AIP 5 IRIN TET TTDI cor SAT TIT Ry TR RE ne, — BELLEFONTE, @he Suse. THE BLESSED REST. "BY JOE W. FURRY. “Come unto ms. all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”—Mar- THEW X1-28. Blessed words from Crrist, the Saviour, Carist, the © Man of Sorrows,” too; He, whose blood on Calvary’s mountain, Freely flowed tor me and you' « Come unto me, yo that labor, Full of grief and ore distress; Ye, whose sins like heavy burdens, Do your conscious souls oppress ; +‘ Come unto me—I will give ye Life Eternal—Jove divine ; Rest and peace and joy and glory, All shall be forever thine!” Sinner, traveling o'er life's pathway, It is Carisr, the ‘‘ Nazarene,’’ From whose gide the blood and water Trickling down to earth were seen, That thus bids thee come unto Him, Offers thee His precious rest! 0! accept Him and embrace Him, Lay thy head upon His breast! There thou’lt slumber calmly, sweetly, Safe from all the ills of sin ; Naught shall trouble or affright thee, For His arms will fold thee in. “Come unto me, ye that labor, All your sins shall be forgiven !"’ Blessed promise! Blessed Saviour, Take us to thy home in Heaven. WHAT IS CHARITY? “Tis not to pause whon at my door A shivering brother stands, To ask the cause that made him poor, Or why he help demands ? ‘Tis not to spurn that brothers prayer, For faults he once had known, “Tis not to leave him to despair . And say that I have none. The v-ice of charity is kind, She thinkerh nothing wrong, To every fault she seemeth blind. Nor vauteth with her tongue. In patience she places faith, Hope smileth at her door, Believeth first. then gives, and saith, “Go, Brother, sin ne more !"’ & NY: rd J ’ v ~ Miscellaneous, —/ . . {For the Democratic Watohman. WHY THE ILLINOISANS AND THE ILLINOIS SOLDIERY ARE WEARY OF WAR. Faienp Mek :-—1 notiee in your issue of the Watchman of February 20th, 1863, an article containing the Resolutions recently passed by the Legislature of Illinois in ref- erence to and denunciatory of, the present War Policy, as now advocated and proposed to Le carried into exécntion by the chival rous admirers and disciples of * Abrahum the faithless.” You have been pleased to preface that article with some remarks of your own in approbation of the course pur- sued by the Illinois Legislature, and add, in connection therewith, that “Indiana, Ohio. Pennsylvania and New York will sustain them.” In reading your comments upon those Resolutions, 1 felt happy indeed, to be as sured that herein the county of Centre— the home of the present Governor of the Keystone State, and that in Bellefonte, the former residence of the Governor, there was a paper to be fourd whose editor had the true courage, patriotism and liberality, to endorse a scries of resolutions, the tenor of which, though in harmony with the Consti- tution of our Country, aud in accordance with the spirit that actuated our forefath- ers in the earlier das, in their grand strug- gle for a United People, under one form of Government, having one Country, one Con- stitution and one Destiny, are, nevertheless, in diametrical opposition to the views and sentiments entertained and expressed by your Governor, if recent messages sre to be taken as his standard of action ard belief; which standard of action is by no means creditable to the Governor ; and if followed up or carried out by the Legislature, could not, under any: circumstances, reflect honor upon 1ts mewnbars er give any very striking proofs of their valor, wisdom or discretion. I am happy, however, to learn that snch is not the position occupied by the members of the Pennsylvania Legislatare—a very honorable, —and I was golng to and, Mr. Editor,—a very remarkable circumstance in their favor. ; 1 purpose in this letter, Mr. Editor, by your permission, to show reasons why the Illinois Legislature have adopted the said Resolutions, and why the great majority of Tllinoisans and the Illinois soldiery do not follow in the path tracked out recently by that « great joker” —formerly ¢ Honest Old Abe,” of Springfield, Illinois. In doing ihis I shall only speak of facts which are a " part of my experience ; having, as you me aware, but recently came from the State in qrestion, and in which 18 now, and has been for a number of years. the home of wy adoption. And ag'l have spent the major part-of the past year in the Western sriny, in the Department of the Cumberland, © T know whereof I affirm,” when [ write and speak of the views and seniiments enter- tained by the Illinors soldiery. About nine months ago, the Siate of Iili- nois wae in & whirl of enthusiasm and ex- citement upon the subject of war. Wap meetings were held weekly, and in many places daily, in every town, village and hamiet throughout the léngth and breadth of the entire State. These meetings were at- tended by large delegations from neighbor- ing tewns and cities, accompanied by mar tial and brass bands of music. Eminént ahd popular speakers from that and adjoin- ing States were in attendance to address these meetings. * Halleck's Peroration to the American Flag” was the stercotyped quotation of every enlisting officer who was seeking for recruits, The ** Star-Spangled Banner” and “ Hail Columbia’ with the Na- tional song of the ** Red, White and Biue’’ were sang at each of these meetings with a { fervor and pathos unexcelled in the anniver- sary days which immediately succeeded the Revolution. Upon the corner of every street in almost every town, could be seen the Emblem of American Liberty and Independ. {ence floating to the breeze. Every poster and hand-bill announcing the approach of another ** War Mceting,”” opened out with the following rallying cry : *« Freemen, your Country Calls !--Patriots, to the Rescue !— « The Wuion—It Must and Shall be Preserv- ed !'—* The Constitution Must Remain the Law of the Whole Country !'—*No Traitor- ‘ous Foes Will Ever be Allowed to Violate itz Provisions or Sunder its Claims upon Our Affections ! §e., &e.’ Every newspaper in the State without ri- gard to party, called loudly upon the people to rush to the rescue of an endanger-d country. The Board of Supervisors in ev- ery county in the State offered, as an in- ducement to persons that would enlist, an additional Bounuty of from [Fifty to One Hundred Dollars to each recruit, besides making 8 provision for the maintenance of the soldier's family during his absence, in case the necessities of the case required it. Men of all political parties were appealed to to fly to the rescue of the Union—that the war was now to be prosecuted with vigor and determination to triumph, Each and every speaker made eloquent and powerful appeals for the Union—the * glorious old Unien of our fathers I” Said they to the to the con- servative men : ** See, General Halleck, of the West, is Commander-in-Chiet of the ar- mies under the President. Stanton, a Dem- ocraf, is Secretary of War—McClellan, & Democrat, is to lead our armies in the field — ail political prejudices and partizan views are banished and we sll unite a¢ one man to presceute this war for the ¢ Restoration of the Union under the Constituiion.’ The President called for 300,000 men.— The qrota of Illinois, under the exciting circumstances and the inducements offered, was filled in fen days time. The President called for 300,000 more, and the quota of ilinoie was again filled in less time than the furmier call, and still the patriotism of the people of Illinois had not chilled. Love of ecuntry and reverence for the memories that closter around the Flag of cur Union were ag fervent as ever. The Constitution found its willing defenders in every city home, town dwelling and prarie cabin. © The Union—it mut and shall be preserved’ was the rworn and fixed determination of every one of the sons of the Prarie State, who oheyed the *¢ Call to Arms,” and rushed © the rescue of & ** bleeding country.’”” The farmer left his fields of ungathered corn and grain to rally around that + dear old flag.” The mechanic closed hig workehop to parti- cipate inthe exciting scenes of the battle- field in defence ot that flag; and the mer- chant and professor alike, closed their store and office and gave a willing assent, a cour- ageous heart and a ready hand to aid in sub- duing the “rebellion” and *‘restoring the Union.”” To such an extent had the excite- ment raged, that in many townships almost every third male inhabitant had enlisted. aud so general was this over the State, that there were more regiments filled to the re- quired number, than the quota of the Sta'e called for, or the Governor could accept without permicsion from the War Depart- ment at Washington's and accordingly the permission of the War Department was ob- tained, and thirteen more Infantry regi- ments were added, besides several Cavalry regiments and independent batteries. In July and August last these regiments were sworn in, and mustered into the U. S. Service, arwed and equipped, and seat to the ficld ; some to the Potomae, some to Kentucky, and others vo Missouri and Ar kansas. Tie writer of this was among those who wont to Kentucky. [le has a very distinct recollection of all that transpired on the eyentful chase after Bragg from Louisville to Perryville—the battle of Chaplain Hills, and the pursuit over the mountains near Lebanon to Danville, through Harrodsburg to Crab Orchard, and thence to Cumberland Gap, where, Mr. Editor, Bragg, with his ar- my of ‘* Butternuts" passed through, and after they got through, pulled the Gap in, to prevent us from following them. So, we hesitated, remained three days, run out of provisions, and concluded to retrace our steps by way of Danville to Lebanon Junc- tion, where we expected to obtain supplies for a “« forward march” to Nashville, Tenn. I have & vory vivid remembrance of the hardships endured ; of our sufferings for want of water and food ; of our pains and aches from blistered feet and chafed limbs —all of which we bore uncomplainingly, as we were in victorious pursuit of a retreats ing foe that had invaded a ** loyal” State. — Wo reached Lebanon, remained a day, and then warched on to Bowling Green, and from thence to Nashville; and finally our “Great Northern Show’’ gave an entertain- men! of sevén days duration in ‘the vicinity of Murfreesboro, which exhibition, Mr. Ed- itor, took from the Stage quite a number of our best performers. Suffice it to say that from the time our army left Louisville until the close of the engagement at Murfreesboro, not one feel- ing of dread or fear for the safety of onr country and the restoration of the Union, ever found refuge in the breast of a Western so'dier. Victory was ours, although it was dearly bought at Murfreesboro, our loss there being equal to, if not exceeding that of the enemy. Still we did not despair.— We believed our cause was holy—we be- lieved it was just. We had dispersed the enemy and occupied at the close of every battle, the ramparts, fortifications and rifle- pits of a gallant, wary and heroic enemy. It is useless to deny any longer that a *t Southerner” will fight bravely and hero- ically, The writer of this-has reason to be satisfied that they can shoot &3 rapidly and with a8 much precision as a Union soldier can ; and he is as fully satisfied that the visitations of their ** lead and ball” are just as unhealthy as curs are, when they come in too close contact with one’s physiogno- my. On or about the 10th day of January, our portion of the Army of the Cumberland, read for the Arst time what purported to be the *¢ Emancipation Proclamation of Abra- bam Lincoln ; for the first time, Western soldiers made the fatal discovery that what they bad fought for, and were still fighting for, was the ‘¢ protection in the Federal lines of negroes in Kentucky and Tennessee, and the emancipation of Slaves in the adjoining cotton States! Heaven save the mark! in eternal infamy consign the disgrace ! Had the Zeprousy broken out in the camp had the death of every near and dear ‘one been announced to each solcier, it could not have produced greater sorrow, or sadder hearts. A cloud of gloom settled like a dead weight over every regiment, and it seemed to us as if through che issuing of that Proc- lamation was only intended torepresent the ringing of the deah-knell of the Union!— Stout hearts in brave soldiers’ hosoms beat quick with fear of some impending danger! That syren voice which on the day of enlist- ment spoke those dear and cherished words of the ¢ Union as it was and the Constitu- tion as it is” as words of courage and com- fort to the ear, dishonorably, disgracefully, and dastardly broke them to the hope ! The deed was done. —the decree gone forth—the fate of the Union sealed, and the door of xe- turn forever clos: d upon the wayward and departed sister States! ‘Now, came the time for thonght— now was the day of re- pentance and misgivings. What wns to be done? That was the question upon‘every lip, The justice, the policy and the legality of emansipation were fully and freely deliberated upon and dis- cussed. The argument that it was a ¢ mil- itary necessity’’ found bat few I elievers, as our experience in Kentucky and Tennessee would enly confirm the negative of it. whilst an unprejudiced and unbiassed mind would render a decision in favor of the ¢ free American citizen of African descent” remaining where he was, subject to the con- trol of his master, as well as to the laws of the State which regulated and established his position in society. The soldier's argument upon this subject of Emancipation, although not polisiied and clascical, is, however, a common-sense, truthful and conclusive argument agains! the policy of Negro Emancipation, and ful- ly establishes the fact that there is neither justice nor humanity in emancipating slaves even if the matter could be considered prac- ticable, which, under any circumstances, it is not, nor ever can be. A soldier’s argument is this: Suppose we liberate the slaves, take them fiom their masters where they have comfortable homes, plenty to eat, plenty to wear, good beds to #leep upon, not anything to care for ; every thing is bought for them and given to them by their masters; they have no provisions to make for the morrow. What little they raise upon their acre of ground independent of what they do for their master, is exclu- sively their own. If it be tobacco they raise, they cure it, take it to market and with the proceeds purchase **fineries,” and it is a fact known to every soldier, that the negroes are the most gaudily dressed people of the South. The women go mn silks and sating, whilst the * cullud gemmen’’ dress to within an inch of their lives in broad- cloths. When sick, they are properly nurs- ed and well taken care of, having the best of medical attendance. Now, asks the sol- dier, can we better their condition by mak- ing them free ? « Will we Northern people’ do as much for them when the necessities of the case require it, as the Southern people do? Would our interest in their welfare be as lively 7 Would our cold and bleak cli- mates be as well adapted to their physical capacities and endurance as are the warner and sunnier climes of the South ? If freed, into what States would we send them ? TI- linoig, by her Constitution, prohibits their emigration to or location within her borders. Indiana, by her Legislature, enacts the same laws. Towa and Ohio will scon follow in the same path, Where, then, will we find a home for thej emancipated Negro$ Just Our battle ary was * Union or Death !” ice answers, * Where he is!” Policy says, “Let him alone?’ Homanity ascewers, ¢ Let those who love and care for him, keep him!" 8aid Squire Tawson of Hartford, Ky., to me, (who by the way was one of those ster- ling Union men, having & brother and two sons in the gallart [Ith Kentucky Regt. which Regt. has been on every battlefield in the South West, and, himself, having furnished a large amount of money for its equipment,) Sir, I have six negro slaves.— One of them nursed me when I was a child ; she has been a faithful woman ia my fathers family. She is the man dependence in mine, From boyhood up I have been trained to re- spect, to love her. [fT offered her, her free- dom she would spurn the offer. My other negroes [ have raised from childhood up—I have cared for them ag I would for the chil. dren of my own family. When they were sick, my own family physician administered to their wants as faithfully as he would to myself or family under the same circum- stances. My children have played and grown up with these negroes; they have sympathy and aftection for each other ; they are interested in each others welfare. Be- sides this, these negroes are valuable to wre. They are assessed at from 800 to 1500 dol- lars ; I would not dispose of them v ere T go- ing to sell, at those prices. But, Sir, you men of the North say, liberate them, liberate them! My Dear Sir, suppose I do, let us see the situation. Here, I set free my ne- groes who have grown up under my oare and attachment ; I part with those with whom my sympathy and the memories of earlier days compel me to love, to protect and to care for ; besides this, I part with a money value which, alone, would make it expedient I should care for them. Now, if I should free these negroes, what assurance wou'd you northern philanthropists give me that you would take as good care of them as I have done? Would your interests be the same 1n these negroes that mine has been? Would you have an interest of sympathy in their welfare as well as a pecuniary inter- est as I have had? If taken sick, would you exercise the same care over them ? Do you care and sympathize with what free ne- groes you have already in the North? Is it your practice, ever, to enlist your sympa- thies in the welfare of your white domestics ? If you do not, what proof can you give me that yon would use your colored domestics with more sister or brother like sympathy, My negro girls have nursed and played with my children. Would you allow these negroes, when free, to do thé same with your children in the North? Is it your custom to allow your children to associate with colored chidren m the North ? Do you not have feelings of Repugnance towards the Negro Rice, and are not these feelings generally entert and cultivated all over the Northern States ? Have you not seen the reverse of this the case all over the Sou‘h ? 1 aliow my negro cooks to carry the keys of the Pantry and the Kitchen. I never know what is to be my meals untill T sit down at the table, If these negroes free, would you aliow them the same privileges as [ have done, and do in this particular ? And lastly, if you are really sincere in your intentions to benefit the negroes by placing them in a state of freedom, pray, why is ic that you. have failed to exercise those benefits upon’ the free negroes you have long since had 2 Mr. Editor, these questions are plain and to the point ; let the unbiased aud unpreju- diced man answer, The honest soul aad sympathising heart will say, ‘<Let well enough afone.”” Eet us mind our own af- fairs and leave uther states and people to take care of theirs. But, Squire Lawson’s case 18 not an iso- lated one. The same state of affairs exist upon almost every plantation in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee, and the same argument will hold good all over the South- ern States ; for 1t is my experience. The farther South one gets the stronger and more mutual the attachment for the negro. ’ So, then, Emancipation of the Slave is not right, it is not justice, it is not humani- ty—unless accompanied by some provisions by which the condition of the slave improv- ed and made happier and more comfortable. I have now presented you with the argu- ment against Emancipation. Now, for its effect upon the Army. In the first place. the soldiers of the army all see, feel and know, that the condition of the negro can- not be made better by a state of freedom in the North. Secondly, their introduction n- to the army can have no other tendency than to demoralize-an army of white men. For, what white man would take pride in chop- ping wood to keep aégroes warm, share his ratious to keep negroes alive, (heaven knows the soldiers rations are scant anh poor enough at most and best !) and allow the ne- gro to usurp the privilege of riding on army wagons, whilst the soldier whether well or unwell, was obliged to walk. Yet all this is done in the army and that, too, almost in every regiment, But, I hasten on. The soldier has seen all this and worse. His letters home have contained accounts of this pseudo sympathy for the negro, as practiced by the ¢‘sheulder strap’’ gentlemen. Tn hie return letters he receives the infor- mation that his wife and children at home are penniless, that their “relief” is stopped for want of funds in the couuty ‘treasury to ained pay clais. That the children are shoeless in thie cold winter, that all they have to live upon is what their little labor will yield and kind neighbors give. The wife will close up this affecting lettor by asking her husband to send her s remittance—alas! alas! Send it—how can he? The gov- ernment, is and has been in the ‘‘negro bus- iness” and has forgotton fo pay its soldiers, some have wages due for six, some for eight and some for {en months. ~ The soldier weighs this matter well, de- cides, and fiinally acts, and that decision finds admires who approve of the action all through the army. The feclings of the ar- my are made known at home, the sufferings of the soldiers family are talked of—the government's injustice to him is complained about, and finally, all classes talk of the in- humanity of those in Power. The Legisla- ture becomes infected, and hence, these ‘but- ternut’ sad ‘Copperhead Resolutions” whioh the people endorse, but the office hol- ders fear and tremble at. In my trip rom Nashvila, Tenn, to Illi nois, I passed over almost the entire length of the latter state, as well a8 portion of In- diana. I was not aware when I left Tennessee, that such a state of feeling existed in the States of Indiana and Illinois. From almost every oue you hear this pla:ntive story. — This war ought to stop, just see our own State, it is ruined, coffee 40 ct per pound sugar 16, calieoes and musling from 25 to 40 cts per yard, and corn oaly 10 to 14 cts per bushel ! 1 In the name of God, how can we pay our taxes and clothe our families {rom these prices. Many of us, too, have just bought farms a year ago and the payments will be due in the spring. Lf the Mississippi River was only openrto our trede and eommerce our corn would bring better prices and our groceries would be cheaper : but the govern- ment has joined hands with the New Eng- land states in the ‘‘negro business’ and don’t care a snap for the great North West. The bones of Illinios soldiers lie bleaching upon every battle-field in the South: Illi- nois and Indiana done their duty for the govermnent, but the government will mot even pay their soldiers. Isit right to lon- ger support such an administration ? Is it justice to ourselves to encourage or longer aid in tLis war, which is now tarned to be a crusade, waged for tae freedom of negroes that dare not enter our State ? What shall we do ¥ A large part of our citizens are the natives of Tennessee, Ken- tucky, Virginia and North Oarolina. We are related to them by ties of blood and kin- dred, and we cannot and will not be separa- ted from them to please the fanciful. whims of the New England States ! That Proclamation is New England's di- viding wedge drivem into the very heart of the Union to forever gunder ite parts, New England’s contractors and manu- facturers have grown fat sad weslthy upon the misfortunes of cur country, whilst the poor bleeding Agricultural West now suf- fers from their long continuance. Our com- merce is ruined, and our crops scarcely worth the gathering at the prices offered. — That Mississippi River, which bounds the entire border of the state of Illinois, our own Prairie State, washes the borders of the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansis, Missisippi and Louissos. It mut and shall be open to our trade and commerce ! The people of Mississippi and Louisana want our produce, we want theirs, War under this Proclamation can never effect a reconciliation with these States ? Jn that kind of a war we never enlisted to fight, and now that mo good can come from the prosecution of such a war, and as our peo- ple, by its continuance, will only be the more heavily taxed, we demand peace. If New England don’t like' the terms—in the langnage of onv of her statesmen “Let ber Shae.” We of the West demand a Nation- al Convention composed of delegates of al the States in the Union, We are ready for Peace. We want the Union restored as it was, under the Constitution as it is. 1f New England objects, then we want the Un- ion Reconstructed with New England left out. But Peace’ we will have. We have given our last man and dollar to this war under the present management. We have no more men to spare, as nearly every third ping Rachael, or is a house of mourning.— The fatal result of the various battles our gallant sons have fought for the restoration of the Union, which wae ever dear to us, — We have no more money to spare, as our crops do not*bring prices enough to enabls our farmers to pay their State and Naiional taxes, let alone the spacial war tazes.— Hence, we cry peace ! peace ! and our voice will be heard, already it finds an echo in Kentucky, Tennesses, Mississippi, Lousi- ana, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and Virginia, and soon, too, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Deleware will re-echo tha cry, and Peace will again spread her wings over all, either as a Reunited Nation, or a Reconstructed Union. Mr Editor, I have thus given you some of the reasons whic are now, and have been assigned in Illinois fer her present course. Phvee written more than I inten ded, but I became interested on the subject, and as they are so fresh in my memory, and so poignant in my experience, I could nat desigt from “talking right out in meeting.” New, that I have ‘gone and done it" : you will pardon the presumption and intrusion and I will subside for the present. KNARE, of Illinois. house in the State of Illinois contains a wee-| DEATH OF LIEUT. I RILEY. At the request of the brother of the de- ceased we give publicity to the following ‘letter. How many Learts have been sad- ened.—how many homes darkened by such information, since the commencement of this horrible war,. God alone knows.— Bright hones are crushed ont-—-sweet dreams are vanished forever. and the darkness of desolation sits on the door steps of many, many, once happy homes as this fearful scourge goes on. Why should it continue ! what good has resulted from it ! Let those that can, answer. | £d. Watchman. Ix Caxp, Murrrreseono, TRNN., February, 2d, 1863. Wu. N. Rirgy, Nachusa, lll. —Dear Sur : —You have before learned the sad intelli gence of the death of our brother, Lieut Daniel Riley. who gallantly fell at the head of his company at Murfreesboro! Severe illness has prevented me from communica- ting with you before. but ssore so long ani so pleasantly conn ected with him, I cannot-forbear at this late date, of adding 8 word of sympathy anc testifying to those gentlemauly and soldier-like traits which made him a favorite with his Regiment and the ido1 of his company. - He came to usa stranger—we yery soon learned to love and respect bim as a friend, an officer and com- rad. Of a cheerful disposition he was the life of the company and it will be very long ere our boys forget to speak of ‘‘Lieat. Ri- ley and wish that he might be with us again to cheer and snimate us with his presencs,’ But the fate of war has ordered that he should fall a martyr in the cause for which we contend. Those that knew him need not be informed that he nobly fell on the sdvan ced line, cheering and animating his men by heroic example. lle was struck down by a missile from the enemy. Several days he survived patiently to bear his sufferings end cheered by the knowledge that he suf- fered not iu vain—that by the gallant acts of such as he our troops were victorious and that the enemy were flecing before jthem. — He fell as the soldier may wish to fall, and sleeps honored and remembered jby those whom he gallantly led on the Battle tield.— Acecpt my heartful sympathy snd that of the brave remnant of our company. We, feel the loss deeply, but there are those perbaps gathered around the hearth-stone far away at howe, on whom this dispensa- tion falls with 8 powerful weight, Be as- sured that those have the sympa.by of the brave men who have been so pleasantly and honcrably associsted with him during the service, I am respectfully yours Bryson Woop, Capt Co., C. 34 11 V, M. a ashy A DEFINITION of 4 YANKER.— As {he Yankees are creating no little excitement jin the commercial, poiitical and military world the following deflinition of a genuine male Yankee may not be a miss. A real genuine Yankee is full of animation]: checked by moderation, gui- ded by determination, and supported by education. : He was a veneration corrected by tol- eration, and when reduced to aggravation, can assume the most profound dissimulation for the purpose of retaliation, always com- bined, if posible, with speculation. A live Yankee just caught will be found not deficient in the following very peculiar qualities : : He self-denying, self-relying, and always trying, and into everything most eoustantly prying. 5 He is a lover of piety, propriety, notoriety and temperance society. He ie a dragging, gagging, bragging, stri- ving, swopping, jostling, bustling, wrestling mus cal, quigzical, fastronomical, poetical, and conical sort of a character, whose man ifest destiny is to spread civilization to the remotest corners of the earth, with an eye always on the look-out for the main chance. i PostaGr Wire. ~A lotter bearing the fol~ lowing address was recently mailed in Roch ester, New York: To Hiram Allen, OSWEGO ; Transposed, it readeth We-GO SO ; Transposed again and you will ses That thus it raneth, SO-GO WE; Transposed once more, and it wili A common adage, SO WE GO ; Aye—s0 we m Lifes FREAT MAIL! 1t well directed, we can't fail— If badly, ‘thereby hangs a tail! rete ai reeveate show 0"As to being inflicted with gout,” said Mrs. Partington, very wisely, 2s she stirred her tea, ‘high living dosen't always bring it on, depend upon it, though it gen- erally does sometimes. It is incoherent mn some families, and is handed down from fa ther to son, Mr. Hammar, poor soul, who bas been so long ill with 1t innerits it from his wife's grandfather. cea A AA ee sett. 17 If every word men utter fell to the ground and grew up a blade of grass, most public speeches would be worth ten times as much as they are now. [= Why is a lady who has bought a sa- ble cape at half-price, like an officer rbsent on leave ? Because she's got her fur-low. [7 Why is a kiss like a sermon # It re- quires two heads and an application. rr —— et: { Promissory notes— Tuning the fiddle beforp the performance begins New Rewepy For THm Ssarreox. —Thc Saracenia purpurie, or Indian eup, native plant of Novia Scotia which we Mentioned some time ago as being the specific used by the Indians against the smallpox bids fair to realize the expectations entertained by m. - dical men of i sefficacy. In a letter address ed to the American Medical Times, Dr Fredrick W. Morris. President, Phybiciaz of the Halifax Visiting Dispensaly, states that this Saracenia a papaveraceous plant, will cure small-pox in all its forms withis twelve hours after the patient his takeing the decoction. ‘However alarming and numcrous the eruptions,” he says, ‘‘or conffuent and fright fultyey may be, the peculiar action of ib medicive it such that very sellom isa scar left to tell the story of disemse. If cither vaccine or variolious matter is washed with the infusion of the Sacarcenis, they are d:- prived of their contagions properties. B- mild and pleasant is the medicine to the taste that it may be largely mixed with tea or coffee, and given to connoisseurs in theses beverages to drink, without being aware of the admixture. --The medicine has been sug cessfully tried jn the hospitals of Novo Scotia, and its use will ba oontis ued.” Ox Thursday ofternoon, whilst Gen. Bat- fer, 10 company with the Baltimore coms mittee of reception, Gen. Schenck and ete, and other gentlemen, were visiting the forts around Baltimore, a dreadful accident occur red. After visiting Forts Mciienry and Fed. eral Ill, they had gone lo Fort Marshaii where a salute was to be fired, The Generai and his party had passed out of range of the guns and the gunner supposing all had pasa. ed, gred a thurty fwe pounder. Unfortunate ly at this momen: some of the party who had loitered behind, among them Com. Woodha! of the U, S. Navy, came up and received the charge, blowing the flesh trom his lower limos, and causing his death ina moment. His Lody was blown over the ramparts & distance of thirty feet. a — Distoyarry.—It is perfectly sickning and disgusting to read the diatribes of the Trik- une, Times, &c., on “disloyalty,” “disloya! men,” &c. Persons who have sanctioned every executive usurpation, every infrac tion of the Conatitution, and every act of outrage on the peoples rights, talking about disloyalty" ag glibly as if thep were the purest patriots in the universe! Greely and Ravmond prating of their “loyalty,” when there is not a line 1 the Conatitutica that they have not deliberately repudiated t Verily, this world is tarnd topsy turvey.— The insufferable arrogance of thess protea- ded patriots 1s only cqualled by their bitter torvism, which demands of free, intelligent Americans, that they should give up the right of private judgement and prostrate their minds and souls in abject submission to a one-man power.— Caucasian. ea Gr etn cot Drsausring. Nothing ao disgraceful to our city has occurred for years as the dis gusting ostentation of the marringe of Tom Thumb to a corresponding specimen of usa- fortunate fomale humanity, under the au spices of that greatet of kumbugs, Barnum. A mob of women, it is said, blocked up Broadway near the church where the cere~ mony came off, and had to beactually beats en back by the Police! Rome was bad, Sodom worse, but we doubt if either city, in their worst days ‘rivaled the grossness aod sev cuality of New York.—Caucasion. AN INsTITUTION. — A boarder was seen ta pick something out of & saussge he was eating. ‘What is it Ben 7” asked a bosrder slitiag opposite. “A little piece of bark 1 believe." replied Ben. ‘Well, old fellow, it's my Zopidion yon*d better not hunt any longer, or you might find a grow! pretty soon. er ret hee [7~A laddy says the first time she was kissed she felt ike a big tub of roses swia- ming in honey, eologne, nutmegs, and cran. berries. She also felt as if something waa running through her nerves on feet of dis monds, escorted by several little Cupida in chariots drawn by angels. shaded by honeya suckles, and ths whee! sp @ 4 with molted rainbows. Humph ! Golly ! 07" An old maid who has her eyes a 'iitle sideways on matrimony, says: ‘ The curse of this war is, that it will make many wid- ows, who will be fierce to get married, and who will know how to do it. Modest girls will stand no chance at all. —— lnm I= A disconsolate widower seeing the rev mains of his late wife lowered into the grave, exclaimed, with tears in his cyes:-= «+ Well, I’ve lost hogs and T've lost cows, but I never had anything that cut me up liks this.” : J7* You sre writing my bill on very rough paper, said a client to his soiicitor.— Never mind, said the lawyer, it has to be filed before it comes into court. > 07” The women must think that we men are great Tobbers! We are all the time going about robbing” them of their very names, Orleans has arrived in Paris, on Bis wtura | from Roms, rn re Msn i. : : 17> The venerable Archbighop of New EN Nl a oe po i — a —— NNR il
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