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Year: 1862

FREDERICK, Sept ,15, 1857
] have great pleasure in informing you that
the most brilliant series of successes have fol-
lowed our arms in this region, under the skill
rul leading of General Mcclellan. All the news
that comes in from the front breathes life and
vigor to the national heart, and every fresh
message brings intelligence Of most glorious
and encouraging character.


TIE CONTEST OF YESTERDAY
was very spirited one, and the courage and
Year: 1862

The Norfolk Day Book, referring to ths
reports from New Orleans remarks:


We would like to know if it is really true
that our iron clad vessels not permitted to
move an inch unless by the orders Of the Sec
retary Of the Navy? We have heard it an
nonnced as a fact that such Is the case and
that their commanders are tied up with such in
structiuns and restrictions as to completely pre-
vent them proving of any value whatever as a
means Of injurng the enemy. IL :his is really
So, think the sooner we procure glass cases
to- put our iron clad steamers in to keep the
enemys wooden gunbuats from hurting them
the better.
Year: 1862

~ An exchange comes to us with the fol-
lowing notice: Truth is crowded out ofthis issue
We suppose the editor, when he penned the above
had been reading the indianapolis Journal and
had forgotten his name
Year: 1862

~ Stewart, the New York merchant, has
engaged the entire production of the New Eng
land cotton mills for this year. A capitalist thus
securing such an immense monopoly can lead to
no good, and neither justice nor loyalty can ap-
prove of it.-IOu Democrat
Year: 1862

to be young and take upon ourselves
cares enough to crush out The gladncss from
our hearts, and then wonder why We can
not feel as we once felt,


Tears, too, dim our eyes; harsh and
discordant sounds untune our ears for the
melodies of hope; and anxious thought
for the morrow spoils each to-day; and if
we go en- in this course, we shall lie down
some night, to fnd our work all done, it
may be-but most surely to fud we have
cheated ourselves of blessing while do
ing it.


Let US be watchful and jealous Of our
selves, lest anxious cares destroy the peace
of life. They steal upon US unawares,
wrinkle the brow chase away the smile
and force the tear; make US forget to sing
for the hymns and song we sang in early
days, and often make us complain of those
who do not take upon themselves the grioy-
Gus burdens we fail to cast off, thus 6lam-
ing even the young, who feel as we once
felt, because they are not even as we are


There is much gained by learning hoc
to labor easily; and as much by learning
ho'o to endure patiently and hopefully
A glad and cheerful faith in final good will
do much to help US to keep young, 1t is as
spectacles to failing eyes; it maketh things
otherwise dark and obscure, clear as the
noon-day; helps US TO see with young
eyes; keeps the heart warm with the gar
ments of praise, and causeth all the foun-
tains of life to send up jets of JOY to an
eYer-increasing heirht. -.
Year: 1862

Do our military authorities know that
BY devoting recruiting efforts to the, raising
Of new regiments. officered mostly by in
experienced men, they are putting the vol
untcers where they can be of no service


in this great emergency of the country?--


1t is taking men out of the service, who
if sent to the old regiments would be avail
able at once. sOnc recruit for an old regi-
ment is worth two for new; and for ser


vice during the next three months, We may
safely say he is worth any number, - the
new regiments. And to make men with


out military service field officers or captains.
at this tins. when half a million Of men


have been learning the trade Of war for a


year. is simply fooling away the men,. be-
sides gross Injustice to those who have SER
ved. As a specimen Of this folly, we
may mention a three months regiment
which was raised in Ohio on the spur of
the jackson panic. and which is now guard
ing itself at Cumberland because its, Col
onel never knew anything Of military until
he was made q Colonel, and has not been
able to acquire much since. The regiment


was largely made up Of young men who


had acquired the drill in amateur military


companies. BY virtue of this and an eff
cient Lieutenant Colonel, the only militia
ry field officer. the regiment is well drilled


in company and battalion msnouvers, and
is anxious to see some fighting peforo their


time is out. but the Colonel's reply TO


requisitions is that the regiment is not yet


fit for service.
Yet on the merit Of this three months


performance in keeping his regiment ont
of service for his own incompetency. this


Colonel will probably claim and receive


a permanent Colonclcy. We have no


unkindness for him, and suppose him to be


o good man and competent lawyer for a


couhtfyssprscticezs Nc admit, without


knowing much about il, thai he is an, ex
cellent gentleman and a patriot. but we are
obliged 70 speak out against the military
foo1ing which sacrifices men and the cause


by appointing officers without experience.
The time has-beep -wtlcu this was ne
! cesaary. but it's not So nov ana it is an a


buse si our soldiers who have seen. service
g - - a. i 2
Year: 1862

FALSE RuNoR ooRREcTED.--A number of
very silly rumors prevail, in reference to the
late railroad accident on the Delaware road.
Among them is one TO the effect that nearly
all the injured men who were brought TO
thiscity have since died. A gentleman who
has taken the pains to possess himself of
correct information on this point, assures us
that up to Sunday evening all the wounded
were alive and doing WE'LL and that there
is but a single case among them in which
the nature of the injuries is such as to ere
ate any doubt of final recovery What pity
it is that Madame Rumor has snch a mis-
chievous tongue in her head
Year: 1862

Cur OFF THE BACK LEos OF YoUR CHAIRT.-
will tell you secret worth knowing. A
thousand things not worth half SO much have
been patented aud elevated into business. 1t
is this


If you cut off the back legs of your chairs, SO
that the back part Of the scat shall be two inches
lower than the front part, it will greatly relieve
the fatigue Of sitting, and keep your spine in
much better shape. The principal fatigue in
sitting comes from your sliding forward and thus
strainng the liRaments and muscles in the small
OF the back. The expedient have advised will
obvlate this tendency, and, as have suggested,
add greatly to the comfort and healthfulness Of
the sitting position. The trout edge Of chair
should not be more than fifteen inches high, for
the average woman. The average chair now
seventeen inches high for all, which no amount
Of slanling in the seat can make comfortable
LspiS' Gymnasium.
Year: 1862

Advices from Port Royal state that an
expedition towards Savannah is supposed
to be in progress. Reconnoitring parties
have proceeded towards Tybee Island with
apparatus for removing distractions from
the river and creeks south of the Savannah
river. It is understood that the land force
would consist Of 10000 men, and that War
saw Inlet would be the first destination Of
the expedition. A line of railway was pro-
crossing across Hilton Head Island
Year: 1862

The train on the Vermont Central Rail
road was brought to dead stand by the
force of the wind, on New Years night, on
coming up the grade near Winoosk Bridge.
alt was delayed about twenty-five minutes
before being able to stem the torrent.
Year: 1862

In the first branch of the City Council of
Baltimore, on last Friday evening, five sp-
plications were made for indemnity to differ
ent individuals for the acts of the lawless
mob of the Nineteenth of April last The
aggregate of the claims thus presented to
the consideration of the Council is over
$l,4OO. In addition to these there are q
number of others for the payment Of bills
for arms of various kinds which were taken
from warehouses with the sanction of the
police who were guarding the doors on the
Sunday following the Nineteenth of April.
These were presented to the Council of last
year, but that body adjourned without taking
any action on the applications,
Year: 1862

The Court of Russia has just gone into
mourning for twelve days, and the ball TO be
given on the occasion of the Ieie day of the
hereditary Grand Duke has been counter
manded, in consequence Of the death Of the
Prince Consort of England.
Year: 1862

FRAUD TO BE PUNISHABLE WITH DEATH.


The Committee on the Conduct of the
War have resolved to advise the immediate
passage of bill to punish with death any
person who commits fraud upon the Gov
ernment, whereby soldier is bodily injured
as for instance it the sale of unsound pro-
visions. Also, to punish with Imprisonment
and eOnfscation Of all property and Gov
ernment dues all contractors who in any way
defraud the Government in the quality o
goods sold, or services pretended to be ren
dered, to the Government.
Year: 1862

We irsrn that Gen. Backner SAYS his troops
are an armed mob, and that he must hsYer
time TO work them up before he risks night.
Let him risk the fght.and Gen. McCook will
work them up for him.


Mason and Slidell are at large. out We
don't think that Great Britain will accept
them as Ambassadors from the South
Though Mason Is free Mason. probably he
will not be an accepted one


II Is presumed that the Sickless Brigade.
when it goes into battle will reap bes ut
ful crop of rebels


The Nashville Louisville Courier boasts
that the Consederates ar. beginning 70 luxu-
rate once more upon pork. We judge fro N
their conduct that all the swine they eat are
the lineal desceniatns Of those the legion of
devils entered into
Year: 1862

Rumor has been rife with the Arkansas for
months. Every day or two some new story
has been told. She has been finished and
destroyed at least fifty times during the pres
ent season. She has been aground, and ahoat,
and aground again. Her machinery has been
broken, and her completion impossible. She
has been in readiness for weeks IN the ,Yazoo,
and only waiting the appearance of the Yam
kee vessels up there to destroy them ute. ~.
Such the varying, such the conflicting state
ments.


From the best Information we have been
able to gather on the fleet, it was believed the
rebel gunboat was still unfinished and lying
aground in the Yazoo, above the blockade,
with no probability of making her appearance
| during the war, but with The doom of the in
eendiary's torch above her devoted head.


Many persons would as soon have expect
/ ed to have seen the ghost of their grandmother
as the Arkansas steaming in broad daylight
down the Mississippi, in the teeth Of our com
bined fleets. ! did not expect it, l an very
sure; l had no idea of it, and no one could
have made me believe such an act probable.


We could easily have known, and we should
have known, by all means, how much fact
and how much fiction was commingled in the
rumor about the Arkansas We had merely
| to 90 up the Yszoo and look for ourselves
and the officers of the feet were urged in vair
to do so until the eleventh hour, and then, O.
course, it was too late We remained supint
when we should have been active, and We
have paid the penalty of our sloth.
Year: 1862

Senator Wright Of Indiana, hitherto one
of the most thorough-going Democrats of
the Northwest, made striking war speech
Tuesday last, which is thus sketched in the
condensed report -


T" lie was willing to so any length to put
down this rebellian. There were traitors
all over the land, and we must have more
energy in the prosecution of the war. lie
had listened here for long time, hearing
senators tell what they could not do. He
would have been much more pleased if these
gentlemen had spent the six months finding
out what they could do. He would stop
discussing this negro question and do every
thing to support the government and sup
press the rebellion. We never could sup
press this rebellion without decided policy
and that policy should be protection 10 10y
al men, and no protection TO disloyal mer
North or South. Bullets and bayonets mus
be the policy ef this war. He would Joir
no political party till we had peace, but ac
for the whole country and the suppression
Of the rebellion. The watchword must b


war, scar, wAR!--prosecuted vigorously +


the end, and any general who would no


employ every negro to do all the service b


was capable of, should be turned out, an
the property cfevery rebel, north and south
should be at once confscated. Make II un


derstood that the man in arms against th
government must forfeit his property an
his rights, and we will soon have loyal men,
Year: 1862

We begin TO appreciate the INSCRIPTIONS
nature Of the Rebellion, and to be less
squeamish in hitting it the hardest blows
in our power to give. When once the ne
groes Of the South fully understand that
our policy has changed, and that we now
encourage them to come into our support,
and guarantee their freedom forever after
ward, unless human nature is difierant from
what it has been represented, a vast majori-
ty Of the four millions Of slaves will make
haste to convert themselves into freemen
and the most efficient allies the North can
have.
Year: 1862

The nine Monitors yet unfinished all launched
except the Lehigh. at Chester. Two launched
at New York Saturday, and one at Boston. One
Of the New York built vessels is designed more for
q ram than anything else, but she is only nine
knot vessel she will make rather poor show
ran, for the vessels she intended to strike would,
under most circumstances, be able to leave her be-
hind. The others are intended only batteries ol
the Ericsson pattern. The delay in finishing this
fleet has been occasoncd by the want Of iron, most
of the iron works of the country boing worked NJ
70 their present capacity.
Year: 1862

THEnE is a rumOr that the Navy Depart
ment will soon place Commodore Foots at
the head Of a new naval expedition, for
which the vessels are now fitting ont. The
purpose or destination of this expedition.
cannot benow stated, but it is sufficient to
Say that the new squadron will consist
chiefly otyessels of the regular. navy, OH
cered BY men who have been long in the
service
Year: 1862

the northern seapor,s that be could not
obtain berth oD shipboard,


Bat said he, "when 1 came to you
in Mobile, l hoped that l should be
troubled no more. | thought | might
make voyage in safety. | had not had
an attack for over two years, and wished
to try if | could not do my duty in the
ship. | knew was deceiving you; and
feared that you might detect the truth I;
and | think that the constant fear which
[ suffered from this latter cause bad much
to do with bringing the madness back
upon me-"


There is no need that | should tell how
| talked to him. | was not harsh, nor
unforsiving; but l could not exonerate
him | blamed him severely and prom
ised that all ship.mas:ers of nay acquaiut-
ance should have the benefit of my knowl-
edge


On my return homeward | passed the
island of Formentera, and as gazed
upon the huge black rocks which lift
their sea- beaten front over the surge,
upon the southern coast of that isle. my
heart felt something of that old shock /;
for those were the rocks from which |
bad guided the ship on that dismal night
when [ first discovered My MATE s
SECRET.
Year: 1862

A pastor was making call upon
parishioner, an old lady, who had
made itan habiiuaI rule never to speak
i'll Of another, and had observed il so
closely that she always justified those
whom che heard evil spoken Of Be
fore the old lady made her appear
ance in the parlor, her several chill
dren we're speaking Of this popularity
Of their mother, and one Of them play
fully added +" Mother has such a
habit Of speaking well Of everybody,
that ! believe il Satan himself were
the subject Of conversation, mother
would find out some virtue or good
quality even in him" Of course, this
remark elected some smiling and mer-
riment at the originality Of the idea,
in the midst Of which the old lady en-
tered the room, and, on being told
what had just been said, she immedi-
ately and inyoluntarily replied, Well,
my dear children, wish we all had
Satan's industry and perscrponcc.'
Year: 1862

YANKEE CoTToE BAes.-The New York papers
have been making great jubilee over the vast
quantity Of cotton taken at Hinton Head and ada
cent islands, said to be several thousand yAes and
have boasted so loudly turn out to be small sand
bags, and they filed with cotton in the seed weigh
ing each from eight to twelve pounds Twelve
pounds Of seed cotton will turn out about three and
d half pounds of the merehaptahe article, and this
three and half pounds tho Yankees hre parading
before the world as bale of cotton Did the Lord
ever make the duplicate of such people Mem
Appeal.


Whether he ever did or not, we have uncontro-
vertible evidence that they are possessed of the
whcrewith to DUPE-ke.cate themselves.
Year: 1862

We learned last night Of this unfortunate occur
renee, which took place in East Bay on Tuesday
- ' = i.s sS1s Steamer was on fer return voyage
from Havans, with earge of valuable goods, and
had eyaded the blockade aud entered East Bay, or
the Louisiana coast when one Of her boilers burst
rendering her unmshageable The Captain seeing
that he could make no further headway. and fear


ing that II he attempted to remain there TO repair
damages he would be captured by the enemy's
fleet, decided to desert and burn the vessel which
was accordingly done This is a severe loss as the
cargo Of the steamer was very valuable and much
needed, but we are glad to know that the Captain
was too smart TO let her fsl! into the hsnds ol the
lieSsans-N O. CccsrrnL 2Ah
Year: 1862

nas- DR.. Cheever, in late lecture, took
the position that no success win attend Northern
arms until their whole force is launched against
slavery and that the palsy of fear and imbecility
win be upon them until they get marching orders
from God. When such orders are received, Il win
be TO march TO another climate than that Of the
South
Year: 1862

We were going to starve out the Southern Con-
federacy once 1t does not look much like It now
New Orleans is supposed 10 have fifty thousand or
sixty thousand barrels of flour ON hand, and it can
not be sold at any price at present The amount of
flour in Memphis is estimated at from twenty-five
thousand to thirty thousand barrels, and there Is
little changing hands at present
Year: 1862

1t Is with pain and modification that we lay be.
fore orr readers the following accounts Of the ser
Gus disaster to our army under Gen. 0rittenden. -
With pain at the loss of life and prestige and
modification at the criminal negligence--if not
worse--which brought that defeat upon us. The
death of Gen. Zollcoffer is national calamity, and
the loss is bitterly aggravated by the knowledge
that, had he been supreme In command, no such
folly and disaster would have wrapped the nation
in gloom. But we hare not the patience to enlarge
upon a theme that awakens SO much sorrow and
indignation.
Year: 1862

New ORLEANS Jan. 27.-The anniversary of the
secession Of Louisiana was celebrated to-day. The
military turned ont in full force, and there was
grand review of the troops. There were ten thou
sand armed and equipped ready to take the field
among whom were one thousand free colored SOL
diers.
Year: 1862

We have no doubt OF the earnestness and faith
funess-nor of the thorough LOYALTY OF such of
the members of the Democratic party OF Indiana
as are making common cause with the Republi
cans OF that State. We have the utmost conf
dence that the uui0n of the two parties for the
purpose of uphollIng the national power, by the
selection of suitable men of tried loyalty, for the
executive offices of the State will be success,
and one dat will do great honor to the patriots
who are engaged in the movement But let US,
in behalf ot the Republicans OF Illinois, who are
reaping the bitter fruit of attempt in the same
direction, give our Indiana friends of the pure
faith the benefit of the caution we have learned.
Let them make their selections for county Offices
with exceeding care; and when members OF the
Legislature to be chosen. let that care be
doubled. Let them see to it that the proposed
union is not confined to the Republican counties
alone. but that il extends the basis accepted
from Laporte to the Ohio river Let them know
that their candidates for all places are not Union
men with an ..if or IA but" else certain disas
ter will be the end of the cooperative endeavor
We have tried il in Illinois and know Our re-
cent Convention is warning not to be forgot
ten.-Chicaq0 Tribune


We find the above copied into the Lafayette
journal, one of the Republican organs i'll this
State. Our Democratic friends who took part in
the Stl of June Convention. will perceive that
they are not to be treated by their Republican as
sociates as entirely above suspicion They are
To be watched and regarded with distrust till they
prove their fidelity To the new organization. The
fact that they were once Democrats is to he taken
prima facie evidence against them Some of
them will probably get a little restive under such
Il system OF espionage N A. Ledger
Year: 1862

Most OF ou- fair readers have decided
aversion 10 that part of their duty which
falls under the patching and darning" de-
nomination. They are of opinion that q a
rent may be the accident of day,--a darn,
premeditated poverty" But if they knew
how pretty well executed piece of repair
looks, when you see ia its warp and woof
the bright threads of economy and indepen-
dence, and womanly thrift, crossing and re-
crossing each other, they would lay aside
embroideries and crockett work, and take up,
instead, the mending basket We rode
down town the other day, when the only oc-
cupants Of the stage were a young gentle
man and a lovely gisa Of we should think,
about eighteen She was the ppeticst
freshest-looking girl oae would want TO see
there were no tell-tale traces of midnight
parties and heaaach mornings in those
peach blossom cheeks, and clear, bright
eyes; and all the numberless little items Of
her dress were as fresh and trim as herself
from the pink bonnet strings down to the
neatly-ftling gloves and delicate gaiter
boots. IF we had been an old bachelor, or
a young one either, we weu!d oegtaialy have
fallen in love with that girl, particularly af
ter we had discovered that she was as in-
dustrious as pretty. And how do you sup
pose we found it out? The handkerchief
that lay in her tap told us so. The neat
little darn, elaborately executed, in its cor
ner, with the small white stitches and skill
ful handiwork, had tongae quite audible
to our ears Time and patience and wise
economy had been there. The gentleman
sitting opposite saw the little token also; we
noticed his eye turning from the handker-
chief to the blooming face and back to the
handkerchief again, and we knew perfectly
well what lie was thinking of--the good wife
that young lady would make, and how neat
her husbands cravats and stockings would
be-! Poor fellow, the edges of his shirt boz
som were little frayed, and one or two





buttons were missing, whose detection the
most skiHful arrangement of his cravat could
not conceal. Perhaps he had wife who
didn't believe in mending and darning-per-
haps he had none at all. However that
may have been, his admiring eyes appreci-
ated the darn on the handkerchief more
than if it had been the richest and most
sight-destroying embroidery-not for what
it was, but for What it betokened. Girls !
don't shrink from mendea place as if st
were plague spots .he longer your old
things last, the better able you will be to
have new ones by and bye. Sensible peo-
pie read your.cheracter in little thingss and
nobody viii think the worse of you, what
ever May be your station in lie, for the ex-
ercise Of economy and thrift. A stitch In
tisne saves nine, and sometimes it saves
more than that.-Inglish paper.