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Year: 1863

lFrom tne savannah Republican, July "a.


There seems to be general outcry Of indignation against
this Illicit and unpatrotic traffic. It's moral effects upon
people most disastrous in the first place, 10
trade with the enemy and thereby sustain his industry
s little less tnaD treason In the second throws
temptations 10 ruinous extravaganza among the people
Thirdly. and most serious objection It builds up large
and influential class Of capitalists whose interest lies
continuation OF the war and ceaseless flow Of the blood
of their countrymen Lastly IL is the agency by which
the currency OF the enemy Is sustained and dis
credited and brought to unjust and discount.
AS an evidence OF this TRUTH need only mention the
digrdcefu fact that do0r gold ,ciiL buy fifteen dollars
Of Conflercte money (such transaction tooh place
yesterday, and fEhy "gee.bdcks' schch man in his
senses believes ,pl be Tatd actually svorh
three dollars OF our money, Ia Confederocy.
AL this comes from running the blockade by ana


land and the facts put patriotism and national pride
shame. We have received many letters this subject
OF late from OF the most considerate tho
country and they all unite in denouncing the trade
morazing and corrupt. We agree with them fully, and
more than ago urged Congress TO prohibit the
export Of cotton by individuals private corporations
For ourselves would almost 20 to- the
Yankee as TO England. Not bale should be allowed to
out except such sent by the government be
exchanged for military stores and to pay it's debts
abroad.


AS regards those contemplate little traders who rk
along the lines and swinde the government by shipping
IN goods without paying the lawful duty every mothers
son Of them should be taken and lodged the
pencntiary.
Year: 1863

A boy went into bis unclo's shop, and found
his uncle counting out the silver rom his
money box on the counter Presently he
picked out quarter and threw it one side.
That's counterfeit, said he. Somebody
passed it of Oh you why should not you pass
it off on somebody, uncle g asked George.
Counterleiting is great sn,' answered uncle.
i When counte:feiters are caught in this coun-
try, they are put in prison. In England, the


law is more severe :han with US. There they


used to be hung, but now they are transported


out Of the country to work as feons in some


Of her colonies And those who pass counter


ieit money, George, if they know it, ere just
f as bad as those who make it, Ha
I You took it Tor good money said Georee


so have not you as good right 10 pass it
again ? If | had passed it away before I


knew it was bad, | should not of course be to
blame said Uncle George, but knowipe it
' is bad, if passed it | should not only bresk


the laws of the country, but the laws of G cd
s Thou shalt not steal .....
There are great many other things that


can be counterfeited besides money ; peddlers


who make wooden nutmegs and sell them for
eral ones--that is counterleting it is steal
ing, or breaking the eighth commandment by


cunning and everybody who gets up an imi-


tation of anything real and valuable and sells
it for the genuine article, is . Mief I'D


May have this ? asked George, taking
up the quarter and looking at it I'm keep
it as pocket piece. Yes,' said his uncle,


you may have it,. On his way home, for
he was on an errand for his master, be COM


pared it with some real quarters OF Bis mas
ter's money, and thought it pretty difficult to
tell which was which.


That afternoon he showed it to the hoy's,
= and Gus Dow declared he'd pass it. There


was small candy shop kept by an old lady
g at the corner, and the boys tried to persuade
8 him one afternoon to pass it there between
: daylight and dark, and treat He would


not do no such thing, he said But week


or SO after that, as he was passing store, he


saw lantern hanging mp, just such one as


his mother wanted. He went in and asked
the price. Twenty-Five cents Then, if ever,
T. he Was tempted to pass his counterfeit no.
y body would know it the boy who tended was
!. agreen horn, and he would take it for good
o George was tempted he forgot for mo-
e ment' Thou shalt not do evil that good
: may come But he vas Sabbath Schooi
{ scholar, and the words of faithful teacher
). came 10 full force to his conscience. The
: thought that God saw him that doing it
= would break Gods law, whether he was found
: out or not, took strong hold of his mind, and
l. he prayed God while he was going out of the
: shop, to keep him from the temptation


0 George went home, dug hole in the
= ground, buried the counterfeit quarter You
o shall never tempt me or any body else again,
d said he, covering it up and stamping the earth
!. with his heel.--Casld's Paper. b
Year: 1863

ALL WANT TO BE BEAUTIFUL.-We all like to
be beautiful-to be objects Of admiration either
in mind or person. But the most valuable and
lasting beauty is that which is least cultivated
and this is the beauty which is born of amia
bility-of genuine goodness Of heart This is
indeed Beauty herself, and she is ever favorte.
She never seems to grow old. The longer she ss
known the better she is loved She is prepared
with comfort for every emergency ; and the heart
that Is once welded to her is bound in bond Of
everlasting bliss. .
Year: 1863

When these diseases first appear, which will carry on


Of the system all the humors and Mobifc Matter thro
the secretons of the Skin, Kidneys and Bowels: also
restore the Liver to its proper action an the
Year: 1863

THENEW YORK TIMES snow recognized through
out the country conspicuous among the Journals Of
the City of New York for the
CHEAPNESS OF IT'S ISSUES,



ENTERPRISE OF IT'S MANAGEMENT.


THE
Year: 1863

tW-There is a sentiment as beauti-
full as it is just in the following lines :
"He who forgets the fountain from
which he drank, and the tree under
whose shade he gamboled in the days
of his youth, is a stranger to the sweet
est impressions of the human heart.n
Year: 1863

tau, believing its help to be no longer
needed, when suddenly he rose up in his
bed, and cried out with bitter cry that
broke the silence, sharply startling every
one with its agonized appeal: "For Gods
sake, give meairT"


1t was the only cry pain or death had
wrun 6 from him, the only boon he had ask
ed, and none of us could grant it, for all
the airs that blow were useless now. Dan
flung up the window, the first red streak OF
dawn was warming the grey east, herald
of the coming sun. John saw it, and with
the love eof light, which fingers in US to the
end, seemed, to read in it a sign of hope of
help, for over his whole face there broke
that mysterious expression, brighter than
any smile, which often comes, to eyes that
look their last. He laid himself gently
down, and stretching out his strong right
arm, as ifto grasp and bring the blessed
fair to his lips in fuller flow, lapsed into a
mercltal unconsciousness, which assured
US that for him suffering was forever past.


As we stood looking at him, the ward.
master handed me a letter, saying it had
been forgotten the night before. 1t was
Johns letter, come just an hour too late to
gladden. the eyes that had looked and long
ed for 1T so eagerly-yet he had it; for af-
ter had cut some brown locks for his mo.
therr and taken off the ring to send her,
telling how we'll the talisman had done it's
work, kissed this good son for her sake,
and laid the letter in his hand, still folded
rs when drew my own away.
Year: 1863

As much es war with England or any
other foreign power may be deprecated, at
this time, when the Republic seems to have
enough on its hands, war with all Europe
would be small calamity compared with
that which would fall upon the nation as
the consequence Of the triumph Of the
peace policy and the conquest Of the North,
to which the Copperheads are committed.
At TIE end Of q foreign war, though all
Christendom should take part against us,
we should have 4 compact, still strong,
well united, though perhaps beaten, na-
tion-a nation with wonderful recuperatiye
energy, and; in soil, productiyeness and
character Of the people, astonishing re-
sources for future dcyelopcment. As the
end offs conquest of the North, by Slavery,
we should see the work Of national decay
begin There would be no unity, no
growth Of patriotic sentiment, no jealous
guarding Of the inestimable rights out OF
which all national prosperity grows; but a
decline OF the honor in which labor is held,
aquick shooting fortl, Of class distinctions
and aristocratic sentiment, and rapid polit-
ica1 division Of the people into two classes
employers and cmployed--the honorcd
and Tabble The cankcr at the core would
make itself felt; and though the members
Of the nation should be held together by
repressive force, they would wither and die
from the effects Of the disease at the heart
The idea Of popular and free government
is that for which this country must still
fight. In the surrender to the South, and
the virtual establishment Of the dosmas q
man~selling in the legislation Of each O
1he States, TINT idea would be destroyed


With its death, tie nation would die Bet
ter risk honorable destruction in tho ficlt
than such an inglorious end!
Year: 1863

In small church at a little village
near Brighton, England, where the con-
gregation could not afford to pay an or
ganist, they recently bought self-acting
organ, q compact instrument we'll suited
to the purpose, and constructed to play
forty different tunes. The sexton had in
structions how to set it going, and how to
Estop it; but unfortunately, he forgot the
latter part of his business, and after sing
ing the first four verses of a hymn before
the sermon, the organ could not be stop,
ped, and it continued playing two verses
more then just as the clergyman com
pleted the words "Let us pray" the Or
gan clicked and started a fresh tune
The minister sat it out patiently, and
and then renewed his introductory words,
'Let us pray" when click went the organ
again, and started off on another tune
The sexton and others continued their ex-
ertions to find the spring, but no man
could put stop to it; SO they got four
Of the stoutest men in the church to
shoulder the perverse instrument, and
they carried it down the centre aisle Of
the church, playing away, into the church
yard, where it continued clicking and
playing away until the whole forty tunes
we're finished.
Year: 1863

1t is not well always to look on the sha.
dy side of affairs. There are men who
came into existence under shadow, and
the shadow has dogged their lives, and all
that is bright and pure and beautiful takes
the sombre hue OF their own fancies.-
Their religion consists in bemoahing the
evils of the world, in lamenting the grad


ual decadence of good, and in regarding
ali home evils and foreign complications as
"signs of the times" They are the Eli
jahs who retire into the wilderness of their
own contemplations, saying, ~, even
only am left" unconscious that all the
time there are not only the "seven thous-
and who have not bowed the knee unto
Baal," but that multitudes everywhere
are obeying the Gospel call. They are
the Jonahs sitting under the gourds of
their own security, amazed that the judg-
ments of God do not descend upon gull
ty world. These hypochondriacs are sell
dom to be found among the earnest work
ers, who seek to leave the world petter
than they found it, but among those who
see its evils and sit by with folded hands
Year: 1863

Deceit is one Of the prime elements O


the natural heart. 1t is more full of de.
ceit than any other object We some.
times call the sea deceitful At evening
the sea appears perfectly calm, or there i
a gentle ripple on the waters, and the
wind blows favorably; during the night a
storm may come on, and the treacherous
waves are like mountain pillows, covering
the ship. But the heart is deceitful "aboye
all things = more treacherous than the
trcacherous sea. The clouds are often
very deceitful. Sometimes, in time of
drought, they promise rain; but they
turn out to be clouds without rain, and
the farmer is disappointed. Sometimes
the clouds appear calm and settled but
before the morning, torrents of rain are
falling. But the heart is deceitful "above
all things" Many animals are deceitful.
The serpent is more subtle than any beast
of the field; sometimes it will appear
quite harmless, but suddenly it will put
out its deadly sting, and give a mortal
wound. But the natural heart is more
deceitful than scrpent-"above all
things" 1t is deceitful in two ways-in
deceiving others and itself.-Mc Cheyne.
Year: 1863

The Atom of charcoal which Aoated in
the corrupt atmosphere of the old volcan-
ic ages, was absorbed into the leaf of a
fern, when the valleys became green and
luxuriant and there, in its proper place,
it received the sunlight and the dew, aid
ing to fling back to heaven reflection of
heavens gold; and at the same time, to
build a tough fibre of the plant. The stem
was consigned to the tomb when the wa
ters submerged the jungled valley. 1t
had lain there thousands of years, and a
mouth since was brought to light again,
imbedaed in block of coal 1t shall be
consumed to warm our dwellings, cook
our food, aud make more ruddy and cheer
full the hearth whereon our children play;
it shalt combine with portion of the in
visible atmosphere, ascend upward as Il
curling wreath to revel in a mazy dance
high up in the blue ether! shall reach
the earth again and be entrapped into the
embrace of a flower; shall live in velvet
beauty on the cheek of the apricot shall
pass into the human body, giving enjoy
ment to the palate, and health to the
blood; shall circulate in the delicate It's
sues of the brain, and aid by entering into
some new combination, in educating the
thoughts which are now being uttered by
the pen. 1t is but an atom of charcoal
it may dwell one moment in stagnant
ditch, and the next be flushing on the lip
of beauty it may now be component Of
a limestone rock, and the pext an ingredi-
ent of "a potato field it may slumber for
a thousand years without undergoing
single change, and the next hour pass
through a thousand and, after all, it is
only an atom Of charcoal, and occupies
only its own place wherever it may be.
Year: 1863

comes at all, it will come because it is de-
served, not because it is sought after. 1t
is very indiscreet and troublesome am
bition which cares so much about fame,
about what the world says Of US, as to be
always looking in the face Of Others for
approval; to be always anxious bout the
effect Of what we do or say; to be always
shouting to hear the echoes of our own
voices
Year: 1863

The TALENT OF SUccEss.-Every


man must patiently abide his time. He
must wait. Not in listless idleness; not
in useless pastime; not in querulous dis
satisfaction but in constant, steady.
cheerful endeavor, always willing, fulfil
ling aud accomplishing his task, "that
when the occasion comes he may be equal
to the OCCASION The talent of success is
nothing more than doing what you can do
well, without thought Of fame. If il
Year: 1863

A prudent young man will at least let
twenty-one years pass over his head be.
fore he coutempMtcs taking upon himself
the responsibility of the most solemn en-
gagement he will have to enter into dur
ing the whole of his life. Too early mar
riages are repugnant to the laws Of nature,
and with some rare exceptions, are pro-
ductive of unbappiness. Violent fires
soon extinguish themselves aud the
man, very often, after waking from the
brilliant dream of his youth, finds himself
regretting the rashness and imprudence
he had committed during that fascinating
period. The love of the man is different
in quality to that of the boy, and in many
instances the unfortunate wife has to en-
dure the knowledge that she is unloved
by her husband. The experience which
young man of nineteen has had to select
a wife with that sound judgment on so
important an occasion, is not very extern
sive. His eyes ore blinded by passion,
and the reflective power he can devote to
such a circumstance is dazzled by beauty
of face and figure, associated probably
with accomplishments more ornamental
than useful When he discovers the mis-
take he has committed, all his wife's per-
fections vanish, aud he unjustly attempts
to throw the whole blame upon her shoul-
ders. Such matches are unequal, and are
the causes Of much misery Afterwards
Three or four years will make greater diff
ference in the appearance Of a woman
than in that of man besides, it is ridi-
culous to mate grown up woman with
boy. Such marriages offend social pro-
priety, and tend to- lessen the respect
which is paid to social contract. Wo-
men, more sensible than men in such mat
ters, invariably dislike boy sweethearts.
Year: 1863

OPPOSING THE GOVERNMENT.


Earlier in this Wal, Tory sheet at De-
troit was belching out daily treason against
the Government and in behalf Of its
Southern accompliccs, threatening that q
fire IN the rear would be kept up. It has
become history how the editor Of that
Eject was subsequently induced by po1iti-
cal considerations to change his locality.
1yhi1e he was still insulting loyalty in De-
froit, Captain Of Typographical Engi-
noers, On duty in that city, was most earn
est in denouncing such issues. He did not
hesitate to say that it should be made dan
ger6us to publish such treason; that no
Government On earth could tolerate it and
live.


Hesaid that martial law alone could reach
The case, andswere he in command, II il
could not be otherwise silenced, he would
Older the press to be thrown into the river
and the editor hung. The Captain Of the
Typographical Engineers is now Majol
General George G. Meade, Commander-in'
Chief Of the Army Of the Potomac. The
napcr WIS the Detroit FIRES Press! The
s,di.or was the same tool Of treason thu,
hclches his utterances In behalf Of JEFF
Davis, through the Chicago Times.


There will be timed men who will no
calmly contemplate the necessities Of
time like this. From none such will CON
our safety. The men Of the hour long ass
say in the teachings Of Copperheadisn
such scenes as are really shining in th
murders and incendiarism that hnVe brt
ken loose in New York city. This is th
s'fire in the rear' these men have bee
threatening. It is the part Of wisdom t
shut off Treason at its fountain head. Th
misguided tools Of trnitors are tar 1es
blameworthy than the cold blooded inst
-rators Of resistance to the Government
The Captain Of Typographical Engineer
was right, at Detroit. The commander
of our armies are beginning to look at tn
matter Alright, Treason must be dum1
It's ut.crances are as deadly in New Yor
as in New Orleans, more vitality dangerot
in Chicago than in Chattanooga
Year: 1863

statement recently published by several German
journals, and TO which the Brunswick government has
given any contradiction has produced certain sen.
saton in the north Of Germany and particularly in Prus-
sla. The that the reigning Duke OF
Brunswick who has direct hers and whose territory
after the death OF the Duke will be united Hanover has
bequeahed TO the Emperor of Austria his immense per
sona fortune and considerable estates in foreign


The principality OF 0es, In Sesia and large do
mains in the district OF Gatz in Prussia would thus be-
long, after the death of the Duke to the Emperor
Joseph who in this way would again obtain footing in
Sesa and there possess vast territory under the Prus
sian sovereignty.


The English Board of Trade returns for the onh
ing June 20 issued and their as regards the
export trade almost precisely similar to those OF
corresponding month of the preceding years. The
declared value of shipments ELL 1884 2S9 which is
ETA 2sS less than in May 1862 and ELS 2l9 excess Of
May, 1861. The amount Of exports Of cotton yarn and
manufactures nearly identical with that May
but the shipments of and ammunition have only
f9S 16s against f2s 1888 at the period of last
year. Tho linen trade shows a considerable improve
ment while in the expectation Of machinery
been falling or In all other branches Of business there
seems to have been singular steadness The exports
during the first five months Of 1868 exhibit
ca those of the month of year and
OF per cent on those of 1861.
Year: 1863

to Danish policy would be particularly unwecome to Prus
sa at the present uncre Is asserted that the Queen
has been requested to her influence with her English
odssuade her from rash STEP and to point out
the nconvenences that might result from it. Which OF
these versions Is correct will not pretend TO decide pos
sby the whole merely court gossip and the Queen OK
Prussia Is only making tour pour dsennuyer and to
get out Of the way Of the political squabbes In her own
country which she take the part of the liberals
without offending her husband that OF the government
without forfeitng whatever popularity she has hitherto
eno
Year: 1863

THE MINERAL RICHES OF MEXICO.


The Paris correspondent OF the Independence Beige
writing the 18th OF june says-I told you recently
that official world extravagant In its solution Of
Mexican affairs. 1t appears TO me, however, that the
proongaon Of the Mexican question Is subordinate 10 the
position be taken by the Mexcans after the fall Of their
capital the majority OF the nation be n our favor, II
viii scarcely bo possible for the Juarez government TO
continue the contest out the country Indifferent,
and the people do not rise in against their existing
rulers the administration will reesablish itself In
other part Of the republic In that Juarez and his
followers Will proceed to form government at
Guadaiajara city Of about eighty thousand inhabitants
second only to Mexico, and distant one hundred
and thirty leagues from the capital II this should
happen the French must penetrate the interior OF the
country nm invading army. But between Queretaro
and Guhdaaara, and especially from Leon to the latter
place, distance OF nifty leagues, the only practicable
road for the passage OF army shifting sands
which are utterly impossible during the rainy


hAraone 10 the lett through Morea aud the other by
the right through San luis Potos but these path
ways, properly 30 called, through which not
dinary carriage, much less artillery, can pass


wish with all my heart that everything may proe with
the expedition and that may have q happy and early
services Of engineers 70 explore the rich mines OF the
country 70 repay us for our great outiays For must
confess engineers will but poorly fuH their mission


they be confined TO the provinces OF Puebla and Mex
for beyond this latter place on the heights OF
Leon, twenty eight leagues from Guadajars where the
truly rich mineral deposits begna region comprehend
the right the mines Of Zacatsca which very
abundant but where the earth not even productive
In Guanajuato These are beyond doubt the most
important In Mexico
Year: 1863

The gold market appeared 20 be uninfineneed
10. day by any outside rumors alarms, and it
vent down by the pressure of its own weight.
bpring the early part of the day a few hundred
thousand dollars were thrown upon the market,
which caused the price TO sink and after recover
ng little from the first shock it continued
gradually 20 fal of until the cese, will be seen
Year: 1863

The anthracite coal tonnage keeps up remark
ably well, and aggregated the past week 23i ,53l
tons, increasing the tonnage for the season TO
S,903 ,67o tons, against 735S2l to corresponding
time last year. The tonnage for the year 1863,
should the weather continue reasonably fair viii
run up TO nearly or quite nine and three quarter
millions Of tons. The market il hardly so buoyant
~ at the beginning Of the present month and the
probability is that prices have reached their
highest point for this year.


The inportations of dry goods at tho port Of
New York for the week ending the Sd inst. were