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VotlicaL
TUB GIpIXANJ
My lover, tb tho field of s rife,
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Par frcim s home an ihm
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Has gone to hazard dearest life '
For law an' liberty.
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; Oh, brilliant n his soldier dress,
But with - a falling tear,
Did hp r receive -my last caress, .
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And to the field repair.
The drums beat in the village road,
'• . The troop marched gnity
But mid,the innsiet shrill And hind.
WaS licardiU wailing crY:
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I, sitting at my window low, .
A tmeegaviin my h
-, ank 1
J- WatchePsilifutly the gaiirt shoW
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ade by tke marching and.
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And when My treasnre onwara came,
Oh how n4,-heart,did 4,t! .
He proudly niarthil, as Bare of fame;
'What coul i d •
I'do but weep
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Oh God ! wilat werre niy;Orerings then!
How hear - was my Ilart-1
I threWei siirig of laurel green.i r - .
4 , _ As n :iarewe (i l on my part.
.T. L. READ
Be could no stop to pia; It up, -
The trinlyuicij.• bore him on-; '
Crushed in . the dust layltuy last hope,
• Wheu allad passed aud - gono.
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But. if he Jilssed ofrered sprat
' Yet still toy hearthe i liath
- Whieli beats for-him. okiw faraway,
With and trustiAk faith,
"BE HAST:i(IiTED DON!RSTIC iNkI.7IZREC . -
T10N.4; ASIOG s.r i —Sucli -was one ot_the
charges t.li s e,,,patriots of ?76• made to the
world again.4--k:lrerge. , .M,-and one of the
reasons. for__ dissb lvi neat connection - - with
the Mother confitry. Little did they sup
posethat, befOre a century . would
round, the government they were labor
ing to establish would have a similar stiff
ma put upon it c hy a fanatkal Presitrent,
whom the people in their blindness - had
elected. their Chief Magistrate; . Yet sb it;
is. The President of the American
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public, Jan. 1, 1862,' issued his proClaMa
mu! declaring Tree",over three millions of
slaves, in 'some ten Southern States, ibnr
of them being of tile original thirteen hat
took part in issuing. the Declaratio of
Independence--thereby theml to
insurrections., Well
_may the patrilotic
stop and-imagine whether we are : on the
right . road, when, we adopt _measares
which, we announced to the world in our
celebrated, Declaratio n ditndepeudence,
cau4e.d is to take up arms', in rebellion,
and proclaim an -eternal separation from
the present Government.—Cincinuao
qti irer.
'Mt:TINY AT Til E PP.6CIAINIATMN.L-It
will surprise no one.who is ; not under the
influence of fanaticism, to hear of mu tiny
in the army ir,) F eciisequeuce . of the Presi
dent's. Emaniipation Proclamation. , One
of the first in antes whiClr have come .to
light of open revolt on this account is that
'Ofan Illinois " r reolment, *filch has been
mustered out of the service, with the ex
ception of ow _company, •in consequence
of its refusal to fight for, the'
nigger.—
,
Dubuque- (Iowa) Herald..
Poumcs IY - THE - sound,
ought to be heard in the Church but; -the
healing Voice of Christian bharity. Thoge
-who quit their proper clutiracter to assume
What does riot helf-, to them, are, for the
greater part, ignorant both of the charac
ter they leave and - the character they
assume.,
,TheY have nothing of politics
,Inq th e L l:nations thry, 'Surely •the
ehurbh is a place where . ne days' truce
ought to - be allowed , to the dissensions and
animosities of
. mankind.4-Edmu n d Burke,
A "D'OthmtuiED"eoL ItR.----The New
l''ork,Tribune tells a stor, of a stout, ath
letic **nave, who running - away from the
battle at FrAderickslnire was -checked, by
a lieutenant with a drawn sword. - Said
the latter, "Stop, sir ! -Go back to your
-regiment you infernal 'coward, you are not
wounded; "Fer,,,Heaven's sake let, me.
- pass," .. raplored the, fugitive; "I know
I'm not wounded, but fearfully demor
alized.",
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- Atteriipts: 'have 'already been - made in.
Verrnotit. : te raanufacture maple sugar.
Trials Tait week provcd- tat the sap runs
well. This" as owing $ the extremely
mild weathvt;
Ilout,e Territorial Committee will
report bills in a. few days for .the admits•
sion, of !UtaNl . Colorado and: Nevada into
the , states;'-and 'perhaps Nebras... l
ka,-all - Of Whih are believed to have a suf.,
fietent Popidatioh to - entitle then each to
repreiieutative ih Congress. . •.
xlcrutriT.
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131JVILT11.1:11NA. 00UNTY, PENNA.
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TEE TEACHER'S WORK.
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Whoever has engaged in teach ing, has
entered ,upon a great work.- Great, be
zatise the task to be performed is an ard# 7
eus one ; great, because of its important
bearinf , uon the preset condition
an
1 - d future destiny of allconcerned. ls it
lot important then that those - villa pie
cut themselves as teacheri Should be th'ot
°uglily onalified for the work? Can any
Z one with ne impunity enter Snell a field of' la
bor?'' No ! . Such' persons, if any ere'
are; 'are not deserving of success;; they
ought to suffer a Just penalty. Let lus la
bor earnestly to secure those attainments
which are neceSsary ; then we withhave
no reason .1.0 cry out against low \stages,
inconveniences and the like'; but the peo
ple. Will make proper efforts' to, meat our
reasonable ;denaands, - and to comply with
our wishes. Asa patyich and philanthro
pist,' the teacher must teao.in that Way
which will best fit the learner to dis Charge
the obligations he owes to hiniself,.l is4' - i;l 7
low beings,' and to his Creator.
.It is net
our whole, ditty as educators to render our
pupils the . assistafice Which they desire,
in order to gain a thorough knOwledge of
arithmetic, grammar, histOry,A,c. These
are important, but we wish the ftztare-eiti
tells of this republic-10 have something
More than a mere knowledge of what'is in
books will,make them e As they come up
on the stake of action; and take the places
of those Who now occupy responsille po
sitions, we wish them to be able to dis
charge the duties of life,sboth public and
private, in a manner that will do credit to
'those who have had- charge -of their early,
training, and to-a certain ektent.fasiOned
their character. How is this great object
to be attained?.how can we'.b,estl acquit
ourselves in the arduous &ides of 'our
We approve or condenin metes ae
onsth according - as their motives are good
tor othelwise; and we are 'guided -eome
what by the same criterion in judging of
the future results of those actions. In
view of this fact, it becomes the: teacher
to look well to the motives by which he is
controlled and goVerned. He may 'enter
the school-room with a desire to do the
greatest possible amount of good, and with
a determination not to eW,erve lathe least
r4in what, he considers the path of duty;
because he thinks thatbrso doing, he' will
merit the reputation of a successful teach
er. TiMe passes on', and . he is at a loss
to know whyconfusion has taken the place
of the quiet -which once , reigned in his
school. If he would but trace the effect
to its real
: cause, he would find that at the
commencement he had too much of a e.O
- motive at heart,- and instead of the
highest good of his pnpils, , it was his . own
convenience, and a desire to gain approba
tion that prompted his.: zeal. Although
the 'esteem of others is desirable, it is too
dearly bought when Obtained at - the sacri
fice of principle. It is not in the province
of the teacher to seek self aggrandizement;
he. must bestow nis . lallors alike on the un
grateful and those'crwho appreciate his
forts-; and lie must teach them to rightly
exercise all their Powers - of mind and
body. If the minds of the young - can
once be awakened to the importance 'of
vigorous aPplicatiori to the work of im
provement, a,vittory is gained; and the
-seeds of future usefulness sown which will
germinate and bring forth fruit to bless
the world of - mankind. Not only . must
the intellect be-cultivated, but the physi
cal and moral nature must be proportion
ally -developed. NcrgoOd can -be, accom
plished by Overcharging the - intellect while
the moral garden of the heart is, suffered
to be overgrown with vicious weeds. The
teacher should' not be ignorant of the laws
of phySiology, but be able to point.out
any deviation frOm the right, path, any
olatiowof the organic laws *which control
thP - human system. 'We meet.daily with
the .paliltfaces and shattered. frames of those
Who are sinking:tinde,r disease,-the seeds
of which .were sown in youth, when per-'
,baps_ :with proper care they might have
grown, up.- with -vigOrous constitutions,
which; . combined with Well -balanced
minds, would have enabled them -to lead.
lives of
. uSefulness to theniselves and to
, those around . .thera. • Mari in postiession of
- physical . Power but - devoid - of intellect, is
a mere animal. •The faculties . to* judge,
reason,, contrive, c. -„are *hat consante
him anaceountable beiiig; I - let, what aro
those faculties without bultivatiOnZ Their
possessor is ngt,repdpred happier fer hav-,
:ing them, bUt is- a w.oribless. dreatnie—a
appetite, .and subject to every
evilpastion. But let him exercise
pOwersof Mind; and give proper direction
, - TU,ESDAY, FEBRUARY , 3, 4863.
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to his energies, and you.will see him. ries--
ing in the scale of existence—hie mind ex
panding. and unfolding new glories at eve
ry step be - take& • This awakening, eleva-
ting, ennobling procesS, must to a great,
degree be carried on by the teacher. It
cannot be done by continually crowding
upon the attention great. and valuable
truths, while the mind remains a passite
recipient, but every exertion must be put
. forth to arouse the latent-powers, and. set
the mind to thinking and .reasoning for
itself. No one need try to 'carry a child
up the hill of science, for be will but fail in - .
the attempt jibe undertakes; but let - the,
-way be plainly and accurately pointed
oat; then le't the traveler exert his own•
.energies in climbing its rugge*Steeps. As'
the labor of the body tends, to strengthen,
the'itinscles and give ' tone and -Nigor to
the whole system,'so a-Virtuous- exertion I
and vigorous' application of the mind; will
bring to - light its hidden -talents, which,
united with the. efforts Of -industry, will
cause the mighty barriers 'of io-norance , to,
give way,-.and let the soul rise -aboVe the
merennimal_ to regions of light, for which
the creator designed it. .Yet, when.
high state,OlintelleCtnal culture •has been
reached; thereis an element lacking which ,
lies at the very foundation of all that 'is
great and good in l the:human character.
Knowledge is power, but Without a fixed
principle - of--,morality to give bias to that
power, it--may prove a,n *mitigated. evil.
It. cannot be deniea that - a lack of moral
'worth prevails in-the world town alarming
extent. We have those among as with
splendid.talerits-towering high.above the
-common scale of intelligence,•but instead
Of exerting their master energies in 'trying
to elevate their fellow beings, they prove
be-poWerful in 'the accomplishment of
evil—in the destruction of all • that is left
of purity and holiness in fallen humanity.
We-see others who might wield.a mighty
influence for geed, • but being entirely
wrapped up in self, and destitute of chris-
Sian ‘principles, lack the couvage - to - stand
up boldly fur right against might, and bid
defiance. .to any personal calamity which.
: might consequently befall them- . We see:
this truth illustrated in the transactions of
every, day life, and we have seen it most.
fearfully demonstrated- among those who
take part- in Controlling• the Adis of pa
tients. Must this evil necessarily be borne ?
If not, how is it to becorrected ? Who
is to be the agent in raising . the standard
of morals among the people? The work
rests upon the tener, cenneeticia with.
the parent. In so me instances the parent
'does not poisess the elements of -a . .good
moral-character in himself; much less does
he possess the power to impart those ele
ments to the _mind of the child, in which
case the duty devolves. upon the teacher ;
and no weirder that he should exclaim,
"Who is sufficient - for these things r
"How can I 'sustain this -overwhelming
.weight Of responsibility r But we have
not to. - -depend upon our own strength
alone.. That Being` who has implanted
within us, a desire to do good, will,.most
assuredly, smile rpm our efforts. • Let
our zeal in the causebe proportionate to
the magnitude Of-the work, and while our
fathers and brothers are nobly rushing to
. the defence .of Liberty and-the Union, let,
. us as nobly defend the minds of the. youth
against the Inroads of vice and. ignorance,
and strive to impart within them an un
wavering regard for truth and right, that
we may be able to bequeath to the rising
generation, a natiee of virtuous, vigorous,
practical thinkers„'Whci will preerve
sullied our.political, literary, and religious
institutions, and safely guide the 'ship of
State. This very desirable result cannot
be obtained by great efforts alone.i Many
of the duties incident to our calling appear
trivial in their nature; and the perform-
Puce of them may seem irksome.to us, - but
let us patiently .and.' ,perse.zeringly go
forward, and iriasmiicfilsa exampleni more
Powerful than precept,, exhibit at all time's
a, pattern that will. be, Worthy of imitation
'by those whose-physidal, intellectual, ; and
moral faculties we • have undertaken to
oultiVate. It is- true that the path of the
teacher is one - --of' unremitting toil, beset
with many;difflculties ;. but because there
arediscouragements in the 'way, shall we
retire from the contest, and leave the field
to-ignorance and ivice NO I—inethinke
I. hear the echo," No !" Then we , mush
anti for the conlict, andin the strengli of
our liiiine Master we wifi-achieve - amere:
-glorious victory than was ever . 'mon.
-the 'sacrifice.. of , many "thousands -on the,
bloody, field of strife.-
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TIME.—The World sap; 6
the abinet
it Washington could Comproinige finr the
sake of plunder, biit regards it :IS treagona
ble to , comprotnio? thepnrijostf-Okating ,
the country froin ,deitruetio
,M . 7,7UUT;r7 n .TM
The Reading Gazette and Denwerat con
tains an. admirablyprepared Sketch of the
early life and lateroareer of the new-Ben;
ator elect, Which we are confident will
be read with interest by the great-mass . '
of our people of all parties; The election
of this able, experienced and incorruptable
statesman bits elicited from the Democrat. ,
is press througho ut the State the most
marked approv , and even his political_
enemies, with few exceptions ; have,testi
fied their gratification at his.success. He
is now a man of note, and the sketch which
we present will introduce. him_ to many
Who have not heretofore laiown him, and
make more intimate" acquaintance, which
.-has been but 'superficial. It was written;
evidently, by one who knows- hitli thor
oughly and haS a just conception of his
ch aiacter,andability.
tl"rontty Reacllng Gazelle.]
TILE NEW SENATOR, 1
FROMPENNSy LV ANIA.
* ' * But complimentary, to himself as
he must regard this expression of public
confidence, the people .of Pennsylvania
have equal ground for• felicitation in the.
success. of a candidate for .Senator fitted
by every quality of '.eharacter,'and by all
the habits of his.lire to be of serVice to the
nation in the evil days Which are upon us,
and the still more evil .dayS are
surely soon to come.
, Mr.. Buckalew
. waE born en..the 28th day
of December, 1821; and at the. date of
the:election had just completed his:forty
first Year. He is the descendent of one
6f the few fam c ilies of Huguenots which
settled in.Petinsyivania 'upon the •emiara,
tiotr of that' ' body of. Protestants f?Oni
-France, inconsequence of the revocation
of the Edict ofNa4es.in 1085. ..The ca
reer of the Haguenots in this comity.-has
been marked and peculiar.. Their quali
ties seem to have been- inbred. They' have.
produc.ed for the.. service Of this . nation a
long list of most useful and ; Most estimable
statesmen ; and it WilleaSt .- no2diseredit -
Upon that list, whiell embraces the names
of Henry 'Laurens and Jleshn.SaY, to add to:
it the•naine of the newly-elected • Senat6r
-fie* Petrisylvania. - Be has all - the.phYsi-.
cal developet,nents, all;the iiitelleetual abil
ity, all the reticence and repose Of mari
ner, all, thelmen sense of personal honor,'
all the
.unswervingpolitical.fidelity, all 'the
devoted attachment to friends, and- all
the firm,ealm courage wl ich. belonged to
the leaders of his race as *ell in their-hour
Of trial . .as in their -hour of triumph...
- The early life of tilt new 'Senator was
Passed on a farm situated .onj - luntington
.creek,.near the Hue separating the Counties
of Luzern° and Columbia. The estate of
his father was'divided by: this line. . The
farm where he - was reared was at the foot
of the NorthweStern slope of the beautiful
Knob.Mduntiin, which extends - ina uni
form, and unbroken sweep from Shiekshin
ny, in Luzerne, to Orangeville, in Coluin
bia con nty. The scenery of the locality ;
unknown and - obscure as it is, is probably
the most attractive in Pennsylvania. The
inthlence•ofphysical.eonditions,upon intel .
!canal developew,ent, has oft 6 been. re
marked, and the friends of Mr. Buckalew,.
Who have been familiar with his history
and his birth-place have been accustomed .
for twenty years to connect the massive
peculiarities of MS intellcet—Ms' eminent
qualities of. quiet, undemonstrative and'
imengetated vigor, power, and adherence
--With the imposing and-majestic features
of nature which surrounded his boyhood
and early youth. His life there was pass
ed as tbe lives of all boys are passed upon
the land. He possessed the incalculable
advantages that are ipsetiarablefrom such
a life. There. _has been In this nation no
first class man, from Washington to Web
ster,.that did not come' from the land.
The rearing of the, towns gives readiness,
dexterity and adroitness to the cultivated
man: as it gives leanness, dexterity and
adroitnesii - to the . craftsman.. Bat it does
not give ppuPer. There is a lever of
keennOss• arid sharpneSs which can be ob
tained only- in crowds. But they who in
fluence and control the action of masses of
and,they,wlio create or mould sys
tems of government, 'bust, for some ex
tended period,- have lived segregated
lives.• And statesman in this country .wheAtrould really Oesire. to he useful in his
careei, must , acxinire a. "-sympathy with
the millions whose lot is4abor" by actual
'employment in the manual labor of the,
faUn..! - '
7.'he;oarly education of:-Alr. Buckalew:
was in :IGL:oi:dance with thocircumstances ,
and position of hia father, and included
eve acqtntstnont ., t,hat 'Was e 646 ti aI to
hie sibs cent sudeass.- 'At the age of
nitlatedn enteilea ihe - office of Morrison
E.'saeltheiti,-.:sq;-,-o,f.Bersiok, in Columbia
cda{~ti as ilitudint:st,bo47. and was 4d=
OILM to inuatice in the7year•lB43. =About
VOLUME
the close oftlie year ,184 , ,t, he Opened un -
office in Blootnsburg, in the same conntyi, -
and in and wear that town he since •
resided. His success at. the bar was ear
ly and rapid. It was a commen remark
of judges and leading lawyers even at the
outset that his opinion was 'as safe, his - ,
judgment as reliable, and bis mind as Ma
ture as Could have been expected in the
case of a first rate lawer of middle age.—
His capacity for labor was untiring, and _
in the trial and argument of- a cause, his
abilities to exa'c'tly Teet its requirements
seemedinstinctive.. He possessed-in the
practice of law the same unusual faculty
which he has alwayti• displayed 'in public
life—the faculty of using means precisely'
proportioned to the,end in view.- - There -
was no exhibition of excessive force. Ho ,
never indulged in exaggerated forms of '
speech: His language was always temp
erate, and his manlier Was always self-pos
, sested. Membera ef,,,the-bar in the coon- •
ties of Luzern e 'and Columbia still remem
ber with vivid interest his professional,
triumphs, and still refer with gratification
to efforts which engrossed' unusual atten- ,
tion and remark in communities'represent-,
ed in the profession bye large:number ofi
seta men.
I
is believed that all the members of
11D. Buckalew's family, during his,-resi
dence at home, were connected with. the
Whig party. But ills -own political prin
ciples were based upon his own Convie- - .
tions. 'While a - student in Mr. Jackson's
office, and before he' became, a voter, his
connection , with the.. ; Democracy was.
formed. His first vote vas given in 1843,
and long previously his political position -
balifieen fixed with the consistency and
tenacity of his character. In the Presiden
tial campaign of 1844, he took -ground
early for Mr. Polk, and in a: multitude of
speeches, madean all the Northern coun
ties of the State he urgedhis support with
- a spirit, energy and effect .which, long be
fore the 4ampaign closed, reiidoed Intu a'
marked and distinguished man. - ,ln the
winter of 1845, immediately after the in
auguration of Gov. Shank, he was appoint
ed by Mr. Kane
,the. Attorney General,
his deputy is Columbia county. . The du
ties of - that office were discharged,
fluckalew has always discharged every
duty he has - assumed, most .thormighly
and most efficiently. From the time:: of.
his appointment '
up to the year 1850, ho
was constantly identified with the politick
al movements of his county and district.
He Was either a Senatorial or RePresenta:,
tine delpgr,ate..to every State Convention
during those year,s.. His political afrnities_
were with the party of which the Hon.
Andrew-Beaumont was the recognized
head, and in 1848 he supported Samuel
'. Collings, the nominee of Luzerne coun
ty,`for Congress, against < Hendrick B.
-Wright, the candidate of Colunlbili. and
Wyomieg. In 1849 he was appointed one
of the commissioners' to investigate the
affairs of the Bank of Susquehanna Coue- -
ty, and acquired, during the investigation,
-some views in reference gelation
corporations
and some impressions- in relation to men,.
which Materially effected his subsequent
legislative attion, and which have been
followed by !some most salutary results:
In 1850, he was elected to the State
Senate ` The relations of paities. in his
diStrict had long. - been modified, by. the
struggle for the removal of the seat of
justice,of Coltimbia county from . Danville
to Bloomsburg, land the contest was an
exciting and- bitter one. lle was elepted
by a very gratifying' majority, the county
of Luzerne giving him a vote considera
bly exceeding the party stren4th. In
1853, he was - re-elected by a majority large
ly-increased. In- the Summer of 1854, he
-was absent in South America as a bearer
of `dispatches from the United States Gov
erninent to the commander- of the expedi-.
tion against Paraguay., At the expiration
of his second term, the district had been
changed by a: new apportionment," and
the Columbia district was- already filled.
In 1857, he was Chairman of the State
Central Committee, and - in that cacity
had charge of the :campaign result ing -in
the election of Governor Packer, Judge
ThoMpson and Judge Strong. The quiet
vigor and skill with , which that eonteat
was conducted; are well remembered by
the Demoeracy. The view's announced
during the canVicia - followed as they were
by the assurances given in the Liaugnial:
'Address in ‘ its ' reference to_ State politics,, ,
gave degree - of confidenc e -in future to,
the people of Pennsylvania, which they
b a d oat felt for years., This is no place
foraily allu - sion to the' causes- which des
trayed the t - iouud fot that confidence.
While engagedin the dutie.s of Chairman
of the State COininitte, a neatest for the
nomination of . Senator in The Columbia
- district uitii, , goiiige on.- Tht) -dist:slat was
composed of foureouatictivlitid• after re-
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