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Hoi,. XXXII.-WflOLR NO
Sr.lTltinna nt V- T. T
mi; cw auik .ueiuo
rtatic State Convention.
.. .
i c givtj in mil mo cones oi resolution
..( on Wednesday, ly tho New York
li m icnitic State Convention, held at Sy
j l.K iifo:
VW:V(f, That in t li id crisis the wateh
I '-o:d which, phculd jiass through tho
; ih i. lotmtic ranks, culling them together
confoiidating t.'iom in one ere.-.t and
'e f nias in defeneo of our imper-
l Voounfrv ' l10 e"''"ent of Andrew
Jriek-on, that " llie Unio" ,UUbt u,ul fcua11
i ),c poserved."
i l.'cw'.cot. That the claim of any State or
number of States of a right to relinquish
a "ill their obligations and allegiance to
, the Union has no warrant in the Consti
j'tutiou is nt war with its letter nnd spirit
I ii incompatible with good Government,
i nnd th.i preservation of public faith, and
Mho enforcements of the trcaiies. and
; v. henever this pretension has been advan
ced Ly secessionists North or South, it
lias been resisted and defeated by tho Ue
f m x'racy, who have ever maintained as
I tiiey still do, that secession is revolution.
..'i-mivi, That the seizure of the forts
mid pi opurty belonging to the Federal
I (iovci n men t, followed by the authorize
I tion of privnteers against the commerce of
I tho loyul States, precipitated the country
into a state of war ; that it is the duly of
tholiovernruent to prosecute this war thus
forced upon us with all iu power and re-
I sources, and that is tho duty of tho people
: to rally with arms and means to tho up-
I port of the Government, until the strug
gle is ended by the triumph of the Con
tiuition and laws, and the restoration of
the Union.
liatJvjl, That we hold next in guilt to
the faction which has risen in arms
n,"iiinst the country, tho politicians of tho
North, who for years have organized and
Mistained a system of agitation tending
and intending to alienate the different
tiRclinitii of the country, and to stir up be
tween them an "irrepressible conflict,"
based upon their domestic institution?,
which, it was declared, could only termi
nate in the predominance of one section
over I he other.
iV'Wir., That to tho infatuation of
the fame el.iss of politicians wo can trace
tho threatening proportions which this
"civil war'' has assumed md tho catastro
phes that have attended it. In the lan
guage ol one of their representative men,
"Congress adjourned, having dona and
said nothing to strengthen and encourage
the Union i;ien of tho Border States. Tho
:-"0a- and pouoi ful States of irginia.
North Carolina and Tennessee, woie lost
to tho Union, while three other Stales
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri aro
struggling to maintain their Tosition in it,
ibrouuse the Republican pros and tho Ito
blican representatives were beguiled
mto the popular idea that theydisoharged
iueir 5rst and highest duty tostand by and
n Ihe Clricago platform ;" and later still,
w'.Mt the people had rallied, without dis
'iiH'ti.m of paify, to tho Union, tho samo
Vr-'dominnnt inlluence in the Republican
party, by dictating "political battles to be
'('iiigl.'," have, according to the same nil
iliniily, "added another year to tho war,
ftiiii npetit d graven for fi. tot n or twenty
. lousand nit ire soldiers,"
Ucvih'r.d, That as it wis tiio duty of
Cr.iigi css, in the initiation of this conflict,
to inve encouraged the loyal citizens of
'I: So-illi by nniplo guaranties of their
"Ins. and by 'VI ju-t and honorable on-
-ions, we t lieve it to bo its duty now,
tIj.'o puLt.ng ilown rebellion with armed
!n:i-n, loolf 'r to tbu loyal people of tho
di- , nocled States live remedy which tho
1 ' Mstitciinn itself pnnidus for public
;'i ;.'vances, a convantion of all tho Slates
''i tho ri. ision and amendment of that
.ilslrnniPiit.
IutuU. J, That the Democracy of this
m !e v ill Hiistain no war nor countenance 1
.ii'; peace tending to the separation of
tl-.-e StilCN uml that they will regard
in . etbmpt to pervctt confi.cl for '
e'i tncin.V ' ill of nl'ivf. !i '.'.,tnl 1 .,11 !. '
L.m.ooi' :h i- . 1
W That it is the duty of the A J.'
w'uUratioc. i.nitatin- the patriotic enirit i
01 U. peo,le. JoandT lo nai-row
.4 " .j irr j ,11 nn r.f l ilt 1.1 nil
lo aU.ndoa the narrow
Pliiivirrn Convention.
I'tform of n ., Chicago Convention,
l.ich cotl,iomno.l !y th- suffrages
r lie.- . r, r . nm in
" i.um thirds of the neopio. no'i to
' wu-p forth upon the broad platform of tho
f'o-isiitulinti, to expel corrupt men from
; ' aiIKco, to excludofrom the advocate! oi
, .separation nnd abolition, nnd to recon-
struct its Cabinet so as to conform to the
' altered condition of the country and lo
' .onninmnil ninre Ini'rrulv the nublic ICSPect
c. i I
inn .unn inn c,
Tr.-ww Th.i rii.i nr full nnd
ireely ennvassins the policy nnd measure! 1
licy and measure!
power is essential
vernuienl;it a.
,ii iuu iiuiiiiiiisirnuon in
-rl... ,1 :. . . -
it 11 nmikt ll.llf lltnnl nniainlilanl
i.ghtupon which tho pillan of our Ko
i puldio rest, and is denied only by tyrants,
i l'o use the language of Daniel Webster,
"It is homiSed right, a fireside privilege.
t It has ever been enjoyed in every houo,
., coltagoand cabin in the nation. It i
not to le d-nied in controversy. It is as
. undoubted ai the right of breathing the
a,r and walking on the etrth. It is a
ri;;ht to be maintained in peace and war.
It is a ri -ht which cannot be invaded
. without destroying constitutional liberty.
Ilcnio, tliia right !hould be guarded and
;-roi4etod by the freemen of thi country
v Ai'u a z.;aloucaro unloss they are prepar-.
y .od f.,r chains and slavery."
UW, That we thank our bravo army
- in tho field, and our navy upon the leas,
for Uim r.oble devotion nnd heroic courago
Jhey havo ihown in rallying to the de-
fenso of tho country In it! hour of peril,
and wo will not forcot that it U our duty
1U I'lUlBVl lUC'U I1UUI UUIHU WIO -"I'"- - --(
. t,i i u
I. om idea of political necessity, or the! JtaelveJ, That, we boheve whenever
virf.i is i. f contractor!, who make the per- surrounding circumstances are luch as to
ii . ' .e country whe occasion of general raquire extraordinary measures to ba a
koiiui .on an I speculation. I dopted, and extraordinary reiponaibtli-
llctolvcJ, That the hopes of the country ties to he assumed by our rulers for tne
IG7I.
. I i .. . . . .
- .uepoim upon mo unity nnd vigor or the
Oemoeratic party in this crisis. That a
Democratic victory in this State would Io
hardly less auspicious to the cause of the
Union than tho triumph of the Federal
nrniR on tho held of buttle.
That, there-
lore, wo hold thoso Democrats who. from
motive! of ambition or factiousness, aro
seeking to divide and distract tho party,
as not only treacherous to Its principles,
but disloyal to the country.
UNCONDITIONAL UNION DEMO
CRATIC MEETING.
Pursuant to notice previously plvc.i, a
large and enthusiastic meeting of the un
conditional union democrats of Clearfield
county, convened at Curwensville, on
Tuesday evening, Sept. !', ISCI. The
meeting was called to order by the ap
pointment of Jacob Hoover, President,
Geo. II. Dale, A bram Galea, .Samuel Ar
nold, Henry Hiles, John J. Miller and J.
Donning, vice Presidents; and Win. J.
Hemphill, John McNaul and Wm. I.
Bock, .Secretaries,
The object of tho meeting having been
stated, the following naaiuu gentlemen
were appointed a committee to draft a
preamble and resolutions expressive of
the sense of the meeting, viz: Hugh W.
Mullen, Jos. Denning, .Solomon J. Gates,
Wm. A. Dale. Geo. Wilson and 11. P.
Thompson. The coinmitteo retired a
short time for consultation, and then sub
mitted the following report which was
unanimously adopted by the meeting :
nhcrtuit, It is evident to all thinking
men, that wo as a nation have been pre-
cipated upon evil times and in the lan- or teneU of the Republican partv, but
guage of the lamented Douglas, "whoev- hul wa are wilh anJ for Uje ' ve.nmont
or is not prepare to sacrifice party organ- in every efb.t it niakeg t0 utt. crUb,
ization and plat forms on the altar of his out this outrageous rebellion, nnd that
country, does not deserve tho supportnnd whenever this shall have been accomplish
countenance r. honest people ui.d that j ed, we will return to party fealty and
w.ien we shall have rescued the Govern- figlt them upon political issues,
incut and country from its perils, and see y?,,,,,,, That tho President of this
its Hag lloat in triumph over every inch of, meeting be authorized to appoint nCoun
Anier.can soil, it will then bo time ty Standing Commn tee, to consist or thir
enough to enquire as to who and what leer, memlws to be selected from the
ha? brought these troubles upon us.- Douglas wing of tho Democratic party.
W hen we shad have a country and a gov Jiced, That the proceedings of this
eminent for our children to live in peace .,.,: un r.ni.i;..!.,.,! u i..f.i. ..( .....
and happiness, it will be time enough for
each ol us to return to our own convic-
lionj of ri'lil and duty ;" an 1 wo think it
is the duty of every honest man and good
citizen, without respect to party, to give
to tho government his hearty and cordial
support in every effort it may make to
crush this most, wicked, causeless, and
unholy of all rebellions against and for
the overthrow of the best government j
ever devised and instituted by man for his
piolcction nnd enjoyment; a government, '
loo, that has never laid a fingers weight
upon any of its citizens. Ami whereat, we
believe that tho present cry of peace,
peace, whon there is no prospect of peace,
is only designed and calculated to divide
and weaken us as a nation, and to give
aid and comfort to our enemies, nnd we
cannot countenance or support any man
or set of men whe arecontmually endeav
oring to throw obstacles in the way of our
government in tho prosecution of the
war.
Therefore. llcnukcJ. That
wo believe
this government to bo of more value to us
and our children than any uiero party or
gHiiiation that it principles mid their
preservation are superior to party creeds
or parly discipline, and thervfore, no man
has a right to pause in hii difference wilh
on administration before lie ngrees to
yield his ndhesion to its poliry ofsuppres
MDg a rebellion.
Resolved, That no regard tho platform
laid down by the late repiesentativeCoiii
ventioh at St. Mary's ns the very essence
of treason, and that we can support no
man for the Legislature, who rvould per-
niit himself to bo i!aced upon it
md
that wo .'.i:dgo ourselves to use every
'".Onorabla means lo elect to scat in tho
L-gls1al'ii'o, men who aro unconditional
Union men, and wlio will uphold and
tlr,.n.rll,f.n I nn lmmU nf I Iia ireneral HI)V
..:... ....;!. 1 iinn
i:iiiiiii?ui. 111 c-tri maa uiu iiirimM, .v ...v
end that rebellion may be c.ushcd and
traitors puni.-hed.
Uaohll. That tho course pursued by
such men as Henry Clay and Daniel Webv
ster in 1;J2,
when South Carolina at
temnted her scheme of nullilicttlion un-
dor Gen. Jackson's administration in sink-
ing the partisan in tho patriot, rubhing to
nui-port and becoming tho ublost do-
Anders of his administrKlion in iu efforts
1. .. .1. i...n an,i rittiAii nu.riu ihn
..i'ir.n nnd imitation of all true dem-
I ocruts under the present situa'ion of our
I co irnmopt ; and1 this course, on their
Srt wm never considered evidenc. of
pari, wiis " ff.n -
cover n men t
I" -I I
' part, was never considered
'ouucai icne y, - t
that the firm and n WterinS W
hiaynowgivatothoprcMnt
political t-eachery,
lion, unuer precisely .,... .. . ....
.. cos. wilt ever oe ueemou i-jr ...
good men a any evidence of inbdlity to
iho Democratic principle! on our part
Jlfjolved, That in view of these I'acts.wo
are in favor, for the present of eschewing
all party platforms, and party crimina
tion and recrimination, and uniting upon
two good and unconditional Union men
m candidates to represent us in our State
Legislature, who will by thoir voicei and
votei, in every possible manner, strength
en the arm of the general government in
its cttorts to conquer a ipeedy and honor
able penco, and that whenever this shall
hava been accomplished, the war should
cease.
JUtlv4d, That we can have no faith in
the patriotism of that class of men
amongst us, who would paralize the arm
of the government by hair-splitting con
stitutional quibbldr, and yet can hnd no
worth) of condemnation for the counties
- , . ,
usiirrjationa of the Southern traitora,
PRINCIPLES,
CLKAKF1KLI), 1A. WEDNESDAY, SE1T. 18, I8GI.
preservation of this glorious government,
firmed by the noblest band ofpntiioti
that the world has ever produced, unless
they boldly step forward and assume
those responsibilities, they are not the
men for their phees, and are dishorn-ring
and betraying the sacred truit mufidod
to them by tho American people, and
would deserve to be execrated by all pat
riotie men.
JtcsohfU That having lie most tin
bounded coiifidenco in our fellow D..mn.
crnt David C. Dale, who has for
past been in the ranks of his country'!
defenders, wo recommend hi name to
'he favorable consideration of the Union
Convention to be held at Ridgwny on the
4th inst., as being the man for the times
and place, to represent us in our State
Legislature ; nnd if nominated, we ploduo
ourselves to give him our undivided sup
port at tho coming Octoler election.
llaolved. That .Samuel Arnold, Henry
Kern and Wm J. Hemphill be, undthey
are hereby constituted delegates to said
Convention on the 5th inst., at Kidirwav.
and they are hereby instructed to use ev
ery honorable exertion to souure the
J nomination of David C
Dale.
JlewiivfJ, That we disapprove of tho
course pursued by the "Clearfield Repub
lican" in not publishing such speeches as
those of Hon, Joseph Holt of Kentucky,
Hon. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, Hon
Daniel S. Dickinson of New York, and
other Union Democrats, and in not giv
ing a hearty and cordial support to the
government, irrespective of party.
Ilcmlved, That in the position wo now
assume, we do not wish to be understood
1 ai endorsing nn nf h r.on,t;.. n,,;o
county "papers, and in the other papers of
ti,js Kep. district
On motion, Hcsolocd,
I'hat this in let in;;
now adjourn to meet nt Clearfield on
Wednesday evening of the coming court,
and that Daniel Daugherty, of ThiUdeN
phia, bo invited to addrets us at that time
and place.
From tli o l.n'icnstcr Iutelliencer.
Freedom of Speech, &c-
Notwithstanding the fact that the Con
stitution of the United States is regarded
ns nn obsolete idea by some of the whlpper
snappers of the Republican party, a well
. their Abolition leaders in this vicinity,
it is well occasionally to refer to the prin
ciples nnd landmarks established by that
ancient document for the observance of
the people and their government. Among
the peroiMtives explicitly cunrauteed (ami
which nre held sacred even in monorchia!
Kncland) are the freedom of ppeecli and
'' '''e press a right which, for tho first
lime in siAiy ye;ir, w uuiy souguv u ue,
and is-, trampled under foot by Abolition
mobs. Tho Constitution provides as fol
lows :
' Artici.h 1, ConRross shall mnka no law res
pecting an eiUatilifhment of relijfinn or prohibit
ing tlio free exorniie thereof; OH Altltl l(;-
i j 1 1 1 n i' it i r. i m i o k i i uc 1 1, m
)'! UK PKKMxi; or the riglit of tho people
pcaocnlily to nsneinlile and to petition tho Uov
erninent for a redresj of grievance?. Contlita
ion rf I'nittd .SVf.
I Judgo A. G. Miller, or tho United
'States District Court of Wisconsin, a pos
ition which he lias ably filled for many
' years, in o late charge to the Milwaukij
brand Jurv, clearly defined the l.i'v and
the invariable usage of tho Courts of this
country in regard to this subject. It may
not be out of place for us to t .t that
Judj;e Miller in a native of Cun.1 .4iand
Louiilv in this .Slate.
was raised r.nd edu
j . . ,
i ed inC !ar hsle , from n lence l.o em gra
, ted to iseons.n some thn tyfie yean
, o, and has for . long time sustained the
repuiauon oi a learneu, au.c
innu ramip. "')-
wciiwi vigaunw: j-..v
on J 'the free communication or ihoug n s
nn.J opinions is one ol the valuable
. right! of man, iubcct to responsibdity tor
its abuse.' These principles are engrafted
into our nature as free American citizens.
I mean tho liberty of the press
discussion among men, upon all luhjecti
. rchU.ve o their .lut.es and their r.gbls as
fiee citizens; but no .cSnluou.ne of
'tho press and factious and scurrilous abuse
BnJ representations of men in places
in lJulic t.usti wLich js ,he bane of tree
, hU tim(J of McUe.
- , j, ition toff re8tr,intl)
.,,,. ,ua .i;u,,:ea f
of law. some men. under tho disguise of
extreme love of country, may bo disposed
to indulgo their envy, hatred, malice and
il-will toward others probably much more
worthy and patriotic than themselves.
Men may assume a standard of patriotism
and loyalty for themselves, but they can
not bo permitted to pronounce other men
traitor who do not, in their opinion,
come up to that standard. The Constitu
tion and laws ot the United States define
tho crime of treason ; and by which e
ery man is to bo tried. There U no pro
priety in this free North, where every
man l
invai to lue uoveriiumui., mm
whara w hold no DersOllS ill UOttduuP, Of
inaugurating a syatvin of secret police! In j
times creXClteiUeiU, as uien nm uivjiu of i
. - t. i l ..... L'lirii M L rin
rri: V, F.
.h-rin ftrrnr b,cmii o ititoUrablo
that nil nlniwea of men war ulad to sees;
rr.,.,n,wmiliLrtf detot. In this ,
country it ia m-oijer and perhaps necessa-'
ry that there should be a variety of senti-
ment upon every subject of governmental
policy. P Here, where the yctce of the
not MEN.
pie rule the ration, freo discussion is
necessary and proper for public instruc
tion. From the llPclnrnl inn nf I ml
(donee to the Present clav there has not
been one great principle of policy estab
lished without free, open and manly dis
cussion, and it is not probablo thnt ' there
ever will be, bo long as the people contin
ue lo bo free citizens under n constitu
tional form of Government. Congress is
prohibited by the Constitution from
pansing any law abridging the freedom of
speech or of tho press. Men nt this ti
lit. in
'"HO
of excitement should avoid personal crim
ination nnd recrimination."
"That is the way," says the Cincinnati
Kn'iiirer, "an upright nnd intelligent
Judgo will talk to a Grand Jury on this
subject, and rebuko those who tro so ig
norant or regardless of the Constitutional
riglit of tho people, as to make uch r pre
sentment as was done in iSew lork,
which might do in Austria or Franco, but
caunot bo tolen ted in a free government.
Wo have no doubt tho New Vork Grand
Jury, ivhich recently presented several
New York Journals for aiding treason,
were selected wilh special reference to
this action, and that care was taken that
they should all bo of a political stripe, and,
in addition, ehould be men of small cali
bre, of violent prejudices and unscrupu
lous character. The performance is of no
importance save lo hoiv the animus of
those who got it up, and now sustain or
apologize for it. It was hoped by them
that it vould lead lo a sensation gainst
tho papers struck nt; but they nre likely
to find that it will have precisely tho op
sile effect, and they have loaded their gun
so heavily that It will rather injure those
who stand behind it. There is scarcely a
Republican paper in the land than did
not, during the Mexican War, occupy pre
cisely the same position that the New
York journals alluded to do now. A large
majority of tho Republican leaders, inclu
ding President Lincoln himself, were op
posed to that war. and went farthor ag
ainst it than anybody has in the present
instance. Shall they also be inc'ictcd and
lubject to a condign punishment for a
past oftcnoe ?"
Daniel Weaster on the rijfht of Free 'instances where conciliatory manners
Speech in War Time. j have made iho fortunes ol physicians, law-
it may bo well to calmly weigh, at this 'vers, divines, politicians, and, imLod, in
present time, tin following words of Dun-i dividual of all pursuits. In being Intro
let Webster. Thcv were uttered in de- j duced to strangers his affability or the
fence of ft great principle, within ressona-
ble bonnds,at nil limes, will bo found lo be
essential to the safety of our free institu
tions. Webster said :
"Important as I deem it to discuss, on
all proper occasions, tho policy of the
measures at present pursued, it is still
more important to maintain the right of
such discussion in its full and just extent.
Sentiinerts lately sprung up, nnd no'v
growing popular, render it necessary to
be explic.t on this point. It is llie an
cient nnd constitutional right ot this peo
ple lo can vius public measures, and the
merits of public man. It is a homebred
riglit, a tiretiJe privilege. It has ever
been enjoyed iu every house, oottago and
cabin in the nation. It is not to be
drawn into cor.troversy. It is as un..
doubted as the right of breathing the
air, nnd walking on the earth. Belonging
lo private life as a right , it belongs to pub
lic llfo aa a duty ; and it is the last duty
whirl tho-e whose representative I am
shall find mo lo aba.idon. This high
constitutional privilege I shall delond and
exerciie within this House, nnd in nil pla
ces ; IN TIME OF WAIt, IN TIME OF
l'EACK, AN D AT ALL TIMES. Living.
I will assert it ; dying, I will assert it ; -nnd,
should I leave no other legacy to niy
children, bv the blessing of God I will
leave them the inheritance of free princi
plos.nnd the cxamplo of a manly, inde
pendent, and constitutional defense of
them."
Siiootinu Affair near Sake llABiion,
Pa. The I nnenster Express has the fol
lowing account of a shooting affray tear
Safe Harbor, l'a.. last t riday :
A thoi t time since several men irom mo
York county side ol tne liver erected
some tisti pois on uiu.- ui in bmiiwi in
the Susquehanna. A day or two after
wards tda poU were moved by Noah Sides
and a mnn nntnnd Neff nnd his three sons
Un Friday nfternoon the a oi k men re-
turned to the lslami, nna nnumg iueir
pots had been removed, commenced re
placing them, when they were attacked
bv Sides and the Nefts, with guns and ri-
fie!, and tivo of them shot and killed on
tlin'snot. nnd a third mortally wounded.
We havo not been abla to loam tho names
of the parlies shot. The wounded man
nt last accounts was not expected to live.
k Kki.iuioui CoxiEREscr. or All Xa-
T,oxs. The next Conference ofChristinns
ofnli nations is to be held in Geneva this
month. Most of the principal clergymen
of Germany, i ranee and switjeriana nre
to be prfsent, nnu wio rnwiiMiiiii
from great Britain is very largo.
Citizens sent to Fort La ayetti. I-d.
r. Wilder, a mining engineer by trade, at
Newark, New Jersey, wns arrested last
Saturday charged wilh attempting, thro'
a son in Virginia, lo sell to tho Confed.
erat government a rifle battery invented
by him.
Don't all Si eak at Once. As the mar
iin"e ceromony was about to be jierformed
in a church iu Troy recently, the clergy
man desired the parties wishing to be
married to riso. A largo number of la
dies immediately rose, and in great
go,,fU8ion all but one sat quickly
down
C.KlI.0BrucW.he.r,
says
the Boston 1 traveler,
that two business
men of Boston, of
heretofore unspotted
reputation, have recently been detected
in the crime offorgery. Exile from home,
fnends and country is all that will save
I them from criminal jroiecution and pun-1
rep-'isbment. f
TERMS
The Rival Powers.
Good nnd evil hnvt been struggling for
uie nu'siery oi mu worm iroui'lie Creation
to tho present time. Scarcely had man de
parted from Iho hand of his Maker thup
the spirit of evil invnded his Eden, and
drew down upon him his primeval curse.
When tho human race was first gathered
into societies, corruption so spread n
mongt them thnt "it repented tl;0 Lord
thnt ho hnd mndo man on tho earth ;"
unit 4l 1 1 IVllln I aim nT t.n..t .1
v. iuu giiiuiirr i ntic
l., ., 1 ....?.. ... ,'r
i uiuni'ii u'i mm mo tvniuuwH 01 jieavcn
jwere opened," for the destruction, of
an impious nnd wicked generation. We
are living under a now covenant, and the
I judgements of God are not made so visible
to our fcnses as they wore in the first nges
of the earth ; but sin does notescapo pun
ishment, nor crime retribution, even in
this life, We can find in sacred arid
profane history an eternal wnrring of hu
man, passions, interest atid cupidity agns't
tho decrees of IVovid, nee. nnd a perpetu
al retribution in the suffering of commu
nities who have failed to dh cover, or re
fjsei! to recognize, the true basis of socie
ty. Spirit of Evil finds worshippers, ns of
old, and men sacrifice on the nltars of
many Moiuekti. The knee is bent to
Mammon, m pride of plane, nnd men
reap me unit ct seed owu m corruption,
in the conquc-i nod the death of nations.
Civiuiv. Civility is a fortune itself.for
n courteous 'man generally succeeds well
in ii fe, and that even when persons of
ability sometimes fail. The famous Duke
of Marlborough is a case in point. It was
said of him by one contemporary that his
agreeable manners often converted an en
emy into n friend ; in 1 ly iiiiotner, that
it was more pleasure to le denied a favor
by his gince than to receive a lavor by
most men.
The gracious manner of Charles Jame.s
Fox preserved him from personal dislike,
even ut a tinio when lie was politically
tho most unpopular mnn in tho w hole
Kingdom.
1 he histoiy of every country is full of
such examples of success obtained by civ
ility. The experience of every man fur
nishes, if we mnv recall the mul. Iri.utit
reversu creates instantaneously prepos-
session in Penult ol or awakens uncon
sciously a prejudice against him.
To man civility is iu fact what beauty
is to a woman it is a generous passport
to furor ; a letter of recommendation writ
ten in language that every stranger un
derstands. The host of men havo often injured
themselves by irritability nnd consequent
rudeness, as the greatest of ticoundrels
have frequently succeeded by their plaus
ible manners. Of two women equal in all
other respects, the courteous one has
twice the chance for fortune by means
of it.
"Lf.t is his FKiENns."-Ono of tho 3eo
rgia regiment lay with a fearful shot wo'nd
in his side, which tore out several of his
ribs. The life blond of the poor fellow
was fast oozir.gout, when oneof our troops
dashed forward from out tho rnalee and!
fell dreadfully wounded close by his side,
The Georgian recognised his uniform, nl-
though he was fatally hurt, nnd feebly
held out his hand. "Wecamo into this '
battle" he said, "as enemies; let us die us !
friends. Farewell." Ilespokono moro, I
but his companion in disaster took the 1
extended linnd, nnd esenped to relate this
touching fact.
Tri tii. Truth is a subject which men
will not suffer to grow old. Each age has
to fiitht with its own falsehoods: each
man with his love of saving to himself
nnd thoso around him pleasant things nnd
things serviceable for to-day, rather than
things which are. Yet n child appreciates
at oneo tho divine necessity)! truth : nev
er asks, "What harm is there in saying
the thing thme is not?" n:id an old man
find in his growing experience, wider
and wider applications of the great doc
trine nnd discipline of truth.
fciT'A Dutchman one morning went
out to his milkman in tlin s'reet, with a
dish in each hand, instead of ono as
usual.
"Do you wish bolh dishes filled?"
asked tho dispensor of Iho attenuated
milk.
" No, " replied M.inheer, suiting thenc
tion to tho word, "dis for"do milk, nn
dis odr for do vitor, nu me will mix em
to shute mino ot"n self."
Preparation ron Mon Violence. The
Wayne county (O.) Democrat.iu speaking
of the d"struction of the Stark county
j
Democrat by mob violence sav! :
''Since the mob, we understand that the
City Council of Canton havo appropria
ted $3,000 to Mr. McGregor for the loss
sustained."
BiOjUFanny Fern sayi thnt it Is just as
sensible a move to undertake to get mar
ried without courting, ns to attempt to
succeed in business without advertising
Fanny is a woman of good sense, and as
free spoken nn paper as women generally
are with their tongues. . Her opinion a
bove, shoss that she knows ''whnt's
whot.'
BiaTThore are four things that look
very awkward in a woman, to see her un
dertake to whiRtle. to throw stones at a
hog, to smoke a cignr, and to climb a gar
den fence.
Irtf-Why is a hungry boy
looking at a
Because he
nuddina like a wild horse?
wouij e gji the hotter if he had
a bit in
bis mouth.
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NKW.SKHIES VOL. ll.-NO U.
News from tho South via. L"iiisville.
Lofisvii.i.E, Sept. H. Kichmnnd nud
Mcnphis papers of tho fith. and Charles
ton and Neil Oi hansel f he 4ili, nud Nash
ville of the Oth inst., have been received
hero.
A panic produced by the cnpluro of the
Ilatteras torts continues to rage all along
tho liult'ceast. Tho papers clamorously
demand lliu .strengthening of the sea-cons!,
defenses of the Confedcrnto govcrnmont
Their tenor is greatly increased by coiw
slant reports of further ngjjressive move
ments of tho Union army." Large num-v
bers of families nro flying Irom Wiim.ug
ton, and nil the women nnd ehilun n bar.,
been removed from Newborn. A n-gi-rnetit
of infantry and two bmierics hurried,
to the iiefenco of tho latter poii.t.
Evidently, from the tone of tho Hie'.-
inond papers, the threatcninc of thoGulL
coast will produco n change of strategy on,
the part of the Confederate government,
and ti nt oilensive steps aro not l'l.elv to.
be taken by tho army of the Potomac fc.
some time.
Tho lower Housn of iho North Carolina
Legislature refuses, by u largo miijorii to
pnss nn net reoonvoning the conn nt;i
thai passed the secession crdipiinc. ; ac
refusal producod a storm of deni.in i u:
Iiy the ultra secession i. niseis. Miudi de
clare that it will product intoruocinesinV
in the old North State.
Sickness stiil fearfully prevails in Uu
rebel army in Virginia. At Lym-bLuig,
Kielimond, Fredericksburg nnd Lcobur-.
over 5,U(X) men nre in the : "spiials.
small pox is raging violently. The Heli
cal authorities publish urgjni appcv id
physicians throughout the rebel 6m'.es u
forward immediately all dispeuouble vac
cine matter to Kiehuiond. The soldiers
from the Gulf States suffer greatly from
the cold night! in Northern Virginia.
Appeals for contributions of warm cloth,
ing appear iu all tho leading papers.
An official statement shows that only
lfJ,100 volunteers enlisted lor too war iu
Georgia. Out of 13') counties 27 furnish
ed none at all.
The Fort Smith Times of the 2Hth nit.,,
says Albert Piko negotiatod a treaty offen
sive and defensive with tho Cherokoes.
The New Orleans finineiers sliuA' con
siderable unwillingness to receive .nki'j
erate trea.stuy notes at par. Tin- Mobiln
lnr.ks resolved lo receive ihem n: p:
menl oi indebtedness.
The Charleston Mercury of tho 5th says
thot Cnpt. Co.xettet, of th brig Jell'Davis,
has arrived. He ha3 been prosenled with
a watch, etc. The captain says thai for
fully two weeks ho was cruiing for tho
yacht Kebecca, Captain J. G. Bennett, jr.,
but without succso.
The Charleston Courier of tho 5th says
that the wholo coust of St. Augustine is
blockaded, nnd reports several ve isels la
den with collee and fiuits run J ho block
ade on th9 2t)th ult., under a heavy tiro
from the blockading fleet. Tho Flondi"
ans think their Latteries will ellcjlually
protect them against federal invasion.
The planters aro unanimously resolved
not to ship any Sea Island cotton either
North or South, the entire crop being .
pledged to tho Confederacy
The Nashvillo Union.nnd American of
trio i Hi says that 3,50(1 Union troops occu-
: pied Paduac, Ky., on Friday, taking pos
session of tho telegraph olliee, marine
hospital and Branch Bank of Louisville,
the coin from which having been remove
cd before their arrival. Tho editor thinks
the movement indicative of nn tittepiptto
iuvndo Tennessee from that direction,
The Charleston Mercury correspondent
from Goldsboro', N. 0., of tho 5th, says all
is qutet, but no sickness exists, no cxpec
lation of an altack, nnd no i;; iiciiions oi'
movements to beat DfFtho invaders from
their present possession.
Kicumomi. Urgent requests have been
mada to plr.co Ciqit Bragg in command of
the threatened district of North Carolina.
Passengers from Mannasscs say thnt
tho rebels killed IJOO federals, losing 20, in
a sharp skirmish, on iho 4th, taking pos-.
session of an important hill neat Arling
ton Heights.
Loiisvii.i.e. A special dispatch to tl. i
Knoxvillo Register from LyiicLb ..g, 5i..,
says our forces are pushing forward to
ward Washington. . Hall's Hill, which
niis taken yesterday a very sharp fiht,
brings us three mile:" near'-i- WasLiuglm
than heretofore, and our flags aro now in
full sight of the camp, court and capitol
ol tho J.incoln government.
The Richmond Dispatch learns th.ii,
General Lee wan nt allc MiU;it.:n v..i
the27lh ult., wniliug for l iir wpather and
good roadj to commence cpei'Ptiors. Tin
Ln'on troops urestrongl;' postot. at Mal
naker's, about twelve miles distant, be-
tween there and lluttonvillo.
Thocitv is full of contradictory and un
reliable rumors, nmoii whii i in one that
a dispatch from leff. Davis to a fneii l
was exhibited to Mr. Johnsjn, cliairni.in
of tlio Senate committee to vUii tho Fed
eral and Confederate military nulluiili'-s
in Western Kentucky, saying that ho
(Davis) approved of the Confederal oc
cupation of Hickman and Columbus.
Mississippi Jiriiimrnt Revolts
and
J'cturn Jfonm.
Baltimore, Sept. 10. A letter to tho
Baltimore Amenom from a citizen of Lees
burg, says thnt an entire MisisirT',r'1-''-ment
stationod . there revolted on Salur-i
day, broke their muskets to pieces, and
started homo. This letter is from a res
ponsiblo and reliable correspondent, who
fiaa furnished tho American regularly with
correct informntion from that vie:r.ity,
and he adds to his letter a note that this
rpws is reliable.
Retcrned Home. Mr. Stockton, late
Minister of tho United States nt Rome,
and 80n f Commodore Stockton, has
returned home after an absonoe of two
and a h df years.