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Cni.ru, or hofnrn Mrri).'os nnd l)uuth, XIV til C'tN T.i 1JLK LINK for enoh insertion. Larger Adverticnmtite per agreement. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B. MASSER, SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. JOB PKINTINO. We have connected with our establishment a well soloctcd JUli OFFICE, which will eimblo us to execute, In tho neatest stylo, every variety of Printing. NEW SERIES, VOL. 1G, NO. 19. SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 18G3. OLD SERIES, VOL. 23, NO. 45. BALTIMORE )CK nOSPITAL. iIILD AS A HKFUOE FROM QUACK ERY. xly place wnr.ni; a cure CAN BE OBTAINED. "HNS10N bos tliovorrdtbomofl Certain, fly nn-1 onlv KfietnI Remedy in the nil Privalf fHsmnrs. M'enUnw oflhe Hack Strictiirns. Affection of tho Jvulncyi nnd Involuntary D.eclnrjrp". Impotcncy. (Jene ,V NcrvonVpow. lynpcry. Lmipiior. Low nfiwiim ofl(lo,is. Palpilntinn of the Heart, Trembline?. Dunnes of .Sijjlit. or Guldimm "the Ileud. Throjit, No?o or skin, Afreet ions t, lainc. Stomach or Hovels those Terri (era urisinR from tho Solitary Ilnhila of iie secret and solitary practices more fatal iffniis than the pop'of Syrens to (lie Ma "Ivjwes.bliphtinjf their most brilliant hopes "liiuiu, rendering mnvriage. Ac, iirpossi- ivlm have become the victim? of Politnrv t dreadful nnd destructive habit which weirptonn untimely m-vc l1imi?nn(.f-of n of the most exalted" tuUntaand brilliant .rl.it nii-jlit otherwisehave eiitraneid I i) en 's with the thnmlerft of eloquence or waked tho living lyre, may cull with full con- ' TYrsons. or Yoiini; Men eon'entj titling bring nwnro of physical weakness, organic It foiuiities, Ac. speedily cured, places himself under the care of Pr. J, iouidy confide in bis honor m n grTitV'man, cntly rely upon bis rdull as 11 Fhysiuiuti. ily Cared, and Full Vignr Restored, wirepin jr AlTeetion which renders T,tfo fu.d Pianiairc iir,jwitiW i tho penalty e vioiiu-ei of improper imlulgerftt. Y.imig re tou apt to commit excesses from not re oi t!u ilreadtul vniiiieijuiMiCea that may ow. who ibr.t understands tho subject will deny that the power of procreation if lost' tint-..- fulling into in;proUT habits than by nt'? Hrs'di-H beinjr ilepiiwd Hie pleasurt-a uiV iirff tho immt serines and destructive tu iM.lii ht.dy and mind arise. The nvsteiu 'o.'rangrd, the Physical mtd Mental Fuuc ei;ed". hus of Proerentive Power. Nervous v, ly-pesa. Palpitation of the Heart ;i, t'l'i -titutional I biiity. a W acting of Ci uli. Coi:fcuni'tiou. l'ecay and l)eatht ':. 7 MoneEi i3'rr! ri-Ii irut p: i t t fn ui Hiillin.'iio street, n few i tho cum -r. Fail nui to observe imiuo MHHt bi paid and contain a stump t in hirofiiee. Tho li TWO KAVS. v JWcrcvry or !Snttseoui J)ritfif IS2. JOSa.TtWTO'. fthe Koynt College tA' Su rsreons. TiOndun. fV'im one of tho most eminent Colleges m I Stute--, ut the. jfrvntir art of wI.oh1 life Hi'fijt in f lie hospitals of London. J'm ir-', 1 lu and c!e where, has t-fii'oted some of J. -: -'i.i--liir4 enrt'tf that were ever known ; led with ringing in the head and ears t v. (rrent n'TVousnetn. br ii; alarmed Jit finis, biiflifulne-'. with frLio'iit l,!u-l.in. 'i- 'ir:i- wiih licran' inent oi'miud, were Ijt-'.'.- nil those who have iiijured theni in.j r i-r indulixcrrt' ni.il Mdilary liabiis. i h,:h body and miiid. untiMin,; them for i.'-s. study, society or inarm e. are s'.ine of tho ?ad un 1 nodt-ii'-hol y efleels by early habits uf youth, viz: W'- ilaicss of .uul l.in.br?. PaiiiH in the Hrad. Jlimnoes of s of Musi'idar Power. Palpitation of tho .-pepfv, NfrvouK Irritabiiily. Inranement - rtie r ouetions, tieiieral lability. Synip-ii-uirption. Ac. .i.v. Tiie "irful efTVoU on the mind are 0 dreaded- tnnt of Memory. Coufioiou of re.-siou of Spirits. F il-Forebodins. Aver mdety, S. if Jfjtiust. l,ovo of jSnUlude, u aro someofthc evils produced. ns of persons of all aires can now judjro c mt-c of tin ir dt.elinir health. lo.-im? i. hc-nmiinr woak, pale, nervous ainl liuxiii n singular appearance about the ,h and s-. 'ii!p;:ii!s otV'ii'.Min piiun. i jmed tht tir 'v'S by a or. rtain pratdiee n vviicnalone.il habit fri'um-uily lrarneil e;ii( anions, or at stdiool. the vlVfels uf 1 : -1 '!y lilt, even wbt-n nslerp. and if not i -r m; rri :.' imposr-ible, itnd ili-tioy.- :it. i 1 ' 1 . -boubl apply imnn'diately. ; iry thai a voting man. the hope of liis tl v',:,, jf Lis par-'ttis. should hesmittdo'd IT!"! f-'H and enjoyments of life, by the of d-iattntf from the path of nature :ii;'Tiii a tuTtain secret habit. uch pursons i.oi ti-nipbitii'L; M a Muud mind and body are the most ri 'pii.-ile.s to pmtnnU cttiuuil-ial happiin-sc. ihwut il csc, the j iv.rney through life br w i-:u'y pilrimae ; tho prospect hourly t. be view: the mind becmes shadowed lirand filled with the nndant-holy rellee-io- hap iness of uuuther becomes blghted the misguided nnd imprinliriit votary t" ;i'U that he has imbibed the seeds ofthit .-e:.-1. it too often happens that an ill-timed biiiue. or dread of cii-.oovi.ry. deters bint !in to Iho.e who. from education nnd i,,y. cm ahaie befriend him. delaying till s iiiptoiii.s ot thif horrid dioeaio .r a p cjir;,n.-e. undi as ulcerated fjfo ;i'!t-d no.-e, tioetuiiial pains in the head . diuni!'.- of-iht. dc:.fiies, niile on the , mid arms, blno lies on the head, face and s. iroreskln with frightful rapidity, till paliiie of the mouth or the bones of tho in, and the victim of this awful diseaso horrid object of commiuration. till death inj to his dreadful en tier in;;, by wnidin t'ndiscuvured Country Ironi whoncu no v ut 1H. " nn '$thf furt (but thousands fall victims .iMadi.-eii.-ii-. owin to tho unsliillfulness of r.-'enderw. who, by the use of that Dctuffy Mi slay, ruin tho constitution uud make .i. i t lily misi'iable. o: your live-or health, to .the eareoftbo e-tiled and Worthier Pretendera. destitute :d". naino or eharaeter, who copy r. it ;.dv ei liseuients. or stylo tliemsel vn. in -) ;n ers. regularly Kdueated Physieiann, i t 1'iir'un;. they keep you trilling U.vnUi h tidin their filthy and pidsoniui com ; a.- (oji us ihesiiiaMesi fee can be obtaineti, pii . U n v you wilhiuiiiud hcullh tu nih - uMin disapp'-iiitmeut. ih-iou i the only i'hysn-ian advertising. Initial or diploma tilw ays lian in hi otlk-e . i. ties or tieatcuieut too unknown to alt . pared from a life hpeut in the jjreat bu uiope, the first in (ho oouutrv an I a inoro . i tt; J'uM tut; thau any oJi r Physician -rid, :ri:Ms:vr orTiii-: iiti:N iv n-aipU cured at I hi institutiou year tr.' id t!iw noiiurous impoilant Kurieal r pt lioriotd by i'r. J oh hp ton. wilneitsed by 1. 1 - (d ilia un, ' iipper, M and many ers ice id wbieh Itavv appeared Htfrtiu i 1 I ie iho public, htsidca tn xtandiu a nan of iluutictir ami rejMiiaibility, u a ujr.'iiiteo Ui tho ulUioted. i imhi:i:kkii:i:iii,V . v.ritii' hnubl ba .Hrtieulnr tn dirutin i i - r l.i Ij,. tilntion. hi the tolloatntf u uni r A inn .ti. aoHwrou, I. IK, PuU con l. L Ih'tpilal, lialtiutoie, Md- i ;'i. i-oi-ly 1 Jill 'in, . ;.' :.t It". i icim in: iiii:. , IlMi: '! 'U.t VUl 11 Al lll , r , 1 ' It. M-in.Mly .ifflnuiSf lill'-ll I i..Nt.i.il'U l.llii'li i'fc i rii 1.r4ii' loIlir. ..1.1. ,"7.;. ... I., i iul.lirlit.1 il r irrui ii. i. iu. i til il ili"iil .) u l.ui i J I t u4 Lk.M it li. I M I.I 1 U M Ili'Mlti'tl . .01.1 Mi H.CU'l "I ti i'lUU. J. liAIMV 7.1 .". t , l'ltiiKI-l.U (u.. airnv tAS'V. Jury List or Xorthumlwiiund County, August 2'crm, 1803. ouanu junons. 1 Ta. c Jai-ciI, Turbut 2 Frudurir.k Fuhrinn, Sit. Cninml 3 JoHeih Groves, I ppur Miihonuy 4 John Hoy, Turbut, 5 Jacob HitrtiTinn, Turlmt 0 Martin Obcnlorl', Hush 7 OeorgcPaviilgo, Lower Augusta 8 George Hcllnian, Turbut 9 Jacob Dresbkr, Turbut 10 Jacob filHiutii, Turlmt 11 Jliclmcl I.aisha, Jncknon 13 Jonathan Keitz, Wasliinton 13 George W. Funk, Turbut 14 Gabriel Adam. Jordan lo John Hough, Ml. C'anuel 10 Ira Shipc, Hush 1? Solomon Uill'etiderfer, Milton 18 Daniel Dressier, I'liillisiiuaquo 19 l'hilip Clark, Sunhury 20 Simon Slet.gar, Delaware !il l'liilip Ueun, I'liper Augiibtn 2J Levi Kau, Cliillisquaiiuu ';5 Jacob Dixibelbi, Lower Malionoy 21 Walter Linn, Delaware Tit A VIC RSI'; JL'ROll. 1 William Kuhibiieh, Shatnokin , 2 Henry 11 Shaller, Lower Mahonoy I ;J (ieiuge Harrison, Sunbury i 4 Peter l.tieh, .Northumberland i C George Oberdorf, fjiper Augusta I 0 William Hauilly. Delawaro ' 7 Daniel Lied, Jackson ; 8 Daniel Arnold, Lower Augusta U Tluuiias Snyder, Sunbury 10 Michael Wirtli, Lower Mahonoy 11 Frederick K line, Sunbury 12 W'iiliam G Kenedy, Coal iS James Ueaeliaui, 1'oiut II Moses liond, Cliiilisiiuaque lo Casjter Adams, jr., Siiatiiukin 10 Janus Lewers, Lewis 17 Joliu Albert, Lower Mahonoy 18 Henry Jd'iiisuii, Kiish 1!) IScnjauiiii JSeaslmltz, Lower AuUita ,0 l'eter JLitinan, Lewis ,21 John A. Cuid.vell. Lewis 22 Daniel Brueio'iF. Jordan i 2:1 John Tatr.nart, Lewis 21 Geor-e Hertz, Cliillis(iui(iit) j 2.1 Samuel lllain, Turbut 20 Isaiah Lytic, Lower Augusta 27 David Mover, Lew is 1 28 Patrick Lurk, Zerbo 211 Joint Wolf, C'lnllUU:iquo ;;0 Triiiuaii II. Pttrdy, Sunbury III Samuel Lplcr, ShamoUin ;!2 Pi ter Veiiedy, C'liillisquaque Daniel Mttrr, Turbut :H Jolm V Lytic, Lower Augusta Alexander Snyder, Jackson 80 Jacob S'.Ktnkwciler, L'ppcr Jlalionoy .'17 George Keller, SliaiiioUin i!H William V Haker, Zcrbu 111) Thomas Nesbit, Point iO William Jiontian, Sunbury 41 Knoeh 1). linker, Little Mahonoy 42 Peter Lilly, Tuvbut 4; Charles S W etzel, Cliillisquaqtte 44 U. H. Awl. Sunbury 45 Isinic K Copier, Upper Augusta ' 4ij Peter Miller, Sliamokin 47 Jacob Jl. Masser, Sunbury 4SWil!iam D Gearbart, ltiii'li. singer & c6:s " I.. OC1- A. I'limiiy St'M in;; 3 liM'Iiiiir, "T1'IH all ll'O new unprovpiarnts (HiMiinmr, . KniiiliT. lliniltr. IVUfi, lacker, C'urJvr, Uu tinier, .1.'., Au., Ac), is tho ClIKAl'l ST AM) 11EST, nnd tuost beuatitiil uf all autcbitics fiT FAMILY SEWING and libt liiiittufMeturinp; purposes. It mnbeg tbu inter-belied stitch (Hhieh is alike on both fidef), and hiu rent eiipiieity tor Bowing ALL KINDS OF CLOTH AND ALL j KINDS OK TIIKKAD. j Kvcu leiitber. u null iw the linest imislin. mny bo Ht-tvu to perleetiuii on this nntehinu. It will um 2nd I ttpunl ettttun us well tii No. ill) linen threiid. What it cim do only v kuuwn by ecin tbu uniehine tested. rJhe rolriiti-tup t.'nsu U niiKiiig thn uut Miluuhlo of nil the new iiuproveincntB. It inity bu u ened nut us a piieiiu& nd Mibyttinlinl tubiu to fcuMntn the woik, tijid when the machine is not in use it tuny be folded into K box, which protects tho working p:trts id' the ninidiine. Xhero W Do other nmchitie. to emil the Letter A in SiiiaH ity, Iurahilily , BCapItlily, iiiMl i'l;ciiily r -rrkrt it(ioia (it 1 nil oi H''I. The Fnniily Sewing Muebino in fust beee-min us pupuhir fur fntnily use- us msukr A Cu.'H Ahtnutae iurin .Miu ljines jire ibr innnttfiiet uh.ijt purposes. 'J he liniiieli (Mb. -csiue well supplied u it Ji kiIU twiit, thread. needlcH. oil. , of the vest best, tpuiility. Send for a i'.uti'ULi;r und a copy uf "Slnuer A Co'H if AZKTTK." J. M. Sl.NtiFU A CO., l,,s P.roadwuy. X. V. I iT I'hiboielphiii (UVioc, SlU Chesnut street. June 2il. b-iilo. ly CLOTHES WR1N(!EB. ot lj Can v si 'I'iiroiiIioiit . lilt I.illld. Tlio lnt lnbnr Mivinj; unu-hinc in tlic world. Nu cHiiliiai ur ill retjuircd iu itM uho. Vriii's everythiui; ill v. unil ten liain oa ipiick enn be ilnnu by the i.alnl. A eliil.i uf t'i'lit yi-iu oan iiHTUtuit. ,u .ici vniit Lull bri-itk it. Ii u ts its ctK-l iii cloibiiig iu a fuiuily cvory six month. Will wear fur yivir without ropuir. W uiruiuuil to Iliipu or money rul'unJoil. I'KICKS. No. 1. I.iirjn Kutuily Wringer, fit) fiO 1 With Vogi No. 2 AK.tium 7,(i(J j WMrriuUtu No. 2J Meilium " " MO j M ltliout Jfopi. Not No. 3 Small, " " 4,00 J WurrmilcU. No I.iirgo Unti l " " 14.(1(1) No IS li-il. buuad'y ( lo run j lS.UU I With Ciig. by Miu runted. No 22 burg " ( Hi uui J 30.00 ) No 2 in the mo generally uoud iu private (ulniliin. THli ONLY WKINCKK WITH TIIK 1'ATtXT tOU-Mll.l.b HJ-ULbAlon. No Wniiir euu bo liurnblo Without Cog-Whrel. ( uutuwrrii W nuK-tl Iu ')' 'I'om ii. Tern. mi reaiilinK wberv uo ennvaMvr it j jx.i i . t .-.1 , by ri'iiitllinj; I lie price tu u, lmll receiv Ui riu gt r by exircn. irt'uiil. For Uiuu w.ii ciicular, aiblrrw 11. C UltOWNIXll, Jli Uioailwuy, Nuw V'oik. Juno H, 4iu Si.w aTTiTMrTi iltiiS i-uic w.ii.i:, Alkti, G.UtDKN' Oil riU'lT KAUMS. Kuiml.l j fur tliH.e, lViiclun. fnan, ltanibfrrl', (iiraobvriiwi, lHikU-rrii, oiirrwita, Ac, ul 1, i, Iu or iriuiiu li, at Ilia folluin( ilo ur lb i n 1. 1 oi. mi : ii'n for .'ii. Itf aorta l..rllu, iiri.i for I'll', ;'i ti ru I t lo, 1 aura lor -U. I'atul In by i-au ilullai' a ik Aii Liaubvjry Uuib, anil vitlaga Iota iu (ttiiili, Jj by li'iulwt, al $0l aaih, i.a)aba I) ui.a Jiillm- a aiik 'Iba abuva Uud an lanin, aiu nul. a I lialauut, Maiintou 'luaiwbiit, )mlii't;ii' ti-ouiv. Nr Ji'io'C (or furthtf la ,.iu.oiw:j. Hi';, ab I' U Mauii, tut aUiular, '" It niANKI.IX I.Al;k No im t t,ia Niu,i iuia N V fain.n 1 H l-.W -y MISCELLANEOUS '"liia: i:i::i-i.iV .v Vv.ar A DcmoiiKlratlon 1'roin Iftol Ad miwHioii!. Sonic weeks since Hubert Dale Owen iul drcsscd a small pamphlet, cntitlotl "Tlic Future of the Northwest," to the eitii'iifl of Indiana. From that pamphlet wo malic the following extract, in wliir.h proof is induced taken solely from ollicial or knovleil;jfed southern documents, Unit thu war levied by the secessionists i.t not a war for indepen dence, is not a war for the redress of wrongs but is, by their own solemn and express ad missions, "a war against opinion' ." To-day southern presses and southern politicians overlook or deny this. Let them but look bark two years and a few months, and out of their own mouths they hhall be condemned. Here u the prof, w hich chap ter and verse to Lack it. Incidentally, also, we are reminded by this extract that there are fewer slaves in the world to-day by forty-five thousand than there were u week ago. THli ntliTKX I S Of TIIK IIKIIIXS. "The cces-,ion ordinance passed the Con vention of South Carolina December 20. ltfliO. The next day. December HI, the Convention adopted the "Declaration of Causes' jit-lifying secession. In language plain as can be dc-in-d arc thei: cau;-e. set forth. They ail centic iu one complaint. Northern encroachment on slavery ; there, is no other cause alleged. "What proof ol' such encroachment is of fered '( Firsl, tho allegation that 'for years past' fourteen northern states, among w hich Indiana is named, 'have deliberately refused to fulfil their constitutional obligation' ins regards the Fugitive Wave law) by 'enacting laws which either nullity the nets of Con gress or render Useliss any attempt to 'exe cute them.' l!ut if you have looked through our statute book, you know that no such law then existed, or ever exilic I, there. That solemn declaration, inaugurating a war as fearful as ever desolated a nation, is based, so far as regards our state, on u statement cither ignorantly or wilifuliy false. If, iii regard lo any of the other states named, there be truth in the alienation if, in any one or more of these, there existed then a state law rendering nugatory a con stitutional provision none knew better than these South Carolinians what their easv, peaceful, effectual remedy was : an appeal to the Supreme Court. That ourt has sovereign control over till unconstitutional laws Had the oulh no chance of justice of more than justice before the Supreme Court of the I'nited States; lie the Died Scott decision the reply. "A thing, to be credited, must have some semblance of common sense. Will unv man believe that the citizens of South Carolina who would find it dillicult to prove that by the unconstitutionality of state laws al the North thcyha I lost twenty slaves since that state first joined the Union w ill any siinc man believe that South Carolina sought to break up that Union lor causu so utterly trivial as that ? "No ! far deeper must we search for the true cause. It is plainly set forth in the latter paragraphs of tlio Declaration, in which the Convention speaks, not of miy special laws, but of 'the action of the nou slavehoUling fctates.' "It declares that these states have 'denied the rights of property established hi fifteen of the states and recognized by the eon-ti-tution ;' that they 'have denounced as sinful the institution of slavery;' that they 'have united in the election of u man to tiie high ollice of President of the Uuiied Slates whose opinions and purposes are hostile to slavery;' who declare that 'the iovernnient cannot endure permanently half slave, half free,' and that 'the public iniad niit-t rest in the belief that slavery is in the course of ultimate extinction.' And it winds up by this ussert ion : 'All hope of remedy is ren dered vain by the fact that the public, opin ion of the North has invested a great politi cal error with the sanctions of a more erro neous religious belief' "These South Carolinian sentiments, after ward endorsed by every seceding state, are doubtless, in substance, sine. re. They may be received as the secession creed. Though loosely worded, they are intelligible. Taken in connection with the steadily progressing increase, disclosed each ten years by the census, of population and Congressional votes and consentient political iniliictiec iu the free states as compared with the slave they disclose, beumd iiuestioti, the true cause of the gigantic insurrection that has .made desolate so many domestic hearths and spread war and devastation where peace and tramp. illity Used to reign. "It is, of course, nut true, that the uoith ern states, us states, have denied the rights of southern property, or denounced slavery aninful. The Convention could only menu that certain citizens of these states had ex pressed such sentiments; or, as they ufter waid phrase it, that public opinion iu the North had given the sanction of religion to a great political error, "I pray you to remark that the South se cedes from the Union Ihchusi- uf tln xr niinious. Shu will not remain iu fellowship with states iu which such opinions are expressed. Shu holds that the men ought not to be id lowed to say or to write that slavery is sin ful, or thut religion does not sanction it. She hangs those who say or write such things within her own bordi rs. To satisfy her, audi opinions must be suppressed among us. Hut the Constitution provides that 'Con gress ahull make no law ".bridging the liber ty of speci h or of thu p:ess.' Here is u dillieulty. ilotv shall we of tho North satisfy u slavi holding South, unless we not only surrender thn dearest of a freeman's rights, but also cither violate tho Constitu tion, or else amend it so that lien thought uud free speech shall be uiuoii past and forgotten things." "And our ofl'eiieu iu Southern eye - an oth i.ec o gricvoiu ilut it i held lo justify inui iccliou mid its thousand hor rors our unpardonable in ia, that wo liuva addled a president who opinions regard ing neyto aej i ilude are those of all ( lnili ii doui ; whose belief that '.luvery lain the courau of ulliiualo extinction,' i but thu plain, inevitable dtdutiion from thu .it Ihiity ,!' history of the ciiilivd world. aoflllKHt H'INloX. "tlbaill, 1 pruv, that 1I thin .ttii; forth I he .iu s hh U pK'd'lcu I lhi liutie id, I war, I litis hi the Miutu apeak I of l.i i i.l ' Y Un J f.lii anbttl;! Y grant opinions, carelessly expressed by her citizens. I have quoted word for word, from her solemn deliberate 'Declaration of Causes;' that document which is to SeCes siondoin what thn Declaration of Indepen dence w as to the United States. Out of her own mouth I have condemned her. "Vet I am not assuming to sit in judg ment on her motives, i but show' you' where the dillieulty lie, nnd how deep.siink and radical it is. Opinions (she declares) stand in the way. Ilased on a religions sen timent, these opinions render vain (shesays) all hope of remedy ; for her government is founded on opinions diametrically the re verse. And I show you further, that in this she stands alone nmon the nations calling themselves civilized. Alexander II. Stevens, whom, in February, 1SUI, she named her Vice riesident, with commendable, frankness admits that she does so. In Savannah, the Mayor presiding, Jlr. Stephens, addressing an immense crowd on the 'Jlst of March fol lowing his election, spoke thus : 'Slavery is the natural and moral condition of the ne gro. This, our new government, is thu first in the history ot tho world based upon this great physical, philosophical and moral truth.' "Alone she stands ! the first government in the history of the world founded on the principal 'Slavery is good ; slavery is mo ral ; slavery is just ;' the only people in the eighteen centuries since Christ preached justice and mercy, who rose iu rebellion be cause, among their bretheru. His religion was appealed to in favor of that emancipa tion which, within the last thirty years, Kng'and and France and Sweden and Den mark and Portugal and Uussia and Holland have al! conceded a tribute to Christian civilization. "Thus then. Opinions not carried out in practice opinions unfavorable to slavery expressed in thu North, and held by the President elect the same opinions that are enftrtaiucd and have I ecu acted upon by almost every civilized nation these, accord ing to southern declaration, were the imme diate cau.es of the war; opinions, not acts ; the acts were all the other way. AN OKFKU 11K.IKC I i;t. "Inaugurated on the -1th of March, 1S01, Abraham l.ineobr expressly reassiinied. in his message, the ground occupied by him self, and by a large majority of his support ers. In lore the election. '1 have no purpose (said he), directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists.' Jlewcnt natch further. Alluding in the same message to an amend ment to tiie constitution, which had passed Congress on the -isth of February, to the ciitet that no amendment shall ever be made lo the Constitution authorizing Congress to interfere with slavery in any state, the Presi dent said ; 'I have no objection to its beiny made express and irrevocable.' "This was the first act : an offer sanction ed by Congress, endorsed by the President, so to amend the Constitution that ncvir, while the world lasted, should tiie power be given to Congress, by any subsequent amendment, to interfere with slavery. "The scene when, on Mr. Corn in'smoti on, this amendment passed, is recorded in the newspapers of the day. 'As the vote pro ceeded, the excitement was intense, ami on the announcement of the result, the inex pressible enthusiasm of the members and crowded galleries found vent in uproarious demon --nations. All feel that it is the har binger of peace.' "What, is the harbinger of peace? Did this concission bordering surely on humili ation a promise, us to slavery, never through all time to amend our acts no matter how we may change our opinions did this un heard of confession to the slave interest conciliate the South or arrest her action ' It passed by like the idle wind. State after Stale seceded. Security against the en croachment nllcdged to be intended the amplest within I he bounds of possibility had indeed, been offered; but the remedy did not reach the case. Opinions remain unchanged; and the rebellion was airainst opinions. Men in the North still said that human servitude was sinful. The President still believed that 'slavery isiu the course of ultimate extinction.' No fraternity with such men ! No obedience to such u Presi dent ! "And yet this President, in the same in augural from which I have (paitci!, pushed fori bcarance to t'ae verge of that boundary beyond w hich it ceases to be a virtue. 'The government' the said to these ce.-sionists al leady in arms against lawful authority) l he government will not assail you. You can have no conflict w ithout being your selves the iigressois.' And In mild but co gent terms he reminded them of his and their relative situations, and of the limit necessity which his position imposed upon him. 'Von have no oath' (-aid he) 'registered in heaven to destroy the government, while 1 have the most solemn one to preserve, pro tect and defend it.' "lie spoke to the deaf adder. As if they had sworn be I ore Cod to destroy the go vernment under which, for eighty years, they had enjoyed prosperity and protection, they became the aggri saors. Unassailed by that government, tm-y opened lire, on the memorable, lith of April, from the batte ries of Chaileslon, on Fort Sumter. "The echo of that cannonade reverberated throughout tho Union. The North rose up, like a strong man from sleep. It needed not the President's Proclamation, issued three days thereafter, to call men forth. In advance of that call thu farmer had left his plough in thu furrow ; the mechanic had deserted his workshop; the People hud taken the war in hand. "Such were the causes of this rebellion; such weru the acts on cither side." The Paleigh Ft-nnhinl is in favor of a reconstruction of the Union, and thinks the probable teiuis of reconstruction between the Noiili and Sotttii will be the ndoptiou ul it gradual emancipation aystcm by all the rcbelliotia States, which North Carolina, iu common with the other slave States, will accept if tho Fcderul lioveriiluent insists upon the same us thu only terms that can be grunted, notwiths'.auding the life of the institution ia not in thu least impaired by thia wur, us ia generally believed ut the North. Nothing but a great .landing urmv between the iiiii.U ra uud the ul lies could impair thu institution, over which ia thrown the bliicld of Slute uud municipal laws, together with the inherent will of the Southern peoplu. Ilcnct) theae term are the iheapeat tho liovt-iiimeut cun othr, and the best thn South can accept, i - 'lha lUiLijh S'uU Jhiu-miI uMiaiathe di- osiry of a i cul pobtieul urauiatiou Wlio.u pilpo Win IIIOM i..l.llUOU Hil l tu u-iiiiii, which l,a doubt h a rauiilh. ll.nia t!,oiii.b'iUt the Si alu, au l a) that di lei. .piilecl. inn) awiltlv be uiude wufll um the uv:t p.hv'.ii. 'fl'tai: mi s:ri:i:cc or pout til :'. Tho fall of Tort, Hudson, tho latest event in the great battle panorama of the Mis sissippi, has cheered the hearts of the friends of the Union in the Hebel States, and in spired them with the hope that tho war will soon be over, nnd the nation again restored to peace and unity. The surrender of Port Hudson was tendered to General Hanks on the Dili inst. The particulars of this surrender arc very interesting. Vicksburg had fallen on the 4th inst. Thn news soon reached the fleets bef ore Port Hudson, whereupon salutes were fired both on land and wafer; the bands of the different regiments performed in their best style the different pat.iiolic airs so well known to the American people. The soldiers and sailors were almost ungovernable with enthusiasm. Joy re'sounded everywhere throughout tho camps. The Kebels were were startled, and anxious as to the cause of so much and so enthusiastic cheering on our side, but were destined to wait in terri ble suspense as to the interpretation of what was going on. At length, the liebels and our troops being in close proximity to each other, conversations were indulged in with out danger to til her nide. It was dillicult for tho Kebels to believe that Vicksburg had surrendered. Perhaps this dillieulty' was strengthened by the fact that the surrender of Port Hudson depended in some measure upon thut of Vicksburg. Hut curiosity in creased, and at length, toward evening on the ttli instant, resolved upon knowineTtho truth of the rumor which had spread throughout their lines, an officer raised himself above the works, and called aloud to one of the Union officers, asking, "What are you making all that noise about ?"' Tho answer was, "ilecause we have taken Vicks burg." The Hebel otiicer was as doubting us had been some of his soldiers before him. He insisted upon not believing tho news, and on being asked what testimony he would accept on the subject so as to be convinced of its truth, he re- ponded, "Noth ing but a copy of the dispatch, or some trustworthy authority. The Union officer then procured a copy of Gen. Grant's official dispatch, and passed it over the parapets to him, assuring him at the same time, on the honor of a soldier, that the dispatch was genuine, a-i he had copied it with his own hand. Having read the little document, the Kebel ollicer said he was satisfied of its truthfulness, and believed it to be useless for Port Hudson to ut tempt to hold out longer. . The night passed away; the Rebels had eaten their hist crust ; they had eaten up their mules ami were entertaining themselves to the savory dish of dead rats. They were, in short, out of provisions, nnd would probably have surrendered the position at any 'rate before many days. The dispatch from Gen. Grant which they had read, had betn studdied by Gen. Gardiner; and at 2 o'clock next morning, the fith inst., a parley was sounded from the Hebel works, which was soon answered, and an officer came out with a dispatch from Gen. Gardi ner asking on w hat terms a surrender would be accepted. As soon us possible the message was taken to General Hanks' Hcad.jnartcars, and in due time an nus-virwas returned to the effect that none but an unconditional sur render would be accepted. The terms were accepted by General Gardiner: a short time was usked for in w hich to make t he necessary arrangements. Twenty-four hours were given for that purpose," but General Gardi ner was ready iu a shorter time than that, for at 12 o'clock noon, on the tUhofJuly, our forces entered into Port Hudson, the No. ti Gibraltar of the Mississippi. As the victors entered, they found the Itehels all drawn up in line of' battle with arms stacked in front of them, and the hungry soldiers of Gen. Gardiner were soon we. I fed from the Comnii -sariat of the Union Army, from which Ci.uuo rations were drawn. The number of Hebel soldiers drawn up in line, when the surrender took place, was about 4.0U0. In addition to this number their were about 1, odd sick and wounded ; the wounded numbered about out). The wounds are generally very nevcre, in the head, and by the bullets of our sharpshooters. Our batteries had done a great deal of damage, haling destroyed an immense amount of .stores. The United Slates Hag w as run up at ! o'clock on Thursday morn ing, i he tith inst., mm was saluted by the Meets above and below the position. There had been terrible sickness iu the garrison, and almost total destitution of medicine. They suffered terribly from this cause. There was a good supply of ammunition, till of which fell into our hands. General Gardiner, the recent Hebel com mander of Port Hudson, is a deserter from the United States Army. He held a com mission nt the opening of the Hcbellion of the slaveholders against tho United States Government,, and entered the service of the traitors without waiting to tender his resignation. Iu New-Orleans, the effect of the news of tho surrender of Port Hudson w as an almost unanimous rejoicing on the part of tho people. t)n t'ie night of the 11th inst.. the people: turned out in thousands to celebrate the event. There, wtu a grand torchlight procession in honor of the victory. Meetings were held, in rcpor.se to the call of Union citizens, and burning eloquence was poured from the lips of a hundred orators. The public buiidings, the hotels, and private dwelling! were, illuminated. Thu Stars and Snipes weru given to the breeze everywhere. Many persons who had never before, since the city became rebellious, raised tho Amer ican flag, on this proud day waved the National emblem with as much apparent devotion as if they never had been disloyal. The few determined secessionist j, who did make their appearance, set riled as wretched as others were happy. They claimed that the news was doubtful, and that such re joicing was premature, and thia in presence of thn fact that steaniera direct from before Port Hudson were lying oil' tho city making all aorta of demonstrations relative to the event. On their way down tlio river, tho Albatios. uud Pattella weicliied upon by aomu struggling gueiillu-i. During the ultaek and aubseipient aiegu of Port Hudson the rouduct of thu two I.oiiUlamt regiiitcnta of colored Iroopa wan of u high lliiiluiter, entitling them to the praiati due to gallant defender of the Hag of our I nioii pruie which ull lover of their country will fm pmud to award. The i nui pa it'll against Port lliuUonlma been a hd uiious ouo throughout, attended with Inuiiy runts of torn hie; aolemniiy mid and in rj. The llrroiotil of our aoldit-r will (nib. Jin iho un nun y of llio.a who fell, and will follow ith honor and u'ory tho.e w ho teiualu to enjoy peaeu Won by am h pi iVii-li d and aoldierly eutcrpruu. It is u I Vo mui h b a.irtiut Gen. Hauls has proved hero, ns heretofore, a success a soldier ns well ai a statesman a patriot who has engraven his name deep on the pages of our country's history. His name now goes down to posterity ns one of the defenders of our flag one of the preservers of our national dignity and independence. POSTA iT !ir . 4a KN. A very important act regulating Mail Service, Letter Delivery,' Franking, Hates of Postage, Ac., was passed at the late Session of Congress nnd took effect on (he 1st inst. It. extends to forfy-live sections nnd would now be reprinted in full but for the pressure of War News. The following is a summary of its most important pro visions : I. The postage on each letter weighing half an ounce or less, if carried and delivered wholly within the United Slates, i.i hence forth three cents if paid in advance. Hither to, letters transmitted from the Atlantic to the Pacific States', or rice rrrwr, have been charged ten cents, whicu is now reduced to thrm II. Kvcry letter delivered from tho office at. which it was mailed, or distributed there from by local carrier, is henceforth to pny tiro cents postage. Heretofore tho charge was vne cent, with an additional cent for delivery by enrries. Hereafter, two cents must be paid on every "drop letter'' mailed, and there is to be no charge for delivery. III. The Postmaster-General is instructed to take measures to extend the system of Free Delivery so fast and so far as he may judge expedient. We presume that, under this clause kucIi cities as Troy, Syracuse, I'ticn, Hudson, Ac., with great villages like Poughkeepsie, Ncwburgh, etc., will soon be blessed with a system of Free Letter De livery from once to twice per day. We believe an immense increase in business nnd receipts, especially in the matter of "drop letters," will result from this reform. IV. There is to be no charge henceforth ! for the receipt of either .Mail or Drop Letters ut sub-post-oiliecs, letter-boxes, stations, or whatever they may be called and their I conveyance thence to the central or city ' ollice. The charge of one cent hitherto made for this service almost nullified the ! utility of these stations. The cent was of ; no consequence ; but tho inconvenience of paying it rendered it un unspeakable nu- lsance. I V. Postage on newpnpers must inexorably I be paid in advance. Those casually sent must be paid for at the mailing ollice ; all others at, the ollice whence delivered, and j for not less than one quarter at. a time. VI. The postage on each newspaper j weighing less than four ounces thus sent is For a Weekly, SO cents per annum ; j Semi-Weekly 40; Tri-Weekly, GO; Daily, i tjil SO, or iif issued on Sundays also) $1 40. No matter how far conveyed, if wholly j within the United States, j N il. No package is to bo received for and ! transmitted by the Mails of a weight ex- feeding four pounds, ! VI I i. Hi gistcred letters are to pay a rcgis , Oration fee of twenty cents, instead of the ', live now charged. IN. For each newspaper or other pcriodl ; cal transmitted by mail to one who is not a I regular subscrilvcr, thero must be paid two : cents when mailed, for a weight not exceed : iug four ounces, and the same for each four ! ounces additional. X. All books sent by mail must pay four ; cents for any weight not exceeding four ; ounces; one cent per ounce for all additional I Weight. j XI. Magazines and other periodicals, j issued less frequently than once per week : pay onu cent in advance for the lirst four. uunees, and tho same for each additional four ounces or fi action of the same. XII. Publishers of periodicals may inclose ! bills to their subscribers iu or with their ! papers, or write, print or stamp uu them a j notice when their term of subscription or I prepayment expired or will expire without ' charge. Xill. Postmasters are authorized to remove . the wrappers from all periodicals or other I mailed matter which ahull not have paid ! letter postage, to ascertain whether there be j or be not any writing on the inclosure or i matter therein concealed which would justify j a higher postage. j XIV. Franking is greatly restricted by j thia act. Postmasters can frank none but letters on strictly ollicial bursncss, under penalty of fciuO. XV. All Postmasters whose compensation exceeds $1,000 per annum are to be ap pointed by the President ; the residue by the Post master-General. XVI. Each postmaster and every oilier person employed in thu collection, mailing, transportation, distribution and delivery of letters, to take an initial oath of fidelity to the duties enjoined on him by the laws, nnd to "abstain from everything forbidden" thereby. If ho neglects or evades this requirement, lie is to bu punished precisely ns if he had taken it. XVII. Kadi postmaster must render his accoiit quarterly, and pay over all dues. To retain any on pretext of offset or claim against the department is a misdemeanor. Siti h are the main provisions of this im portant uet, which is calculated ut once to increase tho ellicieiicy, the beneficence, and the income, of the Post-Ollice Department. We believe the public is largely indebted for its provisions to the llotj. M. F.lair, Postmaster Geiierel, and to the Hon. Schuyl er Colfax, Chairman of the House Committee on Post-Oliices uud Post Hoads. John lll'UNS, over io years of age, a resi dent of Gettysburg, lought throughout the lirst day, und wus woiiuded no less than live times the last shot taking ill'ei t iu his an kle, wounding him severely. He came up to Col. Winter, in thickest o'f the light, shook hands w ith him, and said he cuiiiu tu help, lie wa dresM-d iu his best, consisting of u light blue awullow tailed coat, wiih brass buttons, corduroy pauialoous, uud a stoic pipe hat of considerable height, all of an cient pattern, and doubtless un heir loom in Ida house. 1 Iu was aimed with a regulation musket, lie loaded mid tired iiultiuctiiugly until thu last of hi tl vo wounds brought him down. He will recover. Ilia liitlu cottage I 1 I . 1 . 1 A i' . win uuriicti oy me reocia. a purse oi a hundred do'lurs has been aent to him iloin j Gcrmuiilowii. lliavu John liuiiis. j Among thu barbarities indulged in by the , Imluna when they murdered thu l'nstiu family, wa to put olf thu Hp of old Mis. 1 Duet in, thu giunilnioihi r, to pn lent In r , ieakiug ; and aUo, while hu wua jituliie two lingers weiu aeicred liolll oiiu id hi ( hand uuil borne awuy aa Uoplaia. ; A late I leaver paper an: Tho large. I fit ight ti.tiu cwr u u i roinn' th pUtna, 1 I ji d t oiiuuvioo I a fi w d.ii ago. U inun- 1 Und 'oHl wigoiis, InlcUli I wuh coiion Imiii I uh fni t'. Si iti 'I' In; I-'irnt .lllniM-inotn ttcfx iiik'hi- TIIK 1IKCKNT 1IYTT1.K6 llt'T KIonTT-SKV EM oct of two iirMimin ami twenty m:it. "Haiti. k-kikm) or Gkttvsiitiio, July 4. 1303. "Dear S. : Tho greatest buttle of the war, and wu have won it. The First Minnesota is gone. Hut 87. officers mn.l men left out of 1!20 that went into tho fight. Colonel Colvillo, wounded; Lieutennut Coloncl Adams, mortally wounded ; Major Downey, wounded, arm and foot ; Captain Messick, reported dead; Captain Mullcr, dead; Captain Hurgess, dead; Cuphiiu Farrell, mortally wounded ; Captain Pciiuni dead ; Lieutenant Farrnr, dead ; Lieutenant Lockceu, dead; Lieutenant Pelier, wounded, and nuiny others whoso names I cannot recall. Hut two officers in the regiment unhurt. The men suffered cqun'ly. Our brigade went in 2100 strong, nnd i!ow, Rf'ter three days fighting, has just drawn 400 ration", and docs not need so many. "In haste. Si'iio.iT." The First Minnesota came out in time to participate in the first Hull Hun battle, where its loss exceeded that of any olhci regiment. Since then it has followed tho fortunes of thn Army of the Potomac, al ways in the old Sedgw ick division of tho Sumner corps. The latter General was in Ihu habit of coupling it with the Kighlh Illinois Cavalry, nnd pronouncing them thu best infantry nnd cavalry regiments, re spectively, in the service. Originally 1030 strong it has hud recruits to the number of 010. has been in twenty-one battles, has literully fought, istelf down to less than 100 men. Hrigadier-Gcncral Gorman was its first Colonel, Major-General Dana, tho second, and Brigadier-General Sully tho third. Nankin Sin-;i-:i I have recently noticed a request in the Country Gentleman by J. H. S., of Montpclier, Vt., for information res pecting "Chinese Sheep," their weight quali ty of mutton, hardiness ad compared with other breeds, their wool, the number of lambs at a birth, itc., ifcc. As I first intro duced the Nankin sheep in this oountry, perhaps a few remarks about them may bo interesting. 1 only had three sheep of this breed, and none other of the kind. They had then just arrived from Nankin, China. These threo were ail ewes, from which I had twenty months, n clear increase of more than seven ty, and raised them. I am aware that this statement will not bo generally credited, and I will endeavor to uiako it plainer by further explanation. These three ewes were nil largo with lamb when I took them from the ship, and in a month or less each one had three lambs, inn king twelve, old and young. Then 1 had no buck nt first, I was compelled to wait, about four nnd a half months for a young buck; and in i,ine months both old and young were coining in the old ewes tho second time the young ewes with threo lambs each, and of the old sheep, one had threo lambs, one four, and the other had live lambs tin; latter sheep raised the wholo five, nnd all grew to be large sheep, and breeding twice a year. At this rate it will not be difficult to understand how I raised seventy in twenty months. If we had taken the proper care of them, eighty or ninety might have been raised in that time, i s quite a number died from the want of care, hav ing no suitable stables, nor were they sepa rated as thev ought to have been. I then sold the whole flock to 11. L. Pell, Esi(., of Fsopus, Ulster county, N. Y., except one ewe, and from it. I have since raised a large tlock. The live weight of the bucks is from 1T5 to 00 pounds, nnd Ihe ewes propoi tionato ly heavy. The quality of the mutton is tho finest I ever saw, being entirely free from the strong tastoomtnon with most other breed.; of shqpp. The wool is coarse und long. They nte easy keepers, and do not jump fences a low stonu wall is sullicicnt to turn them. They are quite hardy, and statol our north ern winters equal to any sheep lever saw. Their great recommendation lies iii tho quality and quantity of mutton that can bo produced in a short time. Theodore Smith, Norwalk Island, Norwalk, Conn. ""recipe s. " Inquiry I'ict'uli iii. 'Would one of the contributors of tho Housekeeper's Department of the 'l'thrajh give a receipt for Piecalill, or any kind of pickling in mustard ? And oblige, A Scusi tunKlt. July 7th, m-i. In reply to the above the conductor of this department oilers the following, which is believid to be as good as any receipt ol thu kind yet published : Pii i ii.ii.i.i is a mixture of all kinds of pickles. Select jiick les, from the salt brine, of a uniform size and various colors ; assuiall cucumbers, button onions, small bunches of caidillowers, carrots cut in fanciful shape, radishes, radish-pods, bean pods, Cayenne pods, race ginger, olives, limes, grapes, strips of horse-radish, iVc, Ac. Arrange your aelcction tastefully in gins jars, and pour over tin iu a liquor prepared in the follow ing manner : To one gallon of w hite w iile vim gar add eight tablespoon fulls of salt, eight of mustard flour, four of ground .ginger, twit of pepper, two of all spice, two ot turmeric, and boil all together onu miniiie ; the mustard and turmeric must be mixed together by vinegar before they are put into the liiptor ; when thu liquor haa boiled, pour it into u pan, cover it closely, and, when it h is become cold, pour it into the jar containing the pickles; cover tho jaiswith link and bla bier and Ut them stand siv months, when tiny will unitum good pickles. Piccalilli i-an excellent HCCoinpaniuielit to many highly seasoned dishes ; it well put up. it will keeji for jeurs. If you liku oil in the piccalilli, it should be br.iidud with the i uu I'ur, and added with them to thu boiling liquor. - Diivisn pK.ii iu.a Wi iiioi r Prt.i inii. A correspondent, sais the Co . 7 y Utnt.'i iimn, who has tried l!i" plan oi' uriing pcuchc mention, d below, to Id great aut i-f.ictiiin, reoiH-,t us to republish it i'r thu Unctli of of our re .idem : TUey'i. 'it is removed by iuilner.lng In lie made by boiling Wood u.'lu. in water, to loli-iuMo treiigth, 'J he he should , wnrut but not a a to cook the pmehea, wldcli are rubbi d in it awhile; mil then w.irl.el in d.-ur void w iii r. Li ei) article of ' riu w ill be removed, aiul only a linn akin rt lii.iiu - the) t .in theu hi i nt and id iu.l Ui thu uu d manner. 'llu ihu, lo.,- m ilaii. tin ii n tui b pi i li(', and aie taij tv liolll., I.. I yi-1'1) bl ,U i so . t L. $ pn! , im..