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T do net Like to Hoar Him Tray.
I do not like to timr linn fray,
fl'Lo lour. at tarntyb' j tr ci-nt
For iUlI I think Ui borrow my
B prouwd w ,ty fit fuud and r-t ;
Acd in tiat Lawk, wtioli nil abould J,
WLI;k Mvt Ur hll b bltjt.
At iurr at 1 bur yj to rd,
It doei nut i7, -ui internal."
I do u t lik to hanr hiia pray,
"I.t blrsvlngien lb widow be!"
Who never i"ok her hum tu my,
' If want o'ertak you, coin to au."
f bate tho prayer, o lomi aid long.
That' uttorrd forth "orphaaj weal,"
Jty biin who oca him oraabtd by r ng,
And only with the lip doth foul.
I do not like to bear bint pray,
Witb face a long at auy rail,
"Mho never in fain Lit dlit to pay,
Be " h cuti't be put In Jail,
Fur caution ak tka written bond,
Hut friendship truatt the world Use ;
And kuare, wboro'cr h'i found,
w Lo uevor coran ttic debt to own,
I di o't likf iuch K iul'eji prayer;
If wrong, I bops to ba forg-ivon :
u Angel' iuj iLm upward bear
l'hr'r lo.t a inilliu uiiie from Jionvea.
X do sot UkaloiiK r rayan to boar,
And.atuJicd, fruin lbs lip drpart;
Our Ftbr lndi a ready far
Lei iturdi ba faw -he bar tlic L.arl.
A VISIT TO THE COUNTRT.
II JiT AN ICKITaULK UrsBAN'U.
; v
you want to go ii.to tin? country, do
no !" 1 suid to my amiable spouse, tu she
. iuif'1 !n'i tt'lf in urrAiigiiig thn tiimtning
i a our lit lis girl' bi'iiin-t. The littloone
' t-islf Ln't just iiskad her uiotlir if he
Ju to vvpht iliKt boniiol nhi-n she went
I ? aw grandmother.
'Yes," my wif ret lir-J."I think it wou'.d
I I of Li iiflit to tlic- cliildivu. They, as
Al u niy.elf, tiHftl oliatio of air."
, "I sut'iion jou lmve fully decidvl when
utd utr to 1 "d.
'o," h aiuwered, ' I moant tirst to
coniultwith you Li'.'ort) I ciiuie to any de
cision." , "Well, that wa m in you, nl leust,' 1
rallied, ''for my iriv'e 0iuion i that (
you min i the country Una ycutr, ut all j
uvetiU. 1 don't undrtund, cither, why ;
vou caa't remain in the city a well hs 1.
wver h;r;l asc talk of going into;
th-oouutry. uy, I !iOuld asso'-'n t!!:;k
ftf going to Afnva. Itif city i alwnya
r )ch cooler thuti th ft country, and every
I' '.nj which serves to umko life eudur:ilii.'
i. ; be found in town, while out of it you
e-.n cut nothing. If tliera i one jil;v?e 1
t!lik tuuro than another, it i thv coun
try." ' ' "But re mcmher, rny (lcnr," ail my vrife,
-t you very uften go Into tiio reunify
, i r a day or two at a time on buaior.i ; but
i jjwrtjr chtain any such a change."
'Good giacioua!" 1 exclitioiod, "I don't
9hv you ehould, You have everything
'j;t-Vidd fo-r you, uinl you huve nothing
to do tutly at home and enjoy youroclt,
I niiut run the risk of losing my life
vn liilroftdi in attending to businoMt, a us
o t wile me to provid for you And the
r! rtn. '
y "ou find time, tliouuh, on those occa-
,' V' my "ln s"1 ,cw 1,curs'
i ting ; ao it it not always budint-as ulone
t' ket you away."
' " .iTfH." 1 uttid, urPsc I J" occasion
al tel an Lour frou hnsinefi lo ahoot
M f ;h, haven't I pel feet rifcht to do o 1
.Ym apeak as if it were a tin. I'm certain
I work harJ enough after I get back, to
pty for the indulgence. You wivw, tho',
think that husband ought to do nothing
elo but work for their families. And
wbct!n?r thew eathcr be hot or cild it mat
tera try littlo to you; but the moment
Jun amvea, you, forsooth, begin to talk
about Uiu heat, and your hculth, and
-change of air for the children, ami Hum
mer complain la, and hint, and inauiuate,
and iU(Tgct. and finally dor.ixi ilial yuu
iiiuat go lo tho couiury to escanv thai
'boUteroui Fourth of July, with us noi.e
au'l dirt. You want to go only for a fe
Uya, bt aa you get away you iettlo your
javaTeidown for the entire kummer under
green tree, vd wncn we poor husbands
write to you to come home, aftr the
Fcurth (a pawed, you answer that it would
La dangerous lo take the childien bark to
the. city until the cool weather arrives. So
tie rnsull is that we husbaudb destroy our
health by hard work, and partaking of
eating-bouse dinners, while you tit in
uj.a gowns, anJ eat strawberries and
orcaai, and enjoy youraelve generally,
without cares audai:noyancesof any kind.'
Vell, I confeai," said tay wife, "that
7a i i?e drawn a graphic pirturo, but one
Uat J scarcely correct. For my ulrt, 1
hut tnr cares and trouble when in tho
country as well as 1 do in town ; but the
change of life is agreeable ancTbenefiicial, !
nd enables roe to endure the confine- I
taent which is mine tho reat of the year."
"Well." I said, "I don't see bow vbu
will bt able lo do this season ; the time 1
are so hard I can scarcely obtain money
feass!"!! J? enable " ,0 ve t home. You
ft""? ai well a u. u u wun i
" tJoAsei nu.-itbelaiifewiBonihi.
.and l 4 I can sporo I r.i f unneatW
exr nes is more than I cm toll.
. "I i .all not require mord than a bun- (
4i ei uollars," said my wire, "to gt ready i
tith and then our board in the country
r"l not be much." j
' ll mV wish to hear you lay any mote
V t it." I said ; "! can't give you a bun
d.' I dollars, and you rami content your
r'Jt c ..'a remaining in town thia lumnier.
Ci, you needn't look so grum about it, for (
it c a'l be helped." i
t . "1 aafpose," my wife said, "that if my
t ;;5ier invites mound the children to visit
ker. th'ot you will not object to our going,
specie ty as it will not cost anything for
board, and our expenses lor the whole
thr months will Leacaroely fifty dollars." j
"i had fathor pay your board for a year,"
I "aid, "at a faahionablo hot.-l, than have
you spend a week in that mtaoruble villi.ge
where your mother live-. I don't sue why
jou rwn't b contents! to klay nt licme
j with me, iiitiead rf forevnr wanting to be
I vutiliug your mother. VVJiy, itaocmsto
tueaa if jou were tlic-reonly thsothorday
i and now you wish to go m ,,.nd the
i uuimer it li l.cr. Thi iH anoth.r
niothora cotilounded conapiraoies acainH
my huppine.. Why ajl0 .,, hlkt tbwo or
three daujlner. at home with her. want,
you there, too, I don't fee. 1 should think
; oUio oe giaa you were oft her hand,
j As for having lLo children unuer their
control, I won't cansont tn it vl,. i.
them bv Indulgence, and deatroys all ft 1 e
goo.l Hlettaof my teu-hings. What grand -
u ouhts vrt., invented lor 1 d-m't know.
U thtio u one cl.-,,s of persons 1 disliko
more than another, it U grandmothers."
" am inclined to think," said my wife,
maliciously. -that if it had not been for
you. my dear moiher nould not now have
ben ii grandmother. So that you 'have
your.ell to bl.uu. after all, simply because
you married me."
Tshaw !" 1 ex'jl iimed, "Iflha.l not
mari.M you same one ele would, and
thtjil the old lady, I hu iiodoult. would
hav e been grandmother to u lot of uly
imps with red h.tir." c
"I wish" ail my n ifc, ". ou would not
spean to me in that way ; and, moreover,
1 don't think it respectHblo in you to call
my mother an old lady."
"I tuny be mistaken," I said, "but it
seem to n:e th.it a woma n or oixty has a
right to be culled old. Why, 1 sometimes
look at you, and iuiagino 4 pmvive traces
of agn in your lace,"
"I am not so old as you nre, at all events,
and it njjo is leaving its marks upon mo!
it is OHingtoyouroi: unkina treatmeiil.
Hut I should like to know whether I can
take the children and iu tka mv mother u
visit."
II iw do you know that jour mother
wants you ?" I asked.
Because," my wil'o replied, "she ha
wriitiMi for us to come."
"I thought so," 1 and ; " then all your
talk about going into tho country to board
was mere u-ojur-bine.''
"No," she answered, "for I had rather
be elsewhere than to mj mother' because
1 tliiuk she ha cures enough without my
adding to tin-Hi. hut still 1 think it would
be More advisable for cie to go to my
liiothor' than l i remain iu the city dur
irg the hot weather."
"Well, now, my dear," 1 said, "listen
to me, I have invited my lister and her
family to pass the month of July with us,
and I receiivd a letter to day tioia her
saying t'uat she will be here ou fie tirstof
this month ; so, uuuer the circumstances,
1 don't see bow it will be poisibl for you
to leave hoie until August, and then, li
you like, you can spend a few w?k with
your mother. My siakr ht i.ol been here
sii.ctt last August, nud her Uiys are anx
ious to spend the coming Fourth of July
in tho city. I knew it would bo un agree
nble change for her and them, as the
country is dull enough where they live,
aud the Foutth t always a tupid day iu
their viuiuii v. I ord .red to day," i con
tinued, not needing tho sad looks of my
wife, nor seeming to notice the tears that
filled her eyes, "fifty dollar worth of dre
works, which 1 think will be enough to
keep her six boys busy all the Fourth,
You look ai if you didn't think that quan
tity wnulJ be sufficient for theiu," 1 said,
as with a clouded brow li turned her
f:ce lrom me, gazing out of the win1
(low toward tho letting sun, which was,
doubtlrs, sinking behind the mountains
whicu sheltered the village where her
mother live. '"1 will older moro,
if you deem it necessary."
"Do as you ihi.ik beat," she replied ; "I
have nothing to say."
"Biit what do you think about it?" I
still pe.'Mated.
"1 think fifty dollars enough," sho said,
"lo throw away in fireworks, in such hard
limes a these."
"Well," 1 cried, "l am glad to seo you
have grown econoiuicul within a few min
utcs. By the way, yau had better write
to your mother and tell her yeu can't go
to her at present ; but iu August, if tho
times aie better and I can spare the mon
ey you shall certainly go."
"I don't desire to go at all, now," she
replied; "it is not likely that 1 shall be
atle or well enough to get roady lo go
anywhere, after having waited a month
on your sister and her six great boys."
"Now you had better sulk ahttla," I
said ;
it has always been ju.t so since we ,
were marno'
nartioii ; l car. i mute any oi my
relations here but you get vexed alout it. ,cu hotels atfashionoble watering places.
At all events, my sister and her 'six great) Xh deeping arranSement.. are also verv
boj t.' as you call them. a e coming here, ' comfortable. The mattresses, bedding
boyt.' as you call mem. a-e coming nere,'
and you will hnfe the very best ot it."
My wife sr-id nothing in rejoinder, but j
laid down, wilh a sigh, the bonnet sho
tins! l.ma mtrimfninri lVt I Vi A liltlia st.fl .A '
44A14) ft vis iiutiiiii mi iiiiv C
vear when she should go to visit her
grandmother, and putting hr handker
chief to her eyos, loft the room.
iiihv luing i mioiia-wiiu. i ' io en lor exerciso out of doors in the open
myself, as tho door closed behind my Spnw, jn the centre of the fort, vis: be
wife, "and now let me light my cigar.and tween six and seven o'clock in the morn,
read the evening papcts." ing and between five and ix o'clock in
. , ,. .. . - ., the evening. In the intervals they are
rl..i iu: -I it t ..: I i I
?T. I. ,U8 yeriatnl 01 lno,confinevl in the rather commodious nuar-
7i"r. : I? 'V, t - rrl"r" l a? .r; i
v.1:"" , I".. I.. "8 a"u:
nun un .uc powrr nr possesses. lie
is the'u servant to administer a Govern-1
ment founded on Justice and equality,
before Abraham Lincoln waa born. For
the faithful execution of this trust he is,
and must re acoouptable to those to
...i... . a . l
right-an inalienable rlgbiL constitu-
. .... . .. -
tional ricntio question, to discuss. to; . : i
InTMtigM thoroughly, any and every 1 ""Jje unvaried routine . .. '
ecntive act, wit hew. being a traitor,, or I . 1 V,"k f ,okne)S, Mr, Wo0,,'th8 ,a
ruilty o ltemptingto break down the I'lf 'hmri?dm 0,B?r' U OT"
. imittinc. through her dornewtiea. in kind-
government. !esa and attention, and ha won the es-
B-Th anrlnBaU hat trad sntTsrs by teem of all the inmate lor her consider-1
iefri OearltrM0Ut wok1, - ate aroiaallisy. - . - - . I
FRINClrLES,
CEKAiUlELD, I' A.
Life at Fort Lafayette.
HOW THE IMIMUSONKI) REBELS EM
FLU Y 'IUEIU TIME.
We have been furnished with the fol
lowing interesting aroount of matters at
Fort lrayette by Mr. M. C. Wtanley, a
reeent inmate thereof, who was dischar
ged upon an investigation of his case,
which established his er.tiro iunocsnce of
the charges brought against him, and ex
hibited Fiim as a perfecily loyal Union
man ;
Upon the arrival of the prisoner at
Fort HamilroTi ho is at once delivered in
to tho charge of Col. Burke and the doc-
' Uluu"1 ,or commitment
1 'J do;.u',,,e,,t co,",ea om t
exhibited.
eitu"i- the Sec
retary cf War or Secretary of State, ac
cording as the prisoner is ono ol war or of
State. Col. Burke thereupon has tho ac
cused ferried aeros the little channel
which flows between Fort Hamilton and
Fort Lafayette, and upon his arrival in
tho latter stronghold he is given into Un
charge of the commanding ollieer, Lieut.
Wood, who write out a receipt for his
prisoner; Alter this formula is over ho is
shown to hisquailers, which of lato have
been thrt casemates or gun rooms around
the wall of the fort, 'i'hi economy Iiua
been necessitated by the filling op of the
mo. e desirable officer's quarters by the
first arrivals.
A soon as the new coiner is left to him
self he is at once surrounded by his new
fellow prisoner und plied with" questions
as lo hi mime, whero ho came from nnd
what are the charges ngainst lrim, which
usually wind up with an exprei-siun on
Ihe part of ;he ihterrogatois of doing all
they can to render his stay as agreeable as
possible. The conversation, continues,
and Hhcn friendly relations hxva been
established he is very blandly asked what
he will have for his dinner or supper, uc
cordir.g tithe hour at which he arrives.
In the same breath they extol the deli
cious charai tor of beef sttak, with mush
rooms, and Li oiled chickea oi other kn
vory dishe', and urge him, sumo o have
tie former, others Hie latter. In a ma.e
of astonishment at this good Irea'tuentuf
crimin ds by the offended Government, he
states his choice or perhaps exprosnes a
wish for a little or several of tho dishes
mentioned, and the character of the wine
:hen come up for cxtolment and the
wags get into quite a depute among
them Ives ai to tho relative qualities of
the Burgundy, Fort, Maduria, Claret, Ac,
which is given them at dinner The, still
further astonished prisoner drinks all this
m with considerable pleasure, and begin
ning to get over the trighl which his ar
rest und incarceration hve produced, con
gratulates himself thtt a stay at Fort i.a
layette is a capital thing. But his fond
delusion, at least the one produced by his
fellow prisoners, soon vanishes when the;
convention, which by this time has, of
course, changed to other subjects, is sud
denly iuttrtupied by tliesignal foi dinner
or supper, and he is conducted tu his sent
iu the diuing room, where, in place of a
mahogany table ,vllli lustrous white daui
ask cloth, silver service aud richly cut
glass ware, all of which his imagination
hid conjured up, ho discovers a plain
deal table, unpaiuteJ and without a cloth,'
with a tin plate continuing a piece ot par
tially cooked pork, a lin cup of coffee aud
a large chunk ol bread. As he conteuu
phte this in Jism ty, a loud laugh from
hU fellow prisoner, who, from the door
have been watching hi moveiuenis, throws
a little light on his disordered intellect,
and he percoivos that he has been I he vic
tim of a hoax. This constitutes his ini
tiation into Fort Lafayette society, ami he
in turn becomes as eager its tho rest to
"soli" tne next new comer.
This is one of the ways in which the in
mates manage to while awuy tho time,
and, iu fuct, it has become so popular a
ruoiig them that the announcement in
the daily papers (which, Ly the way, they
receive every morning regularly before
eig'it o'clocit,)of any arrest at once create?
quite un excitement, and everything is
prepared to thoroughly initiato the ex
pected individual.
Those of the prisoners who have means
and fiieods can piss time in comparative
comfort. A mess ha been established by
permission of the commanding oflictr,
which is unfr the controlotat.ordnar.ee
sergeant attached to the post. It num
bers about thirty, and at a cost of one
dollar a head per diem, the table is sup
plied, from luai kot daily with good food
ot every description, together with such
l-innrl nt linnnfi u IliAtf min' ..ti.. tt
purCbas extra. The table i lettei, iu
,ucli tiian such as are provided iu se(
second
comfortable. The mattresses, bedding,
blankata
anrj Clir1 j, tuken to keep them clean. The
bodstead are small iron
folded up in tho daytime, making addi
tional room in the somewhat confined
quartora.
I wo hours a day arc allowed lo prison-
. . . . . '
ters which are
apiiroririated to otucers
when tho fort
is completely garrisoned,
whore they amuse themselves playing
chess, draughts, backgammon, whitt and
the like, read tho newspapers, or discuss
tho events of the day as they reach them
through the last mentioned channel. At
mweociocK every hko- i exuncuiuu
! ,! . i . t. ..1
e- prev.il. until the
til riuvsn iwikft inm Irt r,fcnort the
not MEN.
MONDAY, OCT. n, I8GI.
coJVilSfemifrfT!U,ion-.l!y U,lon r ?;he Effecl of the Abolition of Slavery
tms in th Z! frain' w !,uuu, Upon the North Henry Clay'a Opinion
letts u I lie cooking arrangements, which . ' , '
are not sullicient to am.uly 'ho extra1 Al ,lme "''""u strong ellort is be
quantity of rations now in demand ren-l',' madn by 1,10 Al)o''liou politicians of
dering them only partially prepared for nh. to hive this war take the turn
oditiiiny, the prUonors still manage ,0i"f "eipatioii of the negroes of the
puss their lim of incarceration in a much l'?0"'"..''1 w ,n,f,r esl,n? ' rplld "pin
more pleasant manner than is generally l0".01 UwnV! ?.'-,1xl""uw""l n a letter
believed, with the exception only of tho W,rl " ,11qv- NVttl101' '-olton, of the
privatcerfnicn, or pirates ns they Hro ''"ts of that measure. Road it:
deem k, who are closely confined and I ,, ,, . Ai.axu. Spt. 2, 1S4.1.
supplied with government ratio They I , M ,r ; AIknT U1 to o!,;ut a
arj not denied, however, uny luxury ,'",,,J,ct ,or 01,0 ff.vour tracts.which. treat,
which is sent in from outside, nor pro- v'li.,n, J'0"'' popular and condensod way 1
hibiledfrom purchasing such as they 1 """,k W0',I'i b" "tended with great ond
sometimes do by clubbinc their limited 600'.1 p,lccl- 1 "leHn abolition.
funds together. UtrM.
LEXINGTON AFTER THE SURREN
DER. fho Missouri Rtmllitanot Satiidnv
givesthefollowingaccou.it of athiirs in
texington, Mo. after th, aunenderof Cob
Mil Lin
i ue scenes arouuu me streets ol Lex
ington, Friday, after tho surrender, beg
gars all description.
tlruuken jubilation, coming from oUOUO
artillery and ten thousand anu.ll anus 1 m? "". w-
were .haltering the uir in one hideous j .Hgivc yo an outline in the man
chorus. Ihe ctlicois ol the Unledwute. ' r i woufo lluJnJlo iu SIlw ,h(J ori
we.o generally gentlemen, and Ic haved nr ilVl.rv. T,,,t.0 its introduction to U,e
j uui ioi me eoiiiuioii souuers
ana ineir course, mat evening, I Uon t
,...i,i i. II. .,i .11 i
a.iu uuir uimise, u.u evening, t uotn
believe it eould be eq.lled were ullhel to
be turned oo5o for u --eral carnival.-
WLiaky.o course, was there-in men s
oruins, iu ineir eyes, oranuisiit-U in
hot -
. ' , c. ' ,"i - - b " ; inony miiu nnaiiy ua.i to uisunion per-
street, hoarsely lollowmg over the grand petunl waiihe extermination of ihe At
victory, cursing, Llasphemmg, yelling, Wan race -ultimate military des.mtism.
bubbling, hu.ruhu.g-h.ying in the gut-) .-p,ul tJ,e ;rt.ttl ui(n Uld 0i,jwt'of voul.
te .n,ull.ng prisoners, qiuirrelmg among Irttl!l .ho.il.l he. to arousctU Merino classes
t.iends-thus and more did whisky -tin the Free XLUcs .lUie.-i. Depict
grand moving opi.it that won the battle, ihe consequences 'lo them of immediate
and then rejoiced over its success. I abolition. The rlnvcs, being Free.would
i-ry true, scarcely a hundivu of the be dispersed throughout the Union, they
Confederate troops were umlbraied - woua enter imo c,jmocl,thm wilh ihtjree luU
se;.roely two had g.ius alike-no two ex-! -with (U vWiVai," the Imh, tht German -hibited
the samo trappings. Hero went re,uc, fa i, 0f0liuj,j him, awl
one fellow in a shirt of brilliant given, on ,fect fa tntUlaJ mvrk sUidiw. And as
his side an immense cavalry abre, in his tte ultras go both for abolitionism and
belt two navy revolvers and a bowie knife, amalgamation, show that their object is to
and slung trom his shoulder u Sharpe's utljte in marriage the laboring white man
rifle. lOght by ins side vsas anolher, upon ; and the laboring black woman to reduce
whose hip dancled a li,ihi medical sword, tho white laboring man to ih'n ,i.ri,.i
in his hand a double barrelled shot-sun. 1 nn.-l H.-aiaaeu condition of tho black man.
in his boot an iniiiiHiiso scythe, on his "I would show their opposition to col
heel Iho inevitable spur, his whole opsonization. Show us human", religious,
pourar.ee from tir.tered boct, through ' fl,-d patriotic aim. The.y are those whom
which giuod audaciously hu toes, indiea- God has separated. Why do Abolitioni-ts
ting that tho plundering of many a dif- oppose colonization .' To keep and omal
torent locality make up the whole. . Gjyi- gamate together tie two races, in viola
erally the soldiers were armed with shot tion of God's will, and lo keop tho black
guns or squirrel rifles i; some had old lock here that they tuav interfere with, de-
ww, gaiioping --iiKe niau uiong
i""
,0" Mime nuns, niui oiu- grutlo and dehiiso th3 laboring while
eis Sharpe s or Muynurd's rill as, while nil, how that the British (Jovernment is co
to tho poorest, hud horses operating with the Abolitionists for the
Ihe very tWo the Confederate forces purposo ofdioiving the Union, d'e
were thcre-Cenotals Price. Rains, Slack, i You c m make a powerful at tide that
I ur.ons. Harris, Green, Hardee, were all ( will be felt in every extremity oi tho U-thore-Colonels
Saunders, Payn, Real, ni-.u. I urn perfectly satisfied it will do
I neiw.r I ("H'lin f Mini alv.l t it oI.akI T I. a., I . is. . -
lievo, the balance of tho 35,000 men, all
,.,v., v VI.,, .in., i vii, i w
either colonels or majors, ns I was intro
duced to uo ono w ho was not one or tho
othor.
Tho treatment extended by the Con
federate officer to the prisoners whs both
humiiie and courteous ; they protected
them, when possible, from insult aud
plundering, and ns much us possible, tx-
lendeit to them the courtesies with which
a chivalrous enemy treats a conquered foe
I saw one caso that short's the Conl'cder.
ale etyle of fighting. An old Texan,
dressed in burktkin ond urmed with a
lo.tg riuV,usod togo up to the works every
morning about seven o'clock, currying his
dinner in a tin pnil. taking a good po
sition ho banged aaay nt the Fedotals till
noon, then re.-ted an hour, oto his dinner,
and resumed operations till six p.m.,
when he returned home lo supper and a
night's sleep. The next day a liltU before
seven, saw iiio, dinner and rina in hand,
trudjinir up street to begin again his rtg
ular diy's work and in this style he con
linued lill the surrender.
Rut little da mace was done to the city
Col. Anderson's house was literally spriu-
kled with grape and musket shot, and the
brick house south of the College was
burnt to the ground 1 Another lost it roof
and contents ; while all in that immediate
neighliorhood retain more or less marks
of the contests.
The dead of the Federals wero not bur
ied lill the next day after tht surrender ;
and a more loathsome sight than these
blackened, hideous corpses 1 never saw or
imagined. Some seventy horses were al
so killed. Thee, too, wero a hideous
and dingus' ing in many respects as the
poor remains of humanity that lay about
them all poisoned the air with the stench
of decomposition, and allocked terribly
the sensibilities by their ghastly wounds,
their agonized positions, and loathsome
evidences of decr.y which characterized
them all.
Postaos .Stamps. The Tost Oftjce De
partment ha made a blunder, it is evi-
rlont. iii directing that, after a certain
date, the postage stamps hitherto in use
shall not free letters sent by mail. A pos
t jge atamp. however small the amount, as
much repretenta a Government obligation
as a treasury note. The note is a promise
lo pay at a certain time; Ihe postsgo
stamp is a premise to carry a letter thro'
the po.'t ollico whenever used, Note and
stamp are documentary evidence that
money has been paid lo the Government.
To repudiate a treasury note and to repu
diate a postage stanipin vol ves tbesameprin-
oiplc.thougb there is a difference of value J
The stamp holder and the note holder are
equally public creditor. The Govern
ment must either give new stamps for old,
or, what it still easier, let the old f lamps
free letters aa long it any remain, out.
TERMS
NEW
i Jt ' "'"'"-'estod that the ultras of that
pariy uie e.Mreme.iy mischievous, u.id ure
hurrying on the country to fearful conse
quences. They are not. to bo conciliated
I... n.:.. I.-. i .. , . .
: .i K -"osseu wu n a hmgie
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i. --l'"""" ,MllOll ono uo.to
lute ruin before they would give a helping
hand to an est iis career. Thev ii-ent
Ihe how U of joy undLuaf tuM ... . ' . .
M" tu
lii-i i i a 1 1 (,ov
'eminent. Show howilisdis-
ilKi.,l
I . .
pOKl.d of by the Federal Constitution;
'that is exclusively to the States, excel,
. in ,.,.,,., to fugl'liv(.K dirt.ct Jh1
j representation. Show that iho ablation
, in the free SliitMs u ill lii-.i iIImi- .M I,..,..
i nionv inn! tiiiiii v i-ji. t.'. . imn
treni tuna. Let mo near roni vou on
this subject.
Henry Clav,
The Fall of the Leaf.
Yellow autumn is certainly the most
delightful .season of the year for a
sojourn
in the country. Iho usually
puro air
the transparent atmosphere, the
iwurs arch of heaven, the rich, ripe fruits,
the golden ears of Indian com, und tho
gorgeous and variegated foliage all eom-
oine in producing scenery, tho magic
beauty of which charms the eye and re
joice the heart. And, yet realizing citi
zens no 1 their families return lo their
homes amid all the monotony of brick
and mortar street., and mingle in tho hc
' live und unxious cares of busy life. The
naturul is exchanged for the artificial
the repose of the country for the busth
, of the town. There, it much to regret in
: parting from tho fields and woods nt this
truly glorious period of ti-mn, when hill
ana raiiey ara rooeu in tneir richest ap-
parol, when the forest is ul once sublime
and gay, with grandly spreading oaks,
darkly wnving pine, it u a if hut liwil
Lebanon, and the leaves of dazzling ami
many colored brilliancy that illumiue the
bosky thickets, as theyvparkle aud wave
gracefully from tho boughs of the beech,
i chestnut, UogwooM, :.nu maple, ihd any
true heart ever bid adieu lo a charming
hilh'idn, or valley, which it had tenderly
cherished in the early summer morning,
the midday ramble. or the moonlight eve
ning walk, without an involuntary sigh,
perhaps wilh a starling tear? The heart
throws out its multitude of radicles on ev
ery side. It becomes attached lo a tree. a
landscape, a prattling brook, a waterfall
and even to somn humble vegetable tribe
of the sarden. They lorin tor it a kind
of population infcrici lo the human in
deed, but yf t making a constituent and
important ingiedient in the locality we
loye. All the-io, including the favorite
horse, or cow, or dog, are linked together
in tho loving idea we hsve of a residence
iutlic country. They can no more be
separated fro u it, than one can think of
home any where, ond forget the dear rel
atives ond friends, that make it so. We
I do r.ot envy the person w ho can live in
country village, however strange at (irst
and destitute of all ho ever knew, and yet
yearns not for fellowship, and constructs
no strong attachments. But the sojourn
er, who floats along tho currents of life
and nil are sailing on its ocean, none are
at rest, few even at anchor, must be con
stantly sundering these bond.; and this it
is, which among other causes, spreads a
rhelaircholy huo over so many of our Jays,
lill trom frequent repetition the sober
look groKs to be tho settled habit cf the
soul and countenance. Yet there are
worse passages in life than sundering sum
mer tios. Some of them it would bo too
much to etpect all, nioy be renewed when
nature shall htrtelf awako from lie: in
try sjneope,
$1 25 per Annum, if paid in udvance
SEMESVOL. II. NO 13.
A Brief Biography of Gen. Rosecrans-
General Wm, Starke Roseeratis, was
born in the county of Delaware, Stat of
Ohio, on the cixth of September, 1817.
His uucettors on the father's 6ide wero or
iginally from Amsterdam, and on tho
mother's they wero of this Pennsylvania
llopkinses. ono of whom signed iho Dec
Juration of Independence. At the age of
eighlcet:, on his own direct application to
the Secretary of War, (tho Hon. Joel R.
Poinsett) ho was appointed a cadet at
West Point in the year 1K!7. Lie cradu
ated umonir the five, und became brevet
lieuiciuint of engineers in IS 12. I:s first
military station was Fortress Monroe,
where Lo remained one. year first assistant
to Col. It. E. DeRussev. In August, 1813
ho married JIimAmii ill i ia. lleguiuuu, uu
..ce.oniplished and worthy mc.ubcr of the
old New York family of that name, and.
was ordered to West Point to act as Assis
tant Professor of Engineering and Natu.
rtil Philosophy.
After remaining four years at tho Acad
emy, he was transferred lo Newport,.
Rhode Island, and made engineer in chief
of the. fortiH.-Htions at. 1'ort Adams. Du-
ring his stay there, from IS 10 to It 3 3, he
wus charged wall surveys ol New Bedford
harbor and Taunton liver, Mtunuohusc.ts,.
and plans of fortificuaoiis, c uie'o !.e exo
cutttd lo the suli.sfiicliun of tho War Dei
partnicnt. ln lsoi he. was made, con
structing engineer nt the Nuvy Yard, at
Washington, D. C. In Novea.Lor, lS'Stj,
he resigned bis enmmijsioti in the array,
Hiid engaged in civil engineering r.nu or
ehitoe.ture in the city of Cinciiirnti. Ju
IWj he accepted the fuperlnteudency of
tho Cannel iJuat Company, of Co id Hirer,
Kanawha Court 1 louse, Virginia, aud
and Presidency of the Coal River Naviga
tion Conipsny, which he retained until
April, lSiiO, when he removed to Cincin
nati, und engaged in the manufuru ofeou'
oil and prussiale of potash. This was his
business when ho was called by Muj. Gen.
McClellnu to act as chief engineer and aid
de camp, and thence, ahoiliy after, pro
moted to a Biiiradier Generalship in tho
regular army.
In all these vaiious 'ositions, General
Rosecr'aris has exhibited the most spot
less integrity. Nono ever kne-v him
whose respect aud confidence he did not
command; arid the writer of this sUeieh
could not repress n smile whe, among
certain papers Mmiij nubuiiiied to his
inspection by tho amiable and i.Lora.
plished Mrs. Rosecians, he lit upon a
letter dated Washington, August 14, 1S54,
testifying to Mr. Rosecruns high abilities,
integrity und energy, and signed "Jcuet
son Duuis."
Socially, Iho General suits to tho re.
lir.cment of tho gentlemun, the frank,
five spoten manner so taking with our
Western population. In person he i a
little abovo Ihe medium height, rather
thin, und very erect, with no lealuro no
striking as his broad foiobead and clwr
gray eye. Gen. Rosecrans is a member of
the Rojnen Catholic Church. Harper't
Ex-Prcsident Buchanan on the 7ar.
At a Union meeting at Haysville.Ches
ter county, Pa., tho following letter of
ex-P'esident was read:
W h e atla n D.near Lancaster, Pa., -Sept. 23.
Dear Sir : 1 have boon honored by your
kind invitation as chairman of tho appro
priate comuiltleo, to uttond and udurebs
a Union meeting of tho citiaens of Clieftn
er and Lancaster counties, to be held at
H.iysville on the 1st of October. This 1
should gladly accept, proceeding aa it
does from a much valued portion of ray
old.cor.grcssioiittl district, but advancing
years and the present ftato of my health
render it impossible.
You correctly estimate the deep inter
est which I feel, in common with the cit.
izens who will Ihero bo assembled, iu tho
present condition of our country. This is
indeed serious ; but our recent military
reverses, so far from producing despon.
dency in the minds ol a loyal und power
ful people, will only animate, lliein to
more mighty exertions in "us'.aining a war
which bus become inovituble, by the a
sault of the Confederate States upon Fort
Sumter.
For this reason wero it possible for ma
to address you, waiving all other topics, I
should confine myself to a solemn and car
nest appeal to my countrymen, and eapo
pecially those without families, to volun
teer for the war, and join the many thou
sands of brave nnd patriotic volunteers
! w ho art already in the field.
I This i the moment for action ; torprompt,
rnrrgctic and united action ; and not for tha
i dii-itiussiou of peace proposition?. The
' wo must kno-.v, would be rejected by tho
j States that have seceded, unless wo should
offer to reoogniif thoir independence,
wh'ch is entirely out of the question.
Better counsels may hereatler prevail,
when the;e people ahull be convinced that
the war is conducted, not for their con
quest or subjugation, but solely for; tho
purpose of bringing them back to their
original position in the Union, without
impairing in the slightest degreo any of
their cor.si it u'.ior.al rights.
Whilst, therefore, we shall cordially
hail their return under our common and
glorious flag, and welcome them ru broth
ers, yet, until that hnppy day shall arrive,
it will ba our duty to support the Presi
dent with all the men and mean at tho
command of the country, in a vig-rou
an j successful projecution of the war.
Yours, very n spectfuliv.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Rey.3. H. Kosecrnns, brother of tbeOen
eral, is patter of a Catholic Church at Cin
einnatl, and editor of the Telegraph, the
organ of Archbishop Purcell.
I &aFFive States held thoir annual elea
I lions ou Tuesday last, namely, Pennsyl
'vanin, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Miocsota.