THE BEDFORD GAZETTE
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SX paper discontinued until all arrearage, are
?f.inlM.ai the option of the publtsher. It has
? decided ov the United States Courts thai the
b „„ deeded o to v ,. ithout the payment of
arrearages, is prima facie evidence of fraud and as
* courts 6 have decided that persona are c
j.nnntable for the subscription price of newspapers,
if they take them from the post office, whether they
subscribe for them, or not '_____
Children ome much of their Sioines. to <*>*.-
No matter where the disease may appear to be seat-
Is itaoriain may be traced to suppreaaed perspiration
W Cwmpa ""d Lung Complaint, are m
,t nroducts of Cold-. In Short Colds ere the hur
of half the diseases that afflict _hu.rn.nrty,
for as they a'e caused by checked perspiration, nnd
ashve- eights of the waste matter of the body es
e, lhr ougb the pores, if these pores are closed,
that portion of diseases necessarily follows, keep
. therefore, of Colds and Coughs, the great
niecursers of disease, or if contracted, breaic them
li <tplv Lv a timely use of Madame Tor
kss&v&s."®* b,.0r",,....,.. a
cents and 25 cents per bottle.
Jan. 23, 163.—1y.
NEW JERSEY LANDS FOR SALE.—AMO
GARDEN OK FKUIT FARMS.
Suitable forGrapos, Peaches, Pears, kaspoeiries,
Strawberries, Blackberries, < urran's, fstc., of i. dj,
S 10 or 20 acres each, at the following price, for
the .ire'ent, vis: 20 acres for S2OO, 10 ucres for
sllO, 5 acres for SOO, 2!, acre, for S4O, 1 acre lor
S2O. Payable by one dollar a "week.
Also, good Cranberry lands, and I vilia e lots in
CHETWOOD, 25 by 100 feet, at $lO each, payab e
by one dollar u week. The above land and farm.
■re situated at Cbetwood, Washington township,
Burlington county. New Jersey. For further mfor
m •iftigmg-ssst-"
No. 90, Cedar street, New York, N. Y.
Jan. 16, 1863,-1 y.
professional (Hariis.
'Sew Banking House*
I ave opened a Bank of Discount and Deposit, in
Bedfotd, Pa. Money lent and taker, on deposit, and
collections made en moderate terms.
Tbov also have lards in lowa, Minnesota, W rscon
ain. Missouri and Nebraska, folktale or trace.
Bedford, Oct. 30, ISC3—tf.
TTHTTk" R S ,
JITTOHAEY AT LAW, Bedford, Pa.
Will promptly attend to all business entrusted to
his care. Military claims speedily collected.
Otiir e on Juliana street, opposite the post-office.
Bedford, September 11, 1803.
F. M. IvIMMELL. '• W. LINGENI.-ET.TEtt,
KIMMELL fe LINGENFELTER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAIV, BEDFORD, PA-
lormed a partnership in the practice of
the Law. Office on Juliana street, two doors South
©f thn"Mengel Houe."
JOB MANN. (; - H - Sr *- Na -
MASn&SPANGt
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA
'J'he undersigned hava associated themselves ill
the Practice oi the Law, and will attend promptly
to all business entrusted to their caie in Bedford
and adjoining counties.
KyOffice on Juliana Street, three doors south
of the "Mer.gel House," opposite the residence of
Mai. Tate.
Bedford, Aug. 1, 1801-
JOII X P. REED,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.,
Respectfully tenders his services to the Public.
tTfOffice second door North of the Mengel
Home-
Bedford, Atg, 1, 1861.
JOII N I* ALIH E It,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.
07-Wtll promptly attend to all business entrus
ted to bis carc. Office on Jultanna Street, (near.
Jjr opposite the Mmgel House.)
Bedterd, Aug. 1, 1861.
A. 11. COITROTII,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Somerset, Pa
Will hereafter practice regularly in the severa
Courts of Bedford .county. Business entrnsted to
his care will be faithfully attended to.
December 6, 1861.
SAMUEL KETTERMAN,
BEDFOKD, PA.,
BT*Would hereby notify the citizens of Bedford
county, that he has moved ro the Borough ol Bed
ford, where he may at all times be found b* persons
wishing to see bitn, unless absent upon business
pertaining to his olfice.
Bedford, Aug. 1,1861.
JACOB REED, J. J. SCHELL,
REEI) AND SCHELL,
BANKERS it DEALERS IN EXCHANGE,
BEDFORD,PENN'A.
CyDRAFTS bought and sold, collections made
and money promptly remitted.
Deposits solicited.
gT. CHARLES HOTEL,
CORNER OF WOOD J ND THIRD STREETS
riTTSBU U GH, r A
HARRY SHiRLS PROPRIETOR.
April 12 1861.
TEACHER WANTED.
A competent teacher wanted to teach the
scLool at Uticna Vista, Juniata township.—
Early application desired.
GEORGE GAKDILL, Scc'ry. Board
of Directors of Juniata tp.
C.N. 111 C KOKT
DFFTIST.
Will attend punctually and carefully to all epCra
entrusted to his carc.
NATURAL TEETH fil'ed, regulated, polished, &c.,
J* the best mauner, and AuTivrciAL TEETH inserted
Rom one to an entire sett.
Dflice in the Bank Building, on Juliana street,
•e-u'ord.
CASH TERMS wi!l r be Strictly adhered to.
In adaition to iecent improvements in the mount
ing of ARTIFICIAL TEETH mi Gold ami Silver Plate,
' aai now as a base for Artificial work,a new
And beautiful article.. (Vulcanite or Vulcanized In
j* F.ubbei) stronger, closer fitting, more comfort
aa!e and move natural than either Gold or Silver,
*nd 20 per cent, cheaper tbun rilver. Call nn-J sep
C. N. BICKOK.
Bedford, January 16, 1863.
~ BBELLMWKB '
Forty Buahelsp rime Sbellbarks for sale at
20. CRAMER &. COS.
VOLUME 9.
NEW SERIES.
pjilaticljiljia SUmevtiscmtnta.
Lower 4* Ronk,
WHOLESALE
TOBACO SNIIFP&SEGARS,
WARKIIttUSE,
Wo. 146 Worth Third Street,
Between Cherry and Race, Wert Side,
PHILADELPHIA. |
Country custom respectfully solicited. Our
stock is large and will always ba as low in pr.ee j
as any in the market. March 6, 1863—1y
VAN CAMP BUSH. WM. WIS LEV KURTZ#
BUSH & KURTZ,
(Formerly Blnn, Kaiguei. & Co.)
IMPORTERS AIND JOBBERS IN
J a ni n Dvji ©o o i) s,
No. 137 North Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Cloths, Cassimeres nod Ves tines, Silk- and
Dress Goods, Linens and White Goods, Laces
and Embroideries, Shawls, Ribbons and Trim
mings, Hosiery, Gloves and Notions.
ALSO—Bleached Shirtings, Colored Cambrics
Flannels, .leans, Gingbnms, &e.
March G, 1863.—1y
TOWARD ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA,
Pa Diseases of the Nervous System, Spermaior
rhcea or Seminal Weakness, Impotence, and other
affections of the Sexual Organs, Physical Debility
and Premature Decay—new and reliable treatment,
in reports of the Howard Association, sent by mail
in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address,
Dr J. SKILLIN HOUGH PON, HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
No'. 2 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
March 0, 1863—1y
"GILLETTE & SCOTT,
AUCTIOHEEBS -e"
Commission fllcnljants,
Jaync ? s Marble Building,
616 Ctmstnut St., iS* 616 Jayne St.
PHILADELPHIA.
J NO. E. GILLETTE. B. SCOTT, JR.
Apr. 17, 1863—1y.
"(IX M'CLEES & CO.
Wholesale Dealers in
BOOTS, SHOES, BROGANS.
AND
IJfDIA RUBBER SHOES,'
NO 133 NORTH THIRD STREET
OPPOSITE CHERRY ST.,
PHILADELPHIA.
Apr. 17, 1863—1y.
DR. TAYLOR, WM. K. HEMPHILL,
Taylor <f Hemphill,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SEGARS,
220 Market Street, South side, between 2d and 3d,
PHILADELPHIA.
March 6, 18C3—ly. '
MILTON COOPER, WM. M. rARHAM, ROnT. D. WORK.
MR, PMHMI&WORH,
MANUFACTURERS AND JORBURS OF
HATS, CAPS, FURS ,
AND
STRAW GOODS,
No. 51 North Third Street,
BETWEEN MARKET AND ARCH,
March 6, 1863—-ly PHILADELPHIA.
MARTIN BUEHLER. ) ( CEO. BONERIGHT
R. H. HOWARD. J (C. P. SUESSEROTT
BUEHLER. HOWARD & CO-
Importers and Dealers in Foreign and Domestic
liaRDUWH® 2N3
No. -141 Market St., below Fifth,
PHILADELPHIA.
March 6, 18C3—ly.
NEWLIN, FERMY & CO.
HARDWARE
JOBBERS AND IMPORTING MERCHANTS,
No. 337 Market Street,
PHILADELPHIA,
Dealers in Butcher's Edge fools and Fib s,
together with a general Stock of English and
American Hardware.
March C, 18G3.—ly
ill Hit 51L WA RT Al\ & CO.
TUIMCIIfI, F IKB SEIuR
MANUFACTORY,
No. 313 North Third Street,
Second ('.oor below Wood,
PHILADELPHIA.
M. WARTMAN. H. P. liNGELMAN.
March 6, —ly.
A. A. SHUMWAY & CO.,
Manufacturers and Wholesale Pealert m
Hoots So Shoes,
No. 221 Market Street, and 210 Church Allay,
PHILADELPHIA
Marsh 7, 1863—1y. * <
Freedom of Thought and Opinion.
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1,1864-
THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD.
EDITED BY SIMON SYNTAX, ESQ.
All contributions to this column must be addressed
to "Simon Syntax, Box H3, Bedford, Paj"
DISTRICT INSTITUTES.
District In: lit utos, wu believe, arc now estab
lished and working with tolerable success in .'ill
the districts in the county, except four, and
these will probably establish tl.cm before ronny
weeks. Their neglect to do so is held by the
State Superintendent to bo sufficient cause for
withholding the State appropriation, and few of
our districts can afford to lose this, however
much they may dislike the institutes. We have
reason to believe, stlso, that District Institutes
arc gradually growing in public favor. It is
quhe true they have many and bitter opposers,
but the cause of this is oftuner found in the bad
management of the Institute than in the Insti
tute itself as a part of our school system. The
school inorth lias been shortened two days for
the purpose that teachers may spend those two
days in an Institute for their own advanfage
and improvement, and through them the advan
tage and improvement of their schools. Insti
tutes cost something and the public lravea right
to expect them to do some good. If thov have
been disappointed in this—and in many cases
they have—opposition is neither unjust nor un
expected.
Our teachers have the fate o( District Insti
tutes in their own bands. If they attend them
determined to profit by them, and engage ear
nestly and intelligently in their exercises they
can not fail to command the favor of the pub
lic. But if they stay away wholly or in part,
or if they attend and take no part, or allow the
time to be wasted in worthless discussions and
quibble they will receive the disfavor they merit,
and the law establishing them be repealed.
From the Pa. School Journal.
TOPICS:FGR TEACHERS' MEETINGS.
COMPILED BY DILI.WYN.
We gave a list of Topics for Teachers' Meet
ings sometime since, and promised, more. The
compilation of our correspondent enables us to
fulfil the promise, and will be suggestive to
those who have occasion to write. IVo should
be glad if it incited a few teachers to write for
the Journal. — ED.
SUBJECTS FOR ESSAYS AND LECTURES.
1. Teaching as a Profession.
2. Learning and Teaching.
8. Professional Courtesy.
4. Christianity in Teachers.
5. Utility of Classical Studies.
C. The true aim of Education.
7. Influence of Teaching on Teachers.
8. Teaching, a Science; the Teacher an
Artist.
9. School-boy Life and Character.
10. School Amusements.
11. Moral Qualifications of Teachers.
12. Education a Progressive Work.
13. The Teachers' Daily Preparation.
14. Unconscious Teaching.
15. What School Discipline is, and what it
is not.
16. The Teacher's Position.
17. Advantages of Kiading, and how to
Head with Profit.
18. Physical and Mental Development.
19. Moral Instruction in Schools.
20. Success and Failure in modern Educa
tional Enterprises.
21. Habits of Teachers.
22. Responsibility of Teachers.
23. Education of Farmers.
24. Parental Responsibility.
25. Duties of Educated Men.
26. Home Training.
27. Education of Mechanics and Laborers.
28. Right Motives in Teaching.
29. How Teachers may Help each other.
30. Examinations and Exhibitions.
31. How to Teach Spelling, Reading, Gram
mar, Geography, Arithmetic, &c.
32. Importance of correct Orthography, good
Reading, knowledgo of Mathematics, Physiolo
gy, History, &e.
33. School Supervision.
34. Compulsory and Voluntary Study.
35. Popular Errors in Education.
30. Development of Intellect by Labor.
37. The Newspaper v an Educator;
* 38. Demand for Educated Talent.
39. Genuine Scholarship.
40. Utility of Lyceums.
41. Demands of the Age upon Teachers.
42. The proper training of Youth.
43. School Management.
44. Importance of Parental Co-operation in
Schools.
A Mi IF.D CURRENCY. —The editor of the
Vasliington Democrat in his .distress and an
guish of soul, publishes the following:
Wanted. —Hoop poles, shoo pegs, old boots,
cat fish, saur kraut; corn husks, saw dusts,
porcupine quills, buckwheat cakes, knife blades,
marbles, watch keys, matches, fire era sers,
pea nuts, snapping turtles, eld straps, pig ears,
toot.ii picks, cigar stumps, walnut?, old gum
shoes, drums, fifes, jawsharps, old shoe strings,
horse shoes, Decs in the hive, old pocket books,
(full >f money,) postage stamps, bank checks,
siiinplastcrb, good bank bills, and all others at
this office in payment of subscription, etc., at
the highest market value.
&yA few mornings since, wo were relating
to our family the f"ct of a friend having found
upon his doorstep a line nmle infant, whom he
had adopted, when one of the olive branches
remarked: Pa., dear, it'll be his Step son, wou't
it? We thought it would. I
!sflcct JJottrn.
A DREAM.
I dreamed I !ood outaide of hell's
Dark walls, and cries, and groans, and yells,
Heard faintly from atar within
That dark abode of pain and sin t
Louder and louder, on the ear
Those manuals broke, and seemed more near
To be advancing, like the roar
Of some dark storm-cloud breaking o'er
A mighty forest, old and still,
And rushing on o'er dale and hill.
Curses and imprecations dim,
Terms of contempt and vengeful ire,
From myriad tongues, 1 now would bear,
Kicb moment se> ming still inore near.
Toward where 1 stood the tumult grew,
And Hell's broad gates wide open tiew.
Out rushed a being, sore in haste
By demons, imp?, and devils chased.
"Drive him otf!" loud Sa'an cried,
"And you, Gate-keeper, woe betide,
"if e'er within these walls is seen
"Another heing half so mean."
A (lend came near, t said, "Pray tell
Is aught too mean, too vile for hell I
Who can that wretched being be,
Whom tiiou bast forced so fast to flee
From this dark den of sin ami shame ?
Tell whence he came, am! what's his name J"
He grinned smile of fiend-like mirib,
And cried, "A Copper/tearl from Eurtfi."
[Bedford Inquirer.
And so you "stood outside of heli,"
And heard the awful tale you tell !
Why don't you now the reason state
You didn't stand within the gate 1
The simple imp who kept the door,
•lust saw your ears, nor needed more,
And sung out, us you tried to pass,
-iHell is no pasture for ati Ass."
Letters from Majer jack Downing.
SECOND SERIES —NO. IV.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, ISO J.
To the E(liter; 1 , of the Dalook:
•Sens:—When I writ you last, the Mes
sige warn't finished. Wal, sich a time as
we had iinisliin that docyment you never
did see. The Kernel an i set up all nite
long three or four nite3, but it was nigh a
bout onposaibul to git him. He
would git it fixt, then Seward would
cum in an say it was too bold. Then Chase
he'd ciftn an say it warn't bold enuf; an fi
nally 1 teljed him to make it as old Deacon
Grimes did his oven. He wanted to know
how that was. Wal, I telled hint it was
this wfty fflJic Deacon built an uvea facin
to the Nwln, when one of his nabers cum
along an fed that would never do, as the
North wind would blow rite in the mouth
of the oven. So the old man turned it a
round, air put the face to the South. Purty
soou another naber cum along, an se3 lie,
"Deacon, it will never do to have the oven
face the South, for there ain't any wind so
blusterin as the South wind." So the Dea
con turned it around to the West. Purty
soon a man ciun along, an ses he, "Deacon,
don't you know that the worst showers an
h any canes we have always cum from the
West? It will never do to face your oven
that way." So the Decon determined to
change it around to the East. He hadn't
more than got it dun, before another naber
cum along, an ses he, "Why, Deacon
Grimes, I'm perfectly astonished to sec you
buildin an oven an facia it to the East.—
There' ain't any wind so sarchin an penctra
tin as the East wind, an it will blow your
fire all out of the oven." "Wal," ses the
old Deacon, perfectly discuragcd, "I'll suit
you all. TH build my oven on a pivot, an
when you cum along you can turn it around
jest as you want it." "Now," ses I, "Ker
nel, that's the way with your Messigc,"—
Ses he, "that's a fact; the only trubbil is
to fix ou a pivot on which it kin turn."—
"Wal," ses I, "that's the easiest thing in
tfie world. Take the nigger for the pivot,
an it will suit every man in your party. The
only difference between 'em is, that some
don't like 10 look him square in the face.
That sort can turn your Messige around a
little, an they'll sec "the nigger sideways;
an those thr.t can't stand fliat, can turn it
clear around, an then they'll see the nigger
in the back, but it will be nigger all the
time!" The Kernel seel it was a capital idee,
an he ment to carry it out. It got noised
around that the Kernel was cumin out with
sum big thing in his Messige, an every Con
gressman, when he got to \\ ashinton, run
rite to ihe White House to give the Kernel
advice. They nigh about run him to deth. |
"Wal " ses I, "Kernel, make 'em believe
you're sick." "fciho,' ses lie, "that won t
do a bit of good. I've tried it often, an
the v' bore me wus than ever," ' 'Wal, " ses
I, "tell 'em you've got the scarlet fever, an |
that will scare 'em away." The Kernel sed •
it was a fust-rate idee, an so it wr.s an
nounced in all die papers that the President
had the scarlet fever; but if didn't do much
good. Sum staiu away, but the crowd yet
was trenierius. "Now,' scs I, "Kernel,
this is too bad; here it's almost time for
Congress to meet, an no Messige dun yet.
Jest let die reporters announce that you've
got rhc small pox, an there won't be a moth
er's son of 'em cum within gunshot of you.
Then you can fix your Messige, put in that
patent pivot, an grease things up generally,
so they'll runanofixer year without feel ing."
The Kernei sed there was no other way than
to do it. When it got out that the Ke.nei
bad the email pox, you never see sich a ,
WHOLE NUMBER, 80SJ
VOL. 7, NO 22.
calm. The White House was nigh about
deserted, an it seemed like a Sunday up in
Maine. The Kernel then set rite down to
his Messigc, an worked like a hecver. He
sed he could allers soon put a thing in shape
after the foundation timbers wer laid. An
so he did. When he got it tiuished, he
called Seward an red it to him. He sed it
was capital. Then he sent for Chase, an
he sed it was all rite. "Now," scs I, "Ker
nel, send for a War Dimmjcrat, an see how
he'll like it." When I sed this, the Kernel
laffed rite out. Ses he, "Majer, you're jo
kin—T know you are." Ses he, "The War
Dimrayctfats remind me of a story about
bar-huntin out West. Oid Josh Muggin
liad a young dog wich was very fierce for
bars. So one day he tuk him along on a
hunt. In the very first tite the bar bit the
dog's tail off, an away he run yeipir. an bar
kin like mad, an Josh could never git his
dog to fite bars after that. Now, it ' 3 jest
so with the War Dimmycrats. They were
very fierce to fite me if I issued my Etnan
cipashin Proclamashin, but I did it, an by
eo doin, I cut their tails off, an they have
1 never showed any lite agin me sence, an
they won't. No—l rn'aly wish I hadn't eny
more trubbil on hand than the War Dim
mycrats will give me."
Ses I, "Kernel, I think you're rather
, hard on the War Dimmycrats. They sup
ported you because they thot you was try in
to restoie the Union, but now when they
read your messigc an sec that you won't
have the Union back cny how, they'll say
you deceived 'em, and you may find 'em the
I most trubblesum customers you've yet had
to deal with. They ment to sustain the
government, hut now when they see that
you won't sustain it, they may turn on you
wus than the copperheads have," an ses I,
"Kernel, you jist git the Dimmycrats uni
ted, an I shucln't wonder if they wud Ire af
ter this, an then let all your Miss Nancy
Abolishinisls look out, for there won't be as
much left of "em as there was of Bill Peel
er's dog after his panther fite." Scs the
Kernel, scs he, "how much was that?"—
"Wal," ses I, "Bill always sed there wam't
liotliln left but the collar he had round his
neck, an the tip eend of his tail, about an
inch long." "Wal," ses the Kernel, "Pvo
got to go ahed, no matter who don't like it,
or who gits licked in the file. I'me in the
Abolishin bote, an you can't stop it now eny
more than you can put Lake Superior in a
quart bottle." Ses I, "Go ahed, Kernel:
I allers like to see a man bold an strong on
his own principles. There's nothin like
pluck. Let every body know jist what yeu
mean, an then if they support you it's their
own fault." "Wal," ses he, "ain't I plain
enuf this time?" "Yes," ses I, "Kernel,
all but the amnesty part—that's kinder pnt
tyfogy." "Wal," se3 he, "Major, men that
can't see a hole thru a ladder ought to be
humbugged." Ses I, "Mebbv that's so,
hut we'll all know more about who's humbug
ged an who isn't after the war is over."
But I never did see people so tickled over
the Messige as the Republikins all are.—
They say it is jest the thing—that it is go
in to wipe out slavery, an prevent the "U
--nion as it was" ever bein restored; an then
it's dun so cutely, that a good menny peo
ple won't see thru it. That amnesty dodge
throws dust in their eyes, an kinder sounds
generous, like.
There's a great fife cumin off among the
Abolishinists about who's to be run for next
President, an I think I'll hav sum noos for
you afore long. Enyhow, I shall keep my
eyes open as ushil. Yourn, till deth,
MAJEK JACK DOWNING.
An OLD L AIIV'S ADVICE TO IIEB SOX. — "Now
Now, John, listen to me—l'm older than you,
or I could'nt bo your mother. Never do you
marry a young woman, before you have con
trived to happen to bo around four or five times
before breakfast. You should know how late
sho lies in lied in the morning. You should
take notice whether her complexion is the same
in the morning as in the evening, or whether
tho wash and towel have robbed her of her
evening bloom. You should take care to sur
prise her, so that you may see her in l er morn
ing drees, and observe how her hair looks when
sho is hot exporting yon. If possible, you (
should be where you can bear the morniDg
conversation between her and her mother.—
j If she is ill-natured and snappish to her mother,
so she will be to you, depend on it. Hut if
I you find her up,and dressed neatly ia the morn
-1 ing, with the same smilos, the neatly combed
hair, the same ready and pleasant answers to
her mother, which characterized hor deportment
in the evening, and particularly if she is lend
ing a hand to get the breakfast in good seusou,
she is a pri/,c, John, and tho sooner you secure
her to yourself, the hotter."
tsrM-s. Snake says the reason why tho chil
dren of this generation tiro so bad is owing to
the wearing 01 baluiornl boots instead of Ihe
old fashioned slippers. Mothei s find it too much
trouble to take otf their l>oots to whip their
children, so tboy go unpunished; bat when she
was a child the way tho slipper used to do dou
ble duty was a caution to the whole family. ,
td*Many persons write articles and send them
to editors to be corrected—as if an editor's of
fice were a house of correction. j
3i>tstrti4ing.
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Auriferous Domestic.
_ Since the days of Miss Kilmansegsfs golden
birth, christening, betrothal, marriage and death
we have had nothing quite so auriferous and
Pactolian as the account given in the Tribune
of 21st ult., of Commodore Vaniisruii.t's Gold
en Wedding, Golden, indeed, it was. With
the exception of Mrs. Commodore Vandlhuiit's,
curls, which, we arc told, were silvered, , aud hur
dress, which was of a stiver gray, no baser met
al was allowed to presume on those premises,
on that occasion. There was
"Gold ! Gold! Gold I Gold !
Bright and yellow, hard and cold,
Molten, graven, hammer'd, and roll'd
recklessly, riotously, we had almost said, osten
tatiously. strewn about.
"A profusion of bracelets, porte-monnaies,
gold plate, exquisitely cat ved chess men, sup
erbly bound Bibles, brooches, and Ji-mininn or
naments of every kiud, made the whole table
one blaze of gold.
''The Commodore's princely gift to his ma
tron bride occupied the centre of the table. It
was a miniature propeller of pure gold.
The party seems to have been arranged with
a view to make pretentious shoddyites, whose
rooms are said to be papered with tuousand
dollr.r greenbacks, and whose pincushions are
stuffed with postal currency, die with envy—
The golden ennes, golden whips, gold chains,
gold dressing-cases were scattered about, accord
ing to the Tribune's account, so promiscuously
that a stranger would have supposed himself in
a Bric-a-brace or a jeweler's store, and not in a
gentleman's private parlor.
In what language shall the parties to this
feast of Midas be depicted? The golden light
which the chandeliers shed, the gold cffulgetico
which emblazoned the brow of the illustrious
Commodore, who was in "black, with his uaual
snow-white waistcoat"—how shall all this be
told by the rustic who stands wistfully by, gaz
ing on at the Pactolian stream which is rushing
by, but at which he win only look and so much
as put in his little finger?
Gold ! and Gold 1 and Gold without end !
He had gold to lay bv, and gold to spend,
Gold to give and gold to lend
And reversions of gold i futnro.
In wealth the family revelled and tolled.
Himself and his wife, and his sons so bold!
And bis daughten sang to tbeir harps of gold
"O hel eta del' oro !"
Then, too, there, were ''ceremonies" at this
family gathering, (is the reporter of the Tribune
a member of the Commodore's family, we won
der), —set speeches and replies, ' and nil those
dreary formalities of decorous manifestation ot
pre-arranged affection for which English family
dinners used to be celebrated, but which they
had tho good ts#tc to give up, and which they
never did have published in a newspaper. And
thnt it is in a newspaper, is the reason and tho
moral of our meddling with the private (II) par
ty of Commodore VANuanmr.T. Do we mock
at his money and his golden wedding ? Far from
it. We respect the ability which hits acquired,
and admire tho liberality which makes so good
use of, such vast means. But we would have
liked the Commodore better had he not invited
that newspaper reporter. We would hava
thought more of him if he had looked upon that
anniversary of a long past happiness, and that
testimonial of a present pride and affection, as
a something sacred which should have been con
cealed from the public gaze. The recollections
and emotions which such a moment should call
forth arc those which cannot live iu tho blaze of
publicity. Thoy are evoked and best celebrated
only in company with those whose feelings par
take of the sentiments of the occasion—who
love, too, to look down the valley that has been
trodden, and can join in tho future hopes which
inspire the interested heart. The sons, the
daughters and descendants—even the dear old
friends of boyhood, who have acoompnnied and
fought with us in the bustle of life—may bo
properly admitted as rightful participants and
accessories of such a celebration; but let not
the private hearth, with its tender, foolish re
miniscences, its griefs and loves, and happy
memories, be exploit?, for the delectation of the
town. That is not celebrating n golden or afiv
other wedding. It is consecrating tho "golden,"
but desecrating tho "wedding."
Has not the whole of our American life be
come too open, too notorious ? Are wa not los
ing our relish for inertly home enjoyments, and
are we not getting to depend for our pleasures
too much on outside admiration ? If it be so,
without stopping to consider the reasons which
have brought it about, let us pa use, and endeav
or retrace our steps to the simple virtues of our
fathers. Let us learn to keep something that
is for our own selves and our own families t.-
lone; thnt no prying eyes of public, curiosity
may make comment; some feelings that we re
tire within our breasts and do not by universal
exposure make them worthless by destroying
their chiefcst merit—secrecy.
This is wVat tlie Tribune 's account of Com-
VASUEIMIILT'S wedding teaches us.— Ago.
TUE OaiirissiONs OV TUB MBSBAODl. —Lincoln'* 1
message is more remarkable for what is not in
it than for what there is. An exchange well
says:
"He says nothing about onr relations with
Mexico—a question that before long is to over
shadow all others in our foreign relations.—Fie
says nothing about our lately threatened im
broglio with Great Britain or France, and,
most remarkable of all, he lias not a word a
bout the military operations of the year, their
present situation nor their prospective accomp
lishments ; and the Haute is true relative to the
navy. We does not mention a General nor a
soldier, what they have done nor what they
■have failed to do—not a word for the captors
of Vicksburg or Port Hudson, not u word for
those who stood up and fought and won at
Gettysburg or Chattanooga—not a word for
those who ore wasting away their lives before
Charleston—not a word about Grant, or Meade,
or Banks, or Oilmen, or Dupont, or Farragut
or Dahlgren.