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Year: 1864

R% The tide of iortuae ebbs and flows in war


as in commerce and politics. The first eight


months of 0ur wsr for independence closed in
our favor. The succeeding six months were
against as Ths next turn in our favor planted
oar standard on Yankee sell in the East and


made rs masters of the Situation in the West
I Then came Brsgg's Inflated Kentucky cam
paign and close upon the heels of which came
our disasters in the Southwest, and the discour
sgiug campaign in Tennessee. The 1s, of Jan
uATy Of the present year found our people de-


spondent. Despair seemed to hover over pur


nstional councils, and reckless desperation was


checked but moderately by the few who remain


ed firm in the conservative faith. The tide Of
fortune has sgAin turnsd quite opportdnely in


our favor. How shall we profit BY the expert
ence of these vicisitudss We are upon the


eve of as brilliant successes in the field as those


which crowned our arms at Chiekahominy and
Mslveln Hi.


How shall these results be Brought to bssr
upsn the question Of peace This is = cues
ton which demands our attention now The
ruling party in the United States is upon the
eve Of crisis, II is with the people and the
S:Ats governments Of the South to say whether
that party is to be continued in power, OF
whether il shall be hurled from its position
by those at the North who sre willing to
change the purposes of the revolution 30 as to
vindicate rights IS vital to Indiana and Ohio as
to Georgia and Alabans. VIII that portion Of
the press which heretofore ridiculed the doctrine
Of pescs through the Intervention Of the North
western and Middle States, using the Demo-
cratic party as their instrument, and making
State sovereignty the polar star in this their ses
of troubles, have the prudescs and good sense
to keep their peace and not rail against thu only
party North which is acting in close alliance
with the people Of the Southern SsGtes,-c coilna-
kRs Staa
Year: 1864

= The heavy decline in gold in most of the
cities of the COnfedsrscy, msy be Ascribed to
the decision Of tho Secretary Of the Treasury
that it is subject 20 . tax of five per cent. in
kind. The shyloCks who have been boarding
isup do not fancy the idea of disg0rging so
freely.
Year: 1864

INV York. June S-The Times Wash
ington special SAYS of the rebel attack on Sunday
night:


The rebels made an attack just after dark
this evening upon General Smiths brigade, Goth
corps.


The whole lower strata of the atmosphere was
dense. under cover Of which the enemy advanced
within pistol range of our works before he was
discovered by the advanced pickets.


No sooner did our outposts give the alarm
than one sharp fire beched forth from our ranks
in front and both iianks upon the enemy.


In about half hour he fell back, leaving
the ground covered with dead and wounded. Our
loss was small.


Brigader General Barnard took position 10 day
as chief engineer of the army


The Herads correspondent with the 18th
corps. says:


Our line runs nearly parallel with the Chicka
hominy. but exceedingly irregular throughout its
entire length


Our right Is formed by Burnside's and Wrights
corps, and the left by HancOck's


Another correspondent saws:


Large reiniorcements arrived last evening.
The reinforcements outnumber our losses and
more are coming


The morning papers are barren OF news.
Year: 1864

Attempts are vigorously kept up in some quar-
ters to force upon the public mind Mr.. Sumuer's
project OF amending the Constitution so as to
bury Slavery forever. IIot-headed men are un-
willing to acquesce in the wise conclusion of the
Judiciary Committee of tho Slate, that The fine
has not come for the agitation of thai suhieot =
They are determined that it shall be aeitated.
and forthwith. The only appeal then is 10 tx
sound patriotism and calm good sense OF the peo.
pie We are confident that public opinion will
set itself like adamant against the introduction
ot any new subject for political controversy at
this stage of the war.


What is most needed now ia the concentration
OF the public mind upon the demands Of the war
CRISIS The rebels are collecting their energies
lor their last desperate effort They have re-
sorted to means most unheard of TO make them
se'Ves . more formidable to us than ever. They
WI open the Spring campaign more nearly
matched with us than they have been at any
Mme during the last two years, unless our ar
s Ilss are greatly reinforced. The President ma
s. asrstands the dangers, and in the enlargement
" ms call for soldiers from three hundred thor.
ssaa to i've hundred Thousand, has done prolnpt-
Year: 1864

'sSave on our own terms We can accept no
peace whatever, and must fight till doomsday
rather than yield an iota of them, and our terms
are:


OF the Confederate States.


withdrawal Of the Yankee forces from every
foot of Confederate ground, including Kentucky
and Missouri.


Withdrawal of the Yarkee soldiers from Mary
land until that State shall decide by free vote
whether she shall remain in the old Union or ask
admission into the Confederacy.


Consent on the part of the Federal Govern
ment to give up TO the Confederacy its propor-
ton of the navy as It stood at the time Of seees-
sion, or TO pay for the same,


Yielding up of all pretension on the part OF
the Federal Government to that portion OF the
old Territories which lies west Of the Confeder-
ate States.


An equitable settlement on the basis Of our
absolute independence and equal rights, of all
accounts OF the public debt and public lands,
and the advantages accruing from foreign treat
es.


These provisions. we apprehend, comprise the
minimum OF what we must require before we
lay down our arms. That is to say, the North
must yield ALIVE nothing. The whole pre-
tension OF that country 70 prevent by force the
which will be equivalent to an avowal that oar
enemies were wrong from the FIRST, and. az
course, as they waged a causeless and wicked
war upon us, they ought in strict justice to be
required, according to usage in such cases, to re
iWburse to us the yhalp OF our expenses and
losses in the course of that war. Ones
more we say it is all or nothing. This ponfeder
acy or the Yankee nation, one or other, zoe
doyn, down TO perditinn. Tkstis to say, one o
the other must forfeit its national existence an
lie at the mercy of its mortal enemy. ~ Rich
mond Enquirer, Oct l6, 1863.
Year: 1864

at fpeacel has become hateful word, and
should be LETT exclusively 10 the use Of Buffalo
orators in a neighboring State. II any OF that
sort still driyel aud sniyel Let US get nd Of the
whole vile cant. and say at once we are for war,
and nothing but war, until, as Davis is said TO
have said, athe last Of this generation falls in
his tracks and then we mean 10 pass il TO the
next as an inheritance. IL is for those who have
unjustly invaded our country to offer peace;
and when they do, they will still offer it in vain
until their armed men are withdrawn from the
soil of these Confederate States, and the telon
Gag Of stripes is hauled down from every fort
within our borders Afer that Il will be time
enough to pirate about peace. Now the very
word is snonsense.-l Richmond Examiner.
Year: 1864

Gen. Grants campaign from the Rapidan to
Petersburg and Sherman's advance in Georgia
are feats Of arms as great as any of the achieve
ments Of Napoleon the First. In both cases
there were vast obstacles to overcome, and q
daring and determined foe to conquer But
these successes will be eclipsed by the fearful
contest now preparing in Virginia, and which
must ere long take place. Feeling that their
cause is lost unless they gain victory, the
rebels are concentrating every available man
under command of Lee. Driven from 80 many
places lately, they find a great many soldiers
free to join their forces in Virginia, and there
they will strike the blow which, if won, may
give their ill-fated rebellion a short extension
OF life, or, if lost, ust ruin them totally Un-
derstanding this, the rebels will make every
effort strain every nerve, to render the next
battle in Virginia the most stupendous conflict
the world ever witnessed.


Our administration is fully alive to the i'm
portance of the impending battle, and rein
forcements are being sent to General Grant
with the utmost despatch. Every provision is
made to insure that success which We conf
IDENTIFY expect, and which shall rid US Of this
pestential rebellion, which has cost such ex-
penditure OF life and treasure, and given our
enemies chance to insult the digaity OF our
government. But let success attend our arms
in this last struggle as we feel sure it will, and
we shall then be free to command from the
world that respect which is our DUE while we
assume our true rank at the head of the most
powerful nations OF the earth. The battle
which must soon take place between the North
and South will rank as the most dreadful in
the annals Of history, and will mark the turn
ing point in the destiny Of this great republic:
Year: 1864

The opinion Of the Contraband as to
the present war was strildngly presented
in conversation l had with alcolored
man on Folly Island, few weeks ago,
before headquarters were removed to
Hilton Head Crossing Lighthouse In
let just as fearful rain began, took
refuge in the hospitable tent of Captain
Moore, then the efficient chief quarter
master in me field; and as the darkness
was coming on, / could not resist the
invitation, politely extended, to remain
for tea and for the night. We were sit
ting at the broad pine ,table, Bogert and
/, lazily finishing our green-gages and
canned cream, while James, the servant,
black as Erebus, was listening with all
his ears to the conversation, which hap
penned to be upon the occasional inter-
course which our pickets held with those
of the enemy. "I was down at the
Year: 1864

SOFT SOAP TO PLEASE THE EDITORS.


Having been elevated to the exalted
position of Special Correspondent of your
truly magnificent, highly popular and
really inestimable paper, l assure you
that words are inadequate to express the
sentiments which now agitate my bosom,
which start to flow from the point of lny
pen, and then creep back abashed as
they contemplate the prominence they
are approaching. assume my task with
distrust in my ability to maintain that
high tone which is characteristic Of your
other departments, and shah endeayor
to wear my honors with meekness.
Year: 1864




You have no idea, readers, of the inn
mense circulation of the paper with
which have the honor to be connected.
That it is enormous, you would infer
from the meritorious character of the
sheet. But when / tell you that the
business agent of the paper here has got
rich off of two numbers, and has given
the business up, with view to purchasing
an estate at Beaufort with his two weeks
profit, you can base your idea on some
thing more tangible. The publishers de-
serve great credit for their enterprise,
and for the exercise of that integrity
which is as truly an clement of success
in business as are industry and shrewd-
ness.


4 MODEST WORD FOE MYSELF.


| do not claim any merit whatever for
myself, but in justice to the paper which
represent, / feel it to be my duty to
state that am not without reputation as
writer, reputation which ! may say,
with honorable pride but without par
ticle of silly egotism, is not eclipsed by
that of any newspaper correspondent
not even Bull Run Russsll. have fire.
quently given my advice to officers high
in command, and l think if the Presi-.
dents opinion could be obtained he
would freely saythat had it been follow
ed, many of the disasters to our army
might have been averted. AS said be-
fore, l claim no merit for myself, but
one thing can say and that is that
whatever faults Imay have l never knew
fear, and so, without any particular
credit to me, am always at the front,
and thus get all the news. That / am
industrious, / think no one who has OBJ
served me viii deny, and | know that |
stand well with the Colonel / shall
send no news that is not officially yeri-
fed 4
Year: 1864

/ stamp as talsehood, tor 1 Know 0uf
Brigadier well, and am sure he would
not deliberately tell a lie. This brigade
formerly consisted of three regiments;
two have been sent away, but the Gener-
al says if the 333d is taken from him he
shall resign his commission.


IMPORTANCE OF THIS POST.


lam truly honored in being placed in
the important position Of sole corespon-
dent at this post. Its strategic impor-
tance is great, and it is q position re-.
quiring a constant watchfulness and
strict discipline, for if Hilton Head and
Florida should be recaptured, the en-
envy are liable to come down on us at
any time.


30 NEWS AT PRESENT.


cannot send you any news for this
issue, not that there is nothing of an in
teresting-I might say startling-charac-
ten; but should be an ungrateful
wretch did violate the confidence which
has been reposed in me.


BRILLIANT PROMISES FOR THE FUTURE.


1t is not improper for me to remark.
however, that you may be on the watch
for news very soon, and it will be intelli-
gence of movement which will strike
a blow at the very heart of the rebellion.
Shall say that Rich----no no, / viii not,
for The sentence might be construed as
contraband, and will not finish it.


/ shall send you the full particulars of
the movement as soon as they are de-
velopcd. They will probably appear in
next weeks paper, and certainly by the
next one, but everybody had better buy
for both weeks, so as to make sure of it.
SOME REMARKS ABOUT THE WEATHER, TO


IxrESD MY LETTER AND INTRODUCE \


SPECIMEN OF MY FINE WRITING.


Like superseded General has Winter
disappeared, with old Boreas and all his
staff, and we are now under the mild rule
Year: 1864

The two wings of the Abolition party
are now formed in line of battle against
each other, and the party that so clamer-
ously demanded but zone party" has its
elf split in two particsl Fremont and
Cochrans head the wing of the party OF
the " Outs while the Rail splitter of
Sangamon county, Illinois, old Abe
Lincoln-heads the party Of the "Ins, y
The Abolition party is sadly demoralized
and divided. and it is somewhat amusing
to read the lamentations of the, faithful
and listen to the curses of Lincoln Office
holders. The latter now have double
duty to perform. Following suit with
Lincoln they are abusing Fremont as a
s'bespattered Reformer," and we expect
they will ease up little on the Copper
heads now that they have fight in their
own family. We have no sympathy with
either faction in this fight, but We do think
that Fremont, who in 1856 was worship
ped by our Republican fellow citizens, is
infinitely the superior of Lincoln in tai
ent and all the qualities that pertain to
a public man.-Cadiz Sentinel.
Year: 1864

sad morning in the littlS sittiHg.tumu;
when Mrs Willard came like an angel
of love to her dark sned heart, and lifting
aside the veil, revealed the perfect liz Ill
of truth.


This is no fancy sketch, dear res Ter; it
is a story of real life, and there are man
such. Look around you, and see if there
is not some weary heart over whose bleed.
ing wounds you may pour the holy dew
of affection. Truly, if you should relieve
but one heart Of its pain, you will not
have lived in vain.
Year: 1864

1UAvING permanently located in Auburn, is
i u prepared TO do all work in his line, at rea-
sonable rates and in workmanlike manner.


Particular attention given to CARRIAGE PAINT
ING and PAPER HANGING. Also. to Gliding and


Auburn, Sept lS64.-3m
Year: 1864

AN INCURABLE DIsEAsE.-The pi-
GUS John Newton closes a letter to a
friend in the following truly instructive
language -


"You kindly inquire after my health ;
myself and family are, through The divine
favor, perfectly we'll; yet, healthy as
am, labor under growing disorder, for
which there is no cure-I mean old age.
| am not sorry, it is mortal disease, from
which no one RECEIVERS; for who would
live always in such world as this, who
has a scriptural hope OF an inheritance in
world of light? l am now in my sew
enty-secOnd year, and seem to have lived
long enough for myself. / have known
something of the evils of life, and have
had a large share of the good. l know
what the world can do, and what it cam
not do; it can neither give nor take away
that peace of God, which passeth all IN
derstanding; it can not soothe wounded
conscience, ror enable US to meet death
with comfort. That you, my dear sir,
may have an abiding and abounding ex-
perience that the gospel is a catholicon,
adapted 10 all our wants and all our feel
ings, and suitable help when every 9TH
er help fails, is the sincere and ardent
prayer of your afectionate friend"
Year: 1864




BREAD.-Three quarts of -four; half
pint of yeast; one table spoonful of
salt; warm water enough to make it into
dough. Knead this until it is perfectly
smooth. Be sure to get all the flour off
the sides of the pan; set it in a warm
place to rise at night; in the morning
knead the dough well, divide it into two
loaves, put it into the pans, set it in a
warm place 20 rise about an hour. Bake
it in a tolerabIy hot oven about three
quarters of an hour. A pint of indian
meal, scalded, and mixed in with the
-four, is by some persons considered an
Improvement, but it will require one hour
to bake.


BIsCUIT.-Two quarts of -four; two
ounces of butter half a pint of boiling
water; one teaspoonfuI of salt ; pint of
cold milk a half cup of yeast; mix
this well together with the hands, and set
it to rise over night in the morning dis
solve a teaspoonful of saleratus in little
water, and mix it well into the dough;
roll it, on d-board, about an inch
thick, cut it into small biscuits and bake
them twenty minutes.


Brown BREAD.-Two quarts of in
dian meal one large spoonful Of salt
half a cup of molasses; mix it with as
warm water as the hands will bare but
ter deep pans; wet the hands with cold
water TO put it in; set it to rise one hour.
Bake 1t in hot oven four or five hours
II baked in brick oven, it is best to keep
1t in the oven all night.


CORN BREAD.-One quart of milk
two eggs one piece of butter the size of
an egg; half teacup of white sugar a
little salt two teaspoonfuls of cream tar
ter; one teaspoonful of soda half indian
meal, half -four enough to make thick
batter Fill your paus about half full,
ana bake IN twenty inmates
Year: 1864

} There is no better permanent invest
ment than the government bonds, ant


there is no way by which the people cal


contribute more directly and Efficient,
to the support of the government anc


the success Of the war than by loann.


their money to the government TIL,


safety and advantage of the Investment


are well set forth in Secretary Fessen.


den's appeal to the people, and the patri


otic motives cogently stated. Every


man who has money to invest, from Rfty


to fifty thousand dollars, should consider


it his duty to invest a part, at least, in


the popular loan. There is money suffi-


cient among the people to supply all the


wants of the government, without bor-


rowing dollar abroad, and it will be a
glorious thing to finish The war from our


own means.


There is one reason for pushing this
popular loan to success that comes bone


to every mans business and bosom. 1t
will be sure remedy for speculation
and high prices. Everybody can see


that ii large part of the government
currency is returned and put into the
form of a permanent loan, the currency
in circulation will be reduced the spec
ulators will have no tools TO work with
and all prices will gradually sink towards
healthy standard. The prompt ac-
ceptance of the loan by the people, and
sound and careful financial management
at Washington, such as we have reason
to expect under Mr.. Fessenden, together
with the lessened demand for gold on ac-
count of decreasing importations of lux
uries, will unite to check and limit the
imitation of the currency, and bring f.
nance and business back again to their
normal condition. Every citizen has an
interest in this change, except the few
who have the means and opportunity for
specniating in the necessaries of life.-
The worst and most aggravating fact
connected with the initiation and high
prices is, that what we pay over and
above the real value of articles of con-
sumption benefits only the spectators,
not the government. Indeed, the gov
ernment loses greatly by it, because the
ability Of the people to bear taxation is
bus rapidly reduced, and they are forced
o give up many OF the luxuries upon
Which the government has levied the
argest taxes. Already this effect is
een. The great majority of the people
ire living very closely aud practiciDg
he most careful economy, and there is
consequent reduction of business, felt
'ery sensibly in some branches.


If the price Of gold continues to go up,
r does not come down materially, this
will go on, and many sources
f government revenue will be almost
Wholly cut Off To limit the currency is
therefore, to help the resources both of
be people and the government. To ex-
and it beyond just limits is only to en-
ich spectators at the expense of both [
overnment and people. The thing to '
e done now is to take the popular loan, S
nd the prompt offer of $200,00O,O00 I
I'LL be equivalent to great victory a
'ass in your fifties, and hundreds and '
lousands to Secretary Fessenden, then, d
GU that have the money, and so do O
God thing for yourselves, for the people
nd the goyernment.-Springfeld Re- a
ublican.