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Year: 1863

t. Rumor hath it that Gov. Yates
could have sold his sanction Of the Wabash
Horse Railway swindle for shares Of stock
to the amount Of 100000. It is said by the
Tcna1 that every man has his price, but
there seems to be one exception at least
The Gorc1nor Of Illinois cannot be 1ri1cz
to sanction an act that he believes to be
wrong. Most Of the corrupt scamps in the
late Legislature sold their votes for one
share each Of $1,000 Of stock. The Cor
e1nor has proven himself to be more than
one hundred times as honest as they. The
chagrin. Of the corrupt members and the
lobby yulturcs when the bolt fell prorogu-
ing the Legislature, is said to bc indescliba~
Year: 1863

lion and the American people. She has
a great and mighty mission to perform.
l invoke her people of all partie ies-repu-
dating all mere POLITICAL ideas---to march
forward in this great and mighty work.
l invoke her children to raise their hands
against this monster that has come to tor
ment them. l invoke woman, at the do
mestic altar, to raise her effectual prayer
to Heaven against this internal monster.
She, who like Jephtha's daughter, could
come forward and bare her bosom to the
sword for the good of her country.
invoke her sons to come forward, not on
ly upon the battle field, but in every line
of life. and in every avenue Of society, to
put down this Rebellion and save this
Governmeht--the last great hope Of man.
Almighty God, l say, if this Govern
ment mus. fsil--ifit must 60 down in
blood and tears-if the example ofWash.
ington and the great spirit Of the Revolu-
tlon, and those who founded this Govern
ment must go down let it go down by
blood, let it go down by forcei but lot
not the Empire State contribute its NIGH
ty influence. Cheers. Give us rather,
Father of Mercies, oceans Of blood, riv-
ers of tears, give us pestilence. give US
famine, give us life Of suffering, give
US an ignoble death, rather than curse us
and our memories with the idea that We
have contributed to uphold this. terrible
Rebellion.


When this nation perishes, oh, may it
perish by the force Of a foreign foe. Let
not its foundation be sapped, let 1t not fall
prey to the assassin's dagger; at homo.
Let it perish by foreign force, 20 that
when it shall perish, we may not say that
like the stricken eagle it has fallen by its
own actioni and especially by the actions
of the Emire State, that
So the struck eagle, streached upon the plain.
No more through rolling clouds to soar again.
Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart,
Which winged the shaft that qugerpd in hia


heart.


Keen were his pangs, but keencr far to feel,
He nursed the piniun that impclled the steel:
While tho same plumnge that had warmed his


nest,


Drank the life drop from his bleeding breast.


No, it shall not be. The Empire State
shall stand in this great controversy. it
shall come forward with the influence Of
its sons and its daughters; it shall come
forward with the influence Of all ages.
sexes and conditions, and rescue our land
from the hand of the despoiler. God grant
it. God grant it, my friends. Loud and
prolonged applause.
Year: 1863




Permit me to in
form you, and through the medium Of
your columns the people of Wyandot
County, that as the result Of inquiry
among the soldiers at this post, find that
the disafection and decentralization that
we have heard Sc much about, exists only
in the imagination Of those whose only
voice of condemnation is for those who
are trying to upold the Government
With them, the wish is father to the
thought.


The Soldiers are unit on the great
questions Of the preservation Of the I'm
ion, regardless Of the institutions that
may perish in the struggle to secure that
end.


To those who have for eighteen months
endured the privations of soldiers life
the rights of property of traitors in arms
against us do not appear as sacred nor
does the denial of the privilege of "Ao-
beas corpus" to blatant secessionists ap-
pear such grieveance as to those who
have spent their time vilifyihg the ad-
ministration instead Of shouldering their
muskets and going forth to defend their
country. The first paroled consisting in
part of men from the 1st, Sd, and 4th
Ohio cavalry are exchanged and in day
or two will be off for the wars again.
And all we want is the hearty undivided
support of the people. Brethren Of glo-
rious little Wyandot, By the blood of
our slain on the bloody fields of Shiloh
Manassas and Murfreesboto by the ach-
ing hearts and homes made desolate be
united! cease all party strife and show
yourselves patriots and men. No good
can come Of it but a division Of sentiment
in the North. We may encourage the
rebels, now almost desparing, to renewed
exertions. But more than this the army
feels that it is entitled 10 the full free and
hearty sympathy of all the people.


We 60 away fully confident that the
darkness and gloom now surrounding US
will soon pass away, and the dawn Of
better day soon break Ger us.


There afe daily arrivals Of sscesh and
'mong them We occasionally see Nor
sanite whose acquaintance we nade
while sojourning in Dixie as prisoners Of
VAR


We are booked TO leave on monday.


close hoping soon to be able to sub
'cribe DC, dc, from the front where my
comrades are.


VIDETTE.
Year: 1863

THE TICKEr.-We present to-day the
ticket nominated by the State Convention
on the 10th We have not room to give a
particular notice Of the candidates at this
time Suffice it to say, we are satisfied
with the ticket While our first choice
for the Office of Governor was the present
incumbent, we yield our wish to the
choice of the convention, feeling salts fed
that Hon. James r. Lewis will not be
found wanting in any of the qualities that
have distinguished our present faithful
executive, and rendered him so deservedly
popular throughout the state. Every man
on the ticket is capable, honest, and true
to the cause of our country in every hour
Of peril and danger.


The ticket is good one and strong
one, and will be elected
Year: 1863

and those in the army whose wages are
not so paltry sum as thirteen dollars
per month.


! Now TO simmer the matter down to the
quint essence of the thing, the Govern
ment furnishers her soldiers with every
| thing necessary to eat drink or wear, sick
or we'll There is not, in nv opinion, an
other army in the whole world, paid fed
or clothed as well as the army Of the Uni
ted States, but | imagine you will doubt
my statement in regard to the use that is
made of the sanitary stores, and argue
| that you have seen accounts of the bene-
fit they have been to the soldiers in the
papers TO this argument | would reply
1T is an easy matter for some men to write
a communication and have it published
in a newspaper. What have said upon
this subject know to oe the fact, and
can prove it, that there are some instances
where the sanitary stores are pat to prop
or use, have no doubt, but speak of the
majority of cases


But l have written at much greater
length upon this subject than | at first in
tended to, and Will now say something of
matters in general | went to Fort Pick
ney few days since to see the colored
Reg't, and saw them drill and mount guard,
and must say | was surprised TO see
with what promptness and skill they obey
ed every order and executed every COM
maad of their officers One of the colored
soldiers standing by, aid to me You
did not think black men could drill like
that. did youY" | replied in the negative.


lie then told me they were the lst Tenn
heavy Artillery, about seven hundred
strong-that they were there to learn to
fight He said they thought of nothing
else, nor cared for nothing else but fight


Memphis is beautiful town; all the
objections have to it is, you can get no
view of it in no way, but to 60 all over it
the site upon which it is bull is so level
| The frouts of some Of the buildings are
maguifcent--I never SAW better-and it
| is the greatest city for shade trees and
shrubberv ever saw. The Park is small
but is a regular little paradise Of a place
In the center # the park is Il small mon.
u.hent of marble with a bust of Andrew
jackson in marble on the top Of it. The
monument is four square on each of the
| four sides is an inscription; on tn East
side the Inscription is in German, on tie
| West 1t Is in French, consequently could
not read them; but on the North and
South sides | could On the North it Is
! THE Federal Cuion, it must be preserv-
| ed l." On the South side it is Honor
and gratitude to those who have filled the
measure Of their Country S Glory. =
| Those inscriptions don't accord very well
with the acts of mai ;rtv of the resi-
| dents of the beautiful city of Memphis;
| but my sheet is full | must close hoping
| to be in the city of Minera. Point by the
| 10Th. Yours truly,


| ALBERT c. MATTHEWS.
Year: 1863

s~A lady writing to US from North
Western Calforuia, says: "Your Army
Letters continue to interest rs, and many
an item, uunoticed BY our California
papers, We get in the Chronicle, which
comes regularly, now that the military
keep . weekly express running from this
valley out into the world. We are having
war Of determination against those wild
Indians who wont be civilized, whose out
RACES have caused the Governor to call
for volunteers. This will drive many Of
the Indians into the Reservation. One
Of our squaws is looking over my should
ers, and says she would like to learn to
write. have the satisfaction Of having
taught the first one in these parts to read
sous, 10 spin . little, and knit good
deal. Two san read small words, and it
improves their talking wonderfully. What
. ridiculous idea to talk about . North
Western Confedsracy, and leaving New
England out in the cold! What are We
coming to, that men who I'D vocate such
monstrous ideas are permitted to live and
address public assemblies2 How long
must We suffer defeat and disgrace We
like Butler the best Of any General yet"
Year: 1863

PLEAsANT-As the steamer Undine
was on her way to Nashville with party
of lady nurses on board, some 80 in ALL
a pleasant little incident occurred. On
the boat was guard of 80 soldiers, mem
bers of the First Tennessee Regiment
Just before dinner one day the thought
struck the ladies that it would be capi-
tai good idea to do without their dinners
and let the guard take their places at the
head of the table. So brilliant project
could not fail of immediate execution.
So the guard was marched in, took their
seats and "went in" with a will, while
their fair hostesses filed the breaches
made in the we'll loaded table as fast as
the gallant volunteers made one., At
last, almost overcome by their exertions,
the guard retired


Shortly afterwards, the same table
"was run out" stripped of its ware and
cloth, and adorned with thirty soldiers
tin plates rusty and black; twenty-nine
soldiers tin cups, battered and bruised,
and of all shapes except that original
with tin cups; the thirtieth cup had been
gathered to its fathers, and had its place
elegantly occupied by rectangular oys-
ter can. On each rusty plate was placed
a chunk of fat pork and piece of hard
army cracker, and into each battered tin
cup, not forgetting the rectangular oys-
ter can, was poured hot coffee. from an
old tin pan, when a corporal stepped for
ward before the wondering ladies and
announced that the soldiers moved there
to by their abundant love of ladies and
their present satisfied appetites, had de-
termined that the generous company
before him should not go hungry until
supper, and to carry out this determine
ton had prepared them a dinner which
was now ready, and begged that they
would sit up and partake. Amid the
cheers of the company the ladies came
forward and took their places, and did
their best to do justice to the savory
viands, and if they did not fully succeed
it was the fault of their appetites, and not
of their intentions. ..
Year: 1863

The SPIRIT or DEvHs.-We adverted last
week to the guilt Of those politicians in
New York city, whose teachings naturally
led the way TO the outbreak Of violence which
has for the last four days kept the peace,,ble
inhabitants of that city in terror for their
property and lives. We noted especially
leading article of the y. Y. World OF the
very day in which the riot began and we
now notice another Of the same tenor, of the
day after, when conaagration, robbery and
murder were at their height over large parts of
the city The World gives a narrative of the
riot, and then SAYS that the men who had
gone into the service of their country in
the war were Just such bave struck
terror through our peaceful streets that Is,
it puts the soldiers fighting for the nations
preservation on par with there's, robbers,
house-5urners and murderers. The World
asks what makes the difference " between the
obedient soldier and the insensate mob -
and says; ''Lef the tenant Of The White House
Gnswer." And again:


viii the insensate men at Washington now
at length listen TO our voice. Will they now
give ear to our warnings and adjurations VIII
they now believe that Defiance Of Law in the
rulers breeds Defiance of Law in the people?
Docs the doctrine proclaimed from the Capitol
that in war laws are silent please them put in
practice in the streets of New York?


These are the very men whom his imbecility,
his wanton exercise of arbitrary power, his
stretches of ungranted authority have trans
formed into a mob


Of course the infamous writer Of the
above, and much more of the same character,
knew that he was lying when he said that
such doctrine was ever proclaimed or acted
upon by the President or his cabinet, or by
any who are in authority to support the gov
ernment of the country. Did the writer
of such a lying slander believe that the
paragraph at the end of his atrocious article,
saying to the mob your resistance is i'll
timed and unlswful''-'' the Governor of
the State will allow no law to be disobeyed"
-.the first man v no is called from his home
by the draft has it in his power to test the
constitutlonality of the law by which he is
selected, and the decisions of the courts will
he sustained in the Empire State against any
and every power which attempts to override
them" would help to stop the bloody progress
tv~e wnom lie addressed? 1t did nothing
tie sort, neither can it save him from the
guilt and infamy that will forever and justly
attach to his name and to the names of all
who talk and act as be does.
Year: 1863

Nicksburg is surrendered, and Port Hud-
son as surrendered - the two with forty
thousand or more rebel soldiers. and an
immense amount Of cannon and munitions OF
war. 4 few weeks ago. when the attention
II the public was turned toward the opera
lions Of our armies in the southwest, when
lnen were busying mot to say tormenting)
themselves with cOnjectures, when the entire
gaze Of the loyal North was turned towards
the Mississippi, and we all held our
Inca h while reading the "news f ON Grants
Army. the announcement with which this
paragraph commences, would have been re-
ocived with degree of enthusiasm actually
dangerous to excitable people But since
That time series of events nearer home has
- entirely diverted attention, that the crush
ing Of the very ribs of the rebellion within
'hc Tightening ccile Of the Anaconda. is re-
sarded as spectacle secondary in point of
interest TO the performances of much small
ct kind Of reptile, known as the coppcrhead,
which has been. stirring up riot in New
York.


There If truly cause for rejoicing beyond
what words can express in the triumph of
our arms on the Mississippi. We cannot
conceive, in moment, Of the grandeur Of the
results which must flow from what our sol
'liers have accomplished during the past few
weeks. Not in day or a week or vera,
will the full importance of these glorious
deeds be realized. These events with the
great victory in Pennsylvania, the progress
towards the capture Of Charleston grow
IpOn our sight as we continue to look at
them, and experience their effects in the fu-
5urc prosecution Of the war for the suppress
si0H Of the rebellion and the restoration of
National Authority throughout the Union
Tho great riot in New York city, horrible
as it is Of itself, will soon cease to occupy
the public. The Tenacious rioters, the bur
ners and plunderers Of asylums, of hotels of
dwelling houses, the murderers Of inofensive
lorsons and of faithful policemen and officers,
will be found by scores in confinement await
ing their trial for their crimes, and the
guilty instigators Of the riot, will be settling
dnwn into that pit of infamy which is to be
their dwelling place for all coming time.
Bat the heroic conqlerors Of YIeksburg and
Port Hudson. the gallant men who have
fought for their country on the many fields
'-ver to be memorable in the history of the
nation, will be gathering honor from their
grateful countrymen during all their lives,
and be remembered with honor and praise
by the generations yet to come.
Year: 1863

TELEeRArHIc IYclDENT.-The Troy Tunes
narratcs the following


we believe that the records of telegraphing
do not contain go singular case Of imperfect
insulation as one that has Just occurred between
Troy and Waterford. Daring the past week
the Saratoga line worked very badly. Although
communication was not interrupted, it was
almost impossible to send message
the amount Of mechanical labor being rather
more than the amount received for the
dispatch. The point of the break was found to
be between Troy and Waterf0rd-communica-
ton being all right above the latter place
Mr. Buel, manager Of the Troy Office, deter
mined to trace out the difficulty; so he started
IN hand car from Green Island and made
thorough reconnaissance of the line, by the side
Of the track, as far as the Waterford Office
Within stones throw of the latter place the
cause Of the trouble was detected. The wire
passed through the branches OF a tree, and in
one spot the glass insulation had been rubbed
off-exposing the metal to contact with the
wood. This Of itself, would not have made any
trouble; but, Just above the point where the
wire touched the branch, a worm, known as a
borer,' had commenced operation and deposit
ed the pieces Of bark that he bored from the tree
in small pile on the iron, completely burying
it, and forming very nice connection with the
ground. On removing the trophies of this
bore the line worked in the best possible
manner. The question naturally arises-was
the telegraph ever before troubled with worms -
Year: 1863

When Ticksburg was surrendered, in the
Office Of one Of the newspapers was found the
following note which reveals the condition
Of sGligs there better than full description
r.nli do
Year: 1863

i was spending a brief period during
the summer of 1852, in the family of a
friend, who was speaking of the early inn
pressions which influence our future mo-
ments in life, gave me the following history
= of one OF the worlds renowned artists OF
sthe wave:


In retired village OF the Green Noun
tain State, hundreds of miles from the mart
of our natiol, a traveller turned his horse
up TO the door of farm house to ask for
entertainment for the night. He was re-
ceived Hospitality. In the evening lie en-
gagged in familiar and entertaining conver-
sation with his aged host and hostess, dur
ing which he learned that their only chill
dren, three sons, were far away from them
upon the bllowy deep; that although they
earnestly objected to their thus leaving
them 10 follow the desires which had so
long been their wish, they at last gave each
one fearful consent. To this aged pair it
was mystery how their sons so far from
the sea, with all the attractions of rural
life, including wealth, should each of them
manifest desire to live on the boundess
deep, with all its perils and uncertainties
before then. The guest quietly remarked
to them that he thought the key to the
whole matter was before them. He had
previously been informed that beautiful
glass model of ship, which lay upon the
table near them, completely rigged and in
full SAIL was bridal gift to the mother. and
was informed was the pet of each one, and
was their constant companion in youth
Says the guest. I" This little ship, the toy
that dazzled their eyes in infancy had left
its almost sure impress, and decided their
destiny in life. There is no mystery, my
dear friends, when we fathom the influences
that surround the youth, and which also
surrounded your own sons" The argu-
ment was lengthy and when finished was
conclusive to the minds of those parents.


To-day there are proud names recorded
upon the pages of our nations history, of
the loyal, faithful Captain and his brothers,
who are fighting for the " Stars and Stripes"
upon the oceans foam, to maintain which
they will sell their lives dearly. Thank
God that the little glass ship was bridal
gift to that moiher,-the mother of the ac-
complished and true. Oh, that our navy and
our army might have such present impress
sions as those three brothers have. There
would most assuredly be less cause to say
inactive and unloyal. OMEGA PM.


Wilmington, Feb. 5, 1863.
Year: 1863

crate sentry, had he suspected Joel's pres.
ence there, could have hardly failed to hit
him.


Lying down, however, the vermonier
then awaited sunrise and as the shadows
faded away in the midst of morning, he saw
the light gleam upon a bayonet peering
from The trench on the Hill side.


Now for to make him show his piotur p
said Joel to himself


He pulled the string carefully at first
till it was drawn tight, and then slight
extra tug fred the musket from the cedars
above. He had not calculated wrongly.
AS soon "a the rifeman in the pit heard
this national salutation from the enemy
opposite as he supposed, he raised himself
up to return the fire, and brought his head
and shoulders plainly into sight.


The next instant he wen; heels over head
into the trench again, with bullet from
the unerring Colt straight through the sid
Of his head.


"The darned fool !" said Private Swipes.
+" didn't he know fellow might shoot off
a gun without having hold Of il p


The Confederate pickets decided there
after that this position was too exposed to
be proftably occupied.
Year: 1863

il by now making that Of others our own
and thus learning TO bear the yoke easily
aud cheerfully.


Amid the uncertainties Of earth, how
sweet the picture, in the opening vista, Of
the land beyond the river, of the city which
hath mo need of the SUM-" but where the
Lord God giveth them Light, and they shall
reign forever and ever" and shall kuow no
more change Macedonian.
Year: 1863

@ Heaven helpthe man who thinks
he can dodge enemies by trying to
please everybody. If such 80 individu.
al ever succeeded we should be glad to
know it. Not that we believe in man s
going through the world trying to find
beam to knock his heap against dis.
putting every mans opinion; fighting, el
bowing or crowding all who differ from
him. That again is another extreme
Other people have right to their own
opinions. SO have you; don't fall into the
error of supposing that they will respect
you for turning your coat every day 20
match theirs Wear your own colors,
spite of wind and weather, storm and
sunshine. 1t causes the vacilaling and
irrssolute ten times more trouble to
whine and shuttle and twist, that it does
honest, manly Independence to stand its
ground. i-ff'
Year: 1863

PROSPEROUS MECHANICS. If we


look around within the circle of our
acquaintance, we shall find that many
ofour most respectable citizens have
learned mechanical trades. Some of
the first merchants of this city were
once mechanics and many of our pro
fessional men, when in their youth,
belonged to the same honorable fra
ternity. How did they achieve sue
cess9 1t was by the cultivation of
their minds in useful knoledge-by
proper feeling of self-respect which
lel them to form habits of industry
and frugality, and thus they have Sc
cured the respect and confidence of
their employers and risen to aflluence
and high social positions. The same
path of honor and usefulness is open
to every mechanic in our republic,
and we hope these examples will
stimulate them to strive to be respect
ed for their own worth and usefulness.
Year: 1863

THENEW YORK TINES is now RECOGNIZED throuph
out the country as conspicuous among the journals OF
the City of new York for the


CHEAPNESS OF ITS ISSUES,


THE
ENTERPRISE OF ITS MANAGEMENT