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VOL. 15.--NO. 41. BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1861, VOLUME 25,
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" And ono Private Killed."
Cold words to tell a mother's doting love
That her o!J age was desolate Indeed ;
That tha proud itaifof her ccTjn luff ara
Was tKen from her. at her utmost need.
Brief words-jet It was terrible to feet,
The titter woe their scant) limit held t
Small jo) , it seemed, in that sad hour to i.nav
The field wai taken and the fuj was quelled.
Wai it for thii. they vtit him fvrtli in pride,
A mother's blessing on hi bo) isu head,
A Hitter' Kisses on his bard leu tip ;
Thus to receive him, voiceless, cotd unJ dead 1
I w as their all, perchance ; they loved him so t
lis went and now O, breaking heatts ba etilt 1
Columbia's blessings on her bravest sons
Hallow b the grave his precious form shall nil I
God bless lit ui I no delusive hope of gain,
No glttciiug glory lured his youthful eye ;
Loved his country with a boy's proud love,
Counting it Uttlu e'en for her ty die.
And bo he went-aud thus t'icj War Mm home,
Thacrimiou tam upon his golden hair.
The hush of death upon his hero heart,
The huart so eager then to do and dara.
And though on earth no trumpet sounds hi fame,
Uoyally angel harps in heaven chad tell
How, with his young heart full of holy zeal,
The brave boy-patriot for his country fell.
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THE POISONED ARROW.
Wo would carry our readers back some
thirty years to tho times when civilization
was slowly approach! ng the western wilds,
and when the spirit of adventure led the
hardy pioneers out from their native vil
lages to the domain of the red man. One
lovely morning in June, two travelers,
Loth well mounted, drew their reins upon
tho banks of the Mississippi, where now
stands the flourishing town of Red King.
As their vision tool: in tho wide range of
water, prairie and bluffs that lay spread
out before them, a light of satisfaction
eocmed to light up tho features of each,
for surely their gaze never rested on a
lovlier spot. After a moment's silence
the older cf the two dismounted from his
titecd, and motioned to his companion to
do tho same.
" Nay, Barton, I prefer the landscape
as seen from thi3 position," answered his
companion, " I shall keep my saddle until
you are ready to remount."
" Wc shall go no further 1" Barton ro
plicd, "If we are to pitch our tents in the
wilderness, brother mice, let it be here,
for wo mny not find a greener spot, or ono
that wo Bhould liko better. See this grove
of pines ! a little labor will transform it
into a rustic palace, where Barton and
Harry Newtou may find tho rost they arc
in pursuit of."
" So bo it then," Harry answered, ho
fbrcw himself from his horse, and unslung
jthc rjSo from Lis back, " When we start
ad I agreed to abido your (election, and I
phall not question it now. This is indeed ,
?. lovely place ! Surely no white man has ,
ver before set his foot upon this eolitudi, I
pever pressed the rich soil beneath us. j
Let us bo the first to wake the slumbering !
eehecs."
Ere his brother could stop him, Harry
(raised his rifle to his shoulder and pulled 1
the trigger. From orag to crag, from val-
low n vllnv. flirt anting nf (lift rrtnni-f flnxr. '
disturbing the stillness that bad hitherto
been almost felt, and driving many a
feathered resident screaming into the air.
" You will learn better in time, Harry,"
Barton said. " Never again waste a shot
even for a whim, you may need all your
ainunilion cro long. Wo aro now in the
territory of tho Dacotaha, and mutt keep
a careful watch against surprise."
" You surely aro not alarmed at our
abeoncs from the settlements, or fearful of
tho Indians !
"No I J only wish to meet them in the
broad light of day, face to faco. Wo shall
soon mako friends of them if they approach
us thus'; but they may not stop to form
friendships if they como upon us una
ware," " I liavo felt your pqwers of persuasion,
and judging from their influenco upon roe,
cannot doubt, your winning qualities.
keep my rifle always ready to act as an
interpreter.
" Come, then, let us prepare a shelter.
We can so weave theso boughs, as to form
a very rcspcctablo house for the present.
Out with your hatchet man, and to work."
11 Suppose I make a fire, and roast this
piece of venison. Wo shall be hungry
when our task is done,"
" Always provide for tho appetito 1
Well, be it 10. Bo careful, however, that
yon do not let your fire got among the dry
branches, else wo shall have a general
conflagration."
" We shall postpone such a pyrotechnic
disturbance till the fourth of the coming
month."
In conversation like to this passed two
or three hours, during which the brothers
worked industriously, aud found that they
had, when tho venison was ready for
them, provided a very comfortable cabin.
" I will just dip my cup in the stream
there," said Harry, "and try tho properties
of this wa'cr ; hold on 1 put up your kuifo
until I return. Wc must start fair ! I
object to your cutting off the finest pieces
in advance."
" Nay, you uccd not indulge any alarm ;
you shall have the first eut; hurry, then,
for I am famishing,"
Harry sprang down the bank, and bent
over the swift current. As he was in the
act of dipping up the water, an arrow
from some unseen bow pieroed his arm
aud pinned it to his side. A sudden fast
ness seemed to seize upon him, yet with
the other hand ho scooped up the liquid
and commenced the ascent. But ere he
could reach the top of the bluff ho sank
exhausted upon the sward. Had not the
largo trunk of a treo intervened, he would
undoubtedly havo rolled dawn the moun
taiu again.
"This cursed arrow mutt be poisoned 1"
he thought, "for I cau feel its influence
stealing through my system, uumbiug
and paralyzing my every faculty. If I
could but mako Barton hear. What ho ! I
brother Barton !"
So rapid had been tho action of the
irritating agent, wherewith the weapon
had been ehargud, that his voice seemed
to have become affected, and he could do
littla more than whisper. Meanwhile,
l!.ntoii had bpeome somewhat annoyed at
his brother's absence. Ho had half a
mind to commence an attack upon tho
venison which was fast growing cold, but i
hu bethought him that ho had better look .
down upon tho river, to see what detained i
the youugitcr. He stood upon tho edge
of the bluff, but as far as he could sco
there were no signs of the missing brother. .
Barton now grew ansioui, ho could form I
no satisfactory reason for his disappear- I
anoo. iltcrc could uo but ono solution ot
the .mystery ; tho Dccotahs must have been
watching them, ami succeeded in captur
ing Harry. This conclusion arrived at,
ho turned to look far up tho river, where
roso upon tho still air a tall column of
smoke that told him he was near some
Indian encampment,
" Yes, it must bo so 1" he muttered, as
an agony of feeling stole across his soul,
" My brother has been made, thu3 early
in his frontier experience, a prisoner by
these cursed savages. But he shall be
rescued, or if too lato for that, avenged 1"
Without further dolay ho unhitched his
horse from llt limb to which it had boon
fastened while quietly grazing, rcplaaed
his saddle, examined the priming of his
rifle, and vaulted upou his animal.
" Now, Barbary," ho almost shouted,
"you must bear your part nobly in this
enterprise. Wo must brinr; back my
brother, or return not at all."
As the sounds of footsteps diod in tho
distance, and an unbroken silence brooded
once more over tho spot, thcro thot from
the opposite bank a light cauoo propelled
by tho practical hand of a young and
beautiful forest maiden. With the ra
pidity of lightning it sped apross tho wa
ters and touched at tho very 6pot whero
Harry bad received his wound, As it
grazed tho beach tho girl sprang lightly
from it, nnd ran swiftly up tho bank to
whoro tho young inan had fallen. Sho
arrived just in time to sco him stretch
himself out with an agony of pain, throw
his arms wildly abovo his head and tiuk
almost insensible again. Sho bent over
him and in a sweet whisper said ;
" Como with mo tho warrior's arrow
has wounded tho white bird, who flew to
our forests for a home ; but Atawahta will
savo the life of the palo faco. Quick to
my canoo, or tho chieftains of my tribo
will discover us. I saw you from yonder
grove, watched tho moments of tho Da1
cotahs. and am
least gnido you to her hut among the
bmhos there. You will die if you do not
come."
With such gcntlo words tho maiden
strove to rouse him to tho effort, and
finally succeeded. lie had senso enough
remaining to know that if ho did not ac
company her his hours of life wcro num
bered. Ho had hoard of tho medicinal
knowlodgo that the Indians possessed, and
he doubted not that she could aid him.
" My brother I" ho said faintly.
" Will return to this spot, and wait your
coming j he has gone to seek you. He
will never leave you till ho meets you
again. When the sickness is passed Ata
wahta will bring you here. Come, cro
the warriors of my raco shall discover you
aud me."
By a series of painful efforts Harry at
last reached the canoe, into which he was
assisted by his fair guide
" Now you must trust yourself to Ata
wahta, who, by tho help of tho Great Spir
it, will draw this arrow from your arm,
and heal the wound. Sho could thus
altono for the cruelty of him who drew
the bow."
As Harry felt himself lifted from the
frail barge, ho oast a grateful look upon
his preserver and become unoonscious.
Four months had passed cro Harry was
again able to leave tho mats whereon ho
had reposed in utter prostration. Tho
fever had at last left him, but he wai very
weak. Atawahta had clung to him with
a singular devotion, aud had been truo to
her promise. Aided by a couple of aged
squaws sho had brought him from the very
gates of death far on to health. Wo find
her now, after tho lapse of so many weeks,
still by his side cither administering somo
restorative or sitting at his feet listening to
the strange ttorics of tho white man';
home,
'' You will soon leave tho wilderness,"
sighed the maidcu, "aud I shall coo you
no more. 1' our moons liavo passed tineo
I saw you they have beeu happy days to
mo, but we must part, Look from this
doo'r upon the sccuo without, Already
the leaves aro withering and djiug in the
cool autumn blasts. Ere long the storai
king will ride upon tho wind, and wrap
earth in its cold embrace, You will go to
meet the warm hearts that watch for you,
while Atawahta will grow cold as tho
snow. The winter will blight her very
heart."
Harry turned from tho oontcmplation of
landscape to tho bright eyes of the fair
child of nature besido him. He read in
their dark meaning, words that sent the
warm flush to his check. His arm rested
on her shoulder nnd almost encircled licr
neck, joining his hands ho pressed her to
his bosom.
" Atawahta,'1 ho whispered, "I lovo
you, and must never leave this spot. Be
mine aud let mo hero live aud die 1"
With a glad sn.ilu the maiden raised her
moist lips to his ; but cro ho could press
them a shadow itolc across her face, her
head drooped again as bho murmured
sadly :
" No, no ! it must not bo ! This has
been a pleading dri.nn to the forest maid,
but it cannot bo realized. In a few moons
Harry would tiro of his Indian bride, and
would long for tho associations that ho
had abandoned: Better leave mo now
than then."
" Atawahta believes that thcro is truth
in tho heart !"
" Yes, but affection may grow cold "
" Listen to mo, dearest ! My lifo was
preserved by you, and to you it should bo
devoted. Do not supposo that I wish
merely to repay tho debt that I can
never do ; but over and above all other
considerations is tho lovo that can bo an
swered by possession, I could not breath
a word of harm to you 1( 1 have left no
ono in tho far off homo of my childhood,
for whose society I can languish. Fear
not, then, my truth, for by tho light of
that great sun I swear"
" No I not for mo ! The great Maniton
will not hcar-an oath. I am yours for
ever ! it in somo tuturo nour your ncart
should go back to the friends of earlier
days, I will bid you depart and Jay mo
down to dio. At least you will bo mino
till then,"
Sho did net longer hcfitato,but with an
impassioned gesturo, clung about his neck,
while Harry imprinted innumerable kisses
upon her yielding lips.
As they stood thus, the sound of horses
hoofs, falling rapidly upon the soft turf
roused them from their absorpation at
the same moment one of tho squaws that
bad beou in attendencc upon tho youthful
" Wahpcta tells mo that our warriors
aro in pursuit of a whito man, who is ur
ging his horse towards the crossing hero,
Let us go forth, for wc may savo him."
" It may be my brother 1" exclaimed
Harry, with a glad smile, as they hand in
hand went into tho forest. Soon tho pur
suers and pursued appeared in thedistanco,
Harry at onoo recognized in tho white man
his brother.
" It is he ! it is Barton. Heavens he
will be killed."
" Not so. He is my brothor now," an
swered tho maiden proudly, "and not ono
of our tribe shall dare to molest him."
As tho horseman drew near, Harry
cried: "Stop brother! Barton, do you
not know mo It is your brother Harry
that calls."
Although tha ridor hoard the volee and
recognized it, he could not check his steed
until ho had fairly reached tho edge of the
river. Atawahta placed herself directly
in tho way of the pursuers, and with a
motion bade them pause. A short pauso
ensued, at tho end of which tho Dacotahs
turned their horses' heads and rode baok
from whence they came.
Barton soon made known to his brother
tho various events ho had passed through
as ho followed for months tho trails of
different tribes of Indians, in search of the
lost one, until his hopes died out, and ho
turned to retrace his Bteps ; ho had been
met by those who wcro following him, and
had to run for his life'
Harry Newton and his Indian bride
lived to sec a flourishing town grow upon
the spot where they first met, far bo never
left her in life.
(General & political,
From the Lvzcrtia Union,
Lord Butler.
Wilkes-Barue, Nov. 29, 1601.
Tho writer of this has just returned from
tho chamber where rests, in tho silence of
death, all that is mortal all that is earth
ly, of Lord Butler, whoso death occurred
suddenly, yesterday, November 27, 1801,
about 3 o'clock in thu afternoon. His
ago was about 55 years. He had been in
a state of declining health two or three
years, seeming to bo wasting away under
the influence of some inward destroying
agent. About 2 o'clock in tho afternoon
he called to visit his only surviving sister
Mrs Judge Conyngham, and toit tho on
ly surviving member of the family of tho
lato Lord Butler, Sr., so well and eo fa
vorably known is years gone by. After
spending a little time in cheerful converse,
Mr. Butler returned home. From indica
tions discovered after his death, thcro is
reason to believe that a blood vessel had
been ruptured, while ho was in tho street.
1 Ho entered his abode undiscovered by auy
other of its inmates, except by a domestic,
who noticed him walking hastily through
tho back part of his dwelling, into tho sit
ting room, where he was soon after dis
covered by a youg daughter, lying upon
tho floor. Mrs. Butlsr being called, ap
proached, and found him lifeless a pud
dle of blood nearby, plainly indicating
death from copious hemorrage of tho lungs.
Tho writer of this, from youth, had
cherished an intimate acquaintance with
Mr. Butler. About forty years ago, in
our youth a short time apart wo both
united with tho M. E. Church in Wilkes
Barre. Since then we knew caoh other
as truo aud confiding friends only know
each other. The cares, anxieties and
heart emotions of one, was known to tho
other, as nearly as proper for ono thus to
look into tho heart of another. Associa
ted with him thus, and in various official
stations in tho church, may I not speak of
him t Who more proper to pen a feeble
tribute to departed, worth, than ho who so
well appreciated it ?
As a citizen anil a man, Mr. Butler
was intelligent, patriotic, liberal, upright
honest and guileless a man of tpotlcss
integrity. He bad a high sense of honor
that sometimes very rarely caused an
impulsivo resentment of an apparently in
tended indignity. If any supposed ho
had a prominent fault, they probably
would havo traced its exhibition hero,
But such need only to havo known how
frco his bosom was from ungenerous resent
ment, to be enabled to discriminate be
tween a fault, and, a principle to rc
pel what seemed to him to bo a grovelling
indignity, or an unmanly act,
As a neighbor , Mr. Butler was kind,
sympathising, and over ready to meet ev
cry possible requirement onjoined either
hrr rilntire diitv or the liw nf Vinrtn
tivation, strengthened aud expanded tho
principles of kindness ho had inherited.
As a friend, Mr. Butler was confiding,
reliable, true and trusty, unselfish, aud
generous almost to a fault. A friend
parting from him for a time, knew just
where to Cud him when they again met.
His confidence was given, in close friend
ship, to only such as he could confide In
without misgiving or fear. Aud when
thus given, not easily moved. Ho was a
truo friend.
As a husband and parmt, Mr. Butler
was everything desirable in those relations.
He was kind aud thoughtful in regard to
the comfort and well being of his family,
looking closely and diligently to their hap
piness in every respect.
As H Christian, Mr. Butler waB intelli
gent, consistent, meek and without guile.
Ho was warmly attached to tho church of
his choice, as all good man arc ; but ho
was no bigot. He loved to sec tho spirit
of the Christian exemplified everywhere,
and he recognized aud loved it wherever
ho saw its exemplification. During his
manhood life, ho filled many official places
in tho church, such as class leader, stew
ard, cxhorter, trustee, Sabbath school su
pcrintcudant and teacher ; in each of
which he gave tho most unbounded satis
faction. In theso various relations ho was
governed by the principles that he ought
to have been influenced by, as nearly as
possible, perhaps, for a mortal to bring to
his guidance proper motives and incen
tives. He wa3 a useful maq a consistent
member of the church militant. Ho was
a reading, praying, circumspect Christian.
For a layman, ho was well read in theol
ogy. Ho was well established in the prin
ciples aqd doctrines of tho Gospel, and in
tho particular tenets of the church of his
choice. Ho was always ready to givo an
intelligent reason for his hope, and for his
belief in tho doctrines he had embraced.
Such is fccarcely an outline of Lord But
ler. I have not attempted to writo a
sketch of him. Above is only a summary
transcript of his history, as indelibly writ
ten on my heart, during our years of eloso
intimacy. His record and his history aro
on high, wither his tpirit has doubtless
gouo, released from tho clay tenement that
was liable to suffering, toil, pain and
death.
I said I had just usitcd the chamber
whero tho dead body of my friend Jay.
It was almost as natural as life tho samo
placid smile was there. But he spoke not
How sober, an yet, in ono sense, how
pleasant my reflections. I have again
aud again knelt besido him iu tho praying
circle in the public congregation at tho
sacramental board in the private room.
I knelt near his body this morning, in tho
lonely chamber where it lay his body
and myself alono. But ho knelt not be
sido inc. I wept but ho wept not. Ho
gavo me no response. His spirit was not
thcro. Tho jewel had left tha casket.
God had taken him to tho home of tho
saved one?. He had lived a Christian lifo
and now God had taken him. Ho had
Calmly atnod on the Jordan of death
And ainitcd ni the ict paa.ed by
llu had laid his hoad on his flavioir'a hrca.t,
lie had found a holier place of rest.
In the homo of tho saints on high.
So my friend heeded me not as he had
been wont to do and I left tho lonely
chamber with a thoughtful conciousness
that I had derived benefit from our early
and long association and with a full as
surance that ho had reached that endless
home, to secure a mansion in which, had
been a leading object with him, in health
and in sickness, and for many years,
Oh I how often had this boon our topic.
And in God's own good timo, in distant
worlds, and after death, may wo, together,
"tho pleasing theme renew."
S. D. L.
Things that I Have Soon.
I havo seen a farmer build a homo so
largo and fine that the sheriff turned him
out of doors.
I have seen young men sell a good farm,
turn merchant, break, and dio in an ill
sane hospital.
I have seen a farmer travel about so
muoh that thcro was nothing at home
worth looking after.
I havo seen a rich man's son bogin
whore his father left off woalthy ; and
end whoro bis father began penniless,
J hayo seen a worthy farmer's son idlo
away years of the prime of his life in dis
sipation, and end his career in the poor
house.
Secretary Cameron's Views More Fully
r.xpresscu.
The original draft of tho Report of tho
Sccrotary of War,beforo it was submitted
to tho President, containod tho following
passage, for which tho concluding portion
of the Report was afterwards substituted :
" It has become a grave question for
determination what shall be done with the
slaves abandoned by their owners on the
uuvaucu oi uur iruuia mio oouiuern ter
ritory as in the Beaufort district in South
Carolina. Tho wholo whito population
therein is 6,000, while tho number of ne
groes exceeds 02,000. The panic which
drove their masters in wild confusion from
their homes, leaves them in undisputed
possession of tho soil. Shall they, armed
by their masters, bo placed in tho field to
fight against us, or shall their labor bo
continually employed iu reproducing tho
means (or supporting too arms ot rebel
lion 1
Tho war into which this Government
has been forced by rebellious traitors is
carried on for tho purposo of repossessing
ttio property violently and treacherously
seized upon by iho enemies of tha Govern
ment, and to rc establish the authority of
tuo laws oi tuo United states in the places
whero it is opposed or overthrown by
armed insurrection and rebellion. Its
purpose is to recover and defend what is
justly its own.
War, even between independent natious,
is made to subduo the cuomy, and all that
belongs to that eflcniy, by occupying tho
uuauiu cuijmry, ami UA.eieisuig uuuijlliou
ovor all tho men and things within its tcr
ruory. xuis oeiuii irue in respect 10 in-
.i.,i,j,.! .:nc . .:ii, i. I
ntory. Ibis bemg true in respect to in
it follows that rebels, who aro loborinc by
forco of arms to overthrow a Government,
justly bring upou tuemselvcs all the con
sequences ot war, and provoke tho destruc
tion merited by the woret of crimes. That
Government would bo falso to national
trust, and would justly excite the ridicule ,
of the civilized world, that would abstain I
from tho use of any efficient means to pro-'
serve its own existence, or to overcome a
rebellious and traitorous cuomy, by spa-
ring or protecting tho property of those
Who are waging war against it.' I
The principal wcaltS and power of the I
rebel States is a peculiar species of prop-,
erty, consisting of the service or labor of
African slaves" or tho descendants of Af-
ricans. This property ha, been variously '
.,.:,. t,i if i.,; ; f .-.., o7nn nnr I
000 to 81,000,000,000.
by ihould this property bo exempt
from tho hazards and consequences of a
rebellious war I
It was the boast of the leader of tho re
bellion, while he yet bad a seat in the Sen
ato of the United States, that tho South
ern States would be comparatively safe
and free from tho burdens of war, if it
should be brought on by tho contemplated
rebellion, nnd that boast was accompanied
ny iuo6avagoiurcaiiiiat -normem towns
and cities would become the victims of ra
vine and military spoil,'' and that "North
cm men should smell Southern gunpowdor
and feel Southorn steel." No ono doubts
the disposition of the rebels to carry that!
throat into execution. The wealth of 1
Northern towns and cities, tho produce of
Northern farms, .Northern workshops and
manufactories, would certainly bo scizod,
destroyed, or appropriated as military
spoils, No property in tho North would
ho spared from the hands of tho rebelts,
and their rapine would bo defended under
tho laws of war. While the loyal Statos
thus havo all their property and possess
ions at stako, nro tho insurgent rebels to
carry on warfaro against tho Government
in peace aud security to their own prop
erty? Reason and jmtico and self preservation
forbid that suoh should bo the policy of
this Government, but demand, cn the con
trary, that being forced by traitors and
rebels to the extremity of war, all the
rights and powors ol war, should he exer
cised to bring it to a speedy end.
Those who make war against the Gov
ernment justly forfeit all rights of proper
ty, privilege, or security, derived from tho
Constitution aud laws, against which they
aro iu armed rebellion , and as tho labor
and service of their slaves constitute tho
chief property of tho robels, such proporty
should share the common ftte of war to
which they havo devoted the proporty of
loyal citizens.
whilo it is plain that the slavo property
of the South is justly subjected to all too
consequences of this rebellious war, and
that the Government would be untruo to
its trust in not employing all the rights
and powers of war to bring it to a speedy
close, the details of the plan for doing so,
like all other military measures, must, iu
a great degrco, be left to be determined
by particular exigencies. Tho disposition
of other proporty belonging to the rebels
that becomos subject to our arms is gov
erned by tho circumstances of tho case.
The Government has no power to hold
slaves, none to restrain a slave of bis lib
erty, or to exact his service, It has a
right, however, to use the voluntary serv
ico of slaves liberated by war from tUsir
rebel masters, like any other property of
tho rebels, 111 whatever modo may be most
efficient for the defence of the Government,
tho prosecution of the war, and the sup
pression of the rebellion. It is as clearly
a right of the Government to arm slaves
when it may become necessary as it is to
dieney must bo determined by circumstan
ces, keeping in view tho great object of
overcoming the rebels, re establishing th$
laws, and rostoring peace to the nation.
It is vain for tho Government to carry
on this war, or hopo to maintain its exjs
tenco against a rebellious forco, without
employing all tho rights and powers of
war. As has been said, the light to do
privo tho reboU of their property in tlavos
and slave labor, it is hb clear and absolute
as tho right to take forago from tho fiel,
or cotton from tho warchouso, or powder
and arms, from tho magazine To leava
tbo enemy in possession of such property
as forage, and ootton and military stores,
and tho means of constantly producing
then, would bo madness. It is, therefore,
equal inadnesa to leavo them in peaceful
and secure possession of slavo property,
raoro valuable and efficient to thorn for
war than forage, -cotton and military
stores. Such paliey would bo national
suicide. Whattodo with the species of
property, is a question that time and cir
cumstances will solvo, and used not be
anticipated further thou to repeat that
they cannot bo hold by the Government
as slaves. It would be useless to keep
them as prisoners of war, and self preser
vation, the highest duty of a Government,
or of individuals, demands that they
should bo disposed of or employed in ths
most effective mannor that will tend most
speedily to suppress the insurreolion and
restore the authority of tho Government"
If it shall be found that the men who hare
been held by tho rebels as slaves aro ca
pable of bearing arms and performing effi
cient military scrvico, it is the rieht, and
may become tho duty of tho Government
. - , . , , r
to arm and equip them, and omploy their
agMD,St l undcr ,ProP
military regulation,
discipline and cam-
in and.
But in whatcvor manner they may be
ed by the Government, it is plain that,
co liberated by the rebellious aot of
usee
onco
lbc,,r m?stora-Llhof snQulf, noTor a8ain
"fitorcd l fr. "? 'h.c
rcf'Qn, 8.nd roh,olou. to "8
? th? hbor ?.nd Bor.v,,c of L,s 8 ttvc J n.d
the ?,av, "bolhous master, by bw
"ry'eo to the Government, becomes justly
cn ' led! frc.om( and Pro' ,
, Ih. V ratio to the slaves
f "bcls, after tho clo?e of the war.oan be
left w',dom and patriotism of
Congron. Tho Representative of the
P00&. ml unquestionably sooure to the
loyal slavoholdors every richt to which
thoy aro entitled under the Constitution of
1 tho country.
SIMON CAMERON,
Sccrotary of War,
To the President.
More Zeal than Discretion.
Not a bad joko is told of one of the New
York
night inspectors. It bapponed $.
j few evenings since, shortly aftor the wharf
watch was sot, thai
that a plain looking coun
tryman was seen Jcayo a brig lying at pior
No 0, with a susploious-looking bundle la
I his hands. It was a larce paekaco and a
heavy ono, and tho stranger tugged along
ElQwk. ,i, ; ;,t, ,nj iv.
-. .-j " jav - 1 v nut UUU lifW
corner, sweating under his load.
"Aha ! my fine fellow," ejaculated the
lynt: eyed inspector a sharp set official
by tho way "aha 1 I've got you this time!"
apd approaching tho countrymen ho said :
"Good evening. Lot me relieve you of
that load my friond."
"Chi" responded the man, uneasily,
"I'll take that bundle, if you please."
"Thank you."
'It's heavy isn't it!" said the officer.
"Yaai" Which way you goin' nabur!"
"Come along it's all right I'll Uk
oaro of this como on 1"
' Kdzactly much obliged.
It's tarnal
up to the
heavy, an' I've got to git it
Howard House."
"Come along," continued the officer,
knowingly; "we'll sec about that I" and
iu a few minutes they reached the Howard
when tho stranger observed that the in
spector had no idea of halting.
'Hallo 1 which way, frisnd ! I'm stop
ping bore," said the countryman.
"It's no matter. I've seized this prop
erty, and you can explain matters at the
Custom House to morrow, eontinued the
ahrowd Inspector.
"Luk here, friend 1 Not tew fast, if
yew please, I've paid my dootiei on that
'ere lot o' good. Jest you look at this,
noow," and he drew forth a bit of paper
from hii vest pocket, lingned by the col
lector. "Why, you eeamp 1" sid the iniptetor,
"this is a permit for your goorji I Why
didn't you fhow that before J"
Why, in tho fust place, you didn't aik
me tew ; and in the next pUce, ef I bad,
youd'd seen me break ray back aforo you'd
ha.' brought the bundle clear up here for
me, I know "
The inspector blowed hii nose, and cur
sing the countryman for a fool, turned
down pine street instaater, to resume bit
lonely round. The stranger putb.ii r;a
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