i®bc Volunteer. A ■—- a '• , ,;; I-ÜBLIBHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING /g 1 / I I w l‘ 1 kf i=feEi, M . Wmnmmm : . m advance; Two Dollars and Filly Cento if paid V_ . . ? tvlthin three months; after which Three Dollars vill bo charged. These terms will be rigidly ad- lorod to In every Instance. No subscription dls- : • T "" 1 ■ ; -■ "■■ 1 ~- , ~~~- —■ ; - ." - ■ ' " ' -" —''—■ -■■ ■.i ■ ■ continued until all arrearages ore paid, unless at the option of the Editor. (ttartrs. IJNITED STATES CLAIM AND REAL ESTATE AQENOYI WM. B. BUTLER, ATTORNEY AT utw, Office In 2d Story of Inhoira Building, No. 8 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, Cumberland oonniy, Fenna. * Pensions, Bounties, Bach Fay, fta, promptly collected. Applications by mall, will receive Immediate Attention. Particular attention glnen to the selling or rent* ing of Real Estate, in town or country. In all let ters of please enclose postage stamp. r\R. GEORGE 9. SBARIGHT, Den* I 9 tist. From the Baltimore CbUeae Oj Dental aurgery. Office at the residence of his mother, East Leather Street, throe doors below Bedford, Carlisle, Fenna. Deo. 1,1865. T M WEAKLEY, Attorney at Law. fj t Office on South Hanover street. In the rooM formerly occupied by A. B*. Sharpe. Esq. E< £. BEIiTZHOOVER, Attorney; , and Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Ponna. co on South Hanover street! opposite Bents's Store. By special arrangement with the Patent Office, attends to securing Patent Rights. Deo. 1,1865. CHAS. B. MAGLAUQHLIN; Attor ney at Law. Office in Building formerly occupied by Volunteer, a few doors South of Han non’s Hotel. Deo. 1,1805. TOHN. 0. GRAHAM, Attorney at il Law. Office formerly occupied by Judge Graham, South Hanover street, Carlisle, Penno. Deo. 1,1805-ly. MC. HERMAN, Attorney at Law. a Office In Rheem’s Hall Building, in the rear of the Coart House, next door to the “Her ald" Office. Carlisle, Penno. Deo. 1,1805. VTT P. SADLER, Attorney at Law, VY , Carlisle,Penno. Office In Building for merly occupied by Volunteer, South Hanover street. Dec, 1,1805. \\T KENNEDY Attorney at Law, VY • Carlisle. Penno. Office some as thntoi the “American. Volunteer,’* South side of the Pub* tie Square. Deo. 1. 1805. TOHN LEE, Attorney at Law, fj North Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pa., 1* ob. 15,1800—ly. TAMES A. DUNBAR, Attorney at m Law. Carlisle, Penno. Office a few doors west of Hannon’s Hotel. Dec, 1,1805. DR. J, B. BIXX/ER offers bis profes sional services to the citizens of Carlisle and vicinity. Office on Main street, opposite the jail, In the room lately occupied by L. Todd, Esq. April 11,1807— ly I I 1867. BPBINO ' 1867. ■i ' BABQ AIN S p Now opening In I DOMESTIC goods, 3 DRESS GOODS, ’cjS CAftsUMRREB, BATTINKHS AND JEANS. H WHITE GOODS, | DRESS TRIMMINGS,’ | ZEPHYRS, f f 8188 ONB AND NOTIONS A AT i . i | RING’S NEW STORE, r| NO. 55 WEST MA IN STREET, ys Opposite the Mansion House, ;£ Next door to tbo Tost Ofilco, Carlisle. '% April 18,1687. 30 tg ©OOKSL | OOK OUT DRY GOODS MEN! TO THE PUBLIC. I have Just returned from the East wlthmy Spring Stock-, and as usual, I am selling Goods a little cheaper than any other Dry Goods House la town. Ido not think it necessary to occupy a column ©/newspaper to endeavor tokeep npmy reputation for selling Cheap Goods, nor do I wish to resort to any other clap-trap to guu «ao public. All I ask of them is to call and otamlae for themselves, and 11 not satisfied with the pri ces, not to buy; Remember the. stand. No.aa North Hanover street, next door to Dr. Kleuor s, and Miller & Bowers’ Hardware store. VM. A, MILES. P. S. I will say nothing about my third and fourth grand openings. April 18,1807. HOOP SKIBTS. 628. 628. "WILLIAM T. HOPKINS. “OUB OWlt MAKE.” After more than five yean experience and ex perimenting in the manufacture of STRICTLY ■FIRST QUALITY HOOP SKIRTS, wo .Offer,OUT Justly celebrated goods to merchants and . the public in confidence of their superiority over all others in the American market, and they are so acknowledged by all who wear or deal In them, ea they give more satisfaction than any other skirt, and recommend themselves in every re spect. Dealers in-Hoop Skirts should make a note of this toot. EVERY -LADY WHO HAS NOT GIVEN THEM A TRIAL SHOULD BO BO WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. . Oar assortment embraces every style, length end size for Ladles. Misses and Children. Also, Skirts MADE TO ORDER, altered and repaired. Ask for 41 Hopkins' Own Make,” and he not de ceived. See that the letter ** H” is woven on the tapes between each hoop,-and that they are stamped 44 W. T, HOPKINS. MANUFACTURER. C2B ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA,” upon each tape. No others aro genuine. ’ . Also, constantly on hand a frill good Now York and Eastern made Skirts, at very low . WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, at the PHILADELPHIA HOOP SKIRT Mann-. No. 623 AROH STREET, • WILLIAMT.HOPKINS. April 18,1867—10 m.. Q.BBAT WATCH SALE! Patent Lever Movements, fall KnSr^[' Hunt i n « Cases. Sterling Silver, Beautl- S?JJy ana in every respect first class Timers, To be sold at six dollars each, being less «au three-fourths the cost of manufacturing.— stalled by Jewelers at from Sa i? v actual cost to the manufacturer being each. This stock of watches was purchased at a rraoicrapt Bale in London, and ore now offered at bucq extremely low figures, that all may possess acorreot Time-keeper at a merely nominal sum. JSvery watch warranted Xos 2 years. Parties or dering them sent by moll, must enclose 86 cents extra to repay postage. Money , enclosed in-a Well sealed letter may beaent at my risk.. Address all orders to MARLIN CONNOR, ALBAHY.N. Y May 10,1807—1 y E .CoznacAH. Du. a M. Worthxbqtok. ||EW DRUG STORE. The subscribers have opened a new DREG AND CHEMICAL STORE, JTo, T, Bast Main /Street, Carlisle, where they have Jost received a large and fresh npply of the very best DRUGS AND MEDICINES tSJi? In the Olty Markets, to which they invite the attention of the public. Albq, a large variety of PERFUMERY AND FANCY ARTICLES, Dye and a{i the various talent Medicines, Apru aa, * wotiimNoxoN. BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. &c. B, EWING, CABINET MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, WEST MAIN STREET, CARLISLE, PENN'A. A Splnfdxd Assortment 6v NEW FURNITURE for the Holidays, comprising Sofas, Camp Stools, Lounges, Centre Tables, Rooking Chairs, . Dining Tables, Easy Chairs, Card Tables, Reception Chairs, OCtomons, Bureaus, What-Nots, Secretaries, <tc., &c., Parlor, Chamber, Dining Room, FURNITURE, of the Latest Styles. COTTAGE FURNITURE IN SETTS, SplondUTNew Patterns,, BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES, GILT FRAMES AND PICTURES, la great variety. Particular attention given to Funerals. Orders from town and country attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. Deo. 48,1888—tf QABINET WARE HOUSE TOWN AND COUNTRY. , The subscriber respectfully Informs bis friends and the public generally, that ho still continues the Undertaking business, and Is ready to watt upon costumers either by day or by ulgut. Ready made Coffins kept constantly on hand, botli Elain and ornamental. Ho has constantly on and Fix#! Baicnt Meialio Burial Owe, of which bo has been appointed the solo agent. This case Is recommended as superior to any of the kind now in use, it being perfectly air tight. He has also ftmushed himself with u new Rose wood Heaesb and gentle horses, with which he will attend fbnorals la town and country, per sonally, without extra charge.. Among the greatest discoveries of the ago Is Well's Spring MaUrass, the best and cheapest bod now in use, the exclusive right of which I have secured, and will be kept constantly on hand. CABINET MAKING, in all Its various branches, carrlcd on, and Beau* reaus. Secretaries, * 'Work-stands, Parlor Ware, Upholstered Chairs, Sofas, Pier, Side and Centre Tables, Dining and Breakfast Tables, Wash stands of all kinds. French Bedsteads, high and low posts: Jenny Lind and Cottage Bedsteads, Chairs of all kinds, Looking Glasses, and all other articles usually manufactured in this line of business, kept constantly on band. • • His workmen are men of experience, his ma terial the best, and his work made In' the latest city style, and all under his own supervision.. It will be warranted and sold low for cash. He Invites all to give him a call before purchas ing elsewhere. • For the liberal patronage horo toflre extended to him he feels Indebted, to his numerous customers, and assures them that no efforts will be spared In future to please them in style and price. Give ns a coll. ■ Remember the place, North -Hanover street, nearly opposite the Deposit Bank, Carlisle. „ , DAVID BIPE. Dec. 1,1805. J) I PER * B BOOK AND FANCY STORE, AND GENERAL NEWS DEPOT, S 3 WEST MAIN STREET, OABLISXiE, FA. ■ Aflne assortment ofGoodsonhand, such ns Writing Desks, . Port Folios, Ladles Companions, Work Boxes. Satchels, Ladies’ Parses, Pocket Books, Segor Cases,. Card Cases, Gold Fens, A LARGE SUPPLY OF FAMILY BIBLES ‘ and PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS’ AT REDUCED PRICES. DIARIES FOB 1867. Subscriptions received for all Magazines, Fash ion Books, Papers, &o„ at publishers prices. You : save postage and always sure of receiving your i Magazines oy subscribing at Pipeb’s. Special attention is paid to keeping always on , hand a supply of SCHOOL BOOKS, for town and country schools. Books and Music ordered when desired. May 23.1887—tf a&bcttfjscmcntis. JEALE/S (LATE POWELL’S) EMBROCATION, Fbr all Diseases incident to Horses, OaUlc, and the Human Flesh, requiring the use of an external ajypli cation. This new Compound, prepared by a practical. Chemist having a fall knowledge of all the medi cal virtues of each ingredient that enters Into its composition. Is warranted to exceed anything of the kind ever yet offered to the public os an ex ternal application for the diseases which it is rec ommended. We are satisfied that It will work its own road into the confidence of all who use it, and those who try it once will never bo with out it, and tberotore wo rely on experience os the best test of its usefulness. It is pronounced by Farriers, and all who have tried it to bo the best application ever ased. This Embrocation has been pat op forever eight years, and it is only, through the increasing demand and ament re quest of my friends ana the public that I send it forth as the grand remedial agent for the various diseases to which that noble and useful animal, the horse, Is subject. Many remedies have been offered to the pub lic under different forma, some of these are inju rious, others at best of little use, and ly Improper to answer the pur eposes for which they are recommended. . Ajadloioas and really useful composition, free from these objections, has therefore long been de sired tor many gentlemen who have valuable hor ses/and ore unwilling to trust them to the care pf designing and pretended-Farriers. -Their wishes ace .at length fully gratiflodjby Dr. Beale being prevailed upon to allow this valuable Embroca tion (whlchhas proved bo efficacious to the vari ous diseases) to be prepared and brought out to thepnbllo. • ’ This Embrocation was extensively used by the Government during the war. . Address all Orders to - DR, EDMOND BEALE, . 002 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Pa* • For sale at the Drag-Stores of Cornman A Worthington, East Main street, and D, Ralston, South Hanover Street, Carlisle. April U, 1867—8 m THE FUTURE REVEALED. THE CURIOUS SATISFIED. To Beau and Belle I fbrtanca tell— . Relieve mo I can do It well— > Come lovers dear, and never fear ; . . A little wholesome truth to hear. i During a residence in Spain, I. obtained of a Spanish soolore- or astrologer a mystic instru ment called a Horoscope, by which, combined, with a process known only to myself, I am ena bled to produce a correct portrait of YOUR FUTURE WIPE OB’ HUSB;A N I) , also the date of marriage, name, character, resi dence every particular. .This is no. Imposi tion, as testimonials without number can assert. By stating place of birth, age, color of eyes and hair, and «nninßing fifty cents and stamped en velope addressed to yourself, you will receive the picture by return mall, with desired information. J, FRANKLIN. Drawer 50. Poughkeepsie, T, . . Aug. 22,1507—1m01r. IQNE DOLLAB A PIECE! A GOOD GOLD PEN AND EBONY HOLDER FOB- ONE DOLLAR. \[ Manufactured by the American Gold Fen Ctam*» pony. These pens ore now being used extensive ly throughout the Eastern States and'ore war-, ranted In each and every ease. Forties purcha sing who are not,satisfied can return them and receive their money book. All orders mast be accompanied with the cash os wo send no goods 0.0. P. Address all orders to . E. M. CONNER, ’ Agent American Gold Feu Company. May 10. Tsfl7-Iy Tnov, N. Y. J>HOTOGRAPHS FOB THEHIUIONI t will send, post-paid, 60 Photographs of the' mast celebrated Actors for 60 cunts; 60 Actresses for 60 cents; 00 Union Generals for 50cents; 60 BebelGenerals for 50 cents; 50 Statesmen for 60 cents; 60-heaatlfta yonng Ladlos for 50 cents; 50 flne-looklng yonng Gentlemen .for 60 cents; -6 .large Photographs of French Dancing Girls, In costume, beautifully colored, exactly as they ap pear, for 50 cents; or for 60 cents. Oof the most beautiful Isidlos of tUo Parisian BalletTronpe, as they appear In the play of the Bloch Crook, ot Nlplo’s Garden, Now York. Bond all orders to F. O. Sax 177, Iroy, 17. Y Ray 16,1887-17 Camp op Chief Engineer op the Union Pacific Railway* R D., Tuincitbra Pass op Raton Mount. Colorado Territory, August o, 1807. Augmt 7.—1 awoke at half-past five, thoair being very cool, and found we were lust entering the valley.of the Pur gatorie, and in sight of the Mexican town of Trinidad, lying at th 6 foot of the moun tain, and at the entrance of Baton Pass, through which the road runs to Santa Fe, Here we saw the first com and wheat; saw a white-tailed deer and bear tracks. One of our pqriy. saw a cinnamon bear cub. about two-thirds grown. Very few Erairio dogs were here, and no gophers; ut all the more ants, some of their hills being a foot high, and four feet In diame ter. Mr. Eioholz, one of the engineers, Went up a pass to the west, to make re counoissance. He discovered the pass impracticable, but discovered coal near the ton of the mountain. At 3P. M., while 1 was un the pass, a heavy shower came on, and lasted about an hour and a half. At the camp it rained very little. We returned to camp at 4J P. M. At 0 P. M. General Wright’s party came in by way of the pass, from the southern side of the mountain, having ridden 03 miles. We found a rough coun try, there being many deep canons on the headwaters of the Ciraerron river, much water, magnificient grazing, gramma grass, and many cattle and sheep. Wo stayed that night at the hacienda of an Ohio man, and were most hospitably re ceived. His/ wife is a musician, which made the evening pass pleasantly. We here had roast deer, for dinner. Quite a number of ranches were in sight along the valley. Most of these ranches are built of palisades stuck in the ground and covered with mud.. The roofs are made by stretching a layer of poles almost level from wall to wall and covering this layerwlth dirt'to the depth of eighteen inches I 1 ‘ . Timber is.now quite abundant, consist ing of cedar, pine, and spruce, os yet small, but large enough for railroad ties. We arrived at Trinidad atfhalf-past six A. M. The population Is about three hundred, consisting mostly of Mexicans.. The houses are adobe, and are but one story high, Adobe .bricks are made of mud, sun-dried. The population has trebeled within twelve months, and that of the adjacent valley has,doubled within the same period.. Wo took quarters and breakfast at the hotel and stage station/ I We learned that General Wright and i party are down tho valley (to the east) some twenty-five miles, atTrlncheraPoss, where they have been encamped for two or three days. The farmers say that corn averages about thirty bushels to the acre, but that seventy bushels have been raised. Wheat Breduces8 reduces about one hundred bushels to ie acre.. The agricultural part of . Colorado Is I south of the Arkansas river, and this is the richest and best valley. Jack frost makes hia appearance here about the 20th of September. At present the days are warm, but the nights are quite chilly.— The months of February and March con stitute the winter out here. ■ The snow .lever lies but a few days even in the most severe winter. The deepest snow of which there is any recollection was fifteen inches. It is warmer here than at Fort Union or Los Vegas, and less wind. The timber becomes better and better oa we proceed, and there is a Saw-mill in operation six miles from here. This town is fourteen miles from the summit of Banton Past, and the pass is considered . practicable,* by competent engineers, for a railroad, as is also that of Triuchera. I have -seen a number of specimens of coal which is found in abun dance here. We were Introduced to Mr. McCormick and Mr. Blancbford, who are merchants hdre. The latter procured a I horse and two mules for us, and as our | guide went with us to strike General i Wright’s party. We took up our line of i march at 1 P. M., and after writing letter I No. 4 to John D. Perry, Esq. Our route was very crooked, but a gen eral easterly course, skirting and crossing, the ridges and spurs which put out from the north side of Raton Mountain. Some of the creeks'funnlng out from the moun tains and emptying into the Purgatorie al ways have water, and the land along their banks is very fertile. We bave#een corn growing with irrigation. At Mr. Blanchford’s ranche, fifteen miles out we stopped to rest. Here we found several Mexicans—one of them a young woman, dark-eyed, rather pretty, out anything else but clean. A small In fant, half , a dozzon * puppies, crucifix, prints of tho Saints, sheep-skin, blankets, with hosts of other articles, useful and otherwise, constituted tho sole stock of furniture. The Mexican measure for grain is tho fanega, which for corn, weighs 140 pounds, and for wheat 120 pounds. Corn is worth at this writing $2 per fanega. The Mexican system of cul tivation is very slight, their plows being made of wood, but yet they raise iramehse crops of grain with even ; these primitive agricultural dmpliments., A great many sheep are raised here.— We saw& flock of 4,000. Forthlsnumber two shepherds are engaged, called paste res, Kitchen and Office Pen Knives, The distance from Trinidad to Trln chera Pass we were told was twenty-five miles, but, from our experience, wd know it to have been nearer thirty-five,. At sun set we were ten miles , from our destina tion., We had picked up a guide at Mr. Biariohford's ranohe—a young man nam ed Francisco.. Five miles back from this we found a poor, lost, bleating lamb. Mr. Blanehferd asked the greaser, how far it was to the pass,, when, be replied: “As. far as it is back to the bleating lamb.”— After sunset it was quite cool, and rather pleasant riding, with everything wearing, a ghostly, appearance, os the moon was shinning brightly overhead. We were tired, however, and anxions to catch the first glimpse of the, comp fires. As we neared! the. pass, I rode , on, ahead with- Francisco, who;was in the advance/, Sud denly ho uttered an exclnma tionan (brais ed bis hand to .his ear. X .listened-and heord-the bugles sounding the last notes of “ taps." • The sound came from about a mile np'tbe pass, and we were close to the creek/ ’ ‘ Oheered by thts'gentie'sonnd, we. went India direction on the double quick. Presently be uttored another ex clamation, and pointing to a Camp fire he exclaimed lumbre di campo (camp fires).' We were soon in camp (9 P. M.) and were warmly welcomed. We were : tired and hungry and not in much of a mood to hear questoqing, so we quickly des patched.our supper and went to bed. i . On Thursday, the Bth, wo awoke at 8 A.: M., after a sound and refreshing sleep.—, After, taking a, bath in the vary,cold wa ters of the Triffchera creek, we were en-' abled to* partake of a Very-hearty break fast. General Wright is now engaged-in surveying this pass, and to-day, it Is: ex pected, will reach (bp summit;, - Friday, the 9th, found General Wright,; General‘Palmer/Dr. Bell (the 'amateur photographer, a fine-young Englishman),' and a small party with Lieutenant Law son, and an . escort of twenty-five, men, on their way at 0 A. M,, making “ reobii nolssaneo around the 'eastern end of - the Baton'Mountain; - - ■ ■ - ; X toblLa wdlk wifcliDr. EoiGon to up the pose two miles to lookat uiuqxposed clay, bank partly, metamorphosed. Here we, found a speclben'df highly-ferragipbus’ bakediolay. “After returning in theafter noon,ltooktimeto write several,letters,, The,engineer’s party is no w up thepass, surveying this way, running's new line down the Pass from tbe summit on the west side. They have surveyed: fourteen' miles, and Undlt very diffloult work. ■Saturday, the 10/1 got s horso and. rode m> ; the pass with the engineer's party.— The valley..contracts rapidly. The line' of survey runs about half way up the side hills which form the detritus of the moun-. tain. Tbe summit of the. pass is; G.IQB feet above the level of the sea—Capa May, for .instance.., State-line, the easterly ter minus of tlie railway,' is 710“ feet above the same. The evening was quite 0001,, with wind, . Sundny August U.—lt was 000 l in the iOorreijkrndenecqf the Press. THE FAB WEST, CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1867. mornings and warm in the. middlo of the day. I have had a delightful bath in the; early morning in the creek which runs just before the doors of our tents. Wo relnained all day quietly in camp. To-morrow the engineering party, wag ons and escort (the “outfit” os ft is called— everything in this country is called an outfit) go up the pass, While a few of ns, with General Palmer and two or threo wagons, go to Trinidad. The escort con sists of Captain Gala and 45 men of Co. D, 8d Cavalry. The engineering party oonsits of about 40 men. Twenty more loft the party under Mr. Miller, at Fort Lyon, and are now surveying to Santa Fe, by way of the Huerfano river, Fort Garland, and the Rio Grande. Major Calhoun ("Are”) has gone to look at South and Middle Forks with a party of gentle men from Pueblo (at the foot of the Rooky Mountains), who are anxious to have the railway go that way. He will propably Join us as Santa Fe. W."L. C. tDE PACIFIC RAILWAYS. We have received a pamphlet report of the proceedings of the senatorial excur sion party which traversed the Union Pa cific Ballway (E. D.) to Fort Riley, Kan sas, in June last, as well as a report of the proceedings of the excursionists who wont to Fort Harker during the same month. The' speeches of the Senators, Congressmen, and other prominent men who participated in these excursions, abound with progressive sentiments and striking illustrations of the importance of the development of the great West and of d decisive overthrow of all the existing obstables. Among the general arguments in favor of a speedy completion of the Pa cific railroads, the following were very forcibly presented: ; They will effect a great saving to the Government os well os,to citizens la the cost of transportation across the Plains. After the extension of the roads and growth of settlements, many of the forts, now maintained at great expense, can be abandoned, and presently the troops hith erto necessary to protect commerce can be dispensed with. Each regiment thus withdrawn will save the Government $l,- 500,000,. or the Interest on $25,000;000 of Government bonds. : The Kansas. Valley, traversed by the Eastern Division, abounds in enriching agricultural capacities, and it is the na tional highway by which both Colorado and New, Mexico can be approached and. their great mineral wealth developed.. Not only New Mexico, but subsequent ly Arizona add Southern Colifornla, can bo ’traversed and ■ developed by a gteat south-western highway reaching to the Pacific, when (In the language of Senator Yates) “you will see the merchants of Caaton and Pekiii, lii China, and of San Francisco and New York, in America, and of London and Liverpool, In Eng land, aU_twvollng through the city of St. Louis, across the great continental thoroughfare of America. Whether war or peace with the Indians prevail, the railroads will be equally Im portant.' If hostilities continue, the ex penses of transportation will- be reduced and the movement of troops accelerated, and if we are to have peace, the necessi ty of maintains forts will be obviated and population rapidly increased. ■ Patriotic os well os pecuniary reasons require the speedy construction of these railways. In the language of Senator Cresweli: “These continental railroads, when completed, will bind together this Republic with their iron ligaments. No political convulsion will ever bo strong enough to separate the East from the West. Hundreds of millions of treasure will appeal to the interests of the people in unison with the dictates of patriotism. The telegraph, and the railroad—the one far outstripping and the other rivalling the speed or the flying hours—will more effectually consolidate Union than all the enginery .of ‘grim-vlsaged war’ com bined, Hence, I advocate the speedy, construction of these roads, in order that the meridians—which stretch from the equator northward to the pole—may bo bound together by iron parallels of lati tude sostrong as to-'rendor disruption im possible.” Wlllow-Wnp©. ' It ia a surprising fact that upward of i five thousand different articles in common use are manufactured of the ordinary wil low. The American willow Is prob ably as good qb the German and the French varieties for all practical pur poses, but an insufficient quantity of it is grown and hence we depend chiefly on the foreign supply. The French are fa mous for the productions of fancy articles of wiliow-waro; buttheGermans. and es pecially the Bavarians, excel in the gen-, oral excellence of the work of this kind. They devise all sorts of useful contrivan ces, and display much Ingenuity lu In-, venting curious article which are of no particular utility, but serve to adorn spare corners of apartments, or to pique curiosity as to the purpose for which they .are intended. In Bavaria, fathers hand'down their knowledge of this art to their sous, and when tho sons become fathers, their pro geny follow the same Hue of business.— Willow-working la a family affair, and long 'practice ' makes perfect. Expert ana nimble Ungers are required to split and weave the lithe willow wands Into so many shapes as these facile people pro duce. From the tiny ; toy-basket scarcely bigger than a lady’s thimble,' but com plete In all Its parts; which is to go to' the child’s nnrcery, up to the ponderous hamper, with the capacity of bushels, there Is a , wide leap—but the Bavarian worker knows how and when and where to stick his awl and thread the willow in and out. Some of bis work,la so airy that a breath will blow It away : ; another piece, Is strong enough' to hold a heavy man, with no danger that ho will ‘break the plaited straws.; . i■ ■■ In this country heavy willow work la fchlefly produced —such os clothes-baskets, children’s chairs and. wagons, market-, baskets and the like, and the blind excel' In this Industry. But some very neat and pretty patterns are made in the Bhakpr'settlemehts. ' ' A Han Fatally Shot by a Dog. Bast Monday afternoon, near Braoe vtlle Btatloq, on the Chicago, Alton and, St. Louis Railroad, a ; young many Jacob Bcherr, for some time connected with the German School attached. to, the., Zion Church, accompanied .by his wife, took an early train for.Brabevllle Stotlon, near which his father resides., Mr. Bcherr be ing an accomplished taxidermist,' • took with him adogand gan to add specimens to a collection in hla possession. ,0n cross-. Ing a field to his father’s house, he shot at several birds; and at last brought down a specimen. lie decided on> preserving It,i and after reloading his gun and plac ing the muzzle in his left arm-pit, while the butt of the weapon rested upon the ground, he went about his task. He opened the bird;'and was about to em balm it with some prepared composition, when'ithe dog suddenly came up and commenced to primes about his master. Both Mr. Schorr and his lady endeavored' to drive off'the'animal au'd 1 keep him quiet,'but ho ‘Continued to Jump about, and at last sprang at his master, and In doing so placed one.of.bis paws on the trigger, while the gun was at full cook.— fThe result was a report,' and Mr. 1 Soherr fell heavily to the .ground; and .his wife, so. suddenly . alarmed, also, fell to the earth in. a heavy swoon. How long she remained ifisenslble it is impassible to say, bbt when she returned to conscious ness her horror may be imagined when she discovered her husband weltering in his blood, dead upon the ground. Fran tic with horror, sue made her way to the house, of her-father-in-law, and as best she could, related to the Inmates the hor rible occurrence. Mr. and Mrs. Bcherr had been married only since lost Christ inas.— Chicago Tribune .' : RSy Au old toper's conundrum : “If water rota your boots what effect must it have upon your stomach ?’ tU ned.. FAULT ItISEKQ. BY O. WALLACE BOVBEN. When, In tho Oriental skies, The first faint became of morning rlso, If waking, I my heavy eyes Perchance unclose— I give a weary yawn or two, Then turn my bock upon tho view. And do what all folks like to do; ~ Sink In a doze. Lot poets talk of Sol’s first beams Gliding tho forrosts and tho streams, And kissing off tho dew that gleams Upon tho flowers Of golclou-orownod hills and rippling rills. Of streams whoro fair Aurora fills Tho challco from which she distils, Her gcntlo showers. I own Iho theme could bo much worse, It sounds qulto prettily in verso: Hills, rllls.Jlowcra, showers, rhyme pat and torso, But lot them rhyme; I fiKk no couch with roses spread On which to rest my weary head; I ranch prefer a feather bod To bods of thyme. I know It is a pleasant thing, To see tho Inrlcs on sportive wing Cleave heaven-ward while they sweetly sing; Nice for a poet;— But, slnco this pleasure, so they say, Most ho Indulged at break of day, Before tho mista have cleared away, I must forego It. They say the morning air Is good To circulate tho stagnant blood, And give an appetite for food. But bless their souls I Tho trial I shall never make Of getting up when half awake To raise an appetite for afeo*. Cbjfce and rolls. So let tho dawn In Orient spring, - , The lark mount up on a Joyous wing, And wakeful poets sweetly sing. Bo It my fate— -• Slnco I’ve uo taste for budding .nouera That keep such very early hours, i In damo Aurora’s morning bowors— To sleep till eight. Etititiffintott% A BEAK HUNT IK ALASKA. More than twenty years ago Bon Ring bolt and I shipped on board the North Star; for a three years’ whaling voyage. Ben and I had been brought up buys to gether; and the first time wo went to sea ft was on the same ship, and wo never parted until poor Ben, went out on that long voyage that we have all to take, sooner or later. . v , Well, tho North Star sailed away, and in duetime we rounded the Horn, enter ed the Pacific and atlast reached our fish ing grounds. The season was well along, so we bad bat little time for work, ana almost before we knew it, tho long nights and the cold were upon us. we bore away for Alaska,, where we were soon snugly housed, for . the long and dreary winter that was coming over the ice and snow, with tho speed of a ship with her sails all set, before a spanking breeze. Here we lay cooped up for two good months, with only now and then a run on shore to pay a visit to the natives.— The sun had scarcely shown his face at all, and only a few moments at a time when he did. Soon came the continuous night of the Arctic Circle, a night as light oa day. for the sky was all ablaze with great flaming swords that seemed to wave to and fro as yon looked upon them.— There were no clouds, and the flames could be seen flashing far over the snow and ice. Nothing I ever saw could com pare with it. ( One day, or rather ulght, aomo of the natives came on board and reported that [ a huge white bear bad been seen near the coast, and was now making off over the ice towards tho hills that wo could see sparkling in the’light some four or five miles away; and every one, from tho cap tain down to the cook, was eager to go in pursuit of the animal which was describ ed as being a monster in size. Of course all could not go, and as an example to those who must be left behind, the cap tain remained, and the first male led tho party; among which were Ben and I, thanking our stars that we had got a chance to stretch our logs ashore. Wo were not long In being put on the trail by natives, and wo had not gone a mile from ( tho ship when we saw our game shamb- | ling along before us some distance ahead, making its way in no hurry towards the hills or rather cliffs of Ice that stretched themselves along the horizon. The snow and ico wove so firm that it seemed as though wo wore traveling cm* a marble -floor, and so hard was it, that the bear hardly left trail enough for us to discern where it hud passed. It was sport for us thus to have free use of our legs, and with loud shouts, which we could not suppress, we hurried On In hopes of getting uearouough to the bear to, send a shot after it before It could reach the hills, and elude us. But In spite-of all oiirefforts it reached the foot,of tho cliffs and.began to climb the jagged moss es, while we were still so far distant that* a shot could not huvu reached it. Once or twice thmbCar. had turned and looked towards us, as if scenting pursuit,, and then had gone oh again at the same pace as before. After climbing : a jagged cliff, as'highasaahip’s mast-head,-where- It could obtain a good look-out, the beast stopped and topic a deliberate look at us; and although wecamohufrylngon, show ed hd haste to proceed;' At last.the.male determined to risk, a shot, and bringing his pleoe.to bear.Ua sent the bullet,flying In tho'dlrecllon of the monster, which, rearing oh Its ■ hind : legs and uttering a fierce growl.'allowed’ that the ball had. struck... A snout of triumph brpke from puf throats, for we fplt slice'that (he bear was' now In oiir powef/ond’ Incapable of leading ns a much longer 'cboffc. But in: this we soon found that we were mistak en ; for with another growl at us, i( went oh at ah Increased pace, and in a few mo ments was hidden from our sight amid the jagged mosses of ice, that, asrwe near ed the foot of seemed impossible tor us to Biirrhount. : ' Though the way wot steep and slippery, we found that we cmlld secure a foothold whero the bear had .gone, though: it had the advantage of us as regarded its plows. Ben was In the advance, I next, and the rest of the party-straggling behind; and after awhile we , managed to reach the spot whero the show was marked- by a crimson streak, giving ! us a trail that we could not mistake. • Encouraged by this sign, we gave another shout and prpssed on. - ". It was hard climbing,'and more dan gerous even than running up to the mast head with'the ship threatening every mpr mentto.be tossed on Its beam end., There were no rppes to cling too, and a misstep would have sent us down like a rocket. — Oncol slipped,-ahd'had'it not been for Ben's hand heldout at - the samp moment, I must have gone, down and been dashed to pieces on the solid ice. a hundred feet below. • Wo got at last'to the top of the . first raugeof ollffs which,overhung the plain below, and to the spat where the bear had disappeared from our view. It was no,- where to 1 be seen ; but before us was a narrow field filled with great masses of ice that bad fallen: from the -high cliflis. which overhung It in the rear. ' The' crimson'trail letlin among these broken; fragments, and with another shout, after we had takembreath, we pressed on. Bon still keeping in tho advance, and I follow ing him close, keeping an eye out for dan ger, for I expected every moment that tho: monster wouid-sprlbg-upon us from be hind some, of tho icoboulders, that were scattered so plentifully around. A call from tho matedoused me to pause until he came up, but Ben, eager to bo the first; went on alone, and before we. again. , mpv9d <?£ sight. . Ea ger to bp with him, X increased my pace,' aS dld alsb fche’mate, but ’hardly l bad 1 we taken adozen steps when tbereport of Ben’s pistol startled us, and the echoes rolled among tho cliffs, followed by a terrible howl of savage rage,' aud a bnman cry for aid, that was welf-nlgh drowned by tho roar of the beast that seemed to shake tho solid Ice upon which wo stood. Fora moment that cry fastened me, as it were, to the ice, without the power'of motion; but tho spell was broken by the mate, as he shouted: “Forward, men, and rescue your com rade. But be careful.” • Tho men did not need this to cause them to press forward as fast as possible, but it had the effect to awaken me from the sort of trance Into which I had follen when theory for aid had filled my ears; and with a bound, I sprang forward. A few stops rovealpd to mo a sight so terrible * that for years afterwards it haunted me in my sleep, and even now It sometimes appears as vividly as ever* The space before me was nearly clear of tho great ice-boulders that were strew ■ed so thickly behind us; and the way to tho foot of the cliffb, that we wore now close upon, descended at auoUa sharp an gle, that one used to it could have slid upon his feet down to tho very base, had it not been for a great chasm that opened near the centre of tho field, and which appeared to run along its whole length.— We could tell nbthing of its depth : but I the dark line that revealed it to us show ed that from its width, it would be im possible for us to - cross it. It was.a deep . crevice, that had been opened by an earth* l i quake, or by some strange movement of ; the great glacier. : But wo behold en ttio i edge of the chasm nearest us asight, which froze our blood—the huge white monster wc had been following sitting erect upon itshaunolics, with poor Ben lying close to Ids. side, ; and the snow about them stained with blood that had flowed from both their wounds. 1 For a moment neither tho mate nor my ,solf could'hordiy think or stir, while the monster before ua uttered' a succession of growls that sounded as deep and threat ening do tho bowlings of- tne tempest.— I For a moment tho boost would look at the | victim, stretched so helpless at its feet, and then glare at us, uttering deep growls continuously. ’ ; , The spell that was upon 'us was soon broken, and the mate slowly brought hIS piece to bear upon tho monster, which suddenly droppqd.dowh upon all fours,! ami, still growling; seemed-to bo about to commence a meal • upon poor Ben, who now, by a motion ofhls hand, gave us to. understand that he was still alive, and. sensible of his. terrible, danger. “ For heaven’s sake,.take good aim, Mr. : Jones,” I said, as leaw thatthe mate was about to fire. “ Aim at Ua head, but not too low, or you may hit Ben.” There was a loud report, which seemed to shatter the icy crags abouf ’us; and, jwhen tho smoke cleared away, we saw ! jtbe bear standing apparently unharmed.. [The bullet had gone wide ofits.mark. . . | “ Parker, give me your gun,” called the [mate, to the man Behind him. As bo [reached out to take it; the bear sud jdenlj* clasped poor Ben in a fearful om jbroce, and,-uprearing upon its hind legs, (tooka few.steps in. our direction, then ■ quickly turning, sprang high into thS air julrectly over the'fearful chasm, where," [for a moment, both man aud brute seem-- led suspended, and then came down upon itho other side at the very edge of the I abyss. The bear made a frantic effort to ;secure a foothold, but to our horror, both ;mau and beast rolled over tho brink and I disappeared in thodepths of the horrible ■ chasm. ! A cry of horror broke from our Ups as I we, thus witnessed the-terrible fate of our then we made.ouf way down os best we could, to the edge of the chasm and gazed into its fearful depths. All ■was gloom, so dense that even tho vivid aurora borealis, flashing across tho sky. could not penetrate it. We called upon Ben by name, though we knew that there was no chance of his being alive; and the echoes answered us, as if in mockery. They were sad hearts that we carried back to the ship. We left poor Ben Ih his glacier grave, and when, in the spring we sailed away, it seemed as though we had left him there alive. [jPVw»#to JV. Y. Evening Qazctto . Cpneoroloff SHqob, The ladies look back with infinite dis; .list to the days, less than ten years ago,' ly the way, when paper soles were In fashion, and cloth gaiters. No Improve ment of the, day, not oven bonnets, Is fraught with more importance than this one in ladies’ shoes. Ten years ago the tdioe dealers’ shelves presented a miserable luonotony of * thin soled gaiters without heels, and little bettor than stockings, as far os my support or protection was con cerned. To-day the shoe windows are among the most attractive In Broadway. Every variety of gaiter—congress,Balti (uoro cloth, calf, goat and patent leather, —tempt .the ladies to enter.and try them on, and the gentlemen 10 ; linger at the' Windows; imagining the little ornaments 1 tilled out with the ,dainty' plumpness.of the female, foot. , V . ' ' , ‘ Formerly the ladles gave hardly a stray thought to anything but the smallness of the shoo—shape, material, make,., had* nothing to do with the matter., Now. a shoo has become.'almost as much of a. ” duck" as a Bohnet,' and the'ladies are’ getting to bo connoisseurs in tho selection ofi their gaiters and slippers. Here, as everywhere, tho fomale.fnsto, when once , directed, tpan;ob)ect, has effected glorious. Results'. "Of-course we are to thank'the scantiness of‘modern skirtsfor-tblslm provemont in modern shoos., Thotilting skirts gave the flrst.warnlng (0 the'ladies, that, the dress, foot had' become h lhattdr of Importance and public criticism. The present walking, dress has perpetuated: Ihe necesslty of ornament as>well us:use fulness in tnat department of, female.at tire. When .the.drosses have become per manently long'again,' wo fear the pride In the foot will ole out and. thd.old careless-, ness may be.revived. .Lot us hope. that, short skirts wl|l not go out of fashion. V' , i But, however much the : (esthetics of the shoe question., .may, .he. effected "by Changing, fashions, we most sincerely irnst that common eensowill never again bo-outraged-by paper soles in tho slrect; The, ladles have learned the luxury and Independence,of double.soles dnd strohg shoes: ' Will they ever again wear their J drawing-room gaiters*into-the mud of the street, as they Usedto drag their draw ingrropip dresses .over J,bo filthy alder wallia? , A word of advice, ladles, in buy-' liig shoes: "Avoid th‘6ao small; high beefs;' which are frying' to'Toroe themselves lu-. to fashion,. .They aceiunComfortable and dangerous, .See.to italso that, whonyou. wear heels of, any kind, Hie ,!‘sh'diik”iß stiff and strong. Dealers palVn'off shoes upon ladles with heels tacked upon com mon soles, wlth.no provision for heels whatever. This is simply ari imposition,. A bed Is uncomfortable and injurious to' the foot.without a.istitt’Blmnk.. Dealers never offer gentlemen.shoes without this, but they take advantage Vf tlio ladles’.Tg noraneem the niatter. • iAndther-'thlng, 1 ladies,* try to remember, Jthatafoot looks larger in an evidently , tight shoe, than if : does .In an .easy ; .one, And, ladles —this Is'confidential—you may give the' same" hint to some bfyonr gentlemen’ friends' if youlikc. d ' d'- -■■•"<'l'.- ; Falsehood is on ail accounts inex cusable, and can never proceed but.from some bad principle, or a total contempt of virtue and honor. The difficulties it runs into uronot to be numbered. .One lie requires ten others, to support it, and the failure dir probability of one them ru ins ail; In fact It is a difficult thing to tell a straight lie. . I 1 Worse foicCorrection.— An editor,- in a complimentary notice of a valiant general, was made, by the omission of a single letter, to calling him a " battle-, scared” veteran. The poor man' hasten ed td make amends in bis’ next issue by; saying ho meant 11 battle-scarred,” but, the compositor put it " bottle-scarred.f.’ VOL. 54.—N0. 15, BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT FROM TIKE ORATION* OF Ex-GOVEBNOU BBABFOBD, OF MARYLAND, At the DedleaUon of the Antletam National Cemetry, ox» Tnoadny, September 17th, 1807. The posthumous honors rendered to departed patriots are commended to us by the examplo.of the noblest nations of antiquity, and are prompted by those im pulses of the human heart which in ail ages seek to perpetuate some record or reminiscence of the good and the brave. In the best days of the republics of old, these mortuary observances were far more frequent and impressive than in m6dern times; they not only embalmed the bod ies of their warriors and statesmen, but their funeral ceremonies, the eulogies pronounced over them, and the monu ments erected to their memory, were rec ognized as of national obligation. Their | exploits were chronicled .and elaborated by the poets and orators of their nation, and have been handed down to the pres ent day as a classic theme on which the youthful mind still delights to dwell.— It was a custom with the Athenians to appoint every year a time for the observ ance of solemn funeral rites over the re mains of their heroes who had fallen dur ing the year ; .their bones were collected together, .their friends were invited to bo present, their remains wore decorated as the fancy. or affection of those friends might suggest, and after three days thus employed these remnants of .mortality were carried In solemn funeral pomp to a Sublio temple erected for their reception. Tor were they forgotten whose moulder ing forms it had been impossible to re cover; for them, or in memory of them; an empty bier, the most gorgeous in tho procession, was especially dedicated, and a sepulchre situated in tho costliest su burb of the city, received the sumptuous coffins, the empty and the full. We have as yet, established no such national anni versaries, nor pro vided any such gorgeous pageantry; no storied urn or cypress cof fin may contain the remains of our sol dier dead; many of them, doubtless,, have never yet been gathered within any rec ognized cemetry,: and still occupy the shallow grave on the margin* of tub bat tle-field or hOar some hospltal site,-their last resting place, probably, altogether | unmarked, or, if markedat ail, only by a rough, stake and occasionally a few rude | letters; but whatever be its condition, or ; wherever it may b0,.0n the banks of, the Mississippi, or among the mountains of I Pennsylvania, In the .morasses of tho [ Ofalckahominy, or in this quiet and well j bordered cemetry, Greece nor Rome, in 1 ■ their palmiest days, ever offered up cost lier sacrifices in the cause of human free dom; then, “the hearts once pregnant [I With celestial fire” which these rude sep lulohrea entomb. , In ancient times it was undoubtedly true, especially os regarded the honors to living men—and probably no age may be altogether exempt from I tJx© Imputation—that in the costly stat utes erected to; and the munificent ova jtlons showered upon the successful sol dier or accomplished statesman, there I lurked not unfrequently some personal |consideration mingling with the motives, jthat suggested them. Sometimes it was ■fear that prompted the timid thus to pro pitiate the wrath of the powerful.. Some times it was a servile adulation, that in the time-serving sought by such means , to secure a recompense, lu tho shape of other honors or emoluments to be recip rocated. It was doubtless the knowledge of such corruptions, and an appreciation |of tho motives that should always control isuch memorials, that prompted Cato, ,when once asked by a friend wny no stat utes had been erected to him while Romo | was crowded with so many others, to re }ply as he did, that he had much rather jhis countrymen should Inquire why ho hadnoBtatnt.es, than why he had any; jbut the character and circumstances of Ithe honors we are here to render to our patriot dead, not only vindicate their mo tive, but in that motive itself is found the,very germ of the houorwe would con fer. Let statutes or monuments to the Jiving or the dead tower over so high, the [true honor after all is not in the polished tablet or towering column, but in that jpure, spontaneous and unaffected grati tude and devotion'of the people that en shrines the memory of the honored one Jn the heart, and transmits it from age to age long after such costly structures have disappeared. The only honor accorded jfco Miitiades, the great deliverer of Ath ena was to be represented in a picture painted byorderof its citizens at tho head of the other nine commanders of the he i’oic ten thousand, animating his follow ers' to the attack of the hostile force which outnumbered them ten to one; and yet that simple painting preserved in the af fections of succeeding generations existed for centuries thereafter, while the three hundred statutes which in a later and corrupter age were erected by the same licbple, in honor of Demetrius, were all, lemollshed. ©yen in' his lifetime. 1 Thus u-bur heart would we enshrine the mem ory of, the Union soldier; generations vet inborn shall, recount to- their ; oospiTug he history of their valor, and long after rass and marble havo’orumbled into dust jdiall their names be preserved as the men Who perished to perpetuate what, their fathers had so struggled.to establish—this neaveh-appointed government of popular freedom. A sepulchre, as I have said, wasTormerly prepared for the heroes of ancient Greece in the most conspicuous suburb of-their cities; this custom, how ever, had one memorable exception; and' for which this "day’s solemnities on the field ot Antietam furnish an appropriate barairei.,. Such was the ,extraordinary. yalbr displayed by'those who fell fighting agalnst tne Persian hoat on the meraor-. able: battle-field of Marathon, .that, the' Athenians determined, that their sepuV ch re should be separated and distinguish ed from’those of tnelr other heroes. The jnbst honorable distinction • they , could suggest was. to bury them, on the. field tvhorethey had fallen, and thus this lit-. ;le marshy plaid; immortalized by this cattle of more than 2,000 years ago, was pointed out to succeeding ages by the lofty pound, around which many a tourist has since lingered and which to this day marks the apot where the Athenian heroes felh May not Imagination,'as it’ seeks to-por ,ray! the future of this great American re public, 1 without any overstraining of its powers, see the coming it possibly may be, but,none the dess deeir ibleor certain—.when her sons ftomov- shall seek this .Utile hamlet for its 1 haUoWed'memories of the*post,-and cbming from the South a& well as North,, i reunited, ln : fact as-well-as theory,-in .af fection as well as formality, shall.stand ibre together os pilgrims at a Common ihriue, and, forgetting the feuds of -the past, save only tne mighty powers which fbeif results developed, mutually admit, is they appeal to the records of this field, that' they have- sprang from - the 'same stock, are .united in thesame.destiny, en titled and animated >y,'the same* heroic and patriotic Imnul-’ i ieis;' This day, my countrymen (the i7th idyof SepteihQerJjrhappens.to.be tho.an ilveraaryof another event, in our politi cal history. Not less memorable than {ho one which to-day more particularly engages oqr attention, insomerespects it Is'so intimately bbdhbctedwlthvthe cou sldemtlous.which (fie .occasion suggests, that it ia scarcely proper It should pass without npttce’. ‘lt was upon this day, eighty representatives of > ouri oncestersy WUh -Washington at. (heir .four f months' delibera tion,'adopted the “Federal ad Instrument do remarkable Tor-the cir-! cmnstancea that gave birth to it, for the wonderful prosperity .which sprung from it, for the reverence with which, from geheraticn to-'genenkllon-, ! 'lt ; has been handed down to us, that .there bas prob-, ably.been no record of, a like character' which has exerted so important ah. Influ ence', bh the' history of a goveriiment or the WSe nhd-progress of a people.' l The political condition o£ the country, at .the time of Us adoption, in some i of Us. as pects, was not unlike the present. ; Wo’ Bates for 3Vi)ocrtising advertisements will be inserted at Ten ucnu per lino for tho first* Insertion, and five ceur* per lino for each subsequent insertion, tcrly, half-yearly, and yearly advertisements lu sorted at a liberal reduction on the above rates Advertisements should bo accompanied by Ui« Cash, , When sent without any length of llnu specified for publication, they will bo continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. JOB PRINTING. Circulars, and every oth er description of Jon and Caud cxccn ted In tho neatest stylo, at low prlcff. 6 had just concluded a war upon the isauo of which depended the existence of the nation; that war combined with other circumstances, had Jod to the formation of parties so widely differing in some of their theories of government that there seemed but little hope of constructing it upon any plan on which the two ex tremes would ever, unite. Upon on side political leaders wore striving to establish a strong and consolidated government, ignoring almost the governments of the States; while on tho other were those who were for investing the latter with all substantial authority, and making tho general government little more than their general agent.' These leaders—honest, doubtless all of them, in their opinlons-- had by their continual discussion and tho widely different views they promulgated, brought the country to a critical condition and filled tho minds of its most reflecting people with serious fears that tho great results of tho war would bo swept away by these jarring elements. In conse quence alone of these dissensions, and the mutual jealousies and suspicious they en gendered, four years elapsed after tho close of the war before any consent could bo procured, cither from Congress or tho States for the assembling of a Constitu iional Convention, and with tho acknowl edged imperfections of the existing arti cles of confederation, and amidst the most disheartening embarrassments, tho result chiefly of those imperfections, tile country staggered along as best it could without either an executive or judicial department. Then at last there assem bled that illustrious body of statesmen that framed the Constitution under which wo Jive. They represented un doubtedly constituencies maintaining eftoli of'tho theories of government to which I have adverted; but, mindful of tho condition of tho country, resolved, if possible, to rescue it, and with this noble purpose resisting the impatient behests of party. they renounced the ultraisma .which:distinguished both .tho consolida tion and State right schools and provi ded a government which so judiciously combined the two principles, and so dis tinctly assigned to each its proper sphere, that the moderate and reflecting of all parties united m itssupport, and the Con stltutlon received tho unanimous ratiil -1 cation of tho States. After tho lapse of three-quarters of a century, and after it had elevated us to a polntof national im portance and renown, which its most nr. dent advocates could never have predict ed, it was destined to encounter its first great trial. I am not about to recur to tho history of the rebellion, to tho pas sions that prompted its leaders, or tlio metaphysical plausibilities by whioli they seduced their followers; but it was only after the theories to which they had been long attached had been allied with more substantial and powerful interests, that they, ventured to lay violent hands on that work of our fathers to which they and all of us had so often sworn allegi ance. How it resulted it is scarcely ne cessary to remind you. The people, though occasionally differing on ques tions of construction of doubtful clauses of the Constitution, had yet been trained I In such habits of reverence for all its un disputed provisions, that no section and no party that over ventured to express contrary sentiments, could, unless blind ed by insane passion, have foreseen aught but ultimate ruin and annihilation; and although the late rebellion, by a combi nation of various interests, influences and issues, sustained itself for four years with wonderful energy, and though at times and to a Ilmiicd extent, there were sub ordinate issues invoked also against il, yet tho great original, abiding and con clusive force that filled our armies and fought our battles, was tho resolute pur pose to stand by the Constitution of our :fathers and the Union it had established. Upon this lino we commenced tho war, and on this line, thanks to our noble ar my and their distinguished commander, we fought it out to signal and complete triumph. But now, when wo have pass ed safely what for tho last thirty years ,had been generally reckoned the greatest danger to the Constitution, and that and other results of the conflict have filled us with tho highest hopes of tho future and given us as wo supposed the assurance of complete tranquility for the present, sud denly evil influences are found still at work, sometimes In the shape of fears, honest or simulated, of dangers in the fu ture. sometimes prompted by vindictive recollections of supposed injuries in the past, more frequently than either, per haps, Instigated by old party leaders who play upon these fears and memories with no other object than to recover some old ofllco or power they have lost, or to retain others they have more lately won; until our exultation at the roaulLs we have achieved is arrested by our apprehension of evils yet to come. Think not for a mo ment, my friends, that I am about to des ecrate tho solemnities of such an occasion by any discussion of tho partisan topics of tho day. God forbid that tho time* should over come, or party Hues be ever po drawn, that a plea for tho Constitution Shall bo reckoned as a badge of party foal jy.? .The only party in whose behalf I would this day raise a voice, is tho party of moderation and conciliation; tho only party against which I would this day Warn you, is made .up of those ultras of all sides whose agitations have contribu- ted so largely to tho,disasters of tho past, and which,if not arrested, may be tho forerunner-of others: equally deplorable In tho future. Against such agitations would I, therefore, invoke, and take tin’s aa ah appropriate occasion of. doing so, the moderate, disinterested, reflecting, and.patriotic people of this country; it Was bv.this class, as I have already said, that the Constitution Was created, and it will be by this class that It must bo saved. If it still contains defects, if it is growing obsolete, or keeps not up with the pro gressive ideas of tho age,,amend it by the means which Its own provisions pre scribe.;' but while it Is still acknowledged as oar organic law, and we daily swear to It allegiance, let lt~boiu all oiir political Controversies the umplro-whoso decrees shall be final.- Como tho peril Co it whence itmay, from State rights or con solidation, let mo. on this the anniversa ry of Its adoption, in the name of the men Who made it, by the memory of the men Who have died , for it, upon this spot where blood hosbeen so profusely shed in Its behalf, appeal to you to preserve, pro tect, and defend it. • , Welsh girl once applied to a clergyman to be-married. The clergy man asked her what property her hus band'peasessed.. Tho answer was: ; “Nothing.” “And are you any better off?” ho ask ed. Tho reply was in the negative. “Then why, in tho name of common sense do 39m dare to marry ?” v -“Your.reverence,” said the girl, “I have a blanket, and Jack has a.blauket; by putting them, together wo shall both bejndners.” The clergyman had nothing more to say. •/ ' Written on the chamber door of lllng Charles II.; by thoEurl of Rochester: • : , ! Hero lies IhomiUton-caUug Icing, Whoso word no naan rollcson, ' Who cover said h foolish thing, , £for ever did a wise one. , B®“ A-couple of neighbors became so inimical'that they would not speak to each other;-but one, having'been con verted at a camp-meeting, on seeing his former enemy held out his hand, saying, "How d'ye do, Kemp, I am humble enough toshakeihands with a dog.” men are like cats. You may stroke the tail the right way for many years,’ UUk hear 'nothing but purring j but accidentally tread oh the tall, and all memory qf former kindness Is obliterated. BSyrA disease called the “black tongue” was prevalent in the.lust Rump Congress.
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