SPIES
SE
BELLEFONTE,
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT 19, 1862.
A PARODY.
Do they miss me at howe—do they miss me ?
Select Hoatr
'"Twould be an assurance most dear,’
To krow that my name was forgotten,
As though I had never been there;
To know that the tailor and landlord,
And the bank where my paper is due,
And hosts whom I cannot now mention,
Had banished me quite from their view,
Do they miss me at home—do they wiss me,
When the market for money is tight,
And collectors in haste are pursuin;
Their debtors by day aid by night ?
Do the friends who once loaned me a *: fifty,”
And others who ldéned me a ‘ ten,”
Heave a sigh-of regret as they miss me,
And wish they would see me again?
Do they miss me at home—do they iniss me; + |
When no longer I'm seen upon Change?
And do those who were wont to assist me,
Say * his conduct’s infernally strange?’
Does the Shylock who loaned me his money,
To bear me to regions unknown,
Look in vain for occasion to dun me,
And wish I again'werc at home ?
Do they miss me at home—do they miss me ?
'Twould be an assurance most dear, .
To know that my name was forgotten,
As though I had never been there.
But I know that my bing lingers
Around the dear place as
roam
And whilo I've my wita and my creepers,
Thoy’ll miss me—they’ll miss me at home ?
THE ANSWER.
RY JUE W. FUREY.
We miss thee at home—yes, we miss theo,
At morning. at noon and at night,
Aud we feel, though a rascal hath left us,
Hix wits were confoundedly bright ;
Tor Le “ diddled” us out of our money,
By prown’sing to pay again,
The * tens’ and the ** twenties and ** fifties,”
He borrowed from credulous men.
Uh! when shall wo all learn discretion,
Tu lend to no rollicking scamp,
Who, one day, is dressed like a nabob,
And the next is off on a tramp?
bo laughs and boasts of his exploits,
And thinks it is wonderful smart,
To cheat a poor tailor and landlord,
And get on the Sheriff, the start !
But the hearts of nid tailor and landlord,
Are waxing hold in their wrath,
And ny ewear they will ¢“ beef’ you the instant
rings thom into your
And the bank that you blarney’d so cutely,
That
path ;
Has offered a handsome per cent.,
To any who'll kindly inform it,
Of the ruad or the path whioh you went !
OL! T tell you you'd better scratch gravel,”
And make an extended coat tail,
Por the Sheriff, with a “posse com 'tatus,”
Is a down on your trail.
Now ge it, ol
fel, or he'll nab you,
And hang you. (by way of a change.)
With your heels in the air and head downwards
Wich would-look most “infornally strange '
And when you return to the village,
We'll gather around you, old boy,
And dance in a * jig” and a * hoe-down’’
The depth and extent of our joy!
Then some of our jovial fellows
Will give you a nice coat of mail.
Mado all out of tar and geeso fenthers
And “horse” you around on a rat!
(From Godey’ Laly's Book.)
MY WARD.
[ was only twenty-three years of age
when | became that important personage, a
guardian of the person and fortune of Miss
Fanny Leo, and this was how it happened :
George Lee and I were classmates in col-
fege. and vere not only class but room
mates and friends, We were called the in
separables, Damon and Pythias, and numer
ous jokes went round the college about our
fricndship ; yet it stood the test of four
years companionship and the ridicule of cu
fellow collegians, and we left Alma Mate,
He was a splendid fel
low, & man to love and be proud to call
friend. We settled mn the same city, he as
a physician and I as a lawyer, and our in-
terzourse was always pleasant.
orphan and the sole guardian of one little
sister, fifteen years younger than himself. —
There were no other relations to wean the
love these two felt, one for. the other, away
from them, Their father, an Englishman,
had brought his wife from the old coun-
try.” and when these two died, the children
stood alone. Mr. Lee was not wealthy, but
he left a small sum, the interest of which
was enough for the children to live upon
with economy. As soou as George was fair-
ly started in the practice of medicine, he
firm, true friends.
scttled the sum upon his sister.
When I was but twenty-three, ‘George
two years older, my friend became a victim
of our country’s scourge, consumption. In
his last illness he implored me to accept the
officy of guardian to, his little sister.
was<then at a boarding school, and George
argued'would probably remain there unul I
was married and settled, or if T desired it,
until she was of age, and able to take care
of herself and her property. Glad to re-
heve my friend of any sad anxiety, I un-
dertook the charge, and was legally intrust-
ed with full power to guard Miss Fannie and
her money for the next eleven years.
rge died.
comfort me.
Seven years passed away. I was still a
bachelor, but keeping house, with Mrs.
Dodd fur the presiding genius of my stabs
lishment. “Mrs. Dodd was a melancholy
It was a sore blow to me,
yet tho certanty that his noble, self-sacrifi-
ing spirit was happy after many trials in
his rough world was a consolation, and, in
time, other interests and affections came to
I
He was an
my failure; 80 I contented myself with buy-
ing a magnificent cover for it, and returned
to the violin, which Mrs. Dodd enthusiasti-
cally declared I ¢ played in the'most beau-
tifullest manner.”
In all these seven years my ward was at
school. Regularly every year I paid her
bills and forwarded the remainder of her in:
come to her teacher for Miss Fannie’s ward-
robe and current expenses; and this duty
over, I thought no more about her. I had
several precious documents from the prinei-
pal of the Seminary, reporting the progress
made by Miss Lee in the various _ branches
taught in that institation, und then another
twelvemonth would roll by before she inter-
course was renewed. I had come, under
this state of things. to look upon my ward
as a very well behaved young lady, thor-
oughly conversant with the * English bran-
ches, music and the modern languages,”
who would, in the course of time, leave
school. claim the capital of her property,
probably marry some respectable man and
live in peace, leaving me in the same envia-
ble state. Fancy, then, tho effect produced
on my mind by the following epistle, which
lay upon my desk one morning in January :
BROOKDALE, January 19, 18—..
Dear Guarprax —The half-yearly session
of our school cioses on Saturday next, and I
finish my course. I am, between ourselves,
horribly tired of school, and so I am com-
ing to live with you. That is what all young
ladies do who have guardians, ain’t it? I
know your address, because Miss Serewem
has it, and I will be with you on Monday
evening or Tuesday, I can’t say exactly
which, because my new bonnet may not
come homes Saturday, in which case I must
wait until the afternoon boat on Monday. —
1 am quite well and hope to find you in a
flourishing state of health. [I have no doubt
you are a dear, clever old soul, whe will not
snuh me as they do here, and if you are
good to me I am sure | shall love you like
a house on fire. You need not answer this,
because | will leave here before your answer
can reach me. Come or send to the boat to
meet me, won't you ?
Yours respectfully,
FANNY LEE.
I wis perfectly thunderstruck. Coming
tomy house! Adearold soul! I looked
over at the glass. I saw a tall, erect figure,
a faco upon which thirty summers had left
a hue, a heavy black moustache, and thick,
wavy black hair, features so so ; eyes black
and large. Then I glanced around my room,
my office. All was neat there, for 1 had
kept my bachelor’s hell too long to have it
disorderly. My mind wandered over the
house. The two third story rooms were va-
cant, and fitted up. one as a bed room, for 1
often entertained my friends for several days
together. These rooms must be aired and
arranged for Miss Lee. My imagination pic~
tured a raw school girl thumping exerc ses
on my grand piano, dragging school books
into my parlors, and practicing dancing on
my carpets, or still worse, a young lady fin-
ished, filling my parlors with her admirers.
keeping me up till morning togo out in the
cold and bring her home from parties. (1
savagely resolved 1 would not take her to
them.) Then another idea flashed upon me
—somebody must be there to play proprie-
ty ; 1 was too young to have a lady of sev
enteen visiting me alone.
Mrs. Dodd was not in her element out of
the kitchen and pantry. 1had no mother,
no sister, but1 had an Aunt. My blood
seemed to run in little cold rills all thro’ me
as I thought of Aunt Jane; but 1 could see
no other way to accommodate Mrs, Grundy,
8) 1 took down my hat and went to Aunt
Jane's. i
Tall, stiff, grim was Aunt Jane as usual.
Chilling was my greeting, withering was the
glance cast at my muddy boots. but my er.
rand was successful. Aunt Jane had al
ways considered me foolish in living alone,
and she agreed to make my house her home
whilst my ward was with me. Leaving her
with cartesb’anche for the arrangements 1
went to court. My ward {danced over my
brief, and I addressed the presiding; judge
once as Miss Lee, once as Miss Fannie. 1
was released at last, and went home.
What a sight awaited me. Taking ad-
vantage of my order to ‘do as she thought
proper,” Aunt Jane had instituted a regular
house cleaning in the middle of January.
As she had only one day to do it in, she had
taken it all at once. From the garret to the
cellar there was not a fire ; the furnace had
gone ouc and there was no one to make it
up, everybody was too bnsy; there were
women on step ladders, women under ta-
bles, women on the stars, women in the
closets, women from tae front door to the
roof. Buckets of water, large cakes of
soap, rags, brushes, towels, brooms, bottles,
empty and full, books, everything in the
most direful confusion. = J was standing
ruefully contemplating the sceme, when I
heard a well known shuffle at my elbow.
¢ I'm 'sorry, Mr. Holmes," said Mrs. Dodd,
¢ that we couldn’t do the office ; but it was
locked and we could not find the key.” At
the same instant I felt a key slipped into my
hand, :
Mentally promising Mrs. Dodd an extra V
with her month’s wages, I said: * Oh I've
got the kev. Aunt Jane, I expect Miss Lee
at midnight ; it is now five o'clock. May I
ask her how I ami to receive her in this
woman, constantly wiping fears from the | mess 2’
very pale blge eyes with the corner of her
€Oh, it will all be done by that time.
apron, referring with a sniffle to. Dodd de~ | We did not take up the carpets; only cov.
funct, or 83 she termed him, ‘my dear|ered them, and we, will very soon get
Henry.” My days were passed in business: through.’
ny evenings in practicing on the violin or
I went to the office. Dodd! Dodd! in~
reading, 1 tried the piano, and & grand pi- | comparable Dodd! A fire burned brightly
ano in'the corner stood a silent witness of [in ‘the open: grate, a cold collation was
spread upon one of the tables, and not a
book was out of place. I was scarcely
seated when my melancholly housekeeper
entered with hot coffe and—
¢ You see, sir, Miss Jane said, there
was no time to get your dinner, so-1 did the
best I could with the cold tongue and chicken
and 1 did manage some oysters if you will
have them.” And she left to return with
one of her most delicious stews.
‘If Miss Lee wants a maid, sir, my
cousin has a handy girl about twenty who
would be glad to come.’
‘ Have her here to-night,” 1 said. And
with a grateful courtesy and shuffle, Mrs.
Dodd left me.
Aunt Jane was as good as her word.
When I left the house to go to the boat it
was in its usual order, though a racking
headache reminded me of the noise and
confusion that had prevailed until after ten
o'clock.
The boat came up to the wharf the mo-
ment after I arrived there, and I went on
board to find my ward. I looked at the
young ladies, and instinctively I expected to
sce the blue eyes and fair hair of my old
friend George. One after another all those
I singled out were carried off by fathers or
brothers, or had aa escort with them. Con«
cluding that Miss Lee had had to wait for
her new bonnet, I was about leaving the
boat when a tall, elderly gentleman near
me said : J
¢ Well, Miss Fanny, we must try to find
Mr. Holmes’ house.” :
I said quickly, « Miss Lee 2’
¢ The same, sir.’ said the gentleman.—
‘Mrs. Screwem asked me, to take charge of
her. Are you a friend of Mr. Holmes?
Miss Fannie here ‘1s the gentleman your
guardian has sent to you.’
Could that httle tidy figure beside him be
my ward ? She was muflled up in furs
woolens, and shawls. till she was nearly as
broad as she was long, and wore a heavy
brown veil. She did manage, however, to
get a tiny, neatly gloved hand out from her
wrappings and extended it to me.
¢ Mr. Jones has my checks,’ she said, in
one of the clearest, sweetest voices T ever
heard.
The gentlemen handed me three checks.
and [ then offered my arm to Miss Lee.—-
She first thanked her escort for the care he
had taken of her, bid him good-by and then
turned to we. The carriage taken and the
trunks secured, we left the wharf.
* Why dide’t Mr. Holmes ‘come 2’ said
Miss Fannie, as we drove through the
streets ; ¢ Was he afraid of the Rheumatisin
this cold night ? Oh! wasn't it cold on the
water 2
¢ Were you sca-sick 2° T inquired.
¢ Sea sick! No indeed ! I never was sick,
any kind of sick in my life! Is. this the
house 2’
I opened the carriage door. Mrs. Dodd
opened my front door, and Miss Lee ran in.
1 left her to Dodd, and turned my attention
to the baggage. When I went into the par-
lor she was standing near the furnace regis~
ter, talking to Mrs,. Dodd and did not nos
tice me. She had thrown aside the wrap-
pings and stood there in a brown merino
dress, which fitted a small graceful figure
perfectly. Unlike her brother, she was a
decided brunette, Her hair fell in short
jetty curls on her shoulders, and her dark
clear complexion glowed crimson at the
cheeks with the recent exposure to cold. —
Her eyes raised to Dodd's face, were large
and very dark.
‘Oh, never mind Miss Jane,” she was
saying as I came in, * I dont care if she has
gone to bed. But where's Mr. Holmes ?
* He'll be here in a minute, I suppose.’
¢ Tell me is he awful old, and will he be
cross and fussy ?’
$0la! cross! fussy!” said Dodd ; ¢ why
you rode home with him !” .
. What! is that my guardian?
young handsome man Mr. Holmes!
[ never was so astonisked——’
¢ And delighted, I hope !” I said, crossing
the room to her side. She did not blush or
look confused at my address, but looked at
me a moment with her large brown eyes,
aud then borst into a hearty fit of girlish
laughter. !
¢ Do you know,’ she said, after she recov
ered her gravity, ¢ 1 thought you were as
old as the hills? I don’t know why, except
all the girls at school who have guardians,
have old ones. Ain't it jolly? We can
have great deal nicer times now, as it is,
cant we?’
* I sincerely hope you will find your new
home pleasant,’ I said, and I meant it.—
The large parlor seemed to have a new ras
diance cost over it by the presence of this
tidy merry girl.
Mrs. Dodd ‘went to find Lizzie, her cousin
to be inaugurated in her duties as Miss Lee’s
maid, and we were alone.
‘Iam sure it will be pleasant,” said my
ward, ‘if you don’t snub me. [am too
tired of being lectured and scolded, and it
ain’t any use cither to be always at me. |
can’t be quiet and ladylike and all that sort
of thing, I think I ain't one of the good
kind.’
I could not help smiling at this naive
confession. She came a little to ne,
* You will be kind to me, won't yon ¥—
You know I have nobody else 2’
I held out both hands to her.
* Do you know,’ I said gently, how much
I loved your brother ?
* Yes! in a whisper.
‘I promised him to be kind to you. [
That
Well
have neglected the charge he left me, but 1
will make the future atone for it.’
Dodd and Lizzie came in, and bidding my
ward a cordial good night, I saw her go up
stairs, followed by Lizzie carrying the cloak
shawls and furs.
Such a life as I led for the next six
months ! I dont think any uncaged monk
ey was ever more filled with mischief and
fun than Miss Fanny Lee.—She nearly tor
mented the life out of Aunt Jane and me.--
She hid Aunt’s spectacles in my briefs, so
that they fell out in court : and she put the
old lady’s snuff-box in my waistcoat, to be
produced in the same place. She chose the
moment when [ was absorbed in a knotty
case to fly to the piano and play the liveli~
est jigs, and sing, in a clear soprano voice,
the most absurd caricatures of opera music,
rolling up her eyes, opening her mouth to
its fullest extent, and scattering the neat
comical trills and ercendoes upon the air,
till there was no alternative for me, and the
papers were laid aside, to be studied out
after Miss Fannie retired. No sooner did
she sec me disengaged than she was at my
side. She pulled my moustache to make it
grol, she said ; she pretended to find white
hairs amongst my black ones, and made
this pretence for jerking out a dozen ata
time of the jetty black ones. She took my
paper when I ‘was most interested in it, to
make a cocked hat, and burnt the tip of my
nose trying to light my cigar.
She had a splendid musical talent, and
played upon the piano with wonderful exe-
cution and expression. ~ One of her favorite
plans for tormenting me was to proposa du
ets. I would get my violin, and the ‘little
witch would take her place at the piano
with the gravity of a deacon. She would
throw her whole soul in the music until she
saw that | was interested and absorbed in
it, and then she would slyly dash off the
most absurd variations on some negro mel
ody, or dancing tune. As soon as I stopped
she would look up with an affection of grave
surprise, and go on with her part of the
music until I was again interested, when
the jig or polka came in again, and so till [
hrew aside my violin, when she would
gravely lecture me upon the bad example 1
was setting my ward, by losing my tem-
ter,
Yet | could not sincerely say that T wishw |
ed her back at school. With ali her wild
freaks she was affectienste, and I of en saw
that her most daring pieces of mischief fol- |
lowed Aunt Jane's severe lectures upon pro-
priety. © They could not live in peace. Tt
was like fire and ice, and Aunt Jane's se.
vere, cold manner would ‘have - broken the
child’s heart or spirit had not I been there
to shield, protect and indulge her. °
1 had never asked myself if | loved the
wayward sunbeam ; I knew that she made
my howe a Lome. not a mere dwelling house
and I listened for her voice as for music:
but she seemed to me such a child in her
free, frank joyousness, that T never thought
of love.
One morning T was taken wlth a severe
attack of nervous headache. I had been
subject for years to such spells, and I threw
myself upon the sofa in the parlor, certain
that for hours there was nothing for me but
quict endurance. Dold came in to darken
the windows, get me a pillow, and put the
camphor bottle near me, and then I was
alone. Soon I heard a merry laugh. and
then a clear voice began to sing a verse of a
merry song. It ceased suddenly, and Fan.
nie said—
* Sick ! a headache ! Of course I will be
quiet, Miss Jane. Iam so sorry.’
Light footsteps came over the stairs, the
parlor door opened and shut softly, and
presently two soft cool hands fell gently up-
on my forehead.
‘ Can’t I do anything for you,’ she whis-
pered,’
* Nothing, thank you. Don’t let me keep
you here in the dark!"
Oh, please let me stay. 1 like to be
where you are, better than anywhere.”
The pain was too bad for me to talk, So
she sat down and softly bathed my head
with cologne water, parting the hair with
her light flagers, and mesmerizing me with
those soft cool hands till T fell asleep, pons
dering over her last words.
IT awoke free from pain, but languid, and
I heard Aunt Jane's voice in the parlor, at
some distance from the sofa.
¢ You will find that he really disapproves
of your conduct. Tt is not proper, and any
young lady who allows herself to take such
liberties with 8 gentléman, loses his re-
spect.’
Was it my ward who spoke next 2—The
voice was clear and cold as Aunt Jane's !
¢T think you are mistaken ! I see that I
was wrong to love the only person who has’
been really kind to'me since my brother
died, but I did not think my guardian mis-
understood me. Still, [ will take your ad-
vice and go back to school till Tam of age.
Now mark me, not because you advise me,
but because [ could not live on cold, formal
terms with my guardian, and I will not give
him reason to despise me, by showing that
1 am ungrateful for his love.’
The voice trembled a little,
Jane merely said:
* You have decided wisely,’ and left the
room.
I kept perfectly quiet.’ I heard one’ cho
king sob and then light footsteps approach-
ing my sofa. A tear fell upon my forehead
and then soft, warn hips gently pressed the
spot. and Fannie went towards the door.
but Aunt
Tn an instant [ was on my feet beside her.
Never mind what I'said; | did not offend
her, and when I sat down upon the sofa
again the tiny form nestled close in my arm.
Only one question about ou future life did
my promised wife ask me.
¢ Aunt Jane ? :
* Will return howe the day we are mar-
ried I
And she did ; a handsome present quite
reconciling her to the match, and repaying
lier for three months she stayed with me to
play propriety when 1 received a visit from
my ‘‘ ward.”
———— mmm
(Correspondence of he Constitutional Union.)
EUROPEAN POWERS vs. UNITED
' STATES. a
WasHINGTON, Sept. 6th, 1862."
Allow me briefly to allude to one of {he
most absorbing and pro’ ably least under-
stood questions now before the people ot
this country. I mean our foreign relations.
In all that'has yet been written concern-
ing this subject, I have failed to find any-
thing like a rational argument or candid
statement. Prejudice and misapprehension
seem to prompt atl who write, aud many of
thie articles are calculated to mislead and de
ceive. Notwithstanding that this is so, it
seems to me that there are few questions
capable of so easy a solution. If we admit:
first, that nations are influenced by intdrest
rather than by sentiment, we have at once
the key to the problem, and can easily come
at a correct answer ; for all foreign nations
do now and will contiriue fo occupy towards
us just such position as their interests dic.
tate.
England, for instance, is a manufacturing
and commercial country, and every other
manufacturing and commercial country is
her rival and enemy. Therefore, the North-
ern States stand ina position inimical to her
interests. Again, cotton is the staple of her
manufactures, and to procure cotton she is
dependent upon our Southern States, which
are, furthermore, her friends, in that they
are neither commercial nor manufacturing,
but afford her a constant market for her
manufactures. So far, then, England is the
natural ally of the South, and would be a
large gainer by the latter becoming an inde-
! across the Atlantic. Australia,
pendent nation, inasmuch as it would re”
lieve her, in a great measure, from compe:
tition with the Northern States in that mar
ket. :
But England is under the constant neces-
sity of procuring her breadstuff’s from
abroad ; and, while her own colonies and
Russia are, or could readily become, able to
supply this demand, by becoming involved |
in a war with the Northern States she would
deprive herself of this source of supply,
and place herseif at the merey of Russia. —
1t will be readily perceiyed that her situa-
tion would then become extremely precaris
ous ; and her ability to sustain herself in the
complicated troubles in which such a step
wonld involve her, would be’ problematic,
tu say the least. A war with this Goveru~
ment, it mut be remembered, would seria
ously eripp'e Canada,and detract from the
ability of that colony to furnish food to the
mother country ; and it might, and 1 have
but little doubt that it would, lead to the
dissevering of the colony from English rule,
21 1 am confident that the British author-
ities are not yet prepared to part with such
a valuable jewel from the coronet as Cana
da is, notwithstanding the foolish assertions
to the contrary made by newspaper writers.
But more than this, England now controls
the commerce of the world, although the
causes that placed such power in her keep.
ing have ceased to operate long ago, by the
opening up of new realms to trade. Ths is
a grand prize, and already France, Spain,
Austria and Russia, are stretching forth
their hands to grasp at least a share of it.
A glance at the map of Europe will convince
any intelligent man that their pretensions
are not wholly vain. They can readily com
bine and control the trade of the Mediter
ranean and Baltic seas; and, on the coms
pletion of the Suez canal, extend their influ
ence to the East Indies. 1s any one foolish
enough to suppose that they would hesitate
to do this, if England were to cripple her
energies by engaging in a war upon this
continent? 1f so, they misjudge nations. —
1 cannot think that they would hesitate a
single moment, and 1 believe that ltaly,
Prussia and Turkey would be crushed out
of existence between them in less time than
it would require England to transport troops
too, won!d
be likely to throw off British control, and
her dominion in the East 1lndies would be
jeopardized, if not destroyed. Such are the
dangers that beset Kogland to day, and con:
vince me that she will never interfere alone
in our quarrels,’in any manner that will lead
to a: war with this'country. She 1s at once
the most powerful aud the weakest of na-
tions, and’'any mismove at this time may
bring her down to a third rate power. She
stands precisely where Spain stood previous
to her fall, and would have even less ability
to suffer than Spain had, because the latter
is self sustaining while England is not.
With France the case 1s different. She is
a growing nation. Her greatness is prospec:
tive. She is far less dependant on foreign
countries for bread than England, and could
readily obtain a supply from Russia ii this
country were closed against it. Towards
the two sections of this country she occu-
pies almost the same position that England
does ; and the fact that she is seeking now
to extend her manufacturing and commer.
cial interests tends to ally her more inti-
mately with the South. Her friendship to
that section would be of great future advan-
tage to her. Then she is interested in keep-
ing this country weak, too weak to admit of
its obtaining any ‘portion of the Isthmus of
Darien and making improvements there, be-
cause by so doing 1t would come into direct
competition with ber Isthmus of Suez proj
ect. If she can attract the commerce of the
Pacific through the 1sthmus of Suez canal,
colonize Egypt and found there a great com~
mercial city, it will constitute her the lead
ing nation of the world; and all this, she
can accomplish if some other nation does
not dispute the prize by making similar im-~
provements on the 1sthmus of Darien.
But, again, France has little or no risks
to run in a war with this country, No se-
rious permanent injury to herself can grow
out of it. She has no commerce to suffer,
no provinces to lose, and but little reason to
dread the debt necessary to incur. What,
then, is there to restrain her from enlisting
on the side of the revels? Nothing, that 1
can perceive, except the personal interests
of Louis Napoleon. If he can secure his
own seat while engaged in suck a war, 1
have no doubt he will extend material aid ¢°
the South ; but he can only secure that by
combining other nations with him in the
struggle. 1f England, Russia and Spain
will combine with him, then, asd not till
then, will there be danger from France.
With Russia the case is wholly different ;
she is independent of all outside nations:
she can grow her own breadstuffs and cloth-
ing; but Russia wants a market, Now, as
her products are mainly the sama as those
of our Western States, it follows that those
States are her material antagonists. They
are her competitors in every luropean may
ket in the sale of breadstuffs and furs. The
Southern States are not aliied to her, be
cause their products are such as Rassia
may use, if she can obtain them cheaply,
especially their cotton, but she will not suffer
if deprived of them. Neither can she hope
to find in them a market for her products,
because they have no need to buy of her.—
Her furs they do not require, and they can
always get breadstuffs nearer howe. Tow-
ards each other, then, the South and Russia,
are indifferent. There is no cause for cither
love or hatred between them. Could Ruse
sia drive the breadstuffs of the Northern
States from the European markets, it would
be the means of enriching herself ; but it is
not certain that such a result would be at-
tained by involving herself in our affairs, at
least the expulsion would not be permanent.
But, by standing alo f. and allowing the
two sections of this country to cripple each
other, load themselves with an enormous
public debt, and prostrate their energies be~
yond recovery for years to come, she secures
the only interest for which she could con-
tend, and that without cost or pains. i
7’hus we have shown that by combining |
the qualities of a manufacturing and coms
mercial, with those of a breadstufl selling
nation, the Northern States are placed in the
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possessed a powerful navy, and though not
having at their disposal a standing army,
had, at all events, in abundance the mate
rials out of which it could be speedily crea -
ted. They enjoyed the exclusive command
of the ocean. and saw not the slightest dan-
ger fo apprehend in the prosccation of their
trade. With the whole world open to them.
they found themselves speedily supplied
with every engine of modern warfare which
science has of late called into existerce.—
Besides all this, they embarked in their en -
terprise with all that prestize which invar-
ably attaches itself to the established order
of things. Soch were the circumstances un-
der which the North addressed itself to the
task of crushing out the so called rebellion :
nor is it possible to lose sight of them in es.
timating the probabilities of carrying to «
successful issue a war which in its present
stage, exhibits the combatants standing to-
wards each other in relations so diflerent
from those which they occupied when the
war began.
1L weuld have been 1mpos:itde for any
nation ts be compelled to struggle for its in-
dependence uuder circumstances more dis-
advantageous than those under which the
States which sceeded from the Union ene
deavored to establish their claim to a sep
arate form of Government. Numerically,
the population of the South stood to that of
the North in the relation of one to five. $V
the material of war the Southernors were
entirely destitute.
ard of independence been raised than every
port in a large seaboard was nt once sealed.
With such munitions of war as they then
possessed, they found themselves not caly
to commence but to sustain what they weil
knew would be a protracted conflict. Of
ships of war, withore or two exceptions,
hey possessed none. Their trale was en-
tirely annillated. Instead of the prustig:
with which their Northern opponents enter
ed on the war, they found themselves Ireld
up to tha execratin of the civilized world.
To foreign States they were represented by
the Federal Government as rebels whilst
fanaticism stigmatized them as slave-owu-
ers, Nuwbering in all little more than
eight millions, they found themselves at the
same time obliged to cope with the North
eru States, and to retain in subjection, with
in their own territory, a population half as
numerous as their own, Under disadvanta
ges so great as tuese did the Soathera Con-
federacy fight the battle of independence.
It is impossible to compare the present
position of the Federal States with that held
by them at the beginning of the war, withs
out being irresistibly impressed with the ut-
ter hopelessness of their atlempt to sahjn
gate the South, The South has suttered
wach : it has also contracted a debt: but
as nothing by it can be regarded as worse
than defeat, it will be enabled wu timately,
should it succeed in establishing its indes
pendence, to regard with greater cquanimi-
ty the burdens which this war may impose.
To as it seews impossible that the North, in
its present crippled state, can effect an oh.
attitude of competing with nearly all foreign
nations ; while the South by being confined
to the growing and selling of 1aw cotton is
really the competitor of none, but “of more
or less necessity to all ; hence, we may safe
ly conclude that every foreign power will
hail her independence with delight, while
the causes we have indicated will prevent,
at least until they can all combine, tneir
armed interference in her b tL donot
believe they will stand aloof and see her
subjugated, because their mterests are at
variance with that policy ; but L do believe
they will postpone interference until the la-
test hour. Foxe.
ENGLISH JEALOUSY OF THE AMER.
ICAN UNION.
The English press, and particularly the
British Ministry, have lost no opportunity,
from the commencement of the rebellion, to
disparage the efforts of the Federal Govern
ment to preserve the Union, and at the same
time to advecate the claims of the South to
recognition, The recent rebel successes in
Virginia, will afford these journals and the
rebel emissaries abroad still another oppor
tunity to revive their clamor for recognition
or intervention, and we may anticipate from
them, for months to come, more than ordi
nary criticism. The following, copied from
the London Morning Post, which is the or-
gan of Lord Palmerston, exhibits the favor-
ject:which it has hitherto shown itself una-
ble to accomplish.
The question when the South ought to be
regarded as having established a rigLt to de-
mand recognition still remains open for con-
sideration. Until the close of the present
ciwpaign it had certainly failed to satisfy
the world of its ability to maintamn its inde.
pendence. Had the result of the recent cus
gagemeuts in the vicinity of Richmond proved
different, the Confederate capital would, in
all probability, have fallen. Now, however,
when, to all appearances, the North is coms
pelled to desist from active operations «for
some n.onths, it would certainlo seem that
the claims of the South to recognition * dea
serve the sciious consideration of foreign
governments. Another signal victory on
the part of the Confederates may possibly
decid » the Cabivets of England and France
ou the course they will adopt.
ec oo
ARTEMUS WARD AS AY EDITOR.
In the Ortum of 183—my triend, the editor
of the Baldinsville Bugle, was obleged to
leeye profeshional dooues & go & dig his ta-
ters, and he axed me to edit for him dooriy,
his absence. Accordingly 1 ground up his
shears & commenced. It didu’s take me a
grate while to slash out copy enuff from the
exchanges for 1 issoo, and I thort I'd ride
up to the next town on a little Jaunt, to
rest my branes which bad been severely
itism in which the Southern Confederacy is
held by the British aristocracy :
Ironieal.)
rackt br my meatal efforts. (This ig sorter
So I went over to the Bale Rode
There can be but little doubt that, sooner | offiss and axed the Sooperintendent for a
or later, the Southern Confederacy will be ! pars.
admitted into the family of nations. After
a ftediously protracted war of eighteen
months, the Federal Government have failed
in making the slightest impression on their
resolute opponents, It is not uareasonable
to presume that even should the war be pro-
ceeded with for another year and a ha'f, the
result at the end of that time would not bs
different. We have now had a fair opportu
nity of estimating the qualities and the cali
bre of both belligerents. Those who derive
their ideas of strength from magnitude, were
not slow io conclude that the North must of
necessity prove victorious. And. in truth,
the advantages possessed by the established
Government at the commencement of the
contest were to all appearance overpower-
ing. The Federal States entered upon ths
war entirely free from debt, and with resour-
ci 8 at their command for the production of
“You a editor 7 he axed, evidently on
the pint of snickeren,
«“ Yes, sir,” sez I, dont I look poor en
aft 27
+¢ Just about,” sed he,
can’t pars you."
“Can't, hay 2?
¢“ No sir ~1t can't.”
+ Becauze,” sez I, lookin him full in the
face with a Eagle's eye, * it goes so darn
slow it can’t pars anybody !’ Me thinks I
had him thar. It's the slowest Rale Rode
in the West. With a mortified air, he told
me to get out of his offiss. I pitied him und
went.
Rode
“but our
a es
077 A wag loaned a clergyman a horsa
which ran awdy and threw him, ani then
claimed credit for ** aiding in spreadin: ths
Gospel.” :
wealth which were really stupendous. They
re —
077 Down in the mouth —Ths Repuli's.
No sooner had the stand-
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