy progressing, that this must be under
stood as the condition upon which the liability
to have one was suspended.
Year: 1865

SOflcers from the fleet off Mobile repor


great activity in the removal OF torpedoes and
working its way mp the harbor. The renort
that the city had been evacuated by the enemy
is not fully confirmed by latest acconnts
mains there.
Year: 1865

Case of the Pirate Beal-A Respite from


the President


NEW YORK, February 1.-THE order for the
execution Of the rebel pirate, Captain Beal,
which was TO have been carried into effect to-
morrow, has been countermanded for the pre-.
sent ana his case is now entirely in the hands
Of the President.
Year: 1865

Nessrs Editor r:-Supposing the peo-
pie of Butler county, who have relatives
in the 18th Pa. Cavalry, would like to
hear how they are getting along. l con-
cluded to give them few particulars
through the columns of your paper.


The Butler county boys that are with
the regiment now, are all in good health
and look well; we kave been deprived of
some brave boys from Butler county this
winter, by Mosby's Guerillas; and their
loss is deeply ielt by their comrades, but
woe to the man Of Mosby's command that
falls into the hands of our boys. / was
favored with the pleasure of reading one
of your papers of the 22d of February,
which contained letter from some of the
9th, Heavy Artillery. l see they are
getting along well and as the writer says,
they are little jubilant over the approach
ing draft. l presume it is over their es-
cape from the coming draft, which they
have missed nicely, besides they have
been fortunate enough to serve their time
SO far, at what we call Sunday soldering.
They complain Of the folks at home not
visiting them more,to cheer the men. 1t
does seem hard as the Notifications around
Washington is a lonely place now we
have been in service more than two years
aud received no visits except from Gen.
Early. M'Auslin, Mosby, Imboden or
Rosser, few of which would, no doubt,
be a benefit to the Heavy 9th, yet We
never complain if the people do not think
worth while eom1ng to see us, we have
enough to do to keep us from getting lone
some The 9th, boys must have great
interest in poultry, judging from their
anxiety to get home to see their duck
Year: 1865




Mr.. EDITOR Time is fast passing
Golden moments and opportunities are
passing with it but what has this to do
with the discussion of the question before
us 1t has this much to do. Whilst
temperate men are bold and indifferent,
and putting forth no effort for the sup
preston of drunkenness, the devil is re-
connoitering the ground, placing his sem
tinels on every corner, driving deeper his
stakes, cntrenching himself behind pub
lie opinion, till finally he will carry the
day, if we do not arouse to renewed ef-
forts. And with bold front, meet him
and overpower him and his alleys.


II does not take very close o. server
of events to see that intempcrancc is OF
the increase. See all over our land how
many depots the devil has on the fast line
to hell And o, how many travel that
road, and for fear some may not know my
meaning of the devils depot it is where
liquor is sold. See each morning how
many fly for the five O'Clock train, to wood
up as it is called, and take their usual
ride. On they go, pell nell, and do not
know how far they travel till next morn
ing; they find they are twenty-four hours
nearer their destination. Fire up boys !.
another run for judgment. The train
runs fast, and consequently rough See
the disfgured visages, the broken limbs,
the bloodshot eye, the STOPPING form, the
deranged brain; loss of temper; forsaken
by friends. Fire up boys pass on if you
must; but | would submit for your COR
sideration if you had not better leave the
road of destruction and vice, and choose
the path of life; the smooth road, dou-
BILE gauge track See the spiers pointing
higher heaven Look at the pleasant ia
ces OF her passengers, as they journey on
to God and heaven, to wear a crown of
immortal beauty, whose pleasures never
die. Choose ye which road you will
travel.


1t is not for reputation yield the pen
in this direction. My object is to throw
my influence against whiskey, the soul
damning curse that so nearly ruined me

and try to persuade some of my poor fel-
low mortals to abandon their cups of in
iquity, and become sober men, | hate
the accursed traffic; there is poison, death
and damnation in the cups. fear him
for | have felt his iangs. l would that
could persuade some man of more talent
than myself; not one, but many, to take
up their arms of moral suasion with me,
and fight this enemy in his strongholds,
Year: 1865

But we acknowledge they did do pretty
well to volunteer for even one year, but
we think men as able bodied as they are,
might stand three years campaign pretty
well, but think from present appearan-
ces they will be out long enough to g
home when the rebellion is over, with
the ones who crushed it, and share the
honor with them. Yours Truly


W%**
Year: 1865

There is but one probable theory Of the
daily railroad murders, and that is that
the companies have combined and confed-
Grated together to cause so many "acci-
DENTS" and to make slaughter by rail so
common, that the public shall become cal
lous and utterly Indifferent to the occur
renee of these frightful disasters. Yes
terday it was the Camden and Amboy
which undertook to perform its partin this
hideous conspiracy, and it did its work
with characteristic disregard of conse-
quences.


This last was no case of rotten sleepers
or worn-out rails or fractured wheels, but
collision without one shadow of excuse
in any single circumstances. The mid
night train from Philadelphia was de-
tanned at Bristol, N. j., about o'clock
yesterday morning by another delay of a
freight train. It waited in the dark
without light until the Washington
train came along the curve, and thunder
ed in upon it. There was no precaution
of any kind whatever for the protection
of this waiting train, although the con.
ductor of it must have known that anoth-
er train was close upon him. But neith-
er telegraph, nor signal light, nor any.
thing else was used-and the crash came.


The accounts say that the approaching
train ran into the waiting train with
such force as literally to run through the
two rear cars, leaving them nothing bu
shells, and leaving no passenger in either
of them alive and unnamed. Ths force
of the collision then threw the opproach
ing cars two hundred feet backward
the wreck all before them in ghastly view
Our own informant, who was himself in
Year: 1865

That General Lees army is sorely pres
sed for supplies, there is no manner of
doubt Its situation in this respect is not
merely one of Inconvenience but of posi-
tive peril with no prospect of relief. The
testimony going to establish this comes
from variety of sources 1t is repeated
by so many lips that there is no reason
for questioning it. The last reports con-
firm previous ones of growing discomfort
ed in the rebel army, as the necessary re-
suit of the scarcity of food and clothing
and assert that Lee has found it necessa-
ry to go among the men and appeal to
them to stand by him. lie could not do
less than promise better supply, but the
men know as we'll as he does how empty
is the promise


This condition of things in and around
Richmond, is better for us than battle.
The consequent desertions from the rebel
ranks are not only numerous but rapidly
growing. The rebels desert both ways
probably more go South than comes
North. AT the present rate the depletion
of Lees army cannot be less than five
thousand a month, which presupposes a
degree of decentralization that must be in
the highest degree discouraging to the
rebel General-in-chief.


But we are not left to rely on the re-
ports of deserters The following, taken
from a recent number of the Wilmington
Journal, (issued before the occupation of
the place by our forces is not only cor
roborative, but highly interesting both
as to the cause eand the expected conse-
quence of the siege which Richmond is
practically undergoing. We quote


We fear'very much that the enemy
has succeeded in striking the line of the
South Carolina Railroad at Branchville
or at some point west Of BranchviIle.-
The importance Of this event can hardly
be over-estimated, especially now that the
port'of Wilmington is closed by the cap
ture of Fort Fisher, and no more supplies
for Gen. Lees army can be bro't in thro'
the blockade.


"The great Importance of the
South Carolina. railroad west of
Branchville arises from the fact that
it is the only road connecting Virgin
ia and the Carolinas with Georgia,
Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.
We do not see how any supplies can
be brought from The Southwest for
Lee army, and we don't know wheth-
er.Virginia and North Carolina can
feed that army and support their own
population. This is a most impor-
tant question, involving neither more
nor less than our continued ability to
hold Richmond and.Petersburg for
we suppose it is no news to any one to
be informed that speculations hare
been indulged IN as to the possibility
Of General Lee, IN a certain conttn,
gency, .falltng back upon Tennessee.
That contingency has not yet arisen,
nor is its occurrence regarded as very
prooable-certainly not imminent
but by no means impossible"


In view of the expected falling
back upon Tennessee" the presence
of Sheridan on the route assumes adj
ditional Importance. Nothing could
be more timely or complete than this
movement. 1t proves how sleepless
is the vigilance and how clear the
perception of Gen. Grant, whose hand
is directing these important conyerg-
ing movements.
Year: 1865

The Buffalo Express says the paper:
(Abolition) are circulating proposed a
mendment to the Constitution, which con.
templates the constant succession of the
Vice President to the Presidency. a
President and Vice President arc elected
At the end Of four years the former rctires
and the latter takes his place. OfcourSc,
at each subsequent election, only a Vice
President is chosen In this the ohe term
rulo Is adopted TIE Vice President is
selected with special reference to his fit
rc-s for the first position; and for four
years he is being educated for the vast
responsibilities he is to assume


The opposition to the democracy have
had such bad luck in their Vice President
politically that we don't wonder tLev
want to try something new. The rule OF
succession has operated thus far SO disad-
vantageous'y to themselves. that they
want to change the constitution SO as to
make all Vice Presidents succeed to the
Presid dency, their experience being that
these officers upon accession run counter to
the party that elects them. In this wav
if they obtain it, they hope to again get
into power--a matter which they recog-
nize as improbable in any other contingent
cy-netroit FREQ Press
Year: 1865

y correspondent makes suggestion
which, if needed, would prevent the con-
fusion and needless delay which too often
attends getting on and off the cars at sta
tons. 1t is simply that the passengers
leaving the cars at every station on tho
road except at the termination OF the train,
make their exit at the rear end-thc most
distant from the engiue-anl that
the passengers taking the train enter at
the foi ward end Of the cars. As now
practiced some are attempting to get out
while others are blocking up the passage
in their efforts to get in; and often passen,
gers find it difficult where trains stop but
a moment, with numbers in waiting, to
get off aud on with safety. Should the
above hint be adopted the confusion
on the platform viii al be avoided Nor
would this &c the on y practical benefit Of
the rule, once we'll established. Pc )ple
looking for friends on a train, would all
ways know at which end of the car to seek
for them, and if It were understood in
which car they would ride, whether in the
first. second or third, they would be sure
to find them with little delay; and in q
dark and perhaps stormy evening this
would prove of great advantage I-Phila
Bulletin.