(IE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
TOWANDA:
Thursday Morning, March 26, 1863.
©rijiital Ipoetqt.
(For the Reporter.)
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
BY MBS. J. P. CULVER.
It was such a splendid vi3ion
That wide valley tresb and green,
Like the tietds ot blest Etysiara,
By the ancient poets seen ;
A tranquil river wending
Slowly under drooping trees,
Like the shining skies of silver.
In the web which fancy weaves.
We had met thee, just when sunset,
Crowned the west with burning gold
We had watched the gorgious banners,
Vanish brightly fold on fold,
We bad lingered in the meadows
Where June-red clover grew,
Till tl'.e fragrant air was heavy
With a weight of falling dew.
And the dearest words were spoken,
Later underneath the stars.
When the moon light lay unbroken,
On Ute fields in silver bars—
It was all the old, old story,
Told in colors warm and blight,
There amid the splendid glory,
01 that royal summer night.
And the old. sweet words " I love you,"
Drifted like a pleasant tune,
In among the leaves ami blossoms
Ol that royal night in June,
And there alter half the music
Ot a life-time came to me,
Bringing sunshine where the shadows,
And the darkness used to be.
Oh. the fair hills softly lying.
In the distance blue and dim,
Oh, the titer laintly sighing.
Like a low cathedral hymn—
Mem'ry keepeth all the music
All the fragrance and light,
And the very earth is dearer,
For that pleasant summer night.
MARCH IF, IFG3.
Ulisullaiuans.
Letter from Virginia.
CAMP Acquis CnuRCH, Va ,1
March 1,154£. (
MR. EDITOR :—A little space in the columns
of your paper would be very acceptabla to me,
anu a gocrd many of the soldiers in this Regi
ment, from Bradford county. Go. D , (Capt.
C. 11. AMES,) of our Regiment, is the otiVy
Company of Cavalry, that was raised in the
call of Gov. Curtiu, for three Cavalry Regi
ments raised in the Keystone State last, snn
mer. The fight at Oceoquau last December,
was an unfortunate affair for Companies D ,C.
41. Tliey were left at Occoquan, when we
marched from Washington to Stafford Court
House, to stand picket and guard duty, until
releived by some other detachment. The reb
el, Stuart, however, found out their nest, and
drove them back .over the Occoquan Creek.
After the fight, the three companies, C , D. &
I, three hundred strong,before the fight,-cowki
muster only 160. The three companies have
been with us of late, and their ranks look con
siderably thinned to what they were when we
started from Washington to the land of Dixie.
There has been considerable snow and rain
during the last month, being the worst kind of
weather lor the soldiers. Sickness prevails to
a great extent amongst as, and also frequeut
"deaths.
We haVe moved our "camp near Stafford
Court Ilouse, to a more suitable and healthy
place, cdled Aequia Church. Tue Church,
■only ten rods distant, is an old fashioned look
ing stone building, built many years ago.judg
log from its appearance.
This rainy weather makes odr Camp one
complete bed of mod—the horses, in some in
stances, standing half way up to their kuees
in rand.
The roads are almost impassable, where
there are no corduroy roads, making it impos
sible for the wagons to haul our forage and
provisions. We get our forage about a mile
ar 'd a hall from here, at a place called Kane's
Landing. The wagons have all they can do
to haul our provisions, and the hay for the
horses, so we have to get our graiu the best
*ay we can, and that is by the boys turning
ot ou their horses and go to the landing and
take it on horse back. Our horses look pret
tj hard now, for they have just returned, last
tight, from pursuing the rebels.
Night before last, the whole camp was
housed by the call to " Boots and Saddles,"
call the boys know pretty well,for they
have been awakened times enough to know,)
as quick as possible, and iu fifteen or twenty
minutes the boys came out in line, on their
Worses, thinking to themselves, which place the
rebels would be most likely to dash in upon
bs- The regiment stood in line'for an hour
0r more, when an Orderly from Gen. Pleas
*Dton came in and said that we should return
l ° our quarters, keep the horses saddled until
further orders. It was at this time 2 o'clock
10 the morning, aod raining very hard all the
'me. Morning dawned, but no signs of the
ra 'n stopping, the men getting their day's ra
tions for themselves, and making themselves
65 co mfortable as the weather aud circumstan
ces would permit, bat the poor horses had to
go through mud and raiu without anything to
eat, because we did not have any fortheui.for
we did uot anticipate any thing of the kind.
Just as we were ready to start, up came Gen-
with his Brigade of Cavalry, they
having travelled 12 miles from 2 o'clock to 7,
through mud and raiu. Every thing was rea
dy by half past seven, and off they started,
over 4000 strong in pursuit of the Rebel Stu
art, who had crossed the Rappahannock at
Kelley's Ford. It is believed Stuart was go
ing to make a raid towards Stafford Court
Ilouse, but he did not get far before he found
out our Cavalry were after him, and thinking
that this big rain might raise the river a little
too much, thought it a good plan to make back
tracks to the river, and acted accordingly.
Part of our cavalry had gone to the Rap
pahanuock to hinder his crossing, but he elud
ed our grasp as he has doue many times be
fore, by a vigorous march towards the river,
having only crossed two hours before our Ca
valry reached- the river. The diff rent Caval
ry Regiments came together at the river,mak
ing a grand sight, as the boys said, to see so
many cavalrymen together. There were about
13,000 cavalry out that day.
One of the Lieutenants got out of provis
ions and stopped at a house to get a piece of
far-famed " Virginia hoe-cake." The old lady
of the house thought that we had a good ma
ny cavalry—she asked the Lieutenant where
they all came from, &c. She yelled the best
her lungs would permit, for iier husband and
daughter to come and see them.
The old man and daughter acknowledged
tlmy were a " a smart lot of men." The L't-u
--teuant, who was chewing away at the hoe
cake, told them that " this 'aint anything, for
tiiis was only Sigel's Cavalry, and no more."
The Lieutenant paid fur the hoe cake in our
coin, for the old lady thought that Confeder-
ate money was worth nothing, if all that cav
alry was only Sigel's. The next day night the
Regiment got into camp all wet and worn out
•—their provisions having been short for three
day's rations, and their horses not having any
thing since they started from here, having
travelled eighty miles in 36 hours. A great
many of the horses dropped down and died on
the road, leaving the riders ou the road to he
picked up by the rebels.
There is plenty of provisions for the men,
and plenty cf forage for the horses, and we
will feed and fat up again, by the time Mr.
Stuart cafls this way again. There is no signs
of our doing anything for some time to come,
towards bringing on an engagement with the
enemy, on account of bad and muddy roads.
The boys from Shesbequin and vicinity
want me to say that they are well at present,
having stood the pursuit like heroes. They
ser.d their respects and best wishes to their
friends and relatives there. My friends in
Bradford please accept the same from myself
and AMES.
V. F. CLARK.
Q. M. C-, 17th Pa. Cavalry.
Letter from Wm, Vincent.
U.S. AKMY,G EN-ERA I. TlosrrrAr., )
'Portsmouth drove, R. 1., Feb. 2u, lst.J.f
MY DEAR FATHER :—I am really sorry ray
dear Bon Be/e, to hear you express yourself a-;
you do in relation to the troubles of our coun
try. You say you have little hope of the tri
umph of our cause. I regret that you are
obliged to think so. I have a great deal cf
hope yet—and if I had not I should think it
belter for me to keep still, than to express my
self disgusted, discouraged or disheartened
with the aspect of a flairs at the present time
You predict thst our country is to be broken
up ai.d divided into difl'eient governments,and
say you think the time is not far distant. Now
for my life, " I cannot see it in that light."—
We, as Americans, must never think of con
senting to any such tiling. 1 can, for my part,
see no way which we will be bettered by such
an arrangement. Ga the contrary, it seems
to me that the only way we can have peace
aud happiness again, is with unity all over the
land immediately to act—and act with a will
—for it is certain that if we do not conquer
the rebe!<, we will be conquered. We must
sink or swim, live or die. 1 know just as well
as any one that the strong party in the north
now is this conservative peace party —I hope
that you are not (and never will be) identified
with this element. I think that it is time that
the American people awoke to a sense of this
straggle we are engaged in, and lay aside all
party organizations and partisan fueds, and
stand shoulder to shoulder, and bear the bur
then together—and I think that notwithstand
ing all they can say or do, there is a lateut lire
burning beneath them, that will, ere long,
burst to their view and consume these north
ern traitors and their acts. A re-action will
take place that will sound the kneli of rebel
lion, and will shake the confederacy from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. I think that such
men as Yallandighatn, Seymour, Wood, and
Reed of Pennsylvatra, are doing more harm
to oar cause than a hundred thousand rebels
can do. I could show you many things that
the northern people are doing, which tends to
" aid and abet" the rebellion in maDy ways.—
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA„ BY E. 0. GOODRICH.
Perhaps they do it insensibly, but Jeff Davis
is aware of the effect it is having, and is gloat
ing over our differences at home, hoping that
they will continue Mntil we ure obliged to re
cognize them. Our folks at heme keep writ
ing to their sons, husbands and fathers in the
army, and tolling them how sick of the war
they are, and that they are willing for peace
on almost any terms, telling them to get their
discharge if and if not obliged to,
never to go to their regimant again. Now,
with what heart cr with what feelings can a
man face the enemy, while these words are
ringing in his ears. When is he given to un
derstand that it is going to avail nothing to
gain a victory, when he i s aware that the ones
(he is fighting for) at home will not sustain
him. I tell you it is these same letters from
home that have produced this demoralization,
which the " copperheads''all over the north,
are and have been croaking over and which
you lament. If there is anything that will
make me speedily return to my regiment, it is
your saying you wi-h me never to go. i tell
you, my dear father, that this strife is one for
life, and we must understand it as such—it is
as much so in reality, at " times that tried
men's souls" Was. We have tories at the north
as well a3 our ancestors had, and you must
soon learn it. There can be but two parties,
i. e friends or foes, patriots or traitors, and ev
ery man who is not a patriot is a traitor. It
behooves you, father, and such men as"you, to
take matters in hand,and see what yon can do
If you are a patriot, you will support the
President and our Government, and will con
demn all acts at variance with the policy of the
Administration. The great cry of the conser
vatives is, that this is a "nigger crusade." Now
I believe that the emancipation proclamation
was right—right because it was policy—poli
cy because it was striking the rebellion in a
weak point. Not because it was going to free
the negroes particularly—but because by free-
ing the blacks, we were going to weaken the
rebels, aud it would do it if some of our leading
Generals were not so deep in treason as Davis
& Co., although they deeieve the soldiers un
der tliern. MeCiellan is one, and if there is
anything iu his actions to m ike a true patriot
dislike hitu, it is bting identified with the
I'euoe Party of the Northern aud Extern
States. I predict that the time will soon
come, when northern traitors will fear to show
their heads, that our people will see what we
are fighting for, and that they will rise iu their
might (if no other way, by conscription) aud
do us they should have done one year and a
half ago, go to woik with the determination
to conquer .'
Now, father, 1 do not want you to write to
me never to return to my regiment again, be
cause it is useless to talk so to uie. J feel it
my duty to go, and have asked to go twice
since I have been acting Hospital Steward,
but the doctor will not allow me to go. I
hope you do not write such letters to Roy, if
vou do, you do barm, it tends to weigh down
the spirits when they would willingly be buoy
ant. When you write to Roy, please encour
age him, you will never be sorry, and that
is not all, you ought, father, to be willing to
sacrifice your two sons for our glorious cause.
lam well. Write soon to your son.
WM. S. VINCENT,
Co. F. sth P. R. Y.C.
V. S. VINCENT, Tunkhanaock, Pa.
Letter from Italy.
GENOA, Italy, Pec. 4, 1802.
DEAR SI-TER M : I uni hippy to in
form yea that I received your letter at -Spezia,
on the l>t of November, -it being the time we
arrived there from a cruise from Naples. We
sailed to Palermo, distance three hundred
miles west. Before leaving there 1 wrote to
E 1 will try to tell you something of the
cruise, and the places we visited. From the
port of Palermo which is a Siclian port we
sailed to Smyrna, iu Asia Minor. Here you
see men of many nations, Turks, Jews, Greeks,
English. The Jews wear costumes similar
to ours but the Greeks who urea hardy look
ing race, are a very singular people. The
ladies do not appear in public except with
their faces veiled, aud wearing the Turkish
costume. Here is where some of the scriptur
al characters once figured, St. Paul for cue.
There is a church three miles from the main
city where St. Paul once preached. It is
kept in a careful state of preservation and
thousands of strangers visit it, but I saw noth
ing there of any importance. Smyrna is a
port of considerable trade. (Jottou and fruit
are its chief exports, figs and grapes surpass
any fruit I ever ate. There are also, many
other kinds of fruit, such as Pomegrauts, &c.
From Smyrna we sailed to Beyrout, the
ltoly laud. From this harbor we can see
Mt. Lebauon, but uone of the lofty cedars are
visible, although we have a piece of cedar
wood that came from some part' of the moun
tain. The mountains in ail the country after
leaving Gibralter. arc entirely naked of native
trees. All you see are planted and are
chiefly fruit trees. . Olive, apple, peach, or
ange, lemon &e. The chief unimals are hor
ses, oxen, a.-ses, camels and dogs, and an
abundance of goats. The female goat is
miked like our cows. Butter and cheese are
produced front their milk. The cheese Ido
not relish, uor the butter, still you know I am
a great butter hand I can eat it, but it is un
like our butter. It is sold free from salt,you can
eat it this way and salt it at pleasure. Salt
is abuuduut in this country but very dear.
There is a heavy duty on the article. It is
retailed at 4 and 5 cent per pouud. Beyrout
is about 1,200 miles west from Palermo on
our course Irorn Smyrna to Beyrout. We
sailed through the Greeciau Arcbipelego, a
sea dotted with islands, tuauy of which are in
habited by the Greeks,fromßoyrout. We sail
ed to the bey of Scaudaroo, the part of Al
leppo iu Syra. Alleppo is an i.-laud 35 miles
iu circumferauce, once of importance, but on
the i.eeline. America sends missionaries among
the heatheu iu Syria. The Arabs are a hard
looking racejtbey look like our the
" REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER."
poorer class ware but little dress. The cli
mate is oppressive and very unhealthy for
strangers. About one missionary is killed
here every year, by the Turks. Their relig
ion is Mahotnedan, they hate the christian.—
Tbeu we sailed back to Beyront. Lay there
all night, and in the morning got up anchor,
steerd our course back to civilization. After
sailing 12 days we dropped anchor in (he
port of Messina, a city on iJe Siccly, 90 miles
from Palermo. There are several other cities
ou the isleud, Syracuse, Ac. When we were
at Pcyront, we were only 90 miles from Jop
pa, or the ancient Joppa. This it the nearest
seaport to Jarusalem. I almost wish our ship
had gone to that port. It is fifteen miles from
Jarusalem. I would like to visit the Holy
city, but it is dangerous to travel in this coun
try aline. The Turks and Arabs would mur
der a christian as quick as they would a dog.
1 ate pomegrants from Damascus, and the
Jews brought us many little articles for sale :
such as pipes, bceds, pearls,crosses and shawls,
Ac., some of which were very nice, also very
costly. We then sailed back to Spczia.this is
not a very large city, but a line pore and a
picturcsque'lookiug place. You can sue the
lofty peaks of Appcnines i:i the distance.—
The land near the sea is beautiful and undu
lating. We are now raiored in the harbor
of Genoa. I shall stay here until March
or April, and shall expect to hear from you
so.u. J. E.
Valuable Hints.
If a man faints place him il it ou his hick
and let him alone.
If any poison is swallowed, drink instantly
half a glass of cold water, with a heaping tea
spoonfui each of common salt and ground
mustard stirred into it. This vomits as
as it reaches the stomach ; but for fear some
of tlie poison may still remain, swallow the
while of one or two raw eggs, or drink a cup
of coffee,these two being antidotes for a great
er number of poisons than any dozen other r
tides known, with the advantage of their
being always at hand. If not, half-pint of
siveet oil, or drippings, or molted butter, or
lard, are substitutes, especially if they vomit
quickly.
The best thing to stop the bleeding of a
moderate cut instantly is to cover it profusely
with cobweb, or Hour and salt, half and half.
B the blood comes from a wound by jets or
spirits, be quick, or a man will be dead in low
minutes, because an arter is severed : tie a
handkerchief loosely around near the pari,
between the wound and the heart ; put a
stick between the handkerchief and the skin,
twist it round until the bleed ceases to flow,
and keep it there until the doctor come. If
in a position where a handkerchief cannot be
used, press the thumb on a spot near the
wound between the wound and the heart ;
increase the pressue- until the bleeding ceases,
but do not lessen that pressure for an instant,
until a physician arrives, so as to glue up the
wound by tiie coagulation or hardening of the
cooling blood.
If your cloths take fire, slide the hands
dowu the dress, keeping them as close to the
body as possible, at the same time sinking to
the floor by bending the kuees, this has a
smothering effect on the flames. It not ex
tinguished, or a great headway is gone, lie
down on the floor, roll over and over: or, bet
ter, envelope yourself in a carpet, rug, bed
cloth, or any garment you can get hold of al
ways preferring woolen.
If a man asks you to go his security, say
" No," and run ; otherwise you may be en
slaved for life, or your wife and children may
spend a weary existence iu want, sickness, aud
boggarv.
If you find yourself in possession of a eonti
terfeit uote or coin, throw it in the fire ou
the instant, otherwise you may be tempted to
pass it, and may pass It, to feel mean there
fur as long as you live ; then it may pass in
some man's hand as mean -as yourself, with a
new perpetration of iniquity, the loss to fall,
eventually, ou some pour struggling widow,
whose " all" it may be.
Never laugh at the uissliaps of any fellow
mortal.
The very instant yon find yourself in a pas
sion, shut your month. This is oue of the pre
cepts derived from inspiration.
The man who always exacts the last cent,
is mean : there is no "evacuant" in all the
" Materia Medina," efficient enough to purge
him of his debasement ; he is beyond drug
gory.
Never effect to be " blunt these are syn
onyuis of brutality and boorishuess. Such per
sous are inflicting a wound which neither time
nor medicine can ever heal.
Never be witty at another's expense. True
generosity never dwells in such a heart. It
only wants the opportunity to become the
cheat or a rogue.
GOLD SPECULATION. — The following is the
amendment to the Tax bill, imposing tax upon
transactions in gold andsiher passed by Con
gress :
" All contracts for the purchase or sale of
gold and silver, Coin or bullion, secured by
pledge or deposit, or other disposition of gold
or silver eoiu of the United States, if to be per
formed after a period exceedidg three days,
shall be in writing or printed, and signed by
the parties, or their agents or attorney, and
shall have one or more adhesive stamps as,
provided an act to which this amendement,equal
in amount to one half of one per centum and
interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum
on the amount so loaned, pledged or deposeted;
and if any such loan, pledge or deposit, made
for a period not exceeding three days, shall be
renewed or in any way extended, for any time
whatever, said loan, pledge or deposit shall be
subject to the duty imposed on loans exceeding
three days; and no loan ofcurreuey or mouey
on security of gold or silver coiu of the Uuited
States as aforesaid, shall he made exceeding
in amount the par value of the coin pledged or
deposited as security; and any loau so made
or attempted to be made, shall be utterly void.'
Aii Old Farmer's Speech.
Mr Funk, a member of the Illinois Senate,
recently made the following speech in that
body :
MR SPEAKER—I can sit in my scat no long
er and see such boys' play going on. These
men are trifling with the best interest of the
country They should have asses' ears to set
off their heads, for they are secessionists and
traitors at heart.
I say that there are traitors and secession
ists at heart in this Senate. Their actions
prove it Their speeches prove it. Their
gibes and laughter and cheers here nightly,
when their speakers get up in this baU'aud de
nounce the war and the administration, prove
it.
I can sit here no lougcr and not tell these
traitors what I think of them. And while so
telling them, I am responsible for what I say.
I stand upon my own bottom. lam ready to
meet any man on this floor, in any manner,
from a pin's point to the mouth of a cannon,
upon this charge against these traitors. [Tre
mendous applause from the galleries ] lam
an old man of sixty live. 1 came to Illinois a
poor boy. I made a little something for my
self and family. I pay $3090 a year in taxes.
1 nm willing to pay $6,000, aye $12,000,
[great cheering, the old man bringing down
his fist upon his desk with a blow that would
knock down a bullock, aud causing the ink
stand to bounce a half dozen inches in the
air.] aye,l am willing to pay my whole fortune,
and then give my life to save my country
from these tiaitors that are seeking to destroy
it. [Tremendous cheering and applause, which
the Speaker could uot subdue.]
Air. Speaker, you must please excuse me.—
I could not sit longer in my seat, arid calmly
liston to tlm-e traitors. My heart, that feels
for my country, would not let me.—Aly
heart, thai cries out for the lives of our brave
volunteers iu the field, that these traitors at
ho ;:e are destroying by thousands, would not
let me. Yes, these vidians and traitors and
s< e- ssioni-ts in this Senate, [striking his clench
ed lists ou the desk with a blow that made
the house ring again] are killing my neigh
bors' boys, now lighmg in the field. I dare
to tell this to these traitors, to their faces,
and then I ain responsible for what I say to
one and ail of them. [Cheers.] Let them
come on, right here. lam sixty-five years
old, and I have made up my mind to risk my
life right here, oa this floor, for my country.
[Mr. Funk stoon near the lobby railing, his
desk being one of the row immediately in front
of it. A crowd, as he proceeded, collected
around him, evidently with tfic intention o!
protecting hiqa froiu violence, if necessary.—
The last announcement was received with
cheering, and I saw many an eye flash, and
many a countenance grow radient with the
light of defiance.]
These men sneered at Col. Alack, a day or
two ago. He is a little map, but I am a large
man. I am, ready te meet any of them, i
am large enough for them, and I hold myself
ready for the in now, and at any time. [Cheers
from the galleries.]
Mr. Speaker, these traitors on this floor
should be provided with hempen coiiars.—
They deserve then). They deserve hanging,
[ say. [Raising his voice aud violently strik
ing the desk.] The country would be better
off to swing them up. Igo for hanging them,
and J. dare tell them so, right here to their
traitorous faces Traitors should be hung.—
It would be the salvation of the country to
hang them. For that reason I would re
joice at it. [Tremendous cheering.]
Mr. Speaker, I beg pardon of the gentle
men in the Senate who are not traitors, but
true loyal men, for what I have said. I only
intend it and mean it for secessiouists at heart.
They arc here in this Senate. I see them
joke, and smirk and grin at a true Union man.
liut 1 defy them. I stand here ready for them
and dare them to come on. [Great cheering ]
Wb >t mau with the heart ot a patriot coulu
stand this treasou any iouger ? I have stood
it long enough. 1 will stand it no more.—
[Cheers.] I denounce these men and their
aiders and abettors as rank traitors, secession
ists. Hell itself could not spew out a more
traitorous crew than some of the men who dis
grace this Legisla ure, this State aud this
country. For myself, I protest against and
denounce their treasonable acts. 1 have vot
ted against their measures. I will do so to the
end. I will denounce them as long as Goo
gives me breath. And I am ready to meet
the traitors themselves, here or any where,and
light them to death. [Prolonged cheers aud
shouts J
I said T paid three thousand dollars a year
taxes. Ido not say it to brag of it. It is
my duty, Mr. Speaker, my privilege to do it.
But some traitors here,who are working night
and day to get their miserable littie bills and
claims through the Legislature, to take money
of the pockets of the people, are talking about
high taxes They are hypocrites as well as
traitors k I heard some of them talking about
high taxes in this who do not pay five dollars
to support the Government. I denounce them
as hypocrites as well as traitors. [Cheers.]
The reason that they pretend to be afraid
of high taxes is that they do not want to vote
money for the relief of soldiers They want
also to embarrass the Government and stop
the war. They want to aid the secessionists
to conquer our boys in the field. They care
about taxes if They are picayune men, any
how. TLcy pay no taxes at all, and never
did, and uever hope to, unless they cuu man
age to pluuder the Government. [Cheers ]
This is an excuse of traitors.
(Here the Speaker called for order in the
galleries.)
Mr. Speaker, excuse me. I feel for my
country in this her hour of danger : I fell for
her from the tips of my toes to the ends of
my hair. This is the reason I speak as Ldo.
I cannot help it. I am bound to (ell these
men to their teeth what they are, and what
the people.tho true loyal people tlmik'bf them.
[Tremendous cheering. The SpeakcF rapped
upon the desk in unisou with the applauses,
apparently to stop it, but really to add to its
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Vol l 1 a for I could see by bis Hushed cheek
, ins eye that his heart was with the
brave an* w J , , , i
M . oval old gentleman.J
air. ape. j 1)avo gajd tny say . jam
no Speaker. . g is lbe on | y B})eccb j b(iVO
made. And 1 iiQt knQW tbat jt deserves
to be called a sp Sb j CO|lI(] not git BliU
any longer, and see vese s , oulld rels and trait
ors woik out their se lb scbemes t 0 destroy
the Luton. Iney have S cutiraeuts. Let
them one and all make thC. QOSt of tbefU lhey
can. lam ready to back o,. nII j sa y ; aQl j r
repeat it, to meet these traitoi j u aiiy , nau .
ner they may choose, from a piu's no j Dt t0 t he
mouth of a cannou. [Tumultuous applause,
during which the old gentleman set u, wn a f.
ter giving the desk a parting w, ac k
whjch sounded loud above the din of
and clapping of hands ]
I never witnessed, says a correspondent, so
much exeitment, in my life In an assembly.—
Mr. Funk spoke with a force of natural elo
quence, with a conviction that wrought ap
the galleries, aud even members on the floor,
to the highest pitch of excitement. His voico
was'heard in the stores that surrouud tho
square, aud the people came flocking ia from
nil quarters. In five minutes he bad an aud
ience that packed the hall to its utmost capac
ity. After he had concluded, the Republican
members and spectators rushed up and took
him by the hand him. The Dem
ocrats said nothing, but evidently fell the cas
tigation they were receiving most keenly, as
might be 9een frora their blanched checks and
restless and uneasy glances.
A N' TLM.VOIS FARM. —The largest farm in Ill
inois is that of Isaac Funk, whose speech to
t he Illinois Legislture.wo publish to day resides
near Bloomingtou, McLean county. The to
la! number of acres occupied and owned by him
is 31),000 —one farm of 27,000 acres said to
be worth S3O per acre, and three pasture fields
containing, respectively, 8000, GGOOOand 1000
acres. His great crop is coru, ail of which he
consumes at Lome, unci is thus able to market
about $70,000 worth of cattle per year at
New York. His stock on baud of horses,
tnnles, hogs aud fat cattle is said to be worth
$1,000,000.
A TRUE DEMOCRAT. —The secession sympa
thizers in New Hampshire do not succeed in
carrying ail the democrats in support of their
schemes. Thus, a few daya ago while Colo
nel George, candidate for Congress, was
speaking at Hopkiulon, in that state, a dem
ocrat who had always clung to the party
arose and said : " Colonel George, do you
support the government iu putting down the
rebellion V' The Colonel replied : "It con
not he put dowu by fighting." " Then," said
me democrat, " I separate from you aud
the party that supports you. Igo for my
country at all hazards, and for putting down
the rebellion by the sword. I am no demo
crat, it oppositiou to my country is democ
racy."
At a meeting in Washington, General
Prentiss presented himself as the greatest cu
riosity cf the army—a General who never
drank a glass of liquor in his life. lie stated
" that rum and drunken officers, nad dona
more to defeat and demoralize our armies,than
all rebeldom could ever do—that, if the ap
pointing power had made temperance iu Offi
cers an indispensable qualification, the war
would have been closed before this time."
GHPEN* M ANCRE. —Millet or oats will make
a good crop to turn under before sowing fall
wheat. At the present price of oats, millet
seen will be much the cheapest. If the soil is
infested by weeds, buckwheat may be used.
Sow early and plow iu as soon as it is in flow
er, and then sow for another crop to be plowed
under first, before sowing the wheat.
Universal love is like a mitten, which
fits all hands alike but not closely ; true affec
tion is like a glove which fits one hand ouly,
but sets close!v to that one.
aSf Time is an old novelist who takes pleci
ure in printing his tales oi> our countenances.
He writes the first chapter with aswau'sdowm,
and graves the last with a steel pcu.
A SMART SCHOLAR. —" Toby, what did the
Isrilites do when they crossed the Red Seat
—" 1 don't knew, ma'am, but I guess dried
themselves."
What description of fowl did Lord El
gin's carriage resemble wheu he eutered Pe
kin?—A coach in China.
A MICHAELMAS GOOSE.—A person invited
an acquaintance to dinner on the twenty
ninth of September, saying lie always had a
goose at diuucr on Michaelmas uay.
are ladies the biggest thieves in
existeuce ? Aus—Because they steel the
petticoats,b one the stays, and crib the dad
ies. Yes, and hook the eyes, too
Why is the pupil of the eye like a bad boy
at school ? Because it is always uuder tha
lash
"Do you see any thing ridiculous in
this wig ? said a brother judge to Curran
—"Nothing but the head," he replied
B*SS„A country pape, in puffing a soap, say
it is the " best over used for cleaning a dirty
man's face. We have tried, it and there
fore we know."
—Governer Andrew has appointed Thurs
day, April 2d,as the auuuai fast-day in Mass
achusetts.
stems of Canada thistle are suggest
ed as a valuable substitute for rags in the
manufacture of paper. Cloth of fiue texture
has been successfully mauulactured from this
fibre