Stye fcolunkcr. PUBUSHKD EVERY THURSDAY, MORNING sy BRAXTON* 4c KENNEDY. office—south isabket s<|uabe. XbbuS Two Dollars per year if paid strictly advance i Two* Dollars and Fifty Cents If paid within ttirep mbn'tha; after which’ Three; Dollars mbd charged." These term's will be rigidly ad ucred toln every instance.' No subscription dls roiitlnhed until all arrearages are pal'd, unless at the option of the Editor.' \ ‘ ' Vrofeadonat EARLEY, Attorneyat Law. .1,, Qfllco on Booth'Hanover street. In the room formerly occupied by A B. Bharpe. Esq. MO. HERMAN, Attorney at Law. . Office in Rheoin's Hall Building, In the oftho Court House, next door to the “Her ald" Office. Carlisle, Penna. Deo. 1,1865. . , TOHN. C. GRAHAM, Attorney at *1 Daw. Office formerly occupied by Judge Graham. South Hanover street, Carlisle, Penna. Dec. 1,1805— ly. - . nHAS. D. MAGLAUGHLIN, Attor- I j kbt at Law. Office In Building formerly occupied by Volunteer, a few doors Bouth of Han non’s How. Doo. 1,1865. ’ a . al. BELTZHOOVER, Attorney . at Law and Real Estate Agent. Shepherds town, West Virginia. Prompt attention given to. all business In Jefl'orson county and the Counties Adjoining it. - Feb. 15, 1866-ly. WM. J. SHEARER, Attorney &o. at Law, Carlisle, Pa. Office -near Court House, South side of Public Square, In “ Inhofl’s' Comon” second floor. • Entrance, Hanover Street, PrUotlcing in all the Courts of this Judicial District, prompt attention will be given to nil business in the Counties of Perry ana Juniata, os well os of Cumberland. May 24', 1806—ly*. SF; SADLER, Attorney at Law, v Carlisle, Penna. Office in Building for occuplod by Volunteer, Booth HanoVer street. Deo. 1; 1805; TXT -KtJN'NEDY Attorney at Law..' YY , Carlisle, Penno, Office same as that oj the ‘‘American Volunteer,’’ South side of the Pub lic Square,. i Dec. 1. 1805. TOHN LEE, Attorney at Ea-W, • I North Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pa., Fob. 15,1800—ly. , . TAMES A. DUNBAR, Attobney At #1 law, Carlisle, Penna. Office a few f doors West of Hannon’s Hotel. Deo. 1,1805. - Tp E. BELTZHOOVER, Attobney r , and Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Penna. Office on South Hanover street, opposite Bontz’s Store", By.spoclal arrangement with. the Patent- Office, attends to securing Patent Bights. Deo. 1, 1805. ' . 1 WM. ,B. BUTLER, Attobney at Law, Carlisle, Penna. Office with Wm. J. Hiicarcr, Esq; Doc. 1,1805—ly. . GOODS ARE REDUCED FROM 10'to 20 per Cent. In consideration of the groat decline, the un* derslgnod Is now offering the greatest induce mpnts offered in (no county. Ho Is selling best Prints at 20 ots., Best I yd. wide Bro. Muslin at 2i ots./ 1 ' yd. best Cot. Table Diaper at 02 ols., 1 yd. best Tick at 65 cts. DRESS GOODS! American Delaines at 80 cts., Lustres, Alpabcos all colors, Cobergs all col’s. 8 to 0 quars. wide, Wool DclalnesG to Squarters wide, from GO to-Sl 00, 88 inch French Merlnoes, best makes 8125. . MEN’S WEAR! MEN’S WEAR 11 Broadcloths, very cheap, All Wool Casslinores from $lOO upwards, Sattinets, Jeans, <&o., &o, A full lino of iSUjotograpijing. | Notion., S NEWTON SHORT. M. D., Physl . elan and Surgeon, Moonanlcsburgt Pa.— akfat lor past favors, would most respectful ly inform his friends and-tho public generally, that ho Is still practicing Medicine ana Surgery Iri all their branches. Special attention given to the treatment of diseases of the Eye and Ear, and all other chronic affections. Office In Wilson’s Building, Main St., up stairs. Nov. 29, 1800. ' * ER; GEORGE S. SEARIGHT, Den tist, From the Baltimore OoUene of Denial ■ery, . Office at'tho residence of his mother, East Louther Street, three doprs below Bedford, Carlisle, Penna; ' Dpo.J, 1885. aENTISTRY— Dr.W.B. Shoemaker- Practical Dentist. Newvlllo, Pennsylvania. io-ln Miller’s Building. Feb. 22,1800.—ly. PHOTOGRAPHS! "The subscriber, after over five years of experi ence In bis profession, begs to Inform the public that he still continues his business at his old and well known location, in the building of Jacob Zug, Esq., South-East Corner of Market Square, over the Store of Messrs. Leldloh «fc Miller, whore he will bo .pleased to see his -friends and patrons, and where he is fully prepared to take PHOTOGRAPHS. . CARi'ESDE VISITS AND AMBROTYPES, from miniature to life-like size, and to guarantee perfect satisfaction in every case. The arrange ment of my Sky-Light enables me to take perfect too similda in cloudy as well as in clear weather.— An experienced Lady Operator Is In constant at tendance at the rooms to wait on lady customers. Constantly on hand and for sale at reasonable rates, a fine assortment of ROSE WOOD, _ UNION AND GILT FRAMES. XW Negatives of all Pictures taken are preserv ed and persons wishing duplicates of the same can have them on short notice, either by person al application or by letter. Thankful for past fa vors, will - hope for a continuance of the public patronage JOHN C. LESHER. Oot. H.leOO-Om POSITIVELY THE BEST ! **■ O. L. LOOHMAN AGAIN TRIUMPHANT!! The FIRST PREMIUM ha* again been Awarded to a L. LOCHMANJor the REST . • v PHOTOGRAPHS His long experience In the business and hla Intiipate knowledge of oil that rolotes to tbo pro duction of a PERFECT PICTURE, in chemistry, trt and.mechanism, enables him to make Pho tographs,, unapproachable In moat galleries, and all work guaranteed to give satisfaction. FINE LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS,. • -, . Colored and Plain, CARD PICTURE!* FOR ALBUMS, ( old and new size, PORCELAIN PICTURES of dzqulslte finish. , ■ Every lady should have one of these taken'; they give the most charming complexion. * AMBROTYPBS ■la every style of coses, and all kinds of work done in a First Class Gallery. Copies mod# in the most perfect manner. Negatives are registered, and duplicates son he had at any time. . * , ~ The public is cordially invited to pay a visit to the gallery and examlnb^speolmens.; . A large lot of FRAMES and ALBUMS for sale cheap. .. Photographs mhcTb In nil kinds of' weather equally well. Deo. IS. 1860 Mrs. r. a. smith’s photo grophlo Gallery South-east Corner Hono treet, and Market Square, where may be had all the different styles of Photographs, from cord to life size,. IVORYTYPEB, AMBROTYPES, AND MELAINOTYPES ;. also Pictures on Porcelain, (something now) both Plain and Colored, and ..which are beantifhlpro duotlons of the Photographic art. Call and see them. , . -• ‘ 1 . • ' Particular attention given to copying from pagnerrotypesi&c. , ... She Invites the patronage of the public. Feb. 15 1600. z . "// G im p ( dray GREAT EDUCATIONAL INDUCEMENTS. . A First Class Justness OoUsge at CarlisleiPenn'a. - rriHIS Institution is now entering upon encouraged from tho xesulfrcfeffprta and • shall spare.no pains or expense in building up an institutionsecond to nonelp tlio countiy. ' Education adapted to all—the Farmer, the Me chanic, the Artisan, the Business or Professional m YOUNQ MEN of limited education. . YOUNG MEN well educated In other respects, but deficient in the branches taught In a first class Business YOUNG MEN of .llttStod Hasans, who -would possess tho best requisite to em inence and dlstlflollon. • ...YOUNG MEN who are desirous of receiving the greatest amount of .useful infpr -1 motion ut the least comparative expense ore invited to investi gate thopecullar merits of our Model System of practical training and eminently popular course of Study. BBANOHI a TAUGHT. Single and Double Entry Book-keeping, In Its various > forms and applications, Including Gen eral Wholesale and Retail Business, Forwarding, Commission, Exchange, Jobbing and Importing, Railroading, Steamboating, Banking. ' Partoeramp Settlements, feusinossCalculations Mercantile Law. Correspondence, Practical and Ornamental penmenshlp, Phonography. English Oramtaar,- Composition, Telegraphing,- Ac. Or Students enter at any time. None but competent Instructors employed, and a sufficient number to Insure Individual in- a Circular giving full partlcularH. Address, fcT cirtkl?.Pa. Aug. 23, isoa. ' . A OBXOULTUBAL COLLEGE OP J\L PENNSYLVANIA. —Thouext Term of this luatltutlon, under its reorganization, will com mence on the 10th day of January, 1807. For terms of admission, catalogues, Ac., Ad dress. ‘ ' . JOHN FRASER, Pres’t. Jim-10 18^St UltUrftl CoUeB °* oei * tro C °** P °‘ ®h's 9 .in iii ikiy villi' II a I in' ii T & (fair I I I MS III US I I I II I. I I. ' I || I II II I I' fr I per lino for each subsequent iMertlon. ii I I ■ I II ' I I B I I B . B B B- B H ■BBS HBBBBB B B forty, half-yearly, and yearlyodvorO*oin.nt. | , Cash. When sent without any length of time 8 V specified for publication, they will be continued ’| in BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. Mxs (SooUs. JyJ’E W STORE) NEW GOODS! • B IN G’S NEW DRY GOODS STORE, MATE STREET, Opposite the Mansion House, Next door to tho Post Office. Having rented the Store formerly occupied by Mr. Wm, A.' Miles, the undersigned invites tho attentionof the ladies of Carlisle and Its vicinity to his WELL SELECTED STOCK of DRY GOODS, DRESS TRIMMINGS. AND NOTIONS, Just received from tho Eastern Cities, By strict attention to business, and a careful study of the wants and tastes of his customers, ho hopes to obtain a share of tho public patron age, J. G. H. RING. Special attention given to DRESS TRIM MINGS. . N0v.8,1866—1y . JgARGAINS I BARGAINS 11 AT NO. 18. QUEA T BED VCTION IN PRICES! . WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS AT S. C. BROWN'S NEW DRY GOODS STORE! Hosiery, Gloves, Zephyr Hoods, Shawls, <tc., do. Call and qe© for yourselves. Remember the PlaC °' ■ S.C. BROWN. . No. 18 West Main St., Carlisle. Nov. 29,1800. QREAT EXCITEMENT AT- - BOILING SPRINGS SINCE SAWYER d HERD HAVE OPENED UP THEIE NEW STOCK OF FALL-AND WINTER GOODS! ■SAWYER A HDBD are now prepared to pre sent to the public a magnificent assortment of Dry- Goods. Groceries, Quoensware, Hardware, Hats, Caps, Hoots and Shoes. SAWYER & HURD respectfully Invito the especial attention - ol the ladles to their elegant assortment of DRESS GOODS, containing tbo latest styles and kinds of goods selling in tbo New York and Philadelphia mar kets, Dress Silks, In varieties of colors and styles, WOOLEN DRESS GOODS of ©very kind, Poplins of all colors, barred striped and plain, medium priced goods, Do mestic Delaines, Figured ana Plain . Reps and other cheap goods; SAWYER & HURD Invito the attention of the ladles to their beautiful stock of DBESS shawls In every color and style. Wo also invito the special attention of the gentlemen to our select stock of FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN Cloths, Gosslmeres Over Coattuga, Cheap Casslmercs, Battinois, . Jeans, Ac. A FIRST, CLASS TAILOR whose reputation is wide spread, will make up at short notice In the best style, any of the above goods. Ail klndaof notions. UnderShlrts,Draw ers.- Gloves, Hanover Buck Gloves,Ties, Hose, &0. SAWYER <fc HURD request housekeepers to ex amine their well selected stook of Oil Cloths, Shades, Blankets, &c. All the various kinds of DOMESTIC GOODS. kept In immense suppllosLFlannels, Ticks, Cali coes, Shirtings, Sheetings, Table Diapers, and all kinds‘of Whit© Goods, ■ BALMORAL AND HOOP SKIRTS, best and cheapest in the county. In fact every thing to Induce purchasers to give i us acaU. ! 4®* Highest market pilces paid for all kinds of P Do not forget the place and well known stand formerly kept by A; M. Leidich, Esq., Bolling Springs. X)eo. 6, 1866— 3 m ' GOODS I -DBY GOODS! EALL 1866 A, w, BENTZ, South Simmer Street, CARLISLE. I have just made my second fall . .addi tion to my already great and extensive stock of DRY GOODS. 1 nave selected the most desi rable goods that could bo obtained In the-Eastern Markets, paid most special attention to variety and lasl€.andam fully assured that ofter a tho rough investigation Is made, my numerousi pat rons (the ladies, ofooursel) wlu have all.their W Kavo a vMtety of Ladles' DRESS GOODSsach as Plaid and Plain Poplins, Lukins'French. Me rlnoes, of every shade and quality, Cob urea. Mous do Lalnes, ond Albocas, all colors. A, full line of MOiIBNIM goodsi Moumlns Bilks, Bombazine. Itepp. double and Prints, &o. ' . ■ MUSLINS! : MUSLINS! very cheap and good. .A lame Invoice of Cloths. Cosslmereß, Jeans, Velvet Cord, ' A variety of. Ballard vale,- Bhaker and heavy twilled Flannels, Mode, Bolferlnoi Blue, Brown, Wine, Green, and Scarlet Saque Flannels, White and Colo’dHome-, made Fldnnels; good canton Flannels {'Prints; Gloves, Hosiery andßuttons of every kind; Shirts and. Drawers; HOODS; .Nubias and Breakfast Shawls; Blanketsat lowest prices. ■ Don'tforget the well known stand, 1 south of the Court House, as we are prepared and will sell at 'the lowest prices, A. W. BENTZ. October 11. 1886 * . jgABGAXNS 1 BARGAINS II r SELLING OFF AT COST AND NO MISTAKE! lam selling off my entire stock of Dry Goods AT COST, consisting of French, Plaid and Plain Poplins, all wool-Repps., French and English: Merlnpes of tho moat beautiful colors, all wool and American Delaines* Cashmeres, Black and Cdlored Alpaccas, ' LADIES* CLOAKING AND SHAWIB, Shirting and other Flannels,. Canton Flannels, Checks* Ginghams. Tickings, Table Linen, La dles’ Vests and Under Ware of ©very description, •with a large assortment of Misses andjnfants Me rino under Vests of every size, Calicoes, Musllnfc, Balmoral Hoop Skirts, Ao„ Ac. ’ '• Also’, a largo assortment of Wear, Cloths, % Cosalmores. Saltlnets, Jeans. Shirting, Flannels, Ac., Ac., all o t which must be sold at eott until the entire stock la aold. My goods have all been bought— some at the lowestauction prices, the romafedor at the lowest wholesale prices at the New York and Philadelphia markets. WM. A. MILES, North Hanover Street, next door t toMlU&r & Bowers' (formerly John P. Lyons) Hardware Store. Renlember the number—B2 worth Hano ver, Sign ottho Yellow Fanned Nov.lfl. 1800. i"ottiral. ON THE ICE. Across tho glittering ice I glide, Tho lone lagoon is deep and wide;. On steel shod feet with shrilly sound, I travel swifter chan tho hound. No skater skims tho broad lagoon Whose skates can ring so blithe a tune \ And none there Is who can compare, In point of speed, with Harold Ware! Proud Ethel Vane, I loved her well! She led mo on my love to tell, And treated it with cruel scorn; I cursed the day that I was born I Alone upon tho ice wo met— Long had I striven to forgot; One glance upon her face I cast, My lovo had turned to hate at last I She smiled her sweetest smile on mo, I know how cruel she could be— -1 knew there lurked a hidden snare Beneath her looks so calm and fair. *• Proud Ethon Vane, I lovo you well; You led mo on my love to tell, You treated me with cruel scorn; I cursed the day that I was born.” “If you would win mo for ; your bride. The ice is smooth, the course is wide, Then match your speed with mine,” she said And swifter than tho winds she sped. I followed her on eager feet, “ Revenge,” I cried, “ revenge Is sweet 1” And far across the hroad lagoon Our steel skates rang a ghostly tune. Her flowing hair streamed out behind, ‘ As fleeter than the envious wind, A swiftly-moving shade, she flew, While more and more the distance grow. Still on and on she kept her way— The thinner ice before her lay; I turned my face toward the shore, •But Ethel Vane came back no more 1 ffituiffatuoto. HU3IOILS OF A HUSHMX GENIUS. Vivler, the celebrated horn-player, is one of those men of whom anecdotes are told—an eccentric insister upon having his own way, and his-own way being whimsically peculiar. In England he made a great sensation with his first concert, and invitations to play at private parties were a necessary sequent. On the day after, accordingly, a noble lord called upon the artist, and, giving a pull to his cravat in the English fashion of a salute, he said, with his hat on, in bad French: “You must come to-morrow evening and play for the Duchess of Sutherland.” • Vlvier looked steadily at the nobleman, and said, with a significant gesture: “ Take off your hat!” “What!” asked the visitor. “Take off your hat!” “ Ahi—ln England w.e have the custom of keeping our hats on." “Take off your hat!” Yielding to thepernaoity of these three worde, which the artist would have gone on repeating thirty times if It had been necessary, ,tne nobleman took off his hat, and said once more: “ Yon must come to-morrow evening, and play for the Duchess of Sutherland!” “You speak French very badly," re plied the artist. “ Instead of that Impo lite phrase, you should have said—“ The Duchess of Sutherland wishes very much to hoar you play, and she has requested me to Inquire whether you will do her the pleasure of coming to the party which she proposes to give to-morrow evening.” “Ahf—but in England we express it the other way.” “Very possibly—but unless you ex press it in the better way I have described to you, I shall take no notice of the Invi tation.” The Englishman, evidently very an gry, repeated the Invitation ns directed. “lam happy to accept the invitation of the Duchess,” said the artist. . “ They will give ten pounds,” added the nobleman. “There again, is an ill-bred manner of treating a delicate subject,” said Vivier; “X should have made no bargain In ad vance and should have left it to tho dis cretion of the Duchess; but, since you have so unceremoniously overstepped the. barrier, permit me to say that 1 tenpounds’ 1s not enough;” , , ’ , . “Ah? but in England we only give ten pounds to an instrumentist. To sing ers, like Grlsl or Mario, we give fifteen.” ‘‘X shall not play for any price less than twenty-five pounds sterling.” "Do you know," said the Englishman, knitting his brow, “ twenty-five pounds are six hundred and thirty-five franca of your money?” .... “ My price, notwithstanding.” “ Well, you shall have It.. But do your best, and be punctual.” “I shall be ready when the Duchess’ carriage calls for me," said Vivier. ; “Eh? do you expect a carriage to be sent for you ? Itls not the custom In Eng land." ’ . ” Ham very sorry—but I do uot ride in hackney coaches, and if Madam, the Duchess, does not choose to send her own carriage for me, I-shall not got" • “ Very well,” said the looking perfectly amazed, but submitting, in spite of himself, to the tone of authori ty and dignified manners which the artist assumed; “ the carriage shall be sent for you.” At nine the next evening, punctually drove up the Duchess’ chariot, with its footman in livery, and Vivier was receiv ed with very unusual politeness—a result, evidently, of the description of his man ners given by her Grace’s envoy. From that time.the eccentric horn-player be came triumphant. HSfAcorrcspondent entered au office and accused the compositor of not having punctuated bin communication, when the typo earnestly replied, I m not a pointer, I'm a setter." A stranger In our printing-office aoked the devil what his rule of punctuation was. “ I set up as long as I hold my breath, then I put in a comma; when I gasp, I insert a semico lon- and when I want a chew of tobacco, X make a paAgraph.” b©- The French journalists report a good thing attributed to Mrs. Bigelow, Wife of our. at Paris, on the occasion of her taking leave of the Em press. Eugenie expressed.great regret at the departure from Paris orMr. Bigelow, whereupon the’ latter quickly replied “Oh, your Majesty may be,sure.that I . wouldn’t have sent in my resignation.”— This was a very delicate way of saying that the ,Empresa had made Mrs. Bige low’s stay in Paris so agreeable, that she did not Ilka to leave it'. ■ ' : “ Weil, sir, do you entertain my propo sition?” asked a spendthrift of,n person from whom, he wished to borrow some money. “ No, sir,” was the reply, but your proposition has entertained me ex ceedingly.” As the bosom of earth , blooms again and again,’ having burled,out of sight the dead leaves : of autumn and,loosed the frosty bauds' of winter, so does the heart, In spite of all that' melancholy poets write, feel many renewed springs and summers. Bgy- “Do you know who I am?” said an officer to a fellow whom hehad bv the collar. “Not exactly, sir,” the fel low replied, “ but I think you must be the malignant collarer.” An Irish girl at play on Bunday was accosted by the .priest, ‘ Good morning, daughter of the devil. 1 ’ She meekly re plied, “ Good morning father.” El CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 186 T. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF' GOVERNOR JOHN W. GEARY. Fellow-citizens. —Honored by the selec tion of tho sovereign people of my native State as their choice for Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is with mingled feelings of humility and gratitude that I have appeared in the Presence of my fellow countrymen and, eforo the Searcher of all Hearts, to take the solemn obligation prescribed as a qualification for that exalted station, “ to support tho Constitution of tho United States and the Constitution of Pennsyl vania, and to perform my official duties with fidelity.” Profoundly sensible of everything that is Implied by this manifestation or the people’s confidence, and more deeply im pressed with the vast importance and re sponsibilities of the office, than elevated by its attendant honors, let it bo our first grateful duty to return fervent thanks givings to Almighty God for his constant providence and unnumbered blessings to us os apeople, and especially mine to im plore His aid and counsel in the discharge of civil trusts, who has been my shield and buckler amidst scenes of peril and death. In addressing you on this occasion, la accordahce with a custbm originating with tho Republican fathers, I propose briefly to express my opinion on such questions as concern ou?common consti tuency, and relate to our common respon sibilities. - Like countries of tho Old World, our nation has bad its internal commbtions. From the lost of these we have scarcely yet emerged, and during which “ War’s desolation” passed over our laud, leaving its blighting influences principally upon those unfortunate States whose people re belled against the government, and not withstanding the agonizing sacrifices of a great civil war, the States that main tained the government and determined that the Union should bo preserved, have constantly advanced in honor, wealth, population and general prosperity. This is the first time a change has oc curred in the Executive department of this State since the commencement of the war of the rebellion; a brief reference, therefore, to that conflict, and to its re sults, may not be Inappropriate. We hove the consolation of knowing that the contest between the North and the South was, not on our part, one for ambition, for military renown, for terri torial acquisition, nor was it for a viola tion of any of the rights of tho'Bouth, but it was for the preservation of our own rights and privileges as men, and for the maintenance of justice, liberty and the Union. The object of the South was avowedly the dissolution of the Union and the establishment of a confederacy based upon “ the corner stone of human slavery.” To have submitted to this on our part, and to have shrunk from a manly resistance under such circumstan ces, would have been deeply and lasting ly degrading, and would luivtf destroyed the value of' the priceless fegaoy be queathed to us by our fathers,and which we are obligated to transmit unimpaired to future generations. The patriotic and Union-loving people felt that the alterna tive was that of lifeor death to the Union ; and under the auspicious guidance of Abraham Lincoln, that virtuous and pa triotic Chief Magistrate, with the blessing of Him who directs the destinies of na tions, after open action and arbitrary vio lence on the part of the South, the appeal to arms was made. We had a just cause, and our citizens approving it with a de gree of unanimity heretofore unknown, in this or any other country, left their vari ous employments, their homes and all that was dear to them, and hastened with , enthusiasm to the scenes where duty and danger called, and as the surest pledge of their unswerving love and fidelity to the Union, they unhesitatingly offered their lives for its preservation. Nor was any other tribute withheld in providing the means necessary for the support of our fleets and armies. Nearly two millions of soldiers entered the field from time to time on different terms of enlistment.— The citizens generally exhibited the high est degree of patriotism in the prompt payment of taxes, in their liberal contri butions in the shape of loans to the Gov ernment ; and the world was astonished by the amount expended in their benev olent care for the sick and wounded, through the agencies of the Sanitary and Christian Commissions and other charit able associations. More than six hun dred sanguinary battles and shirmishes were fought, in which nearly three hun dred thousand of our heroic defenders laid down their lives in their devotion to the nation—“ for God and Liberty." In every phase of this terrible conflict, Pennsylvania boro an honorable and con spicuous part. She contributed three hundred and sixty-six thousand three hundred and twenty-six volunteer sol diers to the fescue of the nation; and nearly every battle-field has been mois tened with the blood, and whitened with the hopes, of her heroes. To them we owe ouirvictories, unsurpassed in bril liancy and in the importance of their con sequences. To the dead—the thrice hon ored dead—we are deeply indebted, for without their services it is possible our cause might not have been successful. It is natural and eminently proper that we, as a people, should feel a deep and lasting Interest in the present and future welfare of the soldiers who have borne so distinguished a part in the great contest which has resulted in the maintenance of the life, honor and prosperity of the nation. The high claims of the private soldiers upon the country are universal ly acknowledged, and the generous sen timent prevails that the amplest care should be taken by the government to compensate them, equally and generous ly, with Bounties and pensions, for their services and sacrifices. I desire that it may distinctly be under stood that I do not speak of myself, in connection with this subject; but I am happy to avail mys ( elf of this opportuni ty to speak kind words of Pennsylvania’s gallant private soldiers, and the noble 'officers who commanded them. The generosity of the people of Penn sylvania to the Union soldiers has been imitated, but notequaled, by other States. There is something peculiar in the loyal ty of Pennsylvania. . She seemed to feel, from the first, as if upon her devolved the setting.of a superior example. The foot that she carried upon her standard the brightest jewel of the Bepublio, that in her bosom was conceived, and from her commercial capital was issued, the Dec laration of Independence, gave to her contributions, in men and money, and her unparalleled charitable organizations all the dignity and force of a model for others to copy. The rebel foe seemed to feel that if he could strike a fatal blow at Pennsylvania, he would recover all his losses, and establish a resistless prestige in the old world. But thanks to Divine Providence, and to the enduring bravery of our citizen soldiers, the invasion of our beloved State sealed her more closely to the cause of freedom. . The result of the battle of Gettysburg broke the power of the rebellion, and al though the final issue was delayed, it was inevitable from the date of that great event. The battle rescued all the other free States; and when the arch of victory was completed' by Sherman’s successful advance from the sea, so that the two conquerors could shake hands over the two fields that closed the war, the sol diers of Pennsylvania were equal sharers in the glorious consummation. No people in the world’s history have ever been saved from so incalouable a ca lamity, and no people have ever had such cause for gratitude towards their defend ora. Aud here I cannot refrain from an ex- I presalon of regret that the General Gov ernment has not taken any steps to Inflict the proper penalties of the Constitution and laws upon the leaders of those who rudely and ferociously invaded the ever sacred soil of our Btate. It is certainly a morbid clemency, and a censurable forbearance, which fall to 4 punish, the greatest crimes “known to the laws of civilized nations,” and may not tho hope be reasonably Indulged, that the Federal authorities will cease to ex- tend unmerited mercy to those who inau gurated tho rebellion and controlled the movements of its armies? If this be done, treason will be “ rendered odious,” and it will be distinctly proclaimed, on the pages of our future history, that no attempt can be made with impunity to destroy our Republican form of govern ment. SOLDIERS’ ORPHANS. And while we would remember " the soldier who has borne the battle,” we must not forget “ his widow and his or phan children.” Among our most sol emn obligations is tho maintenance of the indigent widows, and thesupportand education of'the orphan children of those noble men who fell in defence of tho Union. To affirm that we owe a debt of gratitude to those who' have been render ed homeless and fatherless by their pa rents’ patriotic devotion to tho country, is a truth to which all mankind will yield a ready assent; and though wo cannot call the dead to life, it is a privilege, as well os a duty; to lake tho orphan by the hand, and be to him a protector and a father. Legislative appropriations havo honor ed the living soldier's, and entombed the dead. The people, at the ballot-box, have sought otit the meritorius veterans, and the noble spectacle is now presented of the youthful survivors of those who fell for their country cherished and educated at the public expense. Even' if I were differently constituted, ray official duties would constrain me vigilantly to guard this sacred trust. ■ But having served in the same cause, and been honored by the highest marked public favor, I pledge my self to bear in mind the injunctions and wishes of the people, and if possible to in crease the efficiency and multiply the benefits of the schools and institutions, already so creditably established, for the benefit of the orphans of our martyred heroes. The infatuation of treason, the down fall of slavery, the vindication of freedom, and the complete triumph of the govern ment of the people, are all so many proofs of the “ Divinity that has shaped our ends," and so many promises of a future crowned with success if we are only true to our mission. Six years ago the spec tacle offour millions of slaves, increasing steadily both their own numbers and the material and political power of their mas ters presenter! a problem soappaling, that statesmen contemplated it with undis guised alarm, ana the moralists with shame. To-day these four millions, no longer slaves, but freedmen, having in termediately proved their humanity towards their oppressors, their fidelity to society, and their loyalty to the govern ment, are peacefully incorporated into the body politic, and are rapidly; preparing to assume their rights as citizens of the United States. Notwithstanding this unparalelled change was only effected af ter an awful expenditure of blood and treasure, its consumation may well be ci ted as the subllmest proof of the fitness of the American people to administer the government according to the pledges of the Declaration of Independence. We have but to estimate where human slavery would have carried our country in the course of another generation, to re alize the force of this commanding truth. And as we dwell upon the dangers we have escaped, we may the bettor under stand what Jefferson meantwhen,in the comparative infancy of human slavery, he exclaimed, “ I tremble for my country when I,reflect that God is just!" A simple glance at what must have been our late had slavery been permitted to increase will be sufficient. In 1830 the slave population amounted, in exact num bers, to three millions nine hundred and fifty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty. Taking the increase, 23 39 percent., from 1850 to 1800,as the basis of calcula tion for every ten years, in 1900, they' would have numbered at least upwards of nine millions. What Christian states man as he thanks God for the triumph of the Union arms, does not shudder at the terrible prospect presented by these startling figures? But while there is cause for constant solicitude in the natural irritations pro ducedhy such a conflict, he is butagloomy prophet who does not anticipate that the agencies which accomplish these tremen dious results, will successfully cope with and put down all who attempt to govern the nation in the interests of defeated am bition and vanquished treason. The people of the conquering North and West have comparatively little to do but to complete the good work. They com mand (he position. The courage of the soldiers and the sagacity of the statesman, working harmoniously, have now sealed and confirmed the victory, and nothing more is required but a faithful adherence to the doctrines which havo achieved such marvelous results. EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE. The overthrow, of the rebellion has changed the whole system of Southern society, and proporti'onateletiy affected other interests ana sections. Demanding the enlightenment of millions, long be nighted, it forces upon the North and West the consideration of _a more perfect and pervading educational policy. Much as we have boasted, and have rea son to boast, of our common Schools, we cannotdeny, whenwecomparothem with those of New England, and contrast them with the preparations for the education of the Southern people of all classes, that we have much to overcome if we would equal the one or stimulate the other. The recent convention of County School Su perintendents of Pennsylvania exhibits some startling facts, which deserve the attention of the people and their repre sentatives. Yet It is not by legislation alone that any people can be brought to understand their relations to eacb oth er as citizens. Their best Instructors are themselves. However liberal the appro- Eriations may be if these are not seconded y that commendable spirit which impels the parent to impress upon the child the necessity of a sound moral and intellectu al training, your representatives are gen erous in vain. Everything depends upon the people; hence the great complaint preferred by the convention of teachers, of shortness of terms in some districts, of the small attendance of enrolled scholars, of the employmentof nnqualilled instruc tors, and of the want of proper school houses, results unquestionably not so much from the indinereuco of the btato, as from the negligence of those who are invited to share and to enjoy the blessings of a cheap and admirable system of popu lar education. If my fellow citizens will only recollect the difference between the opportunities of the present generation and those of their fathers, and how much is to be gained by a cultivation of modern facilities, they will require little exhorta tion to the discharge of duties which re late almost exclusively to themselves and to those nearest and dearest to them. The importance of common schools, in a republican government, can never be fullv estimated. To educate the people is the highest public duty. To permit them to remain in ignorance is inexcusable.— Every thing, therefore, should be en couraged that tends to build up, strength en and elevate our State on the sure foun dationof theeducation of the people. Eve ry interest and Industrial pursuit will bo aided and promoted by its operations: every man who is educated is improved in usefulness, in proportion as ho is skill ed in labor, or intelligent in the profes sions, and is in every respect more valu able to society. Education seems to be essential to loyalty, for no State in the full enjoyment of free schools, ever rebel led against the Government. Pennsylvania should bo the vanguard in the great mission of education. She should remember that as she has been the mother of States, she should also be the teacher of States. “ The great problem of civilization is how to bring the higher intelligence of the community, and its better moral feelings, to bear upon the masses of the people, so that the lowest grades of intelligence and morals shall always bo approaching tho higher, and the higher still rising. A church purified of superstition solves part of this problem, and a good school system does the rest.” THE STATE MILITARY. Nothing, after the education of the peo ple, contributes more to the security of a (State than a thorough military system.— The fathers of the Republic, acting upon tho instinct of preparing for war in time of peace, embodied -this knowledge among the primary obligations of the citizen. Yet tho rebellion found us al- most wholly unprepared. Our confidence in our institutions was so firm that the idea of an attack upon them from any quarter, much less from those who were too “spoiled children" ofthe government, was never believed possible, however threatened. The first clash of arms found us equally undeceived and unorganized, and we very soon experienced that the contrivers of the great slave conspiracy had not only strengthened themselves by the stolen snips, and fortifications Of the government, but had been for years de signedly instructing their youth in the science of arms; and when the bloody tempest opened upon us they were ready to spring at the near! of the republic, while the citizens in whoso hands the government was loft, were compelled to protect themselves and their country as best as they could. When we reflect upon tho terrible sac rifices weendure to main tain our liberties, and anticipate that glorions period of our country when the whole continent will be dedicated to human freedom, and when the despotism of earth will construe our example into a standing threat against their tyranny, wo cannot disregard the consideration of this important subject. As before remarked, Pennsylvania con tributed over three hundred thousand. troops to the national cause. Deducting the loss of nearly thirty thousand by wounds and disease incurred in the field, what an immense army has been left to circulate.among and to educate the mass of our population! Properly comprehend ing this thought, wo have at once the se cret of our past success, our present safe ty and our future power. It would be easy to create an emulation in the science of arras among the youth of the State, by proper organization, and to disseminate, in all our schools, that loyalty to the whole country, without which there can be no permanent safety for our liberty. In their late report, the visitors to the West Point Military Acadamy laid a sig nificant stress upon the necessity of such preceptors, in the future, as would teach the students of that institution their first and unavoidable obligations to the priuoh pies upon which thegovernmentitsolf rot poses. The neglect of this kind of in structions was felt in almost every move ment during the recent conflict; and itis not going too far to say that many who disregarded their oaths, and who drew their swords against the government that had educated and nourished them, found a meretricious consolation in the fact that they were permitted to cherish an allegi ance to tlie State in which they were born, which conflicted witli and destroy ed that love of country which should be made supreme and above nil other politi- cal obligations. If, in our past and recent experience, there has been exhibited the valuable and splendid achievements of our volunteers in the national defence, there has also been shown the necessity for military skill, and that knowledge of, and famili arity with the rules of discipline soossen tially necessary in their prompt and ef fectual employment. In order, therefore, to make our military system effective, we should have particular regard for the les son, that to prevent or repel danger, our State should always have a well discip lined force, prepared to act with prompt ness and vigor on any emergency; nor should wo forget that it is impossible to tell how soon our warlike energies may again be required in the field. HOME RESOURCES AND HOME LAROR. In nothing have our trials during the war and the resulting triumph to our anus, been so full of compensation, as in the establishment of the proud fact that we are not only able to defend ourselves against assault, but what is' equally im portant, to depend upon and live upon our own resources. At the time the re bellion was precipitated upon us the whole business and trade of the nation was paralyzed. Corn in the West was used for fuel, and the producer was com pelled to lose not only the interest upon his capital, but the very capital ho had invested. Labor was in excess, and men were everywhere searching for employ ment. Mills and furnaces were abandon ed. Domestic intercourse was so trifling that the stocks of a number of the most important railroads in the country iell to, and long remained at, an average price of less than fifty per cent. But the mo ment danger to the Union became immi nent, and the necessity of a self-reliance was plainly presented as the only means of securing protection, and the gradual dispersion of our mercantile marine by the apprehension of the armed vessels of the rebels, the American people began to practice upon the maxims of self-defence andaelf-dependende. From havingbeen, if not absolutely, impoverished and al most without remunerative enterprise, depressed by unemployed labor and idle capital, all their great material agencies wore brought into motion with a promp titude, and kept in operation with a ra pidity and regularity which relieved them from want, their country from dan ger, and excited the amazement of civil ized nations. Protection to the manufacturers of the country, when rightly viewed, Is merely the defence of labor against competition from abroad. The wages of labor in the United States is higher than those in any other country, consequently our laborers are the more elevated. Labor is the foun dation of both individual and national wealth; and those nations that have best protected it from foreign competition have been the most prosperous. It is clearly, therefore, the interest of the na tion to foster and protect domestic Indus try by relieving from internal taxation every sort of labor, and imposing such heavy duties upon all importationsot for eign manufactured articles, as to prevent the possibility of competition from abroad. Not only should individual enterprise and industry be thus encouraged, but all public works, a liberal and properly re stricted general railroad system, and in ternal improvements of every kind, re ceive the fostering care and most liberal aid of the Government. We are rich in everything necessary to meet our wants, and render* us independent of every other country, aind we have only to avail our selves of our own resources and capabili ties, to progress continually onward to a degree of greatness never yet attained by any nation. Our agricultural, mineral and manufacturing resources are une qualled, and it should bo our constant study to devise and prosecute means tend ing to their highest development. Why, then, should not the wisdom of government make available the teachings of experience, and at once legislate for the manliest good of the people? Why permit our manufacturers to beg that they may live? - . The government of Great Britain has, by her protective system, “ piled duty up on duty,” for more than one hundred and fifty years, and hence upon protec tion is 'founded her manufacturing su premacy. Yet her emissaries come to this country, and for sinister purposes, extol “ free,trade,” speak scomngly ol “ protection,” and endeavor to persuade our people to believe and adopt the ab surd theory, that “ turills hinder the de velopment of industry ami the growth of I wealth,” . . .. I The great Republican party, in the j Convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln, in Chicago, in 1860, as if prepar ing for the very war which most of our statesmen were at that period anxious to postpone, adopted a resolution, “which, to use the language of au eminent I enn sylvaninn, 14 declared that the produce of the farm slibuld no longer be com polled to remain inert and losing interest while waiting demand in distant markets; that ft YOjl, ' the capital which daily took the form of labor power should no longer bo allowed to go to waste; that the fuel which un derlies our soil should no longer there re main tobe a mere support for foreign rails: >that tho power which lay then petrified in the form of coal should everywhere be brought to aid the human arm ; that our vast deposits of iron ore should be made to take the form of engine and other ma chinery, to be used as substitute for mere muscular force; and that all our wonder ful resources, material and moral, must and should be at once developed.” Such was the iqtont and meaning of the brief resolution then and there adopted, to bo at the earliest practicable moment ratified by Congress, as proved to ho the ease when the Morrii tariff, on the memorable 2d of March, 1801, was made the law of the land. To that law, aided as it was by tile admirable action of tho Treasury in supplying machinery of circulation, we stand now indebted for the fact that we have, in the shortspaoeof five years; pro duced more food, built more houses and mills, opened more mines, constructed more roads than ever before, and so great ly added to the wealth or the country, that the property of the loyal States would tins day exchange for twice the quantity of gold than could five years since have been obtained for all tho real and person al property, southern chatties excepted, of the whole of tho States and territories of which the Union stands composed. If the principle of protection proved to be such a talisman in the time of war, shall wo reject it in time of peace? If an answer were needed to this question, ref erence could be had to the repeated con cessions to this principle by the recent free-traders of the South. Scarcely one of the ambitious men who led their un fortunate people into rebellion but now freely admits that if the South bad man ufactured their own fabrics, on their own plantations, and cultivated skilled labor in their great cities, they would have been able to prolong their conflict with the Government; and now to enjoy sub stantial, instead of artificial prosperity, they must invoke the very agencies they had so long and so fatally disregarded.— Words need not be multiplied upon this important theme, either, to make my own position stronger, or to impress upon the people the value of adhering to a system which has proved itself worthy of our continued support, and of the imitation of its former opponents. FINANCES. The exhibit of the finances of the Com monwealth, as presented in the late an nual message oi my predecessor, and the report of the State Treasurer, is certainly very gratifying; and the flattering pros pect of the speedy extinguishment of the debt which bos been hanging, for so ma ny years, like a dark cloud over the pros pects of our State, combined with the hope that a reasonable reduction will be made in our habitual annual expendi tures, will cheer the people onward in the pathway of duty. Among the most delicate and impor tant obligations required of those in offi cial positions, is astrictand faithful man agement of the public revenues and ex penditures of the Commonwealth. Tax ation should be applied where its burdens may bo least felt, and where it is most just that it should be borne. Every re source should be carefully husbanded, and the strictest economy practiced, so that the credit of the State shall be main tained on a firm and enduring basis, and the debt surely and steadily diminished, until its final extinguishment. Unnec essary delay in this would, in my opin ion, be incompatible with our true inter ests. That these expectations are capable of speedy and certain consummation, has already been demonstrated. The public improvements, the cause of our heavy debt, which seemed* to be an incubus up on the prosperity of the State, so long as they were managed by her agents, have been sold; the tux on real estate has been abolished, and considerable reductions have already beeniqade on the State debt. This important branch of the adminis tration shall receive my constant and zealous attention. EXECUTION OF THE LAWS. The general and essential principles of law and liberty, declared in the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania, shall be watchfully guarded. It will bemy highestambition to administer the government in the truespiritof that instrument. Care shall be taken “that the laws be faithfully exe cuted,"and the decisions of the courts re spected and enforced, if within their au thorized jurisdiction. Influencedonly by considerations for the public welfare, it is my imperative duty to see that justice be impartially administered. That meroitul provision, the pardoning power, conferred upon the Executive doubtlessly for cor recting only the errors of criminal juris- Erudence, and securing justice, shall not e perverted to the indiscriminate protec tion of those who may be justly sentenced to bear penalties for infractions of the laws made for the security and protection of society. Those “cruelly” or “exces sively" punished, or erroneously convict ed, are alone entitled to its beueficientpro teotion, and only such should expect its ex ercise in their behalf. Whenever the people deem it expedi ent or necessary, from actual experience, to alter the laws, or to amend the Consti tution, it is their undoubted right to-do so, according to the mode prescribed within itself. I here repeat, what I have said elsewhere, that “so long as the people feel that the power to alter or change the character of the government abides in them, so long will they be impressed with a sense of security and of dignity which must ever spring from the consciousness that they hold within their own hands a remedy for every political evil, a correc tive for every govermental abuse and usurpation.” TIIE NATIONAL SITUATION. We are confessedly in a transition state. It is marvelous how predudice has perish ed in the furnace of war, and now, from tlie very ashes of old hatreds and old parties, the truth rises purified and tri umphant. The contest between the Ex ecutive and-a Congress twice elected by substantially the same suffrages, a con test so anomalous in our experience as not to have been anticipated by the framers of the National Constitution, has only served to develop the remarkable energies of our people, and to strenghen them for future conflicts. That contest is virtually decided. - The victorious forces, physical and mo ral, of the patriotic millions, are simply pausing before the work of reconstruc tion. Twenty-six States have not. only been saved from the conflagration of war, but have been crystalized in the saving. The unrestored ten, still disaffected and still defiant, seem to be providentially de laying their return to the Union, so that when they re-enter upon its obligations and its blessings they will be the better able to fulfil the one and enjoy the other. Their condition is a fearful warning to men and nations, and especially to our- selves. , ~ Until slavery fell we did not. fully un derstand the value of Republican institu tions. Accustomed to tolerate, and in inauv cases to defend slavery, we did not feel that its close proximity, so far from assisting, was gradually destroying our liberties; and it was only when rebellion tore away the mask, that we saw the hide ous features of the monster that was eat ing out the vitals of the Republic. If we are now astonished and shocked at the exhibition of cruelty and ingrati tude among those who, having inaugura ted and prosecuted a causeless war against a generous government, and having been permitted to escape the punishment they deserve, are once more arrogantly clam oring to assume control of the destinies of this great nation, how much greater cause would we have had for surprise had slavery been permitted to increase and multiply? , , . , Boast ns we may of our material and our moral victories, yet is it not true that there Is no such thing as a Republican government in the ten Btaes that began until ordered out and charged according!/*. Oaiuw, HAirDßmxa, khd every other description of Job and Card Printing executed la tho neatest style at low prices. -NO. 32. and carried on the war? There Is not, to-day, a despotic State In Burope when the rights of the individual man are so defiantly trampled under foot, aa in the sections which were supposed to have been brought into full submission to the Government of the United States. But the disease has suggested its Providential cure. The abhorrent doctrine, that defeated treason shall not only; be magnanimous ly pardoned, but introduced to yet strong er privileges, because of its guilty failure, seems to nave been'ihsisted upon, as if to strengthen the better and the contrasting doctrine, that a nation, having Conquer ed Its freedom, Is its own best guardian, and that thosewho were defeated ih hono rable battle should be constrained to sub mit to all the terms of the conqueror. : The violators of the most solemn obli gations, the prepetrators of the most' crimes in the annals of time, the murder ers of our heroic soldiers on fields of bat tle, and in loathsome dungeons and bar barous prisons, they most not, shall hot, re-appear in the council chambers of the nation, to aid in its legislation, or control its destinies, unless it shall be on condi tions which will preserve our institutions from their baleful purposes and influence, and secure republican forms of govern ment, In their purity and vigor, In every section of the country. That they are indisposed to accept ,such conditions, is manifest from their recent and even arrogant rejection of the propos ed amendments of the National Constitu tion —amendments which are believed, by many true and patriotic citizens and states* men, to be too mild and generous. They have, however, been fully consld* ered by the people during the late elec tions, and approved by majorities so large as to give them a sanction which it would be improper to either overlook or disre gard. And certainly, in view of this fact, none of the late rebel States should be ad mitted to their former 44 practical, rela tions'’ to the General Government, while they continue to oppose these amend ments. To the Congress of the United States the heartfelt sympathies and overwhelm ing suffrages of the people have been gen erously given. They have fearlessly pro claimed their unequivocal verdict— 4 4 Well done, good and faithful ser vants.” Upon the deliberations and.ac tions of Congress our present interests and future welfare all depend. In its firmness and courage the whole experi ment of genoihe republicanism is indis solubly involved, That this firmness and courage will be fully exhibited by ils con trolling minorities, In the origination and adoption of measures of wisdom and discretion, even more radical and deci sive, if necessary, than those of the past, I entertain no doubt. Such measures will meet with my cordial, approval. And I may well add, that while Pennsylva nia will confide in a loyal Congress,'she will not hesitate to sustain it with her entire influence v and power. That in the administration of the gov ernment I may err, is.only what should be expected from the infirmities of the human mind; hut as I enter upon the discharge of my responsible duties with a firm resolution to act with honesty ah 4 impartiality, I trust errors will be regar ded with charity and treated with the gentleness of magnanimous forgiveness. And I earnestly hope that my Inter course with my fellow-citizens of the Sen ate and House of Representatives will be so frank and cordial, that our duties to a common constituency will be pleasantly and faithfully discharged. Different branches of the government as we are, with distinctive duties, we are neverthe less parts of one organized and well regu lated system, and as we co-operate or disa gree, the interests of the State will proba bly be promoted or retarded. Elected by the people, desirous to promote the welfare of every citizen, mere party differences should not be allowed to interfere with the maintenance of a generous, a true*and comprehensive public policy. It was the illustrious Washington, equal ly distinguished os a warripr and a statesman, who gave utterance to tl*e dec laration, 14 that the propitious smiles of Heaven cannot be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right;” and Jefferson, who asserted that 44 whatever la morally wrong cannot be politically right.” These utterances express my deepest convictions of the rales and principles which should per meate nnd control all governments. Xet us, fellow-citizens, adhere to them % be go? verned by them, and our efforts will bo happily united in surrounding the insti tutions of our State, as well as those of oujr nation, with a rampart of truth that will repel the madness of ambition, the schemes of usurpation, and successfully resist the changes and agitations of all coming time. Temperance Eloquence. —Paul Den ton, a Methodist preacher in Texas, ad vertised a' barbecue, with better liquor' than usually furnished. When the peo ple were assembled a desperado in the crowd' cried out: “Mr. Paul Denton, your reverence has lied. _ You promised us not only a good barbecue, but better liquor. Where is the liquor?” “ There 1”. answered the missionary, In tones of thunder, and pointing his mo tionless Anger at the matchless double spring gushing up in two strong columns, with a sound like a shout of joy, from the bosom of the earth. “There!” he re peated, with a look terrible'as lightning, (while bis enemy actually trembled on his feet.) “ There is the liquor which God the Eternal brews for bis children 1 “ Not ia the simmering still, over smo ky fires, cooked with the poisonous gases, and surrounded with the stench of sick ening odors and rank corruption, doth your Father in heaven prepare the pro, clous essence of life, the pure cold water; but in the green glade and. the grassy dell, where the red deer wauders and the child loves to play—there God brews it; and down, low down in the deepest val leys, where the rills sing, and high upon the tall mountain tops, where the storm clouds brood and the thunder-clouds crash; and away, far out on the wide, wide sea, where the hurricane howls mu sic, and the big waves roar the chorus, speaking the march of God—there ho brews it, that beverage of life, health-giv ing water! “And everywhere It is a thing of beau ty ; gleaming in the dewdrops; singing in the summer rain ; shining in the Ice gem, till the trees all seem turned to liv ing jewels; spreading a golden veil over the setting sun, ora white gauze around the midnight moon; sporting in the cata ract ; sleeping in the glacier; dancing in the nail shower; folding its brlghtsnow curtain softly about the wintry world: and weaving the many-colored iris, that seraph’s zone of the sky, whose warp is the rain drops of earth, whose woof is tho sunbeams ot Heaven, all checkered over with celestial flowers by tho mystic hand of Refraction. Still always it is beautiful, that blessed life water! No poison bub bles on its brink ; no madness or murder; no blood stains its liquid gloss; pale wid- . ows and starving orphans And no tears in its depths; no drunkard’s shrieking ghost from the grave cursing in words of eternal despair. Speak out, my friends I ‘ would you exchange it for the demon’s drink, alcohol 7” A shout like the roar of a tempest an swered, “No!” BSf A Western editor “ disgusts" him self at the vein of Artemus Ward's hu mor, giving ns a primary reason “that the darned fool doesn’t know how to spell.” BSy " The ocean speaks eloquently and forever,” says Beecher. “Yes,” retorts Prentice, “and there la no use telling it to dry up.” ■ ESy A little girl hearing her mother observe that she was going into half mourning, inquired if any’of her rela tives were hhlf-dend. -- -t . “ Bai., what time does yourfolks dine?" “Soon as you goes; that’s missus’ orders, JOB PRINTING.
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