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BI S. J. ROW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1863,
VOL. 9.-TO. 27.
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BETTER TIMES.
My mother' voice '. how oft it creeps
It cadence on my lonely hour !
Like dealings gent on wings of sleep,
Ur dew upon the unconscious flowers.
I miht forget her melting prayer
While pleasure's pulses madly fly;
Bat in the still, unbroken stir.
Her gentle tones come stealing by
And years of sin and manhood flee,
And leave me at my mother's knee.
One hook of natnre, and the print
Of beauty on the whispering sea. .
Gives still to me some lineament
Ot what I have been taught to be.
My heart is harder? and perhaps
My manliness has drunk up tears,
And there a mildew in the lapse f
Of a few miserable years
1'ut nature' book is even yet
With all my mother's lessons writ.
I have been ont at even-tide,
Beneath a moon lit sky of spring.
When earth was garnished like a bride,
And night had on her silver wing
When bursting buds and growing grass
And waters leaping to the light.
Art all that make the pulses pass
With wilder fleetness thronged the night;
When all was beauty, then was I.
With friends on whom my love is flung.
Like mirth on wings of Araby,
Gaxed up where evening's lamp is hung.
And when the beauteous spirit there,
Flung over its golden chain.
My mother's voice came on the air.
Like the light dropping of the raij.
And resting on some silver star.
The spirit of a bended knee,
I've poured a deep and fervent prayer.
That our eternity might be
To rise in heaven like stars at night,
And tread a living path of light.
Plain Talk to the Copperheads.
SPEECH OF A BRAVE OLD PATRIOT
la the Illinois State Seriate.
The Springfield correspondence of the Mis
souri Democrat contains the following account
of an exciting scene in the late Illinois Leg
islature:
A great sensation was created by a speech
by Mr. Funk, one of the richest farmers io
the State, a man who pays over three thoa
sand dollars per annum taxes toward the snp
port of the government. The lobby and gal
lery were crowded with spectators. Mr. Funk
rose to object to trifling resolutions which
were being introduced by the Democrats to
kill time and stave oft a vote upon the appro
pdations for the support of the State Govern'
merit. He said :
Mr. Speaker: I can sit in my seat no longer
and see such by-play going on. Th'ese men
nr- trifiing with the best interests of the coun
trj. Thev should have asses' ears to set off
tr.tir heads, or they are traitors and Seces
sionists at heart.
1 say there are traitors and Secessionists at
heart in this Senate. Their actions prove it.
Their speeches prove it. Their gibes and
laughter ami cheers here nightly, when their
speakers get up to denounce the war and the
Administration, prove it.
I can sit here no longer and not tell these
traitors what I think of them. And while so
telling them, I am responsible, myself, for
what I say. I stand upon my own bottom.
1 am ready to meet any man on this floor, in
any manner, from a pin's po.int to the mouth
"I a cannon, upon this charge against these
traitors. Tremendous applause in the gal
leries. J I am an old man of sixty-five ; I came
to Illinois a poor boy ; I have made a little
something fur myself and family. I pay three
thousand dollars a year in taxes.' I am Wil
li"? t pay six thousand, aye twelve thou
sand, great cheering, the old gentleman stri-kiu,-
:ae desk with a blow that would knock
down a bullock, and causing the ink stand to
fly in the airj aye, 1 am willing to pay my
whole fortune, and then give my life to save
my country from these traitors that are seek
i"S to destroy it. Tremendous applause,
Mch the Speaker could not control.
Mr. Speaker, you must please excuse me,
I could nut sit longer in my seat and calmly
li-ten to these traitors. My heart, that feels
for my poor country, would not let me.- My
heart, that cries out for tho lives of our brave
Toluateer in the field, that these traitors at
home are destroying by thousands, would not
1ft me. My heart, thit bleeds for the widows
iid orphans at home, would not let me. res',
'liese traitors and villians in this Senate (stri
king his clenched fist on the desk with a blow
t!iat n-ade tho Senate ring again) are killing
niJ neighbors' boys, now fighting in the field.
I dare say this to these traitors right here,
and I am tesponsible for what I say to any one
r all of them. Cheers. Let them come on
now, right here. I am sixty-five years old,
nd I have made up my ntind to risk my life
fight here, on this floor, for my country. (Mr.
Funk's seat is near the lobby railing, and a
crowd collected around him, evidently with
tl'e intention of protecting him from violence,
if necessary. The last announcement was re
ceived with great cheering, and I saw many
a eye flash and many a countanance grow ra
diant with the light of defiance.)
These men sneered at Col. Mack a few days
nice, lie is a smail man. But I am a large
aan. I am redy to meet any of them in
place of Col. Mack. I am large enough for
toem, and I hold myself ready for them now
nd at any time. Cheers from the galleries.
Mr. Speaker, these traitors on this floor
honld be provided with hempen collars,
jney deserve thera. They deserve hanging,
1 ay. (raising his voice and violently strik
,n the desk,) the country would be the bet
r of swinging th.m up. I go for panging
them, aud I dare to tell them so, right here
to their traitorous tncs. Traitors should be
hung. It would be the salvation of the coun
try to bang them. For that reason I must re
joice at it. Tremendous cheering.
Mr. Speaker, I beg pardon of the gentlemen
in this Senate who are not traitors, bnt true
loyal men, for what I have said. I only in
tend it and mean it for secessionists at heart.
iney are nere in mis senate. 1 see themj
gibe, and smirk. and grin at a true Union maMl
Mnst I defy them ? I stand here ready for
them and dare them to come on. Great
cheering. What man with the heart of a pa
triot could stand this treason any longer 7 I
have stood it long enough. I will stand it no
more. Cheers. I denounce these men and
their aiders and abettors as rank traitors and
Secessionists. Ilell itself could not spew out
a more traitorous crew than some of the men
that disgrace this Legislature, this State and
this country. For myself I protest against
and denounce their treasonable acts. I have
voted against their measures ; I will do so to
the end. I will denounce them as long as
God gives me breath ; and I am ready to meet
the traitors themselves here or anywhere, and
fight them to the death. Prolonged cheers
and shouts.-
I said I paid thtee thousand dollars a year
taxes. I do not say it to brag of it. It is my
duty, yes, Mr. Speaker, my privilege, to do it.
Bnt some of these traitors here who are work
ing night and day to put their miserable little
bills and claims through the Legislature to
take money out of the pockets of the people,
are talking about high taxes. They are hyp
ocrites as well as traitors. I heard some of
them talking about high taxes in this way who
do not pay five dollars to the support of the
Government. I denounce them as hypocrites
as well as traitors. Cheers.
The reason they pretend to be afraid of high
taxes is that they do not want to vote money
tor the relief of the soldiers. They want to
embarrass the. Government and stop the war
They want to aid the secessionists to conquer
our boys in the field. They care nothing a
bout high taxes! They are picayune men,
anyhow, and pay no taxes at all, and never
did, and never hope or expect to. This is an
excuse of traitors. Cheers.
r- t? i t" . . .
oyeaner : Xixcuse me. i ieei for my
country, in this her hour of danger, from the
tips of my toes to the ends of my hair. That
is the reason I speak as I do ! I cannot help
it. I am bound to tell these men to their
teeth what they are, and what the people, the
trne loyal people, think of them. rTremen
dous cheering. The Speaker rapped upon his
desk, apparently to stop it, but really to add
to its volume, ' for I could see by his flushed
cheek and fl. sbingeye that his heart was with
the brave and loyal old gentleman.
-nr. opeaser, i nave said my say. i am no
Xf C ( r t
speaker. This is the only speech I have made,
and I do not know that it deserves to ba cal
led a speech. I could not sit still any longer
and seo these scoundrels and traitors work
out their hellish schemes to destroy the U-
nion. They have my sentiments ; let them
vuc uu ii tiiHKo me most 01 tt.em. 1 am
ready to back up all I say, and I repeat it, to
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meet these traiters in any manner they may
choose, from afpin's point to the mouth of
cannon. Tremendous applause, during
which the old gentleman sat down, after be
bad given the desk a parting whack, which
sounded loud above the din of cheers and
clapping of hands.
I never before witnessed so much excite
ment in an assembly. Mr. Funk spoke with
a force of 'natural eloquence, with a convic
tion and truthfulness, with a fervor and pa
thos which wrought up the galleries and even
members on the floor to the highest pitch of
excitement. His voice was heard in the stores
that surround the square, and the people came
flocking in from all quarters. In five min
utes he had an audience that packed the hall
to its utmost capacity. After he bad conclu
ded, the Republican members and spectators
rushed up and took him by the band to con
gratulate him. The Democrats said nothing,
but evidently felt the castigation they were
receiving most keenly, as might be seen from
their blanched cheeks and restless and uneasy
glances."
Death op the "Oldest Inhabitant. "The
last will and testament of Mrs. Elisabeth My
ers, Into of Antis township, Bliir county, was
admitted to probate recently . The deceased
was in many respects a remarkable woman.
She was born in the year 1754, consequently
she was 109 years old when she died. To re
alize the changes that occurred in her long and
eventful life, we have only to reflect that at
the time of her birth, Washington was beleag
ered by the French at Fort Necessity ; Pitts
burg was then a small fort in possession of
the French ; that Braddock was defeated next
year ; that she was 21 years old at the Decla
ration of Independence, and was 58 at the.
breaking out of the war of 1812! She lived
before steamboats were invented, saw canal
boats cross the Mountain, the "iron horse" do
the same and the telegraph compete with
thought. Last and saddest of all, she lived to
see traitors striving to break up the Govern
ment, which ber husband fonght and bled to
establish. A relic of the past, the died res
pected by al.
HOGS BY THE MILE.
The Chicago Tribune of February 4th, says
"The gross receipts in round numbers, show
ing the total number of bogs and cattle re
ceived at this market sine October 1st, the
commencement of the packing season, give
bnt a very faint idea of the porcine and bovine
Immensity of this trade. To the packer and
dealer, the fact that np to last Saturday night
1,056,110 hogs and 52,617 cattle have been re
ceived here is clear, and be at once compre
hends the extent of the traffic in all its dimen
sions. Figures lucidly indicate to him the
condition and extent of trade. But to the un-
practiced person, unacquainted with the mys
teries of bog and steer, better and pig, in
their various phases, from the days of their
innocent life, rooting for acorns or champing
the succulent praiia grass, up to the melan
choly days when they terminate their life in
the bloody packing house, figures and sum
totals furnish a faint idea of the extent of
trade.
Let us put these hogs nose to tail, and
stretch them out in this manner, and then we
may get an idea of the business. Taking 1,
056,110 hogs, and averaging the length of a
hog at six feet, the procession of grunters
would be a trifle over 1,200 miles in length ;
averaging the cattle at ten feet, and adding
them to the hog procession, there would be
just 1,800 miles of the creatures that is, the
lowing, grunting caravan would extend from
Chicago through Michigan, Canada West and
New I'ork State to New York city, thence
up through Connecticut and Massachusetts to
Boston, thence still on through New Hamp
shire and Maine to Portland. While the first
hog was grunting among the beautiful elms
of Portland, Maine, the one million fifty-six
thousand and one hundred and tenth at the
other end of this hog telegraph would re
spond in the streets of Chicago, III., and at
the same time the natives of the towns and
villages from here half way to Detroit would
be deafened with the lowings of cattle.
Stretching the procession farther South, ten
States would listen to the unceasing grunts,
telling unmistakably of the resources of the
great-mart of the Northwest.
Again, were it not for the wants of the
Rebel Commissary Department, we might
bead the caravan South, and it would reach
through Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi,
and if they were good swimmers, and not like
their Scriptural brethren who perished in the
sea, they wonld pass over the Gulf of Mexico,
clear to South America. Westward, they
would reach to Brigham Young's dominions ;
northwest, to the frozen regions of the north
ermost part of Hudson's Bay.
To carry this army of hogs and beeves
would repuire a freight train of 56,134 cars,
extending 330 miles, reaching considerably
beyond Detroit. Add to this, the numbers
that will be received during the remainder of
the season, and look ahead at the prospective
increase for seasons to come, and how many
years will it be before Chicago will be able to
surround the whole United States with a living
wall of hogs and girdle the continent with
links of the savory sausage, and feed the in
habitants of the world with spare ribs and ba
con.
Jerusalem Underground.
An acconnt of Signor Pierotti's discoveries
in the subterranean topography of Jerusalem
has been published. Employed by the Pasha
as an engineer, has been discovered that the
modern city of Jerusalem stands on several
layers of ruined masonry, the undermost of
which, composed of deeply beveled and enor
mous stones, he attributes to the age of Solo
mon; the next to that of Zerobabet jthenexj
to that of Herod ; the next to that of Justi
nian ; and so on till the times of the Saracens
and Crusaders. He has traced a series of con
duits and sewers leading from "the dome of
the rock," a mosque standing on the very site
of the alter of sacrifice in the temple of the
Valley of Jebosapbat, by means of which the
priests were enabled to flush the whole temple
areajwith water, and thus carry oS the blood
and offal of the sacrifices to the brook of Ked
roi). The manner ot bis explorations was
very interesting. He got an Arab to walk up
through these immense sewers, ringing a bel
and blowing a trumpet, while he himself, by
following the sound, was enabled to follow the
exact course they took. About two years a-
gq. be accidently discovered a fountain at the
pool of Betbsada, and on his opening it, a co
pious stream of water immediately began to
flow, and has flowed ever since. No one
knows from whence it comes or whither it
goes. This caused the greatest excitement
among the Jews, who flocked in crowds to
drink and bathe themselves in it. The fanci
ed it was one of the signs of Messiah's coming,
and portended the speedy restoration of their
commonwealth. This fountain, which has a
peculiar taste like that ot milk and water, is
identified by Signor Pierotti with the fountain
which Hezekiah built, and, which is describ
ed by Josephus. The measurements and posi
tion of most of these remains accord exact
ly with the Jewish historian's ' descriptions.
Some of the Signor'a conclnsiona are disputed
but no one baa ancceeded in so disinterring
the reliss of the Holy City.
Tis little trouble to brew beer; but bear
bjewsmuch. rouble.
A FIRST BATE HOBITIKQ BATH:
A great deal is said about bathing, and
bouses are generally preferred for having
baths fixed in them, supplied with hot water
and cold i but the simplest bath, and one in
which all may indulge without trouble or ex
pense, is that of a sponge or towel bath; and
if repeated every morning, summer and win
ter, is such a renovater of the system that you
will have little occasion either for salt water
bathing or any other kind of bathing, and may
lairly promise your doctor a long holiday, so
far aa ycu are concerned. Just da as we tell
you in this article, nod, if you do not feel
better, throw the blame upon our advice. '
Before going to bed, fill your wash-bagi
with water, say two-tbtrda full i then put Into
it a large soft sponge, or towelJut which is.
handiest. Provide something to stand on
either a piece of old carpet or a shallow tin
to keep, the floor from being wet) and also
couple of coarse, good-sized towels. Then all
being ready, immediately upon rising in the
morning having thrown off your night-dress.
ursi wet your neaa, ana then take the sponge
or towel full of water and squeeze it upon your
shoulders, the water running down toyonr feet
The body having thus got a good wetting, you
need not, as some suggest, sponge the body
any further, but take the towels and give
yourself a good rubbing for about one or two
minutes, till the skin begins to react ; then
dress as quickly aa possible, and, if convent
ent and the weather suitable, take a abort walk
earning ana dressing should not take you
more than ten minutes. Practice will render
less rubbing sufficient, and the walk in time
may be dispensed with. This is a bath that
everybody should take, and will be found an
infallible source of vigor and good health, if
properly done and followed up.
HEBOID COJIDUCT OF A WOMAN.
Atuoug the American vessels captured by
the pirate Retribution was the American brig
antine J. P. Ellicott, 233 tons, of Buck sport
Me., A. Devereaux, master, from Boston to
Cienfuegos, Cuba. She was captured on the
10th cr January, in latitude 28 degrees 12
minutes. North, and longitude C8 degrees 55
minutes west. Her officers and crew were ta
ken on board the pirate and placed in irons
A prize crew was put on board the brig
consisting of Gilbert Hay,a Scotchman, prize
master, recently from Fort Lafayette, and
John Gilbert, mate, and fire seamen.
The captain and mate of the J. P. Ellicott
were accompanied by their wives. The wife
of the mate was left on board the brig. This
woman had canse to fear bad usage at the
hands of the prize-master and bis mate, and
she managed to get them intoxicated, when
she proposed to the seamen, who were most
ly, if not all colored people from St. Thomas,
to make them prisoners, and to capture the
vessel. She took iron hand-cuffs from Iter
trunk, and, with their assistance, put the pi
rates in irons, and took possession of the ves
sel on the 10th of January. She had studied
navigation on the voyage with her husband,
and, having assumed command, sailed tor St
Thomas, till she spoke a French vessel which
gave ber the right course. She made Torto-
la, one of the Virgin Islands to the windward
cf St. Thomas, whence she was piloted by ool
ored people to St. Thomas, where she arrived
on the 17th ult., and placed her in the bands
of John Edgar, United States Consul, who put
the master, mate and five seamen on board the
United States steamer Alabama.
Tns Resources or New England. New
England has -an area of 62,383 square milen
not so large as either the State of Missouri or
Virginia. She has a population of 3,135.000
not so many as the single State of New
York. But with fewer people, she is far rich
er than the Empire State, which has a total
of valuation of $1,442,060,000, while Mass
achusetts alone possesses $898,000,000, or
nearly two-thirds of that sum. Of 5,036,000
spindles In the United States, New England
owns 3,660,000. Of $116,137,000 worth of
cotton goods produced in 1860, New England
produced $80,300,000. Of $68,866,000 worth
of woolen goods produced in 1860, New
England produced $38,509,000. She also
owns about one-half of the shipping of the na
tion, which iq roqnd numbers, now amounts
to 5,000,000 tons. And in population, as in
all other material interests, she Is yet increas
ing.
Burglar Shot. A few nights ago a burg
larious attempt was made to enter the store
of Mrs.Bucber, in Columbia, Pa. The burg
lar paid dearly for bis attempt at robbery, for
the proprietor, owing to the numerous at
tempts at burglary which bad been mads in
that borough of late, bad taken tbe precaution
to be prepared for such characters, and recei
ved tbe burglar by discharging a pistol at him,
tbe charge from wbicb inflicted a wound that
caused his deatt) in a few hours. ,
A New Currency. In' view of the flimsy
character of tbe postal currency, a proposi
tion haa been made to coin the fractional parts
of a dollar of zinc as a substitute therefor. It
is suggested that tbe mints might tbns be af
forded employment, and a more acceptable
currency than tbat now iq nse be readily fur
nished, r.f.'-; '
Tis folly to fret ; griefs no comfort,'
THE 0THEK SIDE.
In tbe U. S House of Representatives, on
consideration "of tbe Senate'a substitute for
the bill in demnifying the President and other
persons for the suspension of the habeas cor
pus, and. for acta committed in pursuance
thereof, Mr. May (Pro-Slavery Md.) said that
the bill was "bold, sweeping, and overwhel
ming, to prostrate our. system of Govern
ment," and characterized the arrests in that
State as "acts of tyrany" and "cruel imprison
ment," and asserted that "no free speech was
allowed in Maryland," and referred to the ar
rest of "a minister of the Gospel" which
act, with others, he pronounced" infernal and
tyranicaloppressiona." Mr. May waa replied
to, briefly, by Messers, Leary and Thomas,
two loyal Union men from Maryland ; whose
remarks will be read with interest, and, which
show tbat a strong Union sentiment still pre
vails in that State, notwithstanding the asser
tion of Secession sympathisers to the contrary
Mb. L.EAR1Y (Un., Md ) said those people of
Baltimore who, up to tbe present time, bad
entertained any doubts of bis colleague's po
litical position, wonld now be perfectly aatis-
ned as to where he stood. When be and bis
colleague were elected, such were his convic
tions of the loyolty of bis colleague that be
stated to bis aeigbbors tbat they needed to
have no apprehensions as to bis position as a
patriot and a friend to the Union, He since,
however, had had bi doubts, and these
were confirmed by bis votes here all going
to show tbat he was opposing the Government
now endeavoring to suppress the most outra
geous rebellion history ever recorded. Ap
plause. He repeated that his collergue's votes
showed a pesisent effort to oppose the admin
istration and tbe authorities of the Govern
met in putting down the Rebellion. His col
league's position was now well understood
If he Mr. Leary hesitated before, be should
now vote to indemnify tbe President for sua
pending tbe writ of habeas corpus. Ap
plause. He indignantly denied that Mary
land bad been subjugated, and was a conquered
province. There never was a time when suf
frage and, tbe Press were as free and liberty
more universal in Maryland than now. Cries
of "Good," and applause. The people live
in more perfect quieet, contentmentand peace
than ever. There were, however, some er
sons in Maryland who were in favor of dis
bandiDg .tbe troops, and surrendering the
State to tbe archtraitors at Richmond. They
were in sympathy with, his colleague. The
large majority of Marylanders were arrayed
in solemn column under tho Union, and in
duo time would prove it. ne would vote ev-
ery man and dollar for the suppression of
the Rebellion, and would visit condign pnn-
ishment on all traitors. fApplause. As to !
the minister arrested in Baltimore, be would
say that any man who would dare to insult and
trample upon that flag under which be had
been protected in all bis rights, deserved in
carceration. fApplause. 1 If a thousand ha
beas corpus laws stood in the way, he' would
remove them to punish traitors. Tbe minister
in question was known to be consistently in
deadly hostlity to the Government
Mr Thomas (Un., Md.) would not charge
hlscolleogue with misrepresentation. But he
was of the opinion that he was acting nnder a
hallucination, which strangely haunted the
imagination of those with whom his colleague
acted, A more foul assertion that Maryland
was under the heel of tyranny bad never
been uttered. Her heart beat in unison with
the generous impulse of that great party ar
rayed to vindicate the integrity and unity of
tbe Government. He mentioned many facts
to defend Maryland against the scandal direc-1
ted against her. Referring to the arrests of
the Police Commissioners of Baltimore and of
the members of the Legislature, who did not
reflect tbe popular will, and sought to involve
Maryland in all tbe horrors of civil war, be
said thanks ought to be given to tbe Govern
ment instead of abuse for tbese acts. He in
sisted tbat tbe popular vote was tho best test
of the opinions of tho people ; and referred to
the fact that the present Union Governor of I
Maryland was elected by twenty thousand ma-1
jority, and even bis colleague Mr. May was J
at tbat time known as a Union man, and a de
nouncer of Secession. He spoke at length to
show that Maryland, as a people, had no sym
pathy whatever with Rebellion. Let the is
sue be made in Maryland between dissolution
of the Government and slave emancipation,
and jthe people would not hesitate one mo
ment to adopt the latter. He had no difiicul-
ty in preferring LIncoln'to Jeff. Davis and his
co-usurpers, and would march with those who
carried the banner of the Republic against all
traitors and Rebels. He would rote for tbe
pencing bill.
An Iron Ego. In Dresden there is an iron
egg, the history of which is something like
this : "A young prince sent this iron egg to a
lady to whom be wai betrothed. She receiv
ed it in ber hand, and looked at it with dis
dain. In ber indignation tbat be should send
ber such a gift, she cast it to tbe earth. When
it touched the ground, a spring cunningly bid ro,,ed in the first class wbicb. is liable to do
in the egg opened, and a silver yolk rolled military duty. No old bachelor can bereaf
ont ; she touched a spring io tbe yolk, and a ter 00 exempt from performing military duty.
golden chicken appeared; she touched a spring
In the chicken, and a rnby crown was fonnd
within ; she touched a spring in the crown,
and within it was a diamond marriage ring."
A SOLDIER 017 THE C0SPEBHEADS.
We copy the following from the Harrisbitrg
Telegraph of February 2oth, 1863 :
"Lcthersbcrq, Feb. 12, 1863.
"I herewith transmit you the copy of a let
ter which was written by one of ourboys in the
army, to a young man, a resident of this neigh
borhood. I think i deserves a place in tbe
columns or the Telegraph. Ii may be influ
ential in quelling tbat treasonable spirit which
has of late become so bold in its avowals of
symphtthy for the rebellion. am ready to
vouch for the genuineness of the letter, and
now submit it for, the persual of the readers of
the Telegraph :
COPT.
DisTRiqr of Columbia., Feb, 6, 1863.
"Ma. Vm. Rkdaker -.Dear Sir : Your se
cession letter reached me this afternoon. I
see. by it tbat you are. well. You state, if
David did not come borne until the rebellion
was put down, that be wonld have to remain
in tbe army until a Demoratic President was
elected, as Old Abe is not able to settle the
war, because he only wants to free the slaves.
You. alao write that you do not want tbe. re
turned volunteers to visit your neighborhood,
as they would only steal yonr turkies ; and
that U we come borne, you will fight us when
we make our appearance ; and you wish the
war would come to a close by a compromise.
All this is your lannaga-
"You block-bead you ass, or child of the
devil, to think that this rebellion can't be put
down without a compromise ! Yon contempt
ible secessionist, writing that treason cannot
be crushed ui'til a Democratic President is e
lected, when at the same time such secession
Demorats as there are in tbe North are keep
ing up this war through their talk against tbe
administration.
"Now, look at the Revolutionary war, and
there you can see that there was jnst such to
nes as you are, who would cot go to fight a
gainst the British ; but stayed at home as you
do, to do all against the Union that yon' can.
You are worse than the rebels in tbe South,
for when they are taken- prisoners they say
tbey are wrong in their work, and tbat tbe
Democrats in the North promised them help.
"This rebellion can be put down, and will
be put down, notwithstanding all your seces
sion talk in the North. You ought to blush
to expose yourself in such terms, a decent
young man as you want to be. Now thjnk a-
bout ibv matter, and don't allow yourself to
run a machine of the devil for the benefit of
hell. This is the kind of respects I send to
such a coward as you are. Be careful of what
you do if ever the soldiers come home.
A- Ueices..
"I have a notion that if all such poor mis
erable butternuts as this Redaker, received
just such letters as the above, it would dimin-
ish the treason sympathy which now abounds
in all parts of the rural districts. But, in
the language of tbe gallant Heiges, let all inch
be careful of what they do when the toldiert come
home. Strong in the Knees."
Another Copperhead Falsehood REri'TED.
The Copperheads have wasted much breath
in circulating the falsehood that tbe freed
slaves employed by the Government at Port
Royal are worthless and a vast expense to tbe
country that white men are taxed to support
lazy niggers, &c. Official information having
been called for by Congress, the Secretary of
the Treasury replies that there bas been ex
pended for agricultural implements, $77,081 ;
for the purchase of tho schooner Flora, $31,-
350 for white labor, $82,748; for colored
labor, $6,o27. Total expenses, $225 705.
From this expenditure has been realized $726
984. Deducting the above expenses, there
remains on hand from this fund $501,279.
The Secretary says tbat no expenditure what
ever has been mae from the Treasury on ac
connt of the cultivation of tbe plantations or
tbe collection of cotton, or the educational or
benevolent care of the laborers. The rations
furnished by the War Department were paid
for ov tDe Dae of tne Iora More than half a
million of dollars was saved by tbese opera-
tions, and is in the hands of
the Assistant
Treasurer at New York,
While every schooner captured by the Con
federate pirate offers occasion for a small panic
in the newspapers, we are apt to forget that
something bas been and is being done on tbe
other side. An official report just made re-
l"1' fV' J1' "8 pr,Z
" trcu wtiucu, iub amount or sales toot-
ing up over $2,000,000, of which about 80
per cent is to be divided. There bave been
in all over 860 vessels taken , 85 steamships, 9
ships, 13 triga, 224 schooners, 22 sloops, 15,
barks and small boats.
A Perplexing Predicament for old Bach
elors. Tbe conscription Bill, which has been
reported by tbe Military Committee of the TJ.
S. Senate, provides tbat all bachelor between
tbe ages of thirty and forty-five, shall be eo-
anleaa Qe avails himself of tbe terrible alter-
nT of getting married. . So choose ye this
day whom ya will serve. To the mo sic ot
which Union will you march T
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