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ITOWANDA :
Thursday Morning. October 17,1861.
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WHAT I LIVE FOR.
BY 0- LINN ASUS BaNKS.
I live for those who love me,
Whose hearts aie kind and true ;
for the heaven that smiles above me,
s.j awaits my spirit too ;
For ail human lies that hind me,
fur the task by liod assigned me.
for tie blight hopes lelt behind me,
And the good that I can do.
I live to learn their story,
Who suffered lor my sake ;
To emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake ;
Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages,
STUe noble of ail ages,
Whose deeds crown history's pages,
And Time's great vuluuie make.
1 live to bold communion
With all that is divine ;
To feel thcr- is a union
'Twist Nature's heart and mine ;
To profit by afflict i-'".
Reap truths from fit-ids of fiction,
Urow wi-cr Iron conviction,
And fulfill each grand design.
I I live to hail that season.
By gi ted minds foretold.
When man shall live by reason,
And n-it alone by gold ;
When inan to m tri iini'ed .
A:.J evir) wrong thing righted,
T.,e wlu-le world shall Lie lighted
As tvlen was ol old.
*
I jive for those who love me.
for those who know me true ;
F r the heaven that smiles above mo,
And awaits niv spirit too ;
For the can e that lack- as-isfanee,
F- r thcwronglh.it need- resistance,
l'or the tuture in the di-tan. e.
And the good that I can do.
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Jclc c t c b £;il r.
Scene in a Jury Room.
f one * ha I the extreme felicity of leaving
niv business to to tve upon the " Jury.'' 1
|iiuiiJ in ail manlier of \suys for a reb-use, but
to no i.fl'-i't. 1 count not swear tbat i was
if, nor blnul, nor yet nut campus, but did
I Hi m that litat I formed tin opinion.—
'.\-v a*k*-d me if inv opinion would prevent
k o:i receiving the testiin my i.i _• NIJ taiin
i. nrteritig a verdict aceoi ling to it. I
f . -■! ihat of course 1 should w.-igh tlieevi
utuce carefully, uud be governed by it. 1
wj. ilieu lutoriued mat 1 " wouid do."
f iie case to tie tried was one ot arson
inch a capi'ai off-uce—and the priont-r at
,e bur was a young man, nam d Can led
. a Kiit, whom I had known from chidhood,
I ii'.il who was naturally one of the li ie-i youths
I tie town where tie resided. iie had a
I widowed mother who depended upon him for
I rapport, and bis circle ot friends were large
I i lrtin.ee. I was motully certain that lie
I eld not commit the crime, and hence, I am
'
I sure,those who were friendly to hiui got me ou
I I iie panel, and bad Uie retained.
The trial commenced, and we twe've men
I tnok our seats in tnejury box. i hail a very
I respectable set with me—only there was one
Bonn whom I didn't like to see there. This
Bo.iii wa- .\loullon Warren. He was a daik
■ in| sin:sT-r looking fellow —at least to me. I
I- v that young Ambolt had one fault lie
I id recently te en addicted to drink, and had
I i known to visile disreputable houses. It
one of those houses that had been burned
■ -erring fire which he had been appre
■ led.
■ Now I had often tried to persuade Charles
lAn i,Hi from the course he was pursuing
isnrj repeatedly promised rue that he would
I >oruj, and as repeatedly had he broken
B ij ; 1 had oft n talked to In in of his poor
ler uutil he wept like a child ; but theet
rctwas not lasting There was a power of
nptatnxi more effective than any influence
icould wield. He would fall away into his
f( tll'Ouipauionship, and for a while his man
_ ood was going One or two abandoned
■ *wnen had gained great power over him, and
B Jp"ii i lie in he wasted much his substance
And 1 ki,i-w that this very man who was
now upon '.h-jary—this Moulton Warren—
i i- the one WHO had done more than all oth
I to lead the poor youth away. It was
I tad drank with him, anil who
; '"l led film aivi vo those more üboniiiiable
OIIIIN of Mi, poUotnm, Why was he up
: 'e jury ' I could mlly account for it ui>
■| 'he ground that Chailev still supposed him
I fe Ins triewd. The poor scorched insect
s '" ' ignorant of ttie If uiie that scorched
u He really believed that Moulton War
*as his friend.
, ' e trial commenced. The indictment set
'hit t harles Ambolt had " with malice
•bought, and with ail sorts of wicked
• WiMiinu- intents set lire in a certain dwtT
hou-e, thereby endangering human life
" dwelling as 1 have already intimated,
n a low -mk of iniquity, where the ahun
1 "f both sext-S Were wont to congregate,
,v| ' ei L' the youthful prisoner had spent
a "j' ( h ol his time.
evklence for the prosecution came on
' i- siariled. One alter another gave
IMJ, r testimony, some of them very reluc
y. Hiid 1 was frigliteued when 1 saw iiotv
i "' yit all pointed to the prisoner as the
' p rtj. Several creditable witnesses
* ' r '' that they hud heard torn threaten to
l" 11 'he house dot*ll ; and others had heard
? repeatedly that he wished it was
f " t- of ihe prominent citizens—who saw
o iabout the premises on the night
THE BRADFORD REPORTER.
With regard to the prvocation oil the pris
oner's part for sueli a deed, ft was proved up
on his own admission, that he had been ill
treated there, and that he had sworn to have
revenge. Arid furthermore, it was proved
tiiat lie had been heard to say that his salva
tion of soul and body depended upon the de
struction of that house. Next came more
testimony stronger still.
The tire had been set in a back basement
room where shavings and other stuff for kind
ling wire kept. Entrance hud been gained
through a buck window, which had been purt
ly fried open with a stout knife. This buse
lUeut wall was brick, and beneath the sash
was the blade of u knife which had been bro
kt-u oil in trying to raise the sash. The blade
was recognized as belonging to the prisoner's
kniie ! A maker of cutlery had made knife
to ortler for Ambolt a month previous, and
he knew the blade at once, and swore to
it.
But this was not ail. The fire had been
evidently set first to the shavings which lay
' upon ,t he stone floor, lint piled up against
a wooilen partition. The floor was damp,
and some of the outer shavings, even, were
j uot wholly burin d up. liutju-tat the
■ where the fire commenced, lay a piece of pa
• per rolled up, and about half burned, aud
! bum the manner in winch it lay, it was very
i evident that the lire had been ignited with a
match, a number of wli'ch were scatered
around, and as soon as it was on fire it hud
• been laid upon the floor, with the burning
! end just in the shavings. Of course, these
shavings were in a blaze instantly ; but the
paper torch being upon the uamp stones,
, had not turned wholly up.
And tins paper was tumid to be a part of
a letter belonging to '.lie prisoner ! A letter
which lie ftcei.ed from a friend of his ( aud
a triciiil of untie) only a week before ! That
j friend hud to come forwaid and swear that
piece of charred paper was a part of a letter
in• had written to ihe prisoner ! Tlie friend s
name was Stephen Grant. He was a young
merchant. Tlie letter had been written for
the pui pose ot inducing A-nbolt to reform
Stephen tried hard to avoid testifying, for
lie knew as did others, that tlie fire must
have been set with that identical paper ; but
he was summoned, aud he could uot d.-uy his
own chirograph v.
The case look-d dark. Many witnesses
were willing to testify to the prisoner's good
qualities, tint no one could -wear tiiat he was
iot dt.-sipaled and degraded That those had
been to him. indeed, a region infernal. Us
destruction cried out for lus bo lily life ; ami
its existence bad long been eating away bis
soul. Poor Cuarley ! I bad In-fore been
sure of Ins innocence ; but now 1 could only
shake my head and pity him
Finally lie was li< we.l to speak for him
self 1L- said ho me innocent ot the crime
iumntett to littu. lie said lie had thr--ateiie 1
to burn that tiou>e dowi.—'hat he had said
about all that had been sworn to. And. fur
thermore, tiiat he was round I lie house ou the
night ot Hie fire. He was not ten rods off
win n tie- 11 ones bur-t for'li, and he was one
o! the (i si to give tile alarm. He had ut
tered one cry uf tire when tie noticed where
the flums iiin-t hive originated, and the
thought came to him, if he were found there.
Ire might be suspected of having set the fire,
so lie ran away. He also said tiiat three
hours before tlie fire, he had been robbed in
thai house. Hi> pockets had been emptied
jof everything in tlu-in, and his pock t book,
| containing forty dollars in money, und some
valuable papfrs, had been taken. He had
gone there uri the n.ght of the lire to try and
j persuade them to give him back his inotiev and
'p qn rs—or least to get what lie could. When
he got there, lie saw a man go in w.ioin he
did not wish to see, so he had hung around
. waiting for him to depart He was around
by tie back of th buil I ug—and that was
jan hour before tlie lire broke out. He
' knew nothing—nothing. He clasped his
hand with his fearless eyes, towards heaven,
he called on GOD to witness that he was in
uocent.
1 have told you that I knew him well. I
knew him so well that, from that moment, 1
knew him to be innocent ! 1 knew his very soul
J —I knew how free and open it was—silt, how
J sinfully so ! I knew there was no falsehood
: iu the story he told us.
"My boy is iuuocent ! My boy is inno
cent !"
1 heard the cry and saw an old women sink
back into tlie arms of a m tie companion. It
was his poor mother, Her heart was well
! nigh broken. Yet I saw that all this has had
j Out little iff ct npot the mass of spectators
j file prisoner's course of dissipation—his
: many threats against the house—and the very
i fact of his having been robbed and abused
there were heavy against him.
The counsel for the prisoner made his speech
which was labored and hard He was foolish
enough to intimate th.il if his client teas around
at the back part of the house more than once,
lie must have been intoxicated. In short, his
plea had better been left out. The evidence
he could not shake, and lie d d all he could to
suppose evidence, some <>f it most absurd and
rediculotis. I nPerwnrds learned that Moulton
Warren engage-' the lawyer for the youthful
prisoner ! Tlie Government attorney made his
plea. It was plain, straight forward and very
conclusive.
The judge finllv gave his charge. He was
fair and cum I id. He it-viewed the evidence
carefully, and pointed out such as bore heavi
ly upon ihe case. He told us if there was a
lingering doubt in our minds we must give the
prisoner the benefit of it.- lint I could plain
ly se that there was no doubt in his mind.
We—the jury—were conduc'ed to our room
by an officer, aud there locked up. A silence
of some minutes ensued. Moulton Warreuwas
the first to speak.
" Well," lie said. " I s'pose there's no need
of being here a great while. Of course we all
know that the prisoner must have set fire to
the house.'
There was something in the manner of that
man, as he said this, which excited my corios
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ity—l won't say it was suspicion then—only
curiosity. He spoke with a forced effort at
calmness, which J at once perceived. The more
I looked at him, the more I become stro gly
nervous and uneasy, wondering why he should
lie so anxious to get rid of the cuse, and have
Arariolt convicted. I knew that he frequent
ed that evil house, and that he hud done much
towards tempting Charley to disapation I
knew that he was in the honse ou the night on
which the prisoner was robbed—for Charley
had toid me so when I visited him in his cell.
1 had then asked the unfortunate youth if he
was sure Warren was his friend. Oh !he was
sure of it. He should have hunted him up on
the night of the robbery, only they told him
Warren had gone.
Bv and by, the foreman proposed that we
should each take up a piece of paper and write
down our opinion, and then compare notes. I
went to uiy hat, which I had placed upon a
table with a number of others, and took out
a sheet of paper, I had got half way back to
the table when 1 found I had made a mistake.
I had got part of a letter from another man's
hat. 1 was about to turn back when the name
of the writer of the letter arrested my atten
tion. 1 looked more closely, and read :
" fStepheu Graut " Next I caught this sen
tence :
" And now, dear Charles, if not for your
own, yet for your mother's sake, let me hope
you will do belter."
I started as though a shot had struck uic.
I held in my hand the other half of the sheet
which had been used to tire the burned house!
I went to the table and found it was Warren's
hat ! 1 looked to see if I had been observed
—and I had not. I 'put the paper back, and
then t*ok a piece from my own hat, which was
of the same pattern as the other, and by its
side.
1 returned to the table and sat down. War
ren was by my side. He hud written his opin
ion, and took a kune Irom Lis pocket to cut it
from a large sheet.
" Let me take your knife a momeut, if yon
please," I said to him.
\\ illiotil hesitation he did so. 1 took it.—
It was Charles Ambolt's knife —the large blade
was gone. With all the power I possessed,
1 restrained my deep emotion, and having cut
my paper, I handed back thekn fe.
Why should in- have that knife so boldly
about him. I afterwards learne I. He had
not worn those pantaloons before since the
night of the lire ; and now he used the knife
probably without the least remembrance of the
loss it had sustained during a very peculiar
pa ce of work, to the execution of which it was
made sub-ervient.
We talked for some ten minutes, and I found
that eleven of the jury were bent on rendering
a verdict of guilty ; tbough most of them were
in tavorot reromiuemling the prisoner to mercy.
Maul ton Warren was decided, lie had no
im-rcy ut all.
I'r. s -iiily 1 started up, and pretending to be
faint, I sani I must, go ojt for a few moments.
1 kicked at the door and the deputy sheriff
cannO He beard inv plea and let me out. As
soon as we bad gained a safe distance, I told
linn all. He was iistoni-lied and went a*vay.
Wlieu he came back iie brought the district
attorney, the district judge, and sheriff. 1 told
him again what 1 had seen—l assured him
that 1 knew that it was no mere suspicion.—•
And 1 explained, too, Warren's manner in the
jury room, and his former connections with the
prisoner, and his known character.
Tlie officers went away, and at the end of
ten minutes they returned with a constable
added to tiieir number, and this constable had
a freshly written instrument in his hand. The
sln-riff bade me point out the hat to them as
SJOII as. we entered the room.
The door of the room opened, and I pointed
them to the hat. The sheriff took it and ask
ed whose it was. Warren leaped to his feet
and seized it, but was beid back.
Word WHS instantly sent to the judge that
the jury could not agree. They were di-eharg
ed, and then Moulton Warren was searched.
The knife found upon him, and his behavior
ut once exposed his guilt. The presence of
that letter was accounted for by liim iu a dozen
different ways, within an hour.
A new jury was empanelled, and Charles
Ambolt was acquitted. Shortly afterwards
Warren was tried. I was plainly proved that
the woman who kept the house was to be burned
up in it,us he contrived to lock her into her room
shortly after setting the house on fire. She
had incurred his displeasure in various ways,
and tins was his revenge. Not only she, but
two of her girls had su-pected him from the
first, but tliey dare not complain for fear he
would not be convicted, and would be sure to
murder them.
The hardened villain confessed his guilt,
alter he had oeen condemmed, and then it was
that lie told how he happened to lie so care
less in regard to the paper and the kuile. It
was lie w ho had robbed Ambold, and when he
took the old letter from his hat to use it for a
torch in starting the fire, he did uot notice
what it was, and even when that partly burned
half had been exhibited iu court, he had entire
ly forgotten that he had torn off the other
halt a- d put it hack in his hat, as lie must have
• lone. The letter had been found in Ambolt's
pocket book, and he had kept i- because in it
the youth w as warned against his influence.
Lie confessed that lie held a slight idea of
calling tlie writer to an account when it should
become convenient. With n-gaidto the knife,
it was as I before stated. He took that also
irom Ambolt's pocket, nd put it iu his own ;
uud on the night of the fire, he used it to pry
up the sa>h, and when he had broken it he put
it back in his pocket and forgot it.
Thus was Charley saved—and saved from
more than ignominious death, too. He was
saved to be a noble, virtuous man, and his
mother once more took ample delight and
ioy in the love and teudcr care of her ouly
child.
When Charles Amholt knew that Monlton
Warreti had expiated his crimes upon the pal
lows he sat down and pondered upon his past
life. ' Tne thoughts of his old companion being
hanged, sent a strange thrill through his frame.
" RESARDLESB OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER."
But he was able to trace out, cleariy and log
ically, this terrible result from the course of
life the ill fated man had pursued. He shud
dered as he remembered how far he had gone
in the same course him elf; and he was able
to see the only safe path for any youth.
Not only must Ee shun temptation—not
only keepclear of even the appearance of vice
—but, above all, must he slum evil compau
iouship. A youth may make all the good re
solutions thought can afford, but if he coutiu
ues one evil companionship he is not safe !
Letter from Washington,
WILL ARD'S HOTCL. Washington, I
October 2. 1861. |
I cannot tell you, my dear 11., what a de
lightful ride we had down, although we did so
much regret losing your company. We could
not have had a better day if we had wished
fur it, nor more agreeable fellow passengers—
one of whom I had met before in Elmira, by
the name of KAU?, residing in Northumberland.
He was, I should think, acquainted with every
body on the route from Washington to Balti
more, and seemed perfectly willing to commu
nicate. He would inform us of a " Dutch set
tlement here," a " Yankee settlement there,"
and a mixture somewhere else ; and before we
were aware, we were in Harrisburg, where we
left onr new made friend. The train pounded
on and arrivingat York at 4 30 p. m , we were
detained by an accident, six miles below, occa
sioned by two freight trains running upon each
other, till 10 30 p. m., which gave us a chance
to " look around " York, as you know, is an
old town, little public spirit, which is evident
to Yankee go-ahead itiveness, in passing through
the streets. Some of the houses of which are
ready to fall to pieces, through age and neglect,
and others would vie in elegance with a Fifth
Avenue mansion. It is a great manufactur
ing tpwn, especially iron implements and La
ger Bier. The first Michigan Cavalry, which
was al.-o detained, availed themselves of the op
portunity to see at.d be seen, and try the good
quality of the latter named article.
We arrived in Baltimore at 2 a m , found
a detachment of five companies of the 19th
Massachusetts at the depot, waiting to escort
the said Cavalry, and had remained ic the one
position since T o'clock, the previous evening
—p or fellows !
The peace element seems prevalent You
know that is another form of " Secesh," and
in reality more malignant. I say prevalent
because the first man we met in conversation
was a peace man, and when tlie first one is, I
am " ou guard" for more of the same type.—
Am I not right ?
We arrived in Washington at 11 a ra , and
to give a description of the War spirit, noi-e,
and human beings, contained herein, would be
impossible. I will only attempt it and leave
yon to suppose t iie rest.
First, the- War Spirit. Every man, woman
and child is eager for the first inkling of news,
good, Dad or indifferent, which will aid in af
fording the least light on the state ot the great
Armies, on which depends our Nation's life.
And then the iucesruut hurry of army wagons,
stages, hacks, the roll of drums, the music of
brass bauds, the bugle notes of the Cavalry,
the screaming of the little news boys and the
organ grinders, altogether make a din some
times intoiera le to quiet uninitiated ears—,
but when I consider the number that are here
(I am told it is 3550,000), and regiments con"
stan'ly arriving.
lam silent to complaints. I tell you, my
dour 11., when I see regiment after regiment
of splendid Infantry, and of more spleudid Cu
valry and Artillery march by, 1 cannot but
a.>k myself, *' Are these men, with these death
| implements to become cowards, and is there a
: possibility of their annihilation ?" No, it can
not be ! And now that they have a comman
der who dare stand firm for right, irrespective
jof time and place, it will not be ! Let us trust
iu a higher power.
THURSDAY EVENING.—The day has been a
varied one, dear 11. Scenes have presented
themselves which, a year ago, the longest
head would not have thought possible. I sup
pose war, in its most favorable light, has been
! viewed by us aud now it remains for us to see
it in its " horrors." I hope the " horrors"
I may lie long coming.
When von come to Washington do not neg
lect to see a Regiment on evening parade.—
| We have just returned from witnessing the
10th Pennsylvania performing this act, and 1
cau ns.-iiieyon it is indeed splendid. The Re
giment (101 h), is encamped on a hill two and
• a half miles from the city, with a number of
other Peiiusyleania regiments ; among them
the 12th, in which is Capt. GUSTIN, of the
j Troy Guards, and a little further on, is the
Pennsylvania oth, in which w Lieut, and Adj
MCKEAN. We regret we did not start early
, enough to call upon the Lieut ,but night closed
in upon us, and we missed our anticipated vis
it. We could distinctly hear the fitli Regi
ment's band from where we were. I should
have told you that the 10th returned to their
quarters from the parade to the music of Com
ing Through the Rye,' which sounded beauti
lu ly among the hills. They are from Pitts
burg, Pa.
In our return to the city we had a view of
the tented cities with their camp fires. Imag
ine us on a rise of ground, overlooking the dif
ferent camps of, I might say, hundreds of Re
giments, and you cannot turn your eye buljou
will behold ttie cheerful and dim fires, (dun
because of the distance) —and think, too, of
the living human beings contained therein,why
thes - things are ? and you can have a faint
conception of my feelings as 1 passed along.—
We could see the fires trout Arlington Heights.
O ! I almost wished myself an old soldier in
stead of the poor thing that I am.
We visited Company F, Captain CALKINS,
4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, in the course of the
day, and saw our own town boys. The Cap
tain, who has been ill for some time, is now re
covered, able to attend to duty. They are en
I camped in a pleasant grove, one and a half
miles from Willard's, which, I am told, was
j the property of a " secesh " The boys have
' felled many of the heautiiul old trees for fire
wood arid have thoroughly tramped in the tim
othy seed. Corporal ASMXWALL informed me
milk was very cheap, only ten cents a quart,
sold on the ground. Bugler BORDEN, of Tio
ga. attended us to the Quartermaster's depart
ment, and we had a squint at what the Penn
sylvania 4th live upon. Everytning looked
good, especially the bread, which looked best
This morning we went up to Gen. MCCLEL
LAN'S head quarters. Saw Due de CHARTIF.BS,
the General's right hand man. The Dec is a
tall, wirey looking man, upparantly not more
than nineteen years old, a splendid horseman.
I do not think the pictures flatter Gen. SCOTT
very much. He does not look half as savage
as they represent him. (We had the heads
of the Departments pointed out to us in pro
cession of the funeral of Com. Gen. GIBSON.)
When you see him next time, thiuk the pic
ture is not correct.
FRIDAY ENE.MNG.—I left off rather abrupt
ly last night for want of ammunition, but we
have been a uew direction and col ected enough
to make an attempt. This morning, before
breakfast, went direct to Washington Monu
ment. Saw a block of Granite from Tennessee,
designed for the Mouumeut, with this inscrip
tion :
" TENNESSEE.
The Federal Union! It must and shall be
preserved."
At 9 ft. m., wo obtained passes over the
Long Bridge, which we availed ourselves of,
but the bridge which needed repair, prevented
us from crossing that way, so we went by fer
ry, proceeded directly to Fort Corcoran, which
is strongly built, but the interior not as nice
as Fort Albany. We were guided around by
a Captain of the 2d Maine Regiment, now oc
cupying Fort Corcoran. Fort Albany was
like a garden, so clean aud nice, the grass
growing over the Magazine, and little mounds
here and there inside as well as on the ontside
of the earth works. You know these differ
ent Forts are constructed for immediate use,
consequently are built of earth. The gates and
all the wood inside were newly whitewashed.
It is occupied by the 12th Massachusetts
Regiment. Arlington Heights, the encamp
ment of Gen. BLKNXE. 'S Brigade, is a delight
ful place, overlooking the Potomic and City.
You know this was the resideuce of Col. LEE,
son in-law to G. W. P. CURTIS, now rebel Gen.
LEE.
The houses all along the way to the Heights
are vacated, in expectation of " LINCOLN'S
hordes," most of them are farm houses (ten
uant) and are used for stabling. We went to
Gen. BLEAKER'* tent, the Gen, and two of his
stuff came out to meet us with the expression
"The Ladies." We introduced our selves, and
then turning he introduced his stuff, Prince
SAI.M SALM, and C< lonel. Tiie Piiuce is a
smaii man, rather sleepy eyes, but deep think
ing. Gen. HI.EXKEK is commanding in apper
enee,light and sandy mustache and hair, polish
ed manners, lie is a German. Coming back
down tiie lull we could look over into Fort
Ilunyon, see al! them manoeuroving, it seem
ed to ine would he au advantage to the rebels.
We found the fences, throughout the entire
line were taken, posts and all, for fire wood,and
the great field., for drilling ground. I am tired
and will elose this, and will tell you the rest i
when I see you, ucxt week, 11 member me to
Training Artillery Horses.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the
New York Commercial Advertiser savs :
" It requires considerable time to mount the
guns properly for an advancing army, to sup
ply them with trained horses, and especially
the right kind of harness. The horse is a
curious, shy, inquisitive animal, and when first I
taked from the stable or pasture, for the strate- I
git; purpose of war, demanded to be handled !
with care and patience. He must be gradu ;
ally accustomed to the sudden and marked i
change in his stains— the gleam of arms, the I
roll of drums, the flaunting of banners, the j
flash, the smoke and roar of cannon. It is !
remarkable however, that when the practical j
war horse is thus drilled and disciplined, his '
proficiency in wheeling with guns and caissicns, I
at the critical moment of limbering and nnlim- j
bering, artillery is wonderful. Without a |
word, without a touch, without, a sign from
man, he wheels, advances aud retreats with
almost miracu ou.s rapidity—at times com
peting riders and gunners to spring to keep
their saddles or escape his lightning like evo- ;
lutions. Such war horses as these are intend- 1
ed to be, having been practising before the j
window ot four correspondent on the parade j
ground of the Fortress this morning. Some i
few ot the morn recent comers reared and
sprang a little at the first flashes and thun
der of the cannon, while the others stood as '
firm as the adaccnt trees, and looked on as
calmly as if they were feeding from a rack.— j
At the close of the firing, some of them Were I
marched to the muzzle of the still hot and
smoking gnu, and made to put their nostrils
close to the metal, feel the heat and inhale I
the smell of "the powder." They are thus
taught to become ou familiar terms with their
new and strange acquaintance and fellow sol
dier, to measure his length with their eyes
and that his touch at their rider's command,
is rendered harmless."
fifogtational Department.
Teachers' Examinations.
The annual examinations of teachers for this
county, wilt be holden in accordance with the
following programme. In three or four instances
two townships have been put together, in order
that the inspections may ull be held before the
winter schools commence. Examinations will
commence precisely at 10 o'clock a. m., none
will be inspected who do uot come in before
11, unless the delay be unavoidable. Each
teacher must bring Sander's fifth Reader, one
sheet of fools cap paper, pen, ink and led
pencil. All who intend to teach during the
year must come forward and be examined ——
1 Nofle will be examined privately unless an
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attendance upon the examination was impossi
ble, old—certificates will not be renewed.—
Directors and others interested, are earnestly
invited to attend.
Oct. 15—Wells4 South Creek, Bowls/ School HOUM,
" IS—Columbia. Au-tensviile
" 17—Springfield, Centre School House,
44 IS—Hidgbury, Penuyviile,
" 13—Suiitbtield, Centie School House,
" 21—Troy 4 Armeuia. Boro' School House,
" 22—Canton,Corners School House,
" 21—Franklin A LeKoy, Chapel's School House,
" 24—Granville, Taylor's School House,
" 25—Burlington, Boro'School House,
" 26—Monroe, Borough School House,
" —W'vsox, 4 Standing Stoile, Myarshurgb,
44 23—Route, Boro' School House,
" 30—Orwell, Hill School House,
44 31—Pike, LelLysviUe,
Nov, I—Herrick, Landon School House,
44 2—VVyalusing, Merrvall,
44 4—Tuscarora, Ackley School House,
44 s—Terry 4 Wilmot, Terrytown,
44 C—Albany 4 Overton. Browns School House,
44 7—Towauda, Boro'School House,
44 11—Asylum, Kreuchtown Lower House,
44 12—Sheshequin 4 Ulster, Kinny School House,
44 13—Athens, Boro' School House,
44 14—Litchfield, Centre School House.
" 15—Windham. Jvuykcndall School House,
• 4 16—Warren, Boweu School House,
Aug 3.1801. C. R. COBURX.
Superintendent.
[From the District School Journal.]
To Teachers.
As the time has now arrived when many of
you are commencing winter schools, will yon
permit a few plain and practical suggestions
from one who has been more than twenty years
in the service. Daring all that time lam Dot
conscious of ever having left my school room
fully satisfied with what I had been able to ac
complish, and 1 have seldom entered it in the
morning without a kind of confident hope that
I might make some improvement on the pre
vious day's efforts. 1 shall not, therefore, be
charged with vanity in this communication,but
>liail lie grateful for tiie result of the observa
tions of others in return.
Every teacher who feels the responsibility
of his station will be anxious to leave no means
untried for promoting the best interests cf his
pupils. Nor will he forget the extent of bis
duties—reaching not only to the intellectual,
but the physical and the moral Dature. 1 will
venture to say that there is no profession that
j needs more eminently every good qualification
! than this. Uu their hearts there should be
written the law of love, and 44 on their lips the
law cf kindness." Even in the needful severity
sometimes unavoidable, there is no necessity
for any other feeliug but kindness, and there
certainly can be no truer friendship than that
which leads ns in a riyht maimer to point out
the faults of others, and to aid in teaching them
correction. In relation to the physical welfare
of our pupils, we should endeavor to have the
school room always comfortable and well ven
tilated, und as far as our influence extends, to
have the seats so constructed that the symmetry
of the human frame be not marred or the
health injured. Of their moral improvement
too, we ure never to be unmindful. High in
tellectual attainments wonid avail but little, if
the habits were bad and the heart vicious.—
Nothing sectar.au should be introduced into
the school room, bat from the broad fields of
christian principle, we may gather every
where garlands of immortality. Though I
have always used the Bible in School, I know
of no instance where objection has been made
to it. Nor would 1 consent to teach where it
was prohibited. Asa nation we acknowledge
the Divine government and the sanctions of the
Divine law ; and when we remember that the
plants we cultivate are immortal, why should
we not bring to our aid the pure preceps of the
Law of Love ?
1 have thought we might benefit each
by brief descriptions of our own schools. I
have seldom visited a school withoat receiving
some hiuts worth carrying away,and such bints
may be reciprocated through this excellent
medium provided for us.
Our school is divided into two
according to grade of studies. This arrange
ment, though not generally practicable id
country districts, will always be foond benefi
cial in large villages aud cities, as it enables
the teacher to classify to so much better ad
vantage. And it should be borne in mind that
it is not so much the number of scholars as the
number ot classes that diminishes a teacher's
alnhty to devote much time to each. The de
partment under my charge contains about 100
scholars, uuder the care of two teachers. The
smallest can read readily aud learn lessons.—
The roll is called precisely at 9 and at half
past 1, aud all wiio are then preseut have a
mark lor punctuality set to their names,which
together with every correct recitation, and
various other exerc see, fnruish materials for a
monthly report, sent home to parents. This
method affords a good substitute for taking
places in class, and operates much more fairly
on scholars. As vocal music has been taught
in the school duriug the year, we frequently
commence by singing. Sometimes too, amidst
the school exercises, startiug a soDg gives a
pleasing variety, soothes the wayward, and
rouses the dull.
The morning hours are devoted to recitations
and reading, and the hours of the afternoon
mainly writing and arithmetic. Spelling exer
cises are varied,sometimes by writing on slates
of which every scholar has one, aud sometimes
from books Alueh advantage has been deriv
ed from the library, v>hich consists of a well
selected series of more than 500 volumes
These are given out on the first aud third Wed
nesday of each month,to all who do not forfeit
the privilege by misconduct, and aids essential
ly in promoting self control. The habit of
self-control is so highly important, and has a
tendency so to secure every other attainment,
thai too great effort cannot be made to secure
it. Kindred to this and absolutely necessary
to good scholarship, is the habit of attention.
To do one thing at a time, and to concentrate
the powers of tne miud on that, is un attain
ment greatly importaut.
But after all our exertions we shall find much
to exercise our patience, and if we continue
long in the busiuess.we shall be in great danger
of acquiring a dictatorial spirit,which will often
manifest itself in our intercourse with men.
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