BY M. H. COBB,
■published every Wednesday morning Hi'. \ mailed to
...bcribsrsatOSß DOLLAR AND FI’&LY CENTS
per yefio-filwajs l§ ADVANCE.--, •
*
though they may receive their mail'at pri -"offices lo
cate! is counties immediatelyadjoining,] iti conven-'
Agitator is the Official papered Tioga. Co.,
SE d circulates in every neighborhood tbg;-»n. Sab
,?riplions being oaths advance-pay sysf;. t, it circu
lrtes among n class most to the interest cf , dver Users
to'reseb. ‘ Xsrms to advertisers as libera'in those of
fered by any paper of equal circulation-’a ’lvortbern
Pennsylvania. .
fSj'tA cross on the margin of a p If jr, denotes
fljgitbe subscription is about to expire., -
0s- Papers trill be stopped when the Srbseription
{.me expires, unless the agent orders tißir continn
fiooe. - • ■ '
JAS. LOWRiir St §. F. Wi»uSo5 v
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLOR:;, i LAW,
trill attend -the. Courts .of.. J otter and
McLean conaties. f VTelUbcro, J ary 1 , ISOS.] ,
DICECfSOS HOrg| S
CORN HAG, N. T-. *_
SIaJ- A.,FIELD. 4- Proprietor.
aUCSTS'tstsn to and frSra thc Depot free
of charge. - ’ [Jan. 1, 1563.]
,
cct.xes or main str.EEi and .the atesue,
v> oil toot o. Pa. i
J. W. BIGOX7, lioprietof.
THIS popaiar Hotel, having bad T re-fitted
and re-furnished throughout, is notv .-pen Ip the
public gs a S.-st-ciags house. [Jan- 1, l?#3i]
Sf. \Rji.SS.T^mtOTEl<.
trZLLSBOZO, TIOGA CO. Tj^NA.
THE subscriber takes this method to inform
his old friends and easterners that he has re
used tho ccndact of the old " Crystal Fountain
Hotel/' and 'trill hereafter gtre it his-entir l attention.
Thankful for past favors, c« solicits are€*wjvi of the
*£2l6. DATIIj HAKX.
TTellshoro, Nor. 4, ISoO.-ly.
ISSAAE WAETOIf HOUSE, - ’
■ asiuss, Tisj-s Oonsty, jpi - , ; • ■
H. C. TJHMILYEA,.../.., roprletor.
THIS is a new hotel located witbj j easy, ac
cess of the best fishing and hunting" grounds in
Northern Pennsylvania. No pains #3l Be ipared.for
the accommodation of pleaauwseekers and the trar
tiiicg public, , ~ -1) l£S3-]
(*> WATCHES, • CLOCKS AS®
JE ffEtßi i
Repaired at BULLARD’S & E,hy the
subscriber, in the feestssaassr. acd &t cs_
tD§ same ~ork cat be done fox, by any first prac
tical In the State. '
VTellsboro, joly i5,~1563.-
■ Av FOLEY, ■
watchss ; flioc-Jta, Jewelry; |4.) &c,,
EEPAJRED AT OLD PRICES.
POST OFFICE. BUIEEING,
KO. ■5, CNJOX BLOCK'-
Welleboro. May 20, 1863. A
E. R. BLACK,
BARBER & HAIR-DRESSER,
SHOP OVER C. L. WILCOX'S STORE,
NO. 4, UNION BLOCK.
“ Jrme 24,1563. -
A&EiCuLTUiIAL ISPEIS|paSTS.
inform’- Dealers in Agricultural -Imple
ment*, that I-hero-Horso P*afce« of' )ao
pro'ea stjlc'j and .superior quality. 'Also, Hand
Rakes of a better quality than any ma'fmfa'ctttred in
rhis-iection; irlrieh I rrlll furnish in any quantity-de
sired, to dealers in.the countfe« of Tioga,Bradford,
and Lycoming, i%* BOUD.
Xalcsbarg, *2for. IS, ISC3-9mos.* ' ’ -
BOARDKAK AND GRAF’S
CELEE RATED •;
PATENT IMPROVED •'
INSULATED IRON RIM, AND FRAME
PIANO TORIES:
Those -pianos have the pure musical t,jno pf the
■Wood, together with‘the strength of the It on. and are.
thns far superior 'to all others. |The o*'.‘er Strung
Scale®, giving in connection with the lron
Rim, full, round, powerful, and sweet to 10. These
pianos will remain in tunc a greater
than any other pianos known, and are warranted for
the time of fire years, - The undersigned ,(£&« thcs£
pianos at the same iprices as at the ware rooms in
Albany or Kow saving the buyer * W.‘expense of
going there to buypind will keep them I a tivno for the
term of three years, without charges, r s general
description of these pianos 'send- for a eh ular, cen
treing prices, styles* I* G' ) OTT,
* - * Osceola, nty Pa,
Osceola, Feb. IV’, 1864, ' I .<
BRUGS & ITiEJPICOJ S.
-VO. 3, UNTOX BLOCK, WZILSi}O 'O,.PA..
P. B, WiLLI4S[§ ?
BEGS;Icavo to carource to the citizen of 'Wclls
boro and' vfeiaity, that hp keeps - ce' stautly on
c»a4 ail kinds ef '
DRUGS AND -MEDICINES >
Ckemioalsj’Narnifh,'Paints, Soaps, Perium vy, Glass.
Brashes. Patty,' Fancy'Goods, 'Pure Wine? Brandies,
Gins, and all -cthfcr kinks o'i Liquors o. thb best
quality. .-’.U kinds of • ■
PATENT SIEDICINEjS . J -
«ch es Jayne’s Alterative and PUls:
Ayer*« Sarfep&rilla, Pills anil Cherry. Pectoral; Helm-;
hold's Extract Buchu, 3aTssparllla r and Bess Wash;
Mrs. Winslow's Sothing Syrupj vrrlg.ljt’i Pills,.
Ciark’s and Cbcesefnarr's Pills f iiari’s/Brisain’; Bin r
i-.pr's London Dock Gin j Herrick's PHI r and Plas
ters; Brown's Bronchial Troches, &c., i ,
May 2^ r .1£64- i ly- . P. B. VI •> LIAMS.
RETEStE STA3HPJ.
TOHN LI. PHELPS, Deputy^Collector cf. Mscs-
U held, has Just received a largo lot if Revenue
Slam?, of all denominations,from etc cent up to $5.
£xr person wishing Stanps.can get them army oiccc
»a Mansfield,"or of Si. •BULLARD, Acsi:Ua,cfAsst€sor r
tt Weilsboro, Pa, M. PHELPS.
Mansfield, May 2,
wheeler's utirse powers at a thresh
ers and Oiaaners,', ■ ■
TEE subscriber would respectfully announce .to
to the Threshers and Farmers of Tioga and fid
; tt.inj rountics, that he still oentinres to, sell the.
ttovo named MACHINES, -and that I have the
Insure of offering this spason eojnf- valuable im-
Kcvetncnts on,the old machines and u addition
t-the variety. I nerr hare for sale liailrfcad Horse
fritter, for 'one, tso, and three horses, three different
jjtts of Wheels?* Kate -Cleaners, si. horse Lever
Howard’s Mowers and contbia d Mowers und
Ret psrs, Smith's Green Mountain Sh’hglo Machine,
Klctr'i self-custfiiniqg Hors© Forks, t *iovcr Hullers,
Cutters, Circular * 4 asd Drag Sa*s, adapted to
£c rse powers, Horae Rake?, 4c., arc. - . .
All of which will fcc sold strictly yaUibe manufoc-
price?, adding transportation, will he war
rented m give entire - satisfaction cr no sale.. Extra?
L'r repalr.cg old machine© kept on bad d;
VAT. T. MATHERS,; of Veil shot ay and G. H.
BAXTER £ CO , of Nelson, aro my Assistant agents
r * r Tlcga County, where Forks trill hi kept on band
orders left for other Machinery nii to .promptly
attended to. Descriptive Circulars c QUthing* price
l’* r sent to all applicants. B- S. TEARS.
_"roy, Pa., J w 29, IgCw-U*- ‘ ; . .
-HiieH rouifcW
bookseller staxioseb,
ays ptiiEi ij 4
American Clocks, American,- English, .and Sriss
hatches. Jerrelry, Silver Slated Wirf), Spectacles,
fictnro Frames, Photographic Album Store oh cope?,
•‘icroscopcs, Perfumery, Tanked Nations, Fishing
r-: ’ : lc and Flics, nnd Fancy and Xoi'icL Articles.
_ FStg SCHOOL BOOKS of every Hi dosed in the
Ac.auty, -constantly on hnnd and sent In? mail oroth
er*ue, to erder. ‘ .rfiU
A r o. s, mnon slock, welu^oso/pa.
:KSia^--
TIIK AdITATOH.
Lj' ,A A.*
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.VOL. X.
DBU O STOBE.'
Prince’s Jletallc Paint, P£rer 4 Co’s Chemicals,
Tbaddeus David’s Inks, Fluid Extracts, -
Concentrated-Medicines, Rochester Pcrfntnery and
Cincinnati Wines and . Plavbrlng’Eatracts,
Brandy, Paint*and’Oils, . -
Whitewash Lime, Pctrolcnfc Oil,
Eercscns Lamps, Drags and Medicine!,
Patent Medicines, School Books,
Stationery," Wail Paper, ’
Wyoming Mills Wrap- Window Glass,
ping Paper, , Dye Colors,
Furnished at Wholesale Prices by
r ov-AV • sb
f Corning, N. Y.
gipanierißqan BuOq|s. , . ,/■
ISATiTE". BRASDI Ot WflNEo,'
r O JR ..
MEDICAL & COMMUNION PURPOSES.
THIS BRANDY Las been analysed by tbo Medi
icol Director of the Naval Lnbratory 1 ot Brooklyn,
and snbitituted .for Frenchßrandy, for aise jn the
• United State*Navy. Xtis and recommend--
ed by Dr. Satterlee, Medical Purveyor in’ NetrTork
>of U- 5- Army, ia the Hospital of his Department;’••'-
Mt CATAWBA '.WIJtE. - 5 '';
THIS "WINE has all the’ proper! L£3 0f Dry Sherry
Wine. _
&W®CT'eA?TA'«Vßa=t**’lWK • i
, THIS WINE for its mildness is adapted 1 for Inva
iids'ttnd'fcr ccminuniop purposes.
MESSES.’ ZIMMEEM’AHN A CO., of, Cinoin
nati and Hew York Ek'd formerly partnership
■with li.'Locgworth of Cincinnati the wealthyYfativo
•Wine producer, and therefore enables them to famish
the host of American production, at moderate prices.
Bold by W.' D. TEEBELL, at Wholesale and Re
tail, and by Druggists generally-’ ‘ A
" Coming, N, Y., Jan. 20, J£6f-tf.
A'. B. HASCY.
Faririer’s •Catecliisisi*
* Question. What is the best kind cf Wccdsnbcam
Flow"? ' * /
*. Answer. The WIARD PLOW.
Qhes. Wherein docs it ezccVail others? .
Anr. -In case of draft,'in fceing less liable to clog,
and in'fact it excels in every particular. -
Ques. Where Is Ibis Plow'to he found ?
Ansv At the E2TOXTTLLZ FOuNBRT, Where'
they aw made, and at Various agencies around the
country. . .
Ques. Are there any other plows made at that
Fdundry?
Ads.. Te«J Biles nakef ranons hinds of wooden
and iron beam Plows, beth for'flat aide"hill,
and ho keeps ahead of ail other esTahlishmenls by
getting the BEST PATTERNS invented/ ■without
regard to the COST. •- ...
■ Quos, -Are Plows all that Biles makes ?
Acs. Bj no means; . Ho ftUo'makea HORSE
HOES : a' superb crticlo _ for .Com, Potatoes,*
ROAD SCRAPERS that beat the world. Cast Col'
tivator Teeth cf a very soporicri Tattom. Shovel:
Plow Castings for nrw land, and indfced almost ©very
.thing that made at a Foundry, from* Boot
Jack to a Steam Engine. .. ,
Qaes. ■ Would yon thep advise me to hny there?
Aii?.* Most certainly would I, for besides making
tho. best" KIND of, every thing. Biles makes those
that aro the EDost D.OKABLE. and it is a Common ex
pression where his Plows have been introduced, that
theyJast as long to four got at ary other,
shop.; ho-has always been at the businessrdrom a
small boy and ought to know how.it is done, and If
you tryrlii? wares you.will be ready with me to
tell-aU wanting anything in that line to go, send, or
in some other way procure thcm.pf J. p. BIXEJ3, at
.'the Knoxville Foundry.
' Knoxville, March SO, l£C3-tf. ,
l\ ( TRS. A. J. SOFIELD desires to caH the alien--
Jf 1 tion of the Ladies of Veils boro and vicinity,
to uerNcw Stock.of.Spring Millinery,Goods, consist
ing of the latesfstyles of Bonnets, Hats, Head press
es, Cflpty Ac., and* variety of-French Flowery Shell
and Straw Ornaments, thedattst novelties in tho-way
of Trimmings. Infant's Hats and Caps, Old - Ladies'
Drdss Caps,.Orcnndoin Veils of the newest ■shades.
Mrs. -S- feels particularly grateful for the patronage
of her friends, and would soy that she has
one of. the best Milliners for the season, and is pre
pared to repair Straws in the" best manner. She is
receiving Goods Constantly from New York, and will
.keep a good-assortment , Her rooms will be found,
hereafter opposite Roy's Drug Store, in the-- building
lately, occupied Jby Miss Smith.
' Vellsboro>. April IS, ISS4-tf. - •
REMOVAL.
MISS PAULINE SMITH has -removed to the
house (late the residence of-Chafe. Williams.)
opposite the United-States Hotels I wish fd inform
my-customers that I-hare just rcceivedmy * •• - -
. : SF£l>*a ASp SOMiI£K GO'OCS, ,; -
and can be fenn-datthe above place, ready to do work,
in the best manner for all who may favor .'mo with a
can. ■ :. • , Pavliks shitu.
IVclUhoro, April 13,-.1564-tf
l~have stnrtej a Millinery ?fccp at Maineinrg, to'
which I invite tie attention of people-in that section'
of tbe'ccunty. It Trill be tnier the mnnajfefesnt of
ilies Eilsc Oreen. .
7' ; -C’OWAriE6«tUE HOUSE. ' ■
THIS -House has been open fof ephrcniencV
of the trarcling public fop a nuafcerof years,
barlatcly becn-newly furnished throughout* and fitted
up firas good style as can be found xn any country or
city Hotel. .The Proprietey dcoe not hesitate in say
:i&g4tattttsre'ffzlT’fce no pains spared to add to'Hhe
comfort of his guests, and make it .a hcinre : ’fcr them.
The best of stabling for teams ; and a good hostler
always in attendance, -all of which can -be found
one mile cast cf Knoxville, Pa, i - .
- - M. V. PURPLE, Proprietor.
Deerfield, May s6,l3d4>fy.. ' c
rtchcoi Brsia tks Safe a? iks Tioga Co.Baiib'.
. Wednesday ,nig£t. May 25,1854, the following
Vjf ■ described heads and notes":
1 0. S. 5-20 ccuj.cn bond, 4th series, letter F, Noi’
14,713, for $504). ' •
C 3 D. S. o-2u coupon bonds, 4tb series, letter C, Nos.
,^5,150,51-82, : eachssoo. ■ -•-
17 0. S. 3.2o'conpon bonds,-4tb series, letter 11 F,
' 1 _ v
14'U, S. r s-20 .coupCn bonds; 4th series, letter M,
Nos. 12,224 to 33,537, eacirSid; “ ’ ■"
S U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 3d series, letter* A, 2fos.
6 604-5-C, each $100(1, '
,4 U. S. 5 : 20, coupon bonds,'ScT series,letter A, Nos.
5,050-51-52-53, each $3OO. . . -
Xioga.Ccnnty Bank norevold issue, 5’?,, 10’s and
20’s—$5,000. Signed by former officers of the hank,
all punched through centre’o T-rigc c ttc. and bad been
retired for three years. .No-other notes cf iiKs bank"
bad -ever beon-pnnehed. The puhUanra hereby cau
tioned against purchasing or taking any of-the Said
fcondsandnotes. A. S. TUENSR, ■
May 25,1864. - - . -Cnahier.
Exccator ; s Hoilce. : -
LEXXEHSderiamcntary having Seen 'granted to
the subscriber bn’The' estate bf Fhirabdcrßaker,
late of SnDivnn.fejriißblp, dsc’d, hotieb ishereby.given
to those indebted to rr-alte immediate payment, and
? catCd^^fTement'to' ■" ■
f, Jwo 22,1864-61* ,
SrOotfG t&e of JFmHsm snl? tfit of 'mmlttog Reform.
WHILE THERE SHALL. BE' A 'VTROIi'S UITRISSTED, AND UNTIL ‘CHAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
WHOLESALE
.catTaWba ermbi;
Uew ISlUin,ery Goods.
WELLSBOEO, TI0(M COUNTY, PA., WEMESUAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1864.
S-rlf rt*sn* tvp.
How beautiful is the rain ! “ '
Aftorlhe dost and heat,
In the broad and firey'street,
1 ... In the ncrrovr lane,
..How.beautiful is the min I
- How it clatter, along.the roofs
Like-tho tramp of hoofs!
’ How it gushes and; gurgles out
•5 , s Eipm theoverfiowing, spout.
Across the wipdowj pane
,J ' Itpohrt a%d pours,: ' ■
.... And strif; nnd.trtde, 7 ■-
•With a’inuddy tide.
Like a river down the gutter roars
; ij. "■ ~ ?he rain, the welcome rain.
The sick man from Ids chamber looks.
' At the twisted brookr;,
Hg can fed’ .the cool
-Breath.cT each little pool; ■
.His fevered brain.
Grows calm again,
And he -fereaihes a blessing ion,'the rain.
ar« WIFE'S COuBiW.
: Some time ago, I ceiled on a cousin of my
wifi's, who bad- resided in the--city of Phila-,
delphia,- I. bad not seen him fora long .time.,
fcuthaviogunderstoodhe was iC.afduec teircuzn- ;
stances. I'was butiitthr prepared for the con-,
diticn in .which. I Jfonhd him... Through, in
formation from the Philadelphia Directory, I,
.went to one of those alleys, with,- which that
pity.abounds, and found, his name on a sigh
board, with, that, of another man,
oyer a, dark, dingy shop.- The sign purported
that they were blacksmiths and beilhangers,
also that Jocks were, repaired and keys fitted,
'Without'ceremony* !.walked jnto.the, gloomy,
recess, where there was, a blacksmith’s forge,
and where among several; muscular looking
men, up to their..armpits in work, was, my
wife’s uousin.. He received me most cordially,
and for a moment intermitted filing a huge
brass key on which he was engaged; and the.
shako of my. own dexter by one of-bis own
•broad, -brawny hands, I. can liken to nothing
nearer than the shock of a young earthquake.
“ Take : 'a- tetU, take a seat," he observed,
“ and. just.as soon as J finish this key, we’Jl
make frocks Tor home.”. , ,
• lof . course -replied; that T was in no hurry,
and. at cupe became interested in. the facile
-manner in which he was ; metamorphosing a
rough casting into a polished key....As soon as
vt'waa.cpmpleted, he .washed-.the worst of the
. ’dirt from hir hand?, hung up his.'work apron,
and; patting on. his coat apd Jbuit*.remarked Ini
in cheerful ..tone,./,' Cnme.'nrnr. ConsJn Aleck,
let ,us gpr and pee whether wife, has-got nhy
tea for f ns.” ‘ - -
After we were in the street, our conversa
tion insensibly ran on business,, and I took the
occasion to say to him, that I had been of the
opniorv that he had-retired from his trade on a
haqdsome competency.' “ Don’t say a word
about, retirement,” he Replied,; ./* it - nearly
makes me sick to think of it. People talk of
•retiring from business while they, arc ,healthy
and able to work; why, I tell yon, Aleck, they,
don’t know rWhat.it,means.*H,did’nt know
what.itmeant until I tried it; but now, re-''
tireroent and misery -sounds to my ears like
word* of about the same meaning.”
Perceiving that he had-struck a subject on
which' he-could; easily bo :; coniraunicative, I
looked inquiringly, when he rejoined, “ Per
haps-ybu; never "heard the -particulars of-my
retiring?”' ■ ’
' On_my reply that I had tndt,'he proceeded:
You see, Aleckf it is about three years ago,-
that, having as you would-say, a competency, 1
I made up my-mind to atop-.work, and move;
into the’coontry. 'Sol sold'feutmy share of 1
the'buslness to my partner, spent a-year or
two in looking at two or three S'ccrc' of conn
try places; and at last found oho that wife and
ifiyself were considerable pleased with.- Tine
;doublc ~ house;' four -acres beautifully - shaded;-'
vegetable garden not to be beat, and soil of su
perior The place is -stiibnu my pos
session, but .before I;; would, go, and live .-on it
again, I’d :..yes, Alepk, I’d see it
junk in thejuiddlo of the. Red Sea. ..Bat.l ant
getting; ahead ofimy .story..: For.two or three
months, matters and things-went; .on very, well,,
because I had something to attend to unmaking
a few improvements about .the housj, and,, fur-1
■nishing n number of the doqrs with locks of
iny own inventionbut as the whole premises'
were in' good condition when ! bought them, I
soon caine to a point where there' was not any-'
thing'ib look after, but the cultivation; qf the !
garden! I' was' not ’ long in 'making' the dis-1
oovefy that-I bad no genius or taste eltherfofj
digging around roots or pulling up weeds,'add J
ns my. wife-did’nt ’wish the garden- to" run to
.waste!, I croployed'a regular English gardener
to carry‘the thing Handsomely through.
'“ Welt, I didn’t mind the .expense he put i
me to in the way qf guano, newrfanglqd I'gar
den tools, and patent watering.apar'atus ; for I
had fully eipeefed to spend money; and thanks
jto our previous economy, wq had the money to
•spend; but, Aleck, 51 whs really yery amusing
to see tyhalfc the ff hit and vegetables raised in
6ur garden 'stood'' ns in. Making use of the
little arithmetic' I was* master' of, I' recollect
that I cyphered up the cost bf.some" of the ta
ble firings and the result’ whs-cucumbers,
seventeen' cants a piece; green peas, a'dollar
-and three-quarters for a half-peckbeefs, four
teen cents each, and everything else. in.propor
tion.; All ’this I cared nothing about, but
somehow,-I felt but qf my gearing in not hav
ing the right kind of employment. Wife did
her best to coax me. into gentlemanly ways;
, Jiad all the old mechanical grime scrubbed out
. ‘of -my 1 hands—finger-nails- cleaned out and
rounded, so as to appear that T had : never
done manual labor. - ''-
" Then'we must'get behind a couple oFMor
gan ponies which I had purchased, and mate
fashionable calls in the day-tifflcon those who
had;*colled. onus.: and! wife -wAntiid. mo ttj
soften 'qjy yoicd; and fj> beparticular
-abopt iriy_grHihn)ar, and the subjects I talked
|on wbSicf
revel iri the' probd memory of W’lbekß'tS^'
SAIN HT. BX7HICEE..
BY toyGFBLLOW> t ,
keys I had handled in happier days, and com
menee a history of my exple : *s in that line,
whenwife would look as though she ..was go
ing tosink.through the floor. In fact, she
wanted to keepa'perpstoal lock on my lips,
wjth the key in her pooketißut I sighed for
the -shop, and time- he eg- so h e arily'' on- my
bands, that nn hour spent in stupid Hstlessness
aljont the house, seemed longer to me than a
diy did.; when I had orders ahead for locks,
and was driving hard to get them .finished .at
a given time. My youngest brother, who is a
college-bred man and'a lawyer, sent me at my
request s fine collection of books on all imag
inable subjects so that my;library.out-shone
that of-any person, or indeed qf any o.thor
man ip the. place ; but I found I . had no more
taste ta ait’down and road than I had for trim
ming ‘entrant bushes.
"Time was, after I bad finished a hard day’s
work at-the shop, when an hour at-books was*-
a real solace, and I also believed an occasion of
improvement. Then 1 envied those .whose leis
ure'allowed them to feast on 'books perpetually.
But the mistake I made was in failing to dis
criminate between the mental habits and re
quirements of the professed student, and those
of the working man.
Id thi? manner did time, at my country seat,
drag heavily along. Visiting was a perfect
bore, for not -feeling'the slightest interest in
such masculine topics ns corn, grubs and. ma
nure, and caring less for the feminine ones of
dress and local gossip, I didn’t know what to
talk about.' Books'set me to sleep, and not
having'the society of my two boys,'who were
at boarding-achcd!, I become fully satisfied thalr
nothing to do, Was equal to’ haring everything.
to.suffer. , ...v ; i ■ ••
My most, delightful place of resort was a
blacksmith’s shop, some two miles from the
house', where occasionally I would handle the
' hammer, and- clang' a Tittle on'- the 'anvil, but
wife , making the'discovery, one day that my
hands were getting grimy again, I was obliged
to own to thp cause of it, and this, to my sor
row, was succeeded fay a positive.prohibition on
her part from taking any more exercise at the
forge. After "this, when I would ride past the
shop behind my Morgan horses, the tears wo’d
start ip my eyes at my being debarred the only
employment which.wos in the least adapted to
my taste or capacity.
‘‘But, cousin Aleck, to shorten,my story,
wife perceiving that my unhappiness wis in
creasing, at last consented to move back to
town, and let me resume my business. . I had
no difficulty in renewing an arrangement with
my pld partner, and bonce you, sije me hard at
work; and happier than the President. I am
.perfectly able to live without work, bat T have
learned ; two- important truths—first, that we
never oiridv onrselvet sh well
usefully ’.employed : and second,, that there is
no occupation on the whole fpr which we are so
well fitted as that to which we, have been so
long accustomed, and which has become ! to us,
as it were, a second nature.”
■ I was so much pleased with the good sense
qf my'wife’s cousin, as evidenced in the small
aeotipp of his autobiography which he had glv-.
en.me, and yery soon after he had finished it
yrl reached his dwelling. If his shop was din
gy, there' was no dinginess here. The edifice
was built in the Philadelphia style, having n
large dining.roqm bask of the two parlors,-and
a noble kitchen in the roar of that. The whole
floor, as yell, as the airy and pleasant rooms
above stairs, were probably adorned with a bet
ter description qf furniture than was owned by
the - Governor of Pennsylvania, Everything
was in perfect order, and although the lock
smith’s wife was a little uppish in her notions, I
Boon perceived she-was a capital housekeeper,
and that my friend was proud of his house, and :
proud, of- bis wife, add proud of. his. two |si?ns t .
;’jvho had'come home from school to spend the
'vacation. I fo'und'that these lads were both
intended for the learned professions. While
orie-of themi-efatertainod me'with some music
on a parlor organ,'the worthy smith begged me
fO; excuse, him a few moments, after which he
reappeared in perfectly clean linen and a suit
'of! dainty, blaek.' We'supped at a table spread
with plenty, and in the evening, some company
coming in. 'conversation and music filled Up the
passing.-hour.'' I-was deeply impressed, and-
Concluded,that my.wifeis cousin, the locksmith
aricTbclJ.faanger was 4 wise man, and unwit
tingly he had fonnd the true' philosophers
Atone. Daily work was as necessary to him as
j his daily bread, and tbb toil bf the workshop
j only served to enhance the pleasure and recre-
Lntions of a refined-and: happy home. On tak
ing my leave, I realized that I had been taught
La valuable lesson. Employment is the health:
rfullotin llFeV.’and hs'that would Seekhappi
, nes's in a state' bf perpetual repose,-betrays'a
j profound ignoranbe-'of the| beneficent laws that
! gevetnhis being. ...
ruUcegqnatiou, in Perfection,
! [From a spjdicr of tU?,l4otb Pa. ToU.j
: Near JhcnisoND, T. 4., June 18, 1804.
Four miles .north of the Pamunkey River
,ire were met, by. a .delegation of. Uncle Tom’s
'hardy.black fellows, who,wanted, to, emigrate
to’the. Yankee land of promise.'“They said
they- represented 150 slates, the property of
Mr. Anderson Scott, who owned these ooltiva- j
ted/ields fox miles. ; They wanted to get their |
children carried in oar transportation wagons j
to White Pause.lending, /fora.which place they.|
; had beenas’aured Uncle Sum would fake Ihem:
j North/ Our' wagons'beirig; full we could not |
I accommodate"‘marly ’However,'anything was |
preferable to slavery; so .they determined-to [
[come along any way.; -About a mile further,!
(we came to,the mansion of this rich slave-lord, [
1 Mr. Scott !* -* '* * ’j
Ardund the door were three women and half j
a dozen children, from the wee baby to the
young girl of fifteen or sixteen. Two' of. tho
women wore about'a shade lighter than the
quadroon, while all the children were white..
The third woman was-apparently pare white; ,
her eyes'were blue, her hair was brown and
strait; her features were entirely American—
'nothing to denote a particle of negro blood.
•In her arms,she hod ’a,beautiful littte'bby,near
wltE/air Bair 1 and blue’ eyes!
f;Tßirwbmaq'wai bitterly as we tody up.-
Thinking that she-Woe a member of the 'family,
we tried'to- console -her fay assuring ter- that
Yankees made war upon men and not upon wo
men. Can yon imagine how shocked we were
when we-were told that this white woman and
child were slaves I Lieut. Wren, Quartermas
ter of the Cist New-York, was. so excited that
TTe-feelted- into the house, and his sword rattled
and his spurs-jingled with bis impetuosity as
he strode along the halls in search of the
old scoundrel 'Scott.
I asked onel of the women why she did not
bundle up and come along, now that she had a
chance, with the rest. She said she had anid
iotio son in the' house who was sick, aud they
jjduld not go without him. I asked this woman
if she was the .daughter of'the owner of the
plantation. She said she was 1, We went into
the hut, and npon a clean bed sat this poor id
iot boy, white ns I am, with brown hair.
About this time Mr. Scott qame in, the lord
and, owner -of all these white people, whiter
thaw hipiself. He is an old, shriveled-np, nig
ger-faced, crooked-backed little specimen of
Southern chivalry, aristocratic as a king, and
“ Virginian born, by Gawd 1" I asked the mo
ther of.this. boy if Mr. Scott was her father.
You should have seen her blush as she answer
ed " Yes.” The incestuous old beast 1 This
idiot-son—the child of his own daughter—fa
ther and grandfather of his owe children !
• Now,'send down'your pro-slavery partisans
and Copperheads of the North to look upon
this. Talk to me of the ditinity of slavery I
Do you know how'these skin aristocrats' rave
over the new theory of miscegenation, or the
mixture of. the races, Here wa have, a prac
tical illustration of their duplicity and incon
sistency in the very worst form of miseegena
,tiqn—incestuous amalgamation 1 , .
- All the rest of the old man’s slaves (floating
capital) passed by at this time with their traps
and pappooses, shouting on the road to glory
fthd,to freedom, “ Come along I Come along 1
We’re gwine to-hah our freedom 1” This sight
so excited these poor slaves, who,’ knowing their
inability to go along without the boy, began to
cry in the most distressing manner, and there
in the midst of them stood the old scoundrel,
the author of-'all this misery: I believe X bad
been justified in breaking his neck.
We advised theso poor people to stay, as they •
were perfectly safe, being inside our lines, and
in case fre fell back we would manage to fake
them with ns; and in the meantime, if the old
man ill treated them we would come back and
chastise him.- ■ So ws went away and encamped
thatmight. on the banks of tbe slaggifh Pa
munky.
imnicax.
ArtSpEaiH 'jOHIiSOIi’S ijiTTHK
HZ ACCEPTS THE A*o3fl>"ATlo^.
,| Nashvible, Tenn., July 2, 1864.
Hon. William Dennison;' Chairman , and
Committee of the National Union Convention.
Gentlemen: Tour communication of-the 9th
ultimo,lnforming me of my nomination for the
Tice Presidency of .the United States .by the
National. Convention held .at Baltimore, and
enclosing a copy of the resolutions adopted by
that body! was not received until the 25th nit,
A' reply on my part : had been previously
made to the action of the convention in pre
senting my name, in a speech delivered in this
city on the evening succeeding the day of the
adjournment of the Convention, in which I in
dicated my acceptance of l the distinguished
honor conferred by that body, and defined-the
■grounds upon which that acceptance was based,
substantially saying what I now have to say.
From the comments made upon that speech by
the * various presses of the country to which
my attention has been directed, I considered it
to be regarded' as full acceptance.
In view, however, of the desire expressed in
your communication, I will more , fully allude
to'a. few points that have been heretofore pre
sented. . ‘ !
My opinions on the leading questions at
present agitating and distracting the public
mind, and especially in reference to the rebell
ion now being waged against the Government
and authority of the United States, I presume
are generally understood.
Before the Southern people assumed a bel
ligerent attitude"(and repeatedly since,) I took
occasion’-most frankly to declare the views I
then entertained in relation to the wicked pur
poses of the Southern politicians. They, have
•since undergone but little, if any change.
Time and subsequent cvenfs'hdvo rather Con
firmed than diminished my confidence in their
correctness.
■ At tfie, beginning of this great struggle I en
tertained the same opinion of it that 1 do now,
and in my place in the Senate I denounced it
as triasbn, worthy the punishment of death,
and warned-the Government and the people
of the impending But my. voicejvas
not heard or counsel heeded until it was too
late to avert the storm. It still continued to
gather over us without molestation from the
■authorities at Washington, until at length U
broke witlr all Us fury upon the country. And
now/if we would save the Government from
being overwhelmed by it, we must meet in
j-the.true spirit qf patriotism and bring traitors
-to. the punishment due their crime, and by
j force of arms crush out and subdue tha last
| vestige of rebel authority in every State. I
| fait then, as now, that the destruction of the
I Government was deliberately determined upon
|by -wicked'and designing conspirators, whose
Hives and fortunes were pledged to carry it out,
i and that no compvemiae, short ofjan unoondi
; tional recognition nf tho independence of the
f Southern'States, could have been, or could now
Ibe proposed, which they would accept. The
1 clamor for •-* Southern Rights,” as -tho rebel
journals .were pleased to designate their rally
ing cry, was not to secure their assumed rights
in the union and under the Constitution, but
' to disrupt the Government, and to establish an
independent organization, based upon slavery,
which they canid at.nll times control.
The sqparation of tbs. Government has for
year? past been.the.cherished purpose of the
Southern leaders. Baffled, in 1832, by the
stern, patriotic heroism of Andrew Jabkstjn,
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they sullenly acquiesced, only to mature their
diabolical schemes, and await the recurrence
of a more favorable opportunity to execute
them. Then the pretest was the tariff, and
Jackson, after foiling their schemes of nul
lification, and disunion, with prophetic per
spicacity warned the country against the re
newal of their efforts.to dismember the Gov
ernment.
In a letter dated May 1,1333, to the Rev.
A. J. Crawford, after demonstrating the heart
less insincerity of the Southern aullifiers, is
said:
" Therefore the tariff was only a pretext,
and a disunion and a Southern Confederacy
was the.teal object. Tho next pretext will be
the negro, or slavery question.”
Time has folly verified this prediction, and
we have now not only the negro or slavery
question as the pretest, but the real cause of
the rebellion, and both must go down together.
It is vain to attempt to reconstruct the Union
with the distracting element of slavery in it.
Experience has demonstrated its incompatibility
with free and republican governments, and it *
would he unwise and unjust longer to continue
it as one of the institutions of the country.
While it remained subordinate to the Constitu
tion.and laws of the United States, I yielded to
it my support; but when it became rebellious,
and attempted to rise above the Government
and control its action, I threw my humble
finance against it.
The authority of the Government is supreme,
and will admit of no rivalry. No institution
can rise above it.
The mode by which this great change—the
emancipation of the slave—can be effected, is
properly fonnd in the power to amend the
■ Constitution of the United States. Ibis plan
is effectual, and of no doubtful authority ; and
while it does not contravene the timely exercise
of the war power by the President in his|
Emancipation Proclamation, it comes stamped
with the authority of the people themselves,
acting in accordance with the written rule of
the supreme law of the land, and most there
fore give more general satisfaction and quie
tude to the distracted public mind.
By recurring to the principles contained in
the resolutions so unanimously adopted by the
Convention, I find that they substantially ac
cord with my public acts and opinions hereto
fore made known and expressed, and are there
fore mqst cordially endorsed and approved;
and the nomination, having been conferred
without ,ony solicitation on my pait, is with
the greater pleasure accepted.
In accepting the nomination, I might here
close, hut I cannot forego the opportunity of r
saying to’ my old friends of the Democratic
patty proper, with whom! haxeaa Innot -mit
pleasantly neen associated, that the hour has
now come when that grpt party can justly
vindicate its devotion to true democratic policy
and measures of expediency. ■'The war ‘ is* a
war of great principles. 1 It involves the su
premacy and life of the Government itself If
the rebellion triumphs, free government—North
and. South—fails. If on the other hand, the
Government is successful—as I do not doubt—
its destiny is fixed, its basis permanent and
enduring, and its career of honor and glory
just begun. In a great contest like this for
the existence of free government, the path of
duty is patriotism and principle. Minor con
siderations and questions of administrative pol
icy should give way to the higher duty of
first preserving the Government, and then there
will he time enough to wrangle over men and
measures pertaining to its administration.
This is' not the hour for strife and division
among ourselves. Siysh differences of opinion
only encourage the enemy, prolong the war,
and waste the country. Unity of action and
concentration of power should be our watch
word tjnd rallying cry. This accomplished,
the time will rapidly approach when their ar
mies in the field, the great power of the re
bellion, will be broken and crashed by' our
gallant officers and brave soldiers, and ere long
. they will return to their homes and firesides,
to resume again the avocations of peace, with
the proud consciousness that they have aided
in .the noble work of re-establishing, npon a
surer and more permanent basis, tho great tem
ple of 1 American Freedom.
I am, with sentiments of high
regard, . Tours, truly,
Sharp Practice. —A. negro came into town
from the country on Saturday, says a Trenton
paper, to sell some blackberries, and provision
himself with a quart of whiskey for Sabbath
purposes. While standing on the comer' of
the street a man approached him and inquired
bis name. The negro gave it.
“ You are the very man I’m looking for,”
responded hie interrogator, “ you’re drafted.”
“ Gbll jiggers, boss, is dat so !”
“ Sanin as you -lire.”
“Well, den, what will dis chile do?”
11 Corns and go with me. Yon havn’t been
notified yet, and I thick I can get yoa 'listed,
and then yoa can git $4OO. If yoa go >i a
drafted man yon wo’n’t git nothin’. Come and
keep year month shot, and let me do the talk
ing.”
The negro went with hie white friend", and
was soon mustered into the service of the Uni
ted States’ service,' and sent out to camp. This
put 520 into the sharper’s pocket. i
Be Os Good Terms "With Yous Pili.ow.—
The instant the head is laid on the pillow is
that in which conscience delivers its decrees.
If it has conceived any evil design, it is sur
rounded by thorns. The softest down is hard
under the restless head of the wicked.—in
order to be happy, one mast be on good terms
with one’e pillow, for the nightly reproaches it
can make mnst be heard ; yet it is never so
delicious, so tranquil, aa after a day on which
one has performed some good act, or when one
is conscious Of having spent it in some useful
or substantial employment.
A paper very innocently asks if there is any
harm of young ladies to sit oh the lapse of
ages. Another replies that it depends'on the
kinds of ages selected. Those from eighteen to
twenty-fivoit puts down as hasardotts.
Anbeew Johnson.