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Year: 1867

Poetry can no more be defined than the
breath Of life It can bs felt, realized. but
not fully expressed. 1t is that sublimated
ETHEREAL essence that peryades the universe,
that fills it with beauty, and makes it to
smile as if in gladness. May we not 60
farther, and call Poetry the breath Of the
Infinite God What but his breath, per-
yadiug the universe, could wake lit such
glorious beauty What but the breathings
of Divinity could impart TO our souls that
keen perception Of the Beautiful that
brings to US such joy, that We feel, we
know it is heavenly born?


Poetry is eternal, its origin divine, and
blessed, thrice blessed is that soul that can
recognize its beauty, and acknowledge
its power. Pervading all things, it can
yetbe perceived bat by those whose eyes
have gazed toward Heaven till its light has
flowed down into the spirit, those who
never have wandered far from the Home
of the Soul-from the innocence of child
hood.


The Poet may wander far into the mazes
Of sin and earthliness, but he may not car
~ there the divine gift bestowed on him.
From his pen may still flow words of fault
less rythm, but it is the body without the
soul-POetry is not there, and the spirit
receives rherefrom no holy Inspiration
And yet believe no human soul IS with
out spark of this heavenly gift. In oh
! I, I Il Il
ders but time may yet come when q
breath from Heaven Will awaken it to life
and beauty.
Year: 1867

a distinguished German professor re-
Gently announced that if a drop Of human
blood was placed under microscope ca
pable of magnifying it twenty millions
larger, it would show all the kinds Of an
imals that ever have existed, or now exist
on the earth. In the blood of healthy
person the animals are quiet; in that of a
sick person they fight. From this he
draws the conclusion that man has within
him all the elements from which the uni
verse was created. He further says that If
dead cat was flung in pool of water,
and left to decompose, the drops Of water
would show, when under the microscope
all the animals belonging to the cat spe-
cies.
Year: 1867

QUARRELING.-If anything in the world
will make man feel badly except pinch
ing his fingers in the crack of door. it is
unquestionably, a quarrel. No man ever
fails to think less of himself after it than
before. degrades him in the eyes of
fathers, and, what is worse, blunts his SEN
sibilities on the one hand and increases the
power Of passionate irritability on the
other. The truth is. the more peaeeably
aud quietly we get on, the better for our
neighbors. In nine cases out of ten, the
better course is. if man cheats you. quit
dealing with him; if be is abusive, quit
his company; and if he ISLANDERS you, take
care to live so that nobody viii belive him.
No matter who he is, or how be misuses
you, the wisest way is to let him alone /;
for there is nothing better than this cool
calm and quiet way Of dealing with the
wrongs we meet with.
Year: 1867

GREEN EM1eRAST-Mr. McCarty informs
us that the arastar working the rock Of the
Green Emigrant claim is now being cleaned
up, and that SO far the result is equally as
good as was expected. We should judge
from this that Mo and Lowry will have a
sack full Of gold, for the Green Emigrant is
acknowledged now to be the richest claim in
the State.
Year: 1867

GREENpAcKED. Some time since D. c.
Tarbell offered to pay his fare on the Pacific
Railroad in Greenbacks which were refused
and be put off the train. He sued the COM
papy. and the suit came off in the District
Court on Monday last. He recovered 81 600
damages. The company have appealed the
case to the Supreme Court. The same even
ing Tarbeil wished to 60 to Colfax and offer
ed greentacks in payment for bis fare. He
probably has groundwork for another suit.
The fact is the Railroad fare is entirely too
high. it should be reduced at least one half,
and If ever the Democracy get in power they
will see that it is done.
Year: 1867

LII PERSONS knowing themselves indebted
n to the late firm of Mason White, will please
come forward and make immediate payment as
our bo oks must be balanced either by cash or
note Mr.. Oliver in the absence of either of the
firm, is authorized TO receive money on our ac-
counts and receipt Tor the same. We also be
speak for the new firm of Oliver u Fox liberal
share of the Public patronage, and would recon-
mend them to the Public OF Gold Run and vicini
ty, as No. business men.


MASON Il WHITE,
Gold Run, May 23, 1867 67.-4wks.
Year: 1867

A youngster perusing chapter Of Genesis
turned to hi. mother and inq ired if people
in those days used to do sums on the ground
He bad been residing the passage, And the
sons of men multiplied upon the face Of the
earth"
Year: 1867

THE INFAMOUS Acr.-By request we pub
lish the Act OF Congress passed at the last
session Of Congress for the government of
the Southern States. 1t starts out with lie,
and altogether is disgrace to American
legislation.
Year: 1867

Why NORA Though the Registry Law
is so infamous and anti-democraiic yet the
democrats have almost universally registered
their names in this county. We have heard
of but one who refuses to do so. We are
sorry that he does so, because as long as the
law is in force we are bound to recognise it.
1t is only BY democrats being registered, and
then voting for and elecing men to the
Legislature who will repeal the Infamous
law that We can hope for its repeal. We
hope our friend will reconsider bis deter.
minalion.
Year: 1867

RosEvlLLE School ExHIBITIoN.-By an
advertisement in our columns this will be
noticed that a school exhibition will be held
in Rosevlle on the 22nd day of June next.
A pleasant and intellectual time is anticipa'
ted
Year: 1867

From almost every portion of Placer
county we receive the cheering information
of gains 10 the ranks of the Democracy.
The infamous acts Of the Radical party are
b eginning 10 open the eyes Of the people
to the deep designs Of its leaders, and sober
thinking men are asking the quest ion
"Where will it end!"


There are hundreds of Democrats in Pla'
Ger county who went with the Abollt'onlss
at the commencement of the war, under the


impression by SO doing they were helping
to preserve the country. but find now they
are like the kind hearted farmer in the fatle
who only warmed the viper into life to sting
them to death.


The Radical party is fast destroying polit'
ica liberty in the country, and Democrats
as well as many old line Republicans, begin
to realize the fact Many Republicans who
helped organize that party find they are be
ing carried farther than they ever contem'
plated. Their idea was to free the negro,
never dreaming that he was to be placed up
on an equality, socially and politically, with
themselves This is more than they bargainsd
for and hundreds Of them are now deiermin
ed 10 act with the Democracy as the only way
Of averting the threatened Mongrsism of the
country which the Radical leaders would
iasten upon it. The Registry law is also
driving hundreds Of honest minded foreign
ers from the Radical ranks. The distinction
made by that Act between them and native
born citizens has opened their eyes to the nl
tent and meaning of Radicalism. A native
born citizen can register with the Assessor
Of his district, but the foreign born citizen is
compelled to travel to the county seat be-
fore he can be regstered-why was this
distinction made if it WAS not intended to
keep foreign born citizens from voting?


And there are many other causes that we
might mention why great changes have la
ken place in favor Of the Democracy in
Placer, but enough for the preseut-lhe signs
are cheering.
Year: 1867

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers have had grand time recently at
Buffalo, New York. The occasion was the
dedication of new hail in that city. The
Buffalo Express thus speaks Of the scene
presented:


We witnessed a singular scene last night.
The occasion which produced il was one of
usual significance being merely the dedi-
cation Of a new hall by the Buffalo division
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers.


And yet we saw before us a hundred men
from all parts of the country who daily
hold in their hands the lives Of thousands
Here where war is an accident and peace
normal condition, such men as these WELD
power more potential than that of the
great Captains OF the age for they head an
army whose recruiting offices are the ever
open marts Of trade. That they are not
unworthy OF the trust could be understood
by the most careless observer. II was a con-
gregation Of human beings without nerves.
No restless motions, no wavering glances,
no frequent changes OF position as among
other men; with eyes steadily turned to the





supple, all their bearing was marked with
airectness and concentration which could
not fail 20 attract attention. That all this
was the direct result oflong education in
school Of life in which moments care
lessness might be fatal TO hundreds rendered
the scene none the less curious.


More singular than all, here was body,
formed Of employees and therefore classed
as workiagmen, which had not hesitated
in az least one instance Of strike TO de-
clare, after calm deliberation, that its
brethren were wrong and the capitalist right,
a body in fact composed Of men yho had
progressed 40 far in economical science as
to have established ii as principleof their
order that their interests and those Of their
employers are identical.


Ii anything were needed TO increase the
strangeness Of the scene IL could be found
in the fact that there, in Union" Of
workingmen, were % be seen nnmeTous
employers whose enlightened interests in
their employees had led them 10 contribute
largely TO the decoration Of the hall iE
which they we're met.
Year: 1867

appeared, in the same order as before, the
persons inside the vestibule cheered loudly.
The carriages then drove on, but without
any manifestation outside. All vas over at
five minutes past twelve, but the bouleyards
were crowded for an hour later. The night
was Delightfully."- cool, and all the rich
equipages of Paris had to pass by, so that
the persons in the streets could not have
found their stay in any way irksome.
Year: 1867

THE DREAMING WITNESS Sergeant
Dyer, who Is a witness in the Surrait case.
iesiihes that he recognizes Surrett as one
Of the party with Booth in front OF the
theatre the nisht Of the ASSASSINATION from,
the fact that his excited and pale face las
haunted him in bis dreams Whether
evidence predicaied on a dream should be
taken has not been discussed by the writers
on law. This question Is one pertaining 10
metaphysics, and should have but lite
weight with jury.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admOnish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what We
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures ia our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we viii pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversih-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
nent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

OF late it has seemed that the most
exemplary of people, the most certain
of salvation, were the murderers exc
cuted for tho committal of the worst
of crimes-while making their last
speeches on the gallows, these men
have professcd so loudly and so tri-
umphantly, their firm belief in the
certainty Of rapid transmission to
Heaven, that it would seom, the surest
road thither was through murder.
Has there not been too much of this
Has not the natural cxaltation and
excitement attendant upon so dread
ful death been allowed TO usurp the
place OF conviction, and has not thus
harm been accomplished by those who
exhorted and encouraged dying mur-
derers to assume all the religious con
victions Of persecuted martyrsg Fa-
naticism of the grossest nature is
doubtless eyinced by the miserable
beings we refer TO, and certainly the
influence of the unseemly displays
they make of q newly awakened reli-
gious belief is evil. The parade they
are allowed TO make is disgusting
because of its undue prominence, and
because we may not but doubt the
sincerity of the forced repentance,
prompting the pious assurance of the
dying. Up to the last moment they
deny their guilt, up TO the last mo
ment they seek TO escape the conse-
qnenoes Of their crime, and It's but at
the last, when death is made so evil
dent to them, that they assume the
tone of saints on earth, and depart
with assurances Of a speedy awaken
ing in Heaven. We do not deny all
powerful mercy, nor do we deny the
possibility Of sincere repentance and
conviction OF forgiveness, on the part
of the guilty, but depreeate the effect
TO be produced upon the masses by
these alleged sudden and certain tran
sits to better world, through the
medium Of Jack Ketch.-Erpress
Year: 1867




A New DoDGE IN THE CLOTHING
BUsINEss.-AnAtlanta correspondent
of the Chattanooga american Union
writes:


Some of the Atlanta merchants are
shrewd. hear of good thing por.
petrated by one of them, which was
related TO New York drummer. "
The merchant aforesaid was in the
ready-made clothing business, and he
told the gentleman from New York
that when customer camo in, after
letting him try on several coats, he
would say TO him that he had coat
which he had given n gentleman to
take home the night before who was
not satisfied with it and returned it,.
Perhaps it might fit his customer.
"Now you know" said he, call men
are more or less dishonest, SO / put a
pocket book into one Of the coat pock-
cts, which only cost me forty or fifty
cents. Now when he tries on the coat
he puts his hand in the pocket, and
feels this pocket book, and he buys
the coatat once for a considerable
advance on the usual price and he
neUer comes back 10 us about t."
Year: 1867

To me these considerations are con-
elusive ofthe unconstitutionality Of the
part of the bill now before me, and l
earnestly commend their considera-
ton to the deliberate judgment of
Congress.


Within period less ihan a year the
Year: 1867

we not enlist under the starry banner, 10
save the Union, aud to preserve the Con
stitutionp We have been cheated Of our
lives and our very names should blister
your tongues IL you dare to utter them
and the memory of the deep damnation
of our taking OFF, should I'll your hearts
with horrors Of remorse, that will make
your life a hell" Think Of these things,
voters OF Crawford who stood beside
these spirits when in the flesh and by
your every acts swore to maintain the
Union and Constitution" and ask your
selves if you can vote the Radical ticke,
and thus belle your warriors life and
cqualizc yourselves with the negro.
Year: 1867

tE Some complaint, has been made of us
for urging and recommending, lin our paper,
while since) men of Southern proclivities to
contribute means towards helping on and en-
couraging the negro school, in this city. We
did urge our citizens to assist the colored
school committee, in means to help repair and
make comfortable the room they had hired,
for the winter term. and we were pleased to
know that they responded literally. But we
were assured, positively, by the school COM
mittee men, that the house was to be occupied
for no other purpose than for a school. Con-
trary to this avowal, however, the house has
been taken possession ofby the negro League.
and we are informed by one of the scholars,
that always after their meetings, the room is
not fit to he used, the floor and walls being
covered with tobacco spittlc and the children
have to turn in and pack water to clean it ont.


flour friends, will forgive us this time for
deceiving them into contributions (as we
thought then, Il charitable object to assist the
colored people, we will promise them not to he
caught again very soon. in such fix. As
contributions were made by the friends of this
school at Little Rock, with the understanding
that its use was not for the advancement Of
political organizations 1t would be well
enough, before they remit to learn to what
end the money will be contributed.
Year: 1867

.3S The argument of Col. COOPER in his re-
marks at the Radical meeting, Shy the negro
should vote with his party and against the
men that they were born and raised with and
who have always treated them kindly, dealing
Justly and honestly by them, was, that they
were not in favor of their universal enfran-
chsement. He admitted, that the Southern
men, generally, their former masters, were
more ready to render relief to them In their
distress and want than any other class-hav-
ing less prejudice-but they were not in favor
of micersal suffrage, therefore the black men,
should vote for Bowen and such like, who
would enact laws to cnslave their best friends
little incident, we noticed short time
since, better illustrates his idea


"A highly fashionable dressed lady, pro-
fusely covered with iewelry, was riding in a
street carr in the city on a cold day in Octo-
Der, drew her thin lace shawl about her and
remarked, How cold it is--hOw shall | get
warm?" An old quaker setting opposite. re-
piled, that he "did not know unless she put
on another breast-pin."


In this way will the poor negro be turned
off, when half starved and half clad, he ap-
plies to these great lovers of the black men
for assistance they will tell him they dom,
know what he can do, unless he goes and votes
again. To these desperate Radicals, vote is
meat and bread, to the unfortunate black
man, ... .... .....
Year: 1867

There is no foundation for the idea
that seems to prevail that JEFF. Davis
is treated like lite king in Canada.
He has for some months occupied an in
ferior house in Montreal, and his pres
ence in that city is matter of total in-
difference to the majority Of those who
live there. That he is not surrounded
by any numerous cortege may be readi-
" seen from the fact that day scarce
" passes over his head that he is not
seen At St. Lawrence Hotel, where his
presence creates no more excitement
than that of any other person who
drops in to hear the news and see what
is going on. His departure from Mon
treal will cause no regret, aud his pres
enoe in Toronto will create nine days
talk, when he win be dropped.
Year: 1867

There can be no question that the
Democrats of Minnesota have selected
as their candidate for Governor one who
thoroughly sympathizes with the posi-
ton Of that party upon National issues.
Minnesota Democracy is Of the stamp
of that portion Ct the party in the North
which opposes the coercion of States;
opposed the war for the Union; oppos-
ed all the measures which Government
found necessary to adopt to secure its
own preservation: and finally, when
gigantic conspiracy was at the very
brink Of overflow, and the loyal energies
of the nation were braced for the last
grand struggle, did all it could to dis
pirit the defenders of the Union and
encourage its opponents by deliberately
resolving, in its National Convention at
Chicago, that the war for the Union had
proved failure. OF such Democracy
Judge F]andrau is an eminently fitting
representative. His career is aptly
sketched in the Carson Daily Appeal,
published at the capital Of the Territory
where Flandrau took refuge in the
height of the war, hoping to find among
the refugees of Prices army that con-
genial atmosphere which was denied
him in patriotic Minnesota. Says the
Appeal:


Going early to Minnesota: while that
State was politically under the control
of the old fur traders, he became a pet
of Henry NJ. Rice, the acknowledged
leader Of the 'sMoccasin" Democrats.
By his Influence, then all powerful,
Flandrau went rapidly from Office to Of
fee; being appointed first Sioux Indian
gent, thar, Judge uf tho -Terrirnrial
Supreme Court, and than nominated by
the Democrats to the State Supreme
Court, at the first State election.


As the close Of his seven years term
drew near, he found that the intense
Unionism of Minnesota engenderca by
the war, made his chances of reelection
infnitesimally small, and removed to
this State; where he supposed that the
rebel immigration, composed of Prices
army in the main, would keep the De-
mocracy in the ascendant. To his hor-
ror, he found here, as condition pre-
cedent in voting, an iron clad oath Of
loyalty, compared with which the Mis-
souri tcst-oaths are milk and water. 1t
is due to his character as a Democrat
pure and simple: to say, that he scorned
! to cote under such circumstances.


The character Of that Democracy
which led its possessor to refuse to vote
rather than to subscribe to his loyalty to
the Union and Constitution will be ap-
preciated by that class Of voters in Min
nesota who, for the preservation Of that
same Union and Constitution, barred
their breasts to rebel bayonets and en-
dured the horrors of Bell Isle, Florence
and Andersonville. We apprehend that
the people Of Minnesota will feel like
excusing this exceedingly conscientious
Judge from assuming any official posi-
tion hereafter which will require him to
take an oath to support the Constitution
of the State or country.


| AT the recent Republican State
Convention tor Mississippi, one hun
drea and twenty-five delegates attend
ed, representing thirtv-seven Of the
sixty-two counties of the State-those
Year: 1867

Many Of our people are putting in q good
deal of time smuggling just now, hoping
thereby to save their potato crop. A suoscH-
Der informed us few days ago that he had
discovered new kind Of bug on his vines
which he thinks are more destructive to !ota-
toes than the little striped pests. It is .
green bug with black spots on it, generally
about half an inch in length. Being nearly
the color of the vines and working mostly on
the under side of the leaves, it is more DIN
cut to detect them than the striped bug, and
is said to be far more destructive in its ravA-
ges. "Misfortuncs never come single Han
iiton Fireman.
Year: 1867

We have piece Of advice which We wish
10 impress firmly and indelibly on the public
mind, and this is, give the printers fair play
Do not forget that it costs something to pun
as we'll as to advertise, and never sponge
upon printer in any way whatever. It is
the printers ink that makes nine-tenths Of
our fortunes it takes money to buy ink, type
and paper, and yet, after gil this, few are the
thanks the printer gets. Give the printer


fair play and give up all hopes of gratuitnos


putting Daniel Webster was mighty near
right when he remarked Of the press, Small
is the sum required to patronize newspaper
amply rewarded is its patron. | cere net
how humble and unpretending the gazette
which he takes, it is next to impossible to fill
i. without putting into it something that j.
worth the subscription price. Register.
Year: 1867

A late issue of HaWs Journal Of Health gfvcs
the following directions whereby lazy folks
can get up in the morning. We suppose
there are good many in need Of such re-
ceipt and SO we copy it t:-"Place basin of
cold water by your bed; when you frst awake
in the morning dip your hands in and vet
your brow, and sleep viii not again seal yoa
in its treacherous embrace This is the ad-
vice given by an aged man who had been In
the habit Of risiong early during long life.
By attending to this advice you may learn 70
rise every morning as early rs you choose.