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THE DESTITUTE, For a moment, brothers, listen, To the moan that oomoth tip, ' From the thin lips of the destitute, Who drink'life's anguish cup; There are brows as ns ashes, There are hearts as cold as snow, 'Cursing on life’s dusky.highway— Look, and you will find it so ! <( There is manya lone,lone orphan, Boating out the march of life, •'Mid thb clamor and confusion, , All nfbno amidst the strife. Treat.thpm .kindly, deign to Jove them, And tlly mother’s feeling prove - ; •- Do not pass them coldly, saying,' Mine are all that I can love.” SUE SITS ilLOXt’. • She sits alone, frith foldotV hands, . White from and lustrous oybs Imperial light wakes love,to life, — Love that, unheeded, quickly, dies; Sho sits filono, among them all So nejrlT'and yot.so far/—they soom But butTcoafso waking thoughts, while sho Is the reflection of a dream. She sits alone/so still, so calm, ■ , So queenly in her grand repose, You wishthat Love would slap her cheeks And make the white ablush-rod rose ! Mmtlkmm. HOW TO SAVE THE COUNTRY. A LETTER EROM GOVERNOR BIGLER. Clearfield, Pa., Nov. 1, 1802. • ;* ■Mr Dear Sir: —ln reply to your'favor of tlie 30th'..ultimo; I have to say that you, have been rightly informed. Ido not intend to be a candidate for United States Senator at the .'Riming,,election, gpd, have.so expressed myt r e*tt-t.. fi>£ndFou all proper occasions.' I have a' number of reasons, public and private, for Ibis course; One, of which iq that the eastern and northern sections of the State makespo-. oinl claim to the Senator, at this time, on the ground that, wo have one in the West recent ly elected, and cannot reasonably claim both for so lon,' a term. -V ' . .The other question you ask, ‘‘.what can bo done to save the country,” ie not so readily answered. The usual response is, God knows. Few of-our best thinkers seem to have. any olear views on the question .; and "it is not even certain that the administration atWash ington litis a well defined pplicy to that end, I have some thoughts on the subject which I do not hesitate to give you. They may seem to you crude, and on some points even novel and startling; but, they are the result of. some reflection. • 1 . The, sword is the only agency dt work. But the’ sword cannot do all. It is lin agent of destruction.. It can tear 'down but cannot build up.. I tinny chastise and silence the reb els in the field ; but.it cannot make a union of States ; it cannot restore confidence and fraternity amongst a people estranged and alienated from each other. " If the war was against the leaders in- the South only, as many at the beginning supposed, then the sword might put them down and the masses could return to their allegiance. But the con flict turns Out to be with the whole mass of the people within the revolted States, old and young, male and female, numbering many millions. With such a power, sooner or later, we shall have to treat and negotiate. The sword alone, will never restore this peo ple to the Union. , ■ . You well know that when the present pa lamities menaced the nation, I was for peace, ful means to avert the blow. - Then, our present suffering and sacrifices could have been avoided and, ns I believe, the unity of the States preserved for generations, without Ihe sacrifice of principal, or honor, or con science on either side ; passion; , prejudice and fanaticism only would have been required "to give way; and I still think, nay, I, am sure that other means besides war are neces sary to save our country—our whole country —from present afflictions and impending ruin. • I know how easy it is to talk about war and carnage; about strategetio . positions and brilliant victories; about the-prompt subju gation of the South by the North ; how plea sant it may bo to some to float in the common current of excitement and passion; and es pecially how unpleasant, if not unsafe, it is to stem this tide. But the time is coming, if it be hot now, when the men who would ren der his country a substantial service must do this, lie must look at the whole work before us, and strike for the right regardless of cla mor or consequences to himself personally. _ Wo have had war for eighteen mon(fcs, the like of which the world has seldom witnessed before, to sustain which a national debt of startling magnitude, which must hang over posterity long into the future, fans already been created, and more than a quarter of a million of invaluable lives sacrificed on the Union side alono, in addition to the many thousands that have boon crippled or diseased for life ; and yet but little, if any, substan tial progress has been made in. the good work of re-establishing the Union, or even of maintaining the Federal authority within the revolted States. Has not, then, the experi ment of war, as a moans of oxtrieating the country from its present deplorable condition, oeon already tested—tested at least to such an extent as to prove its utter futility unaid ed by other means. , wns a happy thought of President Lin m, expressed in his Inaugural, that if wo ont to war wo could notflglit always ; “ and on, after much loss on both sides and no On)ln* olthe r- 5 0u cease fighting, the idonti- 3 Uost; ion'B as to terms of intercourse hl»m^ ftl - n *!!) 0n y°«." This prophetic and Mr m B, S m flcant sentiment shows that even ted'tl.ii- n ’-before.the war began, ontioipa - time, in ease it did begin, when it would bo necessary to put tho sword to rest, at least for a season, in order to resume the identical old questions nhoutintercoursonhd sentiment. It does not seem to have occurred to him that tbo sword could do tbo whole work, but that, inevitably, wo .would have to como back to the original point to compromise and settle. If, then, wo cannot fight always, wnat amount of fighting is necessary to render it proper to prepare to cease or suspend in or der to consider terms of reconciliation. There has already “ been much loss hotly sides and no gain on either and whilst time to cease fighting may not ho yet, the period has surely oomb when other means besides the sword should be employed in the effort to save the government and country. Certainly the object of tbo war, and the extent to which it is to go, should ho definitely known to the country. ■lf it ho" intended.to subjugate tho States, in rebellion, and hold them, not .as States in the Union, hut as conquered provin ces, then tho sword must ho kept in constant motion and war and carnage he the order of ■the .day. Now levies and fresh supplies may he properly raised, for it will require a for midable army in each of the seceded States to execute and maintain this scheme. 1 If ’extermination be the .object, thou the sword should .have unrestrained license to deal death and 'destruction-amongst,tho reb els in all parts of their country, regardless of sex, or age, or condition. But neither of those purposes, if practicable,, would re-estab lish -the Union,.although there might remain, a Union, composed-of. certain Statbs. But, when the Union is re-established, the South as well as.thc North must ,ho, in it ; the fami ly of States must exist ns heretofore, else it will not ho the Union about which we- have talked so .much and for which so many brave men have offered up their lives. The physi cal triumph of the North over the South in tho lie hi; as the North in'tho end may triumph, is not the whole of the task. The States, must ho brought together ; the feelings of the •people of'both sections must he so constrained, and moderated' that they can fraternize ana live together,, else the Union is gone forever. To.subjugate tho southern'States 'nhdjso hold them could subserve no good end for either section,'and in no way, that I can discover, advance the w.blfaVo of tho North ; for so long a? tho'So'uth was so hold their hate of the North .would increase, and whilst the. North so hold tho South it could do but little else ; meanwhile its material interest must languish and die.. But, in addition, Such a work is utterly inconsistent with the genius of our, institutions, and could scarcely fail to, load to their utter perversion and ultimate 'overthrow, adding to the calamities of dis union the sacrifice of free government. Con quests arid -empire, however magnificent, could not compensate for such a losS. To exterminate the' inhabitants of tho South, would-he a deliberate emasculation of (lie. Union, rendering its reconstruction. at once impracticable .ami hopeless, and involve' a work of barbarity from Which the northern pool e would shrink in horror. The exist ence oV the • .southern* States, in some farm, veil It lli'-ir inhabitants, air A rm ppfp.e tenhsof intercourse, is highly essential—nay, I will say, indispeusihle —to tho . welfare of the North'. I am, therefore,-.against'examination ami against tho policy of holding the southern States as conquered provinces'. This ground can he, so easily.'maintained On purely selfish .considerations for the Niirth, whi'h will occur to all, that I need not trouble join with their presentation on this occasion. lam fur re-establishing the Union as it was, or making a Union as similar as practicable,'the States to ho equals and to be severe!gn-tp the extent .the States now arc' eiacli to have and eiijny such domestic institutions as it may choose ; and, were I in 'Congress, ! should sustain that 'measure of war, and that.only, that Would clearly tend to tho accomplishment of those ends ; hut no war of subjugation or ex termination. , . ' . • . I know it may ho said in' reply to all this. Then lot the Southern people lay down their, arms and corns hack into the Union, and all will bo right again. Would to ,God. they could bo induced so to do ! There is no guar anty in reason.that I would not ho willing to, grant them. But do wa see any indications of such a return to reason and duty ? I can see none, and I expect to see none,'so long as the sword is,unaccompanied by agonts for set tlement and peace. When our army went to Mexico it was accompanied by a peace .com mission, in- order to. embrace the earliest op portunity for settlement. In God’s name, I would ask, should we do less when engaged in a war amongst ourselves ? It is idle, and worse than idle, to delude ourselves about the nature of the conflict,in which we aro engag ed. Wo cannot make a Union by force alone, though wo may triumph over the South in the field, and may as well look the complications square in,the face as not.. The first question is, Do weintond, do we desire, to have all the Southern-States back into the Union, on the terms of the Constitution ? If we do, then it is seen that tjioy are to be the equals of the Northern' States in rights, sovereignty and dignity. Does any one believe that such a relation can he established and maintained by the sword alone ? Should a. certain.num ber of the States subjugate and humiliate the others, then they could not live together ns equals and friends, for the subjugated are always the enbmies of the subjugators. When all the States, therefore, resume their former relations, or new relations of union and in tercourse, it must be the afit of all, if the set tlement is to bo complete and permanent. I have heard a great deal about patching up a dishonorable peace—about the humilia tion and disgrace to the North involved in any and every proposition for settlement— and there is nothing that is said about the aff airs of the country for which I have less re spect. It is oven held by some that he. is a disloyal citizen who seeks to re-establish the Union by other means than the sword. How absurd! The sword has been at work—its agency has boon tested, vigorously and terri bly tested—and how stand .the States noW* that should bo in harmony ? The sad response is, Where they wore when the war began, ar rayed in grim and relentless hostility. Then why spurn other agencies to aid in the good work? In tho words of Mr. Lincoln, we can not fight always, and wo should not fight long er unless we can do so ns a means of ulti mate Union and permanent ponce. What then can bo done ? and I regret that all that shoud ho done cannot ho accom plished promptly. Tho States now In tho Union should bo in convention, or have dele gates ready to go into convention, in order to reaffirm the present constitutional relations amongst tho States, with explanation on controverted points, or to make such now relations as may ho found necessary to bring together and retain all tho States. Tho State Legislatures could petition'’ Congress for suoh a convention, ns provided by tho Consti tution, and Congress could make tho necessa ry provisions for it before tho oloso of the coming session. Such State legislatures ns do not meet in tho. rOguloir, order could bo specially convened ; and ■whan tlia'noofjasary number of States petition, it is obligatory On “ OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE BIGHT-rBUT RIGHT OR WRONG OUR COUNTRY* .-Congress to comply. The body thus consti tuted would bo competent to adjust and settle all the complications which now besot us. In the midst of war, then, we should bo prepared to make peace ; whereas,,when tho time comes for settlement, in the absence of such a body, it might bo found tliat we have no competent authority in existence to do the things.that maybe necessary.. Neither Con gress, nor the Executive, - nor the two togeth er, have rightful authority to chahge the old or to make now relations amongst tho States. Congress- may submit amendments to- tho ponstitution for-tho ratification of the States and I believe the present calamities of the na tion could have been averted,in that way in the winter of 1801 ; butmow the disorders of tho country are probably too complicated to bo reached .in tiiat form-. . Meanwhile, the President and Congress should prepare tho way. for settlement Indeed, by consulting tho people through the- ballot-box, .they might .make a set tlement, to bo ratified by tho States there after. Let the President propose an armis tice, for 'the purpose of considering some, programme Of reunion and settlement, in which the feelings and rights of, the masses in the South shall be duly appreciated and provided for. Invito them to .come back on the conditions of the Constitutiou'with expli cit definitions on controverted points, or on new conditions, with the fullest assurance of justice and equality -when they do so come. Let' him do-this, ■ and challenge the rebel, authorities to-submit such propositions as may be agreed upon to an unrestrained, vote of the Southern States, as he will, at the same time, submit such propositions to vote of those df the Northern States,, with thc^ understanding that if a majority of slave States and a majority of free_ States accept; ■the proposition, ' its conditions should * be binding until ratified or superceded, by the States; Suppose .the-Confederate'authorities reject this, on any similar proposition, no harm could ensue 'to the Northern cause. Such action would; only leave them in a worse light before the world, and the govern ment at Wachington. in the better. The preliminaries for such a movement could' be readily arranged by. commissioners selected' for that purpose; ■■ , 5 . ; , It may be said that we are constantly in viting the southern people to lay down their arms and come back' into the Union, and this Vould seem to bo, conclusive ; hut it must not bo forgotten that they rebelled, because, as they say, the party now in power at AVashingtnri, would not permit them to enjoy, in peace, the real.conditions and covenants of fhat. Union, and that'.there is no evidence that they would fare better now. Beside, he has studied human nature to a poor purpose; who cannot discover that unconditional sub mission. involves a degree of humiliation to which they will never come so long as they have any means of insistence.-; In the effort to gain bitch even.the masses; tlioif passions, end pride, and self-respect may he wisely considered. Wo must give them some .new ground, some* pretext, if not complete and eubatantial gnarantees, b'eforerwercan expect them to entertain the idea of- forsaking their present lenders, and embracing the old government. I am fully aware of the indignation, and even contempt, with which these suggestions ■will ho pursued by some.in both sections, hut T care not; are wo not engaged in an effort to re-establish and maintain the Union.-and are not the seceded States to compose part of that Union 1 Then why riot endeavor to_ res cue them, from destruction, and cultivate good relations with them. When the family, of States Again. exists a? - heretofore, they must become our and our equals in every particular. What pleasure, then, can we.have in.their destruc tion or bmniliation .? If there bo any friends of the old flag and the old government within the seceded States, they should cultivate the same spirit toward the North; Tho absent element of a substantial Union is fraternity ariiongst the. people, and that can never bo furnished by the sword, Again,, in the words bi Mr. Lincoln. “ there has been much loss on both sides and no gain oil either,” and the identical oil question as to terms of inter course are upon.us, arid we should seeksodo adjust them as to establish tho Union on an imperishable basis. . But, it may ho asked, is this a war for the Union ? Are wo suro that those in authority intend nothing else ? They certainly profess notfiing else, and I attribute .to thom.nutliing else. If the war is not for tho Union, and is not -directed with solo reference to that end, then it is tho most stupendous fraud that has ever been practised upon the tvorld. Wo all know, however, that many, very many of its partisans will not he satisfied with thatissuo. It might be very iniportnnt, therefore, to tho salvation of the country, when the time for re construction comes, if ever it shbiHSl come, to have tho soundings on this, point taken in ad vance. I should like exceedingly to soo _ a popular vote taken in the North,- especially in New England, between tho proposition to receive all the States back : nto the Union on, tho terms of the Constitution, which make the States equals and alike sovereign, each with th(i,right,to have such domostio'institu tions as it may choose ; and a proposition to recognize the independence of the Southern Confederacy. It might he interesting, as well as instructive, to unveil the hypocrisy of a certain school of politicians who have clam ored so zealously about the war for the Union. It is painfully apparent that notwithstanding this clamor, they do not intend that tho Union shall exist hereafter oh tho terms of the Con stitution, "if it is to embrace all the States. The ratio .of -slave representation, and the rendition of-fugitive slaves, are features of the Constitution which they-condemn and abhor. Botweon the maintenance of. these and,the recognition of tho Southern Confede racy, many of them, in ray judgment, four to one, would prefer the latter. Their aversion to these clauses of the Constitution was a primary cause of tho alienation and hostility of tho South, and I fear they would not yield that aversion now to render the Union what it was. Let Mr. Lincoln try this ques tion if ho would solve tho problem of the na tion’s imbroglio. , , , T ~ ~, Do not understand mo that I would yield •the sword or any other means calculated to render tho Union what it was .What I mean is, that if tho Union, and that only is tho ob ject, tho sword will never find tho belligerents 'in a bettor condition to consumato that work than they aro now, and that othor_ agencies should ho promptly employed. I yield to no man in devotion and loyalty to tho Union as it was and to tho principles of tho government transnlittod to us by our fathers. Tho main tenance and perpetration of these shall ho tho object nearest ray heart, whether I bo in pri vate or public life. With much ostoom, I ro- Yours truly, . WM. BIGLER. To S.D. Anderson, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa. (t'T’ln Alabama tbb people are making too of blackberry loovcsi CARLISLE, PA,/ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1862. M C C JL E Jalj. A N. Oraml ovation ot the Troops to tlieir tailc CommaiMlcr, McCLELLAN’S FAREWELL OF UIS. OFFI- Oft Sunday evening a most touching scone took place. . After having .concluded his ar rangements with' .'Burnside, M’Clollnn sent an invitation to all his own staff officers, re questing them to come into Ida tent at 9 o’clock that evening, to drink a glass of wind with him,before 110 should hid them all-adieu.. They appeared in fulluniform. A largo -log fire was bhir.ing within the enclosure formed by the I 'headquarters tents. The officers wore assembling in the court. M’Clollan stood just-inside tho door'of his marquee, the cur tains ot which wepe. parted and thrown-up on either side. Promptly, at the' appointed, hour, his staff officers approached. Ho grasp-: ed each warmly .by the hand,' and, with a kindly ■word, ushered him inside. The tent’ ■was soon crowded to its utmost limit, and many were compelled to remain outside. 'Among them -wore a number of officers from different divisions of tho army.’.pafticu-; lar friends of the General, who had come to seek a personal interview with him before ho should leave the Held. They participated in the interesting and solemn scene that ensued. Tho wipe was produced, and tho glasses were supplied. The largo log fire in front of the tent brilliantly illuminated tho court, bring ing into full yieW". every form within it, and throwing’ a halo of enchantment over tho "Strimgo and solemn scone. Deep silence now qn-evailedv, M’Clollan raised .his glass and plv ..reposed i tho only toast of .tho evening— •; Here’s to the Army of tho I’otomac”—an officer in the company, appropriately adding, “ and to its old commander.'.’ The sentiment' thrilled'through every heart as the wine was quaffed.-' Hero were'officers of rank iynd education—gonial gentlemen and, bravo' soldiers. 1 -Most of them had known- M’Clollan in private life, and all of thorn had. labored with him-'in the public service. Ho and -they wore bound to each other by the double bonds.of friendship and companion ship in arms in ;a just - and holy cause.— Friendship is ona.of the most beautiful rela tionships among anon." True friendship is eternal. There is much of that feeling,, in its purity,-existing between M’Clellan .and-his officers and men. . Danger renders friendship dearer. The pvrfati.ons and perils to 1 -which, they have been . exposed have increased the feelings of affiliation-which before existed! Friends . and companions in arms 1 what relationship- coukl be more comprehensive or more dear.? Some of the sweet associations of.tho past were apon to. "ho severed. Every body felt the deep solemnity of the occasion. Tears wore shed In profusion;' An hour or. two was passed, in l pleasant social converse,' during, which GonL‘ M’Olellan bad a kind and cheering-word : foj. every. one. - The officers passed around..andbfprmnljy bade-.their cher ished Gonei-iil ad>-t» gAjjfl, this closed that solemn iscoinj'oii lAwJflafilir&ab'ifpSuiuiay eve ning. , ■ ’ j Affectionate Fiinwell of his ; Soldiers. This morning it Was arranged that lie should visit the troops near by, and. proceed to Washington by a special train in the eve ning. A splendid photograph of the. Gene ral and his personal staff officers, forming a splendid group in- front of his ..tent, and another of the General on horseback, wore taken-before starting. When just about to go, he said, 1 I can hardly, bear to see my soldiers again.” Then, accompanied by his officers and escort, a magnificent cavalcade;; die rode off to take a last’farewell of his troops. The infantry and cavalry, attached to- his headquarters were tastefully disposed on nn adjacent hill. They presented a very sol dierly appearancei M’Clollan rode along the lines, , and as- ho passed enthusiastic cheers spontaneously arose from the ranks..- • -The soldiers could not, restrain their com trolingadniiration for tho General. After lie had passed along the' lines, “and was-return ing’towards the hill, Oon. Patrick, command ing the provost guard at headquarters* dash ed-up the. Crest, and, with cap in hand, led the whole 1 command-in - throe additional tu multuous cheers for Gen. M’Clollan., The Sturgis Hides, which had been with him from the time of his first campaign in Western Virginia, gave an extra complimentary cheer, and all tho men turned their heads around, and gave.one long, last lingering look, whilst ho rode away to hid.a similar adieu to otlier Commands. ■ Ho thou passed through the camps of the resone artillery, The batteries were all ar ranged in convenient positions, the cannori iers standing by. their guns. The men pre sented sabres, while the music mingled with their cheers as he passed. The magnificent artillery reserve of the army of the-Potomac, which M’Clellan had organized with so much care,-lie. seemed reluctant to leave now, when there was an immediate prospect of its CAb oioncy being fully displayed on the field; It was while riding from hero that Burn side, accompanied by-a brilliant gtaff, came dashing across the | field and joined him.— They shook each other cordially by the hand, and rode together during the remainder of the day. When wo reached the turnpike, on cither side of which troops are encamped, wo witnessed one of the most effective demon strations it has over been our fortune to be hold! The troops in Gen. Fitz John Porter’s corps were marshaled in magnificent array on the right of the road, and those in Gen. Couch’s corps .on the loft. Butterfield’s, Syko’s and Humphrey's divisions, in Porter’s corps; were disposed in order, the banners of each command appearing in the centre, close on the road. Hancock’s and Howard’s di visions, in Couch's corps, were arranged in a,somewhat similar manner, with the artil lery of both commands planted on prominent positions.. As had been done in the other instances, M’Clellan’s farewell address to his soldiers was read to them just before ho passed to personally bid them farewell. As ho rode along the turnpike, with head uncovered, between the lines of troops, and followed by the glittering array of officers, fifty thousand of his devoted soldiers, with hearts and voices in perfect unison, and all with one accord, burst forth into the most tumultuous cheer ing. Along the linos ho rode amid the con tinued acclamations of the fifty thousand; while frbm the distance we would occasion ally catch, as though it wore nn echo, the sound from the troops wo had left behind, and who were cheering yet, long after the General had gone away from the immediate vicinity of his headquarters. The banners borne by the various regi ments were hold near the road on 1 either side, and their tattered fragments wore fully ex posed to view when the General and party passed through the linos of troops Some of the standards had little but the gold, andsil ver trimqSjngs and the silken fringes left, A grCatofTpbftiitn of many of the flags had bemi.-ebpt in battip under the gallant OBRS. leadership of Gen. M’Clollan. Those tatter ed banners, haying inscribed upon them dhe names.of the battles in which the troops bad fought victoriously beneath their silken folds, were’mute yet moat eloquent memorials of the mighty struggles which M’Olellan’s sol diers have passed through. "Whilst ho rode along, the batteries fired salutes, the hands played, and the soldier%cheorod ; the smoko from the artillery floated -in among the per forated banners, and the acclamations of the", troops mingled with the martial music of the hands and guns. I cannot recall from my experience any occasion on which the enthu siasm manifested by . those soldiers has been surpassed. 1 ■ • : ■ Passing the end of Porter’s and Conch’s •lines, Geii. M’Clellnn and party proceeded four or five niilos further to the place whore Franklin’s corps was encamped. On the way soldiers followed and .cheered him. lie was soon near Franklin’s corps. His arrival was hot expected quite so'soon, and the troops Wore.not finnied to receive ban. But, when the soldiers saw him approaching their en campment, the color .hearers of the various regiments grasped the and stripes and regimental standards, and came dashing down the hills and across the fields, the members of the • regiments, without arms, dashing wildly after, them. M’Clellan passed through this mass (if soldiers to G erf. Franklin’s head quarters, where ho, Burnside and Franklin —while the latter’s troops woro being col lected and disposed—had a protracted inter view. ■ This . ended, the company mounted their horses again, and rode among'the troops of Franklin’s corps. Smith’s division, partin lino of battle-and part-.in column, greeted .M’Clellan with great, enthusiasm, - Brooks’ division came rushing across the valley in one grand’, solid column,With the flags float ing in'the breeze, to meet the retiring Gener al. They -flocked "around- him, discarding entirely'.everything, concerning the rules of military .formation,- and, in the most feeling 1 ' manner; hade him an affectionate-farewell.— The troops in Newton’s division, .formed, farther on, were no less decided arid enthusi astic in their demonstration. It was really wonderful to see-now. deep was the expres sion Of feeling'by the soldiers ori this hoca sion. 11 • . -.' ■ ' - Having passed through the lines of all the troops in the vicinity, Gen. M’Clellnn turned his horse’s head to go hack tp his headquar ters, whence he intended proceeding to "the train which was waiting to convoy, him tq Washington.' Now wp witnessed, the most affecting- scene of all./ Until this diriment,-it hardly seemed that tlloir favorite General could leave them. But ngw ho was going from among them—ho . had already gone. The moment that they fully realized it, all those soldiers, animated'by oho universal impulse, ran Kfter him, some weeping aloud, and shout ed in the niost touching and appealing man ner, “ Fetch him back, fetch him hack 1” and “Oh, come hack, .to us, come hack tons, M’Clellan 1” 1 -,' As he rode aT&ng the turnpike pn his re turn from Franklin’s corps, troops under Couch and Porter, which, he had passed in a regular formation a few hours before, now rushed out. from their camp around, and thronged tho roadside, anxious to take anoth er Iris t look at their beloved General. M»ny of them wore melted to tears,, arid, after .cheering him again and again, joined in one universal supplication, “ Como back ,to us, coin'd hack to its, M’Clollan." Parting at Fitz John Porter’s Headquarters. Hiding up to General Fitz John Porter’s headquarters, he was met by a delegation composeTf of several hundred officers in Port tor’s command.. After the party had dis mounted, and M’Clellan had reached the portico of the house' whore the officers were assembled, 1 the division generals of the corps being close beside him, General Butterfield,, ir. : a few, well chosen words, alluded to tho affection existing between M’Clollan and. his officers, and stated that those who were now assembled.there hijd convened to personally bid him fa rewell. In reply, Gen. McClellan said—“ I hardly know what to say' to you, my friends, officers associated .so long withmo in the Army of the Potomac. I can only bid you farewell. .History will. do. justice to. the deeds of tho Army of the Potomac, if the present genera tion does not. I feel as if I had been inti mately connected with each andalf of you;—■ Nothing is more binding than the friendship of companions in . arms. May you all in fu ture preserve the high reputation of our army', and serve all as well mid faithfully as , you have 1 served mo. I will say farewell now, if I must say it. Good bye 1 God bless you 1” —Cor:H. r. Herald . . - Drowning a Squirrel. A PIT OP IDVIOK FOB BOVS. When I was about six years old, one morn ing, going to school, a ground squirrel ran into its hole before, pie. I thought, now I will have fine fun. As there was a stream of water just at hand, I thoughtl would pour water into tho hole till it would bo full, and when the little fellow put up his head, I was going to kill him. I got a trough from be hind a sugar maple, and was soon pouring tho water in on the poor squirrel. 1 could hear it struggling to get up, and said, “ Oh my little fallow, I’ll soon have you now.”— Just then, I heard a voice behind me 1 ,." 'Well, my boy, what have you got in there?” I turned and saw it good old man, with white looks, who bad seen sixty winters. “ Why',” said I, “ I have a ground squirrel in here, and nm going to drown him out.” “ When I was a little boy,” said he, “more than fifty years ago, I was engaged one day just as you are, drowning a squirrel ; and an old man like me came along, and saidto mo, ‘ You are a little hoy ; now, if you were down in a narrow hole like that, and I should come along and pour water down on you to drown you, would you think I was doing as I’d be Hone by ? (Sod made that little squirrel, and life is as sweet to it, as it is' to you ; and why will you torture to death an innocent little creature that God has made?”’ Saul ho I have never forgotten that, and never shall; 1 have neycr killed any harmless creature tor fun since; and now, my dear boy, I want you to remember this while you live, and when tempted to kill another poor little innocent animal or bird, think of this ; and mind, God don’t allow us to kill his pretty little crea tures for fun.” More than fifty years have passed since, and I never forgot what tho good old man said, nor have I killed tho least animal for fun since. Now, you see, it is ninety. years since this advioo was first given, and it has not lost its influence yet. most remarkable case of indecis ion wo over hoard of, was that of a man who sat up all night because ho could not deter mine which to take off first, 1 his poat or his boots; Tlie Promise. As Alice.McCarty came out of the gate at the little parsonage, she fpund herself face to face with her father. He bad'hoen drinking ns usual, and his features were inflamed with heat and anger. , ‘Whore have you been ?’ ho demanded roughly. • ‘At the minister’s Saturday class/ nri swerod’Alioe. , ‘ What are you doing ?’ - ‘ Studying the Bible.’ ‘ Now, look here, girl; I gave you leave to go to school on Sunday, and that’s quite en ough. I’m not going to have you wasting your time in this way. You can find plenty to do at homo, without running around to tho parson’s sorfuften.. Now mind!’ ho added, raising his right hand threntingly, ‘you don’t set your foot there again.' 1 .’ Alice turned trembling away, and with a sinking heart bent her steps homeward; To give up her--precious Bible-class'when she was just beginning to feel the value of the lessons she learnt there—oh ! she could not doit. When but of her, father’s sight, she. sat down on the grass and cried, hut in the midst of her grief a verso that had been in tho.aftbrnoon’s lesson came to her mind—: ‘ Call upon me in the day.of trouble; 1, will, "deliver thee, and thou shall-glorify mo.’. ‘lt is God's promise/ thought Alice, ‘ and ho will keep it. 1 will call-upon him, arid I know that ho will deliver me.’ She knelt in tho grass "anU told her now trouble., to Him who listens to tho cry of tho humble'. There was no sound-in answer ;'oo pro'ohnmtiousl” enianc, P ato Too much compuy ig H vrsp than non?, NO; 25