t' . l ;0 T'l'f it i. Waxaii 4 V IT 0. B. GOODLANDER & CO. VOL. XXXI. WHOLE NO PRINCIPLES, not MEN. TERMS$1 25 per Annum, if paid in advance. nkwskmks vol. i. no ai. 1G15. cij:aiii n:iJ), vs. wi:dnii;a; makcii g, ogj. Itu,' '!! it.r '"K '.tilt iei j i RlW Con,., 1 fttti ricth, itki' ml J; m d ' tWii P f riehi !i: thin tbefc I'niiai It ilr udtf.t i. A.t mipj. nrm not liti t Ufl MtM rib. i ir.fi! u t heti. tithb at tin ited. liuiins ceut!,' linif ? f fare itl: ir.t ii rUM lh(i eic' -ill ki' :R055 OTTET eitio' llytti 1 Mlt , 0 jdiitC rMn' olberl brick ti vi 23S lf CItf i to ' le ' f, til ia. wui -. 4ffl THE SOBER SECOND THOUGHT. 1lY T. S. ARTlll R. "1 must have it, Charles,' said tholinnd lomo littlo wife ol Mr. Whitman. 'So don't put on tlnit sober fare.' " 'Did I put on a sober face?' asked the husband, with un attempt to smile that was anything hut a success. Yes, sober as a ninn on trial for life. "Why, it's as long as the moral law. There, dear, clour it up, ami look as if you luul t least ono friend in the world. What money lovers you men are.' 4lIow much will it cost?' inquired Mr. Whitman, 'there vu.s another effort to look cheerful tuul acquiescent. ' 'About foity dolk'vs,' was nnswcied, with just a little faltering in tho lady's voice, for she knew the sum would seem extravagant. 'Forty dollars! Why, Ada, do you think I am made of niouoy V Mr. Whit man's countenance underwent a remarka ble cuuugo of expression. I declare, Chiiiie.',' said his wife, a little Impatiently, 'you bck nt me as if I were oapn an object of fear instead of affection. 1 'llm "don't " tlimk this kind of you; I've only ll Lad three silk dresses since we were mar 'f'ried. Amy Blight has had six or seven I hie during tho same period, and every one ol hers cost more than wine I know you think mo cxlravngani, nui HMsiijouun.i a wife like some women 1 couia name, i rather think you'd find out the difference before long. There, there, pet, don't talk tonic i that fiishior. I'll bring you the money at dinner time, that is, if No ifs or huts, if you please. The scn- tenco is complete without them. Thank ifarfcj 1 . OL you. dear! I'll go this afternoon and Huy. thesilk. So don't fail to brink the money Ini'liit' nnd Rfl'V X Was 111 ilt t-Minaiviii a . j ( hint ono of the sweetest patterns overlaid' ertiti i ii:i cuifa mv romiilexion. I ithirii " . . 1 , In shall he inconsolable u iih gone, i ie"il: won't disappoint me?' And Mrs. Whitman laid her soltlianu on thft arm of her husband, and smiled wilh sweet nersuasiun in his face. O.no. ou slum nave u.e money, .aid Mr. Whitman, turning off from 1m . .... 1 1 ii i Wile, as SliC tl:ong:il,a lltua a jiuouy , mm , hurried from her piesenee. That's the way it is always !' said Mrs. . 1 i l-i. i .i ii.. . i I. tt'i Whitman, her u hole manner changing, us ''of ft! the sound of the closing street door came j "Mtl jarring upon lier ears. Musi say money j to Charles, and at once there is a cloud in i the sky .' She sat down pouting and half angry. Forty dollars for a new dices!' men tally ejaculated tho hr.sband of vain, pret- SAli: ty, Mrs. Whitman, as she shut tlic uoor --' af(er him. ' ' promised lo u tile tho coal El bill to-day -thirty-thieo dollars but don't knjw whero llio r.ioncy is io come, from. The, coal is burnt up, and more must he oideud. O, dr! I'm discour-1 aged. l'Acry yef.r I fall behindhand. This winter I did hape to get a little i:: advance, but if forty-dollar silk dresses are the order of the day. theie is an end to that devoutly lo lo wMied for circum stance. Debt debt ! How I always have nhronk from it; but steadily now it is closing its Biiariati arms around me, and Sly conflicting chest labors in respiration. Oh, it I could nut disentangle myself now, while I have the sttrngth of early man hood, and while the bonds that hold mo If A.LnouM onlvsseaslsee l..ra(:nd mv H J 0UUKI VII! J liiuivu mi . position. Alas, that i? hopeless, 1 fear, And Mr. W hitman Iiurnea ins sicps, wrta because Ins hemt beat quicker und his "' 4Kno!,fa were nndl.1v excited. Not long ofter Mr. Whitman left tho house, the city postmaster delivered a letter to his address. His wife examined the writing on the envelope, which was in a bold, masculine hand, and said to herrolf -. 1 wonder who this can ba from ?' Something more than curiositj moved ber. There intruded on her mind a feel log of disquiet as il the missive bore un pleasant news for her husband. The ptamp showed it iobo acily lctlor. A few times of late such loiters came to his ad dresi, and she had noticed Moths had read them hurriedly, thrust them without remark into his pocket, and becamo silent Mm. Whitman t uned tho letter over rnkl nd over neain in 1 t hand, in a thought- '"kS" falwny.andas she did so tho imago of deliif her husband, sober faced ami silent as lie h4 Womo for most of the time of lato, I ' preiented itself with unusual vividness, lijli f awakening sympathy in her heart. Poor Charles !' the said, as tho feeling J iVl5 increased ; ' I am afi aid something is going , wrong with him.' ,.g n"! Placing the letter on the mantel-piece, f-i wtero he could sea it when lie came in, ' ? ' Un. Whitman entered upon some houso- hold duties, but a si mug 6 impression, as to the lower end of one or the long show of a weight, lay upon her heart a sccno ' cases. of impending evil, a vague, troubled dis- J Mm. Whitman drew from her watch turhanco of her usual inward self-salisfac- pocket a lady's watch and chain, and lay (i,,n I ing them on tho show case, said, nt the If the thought of Mrs. Whitman recur-'same timo holding out the bill tho had red, as was natural, to tho elegant silk taken from tho envelope addressed to her dress of which she wns to boeoo tho husbu d owner on that day, she did not feel tho,' ' I cannot afford to wear this watch my proud satisfaction her vain heart exneri- husband's circumstances are too limited. enced a little while before. Something of i'.s locality had faded. Mf I-only knew what the letter con tained,' she said half an hour after it had conic in, her mind still feeling the prcs tiro which had come down upon it so strangely as it seems to be. Sho went to the mantcl-pkce, took up the letter, nnd examined the superscrip tion, it gave her n d light. Steadily it crept growing on her that its contents were of a nature to troublo her husband. ' Ho's been a little mysterious oflatc,' she said to herself. This idea affected her very unpleasantly. ' IIo grows more silent and reserved,' she added, as though under a feverish excitement. 'More withdrawn, as it tverc, nnd less interested in what goes on around him. 1 J is coldness chills me at times, and his irritation hurts me.' J She drew a Ions siirh. Then with an i almost startling vividness camo before her mind in contrast, her tender, loving' chmful LlIsbnnii of uirco vcars beferc, nii.l I.s-. mil, t u i l.-i tit Cfiltll flj-W.i1 llllwIiOTlfl J of t0day I .til') IlUk VjUlVVf DdtiU, ItkLVVL ' Something has gono wrong with him,' j she said aloud.as the feeling grew stronger, j , . ., , The letter was in her hniul. 'This may give me light.' And with careful fingers she opened the envelope, nQt breaki r ,hc j, so that sho could Peai it nf.ain, if she desired todoso. There I , ..in i , n 1.1 II Jor SIX. V UOIIAl'S. 31111 H COniUlll. .... ,m ,, ,!: , i.iii! i .. . .. , d tne was a je eier .- 'If this is not settled at once,' he wrote. ; ' I shall put (he account in suit. It has I been standing over a year, and I am tired ! of getting excuse s instead of rr fluey.' The bill was for a lady's watch, which jr,.,. Wllitlnun 1kij ai1110st compelled her pui.cilll(0. ' Not paid for ! Is it possible? exclaim ed Ilia little woman in blank astonish ment, while tho blood mounted to her forehead. Then sho sat down to think. Light began to come into her mind. As she sat thus thinking, a, w.cnnd letter for her hns 1 and came in from the penny posi.nan. She opened it without hesitation. An other biil and another dunning letter ! 'Not paid! is it possible ?' She repeated the ejaculation. It was a bi'.l for twenty fivt dollars lor gaiters and slippers which hr.d been standing for three or four months. ' This will never do,' said she, awaken ing 'never never.' And she thrust the two li tters into her pocket in a resolute way. Trom that hour until the return of her husband at dinner time, Mrs. Whit man did an unusual amount of thinking for her little brain. She saw the moment he entered that the morning clowd haJ not passed from his brow. ' Here's the money for that new dress,' ho said, taking a small roll of bills from his vest pocket, and handing them to Ada as ho came in. lie did not kiss her, nor sniilij in tho eld bright way, 3ut ' hi. voice was calm and cheerful. A kiss his voice was calm and cheerful, and a smilo would have been nioro i.niolriil iimt. I lun in I 111! VOUn " W I 111 lllllll , .. - - - a ilUIKll'CU Bill1 V . V""V ..v. ."V money, saying ' Thank you, dear ; it's kind of you to egard my wishes.' regaru my wisues. Something in Ada s voice and manner caused Mr. Whitman to lift his eyes, with a look or inquiry, to lier lace, nuisuo turned aside, so that she could not read its expression. lie was graver and more silent llinn usual, and ato with scarcely an appearance cf appetite, ('otno homo early, dear,' said Mrs. Whitman, as she walked to the door Willi her husband, after dinner. 'Aro you impatient to have mo admire your new silk dress?' ho replica witn a faint attcmfil lo smile. Yes. It will be something splendid,' sho answer od He turned from her quickly and left the house. A few minutes sho stood, with thoughtful face, her mind indrawn, her ivc, by it, rather than offer another illus wholomnnnei completely changed. Then tration, in your own experience, of tho she went lo her room and commoneed f0uy we have been trying to expose and dressing to go out. reuujt0i J wo Lours later and we find her in a jewelry store on Broadway. Can 1 Bay a wora to you V sho address edtho propnetoror the store, who knew lier very w.i. ,1 Certainly,' he replied, and they moved P e'l V011 io frankly. It should never Lave been purchased, but a too indulgent husband yielded to tho importunities of a foolish young wife. I say this to take the. blame from him. Now, sir, meet this in fairness to yourself. Tatto back the watch, and say how much I shall pay you besides." The jeweller dropped his eyes to think. The caso tock him a little by nirpriso. lie stood for nearly a minute, then took tho bill and watch and said : 'Wait a moment,' and went to a desk near by. ' Will that do?' Ho had come forword again, and now presented Ler with u re ceipted bill. His face woro a pleasant ex pression. ' How much shall I pay you?' osktd Mrs. AVhitman, drawing out her pocket book. ' Nothing. The watch is not defaced. ' 'You have done a kind act. sir.'taid Mrs. Whitman, with n trembl iling voice.; 'avorably of' Ins that it 'I hone you will not think unf; my husband. It's no fault of tins not been paid, dood morning, iir Mrs. Whitman drew her veil over her r..., .,.,.1 ....... t iv.t, t .....I i;,,i, i ' ' ' 1 I. r... II. Tl. .l.,..i..i dirt p.easur? sue had c.vi'enencca on receiving i er waicn was not to be compareit Willi in.u now ici , " l,artin? WIUl . o scuvv. in parting with it From the ieweller's bt.rc sll ,,vcnt 10 11,0 li00l"m!lkor s' antl i nnkl UlO bill of tWGIlt V-fi Vfi dollars : frOIll t ' ' thenco to the milliner's and settled forjtional and not a sectional one cither in I. . . . . . j the last new bonnet. I Know you re dying to see my new e"".-1 drew her arms vuthin that of her husband ! nn his nnnearanco that cvenint?. Come! , , , ', over to our bed-room and let me show it. Come alon; , Don t hang back, Charles, as if you were afraid.' Cluirles Whitman went with his wife passively, lookirg more like a man on his'-" "u" '' , e.--. , . l nsucceisiui '.;' ;r ,,.,,,.,, ; .,,.... The threo great head, of the Republi-t"ec" corrupt and grasping demagogues. ' woulj cstabln.h the independence of a fon of a t.ka-tnt si-ht Hi thouHits c'in l""'1 nre Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Seward, 1 1 his stnfo must soon bc terminated by a Southern Confederacy. Nothing can do ion i . pe.sa it. . e 01.'u,0 (j,.t!t.t.v. That there are se; victory on either the one or the other i,ut compumiisc, nntual accommoda weicbitter. r ; .... . . . .. Ti...;r ,,:... ,.i;i, n.i .. i ...-I ,;ip., 'Slmll mv Aibi hnrnnto ln-,t to mo?' he, i :.. l.:- i..,..,.i i.i t .. 1,1 ,A .fll'i 111 iJIiJ ill. HI V lUiV IU ill fc n v w fol'y, fiisliion, and o.traganco.' 'Sit down, Charles.' Sho led him to a large cushioned chair. 1'lic brightness of her c unlcnanco dei'iiited. Sho took something, in a hurried wr.y, from a drawer, and catching up a footstool, placed j it on the floor near him, and looked ton- j derly and lovingly into bis face. Then she handed him the jeweller's bill. ' It is receipted you see.' her voice flut tercd a little. 'Ada! how is this? What docs it mean ?' lie flushed and grew eager. 1 returned iho ateh, and Mr. It. re ceipted tlm bill. I would have paid for it but he said that it was uninjured, and asked nothing.' 'Oh, Ada!' "And this is receipted, also; and this," hauling I ho other bill sho had paid. 'And now my dear,' she added quickly, 'how do you liko my new dress? Isn't it beau., Iliful?' ! We leave tho explanation and scene tmt f0ii0,i-e,l to the reader's imagination. I i , r.:.. 1.. .... A. I.. ii any lair la'i,), iiiiHi vDi, .ni., nv .,.... SI1, (,w.lr Mm'. . . ,,nn l.nnn ,,,.i,l',n,l ,nn 11 t I' Il T ,1- I has been drawing too heavily on her litis- band's Blender icon.e for silk, and jewels ja nt a iOJia l0 realize tlio bccmio let her tiy I 1 Ada's experiment. Our word for it, she,01"'0 mann;r- i Atiil-g eXj,erimcnt, iu fi j w nn j ,,ati experience in life Costy anJ jewels may bo very pleas-1 ftnl tilingSi i)Ut they are too dearly bought wl)pn thcy como at tll0 I(l.ioo of a jius t band's embarrassment, mental disquietude ! nnd alienation. Too often the gay young wcarg ljem as 0f tiICJJ Ul). h.ninv conditions. Tranouil hearts and gunny i,omes ai.0 precious things; too pre- i,., uji nioans to b0 foolishly burden cd f.nd clouded bv tho weak vanity urd . e of sl0W Keep this in mind, ye fair, loie otsliow. Jveep tins in mnui. )c nil.,; alliyn u r,, (h0 teems ones, who have husbands in moderate cir-, JoiiLl .( ) Mf jjhlcoin mmJ i;vca l,lmbcd cumstanees. Do not let your initio and WITU0UT riSD!Sa avotiieuso coop a pleasure opprcs them, llieh elothirg, ,,UAS't.E T0 D1Et cosllv 1 icc.s and cenvs. are poor substj : tutes for. imilinii pence, and hcartu un- " w a ci,,i Takn tho lesson and BSomo queer leitow wno ua. ir , .. . i .... ,i - . 'cm says : m.nv.. "TliPi-ft nra two sorts 0 wine in btuttgard; to tinnK ono is iiKeswa ow . ! 11 - - . . nn 1 . 11... ai ,1m i.ia t.uiuniT iuun u(,ij 1 th animal back again by the tail. THE LfGHT-HOUSE. Tho eeni wan more lmttilul fur to mv cyo Thnn IIMlty iu impriilo Imjl nrmyi'it J Tlio limit brvexu blew inil't, aiiil'tho Ruroarclicd, ky . " I.ndkiMl fn nt llio f-virlt Hint inmlo (t Tli c iminnor roco rnlt n I nilontly (-n.o'l On tlic Kliml.jwy vrnvo' iilnvl'ul inotiun. 1'ruiu tho ilim diitiuit hill wlicru tlio henoon hliicd, biko a ftar in tho niidnt of tlioocoun. firo No longer Hie Jny of tho xullor boy'a lronft V.'m lioanl in Iih wildly liroatho l mnnliers : Tlio Kcu-liiril luul flown to its wave (;irilleU nent, Anil the flJhennnn unk tohU niuin'ierii. One momiylt I gnzi-rt from tlio hill'ii Rnntlo nlopo. All hmilu'il wim llio liillow.i' eoinnintiun, And I llnnij,'ht Unit, tho li;,'lit-hiiiio lonked love ly at linpe, Tlio lar on lil'e'ii tremulous ocean. Tho timo iv lunx pii't nml the sei ne infar, Yet when my heml rcsli on the iillnw. Will moiiiory snmetiino rokiinll j tho k tar That lilu.tMl on the iirea.it of tho billow. In lil'en elo-ing hour, when tho trembling fowl flied Ami iltalli lililla tho benii'n- ln.t emotion. 0 then may tho Seraph of Morey urine Liko a flar on eternity's oecmi ! THE NATIONAL TROUBLES. A I'ROJECTED IX0N TAIITV LINCOLN TO !E THE I.EAIif.H. '11.0 Washington correspondent of tho New York Tlmfii puts forth the Wowing MI ""est ion ; W shall n& tub Umov I'A-m-?- tnlenso interest n mnnifeslcl on ail sides here in reforenco to this is. tic. ll scon) o-iln ' llr.it there It Vj It a diehion ' I' "'' '""M f f- JM. ,r;l.slfti,cJirpUirlCim'pa,-t,l.f ihc ,' campmipi. j it a worn, tne (mention pcnn- . ... .. i ing is one ns lo whether Mr. I incoln shall ' become Hie head of the great "Uni.m cou ii I iv. or whether a part v iiiirt- 1""-' ,i , th:dl bo nermitU d to , gl.ow Up in hostility loins Ailruir.stra-' uon. ii uie i res.aeni, etcci sum. "u.-;, I I I in l'i'.wi, nil t . i, lift cli'i I .itf.fj I . " 10 muuuo a poncy saii.,iaioi.v io u , - - -.'who have been put and kept in eovent.y have at oneo a strong body of supporters U ynJli mi,l In .3 nirtw wV h. n nn . ' ' wu"" ' ' ' lJ 'v " , .iniir.ni'nifri or iii etui-it. In nil event, he I appearance or in spirit. I will undoubtedly need to select two Cabi net advisers from Ton nesseo and Nortl i , , T , 0, il, Carolina, ii, on uie oiuer uaiin, ui , Administration is lobe cstalltslicU on l""' ll"V"A rather than upon ii!.,a f il,n irr.ll ' 1 UIV. IHIH 111 ll.T U I 1'IU llllllli: ..... .,, ftf nnm inil. l'lii,,,, mn, nf . w --. ,1C iWju states arc lobe denied, tho ' Cabinet will necessarily be formed cxehi-'T lively of men who persist in lighting over nous uilleicuees in mat pariy no one is i . . n . ' s11 '1" 1 lo hear. Judications oiuio,o diffidences developed themselves inn U UtU'iy ill IL 1 .HI. J.1IIVU1U l'li;i.llill. I'Ul .... .... 7 . we were not prepared to find them so distinctly acknowledged in a Republican paper, ns ihey aro in the above extract from the Ne.v York Tlnic It 'ce vs that ' It it I' Imp"- bl: tn h i, mo iV the ?ifi m'j'f the Uepul'letiii pur'i." . '1 lie I'uai nd then is at its last stage and "di.s- silutio i" seems imminent. When Mr. Lincoln reached Washing Ion, he put himself under the niililvy gu.tiiiiiiiiship oftiencral Scott, but under the polilic.il and social guardians'. ip ot of Mr. Seward, who ii supposed by many to head the comprouii.sc wing of tho Re- publican party. Seward seems to be not every thing quiet, lie was allowed to re- ii,eieS8 one that contains a deal of use only his Premier, but his pilot and ceivo marketing and other necessaries ru instruction Men who altetd to their ciceiene, from Charleston, and had all tho inter OWn allairs usuully find lh?msclves profi-1-ut the ubiqiiitoJ3 (ireeley, that terri- course with the city ho desired. ' t.ibh employed, aud in the end avoid ble ni" or war, when last heard iVoui was Washington "s birthday was celebrated rauuh vexation that is inseparably con in Washington, having just held a long flt, Char' eston with unusual entluui.sni. nectcd with an officious, meddlesome na interview, aclosj conference of three Ji;1j0r Anderson also fired a salute or thir- lure. hours duration wttli .Mr. Lincoln. Si it Kcemlhas between Seward, the supposed leader of the compromise wing, - , . , f , , :l'',l U TCIt'V. Ul KIIU1MI l'..i hi i " j l"' c7i' Si It cnis in nd.lition to other disagree- nienls that Seward nnd Creeley arc nt dnggeis drawn in legardto Lincoln's (.haiiiel'ul Ilegira. .'ieward and (Jcneral Cn..n o.U.ip,! it nrplnv nltn"etlier ilis '.'....,. if irl .. ;r forirptful of , i n:.,M rmm bi, St. Louis Uia ' "-j en'-awuient. thai Mr. Lincoln ought not to have swerved from the plan first laid down-that ho "ought to have come iciunii troops, in o..u, us, .,u . throUbvd.ujhtlfonrl, !red rs luvld at a::y moment that ureumstances ;. :L ,I nt l, ',m."" He furthermore rnvs: fhould happen to favor their nltcmpt to If the aUejrd cmifjuraryua mil, (ho seems J to followa man's cample bean evi- deuce ol the exemplar' influence, then truly must Iloraco exert great Influence over Lincoln, for in his avoidance of a I I.J n.nl. l.O 1 ..it. fmSfaf Ail Greeley in his avoidance of a dreaded St. Louis mob. But itppears, from the above extract, 7 r " : Uiai. a uiwe uy ui mi, ""'"" .. 1 r 11.. . dm ot vnnrvA liiAtrinn n nw itnu th liih ilu- i TT" " . ,. o. , Tuuiii.'iii& uiouftui b id. h.u v. . - coin is tg become "the head of tho great I Union virf'i f tif ckiii.i, ,. or whether ft parly upon that issuo shall be permitted to ;rjw up in hnttli.li; to hit tnlmliilafrdtlvK," This is tho great question that now agi tates tho TJepubliran parly. Kvidently tho light wnrs warm. Has it como to this, that the author of the "ir. oprc ssible conflict" is called upon by hist party to Jn prrsa it that tho champion of the Chirr -go platform i.s called upon to abandon it that tho advocate of tho negro is called upen to desert him, and- to "subordinate Republicanism to Union ?" Can bo mi ko such a sacrifice? Can ho givo tip the Js;i;c of his heart? Can ho rise ,-to the heigh of this great argument ?" nnd putting hi "foot'' (that monstrous foot!) upen the neck of abolitionism, exclaim in tho hill" gunge of Virginia's motto "tic semper Onni nl.i." If he can do this, then indeed des pite his impure English, despito his vul. gar jokes, despite his ignominious llight from lltuTisburg on tho underground rail road, he will honor both Abraham of the Bible and Lincoln of tho revolution, whose djal representative he is in name, if in nothing cl.so. We frankly avow that wo are not so credulous as to believe that Mr. Lincoln i.s capable ciihcr of any high a.'t of patriot- sm-or of any masterly stroke of policy He will pursue no magnanimous course ol free choice. lfli sliall take the right course it will be from n !u, ffiu bc driven and hit Wo fear that having ii necessity; because ashed into it. iiis niiivd filled wilh apl'iehcnions of Sotttlieni consinrators, and feeling that ho i'J tabooed by the '"?ou 1,1 - lie v'iU conceive, if he liiis not id iot'v conceived, a bitter haired fo- tho wlioln South. Like those cowards, (Jrcc iIiukllian Sumner and l'.urlingame by tho South, he will bo most likely to t ... i. n ...,t. t iur lUVt-'IIUf, UUU iu uw'l't rt 'U . , . Jt Cov,mU are always cruel. Lineoiii, liko Macbeth seems to bo be.set bv fancied daniiers. and i.ke jvi-w. ,,.t i. no mav resort to t ie sworn lo rid himself of his enemies. Allrtl tl.w fiti'it'i'... Inlivnnn ihn twn ..fc..v, ...... v i - - v . . ...u i.i.. , "Illj iiv" .uNuum.-j .... .... .,.,, . ,, , ,,, rnP,ilftl 1 , , , , , 1 111011 nd the Constitution. It is a base " - .... ...... ...v..,. (,,. . .-,.4 .i,t,i,i ti, i ;.r: ,.i i. n j win:.; lircva'd, we may vethavcit new lease i,i Lili: . ii ii.ii . 1 , i ' iiurtun. ol llio I moil. J c Ht.i(iinidii. . . . At 'fairs at Charleston. . The Hon. Jeff. Davis is reported to have arrived at Charleston, with the view to effect arrangements to guard against the possibility of iiu attack upon Port Sum ter at least until tho character of Mr. Lincoln's inaugiiial shall be known. If its tone he pacific, there will be :io attack on Port Sum pter. If otherwi-e, they say an attack w ill bo immediately made, in which case Mr. Davis would mand of the ai my in person take com nn.l Con. Twiggs lake command at Charleston. Dispatches rom Major Anderson report i tyfour ,ns irom yorl sUmter. I ,. V . . r n,.uinn! j ll c etn it. laui ui uiu j'ui . "i v ..in . . v.. gives official notice that all vessels trom St.nt es not members of the Confederate! . America, except Texas, will lioni anu ai ii i in n'i- " - ... foreign vessels, and as such, must, enter, clear, pay fees, and comply with 1 11 the laws and regulations in force on tho first ! of November last. All duties niu;t be i paid in gold and silver. Tho J.Tiryofiho2d ;ays; The tpc cial dispatches of tho Jnin,, announcing that a tlealthy reinforcement of Port Sumter had been determiiie.il on, and that .... . i , 1 i 1 . t rciini uic ioii, i. w.... reach tho o'clock lai by the Co I patches en last lilgnt I'V icicgi.uiia leiuivcu ovcrnor. Short! afterwards dis- caiiin up fro;ii Port Moultrie, sta- . ... ... 1 1. t 1 .P il,.. wnjj l" tt harbor watch had reported that ho was inio medbya pilot thai tho ttevuiship Duuicl Webster had been seen by him oil' ' Cane Romam ut noon, l.olico was muna- 1 diatcly givoh to tho difforcnt posts. Gen. ieral Dunnovant and Captain Hamilton j proceeded immediately io ron Houiim, ' Mnir Stevens repaired to tho Morris Is ! tnnrt KnllripJl -"v- . . . - 1 1 ii...n ii unpuin hit irriL 111 , Hverything wts got into 1 expectod visitors. Up . reuaincs8for th. expected visitors. Up I to tho hour at which. Yvo go to press (half- past four o'clock) there lm been nothing seen either of the Daniel Webster or her bo;ib Willi II SHALL I.E TRKSEKVED? The plain rpicslion now presented to tho North is, shall tho Republican jiurly or tho I'nion break ? Tho New York Ttll'Mie says that llio Uejiubliean platform must be lived up to or tlm Unio-.i is bro Ken into fiaginenls. Tho Democratic par ty and tho conservative ItepublicittiH say that the Union must be preserved at all hazard, no matter what becomes ol party organisations and party platforms. It is n bimplo question of value. Which is worth tho most, tho Union cr tho Repub lican party ? Wo huvo managed to live happily and prosperously without ft He. publican party for many years, and can do so for many years to como j but can wo live without the Union ? When tho real ity of this iisuo is fully realized, wa iui agine there aro very few men living in tho Slate of Pennsylvania who who would not rather seo tho Republican party sink into nothingness, than that tho Union should bo broken into fragments and the country converted Into tho thcatro of a bloody fratricidal war. "Compromiso not only destroys tho government nnd destroys tho Union, it destroys the Republican party," says the Tul'uiir. Well, if the Republican party is .',o inimical to the inloresU of the Southern States that it cannot survive a peaceful settlement ot tho troubles it has created and cherished, it ought to perish. When ever a party gains the ascendancy in a country whose organic law was created by compromV, that cannot afford to pcrpeU uale the existence of the nation in the same spirit of mutual accommodation, this fact affords sufHcionl evidence that it was constructed upon a wrong basis. Them is nothing left lor it but to do right or break. If it persists in wrong doing, it deserves annihilation. If tho Union is not to bo preserved by conm-omise. because cotnnromise would 1':. ll... 1lnni,l.linn nirll- llOW CAtl it IJIIJU1U IIU Jiriuiiiu,u I'" XJ I " lif tii-oscrvod ? Force will not do it. . ..!... ..t.l n.tl.tit fnr it. tvolllll i ----- r-llM'CI.SSlUI. ill IIUUI'I ,'VHlwiv, .v. .. : i ,t. u. CIM II OIK! S1UU Wlllt IIIU I tllll, ui. .... i ,.u wonbl " ' .-.- r,.ovo destructive of a Union of equals.- I10Mi ri'iicnuu mm jmi jiuiuhi ... j i . rwI ,r t,. , ' ' . . V I. v.,., MlllTt. Will, '11 1.1 Ullt'IlltCU LLP . - - - defend Norfolk, Ya., is the largest in tho country. Tho walls aro more than a mile in circuit, very thick an 1 high, surround ed by a boat which u from 40 to a 100 feet wide, with 8 feet of water, drawbridges and outer batteries. It mounts somo 200 heavy guns, has mortars for throwing shells, furnaces for heating balls, &c. The walls enclose ome twenty-five acres. In the ccntro is tho parade ground( and nil around sro the quarters of tho ll'OOPS. ZjT" Mind your own business, " is an 0j(j gomewL at homely maxim ; but ncvor How to Meet Slander. A wacK suiiiu having been slandered, was advised to ap j,ly lo tho courts for redress, lie replied, with true wisdom, "1 shall never sue any body for slander. lean go intJ my shop and work out a better character in six months than I could get in a court-hus in a year." C3Some one blamed Dr. Marsh for changing his mind. "Well," said ha that's tho difference between ft man and ft jickass tho jackass can't changa his mind, and a man c!in it's a human privilege." fc-ajT-Morit is never so conspicuous w hen it springs from obscurity, just as tho moon never looks so lustrous as when u enie .'t-'cs from a cloud. 31 f a man could bo conscicus of al that is said of him in jis absence, lie would probably becomo a very modot man, in -deed 1 S7-Wife, (oomplainingly,) "I havn't more than a third of the bed." Husband. (triumphantly)-"That's all tL law aK lows you." je,,It U a strango way of showing on,--humblo reverence and love for the Crea . tor to be perpetually condemning and tt viling everything that be has created.
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