A. ,It RAMBO, Editor and Publisher.
VOLUME XXXVI, NUMBER .81
THE COLUMBIA SPY,
OMENS FAMILY JOIRI,
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READING RAIL LOAD.
SUNEIER ARRitNGEMENT.
GREAT TRUNK I,IN E Fll 0
the North and North-Wet for Phi holelph
Now York, Beading, Pottsville, Lebanon, Allentown.
Euston,
Trains leave Harrisburg for Philadelphia. New
york, Reading, Pottsville, and all Interim:dime Sta.
Lions, at 8 A. M., curd 2 P.M.
New York I.x.press leaves Harrisburg at 6.7 S A. 51.,
arriving at New York at 1.15 rho same morning.
A special Accommodation Passenger train leaves
Reading at 7.15 A, 31 , and returns from Harrisburg
at 5 P. St.
Fares from Harrisburg: In New York 15: to
Philadelphia $J 35 and t..;2. So. Baggage clic, kod
through.
Returning leave Nov York at 6 A. SI.. l 0 noon and
7 P. 51., (Pittsburg: Express arriving at Ilarrtsburg at
A. 31.) Leave Philadelphia at 5.15 . A. 31., and 5.511
31.
Sleeping cars in the Now York Express Trains,
through to and frein Pittsburg. without change.
Passengers by the Cutawissa ltailroml leave Ta
manna at 8.5 e A. M.. nett 2.10 I'. 31. for Philadelphia.
New York, and all Wire Points.
Trains leave Pottsville at o 8 . , it. 'L, and 5.50 P. :tr .
for Valhi lelphta. Harrisburg and New York.
An Accommodation Passenger tram leaves Read
ing at 6.115 A.M., and returns from Pluladclplim ra
.5.1)J P. N.
the :More train 4 roe daily. Sundays 'ex
cepted.
A. Sunday train leaves Pottsville at 7.33 A. 3r., and
Philadelphia ;it :1.15 P. M.
Commutation, Mileage, Seaqnn, Eltrursion
'rickets gt red wed rates to and from all points.
nn Putman Baggage allowed earl. pa.4..n.-Zer.
G. A. N1C01.1,P..
C.-enoma Superintendent.
may.-2.48 •
it RA DING AND coLurtimit it. it.
This new is now completed, nut In good
running order, with first-L.lmA Pannenger Aoti
hiring .m de oxrrnngemen to - the , nuro•etim%
road.. North olut otritrsrtn - tne trareittnci
l
n direet. :eel through ionte, from WASHINGTON
end It .1 / 4 1inmolt E, cru York. Oilimiltio ioel
Allenten ed (imam% NEW YOR, tettiell route
for heauty mut Simi mos Re•orts I.littultl be tried to
be anpreeinted.
Trains 'et th /care Columbia nt n
m.
"Op. in. Ft.
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An ive Readinn s. in. Arr.
S. I r p, m. 1 7 ,4.
Trains Son leave Ilea Ilan- at 5.11 in.
Arrivy at Col.lrnhitt nt
101 p . m. V
Tra i ns leave Columhia at 7.4 E. arr
rive m Philadelphia at U. 5 .4 P. M. and in
New York, al 4.40 P. M.
Train.. leave New York at 9.00 A. M.and
arrive at Columbia at 4.00 P. M. and leave
at 8,00 A. M. and arrive td
Columbia at 4.00 P. M.
The River Sowinehanna at Col timbla i. ern..eil by .
n Steam Ferry. a NEWM
'AT wrong the arrival et
the train. to roas ev the pl-tv.rnizer.it.tvi,. the ebonite
being delizhtfill. Itetsenger4 t.p the 14.4
line mill
aline ar Colombia.
F. W. NOuTliltOr. 110TIF.ET CInNE.
General Tic trot .tirent. Gentottl Soperintentl mt.
PK:NINSYLVANtA tcAl LIM tkl).
Trains leave Columbia going east,
Columbia tJain, 8 15 A. M.
Cora. Accommodation, 1 55 I'. M.
(to connect with Fa't :%1 ail east, at Laneas"r)
Harrisburg Aceomodation, U5O I'. M.
s .Trains leave west.
Mail trien, 11 45 A. M.
Harrisburg Acoomodation, tt iio P. M.
Columbia train arrives, 820 "
E. IC. 130 ICE, Ticket Agent.
N. C. 1C.AX4V7411.Y.
YORK. AND AVitisnursViLLE R R
'rho trains from lCrightsville and York
will run as follows, until further order:4:
Leave IVri , •htsville, 7 30
e
lOU P. M.
Leave York
II
Departure and Arrival of the Passenger
Trains at York.
DEPARTURES FROM YORK.
For BALTIMORE, 4.15 A. M., 8.39 A. M..
and 2.50 P. M.
For RARRISBITRO, 11.55 A. M. 0.19 P. M.
and 12.25 A. M,
ARRIVALS AT YORK.
From BALTIMORE, 11.50 A. M., 6.15 P. M.
and 12.= A. M.
From 11Anntsnttnn, 4.10 A. M., 8.25 A.
M., and 2.43 P. M.
On Sunday. the only trains running are
the one from Ilarrisbn rg at 8.25 in the morn
ing, proceeding to Baltimore, and the one
from Baltimore at 12.22 A. M., proceeding
o Harrisburg.
DR. 1101FFER.
DWITIST.--OFFICO, Front Street next Orr
to R. Williams' Drug' Store, between
Locust and Walnut sts, Cola., Pa. •Apr.
mi. B. lEssiiicK,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
COLC3IIII.I, P.
LADIES' DRESS GOODS
NTEW Stock just received. We have
.LN some cheap bargains.
STE.tC .t.I3OIVErtS,
Opposite Odd Fellows' Hall, Cora, Pa.
November 2S, LSO.
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L'ItGEON DENTIST, offers his profes
sional services to the citizens of Ccdu in
bin and vicinity.
OFFICE on Front street, fourth door
baove Locust, office formerly occupied by
J. H. Zoffer.
Columbia, Dee. 19. 1363.-ly.
U. M. NORTH,
A TTORNEY A 4) COUNSELLOR AT L'AV
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York counties.
Cola., July 4, ISO.
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"NO ENTERTAINMENT SO OFIEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY-MORNING, OCTOBER, 1, 1864.
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Written for the Columbia Spy
THE FOP.
E:SEME!
Ton cannot miss him in ft crowd,
Whichever way you go:
There may be runny them as proud,
But none so proud to show.
Ire ennnot boar to =lt or stand,
So he heepa Ino,, mg round;
He ha= some bauble in his hand,
IVherever he is found.
Ile does not care so much To see,
As to be seen htney:
De shows his "pile" to show that he
Ilm plenty of the pelf.
Ere %%inky borrows many books,
So sends Mem back unrca 1,
There is more knoeledge in his looks,
Than thole is in his h_a l.
Ile sports a chain of purest gold,
A cross the rl^he•t vest;
And e et or dry or hot or cold,
lie wears his Sunday best."
Ills coat t 9 in the latc=t cut,
lib+ pant, ,sere made to suit;
His pride is il2Sd about his roit,
And morc about his boot.
Ile goes to parties and to ball
Is &nays d:evcd to kill:
Ile is a bore at ••m kin ealis,
Receive llsns as you
Ife Rae' to see the proudest girls
From all that ‘re have heard,
It is to praise their pr,tty earl.,
Antlig car Meat praid.: his beard.
Tie goes to meeting ;tinny.; trtte.
Tottesalw.iys n front pew;
He puts us irineh upon the plate
ds ony other two.
no bet+ his V's so very fast,
And blusters so ab , ,uc,
You n•ould not think it was the last
That he was pulling out.
Be's not profane, becanso cornetimes
He -wears beA,re ho thinks ;
:Nor does ho think Inns of his 'limes,
Because he shows and drinks.
He may ha of n noble race,
far back as the Flood;
flat ho is proodcr of his fizre,
Than he is of his blood.
You ruttqt nqt, trust him as nfricnd,
Nor fem• him non foe:
IIe•s fashioned for no other end,
Than foppery and show.
Without n friend, without a foe,
Of him it may be saki,
That he shall take fill place helot;
TWA fools when ht is dead. -
WARRINGTON, 13, C., Sept.lBat.
For the Sp
Leaves of Travel. No 4.
BY ITT:NRY HOWARD
From Coatsville I took the cars for
Columia, where I arrived about nine
o'clock p. in. Visited friend "Bowery,"
with seine friends, and was considerably
refreshed. Retinal about —; well, it
isn't proper to say what time a gentle
man retires---.m.1 in the nywning I arose
as fresh as a flower in June. and quite
mirthful. Ate a hearty breakfast at one
of the best hotels in the State, and took
a .•troll Jim enjoyment.
Q,ic great fe %rare iu pas-dog through
PeinHylvania is its numerous canals.
once traveled on a canal-packet. an 1 nev
er shall fdrget ir, since it has on- advan- 1 1
t ige over all other means of conveyance.:
viz : it is a pact nm.le of j,iurneying.—
Yon sit on the bow of the boat and listen
to the gentle gargle or tha water, as it is
parted Ly the shop and narrow prow.
and .7:17:e far down to the bottom of the
inverted firm iment, a huge cerulean
bunch bowl. reflecting in the calm wa
ter, while the transposed steeds flourish
their legs upward in the same medium.
in defiance of all known laws of gravita
tion. But the heat. when the boat pans
: cs, is instifFerablc; inammeh that I long
ed for the ability to crawl out of the 110.411
for a time, that I might sit in my skele-
I ton and let the gentle breezes pass coolly
through my ribs. Who does not like ca-
In - rid-packet traveling?
In company with a friend, I soon start
ed for Reading,•over the new and excel
lent road, kni wn as the Reading ck. Co
lumbia Railroad. I but do it justice when
I azsert there is not a finer or better con
ducted road in the State, or perhaps in
the country- than this. The road is a
new one, running through the richest
counties of Pennsylvania, and well sup
ported.
Speaking of the Reading & Columbia
Railroad, reminds me of an engine shown
me at the celebratedlocomotive and ma
chine shops of Messrs. Hayward ; Bart
lett 4; Co., commonly known as "Winan's
Shops ;" a description of which will do
no harm. The engine was shown me by
Mr. Doubleday, superintendent of the
works, and was one of the largest class
of engines built by them. An eight
wheel connected, driving cylinders 1.9 x
22 inches—drivers 43 incites in diame
ter—furnaces and pumps of the latest
improved make. It has two half stroke
pumps of the celebrated Perkins' pattern,
and quite equal to any emergency. It
is confidently asserted by old and expo
' ricnced engineers, that these pumps will
be a decided improvement over the sys-
tern of injectors usually applied, and
shows the great and goad judgment of
the builder. This engine is nearly fin
ished, and is certainly a iformidable and
excellent looking piece of inaehinery. It
will probably eclipse all other engines in
that section of the country—at least to
that end are the builder.; determined to
finish it. I will give an Account of the
other when it assumes proper shape, fbr I
be it known there are trio building for
this road.
On t,ur way to Reading we passed ma
ny beautiful villages and farms. We tar
ried at stations but little, and were con
tinually rushing over a level track, to
ward our destination, with thick-beating
hearts, and a glow of excitement that
was almost worth Principality. The
track runs, for the most part, through a
dense wood, opening, as you near Read
ing, to glimpses of the cast stretch of
country to the north 3 lbounded by the
dimly blue mountains. 1i or miles you
rite along the very foot cif the mountains,
looking flit- up among the green, fertile
hills, of a smoky green, dip hue of a rob-
in s egg
Along the road from Columba to
Reading arc to be found many objects of
interest to strangers, and ;something al
ways new. We passed the celebrated
Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Banks, swept on
- -at lightning speed towards Manheim,
one or the old Lit towns in the State, and
surrounded by a beautiful and fertile
country ; thence to the justly celebrated
Litiz Springs, a summer resort of the
elite of our country—North and West.
Just beyond we pass a no less celebrated
Spring known as the " Eprata Moun
tain Springs." here, too, thousands of in_
valids recuperate during the sultry days
of summer. Again we move on to the
terminus of this road, &died Sinking
Springs. No time is lostj however, and
we move on over another 0.)al known as
the Lebanon ' Valley Ithad, which is
smooth and even, and as straight as the
flight of an arrow towards the heavens.
I also enjoyed .the ride o •er ;this road,
coveted s of known os Re; di, g."ere
we arrived in time, . well, in time
to be washed'and dusted for dinner--
that's all. We put up at Feather's Hotel,
and fared sumptuously. In the morn
ing we arose and strolled about the city,
which is very handsomely laid out.
On approaching the depot of the East
Penn'a railroad,uiy friend pointed out to
me a peak on the mountains that partly
circle Reading, known as "the Lover's
Leap." There is a legend concerning
this "Lover's Leap," but I was not made
acquainted with it other than that a coup
le of love-sick beings once cast them
selves from this peak, and was dashed to
pieces on the rocks below, because they
could not persuade their hard-headed pa
rents to consent to their union. Served
them right mean the parents ! In
looking along the range ef mountains to
the East, one would receive into his
mind ideas of grandeur and power and
sublimity, such as lie scarcely experi
enced bafore.
I would attempt a description of Read
ing ere I leave it—but I fear I should
fail in the attempt, at any rate I will say
something concerning this handsome city,
and "capital of Berks comity." It is
situated on the east bank of the Schuyl
kill River, and on the Philadelphia,
Reading and Pottsville Bail Road, about
fifty-two miles cast of Harrisburg, and
the same distance north-west of Philadel
phia. Reading is the third city in the
State in point of population and manu
factures, and is beoutifully situated on a
plain which rises gradually front the ri
ver, and enclosed on the east by the beau
tiful Penn's Mount, on which is seen the
celebrated "Lover'x Leap," referred to
above. The city is compactly built and
intersected by straight and rectangular
streets, which are regularly clean and
smooth. The most frequented of these
are covered with a hard white gravel.
derived front the sandstone of the adja
cent hills, forming a compact and dura
ble road. The streets are lighted with
gas, and supplied with spring water. con
veyed through iron pipes. It was incor
porated as a borough in 1783, and as a
city in 1847. Population in 1840, was
8,410, and in 1853 it had increased to
about 17,000. Among the conspicuous
buildings is the Court House. winch oc
cupies a commanding position and has
a handsome portico of sandstone; the
German Lutheran Church. capable of
containi..g 1.500 persons, and remarka
ble for its steeple, about 200 feet in bight,
and the German Reformed Church, a
brick building. which has a steeple 150
feet in bight. In addition to these,Read
ing has about twenty churches, one acad
emy, two market houses, two banks and
several public libraries.
BA.t.TrmonE, MD., 1864.
The Last Relic
A young girl, some seventeen years of
age, who, clad in deep mourning, knock
ed at the door of a rich man's house in
one of our large cities, and asked eagerly
for the owner. 'The servant, no doubt
partaking of the demeanor of his master,
who was deemed a hard and severe man
by all who knew him, was about to turn
-he suppliant from the door, when her
importanitits touched a lingering chord
ofsympathy in his heart, and he announc
e 1 her to the lordly owner of the man
sion. lle was indeed a stern man, and
apparently hard and unfeeling in his na
ture. There were deep wrinkles on his
brow, which seem to denote that he had
not passed through life without partak
ing of some of its sorrows and some of
its cares. Ile was in a deep reverie when
the servant entered; perhaps counting
his gains, or, it may be, bringing back
the past before him in aglass, and count
ing up his hours from childhood to his
weary age. Who knows ? How few care?
But strange it was, even in his servant,
who knew so well the forbidding na
ture of his master, when, after a moment's
lesitation, the rich man said, "Let her
come iv."
Iu a moment the poor girl was in his
presence. It was a strange contrast;
that weak, trembling being, treading up
on soft carpets in the meek habiliments
of poverty, iu the presence of the owner
of millions—she in her deep humility. he
in all the lordliness of wealth. She stood
before him, and in low, trembling tones,
that were full of melancholy sweetness,
said :---
"Sir, I am a stranger and in distress;
lam a fatherless child, and my loved
mother is now severely ill. For months
my hands have labored to sustain ber,but
poverty comes too fast upon us. We are
pett., but we arc not beggars ; we come
from a far country, and are strangers.—
One by one, we have parted with our lit
tle valuables, and here is the last relie,of
a loved father. lie gave it lye as a keep
,
thing, and necessity knows no law. You
are rich—some say you are unkind, and
yet I have ventured i will you buy it,
sir ?''
She ceased speaking, and the rich man
appeared touched ; he looked at the
speaker with a glance in which tender
ness seemed struggling with the morose
feelings which had, for many years, con
gealed into ice the more tender emotions
of his nature.
"Look up, young lady," said lie.
His voice had in it a tone of sympathy,
which gave her confidence; and she
raised her eyes timidly to the penetrat
ing glance of hint in whose presence she
stood.
"Let me examine the article which
you wish me to buy," lie continued ;
"and although not doing business in that
line, yet, perhaps I may be induced to
help your present necessities."
The girl with trembling hand, took
from her neck a black ribbon, at one end
of which there was attached a jewel of
gold. It was of singular shape, and up
on its two sides were engraved certain
characters, of which its present posses
sor kuew not the meaning; and yet she
prized it much, as the gift of a dearly
loved parent; and she almost reluctant
ly placed it before hint who she had
sought to be its purchaser. She plead
ed—
"When the time comes aglin, sir, I
can buy it back ; but oh ! buy it now,
sir, that I may get bread for my moth
er, and procure that medicine which he:
malady requires."
The rich man had taken the jewel in j
his hand,he passed the ribbon through j
his fingers, and at last looked upon the
articles ho was solicited to buy. Why
does he start? Why then tarn ghastly
pale, and then sink into the richly cush
ioned chair that was behind him, corer
his Ewe with his hands, and weep like a
child? Why press the jewel to his lips,
then to his breast, an I again weep?
Reader, do you ask why ? Let me tell
you. The jewel—the last relic of that
poor, unfriended girl and her afflicted
mother—was that of a Mark Master, and
it belonged to tha only brother of him to
whom it a was offered for sale. Oh, how
deep was the struggle within that man's
breast. He was rich in all this world
can afford of worldly wealth, bat meager
in those deep and dear affections which
make life desirable. Ile had lived for
himself; and he had hoardedi r ep the
' dross of wealth, and permittedt*foun
tains of deep affection to dry up on his
soul. He had forgotten his kindred,i2e,
remembered not the old homestead, nor
the familiar faces that wad to bless him
,by the fireside. But now, as if Provi
dence had directed it all, a little jewel—
his brother's mark,— came to him, even
as the day star comes to the devotee, to
direct his thoughts to Heaven and hu
manize his feelings. The strong man
was subdued. He is no longer the man
' bound up in gold, but the man made
and renewed in the image of the God of
Love. But let him weep; the tears will
do him good; for they are not only tears
of deep contrition for past sins of omis
sion, but drops that will bring a blessing
on more than one sorrowing heart.—
Hear him, while be speaks :
"Young lady, I do not ask your name.
The man who owned this jewel was the
son of my father, and my brother, by a
tie almost as sacred as that of blood.—
Was he your father ? Tell me."
"He was my father, sir."
"Then lam your uncle. Take me to
your mother. Henceforth our fortunes
are one ; my home shall be yours, and
you shall be my daughter."
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Selected for the Sp}
There were three happy hearts that
day in a small house in one of the lanes
of that crowded city ;—a tall, dark-look
ing man, with grey-iron hair and strong
features, yet now bearing subdued aspect,
and a moistened eye ; a widowed invalid,
with a placid smile irradiating her calm
and beautiful features, and a young
gentle in her subdued beauty, blessing
God that he had sanctified the last relic.
Written for the C.Ohltrlbifl Spy.
Lines ineseribel to Adjutant L. Halsey,
50th Reet N. L S: N. Y.
All Mil to thy bravery, young . 'hero of fire,"
As thou swoepost no more sweet poesy's lyre,
But goest us champion o f Libarly's cause,
To light for oar bannar, for freedom and laws
God give thee firm courage. thou fearless young
knight,
As he leadeth thee forth in the midst of the fight;
His lore be the shield for thy young dauntless
form,
`Neath the terrible pelting ofeennon ba3l storm.
iivarrom ar.,,,,,2-qzzygi , A. OU Wilt not be
O'er the field of the world iholeees - alOst - tirrtaint,
Far from friendship, lovo, ninqa:r, and the light of
thy home.
Heaven bless, guide and keep thee, our young
soldier friend,
Till warrings and fightings %wenn brethren shit
cud;
Till all, North and Soli tit, to the Union prove trite
And take for their ensign the lied, White rind (flue
There is a flame which burns bright
ly, and a fire which glows warmly within,
the breast of man. That fire was kindled
when 'rod first made him a living soul;
and though the celestial light was almost
driven from the tenement of clay, yet ev
er and anon a reviving flicker breaks
forth in strains of onlgushing eloquence.
flan is still possessed of' natural gifts
which shadow forth his high origin, and
from many outbreaks of flowing words it
may be inferred that he is closely allied
to celestial spirits. There is something
so transcend:ltaly pleasing in the harmoni
ous, mellow flow of well arranged words,
th•tt we almost unconsciously bow our
heads and worship at its shrine. What
a rapture swells on every syllable, and
how grand is the influence conveyed !
Methinks I see the prince of Roman elo
quence rise amid the death-like silence
of' the Roman Senate aall. and as he
pronounces the simple word •=istc" against
the foe of his country, the scorn and fire
which beams from his eve meets with
but a like expression from each Roman
Senator. What horror seizes upon all,
as he boldly reveals the black designs of
Catalina and how the clouds gather and
depart from the traitor's face as he is
carried through all the transitions of re
venge, remorse and disappointment. We
follow the orator as he leads us gently on.
" That most noble man, Tiberias Grac
chus," he said, "was slain, because he
strove to curb the nobility, but this one,
who wishes to destroy the whole world
with fire and sword, we bear with. "We,
we," lie exclaims, "are blameworthy,
' for not vigorously executing the laws."
This striking contrast stirred his bearers
and thrilled them to the very heart. As
he proceeds, we almost imagine we see
that proud city. which sat upon her seven
hills and ruled the world, sink amid one
universal conflagration, and we hear the
lamentations of' woman and maidens as
they bewail her fate. Sometimes we arc
carried onward by the convincing flow of
his logic, then we are charmed with the
beauty, the harmony and the strength of
his sentences. and again every patriotic
chord of feeling is touched, while a burn
ing indignation arises against the man
who could be so base as to undermine the
peace and glory of his country. From
the breasts of that quivering audience
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Eloquence
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[WHOLE NUMBER 1,776.
the sentence comes, "He is worthy of
death;" but Cicero's greatest victory is
not y:t won. He but exerts his power,
and the fire which was raging is smoth
ered down into the more lenient punish
ment of banishment. Oh! how power
ful are his words, and with what an over
powering influence they affect all! Those
who were doubting are convinced; those
who were slumbering are aroused; and
those wicked men, who had already whet
ted their swords and prepared their fire
brands for the destruction of the Senate
and the people, are driven trembling
from the city. Looking at the effects of
this one great effort of Cicero, we almost
might conclude that he had an army as
large as that of Xerxes to quell such a
powerful conspiracy. But simple elo
quence does the work. Though the city
was guarded by those august legions,
yet nothing could arouse them from their
lethargy and breathe upon their dry
bones the power which nerved them to
action. And in this single instance is ex;
hibited to us the power of eloquence. In
tracing the history of the world we may
catch a glimpse of its controlling influ
ence. See the glory of ancient ctviliza
tion fade into the dark and gloomy mist
of superstition, and then, collecting itself
like the mildew, blight the lovely heri
tage of man. Observe the splendor which
the golden ages of Greece and Rome
flashed upon the world, and then view
the darkness; the almost total eclipse of
the Son of Righteousness which contin
ued through rolling centuries. Then
look to Germany, and as yoti behold the
feeble ,firqs of the Reformation kindle,
flicker, lash back and forth, and then
Spread out like a swelling flood, ask what
caused it? History will tell you that the
eloquence of truth confined, as it had
been, in dreamy dungeons, now unloosed,
was, spreading like the burning streams
of lava, consuming whatever could not'
bear the test of truth's refining fire, and
had shouted trumpet notes which still re ;
verberate through the ast univerise,JS,
flecli.A.VrthtiflefyO ur ndw.n or or-:
_ward thro' all the glorious results which
the eternity of consequences dependant
upon it, and you may form a slight esti
mate of the power of eloquence. By elo
quence I do not mean that dry mode of
, haranguing which many modern speak
' ors use, nor yet that spicy wit nor pro
found learning which distinguishes oth
ers; but I mean language'which has feel
ing and meaning in it, whose importance
justifies its presentation, and in whose
.
stmple adaptation an artless simplicity is
seen and felt. There can be no affecta
tion in it; it is the offspring of devoted
patriotism or philanthropy; it originates
in the necessities of human affairs, and
is clothed in the garb of surrounding cir
cumstances. It is like some dormant
creature which is only roused when ne
cessity urges, but which, when shaken
from its lethargy, goes forth conquering
and to conquer. .Naught but the eiretun
, stances and the occasion can give ell:, to
it; there is no power which can resist it.
It utters its voice, and kings and poten
tates tremble on their thrones; it takes
the simple story of the cross, and before
this influence idol temples crumble; it
but speaks and all are seized with tremb
ling fear. 0 eloquence, thou best gift
to man ! Mount thy mighty chariot and
drive over the whole earth, and wave
thy torch till the whole earth shall be in
a blaze, and lot thy voice reverberate
through the earth till the rejoicing songs
which shall swell tby trumpets shall
strike a peal of heavenly melody.
THE Lovr or GOLD.—They say that
lore of gold hardens the heart, and it is
a fact that men of little charity possess a
small heart. Mean men are said to pos
sess hearts which would balance on the
end of a cambric needle. Here is an epi
taph on a miser, which shows that the
heart undergoes great changes:
A wealthy merchant died and his bodyWaediasected,
Pymptam. of &men-se was anywhere detected,
Until they reacted the heart, which to dnd they
were unable.
But in the place they found a Compound interest
Table.
The proprietors of the Chicago Times
office have disoharged their entire force
of printers, and put a force of forty
young women in their places. These
young women, it seems, have been learn
ing the art of type setting in private
rooms for several months, preparatory to
this event. The affair has caused a
great sensation among the printing fra-.
ternity of that city
TUE number of emigrants landed it
Sew York last week was 9,062, making a
total of 132,275, since the lst of January
The number landed in the corresponding
period of last year was 102,971.
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