' WM. It. SMITH, PROSECUTING. PENSION: •i&gTORNE'S, I andDealerin • , ■ 5 ' ■ ■ ' IjAN3O . And General Collection land CA»m Agent. ‘ KNOXVILLE, Tlb{U,Ct|f:PA., . , Willattend to business in the Snprifthb Court and Court-of -ciaims, and-to the protccutioSdf elnkna-be fire the several Departments of'Gove&joent. .Espe.. ciat attention will ho,given to e]a\mis}fAr.,BOUNTY LANDS and ARREARS OF BOUN TY and PNNSWNS, in lie' BANDmni INDIAN OFFICES; 6e/oft the -GENERAL -|GSI OFFICE,' and MILITARY CLAIMS gpuirallgS- - - . The Subscriber-having been engage® for th 4 Pf** four years.in the prosecution, of De partments in Washington, will Jive gSftloolor alten , ’tion to' Isj SUSPENDED fyMW ■ tfor-Peusions and BOUNTY in "eases where the soldusr or widow is tfcable to state the officer’s name. In nil-such eo'ses,i&9 charge will *d)e mode unless successful. references ’ wifi bo pved in all cases.- All busies relating to ■ matters above referred-to can be correspond ence with thesubecriber, and all Icttrgiraddressed to ’him,at Knoxville, iioga County, IPjU will receive iproinpt attention, - SMITH. August 27/1862. - • . Uulob Photographic Booma. H.H.WOO r>’&; ; ' majmioth/ skylight ' OVEKC.W. SEARS,’SEW SHOE -- door tieiow C. L. WILCOX. , H. H. WOOD, 'would say ito tbo Mhatilants of "Welleboro <nd enrrouiding country,pat ho is now ipwpsred to fornish-thom with in the line of PHOTOGRAPHS, .'fl?: ’ AMBROTYPES, • ! . " MELAINO'#PES, farniehcdat any room in the City, fejft roceiredja sett of JAMINS tured expressly for the Cartes $e a large assortment of ' ' t i|S ■ rnOTOGRAPBIdALSUSfS, price, from 51,25 to $4.00. Atitiis dftjtlno parlor ta ble is conaideredfinlshed, withoat the IC ALBUM. . 5 fj ' Cases of ail styles. to five dollars. f, m ‘ past foVofSj I would Btij nation of the same, by doing .first' cloiE Wellsboro, -May 25, 1562. 1 ‘ War! War for Uic undersigned would respectfully inform his I old friends, customer's, and generally, that he has opened a; *'* f - —r*"" CABINET AND %m Main Street, opposite H. W. Shop, where be intends to keep eonstanttyaqs .hand a gene ral assortment of • ~l*:|j < , - , Cabinet Wa|e, made of the best materials, and by workmen, Also Coffins made to order, and aVftioap as can be procured elsewhere, Accompanied witji a-Heorse. 1 Also Chairs of every variety froni.Sie BEST down to the CHEAPEST, to |j,§j Sail. Purcliasi|^*. Also Turning of all kifids done t<s£rder and to suit C £T S T 0 2$ E J?|S.-; Tbe undersigned hating had experi ence; both in France and in.tliiSy feels confi dent that be excelled mother of the above branches of mechanism—and furtliefc ‘Would, recom mend thepubllc.to , |.|' t CALL.AND bis workmanship and pric€s*beforwsurcba*ing else where. ' JACd^fenCKLIN. Wcllsboro, March 19,15G2. 'ij Jp . HOUSEHOLD THE LADIES arc the .ones tolpjslect Household Furniture, and it is so much jfeiier for them to .take a carriage and ride a few return than to go 40 or dOjniles for the the subscri ber would inform them that be haaljist enlarged hia STOCK before the tariff and tax are upon-os; .ond has a large l and .inviting nssbrsuent, which* he •'Will bo happy to'show to those whbjmtty* fhvor him ■with a visit; „ ' MAHOGANY SOFAS, sso, $25;.|W0£.528; Tele a Telex; $22, $2B and $32. Carpets for 4,6, 6, <7, 8 ond 9 shillings a y«Jl,'- Swing Ma~ .£*!«<«, $lO and $l2. Ho has different styles of' Bedsteads, with matrasses and apilng bottoms, and 16 different kinds of Chairs with jeverything else in the Furniture line. He is also Agont for the sale of iforinfco ■& Go's, cel ebrated Melodeons, School and. fi'&ufth Organs; of Buffalo. N, Y., tho oldest and largest • establishment .in tho United States. /'*%, D. WELLS, Lawrencoville, July 30,15C2. ■ TH O.M.'A S, iHt«EN is now receiving an , EZTBNSIVES^OCE , h . or ; lii : ■ • Which bo offers on terma to * ’ SUIT - THE TjlpES. All are respectfully invited examine. Wellsborb, Juno IS, 1662.* HARDEN. < v _L k.lCx ! —=— ’ STOVES AlfXf TiptV4KE, WILLIAM ROBfellTS ■ TT- opened, a, new etove".in4|diin Shop in the 1 H .Store opposite Roy's Buydnis&iiherc he-is pro "pared/to furnirh bis old friendj customers, end the public generally with every in his line of business, including ijJ 1 Cooking Stoves of tho mist styles 4 Par lor, Dining Boom, and Coni Tinware and Kitchen furniture of all varieties,?, £ ; ' , £S~ Call and see our new •: Wellsboro.'Foby. 6, 1862, Ci' ■ Insurance A|pcy. THE Insurance Company of Xspi£KAmerica have appointed the undersigned"nWra'gept for Tioga County and vicinity.. ; | J» --- <As the high character aijd'standlsc of this Com pany give the assurance of: full nrSasction to owners of property 'against the hhr.ard oSpVe, I solicit with •confidence a liberal sharp of tlieSbusiness of the county. This Company waft inebworated in 1794. Its capital is $500,000, and its aei|lB in 186Lasper statement Ist Jan. of that yewr’pvpa. $1254,719 81. CHARLES PLATT J’jJ. ji Secretary. ARTHUR G. COFfIX, President Office of the Company 232'W.alnut Street, \ Win. Buclilcr, Cpuljrapscnt, Har risbm jf, JOHN w.' guernsey, Agent for Tioga Coamty, Pa. .‘April 9, 1862. | Hew ?l^linei’^;ii}j»odB. mISB SMITH" jnrt Tetura^k from the Eity, a very large <aad choice variety of , -j ;ig- i- t ~ •• FALL AKD WlN’Tfrl'feOODS, embracing the latest ihofe't s.tyle «t LADIES' AND CHILDREN’S HATS, ■io Ibeesnmination-of which 'sScaifites the ladies of Wellaboro. Remember the pUbfeOFirst door below dbe Agitator office, ap stajrs, i. 5; 8,1862, 1 , * - - , PENSION'; TO SOLDIERS AND TTAHE undersigned burin , „a-,l>^ns l iaei«,., oxpe- J. rienee in procuring and Back pay of Soldiers, will attend'tq in that line •entrusted to Bis care with pronipjapss and fidelity. 5 Persons wishing to confer W)tfi?(aejri!l plaase call ■or address me by letter at SylvpnW,Bradford County, Pa. Chargee reasonable. P..MONKO-E. Before By permission to ’ H. B. Card, County Treasureftfellsboro, Pa. 1). F. Pomeroy, Troy, Pa. ■y ; ■A. 11. Spalding, Sheriff, TowanHkj Pa. • Oct, is, mz. - jjcit'a/contin <work*ifor all. ■£. WOOD. 1 Wo bare not pleaded to be spared the pain Of bitter parting in these days of dread, But we demand it, that the gallant dead Die not in vain. It is a common and favorite notion with man; that the morning air is the purest, most "bracing; but the very opposite is the fact.— The air » full of dampness, fog, miasm, at about sunrise, which the sun, however, soap dissipates. Befbre engaging in anything like exercise or work in the early morning out-of doors, it is conducive to health to take a warm cup of coffee, if breakfast is'not to be bod, The editob of tho Lawrence American, hav ing enliated in the nine ■ month’s quota, pub lishes a portrait of sis editorial substitute while absent in the. war. It looks! Tciry amcb a pairof'sCiwots i ' ' nnTTTi 1 aetoitv ta tfft &phn*lon of tfnMveu of iFmOom anO toe SjjtrcaO of lOeaXtftg stfovm. WHILE THEBE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE. VGL. IX. CARRIERS ADDRESS TO THE PATBOSB OF THE AGITATOR. JANUARY i; 1863; “Write me an ode,’’ tha printcreaid, i “A sonnetonlhencw-bdtt yeari < Thaf-someth withita freight of feat i And diobVond hope, andlnambleu dread.” i Albs! is thij a tnne to wield Tin trifling mood an tdlo pen t ' The .world shakes with the march of men, A million '-warriors are s-fleid! ! 1 To-day tho alUtime question, tings . • tn Binaio tones thronghont the land, Shall any. self-ruled nation stand, . . ; Or are we born that priests ‘and Icings May rule and ride, os.” And to solro f The question, comes the crash of arms, ■ - And ampking towns and wars alarms,, And daring deed, and high resolye. The rotten thrones of Europe reel ■ • 1 As crimson dims the hayonets gtance, And ring of sabre,'ax and lance . Answers the clang of armed heel. - Emperors and'tings grow pale with dread As. from; afar they the scene,. Each wishing each to intervene — Each fearing for his throne and head. For underneath each crown and throne Upheaves a thousand years of wrong; The monarch fears a poet's song, The people bow theii 1 necks and groan. 1 Bat not forever—they have found - That thrones fall and ’monarchal*®; Mine is no gift of’prophecy, " Yet, as the circling years roll round - . f hear a little bird that sings, < «Thei people by and by shall bo The stronger;" and that time shall see The last df hioraehies and kings. Poor Freedom, faint and worn, to-day Is up for trial; and the cause Of equal rights, and equal laws. Leans wearily on the array Of armed hosts; for, since the flood, Though tyrants ruled and cowards quailed, Ond simple law has never failed— • Freedom must he Baptised in blood. ** Such is the rule; and when, the surge Of charging columns shakes the plain, And rich red blood pours out like rain. Brave men'shall sing.no funeral .dirge— But raise a grand' old battle shout; Such as the Norseman raised of old, When, bursting from bis mountain hold, He put thenseathern.hosts to rouL Heroic deedslare (Hone-to-day ' ' Thiat put to naught the dld-timc Cids; ' '' That ehali survive, tho pyramids, And still be young when time is gray. Our bitter trial dqya shall pass, So sorely as the summer rain "Will bring song.birda and flowers again, ■ And billowy fields of grain and grass. And those who fighting nobly fell, Have won a grateful nation*# thanks; 1 Where death swept down their shattered ranks, They-slumber peacefully and well. To them and to their deeds.belong The brightest niche on History's page—• They shall glide down from age to age The grandest theme of poet’s song; Then let us sing no sad refrain— The day# are glorious, if hot. we With eye of faith and hope will see . -Tjao oTd prelude in grander strain Played o’er again to liberty. * - « e « .« * ' *** * * ' How *H»u in the coming year? Tbe -north wind sings the requiem of the pasty The mooning-pines bend low before the blast, And all is drear. Scattered throughout the land on vale and hill A hundred thousand of the nation's braves ; Are sleeping silently in nameless graves— So white and still! Oh L Abraham Lincoln, we did delegate ' To you a trust more worthy than a crown! Crush with a red right band this treason down ' And seal its fate. No monarch ever hod each As this free people placed within yoor hand; Wq ask but that you save the stricken land ,in this dark hour. Alas! from every hillside comes a moan Of desolation; by our Christmas fires \ Mourn wives and childless sires, Boroared and lone. Where is the patriotism that would not, tire, Offering rich blood and treasure free as air? Where is the fervid glew that everywhere Burst forth like fire ? Ah, me! tho weary Nation tires at length;-' Its army straggles on through wet and cold^ - But clouds of, army harpies steal it?'gold Aad sap. its,strength. Selfish nmhitiou, envy, pride and greed, 1 • Have had in field and council tod much iway-- Curso on the seonndrels who weuld make th'eirprey The country's need. A heartless, office-seeking, rabbhfrout Besets our capital—don’t be too moo. Oh, father Abr’am, lake a devil’s advice. And kick ’em out. CT AVRUSBORO.,TIOGA COUNTY, PA., VEUNKSDAT MORNING. JANUARY 7, 1863. ' I shall never forget a lesson which I received when quite' a ’ young lad at the-Academy in B . Among my school-fellows werellart lay and-Jemson.’ They were somewhat older than myself, and to Jemson. I looked as a sort of a leader in matters of opinion as well as ‘sport.- He was not at all malicious, bat he had a-fdolisli ambition of being thought witty, and be .made; himself feared by the bad habit of turning-things into ridicule and being ever on the lookout far matters of opinion... - .Hartley was a new scholar,.and little was known Of him among the hoys. One morninig as we were on our way to school, he woe dri ving a cow along the road to a neighboring field. - A group of boys, among whom was Jemeon, met him as be waa passing. The op portunity was not. to be lost by Jemson. “ Halloo,” he exclaimed, “what’a the price' of milk? T say,-Jonathan, what do you fodder on? ;Wha£ will you take for,all the gold on, her horns f Boys, if you want to see the latest Paris style, look at those boots Hartley waving his hand to us with a plea sant smile,'and driving the cow to' the field, took down the bars of a rail fence, saw her: safely ifa the enclosure, and then putting up the bars, came and entered the school with the rest of us. After school, in the-afternoon,'he let put the cow, and drove her off, no one knew where, and every, day for weeks he went thro 1 the same task. ' Theboya of E. —■■ Academy wereinearly all theSonsof wealthy parents, and.some of them,; amongwhomwasJemson, were dunces enough to. look down, with a sort of disdain upon a Scholar who had’to drive a cow.' The sneers of Jemsoti • were accordingly often renewed: he once, on a plea that he did not like the odor of a barn, refused to to Hartley, Oc- he would inquire after the cow's health, pronouncing the word “ke-ow”-after the manner of some country people. ■ With admirable good nature did Hartley bear all those silly attempts to wound and an noy him. Ido not remember that he was ever once hefxayed into a look or word of angry re taliation. I suppose, Hartley,” said Jemson, one day, “ your daddy means to make a milkman of you?” • “ Why not ?” asked Hartley. ~“.0 nothing, only don’t leave much water in the cans after you, rinse them ; that’s all The boys langhed, and Hartley, mot in the least mortified, replied: “Never fear; if ever I should rise id he a milkman, I’il give good : measure and good milk-too/’ : <- The next -day after tins 'conversation there wash public examination, at which a number of ladles and gentlemen from neighboring towns were present. Prizes were awarded by the Principal of our Academy, and both Hartley and Jemson re ceived a.credi table number; for In respect to scholarship these two boys were about equal.. After the ceremony of distributing the prin cipal remarked that there was one prize, con sisting of a gold medal, which was rarely swarded, not So much on account of its great cost, as because the instances were rare which rendered its. bestowal proper. It was the prize of heroism. The last boy who received one was Manners, who three years ago rescued a blind girl from drowning. The Principal then said that with permission of the company he Would relate a short story: “ Not long since some scholars were flying a kite in the street. iast-as_a,j«v'>cJjnS-OD_borse ■oaci rocre tjy on nis way to the mill, the horse took fright and threw the hoy, injured him so badly that be was-carried homo and confined some weeks to his bed. Of the scholars who bad unintentionally caused the disaster none followed to, learn the fate of .the wounded boy. There was one scholar, however, who had wit nessed the accident from a distance, who not Only went to make inquiries, but stayed to ren der services. “ This scholar soon learned that the wound ed boy was the grandson of a poor widow, whose sole support consisted in selling the milk of a fine 'cow of which she was the owner. Alas, what could she do now ? Sho was old and lame, and her grandson, on whom she depended to drive her cow to pasture, was on his back entirely helpless. “Never mind, my good woman,” said the scholar, " I ettndriva your cow.” - “ With blessings and thanks the old woman accepted bis offer. But bis kindness did not end here. Money was wanted to get articles from the apothecary. - “ I have money that my mother sent mo to buy boots with, but I can do without them for a white.” “.Oh no/’.said the old woman, “I can’t content to that, but here is a pair of heavy hoots that I bought for Henry, who can’t wear them. If you would only buy them, giving us what they cost, we should get along nicely.’’ ■'■'“The scholar bought the boots, clumsy? as they were, andfaos worn them up to thi* time. “ But when it was discovered by other boys of the academy that one scholar was in the Tjabiiut driving a cow, he was assailed every day with laughter and ridicule.- His cowhide boots, in particular, were made a matter of mirth. But he kept op cheerfully and bravely, never shunning observation, driving the wid ow’s how and wearing : his thick boots, con tented in the thought that ha was doing right, daring not for all the jeers and sneers that .could be uttered. He never undertook to ex plain why be drove a cow, for he was not in clined to make a vaunt of his charitable mo tives, and furthermore, in his heart be had no sympathy with false pride that could lockdown with ridicule on any useful employment. It was by mere- accident that bis course of self denial was yesterday discovered by his teacher. ‘ “And now, ladies and gentlemen, I to you, was there not true heroism in this boy’s conduct? Nay, Master Hartley, do not hide out of sight behind the black board; Too are not afraid of ridicule, you must not be,-afraid 0 f .praise. , Come forth, coma forth, -Maater EdWfd Hartlev/ac’d lct us, see your bcnest * AGITATOR. The brave boy. A CAPITAL STORY. ;. As Hartley with blushing cheeks, made hi* appearance, what a round of applause, in which the whole company* joined,; spoke the general approbation of bis condoot.’ The la dies stood upon the benches and waved their handkerchiefs. The old men wiped the gath ering moisture from their eyes, end dapped their hand*. Those clumsy boots on Hartley's feet seemed a prouder ornament than u crown would have been on his head. i • - The medal was bestowed upon | him amid general acclamation. , Let me'tell you a thing of Jemson before I conclude. - He was most heartily {ashamed of his ill mannered railery, and after we were dis missed, he went, with tears' of manly self-re buke in his eyes, and tendered bis hand’ to Hartley, making an apology for bis ill man pew. | “Think no more of it, old fellow,” told Hartley, “let no oil go and have a ramble in the woods before we break up for vacation.” The boys, one and all, followed Jemson’s example, and then set out for thk woods.— What a happy day it was. ( MORAL. Boys and girls, never despise another who may be more plainly clad than yqnrsdves.— There is many a noble heart under a well patched garment. If you are tempted to look scornfully upon one in a plain dress, think of ’Master Edward James Hartley, the brave boy and the gold medal. • • [For the Agitator.] i Otm aoVEHEMENT AHC ITS REVJ liEBS. ; I I believe tbere is no man, be he ever so little interested in the welfare of bis country, but must agree that the present sad condition to which we are reduced, let it be caused* either by the sectionalstrife, the scheming intrigues of designing politicians, conflicting in-. .terestß,.mutual grievances,.crimination and re crimination between different sections, some inherent defect in the Constitution—or, he the cause what it may, justifies the most serious apprehensions, and calls for the .'exertion of whatever vigor, manhood and wisdom there is left among us. Our government, once thought so firm, so secure and stable in its foundations, totters now in the balance like a wind-shaken reed! -It trembles beneath the mighty!tramp and rush of contending armies—with now bright ening, now toweling* fortunes —and no. man can predict the result. , But the same unquiet spirit which first threatened and has at last inflicted these dark. troubles upon ns, is now insidiously working" in bnr'ivery midst, to weaken the foundations oft our chiofirtt a treng th—n ni ty among-our selves. There Is a feellng qf dietrust, and want of confidence in the administration of par gov ernment, which, if allowed to maintain and augmenftitself, will surely become-our greatest and most irromedial weakness, and result ulti mately in our complete overthrow. Tbere is no evading this result. Division among our selves is a more formidable obstacle to the re-establishment of our government than the armies of the rebellion are. On every hand it is repeatedly said in' substance; “That we might as well give up the war at once, as suc cess is doubtful qt the least, if not absolutely impossible—that the army has been mismana ged, and the government is in the hands of men unfit to control public affairs in such crisis as is now npon ns." | Now the expression of such reflecting senti ments should‘be watchfully guarded for from the confidence of the people does the government derive its prineip ol . * tr f D B t “ an( * effectiveness- We a P‘J u B de °° h g. bt ' and- —utrtgtldus evidence. When we submit, as' a free people, to the executive' authority of government, it is only complying with laws of onriown making. A generous nation should be grateful for the preservation of its rights,- or even attempts which, for a reason, fail, if made for the public good, and willingly extend the respect, confidence and encouragement which is dne to those who usetheir power, talents and means for the greatest good of the greatest number of their countrymen. * Loyal ty, in the bead and heart of a freeman, is a rational attachment to the laws and those whose office it is to see them enforced and car ried out.. Prejudice, passion and circumstances may sometimes have carried this feeling too for; but we know, I care not what others may iamgine, we know that our nation have erred more in a blind and . mistaken zeal for party sad creed, than they ever did in the defense of what they thought most'dear and sacred to themselves. This spirit, which for a time, seemed buried, has been resUssitated, prevails and is becoming alarmingly prevalent.' Jinny mistakes have indeed been made, but should they not be reasonably expected, in a war of such magnitude; coming so snddeinly upon ns? Most assuredly! It were the height of folly to expect nothing but uninterrupted successes 1 Appearances do not always justify suspicion ; and when the safety of a nation is at Stoke we should not hastily distrust and impeach public men, on Mere conjectural grounds, who are borne down by unprecedented responsibilities. The situation of. ibis country is alarming enough to rouse the attention and energies of any man who pretends to any concern for it. When history speaks of the different .nations of free people whose rights have been invaded and violated. We ire deeply interested in,them. There is an inward monitorI—ont 1 —ont own feelings —which .falls ,-us how tong they,ought to ■ have submitted, and at what time it would have been injustice to themselves and their posterity not to have resisted. But how much warmer are our feelings When experience brings the baleful example home to ourselves 1 . Patience, hope and trust are) qualifications which are most needed' at such epochs in a nation’s history, and most especially contribute strength and encouragement. If we quickly distrust, and repose confidence nowhere but transiently, there can be rib such thing as political ’or national firmness and stability.— And when such are our errors .we are, the authors of the very mischief of Which we com plain. , . RespeOt is, due lo those ih. authority, and if iV'Should bs done wi ib Candor, dc- cency and ( a certainty that there are sufficient grounds tq base our actions upon; and if ac tion most!at last be taken, none will be so likely to succeed as that which is adopted with the most moderation. This fact done, if noth ing mors coaid he offered, ought to make ns reluctant to withdraw our confidence and sap port from those upon whom devolve the ad ministration of government. 1 believe that our national affairs are con ducted by j men of ability and virtue men jwhose acts, are sanctioned by their conscience. Experience in the arts to which they find them selves brought face to face, must be acquired—■ the pursuits of peace gave no occasion for their earlier acquirement. But it is fair to suppose that the time already elapsed since the com mencement of the Rebellion has given them's degree of experience which better jits them for the situations they bold than others less expe rienced are, bat whose names it is very easy for the thoughtless and disappointed to utter and that to the disparagement of those who need our warmest support. The. idea of uniting all parties, all creeds, all isms, for the one common purpose of rallying for the Union, was a magnanimous, benevolent and salutary one, from which has resulted -all the advantages we may-claim ; but that other idea which, like the deadly eerpent, is coiling itself around the foundations, of onr social and political fabric of trying all persons and char acters, and distributing the offices of state- by rotation, upsetting each class of occupants be fore they bad learned the first forms of their office strikes me as most lame and short-sight ed, and could possibly resalt in nothing better, but possibly worse than discord, corruption, distraction and weakness. If therej have been errors they certainly can not be attributed'to design on the part of our executive'ministry; they undoubtedly arose from unbounded goodness of Apart,- in which folly and duplicity bad no share. - There has been no grovelling partiality to hew faces; no disposition for low intrigue; no treachery of double-dealing; all the acts of onr chief mag istrate have been conspicuous for their faifness and'conscientious justice. All has been open, fair andplain. The wish of the people has been the. deciding point in every instance, and what bos often seemed like delay, Has been the necessary time requisite to be assured of that wish. ; History gives no instance of a change in the circumstances and temper of a whole nation* so sadden! and so extraordinary as that which has convulsed the American people since the inauguration of the rebellion of the seeded states. Unfortunately for ns the retakirhave not been what we predicted—and who will pre dict in war? The events have been thought' unanswerable to our expectations. After a rapid succession of events we -can see-oa changes which are reckoned greatly to our benefit. Ground won has been tost, and must be won again; but who ever heard of a war without reverses? But is there yet any ex tremity of distress which, of itself, ohgbt to reduce a;great nation to dispair? We have abundant causa for sorrow, but none for dis pair. .Shall an occurrence of calamitous cir cumstances break our spirit and cause distrust of bur rulers ? Is it enough to make us con sider our government pernicious because our foe baa met with a partial success 7 What now would bo that monument of fortitude, trust, and suffering. The Declaration of. Indor"* dence, more than.* waste paper, had th- of those days lost their courage,- hope mu) confidence at each 7 reverse of their arms? j It naturally fills us with resentment to sea those who have the cares and responsibilities of the management of a nation in times like these constantly and groundlessly reviled,'tra dueed add complained of by those too who quite possibly never, lifted a finger in the cause of their country, but wbo. do valiant deeds by word of | month and condemn those who are devoting their lives, their fortunes and their untiring! energies to the cause of their poor, suffering, distracted country! Shame upon,- such an Alien and niggardly spirit 1 How in finitely better would it took if strictures came only from those wbo had‘the better knowledge of the things of which -they speak, and bad made some effort personally to lessen the evils which they so decry and deplore. In times like the present no honest man win or can Remain silent or inactive? However separated in l social position, rank or fortune in the rights of freedom we are alleqnol. As we are all Americans the least considerable one among qs has an equal interest to the proudest millionaire in the laws atad const!to lion of our common' country, and is equally called upon to contribute in support of them ; either by the heart to*trust and confide, the head to conceive or the band to execute! It is a common cause in which ws are all interested, in which we should all* be engaged, either in action or in a cheerful, loyal acquiescence. : The man wbo deserts it at this alarming crisis is a traitor to his country, and an enemy to his family’s and his country’s best interest. G. - A Faithful Doc. —The widow of Lt. Pfieff of Illinois, was enabled to find her husband’s grave at Pittsburg Landing by seeing a dog which had accompanied the Lieutenant to the war. The dog approached her with the most intense manifestations of : joy, -Arid immediate ly indicated to,' her as well as be was able his desire that she should follow him. She did so, and he led the way to-o distant pafl of the field ar|d Atoppeil before a single grave. She caused 1 it: to be opened, and there found the body of her dead husband. . It appears from the statement of some of the soldiers that when Lieut. Pfieff fell, this dog was by his side, and thus remained, licking his wounds until ho was taken from the field and bnried. He then took fate station bj* the grave, and nothing could induce him to abandon it but for a suffi cient length of time each day to. satisfy bis hunger, until by tome -mbans-he was made aware of the presenceof bistort tress’, 'Thus be had watched - for twelve days bj the grave of* hie matter. ■ Whit do ifie sailors do with the kfipt the ship makes in a day ? [From the Bradford Reporter.] THE SENATOEIA.L QUESTION, The next Legislature will he called'ifpqn tb consider several matters of very grave impor tance, chief of which w'ill be the election of an United Slates Senator.?* . . The importance of this election at the pres ent time cannot be overrated. It vitally affects the conduct of the war through countenance or discountenance of the government,find must place Pennsylvania in earnest co-operation with, or in undisguised hostility to (be efforts of all .good men and patriots for the re-estab lishment of low and order. The friends of the government are unitea upon a single man; one who occupies a first place among the few who have rendered their names historic in putting their protest against the encroachments of the power which ani mates and which conceived the rebellion, upon record; a man who has never abandoned (bat protest for a day, bnt who, on the contrary, has withstood menace L and persecution frofft former political associates with unalterable resolution and unbending integrity; a repre? sentative man, whose name is fi t .household word among the earnest friends of'freedom.— That man is David Wilmot. NO. 21. These are times of great public peril; timei which admonish us of the necessity of.,welt considered, prompt and vigorous notion. Every’ hour bath its unmistakable teaching. Every event, every development, enforces a lesson of extreme caution in assigning the rents of ’pow er and positions of influence. We cannot bo too careful in selecting the men who' are"to frame laws and execute them. '• On the one hand we behold treason presenting itsblf, arm! ed, earnest, and updivided. On (he other a band of sterling patriots, besot by plotting, politicians, whose hearts are refugees of lies, and treasonable motives. They endeavor to, speak as fair, while they dally with the dag ger prepared to assassinate the liberties of the country, tJja the election of a Senator wo have to choose between the representative men of these classes. The latter ore the. open -allies,- of treason. Whatever their professions, what, ever their protestations of loyalty, their faeartb are estranged from their country, and have' been so -estranged for years. Whatever they' say, they mean only to wreak their revenges for loss of power and position, even at the ezpenseaof the liberties of the people and the consequent loss of national glory. Betweed the man pat forward by such men and Piriil ; Wilmot the' country cannot hesitate to choose'. They will put forward no new and" untried' man. They will'take pains to leave no doubt as to their motives in their selection of a can didate. The time for concealments is.past. Against us we have arrayed such ,toed as Baekalew, Hughes, Wharton,- Ree'd; Buchan an, Bigler, and othess not less infamous, but less notorious. Of these it is presumable that Buckalew will be selected and go before the Legislature as acandidate for Senatorial hbiih ors. He is entitled to the precedence in every conceivable particular. -The particular friend and upholder- of Franklin Pieros and James Buchanan, and a stipendiary of the latter oA> der cover of a South American mission; this ardent and noisy defender of Stringfellpw and Atchison inAheir brutal outrages.-in Kansas t the bold-anil unblushing ap ologisVfor.arjd ait vocate of the Lecompton villainyf—jhitfUapn is peculiarly fitted for, and entitled to, the suffrages of that portion of the denrooratio party which finds its period of exaltation Co- ~ incident with some reverse' of out .arms' and. its employment in contriving new ways to em . harass the government. ■ ~ ’r Hr. Buckalew is not without' a species of ability, Biitit-is ability of a peculiar sort;' of, that kind which has best recommended men to the notice and patronage of democratic. Presidents, and to the caucus and conventional honors dispensed by democratic He is cool, crafty and politic. Cool, because' an utter stranger to the finer of tfae heart which impart a kind of impulsive ener gy to the character. Crafty, and, politic; bs-. cause with him the greatest good is the ag-. grandizement of .himself and the downfall of every obstacle whtci takes root in conscience! Ha has fc<v friends, in the better acbeptatibip of the term, but many admirers and hosts of imitators. Whatever a man may become, when ' he has fully subjected his moral nature to the domination of an ambition which, scruples si nothing that stands in its way, Mr, Bnctateiir' has become. Neither better nur worse; heilbeir abler nor weaker than many of bis compeers’, he is still the most availably of all; because to. unscrupulousness he joins that species of con ning whicb-often atones for a- lack of foriiiight and high intellectual qualities; : In effect, it is between such a man ani Davib Wxlkot that the next Legislature baa: to choose. The contest will be without paral lel for bitterness. Already the democratic , prints denounce assassination upon any mem ber wbq-ibnll leave the line' of party to cast i vote fora-bjjfil man. Not only this; b'n’t thejr threaten a like fate to the than, who shall bo elected by such petty treason to party. It is time that this dragooning of members of the Legislature was checked. To this fearful a£ ternative are these desperate men driven!— Men are no longer to vote as conscience and their official baths shall dictate, except under menace of assassination! Is this..the freedom promised by this remnant of the dem ocratic party f Are these bloody threats botn ' of the new spirit of democracy? If so, let its do right and see the worst. If it comes to that; these cowardly bullies njay floda shorter sljrift than the Old -Capitol Prison and the biitti of allegiance. ’ If they choose to inaugurate the' era of the pistol Arid the dagger, very "well;—' But let tbent remember the fiito of Robespictre; of Murat, and of Guy Fawkes; ; Curious PEtkEFACf-ibN. —The Panama J3u£ letin tells this clirious storylt will be recol lected that dbout four years ago, Mrs! Kearny; wife of the late James Kearny, died in this city. Her husband at that time being a, bier* chant of Aspintvall, bad a zinc coffin made; which she Was placed, and also a, quantity of alcohol, then imbedded in charcoal, in a still larger coffin, fob the purpose of preserving her; as it was her husband's intentioq to have her sent to England; but shortly 'afterward ho took sick hithsel&and died, and also his child. The body then remained undisturbed till a" short time ago, instructions were received froni her relations, ih England, to have her body exhumed and interred in the Cathedral.. Oit opedipg the coffin the body was found to be petrified and perfectly marble-like, but, strange to ■say, os quick as the air got to' the body it changed to a light copper colon "If a*word or two will render a man hap py,? said a Frenchman, “ he must be a wretch indeed, who will'not give it. It is like light ing Another man’s candle with your own, which loses pope of its brilliancy by what the -other gains.” Jf all men acted'upon this principle the’ world would be udioh happier than it hr. •<Vi
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