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Year: 1865

have many friends and every thing to
make me happy, whero my profession
alone has gained me an income Of more
than twenty thousand dollars year, and
where my great personal ambition in my
profession has such great field for Ia.
| Dor: On the other hand the South have
mover bestowed upon me one kind word;
a place now where have no friends, ex.
ccpt beneath the sod; place where l
must either become a private soldier or
begsar. To give up all Of the former
for the latter, besides my mother and
sisters whom I love so dearly, (although
they so widely differ with me in opinion
seems insane;' but God is my judge. I
Hove Justice moro than I do q country
that disowns it; moro than fame and
wealth; more, (Heaven pardon me if
wrong) more than, 3 happy home. I
have ucver been upon battle field; but
| O. my countrymcu, could you all but
See the reality or effects Of this horrid
war, as l have seen them Gn overy State,
save Virsinia) I know you would think
like me, aud would pruy the Almighty
to create in the Northern mind sense
Of right and justice (even should it pos
| scss no seasoning Of mercy,) and that he
would dry up this sen Of blood between
US, which is daily growing wider. Alas
poor country, is she to meet her threat.
cned doom? -Four years ago, / would
have given q thousand lives to see her
remain Gas I had always known her)
powerful and unbroken. And even now
| would hold my life as nausht, to see
her what she was. O my friends, if the
fearful scenes of the past four years had
never been enacted, or if what has been
had been but a frightful dream, from
which We could now awake, with what
overAoning hearts could VIC bless our
God and pray for his continued favor.
How I have loved the old flag can never
now be known. A few years since and
the entire world could boast Of none 80
pureaand spotlcss. But have of late
been seeing and hearing Of the bloody
deeds of which she has been made the
mblem, and would shudder to think
how changed she had grown. O, how !
have loueed to see her break from the
mist of blood and death that circles
round her folds, spelling her beauty and
furnishing ber honor. But no! Day by
day has she been dragged deeper and
deeper into cruelty and oppression, till
now, Gin my eycs) her once bright red
stripes look like bloody gashes on the
face Of Heaven. | look now upon my
early admiration Of her glorics rs j
dream. My love Gas things stand to.
day) is for the South alone. Nor do
decm it a dishonor in attempting to make
for her prisoner Of this man, to whom
she owes so much Of misery. Ifsuccess
attend me, 60 pennilcss to her side
They say she has found that "last ditch
which the North have SO long dcridcd,
and been endcavoring to force her in,
forgetting they are our brothers, and
that it's impoitic to goad an enemy
to madness. Should / reach her in safe.
ty md find it true, will proudly beg
permission to triumph or die in that
same ditch" by her side.


Il Confederate, doing duty upon his ocn
responsibility j. WILKES BOOTH.
Year: 1865

DO good IN perpetulty, and you can take
hold Of it, not to break up the Govern
ment, but to go on pertscting it more
and MORE as it runs down the stream Of
time. ...


1t provides that the United States,
that is, the great integer, shall guarantee
to each Of the State integers composing
the whole in this Union, a republican
form Of Government. Yes, if the rebel.
lion has been rampant and set aside the
machinery of State for time, there
stands the great law to remove the par.
alysis and revitalize and put it on its
fee. again. Upon this idea of destroy.
ing States my position has been hereto.
fore well known, and I see no cause to
change it now. Some are satisfied with
the idea that the Statos are to be lost in
territorial and other divisions; arc to
lose the character as States, but their
life breath has been only suspended, and
it is a high constitutional obligation we
have to secure each Of these States in the
possession and enjoyment Of Republi.
can Government. A State may be in
the Government With peculiar institu.
ton, and by the operation Of rebellion
lose that feature, but it was State when
it went into rebellion, and when it
comes out without the institution it is
still State. ! hold it as q solemn obi.
CATION in any one Of these States where
the rebel armies have been beaten back
aud expelled, q care not how small may
be the number of Union men, that
there ure enough to man the ship Of
State.


I say it is high duty to protect and
secure to them republican form Of gov
ernmcht, and then in an adjusting and
putting the Government upon its legs
again, l think in tho progress Of this
work it must pass into the hands Of its
friends. If State is to be nursed uni
it again gets strength, it must be nursed
by its friends, not smothered By its en-.
emies. Perhaps ought not to add what
Lam about to say, but human nature is
human nature. Indiana first named Inc
for Vice President, though it was unso.
licitcd by me. Indeed there is not q
man can say that | ever approached him
on the subject. My eyes were turned to
my own State. IF I could restore her
the measure Of MY ambition was COM
ple,c. / thank the State Of Indiana for
the confidence and regard manifested
toward me, which has resulted in what is
now upon me, in placing ME in the posi-
ton | now occupy.


In conclusion, I will repeat that the
vigor Of my youth has been spent in nd
vocating those great principles at the
foundation Of our Government, and
therefore l have been by many de
nounced as a demagoguc striving t
please the people. ain free to say t.
you that my highest ambition was tt
please the people, for 1 believed when
pleased them | was nearly right, and be
ing in the right | did not care who as
sailed me. But was going to say thai
have advocated the principle that the
Government was made for man, not man
for the Government. Even the good
Book says the Sabbath was made for
man, not man for the Sabbath. So fur
as in me lies those principles shall be
Carried out. In conclusion, I tender
you my profound and sincers thanks for
your rcspcc. und support in the perform.
,ncn of the arduous duties dcyolyed up.
on me.
Year: 1865

Upon the coming events of the year, rest the
hopes Of the People and Government. We are in
the midst of bloody and pr,traoted civil wa Is
duration and close depend upon wiser, truer and
moro patriotic Policy than W, have seen during the
present Administration. ri.e
Year: 1865

There can be no question that the 81 I'm
pathies of our people regarding Mexico are
with whatever gives stability to that dis
tracted country. Whatever may be our
views regarding tie Fiench Intervention
lhole sad regarding monarchicai govern
ment it is quite certain that our interes's
as government and as people, are deep.
ly concerned in the establishment Of order
and law in Mexico, and these interests mus.
control our actions towards that country
There is no doubt that the people Of rexs7
will be able to get along much better si't
the Empire than they ever were with Il
Republic Telegraph.
Year: 1865

RemCys


For thousand years or more past ther
has been a constant drain on the civilize
world for silver to make purchases in In
dia. And as commerce with that coun
try increased the demand for silver grev
in proportion.


But owing to the rapacious character o
the government in that country, the pre-
valence Of robberies and frequent distur
Dances, those who amassed money were
accustomed to bury it, and thus vast
amounts of silver coin we're yearly with
drawn from the circulation of the world
But few years a different state of af-
fairs has taken place in Hindoostan, a
spirit of trade has prevailed, and since the
outbreak of our rebellion and the stimu.
lus thus given to the cotton trade Of In
dia, immense fortunes have been made by
the native merchants. And with the sud-
den accumulation of fortunes has sprung
up taste for luxury and display, and a
disposition to unearth and exhibit their
buried treasures has become very general.


Now in our country and in most civil
ized countries fashion and custom have
established modes of exhibition of aristo-
cratic pretensions to wealth in varied
forms of luxury, as costly apparel, jew
elry and diamonds, fine houses aud orna-
mental grounds. splendid carriages and
high priced horses with train of SER
wants in livery Of gold and lace. But the
Parvenus of Hindoostan are left to their
own unaided genius to strike out aristo-
cratic displays Of their newly acquired
wealth. So each displays an original taste
and follows his own proclivities. Some
buy fine horses and have drove of them
following in their train; others purchase a
herd of bul!ocks for the same purpose;
still others fill up as many sacks of ru-
pees as they can raise and set their SER
wants to carrying them on poles in their
train as they perambulaie the streets.


With the growth of such tastes and
the gradual adaptation to the fashions Of
the civilized world which will grow out Of
the present condition of cffairs in the far
East. We may soon hope for return Of
vast quantities Of gold and silver coin to
the open channels of commerce and gen.
eral circulation.
Year: 1865

TuE SISTERS OF CHARITY Of Walla Walla, re-
turn their sincere thanks to the ladies who so
generously aided them for the Annual Fair.
They also return their thanks to the gentlemen
Of the Fire Company, for the use Of the Engine
House, and to all who patrOnzed the Fair.
Year: 1865

down, aud on undertaking to regain the porch
was kicked In the face, allhis front teeth bro
Ken out and he rendered insensible, and in
that state thrown into the ring. The dogs had
satiatad themselves with blood, and refused to
touch him. This is only a single case ofmany
which could be related.
Year: 1865

These works will be printed a greatly improved
quality of paper aud while nearly all American Period
calls are either advanced in price reduced in szeand
very generally boihwc shall eoatnue 20 give faithful
copies Of all the matter contained in the original edition
Hence our present prices win be found caeap for e
amount Of matter furnished those Of any Of the
peting periodicals in the country.


Compared with the of the original editions, which
at the present premium gold would be about 800
year, prices $15 exceedingly low Add to tais
the fact that we make annual payments TO the British
Publishers for early sheets and copyright IN Gold$l
costing as at this time nearly $3.50 in
trust that in the scale have adopted shall be entire
ly justified by our subscribers and the reading public
The interest Of these Periodicals American readers is
rather increased than diminished by the articles they
tain on oar great Civil War and though sometimes ting
ed with prejudice they may STILL considering their great
ability and the different stand points from which they
written be read and studied with advantage by the peo
pie of this country Of every creed and party.


LEONARD SCOTT a CO., Publishers,


No. IS Walker Street, New York.
Jan 2T 1865.
Year: 1865

Tho above caption has headed SO many
newspaper articles and paragraphs during
several weeks past that there Is danger the
thOugbtless reader will fall into the error of
supposing there are no capitalists except "the
English capitalists. The efforts made to
induce English capitalists to invest in our
railroad stocks are, within certain limits,
very laudable, no doubt, but there is no
danger that in the future we shall not have
quite as much foreign capital mixed up in
our stocks as will be wholesome for the coun
try. And while we welcome Sir MORTON
PEro and his friends most cordially, ard
make no doubt of reaping substantial bene-
fits from their examination of this country
and its railroad business, we would not have
our people carried away with the idea that
We are dependent upon foreign capital, or
that the obligations are all on the side Of
those gentlemen abroad who patronize our
stocks and securities.


The capitalists invest their money where
they think they can make most money by
it, and while our country was much indebted
during the rebellion to the German capital.
lists who invested SO largely in American
bonds il is patent fact that they reaped an
immense harvest of profits by the operation
Their investments made when gold was high
est yielded them one hundred per cent, or
more, and although we honor them for their
sagncity in believing that our government
would succeed in crushing the rebellion and
would redeem its bonds, we cannot forget
that we have been filling their pockets, The
German capitalists beat tho English capital
lists hollow in making money out of United
States bonds and avoiding losses in the rebel
bonds, and we consequently feel more CRATE
full to Germany than to Great Britain in this
matter.


Now that the war is over and the integrity
of our Government vindicated before the
world, there will be no lack of foreign capital
seeking investment here, because our rapid
ly developing resources offer the fairest op.
portunities for making money. There will
soon be no necessity for going a-begging for
patronage; it will Aow towards our rivers and
praires and mines as surely as water runs
down hill. From England and the continent
they will come seeking American investments
quite largely enough, for it would not be well
to have any of our great interests too much
under the control Of foreign capital.
Year: 1865

The returns of the assessor of the thir-
tee nth district of Illinois, in reply to the
Cotton Manufacturing Circular of the Com
missioner of Agriculture, show that several
thousand bales of cotton, grown in the dis
trict, will be shipped from that district the
nressn nj season
Year: 1865

The following remarkable passage oc-
ours in Prof. Agazziz' Methods of Study
in Natural History


One can hardly conceive The beauty OF
the egg as seen through the microscope
at this period Of its growth, when the en-.
tire yolk is divided, with he dark gran
ules on one side; while the other side, in
which the transparent halo of the vesci.
Gle is seen, is brilliant with light. With
the growth of the egg these granules en-
large, become more distinct, and under
the microscope some Of them appear TO be
hollow. They are not round in form, but
rather irregular, and under the effect oil
light they are exceeding brilliant. Pres.
entity. instead Of being scattered equally
over the space they occupy, they form
clusters--constellatio as it were-aud
between these clusters are clear spaces,
produced by the separation of the albu.
men from the oil. AT this period OF its
growth there is a wonderful resemblance
between the appearance of the egg when
seen under the microscope, and the firm
ament with the heavenly bodies. The
little clusters or considerations are equally
divided. Here and there are two aud two


like double stars, or sometimes in threes,
fives or sevens, recalling the Pleiades;-
and the clear slbumlnous tracts between
are like the empty spaces separating the
stars. This is simply true, that such is
the actual appearance Of the yolk at this
time; and the idea cannot but suggest it.
sell to the mind, that the thoughts which
have been embodied In the universe are
recalled here within the little egg, pre-.
senting miniature diagram of the firm.
ament. This is one Of the first changes
OF the yolk, ending by forming regular
clusters with sort OF network of albu.
men between. and then this phase OF the
growth is complete
Year: 1865

Our telegrsphic and local columns vii
furnish our readers lritII,. g., I.ibraRS -
greatest and most wi ss-aSeided freshet
on record in this country. We have no
room this morning to comment upon them,
and merely desire to congratulate our
readers that its evil effects have been so
far overcome that We are able to present
them with our usual amount and variety
of telegraphic nsWs this morning. The
energy Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in thus speedily repairing the
enormous damage done to its line, and re-
suming business in SO short time after an
interruption that would have paralyzed
many companies, cannot be 100 highly
Year: 1865

On Saturday afternoon spirited game Of base ball
was played between the Fanwood and Alert Base Ball
cubs- The former club is composed entirely Of the
students Of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
Washington Heights and the latter OF students Of the
French Institute at Fort Washington. The game which
played the lawn Of the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb, opened favorably for the French students
who held the lead up 70 the last innings when, by fine
display Of batting the deaf mutes managed to add
eneen TO their previous score thus winning the
game. The following is the score:-
Year: 1865

The great Petroleum Exchange in New


York is al immense affair. I:z member
ship uow numbers between i've and six


hundred, and the ErPres+ says that


"the institution now represents fully as
much wealth as the Stock Exchange" ga
number of brokers have Joined the Ex


change, believing that Petroleum is to De
the great card before spring"


The sessions are already get


ting TO De quite lively, and the success Of


the enterprise is established beyond all


doubt; in fact it far succeeds the s1ticipa-


tions of the most ssuguine. The need of
Just such al Institution mas loug been fell.


among all Interested in petroleum, and


therefore the whole trade came forward


handsomely to sustain it. There are quite
a number of soil kings" auoag its mem
bers, who are in receipt of fabulous incomes


daily, such as used TO be thought large


enough 20 live on in style for whole yea r
The facilities afforded here to deal in the
various stocks are most ample, and such as
are rot found anywhere else; therefore the
room Is the natural source of attraction to
all those interested il any way in the oily
kingdoms Of grease The petroleum inter
est Is getting 20 oe an enormous one IN this
country, and if it keeps on increasing much
/ longer as It has done during the past year,
[ must scoa sUrPass every other one That
tits great source of national wealth, no
| one can for moment doubt, a1d has done
! its snsre towards lquidating our foreign
Indebtedness within tne past year, and will
continue ts do so II the future The taxes
derived By the Government from 1t are very
| large, and if the extra tax Of six cents per
! gallon is put upon ths crude oil, the reys-
uue will be increased very materially
| There are those who are constantly crying
| that petroleum is humbug, bat their
croakings amount to nothing, for the pu6-
! lie are thoroughly awakened to the impor.


sance of it, and are just naE beginning to
| appreciate it.


| The uses to which petroleum can be sp-
Piled are numerous, and 1t is perfectly as
| touishiug TO see what science is doing with
[ this oily product of the soil. Il answers
| the purpose of an excellent ilIuuinator and
! Iubricssor while 1t makes far more eco
uomical gas than coal. and at Ene same
time possesses medical qualities. It has
! been tried as 4 steam generator and the
experiment has been perfectly successful,
aud the day may not be far distant Wheu a
! locomotive or 3 steamship may be ne pro
PEELED by petroleam. Il answers every
| purpose that WuaIe oil does except for tan
| ming and no doabs some entsrprTsiug YAu-


kee will yet invent some method whereby


it may be used for this purpose The dis
co7ery of petroleum seems 70 be proyi-


dentiaI, coming just at time when the
whale fisheries were giving out, and also
| furnishing an export when we had but lit.


tie cotton to send abroad to help pay our


foreign indebtedness The petroleum trade


Is undoubtedly in its infancy as yet, bat will
| steadily grow to be one of the greatest, il
not the greatest interest Of the country.
Year: 1865

There is, of course, not much variety in
mourning bonnets, but some of them are very
neat, A good specimen is made of rich Grape,
fitting closely at the side, fall of loops OF
narrow ruffiss at The back, and embellished
with let ornaments. For half mourning a
pretty hat is made of black tulle, trimmed
with white and black ribbon. There are ele-
CANT grenadine robes in suits, with three mar
row founees scalloped and bound with white
or purple; sash and mantilla to match. In
dress goods there are Grape Eugene, suitable
for this season, and Byzantine and Florentine
for summer wear.
Year: 1865

Railways Ready Relief is the poor mans
best friend, for it will relieve him Of pain in
a few minutes, and cure him if sick without
loss Of time. If the labcrcr, the mechanic,
sailor, woodcutter, the boatman, the farmer,
the merchant, the student or the profession
al man is seized with pain or is sick, Rad
ways Ready Relief will cure him quickly.
Not one day in a year need be lost by sick
ne $, if this medicine is used when pain or
discomfort is experienced. 1t should be in
every hut, cabin, house, palace, shop, camp,
barge, canal boat in the land Price % cents
per bottle. Sold by Druggists and Store
keeperS evervwhcre
Year: 1865

Now IS THE TiNE.-Our returned soldiers
who wish to fit themselves out with ready
made clothing before leaving for the inter-
ior Of the State, where II is so much higher
should lose no time in calling on Sam Perry.
at his stand opposite the Post Office. The
great variety Of his stock enables him to
please the taste Of every one who may call,
while his extensive business enables him to
sell at the lowest rates.


A NuIsAScs.-1t is becoming quite COM
mon for men and boys to bathe In the river
during the day, near the Bridge, and from
there a. far up IS Shields Factory. Az no
road in the city is travelled upon more than
this one, we call the attention Of our police
force to the fact, and hope they will sbats
this nuisance, "a ssTN
Year: 1865

SuIcIpE.-In last evenings issue We no
ticcd the death of an unknown soldier by
falling from the Rock Island Bridge. The
coroner's inquest developed the fact that his
name was Lucius Bond, lately Of the 36th
Infantry, and that he committed suicide
while in state Of temporary insanity.
Year: 1865

In little work entitled "Our Peculari-
ties," by Viscountess Combermere, is the
following fine tribute to old maids:


These single women, whom it is the cant
Of society TO ridicule, may have often post
poned their own settlement in life from the
highest motives: flial devotion has, perhaps,
engrossed them so entirely in early life,
that no selfish object diverted them from its
holy duties. 1t was sufficient to satisfy
affection and to supersede home; for the
devoted, generous child, from the intensity
of her love, has felt that the future must
eyer be blank, when the interest that en-
crosses the present is removed by DEATH
and this dreary prospect adds another
motive TO her tenderness.


Unseliish as woman is under all circum
stances, she is here more regardless o.
herself than in any other position. Ir
married life she yields to her husband, WHIT
is her support and companion till death; tt
her children she looks for affection in age
but no consideration of future happiness o
present pleasure encourages the patient
daughter, as she watches day and mig int the
invalid mother, or the decrerit father
Here is the purest love unsullied by Oh
sensual thought as to Its origin or object
No instinct prompts it, no animal impuls
strengthens it; the holiest feeling that fill
the human heart, it yields only in purit
to the will of God"