\v.C b. smith, A}roskcdt|ing pension attorney, JT and Dealer in;; . .HANp. WARRANTS, / Aid Claim Agent, ‘ KNOXVILLE, TIOGA CO., TA., ' ' I < . , Wi\\ attend to ’business in tbe 1 Supremo Court and Court e f and to tfa'e prosecution of claims be fore the several'Departments .of Government.. Espe •cial attention -will be given to etaime for BOUNTY LANDS and mitEABB OF FAY; $lOO NOUN TY and'. PENSIONS in the LAND and INDIAN OFFICES; before thi GENERAL POST OFFICE, and MILITARY CLAIMS generally. J The Subscriber having been engaged for tha jjast four year? in th!o prosecution of claims before the De partments in Washington, will give particular atten tion-to , I i- • _ L ' SUSPENDED CLAIMS for Pensions and 3BOUNTY. LANDS, especially rn cases whera the or widow is unable to state 'the officer’s name. Uln all rich cases no charge will 'be made arnicas successful. Dnqnestioable references 'will be given in all! cases. Ail bnsiness relating to 'matters above referred tc|ean be done by correspond ence with thfr subscriber, and nil letters addressed to Sim at Knoxvillar'lioga County Pm, will receive 'prompt'attention. - -WM. B. SMITH, jlnguat 27,18 >2- , Jijptograpliic Rooms. Union HI f.>OOD’S ■ MiMOTH ISKVLIC3HT BOOMS, OVER C. NEW SIlbE STORE, •First door below 6v.fi. ipILCOX. •' H. H, WOOD, tf'pnl ’Say to the inhabitants of “Wellsboro and Eun-)uri«.og conbfry, (hat be is now to fnrnishLjieffl with everything in the lino of PHOTOGMAPtIS, - * A#ROTYPES; OR f MELAINOTIPES, tornisbeS at any room in’the City: Just received, a IS?of JAMINS CELEBRATED LENSES manufac tured expressly jforrlhe Cartel de mite. Also a large Aisortment of” ± pndTsGߣ}*&lG‘ALß UMS, erice from $r,2S t* $4O?. .At this day, no parlor ta .blTueoZdored.lfin!shod, !S ritbontthePHOTOGßAPH- of^ail'"slylts. lectures from twenty-five cents 'to fivft.doUftt**. ] {f* t .. Thankful fortoa# frvojj, I would solicit ft contm .uatioD of the samel by filing first class JUI. Wellsboro, ifiay WOOD. War! jWfiir for tUe Union! THE andersignl-d would respectfully in form hie old friendj, and tho {mblio generally, that be baa a 'v. . CABINET; AN# CHAIR SHOP on Main Street, deposits H. t W. Darlt’s 'Wagon-Shop, where he intends. ]‘o keep tfonatantly on hand a geno rahaßßortmcntjof; / . / ", CaViiiet Ware, mad? of tho best l aaterials, and by the bast workmen. Also Coffins mr do' to qrd«r, and as caeap as can be procured clfewlu rS, acc’dmpanicd with a Hearse. Also Chairs of 1 >very yariefy-froto the BEST down .to the CHEAPEN 1, to i . Soil Purchasers* Also Turning If all kinds done to order and to suit CUSTOMERS. The havin-g had many years experi ence, both in Prince this country,* feels confi dent that bojeaq v Qt be excelled,in either of the above ‘branches of. me) further would recom mend 'the publie'to ''-,v « , ‘ CJ&L AND EXAMINE bis workmanship and prices before purchasing else where. : JACOB STICKLIN. 1> I( ISC2, . ttousuaoub FißsmiKi^. TiIELADIj 5 are the ones, to select Household Furniture- find it Is'sq much easier- for them to take a carriage ride a. few tfvilcs and return than to go 40 or jilos for the purpose, that tho subscri ber would inf&jp them'that he has just enlarged his STOCK before the tariff and tax prices are upon us ; and has a large and assortment; which he will be “happy to-show tb those who may favor him with a visit. '• . | . SOFAf, $2O, $25 and $2B. TtU n Tetcs, $22, s2B*and llnud*>onK inejrain Carpet « for 4, $, 0, 7, $ and 1) shillings a. yard. Setting Ma chines, $lO and $l2; He has also 10 different styles of Bedsteads,sdlh and spring bottoms, and 36 different ki£ds-of Ojpira with everything else in the FuroithrQ fine. He is also Agent for tbo sale of Prince & Co’s, cel ebrated Mcloflcons, School and Church Organs,, of Buffalo, N. Y 4 the oldest and largest establishment la the United States. , 1 E. D. WELLS. Lawrencevhle„Jaly 1862. TH OH AS. HA ROES .ia now rocciviogan j GST ENDIVE STOCK f, ~O'F M e|r- c ha ndise, ■which he dfiijys on termp ’ 1 SjflT TIKE TIMES. ft All ore respectfully incited to call and examine, June 18, 1862, THOS. HARDEN. t 4 t , STORES AXp*. TOWAUE. tf XL|>l4&i ROBERTS HAS opened a ncw.;sth«o and' Tin Shop in the Storyopposite Bok/s Building, where he is pre pared to olfiSfriends and customers, and the public 4 inetalW Tyilh everything in- his line of business, in* fading Conking> t oves bf the most approved styles: Par lor! and r Goal Stoves; Tinware and Kitchen fuftpture-of all varieties. ss*r Call s*nd eoo oor new stock. - . Fcby. 5, 1562. Insurance Agency. THE Insurance Company of North Amferica hare appointed the undersigned nn agent for Tioga County and'yeinity. • , As the high character and .standing of this Com pany give the assoranco;bf full protection to owners of property '-against the, hazard of -fire, I solicit with •confidence a liberal sh&ro” of, the business of the county.-’ -This Company; was incorporated in 1794. Tta capital „ii $500,0)00, tfnd its assets in JB6l as per statement Ist Jan. of ,|hat year was $1254,719 SI. CHARLES MATT L... Secretary. AUTHOR G. President. Office of the Company 232 Walnut Street, - • Philadelphia, IVm.Bnchlcr, Gemr:ii Agent, liar risbaig, Pa.’ JOHS Wj GIEKYSiEV, for T&iga Connty, Pa. April 0, isC2. ’ PENSION AGENCY. TO SOLDIERS AND THEIR FRIENDS. THE undersigned bitting had considerable expe rience id procuring Pension Bounties and Bnck pay of Soldiers, win attend to all business in that line 'entrusted' to bis care vuth promptness and fidelity. ■ Pcrsonsiwishing'to Ain for with mo will ploase call ■or address me by letter at Sylvania, Bradford County, ■Pa. Charges reasonable.'' GEO. P, MOSfiOE. . Befcrs by permissioq to ’ . H. B. Card,County Treasurer, Wellsboro, Pa. ’ D. P, Potnbroy, ITroyi Pa. A. H. Spalding, Sheriff, Xowanda, Pa. Oel, 15, 1862. " ; Notice. AS the Hunters 4r|all off i n the “Service " and guna are rather dull sale, and ai I served my apprenticeship a! mttk&g Brass Clock and Watch .a* o ■ 6^C/ t I have concluded to devote my time tins winter; to repairing Clocks, i£tbe pcoplesee prop. «r topaUopisemo. I think I can give satisfaction. Wellborn, Dee, id, 5t- ftCHOOi DIRECTORS, School Teabhers, parents anagnardiaDs, sre invkcd to call-and €iitaic»- Willson s School Ilcadbts for sale at t JlOrS DRCG gT?p|h THE AGITATOR YOL. IX. 9150 BESTPiaOS. 150 JOS. P. BALE k CO,, having removed, to their new warerooms, ' No. 478 BROADWAY. ore now prepared to offer the public a magnificent new scale full 7 OCTAVE ROSEWOOD PIANO,' containing ail improvements known in this country or Europe, over-strung bass, French grand action, hary pedal, full iron frame, for $l5O & 175 CASH, Warranted for 5 Years. Rich moulding cases, $200,, $250, &. $3OO, all warranted made of the best seasoned material, and to stand better than any sold for $4OO orssoo by the old methods of manufacture. We invite , DEALERS AND TEACHERS in all parts of tbe country, to act as agents, and to teat these unrivalled Pianos with Steinway & Sons, Chickerlng A Sons, or any first-class manufacturers. JOS. R HALE Jo CO. t 478 BROADWAY, HEW YORK* Oct. 22,1862.-4 m, Tioga go. court proclamation.— Whereas, the Hon. Robert G. White, President Judge for the 4th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, and Royal Wheeler and Victor Cose/ Esq.’s, Asso ciate Judges in Tioga county, have issued their pre cept, bearing date the 6th day of December, 1862, and to mo directed, for the bolding of Orphan’s Court, Court of Common Pleas, General Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Terminer, at Wellsboro, for the County of Tioga, on tho 4th Monday of January, (being the 26th day,) 1863, and to continue fWo weeks. Notice is therefore hereby given, to tho Coroner, Justices of'the Peace, and Constables in and for the county of Tioga, to appear in tbeif own proper per sons, with their records) inquisitions, examinations and remembrances, to do thosje things which of their offi ces and.in their behalf appertain to be done, and all witnesses and other persons prosecuting In behalf of ’tho Commonwealth against any person or persons, aro required to bo then and there attending, and not to depart at their peril. Jurors are requested to bepunc tuai in their attendance at the appointed time, agree ably’to ndtice, Given under my band and seal at the Sheriff's Office, in Wellsboro, the 15th day of December in the year -,of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. ~ H. STOJVELL, Jr., Sheriff. WOOL C4RDINO AND C LOTH DRESSING, ■ /.V TBE OLD FOUNDRY AT Wellsborongh, Tioga County, Pa. THE subscriber having fitted up the place for the purpose of Wool Carding and Cloth Dressing, and also would inform tho people that we will take wool to manufacture on shares or by the yard, to suit customers, and would inform the people that wo can eard wool at any lime, as our works run by steam power, and also that all wool will be carded for four cents per pound. Wool and produce will be taken for pay for tho same. N. B. Prompt attention will be paid to all favoring as. Wo will give good satisfaction. CHARLES LEE, JOHN LEE. WeHsboro, June 11, 1862. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTlCE.—Letters of ad ministration having been granted to the sub scribers on the estate of John Vandasep, late of Farmington, dcc’d., notice is hereby given to those indebted to said estate, to make immediate payment and those having claims, to present them properly au thenticated, for settlement to the subscribers. ROBERT A. CASBIER. ) ANDREW YANDCSEN, j Aam9 ' Farmington; Jan. 7, ISC2.-6w. SPRING FASHIONS. S. P. QUICK, BATTER, l*o. 135 Water Street, Elmira, keeps constantly on hand a general assortment of FASHION SILK ASD CASSIMERE- HATS. Also all kinds of Soft Hats and Caps, Furs for Ladies, Ac. Jlnta made to order. Call and leave your meas ure, and then yon cfcn have a Hat to fit you. Prices to suit the times. Quality warranted, Elmira, March 19, 1562. JEROME B- NILES, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, NILES VALLEY, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., HAVING associatetfhimself with a legal firm in Washington, be possesses first rate facilities for the prosecution of Claims for Pensions, Back Pay, Bounty, and all other just demands against the Gov ernment. All such claims will be attended to with promptness and fidelity, and “no charges” will be made it lifers ihe application i« snrcetsful. Middlebnry Centre, Nov. 12, 1862.-3 m. CORNING WHOLESALE DRUG ARE BOOK STORE. ■RUGS AND MEDICINES, PAINTS AND OILS, • WINDOW GLASS, EEEOSINE OIL, AtCOHOL, BOOKS AND STATIONERY, Sold at wholesale by W. n. XEUBEIiI. Country Merchants supplied with these articles at NEW YORK PRICES. Corning, Fob. 26, 1862. The following named persons have filed their petitions in tho court of quarter session of Tioga County for license to keep public houses and eating houses, in their respective townships, and notice is hereby given that their applications will be heard on Wednesday the 28th day of Jauu •■ry, 1863, at 2 o'clock P, M. , PUBLIC HOUSES. ' Westfield—J. O. Thompson. Lawrenccville—William H. Slosson. Bloas—John A. Martin, A. L. Bodine. ‘ Liberty—Joseph Reed, L. L. Comstock, C. A. Comstock. Knoxville—L. C. Inscho. ■ Middlehury—E. F. Wilson, Geo W. Lloyd. Covington—PerleyP, Putnam, Thus. B. Putnam. Hansfhdd—John Hillier. Wellsboro—B. B. Holliday. Thomas Graves. EATIKG HOUSES. Wellsboro—Bullard & Co., L. M. Bullard, George Hastings, I). P. Roberts,TVm. T.Matbers. TO SELL BY THE (WAET. Tioea—E. M. Smith. J. F. DONALDSON, Clerk. Notice is hereby given that the, following Admin istrators and Executors have filed their accounts in the Register's office of Tioga county) and that the same will be presented to the Orphan’s Court of said county, on Monday the2d day ofFebraary, 1863, for confirmation and allowance: Account of Israel Stone, ‘Administrator of the estate of Priscilla Colton, dec’d. Account of George 11. Baxter, Executor of the estate of Ira Clark Baxter, dee'd. H; S. ARCHER, Register. January 6,1863. ■ - JAM.ES LOCKE, PYE. forsalsat ' . ‘ . |U)Y’S DRUG STORE. &ehote9 to it it ssrtenatow of tfje area of iFreeOom atUJ tDe SpttaO of ©eaXtd» Reform. WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNBIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE. Tavern Licenses. REGISTER’S NOTICES. WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 21, 1863. BINES Selected on hearing of the departure of .the ' Bev. A. A. Marple. Leave us not, man of prayer I Like Paul, hast then “ Served God with all humility of mind," Dwelling among as, and “ with many tears," “From house to house/’“by right and day not ceasing," Hast pleaded thy blest errand. Leave us not | Leave ns not new I The Sabbath-bell, so long Link’d with thy voice—the prelude to thy prayer— The call to us from heaven to come with thee Into the house of God, and, from thy lips. Hear what had fall'n upon thy hearth-will sound Lonely and mournfully wben'thou art gone I Our prayers are in thy words— 9 ur-top® in Christ Warm’d on thy lips—our darkling thoughts of God Follow’d thy loved call upward—and so knit Is all our worship with those outspread hands. And the imploring voice, which, weltwe knew. Sank in the ear of Jesus—that, with thee, The angel’s ladder seems removed from sight. And we astray in darkness 1 Leave us not 1 Leave not the dead 1 They have lain calmly down—- Thy comfort in their ears—believing well That when thine own more holy work was done, -Thou wouidst lie down beside them, and be near When the last trump shall summon, to fold up Thy flock affrighted, and, with that same voice Whose whisper’d promises could sweeten death. Take up once more the interrupted strain, And wait Christ’s coming, saying, " Here am I, And those whom thon bast given me!” Leave not The old, who, 'mid the gathering shadows, cling To their accustom’d Staff, and know not how To lose thee, and so near the darkest hour 1 ■ Leave not the penitent, whose soul may be Deaf to the strange Voice, but awake to thine ! Leave not tbo mourner thon hast sooth’d—the heart Turns to its comforter again! Leave not - The cbild-thou hast baptized! .another’s care , Jlay not keep bright, upon the mother's heart, The covenant seal; the infant’s ear has caught Words it has strangely ponder’d from thy lips, And the remember’d tone may find again. And quicken for tho-harvest, the first seed Sown ior eternity 1 Leave not the child 1 Yet if then wilt—if, '‘bound in spirit,” thoa Must go, and we shall see thy face no more, “ The will of God be done!” We do not say Remember ns—thou wilt—in lore and prayer! And tbon wilt be remember’d —by the dead . When the last trump awakes them—by the old, When, of the ‘silrer cord* whose strength tbouknowcst, The last thread fails—by the bereaved and linden, When the dark clond, wherein thou foand'st a spot Broke by the light of mercy, lowers again— By the lad mother, pleading for her child, In murmurs difficult, since thoa art gone— By ail thou leaveit, when the Sabbath-bell Brings us together, and the closing hymn Hushes our hearts to pray, and thy loved voice, That all our wants had grown to, (only thus, ’Twould seem, articulate to God,) falls not Upon oar listening ears—remember’d thus— Remember'd well—in all oar holiest hours—• Will be the faithful shepherd ‘we have lost! And ever with one prayer, for which our love Will find the pleading words, —that in the light Of heaven we may behold his face once more 1 GEE. BUTLER’S FAREWELL ADDRESS. Citizens of New Orleans ; It may not be inappropriate, aa it is not inopportune in occa sion, that there should be addressed to you a few words at parting, by one whose name is to be hereafter indissolubly connected with your city. I shall speak in no bitterness, because I am not conscious of a single personal animosity. Commanding the Army of the Gulf, I found you captufed, but hot surrendered; conquered, but not orderly; relieved from the presence of an army, but incapable of taking care of your selves. So far from it, you had called upon a foreign legion to protect you from yourselves. 1 restored order, punished crime, opened com merce, brought provisions to’ your starving people, reformed your currency, and gave yon quiet protection, such as you had not etyoyed for many years. While doing this, my soldiers were subjected to obloquy, reproach and insult. And now, speaking to you, who know the truth, I here declare, that whoever has quietly remained'about his business, affording neither aid nor comfort to the enemies of the United States, has never been interfered with by the soldiers of the United States. The men who had assumed 'to govern 70a and to defend yOur city in arms having fled, some of your women floated at the presence of those who came to protect them. By a simple crder, (No. 28,) I called - every soldier 'Of this army to treat the women of New Orleans as gentlemen should deal with the sex. with such effect that I now call upon the jost-minded ladies of New Orleans to say whether they have ever enjoyed so complete protection and calm quiet for themselves and their families, as since the advent of the United States troops. The enemies of my country, unrepentant and implac-ble, I have treated with merited severi ty. 1 hold that rebellion is treason, and that treason persisted in is death, and any punish ment short of that due a traitor, gives so mach clear gain to him from the clemency of the government. Upon this thesis have I adminis tered the authority of the United States, be cause of which I am not unconscious of com plaint. Ido not feel that 1 have erred in too mach harshness, for that harshness has ever been exhibited to disloyal enemies to my coun try and not to loyal friends. To be sure, I might have regaled you with the amenities of British civilization, and yet been within the supposed rules of civilized warfare. You might have been smoked to death in caverns, as were the Covenanters of Scotland by the command of a General of the royal house of England; or roasted like the inhabitants of Algiers dur ing the French campaign ; yonr wives and daughters might have been given over to the ravager as were, the unfortunate dames, of Spain in the Peninsular war; or you might have been scalped and tomahawked as our mothers were at Wyoming by the savage, allies of Great Britain in our Revolution; your pro perty could have been turned over to indis criminate “loot,” like the.pnlaoe of the Empe ror of China: works of art which adorned your buildings might have been sent away like the paintings of the Vatican; your sons might have been blown from the mouths of cannon like-the. Sepoys at,Delhi; and yet all this would, have been within the rules of civilized warfare os practiced by the most polished and the most hypocritical nations of Europe. For such’ acts the Records of the doings of some of the inhabitants of your city toward the friends of the Union, - before my coming, were a suffi cient provocative and justification. Bat I have not so conducted. On the con trary, the worst punishment inflicted, except fop criminal acts punishable by every law, has been with labor toift barren island, where I encamped my own soldiers before marching here. It is tme I have levied : upon the wealthy rebels and paid oat nearly half a million of dollars' to feed 40,000 of the . starving of all nations assembled here, made so by this war. I saw that this rebellion was a war of the aristocrats against the middling men ; of tbe rich against the poor; a war of tbe landowner, against tbe laborer; that it was a struggle,for the retention of power in the bands of the few against the many; and I found no conclusion to it save in the subjugation of tbe few and the disenthraUment of tbe many. I therefore felt' no .hesitation in taking the substance of tbe wealthy, who had caused tbe war, to feed tbe innocent poor who bad suffered by the war. And I shall now leave you with the proud consciousness that I entry with me the bless inga of the humble and loyal under tho roof of the cottage and in the cabin of tbe slave, and so am quite content to incur the sneers of the salon or the curses of the rich. I found you trembling .at the terrors of ser vile insurrection. All danger of this I have prevented by so treating the slave that he had no cause to rebel. 1 found the dungeon, the chain, and the lash your «mly means of enforcing obedience in your servants. I leave them peaceful, labori ous, controlled by the' laws of kindness and justice. I have demonstrated that the pestilence can be kept from your borders. 1 have added a million' of dollars to yonr wealth in the form of new, land from the bat tue of the Mississippi. I have cleansed and improved your streets, canals, and public squares, and opened new avenues to unoccupied land. I .have given you freedom of elections, great er than you have ever enjoyed. I have caused justice to be administered so impartially that your own advocates have unanimously complimented! the judges of roy appointment. You have seen, therefor?, the benefit of the lawe and justice of the government against which you have-rebelled. , Vfby, then, will you not all return to yonr allegiance to that government—not with lip service, but with the heart! I conjure you, if you deeircever to see re newed prosperity, giving | business to your streets and wharves—if yoO.bope to eee your city become again the mart of the Western world, fed by its rivers for more than three thousand miles, draining the commerce of a country greater than the mind of-man hath ever conceived—return to your allegiance. If, you desire :to leaves to your children the inheritance, ypu received jbf yqur fathers—a Stable constitutional government — if you deslio that they should in the future be a portion of the greatest empire the sun ever shone upon— return-to yonr allegiance. There i? but one thing ; that stands in the way. . . ; : There is hut one thing that at this hour stands between you and the government, and that is slavery. ' . The institution cursed pf God, which has taken its last refuge here, in His providence wil! be rooted out as tbe tares from tbe wheat, although the wheat be torn up with it. I have given much thought to this subject. I’came among you, by teachings, by habit 1 of mind, by political position, by social affinity, inclined to sustain your domestic lawe, if by possibility they might be, with safely to the Union. . . Months of experience and of observation have forced the conviction that the existence of slavery is’incompatible'with ike safety either of'your selves or of the Union. As the system has gradually grown to its present huge dimensions, it were best if it could be gradually repiqved ; but it is better, far better, that it should be taken out at once than that it should longer vitiate the social, political and family relations of your country. lam speaking with no phil anthropic views as regards the* slave, but. sim ply of the effect of slavery on the master. See for yourselves. Book around you and say whether this .sad dening, deadening influence has nOt mil’ but destroyed the very frame work of your society. I am speaking the farewell words of one who has shown his devotion to ihis country, at t,be peril of his life and. fortune;. who, in those words can have neither hope, nor interest, save the good of those whom he addresses; and let me here repeat, with all the solemnity of an appeal to. Heaven to bear me witness, that such are the views forced upon me by experi ence. . ; . : Come, then, to- the unconditional support of the government. Take into your'own hands your own institutions; remodel them’accord inw to the law of nations and of God, and thus attain that great prosperity assured to you by geographical position, only a- portion of which was. heretofore yonrs. - ■ Benjamim F. Butler. Asking too Mcca. — A little boy, “ well in bis hoots” for the first time', said to bis, mother, after rending the customary chapter in Scott’s family Bible; “ Mother, why did not Moses wear, boots ?” “Why my son, what makes you ask that? perhaps he did; we 3on,t know.” “ No, mother, he didn’t, because the Bible says that the voice that came out of tn'e burn ing bush told him to take pff his shoes!” There was no reply to this clincher. “ Wall, Spnrf,” said Quiz, during a discus sion of the tax bill. “ the tax will coma .pretty heavy on you.”, “On me, why?” . , . • • “Because income is to be taxed, and every body knows that you are a nincom.” Old- Mrs. JHrnley is a pattern of household economy- She says sbe has made a pair, of sock# that will last fifteen years by merely knit ting new feet to -them every, winter, and tegs every other winter. “I think our church will last a good many years yet/’ said a, waggish ,deacon tit;b>* min ister. “I see the eleepereate very sound,” ... [From tbe Alton (I!l.) Telegraph I .} THE CONTRABANDS IN:KANSAS, Having recently made a visit to Lawrence, .Kansas, I have jotted down a few items gath-- cred while there; that I thought might be in teresting to some of your, readers; I arrived at Lawhenco on Friday evening.— Soon after breakftst. oh Saturday morning, bearing the sound of aidram, I walked up to the main street, to see what Was going on.— There I saw a company of over one hundred negroes who bad enlisted, forming in line for their departure for the wars, I stood on the side walk ■ tot some time, and watched their manoeuvres. Most. of - them -were fine, well formed, stalwart men, in] middle life, and in the full vigor of manhood. Some few were quite youthful, not over sixteen or seventeen years of age. Their faces generally indicated more in telligence than I expected to see. After the line-Was formed, they remained in position some fifteen or twenty minutes. This time-was industriously .occupied in takings final leave: of their friends, who, in considera ble numbers of rien, women; and children, passed in front of their line for that purpose. There was a general shaking of hands, and I heayd many a hearty “ good bye”—“ God bless. you"”—“ take Oare of yOhrselves,” &0., and many betrayed emotions of tenderness which they vainly attempted to conceal. While thus busily engaged, a white, un strapped soldier (who I understood to be the captain,) stepped op, and in a stentorian voice, exclaimed, “To the right facel” In an in stant; every man turned!'upon bis heel, and they woe in a position to. march. In; a mo ment more was heard, “ Forward March,” — tbe drum beat, and with a -quick step, while every other sound was lost in the most deaferi infg cheers, they went off for Dixie. They soon struck up some patriotic air, the words of which \ could not understand, and sung, till their voices died in the distance, with a zest which nothing but the utmost earnestness could in spire. j ' Many and various were the remarks of the by-stafiders as “A negro will sing if he is going to the ejevil”—“Poor fellows 1 They little know what is before them,” &c. But I am persuaded that they fully understand their po sition. -They know that if they edme’in con flict with the enemy there' is no hope for them ■ but in victory.- If they are taken, it will be sure death, dr what is worse to them now, hope less slavery. They all say that they will never fall into the enemy’s bands alive. It must therefore, be victory or death. ' ~ ; Another company raised in this place, which I did not see, left-also, on Saturday. 1 saw also, a large, number of tents-occupied by this class-of soldiers near Leavenworth, tbe other day as I passed through that place. I under stand that a full regiment has been raised in this and the adjoining counties. They expect -lo be commanded by Jennison. ■ Qri-Sabbath; 1 slcpped'intb’one of their Sab bath. Schools, of which Ahcy have several in! Lawrence. This was held in an unfinished building erected fortboir especial accommoda tion. It is a substantial and neat brick struc ture 27 by 35, which'will have cost when fin ished, nearly a thousand dollars, contributed chiefly by the Congregational l Church of the city, and others of. that denomination at the East.. It is tube held in trust by. the trustees of this church—to b 0 used for a church and school house. , , . > : As I learned that^all - the children of this school had, within a few months-been rescued from slavery, ! expected to see a motly, lawless group of little-ragged, dirty children, some thing like those gathered op at the Five Points in New York. But not a bit of it! Not a bit of it! For cleanliness, neatness, order, general good behaviour, and apparent comfort, I have qeldom seen a Sunday School that .excelled it. Many of the little girls had. neat straw bon nets of the latest ornamented with a profusion of flowers and’ribbands, and with such regard to colors too; as mjghtrrepnlse every suspicion of disloyalty, Why, said I to the Superintendent, it must have cost the citizens a good deal of money to dress up all these children in this style, “ Not a cent! not a cent sir 1” said he. Every one of these is dressed at the expense of their parents, from the pro ceeds. of their own earnings since they bar* .been here.” . Their whole appearance interested me much. They were arranged- on benches' around the room according to sex and size. All seemed attentive and eager to learn.‘ I conversed indi vidually with .considerable "numbers of them, and although still very ignorant, many of them evinced that they bad minds susceptible of high cultivation, as /large h proportion; I should think, as are usually to be found among the same number of white children. The Su perintendent displayed; much skill in his meth od of interesting them. Ho confined his in structions to a few leading points of immediate practical importance, and seemed to succeed well in impressing his points clearly upon their minds, which was apparent from the prompt and hearty responses they generally gave to his questions. AU eyes were fixed upon him, and they seemed l to catch every word that dropped from bis lips. There was not a dull, stupid, or uninterested'child among them, if perhaps, we except one little feliow of some four years, who bad fallen asleep with his bead against the 1 wall, —the flies, meanwhile : using his mouth, which, uuconsciously to its owner hung wide open, as a general rendezvous.. But the little fellow was quite excusable, as the day was intensely hot. “Now, children,” said the superintendent, “ what shall we Sing i" - Many instantly an nounced their favorite hymns, among which were the following : : “ I’m glad I’m in ibis army,” Ac. .- “ Happyhappy land,” Ac. "0 where now are the Hebrew children,” Ac. • They then' song these hymns—familiar to all the Sunday,school children in our lend. They oU sung. And, so far as ißbuld perceive, net merely the tunc, but they' enunciated each word With such distinctness as" showed clearly that they had the hymns by heart. One little girl of five or sik.years.tbat sat near me, par ticularly ; atfjs«taa :my ■attefttionj- She had a ( voice like a thrush. And as she opened tier mouth wide, to give vent to the music that trod in her sou), h|r beautiful get of ivoyy and Jsrgd .white eyes,*contrasted Strikingly with her skin; which was dark as e rebus. And,their music was, tS rhe; exceedingly touching. They seemed to enter into the spirit of tfaewords r ahti to enjoyitb'efiilo their fill: “ Now. sing the first two lines of .this verse inf}; and the last two loud,” said the' sopfertntend* ent. They immediately breathed forth the first half of,the verse in tones as soft as the iEolian harp. 7 . And'when they caineto the' third Kne; their voices burst forth itt i swell that quith startled me. ■- • . ; ' _ ~ I think my friend Hart; the faihous chil dren’s chorister of New York city wonld have been satisfied with the performance, add en joyed it. And lam free to confess that if any body, coold keep his face entirely free frost moisture under the influence, of such music; from such a source, he most have more control over his lachrymal glands than I possess: When I consider that these children wefd all, but a few months ago, in hopeless bondage of body and soul—half-clothed and poorly fed; neglected; and entirely without instructional could not but be impressed with the wonderful power of Christian benevolence. In transforming them into what they now are so soon, after coming in contact with the gospel and free in- ’ stitutions. I accordingly oppressed my aston ishment and admiration to an intelligentchriS tian lady who-was assnoiated in the managS roent of the school, and congratulated her prt the entire sncceas of their efforts. “01" said she, "there is a satisfaction —a luxury in gointf down to do' good where nobody else will go!" “ Yea, madam; it is Christ-like. It is just' wliaf- Christ did. : He came to seek and: to save that which wasloii/” >■ ' h k : no. n. Atnigbt.the Congregational churohis open ed for the colored peopjeezc/usice/y. . Being ao' roach interested in the Sunday school,-I con-! eluded to attend the meeting; A pretty gooif 1 congregation’ df men were present,—less bow ever, 1 whs informed than usual—the members! being diminished by reason of the exodus,of 200 volunteers from the town, the day befsrel - On my way to. the church, 1 enquired oftbsf pastor if the whites were admitted. said he, “if thereis room.” “Bat,” added!)*,- emphatically, “the white people have morigUt there to-night, which , the colored: people ape bound to respect?’ I concluded tha table* were about being turned against as “poor white trash.” But it so happened’that there' was room enough for all, and I took my aettf near the door. ■ ■■ f •’ The pastor fof the Congregational ohnfetf conducted the .services. A colored minister was also in the pulpit, who led in prayer. "His 1 prayer was intelligent, pointed, instructive, de vout. It comprehended the objects usually enumerated in the sanctuary, . He prayed espe cially for the. country, and that this dreadfstf war might be, brought to a speedy, and. jigppy issue. Most fervently did bo pray, for ,“ pur 1 brethren in bonds,” that they might, speedily ’ ,he sjst it liberty. He prayed for the friends’ that had left ns the day befute, for the that I they might be nsefql and. sncoessfal, and' be returned in safety. He. also prayed far tlieiij wives and children, that they might, be • cared for, andnot allowed to suffer during’ their. 1 absence. I am sure that any loyal Christian 1 1 assembly might have felt favored to belodfn j tbsir devotion by this unlettered* intelligent,’ Christian man, .’ , , -. :r , 7 The pastor preached a plain, etirring sermpjp, from the text, “ What shall it profit a man If he shall gain the whole world and' lose'btr soul. &o. He brought it to the comprehension' of bis hearers, by a series of plain ahd ifatnil-' iar illustrations. ’ _vr , The singing was voluntary, and .wltboqb books. One hymn was, _ , “When X can read my title clear,” &c. ' which they sang through with much ftnimv tion, and added a verse not in Watts', Vitr 1 ' "When weVebeen there ten thousand yearf, 1 "Bright shining as the enm ■ . " We’ye no less days to ?ing God's p raise, ■ "Than when’we first begun," • ' The other hymn was, -.; rr .-r-'l “Alas!, and did my Saviour bleed," te. After the service was over, the j remained to, bear a brief narrative of t{ie sMUtr ■ of the war for the week, from the intelligent superintendant of the ’ School. This I understahd ; was the pratnida' every Sunday.night. By this’ mean*, they Mb kept posUd in regard to’ every importantjevpqt’ of tha week. . . .1,• ■. Lawrence seems to bepha paradise of rap' degrees. .They,ate all treated with everyo'*-’ sonable consideration. Their rights 'and feelings' as men are recognized and respected., NoFdo they seem to take any undue advantage of - the attention paid them. While : ifhey trpat the whites with all dua respect,-ttyere isnn.eqrrjje crouching and fnwniug, such as you .always’ see in tha slave States, and in some loehmßsTrt’ the North.. They stand up, and Jookyowfall in the face, {and talk and. act like nMn.s,: Anjl,’ in their.business' transactiqnSjthey pftpp-.dj*;' play a degree of shrewdness and cojpmqn 1 sense, that would place, in’ the back ground, many of their late masters, who’ doubt, have been more than willing, tds WVe continued their guardianship over them. Mosf 1 of them in and about this toWn and vicinity,- i have emigrated from Missouri and tA.fbjnsaa' within the last few months. Although they': amount to many hundreds, nqf one that I could learn of has been a public expense. . IjPhpy read ily get employment, and fair wages,'wbioneß-' ables them at once to make theffiselvhs'iktAf families comfortable. A benevolent gentleumix on whom they are. accustomed to call, qjv the’ first entry into the place, usually,, tells .tlmq* where they can get employmeat. And enquires int-0 their circumstances; And if He 1 ! finds that they need a shovel,’bn WrA,’if‘af'jjtffis: of shoes, be gives them nnorderr onn ttUmtmf such articles, and states in the-order, thpt if tbq» bearer does not pay for them; in- a reaspupMe 1 length of. time, he will. This gentleman tola: my that he'had recently called at* the,rtofeto» learn the state of his account, and-BefdutliFdf some five or six hundred dollars chargedr Ar him on those orders within a 6u<. 8 dollars hod-been paid.by, the cbnirdmmde themselves. ' ‘ ' ' 1 ■■ J .1- They have a saving fund also, rertsdd'bj'tlla monthly doqtribuliun ’of 2& cents to aid jeveßy one who may ha sick or in distress. T.b«JdP?if their own school bills, a.nd, also something towards paying fnrtba' hew ’ school house and church. Theyaf'e'iri’flo'ifinia considered as a nuisance or burden' totbe ohi- Ai W. Oil sens*"- Godfrey, 111., October 13,1862, ‘Batter.have a nest of wasp?, or bumbla-b9S*i or borneta in your bosom, than a stingini cmi* science. J '~ otf “ Cacohi in her own net,” as the maamdd when be saw one of the fair sex bitahed «k(wr crinoline. - hi;,-'•-> * * - ' * * “ s 1 ~ I tux \ •SJ-iJ*'
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