THE BEDFORD GAZETTE IS rUBUiIICD EVERY FRIDA Y MORNING B¥ F. F. April (ith, 18!i2. ) DEVI: V1T..1.: I thought I would just drop you :i few linos to let you know that Koabrook is fitil flourishing, "which by the* way is saying rauel <1 own here, as you will hereafter learn that i: Ins Iron in soon danger, alon ; with everything else right around here. Lb C 1. llenaet ol the fi.fih, P. V., having been in bil hoalth for Roin •' ten tluaght a sojourn of a tow weeks at w >.il Id > him so:n •gj>l. h 1 acenr ilingU- m ilo bis ipi id -r.t th -re i i e imp my with thewovarmnint agents, Provo-it M irsh ill, &r. "When I got over tii-re b> wis just about start ing out Oil a little ri lei i conn mv with a (1 >v onunentagent :I a Lieut, belonging to the 47th N.Y. Vol- ll' remark •1 to m> after showing mi through th > lmul. an I party were there. IMngt il lth it tu-v ii 11 nit been in camp that d v. lie s d I, "they bare be m taken priso ners bv th' rebels," which unfortunately ba proved true, for they have not been hoard of since.—') \ th" foil c.vi eg day at I o'clock P. M companies A. C. 1). L. and 14,I 4 , received order to "scatter in ambush*' over the Islan 1. I was ordered to make mv quarters in a lions' lately occupied by Rev. Win. .lolinson. an liiiseopal Minister, and on a bond of St. Pierre Creek, reached the place about da -k, throw out my pickets an I Went to b • 1; rem lined in this posi tion until the following friday morning, when Col. W. came along an l ordered mi to s.ml a picket of one S 'l'gea it, 2 en.'p irnls an 1 tvvelv ■ men to two hoiis ts abviii' a mil' ail a halt from my quarters' on the right bunk ot the stream. 1 obeyed order.', paste. 1 the pickets my self, an I the sain' evening s-mi s 'fgenntan i lib of mm to the pickets with the countersign, &c. About half an hour after dark the sergeant came into mv room with just enough breath 1 •11 to sav that our picket had b'cn attache 1. Li two minutes after war.ls, I with the balance ol the eompanv, was going a' a double quick in the dirction of tin picket, while H m'ssimgar Was traveling at no slower pace to Col. V bite c Head ditarter-*. I.' was ps dark as Ivrypt and as still as d nidi, but on wo went expecting ev ery moment to hear the rebel bullets whistling rtronn 1 our heals from the dense thicket on each side of our path, but on getting near the first bouse, instead of a recaption in to" shape of a piece of lead, f recognise! in the cry "whe comes there," the voice ot a m anber ot co. 1). Without stopping but to ask, 1m l any one beer hurt, how inanv had be m sen. and it they hail heard from the" other picket, 1, believing tin upper party to be. in the most danger, bastenei on to them, leaving half of the company at tin first, with orders to retreat buck to camp ii "Secesb" came too strong. Pound the tippet picket taking tl.i igs easy, bad n if seen any body, and were ro-iuforccd bv a Lieut, and Hi iner from company C. Returned to the first and luc not been there.two minutes, when buy// went : musket, along the, shore, down 1 went with the whole company, tlio guard running in, made thoni fall into ranks, an 1 along the shore wi went at a charge bayonet, but it was so durli that I could not se the en 1 ot the company, and one time while counter inarching the right of the company, the left chargedonlhcm think ing them rebels. I stationed the whole compa ny in groups of fours along the water, wit! orders to lie down and shoot the first man then saw moving on land or water; the order was o beyod as far as possible, for a more quiet crowi never sat in a.church. We remained in this position for about four hours when en's. 1! ant K arrived wiih .Tin along. To make a Ion;, story short, we put a strong guard along th the stream and found that two ot our men bat tired fit a crowd not over five si -p* from them but it was FO d irk (hyycouid not see liovv many or even get sigh! on them to kill i!i 'in. Ila next morning wo saw wls'iv ten or twelve ha landed and gone ivwnv again in a small boat They were rebels and their object was to cap ture a few of our pickets. I requested ant pot permission to move mv company to the point. The next evening the Co!., dim ant company I, canto to my quarters; the Col. salt as I knew a good deal about the country aboul there ho wanted me to put co. I in the roan ti McMiolint l's plantation, saving the Map loeatei it at the mouth of St. Peirre Ciwk. All I hai to do was to put them in the road on the otliei side of the swamps. 1 should then return 1< my company, have one days rations cooked and in the morning start, follow up St. Pierre find and try to effect a landing on H iilcy's Is land. After the Col. left, Jim told me if I would go all the way with co. I, as lie had tr go. he would return and go along ith him it the morning. We started a lit tie. before dark am got back about Ift. having walked sonic ter miles: went to bed, 'got up early next morning, started up St. Peirre, came to a little creek, saw a boat on the other side, one of the boyf swam over, rowed it hick, went across, though we were on Bnilev's: saw a company some dis tanee off, snppcs'd they were rebels, approach ed very cautiously, found they were all right part of the ootli; went on and landed at co. (J": quarters, when we discovered we bad m;ulo r complete semicircle, and were further from TJai ley's than when we started; turned back, me the Col. at our quarters, reported to him. Ih said it was the only way in which we could oh tain a knowle l ' *c of the country, or rather th: swamps. Had a very peaceable time all tha week. ' Oa the following Saturday 1 sent a mat down to camp to try and get mo something t< eat, as I had been living on fat pork and slnj jacks made out of flour and water long e nough. lie didn't succeed, but said all the Reg volume as. \ T EW SERIES. im mt hil l k'ft C!iin;> except co. 1> some tlire or four days before; also that company* E am I' had l)een slaughtered by thb rebels. I live; in miserable suspense until that evening whoi the Arlj't. of the 17th New York cam' to m; quarters, and told me that I would hold 111; conipany in readiness to march at a second warning, lie knew none of the particulars only that companies E and F had been cut of bv the Rebels and but few of them bad as ye reached the Col's. Ileal Quarters. I mad our boys pack their knapsacks, put them to gcther an 1 to keep awake, put the whole coin pany on guard, and you can believe it is von little sleeping I did. Tlr* next morning, at I o'clock, I received orders from Col. \V. to im mediately march my company to bis Ilea< Quarters, and bring all the rations they couh carrv. At 1 I'. M., 1 shook hands with bin in his quarters. The tlrstglimpse convinced mi that 8) a''ling hil occurred. I .asked no .pies lions. Hays lie, "Incut, you will tin 1 5 room up stairs and opposite this in which you cat (purler your co nu iny. Sen that they hav. ill rounds of cartridges a piece, tlieir canteen constantly filled with water and three days ra tio;v< in their knapsacks." In two minuets met Jim. If ■ had just received an order to tnk< tlie subscriber and 15 men over to Little Kdist-o recall the picket from that Island and cvaeua ( it. lie gave mo all the particulars going along C>. Iv l;a 1 a picket at the causeway loadin; to Jchossee, co. If a picket on the bridge lead ing to little l'Histo, companies E and F wen quartered on Little E listo, about two and a lull miles.apart, co. C a picket near Raccoon Island On Saturday morning, the last Saturday i: March, before day light, the rebels advancer from Raccoon and Johossee, captured two o company Iv's pickets at.* Jehosse, John Saupj being one of the number. They advanced rapidly that the pickets had not, time to giv< the alarm before they reached the bridge leadin: to Little Edisto, on whieli were Jl's pickets li s men saw tliem coming, but thought the.} belonged to our Regiment, and let them come lip very close before they halted them, when tb; rob ds fired, wounded a sergeant, took him air six others prisoners, crossed the bridge, and sel it on fire. About this time the Col. and Jim got up, having heard the firing. Jim saw flit smoke at the bridge, and down be went, tak ing the Col's, orderly with him. When nboul :t) yards from the bridge, bo heard the crow; on the other aide say, "hurry up, boys, or yoti will be too late." At the same time lie cot n gHmpss of a fellow standing on his sitk- of tin bridge, lie stopped, and our officer halloo, over to the guard, saying, "make him advance and give the watch word." Jim know they were rebels, for wo say countersign, not watch word. 11" turned, jumped into a ditch am the bullets went over his head, they shot tif least 15 times, hut didn't touch him. In tin moan time tiie Col. had got out the companies, anil when Jim got up and told him the bridge wan burned, be asked what in the world had become of F, and F. E could ho talked to ovei the creek, about a hundred yards above th: Col's. Quarters. Accordingly Jim was sen up to see if be could so" or bear anything o them; ii was just day light and when lie got op posite Co. E's quarters ho saw them drawn uj in line of battle; conversed with C'apt. Ilcnncf asked him what he was going to do. Hemic; replied that as lie couldn't retreat, he would si; down and wait till the rebels came. The Col ha l two pieces of artillery with which lie seoui' ed the country in every direction save that o E and F. Things went on in this way for t few hours, the bridge was repaired, ('apt. Nes hit, of cot F, had reported to head quarters, a; follows: lie fore day-light he heard a body o men coming toward the house in which he wa; quartered, but as they kept up so much noist by talking and laughing, anil ns they were or the rond from the bridge, be supposed it wee ■part of the 55th; yet betook the precaution t( move hi* company from the house some twi hundred yards, and put them in line of bnttli behind an embankment in the cotton field. 11l remained in this position with his whole rem p:tnv except his first Lieut. (Lieut. McElhnnev and six men who wore out on picket, until tin crowd he had heard, came within 75 or lb; cards from hiin, when lie heard some fellow ii their ranks say, "Look, don't you see the 1 an kee's heads belling the bank," which convince! him they were rebels. He immediately order ed bis men to fire, tho rebels returned tlie fin and rushed on his little squad of sixty with I force not lew than three hundred. Nesbit's mor fired so rapidly and with snob go-i 1 effect thn the rebel:; con! 1 not reach his embankment an accordingly divided their force, sending onelial to attack !>im on the left flank. Company I stool their ground and fought fhenr like hemes even while exposed to a double fire. Abotr this time, when tlie bayonets of the two par tys almost clashed together, some fellow pro : posed to retreat. "X savs N'esbit, "if we mus; die we will die facing the enemy;" but thoj came on to him by hundreds an 1 be saw tlia in a few moments more, the rebel bullets thai were catting off cartridge-boxes, penetrating eoat tails &e_would not leav ' a man standing in his ranks. lie gave the command "retreat inarch" and they fell back in good or lor. Tin rel>els being convinced that one Northern mar is equal to 5 Southerners, instead of the contra ry, did not follow them. ('apt. N'esbit linllei his company and called tlie roll. Including hit Lieut, he had2J men missing; he then told then to scatter awfg 't back to camp, the best waj they could; some of tlicrn jumped into the swamps and got by some means to the banks ol the strain and swam over, others remained ii: the swamn for 2 1 hours; some made rafts an; bv that means got across. Four or five form el a little boat and paddled over in it. By tlii; time, in Jim's account, .vo bad arrived at tin battle ground. I saw where tho poor follow: had bent down on their knees, while shootin; over the bank. The tops of cartridges were a thick as cotton stalks. VV.cnt on to the hous; Saw Ncstiit's Mess chest, but it teas empty, sav Freedom of Thought and Opinion. BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 9, ISG2. :i little row boat on the other Side of the stream opposite the. house, with one of our blue ovcr | coats in it. walked on toward* where the piek ct was, and nil at once heard a drum corps | strike up a short distance to ourleft, rebel guard mounting in South Carolina. Went on n little filter, found the picket and enme hack the short way; didn't feel inclined to go out of our course to look at the battle field, again. Well, to fin ish company F, I took the last three of his men that came in, along up with m" when 1 moved to the col's, llead Quarters. They had been in the swamps since their fight an I now just getting back when I overtook them on the road. The bridge being repaired anil (he Col. having ascertained by means of scouts that, the rebels had left little Eijisto, went over with all the force ho could muster, to hunt up F, their equip ments &c. Found one corporal dead, having been shot through the head. His remains were brought back, and he was buried with becom ing respect. A sick man had been left in the house. lie suvs that after the fight the rebels came to the house lie. was in and he board three companies call their rolls. lie could not tell how many were missing, only that one Capt. was gone. They took all the knapsacks, &c, away with them, but left liini two blankets and ottered liiin a drink of whiskey. They asked him how many had been quartered there an 1 were told only a little oompanv of 70men. They said he lied, for thev had been fighting against 500 with only 300 and had he Iced them. The sick man was brought awn by the Col. The next morning about 0 o'clock, oneofeoiiipnnyF'smen made his appearance. lie had been taken pris oner and earned over to the main land, but l y Vnne mistake on (he part of th > rebels, he was left along with the pickets, und made his escape, swimming on a plank from the mainland t > on" end of the Island, lie sni lihat he helped to carry 15 dead soeesli over the bridge from lillle Edisto to Cooper: that they (th" rebels) had ad vanced with 3000 men, not expecting to find things as they were, coming allthat night (Hun day) with a force of 7000. Tills h 1 learned from the conversation he had heard between 1 several Col's. Co. F lost in the light one man killed, I Lieut, and 11 men killed wounded or taken prisoners—total, 13. II lost. 7 and Kl. The two latter were on picket. Co. F made as great a fight as was ever heard of. Jim and 1 got back from our tramp about (i.V o'clock. The Col. told me. that lie wished me to vi.-it my guard every two hours, the adj't. would stay up till 12, and go to bed, the Quartermaster >votaltl.llfcot* i*> ""F '* Col. would get it]), and I stood a good chance of being up all night. An attack was expec ted early in the morning. Col. Moore ot the 17th N. Y., was the senior officerand of course had command of the whole force. Yet every man in both lveg'nnents knew that Col. W bite had twenty times the amount of brains that Moore had. l'urt of the 17th under command of Major Kane was there, the balance was a long the road between there and camp. Col. Moore retired to the gun boat, and Col. V. bite came out Cuntrnnmler m Companies D E and F were within 100 yards of each othc 1 , (he balance wore about $ ot' a mile from us. The Col. had a strong picket on each of the roads leading to the different Islands, also 3 or 4 cav alry orderlies at each point to acquaint him with the first approach. We expected ti fight. We had a piece of artillery and so had the other seven companies. Our plans were to fight them as long as wo could; and it' compell ed to retreat, to fall back on the 7 companies. If the communication was cut off at the main road, we had another one that we had made through the cotton. We felt certain we could thrash 7000, for wo were fighting for life or death, for we had no place to retreat to. So every man made up his mind to do lushest. I>ut the Col's object was, to keep them from com ing on the Island in any great force. The night passed through and there was not e.veir nn a larui, not a gun fired. Everything was quiet, a kind of a surprise. The next morning the Col. ordered me to gp to take a nap. I was trying to .do so, but it was impossible tor uman to sleep there in day light. Gnats, mosquito', sand-flies and fioius were as thick as the wool on a sheep's back. I was fighting thcui when I heard a noise in front of lbe. house, went out and saw co. F and part of I) in ranks, asked them where they were going. Orderly told me the Col. ordered him to get the company out — all he knew—went in und tlie Col. told 1110 ho was going to send 1) and F over to Edisto un der Cup!. Nosbit on n scout. I asked it 1 could go along with my company, lie said it I wauled to go lie would not prevent inc.- lint he wanted me to slef.p as he would need me a gain that night. I put on tny sword and had hardly got started when the Col. ordered us buck. A scout had come in an 1 reported that the opposite side of Little Edisto was lull ol rebels—rather lucky or 1) and F might have taken a little trip to Charleston. AVe marched down to the burnt bridge and concealed our selves in the woods. About the same time an orderly came in from the Jeho.-sc bridge, and reported lo the Col. that the rebels were ap proaching in great force. Jhe Col. got out the field piece and gave llioni 10 or 12 rounds of grape. It drove them back. Wc replaced the pickets anil returned to our quarters about dark. At 8 o'clock I'. M, tho sumo flay our orderly came in front each picket saying the pickets were driven in ami that they (the rebels) were coining over the causeway by thousands. AVc were in lino of battle in two minutes. Our little gun was put to work. A\ e remain"! 1 in line of battle till after day light. Tuesday night they tried to make a move from Kaccoon Island, or rather attempted to attract our at tention to that point, and bring their force on to us from Little Edisto just below the burnt bridge. AVe were in line of battle from dark till day light. Our gun spoiled their calcula tions. On "Wednesday wc fortunately got some shell. AVcdnesday night they attempted to I surround us, tried to land at Scabrook's, but the Gunboat mountcda piece or two in row bouts and prevented that. They came in ill directions that night. \V"e were under anns a sunset., and nt sunrise, our pickets were all in At daylight the Col. sent a picket of a Lieut and 40 men to the burnt bridge. They sai< the.rebcl pickets, or rather their skirmishers rutin das they advanced. Tliey had not beet 25 yards from us. Thursday night, the pick et? were driven in again at dark. The 47tl Xew York had all left us on Monday. The} wire about 5 miles from us, on the road toward; ramp. The Col. kept a chain of cavalry fron his quarters to all the pickets and tlie 47th. AW wire about used up, constant duty and loss oi r.'jl had almost killed many too proud to be tin fitVt to give out. About 8 o'clock, Ik .M., ill l communication between us and the 17tb was cut of. AVe were surrounded, perhaps by 15,00 C iiWn. AA'hat was to be done.' to attempt to cut ogr way through was useless for we had no place to fall back on, no reserve. .Many a poor fol low didn't care; lie felt that he would obey or ilrrs if be could. Five nights loss of sleep in succession and on duty during the day, with lfcthing but a hard cracker anil a little fat meat fa oat, Imd cooled the patriotism of a good nr.t rw, but during all this time tiwrn uris nut agruin %. (len. Shenmur bad sent word to the com igander of the fort. Col. .Moore, of Xew York, t..at bo must hold Iviisto Island at every saeri tfro. I'oorMoore! In the midst of Iris troubles, Ie either remains at bis quarters on the lieaeli )■• retires to the gun boat ar.d withdraws his re jjlrncnt to a more secluded spot. lam a soldier, hot when men are willing to do their duty they irmld not lie imposed upon, and be made sutler ar'irn those duties could bo made much lighter •jv distrihuti'rt'g them equally amcng all. Our ajtgiinent would have made a poor tight that night. It was used up, and almost every one fcll indifferent. For this reason it would have made' but. little difference to tliein if there had ben one or s,'hH) rebels around them. The Colonel ordered the whole country to be scott red with shell, the lirst that bad "been tired. It was the last resort and no doubt threw tcr it>r into the rebels. About 2 o'clock in the morning, the Col. ordered us to take a patrol out, scouted down the burnt bridge and around without seeing anything. About nn hour af terwards communication was ojionedto the 47t1. Daylight at last arrived patrols were out in all directions: tliev vefunie.l: the rebelslutd not ex pected shell nnd again went back. The Col. order ed rue to have coffee cooked and at nine o clock F, K and 1) marched over and joined the bal- AVe were drawn up in battle array when Col. AY. stepped out and said tlmt n we bad endu red about as much as mankind is expected to stand, (hut we lmd had the first hand to hand fight with the. lid mis in S. C. and bud come out victorious and after reminding us oi our loss, be proposed, after giving three cheers for the lit tle sqqjul of cavalry that had assisted us, three cheers for the 47th and three cheers and a tiger for the artillery, to withdraw to the camp of the 53th and take a few glasses of luger. the same evening we got back to camp, (Jol. Fellows oi "> X. 11. Vols, arrived with his Regiment of fiGO men and a battery lielonging to the 3d R. 1., and took command. Follows is a good man, was acting Brigadier when we left Hilton Head, lie immediately sent his own Regiment, the 471h and the Battery up the Island and two companies of the 55th, to act as skirmishers. AVe also have to send one company on picket every evening and I suppose in a few days will move the whole regiment back to the seat oi war. You no doubt will ask why we were not re inforced before. I cannot account for it. A\ e received an order to cook 3 da\ s rations and lie r -n.lv to evacuate the Island at a moment's warn ing. CJ-en Sherman has been siqicrceded bv Gen. Hunter (Maj. Gen. of Volunteers). Sherman has gone to AA'ashington. Brigadier Gen. Ben ham, a native of Connect."::! and a graduate of AVest Point, has command of the Division we are in. Col. Moore lets got to Hilton Head. Our pavinastor is here and we will be paid in a few days. There is nothing new down here that I know of. Our fight lias been the great topic both bore and at Hilton Head. Our Chaplain was at the. Head: savs tlitf excitement was tre mendous. The3.l X. 11. received twelve orders in one day. AVe can now hold .lie island. \\ e had no idea of evacuating it, not even in our greatest danger, for wo had 110 transports to leave in. On last Monday a Captain in the 47tli. was shot in the hack of the neck by n Sergeant. The CY.pt. was drunk. Major Kane ordered him to go to his quarters under arrest; ho refused and Kane sent a S< i'gca.nl and tile of men to arrest him dead or alive. 'J- lie ( apt. tried to take a gun from one. of them swearing-lie would shoot them it he could get it. lie could not get the gun, but turned around and tried to pet awav, when the sergeant shot him. John Gardner shot the 2d. finger of bis light luvnd off, on Tuesday, while cleaning bis gun with a loud in. lie is getting a long first rate and will be little injured as the finger lielow the middle joint is yet saved. I lost five pounds in our five days fight. It is very hot here now, and fresh fish are plenty. Your affectionate. Pro.. S. S. METZGKR. As TNVIPFNT or THF, B vrir.i; or Si num.— The following incident of the battle of Sliilob is related Iw an etc and ear witness:—Two Ken tucky regiments met face to face, and fouglit each'other with terrible resolution, and it hap pened that one of the Federal soldiers wounded ami captured his brother, and -after handing him back began tiring sit si man near a tree, when 11 io captured brother called to him and said, "don't shoot there any more—that's father." IIICKM.IX VS THE. FFCWINUST.' —The notorious John Hickman, of the Chester and Delaware district, made a ranting Abolition speoch in the House a few days since, in which ho handled "old Abe "without gloves. —Among other things he charged him with "being a coward, and un willing to perform bis. duty.', AVhew 1 TVHOEE XEMBER, So©3. (21) e Siljool master 3. bra at). EDITED BY SIMON SYNTAX, ESQ CyTeacliers anl friends of education are respect fully requested to send communicationsto the above caie of " Beilfoul Gazette." RECITATION, NO. 3. Wo arc to speak next of "(leneral Method: of I Irritation;" and by these pre meant such a : are, for llie most part, applicable to all brandi es alike. We arc atvarc that some education.-! writers have classed the same methods as "spe cific," but we lrave never been able to POO then reasons for so doinc. If some methods are gen eral in their character, and others specific, wr take it, those of widest application arc most properly cililed "general," (begging Mr. Ogden's pardon) while those suited to one or two branch es may be properlv termed "specific." All methods should le selected with reference to the age and capacity of the pupil. No one method can suit all ages anil all capacities. The very hest method for advanced pupils may per haps l>c the worst for primary classes ; and this is equally true of pupils of different capacity and attainment, whether they are of the same or different age. An attempt to transfer the methods of the college or academy to onr pub lic schools, has too often caused disastrous fail ures. Let the method lie suited to the age and capacity of the pupil, and any method that does nut do this isAa.Whether it isthussuited ornot can, of course, be determined only by our know ledge of the human mirid and its different cupu cities at different stages of its progress. There has not been in any English book, un til quite recently, we think, any formal classifi cation of the. several methods of conducting re citation in general use. Several authors have spoken loosely and illogicnlly on the subject. Mr. Page, in bis "Theory and Practice of Teach ing"—a work that cannot be too highly praised for the spirit that pervades it—is neither clear nor explicit. lie bends a chapter with "I'ight Modes of Teaching," and devotes nearly all of it to what ho considers ">wig modes. Another L'illipi-OV Um OAfitimi lions," is entirely devoted to a discussion of the qualifications that every teacher should possess in order to conduct recitations well. These chap ters are excellent in themselves, but their titles are carelessly chosen and inappropriate. Many other educators have written as loosely, but time will not permit us to point out emirs. Mr. Ogden has, however, in his "Science of Educa tion and Art of Teaching," given a classification which socnis to us at once simple and accurate. Every possible mode of conducting recitation tnav, with sufficient accuracy, lie classed under one of three general methods; and however nu merous or different the varieties, it will he found that they are all referable directly to one of these, or else made up l>y combining two or more. Tin; IvratHOUATitE Mkthoti.—ln this wo mean to include every variety where the teacher asks the questions and the pupil answers them. It is the method in most general use, and in one or another of its varieties may lie. used with all grades of pupils. If assumes several varieties, some of which we shall briefly refer to. First: The. con.-crntirc or rotation vat icty where the questioning liegins at the same place in the class, and proceeds in regular order, until each pupil has been asked a question: and then be ginning at the same place again, gees around the class in the same order. Such was the. good old plan of "trapping" for the head of the spell ing ela ; s. This kind of recitation is much used; {on much, we fear, although it has its merits as well as its demerits. It has the advantage of order and system —the want of which makes so many school-rooms scenes of confusion. These commend themselves to every mind and com pensate for many defects. It also, more readily than any other, allows pupils to compete for the head of (he class, so that the most worthy may ahva-s oecnpv the post of honor, thus enabling the teacher to appeal most effectually to emula tion as an incentive to study. It may lie. urged against this variety-, that it does not compel the close, undivided attention of every pupil to the whole rocitation. When a pupil has once been called on, lie is sure not to be again disturbed till tbe questions have run the circle of tli'velass. lie may thus relapse into inattention, and only vvake up and pay attention to what is going on when ilic questioning again reaches his vicinity. Another serious fault is, llsit it does not com pel every pupil to learn the whole lesson. It the recitation proceed in the order of the book, as it usually will, pupils may soon learn to tell beforehand what part will he. likely to fall to them; and by preparing this they may easily make a fair figure in the class, although they know nothing of any other part. 1 bus a temp tation to dishonesty is presented, which even the well-disposed may not entirely resist, while the dishonest will avail themselves of the chance to cheat, without scruple. It will lie seen that, owing to these two faults, the teacher may, and probably will, lie unable to ascertain accurately, the degree of prcpara- Hates of One Square, three weens or less $1 00 One Square, each additional insertion less than three months 55 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS. 1 THAR. One square • $0 00 $3 00 $5 00 Two squares 3 00 5 00 9 00 Three squares 400 700 12 00 >i Column 500 900 15 00 i Column 800 12 00 20 00 i Column 12 00 18 00 80 00 One Column 18 00 30 00 50 00 The spire occupied by ten lines of this size of type counts one square. All fractions of a square under five lines will be measured as a half square } and all over five lines as a full square. All legal advertisements will be charged to the person hand ing them in. VOL. 5. NO. 40 lion made by each pupil; and thus one of the great objects of recital ion mentioned in a for mer article is defeated. I Wit cautiously; ma ny others are better. The assembled wisdom of the State, "In grr cral Assembly met," have succeeded in badlv spoiling the very excellent amendments to the school law originally introduced in the lower house; and in passing them on the last day of the session as spoiled. This "further supple ment" ooir-ists of nineteen long iin-imdcrstaa/ht hit sections—at least, some of them—and will he lmilod with joy by educators, on the ground (hat "small favors are thankfully received." Many an honest Director, when he (tomes to'put these amendments in force, will have good rea son to exclaim, oh ! the exceeding Nearness, tho hifniiuuimess of this "further supplement." For ourselves we are grateful to "the assembled wis dom" for making the old law no worse. It was not to be expected that they would improve it. They of course rejected the counsel of the ablest educators in the .State, and acting on their own superior wisdom, sent forth to the world this "further supplement." It is too long to print in full in our columns, but after wc have had ample time to study it, wc will furnish our read ers with an abstract of its leading provisions. Tim P\Y SCHOOL Bm. is a most excellent collection of School Melodies, rounds, chants, &c., set co music, together with a clear and sim ple discussion of the principles of vocal music admirably adapted to beginners. The work is printed by Hiram Waters, 481, Broadway, N. Y., and is, in our opinion, juet the thing. It costs but a trifle and should be in every school and every family iti the country. For sale at 1 {earner's Drug Stove. rrrWelles says Morgan, who made a fortune of ninety thousand dollars, was regularly com missioned. If 2J per cent on purchases a moun ting to that doesn't make a commissioned oilieer, what doC3.' cy-llow long is Welles to remain at the head of one of the most important departments in the government? Arc there any more Morgan's to 1... and fhimhprlanda to be sunk? " eyThe difference between rebellion and abo lition is just the difference between a bold high-- wayman and a midnight assassin." rSrTlie United States naval department claims to have heard of the coming of the Morrimac. We suspect tho report emne from her can non. CTrThe battlefield of Pittsburg was partly mountainous ; so it may be called, in consider ation of the flight of the rebels, a field of part ridges. Oii" The roliel Congressman from the First District of Kentucky, characteristically named, in accordance with the rebel destruction of pro perry, Burnett. C-yAn artist is hunting for Harris, of Tennes see. Ho so admires his swift legs, he wishes to get a shin plaster cast of hint. p.;rA shell generally opens an engagement, rather than a solid shot, as the explosive mate rial in it serves to open the ball. t?jr-Congress has postponed tho consideration of the bankrupt law until December. It was /'omul not to tunc a 'nigged in it. ei'-The country so appreciates the awful pic ture of rebellion, it will have itcn-graeed as a les son to our children. pyTnith is said to be found in the bottom of a well, but some men kick the bucket without ever drawing it up. . ijyWe don't know wether Abolitionists can be classed as quadrupeds, but they are the four runners of destruction. (ErSome Ohio regiments thought a battle sin gularly terrible, and they consequently behaved so diced. Since the rebels have declared free trade with all nations, why don't they ship their cotton to the United States ? IT, ("Never put list around your doors to keep out the weather; for, it is said,' The wind blow eth where it listcth.' CyTbe npple of discord, called rebellion, has got pretty severely bit, and will get bitter to those who produced it. ffylt was hardly discreet to give Fremont command of the mountain ranges, because lie, like them, was piqued. Cj-The kind of stocks which are apt to rise when the soldiers are in au enemy's country are gun stocks. - fry As the degree of doctor has been conferred on Lincoln, we suppose he is one of the pill-ers of the Constitution. C3F"Tho reluctance of some Oluo regiments is said to be the only instance of Western lie serve. CyKome people prefer oysters in the shell; but Wendell Phillips takes his chickens that way.