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UAI.TIM0KI2 LOOK HOSPITAL
iMTAiii.itiiitiD Arf a um.'utii:i'iio.MauAcia:u
The Only riaie u-lteie a Cure can be
ObluiicJ.
D It, JOHNSTON fins discovered the must Certain;
speedy und only 1 iiT.-ct unl ll-iiiuly in thi) Woilil
fur all prlinti! Diseases, Weakness of tliu l!ack or
MmIh, rUrkture", Allei lions nf tlm Kidneys ami Ulan
Jr. Iiiwiluiitary Discharges, Imnntcniv. (Sciiornl lip
ml ly. Nervouniifi-s. Ilyjiepsy, Languor, l.uw Spirits
l .mi ,ix Ion ul' ideas, I'.ilpiiati'iii nf thu Heart. Tlinlititv.
Tri'inlilings, Dimness uf rfiulil nr (llildlness, Disease nf
till! llemi, rnruui, ,use ir smii. ,ii,'i-iinus ui me i.ivcr
Lung. Klumurh or llowols - tljusu terriblu Disorders
arising from the Solitary ilubits iifVniitli-tliuiMi siikkt
mid military pr.iiti''s mure latal to tlii'ir vlitiuis than
tin mm!! ill rtjr.'iis to Hi') .Marines ul' Ulysses, blight
ing their in"-' lri II. ml Imp.", m tiuiHip.itious, render
iu m.in iage, fltc impossible.
if o i; n i; m i:
I :! i.ili V . u li" have luioiue tin- WcUiiih of tSolltnrv
Vii-f . th.tl dre.idlul iiml destruttUii halm wliirii nnuu
ully sweeps to an untimely (irnvc UinuKiniln of Yoiins
n ul tli.' ini'-l i'.illi il talriitr and lirilli.mt inti'lkxt,
uliu nii;lil ntli.TH mu liavi I'lilrani.il li-lijiiln Kcnulm
uilli lliu Ihuiiili ri' il' i Iikiui iki' hi nki il tu tcjtatv tlm
ivinj' l rt. ma tail Willi lull iiuiliilmiiL'.
M A It li I A V. V..
MirrliiJ nfrtninf. nr YiHinir .Mi'ii cimtuimilntliu nmr
ti.ic.lii'ln): artiirc ill" plij ulral Wfaknibii, uigiuiic iliublli
iy, ili fnrinitiuK, &c, iipiTilily tu n il.
Mu hIiii iil.-iirn liiniiii'll'iiuili'r tin- iaru of llr. Jutiimton.
i.i.iv r. Ii,'inulv Liiuliilv in li i m limiiir ai a ki'IiIIkiiiuu. ami
fiiniiiluiitly r, ly upon hii K ill an a ili).-ici.in.
o it i; a n i u v a a ic .v n 3 u
nniiii'iliatrly enrr I iiml lull vipnr rvFinri-it.
T'lii lii-tr'--ii AiF.-i tiim-- lilt I, ri nilorH lifo mi
i r.ilili' iiml inarriaui' ini,iwililr in ihc prnalty paiij by
I Ik iitiiim nf improper iin-'uk'ninn. Viuiiig per
imisali! In" apt in -1 1 111 n it exresK from nut being
jn-ire ul' tliu ilreaitf'il niieiiiunc Hint may ensue,
N'nvv.ulio that umlerhtan.ts the biilijecl nill pru
.n,l t" ileny Hint the power of procreation is lunt vooucr
I,) thuv I'.illinS iiilo iuipropur haliitu tliauhy Hie. prmlenl.
Fl mi ,ti ! -inv! ilepriveil of the pleasure of healthy mr.
firiu44, tin nio-t ierio!i ami U'r'triic li vu fymptoins to
ti ah lm,l) ami iiiiuil aiiio-. Thu n) stein hetnuieH ilur.iue.
,. 1 , Hi j liliyi-li.il aii'l mental I um tioin wiakcneil, los
uf iiroiriaiH" puuor. nerioiiH irnlaliility, llynpepia
p.ilpil.itiou of tliu In-art. i 1 1 .1 i 1; -1 1 . li . ciiunlltiitiiiliiil tie
bilitv. a iitin.' of the frame, (,'uugli. C'unnuuiptiuii,
iki-.ij anil ileji'i.
ornuu. Ni. : HouTii I'lir.nr.iiit.'K htuiik.t
l.t'l't haiol tii lo uiiiLf from Baltimore titrei t, a U'W ilnorti
froDithti conn r. i'.iil nut tuotii-rve nauiu ami nuiiiher.
!"tlerH null be p.iiil ami contiiiu u etniup, Tlu Uo .
In'ii Uiiiloiuan hau; in lliu ulliie.
OUllU VAUHATi:i) IN TWO DAY
itO MkRll'UV OK Nir-u-UUi llKUdg.
1)11. JUIt.VSTO.V
M her of thu lloval Colleso of Huri-eons, Lonrlnn
tjrailuate from onu of the mint eliiinelil Colleges nf lliu
I'uiteil Staleii. ami the Breater iart of nhiuiulife ha
t vu spent in tlu llrm llo-pilM of l.umlon. I'.iriH, I'liila
4 iiiliiaaml cIm! here, ha elferteil nnuu of thu mon an
tmiii.iina cures Hut wem ever Himnn; many Iroulilcfl
vith rluiiinil in the li.-ml anil earn when asleip, great
,i rvi)iMii,is. beinu alarmed at sudden .omuls, ami hash
Milium, witlifre'pient blushing, attended sometimes with
derangement of niiii.l. were cured imiiieiliately
TAKE 1 A 11 T 1 1' II I. A II N CI T I C E.
M A 11 It I A i 1'..
Dr. J. ml'lressrs all those who Ii.ivh inj ircd themselvii
t improper induli-'enru iiml Military lialiits, which ru
in hnlh body nnd minil. untiling tiicui for either buui
iie, sillily, socieiy or marriage.
These are .nine of ttie slid mid mi laurhnly effects nro
tJured by earlv habits of )outli, vix: Weakness of Hie
Hack ami l.iuibs. l'aiu in Hie Head, Dimness of Sight
.Loss nf .Mmrular Power. Palpitation of the Heart. Iiya
pepsi.i, Neroiis Irrntabillty, Deraugeiuent of the Diges
ive Functions, Cultural Debility, synipluiusof C'uiisump
Mull. A'e.
MKNl'AI.I.Y. Thu fearful ell'ect. nn the mind nro
much to be dreaded, I,nsof Mi imiry, Confusion of Ideas
jl 'pressiuu of the Hpirits, Kvil Purriiiiiliuua, Atersion
liciu iity. setf.ilislru.t, love of solitude, Timity, &c,
nre dr.iii.', nf lllll evils lirillllired.
Th.unands of persons nf all nges ran now Judge what
i Ihu rause nf tb. ir declining halth. Loosing their
itgur, becoming weak, pale nnd emaciated, having sin
gular appenrunc about lliu eyes, cough ami symptoms ol
'-",U"",U""' YOU NO MEN.
ivi.n tmvs lulureil tlinise; ve j iiv a certain prartic.
itiiliilgcd in when iilouo-nlinbit frequently leanied from
evil companions, or at scliool-the etrerts of which nre
nightly full, een when u-eep, nnd if not cured renders
mitrriagu impossible, and ilestroys uuui imuu uuu uouy,
lioitld apply immediately,
irimt I, mtte iimt .ivniiiiu man. the Iiotiu of his retiittrv
aa.l the darling of his parents, should be snatched frimi
nil nr.i.iierts mill enlnvmellls nf life, by thu conse'lilcn-
es of deviating from thu path of naturo, nnd indulgiHg
in it certain secret habit, eucn persons mist ouiuru
I .iliteliilillllillll
n.iii.ri tiniL ii sniiml mind nnd bodv nre tho most en
vssary repiiitiea to pro to conunbial happiness
Indued, without tliesu inujoiiruuy uuooiiii no- uecoines
n weary pilgrimagu, thu prospect hourly darkens to
thuvluwi tho mind becomes shadowed with despair 4:
Idled with tho melancholy retlsrtion that tho happiness
of another becomes blighted with our own,
I) 1 S E A a K Ol' 1,M riiu DENC K.
When the misguided ami imprudent votary of pleastirn
Uinls lie has Imbibed tho seeds of this painful disease, it
t.o often happens that an ill limed sense ofshamo or
dread of iliscovory. deters him from applying to thosu
who from education nml respectalnlily canulonu befriend
him, delaying till thu innslitiiliunnl symptonis ortliis
horrid disease makus their appearance, such as ulcerated
sore throat, diseased nnsu, nocturnal, pains in thu head
and limbs, dimness of sight, doafuuss, nodes on thu shin
bones, unit urms, blorckus on tho head, f.tcuand extreme
tius, progressing with rapidity.till at last the palatunf
thu mouth und bonus of th nose fall in, nnd tho victim of
this desuase hoc n horrid object of commisseratioii
till death puts a period to his dreadful suirurings, by sen.
dinghnu to "that bournu from whenco no traveler ro-
"'ll'is n melancholy fact Hull thousands fall victims to
this terrible disease, owing to the unskillfulfiiess of ig
norant pretenders, w tin, by Ihu u.u of that Deadly Poi
tun, .Vnr'K-ry, ruin tho constitution nnd inuko tho resi
due of life miserable.
B T It A N 0 E It 8
Trnst lint tour lives, or health, in the care of the ma
ny I'nlcnrnud nnd Worthluss Pretenders, destitute o
ktioHleilgu, name or character," ho copy Dr. Jonnston s
advertisements, or style themselves, in thu new spapers,
regularly Educated l'liyslrlans incnpablu of Cuiing.lhey
keep you trilling month nftrr mouth Inking their flllhy
and poisonus cninpounds, or as long as tliu smallet fee
can bu obtained, nnd in despnir. leave you with ruined
hr-allh to sigh over your gaining disappointment.
Dr. Johnson Is the only Physician advertising,
His credential or diplomas nlways hang in Insollieo.
His remedies or treatment nru unknown to all others,
prepared from a life spent in thu great hospitals orLu.
rope, the first in this country and aiimrn extensive rrl
m(i Vraciice. than any other Physician In tho world,
IND0II8EMENT 01' THU I'ltl-.Pti.
The many thousands cured at this institution year n
ter year, and tho numerous Important Surgical Opru
tiaus performed by Dr. Johnston, witnessed by tho re
porters of the "fun," "Clipper," and many other popcrs
notices of which have appeared again and again before
the public, besides his standing n n gentlemen of char
acur and responsibility, is a suilicient guaruutco to the
afflicted. '
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CUIIED.
Persons writing should lie particular in directing thel
letters to his Iiitliluti.n, in thu following imiuneri
JOHN M. JOHNSTON. M. II.
Of the riillininroLock Hospital. Ualtinmre. Maryland,
Jn, 18, IP1W. .March 17, INiO.
NEW OOLUMDUS Ad A DEMY.
The Columbus .Male ami 1'cmale Arademy. will open
Its nut term, upon Tuesday Hie 4th of Nov. IHii-J.
This school olTcrs superior Inducements, to all who
are desirous of acuuiriiig an arcdcniiral edticati'in-lu
prepare for teaching nrti obtain n llioreugh knowledge
of any of Dm modern or ancient languages,
For I'uither Information eniuiru of .
It.fi lllNIIIIAM. I'riniipal
nr nf John Koor-s Bsc y
at Vt Cmumbii. Luterni to, Fa
Ott ii, 166'.',
Choice Poetry.
J-'rum the Hithmtni Etamintr, Mv, 8.
Stonewall Jaokaon a Poet.-
I'nubllcn It will surprlie many to lenrn that the
Inobtru'lvu ami hardy warrior, Stonewall Jackjon. la
n poet f nn little nblllly. and that anion? the biny
rccnuii and arilumn diitlciofcatnnlio liag found lelmire
to Rrntlfy his taste fur thf beautiful In literature. Tho
following linen were written wliilu Jacknon wat an
artillery. fflcer In Mexico, during tho war between tho
United Blatei and that country
MY V1FB AND CHILD.
The tattoo beats tho llghli arc gnna
The camp around In slumber liei.
The night with tnlcmn pare movca on,
The ahadowa thicken o'er the sklei;
liutrleep my weary eyes hath flown,
And tad uneasy thoughts arise,
I think of Dice, nh dearest one.
Whose love my early life hath b'.cst
Of thco and him our baby son
Who slumbers on thy gcmle breast.
Cod of the tender, frail nndtono,
Oh, guard tho tender sleeper's rest.
And hover gently, hovcrne.tr
To her, whoso watchful eyo li wet
To mother, wifo-tlio doubly dear,
In whoso young heart have freshly met
Two streams of love so deep nnd clear,
And cheer her drooping spirits yet.
Now. while she kneels before Thy Throne,
Oh, tcath her, Itulcr of the skies,
That, while by Thy behest alone,
Earth's niighlioU powers fall or rise,
No tear is wept to Thee unknown,
No hair is lost, noFparrow diosl
That thou canst stay the ruthless hands
Of dark disease and soothe Irs pain ;
That only by thy stern commands
The battle's Inst, the soldier's slain
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bringest tho wanderer home again.
And when upon her pillow lone
Her tear-wet cheek is sadly preit,
May happier visions beam upon
The brightening current of her broant,
No frowning look nor angry tone,
Disturb the Sabbath of her rest.
Whatever fjto those forma may show,
l.oveil with n passion almost wild
Ily day by night in joy or wo
lly fears oppressed, or hopes beguiled,
I'rum every danger, every fue,
Oh, (iod I protect my mfj and child I
Army Correspondence.
Prom the Army.
Cmnp six miles north of Fredericksburg,
fa., On Aijuia Crctk $ Fredericksburg
Hail Jlont,
Monday Evening, Dec. Isl, 1802.
Dear Sir: I havo neglected writing
to you so long, that at last shame com
pulls me to fullill tho promise 1 mado you
at the Hail Kord Depot at liloomsburg,
on our departuro for the seat of war.
Since I have seen you, wu have endured
many hardships and privations, such as
are only known by soldiors. Yet my dear
sir, we in common with other defenders of
our country, in the Army of the Potomac,
arc willing to enduro all these hardships,
ayo more, we aro all willing to niout the
liebuls face to faeo in deadly conflict, if in
so doing we can rettoro tho Union as it
was, and preserve our Constitution.
Whilst a civilian in your midst, I had
formed many opinions iu reference to this
wicked Rebellion. I thought tho soldiers
in the army, were to a man, tho warm and
unflinching suppoitcrs of the Administra
te rs at Washington, as to the manner of
putting down this rebellion. But, that
opinion, sir, is no longor entertained in
my breast, or tho-e, in this section of tho
army, to whom I have had tho pleasure of
conversing with. Abolitionism in tho
North, as well, I am sorry to say it, in tho
Cab net of our rulers at tho National Capi
tol, has caused many a true heart in many
bravo soldier's breabt, to pause and rcflcot
in reference to his mission here. Ques
tions arise, what am I hero for? Ib it to
rcstoro our country to her former great
ness nnd prosperity, or the hatdships here
endured, to bu compensated by tho eleva
tion of the Nkciro to tho equality of the
Whito Man of tho North.
Nor, is this all, that the Army of the
Potomac has cause to feel sad over. The
removal by the Abolitionists, of our gal
lunt commander, Gen. McOlcllan, is the
greatest calamity that yet befell us. Mark
the prediction, the time is not far distant,
when the people of the North and tho sol
WUUU H1U IICU1U12 Ul IHU OVI.il tuw st.w hvi
dier'sin tho army will demand in tones of
- . . .
thunder tho reiiutatemeut of our late hero
ic commander.
Our position hero near Frcdoriekburg,
is of great inportaneo to any causo. In a
few days tho battle of tho Rebellion will bo
here fought, the result of which, Provi
denco alone knows. The Rebels are
strongly fortifying themselves ou the oth
cr sido of tho Rappahannock. Many a
lifo will be sacrificed in the taking of the
Rebel stroughold, Fredericksburg.
We aro willing to go forward, if in so
doing, we can capturo the Rebel Capitl,
of tho so called bogus Confederate States.
1 should like to write you more, in con
demnation of tho Aboli lionets of tho North
had I the time,but brevity adinonlshoj ino
to close, which I do, by weroly adding.
That I hope you with other comervativo
inon of old Columbia, will in tho future as
vou havo in tho past, remaiu stoadfast to
tho principles ever advocated by tho loyal
Democracy of the North.
I remain your obedient servant
- . n ... . in,,
jl- 1 ii. 1 l?i
Company 1 , 130th Rcgt. P. V
BSy-A little fellow, not moro than Cvo
vcars old, hoaring somo gentleman at his
f...i.n.'u in.u ,li.r.,!S!,inre thu familiar line,
i'Ani.n..ai,nnn'i.l,nr,nhlei.tworkofGod'
said ho knew it wasn't
true; his mother
was better than uuy man
made.
that was ever
Miscellaneous.
The Pooplo Must do It.
There is a prospoct for ponce, aud it
depends upon tho loyal Sutca, whether it
shull becotno a eortainty or nor. Wo have
more than onoo predicted that the result
of the elections would havo a poworful in
flucucc upon tho rebel states, and would
do moro toward ending the rebellion than
all 1'rosidcnt Lincoln ban douo sinco hia
inauguration, We have- seen our expec
tations realized much boonor than we an
ticipated, for wo aro now assured that
overtures for peace, and a restoration of
the old Union, have been made to the ad
ministration. While this news will be re
ceived bj tho people, as tho most precious
and cheering of any tbey have received
sinco the commencement of tho war, they
must not flatter themselves that tho war
will bo ended, and peace, union, and har
mony restored, unless they themselves
bring it about. The men who havo con
trailed the administration ever since its
inauguration, detcrmiud that war should
be commenced for the sole purpo.-e of
abolishing slavery, have tiloo determined
that it shall never end until that object is
accomplished. We miiiht cite any num
ber of speeches, of the prominent men in
the abolition ranks,
both in and out of
Congress, in which
such a determination
is clearly, and unequivocally expressed ;
but we deem it unnecessary, as our read
ers aro already familiar with them,
These men will not lorego their determi
nation ; they will resist every overturo
for peace however fair aud just it may
be, and however much tho poplo may
desire it unless it contains a proposition
to abolish slavery ; they prefer war, blood
shed, butchery, starvation, aud taxatiou,
(so long as thoy aro not tho victims ) to a
peace, on any terms, without the accom
plishment of their pet sehouic.
It is hardly necessary to say, that if
peace is not declared until the Southern
States agreo lo tho addition of idavery,
it will never bo declared ; and that if
peace is to come when tho administration
shall havo abolished slavry by force, it
will come after the whito population in
the Southern States aro wholly extermi
nated ; and after tho Constitution shall
have ceased tu be of any binding force or
effect. The President, by virtue of the
Constitution, has no power to change tho
status of a single slave, and by the Chi
cago Platform, ho and his entire party aro
bound not to interfere with the institutton
of slavery ; it is therefore apparent, that
any attempt, upon h'u part, to free the
slaves, is a violation of hia solemn pledge,!
made to tho peoplo, upon accepting his
nomination ; a violation of the Constitu
tion, and of his solemn oath to support
the Constitution.
From a party, having tho power to
make war, and to declare peace ; acting
in utter disregard of tho fundamental law
of tho land; of its solemn pledges; the
peoplo have no right to expect their inter
ests subserved, or that anything will be
done to remove the awful and terrible ca
lamity, under which wo labor, unle-s it
tends to the accomplishment of the objects
the administration has in viow.
Thus it will be seen, that if the people
prefer peace to war; the Union to dis-!
union ; amity and friendship, between the
North aud South, they must not expect
the present administration to bring it '
aliout for them ; if thoy prefer tho lives
of three or four hundred thou-and whito
soldiers, to the freedom and vagabondage 1
of three or four millions of negroes ; aud
if they prefer happins-i and abundance, to
taxatiou and starvation, in order to clothe,
feed and keep these negroes, they must, by ,
concert or action, bring their power to
bear upon tho administoation, and compol 1
it to do that, which it should be its plcasuro
to do without compulsion. If the peoplo
desiro peace, and a restoration of tho
Union, they must bo up and doing ; thoy
must hold meetings, and petition Congress;
in short, they must leavo no effort unmade j
to accomplish their object
I tc it.. i n .: i.. ,!.i,
. , , . , .4
conservative republicans acting with it, are
iimtrirl nnil snlpn-inlir rnjnlvofl llmf-. nnur'n
xi luu gruai xrctiiuui uuu li u i ty , iiilu ma j
united, and solemnly resolved that poaco,
aud a restoration ot the Union, without
regard to tho quoition of slavery, shall be
accomplished, what power in this country
will bo ablo to 'Osift them ? The people are
the only power known to oar 1 oiistitut'mn,
and if .they will it peace will be ours
without tho slaughter of another white
man, and woo to the party that will daro
to oppose it It were ten thoutaud times
better for tho President to have a millstouo
hung around his, and cast into tho deepest
part of the sea, than that ho will opposu
fair and honorable tortus for peaco, and a
restoration ef tho Union.
Fort Wayne 'Jimts ij- Unioin,
Autemas Waud on the Indians.
Tho red man of tho forest was formerly
a very respeotable person, Juitico to the
"oblo aborigine warrants mu in saying tuat
origernatly ho was a mujostio customer
' At the time Chris, arrove on those
hs, (I allude to Uri Columbus,) tho
. i, t tn.rA I'isliiniiQ .tiwl ltirrT I l.ui,
auvuges iiiu , .. iuuii. uujjjsj, . nvj
nan uu iougruaa, uiro uiuiiis, uutinum iro
, mccsor Associated Press Their habits
were consequently good. Late suppers,
dyspepsia, gas companies, thieves, ward
politicians, aud other metropolitan rcfino-
ments wero unkuowu amoug them. No
" 1 ... 1- M , I ,
savago in goou siauuing wouiu tauo post-
UE stamps yau uoutuu i uavo uougut a
coou skin with u barrel of 'cm,
Gen. MoClollau on tho Abandon
ment of tho Peninsula.
Whon Gen. MeClollan wan ordored fo
abandon his positlou at Harrison's Land
ing, in front of Hiohtnond, ho sent tho
following protest to the Government :
Djsiikley, Va., August 4, 1802.
Major General Halted;, omnvnidcr-in-Chief:
Your telegram of last evening is
received. I must conless that it has
oauscd me tho greatest pain I ever cxp.'ri
enccd, for I am convinced that tho order 1
to draw this army to Acriuia creek will
prove tlnasterous lp tho extreme to our
cause. I fear it will be a fatal blow
Several days aro necessary to complete tho
picparatious for so important a movement
as this, and while they are in progress I
beg that careful consideration be given to
my statement. This arm is now in ex
cellent discipline and,condition. Wo hold
a debouchtt on both banks of tho Jamos
river, so that wo aro free to act in any
direction, and with tho assistance of the
guuboata, I consider our communications
ns now secure. We arc twenty five miles
from Richmond, and arc not likely to meet
the enemy in force sufficient to fight a battle
until wo hrvc reached fiftc n to eighteen
miles, which brings us practically within
ten miles of Richmond.
Our largest Hue of land transportation
would bo from this point twenty live miles,
but with tho aid of the gun boats wo can
supply our army by water during its ad
vauce, certainly to within twelvo miles of
Richmond. Acquia creek we would be
seventy live miles from Richmond, with
land transportation all tho way. From
hero to Fort Monroe is a march of about
seventy miles; for I regard it as imprac
ticable to withdraw this army aud its
material, except by land. The result ot
this movement wculd then bo to umoh onu
hundred and forty miles to reach a point
now only twenty live miles distant, and to
deprive ourselves entirely of thu powerful
aids of the gun boats and water transpor
tation Add to this thu certain dcmorali
zutiou nf this army which would eusue, the
terrible dcprojsiug effect upon the peoplo of
the North, and strong probability that it
would influence foreign powers to recognize
our adversaries; and these appear to me
sufficient reasons to make it my imperative
duty to urge, iu tho strongest terms of our
language, that this order may be rescinded,
and that far from recalling this army, it be
promptly reinforced to cuablo it to reas
huitie the offensive It may be said that
there aro no reinforcements available. I
point to Geu Uurnside's forces to that of
Gen. Pope, not necessary to maintain a
strict defence iu front of Washington -ind
Harper's Ferry to those tortious of the
Army of the West not required for a strict
defence there, litre directly in front of
this army is the heart of the rebellion. It
is hero that a 1 our resources should bu col
lected to strike the blow which will deter
mine tho fate of tho nation. All points
of sccoudary importance elsewhere should
- a i
abandoned, and every available man
brought here A dreided victory hore,
aud tlie mi itary stteiigih of tliu rebelliou
is ciu-ihed. It matt' r not what partial
rever es wo may meet with olsewhi-re. Here
is the true deleucu of Washington
It is here ou the banks of the James
river that tho fate of the Union should bo
decided. Clear iu my eonviutions of right
strong in the eonciousuesi that 1 have ever
been, and still am, actuated r-olely by love
of my country, knowing that no ambitious,
selfish motives have influenced mo from the
commencement of this war, I do now, what
1 never um in my niu uuiore, eniroac mat
this order may bo resciuded. If my
.... , .. ' .
couusol does liot prevail, 1 will, with a
sad heart, obey your orders to tho utmost
ot my powers, devoting to the movement
one ot the utmost u ittcuity wnatevor
bki'l I may possess. Whatever thu result
may be, aud may God iraut that 1 am mis
takoti in my forebodings, 1 shall at least
have the internal satisfaction that I havo
written and spoken fraukly, and have
sought to do the best iu my power to arrest
dijastor from my country.
George R. McCleeian,
Maj ir Geueral.
To the Point A good story and a
truu one, is told of General Duryea, while
he was stationed at Daltiuioro a-, tho
Rrigadier Comiiiandiu. He addre.-sed a
note to a perron who had ordored a peity
farmor upon hi" land, some nine miles from
town to haul down tbo national flag Tho
father iu law of this man, a president of one
of tho banks, waited ou the General to
know whether he had writteu the noto.
'I did, said tho Geueral. 'Are you the
person?'
'No ; I am his father in law.'
'I give you thirty minutes to produce
your son iu law in this officj 1'
'Rut (iencrai V
'Thirty minutes, sir thirty minutes 1'
The two camo at tho appointed time,
aud the offender confessed that ho commit
ted thu offence agaiut thu flag.
'You must both of you take the oath,'
said tho General, aud I givo you, sir, two
hours to hoist that flag upon the amo .pot
where it was pulled down.'
'Hut Genoral V
'Two hojrs, two hours, or you both go
to Fort MoIIenry 1' Tho flag went up at
the appointed timo, und there it has fl lated
over since, and tho two aro now sworn
Union men.
BQy An old baeholor says that marriago
was instituted for no othor purposo than
to prevent men from sleeping diagonally
in bed.
Letter from Isaac Linooln to
his Brother Abraham.
Uackwoods, Oregon, Dec. 7, 'O'i.
Dear bra. Mb, It.s a long timo tincc i
got aiy letter fiom you. I m n foard
your gotten too big for your boots. You
think its a little bisuess to notice Ike any
more, because lie lives so fur in the buck
woods, lint this way a thinketi dont bc
coiuo j ou, old hoss. Havo you forgot how
you uso to tlrovu t tic ox teem in
mo to tlrovu ttie ox teem in illmoy,
"' luau "P g " our,.,ev-
K" . . . . . i . .
mi iiidh i ifik iinint i ivrtnnntr nrn im nin.
you have, iku haintl Nobody ccuid ban-dl-
a bigger maul or split moro rail than
aib li n col n I but now thu pceplo havo mado
him president, and he forgets his old bis
lie 63, his old friends, aud eveu his own
mother's son, who used to feel t-o proud i
when hu heard every body a sayeu that:
his brother Aib was the bast ox driver and, Ioro P'oU' cxPcct t0, clcct
rail splitter in all the digoous I Hut this ! Bsvt'"a' conservative Presidents and Con
is carrying tho joke fur enuf. Now aib, 'gress bolbro tho emancipation millennium
111 benerus. They say tho people nro,1113- I' anything is badly legislated
sorry thoy made you present. Some I now-a-dnys wo roly upon theso futuro ru-
cat vriii nmr ir rn r.'sin . ;m l inr tinninnnnu i
..Us. rev I, . Imntl nt the, liollla. Its Illv ,
own oninion that vou oujht to too. Rut i
on account ol family pride, i would liko
you to hold ou to tho government rains
till either you or or they break. Tho re-
un , tl.tht- tlmt vnti nn.. lit tn ri-mnn is flint
youhaventeuuffiaiueu fur white hoeo
i.: i.-,m,r nili fl.nf vmt ro.ror
f.w,l- Inriinii i.nau Win nn. v iiml Knrn. Yon ,
wna ...lwnvs at the tail end of tho class, and I
our master, old Patrick Fitz (ierald used
ti say, with a bad word, that he ceuld boat
nothiiiLr into vour uoledgo' box. But i
must cum to the pint. I am riten to you !
on bistie.-s. i feel liko doen you a favor,
i have a big track of land hero nearly all
woods, it must bu fenced in to keep tho
naborn hogs from eaten all my acorns, anil
their cows from spilen my corn and weat
Now, i want you 10 tell me in piano en
glish what you will charge me a thousand
lor splitten rai s. I must havo ' twenty
thousand. And your the man that can
do this kind of work brown. Now, aib,
dont be stiff, or as the westeru pueplo say,
'Saltv" in vour charnc. Remember its
.. J r. ., . .
your urotner lu mat wanis uio worn uuu
Yuu will work cheaper fur a person near a
kin than for a stranger, of coure. And
hero i can steal a little of your thunder to
help on my cau-e. In tho late raes"-i.'igo
that Seward As them oilier fellers helped
you to kunjuro up, you say that "it is not
so easy to pay something s it is to pay
nothing, and that it is casior to pay a large
sum itiau u tu p.iy u iig
,S easier to puy any sum w.iuu
10 pay, mail ii k uuiuru wu um uuie i.
That s the doetiinc for me. im in tho
condition in which i cant pay a large price
far haven my rails split. ,lA word to tho
wise is sufficient." as Shakesphear says.
Your brother
IS.A0 I.INCON.
P. S. Rite immediately. Set your
prioe & remember "the lowest bidder gets
the job." 0 yei another item. My ua
bois have a dipute about the kind of tim
ber that makes the best rails, i told them
that tocui wa? the best give us a setler on
this question ami oblige your brother ilto
anu las nabors.
IKK.
United States Senator.
.... ,
Thero is an evidci.tdeMgn upon the part
of thu At-olitiouists to elect a lilted btates
Seinitor, duriug the next session of the .Uo y aJo' t tlje presid"eut's suggestions,
Legislature, by corrupt means. It was , aml thpn having (i9p0sed of the iuevita
foi esU.tdowed bumo weeks ago by l'orney s , ,,, . . - tii , (m u.n nnn ,:rr,ot nnr
i, it : t .
ness, uuu uas sumu ui-u. iuniu uj.uu
by a large proportion of the Abolition pa-
purs ot the statu on tins sunject tuo
Conuuautvillu Hcc- at, (.Abolition; says
and its article i approvingly eopiea uy
other Abolition papers
"It seems to bo genu- ally conceded that
our candidate, in order to be successful, I
must receive one Demouratie vote. We
see the names of Genera! Cameron and
Governor lleeder uientioucd in connection
with tliu po-iition. ff'e belieo- that cither
uf these gentlemen can have that uoe"
Now, how is Simon Cameron, or Gov.
Render, or auy other Abolitionist, lo over
come that majority of oue, except, by buy
ing with luoniij, one or more members of
the legislature. That is tho plain inter
pretation of the paragraph quoted, and to
the election of a Senator by that means
the whole corrupt Abolition crew are betid
iug all their onuigie. Corruption, with
them, siucu they have been in power, bus
become such an every day business that
they havu come to look upon it as legiti
mate ii they ever looked upon it iu any
other lioht, and that is doubttul.
Wo take leavo to suggest to Democrats
that in the event of auy Abolitionist sue
eeeding iu bribing euough members of the
Legislature, elected by tho Democratic
party, to placu him in 'he Seuato, it would
be but ctrici ju-iier to conduct both the
briber and thu h.ibed across tho frontier
ol the State, clothed iu thejuico of the pine
and the covering of thu goose, 8ud with a
strict ih junotioii to never iiguin pollute the
soil of Pennsylvania. ''Frownin down"
is utterly u-oloss upon such meu. Is it any
wonder that wo have revolution, when sueh
i moans p"ovail to plaoo tho worst men in
tho highest offices I Lycoming Gazclte.
"Ah ! you don't know what muthical
cnthiithiatliiii ith I said a musio-niad
miss.
'Excuso
mr, madam," replied a wil,
"but 1 do. Musical ciitihosi-d.s.rn, is line
turtle soup for evory gallon of real there
arc niiiety-n'iiio gallons of moeh, and
calves' head iu proportion."
:pr, -liiisiiii ii i"-ih' ill - -" ' -Kfcswm
The President's Now Plan.
The Now York Herald, ridicules tho
President's new plan for the abolition of
slavery in tho following strain of bittor
irony i
Rut nro we, then, in favor of tho Prcsi
dent's plan? Certainly wo aro. Wo aro
in favor of any plan for tho good of man
kind, inoludimj tho plan for planting tho1
Central Park with tltoso trees which bear
roast pigs for fruit, and the plan for build
ing a railway aoross tho Atlantic, with a
branch road to the moon. Lot Congress
pans the requisite acts immediately, and
mako the President's project, effective
It is a long timo from 1802 to 1000.
There will bo a great many changes bo
foro theso thirty sevou years aud one
month are ovor. Wo expect to carry ev
ery Stato by a conservative majority bo-
w '" .....vV.
olt- III 1000 I
out. In 1000 the war will bo almost
1 IV, .. rti, .. .in. II, .In liAl,. .....I
forgotten, and little boys and gir s, yet
unborn, will be studying its history in their
school books. In 1000 Greeley will havo
graduated at the almshouse or tho lunatic
asylum, and his very namo will bo lost in
"''vion, or remcmuereu on y wun inoc
of Judas Iso triot, Roncdict Arnold and
JclT. Davis,
1000 Ueccher and I'hec
vfcr wil1 00 tcsli,1S 1110 ruth
of somo of
their sermons. In 1000 Philips, Garrison
an Gcrcit Smith will bo atoning for tho
misery they have caused. In 1900 the
notion wtl bo greater, purer, and
more
powerful than its present condition would
indicate. If any one wishes to add that
in li 00 all tho slaves will bo free, we
have not tho slightest objection. Half of
them would have been freed thirty years
aso if the fanatical abolitionists had not
chosen tho negro as a hack upon which to
rido into high political places All that is
nccjssary to end this rebellion and rostorc
tho Union is to set the nigger aside ami
settle treaeon by hard kuocks. If the
President's idea is to accomplish this by
nosinot.inp-sambo uutil 1900. wo think it
i-r . .
till UAUL'llUlIt awtlflWUs HUM II lit iu""1
lovallv. Wc havo always admired the
President as a joker, but wo never imag
ined thai he could so aptly blend exquisite
humor aud practical common senso iu an
official document. Ho knows that the ag
itation about slavery hinders the war, and
he H right in desiring to postpone this ag
itation. In fact, a truce on tho negro
stion Mnti, 190o ia a military necessity
nbn,it;ollists wil, b(J ,,,; ad t0
submit to it with their customary grace.
We see no reason, indeed, why tho whole
country should not bo unanimous upon the
subject. Nono of tho present generation
I need object to tho President's plan ; for,
I as the message says, wo shall not have to
' pay the taxes to carrv it in to operation,
and shall all bo in our dotage or in our
graves beforo it is consummated. The fu
ture generation is in no condition to object
now, and Ave arc not awaro that anybody,
except, perhaps one of the spiritual medi
ums cau claim to bo their representative,
and object for them. It h our business
to secure a country for tho future genera
tions to well in ! and as thoy must Day
emancipation taxes, cottaiuly they
ouslit to be allowed lo arrange tho dar-
k H uat themselves. Wo repeat,
, ' fnrr. .ui (!..., should immedi-
u,u " r-" .
wIol(J attant,on t0 the vigorous prosecution
If t, W!U. for the Union and tho Consti-
tution.
The Fat Man and Commi-s oner.-
It is wiill known that Commissioner
(Kuapp was very precise and evaet in his
proceedings ; always keeping an eye to
the interests ol the country, wlulo deal
ing honorable with all. Now it happen
ed tli.tt among the ablo bodied men draft
ed there was an obese specimen of hu
manity, but whom the chances hit as
ouo of the elect When ho received his
"ticket for soap" ho hastened to town,
and knowing whero lived thu cutest spec
imen of a lawyer, ho went straight to his
oilii'o. Ho snid :
"I'm dralted I"
" J he douoh vou are it must nave
Ibocn a strongman that drafted you 1"
Ull, l HI lllilin-il, onu ; "mu
.11 II... .1 u., 1 1 ml nn.l r imi-t I r mil
out
uaa i maron. t u pay
well."
Vnrv uf fill
The twain proreeded to tho office of
Commissioner.
'lit ro," said the luwer, 'Commission
er, I have a substitute."
Commissioner looked at the wheezy
specimen for some time.
"Ho won't do ; can't march "
'Hut ho must do," blunder id out tho
awyer; "aid you know ho will."
"He can't inarch; 1 o won't do; and I
can't lake him."
This was what our smart friend want
ed. Ho won.t do, eh J"
"No ; ho won't."
"Well, then, scratch his name ofl'tl o
list ; he is dialled and wants to bu ex
empted I"
The commissioner looked at tlio lawyer
for a minute; ihcn regarded tlm lat tlralt
and, without speaking a word, s ratehed
off his nainu.
JC3?" Why is u bcehivo liko a rotten
potato I A bee.hivu is a bee-holder, and
a beholder is a speotator, and a specked
tat?r is u rotted potato.
From Ihc Scientific Amrrican.
Fabulous Mailed Lake in Iowa.
Messiis Editors: Having read an
nrtiolo ome tluoo years since, in regard
to a wondciful walled Lake in Wright co.r
Iowa, which 1 sco repeatedly published
lately, I wislrto give you tho facts in re
gard to it, which I am prepared to do from
personal observation. Having occasion to
visit that partof the Stato in lrJGO, I mado
inquiries of "tho oldest inhabitants"
of Clear Lake City (on the beautiful Clear
Lake Uorro Gordo county, some forty
miles from Wall Lake) in regard to it,
and they Biniled at the sell. Rut in trav
eling from that point to Fort Dodgo, I
wont some twenty-four miles from tho di
rect route to seo for myself the wonders of
Wall Lake. I passed along its banki far
euough to bring tho whole shore iri distinct
view, and could discover nothing iu tho
least remarkable from what is frequently
to bo found in tho lakes of that region, or
what could easily bo accounted for by
those who aro familiar with tho action of
the ico on the shores of thoso northern
lakes. Tho writer of said article, pro.
sumo, was neaily correct in regard to its
area ; but its shape is rather irregular and
tho wall is broken and uneven ; in "many
places it entirely disappears in a sand and
gravol boach. In no spot could I discov
er anythlncr more than a low nnd Jrrnon.
lar line of pebbles and bouldurs intermixed
with earth, Irom two to six feet in height,
which had evidently been shorod up by 'the
expansion of ico. In parts where there
was nol sufficient coarse stone or boulders
to retain the earth and gravel, tho action
of water during tho snmmer would wafh
down tho work of tho winter's frost, aud
leave a beautiful beoch from tho margin
up to tho alluvial soil, which is from two
to ten feet abovo tho water. I havo seen
walls in every rcspuct similar on other
lakes of that region, which seem to be com
posed of drift and Ion rock which abound
in that vicinity.
This ico action is quite considerable and
remarkable in tho.-o cxteucivo lakes ; it
frequently forms to tliu ueinl. of .
moro feet, aud the expansion of a mile or
si of surface acta with great forco on the
banks, lifting up largo masses of frozen
earth aud boulders weighing tons and
shoving them sovcral feet from the shore,
and during very sudden and severe chan
ges its motion is ofton pcrcoptiblc to tho
eye.
'I his walled lako scmod to bo shallow,
as tho most of its surface was shaded with
a growth of flags and bushes ; It also ap
peared to be tho paradise of ducks ami
geese ; it might just as properly bo termed
a large gooo-pond as a lako. I discov
ered no apparent outlet aud saw no indi
cations of its overflow or ehango of level.
G. W. Hell.
Crofon, Michigan, Nov. 81, 1808.
Tin: Fecundity of Weeds, It is cal
oulated that a single pigweed, if left un
disturbed, will ripen more than 10,000
seeds, each capable of producing a suc
cessor, Tho seeds of tho dock sometimes
number ovor 1.1,000 on a single plant,
and the toad flax leaves provision for
moro than 45,000 plants tho following
year. Rurdoek will multiply 21,000 fold
and tho common stinging nettle ripens
100,000 seods. Scarcely a weed cornea
to maturity without scattering from 1,000
to 10,000 or moro seeds, to injure, corps and
annoy tho cultivator.
flay-''Do let nie havo your photo
graph," said a dashing belle to a gentle
man who had been annoying her with his
attentions. The gonileinan was delight
ed, and in a short time the lady received
a picture. She gave it to thu servant.
with tho question, ..Would vou know
i tho oiiginal if he should call !" The ser-
v-int replied that he would. 'Well.
whenever he conies, tell him I'm fngafj
cd." flc3y A Scotch pastor recognized out!
of his-female pnrishic ncrs sitting by thu
side ot the road a little fuddley.
"Will you just help tno up with my
bundle, good inon V said she, as ho
stopped.
"Fie, fie, Janet," cried the pastor, "to
seo the liko o' you ir. sic a plight ; do
, .. i.m.. u.iinrn nil
j Ay, suru," said Janet, "they in
just go
'si . . . .
jjar a (Jfap O irllde
drink is to bo got."
"Oh, you would be very pretty indeed,'
said a guntk'inau, pattronizingly, to a
yi ung lady, "if your eyes weru only a
liltlo larger."
"My eyes may be very small, sir, but
such people as you don't Gil them !"
A sailor, who had lately returned from
sea was at one of the rotations, looking at
two young ladies on thu platform very
attentively, when ho proscutly exclaimed,
"Havo tho wouieu cot sp lazy that thoy
must have bags to cairy their hair in ?"
ESff- Tho term of Jmlge Maxwell, of
Northampton and Lehigh counties, ex
pired last Monday week. Hon. John W,
Maynard was elected List fill to fill liis
place.
0 By an order from tho Govcnor of
Connecticut, the draft, liar been indrfi.
nitcli postponed.
CSS The venerable Lewis Cass attained
his eightieth year on tho Otn ult.