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A Prayer for our Countiy.
father nf all, wc bend the knee
T" f) for light ami strength from Thc
T guide us through a stormy soa.
Along Potomac's shining sand
The v. liite tents nlmir fotdirs gtand,
To check the traitor murdcroun band,
A grave it hy that rltcr deep,
A Mecca where all nations urcp
Phall traitors break his peaceful sleep r
A Washugun to im Thou g.itit,
Our luntlHnd libert) to save
phall trailom duiccrato his grve
Mcthinkn I sec his mantle fall
A million iipringto hinr hi call
Kach patriot heart to dare Its nil!
From every valley pra)cri arise.
And shoiiti for freedom mount tlis Ki-,
TJi.it start the traitor an he ilics I
Wc think Thee for onr patriot lreit,
And for tti'J sons their spirit lire
Whose h.tmls, norhfarW, nor ppnl tires i
And booh, Olk Tather, (rant thiituc
.May sing as rrn from ra to a,
The anthem of a people free.
And otir dimnwd ctam a cluster bright,
fir cn)i from the tlarkiieai of their night,
Aud ill I the world once more w ith light.
We praise Thee for our MusBingi three
ilur home, our Itind, and liberty
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THE ESCAPE.
On a cold, bleak evening, late iii No
vembor, a femalo, enveloped in a weather
beaten plaid cloak was seen hurrying along
the sidewalk of a fashionable street in one
of the Atlantic cities. Once she ascended
the doorsteps of a splendid mansion, and
was about to pull the bell, when a sudden
burst of merriment from within seemed to
deter her, and she again resumed her
courso with au air more hasty and timid
than before Having passed a dozen or
more houses, she paused in front of ouc
that, compared with the other, wore a '
quiet, secluded air. After somo hesitation, j
she ventured to ring the bell. The door
was opened by a servant, of whom sho in
quired if she could sec the mistress of the
house.
" I will see," he replied.
In a few moments he rc-appcarcd and
conducted her into a parlor, elegantly
though not showily furnished. The in
mates were a tuiddlo aged lady, of a pale,
though not sickly countenance, somewhat
precise in dress and manner, aud a young
man who sat by the table reading.
" I am very anxious," said the female,
approaching the lady, " to obtain employ
ment in somo family for a few mouths
arc you willing to furnish mo with some V
" What kind of employment would you
like !" inquired the lady.
' I should prefer needle-work, cither
plain or ornamental, but am willing to un
dertake any labor whatever, that I can
perform to your satisfaction."'
" Well, sit down, and we will talk about
it, but first tell me your name, and if you
havo a recommendation, from your last em
ployer." 'My name," she replied, hesitating a
little, " is Mary Mary Lcviston,."
" And tho iiamo of tho family where you
last resided !"
" Pardon mo, madam, but I cannot
tell."
Sho was evidently much agitated as she
replied, and forgetful of tho faded cloak
that concealed her form, it slipped from
one shoulder and revealed a rich white
satin dress, trunncd with blqndc, and au
elegant pearl necklace, Tho lady now
observed for the first timo that sho was
very beautiful, a, discovery that tho young
man had already made, although at the
time of her cutcrau.ee he was in the midst
of a deeply interesting articlo on political
economy. The lady put ou a look of se
verity, and filing her eyes on the necklace,
told her that sho could givo no employment
to a person who found means to obtain
such expensive ornaments.
" Oh, don't turn me away," said tho
girl, bursting into tears, aud wringing her
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bands. If you do I don't kuow what
will becomo of me."
Tho young man now hastily threw asido
his book, and, approaching tho lady, said
in a low voice, " Aunt Leonard, I beg to
speak a few words with you in private."
Mrs. Leonard arose, and passing thro'
the folding doors, to a distauco that con
versation oarricd on in an undcrtono could
not be beared by the visitor, although
feeling somo anxiety rclativo to a gold
watch that hung over the mrntle, sho could
keep her eyes on her. " Well, Peroy,"
said she to her nephew, " what have you
to say of a nature so private ?"
" Simply, that I do wish you would take
this young lady on trial. I know what
your impression is, but if I ever saw inno
cence depicted in a human countenance, I
see it in her's. Artifice may have lured
her in the hands of vice, and if she has
made her escape, turn her not away from
your door and compel her to return.''
" Percy," said his aunt, '' if her face
was not so beautiful, wore its expression
ever so innocent, do you think she would
find in you so powerful a pleader ?"
" She ought to," he replied, slightly
coloring, " and I think she would." Pro
mise me aunt, that you will receive her."
" No, for your sako, I must turn her
away,"
" That you shall never do. I promised
my friend, Noithcoto, that I would spend
a few days with him, and although it is
not exactly the season to make a visit in
the country, I will start to-morrow. Now
aunt you have no excuse, or uono that you
are capable of despising, if it will prevent
you from performing a good actiou. I
havo scwiug enough myself that I wish to
get done to employ her three months.''
" Well, Percy, since you are so earnest
for her to remain, if you will promise to
make your visit to your- friend.-No rthcoto,
I wi 1 take her a week or two upon trial,
though t should not bo surprised if sho
should know no more about hemming than
you do."
Mrs. Leonard nturned and resumed the
scat she hadlcft.
" I think you told me your name was
Mary Lcviston," said she to the girl, who
sat weeping aud trembling.
" I did."
" As my nephew thinks of leaving town
to-morrow to be gone some time, and, as I
shall bo rather lonely, 1 havo concluded
to let you remain a week or two upon
trial."
" Your words are a thousand times bet
ter than life to mo," slfc said.
" If you remain there are several con
ditions which you must promise to comply
with."
" I will comply with any condition that
you wish. All 1 ask is that you will suf
fer mo to stay."
" The first condition is that you must,
under no pretext whatever, leave the house
except to attend church on the Sabbath,
and then it must be in company with some
person I shall provide to go with you."
" That will suit me exactly I do not
wish to go out !"
" Another is, that you must not attempt
to hold any correspondence with your old
associates.''
" There is not a person on earth with
whom I wish to held any correspondence."
" The third aud last condition is that if
any of your old acquaintances call, you
will refuse to sco them."
" All that you require, I should havo
performed voluntarily."
" Well, thou, you had belter tako off
your cloak and,, hood, for tho room is rath
er warm to require such warm garments.
Sho withdrew to the opposite sido of tho
apaitmcut, and Percy observed that at the
moment sho removed her hood, sho tore a
wreath of flowers from her hair, and
crushed it in her hand, which soon after
wards, when she imagined sho was not no
ticed, the threw i( into tho fire.
Whcu divested of her cloak and hood,
with her rich dress exactly fitted to her
form, and her hrigl(t golden l(air enwoven
with pearls, Mr. Leonard could not help
confessing (o herself that she had never J
soon a femalo so perfectly beautiful. If
tho admiration qf Percy was graduated on j
a lower scale, his countenance was no '
true iudcx of his mind, and the idea of ,
his proposed visit into tho country began,
to grow exceedingly distasteful tq m,
Tho next morning at the breakfast table
Miss IjOvistou appcarod in. a calico morn
ing dress, which Mrs Leonard bad pro
vided for her, with hair, which was plainly '
parted on her forehead, compressed into
ono heavy rich bra'(d, which shqno with a
lustro nearly eqd to the small golden
comb, which, confined it to tho back part
of her head, Her dcmcnuor wns modest
almost to bashfulucss, her color varying
with every motion, from tho palest hue of
tho blush-roso, to that which dyes tho
leaves nearest its heart. Mrs. Leonard
was at a loss whether to attribute this
fitful varying of hci complexion, to mod
csty or guilt, but Percy, who had a great
deal of chivalry about him, would not have
hesitated, had it been tho custom in those
degenerato days, to break a lanco with the
bravest man in tho country, in vindication
of her innocence.
" Have you sent to secure a scat in tho
stage?'' inquired his aunt, as they roc
from the table.
'' It is not time yet."
" You are inistakcu, Percy it lacks but
fifteen minutes of the time."
'' You are right, I believe, ho replied,
looking at his watch, "but never mind, if
I am too late I can just as well go to mor
row." '' That will never do," said bis aunt,
with a look and tone of severity, " if you
miss tho stage, I will lend you my car
riage." " Well, aunt, since you arc so earnest
to get rid of me, I will scud a servant to
tell tho driver to call for me."
(l No, it is too late to trust to servants-
go yourself, and call for your truuk as you
pass.''
" Just as ycu say I am all obedient,
but if my cxilo prove too tedious, I shall
return beforo tho expiration of the time I
mentioned."
' Not without wriiir.g fir.-t," replied his
relative.
" To be sure I shall givo you warn
ing." Having said this, he shook hands warm
ly with his aunt, and bowed with an air
of profound respect to Miss Lcviston, left
the apartment.
Mrs. Leonard, thinking it not best to
task the skill of her needle woman too se
verely at first, gave her a cambric hand
kerchief to hem, which being done with
noatneisand despatch, she ventured to trust
her with a pair of linen wristbands, for
Percy, which, according (o the old fashion,
whcu women, probably found it difficult lo
fill up all their time, were to be stitched
twice across, each to embrace just two
threads. She had finished one entirely to
Mrs. Leonard's satisfaction, when the door
hell rang Jlis Leviston gave a nervous
start, and rising from her chair requested
Mrs. Leonard's leave to retire to her own
apartment. 'I he person who rang proved
to bo Mrs. Reding, a lady of whom .Airs.
Leonard was intimately acquainted, and
to whom sho determined to meution the
case of her new seanutress, aud ask her
advice relative to the propriety of permit
ting her to remain. But Mr-"- Reding Lad
something important to communicate, and
commenced by saying :
" Have you heard the news, Mrs. Leon
ard !"
" No, indeed what news!"
" You know old Ar. Draper, don't
you?"
" I know there is such a person, tho' I
am not acquainted with him."
" And you have heard of tho beautiful
Miss Winthrop, his niece and ward ?"
" Yes."
'' Aud old Rarncr, whose property is
said to exceed a million 1"
I have."
" Well, it seems that Darner took a
fancy to Mi?s Winthrop, and asked her
guardian's leave to proposo for her. Mr.
Draper's consent being readily obtained,
he proposed and was rejected, Not satis
fied with us, ho continued to prosecute her
with his addresses, and, finally, it is said,
offered her guardian a heavy sum if ho
would cither by persuasion or threats in
duce her to marry bim.
" Mako yourself easy, Mr. Darner,"
Said ho, " sho shall bo your bride."
" Ho found, however, that he had un
dertaken a difficult task, and desparing of
other means to effect his wishes, locked her
up in. her own room, and gave out that she
had kit town on a visit. Por several
weeks she remained obstinate, but know
ing herself to bo entirely in her guardians
power, and becoming weary of her im
prisonment, sho told him if ho would re
lease her she would marry Mr- Darner.
As he suspected (hat she iutcuded to evade
her promise, he told her that ho could not
trust her with her liberty till tho hour ar
rived for tho performance of tho marriage
ceremony, Juowiug that rcmonstraucc
would prove vain, she to appearance meek
ly acquicscd, Yesterday morning was the '
time Mr. Draper wished it to tako place, '
but she insisted ou its being deferred till (
evening, a spicnum uriuai urcss nau
been prepared, in which sho was duly ar
rayed , aud Mr. Darner, Hue ahUjjailor,
COUNTY, PA-, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 186L
could make him, was punctual to the mo
ment. Ono of the bridesmaids now entered tho
apartment, and whispered to Mr. Draper,
requesting him to give her tho key to un
lock the brido's door, as her assistant had
just called to b,cr and told her that Miss
Winthrop was quite ready.
" Rut why were you not there to assist
them !" inquired Mr. Draper.
" I arrived rather late," sho replied,
l and as you happened to bo out I could
not gain ndmittauco I"
Pivo minutes elapsed, but tho bride did
not appear. Mr. Rarner kept his eyes
constantly fastened ou tho door by which
she was to enter. Another five minutes
passed, and Mr. Darner's eyes began to
ache so that ho was obliged not only to
wink but even to rub them.
" What docs the girl mean by keeping
us waiting so long?" said Mr. Draper, as
he rung the bell.
A girl appears at tb,o door.
" Go tell Miss Winthrop," said ho,
" that sho will oblige us by not keeping us
waiting any hwgov."
Tho girl obeyed, and after an absence of
a few minutes, returned saying that
W.'s chamber waj empty.
I should not wonder if sho had con
trived to make her escape," said Mr.
Draper, startiug up and rushing towards
the stair case, followed closely by Mr
Rsnicr. They soon proved the truth of
what tho girl had told them, by a peep
into tho deserted chamber. Bride aud
biidemaids, all were gouo. Mr. Darner
ran down stairs, and going to the front
door, inquired of son.o per.-ons that Were
pasiing if they had seen a lady in the
dress of a bride. Doing answered in the
negative, he ran down the street like an
insane man, asking tho question of every
one ho met. Every exertion h-td been
J made ou the part of her guardian to find
I her, but up to this time sho has eluded all
' search."
I Mrs. Leonard, who was listening to Mrs.
Rcding's accouut, told her that she doubt-
ed not but that Miss Winthrop was at that
moment beneath her roof. She then re
lated the incidents of the preceding eve-
! ' It must bo her," replied Mrs. Reding.
I know her perfectly well, aud your do
' -criptiou suits her exactly."
" Sho did wrong,'' said Mrs. Leonard,
. " not to coufide in me. I was iucliued to
j regard her iu a very unfavorable light,
and had it not been for Percy, who for
the bake of her rcuWniug consented to
j leave town I should havo turned her
away."
''As sho was wholly uuacquaintcd with
you," replied Mrs. Reding, "sho could
not tell whether it would bo saf? to reposo
I confidence in you or not."
' " That is true. There arc some who
I mipht have taken measures to return her
I to her guardian, or rather to him who has
proved himself so. base a betrayer to his
trust."
Both ladies agreed that it would be bet
for Mrs. Leonard to inform her immedi
ately that sho had discovered who she was j
aud to quiet her fears by assuring her, that
as Mr. Draper hml exceeded the limits of
lawful coutrol by confining her to her
chamber in order to compel her to marry
a person that was disagreeable to her, ho
would not bo suffered to assume his guar
diauship. That evening in a letter to her nephew,
Mrs. Lconaid related tho whole story, and
the next
but one, she had the'
pleasure of welcoming him homo. - j j,acco juj(.0 again.t w ttovo
More to tease Mr. Draper than for any j "I thought that was taking a mean ad
other reason, the secret of Miss Wiuthrop's vantage of her seized my coat and beets
ahodo was not suiTcred to transpire, and . and went aud slept in another room."
ho, as well as tho public, about two months "Jt's a lie ."' shouted the excited captain
afterwards, was first enlightened on tho jumping up, aud kicking oyer his chair
subject, by tho following paragraph in ono "jt's a liI"
of the daily newspapers : J
'' Married, yesterday morning at thoi car An exchauge says another cx
rcsidcuco of Mrs. Leonard, iu st.J change, comes to us with the notice, that
Percy Leonard, J-.sq., to -Miss Jl. Lcviston ,
WiutLrop, of this city."
VST Quite an amusing incident occur?
red at ono of the Washingtou theatres, a
few evenings since. A brigand was trying
to abduot a beautiful lady, that's tho way
the play went, and sho struggling to frco
herself, whcu a burld voluutccr pried oit :
" Sis, why don't you call for tho sergeant
of tho guard f He'll protect you."
tST A Scotch old maid who was asked
to eubscribo to raiso men for tho king
during tho last war, answered, "Iudecd,
I'll do iiao sic thing : I ucver could raiso
a man for myself, and I'm no going to
Sowefeody iu my Bod.
Pew of our readers, havo ever been
placed in tho situation iu which our Doc
tor once found himself. Tho following is
tho story :
"I believe Captain," said tup Doctor,
"I never told you about my adventure
with a woman at my boarding houso.whcn
I was attending the lectures !"
"No, let's havo it, replied tho individu
al addrosfcd, n, shoit flabby, fat mau,
about fifty with a highly nervous temper
ament anJ a very red face.
"At tho time I attended the lectures, I
hoarded at a house in which there was no
females but the landlady aud au old col
ored cook "'
Here the Doctor made a slight pause,
and the captain by way of requesting him
to go on, said ;
1 Well."
"I often felt tho want of female society
to soften thu severe labor of study, and to
dispel the cunui to which I was subject."
"Well, said the captain.
But as 1 feared that forming acquaintan
ces a.uiong tho ladies might interfere with
my studies, I avoid them all.
"Well"
"One evening, after listening to a long
lecture on physical anatomy, and dissect
ing a large negro and fatigued in body
aud mind, I went to my lodging."
"Well said the captain."
"Went into tho hull) took a large lamp
and went directly to my room, it being
somewhat after one o'clock.
" Well."
"I placed tho lighted lamp on the table
aud commenced undressing myself. I had
hardly got my coat oft', when my attention
was attracted to a dress and a quantity ol
petticoats lying ou a ehair."
"Well," said thu cantaju, who began to
show somo signs that he was deeply inter
ested.
"A pair of beautiful small shoes aud
stockings were ou the floor. Of course I
thought it strange, and I was about to re
tire, but thought it was my room and 1
thought I had at least a light to know who
was in my bed.
"Exactly," nodvc.iJ fho c:iptain,"Well.'
"So I took tho light, went softly to her
bed, aud with a trembling hand drew aside
the curtin. Heavens ! what a sight. A
pretty young girl, I should say au angel,
was in there asleep."
'Well" said the eaptain,giving his chair
a hitch.
"As I gazed upon her, I thought I nev
er witnessed anything more beautifull.
From underneath a little nightcap rivaling
tho snow iu whiteness, fell a stray ringlet
over a neck and shoulders of alabaster."
"Well," taid tho excited captain, giving
his chair another hiUh.
"Never did I look ou a bust more per
Awl.. f.M....t.l T i- r .1 t:.i
and softly pulled it down."
"Well," said tho captain, betraying the
utmost excitement-
"To the waist."
"Well," said the captain, dropping the
paper, and renewing tho position of his
legs.
'She had on a night drccss, buttoned
up before, but softly I opened tho first but
tons. "Well" said the captain, wrought to the
highest pitch, of excitement.
"And then ye gods ! what a sight to
gazo upon ! A Hebe pshaw ! words
fail. Just then"
" Well'' said tho captain, hitching his
chair li-'Iit and left. Mini srimrtinr. hi tn.
"Truth" is crowded out this issue. Tins
is almost as bad as tho up country editor
who said, "For tho evil effects of iutoxi
eating drink," sco our inside.
iSy Ladies, pray fret not too much
over small losses or you will all tho sooner
havo a great loss to fret over tho loss of
yqur beauty as well as your attractiveness, tee, appointed by tho Dcmocratio Co.uvcu-
I tlon of Berks county, havo tho honor to
I- Ladies, prepare for an extreme ' a."uuco officially to you, your uomina
,.,, .fi,,:., i fi i: i "on as a candidate for tho offico of State
change of habits I for a Pans corrcspon- gcuatori b acclamation. Tho Committcc
dent bays tho ladies aro a com;ng out J tai!0 pleasure iu saying, and they believe
without bustle, wadding, oranything else !' that they express tho sontimcnts p,f tho
...... great mass of tho people of Berks county,
65- " Pleading at tho bar,"says a Wes-' ),hat tW nomination is but duo to you for
tern editor, "is trymg to persuade a bar-.
JVofffAe lifading Gaxttu $ lttmotral.
Political Correspondence.
.Tuiiar. Woodward's Acceptance.
Wo publish bc'ow tho letter- of tho Hon.
Warren J. Woodward, accepting tho Dcm-
j ocratio Nomination for President J.udgc of
this District, It is brief, but sufficiently
comprehensive to satisfy every voter as to.
the position of tho writer. His views in
regard to tho impropriety of active partic
ipation in partizan politics by the Judges
of ouv Courts, will meet the hearty con
currence of the pcopla of Berks county,
who have ever held the administration of
Justice should be removed as far as poss
ible from political influences. Unou tho
great question whoso bolutiou has been re
ferred to tho arbitrament of war, Judge
Wooward is clear aud explicit. Ho endorses
the strongUnion Resolutions of tho Couvcn
tion that nominated him,and is in favor of
giving to the National Government aH tho
support it needs to put down tho rebellion,
aud rc-cstablishits constitutional authority
over all the States. The letter is all that
is required to convince every reasonable
voter that Judgo Woodward has a proper
sense of the dignity and purity that are
looked, for in a judicial officer, and a just
conception of tho duty that every loyal cit
izen, whether iu public or private station,
owes to tho Government at this crisis ;
Readixq, Tuesday, Sept. !, 1601.
Hon. Wauuen J. Woodward,
Bloomshurg, I'a.
Drar Sr ; At a mcctiug of tho Dem
ocratic Lonventmn of Berks county, he died fruth that adequate vedress could and.
this day, you were unanimously placed in would havo bccn lu tUo y .- J
nomination as a candidate for President j tbc Constitution. But they havo
Judge of tins Judical District, and the w;fuliy and deliberately chosen tho arbit
undersigncd were appointed a Committee ramCDt ot-tho 6word ad b it and "
1 ZiZnf I :; rib?. ?i tW t stand 1 &
lake
the i
DAVID L. WENRICH,
ISAAC YOS I',
SKBASTIAN LIEBER,
JOHN L. MORRIS,
Committee.
Grnt'tmoi :
Your le'tcr containing tho notification
of my nomination by the Dcmocratio Con
vention ot the County of Berks, as a can
cuuato lor tue ouice ot 1'rosiilent Judge of
been received.
- nvu.j-.uuu wi.i.u was
tUQ liberty to express the bono that it,,, ii
action oftUo Loavcution will meet vour p n-..,:...- :!i
approval anu mat tno uommation ttms vol- its inestimable benefits, and privileges at
uutarily tendered you, will bo accepted. .hu dictatiou of amod 'troa,0J aud b u
A cry Respectful j - l our., ion Vou do not luUako
i .1 . .t . vuuBuiuiiuu, ur in we viciu an
vjh-"" i. vuiii, wuen you assert that i am for su
1-or tho manifestation of tho confidence mciu the loyal defender of that Uuion ce-'
of the people of your county, made in the mcntcd uith their blood aud blessed by
honor conferred on me, I am sincerely and their prayers. -profoundly
grateful. 1 accept tho nomi-1 Tkeyc may be, and I do not doubt there
nation with tho firm purpose of laboring are, trials aud dangers ahead Thcso we
zealously, in the event of my eleetiou, to must endure aud manfully encounter : but
justify the confidence thus expressed. this rebellion rm.sibc put down, ihe i-.tc
By your letter my attention is called to 'rity of this Union must bo preserved, and
the resolutions of the Convention, and a tho supremacy of the Constitution and laws
copy of them has been placed ju my hands, must, bo acknowledged throughout tha
An experience of some years upon the length and breadth of this land, and then
bench, has convinced mo of tho Jmproprie- in a spirit of justice, purified and ennoblci
ty of any participation by the law fudges by the trials and dangers through which
of tho Commonwealth, in political strug- J wo have paisci, ad in thankfulness t '
gles and excitements. Our system of gov 'Almighty God for his protecting care, w'o
crnmcnt has mast wisely withdrawn from will redress all cxisting'wrongs and grevl
this class of public officers, all political pa- anccs in the Union and under tho Con
tronago and all legi'imate opportunity for atitution.
tho exercise of political influence. I havo I To assht in securing thcso ends will bo.
attempted uniformly to govern myself by my constant and carina: endeavor, should
tho rule rcpogniscd by all parties in Peun- I bo elected to tho honoral li no.itinn fnr
sylvania, which excludes Judges from ac-
tivo interference in partisau contests. But
the questions which now engross the pub-
lie attention, differ entirely from the ques- '
tions which ordinarily form tho subjects of
political action. In tho existing circum- I
stances of tho country, it cannot be unfit
lor mo iq say, iuav tuo uuiy ot every cm-
zen consists in laboiiug for the re-estab-
liilimcnt of thu union of all tho S'atcs, aud
tor tue restoration over them all ot tho
paramount authority of tho Constitution,
and tho laws. To secure these ends, some
personal sacrifices must be made, and soma
peculiar political theories must bo post
pones
:.. a i ii' I
united and cordial tuppon by our whole ;
pcoplo of every legitimate aud constitution- i
al effort of tho National Government, to
bring tho existing war to a succesful issue.
With thcso views, I havo only to aid that i
i. CAIVUtlVS UUU1UUU lliU
l cordially appro.vc tuo terms aud object of
the resolutions of your Convention,
1 am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
W. J. WOODWARD.
Br.ooMsnuRa, Sept 11,1601.
Messrs. Charles II. Fritz, David L. Wcu
rich, Jsuac Yost, Sebastian, Licbcr, and
John L,. Morris, Reading, Pa.
Senator Comer's Acceptance.
Reading, Sept. !J, 1801.
To tho Hon. Iliester Clymcr :
Ueur Sir j-'I lm tindnrsiftnoil (Iniiimil.
,.Cpscutcaythe interests of your constitu-
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old Commonwealth, and as .a markofthcir
approval of your well known views in re
gard to tho necessity of sustaining tho
Government to the fullest extent, in tho
struggle now goyig on, for ifs.existcnccjand
of maintaining tho American Union ono
and entire, iu its full integrity, agains
foreign foes aud. domestic traitors.
Respectfully yours,
IIKNRY KERl'UIl,
HKNRY H, MANDE URACIL
CUARLE.S LEVAN,
Conimittoo.
Readino, Sept 7, 1801.
To Mos-srs. Charms LtVA.v, II. IIV
Mandeuhacu and Hunrv Keri'er,
Esq? , Committee. ',
Gentlemen : Your letter of tho 3d iusfr.
officially informing mo of my unanimous ro,
nomination for tho tifJi.co of State Senator,
by tho Democrtio Doicgate Convcntica, of
Dorks county, is before inc.
You need to assurance of my grcatfuli
appreciation of this direct evidenco of tha
coutiuued confidence an,d esteem of tho.
Democrats of B,crks county. I havo no ,,
higher ambitiou than todeservoit, and my '
every effort in tho future (should your,,
nomination bo ratified at tho polls) will bo.
actuated .by a desire, honestly and fca.
lessly, tq da my duty.
In the performance of this duty, issues,
of tho gravest responsibility involving tho
life or death of tho Republic, will havo to.
be met and determined. This Government
is at war, endeavoring to surpresa tho
most causeless and dreadful rebellion n
corded iu h'utory. EJcvcu Stats of the U-
nion are endeavoring' to subvert tho mo.
beneficieut government qn earth. To nc
complish this, they havo raised armies aud
levied war. It is not to bo denied that
1,n.r lm.1 :,
btaimnr.
tho Government, to tho fullest extent, i
this struggle. atu for the Union of, t,Uoac
States, "c and iiiicyarallc uo-ji and
'ureitrV
In taking this position, I become tha
supporter of no Administration. Ad
ministrations are things of a day. Tho
people make and unmake them, i simply
remain what our fathers were, the suppor
ter of that Constitution ordained by them.
uudcr the Providence of God, for the cov-
uTuuicui oi uicmsciycs an
and their childrcus
uiii.tiiL.-ii. lu lilt: ri'Mirnr (.pi fr.nr nn ....
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which you have made mo a candidate,
It is due to'you and tlo patriotic coLstitii.
1 enev whom vou renrosout. that T slmiiU
thus fully express my views iu relation to.
this all-absorbing question,
Touching other questions of State or.
local interest, my lormcr courso in tho. '
Benato is a sufficient guide as to what it
will bo iu tho futv.ro,sho'uld I bo re elected.
x uavc ;ue Honor to remain,
Very respectfully.
Yours, .to.,
1IIESTER CLYMER.
tcT" Tho New York Tribine in an ar-
u-.t - i
,t,u v" u " lu lU5t'' ln tQW t0 W
"anJ' Jurnh la3's '
''Tho Tribune frankly but kindly told
tho Border States, that while wo earnestly
desired the maintcuaiico of the Uuion, wo
coum not, even to secure tnat cuu, bcoomo
a party tq lho Extension of Slavery. If
that sufficed "to drive tho Border States
out," we did it, and wo stand by it to da-.
Disunion wo.uld bo a misfortuno, whilo
Slavery Extension by our help would bo a
crimo ; and of tho two, wo must prefer tho
former. If we aro called to suffer for our
choice, so bo it." Who aro disunionists J
Ss5 An old gentleman who has dabbled,
all bis life in statistics, says ho never heard
of more than ono woman who insured her
life. He accounts for this, by tho singu
lar fact of ono of thp questions on every.
insurance paper being, "What is your
ago!"
SaS" Quilp 6ays when ho sees kisses bo
twecu women, it reminds him of two hand
somo unmatched gloves charming things.
with their proper mates, but good for noth-
hLniPii rn pup i nun m ue uiii n- e..
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