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BY DAVID OVER.
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Red, White and Blue.
Oh Columbia, the gem of the ocean,
The home of the brave and the free,
The shrine ol each patriot's devotion,
A world offers homage to thee.
Thy mandates make heroes assemble,
When liberty's form stands in view,
Tby banners make tyranny tremble,
When borne by the red, white, and blue.
When borne by the red, wbite, and blue, j
When borne by the rl, white, and blue,
Thy banners make tyranny tremble,
W hen borne by the red, white, and blue.
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When war waged its wide desolation,
And tbreaten'd our land to deform,
The ark then of freedom's foundation,
Columbia rode safe through the storm.
With her garland ol victory o'er ber,
When so proudly she bore her bold crew,
With her flag proudly floating before her,
The boast of tbe red, wbite, and blue.
The boast of, &c.
The wine cup, the wine cup bring hither.
Au.i till you it up to the brim,
May the wreath they have won never wither, ,
Nor tbe star of their glory grow dim,
May the service united ne'er sever,
And bold to their colors so true,
Tbe army and nary forever,
Three cheers for the red, white, as l blue.
Three cheers for, &c.
A private Letter from Edward Ever
ett.
Private letter, written without though*, of
j. judication, to a correspondent in Virginia:)
BOSTON, May 15, 1861
Y PEAK MR.- : Yonr letter of the
t9 h reach-d me yesterday. I read it with
osied feeling; gratified that yonr friendly
:;ard had as yet survived the shock of tbe
limes, an ! deeply grieved at tbe different view
take t tbe exitiagjcrisis.
l> i* wtll known to you that I sustained tbe
S. jth, t- tbe almost total sacrifice of influence ■
a-: I TJ.. >r at home, as long as I thought she
p.r nog Constitutional' objects. This
I the South had placed tbe eon
-•'••.viij-T'' crib 'n a fori*: I iod.fon*ih!e n.j
siiiou, by 'be rejjal Missouri Compro
mise, and the pcrseveriug attempts to farce
Slavery into the Territory of Kansas, by sur
pi!*e, fraud and violence, against the known
wi*h of an overwhelming mij triiy of the Peo
ple. I pursued this course for the #ake of
- reugthivnog the hands of prtrioiic Union
to-'U t fifoutb. although 1 was well aware,
pari] r ,u facts within my persona! knowleJge,
that io.J:ng Soniacrn politicians had fT thir
ty S'.rs been rcsolveJ to breakjip the Union
s wu as they ceased lo control the United
S* t >- Government, *r><l that the Slavery ques
tsu >. hut a pretext for keeping up agita
tion and rallying tbe South.
Notwithstanding this state of things, and
the wholly uowarrentable manner in which
the poiicv of Secession was initiated by South
Carolina, and followed up by the other Cotton
State#, and iu spite Of the seizure of the pub
lic property—which in the absence of any joint
act of partition, was sheer plunder—it was my
opioiou that, if they would abnao from furth
er aggression, n d were determined to seper
ate, we bad better prt in peace. But tbe
wanton act on Fort Sumter (which took place,
not from any military necessity, for what
harm wis a single company, cooped up io
Charlcstoa harbor, able to do to South Caro
lina"? but for the avowed purpose of "stirr
ing she blood" of tbe South, and thus bring
ing in the Border States), and the subsequent
ptoueedings at Montgomery have wtiolly
cbauged the state of affairs. Tbe South ha*
levied an unprovoked war against the Govern
ment of 'he United States, tbe uiiMtet and
most becificent io ibe w.wld, and has made it
tbe duty of every citizen to-rally to its support.
I perceive that my having publicly express
ed that sentiment, and contributed uiy uiDe
toward the regiment of Mr. Webster (who in
herits the conservative opinions of his illus
trious father), has caused surprise on the part
cf some of my Southern friends —yourself
emong the most valued of tbem —as if my so
foing was inconsistent with the friendly feel
ings 1 have ever cherished toward the South.—
But these tf tends fciget that as early as the
12th of April, ibat is, before the Proclamation
ot P.estJeut Liuoln, the Secretary of War at
Montgomery bad threatened that by the Ist of
M.y, the Confederate flag should fl >ai over
?be Capitol at Washington, and in due time
over Faueuii Hall Wbeu General Beaure
gard proceeds to execute this threat, bis red
hot caution ball, and shells Will not spire (be
roof that shelters my daughter and four little
children jat Washington, nor my own ro-jf iu
Boston. Mcsx 1, because 1 Lavo been the
steady rrmnd of the South, ait still while-be is
batteriog my bou-e about my ears?
i eer aioiy deprecate the choice of a Presi
dent, exclusively by he electoral votes of oue
sec'inn ot the country, though consenting
with ;ae greatest reiuctanje o be myself upon
one- of the opposing tickets. It w.s, howev
er, fally iu ibe power of the Bomb to have
their own candidate, though uiistakeu 1 trust
iu tbe belief that he shared their disloyal
views. I make this cbrga against tbein with
out scruple, justified by suscqueut events, as
well as by the Ungn wo of the eurire Union
press .t rue Boutb uuriug the canvass.
Atter tue election was decided, the Disa
ni'mists would not wail for overt acts, because
they knew none could or would be committed,
ihey knew (bat tbere was an ami-Republican
n jority in the Senate and (bat would
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be one io the present House. Ttsey j
"precipitated" the rupture of the Union, •
bpoause they knew that if they waited, even \
the pretext for it would fail.
After the Cotton States bad seceded, and,
although that circumstance greatly iucreased
the d.Sbulty of compromise, measures were j
nevertheless adopted or proposed in Coogress,
which must have removed all sincere alarm !
on the part of the South, that their coaaiitu
tion il rights were threatened. The accredi
ted leaders of the Republican party, including
the Breaideut-clect, uniformly pledged them
selves to that effect. The two Houses, by a ;
constitutional majority pledged themselves in !
like manner against any future amendmeut of!
the Constitution violating the -rights of the
South. A member front Massachusetts (Mr. j
Adams), possessing the entire confidence of|
the incoming Administration, proposed to ad
mit New Mexico as a State, and three new
Territories were orgauized without any Aoti-
Siavery restriction. While this was done in j
Congress, the States repealed 01 modified the
law# throwing obstacles in tb: way of recov-;
enug fugitive slaves—laws which have never'
been of any praaticie iujury to the Cotton i
States. Tnese conciliatory demonstrations hid j
uo effect in #tying the progress of Secession,
because the leaders of ibat revolution were
determined not to be satisfied; and to main
tain tti-tr policy, which iu the light of the j
Coustitutism is simply rebellion and treason,
they havejjfepjiealed to the sword.
You saf tuat the doutb desires nothing bu'
peace, and ask wuether toe N rib will nut "is.
you aiq*M ' But, my gol frteud, the ifouu
deiuiutls s great deal more than "peace."
She claim# the Capital ot the oountry, although
she has hut a lUird of its population. cSir -■
si ai aw the control of the outlet of Cuesapeakt-
B ay and its (ributactw#; toe tight to sour mod
ttie most direct route to the Atlantic from ■
Ohio, Indian I, and Uiiuois—rilate# WUo?e pop •
ulatfnu amouuts to five and a li. 1 f millions;
(tiie Baltimore and Ohio Rttiroa i ) the rigtii 1
to dragoon the Stale of Maryland ait t t!i.; j
western part o! your owu Slate, wru iVan
tucky, Missouri, *ud l'aii iu'o jo uutg
the Ciout icru Cou/cderacv; thu riufit to ucou
py the iv.titiois whicit protscl .yje is oi ;
j G .1: of Mexico; ine trgnt rji ti up.glic j
outlet oi the Unto, vlt -sippi, >iu 'ue oils- j
souri —and finally, she claims the right for j
any Staff, t at chooses t > pas* a law to that
effect, to bteak up the Cuioa. i i enforctug
!*?-- use "-sat MU- ion .1, toiiUstruU , J a J ntjh :ar-i
of usurpations, to tie lot ,
ani whin the Guv.rntuuut ol tue Uni.td estate ~
iu ultu.eucu iu ihe acdeitin oaths if lie mem
ber* {from whTeh tha leader# oi uiu.t aij
p-bse lueuwelvc-), mite. m'-sur# to defend
its. It , the Catwi 4 ot tuc Loioa, foe p-iuLu
vruCii#baieat*, *ud ibe ut the vhtle
J e pie against this invasion, .OI;J; p<emedt>ail
by mo ambitious aud ai.-appuintcu politicians
(.or Mr. A. H. Siepneus truly declares th*t
io be "ihe source of a great pxrt ot our trou
bles,") she exclaims thai tbe North sucks "to
subjugate rhe SoUtft."
i oaucot describe to you, my dear frtenJ,
the sorrow caused me by tin* state of tbiugs.
Circumstance#, a* you weil know, bad led uie
to form personal trieudiy relations at tbe Bonib
more exieueiveiy than most Northern men aud
tho support given, especially iu the Border
fiiiaios, to the ticket ou which my uawe was
borne at the late election, tilled tue with grai
tilude. If the sacrifice of ail i have oouid
have averted ibe present disastrous aliuggie,
1 uoulu have made it wiiiiugiy, joy tuLy. tint,
1 pray y*;u, betieve me ibat i speak uol ouly
my owu conviction,t ut that of the uuire Not tb,
wUeu i say that we teei that the conflict has
been torced upou u*, to g'ratifv tbe aspirations
of ambitious men; tut 11 is our duty to our
selves, to our children, and to the whole peo
ple, <0 sustain tbe Goverumeui; and lual it is,
it possible, more the interest of the Boutb
tu.u of tne North, thai this attempt to break
up the Union sbouiU tail.
I remain, my dear Mr.— ,
Sorrowfully aud sincerely yours,
(Sigutd) EDWARD EVERlSl'l'.
[From 'he National Intelligencer.]
Leller Ironi Neiiaior Douglas.
A irieud ot fiicuator Doug.as bas Landed us
for publication a copy of the foifowiug letter
troiu nun on the state of the country:
CHICAGO, May lu, 1861.
Mr DEAR Slß:—Being deprived ot the use
of my arms for tue pre#eut By a severe attack
ot rheumatism, lam compdleu 10 yield 10
of tue scrvioea ot an amanuensis in reply to
your two letters.
It seems that some of my friends a e una
bie to comprehend the difference between ar
guments used in iavor of au tqui able com
promise, with tbe hope of averting tbe borrors
ot war, aud those urged io support of tbe
Government aud flag ot our couutry, when
war is being wageu against the United States
wuih tbe avoweU purpose of producing a per
manent disruption oi m the Uniou aud a total
destruction ol its Government.
AIL hope of oouipromise with tbe Cotton
Slate# was abandoned when tuey assumed the
position tLal tue separation OX tQe UQIOQ Was
coinp.e.e and fiiai, aru thai tuey wuu.d never
cuuseui to a leconeuuuuon iu any contingen
cy— not even it we would lurnisu theui with
a blank sheet of paper and pet mil ibeui to
inscribe inetr owu terms.
L Btul the hope wa* cherished that reasona
ble aud saiislactory terms of adjustment could
be agreed upon tub Tcunessee, North Caro
lina, and the Border (states, aud that whatev
er terms would prove satistactory to tuese
loyal ERaiee, would create a Union party iu
tne Cotiou (States watch wouid be powerful
euoogb at toe ballot-box to destroy the revo
lutionary Government, and bring tnose Stales
back ioto '.he Union by the vote of their own
BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY. JUNE 21, 1661.
people. This hope was cherished by Union
men North and South, and was never aban
doned nnril actual war was levied at Charleston,
and the authoritative announcement made by
the revolutions ry Government at Montgomery,
that the secession flag should be planted upon
the walls of the Capitol at Washington and a
proclamation issued inviting the pirates of the
world to prey upon the commerce of ibe United
States.
These startling facts taken in connection
with the boastful announcement ibat tbe rav
ages of war and carnage should be quickly
trausfered from the cotton fields of the South
to the wheat fields and com fields of the North,
furnjah conclusive evidence that it was the fixed
purpose of tbe Secessionists utterly to destroy
the Government of our fathers and obliterate
the United States from the map of the world.
In view of this state of faots there was but
one path of duty left to patriotic men. It
was not a party question, nor a question in
volving partisan policy; it was a question of
Government or no Government, country or no
country; and hence it beeauie tbe important
duty of every Union man, every friend of
constitutional liberty, to rally to the support
of onr eon.niOD country, its Gavermneut and
flg, as the only means of cheeking the pro
gress of revolution aud of preserving the union
of the States.
lam oimble to ati-wi-r yonr questions in
respect ro tfepoiiey f Mr. Lincoln an 1 his
Cabinet. lam not in their confidence, as you
and the whol coiiutr, o-.icht to be aware. 1
aui neither 'he Mi.-p -it -r nt the pHrts>a*i policy
nor >he aprdigi#'. f.,- the rcr-ir* it the A Imiuis
tra'i >n. My [.rev-tia* reiitimi* f-i theui re
main uncU tUii'.-'i, l>si I t ait the time will never
ooute when 1 *iiiH u-u tn- witdntr ti tuak* any
needful saerifi-'e of jot- eiiai f,el:g and p* r tj
p .d'ey tor (h. :> u au 1m eg :ty of my eoun
try.
I of no in le wbiea a 1.-\ .1 ci:
m.ys> weli demnstra e hi* devotion u> bt#
onu-itiy a* by ' --he fi e, the . uii-;i
luliou, and th • Uni •p,-ur4T atUc:rw6 os'-tnyss.-,
and uu-ler iv ry Adoiini-tr tion, (ro.r ?>.-.*
ot party poll io-',) #oaii r all as-ail n
h tue aril ahrotd. T'te tr/ufwu of t.' ! v and,
W ebster towards Hhe A lmitY tf'i • of Gen.
J ickson, in th*- days of NH fi.mo, j <• -sko*
a noble aril worthy p*ump}-> tor ti t.u- p,-
tnot-. At the very loonent thai fear
fu! - cr.#' ih j reeipit t,-l tn on tlo* res d-r.
partis iu # : t e octwetn \V o.ui i'-mucf*!.#
w.s ipii'.e as biffr ac l relen i -? z# now hc
t v.eti D m '.cra'S'srd c its*. *l're gu!f
' Which st jMrafeti party lead.-is ; u th *e
was quite a* brmd t 1 s dr* is t,hit. u!-. h
now ecp-iates DvUio racy from the Repabii
ea* s. !?ut tbe ttt m-nt an eriouiy arose in
our uiid t, plotting the I'-me übet of the
Union ani the ifoatrueticn of the G vcrn-ncot
the voice of pirti#ia strife wis ha#h.d ( iu
patriotic silence. One of the brighirs chap
ters in the history of our country will record
the f,et that during this eventful peiiod tha
great leaders of the Oppositk.o, sinking the
partnan in the pa'riot, rushed to the #opport
,of >'uc Goveronien', d bcrauie its th'cst
acd bravest C']eod?r g?rs? -?U : niao'.s
ur.ti( tbe conspiracy was crushed ana abandon
ed, when they resumed their former positions
as party leaders upon political issues.
These acts of patriotic devotiou have Dever
been deemed evidences of infidelity or treach
ery, on the part of Clay and Webster, to the
j principles and organization of the old Whig
i parly Nor have 1 any apprehension that the
| firm and unanimous support which the Dmo#
cratic leaders and rua-es are now giving to
•he Constitution and the Uoiou will ever be
deemed evidences of infideljty to tbe Demo
cratic principles, or a w-nt of locality to the
organisation aud tbe creed of the Democratic
party. If we hope to regain and perpetuate
the *sceodaney of our party, we should never
forget that a man cannot- joe a true Democrat
unless he is a loyal Pttnot.
With the sincere hope that tbeve my con
scientious convictions, may coincide with those
of my friends, I am, very truly yonr9,
STEPnEN A. DOCQI.AS
To VIRGIL HrcKOx, Esq ,
Chr'n State Dem. Com.
The Washington Star has this incident : "The
other day some of Coi Ellsworth's Fire Zouaves,
on takiug a stroll through tae country, some dis
tance from tli ir camp, Into Frincy George's Coun
ty, came across a farm-r who was busily engaged
i in planting corn, and he expressed some concern
that he should not be able to get tbe crop into the
ground in season, they determined to help him
out 5 so, pulling off their jacket?, they pitched in
with hearty good will, and did the job up in short
order. They then marched back to camp, as tick
led as a cat with two tails."
The nime ot the Senator from Tennessee is An
drew Johnson. There was a representative from
that Stale some years ago at Washington, named
Cave Johnson. The present Senator is no relation
—there is no cave in bins.
j A Norfolk despatch to the Jiltanta Con
federacy says that tbe steamer Merrimac had
been raised. The machinery was found un
injured and she was reported as ready for sea
on Friday last.
The Memphis paper* are calling the at
tention of the vigilance committee to the high
prices for provisions charged by the dealers
there.
The obsequies attendant upoo the passage
of the body of Col. E E. ELLSWORTH ihrongb
New York on Sauday, were most imposing.
After the remains had been takea to the Astor
House, and tuneral services held under the
' auspices of tbe relatives, they were taken to
tbe City Hall, where they wer;viewed by at leas
10,000 citizens. The body was then followed
j to the boat by a vast procession of nuiiiary,
firemen and cititcDM, among whom were many
iof our uieu of mark. The demonstration was
j alike a tribute of respcot to the deceased, and
the cause in which hs sacrificed his lile.
FROM FORTRESS MOXROE.
Particulars of the Conflict at Great Bethel
Thf Confederate Battel y Abandoned and
Thtir borce Withdravn io Yorktown.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jane 12, 6 p. M. —The
county bridge where the b-ittic of Monday
morning was fought is near the bead of a branch
of Reck river, aud is better known as Great
Betisel. After crossing the narrow but ap
parently deep stream, ihe road deflect* some
what to be left, and around it* side. Just
bey<md the bridge tbe Confederates planted
their battery, consisting, at least, of oue
twelve pounder rifle canooo and two field piece*.
The line of entrenchment* then followed the
right aide of the road with a ditoh ooly between
them Tbe position was excellently chosen —
the stream and swamp on tbe left of the road
wideaiog so as to render futile aDy attempt to
out flauk the rebels on that side.
Tae formation of the ground on the right
rnadii a flank movement very circuitous. The
first intimation of tbe battery was a sharp
discharge of artillery upou the Zouaves, who
twioe attempted to carry tbe work, but were
unHbie to pass the stream, and had to fall
baok among ibe trees. Tbe other regiments
catue upon the order given in my first dispatch,
but for want of a good commauder fell into
confusion. A conncil of tbe Colonels was
held, and the order given to retreat after the
iueu Lad been exposed an hour and half
to a destructive fire, in the momtiine Lieu
tenant-Colonel Washburn, with 250 uien, had,
by #. aide circuit, reached the rear of the bat
-1 tery, and it is now quite evident that the Con#
i fekieia'es, whom it is n&w nearly certain did
no* exceed iu ouuibei 000 men, were on the
point of leaving :he fieid when the order was
gi-'aa for ?bo Federal troops to retreat. Not
wifts'auding the report of pursuit, the Con
ted. r.tes were not #ecn this side of Great Beth
el. It is fortunate that the Confederate cav
alfy did not pursue.
On the disappcamnco of the Federal troops
th-: w! -le fore" of the enemy, fearing an at
tic VanJt better aa*pica, left their entrench
mint* and hastily w t'.d ew toward Yorktown,
Jafrying a vay then .stdlery and burning the
i<fj.eet buildings.
Col. Tayl-.r, with ne rlyone thousand ineu,
j*£.t-rj iy mate* recon ioissance from Newport
IS wj, but returned to cauip in the evening.
Wita this tx eption uu miliiary movement has
cucufrod.
A Captain of the Zmaves, with their As-
has to-day gone to Great
".■.-he? tinder a flip of truce and bearing a
• r f a General Bmier respecting tbe
burial of the dead. They have not yet return
ed. The official returns of the lost have not
yet been completed.
Here is a list of Col. Duryee's killed and
wounded:
Killed.- George 11. Tichent, Company A,
Jis. Griggs, Company A; David Tieforth;
Company I; Patrick White Company 1.
Wounded.— Adolph Vincent, Company A,
d.ogerous; Jas. S. Taylor, C-mtpany B, dan
gerous; Corporal Britikerheff, Company C,
alight'y; JOO. p - cher. Company D, alrghtly;
.iSdwitd T'l C- ? D, sh"hly; James
Knowels, Company K, lost ngui jsuJ; b. V.'.
Cartwrigbt, Company G, v pt.
Kilpatrick, Company H, not dangerous; Capt.
Cohen, Company H, shoulder dislocated; John
Dann, lost his right arm; Jas. A. Cochran,
slightly; Juc. 11. Conway, Compiuy H, slight*
! '-y-. „ • -
Missing. —Sergant Hopper, Company
and Allen Dodd, Company I.
The easualities, I am oor.fident. will num
ber not less th m 25 killed and over 50 wuuna
dyd. Two of the wounded at tbe Uygeia
Hospital died yesterday.
Colonel Beosdix's regiment has three kil'ed
and seven wouoded and two mtssiog.
An acci lent in the morning near Little
Bethel cost Colonel Townseod'a regiment two
lives and several wounded.
At Gret Bethel be had oue killed and two
mortally wounded. Quite a 'arge number are
| still missing.
Lieutenant Grebfo, whose funeral is now
. being celebrated with imposing ceremonies,
was killed on horseback. His bead was struck
by a rtfle cannon bail.
Major Wintbrop fell mortally wounaed io
the arms cf a Vermont volunteer. He was
one of the aids and acting Secretary to Gen
letal Butler, and was tbe author of the brilliant
Seventh Regiment article in tha June "Allan#
tic."
Btigadier*General Pierce has not yet given
an official account of this unfortunate affair.
Tbe United States steamer Monticello has
just arrived from Washington j&ith a large
amount of amumtion.
The weather is intensely hot tore.
INTELLIGENCE BY THE ADELAIDE
- —FUNERAL HONORS OF LIEUT.
GREBLK.
The steamer Adelaide arrived here about
eight ociock this morning, bringing the Unitd
States mail and a number of p**seogerß, one
hulf of whom were miiitiry officers, one of
whom was C-pt. Taylor,of the Second U. S.
A. He stopped at Fort MaHenry t< r tbe
purpose of obtaining a company of the same
regiment to escort the body of L'*ut Grehle
from the steamboat wharf to the President
street Railroad Depot enroute fo- Philadel
phia.
The funeral solemnities, which took place
within tbe fortress 00 Wednesday afternoon, ia
described as one of tbe most solemn and impos
ing occasions ever wituessed within its walls.
Tne body was laid out and placed io a met Jlio
coffin by Mr. Weaver, of Baltimore, Dd tho
chapel where it lay was sUed with troops. —
Tbe exercises therein consisted in part of a
brief aud eloquent discourse by tho Chaplain
of the New York Zouave Regiment, end sing
ing by tbe eboir with organ accompaniment,
after which it was received by a detachment
which formed a hollow square, followed by tbe
entire garrison, all of whom were noder tho
command of the Provost Marshall, Lieut. M.
P. Small.
The full band of the garrison performed
mournful dirges as the long cortege moved on
its way with measured step along the sea
beach to the steamer in waiting . Lieut- Grab
ble at an early age left tbe High School of
Philadelphia, and passed into the Academy at
West Pjim. He graduated in tbe year 1854,
and ever since has served in the Second Reg
iment of Artilforv. with great aeceptaooe.
He married Mi#s French, daughter of the Rev.
Dr. French, Chaplain and professor at West
Point, and be leaves ber and two iofant chil
dren to monrn their lo**. His father, Mr. Ed
wio Grebble, wa? with the remains, which
pased on to Philadelphia. He is an opulent
and wealth? citizen of that place.
There seems now 00 doubt of the death of
Major Wiu'brop, an acting aid of General
Butler, who left with tho command for Great
Bethel, and was posted near the right of the
column. He declared before the action com
menced that he would not hesitate to risk his
life for the good of his cause, and even went
so for as to prepare for some fatality by the
appointment of Major Greene as execnter in
case be was killed.—We learn from an an at
tache of General Butler's staff that io the
thickest of the fight he was struck on the side
with a cannon ball, and sooh was his agony
tuat be called upon a brother officer to end
Lis rai:eries by killing him.
Among the passengers by the Adelaide were
two geEtlemen having official relation* with
the Fortress, 3nd botb declare that according
to the most reliable accounts but 7 men were
killed iQ the contest, 42 wounded and a small
Dumber missing. General Pierce had not;
however, submitted his official report of the
affoir to Geneaal Butler.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE PRESBYTE
RIAN ASSEMBLY.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church (O. S.J now in sesson at Philadelphia,
after a long and exciting discussiou, adopted
the followiug resolutions offered by the vener
able Dr. Spring of New York:
Resolved, That, in view of tbe prrscr.t agi
tated and uohippy condition of this oountrv,
the 4?h day of July next, be hereby set
apart as a day of prayer throughout our bounds,
and that on this day ministers and people are
called bombly to ccofe*a and bewail their
na 'onal sins, a"d tc offer our thanks to the
Fatht r of light for His abundant ami unde
served goodness to us as a nation, to seek his
guidance and blessiog upon our rulers and
their councils, aa well a* the assembled Con
gress of tbe United States, and to iuqdoro
Him, in tbe name of Jesus CarLt the gieut
High P;iest of the Christian profession, to
turn away his aogsr from us, and speedily
restore to a* tho LJcsYng* of 1 sa f eatid honor
able peace.
Resolved, That in the judgment of this As
sembly, it is the duty of the miui-ters and
o?.' r-i:__ .taitsc its ct:a to do i ' : the*-- ,•
1 -a- t. sot p&rpetuito > m-. of
the United fctates, as i : 0 ?rrengtbea uphold
aud encourage tue .c. .r . Gove-, oient in the
just exercise of ad its functioc*. uoder our
coble Goes itutioo.
This church has bi ber to msiutained its
National unity arnii ail the convuisfous of the
couutry. Whether this expre-siun of uashst
keo loyality to tbe Government wii! cause a
permanent disruption, depends entirely upon
the ability of tue Goverorueut to subdue re
bellion, of which there is eo-ncly a doult
If the revolting Slates are finally brought*
back ioto the Union, and peace and harmony
once more restored, the Churuh may re-assume
i - s National proportions with tbe State. But
if, 00 tbe other hand, tbe ciu&try should be
come permanently divided, the Cburih will
necessarily share the same fate. In either event
there was a propriety in these resolution# view
ed as a mere matter of policy. Bit the As
sembly took higher grounds in acting from a
stern sense of duty, even though it might in
volve a painful severance of associations as the
Union"* itself.
$ From its peculiar pcaiticn 'be determination
of tbe General Assembly of this Obuich con
cerning its relations to the Govercmeut, bas
been watehed with ihe deepest interest. .Its
decided expression of firm loyaliiy will have
the effect of strengthening the cause of the
Union, and perhaps be instrument si iu a spee
dy restoration of things as they were before
rebellion assumed such formidable proportions.
The World's JcDOMExx.-The Paris
Journal des Debate of May 10, gave utterance
to tbe judgment of Christendom ou ihe Rebel
lion io tnis country, in a long article of which
the substance is iu these words:
"Ic population, wealth, education and pra-.
tide {talent, tbe North, the greups of Free
States, has greatly tbe advantage. The North,
toe, has on its side, in tbe conflict that bas
begun, auxilaries ibat are extremely powerful
in a struggle civil nation*, namely
principles. Might and right are on both sides
of the North."
Not otherwise will be the verdict of unani
mous Christendom, and enrely not otherwise
will history pronounce.
The Mobile Register says that the steamer
Baltic, towed tbe British ships Perthshire,
and Btamley Moor to sea on tbe lvt inst.
and the port and bay of Mobile was then
dear.
Ex-President Buchanan's health is said to
be far from good. Dropsical symptoms have
made their appearanoe, which are alarming at
his time of life.
VOL. 34. NO. 25/
Cbntationnl.
EDITED BY C. W. OHEBBJB.
O^"AH comma nicat ions for this department may
be addressed to the Editor, ct Bedford, Bedford
county, Pa
MoitiL isflueace.
The teacher may be instrumental in promoting
the mora] imnrove&ent of humanity, as well as
the intellectual. Indeed, be should consider
tnis an imperative duty; and should allow no
opportunity to instil into the minus of bis pu
pils, correct moral piincip'es, to pass unheedel.—
We contend that the teacher and preacher are
co-workers, in the noble canse of moral reforma
tion ; and each is dependent upon the other, for a
great measure of success. It is not the province
' of the teacher to give particular instruction in re
ligions creeds, nor to expound and explain lbl®
doctrines ; but, in his famifi ir intercourse with the
child, he may inculcate, both by precept and ex
ample, moral lessons that will never be forgotten.
He may thus prepare the mind for the reception,
in after life, of tbosotrutks which the preacher pro
claims from the pulpit. The family cir.de, it is
true, should give direction '•> tb • mini suscepti
bilities of tile child; but under existing circum
stances, in the lack of a a;ore extended general
education, if the young were w||ily dependent
upon these influences, thj morals of m tny chil Iren
would not be greatly improved. The parental ex
ample is not in all rat a, sncii as it shou'd be.
The moral education must, to a cnosi Icrabie extent,
accompany the intellectual ; and whoever itnparts
the latter, can most effectually inculcate tha for
mer. Whoever feeds the intellect, awakens a feel
ing of respect more than any other; and he who
commands the greatest respect from the young
child exerts the greatest h:Pa< r.ee ir fo siting his
character.
1 be maaxitn, ' As it the teacher, so is theschool,**
loses none of its force b< re. If he manifests a deep
and abiding love for bis woik. and allows no dis
couragement to dampen his ardor; and. at the
same tin oic ocs a firm hold o* his pupils, affec
IjOHS, by a proper fh-'-ipTme, an l an *pj;reci:f ion
of their joys at.d o. : ovrr, thef ciunot fail to. be
come interested iu '■ eir w >rk, and to make rapid
improvement m tsoLU moral and intellectual educa
tion. Success in this department of the educational
work, will require in the instructor, more than in
any other, that perseverance, earn -slaiess, and seal,
in the prosecution of his lib <r, wh ch wi.i enable
bim to surmount all difficult! -a, and will show to
his pupils, that bis energi s nr.- entirely devoted to
ibt ir wclLir,
Tiic same spirit that prompted Luther to re
mark, "II I were not a preacher, 1 know of no
profession on earth of which I should le fonder
than of that of a preceptor," should animate tverv
teacher. It is contained tn the divine inj ii.ction
"Thou shall love the Lord, thy God, .with alt thy
heart and Ihy neighbor at thyself."' Let this be the
control! ng principle of the teacher and success is
almost certain ; whereas, if this be wanting, future
is moic thin probable.
T c-- P*'- --e1 ' ■ • TheestablslMiont of an
Education-' COLUMN ; r 'he Gax-Ue. From a
perusal of the first iwo articles, w*jidg: that it
Willbt , T ITt Will, wevw, defer
making an> comments u the td.tur finishes bia
introduction w|,h frisui Sjuti* uui ended
success.
lor ;".c Inquirer.
£B€ibiug cf til? Right fcid.
ME EDITOR IAMW. 11 PLEASED to SEC AN Edu
cational Department "fox the bcudit tod advance
ment of the Common School G.aao," established
in the columns of the Inquirer. This Is right, and
shows the fight spirit in the right place, if accom
panied with the proper courage and perseverance
to keep it there. I hope it may prove a complete
success, and not soon be among the things that
were, but are no more.
Teaching the "immortal mind" is truly an im
portant and highly responsible profession, and
hitherto, most persons undertaking this sacred
task, hive been sadly deficient in many qualities
which constitute the successful teacher. Among
their wints, may be named professional informa
tion, a proper Interchange of opinion between
teachers: a want which may, in a measure, be sap
plied, through this department, la its weekly visits,
to cheei him onward, and upward.
The Common School cause is, however, one in
which the teacher is not alone interested ; it is one
in which every parent, guardian, and every in
dividual who has passed the limits of childhood is,
or should be, Interested. To have the cause pros,
per to its fullest extent, every one must take part
In the good work ; but, Isbora the mass of the
prople are pr- pared to take a lively interest in
forwarding th„ educational work, they mast know
its usefulness, a : I.'i lb j oni, t;, c y Ree< j <ijne
r.jK>n line," "her, a IT?" . and there a littls," and
the fimilv pap r is_j.sy. tne me HUTU to briag it
home to tire fito.-i it's o the hudion.
S. B. KOKA.VUUR.
Parson Browulow's bus? is tlu only oae in
Knoxville. Tennessee, over which the Stirs and
Stripes continue to flv t. A ! v days ago. two
armed secessionists nd at six o'clock in the
nmrn'ng to baiil down the Stars .10 J Stripes. Miss
Browtitosr, a hrf /i u;t yi ttnc lady of twuty-tJn>i:
saw them oo ihe pierxt, an . stepped out an i de.
manded their business. They replied they had
come to "take dutvv ih-oj Stars and Stripes."
She instantiv drew are uirr,- rrom her side, and
presenting it, said, "G • I'm am good for one
of you, aiid I think f.r both !" <By the looks of
that girl's eye, she'd shoot," one remarked "I
think we had to u r n>.t try it . we'll go back and
get more ceo," sail tb •oh f , Qo n d get more
men, said the imb u 1 dv; ' get uiore uien and
come ud take it d-wn, .f y-u dare 7*' They re
turned, with a c-ii'ijHtiiv of , seiy armed men, and
demanded that the fiig shuto 1 htuled down—.
But on duct" ur.ag that th i h mse wal filled with
gallant men, armed to the tn.-; n, who would rather
dearly as poasibio, than I see their oouu
try's flag dishonored, the >ece;xonists retired