The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, August 19, 1861, Image 1

Till-: PIiKSS.
rrutrsuED r.uty, (Sundays excepted,)
BT JOHN W. FORNIiV,
OFFICE No. -ill CHESTNUT teTKEHT.
DAILY PRESS.
Twelve Tests Pek TYeki:, ynynbl.. 1„ the Currier.
Mailed- to Subscribe:-.; out ti the rit> ;it Six Doi.i.ar.s
TEIt AXNT3f, FOL*Ii DoLUARS VOll y.U.M !’ MONTHS, TIIRKJ.J
DolLAks yon Six Months —invoriaby in advance for
the time ordered.
THIS TJ! I-WEEKLY PRESS,
Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Three Dol
lars Per Annum, in advance.
SEA BATHING.
<iis^
jgEA BATHING.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
'TWO AND THREE-QUARTER HOURS FROM
PHILADELPHIA.
ATLANTIC CITY is new concede.! to be one of tlta
■most delightful Sea-*im' ]tes._u-ts in the world. Its Bath
ing is unsurpassed ; its beautiful unbroken Beach (nine
• miies in length) is uitc.jnalh'd hr any on the continent,
save that of Galveston; its air is remarkable for its dry
ness: its sailing ami fishing facilities are perfect; its
betels are welt furnished, and as well kept as those of
Newport or Saratoga, while its avennes and walks arc
cleaner and broader than those of any other Sea-Bathing
place in the country,.
Trains of the OAMDF.X AND ATLANTIC RAIL
ROAD leave VIXE-STRKFT WIIA3IF, Philadelphia,
daily, at 7).< A.M. and 4P. M. Returning, reach Phila
delphia at 9A. M. and T. 41» I*. M. Fare, §l,BO.
Round-Trip Tickets, good for Three Days!, §2.50. Dis
tance, 00 miles. A telegraph extends the whole length of
the llond. jylO-tf
for the sea-
CAMDEN AXI) AT
LANTIC RAILROAD.—I lit and after MONDAY. Juno
JTtli. trains will leave VINE-STREET FERRY daily,
(Buiidajs excepted):
Mail train 7.30 A.M.
llxpress train ..4.00 I*. 51.
Acc-'inniodatini! 5.00 P. 31,
RKTURXINIi, LKAYKS ATLANTIC:
Mail train 4.45 P. 31.
Express train 0.15 A. M.
Accommodation 3.18 A. 31.
Fare {-Atlantic, $1.80; Hound Trip tickets, good for
three days, §2.50.
Freight must he delivered at COOPKIPB POINT by
3P. 51. The Company will not ho responsible for any
goods until received and rccohued for, hy their Agent,
at the l\«inr. .KvllX U. DRY'ANT,
iela-tf Agent.
roil cave may and
iwuuiiL'A; XRW YORK. TUESDAYS, THURS
DAYS. and SATURDAY?!, al iHf o'clock A.’M.
New York and Philadelphia Steam Navigation Com-
V*n>, Steamers DELAWARE., Captain Johnston, and
130STDN* Captntn Urooker, will leave for CAl’iC MAY
oml NKW YORK, from Hot whrvf he.mv Spruce street,
•every TUESDAY. TUVIicDAI, and SATURDAY. at
<>;.< A. M.
Iji'-turis:;'!?, leave New York .-.nsne i!:>ys at SP. M. Tto
iun-n<e, iwivr Cape May SI'NDAYS, WEDNESDAYS,
aie! j iIIDAYS, at S A. M.
I'mv to Cape May. Carrintre Hoe hiclrelotl 50
i, t Cape May, Season 'i'akvis. CaiTUVge Hire
A r ;uv to New York. Guinn
V\ Vo. ' IHvk.
f-rY.nsar- touch at Xw Celtic soing un-.i rctumlii".
Fivscht* tor New York lakfit sir low vat os.
JAMES ALLUKUPTCE, AgOUt.
y 0-2 i a 314 ami ulti gumls IMO A AAV AUK Avenue.
r I'Oli CAIM3 MAY.—The
ami comiA-nahlo I»nv stoamor
‘•GIXMiGK AVA.SII IN GTONV ‘ Captain AV. AYhilMin,
loav*-'; A’.c}i*stiV“i‘t wharf, for Capo May, every Almi
il;»y, AVeihiC'diiy. uiul I'l-alny morning at 0)4 o'clock.
Returning, leaves the luiuling every Tuesday, Thurs
.xlay. and Saturday morning at S uVu’ck.
Fare, carriage hire included
*• servants, carriage hhv included,
Freight taken at the usual lew r*C*s.
..Stopping at New Castle going and returning.
jy4-tsel^
LOOKING GLASSES.
JMMENSE KKDUCTION
LOOKING GLASSES,
OIL PAINTINGS, KNCBAYINGS,
PICTUEEASI) PHOTO GKAI> II FRAMES.
JAMES S. EARLE & SON,
SIC CHESTNUT STREET,
Announce tUc- reduction of 25 jht ceaf. in the prices of all
the Manufactured Stock of Looking Glasses ; also, in
Xngvavings Picture ami Photograph. Frames. Oil Faint
ing*. The largest and most elegant assortment In the
country. A rare opportunity is nowofferel to make purd
chases in tliis line For Cash, at remarkably Low Prices
EARLE’S GALLERIES,
jviMf SIC CHESTXTT Street.
BANKING,
IST RELMONT T OIL ~
BANKERS,
50 WALL STREET, NEW YORK
I.'.'Uts of Credit to Travellers, available In all
part., of Enrol* 1 , tliroacrh the Mc->e-.-. Rothschild, of
T-OSiJon, Frankfort. Naplois, Yiemm, ami their
t'errewirleat-.
PRESERVING- JARS.
■gqilTlT CANS ANY) JARS!
IMMENSE STOCK SET.T.ING OFF AT NOMINAL
riiU’ Es AT
Nos. 117 aiul 113 SOUTH TENTH STREET.
The large wholes-aic f took of
ARTHURS
FRUIT CANS AND JARS,
Now selling off at an
IMMENSE REDUCTION.
T am now selling off, at HETAIL. tlie entire stock of
the- late firm of Arthur, Burnham, \* Gilroy, N. E. Cor
ner Tenth tuid George street*, con*:sting of
AKTHUrS FPt'IT CANS AND JAUS.
“OLD DOMINION”
COFFEE AND TLA POTS,
J’t; M T S PELF-VENTILATING MILK PANS ;
PRAT'rSjt-ELF-VENTILATING BREAD AND CAKE
BONES.
ICE CIEEA?-! FREEZERS, Ac.
, h chance ns this will again occur for gcl
tii.a the ahuv - v. iil-hnov.n article- ill a very low prise..
iV,,7. j. ;i,r time for Housekeepers to secure a aiinnly of
I'niU for tlie season, at a small cost.'
CHARLES BURNHAM,
K. V. ( ..-.n.-r TENTH an,l GEORGE Street?, Phils.
:.im-tl:-ta2:.i
Glass above,
GLASS BELOW,
GLASS ul\ ALL STPLS.
K.i (■!' being roisoiud with Metal in using the
ItAL'i LI.L JAIL
IiAfITLLL A LLTCmVOLTIT.
MYu’i lnnw. 1 : > X. I'JFfIL Slicct.
A LL PEBSOSS PUTTING UP
j-jji'iT, At., :nv e-R‘d:i!ly iuviU*a tic:'!! awl
< tl~* iIAUTJILL JAU, lvcr.jiimi-iultnl Ly Ur. At
l.V. 1’! T. j;. * :onl oth-vrs, mnl h.-i* Silver Mortals aurt
l'h-t Diploma:-, which imvi 1 ni-vti* fuiU'rt Wins
*iYi vV• \ v.in-i plt’.'-cil in competition with otluT .Jar?.
' ‘ ‘ HAUTE LL ic LKTCinvoirni.
Cla.-s Wsm-l.mw, IS X. FIFTH Strict.
CABINET IIKNITIJRi:
f LYBINET FUItXITUBE AND BlL
\j UAtiU TABLK?.
MOORE & CAMPION,
201 Ponth SECOND Street.
in ccinu'-'iiMn v.itli th*ir Cabinet Business are
iiov. ii:t«Minn:i;irimr a superior arlirlp of
JUBLIAItI) TABLES,
Ai.'l hove now on a fuli supply, limshe-l with the
Jloi'llK & < AMPTOVS IMPHnVEI) CUSHIONS,
vliiih inv pronounced. by all who have used them. to be
fciMHTlor all oilier:*.
I'or the utility :md finish of these Tables the manu
laCtUivr* refer to their numerous patrons throughout the
4 ni'-n. v. Ik., are familiar with the character of their work.
gte-J-i-bm
BUSINESS NOTICES.
JOHN WELSH, Practical SLATE
ROOFER, THIRD Street and OERMAXTOWX
is nivnare:! to put on any amount of HOUFIXG.
on tin; li'.r-t MODERATE TERMS. AVill guaranty lu
inalo 1 ev.-r> IJuiluing Water-tight.
Ortk-r? promptly nttemleu to.
File manufactory,
211 XKW STREET.
j»i K | Ra?ps of every ilesmpthm, ami "ou«.t quality*
iuj,.U*Yi or.HT. at tin*
VIIOLKSALE ASi) RETAIL,
at iu'i:jtit:u li*rtT*ft lu*k*t-=.
Ki doiu? in a superior manner.
Op] -itt}|;i J. B. feMUii.
Ease and comfort.
A. THEOBALD tusks, Who can please or suit
OVi*t l *
Siah a pcrsiin probaUly »f*vr*r was born. But tlmse
who knr.v;• wljon they are united in BOOTS or SHOES
at • I-ivit-'il to give liun a call, and Those who never were
huii'.M Ivloye inay be suited now. He is at l»i» OM IMnee,
buS l OATES Street jel-j-Om
m=\ EVANS & WATSON’S
ft§jJi SALAMANDER SAFES.
STORE,
£O4 CHESTNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
A huge variety of FJIIE-PKOUF SAFES always
on haod.
■try* -zi WJI. S. UHL VERSON,
UN L»EJiTAKIvR, has witlulruwu from lh<* old firm, and
j/ ~m, at the northfttst corner of ST. JOHN and
COATES bn-ci-h. jy>4-lm
OLIVE OlL.—Pure Olive Oil in white
s'.a.'» buttles, just received per bark Juliet. For
tale by JAURKTUiIK & CARSTAIUS
je2U No. 208 South FRONT Street.
CLARET WINE—In casks and cases,
of the brands of St. Julicn, Margaux, Ilout-Bricu
I’uxii'ue. For sale by
IJALKETCIIE & CARSTAIRS,
~■2O So. 208 South FRONT Street
SKINS. —A small invoice of Hides,
Sltei'i' ;nnt Goat Mims, just received from tlto West
Indiee, for .ate by JAURETCHE & CARSTAIRS, 202
.South FRONT Street. je3
WJ OAD —500 lbs. for sale by
Y> WKTIIKRIT.L & BROTHER,
jell 47 and 19 North SECONB Street.
VOL. 5-NO. 16.
Proposals for army baggage
WAGONS.
Quartermaster General’s Office, >
Washington, June 21, 1801. \
Proposals are invited for the furnishing of Army Bag
gage A\ agons.
Proposals should state tho prices at which they cun he
furnished at the place of manufacture, or at ftVw York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, or Cincinnati, as
preferred by the bidders.
The number which can he made by any bidder within
one lmmtli after receipt of the uniw, aho the number
which ho can deliver within .me w.n-k.
The Wagons must exactly conform to the following
Specifications, mid to the established patterns.
Six-mule (covered) wagons, of the size and description
as follows, to wit:
The front wheels to be three feet ten inches high, hubs
ten inches in diameter, and fourteen and a quarter inches
long; hind wheels four feet ten inches high, hubs ten and
a quarter inches in diameter, and fourteen ami a quar
ter inches long; fellies two and a half inches wide
and two mul three-quarter inches deep; cast iron pipe
boxes twelve inches long, two and a half inches at the
large end mul one and seven-eighths inch at small end;
tire two and a half inches wide by live-eighth* of an inch
thick, fastened with one screw bolt and nut in each frill; 1 ;
hubs made of gum, the spoke* audhdheof the \n->l white
oak, free from defects; each wheel to have a sand band and
linchpin band two and three-quarter inches wide, nf No. 8
band iron, and two driving bands—outside baud one and
a quarter inch by one-qusuter inch thickjiisideband one
inch by three-sixteenths in thickness; the hind wheels to
be made and boxed so that they will measure from the in
side of the tire to the large end of the box six and a half
inches, and front wheels six and one-eighth inches in a
parallel line, mid each axle to bo three feet eleven mid
three-eighth inches from the outside of one shoulder
washer to the outside of the other, sq, as to have the
wagons all to track five feet from centre to centre of the
wheels. Axletreos to be made of the best qualitv refined
American iron, two unci a half-inches square at the
shoulder, tapering down to one and a half inch in the
middle, with a seven-eighth* inch king-bolt hole in each
axletrec: washers and linchpins for each nxleiree: >i/e of
linchpins one inch wide, throe-eighth* of an inch thick,
with a hole in each end; a wooden stock four and three
quarter inches wide and four inches deep fastened sub
stantially lo the axletrec with clips on the ends and with
two bolts, six inches from the middle, and fastened to the
hounds mid bolster, (the bolster to be four feet live inches
long, live inches wide, and three and a half deep,) with
four half-inch bolts.
The tongue to be ten feel eight inches long, four inches
wide and three inches thick at front end of the hounds,
and two and a quarter inches wide by two and three
quarter indies deep at the front end, ami so arranged as
to lift up, the front end of it to hang within two feet of
tho ground when tho wagon is standing at rest on a level
surface. i
The front hounds to he six foot two inches tong,
‘■'throe Inches thick, and four inches wide over ’nxlotrce*,
and to retain that width to the buck end of the tongue ;
jaws of tho.hounds one foot eight inches long and three
inches s> pi arc at tho. front end, with a plate of iron two
and a half inches wide by three eighths of mi inch
thick, fastened on top of the hounds over the hack ond
of the terngno with one hiilf-iuch screw bolt in each
end, and a plate of iron of the same size turned up at
each end one and a half inches to clump the front
hounds together, ami fastened on the under side, and at
front cud of hounds, with half inch screw bolt through
each hound, a seven-eighth inch bolt through toiujm*
ami hounds in the centre of jaws, to secure the tongue
in the hounds; a plate of iron three inches wide, one
quarter inch thick, and one foot eight indies long,
secured on the inside of jaws orhoumls with two rivets,
mid a plate of the same dimensions on each side of the
tongue, whore the tongue and hounds run togolh<w,
scoured in like lnitmuT : n brace of seven-eighths of an
inch round iron to extend from under the front axle
tree, and take two bolts in front part of the hound*,
same brace three-quarters of an inch round to continue
to the back part of the hounds, mid to be fastened with
two bolts, one near tho back end of the hounds, and
one through the slider and bounds; a brace over front
1 mister one and a half inch wide, one-quarter of an inch
thick, with a bolt in each eml to fasten it to the hound*:
the opening between the jaws of the hounds, to receive
the- tongue, and four and three-quarter inches in front,
and four and a half inches at the 1 Kick part of the jaws.
The hind hound.* four feet two inches long, two and
three quarter Inches thick, and three inches wide; jaws
one foot where thi*y clasp the- coupling polo; the
bolster four feet five inches long, and five inches wide,
by throe inches deep, with steady iron two and a half
inches wide, by ono-lialf inch thick, turned up two aud
n half inches and fastened on each end with throe rivets;
the bolster stock* and hounds, ta l»o secured with four
half-inch screw lndts, and one half-inch screw bolt
through the coupling pole.
The courting pole nine feet eight inches long, three
inches deep, and four and a half inches wide'at front
; end, and two and three-quarter inches wide at hack end;
j distance from the centre of king bolt hole to the centre
: of the back nxlotrce six feet one inch, and from the cen
f tre of king bolt hole to the centre of the mortice in the.
j hind end of the pole eight feet nine inches: king bolt.onc
and n quarter inches diameter, of best refilled iron, drawn
down to seven-eighths of an inch where it passe* through
the iron axletrec; iron plate six inches long, three inches
wide, mul ono-oighth of an inch thick on the doubletree
j and tongue where they rub together; iroß plate one and
■ a half l»y onc-quartev of an inch on the slidiugbar, fas
[ toned at each end by a screw bolt through the hounds;
Trout bolster to have plate* above and below cdyvcu
| inches long, three and a half inches wide, and throe
! eighths of an inch thick, corners drawn out and turn**!'
; down on the sides of the holster, with a nail in each cor
! nciy'and four countersunk nails on top; two bands on
; the hind hounds, two mul two and a half inches wide, of
! No. 10 baud ironthe rub plate on the coupling polo to
be eight inches long, one and three-quarters inches wide,
! and one quarter of an inch thick. Doubletree three feet
ten inches long, singletree two feet eight inches long, all
j well made of hickory, with an iron ring end clip at each
j end, the centre clip to Ik* well secured; lead bar mul
: steoteb.-r t;. be three feet two inches lone, two ami a
| quarter inches vide, ond one and a quarter inch thick,
j Lend bar*, stretcher*, and singletree? for six-mule team;
i the .two singlciri’os for the lead mules to haw hooks in.
j flu* middle tu hook to the end of tho fifth chain, the wheel
> mnt middle pairs with open rings to attach them to tho
i doubletcjiwaM.jLio.iiLo..
1 The fibh chain to be len feet long to the fork; the ibrk
; one foot ten inches long, with the stretcher attached to
: spread the forks apart: tin* links of the doubletree, stav,
and three-eighths of an inch in dinme
! ter; the forked chain seven-sixteenth inch in diameter ;
! the fifth chain to be seven-sixteenth inch diameter to
, the fork; the fork to be five-sixteenth inch diameter; the
‘ links of those mul of the kick chains to be not more than
two mul a quarter inches long.
Tho hoar to ho rtraight, three feet *ix inche* wide, two
feet deer, ten foot lmur at tlie bottom, anil t«*-.i fot-t *ix
Indies fit tlie toih dopiiur equally nt oachoml all in the
clear or tlie beii nieces to he two siml a half indie*
vide, fual three inehc* deep: front pieces two inches deep
by two and a half inches wide; tail piece two ami a half
inches wide and three inches deep: ami four inches deep
in the middle to rest on tlie coupling pole; top rail one
and a half inch thick by one and seven-eighth inch wide;
lower rail* one inch thick by one and seven-eiqhth inch
wide; three studs and one rail in front, with a seat on
strap hinge* to close it up as high a* the sides: a box
three feet four im-he? Ion", the bottom five indie* wide
front side, nine and a half inches deep, and eight ami a
half incise* at the top in parallel line to tho body all in
the dear, to he substantially fastened to the front end of
the hotly, to liavc an iron strap imping round cadi ond,
pecim-d to the head piece ami front rail by a rivet iu
each end of it passing through them, the lid to he
fastened to the front rail with two good’strap hinges, a
strap of five-eighth iron around the box a half inch from
the top edjro, and two strap* same size on the lid. near
tlie front edge, to prevent the mule* from entinrr the
boxes; to have a joint hasp fastened to the middle of
the lid, with si good wooden cleat on the inside, a strap
of iron on the centre'of tlie box with a staple passing
through it, to fasten the lid to: eight stud* and two
rails on each sale: one holster fastened to the body,
six inches deep ami four inches wide at king holt hole,
iron rod in front and centre, of eleven-sixteenths of ait
inch round iron, with a head on the top of vail and nut
on lower end : iron rod and brace behind, with shoulders
on top of tall piece, and mils on the under side, and a
put on top of rail: a plate two and si half incite* wide,
of No. 10 band iron on tail piece, across the body: two
mortices in tail piece, and hind bar two and a quarter
inches wide and one inch thick, to receive piece* throe
feet IVur inches loner, to be used as harne.-s bearers;
four rivets through each side stud, :uul two rivets
through each front stud, to secure the lining boards,'to
bo of the best quality iron, and riveted on u good bur ;
one rivet through each end of the'.'rails': fiuor.'live
eighths of an inch oak boards: sides five-eighth* of.
an inch white pine, tail board' three-quarters tif an
feSO-Oni*
inch thick, of while pine, to bo well clr-atod wirh five
oak cleats riveted at each eml through tlie tail-board;
on iron plate three feet eight inches long, two anti
quarter incites wide, and three-eighths of an inch
thick un tlu* under side of Iho hod-pieec. to cxtcii'l fr.nxt
11 m hind end of tin* body to eight indio* in front uf the
hind bolster*, to hi* fii-iened by the rod at llie end of
the body, by the In lend rod and two tlirr-e-eidtlhs
of an inch screw bolt*, one at tin* forward'end of Un*
plate, and tin* other about fqTu-ilWant it an*!
the lateral rod. A half-inch round iro-i rod or bolt
t.. diagonally through;tiif rails, between the two
bind Mild- to ami through ili<- 1.f.1-p.id.c* ruul |wuK* : r.-id:-!*
it. with a good liead on the top and nut and screw at
the bottom, to be at-the top nun foot six indie* ftv.ut
inside of tail-board, and on the bottom ten in*-lic> ir-.nu
Hie liind rod. An iron damp two inches wide, om*-
(ii!artcr«if an inrfi thick around the bed-piece, thy cen
tre bolt to which the lock claim is imached pasdni'
through it, to extv-nd beveji indies on the inside of the
body, the ends, top, and .bottom to he scenred by two
inch screw bolts, the middle bar at the
end? to be Hush with luo .bed-piece on the lower’Hide.'-
'Two lock fludns secured to the ct-nne b,.H of the body
f.no and eleven indie*, the other two feet six indies
long, to he «-f three-eighths of an inch round iron : fied
trough to be four b et six inches long from out to out.
the bottom and ends of oak. the sides of vdhuv pine, to
bo eight indiPss wide at luiri'Mib twelve inches wide at
inp. ami eisrliT and u half nidu s deep all in I ho clour,,
v.eil ironed, with a band of Loop-iron around the top.
('lie around each end ami three between tin- end*.’strong
and suitable irons to fasten tV*ai on the tongue when
feeding: good drum: chain* p> be attached to the top
rail of the body, secure i by a rtaple with a hook to at
tach it to the trough. Six bows of sirnl ash, two inches
wide and one-half inch thick; with three staples to
confine theridge pole to its‘place: two staples outlie
body, to secure each one of Ihc lu»\\>: one ridge* pole
twelve feci Ion", one aml three-quarters indies vide by
five-eighths of an inch thick ; tin.* rover to bo of the
first (juality cotton duck No. —. fifteen feet long and
nine feet eight inches wide, made in the best luamier,
with four hemp cords mi each side, and one through each
end to close it at both ends: two rings on each end of
the body, to close and Secure the ends of the cover: a
staple in the lower rail, near the Second stud from each
end, to fasten the side cords. The outside of the body
ami feed trough to have two good coats of white lead,
colored to a blue tint, tho inside of them to have two
cunts of Venetian red judot: the running gear and
wheels to have two good coats of Venetian red darkened
of a chocolate color, the hub and fellies.lo be well
pitched, instead of painted, if required.
A tar-pot, an extra king bolt, and two extra single
trees 1o be furnished with each wagon, the king holt
and singletrees similar in all re-pecis to those- belonging
to it.
Each side of the body of the wagon to be marked l\
and numbered as directed : all other parts h» be let
tered l\ £.: tho cover, feed box, bolts, linchpins, tar
pot. and harness hearers for «*a«-h wagon to be put up
in a strong box. (coopered,)'and the contents marked
thereon.
It is to be distinctly understood that.the wagons are
to be so constructed that the several part- of anv one
wagon will agree and exactly lit those of any other, so
us to r<*ouiu* no numbering or arranging for putting
together, and all the material used for their construction
tcflK*''uf the best quality: nil the wood thoroughly H*n«
wmed, ami the work in ail its parts faithfully executed
in the best workmanlike manner.
'The work may be inspected from time to time as it
by an officer or agent of the Quartermaster's
Department, and none of it sdiall be painted until it shall
have been inspected and approved by said officer of
agent authorized to inspect it. When linUh'-d, painted,
and accepted by an officer or agent of the Quartermas
ters Department, and delivered as herein agreed, they
fslialllx* paid for. M. MEKSS.
-ji-23-11 Quartermaster Genera] U. S.
QAA PATRIOTIC, UNION, AND
OUU COMIC ENVELOPES, all different styles, the
largest collection in the United States, for sale at one
cent each. You .can order from 2-3 up to 800, at the
above price. Just received, varieties of Secession En
velopes from Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky, Ac.
Collectors will find it to their advantage to order direct
bom CHARLES A.’HILLER, 23 ANN Street, N. Y.
New* Designs received dally. Trade supplied, jy&j-lm
Fne shirt manufactory.—
J. V. SCOTT, 814 CHESTNUT Street, a few
doors below the “Continental.” The attention of the
Wholesale Dealers is iuvited to his IMPROVED CUT
OF SHIRTS, of superior fit, make, and material, on
bond and made to order at shortest notice. jeB-tf
/CHRISTIAN RENTSCIILER’S LA-
V 7 OKR-BEER SALOON AND OFFICE, No. 40»
CHESTNUT Street.
liltKV ERY, No. 982 North SE\ ENTII Street, Plii
aileli'liia. jy29-liu
PROPOSALS.
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1861.
ITALIA LIBERATA
That the Quarterly Review, so long the organ
of intolerant and ranijrant Toryism iu England,
should do justice to C avoir, the especial
apostle of Progress, may be falcon as a signi
ficant and suggestive sign of the times. Some
hand unseen, Byron reminded the world,
strewed flowers over the grave of Nero,
which proved that
When Power
Had left the wretch one uncorrupted hour,
lie had done a kind or a just act to somebody
In like manner, because of tiic Quarterly's
liberal recognition of. the merits of Cavour,
we cast upon it this tribute of admiration and
astonishment.' The notice of Cavocr, which
appears in the new number of the Quarterly,
is attributed to one of tbe most accomplished
of the Palmerston .Ministry, and the writer
evidently lias considerable personal knowledge
of his subject.
Cavoiy; was the ablest, as well as tho most
successful statesman in Europe. It lias boon
the fashion to give ilmt title to Napoleon, un
doubtedly a remarkable, shrewd, and success
ful man. Cavour’s own estimate of Napo
leon, appears extremely accurate. Ifo admit
ted Ins fertility of resource, liis physical and
moral courage, and his knowledge of the peo
ple lie governs, but had no very high idea of
his capacity. “ lie has no definite policy,”
he remarked to an English friend. lie has
a number of political-.ideas floating in liis
mind, none of-them matured. ‘They would
seem to be convictions founded upon instinct.
He will not steadily pursue any single idea if
a serious obstacle presents itself, but will give
way. and take up another. This Is the ‘ mot
do Ponigmo-" to liis policy.” Napoleon's only
principle is tlie establishment of his dynasty,
and using the vanity of the French people to
maintain it. C.vvorit said: «Look at his
wavs, look at his foreign policy; he lias never
gone one step beyond ; what was absolutely ne
cessary to attain this one object. The princi
ple ostentatiously put forward in the first in
stance has been forgotten or discarded as soon
as his immediate end has been accomplished.
It was so in the war with Russia ; it has been
so in tlie war with-Austria. In the. Crimea
lie was satisfied .with .the success of his avmv
in the capture of Sebastopol, which took from
the English troops tlie glory they had earned
by their admirable devotion and courage, and
to which they would have added had the war
continued. In the struggle with Austria lie
was astounded by the greatness of tlie victo
ries of Solferino. Tho military
glory of France had been satiated, and lie
thought, no more of the liberty of Italy, of that
lice and united nation which he was to have
called into existence from tlie Alps to the
Adriatic.”
Born of a noble and wealthy family, Camil
i.o Cavoir received a military education, was
a page at Court at the age of seventeen, ami
becoming disgusted with tills servitude, (putted
it, graduating with tho rank of Lieutenant in
tlie Engineers, and tho reputation of an able
mathematician, and one of the most industri
ous pupils of the institution. At the age of
nineteen he wintered in the Appenines, to
make tlie plan of a new fort, which was to
close the road between Nice and Genoa. Here
he.became acquainted with the late "William
Brockedex, an English artist, subsequently a
great inventor,'whose magnificent work “The
Passes of the Alps.” showed the romantic
beauty of tlie , mountains on the Piedmontese
as well as tlie Swiss side.
At that time, the father of C-ir tplus-Al
bert, and grandfather of Victor Emmas eel,
was King oi kjaraima, ana governor mm an
absolutism which must have charmed liis re
lative, Francis of Austria. Young Cavoith,
suspected of sympathizing with liberty and
progress, was arrested, and, on liis liberation,
threw up bis commission in tbe Engineers in
disgust, and set to work heart and soulto study
t'l,o political and social questions of the day,
awl to prepare himself for tho work that was
before him, and to which he even then looked
forward. A remarkable letter has been pre
served, written by him about this time, in
which lie says that, in his dreams, lie already
sees himself the Minister of the kingdom of
Italv. Tlie French Hevolution of 1890, fol
lowed by the grant of English Parliamentary
reform, assured him that there was hope for
his OAvn fair Italy. He took groat interest in
English politics and statistics, aud, before lie
was twenty-two years old, had learned to speak
and write the English language. He threw him
self even thus early, into the discussion of tho
Free-Trade question—years before Charles
Villiers, who was followed by Couuex and
Bright, had introduced it into Parliament.
He travelled through various parts of Italy—
a suspected and watched man. In 1848, when
the archives of the Milan police fell into the
hands of the Italian party, it appeared that
they contained a detailed report upon Cavovr,
who was set down as a dangerous
who, from his talents, was to be dreaded. In
1833, Cavovr assisted liis father in tlie ma
nasemenc of liis numerous iarms, and thus ac
quired considerable knowledge which was sub
sequently useful to him, when, as a Minister
of State, the department of agriculture was
allotted to him.
111 1833, Cavour first visited Paris, and j
thc-nee passed over lo England, where his frit-ml ;
Mr. Buockedex received and chaperoned him.
The Reviewer says that prepared by long
.study, and an intimate acquaintance with her
literature, her institutions, and the history of
her public‘men, Cavoue was better fitted titan
probably any young traveller had ever before .
been to make the utmost of a visit to England.
Under tlie auspices of Mr. Buockedex, "who i
knew almost every living celebrity in England,
C avoir visited the great public and private
institutions and establishments of London and
the manufacturing districts, inquired into the
principles upon which they were managed, and
examined the- wonderful inventions and im
provements in .mechanics which have been tho
cause of the vast development of the resources
and commerce of England. He completed his
inquiries by spending some time in Scotland
and Ireland, lie was especially interested in
Ireland, and several years after, ( 1813-1) a
paper upon that country, irom his pen, ap
peared in the Bibliotheque Universcllc de
Geneve. It enumerated the wrongs and wants
of Ireland, mid made many practical sug
gestions, several of which, have since been
earned out. Amongst others, the establisli
j jncut of a line of steamers between the ex
‘ treme point of the county of Clare and
j America, by which lie contended the couimu
' mention between the two countries would
! shortly'be reduced to a seven-days’ voyage—a
striking instance of his foresight, for his idea
was eventually carried out by tile establish
ment' of the Galway and New York mail
stcamcr line, which, during liic present year,
! performed (by the Adriatic ) the shortest
i passage from Europe to America yet on
record.
Cayour’s avhliiy for obtaining vast and va
ried information in and about England was re
markable, not only during his visit, but after
his return to Turin. It is stated .that- blue
books, parliamentary returns, papers oil finan
cial, social, and industrial questions, improve
ments in - manufactures, husbandry, and agri
culture, reports upon. factories, schools, poor
laws, and trade j even treatises on the laying
out and management of ilower and boiamaU
gardens, were all read with the same ardor,
and illustrated and verified by his own in-
quiries.
IVliat chiefly interested him was the parlia
mentary-system of England—which lie event
ually introduced into Ids own country. Tho
Reviewer says, «lie scarcely ever made a
speech or wrote a paper in which some uUusion
to England will not be found, in which he docs
not summon, us justifying a policy or a princi
ple, the great names of Chatham, of Pitt, of
Canning, or of Peel, in which he does not
point to a maxim or a rule of the House of
Commons for the guidance of the Italian
Chambers, in which he does not show that he
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1861.
was thoroughly imbued with flic spirit of tho
English Constitution.’?
In August, 1842, tlie late King Charles
Alhert granted a patent organizing thcSocieta
Agraria of Piedmont, of which Cavocr, who
originated it, was appointed head. This be
came a liberal association, as to politics, and
published its Gazette, in which Cavovr wrote
a great deal—strongly advocating Free Trade,
and urgently pressing for constitutional insti
tutions. CAVocit especially urged the forma
tion of railways in Italy, and forcibly argued
against Communist doctrines. Ycars went on,.
and the Agricultural Gazette, proving not
exactly tlie proper organ of a political party,
Cavoir founded the Risorgimento, in which,
with other moderate reformers, lie wrote in
favor of tlie independence of Italy; union be
tween the princes and peoples; progress in tlie
path of reform; and a league between the
Italian States. This was in 1817.
Next year came the Revolution in Italy.
Two parties were formed in Turin, and Ca
vovr became tlie recognized leader of tlie
moderate or Constitutional reformers. Upon
the representations of this party. Charles
Albert consented to expel tlie Jesuits, who
had engrossed great power and wealth, and to
grant a Constitution which conceded a parlia
ment. The first electoral college of Turin
sent Cavoi n to tlie new chamber as its repre
sentative, and lie soon assumed a first place in
that assembly by the. vigor, the ability, and tlie
matter of liis speeches.
Meantime, events occurred in Italy which
promised to lead to the overthrow of Austrian
misrule and influence in that fair country.
Cavovr advocated the declaration of war
against Austria and the union of Lombardy to
Piedmont. 'When tlie King wavered, Ca
vovr recommended that his friend Baluo
should proclaim himself Dictator aud march
to Milan, declaring that lie was ready to ac
company him barefoot. Events went on, amt
Cavovr became alarmed at tlie excesses of
the democratic party. By 11m t party be was
then denounced as a renegade, aud his speech
es were hissed by tlie auditors in the gallery
of the Legislative Chamber. The result was,
he was defeated at the next election, but still,
in iiis Risorgimcnto, lie supported all the mo
derate measures of Giobeuty, the new Demo
cratic Premier.
A few months did the work of years. Tito
defeat at Novara, in March 1849, placed Pied
mont af the feet of Austria, drove Charles
Albert into abdication and exile, aud restored
tlie Grand Duke of Tuscany to Florence and
the Pope to Home. Victor Ejwaxvel, tho
new King of Sardinia, resolved to become a
constitutional ruler, and lias kept liis word.
Cavovr was re-elected a member of tlie Cham
bers in December, 1840, mul became .one of
the Ministry in tlie October following, holding
the-portfolio .of Agriculture and Commerce.
With as little delay as possible, and in the face
of much Protectionist opposition, Cavovr,
carrying out liis early-received ideas oT Free
Trade, concluded liberal.treaties of commerce
with England, Belgium, and other European
Powers.
In 1852, when the Ministry was recon
structed, with Massimo if Azeglio as its chief
Cavovr, who was not included, revisited
France and England, and, the Reviewer tells
us, it was during his short stay in London, at
this time, that lie made that midnight excur
sion through the lowest and most filthy parts
of London, which was so characteristic of liis
desire to get at tho bottom of'everything,' and
to ascertain for himself the merits of those
social questions in which lie took so deep an
interest. A very interesting and graphic de
scription, from the pen of Charles Dickens,
wise, was one of his companions, of that night’s
proceedings, when tlie lowest dens of infamy
and vice were visited under tlie care of In
spector Field, of tlie London police, appeared
in Household Words, and lias been republished
Charles Dickens, entitled “Short Stories.-’’
It is ealleitOn Dwty witk Inspector JFidd. . -as
D’Azeclio’s Ministry lasted only a few
weeks, and, in that brief time, got into a seri
ous dispute with the Holy See about civil mar
riages. C-Vvoun, called upon to reconstruct
the Government, found it impossible to oomo
to terms with the Pope’s agent, who claimed
exclusive jurisdiction of Home in all ecclesias
tical matters, and withdrew. But lie was a ne
cessity, and was appointed Premier, (as Presi
dent of tlui Council and Minister of Finance,)
Victor. Emmanuel consenting to his stipula
tion that the demands of Home should be re
sisted. From tliat time (the close of 1552)
to Ills death, with brief intermission, Cavouk
was minister of Italy. From 1852 to 1851, he
encouraged tlie formation of railways and still;
farther carried out his free-trade principles, j
The war between Russia and the 'Western i
Powers broke out in 1854. With an audacity
which would have been ludicrous but for its
success, Cavour mancenvred to bring in Sar
dinia, then only a third-rate Power, into the
league against Russia, and, early in 1855, con
cluded a treaty with France and England, by
which" Sardinia undertook to send an army of
14,000, afterwards increased to 25,000, to the!
Crimea. It was an adroit stroke of policy,
which raised Sardinia out of the defeat at
Novara, and gave Italy a voice in the councils
of Europe. At the conference of tho groat
Powers, after the fail of Sebastopol, held to
arrange terms of peace, Sardinia claimed lev
right to be present as a belligerent. In sjite .
of tlie remonstrances of Austria, she was id
mi tied, and Cavour brought before the assm- :
bled statesmen the condition of Italy. Fouhe
first time the national wishes and hopes had ben ;
expressed by an Italian in a European eoubil. ,
In able State papers addressed to Lord Clar.v- j
nux, Foreign Minister of England, C.vyuß ,
proved, by indisputable facts, how imposible
it was for Piedmont to develop her !
resources, or her free institutions, whilst jmi- :
med in on all sides by Austrian bayonet:) ex- ;
posed to endless intrigues, and compcllq for ;
her own safety to make a constant drainipon
her finances. Ilis idea, at and for that line, ‘
was a confederation of Italian States witfcon- j
stitutional institutions, and a guaranis of j
complete independence from the direct ntcr- j
forenec and iniiuonce of Austria ; and tte sc- ;
cularization of the Legations with a lawicar ]
under tlie suzerainty of the Pope. A that |
time he would have been even willingo ac- j
quiesce in the occupation of LomWy by |
Austria, had she bound herself to keep 'ithin
i the limits of the treaty of 1810. !
I Austria, with a natural prescience, its ve
| liement and hitter in its subsequent comuni
i cations-' with Sardinia, and, in MarchjlBs7,
i withdrew her Ambassador from Tiny and
j followed this lip by sending 50,000 addional
I soldiers across tlie Alps. Cavour met Ids by
effecting a large loan. In 1858, disytisfied
i at tlie lukewarm policy of England, tovliicli
■ countrv lie had first turned, C avoid made
overtures to N.U'Olf.ox, and, in ail iibrview
at Plombiercs, in the autumn of 1858, ajmged
for the marriage of Prince Nai’Oleo.v ill tiie
Princess Clotilde, daughter of the ijng of
Sardinia, and for die rupture of Ernie with
Austria—which last was avmomicccl.il Yew
Year’s Day, 1809, hy Nai'Oleos tißaron
limsEK, Austrian Minister to Paris Wav
ensued, which virtually made Victi Eil
masi-el King of Italy. I
The Reviewer, mentioning that nvouc.
named .Gabidalui commander of the p-ps of
volunteers, thus tells how the two nji met:
« One morning a rough, bearded man/earing
a slouched felt hat and a countryman-blouse,
demanded an audience of the Minisij. De
clining to give his name, he was refsed ad
mittance ; but as lie insisted uyon acjng the
Count, the servant went to his masr, and,
describing the uncouth appeawucoof the
stranger, warned him of flic rii£ of iceiviug
unknown persons. ‘ Let hiM : c*Me)n,’ said
Cavovk, in his good-natured vaj; ‘jt is pro
bably some poor devil who las i pcition to
make to me.’ It was GaeidJl-C Cavocr
had never seen him before. A lortjiterview
gave him the highest opinion of
and.capacity of this remarkable lie
made up bis mind to employ as sp as the
time for actual war - bad arrived.”
War ensued, as we have said, ar
denlv ended by the armistice which
to after the impromptu interview
Emperors at Yillafranca. Cavouj
all control Of cr himself, ami indeed had cause
to he dissatisfied at the step taken by FTapo
leox without' consulting either Victor Em
manuel or himself. The King, however an
noyed, than his Minister, who used
such hot wWds that he was dismissed from the
royal presence, and immediately resigucd-oilice,
(July 1859,) retired toliis farm at Leri, refused
to see Napoleon, and declined an invitation to
dine with him.
We cannot delay here to discuss tho policy
of NAPijLI;pN in not following up, against Aus
tria, the victory of Solferino. It was CavOUr’s
belief that the defensibility of tlie Quadrilateral
had been exaggerated.
Cavovr’s strong ministry was succeeded by
the feeble j-ulti of Katazza and La Marmora,
—but, even at his farm, Cavovr continued to
govern Italy. He was a necessity, and, in
January, 1859, again became Prime Minister.
His first difficulty was ou account ofthc cession
of Nice and Savoy to France.
Tlie writer ill the Quarterly, writing from
information in tlie English archives, affirms
that “ the price that Italy was to pay for the
help of France in a successful struggle against
Austria had been fixed at the surrender of Nice
and Savoy long before Lons Napoleox came
to the throne. Tlie Republican party had
haggled odet* it when there was a question
of forming' in - %48 and 1840 a ‘Subalpmc’
kingdom by the union of Lombardy and Vctie
lia to Piedmont.” He declares that it was
no new idea when brought forward at Plom
bieres:—that when Napoleon mentioned it
there. Cavour’s reply was that should Italy
become tvfree monarchy, and Nice and Savoy
of their ohrynceord ask to be united to France,
he would',tjgf resist j—and that “there was
this tacit ursSj'erstanding, but no written agree
ment or bargain. It was known every where
iu Europe, except, it -would appear, in the
English Cabinet, that France would claim the
two provinces if the waF ended in the aggran
dizement ctf- Piedmont HI-tlie-addition of L.'t:’.-
bavdy amiyenetia. No French Government
was likelydo do otherwise. It teas its tradi
tional policy.” Cavovr, who would volun
tarily agree to cede or exchange Nice or
Savoy, finally admitted the right of their popu
lations to express tlieir wishes in favor of an
nexation to France.
Garibaldi’s invasion of Sicily and Naples,,
last year, was considered Lv Cavoi r as pre
mature—but lie finally assented toil, by al
lowing a Piedmontese army to invade the
Marches, and join Garibaldi’s force in the
Kingdom of Naples. The result was the an
nexation to Piedmont of not only Sicily and
Naples, but of all the Estates of the Church
except what is defended by the French army
qf occupation."
On the Gtli of June, in the present year,
Cavovr died, after a week's illness, ere lie
had completed liis fiftieth year. IVc pass the
details of his illness and death, lie departed,
with his last thoughts—his last words, of
jiis country. liis final utterance, after lie
had taken leave of the King, and received the
final .consolations of religion, (lie died a Ca
tholic, as lie had lived,) were “ Italy—Rome—
■Venice—Naples.”
After life’s fitful fever, lie sleeps well. Ac
cording to liis own wish, this true patriot rests
in the small nielic ho had himself pointed out,
beneath the old church of Santena, in tlie land
which belonged to liis forefathers, and where
liis kin have for generations lain before him.
To his countrymen, during the long future
years, that humble grave will be a shrine as
hallowed as Mount Vernon is to us. lie died
without having carried out all that he pur
posed, but he raised his country from a lowly
station to the rank of a first-class Power iu
Europe—he found liis Italy in chains, and he
left lier free.
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED
From the publishers, we have received an early
copy of the Atlantic Monthly, for September. It
takes high rank among magazines. We"shall
gqess ' at the names of its contributors. Who but
Bichard Grant White eoidd have written “ The
Shakspcre Mystery,” in which the evidence for and
against the authenticity of the “ corrections" in the
Collier folio are fully and fairly summed up ? The
poem called “The Bath" wc attribute to Bayard
Taylor, and, a little bird whispers, the prose tnle Of
“ Saeeharissa Mellnsvs" is from the pen of the late
Theodore Wintlirop. as “ Mv Out-door Study” may
he affiliated on T. AY. Iligginson. and, though not
quite in her style,. “ The Young Repealer," on
Harriet Martincau. No pen hut that of Oliver
Wendell Holmes could have written '“.Bread and
the Newspaper.” “ The. Advantages of Defeat,”
applied to the battle of Bull's Bun, is by C. E. Nor
ton, and is well timed as well as well written.
There is an l; Ode on Happiness,''’ which wo give J.
B. Lowell credit for r Of the authorship of “ Agnes
of Sorrento” there can be no doubt, because Mrs.
Stowe avows it. and also, because in a translation of
a Latin hymn. (Splendor patentee glorlie,) she
makes “glory” rhyme with “implore thee”—
which is decidedly bad, but very Stowcish. Some
articles here we must leave anonymous : These arc
My Odd Adventure with Junius Brutus Booth, A
Sermon in a Stone. The Aquarium, Under the Cloud
and through the Sea, Journal of a Privateersman,
and the very best notiec we have yet read of Eliza
beth Barret Browning. Among the notices of now
hooks is one, a long extract, of Alexander
Smith's new volume “ Edwin of Deiva.” It is in
blank verse, and reminds us, not unfavorably, of
Tennyson's Idyl of the King. As before. Mr.
Smith crowds his poetry with images and similes—
many of them beautiful and delicate. We repeat,
this is a superior number of the Atlantic Monthly.
Two popular Philadelphia' Magazines, for Sep
tember. have also reached us— Godey's Lady’s
800/.- and Pcterson'-s Ladies' Magazine. Both
arc liberally illustrated, with engravings on steel
and wood. The frontispiece of Godey's is “ The
Widow's Mite"—that of Peterson's, is “ The Legion
of Honor." from a painting by Mec. As, despite
the hard times, women trill hare new dresses, it is
proper that they should be up to the latest modes,
and cither, or both of these magazines, will enable
them to he so.
Here, from Lippineott & Co., we have a now
volume of Cooper's Novels, illustrated by Darley,
and published by W. A. Townsend, New l'ork.
This is “ The Ways of the Hour,” and on referring
to Dr. Allihono's Dictionary, (which no inan-of
lctters can well dispense with,) wc find that it was
published in ISSO, and has an adventitious interest
attached to it, being the last production of our best
native novelist. It is a slory of great interest,
adroitly worked up, turning on the frequent ina
bility of juries to deliver just judgments, in crimi
nal cases, where the evidence is circumstantial.
From Mr. John MeEarlan. 33 South Sixth street,
and also from Mr. T. B. Pugli, Chestnut and Sixth,
we have received the following new publications :
1. The American Flag, by Joseph Kodman
Drake, illustrated from original drawings by F. 0.
C. Darley, an illuminated cover, by John A. Hows,
and George Dunskin’s arrangement of the music by
Bellini. A more beautiful or perfect edition of this
fine national poem has not been yet produced. Who
would grudge 25 cents for it ? But to understand
Drake's “American Flag,” one should hcar.it
sang, with his powerful organ-lone, by Mr. Charles
Onkford, of this city.
2. “The Great Conspiracy.”—An address de
livered at Mount Kisco, Westchester. Now 'York,
on the 4th of July, 1861, by John Jay, Esq. This
is a very impressive Independence Day oration,
full of historical facts, and closely argued with the
convincing logic of patriotism. New York State,
which lately scut us the worst Fourth of July ad
dress wc ever read, (by Mr. Henry James, of Al
bany,) has here given us a decidedly good one, as
a compensation.
3. “ Pictures of Southern Life. Social, Political,
and Military”—written fur the London Times, by
AA’illiain Howard Bussell, LL. D., special corres
pondent. This contains Dr. Bussell's .loiters from
April 30th to June 23d, 1801—Charleston to Chi
cago.’ Wc presume that the continuation of these
letters will also be published.
These three last works are published by James
G. G regory, of New York, successor to W. A. Town
send & Co.
A United States Vessel Mistakes for a
Pirate.-— Major General Butler writes to Mr. Fox,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, that llio pungy
schooner, seen some days since by Captain Jenkins,
of the schooner Mary $/■ Adeline, as reported hi
the Herald, standing across Chesapeake bay. while
lie was lying oil Tangier Island, was not a pirate
with a motley set of fellows on board, as lie re
ported. but was the United States pungy Indiana,
which Lieutenant Crosby had for a tender, and the
men on hoard were twenty-fivo soldiers from a Mas
sachusetts company detailed for guard duly.
St WiK.v Death or ax Old Defender.—
Mr. Chnrles Barnitz, an old and respected citizen
of Hanover, Pa., partook of a hearty dinnor on
Wednesday last, and appeared to bo in his usual
health until towards evening, when he complained
„ little of feeliug unwell, and by half past seven
o'clock was a corpse. Tho deceased was ono of
the soldiers of the war of 1812, having been a
member of one of tho tiro companies which
marched from that place to aid in the dcfeaco of
Baltimore. He ivas aged about 75 years.
as sud
agreed
h e tivo
ICU lost
LETTEE FROM WASHINGTON,
(From our Special Correspondent.]
Washington, Aug. lfi, 1.861,
It is difficult to understand the cxnct position of
tho forces immediately around Washington. We
arc living in a state of blissful and contented igno
rance. We know that there arc soldiers here—we
can sec nn occasional camp on the hills, we some
times hear the steady trnmp of tho patrol, or the
rattling of a cavalry squad ns it prances over the
stony streol, and, if in the neighborhood of a camp,
tho quick notes of the morning revcillo. But, he
yond this, nothing more. There is a vague idea
that the city is surrounded by many thousands of
men, but how many thousands nobody seems to
know. Some people, who keep late hours and al
ways have their eyes open, talk knowingly about
midnight movements, and surprises, and gignntic
undertakings sah rota. Others, of n speculative
turn of mind, tell us what McClellan might do,
and. oecasiuuntly warming into the potential mood,
what lie must, shall, and will do. Nervous old
gentlemen, and correspondents of country news
papers. talk about nothing but assaults from lleau
rognrd, and keep constant look-out upon the time- 0
table of the Northern railroads. But the main
body of the people go on their way ns calmly ns
ever, living and laboring, with festivities and
merry-makings—eating and drinking, marrying
and giving in marriage—as if War was not over
shadowing their homes and hearthstones and d’eace
had nut gone to sleep with Turks anti infidels.
The prevailing feeling, however, is one of confi
dence —confidence in the soldiers, in the ultimate
triumph of our cause, and in the young commander
who is working out the problem of peace and vic
tory.
Our position, nevertheless, is practically the same
that it was two months since. The advance lines of
our army are not more than two hours’ ride from
Washington, and it is very well known that tho
rebel pickets aro within sight of tho forts overlook
ing Alexandria. It is said that they have been
seen in the neighborhood of the Chain Bridge,
above the city, but that point is so thoroughly
guarded that nothing need be feared from their
presence. They have batteries at Acquia Cacck,
and there is a rumor in circulation that workmen
are now throwing up entrenchments in the neigh
borhood of Mount Vernon. The Pawnee stoamcil,
down the I’otomae last evening, and wo may hear
of a skirmish with llio rebels, if the statement in
relation to their building batteries at that point is
true. It is thought that the intention of the Con-,
federates is. if possible, to open their communica
tions with Maryland, and by throwing a largo body
of men into that State threaten Washington from
the southeast, and endeavor to effect a union with
the rebels in Baltimore. Another theory is. that a
column will attempt to cross the Potomac above tho
city and cc-opernto with that below, and endeavor
to interrupt our communications with -Baltimore
and Annapolis, With the force we have under our
immediate control, it is utterly impossible that
either of those schemes can be made effective.
Their feasibility, however, is discussed by tlie
Southern journals, and there is no doubt but they
have entered into the calculations of the Southern
leaders.
Thu state of affairs cannot lust'very Ion;;. Wash
ington city is nothing more than the outpost of our
military position. Look at the map anti you can
cover with the; point of your finger the space of
country which our troops arc knot™ to occupy.
Fairfax is a morning's ride from the city, and there
arc large bodies of the rebels there. The rebel en
campments are in a semi-circle, each point resting
on the Potomac, with Washington in the centre, and
not more than a few miles distant. Large bodies
of troops are being poured into Virginia daily. The
recruiting sergeant is in every county of the South,
and the conscription is far more vigorous than in
France during the days of Napoleon. The South
ern generals arc hourly strengthening their posi
tions. with the evident intention of erecting a lino
of fortifications between Baity's Cross itoads and
Fairfax, and from thence to Centrevillc and Mu
nnssas. Tins country is favorable for the construc
tion of masked batteries. It is wooded, hilly, and
traversed by roads which might be-easily obstruct
ed. Before the insurgents evacuated Fairfax they
had erected a line of earthworks on either side of
the main road. These earthworks were merely in
tended as a defence for infantry, and although
clumsily made and hastily constructed, they wero
placed in an excellent position, commanding two or
three miles of open country, and could be easily
made available for artillery guns of heavy calibre.
AVitli an entrenchment Li!.-a ties. pv a
1.._. <--j-,.(■ i.T.r.ns. K.-urfnv.could nut be retaken
by our troops without a battle.
Fairfax once taken, with a large body of soldiers
in reserve, it would seem to be the policy of our
generals to move at once upon CcnireviUo.' If the
heights around that town should be entrenched, as
they undoubtedly arc,.another engagement would
lmvc to be fought, —to be followed by a conflict at
Bull Kun. and the final engagement at Manassas.
Manassas must'fall'before. Washington can be
surely safe. With Manassas in the hands of the
Federal troops. McClellan can effect a junction
-with Banks at Harper's Ferry, occupying Leesburg
and Charlestown, extending the line to llomney, and,
crossing the mountains, open the road to Phillippi,
which is the advanced post of our troops in Western
Virginia. This accomplished. Eastern Virginia is
oiiee move in the Union, and then we can prepare
for an advance upon Richmond.
Every day's delay strengthens the rebels, ena
bles them to erect new batteries, and will make the
journey of our army through their country ex
tremely difficult. Until we have taken Manassas.
Washington city is merely on the defensive. Until
we have taken Manassas. Maryland is not secure!
With Mauassns as the base line of our operations, a
column can easily be thrown towards the Rappa
hannock. Then Norfolk and Portsmouth must fall,.
giving to the Federal troops the key to the Caro-,
linns. I would not be surprised if this were the
aspect of the campaign in the autumn months.
What our military plans will be, no one out of au
thority knows. These arc the mere speculations of
nu extremely peaceable civilian. - who never set a
squadron in a field, nor the division of a battle
knows more than a spinster.''
The very respectable people of Washington who
belong to Iho old regime, and arc for the Union
with'a kind of protest, are still talking of Charles
James Faulkner, and take many ways of ex
pressing their intense disgust that such a high-bred
gentleman of Virginia should be in custody. The
Kidionnl Intelligencer in a semi-editorial in
small type, expresses its dissntisfuciiun in the mild
est and most timid manner. After speaking of the
rumor that Mr. Faulkner was placed in arrest, be
cause expected to take charge of a Secession regi
ment in Virginia, the Intelligence? s:i3's :
“ lYe. of course, know nothing of tho grounds
on which this statement is made, hut when we re
member the freedom of movement allowed to
officers of tho United States army and navy, who,
in abandoning the service of tho national Govern
ment. were known to do so with a.view- of.entering,
the military service of the Confederate Govern
ment. we may reasonably presume tlint rigor on
this score would not be first exercised a't this late
day towards a civilian like Mr. Faulkner. The
friends of tho Administration should, in justice to
its wisdom and. dUcretion in tliid matter, be careful
to assign, in hypothetical.explanation of its eon
duet. such good and sufficient reasons as have at
least the merit of being probable.”
Much surprise has been expressed at the tone of
the Intelligencer in relation to Mr. Faulkner. If
any act of the Administration should be singled out
from the others as meriting especial praise, it would
bo the arrest of the ex-minister. To have permitted
his departure into Virginia would have been a con
fession of utter weakness on the part of the Govern
ment. If the Intelligencer wishes a “ hypothetical
explanation,” let it consider, very briefly, that Mr.
Faulkner has always been opposed to the Union ;
that his nomination to Franco ivas opposed by
every loyal man in tho North.-as an insult to the
honest sentiment of the country ; that he time and
again, during the last political campaign, uttered
the most disloyal sentiments; that his course at the
Court of Napoleon was in opposition to tho best in
terests of the country ; that he was in constant com
munication with the rebel commissioners while in
Europe, giving them the advantage of his official
position to pass from France into other European
countries, and that in every sentiment and thought
he is the enemy of the Union and tho friend of J ef
ferson Davis. The argument of the Intelligencer
would be more appropriate in the columns of tho
Charleston Mercury .than in those of a high-ioned,
conservative, and Union newspaper. To presume
that Mr. Faulkner should not be arrested because
“freedom of movement” was allowed to the trai
torous officers of (ho army and navy, who aban
doned their positions to take up arms against tho
Government, is to presume that because wrong was
tolerated in April it should he tulerated in August;
that, because enemies of the Union were permitted
to go with impunity then, they should have the same
permission now. The Intelligencer knows very
well that Mr. Faulkner is no friend of the Govern
ment, and that if lio onec passed tho lines into Vir
ginia lie would probably have Jefferson Davis’ com
mission before a week was over, and be waging war
upon the Government lie has so grievously misre
presented. Mr. Faulkner may be very much of a
gentleman, and very much of a Virginian, and,
therefore, an especial favorite of the Intelligencer,
but the editor of that journal should know that
neither of these qualities can shield a -traitor from
the’vigilanco of the law. The day of tolcralionfor
treason has passed.
Tho arrest of Mr. Robert Mure, in New York, as
a bearer of despatches from Mr. Davis to the rebel
commissioners, has occasioned considerable com
ment. Mr. Mure is a brother of tho British consul
at the port of New Orleans, and a subject of Great
Britain, and there is every reason for supposing
that before undertaking the dangerous task of eon
TWO CENTS.
vcying despatches to rebels in Europe he would have
consulted with his brother, the consul. Ilis brother,
the consul, is very popular in New Orleans, has
lived there many years, has large business interests,
and is, I believe, closely connected with the cotton
trade. All hi; sympathies arc with the South ; he
is ccrtniuly a Secessionist, and appenrs to have
been prostituting his position a; the agent of a non
trnl Government to serve the cause of tho Seccs
sionists. Ido not know whnt action has been taken
by the State Department, but I suppose his exequa
tur will bo revoked by the Secretary of State, and
the matter brought to the attention of the British
Government. The foreign consuls in many parts of
the South are efficient allies of the rebels, and in
deed with many of the foreign ministers even here in
Washington our Government finds but little sympa
thy. Mr. Seward should cxerciso a rigid supervi
sion over the ministers, consuls, and nttaehes now in
this country, and, when once suspected of complicity
with tho enemy, dismiss them to their respective
courts. J. R. Y.
PATRIOTIC LETTER FROM AN OLD-LINE DE-
MOCRAT.
[Fnr The Press.]
Is the policy recently recommended by the De
mocratic party in the States of New York, Ohio,
and elsewhere, for peace compromise and a National
Convention, calculated to assist, or to impede tho
action of the Federal Government, in the prosecu
tion of the war, and in the suppression of treason 1
Is pence, at the present time, patriotism or rebel
lion? Is compromise fealty to the United States,
or is it treachery? 1 propose to discuss this ques
tion, and intend to handle it in such a manner as to
remove every cause of misunderstanding it:
A crisis is upon us; we are environed upon every
side with difficulty ; traitors stalk abroad in noon
day. openly professing sympathy with Yancey,
Davis, Ac.; ramifications of lodges of K. G. C. have
existed, and may now exist, in our towns and cities;
dark muttering, occasionally escape from the lips
of miscreants who would aid the rebels if they dare.
Who have brought upon us this state of things ?
Who have plotted and schemed secretly in their K.
G. C. lodges to dissever the Union? Who but the
Southern leaders of the Democracy ? Who are the
parties who went from this city and State to Charles
ton and Baltimore to assist in destroying the Go
vernment'U Commence at the top with Senator
Bigler'and descend to the botlom until you roach
his brother-conspirator, Mr. Joseph Baker. Have
not' these men ar.d their confreres in treason ren
dered alt the assistance in their jiowcr to destroy
the Government? Have any of them raised their
voices against rebellion and in favor of the nation ?
There can be r.o evasion of the terrible responsibi
lity which these people: have incurred, in contri
buting, by every method that their weak and
■ Wicltcd intellects could suggest, to bring about onr
liationul disasters. In that defunct and polluted
sheet. .The.P.eunsyh-auian. they found egress for
their nefarious and treasonable thoughts. They
openly preached'disunion. They encouraged the
Southern conspirators by promises of aid, and'they
forced their miserable hirelings, in every ward and
township of Pennsylvania, .to' perforin their foul and
loathsome task. r The disgraceful thing perished,
when it could no longer lie fed by tho offal of tho
Buchanan slaughtcr-hoiiae.
Yi'ho are the parties that now cry out for peace,
shout for compromise, anil halloo for a National
Convention ? .IVlio arc they who denounce Presi
dent Lincoln for having violated tho Constitution ?
who but tho rump-end of tho Breckinridge'con
spirators ? Breckinridge himself, in tho Senate,'
Burnett, Vallnndigham, and Wood in the HoiisspJjf
Eepircsentatives. and others of tho same stripe tii
different parts of the country, have been aiul die
busy to foment civil strife. h
Peace in the present crisis is preposterous. It
has for its object a cessation of arms by the National
Administration, so as to enable rebel robbers and
murderers to have the Unionists at their morcy.
Peace, indeed, with assassins who have yobbed
your house and have daggers at your threat.. This
is the kind of peace that Breckinridge traitors de
sire tts to have. Their intentions avc to paralyze
the efforts of the nation, so as to enable the Seces
sionists to destroy our Government. A "Is alional
Convention, forsooth! For jrhat purpose ? Jo make
concessions to armed traitors, to kindly allow us tp
pass under tho yoke of the Southron, or -else to
acknowledge him as an independent power. This
Will never be tolerated by the people. . The debris
of the Bueiiniianites is unable tp comprehend the
Union feeling of the people, if it imagines that any
peace or compromise can ever be made with armed
traitors, other than an unconditional surfender.
t lm-ve hecmfreiu my boyhood an admirer and an
advocate of KepuMieim Democratic institutions.
For the better part of twenty years I h.iTe clung tp
and voted with the Democratic party. I have bcc,
in a great many nominating Conveniions. I have
voted for hundreds of Democratic.-Nominees, and
never but twice voted against any candidate of my
party. In the Democratic party are alt my politi
cal friends and acquaintances. I have no syinpa
thy or affinities with the Republican party; but
mark, I say clearly and distinctly, if the Demo
cratic party of this city in its forthcoming Conven
tions, will not sustain tho war. and that trea
son is to be crushed, I am against its nominations
If it wilt carp at or censure the President for his
necessary unconstitutional acts, I am against its
nominations; if it will put a peace or compromise
plank in its platform. I am against its nominations;
if it will nominate any Breckinridge traitors or Bu
chanan employees. I nui against its nominations.
But if, on the other hand, it will repudiate the trea
son lurking under the garb of peace and compro
mise ; if it will set aside those impudent fellows who
look the wage? and did the dirty work of Baker,
Hamilton, and Company: if it will rise to tho dan
gers and magnitude of the crisis: if it will squarely
face the storm, and denounce the Southern conspi
rators, then lam with it, and for it; for its nomi
nations and its policy, ready, able, and willing to
stand by it in victory or defeat. I would have been
a candidate for Register of .Wills, but I dreaded
that the -wire-pullers of the party might bo
enabled to place men upon the ticket
whom I could not conscientiously support. The
Democracy has now :i fine opportunity to set itself
right before the citizens of this county. Let it
adopt a patriotic platform, and select a ticket of
honest men. Union Democrats, whose hands are
clear of Buciiananism and .Breckinritlgeism, and it
is sure to be successful; but if it wilt play tho cow
aril. ftieak or traitor, tlic" morning after the election
in October there will be no Democratic party left.
The insidious language of traitors finds vent in a
variety of ways. "Oh'," says one, if the war
goes on our taxes will grim! tts to the earth
another, “wc are'.to have a military despotism.”
Noy. if. as these croakers predict, all sorts
of evils and misfortunes Will overtake ns,
who arc to blame for all tills ? Who but those
who have plunged tho nation in civil war ? AVKy
do not, these -'miscreants 101 l their dupes that North
ern and Southern traitors have brought upon us all
our misfortunes? IVby do they not try to rouse up)
every man to the danger that hovers over the-lie
public ?. AVhy do..they, hot say that secession is
treason, and that a vigorous prosecution of the war
will make it shorter, and therefore leave our taxa
tion less? Why do they not proclaim that Eng
land's policy has been for years to encourage and
foment dissensions among ns ? Why do they not
say that if the traitors are successful in setting up
their despotism that it is but the commencement of
an entire dissolution of our system: that California
sots up for itself, that Oregon goes next, west of the
river Mississippi goes next, New England next, New
York next, and so on to the end of tho chapter ? In
view of this fearful future, we have bold, had men
who gloat over tho fate of the Republic. Where
would our own great Commonwealth go in the gene
ral wreck ? It makes my blood boil when I think
that wc have loathsome wretches among us. so lost
to all honor and patriotism, so forgetful of the glo
rious title of American citizen. The peace-mon
gers and eoncessionists, by trying to destroy the con
fidence of our people, prolong the war. A prolon
gation of the war is an increase of taxation and a
prostration of business. Munufuetories have to
stop, thus empfloyers and employees are injured.
More and more heavy loans have to be negotiated,
and business is brought to a dead lock. To stteli a
slate do the villainous muchhuuicns of the couees
siouists tend.
Now,.what is the duly of every good citizen ? Is
it not to rebuke, upon election day, every nominee
wliose record is not clean and whose pialriotism is
suspected ? Every manufacturer whose mills are
partially or entirely idle; every merchant whose
business has been deranged ; every owner of real
estate whose tuxes have been increased ; every per
son who consumes an ounce of taxed tea, or a pound
of taxed sugar; every laborer thrown out of em
ployment : every man's wife whom this war makes
a widow ; every child whom it leaves an orphan ;
every soldier who perishes on the battle-field or by
disease—all. all of these have to lay the blame of
our woes and disasters at the doors of llie aiders
and abettors and supporters of John C. Breckin
ridge. Deinueruts, your nominations lmve nut, ns
yet, taken place ; see that you will elect delegates
who. at this fearful time, can rise to the dignity of
pialriotism.. Sec that you will give us an unexcep
tionable ticket, and tin able and patriotic platform,
ltcbuke those impudent fellows who did Mr. Bu
chanan's loathsome bidding. By pursuing a -wise
policy, such as I have designated, you ate certain
to carry the October election ; by pursuing a dif
ferent policy, you will he beaten in Hie most dis
graceful manner. By adopting the former course,
I will help you to victory; by following the latter,
I will array myself against you, and contribute to
your utter defeat. • Joux Campbell.
P. S.—l am_ now preparing a pamphlet, which
will be issued immediately after the different nomi
nations arc made. In it.’7 will ffiirly critic's* the
claims of the different candidates on the tickets of
both political parties.
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SKETCHES OF CITY LIFE.
THE NEWSBOY
In n newspaper. m in all mcchnnienl c‘dablish
inents, there ore high ami low vocation*, all neoes'
sary. but not equally remunerative or creditable.
The Editor, seated iu his cosy library, knows little
more than the outside world of the existences which
move about him; the Reporter, ever agog for inci
dents nntl scenes, too often forget* to narrate aai
describe those most Intimately related' to his profes
sion ; and the Printer, keenly attentive to the de
tails of his art. does not think of the microcosm, of
which he and his types form hut a part, whieh re
volves with the rising and the setting of the sun,
hearing with it a thousand care- and labors, n 1 thou
sand modes and means, a thousand live; aud weari
nesses.
A newspaper commences its day at 12 o’clock.
Then the printers assemble in the hare, broad com
posing room, aud standing, in sliirt sleeve-, at then?
several cases, proceed to distribute the type which
they set the day before. The “ devils” ply between
the editors and the office, with copy for the .several
departments of the next issue; and the foreman
and proof-reader proceed to fulfil their respective
functions, with red eyes and dogged faces, still
bearing the traces of the past night’s cares.
At seven o’clock the pressmen are oiling anil
adjusting the great cylinders, bands and wheels ;
the clerks in the front office have written up th«
envelopes for the next day's heavy mail, and the
lights in the composing room are flickering aai
blazing in the twilight, the oiseless manipulations
of the type-piclccrs broken only by occasional calls
from the foreman, and the low hum of the proof
readers. reading and correcting by copy.
In the little corner room, the views of the politi
cian, the snarls ami puff; of the critic, the bombast
of the orator, and the numbers of the poet, are be
ing conned and crossed, and treated, in a most
prosaic vein, which, if their authors could over
hear, might blush at the nonsense they have made.
The outside—by which we mean the first and.
last pages of a folio—goes to the press at 16 o’clock.
The heavy forma are dragged across the floor,
from the intge imposing stone, and buckled to it
chain and wheel, by which they are lowered to the
cellar below. Iu a few moments they ore prona
upon the bed ; the bands are fixed to the wheets ,
the feeders are at their place?, and, with a gushing
of steam, mid a jerk of the piston in the corner,
the huge cylinder; revolve, anil the sheets roll off
at either cr.d, where they accumulate iu great
dampened piles.
At two o'clock, the last editor and the last re
porter have gone home ; half the compositor; pro
absent; the remaining foreman has a lagged and
sleepy face, and llie proof-render. in the little
room, stirs up the assisting “ devil ” with his boot,
as that small functionary goes off into short nap;
in the midst of this editor's most beautiful sen
tences.
The old pie woman anil her daughter hare soil
put -the lastcUp of coffee, aud parted with the list
pic and roll.' In the alley outside, the single gas
lamp; has .been turned off, anil some miserable
beings alouo aro. seen skulking in; the gateway,
houseless and, friendless. Even the courtezans—
those birds "of Ihemidnight—have gone home de
spairing. and the deep stroke of the boll in tiia
Slate House i3' heard only by darkness and tins
echoes. ' -
Then the inside forms, with the latest-by tele*
graph, are ready for the press. The fly-wheels re
volve again, the steam gushes from the tube by tk»
cellar, -and, one by ope, the sheets drop out, to ba
borne by the early trains to tens of thousands aC
readers.
Employees of a new character now come upon the
scene —the niw&oys. Ah! there are strange moa
nod women in this world o£ ours, and the strangest;
people its great citios; but the strange children
are the strangest of nil—God help them! Whu
that* have seen the newsboys, in the full heat of
day, tyhpu the New York mails have come in, ani
the evening'*• extras” are halloed at the corner,
know anjrtjiipg of.the dawn anil midnight iu which
these squalid children bear a part ? Ami who
knows anything of their homes and the existences
bound up in theln, the destinies which those young
errant; vHL fulfil, and tlm privations, which they
do hot‘feet: having known ho luxuries of which
liicy were deprived ?
It is. as wo have Said, throe o’clock A. M., ahl
the paper Is steaming from the pres;. The news
boys come from their hiding-places. There is onB
who has slept in an. old carpet beside the boiler,
and two who creep from a pile of boards, where
they have dreamed *sincc midnight; a fourth
crawls from a sink-of old bricks and ruins around
tho corner. where he laid his head upon a charred
plunk anil caught cold in his neck,-so that ho wilt
have no voice to .-peak of to-morrow beside “Smig
gy Smith,” who has lungs like bellows. There are
five who went home with the pie woman nnd4edgcd
on tiie kitchen floor at a charge of three cents per
head, and-another &mnll party .that had a “bully
snooze” in a certain untenanteil shed on tka
wharf, whore they crept in by a torn place, and
thought themselves blessed.
That little fellow with a patehed jacket and bare
footed, has an old mother whose cup of coffee and
calico gown were bought from his earnings. Heaven
knows where she would have been had not Mr.
Heomm figured in the late prize fight and so mado
a demand fur the “Extra!” There is one with a
smeared face anil thick matted hair, who approaches
with a sad countenance, as if the late panic had
ruined his hopes. He is “broke,” having played
curds with a bootblack and lost atl his riches, and,
being his fourth offence, the office refuses to start
him with papers. So he falls upon the charities o£
his fellow artists and wishes to he “setup" with
six Presses. “ Smiggy Smith” kindly volunteers
one Press, on condition that “Buster Wiggins’’
goes two. To equalize the matter a certain “ Jim
my Iliekey” promises three, aud so the young
blackleg is again upon his feet. To exhibit his sa
tisfaction he goes through some steps of a noisy jig,
and the assistant pressman at once takes him by tlio
neck ar.d sets him outside of the door.
All these, squalid, half-naked, noisy and profane,
gather in the cellar, under the shadow of the press,
its whirr half drowning tlieir c-lamor; and as, one
by one, they are served with papers, they speed
away, by twos and fours, some to catch the first
railway train, others to ride to Fruukford or Her
niaiitown, anil hawk their sheets upon the main
street; mul others to surprise the hotels, or supply
the early mechanics for the navy yard ; all with
some separate design, and full of that energy which
ha; made men rich and famous, and can do so
II is not uncommon for the newsboys, thus wait
ing their •■turn.” to indulge in sundry wranglus
essential to their restless natures, but sadly out of
place in well-conducted places. Allien a new
comer makes his appearance. lie is at cnee besot.
The -'hoys” cannot tolerate rivalries, and do their
best to intimidate competition. A child comes up
with a ticket from the office, and loiters timidly
about the doer.
• VVlmt do you want. you. sir ?” says a small boy,
approaching very close, -'you shan't sell on tn'y
■stand ! If you do. I’ll licit you!"
You go way." says another: •• you ain't got no
right around here. Less sec your ticket, hub !”
■■ He's got it lurkut 1W twenty." says a third ;
“ you can't sell twenty ! Gi‘ me six !”
•■No. 1 wont !” says die ncw-comer.
“ Then 111 lick you! AVont we. Shuiggy ? You
go way. now, or I'll belt you under the iip ! ”
Forthwith there is a fight, in which.the new
arrival is drummed considerably. It' lie perseveres,
they finally succumb, and receive him into the fra
ternity. But at any exhibition of tears or fears, lit,
is called a “ blubherer,” and summarily chastised,
and the system of tyranny, so inaugurated, is con
tinued down to the end of his newspaper connec
tion .
The profanity of these children begins with their
trade? and they are familiur with all description of
oaths. Indeed, one might think that they swear in
order to protect themselves; for ivo have heard
urchins Scarcely six years old give vent to perfect
blunderbusses of profanity, sparing in their in
vective neither relative nor enemy, These oaths
are sometimes littered by urgnns of voice not per
fectly formed, and the strange sounds of profane
prattle and infants lisping curses too often startle
the nerves in the vicinity of the press-room.
Yesterday (Sunday) morning we strolled through
an alley leading to The l’i ess composing room, and
suddenly came upon five lads, who were playing
marbles upon the pavement. One of them hail
swindled us to the amount of twenty eenls, a mouth
before, having been donated this sum to buy papers,
but using it to deposit a “row ” at tho lottery pulley
shop.
•■ Hallo." said we, “have you anything to say
for yourself?”
■■ I bought papers." said the boy sullenly, “ but
got ■ bust' again. My daddy took the money from
me. Didn't lie. Bill ?"
■■No. lie didn't." said Bill: “ You put 'em in oil
a'gig.' and didn't ltil.” “ Mister, won't yon set
mo up oh six Transcripts!"-
“ Set us all up. Mister 1" said the other three,
• you gol plenty o'soap. AVonTyou ?”
AVc then interrogated tbe young policy dealer as
to his family, lie hod no mother living, and his
father had been “below” as a •• wagraut,” alter
nating between tho ind's aunt and the prison. He
loved rum. from all accounts, and once or twice
started out to sell papers himself, but signally fail
ed. and then robbed Iris sou. The boy bail a sister,
who,he believed, lived at “some place out country,"
but of her whereabouts lie knew nothing definite,
and said in conclusion that lie “didn't cure much."
He was sixteen years old, and could read a little—
enough to spell tint the head lines to tho telegrams.
Hadn't nny definite idea of soon being a man, anil
hadn't thought particularly of following any tradc._
Would liko two cents to buy an ear of hot corn, it'
Mister pleased, and. under limitations, would nob
bu.v more •• rows” at the policy shop.
The boy pawed the ground with his bare foot,
like a horse, as he said these things-, and wiped Ilia
nose frequently with his eoat sleeve. Ho spent his
Sundays •• down Jersey" when ho had any change,
and had not quite forgot a long time ago when ho
went with his •■ minty” to morning mass.
The other newsbovs listened with half-intelli
gent faces, where reason wns feebly glimmering
through strong nnirnal features, and in the end
they scrambled for some nickels with a yell and it
curse, aud vanished round the corner.
(to a.Mivl, cl