VOL. 51. AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. ApUßtlsnSD EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY / Jomj B, BRATTON. • TERMS Subscription.— Two Dollars if paid within tho .you* 1 ; and Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid ilthln tho year. Those tonus will bo rigidly ad-; ’bored to in every instance. No aubaqrfpliun clia •oonUnuod until all arrcmgos anrpahl uuloss at •'the option of tho Editor. j Advertisements —Accompanied by the cash, and «)t. exceeding one square, ■'frill bo insortod threor for $2.00, and cents f<fr each' insertion. Those greater length In •'j ropoTfehm, y JoD-PatNTTNO—Such as Hand-bills, Posting-bills Jfompblots, Blanks, Labels, «tc. Ac., executed with accuracy and at the shortest notice. UNION MEETING IN WHIIN6TON. A largo and spirited Union meeting was lately hold in Wilmingtoh, N. C. The pro ceedings were of such a character us to war-i rani us in the belief that tho Union aenti \ment is increasing in that portion of the Con federacy, and that oro long the supporters of the rebel Government will bo in a hopeless •minority. Among ’the most .prominent-and •active of those who desire a return of tho people to their allegiance to the Government, is the Rev. Mr. Hepburn, son of Judge Hep burn, of this place. We copy from the New York TVifmnfl'the resolutions offered *by him as well as his remarks in support of the same: Correspondence of Now Y<jrk Tribune. In obedience to tho request of the Mayor, ‘the Rev. Mr. Hepburn, tho Presbyterian min ister, came forward and agaiu rend the reso lutions to the meeting. Their second read ing was greeted with even more marked en thusiasm than they were at first. - - RESOLUTION'S. 1 Whereas, The city of Washington has again been restored to the. authority of the United States, and the opportunity is given dhe citizens without regard to.past party aif 'ferences to give public expression to their views and purposes: therefore, Resolved , 1. That we will remain at our homos and cheerfully submit to tho authori ty of the National Government, pledging to dt e loyal obedience and hearty support. .■ 'Reso£vefl,~2. That wo believo that ’by. thisi course >re are promoting not ‘only tho inter ests of Wilmington, but also of the State of North Carolina, by doing what is incur pow- her to tho Union in which she great prosperity in the-past, and. 'in which alone she can look for peace and* Republican freedom for the fnture. Jicsolved, 3. That,assuming in goad faith •the obligations of citizens of the'United States, we do not place ourselvestiivthe attitute of a subjugated people, but claim "the rights and privileges guaranteed by the*Constitution to American'citiaens, and assured.to persons in our peculiar-condition by tho Proclamation! of the President. s ‘Resolved, 4. That we cah c. 11 upon our fel low-citizens of North Carolina to join with us in protesting against the madness of the, authorities of the State in urging rfch? ,prose-; oution of this fratricidal war ‘for ; a uause which we believe to be hopeless,-whose con-; tinuanco will only render our ruin more rem ediless in tho end, and which is waged for the-eake of a. government in which the peo ple Lave justlylost all-confidence. Resolved, 5. That we urge them to accept; the condition which tho fortune of. war has placed them, and to submit- to the nation al authority, so that our nobta State may be speedily restored to • the Union, where the mass of the people have in their hearts al ways wished her to be. ■ . Resolved , G. That in-view-Of 'the'fact that a large number of our citizens have been re duced to poverty, by this war, and for want of occupation are in danger of great suffering of-.becoming .dependent upon the bounty of •the 'Government Hor-support, we would re spectfully urge tho expedience of affording fav our community,as speedily as rpossible, such' facilities for commerce and industry as may be-cocnpatible with military movements .and; thevgonornl interests of the'cGunffy. • Resolved, !, That wo take • pleasure in bearing testimony to tho general courtesy and good order of the national troops, both officers. und privates, tho promptness .and efficiency 6f tho military authorities in pro tecting the citizens, and especially their -lib- : erality to the poor and suffering in- our -midst. . : , Resolved^ B. That copies of these-resolu-. ’tione-be sent,to the President of States, the Govertior of North .Carolina, and the leading newspapers of the State. Being requested to address tho meeting, Mr. Hepburn spoke as follows: THE REV. MR. HEPBURN’S SPEEGff; 11 Fellow Citizens: I am maklng.no un meaning apology when I say that I sincerely fregret thattfye duty of opening the discussion; upon these resokitionsdias dovolved-upon roe. ■Nof’thhfci have tho-lcast -.hesitation m pub licly declaring my views and feelings upon •any of the subjects referred to in them. 'lf is the duty of every roan mow to avow his honest conviction's. The great error of con servative mjn'haeheen that they have been toe prudent, or timid, rather. We ought to ‘be wiser in the-future. Bull would prefer that some of the older oitizeus of Wilmington, so many of whom have taken suoh an active 'parb-in tbis-meeting, should address you in- Mead of'me, 'Stillman the interests of all of *us are involved in the course pursued by this •community and by we have all a fright to speak and to be beard. “We have not assembled in any mere spir it of ■ exultation. We see about us too muoh of tho frightful results of war for’this:; we miss many familiar faces which we shall nev -1 behold on earth again ; we see many of our citizens reduced to poverty and want; we have seen to day citizens of a neighboring I State'brought into our midst, many of whom I wore - once in affluence, who hove been loft I homdless, and are now dependent upon the I charities of the authorities nnd of our citizens I for their support. .His would be hard-heart* 1 Qd indeed who could in the midst of such I abounding misery indulge in frivulous oxul- I fntion. No, we have come together *as ear- I Host men to decide on matters of-greatest im- I l?Ortance to our.whole*coramunifcy, ■ “ I may say,-too, that we say nothing 5u to past and conduct. , In o uch a large assemblage aa this all varieties opinion must have been held. It js no ? l Bgraco'for a man to change bis opinions ; itis dishonest and antnanly to_ disavow his Past Ufa* this baseness is not asked by these of ..any man. We.have. nothing :° dp with the past, / let the dead past bury v* dead,;’ alTtnat wo .proposer is to declare "clearly and firmly our present,views as tho course which wo deem it our-duty to pursue. “The sum and substance of tho resolutions is that we renounce the Government under which we have been living 'for some years, and thCirwo hcrdftily desire that our State man once more be restored to the Union. “ If there is any one preeent who still has oriy lurkingfeoling’thnt the Confederate Go vernment has tiny claims upon him, let him but review the course of its rulers for the past four years, or if ho prefer it, for the Inst year, and let him then "say what motives of honor or duty bind him to it. Treason '-en tlemen, is a crime of which not merely the 'subjects of a Government may be guilty ; the rulers also may be guilty of'it. ‘Right-mind- ’ ed people will always exercise great charity toward their rulers, and will endure much froni them; but there is a point beyond which obedience ceases to bo a duty. When the Government becomes aniust and cruel; when rulersVlemand what “ freemen dare not give,” then the rulers become the traitors, and hot to resist and renounce them is trea son against -freedom and against humanity, Whnt’bas been the course of the Confederate authorities from the beginning 7 Of all those rights which we have been taught to regard as most sacred, what one is there that they have ’ not violated! This "Confederacy was founded on the principle of State rights ; and the rights of the States were at the very first trampled under foot. Then we bad a con script law ; it was denounced by some of the leading men of our Stales us unconstitutional, and us what ought never to bo in a free coun try ; but the law was passed, as Swooping, ruthless, and cruel a system ofounscriptian as ever disgraced the legislation of any coun try. ‘Every year added to its ‘injustice and severity, until at theTast Mr. Davie demand ed all exemptions should be revoked, and tnat in his hands should be lodged the whole power-of deciding whether a man should servo the Confederacy at homo or in the field. He was to detail men to practice medicine, preach the gospel, edit newspapers, make laws, &e. What a claim was that to he put forth in this once free country 1 Then we bad-most oppressive-taxes— ‘ the last diet was wrung from the clutched hand of poverty’— and owing to some, mysterious blunder or fraud,-that tax must be doubled. Had wore mainod much longer in their power, there are many here' who would have had to sell every thing to pay their taxes. I need not dwell on the ropudiatua of the currency, the suspen sion of the writ of habeas corpus, legalized robbery called impressment, the want of good faith in their dealings with our citizens, the secret sessions of Congress, &0., &o. To close the catalogue of their follies and crimes, we see that’Slavery, which was declared by Mr. , Stephens the corner-stone of the Confederacy, will soon be completely destroyed by them. I say, then, -what claims has a Government which’has thus forsaken all the principles upon which it was founded, and -which has been guilty of so prolonged* and systematic; 'injustice and oppression, upon any man for confidence or support-7 Truly do these-rose-; lotions declare that the wav is now tv;aged-for th o sake of whioH has forfeited ad claims-to our-confideneo and affection. ‘•■Wo dectnro-aleo in these resolutions that it is our ouuviotion that our only hope for pence,■•security and freedom is in the restora tion of the Union in all its integrity, and that we-desire-to see our-State onee more a mem ber (Sf'that’Unisn. This-I believe is the sen timent of the large-majority of the people of North Oorolinn. -I do not believe that she ever'loat her attachment to the old Govern ment. North Carolina never gave in to the heresy of Secession. When the hour of trial came, when war was seen to, be inevitable, and she was called upon to take sides in the struggle, she yielded to the strong claims of, bleed and kindred, and even against her con victions she generously stepped forward to defend those against whose views ■she had al ways.pretested, and most gallantly has she ■fulfilled the pledges she then made. She was trained in a different political school from some - of her sister States of the South.— Some two years ago’l bad occasion to look ■over a number of speeches and orationsmade by prominent men of our State through a long aeries of years. .1 was strudk with the uniformity of their views on the inestimable ‘value of-tho-Union. All who referred to the' subject enforooditho necessity of preserving •the Union in its integrity and power as-the only moans for -securing to the States the ■blessing of peace and liberty. -Especially do I remember thewemarks of one whose name will always be hdld in honor not only in this State but throughout the whole United States —l mean-judge Gaston. I naked myself, ns il read these strong deolartions, whether those wise and good men were only indulging in empty declamation, or whether- they were -expressing their deliberate convictions. We mow know,that,thoir’s were words of truth and wisdom. It was an evil day to us when we turned a deaf ear to their voice. By four years of suffering and bloodshed wo have learned the value of that Government which once laid - so light upon us that we scarcely know that we had a Government, and which diffused so quietly its blessings, -that we learned to despise it; and to-night we declare that we ohms back to the faith of bur fathers, and hope fur' security for our selves had prosperity for our State in the re storation of the State to that -Duion in which slie-onjoyed-so grent'prosperity in‘the past. "I know that in the minds of many‘there is the feeling that-although the independence of the South is now hopeless, yet it would be better fur us if wo cduid be an independent nation. ’lt is a fatal delusion. The worst thing that could befall the South would be for her to gain her independence. Were the choice given us to-night ofohoosing between reconstruction and the establishment of the South ns a separate and independent empire, we should decide without a moment's hesita tion in favor of reconstruction. • T say so, be cause X am‘Convinced, that 'freedom and this so-called independence cannot exist together. Let me ask-every wavering mind, if there bo any suoh present, to reflect upon this. . Sup posing that the original scheme <Sf the Seces sionists had succeeded, and that they had es tablished a separate Government in Southern States, what would baye-beenthe inevitable result ? Does any-one suppose that the two nations could have lived together in peace? IT remember that Dr. Tbornwell, in a speeo.i made about the time that South Carolina passed the ordinance of secession, drew with his accustomed eloquence a glowing picture of the two sister Republics growing up in harmony side by-side-; but it was as wild-a fancy as ever entered a sane man’s brain. Two suoh nations, speaking a common lan guage, with different forms of civilization, ri val interests, and feelings embittered by years of controversy, could not live together in peace. Perpetual war would have existed between them. Large standing armies would be required to guard our boundaries and our coasts; and whence would these armies be found?* Where slavery ..exists .there is no. foreign emigration; from our,own men-, trom “OUR COUNTRY—May IT ALWAYS BE EIGHT—BUT RIGHT OR WRONG OUR COUNTRY." our own men, from the middle class, from the small farmers and mechanics, those who make the pride and strength.of n'free coun try,-and nre'the controlling p >wor, would the andics bo supplied by a morn conscription ; while those who possessed broad lands and ‘largo numbers of slaves Wbuid huve'been the exempts, and these woyld hnve formed the ruling cla«s in the nation. We should thus have had a slave aristocracy; the slaves to till the soil and do the little manufacturing .that would have to be done, while tire poor er class of white people would compose the array. You may bo sure that such a system would soon degenerate into a mostcru?! mil itary despotism. Yet, there can be no doubt ‘tlmt'saoh wastho scheme of John 0. -Calhoun and of those who attempted to act out his principles. But do voii suppose that there Would be only two Republics? If the work of separation should once commence, it would hot end until the whole nation should be re solved into its original elements; and -we should soon have a multitude of petty mili tary despotisms, the contempt of all foreign nations, wasting each other’s . strength in bloody and endless feuds. We have seen the commencement of this work of disinteg ration during the last four years. The peo plei of the trans-Mississipi Department have for some time regarded themselves as iude- Sendent. I know it to be a fact, that when en. Hood was placed in command of the .Army of Tennessee, an order was sent be yond the Mississipi for 2D,000 men to rein force him, and the nion refused to obey the order. So at present, howcomes it thet Gen, Lee’s weakened army receives no reinforce meutsTrom that quoJter? *ls it not evident to all that the fate of the Confederacy will be decided by the Tesuits of the military movements east of the Missies! pi? Why then are not-the largo armies which, we are told, are. beyond 'the river, added to 'Lee’s forces. 1 saw it stated not long ago that the men had refused to. oorae, and I believe the statement. Yes, if even the Southern Con federacy had become a‘separate nation, : the Mississipi llivor would soon have out it in two, and you would have had two confedera cies instead of one. Nor would it have stopp ed there. Hardly had the war fairly com menced when we heard it said openly and frequently, that tho border States, ’Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee, could not long live in harmony with the cot ton States; already a new Confederacy was making its appearance. And so it would have gone on. Who can depict the degrada tion,'tlie horror of such a state of things ? May Heaven in mercy avert from us and our pos terity suon a fate I # “Wo desire, then, the reestablishment of the authority of tho general Government over all its territory, because we are firmly persuaded that under the protection of that Government alone can we find refuge from such a state of anarchy and ruin ; because wo bohove that under its.-foatering'care alone there ’Can bo any progress in art, industry, science aud literature, any security for our lives and property,-and enjoyment of plain, practical -republican freedom. In reference to tho future of our own 1 State I have no prophecies to make. T am not so dosponding._aa_l_fiiid_Bome....of„my_ friends'to be. NorbhCarolioa isagraat and noble State, With her doworj of fertile lands, her fishei ies and mines, and streams and val leys, and her brave and honest people, she fans all the elements of greatness. She pros pered in the past, in spite of all the obsta cles in the way.' Let us hope that when the storms of war are passed, and the confusion, incident to our transitive etate is gone, that under a new and we trust better order of things, she will at once enter upon that ca reer of prosperity and honor which Heaven 1 has marked out for her.” These remarks, which he delivered in a subdued but earnest tone of voice, indicating the deep and earnest feeling by which each; word was inspired, hold tho audience in breathless attention—which was only broken by occasional applaustf during its delivery; and at the close. A. T. Stewart.— The New York correU potfdent of the -Boston Journal says: “The papers-nre very, busy with A. T.= Stewart’s income- 1 -* matter known only to .himself. He is the solo master of all that is bought and sold. He knows every article that comes in or goes out of the store. No bundle leaves without a chock. He selected a shawl for - his wife one day, and neglecting to check it, it oould not leave the building.— No merchant in New York works so many hours, or gives such undivided attention to his business. His rooms are his down-town store.' He comes down early, takes his din ner about five o’clock, returns, and remains at his work till late at night. He .finds his pleasure in business. He is as difficult to approach as the Grand Lama. Go to thd store and you will be met at the door by a ’Courteous gentlemen; once an affluent mer chant, who kept his own establishment. To, your question if Mr. Stewart ism, a response; comes, “ What is your business ?” “I want to see Mr. Stewart.” “You can’t see him, •unless J know your business.” It is private; you say. “ Mr. Stewart has no private busi ness. *1 must know what you want, sir.”— If your staterrfent is satisfactory .you are al-* lowed to pass up stairs. Hero'you are met by another bland but portly gentlemen, once a judge of one of our courts—now the confi dential business agent and companion of Mr., Stewart, to whom ho'devotes-all .his time. —’ He subjects youjto a series oi cross questions as though you were on a stand at court. He keeps you from Stewart it be can.; If he can’t, when your turn comes he 'ushers you into a little box, 10 by 20, whore sits the autocrat of the Nsw York merchants. He receives you witha blank and a cold eye. His Voice is suppressed, his face inanimate, and air impatient. You burry : through your business and need a strong, temptation to run the gauntlet again.” A New Name vor “Old Bourbon.”—A roau. about town tells us that the recent “ el evation” of a distinguished Tennessean has -led-to a change in alcoholic nomenclature in this . city. -He heard a conversation between an anxious enquirer after “'Old Bourbon”, and a bar tender, whioh he reports^ Anxious Enquirer:— (Approaching tho Old Bourbon?” Bar' Tejider.— “JDon’t live here—havn t seen him—don't know him.” Anx-Enq, —“ 1 want some Old Bodrbon, whiskey.” . ' . Bar-Tender.— 1 11 Just qut, sir—gob .some fine Andy Johnson.” The-unluoky customer accepts the substi tute, imbibes, and ‘becomes so “‘incoherent” that he oau’t remember the name of Gideon Wells. . irr “I suppose,” said the quack, “ you think me a fool?” . “ Yes,” said tho patient, “ but I did uot think you. could ascertain roy thoughts by feeling my pulse.” & CARLISLE, =P A., THURSDAY, APR fl’fi’l L LIN D . Sweet Amy asked with pleading dyes, “ Dear Charley, teach me, will you, The words I heaid your captdia say— -I should so Uko to drill you.” “ Whutl little one, you take command I ■Well, Amy, I’m quito willing. In suoh a company as yours I can’t have too much drilling. “ Stand over there, and sing out clear, Like this—* Squad, stand at ease!’ ” “ Oh, Charles, you'll wake papa up stairs, Don't shout like that, dear, please.” I stand at ease, like this, you see, And then 'I need scarce mention The nest command you have to give Is this one, ‘ Squad 1’ “ Now, Amy, smartly, after mo, (You’re sure,- dear, it don’t bore you?) forward !—quick match halt— front— right dress. There, now, I’m close.before you. ‘“Present arms—-'Well, it does look odd, You don’t believe I’d trifle-; We hold our arms just like this, 'tn drill without the riflo. “ Now say “Salute your officer.’’." “ Oh, Charles, for shame, how con you ? I thought that you were at sooie trick, You horrid, cheating man, yea.” Charles “ ordered arms-;” without coiuj maud She' smoothed licr rumpled hair, And pouted, frowned, and blushed, and then Said softly—“ As you were.” - EXECUTION*'OF THE GIRONDISTS. nr john c, iiuioi'T During the progress of the French Revolu tion, there wore two parties which arose, aud for a long time contested ’for the supremacy the-Gnamdiata and. the Jacobins. Tue mob -was at the disposal of: thejiicobins and sus tained them in their most atrocious measures. “We must,” said Murat, one of tho leaders of the Jacobins, “ strike into the hearts of our foes. It-is our only safety." • Tho Giron dists attempted to arrest tho, progress of the frightful mussaerss in whioh the Jacobins were engaged. They ’thus exposed _ them selves to the dangerous charge of being in ■sympathy with the aristocrats. Tho strife which ensued, a strife involving lift/or death, was one of tho most terrible recorded in his toiy. Madame Roland wan one evening .nrging- VbrgDiami to rally the Girondist party at every hazard to arrest the massacres. “Tho only hope <of Franco,” said she, “is in the saorednoss of the law. This atrocious carn age causes thousands of bosoms to thrill with horror. All the wise and good in France, - and in the world, will rise to sustain those who expose their own hearts as tho barrier to arrest such’enormities.” “ 01 wliafavail,” was the snd'reply ofTer gniaud, “ can soeh exertions be ? Tbe'as •sassius are supported by all tba power of-the street. Snob a conflict must necessarily ter minate in a street light. The cannon are with our foes. The prominent of the friends' of the order massacred. Terror will restrain the rest. We shall only provoke our own de struction.” For several days the strife raged in the Con ,-ention with the utmost intensity, between ■ the Girondists and the Jacobins. The party whioh oould obtain the majority would surely consign tho other to tho scaffold. M. Roland, the Girondist, Minister of tho Interior, was a man of greiitippwer, but Ma dame Roland with a brilliancy of genius ael-. dom surnassed, prepared for him Ms epoeoh ea in the Convention. France recognized her marvelous abilities'; the one party regar ded her with adoration, and the other with, hate. -Probably never before in tbs history of the world has a woman occupied suoh a position. It soon became evident that the rage of tho Jacobins would descend upon Ma danio Ridiiud. and she was urged to escape from Paris. The heroic women replied : “ I am ashamed to resort to any expedient. I will neither disguise myself nor make any attempt at street escape. My enemies may always find me in my place. H owe my country an - example of firmness; and II will give it.” She remained in 'Pnris-and -soon perished’ upon tho guillotine. The Convention con sisted of eight hundred men. Twenty-one of the most illustrious men of’Franoe were con sidered leaders of tho Girondists. . Tho Jaoo blns accused them of treason, and overawing the numbers of the Convection by a mob, carried, the accusation and condemned them to death. It was then voted that all Paris should bo illuminated in-view df tho triumph of the people. At midnight the whdle Con vention, in'procession, traversed the brilliant streets, leading, to graoe their triumph, the doomed Girondists. They were all then con signed to the'Conoiorgorio, there to await the final trial. 'Summer cmino and went, while illustrious men lingered in their dungeons.— With fortitude, the record of whioh has em balmed their‘memories, they struggled to sustain each other to mast that fate whioh thov knew could not be doubtful. At length the hour of final triumph earns. With the most imposing military array of infantry, cavalry and artillery, to guord against-tho possibility of any-oounter revolu tion, the prironors were-conducted in a long precesion two 'by two, to the judgment bar. It was the 30th of October, 1793. At eleven o’clock at night the verdict was brought in, ond they were doomed to bo led the next morning to the guillotine. As .the sentence ■ was pronounced, one of the Girondists, Ya lane, plunged his dagger,to his heart and tell lifeless to the floor. 'Another, in’ the delirium of enthusiasm, shouted: “ This is the most glorious day of my life !" It waagpidnight when the victims were conducted pack to the Conciorgioro. As they marched along their voices bursted into the Marseilles Hymn, in tones whioh reverberated through the corri dors of tho prison, and echoed through the ■streets: ■“ Gome children of your country, oome, The day of glory dawns on high. And tyranny has wide unfurled • ■ Her blood-stained banner to tho oky.’’ , They were placed in one large hall, and the lifeless body.of tboir-companion was deposit ed in one corner, By decree of assembly the L 18,1865. remains of Vulano were to bo taken with the rest to tho guillotine, and the axe was to se ver tho bead from the lifeless body, and all', the headless trunks were very quietly to 'be interred together. Somo friends or the Girondists immediately sent to them a sump tuous banquet, their final funeral repast. A largo ouken table was spread. Servants en tered with brilliant lamps. The richest *yi abds of m» j ats and wines wore brought ijn Vases of flowers smiled and the costly dishes appeared one after another, until the board was covered with luxury and splendor. In silence they took tuoir places at the ta ble. They were all men of brilliant intellect and the most of them eloquent. A priest, Abbe Lambert, Who Had gained admission, with his pencil noted down their words, their actions, their indications, their heroism.—* The repast was prolonged till the dawn' faintly entered the grated windows. When the cloth was removed, and the fruits, the wine, and the flowers alone remained, the conversation became animated,.with occasional bursts of gaiety. A few of the unbelievers in immo rality endeavored thus to meet their doom.—. Cut it wasdiikirity unnatural, and unworthy of tho men and.their condition. Heath is nut a jbst, and he who attempts to regard it such does but dishonor Uimsolf. “ What shall we be doing at tbid time to morrow?" asked Hacos “ Wo shall sleep,” responded one, “ after the fatigues of the day, to awake no more.— Heath is but un eodless slumber. “No," “ annihilation is not our destiny. These bodies perish. These thoughts never 'die. To-morrow, in other words, Wo shall have solved tho problem of the destiny of the human mind,” All turned toVergniaud us by a common impulse. His discourse was long, and has been described as tho most elcoquout ever uttered by human lips: “Heath," said he, in conclusion, “ is tho greatest of life. It introduces us to a noble existence. Were it not eo there,would f be something greater than God. It would be just man imolating himself uselessly and hopelessly fur his country. No I Vergniaud is no greater than God. God will not suffer Vergniaud to-morrow to. ascend the scaffold but to justify and avenge him iu future ages.” ’. As the light of morn penetrated the dun geon, some sought a moment’s sleep, others wrote a last line to friends, while others ga thered in groups for. conversation. At four o’clock the gens d’armes entered with the executioners. Tho hair was out from their hecks, that it might ’not impede tho axe.— Gensonno picked up-a lock and sent it to his wife, saying: “ Tell her that it is tho only-memorial of mj love which'lcuu transmit to her; and that ray'thoughts in death were hers.” “Vergniaud scratched upon his watch a few lines of tender remembrance, and sent it to tho young Judy to whom in a few days he was to he married. Five rude carts conveyed them to the scuffoid. Each carUcontained. fiye persons. The streets through which the sad procession marched were thronged with countless thousands. It was one of the most splendid of October mornings.. As the carts moved, tho Girondists sang the Maraelllalso- Tlymnr^Arthlf~eml of eaoh verso there was a moment’s silence,,aud then the strain was renewed loud and sonorous. Arrived at the scaffold, they all embraced. They then re sumed their funeral chant. One after another ascended the 'scoffold, continuing the song until his head fell into the basket. There was no weakness; no voice faltered. On each succeeding moment, as head after head fell, the song grew more, faint. Vergniaud at last stood alone. Long confinement had -spread *a deadly ptilor over, his intellectual features. He ascended the; stops, the chorus having.died away into a solo of surpassing richness. For-a moment he gazed upon the headless bodies of- his friends. And then, as he surrendered him self to tho esccutioneor, commenced anew the strain, ’ “ Cooic children of your country, oomo^. Tbo day of glory dawns on high." Tho axe fell, and his lips were silent in death. Thus perished ihe Girondists. The history, of the French-Revolution, in all its sublime annuls, has not a tragedy more thril ling. A Model Governor. —Parson Bbownlow, made Governor of Tennessee, by the force of Federal bayonets, must make a model Gover nor, judging by the way he talks. The fol 'lowing isa specimen of his lerocity toward the Southern people jusbwented by him at! Nashville: “•Impoverish the -villains —take all they have—give their effects to the .Union men they have crippled and imprisoned—and lot; them have their “ southern habits.” They 1 swore they would carcv on tho wnruntil they exhausted their lastdittlo negro and lost their, lands. Put it to'them is ouradvice,-most re- ; ligiousl-y—diocce them, and let them know how Other men feel when rebbed of all they have I Lee them be punished—let them bo| impoverished—‘-let them be slain-—and - after slain, let them be damned I” How long will it take a brute of this stripe; to conciliate a bravo, high-spirited, but con queredtpeoplo ? # A Sudden Heath. —A young man, barely twenty-one years of age, who caine to Titus ville, Pa., from Canada, a few weeks since, to operate in oil territory, died ou Sunday, the 27th ult., under Ihe following singular •circumstances': He was passing the evening with his customary associates in a private room, and in cohrse of conversation ho re marked that by the time he was forty years of age he should be worth a princely fortune, and should then retire. One of his compan ions suggested that be might not live to be forty years of ago.. The Canadian: replied that “ they wore not yet ready for him down there,” pointing downward. Seme one ask ed him for one of his favorite songs, and he •complied, beginning with Ifco “l’ve oome home to die mother-; i’ve come home to die.” Scarcely had he completed the sen tence when his head felLu-pon-bis breast, and be became motionless and *rigid. His com panions rushed to his side and found that he was pulseless—-dead* A Bundle op Mishaps.— A Troy alderman got married the other day, and had rather a sad time on his wedding tour. , He was two days ini-getting to Buffalo, on account of tho •snow;; 'was m tho American Hotel, in that ouy, when it was burned down : and on his way to'Chicago was thrown over an embank ment twenty feet high by a railroad accident, badly bruising him and bis now wife. The couple are now-fn Chicago, recovering from theU injuries, and getting courage to try the return trip. - 0 O? Light infantry movement. Agitating a cradle with a baby in it filings I Like jo Set, I like to see a whole neighborhood get in* to a quarrel about nothing ; it shows there are independent spirits in the world. I like to hear tho character of my friend slandered; it gives me a chance to defend him. I like to hoar long prayers on Sundays ; I can sleep Letter during the*r£ibainder of the exercises. I like to be pr.iised to my face; it makes me think I am no fool. •I l.ke to hear religious denominations slan der each other; it is conclusive evidence that their cause is good, aud that they are taking tho best*poBsible tnean9 to-advance in it, X like to see fifteen or twenty young men parade themselves in front of the meeting house on the Sabbath, and stare at tho'ladiea as they pass ; it shows they bavo read Ches terfield’s advice to his son. I like to see young ladies,-laugh and play at religious meetings; it shows they possess fine feelings, and take an interest iu serious matters. •I like to be surrounded by a.lot of-idlers when lamiu a hurry ; learns me to ho pa tient. I like to have a person" ask me the and bcioro I have time to speak, answer him hcU ; it shows he knows mure than I do. I liko to see church members aroused from their clumbers to partake of the sacrament, it shows the spirit is willing but the body is weak.' I like to see tho people hunt the taverns on the Sabbath, talking politics and scandal; it shows the day is regarded. 1 like to hear the hell toll half the time ; it tells strangers that wo have one. I Uko to see people ride for pleasure, go fishing or hunting on Sunday,—tho better the day tlie bettor the.de6d. I like to see young ladies walk-late at night; it shows they are not at all afraid. 1 like to have a man take a book or news paper out of my hands ••without asking, it shows ho knows good manners. I like to have a man prying into ’my busi ness; if shows he baa'an inquiring mind. •I Uko lo see'a niun in company engross the whole conversation ; it shows he thinks himself a very smart fellow, d'like to see young ladies assemble at a window or door to make witty remarks upon people, as they pass ; it shows they want to talk of something they can’t think of. ■1 like to see a young gentleman have an exhalted opinion of JiioiaaJf; he.is sure there is one that thinks well of him. I like, to soo/young ladies slander each oth er ; it is a sign their characters stand fair. I like to see one praise himself; it saves one the trouble of doing it for him. ‘I like to see a man 'take pains to discom mode the public for the purpose of extorting money for some benevolent object; it shows he means to mako the people -generous vi et armie. I like to seo two rod-haired sisters quarrel and fight about an abolition sweet-heart; it shows that they are spunky. There are a number .oLpleasanf tlnngs~too~ numerous tb~be mentioned. At present let the above suffice. A Salutary Thought. —When I was a young man there lived in our neighborhood a farmer, who was usually reported to be very liberal man, and uncommonly upright in his dealings. When he had any of the products of his farm to dispose of, ho made it an invariable rule makegood measure, rather more than would be required of him. One of his friends observing him frequently doing so questioned him as to why he did it, : he told him he gave too much, and eaid it would be 'to his disadvantage* -Now, dear reader, mark the answer of th'rs good man ; ! “ God has permitted roe but one journey through the world, aud wheu I am gone 1 cannot return to rectify mistakes.” Think of this; Theic-.is but onq,,..journey through life. Oen. Grant a “ Green ’Un.”-— Tho latest personal anecdote of Gen, Grant is told of a recent journey of his in a railroad train, where he displayed, as usual, none of the, insignia of his rank. A youthful-book pod-, ler traversed the oars; crying “Life of Gen eral Grant.” A mischievous aid pointed to the General’s seat, suggesting, to the boy “ that roan might buy a copy." Gen. Grant turned over the pages of the book, and casu ally asked, “ Who is this all about?” The boy, giving him a look of indignation and disgust, replied, “ You must he darned greeny not to know Gen. Grom.” After this volley the Lieutenant-General of course surrendered, and bought his biography. 865“* The Abolitionists say that the acUnin istration da the the “ government!" Andy Johnson, a leg of the government, is-known to drunk the’inauguration.;— (How,many others of the “government” were drunk hasnot been ascertained). Nev-, orthelsss, Andy Johnson being drunk," the question arrises, was the “ government" wl.ole drunk, half drunk, quarter drunk, or was it only tipsy. Judging ‘from tho pro ceeding of 'the inauguration, taken all to gethsr, we should say'that the “ government” was whole drunk. Wanted. —The following advertisement, apneara in the Jamestown Journal: Wanted —A boy to dearn the printer’s trade. A boy that “knows a bee from a, bull’s foot,” and is willing to work without owning an interest in the office, and dues not require too much waiting on, can have a chance in the Journal office. He will not be expected to take the whole charge of the business atffirdt. ' , Marine.— “ How terrible the ship labors,” exclaimed a passenger to the captain, as they stood together in tbe‘bright of the binnaale, “ what cargo have you got in the hold ?" “ Petroleum," replied’ the captain, turning his telescope in his trowsers podket. “ Oh I ah 1 petroleum !" rejoined the pas senger, “ that’s rock oil-; no -wonder she rocks.” ’ SfcSrTbe “oldest inhabitant” has-been found at last. He exists in the parson of Joseph Orele, n resident of -Wisconsin, and is'ora&hundred and thirty-nine years old, as the record of his baptism in the Catholic Church at Detroit, where ho was born, it is said, shows. (CT* There is this difference between hap piness and wisdom ; he that thinks himself the happiest man really is so ; but be that thinks himself the wisest; is generally 'the •greatest fool. HIT - The report that Andy Johnson ‘passed through Bourbou county, Kentudk-y* on his way to Washington, is denied ; but it is ad mitted that a great deal of Bourbon county pissed throagh hifn.— World. •. derails of the occupy TION OF -RICHMOND, Gossip AboHt Jeff. Davis, The Cily Set on Fire by Ewelli Washington, April 5, 8 P. M.— Major- Gen .2)ix, Eew York: The following tola* §rum gives oil the details received by this apartment in relation to the military oper* ations at Richmond not heretofore published. E. M. Stanton, ■ ' '' Seo’y. of War. ‘ • •Aiken’s Landinu, Va., April 5.11.80 A; M.— Son. E. M. Stanton. Secretary of War'f Little is known at City point. Afew officers only are loft, and those are overwhelmed with work. Lee telegraphed to Davis at i P. 31. on Sunday, that ho was driven back' and must evacuate.- This was announced in church. Davis-had sohLhis furniture provi ously'at huctionhnd was ready to leave. All. his leading men got away-that evening.— The'robel irou clads are exploded, -TheVir gioia, lies sunk in tlie James river above the obstructions. ■ Ewell tiet the city on tiro, and'all tho busi ness portion of Main street to the river was destroyed. • The bridges across the river were also destroyed. Many families remain.— Mrs. Lee remains. • At-Petersburg tho pub lic stores wore burned and a few bouses caught tiro bub not much damage was done •lu the city. The bridges there wore also de stroyed. Will report fully from Richmond, Can not get a clour idea of our loss. : The only general killed is Winthrop. -Potter is dan gerously wounded iu the.groin, Gen,-Grant has commanded the armies in person . since the beginning of operations. 0. A. Dana, Ast. Sec’y of War. SECOND OFFICIAL GAZETTE. The Captures at Richmond. Washington, April £— lo P; M.— MjJoY Gen. J?ix: A telegram just received by the Department from Richmond states that Gen. Woitzoi captured in Richmond 1,000 well prisoners and 5.000 rebel wounded were found in the hospitals. Five hundred- pieces 6f. artillery <*nd five thousand stand of arms were captured. . E. M. Stanton, ; , Soo’y of Wur. . THIRD OFFICIAL GAZETTE.. The Pursuit of Lee’s Army—Proba bility of its Entire Destruction— ■ Despatch from Gen. Grant. Washington, April 5,11 I>. M. —Major Gen. Dix. New • York : Gen. Grunt telegraphs to 'this 'Department from .Nottoway Court House, ar fellows': “ Last night Gen. Sheridan was on tho Danville railroad,'south of Amelia, C. H., aad Geni Bleade, who was fol lowing, with the Second and Sixth ■ corps, by .what is known as the river road, that if the troops could be got. up in time, he had hopes of capturing or dispersing the whole of Leo’s army. “ 1 am- moving with the left wing com manded by General Ord by the Cox or direct Burkoavillo road. We will be'to-uight 'nt'o'r near Burkesville. 1 I have had no communication with Sher idan or Meade to-day, but hope to hear very soon that they have come up with and cap tured or broken.up tho balance of the Army of Northern Virginia. “ In every direction we hear of the men of that-army going 'hdme, generally without arms. ■ “ Sheridan reports Leo at Amelia Court House to day 3S. M. Stanton', Seo'y of War.. ■FOUEXH OFFICIAL GAZETTE. ■lnteresting . Particulars of the’ Occupa- lion of Richmond. War IKepaktment, Washington, April 5 Moj, Gen Vix % New York ; The following de tail respecting the capture of Richmond and its occupation by the Union forces, have been telegraphed to this Department irom that city Edwin M, Stanton, Secretary of War. Geneial Weitzel learned at 3 A. M. on Monday, that Richmond was being evacuated and at daylight moved forward, first, taking care togivo bis men breakfast, in the expec tation that they might have to tight. Ho met no opposition and on entering the city was greeted with a hearty welcome from tbb mass of the people. • The Mayor went out to meet him to sur render the city, buc missed lum on the road. General ‘'Weitzel' finds much suffering and poverty among the population. The rich as well as the poor are destitute of |bod. He is about to issue supplies to all whotake the oath. The inhabitants now number about 20,000, about half of them of-African descent, It is not true thafjeff. ’Davis sold his fur niture before leaving. ’lt is all in his house, whore lam now writing. He left at 7P. Mv by the Danville railroad. All the members of Ooiigi ess escaped. Hunter has gone home. Carson Smith went with the army. Judge Campbell is here. General WehzeUook here one thousand prisoners, besldes lhe wounded. These number five thousand, in. nine hos pitals.' The captured cannon number tft least five hundred.pieces, five thousand mus kets have been found in one lot, thirty loco motives and : threo hundred cars were found here. The Petersburg railroad bridge is to tally destroyed, that ui the Danville road par tially,*bo that connection with Petersburg •can easily be made in that Jay. All the rebel vessels arc destroyed except an unfin ished ram, which has her niuclunery in her •perfect. The Tredegar ‘lron Works are Unharmed; and the machinery is running hero to-day under Wetizel's orders. Libby prison and Castle Thunder, have also escaped the fire, and are -filled with‘rebel prisoners of war. Most of the editors have-fled, especially John Mitchell. The Whig appeared yesterday as a Union paper, 'with tho'name of its form or proprietors at the bead. The theatre opens hero to-night. ‘General Weitzel desoribes the reception of the Pres ident yesterday as enlhusias'lio in the ex treme. O* Death is the 'liberator of him whom, 'freedom cannot release;, the physician qf him whom ‘medicine cannot cure-; and the comforter of him whom time cannot console. IT” “ Johnny, my boy, onn’tyou eat a lit morej" . ' “.Wall, perhaps T .could if-I stood up, mo ther." NO: 43.
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