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Year: 1864

BISHOP Bishop Colenso has
addressed the following letter to the editor
of the Guardian:-Sir, In your leading
article Of August 10, you have asserted
that | have denied the inspiration of the
Bible" This is calumny which has been
often repeated, and which, l suppose, will
be repeated unto the end, by those who are
not careful to speak the strict truth.
once more protest emphatically against
this unfair and unfounded charge. have
never denied the inspiration Of the Bible.
| have said this already on p. l8 Of my
Part Ill, and l now repeat it; and add
further that none Of my writings have
given a shadow Of reason for making such
an assertion as the above. fully believe
that the Bible is inspired. and have spo.
ken in my Part l., p. lS, Of the Especial
working Of Gods spirit on the minds Of
its WRITER'S" But l do not believe that
every statement of the Bible is go inspired
as to be infallibly true. ! do not believe
as the Bishop Of ofCspetown does that "the
whole Bible"-every line and letter of the
Chronicles, Esther, the Book Of Job-''is
the unerring word Of the living God" /
trust Sir, that alter this positive contra.
diction on my part, you will not again
repeat statement which is utterly untrue.
Year: 1864

81 call every man intelerant from principle,
who c0nceives no man can be man of virtue
and probity who does not believe exactly what
he does, and numerically consigns to per.
dition' all those who do not think like
himself" I've
Year: 1864

letter from tie Historian Motley Ou the


Election.


Al the visit made b. Samuel Hooper last even
lug 10y Union clubs Of his district, TO congratulate
him on his reelection to Congress, Mr.. Hooper
read an extract of a letter received from J. L..
Motley, the historian, and dated at Vienna, Aus
tTia, October l6 as follows -


When this letter reaches you the election fever
will be at its very height, but within few days
afterwards Mr.. Lincoln will have been reelected
President, and you will have been again chosen
co the honorable position which you have filed
during the past years


offer you my congratulations beforehand on
both events. j have not yet begun 10 doubt as
10 the result of the great election. IL is impos-
sible for me TO think so meanly of the great
American people as to believe them destined 70
the deep humiliation and the fearful calamity OF
a CoppeThead administration at this vital crisis
in our affairs.


That we should bow the knee 10 the slave
holders and the Rebels just as we have them at
I our mercy, is too insane and base q proceeding
! 20 be even imaginable.
You see that am sanguine. II am living In
FOOLS paradise, you will know in a very few
days after reading this, and may laugh at me as
much as you like, although we here shall all feel
more Ike crying.
Year: 1864

FATAL Fool HARDY FSAT.-A Chattanooga
(Tenn.) correspondent Of the Detroit Tribune gives
the following:


Three days ago a young man, whose name did
not learn, private in the 18th Pennsylvania In
f,niry, fell from that point of Lookout Mountain
known IT'S Point Lookout, distance OF some
eighty feet upon nd Of table that is formed In The
mountain, about that distance from the top. Lf
course he was killed. The victim being photo
apher, had been allowed to erect a tent, while
his regiment was stationed On the mountain, and
Practice his profession. When his regiment WAS
ordered from the mountain tie wLs lowed pcfmiis-
sion 10 remain, Us he had been to some expense in
getting up stock and apparatus. Sad TO relate, he
was given to the intoxicating cup, aud was often
in state OF drunkenness.


hilc In such state he was foolish enough 10
run around the extreme edge 81 the rock for the
amusement Of visitors 10 the mountains. He had
done this SO often while drunk that he got care
less 10 do II while sober, aud Oh the fatal day
am told he was perfectly sober. In the presence
of a lady and her husband he stepped 10 the ex
treme edge, and placed the palm of Of bis feet
On the edge and attempted IL bring the other with
when small piece OF the rock broke off. 1t was
enough to throw him of iis balance, and sway him
backwards, and precipitate him to the dizzy height
In falling he attempted 10 catch the skirt OF the
iaiy's dress, but with great pgeseuce of mind she
drew back and saved herself the same fate When
the unfortunate man found he was quite dead.
His neck and back were broken, literally snapped
In tWO
Year: 1864

OrOscaed-Leroy Arnol fell into the Dock
three weeks ago, and was drowned. He is
supposed to have been intoxicated at the
time Of the accident. His body was found
floating in the water yesterday morning at
the foot of 18th street, and was fshed out
Deceased was machinist, and at the time Of
his death was employed in the Confederate
States naval works. He was q refugee from
Portsmouth, and leaves a wife and family,
who are now residing in Petersburg.
Year: 1864

Departure Of the Note Siyners.-We are re-
quested to state, for the information of the
ladies of the Treasury Note Bureau, that
special train will leave the Petersburg depot
at 5 A. NJ. precisely Oh Tuesday morning.
The ladies must be prompt. Each lady can
mainder of the baggage aud effects must be
deposited at the Office, on Grace street, to-
day, to g by the freight train which will
take the furniture of the Bureau.
Year: 1864

Lost Baggd9e-On Saturday soldier arriv.
ing at the Petersburg depot in this city, from
the South, gave his baggage to negro to
carry to q house on Grace street. The ne
gro losing sight Of the soIticr, carried the
baggage to the house previously indicated,
but no one there knowing anything about it
and not being ablc.t find the soldier, he on
yesterday brought it to the watch-house,
where it can be recovered by tho owner.
Year: 1864

A REAL FRIEND "A real, true heart
ed friend Is more rare than he should be.
Why Is it that selishness predominant


in the heart that he only is considered a
friend whe has money and influence In
the higher walks of life, how rarely is a
true friend found-one who acts as he
feels, and speaks as he thinks But
among the humble and pure, you will oc-
casionally find the germ pure friendship.
Ye who have found true friend, appre-
cate his worth. II he labors to benefit
you, say not word, perform net an act,
that send a thrill of pain to his or her
bosom. If there is crime that betrays
q vile heart, it is the wounding of pure
affection. Many one has seen when too
late the error Of his course. WheR the
grave has concealed his best friend, he
felt-ah words will not describe the feel.
ing. lewho are surrounded by the kind
and good-the watchtul aud true. hearted
appreciate them we pray you. Love
them in return for their kindness, and to
the close CT life they will continue to guard
and bless you.
Year: 1864

Dark as the clouds of even,
Ranked in the western heaven,
Waiting the breath that lifts
All the dread mass, and drifts
Tempest and falling brand
Over a ruined land:-
So still and orderly,


Arm to arm, knee to knee,
Waiting the great event,
Stands the black regiment.
Down the long dusky line
Teeth gleam and eye-balls shine;
And the bright bayonet,
Bristling and firmly set,
Flashed with a purpose grand,
Long ere the sharp command
Of the fierce rolling drum
Told them their time had come,
Told them that work was sent
For the black regiment.
"Nov," the fag-sergeant cried,
"Though death and hell betide,
Let the whole nation see
If we are fit to be
Free in this land or Bound
Down, like the whining hound
Bound with red stripes of pain
In our old chains again -
Oh what a shout their went
From the black regiment.
"Charge !" Trump and drum awokc,
Onward the bondmen broke:
Bayonet and sabre stroke
Vainly opposed their rush.
Through the wild battles crush,
With but one thought afush,
Driving their lords like chaff,
IN the guno mouth they laugh;
Or at the slipE cry brands
Leaping with open hands,
Down they tear man and horse,
Down in their awful course;
Trampling with bloody heel
Over the crashing steel,
All their eyes forward bent
Rushed the black regiment.
"Freedom y their battle cry
"Freedom or leave to die w
All and then meant the word,
Not as with US tbs beard,
Not a mere party-shout:
They gave their spirits oct
Trusted the end to God,
And on the CORY sod
Rolled in triumphant blood,
Glad to strike one free blow,
Whether for veal or woe;
Glad to breathe one free breath,
Though on the lips of death.
Praying-alas in vain =
That they might fall again,
SO they could once more see
That burst cf liberty
This was what freedom lent
To the black regiment.
Hundreds on hundreds fell:
But they are resting we'll;
Scourges and shackles strong
Never shall do them wrong.
Q, to the living few,
Soldiers, be just and true
Hail them as comrades tried;
Fight with them side by side
Never, in field or tent,
Sccrn the black rcgimentl
Year: 1864

sgCol. YOUNG was once resident of
Coudersport, and We have no doubt bat
that this narrative of "Col. Toms" expe-
rence during the trying time Of the seige
of Knoxville will be of interest to many.
Accompanying the letter is an address to
his regiment after the battle, and also the
report of his Adjutant, but which we can
not publish fer lack of room.
Year: 1864

Now is the season for activity with farmers ;
and at no time in the history Of this country
has the inducemat been 80 great for large
remuneration tor agricultural labor as at the
present. Everything Of farming production is
selling readily in the market, and at the farm
er's own door. at almost fabulous prices, and
the prospect is that produce will be still higher.
Let every one in city and village, rs well as
those in the country, do something towards re-
plenishing our exhausted storchouses. Let the
professional man, the trader, the mechanic, all
that may chance to have o patch Of ground,
sec that it is cultivated and II you have not a
patch Of your own, rent piece. even II you
have 10 20 half mile or double that distance.
The walk or ride will do you good. and every
dollars worth Of produce you raise with your
own hands viii add so much to the real re-
sources of the country. And now while our
brave boys have left their home endearments to
stand between US and danger, we should see that
their temporal wants in the field are supplied,
as well as the wants Of their families ut home.
And to meet these wants, the earth must be
made to yield her increase this she will readi-
Is do, IL We arc faithful to our duty.


Now is the time for every farmer to be in ear
nest. See that every plot of ground. suitable
for crop, is put to the test, and don't waste
your time by trying foolish experiments. II
your land is no, adapted to the raising Of wheat,
and VIC have but little land in New England
that is, put il to corn. oats, or anything certain
of yield. Don't curtail your farming opera
tions because you lack for manure-scrape to.
gether all the manure you possibly can and put
il where most needed. There are certain crops,
such rs corn for Instance. that will only pro-
duce well but by manuring but potatoes, that
most valuable Of all crops, may be raised With
little or no manure. Turn up the soil Of an old
piece Of pasture, which now scarcely affords
food for grasshoppers, mellow the soil up well
by narrowing, drop in each hill small spoon.
fai Of plaster, or plaster mixed with wood ash
es, plant in good season, and our word for 1t
YOU will find in the fall fair crop Of nice mealy
potatoes free from rot. Then again, beans,
which are now worth 80 q bushel and win be
higher, can be raised ON almost any soil, with
no manure. save throwing on few ashes or a
little plaster as soon as they are up. Wesay
then, rally. Ifyou need few days. additional
help, hire il you can-if ifwsges are high. it will
pay but IL you cannot hire, turn out the boys,
yea, the girls,-light outdoor work will make
them blooming and strong. Let no one feel
that he or she is dsgraeei by doing what God
designed from the beginning We should do
tED.l .'
Year: 1864

KEEr THE CATTLE OFF TIE MowISG LANDS.
Take care, brother farmers, that you do not al
low your cattle to roam over your moving
fields while the sward is soft. This should be
carefully attended to while the frost is leaving
the ground in the spring. The hoofs of cattle
and horses make bad work with the grass roots
at such times, and the small amount Of food
they get will not begin to Offset the damage
they do to the land. Your moving fields can
not well be too smooth for comfort and econo-
my in moving. and the less you allow your
stock to ramble over them the better.
Year: 1864

INJURY TO VINES by TIE JUNE. .Buo.-A writ
er in the New York Tribune says he tried 9
remedy last year with success. 1t was simply
decoction of aloes, sprinkled over the vines
by means of a stiff brush. or small syringe.
1t coats the leaves, but does no injury. It
should be renewed after shower.


Another writer says Elf you will plant
few poppy seeds in each hill, and let one stock
grow till bug time is over, you win not be
troubled with their company" This remedy
the writer says he has tried with complete sue
cess for seven years. The poppy seed should
be planted 50 as to be up or nearly SO before
the cucumber or other vino seed is planted. H
Year: 1864

aeA- What is life? Darkness and
formless vacancy for a beginning; or
something beyond all beginning; then
next, dim lotos of human conscious
ness finding itself afoat upon the bo
som Of waters without shore; then "a
few sunny smiles and many tears; a
little love and infinite strife; whisper
ings from Paradise, and fierce mocker-
les from the anarchy of chaos; dust
and ashes, and once more darkness cir
cling round as if from the beginning,
and in this way rounding and making
an island Of our fantastic existence.
Year: 1864

We have heard several queries, of late,
in reference to this distinguished gentle
man on the questions of the day. Although
he has been a devoted and unfinching re-
publican, he is so well known as one Of the
most conservative and conscientious men in
the West that his friends felt great doubt
as to whether he would continue to support
Mr. Lincoln after his unmistakeable sub
servence Of the Union to abolitionism.


The democrats Of Quincy ratified McClel-
lan's nomination on Wednesday evening
last, and in the course of their rejoicings
the Herald relates the following:


The immense throng then marched with
band of music to the residence of o. h.
Browning Being loudly called for Mr.
Browning appeared upon the particoin front
of his residence and proceeded to address
the people. In the course of his remark:
he paid a high and well deserved tribut
to the reputation and fame of Gen McClel
lan He said that he had often before de
clared that Gen. Mcclellan was a true "a
| triot and an exalted statesman. That h
regarded him as the best General our coun
try had produced in the present war anc
that he should not feel at all distressed /
! he should be elected to the Presidency
| At the conclusion of his remarks he wa:
honored with three rousing and hearty
cheers.


This course of Mr.. Browning will have
great weight with thousands in the west.
Democrats, whom he has always politically
opposed, have ever honored and respected
him as a most honorable and honest man,
entertaining no opinions and pursuing no
policy he was not profoundly convinced was
right
Year: 1864

The burdens that the people have felt
under Mr.. Lincoln have been almost in
tolerably grievious, but, they are light in
comparison with what they will become, in
case he and his party are successful, Then,
look out for sweeping conscription, that
will appal the world in magnitude and horT-
ror, and that will literally deplete its heart 5
blood. 1t will be statute that will be as
memorable as the laws of the Medes and
Persians, and its execution will be as bloody
as the laws of Draco We shall have a
system of taxation that will rival that of the
worst kings of Egypt, and take from wealth
more than half Of its profits, and from la
bor nearly all of its earnings. 1t will take
from us the last dollar" to be sacrificed
upon the altar of the shoddy contractor,
and the 'last man." to be murdered by
some incapable political General.
Year: 1864

am alone in my chamber now,


And the midnight hour Is near;
And the faggots' crack and the clocks dull tick,


Are the only sounds hear.
And over my soul in solitude,


Sweet feelings of sadness glide,
For my heart and my eyes are full when think


OF the little boy that died.
went one night to my fathers house


Went home to the dear ones all
And softly opened the garden gate,


And softly the door of ne hall,
MY mother came out to meet her SON
She kissed me and then she sighed,
And her head fell on my neck and she wcpt


For the little boy that died.
shall miss him when the flowers come


In the garden where he played;
shall miss him more by the fireside,


When the flowers have all decayed.
1 shall see his toys and the empty chair,
And the horse he used to ride;
And they will speak with silent speech,
! OF the little boy that died.
We shall go home to our Fathers house.
To our Fathers house in the skies.
Where the hope of our souls will have no bligh
| Our love no broken ties.
! We will roam on the bank of the river of peace
| And bathe in its blissful tide;


And one of the joys of our heaven shall be
| The little boy that died.
Year: 1864

The news from Gen. Grant is important, and
shows that he had moved his large army from its
position on the North side OF Richmond. across
the James River, so as to approach Richmond
from the South Southwest, on which sides it
is said to be comparatively defenseless.


The fact that he has been able to accomplish
this strategic movement without an engagement
with the Rebels, shows that they were deceived in
his movements. what our latest previous adyices,
in dicated that he was working to the north and
west of the city.


1t will now be seen why Butler was sent to
occupy the strong position of City Point, in the
early part of the campaign, it evidently having
been planned long since to attack the city from
he South.


This last movement of Gen. Grant shows the
strategy with which he is moving around the
rebel capital, and shows that his army has legs
70 move with ceerity


Ii Grant once gets Richmond and Lees army
cut OF from connection with the South, as now
appears likely, victory will be almost certain TO
the Union army, and Lees defeat or surrender,
from exhaustion of supplies and ammunition. will
be only question of time.


The report of the capture of Fort Darling.
though not confirmed, appears probable. when
the dates are compared. Its capture was before
reported to have been on the 18th, and there is
no later date from the fort


The news is not full, and evidently has been
Year: 1864

The Vallandigham Fund--It is the re-
quest of the Committee having the matter in
hand in this County, that the ladies Of the
several Wards and Townships meet and or
ganize promptly, with a view to the collection
of the Vallandigham Fund in this County
The good work is going on admirably through.
out the State, and Montgomery cannot invest
too largely or literally for her own honor.
Year: 1864

Advertise. Every business man in Day
ton who believes in the correctness of Demo.
cratic principles, should feel it his duty to Ad-
vertise in the Empire. The Importance Of
having Democratic Daily in the City, is not
more apparent than the duty Of sustaining it,
and while we thank the many good friends
who are already assisting us in this way, we
submit to others the prOPriety of doing like
wise. 1t is our strong desire to improve the
Empire in appearance, and enhance its inter.
est and usefulness, aud to do this, We only ask
the patronage to justify it There are good
days coming for the DemocrAcy--it cannot
be otherwise-days Of prosperity as we'll aS
honor--days when the hounds who now per
seoute and prescribe them for their opinions,
will hunt their holes in humiliation and dis
grace. Yet little longer, and these things
will come to pass.


Meantime, let US stand squArely and proud
ly up TO principle, and TO ono another.
Year: 1864

TIE CUT WoRM-,REcEIpE TO PREVENT THE
CvT NosM FROM DESTROYING YouSG Corn IN
Low GRocNos.-I have been informed that
farmer in neighboring State concluded to
try the experiment Of soaking the seed corn,
which he intended to plant in low grounds,
in solution Of the berry Of the China tree,
in order to prevent the ravages of the cu.
worm, and found that the remedy succetde
admirably. AS planting time is at hand,
and it is important that the farmers mako
good crops these hard times, I send you the
above so that others may try it. 1t is q re-
,ncGy in reach Of every one.-Democrat.
Year: 1864

large room on the ground floor, to which
the beggars had free access during the
whole evening. A quadrille band supplied
music for the company in the ballroom up
stairs, and ''all went merry as marriage
bell" 1t is said to have been ludicrous
sight to witness the company in quadrille
or pairing off in an Irish breakdown" or
plantation jig" Dancing and general
merriment was kept up till nearly four
o'clock in the morning, when the party
separated and returned to their novels and
to their business in different parts of the
city, evidently highly pleased with the hos
pitality of their generous hostess. Every
thing was conducted in the most orderly
manner, only the presence of a solitary po-
liceman having been necessary to keep
things straight
Year: 1864

WE have considerably enlarged THE DAILY ONO
STATESMAN, and now print It on plain an hand
some new type, and clear white paper.


In Politics. The ONO STATESMAN is,in W warae.s
Peace for the Country for the Constitution and loi
Union Of equal States. with equal privileges, and
with equal and exact Justice to all its citizens. We
srefor the Old Flag, with not Star or Stripe erased
and tho Old Union as far as tits to restore it.
end for the existing Consultation In its spirit letter
nd purpose. ~


Upon the coming events of the year. rest the homes
IF the People and Government. We are in the midst
Of bloody and protracted civil war. Its duration
and close depend upon wsc.. truer and more patri-


cPolcy than we have seen duripg the present Ad-
Year: 1864

In order TO extend the circulation Of our Mammoth
Weekly Edition of TIE OHIO STATESMAN, and to
enable our friends to get up Clubs for the Presi-
enntial Campaign. upon the most favorable terms.
we have decided to furnish to Subscribers from the
9th Of July to the middle Of November embracing
the whole Of the exciting and important Political
Campaign, and including the Presidential Election
Returns-at the following Low AND GREATLY RE
pU JED RATES:
Year: 1864

The .Bloomsburg Republican can not
say positively whether the CoppeThoads Of
U.d Columbia have hired Fred. Dougla
to stump that County for them this year,
but says that if they have, they will get a
better speaker than they have bad for
some years past.
Year: 1864

If General Grant shall win for Us hclf
a million square miles Of rebel land in the
next six months, our country will hail him
as an invaluable land grant. It's taken
for granted that be will DO better than
that