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erery neighborhood in the County.: Iti» sdnt ' ,
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Hiw, bat whose, most convenient poatoffico - ... . - . , ,
adioining -V 111 j->
--ess Cards, 5 Hues, ijictof ■ ‘ 'MT’ 0 " ’VT'NT 'EGEMBER 17, I KO. '1
Easiness -
sss per year.
BbS. EOWREY & S. F. WIESO&
■i lIORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW, pUil
■4 attend tho Court of Tioga, Pottor and McKeM
_ [We’ijbnro’, Pot. 1,1853.] jy.
p I CKf If SOIf BO V SB ;• j|
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u. A. Fiem> ■ • ProF,i,eti?f ■
j,esUtakop.t(M>nd froiuthc- Depot free oJ-qW^jv,
, * ' j. EMERY, , iV^|'
iXXORNEY AND Cdt U NSELLOR AT ILAiW
ffeiLboro, Tioga Co., Pa.; Will '-'deroto'ps
|., ia exclusively to the practice of law. Cdl«ti|ns
“ ,i a iu Y of the Northern .counties of Pehpsjfl-,
* . . novZl.dO' i- t
■= L. ■
pEIfIfSYEVAIfIA HOUSE.' ■-|j
e, m r o] Main-Street mil! ific Avenue.' Wellelorn, fir.
J. IV. BIGONY, PROPRIETOR..'. jj;
Tbis popular Hotel, haring.teen re-fitted nnd »-
'.rpi.-hcd throughout, is now open public agja
Ir-t-.class hou;o. . - ' ■» j. '| t -‘
IKAAK 'WALTOS' HOUSIV $
jy C YEHXfL 1 ' EA, PROPRIETOR™,
Gaiacst.’Tio£a County, Pa. I);
nHI? D in"'"’AAvl iuc '' ltc ' ! eap 7 acce^'p
I tile best li-Imiraad liunlirtg grounds in NrfrthSrn
fX" Xe p.i.r.-- Mil! bo spared for this riccnnimdd'at||iii
,r nlwwrAfl.cr* end the traveling public.
April 12, 1 1 1 '! 1 !. ■' V
■ gTcTc. ■ 11,
BARBER AXn n,AIR-DRE$SE.fc t J-
S HOP m the roar of the Post Office.
his line irill-be done os ivcl! anil promptly if it
,n be June in the city saloons. Preparations .ifot|re
10'ipj dandruff, sad beautifying the hair, for wile
&ein° ll iir and whiskers dyed any esdor. CatlSnd
!CC , Vi'cllshoro, Sept. 22. 1859. _ ■ ■' jjj‘-
■ - XISE CORNSffiG JOBRNAIi.-'- i'
ffjprwo W. Pratt, Editor'and, Proproctfr.
rr published at Corning, Steuben Co., X.T., nfSho
| l>oliar and Fifty Cents per year, in mlyancp. Sjbfc
]diir«al i* Republican in,publics,,and .I*s s a eirciiib-
H*a retching into every part of Stcni&i, Countiiv—
fki'e demons of extending th?ir business* ititoajht
iiJ tfee-ndjoining counties will-find it an cxcctlontPad-
-uu'tlimn. -Addrc ns above. ' J'j’
f iVEiitSB<S>S.O BOTEL, I^.
TV ELLSBDjIO.UGII/ PA. v A
s F nT ,it, - - pnonriiF.iPfiH.
[l’unuettfof 'l‘ e fiiiVcrf Slates Hotel.)''. {
Irving leased this well known and popular (Howe.
eolic*its the palronago-uf tho palmci With oifyntij/o
and obliging waiter, together with the rro^cMi-’s
KaowloiUo of the businrs-vhe li°l‘es to’make t|ip, fev
f f. tlin.e P who stop with him both pleasijnl Jfiid
ijTCe.tlii®. - 1
Wclbboro. }Liy Sf, IS-00. . • ‘i .
i • ■■■——h4»-
E. B.IBESEDICT, M. V is|
¥o\'uDSr.rorm t.he public that lit* is
tbsatod in BlkUml Boro; lloga Co
i, uropwed bv thirty yc.irs’.oicpcrience. to trcasjfrlKdis
t;,..eres and ihi-ir, appendages on Sj'dM'fi
»n«eipW, and that ho' can cure without SDJ tha
Ve.idful disease. calbul-St. Vitus' Dartre ■;{ Cfnre
i„,ai rdf.i and win attend to any other i
-is line c.i physic and FirsrfTv. * ' . ’ f
Blkland Coro, August S, 1800. p ’ | j 1
JSEATIS'TRV 1 j j 3 ’I,
C. N. ’3D ARTJT |J;!
WOULD respectfully say'to the. eitli.eniGnf
tfeM-horo and viciuifv. that'ho liasi' , l|’Sed
Vs WRIOHT'c 'Ffi-oVlj ANlh iKED
STORE, ahero lie ail! la-ntiunG tir do all ; of
wctl: in the nf I>l <NI iSXii-Y. r, j ,
Well-boro, April SO. 1802. -' Lit!.
'~ rr d~on N.ING .
WHOLESALE DKVH ASD'HOOK 5T.011,%
JIDSS AND MEDICINES,. ; , : i 1
PAINTS AND-OIL?,' ' ' ’M
WINDOW glass!’ -. 1 ; is
jCEROSINB OIL,j ? -S 1,
ALCOHOL, ' ; jC*
BOOKS AND STATIdNBIU',
9«U at aiolesalc hy ' ;1 •
W. »- -TERBiXI*. ■ ‘
Gnantry Merchants supplied with f 1 jc-‘o at
NKW YORK ,
Carnbig. Feb. 20, ISCJ. . 1 ’ 1
WASTED! , ■ f ||
■ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS■WTIKA , a i |
ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS
ONE THOUSAND BUSH ELS OATST
ONE THOUSAND'BUSHELS i(fE!
-Por whiah wo will jyxy CASH! * tjL*'
WRIUTIT i. EAII^A;
Flour b> the pound, nock or barrel,
Toed bjr the pound or ton,' ' ' |f
-Cftm in any Quantities, ; § . ■
ferssloch’ -.t Wrisht i Bailey's new Flbpr.hnd
lochsnpru riguv _
Feed Store. - '
Pork cheap.at.our Store. ‘ \ : |E
All goods delivered FREE OF CITAR<?£ |jthm
<Se Corporation. * WK^tr^T.
Americas’ noxiefc. |
{fvrruvhj T). Hurt's “ CniHal Fountain” tftrtjpr.).
Ct'R.vnn of Main' asi> Qi'i:en
IVELLSB Oil 0, PA, fr ■
‘ i, • - J*f
WES. - * - Proprietor.
-Strict attention pa>d to tbo comfort of lfeood
■stalling. Charges reasonable. ‘ . . 1 || * 1
/*■?- A good Cook ar.d a hosUer-tvaniet., -
cll;huro, Sept’. 3, 15621”1y. i - ,! |[_
WELIIsBOBO AOAOEiJIiIo ~
Tioga County, PcnHa. ’
’MABUTOS TJ.AILEN. A.Tfl.r- -Principal
Assisted by a corps of competent teachers. ' | V
t The Winter Term will commence on the,|ih of
December, I&C2. > ,fj
„ Tuition for term of fourteen tecclcs, from ‘SajpO to
$O.OO. - ( ji-
A Teaches’ Class will also ho forme
By order of Trustees,
s . ,j. y .dcsabdsos, hires’*. -
If ot Vf: o r a’ll bvcm b c r 12, V 502.1
SPUING. ' '
& P. QUICK,-JIATTER, ■ t
fto, 135 Water St reel, Etini|»,
ce ps constantly on hand a general aesorLncnftof •
• AXD CASSJitEIC-E JIITS.
»11 kinds of Soft Hats and Caps, Furs for Sadies,
r ’ Bats made to order.’ Call and [leave your jnens
t and then you can hate a Hat to fit you. .it’ricc?
fEU the times. Quality warranted. - y
March 19,15G2. ! - Jp
('lOSC£h'l'£vi'klTLyV., forsaleT'”’".?: ‘
v ; BOV’S DBB(J STtfJUi. .
VOL. IX.
WOULDN'T “YOU LIKE TO KNOW*
BT JOHN G. • SAXE.
I knew a girl with teefh of,pearl.
And shoulders white as snow ;
■* She lives—ah! well,
I must hot fell—^
- ‘ Wouldn’t you Uke-to.-know ?
.Her sqmjy hair is wondrous feir,
: And wary:in inflow; .....
• t . Who-madoltjess ■ .>•
One little ffess,
Wouldn't you like to know ?
" ■ .111.
o. Her eyes.are blue (celestial huo!)
And dazzling in their glow ;
On whom they beam
1 With melting gleam,
" Wouldn’t yon like to know ?
IT.
Her sin/.'a re red and finely wed ’
Like reSok'ere tbey.blaW; ' ’
V.’ he.[ lorcr sips
Those dewy lips,
■Wouldn't you like to know ? 1
JTer lingers nre like lilies,
When lilies fairest grow 1
Whoso hand they prass
.With fond caress,
Wouldn’t you like to know ?
Her foot is small, and has a fall c
Lilie snowflakes o’h the snow ;
And whose it goes,
Beneath the rose,"
Wouldn't you like to know ?
She has a name, the sweetest name
That language can bestow;
■ ■’Twonld break the spell.
If I should fell— •
Wouldn’t you like to know ?
< T H AUKS GXTIH G■ 5 E’B M Off,
AT EAST CHARLESTON.
nr nkr. c. 1.. r. bowe.
[Puhtishedlhy request of the Couyreyection.^
Test —Dan. 11th chap., 31-35 t.
As wa look over xfao history of Nations what
‘a singular panorama dtl we gaze upon. What
a strange commingling of light and darkness;
if at all times you can see light, for it would
almost seem that at some eras of the world’s
history the light is extinguished by the almost
unireraal gloom. It would seem that chaos
reigned. The picture is so strange, and at
times so darkyjirid so uninviting that it is hard
to believe that a God of love, light and benevo
lence, would have been the Maker of it; that
every shade and coloring was struck off by the
hand of that Divine Artist, whose Omniscience
enabled Him to know just how the whole pic
ture would look when finished up. Away then
with that nonsense that God has foreordained
ti'iudsourr comes ‘to pass in this lower world.
We admit that, ihu Divine Being has struck the
outlines of the world’s history, but the filling
.up has been man’s wotk. God has done the
shaping of the dettiny of mankind—the lining
and marking—but men, individually and col
lectively, have done the lion ing for themselves.
And most roughly and miserably it has boon
generally done. In the first ages of the world
all the government that we know much about
was a Theocracy—a government in which man.
received laws direct from Heaven to govern 1
him socially and politically, as well as morally.
This was the infancy and ipinority of the hu
man race. After the Almighty Father had.
transmitted from Heaven to earth a sufficien
cy-of the of- troth, justice, and
righteousness; to govern-his children in all re
lations in life—principles sufficient to enable
them to rightly navigate the billowy seas of
time, Ha commits the charge of the ship nf
State—the dined 'management of civil affairs
into the hands of mankind. •
lie gives them life chart which marks out all
the safe courses they should follow. He .also
-designates the unsafe and dangerous. lie tells
them plainly some of the sad consequences if
they disregard his counsels and the fundamen
tal principles,upon which is based’all true Na
tional' prosperity. He gave mankind to un
derstand that His eye would be upon human
interests, hut.did not pledge himself that If
wicked or unskillful pilots were allowed to take
the helm and strer the ship towards the-break
ers, He would immediately interpoke and re
move the ungodly rulers. But he has clearly
intimated that He should take cognizance of
human govi rnment, and to over-rule so that
the-grand designs He has concerning the race
shall he accomplished. He has expressly de
clared that “ The wrath of man shall praise
him,” &c. &c.—which means simply that how
ever much wicked men and devils shall com
bine together to prevent justice and oppose the
administration of' good governments, there is
(to use a hackneyed phrase) such a thing as
getting to the end of the rppe—a time when
God will take tho matter into his own hands
and over-rule their unrighteous and Heaven
daring schemes for their' own destruction and
the good of mankind. And the great truth
is not ,only declared in Kevelation that God
reigns—holds the, race of this lower world
uhder bis jurisdiction ; but the same' truth
stands out in hold relief in The history of Na
tions. The prophetic declarations of scripture
taught tho people in the by-gone ages that the
Ali-wise Kuler hod his eye continually on the
unfolding history of mankind, and the fulfill
ment of- the, prophecies prove to us this great
fact; and proves also that the arm of the Al
mighty is shaping the greater events of human
destiny. '
Our text for tho present occasion is a prophe
cy ; anfl that too oho of the grandest and most
.far-reaching in its application of any that has
been recorded by the pen of inspiration. .This
•prophecy was made, sqme-six hundred years
before the Christian'era commenced. And
although Daniel gives a clear interpretation of
it, yet I presume that very little was thought
'about it at’the time, .Very little interest was’
taken in this sublime revelation which enabled:
Daniel and the King to look down through the
vietv of coming: ages thousands of years and:
-behold- the course of coming events. 1 It is
manifest thatllluf-applicatidn of the prophecy
WELLSRORO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. D
could not be made only so fast its the great
wheel of Time should roll the events along
only iso fast as the prophecy was I being fulfilled.
aUdi theologians -thight indulge itt
speculatidrisin regard to its fulfillment and
application—hut thon- nl! must wait for the
facts to prove that the speculations ariivrer to
the prophecy. We know not who may hive
been the first commentator who attempted air
explanation of this portion of scripture, and
mado an application of it to the history.of
nations; but it ik quite l eVidOot that no unin
spired mind'could have a very clear, rdeh of- its
application until;since the great Reformation
of l the Sixteenth; Century. The application of
the 1 prophecy as far' aS concerned thosb king
doms 4»r reigning powers represented!' by the
gold, the"silver, the brass.and iron, might bo
apprehended earlier,.but those ton kingdoms
represented by the ten toes of the Image, and
that peculiar condition of weakness set forth
by the want, of cohesion of the iron with the
clay could not be so fully understood until
within the last half of tho last century. And
what then shall, we say in regard to), the last
part of, the prophecy, tho power ; represented
by.the stone cut out of the mountain without
hands, which isito smite 1 the feet of the Image,
and finally grind to powder all the elements of
these other kingdoms that they ‘'Shall be
swept away” like the chaff of thp summer
threshing floors. ■ I
Who will rise up wise enough to tell us the
application of this part of the prophecy before
the grand eventi in the onward march of time
shall indicate it. Who con tell ua what is to
be understood 6y that kingdom which tho God
of Ileavon will set up, or where it shall be first
inaugurated? ; 1
_ • I suppose that it-is generally understood that
learned and good men have aimed tp'tell us nil
about it; have jong since professedly finished
up the application of this whole prophecy, and
have believed —and others have believed that
they had forever settled the meaning of this
portion of Holy Writ. But would it be. un
reasonable to suppose on the contrary that the
learned and good-men of the past, in their com
mentaries on the' Holy Scriptures,‘might be a
little too fast in their conclusions, ipasmuch os
they could not possibly have the advantages for
understanding the application of prophecy that
is enjoyed in this day and age of the world. ?■
The early, commentators could hot call up
before their mental vision only about one half
of the earths surface. This Western Continent
to them was comparatively or wboly nnkowp.
And who shall say that the Republic of these
United States—one of, if .not the most powerful
governments tbat.baß ever existed since human
governments have had a being on this globe—
shall have no place in prophecy. , "J,
All men who have considered the subject will
be agreed as to the first part of the application.
And no material difference of opinion can rea
sonably he entertained as to what is meant by
the ten kingdoms figured forth by the ten toes
of the Image. The prophecy thus much finds
its fulfillment hnmialakeably in the ten king
doms into which, according to Bishop Newton,
the Roman Empire was divided, which was
styled the iron kingdom. And wo presnme
that all unbiased minds will see that the-mix
ture of the iron with the clay are’ symbolical
.representations of Church and State. All the
modern kingdoms of Europe have found by sad
experience that this union of the secular and
ecclesiastical power has been a source of trou
ble, and has ever been an element of weakness.
And that weakness is becoming more and more
manifest .every year.
Then the only (part of the prophecy upon
which there may dzist any essential difference
of opinion is, that with regard to the stone cut
out of the mountain without haiids. Commen
tators have most, generally made If apply to
Christianity—Christ’s Spiritual kingdom bn'
earth. And it was 1 very natural that they
should, if they made any application, ns it is
manifest there was no temporal power then
known to history that could be intended by thc
inspired writer. But it is believed they made
a wrong application. Since God hiis raised'up
such a mighty nation on this Western Conti
nent (and who can fail to see the hand of
Providence in all this) it seems more reasona
ble to ’sppposeithat by that kingdom which God
is to set up, -aird which is to subdue all,others
a*nd fill the earth, is meant not Christ’S Spirit
ual’kingdom,! but the temporal power of the
great American Bepubßct ‘ that'pbwet whibh
was first inaugurated by the Revolution of ’7O,
and which embodies those grand principles of
the Universal Brotherhood of man-i-tbe princi
ples of Religious Freedom and the political en
franchisement’of every member—rfefl, black or
white, of the Roman family.' ; :
And now let ns briefly look at some of the
arguments that favor this supposition. And
the first to which wo invite attention is one we
have already adverted to, viz ; “that the gov
ernment of these United States lAyacljiitn to its
share of recognition, among the other nations
of the earth’, in the prophetic books," We Say
that inasmuch as the other independent politi
cal powers, from the days of the Assyrian
kingdom down through a period of: more than
two thousand years have been so especially, no
ticed ; it is reasonable to believe that a govern
ment of such : an -acknowledged sway and in
fluence over all the other governments of. the
earth, should-receive some attention. And we
believe this government has been recognized,
not only in this but in many other prophetic
passages of the holy Scriptures. In the second
place the prophecy is one relating ; to temporal
kingdoms. No one can doubt that the first
four spoken of, or, represented by the Image,
are such. Then is it not unreasonable, a# well
ns nnsoriptural, to suppose that while th'elloly
Ghost was moving the mind of Daniel to speak
of what would take place in regard to temporal
kingdoms, while speaking of the first four and
of the ten minor kingdoms that spring from
the fourth, should, in speaking of another,
obahga so abruptly, and without any notice,
from a temporal to a spiritual kingdom. There
i 8 no intimation of any such change ; hence we
conclude that this kingdom that God is to set
up whenever and wherever it is tp be, is a tem
poral government.
Again, it is said, that Pin the days of those
kings shall this government be-set up." What
kings'? Why ttie 'connection shows plainly that
itmeans thg feb' dagl'fhah reign over the king
doms ■thatarosefrom.'then run nr .Roman king-
Rot Christ wa*. born and Christianity
was established;hutvdteds.uf years’before this
period. Therefbr'p If‘we consider the chrbno- (
logic'al'hlhring b tih e'qu6b t fo n, it sdems quite
impussible fbat thestone Kingdom should iriean
Christianity; :i‘‘:Tbayltim«■Cntnnt'ofithpnioon
tairiwithout-habds roqat, t° hP * n harmony with,
the.-general scope of tbe.ppphecy, mean w
political, power.” But where - isit the God of-
Heaven will setup this power or government.
The very terms of the vision excludes rt large
part ‘of-lh'e l «stthv as "it; is' already occupied by
the Image. But tho Westerri Continent is left,
and; reading .now the prophecy in - tho light of
history we conclude, very reasonably, that the
stone kingdom ;is hone other than our own Re
public. ' But,'furthermore, 1 it is said that this
stone kingdom 5s to-'beicutsout-of ft mountain.
Now by a tbnstaltntion of,Revelation we learn
that the. term mountain, in prophetic .language,
is used to denote a strong independent govern
ment. Hence we read of the mountain of
Esau and Edom. Therefore, - this stone king
dom must have been cut from another tempo
ral kingdom of which it was once o part. But
Christianity was never, out from any temporal
power whatever. Therefore, Christianity can-.
not be meant by this’ stone kingdom that is to
roll on until’it fills thetvhole eartji. But our
Republic-was the offspring of another govern
ment; nothing being more common than to
call England “ Our Mother country.’' She was.
the, mountain, —the independent government
from which the power represented by the gov :
erriment of these United' States was out out;
I But’then the question may be asked, “What
is the menniag of the prophetic declaration
that it is ‘cut out without hands?’ ” It mean?
merely that it came about by Providential ar
rangement dnd not of human devisement.
Whether We look back to the first discovery
of this New World, to the oppression that
drove our pilgrim forefathers from their father j
land to seek ! a shelter from persecution and a |
home on : New England’s wild and rugged i
coasts, to thb war of the Revolution which sop- (
arated the Colonies from the Mother Country,
or at ali the circumstances that have .consolida
ted so many individual States into one General
Government:that has been so remarkably pros
pered for more than three-fourths of a century,
the general expression of all hearts is, “ It is
the Lord’s doings, and it is marvelous in our
eyes.” It is true .there were many providen
tial circumstances that occurred from time to -
time which heralded the birth day of this na-1
lion. And all of these circumstances bad their j
influence in moulding and shaping events to !
bring about the final result. The enlightening ;
and soul-thrilling impulses, produced in the ,
public mind by the great revival of Luther’s
day, the hitter spirit of intolerance that subse
quently prevailed, and which drove thousands
of dissenting miuisters-from their pulpits, be- .
cause their consciences would not allow them '
to conform and obey the unreasonable and
unrighteous requisitions of the “Established
Church the persecutions that 'drove so many
of those heroic covenanters to the mountains,
to the dens and eaves of the earth, and which
drove the sturdy Puritans to this then wilder
ness world, where they might worship God in
accordance with the purest dictates of con
science and their more devout rendering of
God's Word, these,-and many more circumstan
ces foreshadowed the great event of the setting
up in the order of Providence the American
Republic on the virgin soil of the \evv World.
Our Republican government, is then we con
clude, the stone cut out of the mountain with
out hands, which is to subdue all the despotic
and semi-despotic governments, until it tills the
whole earth. Phis is the kingdom which the
God of Heaven is.do.scj up,,a .kingdom which
“shall not be left toother people,”—not be left
Wholly under the cnntrqf.andmanagement of j
imbecile and wicked rulers, bnf.is to be under
tbe special Providence and guardianship of the i
God of llen 1 elrcady intimat
ed that there,are olhea which evi
dently refer in the government of these. United,
States and which to a certain extent corroborate
the application we have.now made, of.this one
in thp Book of Daniel; and.,’propeoies which j
herald forth the distinguished character and
power the American Republic is to have among
the nations of the, f .carth. We would merely
refer, pow, to St. Jphft's-mr.ophecy as contained
in the 12th chapter ,pf Rev. It seems easy
enough for commentators to understand and
apply a part of this prophecy. The “ woman
clothed the moon under
her feet and upon her head-g crown of twelve
manifestly means the Christian Church.
But wbafis intended by the. Han-child . that is_
1 born, of the woman tlje offspring of the
Christian Church, and which, .the pen of in
| spiradon declares, shall “-rujp all nations with
a rod of iron,” has been a diffiicult matter fur
them alj to determine. And;may we not judge
tbe difficulty to ar(?e from the wrong applica
tion. .If in the application of this prophecy
the man-child is censidered to refer to the gov
ernmentof these United Slates, which is so clear
ly the offspring and is built upon the principles
of Christianity, we -think all the diffieu Hies will
disappear. How true to history is the prophet
ic declaration, that the Church, which is sym
bolized by the woman fled to wilderness, when
we consider how-that pilgrim,band that landed
from the “Mayflower”.—left their-homes and.
all they held dear of the endearing associations
of childhood, and came to the wilds of America
that they might be safe from the great red de
mon of Persecution., Yes truly the poet sings;
“E^inds,.kindred,comfort, all th»y spurned;
XUftir fathers’ hallowed graves,
And to a world, of darkness turned
* Beyoifcfl ft world of waves*
“ They come—that coming who shall tell
The eye may ween, the heart may swell,
But the poor tongue in vain essays •
A fitting note for them to raiae."
But the “ man-child” it is. declared ** was
caught up unto God and his throne;” which
till will agree must signify that the character
(whether it were a nation or an individual)'
thus symbolized was to be under the special
protection of God’s Providence/ How -strikin; •*
ly.-hiis this been fulfilled in our own ease na a
people* ”Jin mind can* trace ;the speeiai intcr-
861
TOtrtion of a Divine hand through all tho sta
ges of our existence from, the nation's birtfi
day without feeling tho force arid • appropriate
ness of this declaration that this * man-child
was caught up unto God and his throne."'
,Thus wo see tb&t the prophecy of St. John is
the counterpart of Daniel’s—the one showing,
thrmpolitioabparentage and-the other the eccle
siastical of this government. - And they-both
together show; while tfie’ coincidences between
the prophecies; and history>hre, so clear grid {nu
merous, that the American Republic is what Is
intended both; by the “ stone kingdom" -and
the man-child,' This free Republican Govern-'
ment of these United States is then the king
dom that Daniel declares in his interpretation
“ shall never be,destroyed,” but shall stand ns
long as time shall endure. This is the power
that in the Providenoo of God has alreaey smit
ten the feet of the “ image and is to go an smi
ting until nil the governments of man's devi
sing shall be swept , away like the .chaff upon
the “ summer threshing floors”' and this stone
cutout of -the mountain'shall fill the-whole
earth. ■ , i -
Admitting now that this interpretation and
application of these portions of Scripture be
correct, what a field of thought opens up to our
minds.' What a glorious future is in contem
plation for the American People ? Yes, and
fur the suffering, oppressed, millions of the old
world. Surely, we have reason to lift our hearts
on this day appointed by our worthy Chief
Magistrate, in devout and. bumble thanksgiv
ings to God, our-Maker,. Preserver and Bene
factor, not only for- the mercies we have en-
I joyed hitherto, but also for the sure and eglori
'ous prospects wo have for the,future. While
we recount the blessings now possess and
are thankful for them wa should also be
thankful that these (if the principles we set
, forth to-day are true) are guaranteed to our
children, to posterity through all coming time.
We should be, thankful and rejoice to think
that the glorious principles of Freedom, for
which our grpud sires fought and bled, and for
which our fathers and brothers are now fight
ing and bleeding are to stand forever,,are to be
perpetuated to bless the whole world of man
kind. Yes-we may rejoice, e%rn while offering
upon our country's altar, our “ loved ones,"
while suffering as a,people under the chasten
ing rod of tho Almighty, remembering that
it is written “ whom the Lord loveth lie chas
teneth,” if we realize that it is through these
trials that we are to be purified and prepared to
go on in that highway o( Destiny chat God has
marked out for the American. People. Let
' traitors then make their bold attempts to over-,
1 throw this government, hut let them under
| stand, that He who sitteth in the Heavens,
; has His hand upon the great wheel that whirls
the events along, and that they and all their
wicked machinations shall be crumbled to at- !
oms and scattered to the four winds. Let the
semi-despotio rulers of the old world , grumble, (
growl,-and foment, but let them know that tfieir
day is'coming—that their doom is certain.—
The signs of the times indicate that “ we are on
the eve of great events, that we are now
moving close up to the world's great crisis.
Like the signs that presaged the coming of
Christ—like tho wonders that heralded .the
downfall of Jerusalem, so the signs of these
times; wars And rumors of wars, perplexity
of nations and men’s hearts failing them for
fear—are the, ascending- dust of the world’s
gathering squadrons for tlie decisive eontiict.
Debates in Congress, in Parliament and Cham
bers, insurrections in tpe Ottoman Empire and
Greece, the upheaval of society in Kussia, the
Italian difficulties, tho discontent of Hungary
and Poland, the dissensions of Germany, tho
unrest of France, and Spain -and England, the ■
tramp of fonjign mercenaries in Mexico, and j
the rage of civil conflict and tho boom of ' cam |
non on our own shores, are Voices in tho acU-j
vance, shouting on tho hosts of the whole earth j
to the final battle of the great day of God Al- 1
mighty, when Despotism shall go down at last |
and forever j when humanity disenthralled j
shall rise to its royal destiny of a universally 1
recognized brotherhood, Messiah reign, and j
earth keep, jubilee, a thousand years.” j
The Women of Ifasliville.
The deportment of the women—the elegant,,
eloquent, and hitter beauties—is not that of six
months ago. Then they wore publicly scorn-'
ful, arrogant; It was not an uncommon thing
fur them to insult Union soldiers in the streets.
Now t Well, it may be deep policy, but it
strikes me the real courtesy of those who six
short months ago were brazen and defiant, is
the result of rejection aroused by a feeling ap-j
predation of the.woes of war. Said an ele
gant lady, once haughty, who confessed that;
every mala relative Bhe had was in the.rebel ar
my, “Oh ! we would sacrifice all we possess in
the world for peace. ’ The'war was a sad, sad
thing for all of an.” There was a touching
pathos irt her voice and manner, that proved'
her wighsoul-feit. She proceeded; , . ,
“Wfyen will there be peace?” . .
‘‘When the rebels, submit madam.”
“They’ll never do that.”
' “Then .there’ll never be peace. The North-1
era' people Were ruthlessly forced into this war :
to protect the government. They were bitterly i
reluctant to engage in it. They are the. con- |
quering race, and your friends will iSarn . the,,
bitter lesson.”' ■ r . I
Madam gazed as if she thought the decant- j
tion was Tor*effect, finally ashed,, with deep;
earnestness, “Do you realty mean wbat’ykm!
say?” '1
“Most sincerely. We will never cease war!
untill you submit to the United States. The'
Union must be preserved.” . |
Tears gathered in her beautiful eyes as she j
repeated her’piteous story. My brother fail
in Kentucky ; my cousin, dear to me as mj j
brother, died of his wounds in Tennessee; tha
dearest friends I had no earth,.fell at.ldonelsunV
and Shiloh. I have drank bitter cups of woe'
I pray only for peace.”
Others, less gentle by nature, are firm an
declaration that the rebels will not submit. ■ A
few haughtily boast that “Southern gentlemen”
will never yield :' but rnnuy—ft surprising num-!
her indeed— deprecate the woes of war with'
most melancholy eloquence, . , .
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Caup sear Brook’s Station, Ta., | i •*
November 25,.1802. ). -t'
Since I Inst wrote yon'-from near Fayetteville'; l 1
the’“Grand Army” under Gen; Burriside fiat?
effected whnt is called in military matters
1 change of base" which means that it has tafcerf
another position from which to push offensive*
operations, and from which the supplies neces?
aary to a large .army are to be issued; . .
movement was made quietly and with despatch I ,’
ahd the Army which so lately threatened so,
much in the direction of War renter, is now iy
ing-quiotly along the line of the Richnjond,’
Fredericksburg and Potomac, Bail Bond lie-'
tween the Rappahannock' and the landing nf.
the month of A quia Creek on the Potomac.
Upon the arrival of the troops opposite
erioksbnrg it was discovered that the placcwns 1 '
occupied by Rebels, : and a train of cars wa» !
observed steaming off southward. A cun wu<f
immediately brought to bear upon the latte* 5
object and a few shots discharged which ah - '
though they did not hit, had the effect to
its movements very preceptibly. A demand?
was at bnoe made for the surrender of the Citjjt l
and the remaining army stores which
be:there; and upon their refusal to comply, -1
sixteen boors was to be allowed them in wTileti*
to remove the women and children, after which* l
the town.was to be shelled. In answer- to-thiS-
Bummons came the Mayor of the City nnd-(lv
is said) the Rebel Gen. Longstreet in
and as near as l ean learn their reply was ibat!
the City should be evacuated by the*U«i>ePfoi« l
ces the rebelGenflralintimating however that
he should dispute the"crossing of, oar forciesfl
and thns the matter stands.- -We have- now' -
been here nearly a week, and I-am quite eef-'-
tain that as yet no attempt has been made at ’
crossing and equally certain that the rebel city
is still lying unharmed under the very‘murkiest
of and at the mercy of our guns, and the vnlyi
way I can. account for the Stay of proceedings}
in this case, is that'“this powers that
are awaiting the completion of a number- of?
bridges'Which had been destroyed and wliichri
are now being rapidly rebuilt, this done and'
they are sure of a safe-nnd speedy
tion with the. Potomac, when I think, the. in
habitants of Fredericksburg will witness either"
a fight or a foot race in their immediate vi-’
cinlty. . f
The bridges which spanned the Rappahnnhi
nook at this point hare been destroyed, and:
the only means of communication with the oph
posite shore is by a small ferry boat. ■ . Tbot,
pickets of the two armies extend up.and dowir.
the-river upon either side and. as the river i»
narrow and shooting ia ruled out there ib oon-i
siderable “ chaffing” and conversation carried- ■
on between the two parties. Ilearned thi»>
morping from one of' the 45 thPa.. Regiment,
which is encampadon the heights on this side!
of the river that the rebels have been improving"
the time which we have, lost, and that they;
hare got a number of heavy guns in position >
which are plainly discernahle from this side,
f sincerely hope, however, that this is 1 hot true,-,
ns it would only make the crossing more diffi-i
euit when the time comes, and I cannot imag-i
ino why our Generals should allow it unions'
they are out of range: of our guns, in which
case of course they could not help it. Had
wo no alternative but to cross here the rebels '
could make it exceedingly difficult and. danger- -
uus for us, but -I think that when the proper
time comes a crossing will be effected without
any serious consequences. Once over-however
I think tbe path we are to traverse to Rich-
mond will be rough and bloody, but the watch
word is “ onward" and wo must surmount all
obstacles, endure all hardships, and nnfiinch-.
ingly meet all the perils which we arc! called 1
upon to encounter. The people demand it, the
country demands it, and the soldiers .as* geiv J
oral thing, are, sick and tired of the" war and'
wish to end it as soon as possible, and yon
may bo certan that if palled upon they win put
forth-every effort and strain every nerve -to the
accomplishment of an end which will allow'
them to return to their homes and the peace
ful pursuits which they have left to sustain,
their Government and country in the hour of - *
tria|, and that their efforts may be successful 1
in bringing to an end this corked rebellion i*
•tjip,prayer that goes up from every loyal heart,
A few. minutes ago the. distant booming of gunsr
in the direction of Fredericksburg,-
and a ,number ,of shots were fired in quick suc
cession,;-and. then all was quiet again, perhaps
the ball is already opened, if so, may the Right,
triumph. We are ready for the trial how if;
ever, as the troops now in this army are under
admirable discipline and in good spirits, they
are the veterans of the army, heroes of an him- -
dred fighta, and I have perfect faith that'vhen
thq time comes the country will hear a good. 4
account of them. 1 .
,Tbo Bucktails are.in tbeiriusnal good .fight;.'
ing trim, and when it comes to the pinch. will’
make themselves heard. The boys arc just;,
now considerably exercised at the prospect of
having their pet breach loading Rifles taken
from them and given other gone instead. I
hope that the Officers will notdothis; the Boy*,
have earned them by hard fighting, and con-'
sidering the onerous duties ‘they have to per-'
they are justly, entitled to them to say
nothing of. their. ; effectiveness; they are ju*fc;
the shing,fop. skirmisher's a? they can be loaded;
and fired' very rapidly while lying down.—"'
Thera is a great deaf'of feeling manifisteif
about the matter in thTT"Regiment, and if the
project is! carried' but' serious consequences
may ensue. But I have ’ already drawn 1 this
letter out longer than I intended to and sd will
ship, and hoping that I may have good news to*
write next tiriae sign myself again ‘ i,'
“I nra gk „ at/jAn rtg, 1 '
said Brown, a boarder, at the breakfast’ tabled
“Why ?” said Sinitb'. ' 1 .
“Because,” said Brown, “I don't believe. .i£
would ever settle V’ ' ' '
i No man is happy who is not cheered hy thff
music of a bird in his bosomv *
. the tiinvs ore getting go-hard that pfedpfe
carPt pay attention* *
Soger Boy.