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CUvAKKIKU), lA. WKPXKSDAY, JUM? jrj, jug;.
0
fried '$octrn,
l!AY AMI IIAIM'Y.
I'm the ono tbat'a guy and happy,
nref.B t I elinnee to bo,
And I'll da my lt to plen. jou,
i If you will but list to mi.
Chop.I'. So lnt tliewiM worhl wajr as it Kill,
I'll h guy und hfP.v 'till,
Cut nd l.s'npr. "ad hi'P.v
pit bo rsv uul happy ftill.
1 mvy nxltbrr irreut ur weolllij-,
Poverty I 11 r ili-apise.
Itl o.e be contonti'tl, bvnlthy,
And tlio boon 1,11 desrly prii.
itoitt f 60 1ft the wcrlJ wag, in.
Tho rich bvo curo no littlo know of.
X All tli.it jrlill'TD ia not Kohl,
Mirit' feUoui ttinjo h flow of,
And true wortli ir rarely told,
' it,,i.vs 0 let ihu t, ild world wug, io.
( th President ihmilil fit beside 111.1,
I'd sin my nng with ukiihI glee,
j Fools might laugh, und knave Ui'ride ait,
f-till I'd guy itud happy bo.
i) ,1'iioBla So let the wild world nag, in.
' I cure fur all, yet tare fwr no one,
Tbo? thai d well nued not fear,
f J liKc inimliind nud the world to dwell on,
: What oise make tnin lil'o j deitr.
f.'B'..f!Io let Eli a wild world wujr, ie.
e "' 1 1
Tuvixrj to Knit me. I,(H)Wicg over our
f T'-ljantfvs, vre Jiiid the following din!oj;uo
rMre(l " Imvlng occurred in one of the
I'm' irnn'i pel-He scJnnls t
j "I," snvp the person vho wiincsspi lite
divl'P, ''fftw n lit tic fellow with hi?
arms nrouri alitili witch of a jiirl, cn
dctvorinR, if I inifi'pm'.cd tho nianil'ost
lious rij.'.'.!!, t? kiss her.
i "Tommv," baid I, "what are yomloing
there!"'
r "Ntliinp', sir," Ppoke tho bright-eyed
lit'lt! boy, eommvhnt alarmed.
"Me wdth, thir he wtith trying to kit
ino, thnt hi waU, thir!" eaid" she pyein
fcirj cliirf'ly.
' "Why, Iuey, whui promjited hiru loact
no tingeiitleuiarily, i iht liere in fichrol ?"
t Hskod. anticipating some fun.
"Oh, lio hitched up liere, and tlien he
-8ntJ trie tnkith him, and I told him I
onh!n't kith thtieh a tlutmpy boy a he
iih ; :hrn ho tlied I.e'd k i tit me, and I told
liitn hrf dnlhn't, b:it he thed he would do
it. nnd I told him I would tell the rr.utli
frr if lie did, but f thed he diuii'l cure u
Cii'np for the ma'hter, nr.d then he tried
lo kith mo t'..e hnrJei !" and the little
thiiitf rihi-d.
".'VVliy didii't you tell me, as you said
you would ?" I asked in n pIaHa,nt wny.
"Oli." she repl ed with chnrrninfj nuiv
etto, "I didn't (-ri niueh if he did kith
me, Htid tho I tho't I'd let him I"
' Here tho whole school, who hud been
listening, instantly broke into an iirori
":(. !.v.!j:h, while o;;r little hero ar.d hero
ine blushed deeply .
A Nr.c Soli'Tiov. Not long since ft
certair. quack, who looked n wise us an
vas addrej?ed by ono of his patients
thiin :
'Ioctor, tU(ho it i th.it whn we oat
tid drink, the meat is ;eprated from the
drink.'
'Why, I will tell yon,' said the learned
oi'in of piils. 'You see a how there in in
llieneck two pipei one of them to re
wive meat and tho other drink. At the
top of '.hem pipes is a lid fir chipper, and
when we Ml, Mm clapper hnt up the
drink pipe, nnd when we drink, it Inrnn
buck upon the meat pipe n nee-saw kind
of motion. Queer Apparatuses, l'a'sure
you '
:But, Doctor,' aid th pitiont, ,Tt p-pPM-R
to rne thl ere dripper mupt play a
d- -d tliarp gamo wlnn we eat pudding and
milk.'
j Q'inck took hU hat nnd slid, advising
bis patient not to ve.r at all.
J C'S dit, that lliiidce, the author of Har
dee's 'J'octicp, was a passenger, in the di-Bui-io
of female apparel, in tlio last steam
er that loft New York for Europe. In the
Just newsof pis whcrcuboi.its he tvas said
io i'0 in command oi rori lorgnn, guara
ing Mobile. 1 1 was ut:dersto.Tl souie time
I hut ho had been sent to Eu.'opetol
purcunse arms for the Southern conleder
Bey,
Soxi one blamed M. Mnrcli for chang
in; bis mind. 'Well,' said tho, 'that's jus
toe uiflorenee Isslween n man uni ajack
ass jack a.ss can't vhnnco h t m'hd.
and a man omi its a hnnuin nriviloc ' '
Tommy, my sou, run into tho store ami
Bri some sugar.
j 'Excuse me ma, I am somewhat indis. '
posed this inoining. Send fn'hor, and
m.'i Inm to tring ire u plug ol good to-,
ba .Tco.' !
Tn. mi,l . n rerfnin r,ei ,... I
Tin mind ha? a certain vegetative pow-
r, which cannot be wholly idle. If it is
lot laid out and cultivated into a beau-.
'4l irarden. it will of itself shoot u
h -veods or flowers of
. ... I
11 Wild l. i n A t i ,
IfcO'"" Where do you huil from?" q ioricd
Ysnkeo of a traveller. 'W here do you
mfrom?" was the response. "Don't
' at a'l!" said the astonished Jonathan.
"Neither do 1 hail, so mind your own bu-
Wllls-S."
i iT-Tlift rvfiftt ifloiIVV. lt'PPn s CftlS.
. '-,.vv ...s.-..w ,
- . e . t ; . i. .
w-neei ana a carriage noise is, uiaivm be rend with a laelatveholv interest a.
tl
lie ons :
, . . 1 ... ... U It 1. ii..., I tin.'
Other do..,''
f '
J asTAn American poet fa, ofthe mu-
ei a iow uvna. ine wiiva wonwa low,
i.d very few of the poets can raise it.
? . t- . . . ,.ir..
i i r-p--
h.3 r jrs i . rva i,.. a. .-a Tim.. - i rs
..e,rjr ... a nno ioioi young caooage oe oo.., o..i j u,.. oenio.o iu j.omi ouno tie nrst case or vollow fever or the an amendment would have the support ought not lo produce nnv hi "her oxnsper
sndtomitii plsnU for sale." Ha she no vou how it may he. Nolhuic short ofisoason in New Orleans occm-rcrl on U ! nnd acouioscenca r.f iho ..rlo.l ........ .,... j .'
Voung rlyrr'u-i '
The Death of Judge Douglas.
A letter from Cliiniso relate the follow
ing in relation to the ehe-in;: scenes of the
lite cf Jude 1))Ui;!:is :
At about eleven o'eh-k on Sunday I
niori'inff. Hishop l)'ipnn c alled at tlie re-J
qtiet.1 01 inerios to converse witn iur. loin'- 1
1:9. who w:m then. Top tli li-nt lim ier
fetilly rational. Mr li)nlas imntedia'tely
recot'nized the Hishop, nnd expressed his
?rntitication ut tho visit. Hishup Dnrgan
goon asked,
"Mr. IVmphis. have you ever been bap
tized arordiiip to the rite of any church?"
Mr. Douiilas icplii d, "Never.""
I I ho nifhop continued "I)o you (leiie
to have m:is said after the ordinance of
I tho hrlv Catholic church?" "No fir;
lwh"ii I i.) 1 will communicate with voir
froolv."
'I'll'e Hislnv.; Ihcn (iM tieci (,. Mr. lihf.df s
and said : "Io von think l,e is fidlv proves.
. 1 . r 1 1 , . 1 . 11,, . . . . .
, fi-'t ni ins menial aein ; ics : .Mr. i;iiffcs
Ireplieil. ' id'Hint now--perha) is you bad .
ibfltcr ask lii.n ngiiin." I'he P.ishop' repeat -led
hi) (jtietition, to which Mr. Douglas
i nnsn ei-i'd, in stionu, full voice: "Yoo ner-
haps did not understand me. When I
rtVsio it, I will communicate with you
freflv."
i 'I ho Bishop (lien remarked to Mr.
I llhodo", "He is tiiidniilitrdly in hi riht
! mind, aod does not desire my offices. " He
I f Ji Mil witlidicv.
liiii iii the d.i (Siindiii 'Mr. Ilouivl.is t-re-(iuedtobe
nni.'4i belter and Mronjr hoties
wore entei tiiiiieu t'r i n ree ivery : he
slept most of the day, and in the evening
ipetned much ivrrdied. Mi's. l)cii;'las
ntid Mr. Rhodei lemaint d with him rtit
)ina the riizht. At nbo;;t four o'clock on
Monday momim: he seemed to be much
wo've, nd sank rapidly ; his friends n-ere.
sent for, and ct I he request of Mm. D.1115
Ins I'ishop Du2?n!i tiL'ain i9jtpd him
i-ljlll a I 1 IIIT." 1 MSIIIIII fl fflM rir h ri -
, , , , ' , , j ' . '
n, . ,:1 ' iU'UU- ms Ul
r ..M t l 1 ,
.Hr, i.'.Higlas, you know vour condition
, , . ; -
, . . - ' ' I II 1 I ' I 1,11 ' I I II
iiissoiution uj you oesiro ttie ceremo
ny of extreme unction to be performed ?"
Mr. Douglas replied: "No, I have 110
lime todi-cuss these tl.:ng now,"
The liishrp then withdrew. After ho
bud gone Mrs. Douglas rqceted Mr
Khodes to ask hirn if be desired the min
istv.ntions ofnnv ofiier cle.-gvman. Mr.
Rhodes thou aid to Mr. Dougias : "Ho
you kiiow ine clergymen 01 tins city 7
To which Mr. Douglas replied : "Nearly
every -i"o ol them."
nr.
Khnrlec Dr. roi. wish In Uv silk.'
I'll, jiie " in i-'ij ivn ..inn i LI Ule r cnn-
tt i- 111,11 ff I 1,11111 t ' DAA fmi I 1 s .........
v i i vii i on in rtr l ou ii li 1 1 l'IM
upon religious subjects?
M
Douglas
No I thank voti.
Sooiinfier this about five o'clock he de-
i 1 1 , F s". " ,n wa ,,n!,ne'b
the blinds i opened nnd tli.i windows rais.
d. Mr. Rhodes i-.fte.i him to an easier.
poaitior, where ho could look out upon
. .
nre in me iresn morning
niDments beseemed to
air. For a few
gain neu- life. I hen he began to sink a-
way ; his eyes partially closed ar.d in slow
and measured cadences, with considera, ;
tile pause between eaoh
ed: "Death '-Death Il-Death Ill
After this he seemed to revive slightly,
and M. Phodcs nsked hirn wh hei lie h id
any mes'nge to send to bis moi her, or sister
Sarah, or his bovs, "Hobby nnd Stevie;''
10 wniru ne marie no reply, evi.ientiy not
u iioi-i -i n ici I n: I lie i josi ion , ji is. I'otiglis
then ploccrj her arm around bis neck .md
siid, "My dear, do you know 'Cousin
l!in ?' '' "Yes I" ho replied.
Mrs. Doughs continued "Your I oys.
R'ibie find Stevie, and your n other and
Sarah have jou any message for them?"
The dying man replied, "Tell them to o
bey the lawsimi sunport the Constitution
of the United S'n'es."
At n bout five o'elopk Ir. Miller ei mn
into the iioni, nnd noticing the open
shutters and windi.vs inquired, "Why
have you nil these windows r.ii-"d nnd so
much li;ht?" Mr. Douils replied, "So
lhlvri'iii I. sve fresh air.''
At Mr. Don id is' rcqiifs, fr. lthodej
changed the r.ying niMi's positl.sn tigain
in the bed for last time. He row lay rath
er down in the mtddlo of thibed,
tipon
Ills left SRI
his
v.d
siighliy
bent for-
ward nnd off t h pillo-
His Wife sat be-
smp Inm, hoioin his ri jlit hand in both
of here, nnd leaning tenderly over him
sobbing. Mr Rhodes remarked to Mrs.
P,-)iil, "1 am afraid he does not he com
fortable ;" in reply to which Mr. Douglas
siid. ' l.e is very comfortable."
Ihese were hii Inst intelligible word.
Five o'clock he wa spe"chles, but evi-
ineni'v retainer! nis consciousness. v nee.
j .I..-.. .1 i. . it. , i
In few inn'iieiits before his death, his wife
ifitwr1 nvi.p b i ni.,1 bislibi ii fr IT ixjIj a A t
"Husband, do you know me? will yon kiss
me: neiai-eij insees ai.u sin leu, unu
thoual.
h to weak to speak, the iiiovmenls heen totiin-.unicuted to the Boston Adyer
o muscles of his mouth evidenced , User. 1 1 conclude! as follows :
of the)
that
j strucf
that lie was making an nimo.-t dying,
strucgle to comply with her request. II is
!leaUl. "n iM peaceful ; u lew lamt.,!
I breaths alie'- nine o clock ; a slight rat- know, JnuJ led me lo foi ui personal friend
tling Df his threat ; a short, quick, convul- ly relutions at the .South, more exteosive-
"""','" ' 'l ' - w-.ug.as
sive shiuliler, nnd Stephen A. Douglas '
IISI1 IIS ViJ.I lleTlTII V I 1 1 1 M I IIH IM 1IIV 1
I --
-
Douglas' Lust Si-kkch. The last public i
uddreasli,- .7, id,,., 0..,,.,1,.. i,,,s ,1.,1 1 ,,.d
l.r.o il... lit:...... i i o..-:..
; " ""r9 '-""--I'-'tMrugirlo I could have made il willingly, :
ueia, on the 'JOtli of Al.fil List, civini! his-
i una nn r.or e. urn h,, mi.,, i i .1 , .
. .. b.., .
Mfl BlV tll. sMnnT i.u .1, - ...1.1,1,
w - . w a, m, I e- ma 'jja, DUU UI
.... -- . - i
. .
,i
jiHMiiu auuress oi a great states,
man:
.., Lavp 6tn lp(, , ,
t i , ii. . .
1 uave Biruggied almost nr 11st bnnA i
"Vort the calamities of wsr and effect '
. i.n.nn nn nl .,; I l
- ....'iiniiainiii villi, our
brethren iu the South. 1 yet hope it Mav 1
iii'liiii'ii iu i u .iul lu. v...int,i.irf..A.rl
: ------ - -
J'rovidrncecnti reveal to us trio issue of,
.. . .
tljis j;rciit ttrule. Uloydy caianiitous
1 i lour it wi'l be. May we so conduct it, it'
a collision must wine, that wo wi;l stand
justified in the eyes uf Mini who knowts
:om heaits, and who n ill juntifv our ever"
net. Wo must rot yield to resentments,
jnor to tho spirit of vtnoiuice, much Jcs
io too at-siro lor conquest or aiuhitioii.
I "I see no path ol umbinori opn in a
.bloody struggle, for triumphs over my
countrymen. Thor 11 no path of ambi
tion open for me in a divided country.
Hence, whatever we may do, must be the
remit of duly, of conviction, of patriotic
'duty tho duty wo owe lo oui.-flvcs, to
our piihterity, and (u tin. friends of cr.
Flitulional iibeity nud helf-eoveriiineiit
throjhout the world. Loud applause.
"My friends, I can say no more. 'JV di
cuss these topics is il.c most painful duly
of my life. It i- with a .-ad heart -u it h a
gi id' that I have never before experien
ced --lliat I ba e to conteMj. t n.. (ear
till n nipple ; but I briirve in rovr.-n
science that it is " du:y we t.v.e 100..-
selves, and our children, .inn cur . i . i. p
protect this pin.-riiui! 1 ;n. i
from every assailant, m he i i j . . ; j
1! 11a
ilia v .
I remeinious and prolonged iippiaiic J
Fortress Monroe and its Works.
It is rather diflicuk to describe the
scenes nf activity w hich are now w itnes
sed nt this immense nil 1 costly sea coast
defence, where . u jo;ci; of between 1,7W
and l,.So) men, including hiborers, are at
work in tendering thophico iii)'i'eguable
I y tea 01 Und, w here companies at any
time may bo seen enied in the various
infantry drill or exci.'isin at the guns.
No one can form an idei
oi : oe amount o
labor ulrevdy jierfornied without passing
through iheinteiior.
I In tho first place, to render ibevnst
tiMiraiiiiiie con.ni t.ii. In ...... L . i' . .
1.. . t . i . .
iy I'omo piooi, wincn lire o"
l" 'ci vork-. l,.v.'e been v.irriied wan 1
wH foroio-l Cf bi.Mofn.d.vdiich, after,1
,,;,,. 1, . r. ,i,.i . ,.1 ....
.1 .
, PIMUtLIIV 1 1 ,1 11, e I I lIS U.OI H'll-l I Ul ,'' l Hi c
plied Up in successive lien? fl;rii.-ist it un
til an enormous width and thickness have
; been attained. The vnn i is obtained
from the interior oT Hie fort, nnd the bags
; made of course oanv:;, are each of tho ca
pacity of a couple ofbushel.s. Sometime
.since the Aminron published an otKcial
(btatement showing the armument of the
about 400
.la
,i , , . .
...o -uoienumoeroiguns r.eing
i uere are neariv ttiat mativ
I I i
mounted or ready for service now, but
' their calibre is verv ditlerent from what
! . II- . . . ...
t . " '. "" "'.' . L"'
T. usu iieirii'r, fti'tnt. -. , i ,n i,..i.t,.H
..A ,,, ,, (lnn :t. .lv 1
. . .
iitii en;c LO IOII IIICII 1'Ot U 111 OUlilS,
W licit IV 1 1 I Ull'OVV bull llw. liiulnt.nf, nl'
',,,, v py, miie,. Much of the simce in
tho inierior of the fort is occupied by
rili llrill irlin fU fi ifnu nts.l l,nn immo ,d'
miiiiiuii, f,Hi inn 1 tn i ' l"iiu I unn IM
tents, arranged w.tu the utmost regard lo
0.(lor and extra quarters.
Within the last mouth or two there hnve
p,.t,n received three cargoes ofcunpowder
ollt, 0f o-, u;)0 r0lir,lK another of L'O.UOO,
,ui Uiiid of :i(Hnni mu' im. Kr. Oi'iu nn,m.ia
in ll)L To blu,e Ulis iltl)oul)t of vinllillo.JS
P(li,retre in s;le,t manner h.is been
lvu,I; 0f creat hbor nnd skill. In walkinc
through the works it was hiY'lilv cratifv-
ing io mens ivri) ai. jeitus-ey now up.
pruaching his i0tli ye;ir, tiiough halo.
Iie.uty, and full of life Col. J'immiuk,
('apt. Dyer, at the head of the Ordnance)
Depnrlmene, Surgeon tjuvler, nnd ottiers,
ttu 0f ,v) oin dignilv Ih
service to which
they a:e at Inched. We aUo find a good
old soldier in Mr. I.ievers, principal Sor.
geanl in '.ho Ordnance Department a
post of great responsibility. In order to
gain admission into the Fortress thevisit
or must receive a piuspot t f rom Colonel
j ummiciv, otiu-i a ise lie win not he per-
ijiiik-li iu riiu-i, nno c oil loon lie 1 ci
ther uccom pun ied by a Sergeant or partic
ularly enjoined not io attempt nseendtnft
the rampaiu. as ihern at e w oi ks them
not inteiidid (or the eye of the civillian,
und t vi n dangerous, to the uninitiated.
The Floyd hun is still moot. ted upon
the sea beach, and immediately nnoer the
Fortress. It has been discharged fivo
hu.'idi ed times and not t ho slightest ab
linero discovered, and i? prjui inccd a
flr-t rate piejo of wo: k. s.nn.i charges
the nmount of powdnr 'fed w-as double
the U.-u:d tin uv 1 1 v . and m my of t Ik
ills.
each weighing -Ivd pound.-., f r
, 'lislaoc? I iiem ,, jo
lion of Wilioncl.l;.' 1
Ihers have f'.ei
Salld Mild li'lel-MTli Is'
. a number ol gunn
it if. r.r, i
bli Oill. 'J
in tho fill I
ti;-o :h"
heie iiin
that, v.-iil
but. ii. n
tk:!"',orc
j throw a ball as far as Ihe Flow,
! half as heavy. Con-cpondeiice
Mn. Evr.niitrr on thk WAa. A private
Uulcv Uiiin I'-dard Evenetl to a friend in
o.fi'o ii loe.i uiiuui unit oi eiay ij, ,u
"I cannot discnbe to jou, my dear
friend, t lie sorrow caused t:ie bv tliis state
ihings. Ci. eniiistaows. a yon well
Jy thun moit Northerij men, and
ty iun moti AorinerM men tir,u the sup-
I .rt4'I PM'Ari LI'MmiMI It 111 I I.A I.Aii.Ia.. .
1"" ' ' I " "OMiei ,-l"S
in ine iickci on " iikmi my name was
borne at the bite election, filled mo with
gnm une. n me sacrince ot all l jiave
1 l.l !,,. ..-..i i 1 1. ........ i f . -
..... v ...v. ..- epns.oi .j i-u-irous
ovfullv. lint. I t,rnv vnu l.rliev.. ...... ,
Hut. I pray you believe mo that
i sneii u not. iti v ni v .1 wj n imi u 1.1 on. t .
':?".,"" . '""'
ot only my own oonvie
that of the entire North when I say that
t I . i . . - . i
' :
been forced
. - ... r..." " 1: .. V
tt-i Tim tur in if Inm
"IT" f'"' ".. ..'- 'i n.u-
bilious men
thalis our dutv lo ourselves!
to ourselves and to tho whole
,,. m
uistHin I he mrrrninpnl and flml if lo if
""' lul" " '
sostain the government, and that
r'ble n.oro the tn.erest of the South ;
tllRIl oi tiie iNoril). mat tins altetlllit lair,
10 j
. . . ... , , 1 .,,.
',rcttk ul' ,1)0 1 "10" sll0uld f''.
e ... v.
.
" - "
nced-y uflnsl week.
A Call for a Suspension of Hostilities.
addrkk op TiTiTr.oni)i:i? RTATK
CONVENTION' To mr, I'EOl'I.K OF
THE UNITED STATES.
A Contention ol delegates representing
the Holder Slave Suu. held at 1'iankfoi t,
Ky., adjourned the other day. after adopt,
iug Ihe following addrots. Tho proceed
ings uf ihis convention h..vc hem looked
(or with much interest :
To Ihe People of tho United States.
Filiiw '.'i..s ; The delegates to a con
1. n'ioii ( I Iioider Slave Stales, usM.nb!ed
in the city of Frankfort, desire !.: addicts
yo'i in iclatioii (o 1 !,-. jircsent condition
of the com; 1 1 y .
; one ol u !inv ever e.i ected to Eve to
I see tin
inc'le,
I t! :,;.
spi ctaitln now exhibited to our dU-
ml. I he ci v
lo arms nvoiiinl
h'nit our border:'
. s, , ,
, an. I in a few slit. 1 1
over i,c hunt ihe
! .- 'he ooidliet.
in- 11 gleeted and
I r.iill! of at' 1.11-4
. . . ;;.:, i:leii .en
U ld: to ihe lieic -e-
th" .-'.i :fe, and
r
tie and tceler u
impulse, and cii
the matei ual eye
:;: :. 11
on 1 ,121
scarce
eat hers 11 tear as
the son seizes liiinrms, ar.d
the field oi carnuge and of
ushes lonaids
leal a.
is terrible ei:
II this war-liKo pu it -er;'y
weie dirplnved in t
-t
paring lo mee t
the legions ol an invading
eiieinv, our
hem Is wouhl exult in the exhibition
I' tho
martial rpirit of our counu'v Uieii
lut,
ul is ! tho ccmh.il.'udfi are descendants ol
sires who stood sid-i nnd si e in the day of
battle, to maintain I lie iiideput,Uciii e of
our country, and in tho nppnifiching con-,
flict brother is to fall h' the hand of broth-
in this day of fierce pai-
I '!
thai our voice, cvii.g for peace, wo.
beheaiu? Will any portraiture of the
hoi iois ol war, that wo can give, bnve any
influence with t hose who arc l ushing mad
ly on to destroy each other We fear i.ot.
States which should have been with un,
and whose voice wouhl have increased ihe
potency of our demand-for peace, have
been seized with the prevailing mildness, :
nnd havo rushed to iirmn. Sail we feel !
bound to make ottr voice lo be hea;d, with i
I,a l.A.,n tl,,,l r.,,n tt-. ,..,)., ...,ll I l.r.in !
inn iiviip uini viil nuim iui iijic null ,
iniluence at someday, when men shall
Dhhold tho w&ntuiK ami d
wastiui; ami desolation their
ruadness hna produced.
All the slave States except four nre ar
rnyed in hostility to the general govern
ment, und are demanding that the confed
eration which they have formed shall b
reocgnk'.ed as i separute sovercien nation.
The process by w hich they have attempt
ed to form themselves into a distinct nn
tioi; has been, for each State Ov itself lo
declare all connection with the generul
government terminated, and thu.i unite
in forming a confederation among them
selves. Our present purpose d.ies not require u
to discus the propriety of tho acts of these
States, yet it imiy be proper for us to say,
that they find no warrant in any known
principle of our government, end no jus
tification in ths tacts existing when the;
seceded.
While these States claim that their sov
ereignty as a nation .shall be reeoi nized,
and have collected nrtnies to make eo-id
their claim, the government of the United !
S'alcs insi-ts that the oi dniaj.ces of seces
sion ar.- utterly void, und that thu consti
tion and laws of the Uniied States are still
in force in the seceded States just as they
are within nnv of the other Suites, and to
maintain thin position armies are rapidly
gnihenn
on
the boi tU'i-s of the seceded
States.
If there could be any intcn oiUinn 1 y
which the shedding of blood and dosolar
tiun of civil war could be avoided, ihe
jifaclicnl good si use of the, American peo
ple might discover some mode of adjust ing
the difficulties, which would he alike hon
orable nnd beuolieinl to both the contend
ing pa; ties, lint while one hide demands
the leeogid'.ion of its sovereignty, andlhu
(.thcr nisi.sf.s tiat .such recognition Is a
constitutional i:upc---ihil ity. it is manifest
that there can he no hi biter bu) the sword,
niiie.-
-i phj tiieiii.-eivoj, deling upon
. .elf I'epfeseiit'iitivc.-i, Slate
oil : '' p -e, arrest the
o:-i-- i ft. l ' -Villi, ml
!!'.( ' i h
w cold
which
Of Ihe
en
I,.- i;
WOUld t
S o el -,;
i i -r 1 1
SOOIl "ii
loll
pill t I'-s,
gllll loll
t 4.1
lit
' ol the sc
them, and
eded St nie-,
short of the
ami still
tistV
obedienceoi tiM'seceiieil States to the con-
slitiition and laws uf the United Stales I
and ftill satisfy tho people ol the United
Stales ; it is the duty of each party o no-
tify the other of such terms us would be'
satisfactory, so t lint an attempt rd adjust- j
ment in made. i
!hit we repeal, if iho recogiiilLm. of the
sovereignty of the seceded Stales continue j
n.vucfta urn, and if the government con-i
tinuc lodisci um tho constitutional power
IO lilBh" ii. it i ccoi.iiiujj, iiiern is mi i
peaceiui s.'.iiuon oi ine (iiiiiouny pos.ouie, (
other than such us th people theinsehes i
may uj moi niiiiiii jinmuir.
It i, iropi-i inr in o say inai in our
oiiiiiuii i" ii'ii.wiuiiuu urirj;;iius io no j
nno ur nni'".i'v -ji mc n oumiii, nor i
nno (ici ai iment ?i me government, nor i
. f nC them com bned tin. t.m.i.r ir.,1..., I
1 MVmlnm,, : , .. p i I
'." ' ' . . ' ,: V " . . "' '. :
. . .. .'!.- .1:..: I . . .
lone cy n o i vision oi me country into
1 ... - ...
separate ai'iieaeracies, ana that the obli-
gdron exists io mainiain ine constitution
Cniied Sinint inmn..ii,r:...
al (he United amies, to preserve tho Union
.... I... nn ired.
,, , ,..,., : ..
, . ' " ... . i . . 1 1 .
-. ..v.-.v. io .jiiiiiiern .-nil
"7 1 " " ...
i.mii enco o he Stales
u t be acknowledged hv a National 1
Convention adopting tln amendment to the
.'-.I J - -. .. ,
.....idntinn ia- ih.i ....... I i
ivn e.nr...-e, n-rtucii nn ;
, - .inM.u riiiiio,.
Put wo leave thai for the decide,, of the'
people nnd their roprorrntnlivr;, wlies
they dhall leel tho Impcritive necsi-sity of
ftucli a tettlement.
Wo now turn to tho consideration of
what ought to bo don for the purpose of
(luietin' apprehensions within Ihe few
b'luve Stiitett which still adhere to (ho Un
ion established hy our fathers.
I We ask 110 concession of new or jtdJi
tional l ights. Vt do not fear any iihiiia
ciiute encroachment upon our rihls as
slave States. The amendment to thocon
htiiulion proposed by tho last Congress
as"urauce that at present there ia no dan
'r that our rights will bo as!,;'i ed. Hut
wo nro few in number, and Ihe preponde
rance of the free Stales is continually in
creasing. The security to our rights now
alloiilcd by khe siuso of justice in the
minds of the lice States may be lost by a
chciiL'e of popular feeling iii'iho (.iluie.--
' 'ue grest object in constitutions is to pro-
tee I the n. flits Ol liii::onlif s.
Ju the csjiistiiution there ure "eneral
grants of power to Ihe Conr.-Mi t f ! ho
United St.ites w hich might be perverted
to our i: jury contrary lo the spirit of that
msiiuiiiem, 1170 sun tin, otter n t ie
nit claimed to uarnt.t the injurious
.i-intn..! Such i.re the power "to r"jl
.1.,;,,1n,l r,- u ni.i', t 1 1. . : t .
powe
regijl.ite
iroc.Miicrce bctiveen t no Slate--,'
j power of "exclusive legislation
lii.strict of Coluii.bia" and "o
' and the
over tho
ver forts,
, uocA-yiiru-, aim iirsenjis in tins sevi lai
j Mates." It would not now be claimed bv
I Ci'iigrem that these grunts authorized an
interlen nee in the 'ale of slaves I et'ec;i
1 ... 1 1 . .1 . . - . ,
the people of ditlerent Slates, nor would
ttw claimed that they authorised the
abolition of slavery
umbia Ttliilo Miuy
mained slave State
in the District of Col-
ana ana n-f
una re-
r.or the like
oliti o'.
in torts and other places within slave
States. While ivi: are aware that nil too
tciritorics, th"n iinoi-gnu v,-oro organ
ized by acts of i !n. l,j-f Ccngresi which
contain no prohil iti'.n tf s;;ve!-y, at,d
while wo know that this was the action of
a Congress in winch too free States had
the contiol at the time theaots w-ro pa;;s
ed, still these arc bet acts of Congress,
subject to repeal hr nlterati ;n, as public
feeling may change under tempo-ury ex
citement. It is but just that the righU of the slave
States, now in a small minority ol the
whole States, should be puarded in ihe
patliculars mentioned by such constitu-
tmnal guarantees as shall
nder them se-
euro against future legislation iu tunes of
excitement. Our distinguished fellow cit
izen, tl.o Hon. John ,T. C.-itlendtu, lor the
purpose of "enuring by constilutionalguar
unlees rights already possessed, preseuted
to Congress certain propositions to amend
the constitution, which met with general
approval, and were satisfactory to us and
to our people, nnd those propositions, as
originally n lie-red, or any that are equiva
lent, would be now satisfactory, and would
quiet apprehensions that exist, to some
extent, iu the minds of real fiiondsof the
Union Hrd which arc industriously exci
ted by those who are the enemies of the
Union and of the people.
Whether any such constitutional guar
antees would have Ihe effect of reconcil
ing any of ihe seceded Slates to the gov
ernment from which they have torn them
selves away w e cannot saw buL we, iillniv
ourselves to liope tkut the masses in those
Stales will in time learn that the dancers
I, 1. ....i'..
iiirj .i ii c iieiuf iu irur wore fi i eai ly exile -
gerated, and Hut ihe.y v. iP then be disuo-
sed to listen lo the calls of interest and of
patriotism, nnd return to the family from
which they have gono out. One effect of
giving such guaiantees, eertuinlv, will bo
to prove to tlie norld by the fiank reeog.
union ui HIC I ll-IUS Ol llifi lel SI.1VO .Mlil-e:
, adhering to the Union, that the Stab
i which lmo seceded have aban doi.ed the
best government in the woild without nny
good or suflicielit Ciiu-i.
I It may be urged that there .ur n it now
! a sidlii-ient numl cr of Stales lu ting in tlio
t nioii to ratily any such con-titutionnl
amendments eswill lurnish the guaran
tees we require. Rut it is to be remem
bered tnat there is no time fixed by the
constitution for such ratith-ation. and if
uiey simiwu ne ratified by t he t ree States,
then nt th ' end of tiie present civil war
terminate as it will, either in the re.-tora-t.on
of the seceded Suites to the Union,
or in the cslahli.-hmont of their separate
national existence, Ihcie will 1m Ihe num
ber nf Slates required for tlie ratification
l ciiow ci ' i;:e:.s ol ; ,
nre ab'iijt I I.. ei., a::-
lie honors ::;!! ei'l
stiite are likely to h
fact that vou nte of tl
. U
'1 i
il led
!ale vo l
' il III Ik Ii cii
.1' en 1 i;,it
ig.riMV'ited by the
same family, and
have long lived togetnor in intimaie in
tei course and in fiiei diy relations. The
kind feelings that once existed have been
.changed to billeriie.-s, soon to degenerate, ',
it may be, iul j deadly animof I y" ' ;
We desire to remind you that nm are
contending about a ipiclion nf principle
upon which we wouhl fain believe that'
you arc on each side convinced that vou I
nro right. It is no longer a question of i
parly loliiies, no longer a question ubout
i ue i igu i, I o lion t Slaves m 1 he JcllllGliui
' t
: to retake them when liiev escape ; the ' n
quest ion now lo be set tied is, wli'M her we'.d'd lioim lianille ... nil weiching several
isnioi live in Hie siuuo L-nioi) i,. lorujerlv.
r w hcihcr our father, lot n.ed a ejv.,r .
ineiii upon sticii principles liiiil nnv
state inav. at h
late ma v. at nt r own Measure sv:rh,nif
ii,. I , i... i...' ......... , ,
' ,V ' , ,' . ... .' " 11 no,u
. - ' '"
""j ..uiuan power, witli-
. raw Horn lier cmnection with thu Gov-
.
ernment ..nd claim to he
sovoi ei'Mi as a I
separnts nation. It will be iwsddy seen
Ibid this, as a que,t,oi, of prii.cipl". is not j
idl'eCted by fhe nundiM- ol Slates that have
... .. Iwl...... .. T . I . I . I
...I.-, ii, n wnui.i nave wen well n
....o . ne-iien couiii imve iifon snivea in
b. .. .... I.t. 1 1.1. 1 ,7,t 1 , ; . :T . iZTl:
hit prpnsit ion now-cm determine it by nth -,
y .......... ...... ..t....
.
or uieans. v war upon sucti a ritip.iinn
ii on n i .1', it a i kica' ii cii e i liiif
iiwmij than is incident to nil ,-.. In
ihe numntimo let tho spiut cl Immunity
nnd of tha hieh civilization of tho age.
strip this war of tho horrors that general
ly altend such civil strife.
Our Mates desire, and h.ivn indicated a
purpose to lake no part in tin's war, and
webiiliov that in this coin ... we h ill ulti
mately best (.ervo the intere .irf of out com
mon eo.mtry. It is impo-.iblf that
should bo indifferent spectators ; we con
sider tuatour interests would be irretriev
ably mined by taking part in tho conflict
o 1 tho side w here the ttior.gest. t.vmpu
thio of our people are. and that our sens
of honor and duty requires that we should
not allow oim!i'4 to be u.awu or driven
into a war in ivhich other SutcM. without
consulting 11s, hnv deliberately chosen to
involve themselves. Our snTotv
d
dignity m among the most powerful nf thu
lave Mules demand of us that ive taku
j this pokiiioi:.
II the time shall eor.10 when .,..r ,.;.-. ...I
! !' i.iediation may arrest, the further pro
' j're:: of the strife, our most, earnest hihI
1 sliemjous eflorts shall not be ivantiiiL' to
J bring about pew,., and it is by .such elfjits
I Ilia t w f loee t o sen e t 1 . 1 n i,.,m. 1 s
1 ........ ....
ou:
t on 11 1 1 .
And now,
in conclusion, iiu mike our
I solemn appeal to the people of the 1'i.iled
ISiaUs. ' Ibis u your goveniiiHiit its
Jpatsvrvinion it your piescivution its
overthrow is your ruin, nnd you ara tho
I l-ightlul avbilers of its fate.
I We hnpe.(,u ftill lake the tubject of
jlhi. address into your ow n consideratiun.
I Act with th oncrgv and deci.ion oIm fr.
peop
In
you and you alona we hava
j confidence . You have- the intelligence
sod Ihe power to mis' this fearful crims...
j Make known , jui w;li iu tome cmpliatio
'l'o:-;r. tliat sii, ill eiVe n.nhcL.y ,vj:h y0UJ.
I icnr.-'cnt'itives nryv.-hp:v. '
j May -,vo no' earnestly hope, that you t'
: peoph-, the whole people. widio.lL regard
j to p iiUes- or sei 1 in u--, will Of :'blu to Coru
j u.aad a so: ; lomer.t of the uidion! diflicul
1 1 i e.T , aiifl will see the propiiety fc;id liees
;silv of having a cwuatinn of present. ho.
t'diiies, so ti:a: the uieasuie of pacilica.
. : i :. t. : i . , 1
nun w uico oio ifcuoiii may oevuo, can
b calmly considered by your con
stitutional authorities.
We venture to suggest for your e.u:i iid
eration and action, two speeiijc propo
sitions at must likely to lend lo pacifica
tion :
1st. That Conj-.-Oss--h.il! ut oiu-u propose
such constitu'ional I'.mendnii-ntH as will
secure lo biaveholdei s thn:r iegal right,
lid aiiay then- ttppreheiiiions in regard
to i-os.ib; itiici'o.i .l.tii'. Uj iii tiie lutuie.
Und. If this should fail to bring about
the results so desirable to us. and soeumm
tial to the best hopes of our cuuinry, then
let a voluntary convention be called, com
posed of delegates from tho people of all
ihe States, in which measures of tieaceii-
ble adjustment mav be devised and ad ip
todamHbe nalion wrested from the cont
inued honors and calamities o! end war.
To our fellow citizens ol 'the South we
desire to say : Though we havo been
greatly injured by your precipitate notion,
we would not ;:o lepioach you us lo the
cause of that injury, but we e:, treat you
to re -examine, the quos'ion of necessity
for such action, and if you hud thai it ha.
been taken without duu consideration
we verily believe, und that tu evils you
apprehended Irum u continuuncu in the
. :.i ... ...
1 1 " lui iimr ufiuin so great, nor so una
voidable ns you su piiosed, or that Con
gress is willing to grant adequate securi
ties, then we jiruy you ta return promptly
to yoor connection with us that we uiav
be, in tho future, as we have been in ili'n
.pst, ote grrat, powerful fl,,d
prosperous
IlllllOU
i Indications hae already been afforded
that a Divine power is ready to uiturprwe.
nnd prevent hreiiiron fioiii hhiughtering
jeach other. While the bombardment of
' For tjS tinner continued no lives wore lost
' When a l'rovid.mtia! litterposiiion was no
longer needed to preve..t the effusion of
, bloL.u in civil strife, several lu es wore l)Mt
in the performance of a mere ceremoijv.
Wo would 'iivoko the prespr.no and aid of
-.uui lower io juevenl uurieliow citizen
JU budi smus,
would commit
from slaughter, and no
I'm interests ol om die-
tracted country to His hands uim can
biing forth peace mid order out of stnf
nnd confusion, when nuu's wisdom utter
Iv fids.
, .1. CRITTENDEN, T. evident
lAMISfiUTHRlE
Ii. II. 0 A MD EE. of Misuari
V. ..I. II a EE.
I. 11. ii EN DE..SIJN,
WM. 0. roMEUOY, "
R K WIEEIAMS.
AHCIIIHAED DIXON"
!'. M. UKlii'oW.
10SIIUA y. BELL.
c. A W J i ' K 1. 1 Ft.
O. W. DUNEAF,
.. F. b'oi'.IN.xiv
.'Oil N IE HUiSiiEV
HOliElM El'.'liARDsiON.
IN'". CA1.DV: LL, of Tennessee
"Tt.
'ties
AS 1 O'i
bniL'
rn-r-icn.-,' With blades EtJ
and UA itirlipc tri.l. icuii
' p'uils arc being m.itiufai-iurud in
ashing-
ion, 0 i.
I tivi.'iufeii Victoria's 42d Urtlidsv
was
v at
caienraied q I "-j ,- t,v- her own b.miJ
0-hom. Tl
K
ng of the Ii-.d'ans took
Ins mutton" wi.h iior Mst-
Iv.
In-sane. Ia-.iis TJida. a li'erari gentle
man of i'lii.'iieipula, ha., b'ly-u-.o mean
by the (roubles of the country. IJa,
boeii f ikeii to tin? insane hospital.
BTiie Untied Stat'-j Suni'.e will have
Z vaeanct' at i he
extra session n. .Julv
! 'f those in attend ee.,. 21
will tu repjh-
li,;a" i"'f"!,," "l'P.'ioa
B.lhe Aai,ington Sua.:: n.i Vmou
BnnounPPSth.it twonegtys hnvp lt- ap-
pointed m otlice mine Post ' 'ffi-e Dep.irl
ment at Was'uin'on.
i