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Year: 1863

The existence in the North OF class 0;
men who, in the name of patriotism, are act
ing the disgracetul part of informers, is one
Of the most painful circumstances attending
our national troubles. The system ofespi
onage under any government is despicable
but in a free country it is beyond endurance


When Mr.. Seward told Lord Lyons the
story of his magical bell, he exposed the
whole history of official wrong inaugurated
by the present Administration. But Mr.
Seward, and his colleagues in the Cabinet,
would be utterly powerless to carry out their
iniquitorial measures, if it were not for the
willing tools and emissaries they f nd existing
in every community They are in fact aid
ed and assisted by men who claim to be re-
spectacle and worthy members of society;
but who are only regarded by honorable and
right minded people with feelings of con-
tempt and Indignation.


1t is painful to dwell upon this social deg
radiation An informer is always viewed
with suspicion, no matter how disinterested
he may appear to be in the execution of h S
mission. His position among men of char
acter and standing must be irreparably dam
aged by the knowledge that he is isengaged in
a business from which honor and dccency
shrink. The alleged patriotism which is
pretended to be at the bottom of this infam-
Gus work can not Justify it.


A man cannot be loyal to his Country,
and at the same time disloyal to honor and
good faith He who violates the latter.
must be untrue to the former Such instru-
ments, in the hands of despotic Admins
tration, may do great wrong, and be the
cause of serious injury to innocent and un-
citizens; just as a madman may be
the means ofinfictng incalculcble loss, by
applying torch to the heart ofa great city.


This low work is instigated by spurious
patriotism. 1t is not the offspring of high
and ennobling sense of duty 1t is prompt
ed, too frequently, by the basest passions
which degrade human nature And those
who indulge in it must expect to feel the
scorpion lash of scorn that honest men en-
ploy to whip such "raScals naked through
the world."-[ Phila. Age.
Year: 1863

DoS'T HARM THE NEGRo.-Wc hear Of
several instances that occurred yesterday
of extreme violence toward unoffendlng
blacks. The poor negro ls beginning to
taste of the bitter food prepared for HIM
by abolition philanthropy We appeal to
our citizens to be more kind to him than
his professed bosom friends have been,
who embrace him but to crush. He is
not to blame for the misfortune that has
befallen us He is but the victim of IA
naticism, and should be rather pitied than
assailed.


Let him not be prosecuted for the sins
of others. 1t is cowardly and unjust to
single him out as an object for popular
wrath. Let him go his way unmolested,
for it is unworthy freeman to make war
upon an inferior race in the spirit Of re-
venge-N Y N.us
Year: 1863

Several of the guerrillas who made the
late raid into Crawford and Orange counties
and who were captured near Leavenworth,
stated to citizens who conyersed with them
that they had heard so much about "rebel
sympathisers in Southern Indipna. that
they fully expected when they crossed the
river that not only would they be received
with open arms by a proportion of the in
habitants, but tha. fhey would be able to get
number Of recruits from among the "rebel
sympathisers." They confessed however
in these respe cts they were greatly disap-
pointed Not only did they get no recruits,
but they said they did not meet with any
countenance whatever from a single citizen
in this district OF country through which
they passed. Everywhere the people treat
ed them as enemies, and were ready to join
in hunting down and capturing them.


And not only was such the case, but had
the gang been taken anywhere in the neigh
borhood in which they had been indulging
in their horse stealing propensities, it would
have been difficult matter to have preven-
ted the hanging of the entire band.


The truth is, the people of Southern In
diana have no sympathy whatever for Rebel
soldiers or the Rebel cause and are ready
and anxious to show their devotion to their
country, not only by words but acts.


n. A. Ledger
Year: 1863

Whereas, 1t must be obvious to all that
the American Union is constantly becom-
ing more divided, by slavery, into two
distinct and antagonistic nations-between
whom harmony is impossible and even or
dnary intercourse is becoming danger
Gus:


And Whereas, Slavery has now entire
control over the three branches Of our
Year: 1863

As it has so often been denied by the
Republican press of the country that that
party ever desired a dissolution of the
Union, We publish the following circular,
which speaks for ITSELF
Year: 1863

A Word TO REAL UNION Man.
Don't try to please the fellows who are
now crying out "UnionW - "Union > so
Justify.


They are the men who have during their
entire lives Iabored to break up the Union,
They have not even the merit of death
bed repentance. Their whole object is
to make political capital. They wouldn't
TO morrow have the Southern States back
in the Union with the untrammelled right
yet OF voting They are indeed a set
Of noisy and dangerous hypocrites. Dis
trust them-avoid them-laugh at their
masks, pay no heed to their abuse. Do
your duty to your country, its laws and
institutions, and let these amazing Phari-
sees play their farce. But by all means
keep clear of their prase-when they
give you that, you may be certain you
have done mean thing.
Year: 1863

The HoRRos OF WAR.-A letter from
Port Hudson says, on Wednesday, June
18th, the rebels agreed to flag of truce
allowing US to 60 upon the battle field of
the previous Sunday and recover our
dead and wounded, who laid in plain
sight of our forces, but could not be OBJ
tanned in consequence of the close prox.
unity Of the rebel sharpshooters. During
this long period some of our wounded laid
upon the ground exposed to the hot sun.
Our men brought off and buried one hun
dred and fifteen officers and soldiers
The dead were SO much decomposed that
their clothing alone held them together
A long trench was dug, and the bodies
were all laid in one common grave, iden.
tifcation being impossible. Three mel
were found alive, one of whom was raw
ing maniac. They caught just rain enough
in the shower of Monday night to sustain
life while they lay upon the field. One
of the m states that he conversed will
eleven wounded men on Monday, wht
were lying near him; on Tuesday eigh
were alive, on Wednesday morning fou
only responded and when the flag oftruc'
was displayed, but one in that vicinity
was alive, to tell of the sufferings. Oh
those long hours of horror before dealt
came to their relief! Some were fount
with their clothes torn nearly to thread
in their struggles with death.
Year: 1863

the anger of the bewildered Napoleon. How
ciD he secure a unanimous vote in MexicQy In


no way save by the presence OF two dun-
dred thousand French troops in that coun-
try; and he has already spent 80 much
in this undertaking that to more than
double the outlay must necessarily frighten
him. Had the Austrian Prince accepted,
the loan for the new government OF Mexico
would have been raised. Napoleon would have
retained large share of it, and at once have
Withdrawn his troops from this continent. But,
alas for France the Prince has not yet accepted,
and much must be accomplished ere he does-too
much to be done in short time--and Napoleon
is aware that the rebellion in this country may
be at any moment crushed, and that the Union,
restored to all its power and influence, will at
once demand bis withdrawal from Mexico. De-
cidedly this becomes the most annoying of
nuddles for Napoleon, who, spite of his every
effort, finds himself unable to obtain assistance
from any of the European Powers. They are
all only too glad to see him 1oundering in this
slough of bis own making.
Year: 1863

The worthy Vicar Of Wakefield, once
seized with sudden ambition to rival his
nc,ghbors in ostentatious display, ordered
picture to be painted Of generous dimen-
sions The picture was finished, and the
complacent Vicar stood in his door way to
receive it, but his pride had pitiful fall
upon the discovery that although 1t WIS |
gem of art, 1t was fully as large as the
parsonage itself, and he WAS sorroWfnlly
Obliged to send it back. Mcclellan, q year
after the battle Of Antietam, makes q
report which is packed up In two strong
boxes and sent by freight to Washington,
"this side up with care" and the officials
having received this elephant are at q loss
to know what to do with it. Nobody has
time to read nine hundred folios Of fools.
cap and Providence alone knows how
many thousand fo1ios of accompanying
documents. And supposing the feat ac-
complshed by some literary Hercules, it
cannot be printed without special appro-
psiation from Congress Tor the establish
ment Of new printing office


Mcclellan must have modelled his report
after the fashion Of somesea serpent at Sag
Harbor, where the redoubtable chieftaln
was about being devoured by the hungry
srTgcs, into whose embraces he had in-
cautiously vcntured Wecan imagine the
dis1nay at Washington when the Report
came In at the hands Of the stout draymen.
It is said that Secretary Stanton has plung-
ed into the contents Of the first box, and
is busi1y reading day and night, No one
yet has plucked up courage enough to at
tack the contents of the second box. Ma
iors, captains and icutenants look at it
over their shoulders significantly. 1fthey
arc ever printed, probably no person will
ever read them except some unfortunate
proof1eader, whose obituary will be writ
ten shortly after.


Gen. Grant closed series Of brilliant
victories with the memorable capture of
Yicksburg-a campaign which involved
many battlesand siege operations and thirty
days afterward, sends to the War Depart
mcnt one Of the c1earest and most succinct
military papers ever written, and only oc-
cupying space enough to fill neat pam
phlet. Mcclellan fights the battle Of An
tietam, and year afterward, eends in
thousands Of toios to explain how Lee
got away from him. The contrast is sig
nifcant. Evidently neither fighting nor
writing are the callings Of the hero Of Sag
Harbor. He wears the pen as awkardly
as the sword, and should abandon both for
his favorite weapon, the shovel The days
arc past Of Generals who occupy one year
in fighting q battle, and another in writing
the report. At that rate, the war would
be ended about the time when the lion and
lamb are promised to lie down together.
Year: 1863

Look OUT FOR rHEM.--There ia two men
travelling from place to place mostly working
in the country representing themselves to
be Dr. Fuller and his agent thereby robbing
those that may be afflicted with chronic
diseases of their money. Now we happen
to know that DR.. Fuller is located at Ottum-
wa Iowa and will not travel this summer.
He has no agent travelling in this country
at present and at any time should he have,
he will carry certificate as such agent
One nf them treats of Eye. and Ear, the
other Cancers, Cutaneous Chronic and pri-
vate diseases.


Editors ofpapers will be doing their di-
ty to their pafrons by giving this at least
one insertion for their benefit as large .urns
of money have been paid these thieves with
in the last month. 1917
Year: 1863

There ia M reasonable doubt, we take il,
that the administration or Union party will
have . clear working majority in the Con-
grsss about TO meet and that the caucus
nominees of that party viii perfect the or-
ganixssisa t,e House by the election Of
the Speaker and Clerk Of its choice. In
this there 10 safety.
Year: 1863

In one of our beautiful suburban cemetries
was emp'o Dyed as a grave digger up to
week ago. a venerable man. Though poor,
he raised four gallant boys, giving each of
them n moderate education and a good trade.
The two elder went five years ago, to New
Orleans, where prosperity attended their in.
dustry.


the two younger brothers remained with
their father. George and Frederick was
their names. The latter is about seven cen
years of age. When The war broke out, both


left their employment and enlisted. At the
battle Of Fredericksburg, in the very front of


their line were the boys Frederick and
George. A sortie was made by the rihemen
upon the relreatng Federals and among
those who dropped were the two boys, the
youngest sons of the old grave digger.
| The rebel soldiers whose weapons had
done the deed, were clad in rags of nsev
They ran with aacrity to secure the clothing,
the caneens and money, perhaps Of the men
they had laid low. The foremost, on reach,
ing the body Of the dead enemy, turned it
over and to his horror beheld the corpse Of
his younger brother, his woolen shirt stained
with blood oozed from a bullet hole above
The heart. Our informant chaplain, in the
army, could tell us nothing of the other
rebel brother. But this one made his way
into the Union lines and is now in the hos
pital at Alexandria, a hopeless maniac. We
learn Il at in tn cir childhood the younging
of the flock had been the especial charge Of
the elder. When he left for New Orleans it
was in the expectation of entering business
to which he could bring up the boy. He
lived to shoot down the boy with his own
hand. Unless the remaining brother sur
wives, the family is now extinct. The father
died of broken heart, and was buried lat
Sunday. This is simple statement of facts
1t is doubtless one of ten thousand to be
written. Philadelphia paper.
Year: 1863

The following article is from the Mobile
Register, one of the strongest accession
papers in the South, a. the same time one
Of the ablest. Read it everybody:


"lhe North is no less set on purpose Of
final separation than we are. The Repubi
can party are not fighting to restore the Union,
any more than the old Romans fought 10
establish the independence of the countries
they invaded. The Republicans are fighting
for conquest and dominion, we for liberty
and independence.


There is only one party North who wants
this Union restored but they have no power
Legislative, executive or judicial-ban the
paper we write on. 1t is true they make
show of union and strength, but they have
no voice Of authority. We know tina. the
ValIandigham school wants the Union re.
stored, for he told US 80 when here in exile,
partaking of such hospitality as we extended
to real enemy to our struggle for separa,
ton, banished to our soil by another enemy
who is practically more our friend than he.
And if Vallandgham should, by any accri.
dent or other cause, become Governor
of Ohio, we hope Lincoln will keep his
nerves to the proper tension, and no, allow
him to enter the confines Of the State. His
administration would do more to restore the
old Union than any other 10 Ohio could do;
and therefore we pray that he may be de-
feated. Should strong Union party spring
up in Ohio, the third State in tho North in
political Importance, it might find faint
response in some Southern States, and give
us trouble. But as long rs the Republicans
hold power. they will think Of conquest and
dominion only, and we, on the other hand
will come up in solid column for freedom and
independence, which we will be certain to
achieve. with such assistance as we may now


after the refusal Of the Washington cabinet
to confer, confidently expect before the
Democrats of the North get into power
again, and come whispering in our ears
Union, reconstruction, Constitution, COM
cession and guarantees" Away with all
such stuff


We want separation. Give us rather,
men like Thaddeus Stephens and Chas Sum
ner. They curse the old Union and dsspise
it, and so do we. And now we promise
these gentlemen that, as they hate the Union
and the "accursed Constitution" let them
keep down VaIandigham and his party in
in the North, then they shall never be trou
bed by US with such whining about he
Constitution and the Union AZ they are send
ing up."
Year: 1863

| speak with serious regret and shame
when say belieIe the clergy of New Eng
land are the most responsible Of her citizens
for the present alarming condition of our
country The reason is obvious, for they
have greater control over the public mind,
end consequently the greater responsibility
do not think do them an Unjust ce when
say what have OF them, for they claim to
be teachers of the people, and especially
called of God to preach the everlasting gos'
pei of peace, while, with few honorable ex'
ceptous, they have been preaching senli.
menls and doctrines which lead naturally
and directly to anarchy war and blood shed
They justify themselves by saying they desire
to remove from the land an evil called chall
tel slavery. | would inquire what moral or
religious right have they to advocate the use
Of such means for the suppression Of the evil
of slavery? Where do they get the precept to
do evil that good may Gomez AS uni ust as
slavery is, who does not know that civil war,
during the past two years. has caused more
suffering and misery than the evils of slavery
have caused the country since the adoption
of the American Constitution.


But to my mind there is another view Of
this subject which is entirely irreconciIable.
The larger portion Of the clergy of New
England pretend to believe in endless pun
ishment for sin; they say that every man who
dies unregenerated aud unreconclled to God
must 90 to an endless eternity. In the next
breath they will tell you, and that it is your
Christian and patriotic duty to 90 and shoot
down that class OF ungenerates and conse-
qnentIy send them to hell, and for whs'!--
Simply to relieve the land of a moral evil,
called slavery, which can exist only for a
time. II that is not gaping at gnat and
allowing camel then this Ser plure new
er vas fulfilled since it was penned 10y Its an'
thor, Some may say do not stale the full
position of the Orthodox clergy, but | aim


to state what really believe to be true; |
know it is true of portion OF item. |
have heard them utter the same sentiments
again and again. heard one say some few
months since, while addressing an audience
of some five hundred people, that he had
been down South in company with Others,
and shot down thousand rel,els and sent
them to hell, and was making preparations
to 90 down and do the same thing again. |
aid to myself, is it possible that men can
teach such doctrines and sentiments, aud
claim to be themselves messengers of Him,
who came down from heaven TO bring peace
on earth and good will tc men9


Last September | attended the United
States Convention of Universaists at Chica-
20, and to nv sorrow found the represen
iatives assembled as we'll from other portions
of our country as New England, yielding
with few exceptions, TO The same unhallowed
and mundane instrumentaities, used by the
rreligious portions Of the community fol
the suppressions Of what they call evil
| view with alarm all indications Of the
mingling of Church and State, for it has g
tendency to destroy the efficiency Of each.
Year: 1863

INTERESTING DrscovEKy.-The Contra Cos
ia Gazvtte has piece of limestone, taken from
the quarry near Mount Diabo, in which is a
pe'riisd fish. the fragment being about two
inches long. The whole fish WAS pro


baby six inches in length. In the same
piece Of rock and directly in contact with
the. fish, is birds claw Of the hawk species.
Year: 1863

A fair feminine declares that when a
young man confdentially tells you that such
a young lady has no heart, you may be sure
that be has been trying it on, and failed to
make favorable impression.
Year: 1863

What bouudless and bottomless lunacy
to be sure. If the "snti-slavery" North
could conquer the South i! would be the
greatest calamity that has happened to hu.
maa kind in a thousand years, for in addi-
tion 10 striking down selfgovernment
and the civilization Of fourteen States, it
would end in the massacre Of four millions
of negroes. But thi. calamity will not
happen. The North is rapidly coming to
its senses and disarming-through the bal
lot-box--the mad creatures who are blind
ly and wickedly seeking to set aside God
Almighty and force the inferior negro to a
monstrous and forever forbidden level With
the white man. We shall return to the
Constitution as defined by The Supreme
Court, and all men North aud South will
agree to leave the negro where God and
the Constitution placed him, in domestic
eubordination and under the care and gui-
dance of his master. 1t is frgh:ful thing
to realize that all this bloodshed, misery,
vast and desolation has been in vain,
worse than vain, for it Is all spent to sci
aside the order of nature and degrade our
selves into Impartial freedom with an
inferior race. But, after all, great and
beneticent end will bs reached and future
generations will receive the benefits of oul
sacrifices. The status of the negro will b.
settled forever, and American Democracy
no longer endangered by the schemes o
its enemies in the Old World or the New
will be secure in the future, for no mar
from the Gulf seas 10 the northern Lake.
will ever dare again to propose such mon
strous treason TO his race as "impartia
freedom" with negroes.-N. Y. Cameas
tan.
Year: 1863




BY MRs. A. VI. F. IooKER, ARGUS, lSD.
The Rainbow! What beautiful thing!
So pure and bright, like an Angels wing.
Shining through the raindrops, token of love
Sent to us mortals from Heaven above.
O. what are we, Lordi And what shall we be :!
Aspure and bright as the emblem We see
five walk in His ways, and keep His command,
We may live forever in His own happy land.
God said, this is token between me and thee
An everlasting covenant, perpetual to be.
And to every living creature which to you is
given;


For so have spoken from my Throne in
Heaven.


From my throne in Heaven will look on the bow
And remember my promise with thee below
And through all ages and all nations OF mer,
Ineyer will send deluge again.
What blessed truth for US to know;
On us the Onnipotent looks in the bow;
When the cloud passe.h Ger and the rainbow
ives see,


We remember His promise is everlasting to be
Year: 1863

We understand that His Excellency. Governor
morton. is expressing the apprehension that
there will be difficulty at the STATE Mass Meeting
on Wednesday next. There will be none so far
Democrats are concerned. 1t is to be a con-
vention Of the people, and they assemble here, as
they have right to do under the Constitution to
express their opinion as to the proper policy of
the Government in the present crisis of the coun-
try Their only object is to preserve and perpet-
uate free Government. Ifsuch purpose is dis
loyal, then the Democratic party may be charged
with disloyalty. Governor MoRroS need not feel
the slightest apprehension in regard to the assemb
ling of Democratic Convention. The Democ-
racy of Indiana are the friends Of law and order.
Obedience to law and strict observance of the
Constitution have been their teachings and their
practice from the beginning Of the Government.
They have no other doctrine and no other coun-
sci now. His Excelency need not have the
slightest fear of personal violence or any mani
festation Of personal dlsrespect from the Democ-
racy on WedD, sday next Not a hair Of his head
will be harmed. He will need no bayonets
to protect him. The only thunder he will
hear will be the indignant rebuke Of the people
in condemnation of corruption. of usurpations of
power and the attempt to pervert and change the
prosecution of the war from constitutional objects
to the Advancement of partisan schemes. and the
perpetuation Of party power.
Year: 1863

He is an old experienced man in vice
and wickedness he is never found opposing
the works ofiniquity he takes delightin the
downfall of the neighborhood he never re-
joices in the prosperity of any of his fellow.
creatures he is always ready to assist in de-
stroying the peace of society he takes no
pride in labOring to promote the cause of
Christianity he has not been negligent in
endeavoring to stigmatise all public teach.
ers he makes no exerton to subdue his evil
passion he strives hard to build up Satan's
kingdom he lends no aid to support the
Gospel among the heather he contributes
largely to the evil adversary he pays no at
tent.on to good advice he gives great heed
to the devil he will never go to Heaven be
must go where he will receive the Just re-
compense of reward,