VOL. 8.
BELLEFONTE, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1863 2
The Huse.
THE SONG OF THE SWORD.
A PARODY ON THE ‘‘SONG OF THE SHIRT.”
‘Weary, and wounded, and worn,
Wounded, and ready to dle,
A soldier they left all alone and forlorn ;
On the field of the battle to lie ..
The dead and dying alone,
Could their presence and pity afford :
Whilst with a sad and terrible tone,
He sang the song of the sword.
“ Fight—fight—fight !
Though a thousand fathers die !
Fight—Gght — fight!
Though thousands of children cry !
Fight—fight—fight !
While mothers and wives lament ;
And fight—fight—6ght !
While millions of money are spent.
igi fghe ght
Should the cause be foul or fair,
Though all that’s gained is an empty name,
And a tax too great to bear.
An empty name and a paltry fame,
And a thousand lying dead ;
While ever glorious Teint?
Must raise the price of bread.
“War—war—war !
Fire, and famine, and sword ;
Deeolate fields, and desolate towne,
: And thousands scattered abroad,
Weth never a home and never a shed ;
Whilst kingdoms perish and fall,
And hundreds and thousands are lying dead,
And all—for nothing at all.
“War—war—war!
Mausket, and powder, and bail;
“ Ah! why have we battle at all?
* Tis justice must be done they say,
I'he nations honor to keep !
Alas! that justice should be so dear,
And human life so cheap!
“War—war—war!
Misery, murder aud crime
Ave all the blessings I've seen in thee,
From my youth to the present time,
Misery, murder and crime—
Criwe, misery. murder and woe,
Ab! would I had known inmy younger days
A tenth of what pow I know !
Ah! had Ibut keown in my happier days,
In my hours cf beyish glee,
A tenth of the horrors and crimes of war—
A tithe of its misery.
I now ad been joining a happy band
Of wite and « =u dear,
And 1 had aied iy native land,
tusiead of dylog nere.
‘Aud many a long; long day of woe
Aud sleepless nights uatold,
Aud drenching rain, and drifticg snow,
And wearisome. fumine and cold,
And worn out limbs, and aching heart,
A grief ioo great to tell,
And bleeding wound, and piercing smart,
Had I escaped full well,’
Weary, and wounded and worn,
Wounded. and ready to dic,
The soldier they left, all alone and forlorn,
On the field of the battle to lie
The dead and the dying slone
Could their presence and pity afford
Whilst thus. with a sad and terrible tone,
{ # would these truths were more perfeetly
He sang the song of the sword. {known !)
Sliscellaneaus.
JPuarenaneans.
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Published by Request |
PATRIOTISM.
Mr: Enron :—The following remarks on
*¢ Patriotism” were made by Davio Coray
1Iarvey, at the schoolhouse in District num-
ber one, Greeno township, Woodford coun-
ty, Ill, in the winter of 1861, just when
the dark and portentous cloud of our natio-
al troubles was beginning to rise.
This young man then attended school, and
had previously been requested by the teach-
er to define the word Patriotism, and give
Lis views on it, which he did as follows : —
¢ Webster says that ¢ Pariotism means
tne love of one’s couatry, the passion which
arises to serve one’s country either in defend-
ing it from invasion, or protecting its rights
and maintaining its laws aua institutions in
vigol and purity. Patriotism is the char-
actenstic of a good citizen, the noblest pas-
sion that animates a man in the character of
a ciuzen. From the definition of this word
now g'ven, all sensible persons must admit
that the exercise of Patriotism, or the love
of one’s country, is correct and proper at all
times. But in the course of cveuts there
are periods in the history of states and na-
tions when the public men and citizens gen.
erally are more particularly called upon to
exhibit or show forth their Patriotism. "The
period before the Revolution, when the
mother country taxed the people of the Col-
onies without representation in the British
Parliament, anc during that war of over
seven years, was a time that ¢ tried men’s
souls’ and tested their Patriotism to its ut-
most capacity. But thanks to our Revolu-
tionary fathers, they were not wanting in
this noble principle, and well did they main-
tain their rights, and bequeathed to their
posterity Liberty and Independence. But
to be short: The time of the last war with
England, and more recently, that with Mex-
ico, were periods when the manifestation of
Patriotism, or the love of one’s country,
was also highly becoming all classes of cit-
iss In such circumstauges as I have just
ment. “ad, it seems to me the people of this
Republic will patriotically stand up to wain-
tain our rights at home, and our honor
2d, and unitedly resist the invasion and
of wny foreign power, Sach is our
past history, and such may it ever be, If,
ia the, former history of our progress, we
have had times and scusons that * tried men’s
souls’ and proved their Patriotism, methinks
such a period has returned, or is about re-
turning upon us again, when the tial will
be more severe than ever.
Look at our great nation, for {hree quar-
ters of a century the wonder and admira-
tion of the world! bat, alas, for the last few
months the arena of contention and bitter
f
1
Hitherto we have stood united against the
world, but now a revolution has been inaug-
urated, and one member after another. is
seceding from this once prusperous, peace-
ful and glorious Union. What now is to be
done ? Some say one thing and some say
another ; as for myself, I feel as did the old
Roman Senator, while some were for war,
ae declared ¢ Ais thoughts were turned on
peace.’ This 1s the sentiment of my heart,
and in the present state of our national af-
fairs, peace and concession, are the only
means under heaven that can restore har-
mony to this divided and distracted country.
Already have a number of the southern
states formed a Confederacy and elected
their President and Vice President. Under
these deplorable sircumstances ‘coersion’
means war, and will result in war to the
knife. [apprehend that a war between the
North and the South will be the most dis-
graceful calamity that can possibly happen
to this nation! because it will be the most
awful. and bloody struggle in which men
ever engaged. Remember that in such 2
conflict the combatants on both sides will be
Americans. and we know their baitle cry
is, ‘< Goo axp Lisemry, Victory or
Deata!!”
We, as a united people, could 1 believe ,
better contend against all the world in arms
than we can succeed in subduing or con-
quering each other! From the renowned
and valiant character of American soldiers,
we may possibly conceive but none can de-
scribe the wide-spread and fearful devasta-
tion that must result from a hostile mecting
between those who were once brethren and
freemen of the Jnited States. Such fight-
ing as will then follow was never witnessed
by the sun himself, who has looked down
from ‘heaven and beheld every battle since
time began its warch! Such will be the
sacrifice of life, blood and tiessure, if coer-
be attempted, that even our own will be as-
tounded and other uations overwhelmed
with amazement !'! Think of it, my school-
mates, a ul fellow citizens, miilions of free-
wen north and south flying to arms to sub-
due their bretbreu in the tented field! Oh,
my soul, who can contemplate the woeful
picture, who can recount the sadness that
must come upon our common country, the
sorrows that must fall upon parents, broth-
ers and sisters, widows and orphans, conse-
juent upon a war between Americans ?
To prevent these inumerable calawmites)
and sufferings, let us all abandon selfish and
and sectioual principles, and, under the in-
fluemce of true patriotism, lift our united
voices for peace and honorable concession
Could my humble voice be heard in the
«egislature, in Congress, or in the Cabinet
it should be raised to its full volume of
peace and reconciliation throughout our vast
republiz. It should there be, as it is here,
my pleasure to speak fur the restoration of
every member with all her legal rights to
the old Umon,for the perptenity of the Con-
stitution,amd that the stars and stripes migh
now and forever wave over the United lad
of the {ree, and the peaceful home of the
brave. D. C. HARVEY.
Under the foregoing principles and views
this young man remained at home until the
false excitement about drafting, in August
last, when he was persuaded by sowe fo
enlist to avoid the draft. He joined Co, H.,
4th Ill. Cavalry, and reached his regiment,
at Trenton, on the 24th or 5th of October,
and on the 24th of Nevember they marched
from there for the front of General Grant’s
Army in Miss. In a letter just received by
the parents of this young soldier, from the
Captain of the above named company, he
says: ‘David Coray llurvey was a good
soldier, there are none better. From the
time Le joined my company (ill the time of
his death he was one of the most obedient
orderly, well behaved, and willing soldiers
that belonged to my command. He was a
brave man. often when others were detail-
el he would volunteer to take the place of
some one and let him stay in camp. Such
generous conduct on his part had bound
him dearly to the officers and men of the
company. {le was with usin the cenual
Mississippi campaign, and during the pres-
ent oue below Ilolly Springs. Every day
found us early in the saddle, and might often
failed to relief us from our asiduous toils. —
Rain, storm, cold and hunger, we had to
endure, without shelter by night save that
which heaven's wide canopy afforded us. —
Al this worried and tried the constitutions
of the men.
After a long toilsome march, fighting al-
most all our way, with the excitement of a
rapid pursuit of the enemy, on the afternoon
of the 4th of Dec. last, we entered the vil-
lage of Water Valley on the Mississippi
Central railroad, and, having lived on half
rations for several days, I permitted my sol-
diers to get some refreshments in town.—
Bo ne of them entered a Drug store [your
son with ther where they found some hon-
ey, buiter, matches and liquors, and tasted
of what they suppssed to be wine,but which
was vin. Antimonsum. That night about
10 o'clock, it made Coray sick, and the
next morn.ng he wanted to go with the ad-
vancing column, batI ordered him back,
and in an ambulance sent him 18 miles
north, to the hospital at Oxford Miss.,
where he kept gradually sinking until the
was burried 1n the cemetery. He was burs
strife, and this, alas, among ourselves, thus rid 1n kis uniform, aod wrapped in his
differing from any former great conflict io,
which our Government has been engaged. — |B the bottom, and as it was impossible to | the foulest spirits from the gutes ef hell to
blankets. The grave was dug with a vaglt
night of the 12th Dec.,when he expired, and.
procnre any kind of a coffia or box, he was
laid into tha vault and covered with boards
to protect the body from the ground. His
grave is on the north east of the town, and
near the centre of the i cemetery. A head
board is set up with his name cut in, and
regiment written on in pencil: His . career
as a goldier was short but glorious. May ne
rest in peace.
Now, to his parents, brothers, sisters and
friends, let me say that you have the sym-
pathy of all the officers and men of his com-
pany in your griet. We are all severely
pained to lose Coray. Although he did not
die on the ficld of battle, 1 repeat it, he
was & brave and good soldier. May God's
blessing rest upon. you all. Truly Yours,
FRANKLIN FISK.
Capt, Co. H. 4th 1}, Cavalry.
P. 8. I think you cannot get his body at
present,as he is burried at leas) filty miles
beyond our lines,and that the country is now
overrun by the rebels, F. F,”
Will the Lycoming Gazette please COPY,
that ty numerous relations and friends in
that section may leagn the particulars con-
nected with the melancholly death of my
oldest son.
Very Respectfully,
J. J. HARVEY,
COMMON SENSE SPOKEN YEARS
AGO. ;
Many years ago. the Boston Post publish
ed an article on “The Mission of the Dem-
ocratic party,” which was so full of wisdom
and sound common sense, that it attracted
general attention at the tine it was present-
ed to the public. The article has been hand-
ed to us by a friend, with a request that
it should be inserted in our columns, and
we cheerfully comply with its wishes ;—
Philadelphia Age. :
“The great mission of the Democratic par-
ty at the North, is a great and glotious oue.
Bearing before it that principle of fiaternal
affection which the Father of his country
has warned us to guard as the ark of our
safety —inspired with that charitable spirit,
which breathing from the ip of the grea!
defender of its faith, the patriot Jackson,
whispers to us from the tomb “never fora
woment beleive that the great body of the
citizens of any State or Statee, can deliber-
ately do wrong,” and “however mistaken
the citizens of other States may bs in their
views,the great bod; of them are equally
honest and upright with yourselves” —we
have the sure means of benefitting our coun
try and mankind, by the spread of that]
faith, and the conquering march of these
principles.
“The great enemy we have in the midst
of us is the pharisaic spirit, that questions |
of us. ‘Which is the great commandment
in the law ? It tempts us with the flattter-
ing assurance that we at the North are in
the light, and that one brother at the South
is in darkness ; and therefore demands of us
to hate these brothers as extortioners ani
unjust.
HK conceals the truth, that though we be-
stow all our substance to the poor bondman
and though we give our bodies to be burned
in their behalf, trhough we do charity, the
whole 1s good for nothing. Tt rails against
the mote of our brother's eye, when the en-
tire lack of charity is the beam in our own
eye. This pharisaic spirit would persuade
us, that, if we kecp tha great duty of
freeing, rogardless of consequences, the
black race, we shall perfectly obey the com-
mandment of God—in its cunning selfish-
ness keeping out of sight the great truty
that ‘we know but in part,’ and not unitll
that which is perfect shall come, shall that
which is part be done away ; and that, there-
fore until time, ‘all things whatsoever we
would that men shou'd do unto us, even so
should we do to them, for this is the law—
the whole law—and the prophets.’
“The whole North is prevaded with this
spirit. Lt is the lurking voice of puritanio
fecling early planted here, prolific in cant,
unfruitful in works of common dharity and
brotherly attectlon. 1t boasts of its elo-
quence in denouncing those who have the
guardainship of what it calls the opprosse d
bat, though it speak with the tongue of an-
gels, yet it 1s as sounding brass and a tink-
ling cymbal. It boasts of its faith and or-
thodoxy, parades its deeds of kindness to
to the poor Tndian and the black bondman,
and talks loudly of its readiness to do asd
tosuffer in their behalf. The sole result it
bas yet reduced to practice has been an at-
teufipt to degrade the masses who labor with
their hands, by introdacing the institution
formerly forbidden, of their intermarriage
with tke blacks—as if the black was of a
somewhat purer source, from which to draw
the human raze and perfect our civilization
than the white. This pharisaic spirit has
yet to learn that ‘obedience to the command.
ment of God,’ of which Mr. Sumner talks
80 much, does not consist in doing one
thing, but in doing in one spirit— the spirit
of charity—cverything. There is one great
commandment in the law, no one thing to
be done to fulfil it. Charity is the whole
law. and is required in everything, even in
our treatment of slaveholders.
“This law of charity bids us govern our
own conduct by our consience. The phari-
saic amouy, us bids us force others by mal.
ice and hatred to govern their conduct
ding to our consience. Tutermeddling is its
whole office—~self-government and self-ex-
swination the last thing it dreams of, It
tramples trae religion under foot, snd leads
poison the public conscience. Because a! UNION
merciful God has spared the North from a
helpless and incompetent race of servants,
the proud heart of the Northern Pharisee
beats with exaltation as it boasts, ‘vy the
strength of my virtue have 1 done this
thing, and by my wisdom, for Iam wise
and holy.’ t
«Shall these things continue ¥ Shall the
proud heart of the North continue thus de-
filed, and ihen boast of its arrogance ¥ No.
Let the North wash its own heart from the
waters of bitterness and make it clean.
And if this peopie obey the law, the law of
charity, that looks to the heart and not to
acts then, though our sins, as a confedera-
ey, and as a nation, be as scarlet, they shall
become as white as snow, though they he
red as crimson, they shall become as wool.
We, not the seed of Abraham, nor the chil-
dren of the promise ; wo, heathen and Gen-
tiles as we are, from the loins of Japhet,
shall enlarge our borders and be led on by
an overruling Providence until he gathers
ns and the nation under the tents ot Shem,
as [lis good servants, even though the chil-
dren of Iam continue to de the servant of
servants. i
i
For the Watchman. | .
SCHOOL DIR: CTORS AND THE COUN-
TY SUPFRINTENDENCY.
Mr. Epiror : —[ want to say a few words
to the School Directors on the Superinten-
dency: .
Three years ago, 1 “published -an article
in the Press aud Centre Democrat, to prove
that the law, as crceed, creating that office
was incapable of improving teachers ; theres
fore incapabie of improving schools. The
péople are still of that opmion. I am yet
able to demonstrate, to any intelligent man,
that the law, as it is being executed, in the
several counties, is but a mockery and a
burning insult to the tax paying yeomsnry
of Peunsylvania. I am ready to verif} 'y this
proposition whenever it becomes necessary.
As the law is still in force; I propose to
state how the Suverintendent should en-
large his field of operations under the spint
of the law. that he may impreve upon the
past. Of the spirit of the law, the Hon.
Henry C. Hickok, in his report for the year
ending June, 857, says :
“ The reluctant, mechanical fulfilment of
the mere letter of the law, was never inlen-
ded to be the limit of its operations ; nor
would such an administration of the office
| answer the ends of its creation under any
circumstances.”
Dyes Mr. Hickok here intimate that the
Superintendent can do nothing except dur.
ing the few months when the schools are in
uperation, to advance the cause of educa-
tion? Surely he does not, - His epinion of
the law is a philosophical one. He thinks
tho Legislature thought it useless to enu.
merate all the means that might be used by
the Superintendent to accomplish the grand
design of the law—the improvement of our
race.
Tae Superintendent should devote his
time, the whole year, in performing the du.
ties of that office ; 1t he does not, he is not
worihy of that responsible position. When
schools are not in operation, he should be
instructing the teachers, and aiding them to
1ise mn the profession. He could devote ns
time 8ix mouths, at least, annually, for this
purpose. And his instructions, of course,
should be free of charge, as he would thus
be within the range of his duty.
1 would suggest that he teach six months
annually, in sessions jof two months each,
each session 10 a differenc locality, so as to
accommodate a majority of the teachers;
and that in this school, he teach them a
thorough knowledge of the branches taught
in the Common Schools, and the art of im-
parting, in a clear and logical manner, that
knowledge to others, of judiciously leading
the young mind from the known to the un-
known. As a substitute for a Model School,
he could delivér lectures on teaching, ac-
companied by full exemplifications and ile
lustrations of its methods, and also require
the teachers to study in connection, some
good work on the theory and practice of
teaching.
The advantages of this school would be
numerous. Two months of teaching and
training teachers, anuuslly, would give
them an impulse to continue to improve
themselves, which would soon be developed
in the schools. It would enable the Super-
intendent to give them certificates that
would be more reliable and that would not
so often deceive the directors and impose
upon the people, The directors would then
be encouraged to graduate their salaries jto
the grade of their certificates, and thus en-
courage them to improve themselves, and
thus elevate and dignify the profession, and
retain many good minds in the work who
retire for want of encouragement. It would
also enable the Superintendent to render au
eyuivalent for his salary, and thus the great
and itrue objection, that the law does not
improve teachers, would be removed.
During the long winter evenings, it is his
duty to deliver, frequently, well prepared
lectures ; the object of which should ke, to
generate, in ‘the minds of the “parents, a
more active ip their responsibilities and dy.
ties,
Any Superintendent who proves recreant
to hig duties, should at onze be removed.
R. 0. WIER.
rm AR is
~Lawyer's mouths are like - turnpike
gates—never ofn except for pay.
"LEAGUE —THE REV. MR.
AMES AN ABOLITION SCOUNDREL.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has been venti-
lating the Union Leagues of that aity, to
their anncyance and the public amusement.
Among the latest feats of certain Reverend
gentlemen, who frequent these Leagues to
expose their abolition infamy, is the report
of a speech by a Reverend Tyrant called
Ames. Here it is:
“At the conclusion of his remarks, the
Rev. Mr. Ames was called for and took the
stand. He said he did not hold enmity
agamst ony human being, although he some-
times felt like that good old Methodist min-
ister, who had his gun leveled and was tak.
«mg down a rebel every clip, and at the same
time praying to God to have mercy on his
soul. Ile then went into a discussion upon
the natural and moral condition of man, and
made several points that were cheercd by
the audience. After the cheering. he said,
now I can laugh at you—you have been
cheering Wendell Phillips—for what I have
said is his language, and not my own. Now,
said he, I inform you that Iam an Aboli-
tionist, und always have been, and turning
to Judge Woodruff, he said : Mr. President,
if any man undertakes to deny that I am
not an Abolitionist, I authorize you to cow-
hide him and charge me with the expense.
(The Judge nodded assent as though he
would do it) He then proceeded to say,
that the Pres'dent, in the goodness of his
heart, had allowed many things to be dove
that ought not lo have been done, and to
permit the publication of such traitorous
sheets as the Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago
Times, Medary’s Crisis and others ; but the
time had about arrived when the breath
would be crushed out of them.” :
Then why do these Reverend Abolition
scoundrels not crush the heath out of these
papers aud be done with it? If their pol
icy is a war of violence, let them go on
with their work. We are assured by sev-
eral persons that owe of these Reverend
vipers was prowling about our office with
his white cravat, the pight that it was
mobbed,
We claim just the same right to live in
this country that these ‘wolves in sheep’s
clothing’ bave, and if they dispute that
point let them proceed. We ask no favors
but those which the Constitution ana laws
give us, and when they are thrown aside as
waste paper, then of course the femce ig
‘Gown and every man will go in as it may
suit him,
There has been about enough of this
kind of vaporing, and the sooner it is stop-
ped or carried into effect the better. If there
1s neither decency or freedom left—if all
law, order and Government protection is
thrown to the winds, let us have fair no®
tice, because we shall never ask the pri-
vilege of such men as make up the lazy
lying tribe of abolition preachers, to print
or not to print The Crisis or any other
paper.
We have just the same right to print'a
newspaper ‘now that we had thirty years
ago, and surely no abuse at the present
day can well surpass thc abuse we receiv-
ed in 1828 for supporting Geoeral Jackson
against John Q. Adams, 1f this poliucal
abuse i8 now to be added to the destruc-
twa of our property and the personal sac-
rifice of our right to live and labor, why
then we say let it come. We would scorn
to ask mercy at such hands—we despise
tyrants of all breeds and professions—we
loathe the base and hypocritical follower
of the Prince of Peace, who befouls him-
self and his deluded christian followers by
this kind of ‘fire acd brimstone,” 1f the
time has come when worse than Austrian
Despotism sits enthroned to crush the last
spark of manhood and liberty, why then
to ask favors or mercy would be of no avail
if decent. It the sting of despotism has
been struck into the nation’s vitals by these
clerical hell-hounds, then let it stick there
snd we shall all go down together in one
dead mass of rotten putridity—there to
slumber and stink in the nostrils of an
abashed world.
We shoald think it glory enough to con-
tend single handed and alone with men
infamous enough to make threats so cow-
ardly and disgusting, just as though they
left anything but scorn in the minds of sen-
sible men.—Crisis,
«Ser Him AGAIN. '—A very worthy fish-
erman, by the name of Grizale, was drown-
ed some time since, and all search for his
body proved unavailing. After it had been
in the water some months, however, it was
discovered floating on the surface, and taken
to the shore; whereupon Mr. Smith was
dispatched to convey the intelligence to the
much afflicted to widow.
**Well, Mrs. Grizzle, we have found Mr,
Grizzle’s body.”
**You don't say so !”
“Yes, we have ; the jury has sot on 1,
and found it full of eels !”’
‘You don’t say Mr. Grizzle's
of eels 2”
“Yes, it in; and we want to know what
you will have done with it 2"
“How many eelg do you think there 33 in
him 2” :
# Why, about a bushel.”
f* Well, then, I think you had better send
the eels up to the house and set him
again 1”
Woxin's Mission. —To get a husband as
body is full
#008 as possible.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF COL:
ORED CITIZENS.
An enthusiastic meeting of our colored
citizens was held, a few evenings since, in
the cellar of Geo. Washington Jcflerson,
Northstreet. They were called together
by the summons of an influential Commit-
tee, for the pugpase of consideriug the prop-
osition of raising a colored regiment in Mass-
achusetts. ‘
Caesar Augustus Crow, Esq.,, was invit-
ed to the chair, anl Julius XK paminondous
Toney was requested te act as Secretary.—
Upon taking the chair, Mr, Crow opened
the Meetizg with the following remarks :
“Fellow Citizens and Cullered Bredren :
We is’ semblen in dese yere spacious halls
on a most momentersus’ casion ? ’Bellion
has played hob wid dis yere country,so da
white folks 1s all skeered and now days callg
on us to sab the nation, Bredern is we
equal to do it (Voice, *We am? and voe-
iferous cheers,) ‘Yes, fellah citizens, is
twenty five thousan' niggers moren tree hun
bred thousan’ white wen ? dats do questton!
(Voice—*'Dey is!” and 1enewsd stamps on
the cellar Hoor,) Dem bein yer sentiments,
Mr Tuney’lb please read the revolutions
what's drawed up.”
Mr. Crow set d)wn upon a barrel,
amidst a storm of cheers peculiary Afi
can. .
The Scerctary then read the following
resolutions,
1. Whercashow, looking back frou de
vista of dis war we dont see nothin encour
agin and lookin tro de retrospeck ahced tings
locks wuss'n never: resolved sumthin’s got
to be done !
1. Resolved, white
nothin,
2. Resolved, it takes cullered folks to do
somtin — — !
Liesolved, How itis guinc to be com-
pete’. :
Resolved, dat’s de question,
The resolutions having been read, there
was a great rash for the floor, and gentle-
men treading upon the elongated heels of
each other, there was no little confusion
and outcry. Order being at length restored
Pompy Coie, Esq., recognized by the—bar-
rel. ‘
Mr. Cole remarked ; “Mr, Cheerman, }
dont know bout this yere thing. Fus piace,
afore we licks de Souf [ wants to know what
we's got to do “bout ? I read a story in de
Courrier todder day 'bout some white fellah
asking s cullered gemmant if he did’nt mean
io list. Says de cullered gemmen sara he
‘Look you here, white wan, did yah ever
sce two dogs fightin over a bone 7 Wall
white man lowed he had, often. Berry
well,” says de culled gemmen, ‘did (ch bone
fight? :
Now, den, Miss’r Cheerman on de barrel
yonder, dey tell us dis’s a way for liberty —
for to set dem niggers out Souf free. Well
who axed ‘em to do it? Niggers out Souf
didn’t. He's better off afore dan he is now,
kicken ’bout atween two armijes and kutch-
in’ 1t all round. Cullered gemmen here at
de Norf didn’t ax 'em. ’Pose we want dem
dirty niggers cirklation’ round here a taken
business out of our hands! Is we gwine te
shave for six cents an’ black boots for two
cents, hke dey can? No sah, no! My
sentiments is, dat if white folks had waited
till culled persous and niggers had axed
‘em to fight ’bout ’em dar would'nt been no
fightin’, no way! Guv'ner Andrew can't
came it over dis chile. If he wants a din-
ner, I'll give him one, like Mr. Hayden did,
‘cause I ain't proua; but he aint a gwine
to get my shoulder behind a musket if he
kiss it all day long. No sah! an’ what's
more, white sodgers don’t want us no mere’n
we want to go! Dis yero country’lf be sa-
fer 10 let de white folks fight 1t out, an’ let
de culled gemmen stay at home an’ mind
dere own business |”?
The speech of Mr. Cole had such a con-
victing effect upon the assemnbly, that the
efforts of President Crow, who was the on-
ly darkey 1n the crowd who had received a
five dollar bill from the Governor, were to-
tal ineffectual for the preservation of order.
The parrel on which he had mounted was
kicked from under him, but as he fortunate-
ly alighted upon his head, he sustained no
folks havnt done
| personal injury, so that he was not preven-
ted from fulfilling an engagement to take
tea with His Excellency on the follot ing
evening. His report of the proceedings of
the meeting will probably be published at
the expense of the State, unless it may be
deemed inexpedient. as not comporting with
the public welfare,
Toe Oatn OF AvrLeGiaNCE.—The New
York Journal of Commerce, with great force
remarks on this subject:
“The offering of a pledge of loyalty to the
people was an invention designed to convey
the idea that there was so much disloyal
ty-1n the North as to require every mn
to “show hig hand.” The suggestion was
a false one, and 80 recognized by the coun-
try. It was very much hike asking men
ta pledge themselves to honesty, or woman
© form leagues for a public vow of vir-
rae, The proposal itself would be insul-
tied. :
—An editor says he bas scen the coutri-
vance lawyers use wheu they * warm up
with the subject.” Io says it was a glass
concern, and holds about a pint. |
THE NEGRO TROOPS INNOCENT
CorprerugAps.—The name of Copperhead
i5 not so debasing as one might imagine, —
There is a little bit of history connected
with the comparison which half reconciles
us to it. Before this infernal war was waged
and when the honered descendant of the
Mt. Vernon family, George Washington
Parke Custis, was living, on gala days, at
Alexandria, Virginia, headed by Custis, a
delegation used to visit the sacred deposita-
ry aud bring out for silent exhibition a littlo
bit of sciled and defaced bunting, represen:
ting for its device a ** copperhead” alarmed
at dunger, awaiting with head upraised, an
expected attack, while underneath, the sug-
gestive motto read * Don't tregd on. me."
TLat httle flag was not greeted with aitars
ous shouts and cheers which often discloses.
the want as well as the poss-ssion of feei-
ing, but with a silent homage, too powerful
for expression. As the venerable Custis.
waved the war-worn emble.a to and fro the.
the audience seemed awed into a spirit of
appreciation of what their ancesfors had
suflerad for their freedom, and were strength-
eued in the determination to uphold it for
themselves. For that tattered fig was the
one, which, spiked to the mast, had waved.
over the Bon Homme Richard in her terri
bls sea figet with the Sgrapis, and which
despite the attempt of cowards to pull 1
down, waved through the contest until the
Richard had sunk in the watery abyss, —
That flag was the flag of John Paul Jones,
and ifs device a * copperhead,” warning the.
intruder ¢ Don’t tread on me!’ It is tha:
warning whicd the Copperbeads of the pres-
ent day give to those who would assail the.
rights that Paul Junes fought to secure.
Dubuque Herald,
oh eC Me
Artemus’ OriNtox Jor Evining.- -Before.
You go for an editor, young man, pause ant}
take a big think 7? Do not rush into the
editorial harness toc hastily. Look aroundy
and sée if there is not some omuibuy to
drive or sume soil somewhere to be tilled -
clerkship of some meat cart to be filled —
anything that is reputable or healthy, rath-
er than going for an editor, which is a bad
business at best We are net a horse, and
sonsequently have not been called npon to
furnish the motive power fora threshing
machine ; but we fancy that the life of an :
editor, who is forced to write whether he
feels like it or not, is much like that of the.
steed in question. If the yeas and neighs,
could be obtained, we believe that the in-
telligent horse would decide that the thresh
ing machine is preferable] to the sanctum,
editorial. The editor's work is never done *
He is drained incessantly, and no wouder,
that he dries up prematurely. Other pee.
ple can attend banquets, weddings, etc,
visit balls of dazzling light, and break win
dows, lick 8 man occasionally, ‘and. cujoy
themselves in a variety of ways; but the.
editor cannot. He must tenaciously stick
to the quill. The press, like a sick baby,
must rot be left alone for a minyte. If the
press is left to run itself even for a day,
some person indignantly orders the carrier
boy to stop bringing tha: paper. There 1s,
nothing Jin it. I wen’t have it in ths.
house. :
Ree
Mone Despomio ORveRs.— Gen. Carring-
ton, of Indmana, in imitation of the greater
tyrants at Washington, has prohibited the
sale of fire-arwms, knives, lead, powder and
caps, in that, and hereafier only the men
to whom permits shall be issued can pur
chase arms. This is a grand schems
whereby to arm the Strong Band and other
abolitionist societies, and prevent the Dew
ocrats from being able to defend thewselve,
from attack. As a pretext in self-defnce hy
agserts that there are wany divloyal men in
Indiana who are ready to fight the Govern.
ment.
There are all over the North, hundrels of
thousands of brave and true men who, will
when the time comes, fizht the party which
approves of the cowardly despotic acts of
the McNeil’s and Butler's, Negley’s and :
Carrington's. and put them down, end visit
upon the heads of the tyrants such puni-h-
ment as they deserve. They will db thiy
peaceably through the ballot-box, whil«.
that remains open to them, and when that
through the corrupt influences of the party
in power, shall fiil, they will use the power
of the siverd, Let the despots beware, —
Dubuque Herald.
—— ai i,
0 Vallandigham’s pugngaity develapeq-
early, according to the fallowing from tho
"Fond du lac Press, which corrects the
statement that he was born South: ¢ Val.
land;gham was born in New Lisbon, Ohio.
We have known him personally ever since
he attempted to administer to us a flogging
for gathering strawberries in his father's
meadow some 36 years ago. We were the
challenged party, and therefore had a right
to choose the manner of combat. He being
superior in strength and age, we choose legs
as the weapons aad came out ahead.”
GOA boozy follow was observed; ons.
day, driving a ¢ porker,’ holding on to his
tail, and when asked, what he was doing, re-
plied that he was studying gahograbhy,
er ————
IZ 4 Dear me, how fluidly he talks
said Mrs. Parington, recently at a temper-
ance meeting. “1 am always rejoicing
when he mounts the nostril, for his elo
quence warms me in every cgrtridge of ny
body."
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—* Ldon't remember having seen you by
fare, ? ag the lawyer g3id ta hie [ORIRIER