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Year: 1862

On the 10Th of August last a lead.
ing journal of great influence in the
Northwest contained an editorial,
from which we make the following ex>
tract:


"Phat means this talk about r:storing The
| Union as it ioasf There can be no Union
as it was until the Confiscation Act is era
sed from the Statutes; that's certain. THE
| UNION AS IT WAS WILL NEVER BLESS THE
VISION OF ANY PRO SLAVERY FANATIC OR Sc


CEssIoN SYMPATHIzER, and it NEVER OUGHT
TO. IT Is A THING OF THE PAST,
HATED OF EVERY PATRIOT, AND
DESTINED NEVER TO CURSE AN
HONEST PEOPLE OR BLOT THE PA
GES OF HISTORYAGAIN. The act con-
fiscating the property and freeing the slaves
OF traitors will not be repealed"


The name of the paper in which the
above appeared is the Chicago Tribune,
radical Republican or Abolition jour-
nal. We hear that the editor of the
Dubuque Gowa) Herald has been ar
rested by the Government, but he nev-
er wrote line that was so objectiona-
BILE to Union and patriotic men as this
effusion of the Tribune. If a Demo
crat should say "that the Union was a
thing of the past, hated by every pa
triot, and destined never to curse hon
ess men," he would be promptly arres-
ted, and if he was proprietor of a pa
per his journal would be suppressed!
But Republicans can say and do what
they please, and the Government is
blind to their shortcomings. AS a fur
ther illustration of the truth of this,
read the following. Only a few Sun
days ago Wendell Phillips, in speech
in Boston, took this open ground:


"The Government wants three hundred
hundred thousand men; we must say to the
President, You can uot have man or dol
lar until you proclaim policy That will
open the eyes of the President and Cabinet
to the true sentiment of the North"


If that is not discouraging enlist
ments, what is it? Wendell Phillips is
a man of great influence in Massachu-
setts, but he is unmolested, while oth-
er men are thrown into prison who are
not doing tithe of the injury to the
Government in stopping recruiting.
Year: 1862

1t is now certain that General Nc
Clellan has made successful and mas,
terly evacuation from his precarious
position on James River. He has
done it in the face of the enemy, with
out losing man or a gun. This is
one of the most difficult operations in
war, and will increase his credit as a
great commander. His army will now,
probably, be united with Pope's, FORM
ing a solid body of 10000 men, and
will march on Richmond under better
auspices. ,......
Year: 1862

6-7-The Boston Courier makes suggestion
that we should like to see adopted. 1t is
that the oath of allegiance be administered
to all the people. IA proclamation by the
President to this end,' says the Courier,
could be only advisory; vet it would have
the effect, through the proper municipal au.
thorit'es, of giving every loyal man the op-
portunity of soemnly debating hi fealty to
the Constitution, and also of asertaining who
would be voluntarily, because none but those
chosen or appointed to office are required by
law to assume this obligation; but we can
conceive OF no process SO sure to silt out the
really disloyal from those who honestly love
their country and mean to uphold its insti.
tutious. n


There are just two classes OF person to
whom the oath would be poser; Abolition.
lists Of the Wendell Phillips school, and
secessionists.
Year: 1862

It will be seen by the telegraph dis
patches that Major General Pope has
g issued an order modifying his previ~


ous General Order No. 5, which was


construed to, grant permission to his
officers and troops to rob, plumber and


devastate the country through which
:, they might pass, Not only was such
"a construction putupon General Pope's
Order No. 5 by those civilians who go
q. in for the determination of the people


Of the South, and who regarded it as


the precursor of the good time coming
which they. We're pleased to style a
I"yigorous" prosecution of the war,
but also by the troops in the field un-
der him, who committed desolation


wherever they went. General Hall
q ieck believes in prosecuting the war


in such way, and will, therefore, have


none Of it. He means to preserve the
q morals and credit of American SOL


diers, and not return them to the body
e of the people, at the close of the war,
as a set against whom every door must


be locked and every window fortified


at nightfall. We congratulate the


country on the modification of Gener-
al Pope's order, as it will add to the
, MORALE of the army and preserve the
name of Americans for humanity and


refined civilization.
Year: 1862

A BITTER Cur General Simon B. Buck
ner was formerly Colonel of the Eighteenth
Odd Battalion, National Guard, of Chicago,
Illinois. and used to ride through the streets
at the head of his command, the popular
favorite of the populace and of fortune. A
year ago he transferred his property to avoid
the danger of future confscation. and delib-
erately went over to the side of treason He


now goes back to march the same streets a
detested ond disgraced traitor. and prison
er in the hands of the very men at whose
head he used to march as commander, but
who are now bis conauerors ard cartors.-
Year: 1862

PusruLEs ~ SMALL Pox.-If you are ever
afflicted with small pox, reader, and the pus-
tules begin to appear, annoint them with
sweet oil and lime water. as these are pre-
pared for burns and water scalds, and the
irritation will be allayed, and the discolora-
ton of the skin and the pitting of the flesh
will be greatly lessened. If you have no
present need of this receipt, cut it out and
paste it in your scrap book. 1t is valuable,
and although you may never need it your
self. some Of your neighhors may.
Year: 1862

From the Richmond Examiner, August


he train last evening brought to this city Ave hundred
aud fifteen or the Yankee prisoners hold at Lynchburg,
rho included in tho exchange agreed upon between
Che United States and the Confederate governments.
They taken to Bello Island from whence they will
be sent forward in day two.
Year: 1862

WHAT Is DONE WITH HERRING.-The edi-
tor of the Calais { tMe.l Herald, in noticing the
large ''catch" OF herring this season, says
lowing to the low price of smoked herring,
converting them into oil is just now a more
profitable business. Three hogsheads of fish
make a barrel of oil, which is worth about
$17. In some of the wers 100 hogsheads are
caught at a time. A boat load constitutes
from five to ten hogsheads. They are salted
before being boiled; the sailing occupies about
twenty-iour hours, after which the fish are put
into kettles which hold about 10 gallons each,
and placed over the furnace, the boiling pro-
Cess usually occupying one hour. Fourteen
hundred gallons OF fish can thus be disposed of
In day in one establishment This would
make forty gallons of oil. The pressing pro-
cess occupies but short time and the oil is
Immediately fit for use. At present the oil
commands high price, making it much more
profitable thus to dispose of the fish than to sell
the smoked herring at 35 cents a box.
Year: 1862

.g- 1t has been discovered that one Of the
chief causes Of the sickness in the army is the
improper preparation of the food of the sol
diers, and proposition has been indorsed by
the Surgeon General for the employment of
competent cooks to each company.
Year: 1862

By nearly every train from the south
anc west, wounded soldiers finding their
way home to their friends, reach this city.
Arriving here at late hour, and needing
attention md treatment for their wounds,
cases have several times occurred within q
few nights past, where some Of these brave
fellows, without means to procure even q
nights lodging, have passed hours in the
cherries depot, waiting to 50 forward on
their route. To state this simple fact is
all that is necessary to secure among our
generous and patriotic citizens the action
that is needed. Let there be committee
chosen to watch for the arrival Of these
wounded soldiers and give them the care
they need, and which it will he a pleasure
to bcstow upon those who have thus been
wounded in the field Of battle in the ser
vice Of their country. There should be q
room prepared and surgeons in attendance
with refreshments required. And all this
should be at once instituted. Who will
move in the matter?
Year: 1862

SPRING CROPS.


Much alarm begins to be manifested
throughout Northern and Central Illinois,
with regard to the coming crops Of spring
grain. During the last four OF dvc weeks,
ii has rained almost daily, till the soil is
so thoroughly saturated with watcr as to
preclude the possibility for some time Of
either plowing, sowing, or planting, The
danger of this shortening Of the season is
felt deubly at this time, in consequence Of
about $1,000 Of our Illinois farmers being
nov withdrawn from the State to tight fog
the Union. In ordinary times, even when
1he spring work is forced close upon sum
mer, by the employment Of extra help
much of tie danger is averted; but at
present The prospect is gloomy enough.
Year: 1862

Do You REMEMBER2--Do you remember
that you have put off your wife for over a year
with promises that you would buy her a Sew.
ing Machine after while Now, open your
heart, and on Christmas morning, give her "a
happy surprise with Wheeler x Wilson.
Year: 1862

Aground-Yesterday canAl.boat loaded
with wood was run aground at the confluence
of the Miami and Hydraulic Canal, while the
pilot-assisted by the hoSs-was navigating
his vessel around the dangerous point OF soft
earth which abuts into the raging element
furnent the middle pier of the Sixth street
spension bridge As the craft was not visi-
BILE there at daybreak this morning, it is fair
to infer that the vessel was got afoat and
nAvigated to some woodward, or had "gone
down with every soul on board r.
Year: 1862

At the Depot.--The Union Depot is the
'ompium gAtherum" of all kinds OF machine,
ry and traps, as well as all sorts Of people"
The snapper up Of unconsidered triaes"
would find there an extensive mine which he
might work indefinitely to his own advantage,
and to the interest of the reading public.


Yesterday the Patent Clothes-Wringer was
the chief attraction to the curious crowd who
we're awaiting the departure Of the Western
train.


None Of the party knew what the machine
was, yet in obedience to that singular Yankee
quality which assumes to know every thing,
each one had name and vocation for the
institution,


81 know what it is IT. exclaimed bright
eyed Hoosier maiden TO the young man by
her side, whose admiration seemed to be
about equally divided between her and the
"Wringer" ats Sowin' Machine--thats
what it is ; the Jones-s has one f.


"a Sowin' Machine p returned the youth.
HLord | swow thort it was Pianerl''


The signal for the departure of the train
here interrupted torrent Of information
which was being volunteered, and which was
intended to delegate TO the unpretending
renovater Of dirty linen all the mechanical
qualities ranging from clothes-pin to an
eight-cylinder printing press.


"P. 0."-These letters, as placed at the be.
ginning Of this paragraph, used to be under
stood as standing for Post Office They have
Of late received a new initial significance
Under the Stanton regime P. o. is the short
cut for Political Offenders; and owing TO the
deep impression they have made on the Pub
lie mind-being burned into it, as it we're
their peculiar Specification will probably be
transmitted TO the latest generation of those
who have had the luck TO be classed under
them. 4it Hi


But this is not exactly to the point; though
there is a point in it--and moral, too, for
the matter of that We started to say that
q noted Political Offender passed through
here by rail- yesterday morning, en- route for
Camp Chase, in custody Of two officers who
were dressed in citizens clothes. Rumor has
it that the P. o, is none other than the Sc
nior editor of the Louisville Journal, whose
efforts to ride a two-horse act, il is said have
brought him to grief


p. S.-The rumor lacks confirmation.
Year: 1862

The bill which has passed through both
houses of Congress, relative to the militia, is
one of the most important of the session. We
give below few of its leading features:


The first section provides that whenever the
President shall call forth the militia of the
States, he may specify in his call the period
for which such service will be required, not
exceeding nine months; and the militia so
mustered in shall serve for the term specified,
unless sooner discharged


The second section authorizes the President
to call one hundred thousand volunteers as in
fanty, into the field, in addition to the number
already authorized by law, for period of nine
months, unless sooner discharged. and every
soldier who shall enlist under it shall receive
his first months pay in advance and also S25
as bounty, upon the mastering of his COM
pany or regiment into the service.


The third section authorizes the President
to accept such a number of volunteers as NAV
be required for filling up the regiments of in
fantry now in the service, for twelve months,
unless sooner discharged.


Section fourth authorizes the appointment
OF judge acknowledgement, with the pay of
colonel of cavalry, to whose office all proceed
ings in court-rnartial shall be returned, and no
sentence of death or imprisonment in the PEN
itentiary shall be carried out without the ap-
proval of the President.


Section eleven authorizes the President to
receive into the service, for the purpose of
constructing intrenchments, and performing
camp service, or any other labor or any militia
ry or naval service for which they may be
found competent, persons of African descent !;
and such persons shall be enrolled and organ
lied under such regulations, not inconsistent
with the Constitution and the laws, as the
President may prescribe.


Section twelve enacts that whenever any
man or boy of African descent who, by the
laws of any State, shall owe service or labor to
any person who, during the present rebellion,
has levied war, or borne arms against the gov
ernment or adhered to its enemies. and shall
render any such service as enumerated in the
section, he, his wife, and children forever be
free, any law or custom to the contrary not
withstanding. And where such persons owe
service to loyal master, provision is made for
compensation.
Year: 1862

Is connected with the 18th Regiment, in New
Orleans, will be found interesting.


U. S. BRANCH MINT,


New ORLEANS, June %.


II is Sunday and again sit down to write
you; not that have any news to write, but to
tell you of my continued good health. My
health never was better, and / consider myself
pretty well acclimated by this time, though
know that the hardest part of the season is yet
to come. A great many are getting discharged
on account of ill-health: some that are as well
man to get frightened, and think he is going
to be..sick, than real sickness; and many Of
ficers and men are going home from here by
every steamer For my part, wish to return
with the regiment, and l shall stay here till /
am sick or till see no prospect OF settle
ment of this war for a year or two, then shall
wish myself at home, and try and get dis
charged; but as matters stand now, do not
wish to leave the regiment,


Our regiment has had chance to do little
in the fighting line, as you doubtless have seen
by the papers, and they have done it well. l
did not see or take part in it, as l was order
ed to stay here. They left here week ago
tonight; went in the cars to Lakeport, en-
barked on board steamers, and went to
the upper end of the lake. to destroy a bridge
there. This bridge forms the railroad commu-
cation with the city. The bridge was occupied
and defended by the rebels, reported to be 1900
strong. Our boys went to work in good shape,
haff Of -. fpa
pounders), destroyed them, set fire to the
bridge and burned about 700 feet They cap
tured large flag, of silk, presented to the reb-
el regiment by the ladies of New Orleans. l
hope we shall have the pleasure of marching
through the streets of Portland with it this
fall.


This city is as quiet as any city of New Eng
land, and the Union feeling is every day show
ing ITSELF Our men and officers go to any
part of the city without arms of any kind. and
/ have heard of no cases of insult. / have to
60 out to Lake Ponchartrain nearly every day
and do not go armed, as | did when we first
first arrived, for there is no need of it. have
sent you papers by every mail, and you can
see by them that Gen. Butler has done well.
and has gone to work in the right shape in
governing this city. All here speak in favor
Of the way he has governed this city; cap
tured city, yet only so in name, for all true citi-
zens, all loyal men are protected, and those
that have been in arms, by taking the parole,
are unmolested, and may go about their busi-
ness as before war began. Yet he is just. and
a citizen or soldier violating the law is pun
ished, and at once. We are expecting mail
tomorrow, and / hope TO hear from you.


1t seems too bad to keep Neal Dow and his
regiment on Ship Island, yet he is there and
probably will stay there till we leave here. /
hear that there are many cases of sickness, and
many of his men are dying from fevers. 1t is
hot here, as hot as we ever see it in Maine,
and the worst to come. can hardly imagine
what it will be like. stand the weather first
rate, have fixed up shower bath in my com
missary room, and have bath sometimes eve
ry day, or every other day sure. JULIUS.
Year: 1862

and New York placed guard on the spring,
and confiscated the whole for themselves


Maine of course, understood that water ran
down hill, and so she goes and taps the vein
about 10 rods above, and puts in a barrel which
was soon filed with clear water while New
York was left few rods below to guard a
- mud hole. They blazed away of course
about it, but Maine kept cool and drank clear
tcdter. ARoosrooK
Year: 1862

NAVAL PROMOTION President has ap.
pointed the rear admirals Of ths navy in the
retired and active list under the late act Of
Congress At the head Of the retired list is
Charles Stewart, the gallant officer who per-
formed such brilliant deeds in the war Of 1912,
and is recognized the country over as the father
Of our navy. At the head Of the active list Is
L. M. Goldsborough, who neither exhibited
great skill nor performed brilliant deeds while
in command Of the James river neet The list
OF naval officers will therefore stand with
Commodore Charles Stewart at the head Of the
retired list and Commodore L. NJ Colds
borough at the head OF tue active list Com
p4ent u sapcraaaqs.
Year: 1862

NEW BRUNSWICK ON THE RAMpAoE-The Blue
Noses of New Brunswick have torn down the
Office Of the st. Croix Herald because 1t spoke
we'll of the United States. New Brunswick Is
province Of two hundred thousand inhabitants,
who are fed by the United States, and who
would starve to death in six weeks if their sup
plies of food from this country were cut oil.
The chief city, ST. john is group OF huts,
many OF them inhabited by rogues who
nave made few pennies since the war
broke out by lending their names to the
Illicit traders who have run the blockade.
With an area more than four times the
size Of Massachusetts,, the province has
never been selfsupporting; and if IT were sub
merged In the sea, and its inhabitants swept
away, nobody would miss either the ono or the
other. TIE wonder is not that such people tore
down a newspaper Office, bus that tDey had q
newspaper al all.
Year: 1862

The PAY OF Our SoLDIERs.INcoMPErEN
or THE PArMAsTERs.-A private who was
wounded at the battle of Fair Oaks, and has
since been in one Of the hospitals under ni1di-
cal treatment, called at our Office yesterday
with complaint that he could not get his pay
lie has been six months in the army, and has
not received the first cent in payment for his
services His family is suffering Tor the neces-
saras u,e. and the moment that he could hob
Bile out Of the hospital he applied to the pay
master who is now IN tlis city but was informed
that an order lad just been received no. to pay
any Of the privates. !, 81


What is the meaning of this. We oil expect
every American to do his duty; but does
the War Department expect that men will
leave their families aud risk their lives
in battle IL they are thus shabby
treated! Afflicted with wounds, bis papera
correct and vouchers perfect he is told with
out any other explanation, that the government
has ordered that no privates are to be paid,
and therefore he is obliged to see his family
suffer, while the money due him. which would
relieve them. is withheld. His story is that Of
hundreds of Others. and demands immediate at.
tention Of the authorities At Washington. To
expect every man to exert every effort, under
such circumstances. or men to rapidly enlist. is
expecting too much of weak human nature.
Secretary Stanton should Immediately Issue
one OF his bulletins against ,bese negligen,
paymasters, and also establish some plain
and simple rules for the payment of the
men-rules that every private could under
stand and such rs would give the paymaster
no chance to take advantage OF the poor sol.
diers, il matters not how great the temptation
This is an cyli that demands immediate atten-
ton. It's iNportance cannot be overestImated.
Let Secretary Stanton see that it il attended TO
and he will get uen enough for the army


GREAT EFFORT TO ELUDE THE New TARIFF
We see by our European advices that there is
great rush for transportation and desperate ef-
fort made by merchants to get their goods ship.
ped and the vessels started in time to reach
some one OF our ports before the lst Of August,
in order to escape the duties under the new tariff
which goes into operation at that date. Our
Custom House ofiic ais are no doubt having
busy time just now. Some OF the shipments via
no doubt be delayed, and the receipts al the
Custom House during the first week in Angus,
will be largely in advance Of wha! they have
been.
Year: 1862

repaying us for our hospitality; and the best
way he proposes to do this is by max
ing an attempt to obtain the recognition
Of the JEFF. Davis confederacy. Here, how
ever he failed again most dismally. although
he was backed up by the bogus news announc-
ing the capitulatiop Of Mcclellan, and by the
untounded pretsnsl0hs Of the London Times
that the federal army had surrendered. The
sound plum pudding and roast beef common
sense Of John Bull prevailed on this occasion
and triumphsd over the trade and navigation
schemes of the member from SUNDERLAND.


The Importance Of the action Of the House Of
Commons cannot be exaggerated. In view OF
the approaching conference Of the Emperors
Of France and Russia and the King Of Prussia,
this decision Of the Premier and Parliament of
England is most opportune. At that august
meeting, as we have the Emperor Alexander
with us, and Lord Palmerston opposed to recog-
nizing the South, the chances are that Prussia
will go with her ally, England, and We shall
have no Intervention for some time. But we
must not rely too much on such contingencies.
II is the dutyof the federal government to carry
on the war with renewed vgor, and not to be
shaken from its purpose in the slightest degree
in consequence of the suffering and misery Of
tho European manufacturing districts. Let our
blows at the rebellion be fast and furious, and
in . few months we will bring the so-cslled
Southern cpnfederacy to complete submission to
The legitimate government Of the whole country
and foreign Intervention will become AZ obso.


eIe lav~s
Year: 1862

It's Of tie town. There vera twenty-one
Of our men, only four Of N!.o1A sno yed
themselves. The enemy, after Eve Of their
number were killed, fell back with the iatea-
tion of drawing our men into anhush, but
they were too shrewd for them. We under
stand that the bridge at Florence WAS burned
by our men.