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Year: 1861

OLD LINE WnIGs.-A Republican paper in
New Jersey pitches into Thurlow Weed for
the position he has recently taken, and at
tributes it to the fact that he was and old
line Wing. The Jersey journal further says:


"The leading wings were ever an old fogy
set OF gouty men. Their doctrine was com
promise; their creed was compromise their
poiey was compromise; their religion and
their God was compromise"
Year: 1861

To some persons the act Of spinning round
on one heel for any considerable number of
times becomes very unpleasant. In some
eases it produces nausea, in other dizziness
and a partial suspension Of the mental faeul-
ties, and We believe that we have somewhere
seen it stated, by some scientific man, that Il
such course should be persisted in for any
length of time, it would inevitably end either
in death or imbecility. Those friends of the
Express, who have watched the course of
that paper for the past two years, if they are
acquainted with this physiological fact, must
begin to feel some concern for its future. If
We thought that any reader of the DEMoCRAT
had any curiosity 10 know how many times
the Express had been hedrtand Soui with MIR.
Douglas. we would consume week of our
precious time looking over its colums and
make calculation and give him the result
in figures, Then its friends would have an
opportunity of calculating just how many
times it has spuu round on its heel and Will
fed him, and of making a calculation how
long that paper win be able TO maintain its
physical and mental equilibrium, if it cannot
be prevailed upon to pause and steady itself
and walk erectly in one straight forward
course. One dag it cries out, "The DEMo-
cRAr follows blindly in the lead of that trait
or to the Democratic party, Stephen A
Douglas" And while the echo still fingers
in our ears trails round and howls " The
Daily NATIONAL DEMOCRAT" of this, the city
of Marysville, published by Randall d Co,
and devoted to the best interests of the
State of California, "has deserted Mr.. Doug
las !" And in its anguish, it takes out its
largest pocket handkerchief, and puts it To its
weeping eyes and beseeches us to please say
that We are no longer the Douglas mouth
piece Of this State Well, we sympathize
with the Express, and if it will Just hold still
for one moment perhaps we can say some
thing to soothe it. The editor of this paper
is absent as it very well knows lie will
probably be at home in day or two, when
he will, no doubt, go on, as he has always
done. advocating what he thinks are the best
interests of this Union, regardless of men and
sections. We have not the slightest doubt
but he will be wholly engaged in guarding
zealously the stars and stripes of his country
and soaring with her eagle-thereby leaving
clear coast 20 the Express and bats and
owls; who could not see six inches before
their noses in the clear MONDAY, if they
would, and would not if they could. We
think we may safely say, that so far as the
editor of this paper is cancerned, it can have
all the dark places it can find to flap its little
wings in, and squint and hoot to its hearts
content
Year: 1861

OPPOSED TO THE President, AND TO THE
UNION AND LAws.-We see it stated that the
following resolution was passed by the U. S.
House of Representatives, Scott and Burch
of this State. voting against it,


ResolUtd, That we fully approve the bold
and patriotic act Of Major Anderson in with
drawing from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter,
and the determination of the President to
maintain that fearless officer in his present
condition, and we will support the President
IN all constitutional measures to enforce the
laws and preserve the Union.
Year: 1861

SPEECH OF SENATOR DoueLAs.-The Express
goes into Mysteries over our remark, that the
speech, as published in the Express, gave the
reader about as much idea of it, in its entire
ty, as the singing Of yankee Doodle" would
of the song, without the Doodle" And, it
says, 1--WE are very anxious and the public is
anxious to see wherein Mr.. Douglas has been
misrepreseated" The assertion that Judge
Douglass speech was "misreprssented" was
never made by as that is your thunder, Mr.


Express, and not ours. That the speech, as
published in the Express, does not give the
reader any better idea of it, in its entirety,
than what We have stated, we still maintain
we do not take back a single word of what
we said. The speech published by the Ex-
press is but a synopsis and the idea that a
reporter can make As good a speech in two
columns as Mr.. Douglas can in twelve, is sim


ply ridiculous AS to publishing the speech,
we shall exercise our own Judgment in the
matter, asking no advice from the Express.
Year: 1861

Do they miss me at home? do they miss me?
Twould be an assurance most dear,


To know that my name was forgotten,
AS though had never been there.


To know that the tailor and landlord,
And the banks where my paper is due,
Aad hosts whom now cannot mention,
Had banished me quite from their view.
Do they miss me at home? do they miss me?
When the market for money is tight,
And collectors in haste are purs ling
Their debtors by day and by night?
Do the friends who once loaned me fifty,
And others who loaned me "ten,"
Heave sigh of regret as they miss me,
And wish they could see me again?
Do they miss me at home? do they miss me?
When nc longer I'm seen upon change;
And do those who are want to assist me
Cry, ''1is conducts Internally stranger
Does She Shy lock who loaned me his money,
To bear me to regions unknown,


Look in vain for occasion to dun me,
And wish l again were at home?
Do they miss me at home? do they miss me?
'Twould be an assurance most dear,
To know that my name was forgotten,
As though l had never been there
But l know that my memory fingers
Around the dear spot as roam,


And as long as I've wits and my creepers,
They'll miss me-they'll miss me at home.
Year: 1861

No. n AN ACT


To amend an act entitled "an act to pro


vide for the organization Of cities and


incorporated villages, y passed May ),


1852


SECTION !. Be 1t enacted by The Gen.
eraI assembly Of the Stafe Of Ohio, That
original section rty-eight Of said act
be amended so as to read as follows: Sec.
IS. The Mayor, or in case of his absence
the Recorder, shall preside at all meet
ings of the Council; the Recorder shall
also be and act as clerk Of the corpora
ton, and shall attend all meetings of the
Council and make fair and accurate
record. of all their proceedings, laws,
rules and ordinances made and passed by
the Council, and the same shall at all
times be open for the inspection of all
persons interested; and it shall be the
further duty Of the Recorder, previous
to the first Monday in April of each
year, to make and enter in the record
book Of the corporation an account Of all
the receipts and expenditures Of the cor
poration of the preceding year, stating
for what the money was received and
how expended, copy Of which account
he shall post up at the place of, holding
election for officers Of the corporation, on
the morning of the first Monday Of
April, annually.


SEQ 2 That the Original section for
Year: 1861

iTNo. 81 AN ACT


10 amend section five of an act enti-
tied IAN act to provide for the semi
annual collection of taxes passed


April 2, 1859.


SECTION j. Be 1t enacted by The Gen
eral assembly Of he State Of Ohio, That
section five of the act aforesaid be
amended SO as to read as follows:-
When onc-half the taxes charged inst
an entry of real estate shall not be paid
on or before the twentieth day OF De-
cembcr in each year, or collected by
distress or otherwise, prior to the FeE-
ruary settlement as authorized by this
act, a penalty of twenty per- cent.
! thereon shall he added to such half of
said taxes on the duplicate; and if su h
taxes and penalty, including the re-


manning half of said taxes, shall not be
/ paid on or before the twentieth Of June


next thereafter, or collected by distress


or otherwise prior to the next August
settlement, the same penalty shall be
charged on said last half of said taxes,
and the amount of the whole together
| shall constitute the delinquent taxes on
lsuch real estate; to be collected in the


manner that is or may be prescribed by
t law. And if the amount Of such dclin-
quent taxes and penalty, together With
one-half of the taxes charged against


such real estate for the current year,


shall not be, paid on Or before the
twentieth day OF December of the same


year. the said delinquent taxes aud pen
| atty, and the whole Of the taxes Of the
/ current year shall be due and be col


lccted by the sale Of such real estate in


the manner that is or may be author
lied by law; and in case the first half OF
the taxes charged upon any real estate
shall be paid on or before the twentieth
day of December as provided in this act,


but the remaining half thereof shall not
be paid on Or before the twentieth day


of June next thereafter, Or be collected
| BY distress or otherwise prior to the
next August settlement, as provided in
this act, then the same penalty shall be
added to such unpaid taxes, and the
same shall be treated as delinquent


taxes, as provided in this act, and with


the taxes of the current year collected
, By the sale OF such real estate as afore-
said.
I SEC. 2. That the original section five


of said act be and the same is hereby re,


pealed.


! SEC. 3, This act shall take effect ans
Year: 1861

g~The lightning may rend the
gnarled oak; the earthquake may engulf
the most splendid capital ON earth; the
hurricane may scatter the noblest dy-
nasties like drift-wood upon the waves
of the desert ocean; but neither light
ming, nor TEMPEST, nor storm, can iu-
jure the redeemed soul.ef the humblest
saint. All the winds Of heaven may
beat upon the least living branch Of the
living vine, but all their combined force
cannot wrench that branch off.
Year: 1861

Eternity is the only theme that con-
fuses, humbles the proud intellect of
man. What is it? The human mind
can grasp any defined length of time,.
however vast; but this is beyond time,
and too great for the limited conce ption
of man. 1t has no beginning, and it can
have no end. 1t cannot be multiplied,
it cannot be added unto; you may strive
to substract from it but it is useless
Take millions Of years from it, take all
the time that enters the compass of your
Imagination, it is still whole and undi-
minished as bcfore-all calculation is
lost.
Year: 1861

e@Do not keep stirring the ashes of
dead things in your conscience; do not
keep turning over the leaves Of memory,
debiting the soul with THOUSAND debts
that you can never pay; do not keep
looking within, trying if you can to strike
balance-that after all if you are not
so good you are not SO bad and there
fore that you have chance Of escape,
Leave the whole thing, it is bankrupt
concern; look out from the ruin, look up
to Him who has taken your debt upon
his own shoulder.
Year: 1861

the like consent Of all Of the Commits
sioners of such county or counties, re-
linguish and transfer to the Commission
ers of any such county or counties the
whole or any part Of their said road, to-
gether with all rights and privileges ap-
pertaining thereto; provided that any
such transfer to the Commissioners of
any county shall be limited to the part
of such road within ,he boundaries of
such counties respectively; provided
that such transfer shall be without con-
sideration, and that,no tolls shall be col
lected on such road within such county
or counties.


Sec. 2. That section two of the above
recited act be amended so as to read as
follows: Section 2 Such transfer shall
be evidenced by the execution Of writ
ten declaration signed by the President
or other principal officer, and the Secre-
tary or other recording officer, and under
the seal of said company, and shall take
effect and have full force on depositing
with the Auditor of the county within
which said relinquished road may lie,
the said written declaration or a copy
thereof, and upon the entry upon the
journal of the Commissioners of such
county an acceptance signed by all Of
said Commissioners, of such relinquish-
ment or transfer, which written declara-
ton so deposited as aforesaid shall there
upon be entered by said Auditor upon
his record of roads or highways, and
thereafter such road, or part OF road
shall be under the control of the County
Commissioners of the county in which
the same may he, who shall, by a proper
order, provide that the same shall be a
public highway, and that no tolls are
collected thereon within the limits of
such county.


SEC. 3. This act shall take effect upon
its passage, and that original sections
one and two be and the same arc hereby
repealed.


RICHARD Z. PARSONS,
Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives.


ROBERT c. KIRK,


President OF the Senate.


Passed January 25, 1861.
Year: 1861

willing to part with aches, and griefs,
and tears, and the wrinkles of old age,
and the gray hairs that become white as
the light of eternity shines upon them,
all the ills and sorrows that flesh is heir
to. Then why should anybody dread
the arrival Of that day when imm mortal
youth, and yet perfect identity; when en-
tire health and happiness shall be our
heritage and our enjoyment for ever and
n-raro
Year: 1861

admit for one moment that chance
rs rTe parent OF your tr0uD1gs===vtrsrt
cident is the author of your bereaye-
ments-and what a gloomy place must
the grave be! what sad heart must the
mourner's bel what an unhappy man
must the victim Of trouble be! But
when we know that the blow that strikes
the heaviest is from our Fathers hand;
that the sorrow that pierces the heart
with the keencst agony lay in his bosom
before it received its mission to touch
US; surely it is a truth, Il, even I, am
He that comforteth you.
Year: 1861

nsa. If We be Christians our death will
not occur too soon, it will not occur too
late; it will just take place when it shall
be the greatest contribution to the praise
Of Him tilat redeemed us, by his blood,
and when We are ripest and fttest for
being transplanted to the paradise of
our God.
Year: 1861

mo. 81 AN act


10 prevent the Amalgamation of the


White and colore1 Races.


SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral assembly Of the State cf OHIO, That
hereafter it shall be unlawful for any
person of pure white blood to intermarry
with or have Illicit carnal intercourse
with any negro, or person having dis
tinct and visible admixture of African
blood, or for any negro or person having
distinct and visible admiXture Of Afrl-
can blood to intermarry with or have
illicit carnal Intercourse with any per-
son of pure white blood, and any person
offending against either of the proyis-
ions Of this section shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and on con
viction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned in the Jail Of the
county for any period not exceeding
three months, or both, at the discretion
of the court.


SEC. 2. That any person who shall,
knowingly, solemnizo u marriage for
hidden by this act, or any Probate
Judge who shall knowingly issue Ii
cense for the soiemnization Of any mar
riage forbidden by this act, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
or imprisoned in the county Jail for a
period not exceeding three months, or
both, at the discretion Of the court.


SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
RICHARD G.. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
ROBERT c. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
pnc-al To o1 1891
Year: 1861

We arose and sought cover in clump
of trees Il few steps from where we slept.
We were just in time, for not minute
after we saw the forms Of half-a-dozen
savages stealing up to the spot we had
just left.


"We'll make their number less" he
Year: 1861

yet vote to pay them, because they had
no motive but supposed duty, and patri
otism, toinoye them; and moreover, they
VIII have rendered almost the entire
service required of them, before Congress.
shah meet. But the audacious usurpatior
| OF President Lincoln, for which he do
serves impeachmenti in daring, against the
very letter of the Constitution. and with
out the shadow Of law, to 'aaise and sup
| port armies and to 'provide and main
tain a navy" for three or hye years, by
mere executive proclamation, | will nc,
vote to sustain or ratify-NEvER. Millions
for defense; not man or q dollar for of.
fensive and aggressive-war.


The war has had many motives for its
commencement it can have but one re-
suit whether il last one year or fifty
years-fnai, eternal SEPARATION, d,suaion. AS
for conquest and sphjugation of the South,
will not impeach the intelligenceof any
man among you. by assuming that you
dream of it as at any time or in any way
possible. Remember the warning of
Lord Chatham to the British Parliament ::
my Lords, you cannot conquer America"
a public debt Of hundreds of millions,
weighing us. and our posterity down for
generations, we cannot escape. Forum
ate shall we be if we escape with our
liberties. Indeed it is no longer SO much
a question of war with the South, as
whether we ourselves are to have consti-
tutions and republican form of govern
ment hereafter in the North and West.
In brief: | am for the Constitution first,
and at all hazards for whatever can.now
be saved Of the Union next; and peace
always rs essential to the preservation of
either. But whatever any one may think
of the war, one thing, at least, every lover
of liberty ought to demand inexorab.y:
that it shall be carried on strictly subject
to the Constitution.


The peace policy was tried: it arrested
secession, and promised q restoration Of
the Union. The policy of war is now
upon trial: in twenty days it has driven
four States and four millions and half
of people out of the Union and INTO the
Confederacy of the South, In a little
while longer it will drive out, also, two or
four more States, and two millions or
three millions of people. War may, in
deed, be the policy of the East; but peace
is a necessity to the West.


| would have volunteered nothing,
gentlemen, at this time in regard to civil
war; but, as constituents, you had right
to know my opinions and position; and
briefly, but most frankly, you have them.


My only answer to those who indulge
in SANDER and vituperation, was given in
the card of the Eth of April, herewith
enclosed. Very truly,


G. i. VALLANDIGHAE.
Year: 1861

II would seem from the following that
Lincoln intends TO fight his mon on emp
ty stomachs. II is taken from the face
tous pen of correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia News. The writer says:


We have navy biscuit and fat fitch for
our daily fare, and are thankful for even
that. The biscuit are about az large as
wash basin, and as hard as adamant.--
They appear to be composed Of cement
and Spalding's prepared glue. You can
soak them in your coffee for half day,
and then you can hardly mako an inn
preston on them. We use the biscuit
for plates. When we march into our
dining room down in the cellar,) wo find
a piece of fitch laid on the top Of bis
cult, and tin full Of coffee by the side Of
IT, We fall too, eat the fitch, drink the
coffee, minus the sugar and cream and
then to save thetrouble Of washing dishes,
turn too and cat our pl9ies---or at least we
eat arrhem. BY way OF change, we some
time get soup, made up Of beans, water
and cartridge boz OF two We are not
oyor-iastidious about tho number OF beans
in our provender, as you might .Gshfor an


indefinite period before you succeeded in
capturing one. However, The usual way
is to 10 II blind" | take dinner with
a friend every day, as it would be impossi-
Bile for inc TO live on soldiers fine.
Year: 1861

"BUY Day GOODS OF WADswoRTH."
This advice is familiar to all our city and
country readers, and as such can heartily
endorse as good. and advise all to call and ex.
amire his big stock Of Fall and Winter Dry
Goods. at No. 20. West Second street, opposite
LeClaire House
Year: 1861

WEEKLY PAPER.-Persons wishing
copies Of the WEEKLY DEMOCRAT, cor ptainin &
the proceedings os the Fair. should call this
afternoon and Ct supply to send to their
county can do In the Fair line.
Year: 1861

TIE committee Of this city to prepare
pamphlet on the advantages Of Rock leland
for National Armory consist Of the Mayor.
Geo L. Davenport and W. II. +. Gurley. This
committee will act in con junction vita like
committee ct Rock Island and Moline
Year: 1861

ACcIDENr.-We learn that Recorder
McCosh met with serious accident yesterday
afternoon. He was coming dow town from
dinner. and while passing the Dutch Reformed
Church, on Brady street, slipped and fell. his
We ght coming upon his arm which he threw
out to cave himself. The consequence was
that his arm was broken or shattered above
the elbow. He was taken to q house near
BY, and Dr. Tomson vas called in to attend to
the wound This will probably con6ns him
for ehort time.
Year: 1861

TRooPs are still coming forward slow
ly but surely to Camp Mcclellan. 1t is not
known yet, We believe. whether COL Merritt
will accept the command Of the Sth regiment
now nearly or quite full, but it is evident that
somebody should do 90 and take the regiment
in hand at an early day. This is becoming
more and more apparent every day. There is
too much time being lost in getting these men
ready. 1t will not do. They are not any nearsr
ready than they werc month since. Some.
body is "slopping over" somewhere
Year: 1861

It stands in sunny meadow,


The house so messy and brown,
With its cumbrous old stone chimneys,


And the gray roof sloping down.
The trees fold their green arms around it,
The trees, century old
And the winds go chanting through them
And the sunbeams drop their gold.
The cowslips spring in the marshes,


And the roses bloom on the hill
And beside the brook in the pastures,


The herds go feeding at will.
The children have gone and left them,


They sit in the sun alone
And the old wife's ears are failing,


As she harks to the well known tone
That won her heart in girlhood,


That has soothed her in many q care,
And praises her now for the brightness
Her old face used to wear.
She thinks again of her bridal


How, dressed in her robe of white,
She stood by her gay young lover,


In the mornings rosy light.
Oh, the morning is rosy as ever,


But the rose from her check is fled;
And the sunshine still is golden,


But it falls on a silvered head.
And the girlhood dreams, once vanished,
Come back in her winter time,
Till her feeble pulses tremble


With the thrill Of spring times prime
And looking forth from the window,
She thinks how the trees have grown,
Since, clad in her tridal whiteness,
She crossed the old door stone.
Though dimmed her eyes bright azure,
And dimmed her hairs young gold
The love in her girlhood plighted


Has never grown dim or old.
They sat in peace in the sunshine,


Till the day was almost done;
And then, at its close, an angel


Stole over the threshold stone.
lie folded their hands together


He touched theic eyelids with balm;
And their last breath foated upward,


Like the close Of solemn psalm.
Like bridal pair they travcrsed


The uneeen, mystical road,
That leads to the beautiful'city,


"Whose builder and maker is God"
Perhaps in that miracle country


They will give her lost youth back;
And the fewers of vanished spring-timt
VIII bloom in the spirits track.
One draught from the living waters


Shall call back his m9nhoOd's prime;
And eternal years shall measure


The love that outlived time.
But the shapes that they left behind them
The wrinkles and silver hair,
Made holy to US by the kisses


The angel had printed there.
We will hide away meath the willows,
When the day is low in the vest
Where the sunbeams can not find them.
Nor the winds disturb their rest.
And we'll suffer no tell-tale tombstone,
With its age and date, to rise
Der the two who are old no longer,
In the Fathers House in the skies.