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Year: 1864




power and crafty their unholy greed and
their detestable passions, be thrown ont
OF power, thus relieving the country from
this nightmare of corruption and fanati.
cism which is pressing out its very exis-
teneo?


Sbort-sighted and passionate men rush
on 10 accomplish an immediate object ,un-
aoie 10 perceive the consequences which
lie beyond the present moment, and un-
Wiiiingto believe that new obstacles in
their path of passion and vengeance will
succeed to the existing ones. They vain
~ think that If slavery be struck down by
force, regardless of law or civil obligation,
and negro equality be established in its
stead, no subject of difficulty, no cause of
national peril, no "stone of stumbling.
VIII remain in our national progress
Vain delusioD Such expectations are
proved to be false by thousand exam
pies in history. The source of danger is
in these wild passions let loose in the land
which will not regard civil obligations and
which IN their headlong fury tread under
loot public law and individual right. We
90 not decry theory, bu. we assert that
craftsmanship Is concerned mainly in the
domain of the practical, and that in the
present imperfect condition of human al
iats it is obliged to modify general IDEAS
and adapt them to existing conditions.
winch are infinitely diverse in dfferen t
countries and at different times. And as
all political powers are conventional, tha /
49, established by express or implied con-
sent, the validity of any political act must
rest upon the ground that it is authorized
Some distinct authority for il must be
shown, or we must determine against it's
existence. And to the existence Of a free
government, and to the harmony and
| prosperity OF q country wherein it is e,tab-
llshed, there must be profound and con-
slant respect by rulers and by people for
all those things which have been agreed
upon or Instituted in affairs Of government, =,
ana there must be careful repression of
all the destructive forces by which the
bands OF society are loosened and license
or abuse introduced into public or social
action. OF destructive forces coustitutiug 2
capital causes OF danger, corruption and
ianaticism (beiore mentioned must be
ranked as chief; and are they not now both
in existence, and conspicuous beyond any
iormer example in these United States.
nv thSy H't pTSGonlndnt c1araCterlS-
tics OF the party which achieved success
in 1850, and has since held and now holds
possession of political power? And can
there be hope of the future so long as
these destructive principles run their
course unrebuked and uncurbed 4? The
sound elements of society must be brought
to the surface, the body polite be purged
OF its unhealthy elements, and in places
of public trust, just and broad minded,
pure and tolerant men be substituted for
radicals and corruptionists. Then will
The laws be kept; then will free individu-
al action be permitted and permissible;
crime only will be punished aud harmony
and peaceful relations and widely ditiused
prosperity succeed to violence, intolerance
waste, bloodshed, and debauchment of
the national life
Year: 1864

\ farmer in Boyle unity, Kentucky,
recently became anxious about his slaves,
apprehcndinc that they might leave him
aud enlist In the army. lie accordingly
called up one o: the most intelligent OF
them, and asked him if they had any
thought Of leaving. Ben told him they
bad talked over the war good deal, and
then asked him what he thonght the war
was for, and what its result would be. -
The master answered that he supposed
the coorcd men would all be free by tho
end Of the war. Said Ben 1--WE want
to be clear on this, for We think tl.at if
the war is going to make Us free wo
ought to i4ht; but if it is for the Union
and the Constitution as they was, VIC
think, massa, You ought to fight"
Year: 1864

MORNING AIR.-The


Medical Journal says
it is a common and IA
vorite notion with ma
ny people, that the
morning air is purest,
most bracing; but the


very opposite is the
fact. The air is full
of dampness, fog and


miasm, about sunrise,
which the sun, how
ever, soon dissipates.


Before engaging in
anything like exer-
else or work, in the
early morning, out of
doors, it is conducive
to health to take a
cup of coffee, if break
fast is not to be had.
Year: 1864

for such furloughs, and that on the expiration
Of the forty days, they were to pay..the same
man s175 more when he guaranteed to fur
nieh full discharge from the U. s. service.
McCook was not long in communicating this
new style of doing business at the proper
headquarters, and BY Monday four or five per-
sons implicated in the game will be under ar-
rest, and in Springfield with their patent cop
pcrncad process, undergoing examination.
The names Of the guilty parties have not yet
4rouerfrai
Year: 1864

THE LAST FLAG OF TRUCE.
We understood that the fag-oftruce boat,
which arrived at City Point on Sunday,
brought up no proposition from.the Federal
authorities for an exchange of prisoners. A
number of passengers came up on the boat,
among them twenty five ladies from Nor
fnlk
Year: 1864

We have made SONS references to runors Of raid
on Augusts, and give below letter from Gel Rains
commander Of the post advising the public Of the m
formation in his possession Of The contemplated rsis
for the destruction of the city aud the government
works there located
Year: 1864

ALr BURNETT. having busted most of the
buttons off tho clothes Of the people up riv.
er, has concluded to return and finish ur
tho wolk he began here. He is the funniest
man on earth, and keeps his audience in a
coavulslon of laughter all tho time yet he
never was known to say a word or do an
act that was in the least degree offensive to
the most refined taste. lie will be here
next Monday evening, when all who want
to hear the greatest living humorist must
20 early or they will not Get seat
Year: 1864

But the goods will he here as soon as the ice
is out Of the lake. I will not III the paper with
aninvoiee. but invite you to call and see them:
and don't b. >afraid to ask for anything you
"lsh TO sec: whether you waut to purchase or
showing goods, and should yoH wish to pur


eh"se | can sell cheaper than any one
who buys later, as goods have and are still
advancing in price. Remember tha, / have
no old styles Summer Goods 10 work of:
also the place. No 6s Min St
Year: 1864

By passenger who arrived here on the
Central railroad last night, from the est,
we learn Of one of the most fearful and
heartrending affairs that has ever occurred
in this section of the country, viz: that a
family OF seven persons were frozen to
death during the cold weather on Friday
last About thirty miles from the bound
AIRY line between Michigan anu Indiana,
in the latter State about midway bet reen
Centreville and Crown Point, lived Ger
man, with his vile and FIVE children, named
krutzer The oldest was a boy of seven
years of age the next boy OF FIVE and three
girls, all OF less than the boys, the youngest
but an infant.


The country where the family resided is
very rolling, and the snow ad drifted into
holows, making the roads almost, if not
wholly, impassable for even pedestrians.


The driver of the stage coach coming
from Crown Point to Lake. via Centrevlle,
found that Krutzer's dwelling had been
burned to the ground, it is supposed the
night previous, but none of the family
were to be seen. About mile further on
however, he was Mortified to find the faith
er and two boys frozen to death. The
boys were in the fathers arms, and it Is
supposed that he had fallen with them
after having been so far affected with the
! frost as not to be able to proceed. The
! three corpses were placed in the stage
but before it had proceeded more than Z
/ quarter of mile on its destination, the
! body Of the oldest girl was found il t
! snow drift, with a shawl wrapped close
around it, where it had doubtless been de
posted by its weary mother, while ye
! alive, in the hope that some chance travel
/ Ter might rescue 1t from an impending
| fate


This corps, too. was placed in the coach
and again it started on its way, on y to find
after travelling q short distance, the lite
less remains of the mother, with the tive
Youngest children The body OF the moth
er was standing erect in snow drift, will
the children in her arms, the youngest a
the breast


The seven lifeless bodies were conveye,
to Ceutreville by the driver Of the stage
at which place they were decently inter
red by the inhabitants.


This is certainly the most appalling dis
aster that it has ever been our duty t
record, and the bare recital Of the tact
could not tail to bring shudder even to
heart of stone \ whole family u,here
into the presence of their Creator, an
none to tell the tale Of suffering. De 70


Tribune.
Year: 1864

Negotiations for Peace-A Significant


Article Change Of the Rebel Capital


to Columbia, S. C.


The hrlet communication we publish to
,iav over the signat, re of One of the People,
expresses the views and wishes of lar4e
majority OF the people of the State. We
know the writer well. He is a gentleman
of substance and character, and wolld
advise no step designed or calculated to
cripple the ConteaG1ate Government, or
tarnjsh the fair FAME OF our State.


Our views on ttis subject, expressed in
July and August last, have been strength
ened by subsequent events. The people
of this State desire that some effort should
be made to close the war on h0nora
! hle terms They believe that mere fight
! inc will not end it, but that negotiations
| must be resorted to in aid of the sword.
| Far he it from US to ottempt to dictate to
! the peoples representatives,; but our sltua
! ton is such as to enable US to collect pub
! lie sentiment from all portions OF the State,
and we say most respectfully TO members OF
the Legislature that if they shall adjourn
and return to their constituents, without
making some effort to initiate negotiations,
they will be held to serious accountable
ty. NDw as the time for stdteSneanshiP
and moral courage. There are members
of both houses of the General Assembly
who possess not only moral courage in a
high degree, but Information and expe-
rience as statesmen, which could be brought
to bear in this crisis in such way as to
meet the expectations of the people in
paving the way to an honorable peace.
We were in better condition to nego


tiate three months ago than we are now;
and it is not certain that we shall ever
achieve great victories, and thus improve
our condition IL this respect during the


next three months Golden moments are


flying If we attempt to negotiate and
fail, we shall be no worse off than we aIt


now We may succeed; but if we fail after


an honest and earnest effort, our people
will then know what is in reserve for them
and will band together as one man to zee
the enemy and fight to the last.-Rateigl


" e. Standard.


A INDUSTRIOUS PROFESSIONAL DICTATOR
The beauties Of Secession, hut dimly seel
at first are becoming more and more VIvI'
J as the revelation advances, and from pres


ent indications it will not be long befor
he who runs may read The communlca


ton of officers OF the Army of Tenn, rea
/ in the House Of Representatives on Iuesial


shows that there Is an alarming state {
Year: 1864

sSA- Twelve millions of butterflies
have been caught this year in the can
ton Of Basic, and the Swiss Govern
ment has paid the catchers the not in
considerable sum of l.000,000f Nat
uralists tell us that Of every hundred
of these beautiful insects, forty i've are
females; and as each OF the latter is es-
timated to lay, on an average, forty
fruitful eggs, the destruction of these
twelve millions is virtually the same
as the annihiIation Of two hundred and
sixteen millions OF caterpiIIars.
Year: 1864

Number One One hour lost in the
morning by lying in bed will put back all
the business of the day.


One hour gained by early rising is worth
a month in year.


One hole in the fence will cost ten times
as much if neglected, as it will to fix it at
once.


One diseased sheep will spoil flock.


One unruly animal will teach all the
others in company its bad tricks aud the
Bible says one sinner destroys much good.


One drunkard will keep family poor
and render them miserable.


One wife that is always telling how fine
her neighbor dresses, and how little she
can GET, will look pleasanter il she talks
about something else.


One husband that Is penurious or lazy
aud depriyes his family Of necessary COM
forts such rs their ue. afoFs enjoy. is not
as desirable husband Is 40 ought to be-.
Year: 1864

Decenaber FiourrS How beautiful
and abundant are the flowers which
adorn the gardens of New Orleans just
now! We're Northerner suddenly
translated here with no knowledge
that he was going south instead OF
north, he would ina gine himself to have
slept till June ana then to have awoke
in the garden OF Eden. How sweet
tn fragrance they shed upon the air.
If tn, re are no other reason for loving
this sunny land of ours, it is enough
that here our roses are indeed perpet-
ual and the year begins and ends in
bloom. Ii is the land OF the evergreen
the chosen nome OF the Queen OF
Flowers tcQyune.
Year: 1864

A Thing mhich Farmers Sho3id KHo,0.
If YOU wish to drive a cut nail into
seasoned oak timber, and not have it
freak or bend, just have small guam
tity of oil near, and dip the nail before
driving, and it will never fail to go,
In mending carts and plows this is OF
great advantage, for they are general
Iy mostly of oak wood. In straight
ening old nails before using, let it be
done on wood, and with easy blows.
If done on iron, they will be sure to
break.
Year: 1864

Where flowers are budding, little Anna is sleepng
Where the beautiful rose its white leafet discloses;
Little Anna loved flowers. and now they are keeping
Their watch the place where she calmly reposes.
Little Anna is sleeping The birds are all singing
So sweetly where woodbine and myrtle are creeping;
From the hawthorn and hedge the soft down they


bringing


For their nest in the where Anna is sleep


ing.


The mantle of twilight is silently falling


And shadowy DER the landscape are sweeping,
While the voice of the turtle paintiveiy calling
The birds to their yespers, where Anna is sleeping
Breathe softly, ye zephyrike winds from the ocean,
Where flowers are blooming and the willow is weep


ing;


You streamet be hushed in thy restless commotion,
Bathe gentler thy pebbes-lttle Anna is sleeping.
Year: 1864

Stair carpets should always have
slip of paper put under then at and
over the edge of every stair, which is
the part where they wear out, in order
to lessen the friction of the carpet
against the boards beneath. The
strips should be within an inch or two
as long as the carr ct is wide, and about
four or five inches in breadth, 50 as to
be a distance from each stair. This
simple plan, so easy OF execution, will,
we know, preserve carpet half as
long again as it would last without the
strips OF paper.


1t is difficult to get a good light from
lamp and yet keep i from smoking;
but if the wick be first soaked in strong
vinegar, and then thoroughly dried,
this annoyance will be prevented.


Acids should never be employed to
clean tinware. 1t destroys the metal
Year: 1864

For Fruit GRowERs.-The Nevada Gazette has
of fruit growers elsewhere:


"a correspondent of the Gazette, who is large
" engaged in fruit and grape culture. informs us
that small white fly is exceedingly destructive
to grapes this year. The insect is about eighth
of an inch in length, with pointed head and
multiplies its species at IL marvellous rate. He
desires to know of some cheap and efficacious
method of destroying this insect and also the
woolly aphiS, which is very troublesome to fruit
trees. Sulphuric acid or kerosene VIII do the
business but their expense and the time and
labor necessary to apply them to large orchard
o vineyard serious objections to their use.
If any of readers or exchanges can inform
us of cheap and easy way of getting rid of
these pests they will confer great favor upon
fruit growers and consumers.


Heat Sal Soda red hot in iron vessel. To
do this the vessel should be imbeddcd in, not
hung over, a hard coal fire. One pound of this
caustic Soda added to gallon of water may be
applied to the trunks and larger branches of
the trees without njuring them. 1t will remove
the scaly insects from the bark of the dwarf
Pear trees. Applying the wash one day, and
rub such as have this insect upon them the
next, with Il woollen cloth and the bark will be
perfectly clear. This wash can be applied with
brush or mop. Where portion only of the
trunk of Plum tree is clcansed by this wash it
will increase in diameter more than the parts
above and below The washed portions.


This wash is worth all it costs as manure,
as it necessarily finds its way to the soil by the
action of rains, dews, &c.-Dr. Ware's Scrap
Book, Sidney HHI; Sept, 1864
Year: 1864

CALIFORNIA ELEcTIoS.-The San Francisco
Bulletin gives the following expression of opin-
ion on the result of the coming election:


Putting together all the facts that we can learn
from the condition of affairs throughout the
State, it looks if California were sure to
give greater majority for the Union Presden-
tal Electors than she gave for Low year ago
that her Union majority will be between twenty
and thirty thousand.
Year: 1864

BLOOD TO FLow-One of the delegates from
the South Carson precinct Nevada Territory to
the Democratic Convention, said in conversation
that within six months Union men would be shot
down in the streets of Carson like dogs.
Year: 1864

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
N Firm known as CROKER S CO., doing busl-
pess in Gold HILL Is this day dissolved by mutual
consent All parties indebted TO the firm are re-
Quested 20 call and settle Immediately.


= CROCKER,


A h POTTER
Year: 1864

We devote an unusual proportion OF
our little paper to the war news this week
That being the subject that is uppermos'
in every American heart at the present
time. As there are many III this section
who take no other paper but the UNION,
and are dependent upon it to keep them
posted in our progress in putting down the
rebellion, we have clipped pretty extens-
ively from our latest exchanges and lay il
before our readers with a joyful heart, and
a renewed hope Let US all be thankful
to an all.wisa Providence for so directing
the tide Of battle tina, victory has crowned
the eff Of our National arms.
Year: 1864

Postponed The examination of Mrs Pat
terson Allan, which has been continued
from time to time for the last two months,
was again put off yesterday till next Thurs
day. 1t is understood that no other continu-
ance will take place unless from severe
indisposition OF the lady herself.
Year: 1864

Sent TO Saiis5ufy.-llenry Richardson and
Thomas Brown, two of the foar Yankee
CORES poaden,s of the New York Herald, for
some time confined in Castle Thunder, have
been transferred from this post to the Con
federate prison at Salisbury, n. G. Fol
some weeks back the departure of prisoners
from the Castle have been so numerous that
now there are very few Of them left at this
Institution
Year: 1864

The GorcyHor's Lerte.-The regular weekly
reception will take place at the Governors
mansion tonight. These entertainments
attract large crowds of ladies and gentlemen,
and it not unfrequently happens that they
wind up with pleasant dancing on the part
of those who are fond of that kind of
snort
Year: 1864

From the Richmond Dispatch, July 14th.


In front of Petersburgb, yesterday, mat
ters continued comparatively quiet
Nothing occurred to interrupt the prevail
ing monotony beyond some picket firing
and the occasional boom of a heavy gun.
The impression is very general that the
enemy is Withdrawing his troops, and, in.
deed, it is pretty we'll ascertained fact
that one corps of the Yankee army has al
ready taken its departure. Coupled with
this we have report from an authentic
source that large number of transports
have recently passed down the James RiV-
er. The accounts in the Northern papers
inform US that most intense excitement
prevails in Maryland and Pennsylvania, in
consequence Of a 'trebel" invasion, and it
would not be at all surprising to learn that
Lincoln had peremptorily ordered Grant to
Washington, to assure his own safety on
Northern soil. While this is mere specu-
latien, there is no doubt some mysterious
movement going on in Grants army, the
nature of which will in few days be re-
veaIed.
Year: 1864

The people of the Confederate States will read with
profound regret the announcement of the loss of the
famous cruiser which has been so long the terror of
the Yankees and tllep pride Of the Confederate Navy
The only accounts of the engagement, which we havo
yet seen, reached as through Yankee, hands; but
meaere unsatisfactory and probably garbled as they
are, we yet CLEAN from them two important facts
The Alabama was unscaworthy when she left port
and therefore overmatohed by tho Kearsage and yet
her noble commander managed to proong the contest
for nearly two hours, and struck his flag only when
his ship was actually in asnking condition


Tho universal Yankee nation will do,f Hess rejoice
with exceeding great joy; LINCOLN will make WIN
sT6N Admiral; and peradventure a solemn nation-
al thanksgiving will bo declared. But their joy we
fancy will be short lived The Alabama was but so
much wood and ron-arcles replaced with little diff
Guilty. That which made her living terror TO sea
faring ankeedom, the genius which animated
her senseless timbers, and breathed into them the
breath OF Afe The daring courage the consurnnnate
skill the untiringse OF SEiMEs remain to US in
ties will be permitted TO rust in inaction We trust and
believe he will soon be aoat agaA with vessel wor-
thy ofhs genus and fame and better fitted to cope
with tho crack cruisers of the Yankees. Even ii dis
appointed in these hopes we Se yet the consolation
Of knowing that the Alabama had fulfilled her mission
Her name has become historical, and as long the
recital Of brave deeds has power to stir the human
heart, SO long will the Of the Alabama chal
lenge the admiration of mankind. ~
Year: 1864

A considerable portion Of our Army OF the
Potomac, on the night before last and yester.
day, changed its position in the front so ma
Hrially as that the public may, possibly, at
any moment hear Of the occurrence Of perhaps
the most extensive and important battle Of the
war. This change of position was made with
out any demonstration whatever indicating
that it was going on; not an additional tap Of
drum, or blast OF bugle being permitted, ana
there were no stragglers whatever bringing up
the rear, as in former times. All who wit
messed it that we have seen, speak in most en-.
thusisstic terms OF the discipline, condition
and elanH then and there manifested by our
troops-good signs indeed.


For prudential reasons we do not speak Of
the direction taken by our columns, though we
have NO doubt the rebels have by this time had
occasion to be impressed with knowledge of
the fact.


The belief is expressed by parties from the
front that Lee has suddenly evacuated his
position and there Is q report coming through
rebel sources that he is marching rapidly to
meet Federal force believed in Richmond to
be moving up the peninsula under General
Smith he tLee, proposing to throw the weight
of his army first on Smith, hoping to crush
him before Grant can reach within co-opera-
tive distance of Smith.


Good military judges about US however, be.
lisve that Lee means to confront Grant direct
ly; and that any change Of position he (Lee)
may have made, is with this purpose in view.


We may be certain from Grants past history