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Year: 1862




Mr.. EDITOR In looking over that
most vile Abolition sheet Of your town,
no5 long since, | noticed that some sap
head, whose intellect to judge by his wn
ting, must be very limited, has taken a
position in defense of Mr.. Il. A. SharrettS,
against an urticle in the Star, that was
written by Fishingcreeker which was
perused by him to have been made against
Mr.. S. have given some comments on
it for which if you permit space in the
columns of your valuable paper, may show
to those who read, the narrow contracted
mind it emnated from.


Now, since that article in the Star, WAS
not personal and since there were other
addresses made near the town Of Rohrs-
burg by different persons what reason
more had this friend to Ministers as he
styles himself to take offense and to seek
vengeance through the African Mill, the
Negroes dwelling place than any other per.
son. This friend to Ministers says he
would not have written in opposition to
the Fishingcreeker had it not heen for the
injury it might have done Mr.. s., where
he was not known. Here bis mind was
too limited, for since that article in the
Star was not personal how could it have
done him harm where he was not known?
But you know when dog is hurt it howls.
/ would here advice "long.noso' to keep
his fy.trap shut hereafter. | reiterate
the assertions that were made in that ar.
ticle regarding that disunlon speech referred
to by the Fishingoreeker, and in so doing
express the sentiment of half Of his hear
ers, whether it was an address made by
Mr. Sharretts or any other person that it
was a disunion, inconsistent and eontra-
dictory speech, And all such harangues
ought to be denounced by every loyal per,
sou. Such speeches made by such men
throughout the free States with the aid of
the Abolition Press, such as the itcPuJLican
have been the means of bringing our once
prosperous and happy country into the
deplorable condition it is in at present,
and yet they claim to be loyal, False,
A CITIZEN.
Year: 1862




the mare, that by the break of day Dickey
felt himself secure from pursuit. He had
directed his steps to the eastward, and
while crossing Haltwhiste Fell, whom
should he encounter but the veritab,e ow.
ner of the oxen he had stolen two or three
days before, and had just sold to Mr.. Mus
grave


Dickey knew the owner of the oxen
well, but, luckily for the freebooter, that
injured individual did not know him. He
therefore accosted Dickey, and inquired if
he had seen any oxen in the course Of his
travels similar to those he described him.
self to Dick as being in search of.
"Why to be sure have ~ replied Dick
ey; "with the very same marks as you
described, grazing in Mr.. Mus graves
fields at Lanercost, only yesterday. l
was rather struck" he continued, "by
their appearance, and learned, on inquiry,
from one of his servants, that Mr.. Mus.
grave had purchased them just yesterday.
Undoubtedly the oxen are yours. l would
advise you to 60 to Lanercost at once and
claim them.


"Certainly 1 will" replied the other.
"But I am tired with hard walking, and it
is long way to Lanercost. see you
ride good beast. Will you sell her ;"


After some hard bargaining, terms were
agreed upon, thepurchase money was paid
down on the spot and Dickey and the far
mer separated the farmer to seek his sto-
len oxen, actually from the very owner Of
the stolen mare he was himself riding
while Dickey proceeded "wherc he listed.'


The next day the farmer reached Ian
ercost and at once recognized his own OK.
en- grazing in the field. lie forthwith rode
up to an elderly man standing near, whom
he judged to be the owner OF the field, and
exclaimed:


81 say, friend, those are my oxen in
your field How may you have come by
them %


"And I'll be hanged replied the other
CATER taking long, astonshed look at the
on which his questioner was mounted y "if
that's not my mare you are riding! How
may you have come by her, pray ?"
Each Of course described the person
from whom they had respectively pur
chased the oxen and the mare and when
this was done, they discovered they had
indeed been ''sold' by rogue of no com
mon order.


So laughable did the joke appear even
to those who had TO "pay the piper" in the
affair-that neither party could prevent
breaking out in peal of merriment when
the particulars were fully disclosed.


It was now clear that the only way to
settle the affair was for each party to take
back his own property. Musgrave was OF
course overjoyed at the recovery of hsfa
vorite mare and the Denton Burn farmer
benig equally delighted at the recovery Of
his oxen, it fell out that, in the general
burst of rejoicing, Dickey was allowed tc
quietly pocket the sale money of both mare
and oxen.


Whether Dick ultimately came to an
untimely end, or whether he reformed his
ways, and died, duly "shrived," in his own
bed, history telleth not.


Certain it is howeAcr, that to this day
his deeds are "household words in many
parts of Northumberland and the mention
of his name among the pcasantry is con
sidered Synonymous with "cuteness.
Year: 1862

AGooD FEATUnE.-We learn that a number
OF gentlemen connected with our city churches
are making arrangements for grand fruit ex-
cursion, which bids fair to eclipse everything
Of the season. It Is proposed to make rail-
way expedition to one Of the finest fruit grow
ing sections in the West, and will take place
the last Of the present week. From what We
know Of the parties who hare the project in
hand, We can assure our readers that 1t will be
decided success. See advertisement.
Year: 1862

NICKEL CENTS s-Although postage currency is
given largely in exchange for other money, at the
United States mint the chief specie paid out is the
nickel cents Upon these the profit of the United
States government amounts to at least fifty per
cent, sufficient to pay all the employees engaged
in the department ofthe mint which producest this
change. The average production of nickel cents
daily is fifteen hundred dollars. The old copper
pennies have been received in great quantities, in
exchange for the new coin Of the same denomina-
ton. They are useless, however, for coinage pur-
poses. Upon being melted they are sold as old
copper.
Year: 1862

tie, or march to meet the enemy, with instructions
to shoot down instantly all men who break ranks
without authority or justifying cause" line Of
fle-closers are placed in the rear of battalion,
not for ornament, but for purpose, and that is
to prevent men from falling out of the ranks and
skulking to the rear when in action 1t is the duty
of these file-closers to shoot any man who at
tempts to leave the ranks without cause. This
duty should be strenuously impressed upon them.
1t is not intended that the e-closers should fire
single shot at the enemy they are stationed in
rear of the line to prevent towards, who exist in
all armies, from deserting brave men in the hour
of need. Without doubt it is harder duty to
perform than to aim at the enemy, but 1t is ne
cessity of war, recognized in every other army.
Were men sure that certain death awaited them to
the rear, there would be no necessity of perform
ing this duty besides which every man, feeling
that his comrades in battle cannot desert him,
can fight with more vigor and dissemination, than
when his attention is distracted and he continually
locks around to see that his comrades are at his
side.


Were the penalties of desertion strictly carried
out as they are in the rebel army, there would be
need of but very few examples, to materially les
sen the evil or stop it altogether The articles Of
war are read to every soldier when mustered into
the service none, therefore, can plead ignorance
of the penalty attached to the crime; yet through
misguided mercy this has never in any instance
been enforced. If commanding officers properly
perform their duties, every absentee from camp
must come to their knowledge. Musters take
place every two months, when the muster roll of
each company is called off by the Colonel of the
regiment and each man answers to his name.
When man absents himself without proper leave
OF authority, he should be sought, at whatever
expense of time and money, and if possible
brought back to his regiment, and made an ex-
ample to others. This is the only way to stop the
evil which is decimating the army of the Potomac
and to render justice bothsto bravery and cow
ardice.
Year: 1862

WHAT TIE NORTHWEST HAS Done
Geo B. Smith, Of Chicago, who is COM
piling an army registry, furnishes the Chi
cago Tribune with the quota of men sent
into the field by each Of the Northwestern
Year: 1862

THE STRENGTH OF THE SOUTHERN ARMY.


The New York Herald has heard from an escaped
Yankee (ciizen) from Charleston that the conscrpt
act will put 10000 men in the Confederate army
1t says:


Now, il it be true that the rebels have these
forces in the field-even though many of them must
be raw and unarmed levies-it only shows the ne
cessity of our Government placing such force in
the field as will crush the rebellion by rapid sue
cegsion OF vigorous and decisive blows. The first
thing in order will be the capture of the rebel cap
itai This will be blow mere severely felt among
them than any other injury could infct, and
would complete the decentralization Of their affairs.
For the safety of our Government, therefore. and
the final triumph of cur armies the constituted
authorities must provide reipforcements immedi-
ately for Gen. Mcclellan Not that the noble army
under this gallant officer will be defeated if such
reinforcements net sent forward, but TO enable
the General promptly and victoriously to carry out
those very plans which he has been restrained from
executing the nnwise action Of the radical members
Of Congress in Washington.
Year: 1862

HxXRY EyERETT.--The Transcript "learns"
that Henry Everett, in the event OF the
ticket being endorsed by the Breckenridge
ConVention, will decline To run for the AS
semLiy, and urges them to nominate q man
in his place. The paragraph is intended to
create the impression that the Union Demo-
Gratis will support any one the Breckenridge
Convention may nominate, in case Everett
declines; but we can inform the Transcript
and all others Interested, that the Union
Democracy will have no candidate FORCED
upon them, and if any one of their candi-
dates should decline bis place will be filled
by representative Of their own principles
Mr.. Everett was nominated without bis
knowledge, but we have had no intimation
that be declined being candidate. The
Union Democracy will neither surrender
nor qualify their principles TO get the votes
oG the Breckenridge party; but we presume
there is not candidate on either ticket
who would decline votes. or who would
consider himself n rebel il secessiOGist
supported him.
Year: 1862

BATS AND OwLs.-A cave has been discov-
cred in one of the rocky hills Of Castle District,
Nevada Territory, which is said to be inhabited
by great numbers of bats and owls. Nothing
is known of its extent, but it is probably small,
as it is in species Of lava.
Year: 1862

AN unsuccessful attempt was made recently
by the prisoners confined in the Santa Cruz
jail for general jail delivery, but the scheme
was discovered and the plans frustrated by the
Sheriff.
Year: 1862

SUNDAY, Nov. Q, 1862.


The foreign trade Of the port for the week end
ing yesterday was less active in both imports and
exports than the previous week. The aggregate
exports, however, were five millions Of dollars,
against an aggregate import of one million and
three quarters, leaving balance Of three and
quarter millions in favor of the country, and swell
ing the balance for the year to date to nearly
twenty-six millions of dollars. This calculation
does not take into view the movement of Ameri-
can securities Of which large consignments have
been lately received from Europe. Some esti.
mate that half million dollars worth Of Erie Illi-
nois Central, United States stocks and other
American stocks and bonds arrived here last week.
These estimates, however, are necessarily very
vague The importation Of foreign dry goods and
other European manufactures 10 not as heavy as
was expected Should our imports continue
light, the effect upon the price of bullion and
foreign exchange would be soon felt The follow
ing are the official tables of the trade of the port
Sor,the past week and since January / -
Year: 1862

Not only equal enjoyment of privileges,
but equal sharing of dangers, is the inner
itance Of American freemen. The consti-
tuiional right to bear arms, includes the
corresponding obligation to use them in de.
fence of the country and the Governmen.
which cnnfers its benefits.


The Volunteer is to Re hopored for vol,
UNFAIRLY meeting the first danger. But be
who responds to his 10: if drafted, is
equally to be respected. OF old, TO be
drawn by lot seemed to be Divine arrange
mcnt. To be selected for Juror or for a
Soldier, is circumstance which should
render the person selected, ordinarily,
willing and solicitous TO obey the Provi-
Dental call.


Those, moreover, who may be indicated
in this manner, have not the incentive Of
an Office, nor of extra pay or Bounty, to
stimulate them. They cannot be disputed
when they claim obedience to duty and to
law as their governing motive, and can
enter a campaign with as pure hearts and
laudable ambition to act well their part,
as the Volunteer.


Particularly may those-of any party
who feel no personal responsibility for
this war, be rcconciled to going when thus



deadly strife, and not satisfied that every
thing has been wisely managed, they can
still believe their being called out is of the
arrangement of God, and that all will be
well if they perform their part in the
spirit of . true man, a true American,
true Christian.
Year: 1862

Ed. Crescent observe by the papers that the
Council of our city have in view the idea of
protecting the families of our noble and patriotic
soldiers who are already engaged in the defence of
the Southern Confederacy, as also those who are
on the eve of joining in the some glorious cause.
Should notbe looked npon as intruding upon the
views of either the authorities or those whose ex.


perience are entitled to full consideration would
take the liberty, from personal observation of the
system adopted in the administration of the Free


Market, to suggest that the large number Of fami.
lies who are now supplied from the Free Market,
and the experience which they have in the duties
performed by them since its Inauguration, that
they be consulted-that their views and ideas be
entertained before any hasty conclusion be arrived
| at by those who may be entrusted with the man
agement of the proposed distribution of the con.
templated appropriation. 1t is with pleasure that
have noticed in the Free Market persons of all
sects and countries actively engaged in this noble
work. Neither religion nor politics are there
Year: 1862

HINTS TO PLANTERs.--Crab grass hay is selling
at S45 per ton in New Orleans, and cotton cannot
be shipped, and will not average over $50 per bale
in Shreveport.


Corn is selling in the Crescent City at one dol
lar, with an upward tendency. Still our planters
persist in making cotton, when they already have
one crop on hand.


Mess pork ia worth $44 per barrel bacon 25c.
per lb. and green meat 20c. Still our planters
are afraid to feed their hogs with corn, and will
not abandon the culture of cotton.


Our army supplies must be bought in the cotton
States, and yet we are not preparing to meet the
demand.


Extra flour is worth SIS barrel, and the supply
for New Orleans must come from Red river, and


yet told that it will not pay to raise wheat.
These practical hints will not be written in vain
if they will induce our planters to reduce their
cotton crops, and SOW more oats and plant more


corn. Weean never be conquered so long as food
is abundant but when the horrors of famine are


added to the disasters OF battle, the spirit of oul
brave volunteers must succumb. Millions of bush
els of peas can be gathered next fall for our army
and for home consumption. We must not forge


that there thousands of helpless families to bt
fed by the liberality of those who have the means
| Our condition will be dreadful if a severe drough
cuts off our corn crop, rs it did in 1860. w
should prepare for the evil day, and be ready t
meetHny emergency. [shreveport Gazette.
Year: 1862

allowed or limited at; and trust the same noble,
generous and patriotic principle will govern in all
similar works. This feature in the Free Market is
one of the proudest and most worthy exAmp les
known, and hope will, in all instances, be con-
'tinued. VISITOR OF THE FREE MARKET
Year: 1862

Before we leave tor the wars, we are very
anxious to obtain clock of hair u from one of
our particular ranting and raving friends, who,
several months ago, could deyour half dozen
Yankees for breakfast" any time!" And we
also wish to know what he has done with those
iifty bales Of cotton he was going to give for the
SUPPORT of the Southern Confederacy-about the
same time. a..


broke out,n and we are desirous of knowing his
whereabouts. TBossier Banner.


The river has risen three feet during the past
week. and is still rising. shreveport Gazette.
Year: 1862

NOTICE TO COUNTRY EXCHANGES.


The Daily TRIBUNE will only he sent in
exchange to those country papers to (which
our prospectus has been sent. We observe
That several are copying the prospectus
without request, but we cannot send them
the Daily therefor. The price Of white
11aper is ion high.
Year: 1862

Meanwhile, the haunted victim lay safe and
quiet, where the simple shrewdness Of bis little
cousin had hiddin him, until the time came for
her return TO the house for supper. Then he
bade her go as usual to her home, telling her to
ask her mother to place the signal lamp, as soon
as it grew dark, in the window for the boatmen,
and to send him there some supper, with bis va
lise, which in the hurry of departure he had LETT
behind.


The signal recalled the boat, which after twi-
light had ventured in sight of the shore and the
farm house; and the Governor, quietly made bis
way to the river in safety. When be rejoined his
father in SECURE home, he named his infant
daughter, which had been born in his absence,
"Hetty Marvin," that he might be daily re.
minded of the little cousin whose truth and
shrewdness, had sayed bis life.
Year: 1862

/ AMERICAN GENTHrV.-In European countries
the aim at anything like gentility implies keep
ing one or more domesics to perform household
labors but in our free States every family aims
ut gentiIity, while not one in five keeps do
nestle. The aim il not foolish one, though fol-
lies may accompany it,--ior the average ambi-
ton OF our people includes certain amount of
refined cultivation it is only that the process is
eXlausting. Every woman must have best
parlor with hailcloth furniture and photograph
bool; she must have piano. or some cheaper
substitute her little girls must have embroid
cred skirts and much mathematical knowledge
her husband must have two or even three hot
meals every day of his life aud yet her house
must be in perfect order early in the afternoon,
and she prepared to go out and pay calls, with
black silk dress and card case. In the evening she
will go to a concert or lecture, aud then, at the
end of ALL she will very possibly sit up after
midnight with her sewing-machine, doing extra
sbop-Worl to pay for ittle Elias music lessons
All this every "capable" " New England woman
will do, or die. She does it, and dies and then
we are astonished that her vital energy gives out
sooner than that Of an lrishwoman in shanty,
with no ambition on earth but to supply her
young Patrcks with adequate potatocs.-T W.
Higgias0a
Year: 1862

Tue Class WHO YELL ABoLuoNIsr LoupEsT.
The Point Pleasant Register West Virginia. has
been provoked into saying:


We know Of some trang devils. who are not
worth five cents on the dollar of the debts they
owe, and who could mt buy nigger if they were
selling at dollar per dozen, that are blathering
around about Southern rights aud applying the
term Abolilonst to loyal men generally, and
making more fuss about the irrcpressible nigger
than the largest STAKEHOLDER in the country
In nine cases out of ten, they are composed OF
that class Of contemplate boot-licks who hang
around men of worth and position aud stand
ready to do their bidding in the hopes of curry
ing favor.
Year: 1862

! INCIDENTS OF THE GOLDEN GATE DIsAsTER.-


On Sunday morning at fuckers Hall, John


Charte, passenger, had something to say about


the disaster to the Golden Gate The .4lta makes


this mention Of his remarks;


alt had been reported of the father (of the few


months old infant saved that just prior to the
ship being wholly enveloped in flames, be ex-
claimed, sI'll give $1,000 to the man who will
save my child referring evidently to his babe
then in the mothers arms. Another two years
older was with him at the time, as is known was
also saved. The speaker first received the infant
from man who bore it from the beach to the
top of high hill He had taken it from another
who had swan with it from the wreck From
that moment until the child was passed on to the
deck of the steamer 81. Louis, she was cared for
entirely by males. Mr. Charte gave very minute
details Of the care bestowed upon the girl


throughout the long tramp through the chap
arra On the beach he had picked up pieces OF
a lady's skirt, which he spread upon the bough
bed for the little ones at night In this conncc
tion the speaker amplihed on big skirts in gen
eral, and repented Of having condemned them
heretofore as useless and eXtravagant. He blessed
the owner Of this one, and hoped God would
give her means for buying all she would ever
need hereafter. Here the speaker held up tri-
umphantly strips of the aforesaid skirt for in
spection by the audience. Others shared with
our hero the honor and pleasure Of bearing the
babe. Her sole food was honey and flour mixed
with water. On this she thrived A Frenchmau
in the party had the foresight to attend to the
abluti0ns of the infant, and, on the whole, it is
probable that these man nurses did all that their
sex could do in preserving her life during this
critical period
Year: 1862

Husbands should not suppose that
when wearied with business they have
all the trouble and the wife none. Do
not go home and there vent your i'll
humor upon your unoflending spouse.
Recollect that she has cares as well
as you. If you are annoyed by GUS
toners, worried for money, alarmed
at the failures of debtors, do not take
vengeance for your troubles by rem
dering the household miserable with
your sour looks and i'll temper. All
your fretting about business will not
render you any richer or happier,
and your home should be too holy a
sanctuary for rcpinings or frowns.
Year: 1862

Learn to look at the bright side. We
have often thought that great deal
of the unhappiness which exists in
the world, originates in our neglect
of present cnjoyments through the fear
OF some evil that mag come. We
have known many, who, to all appear
ances, were abundantly favored by
fortune-whosc situations were even
the subject of envy to short-sightcd
mortals-yet made themselves con-
tinually miserable by foreboding mis-
fortune. Though this threatened cloud
might never come-though its shad-
ow was always cast upon Nights not
yet reached, and their path lay in sun
shine from year to year-still they
turned from all the brightness which
others saw around, aud tortured the
future for subjects of fear and unhap-
pincss. This seems to us a great
mistake. Life, wonderful and glori-
Gus as it is, has enough of real sorrow
and trials. The future, to atone for
these, should be SO much the brighter.
The storms which we SO much fear
arc far easier to be borne than our
anxiety pictures them, and they leave
the sky clearer after them. An old
provcrb says, There's silver lining
to every cloud ;" but many pass
through life without finding it out.
To such the world must seem truly
vale of tears--and nothing else.