DEMOC 1- , AND BLOOMSBURG GENERAL ADVERTISER. !EV1 L. TATE, EDITOll TERMS : $2 00 PER ANNUM- "TO HOLD AND TItIM TUB TO110II OF TRUTH AND WAVE IT O'ER TUB DARKENED EARTH." iTOL. 18. NO. 1. BLOOMSBURG, COUMBiA COUNTY, PENN'A,, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1864. VOLUME 28. MBIA RAT. V .i i i. I 4 v wtw r jCDrigiual ftodtii. flk Wkittck for the Columbia IIkmcciut A Sabbath-eve Poem. tlio trailing shadows of tlio western woods ?Aro cast n enrth again ; 4 nil ever thus sad thoughts, in multitudes, fComu thronging on my brain. J I ! . 1 fliouglits I and of what? ferehanco my spirit yearns. lAnd reaches towards yon bright &lestlal sky. whoso starry watch-firo burns Ju'liore thcro Is no more nlglu t Pe reliance this fertile vision wildly strains i Jt pierce that aiurc veil : Tu lead this weary sou! through heavenly lanes, Beyond this cloudy pdlc I J Ofiolds cerulean I -past these mortal wars, IJThls longing and this strlfr, tluvryo for me a home beyond the stars, arerennlal with life ? 2 (there, in truth, n mansion in the skies, ;In fancy oft beheld, Whereon no trailing shadow darlily Ilea Star-plrdled, sentinelled f m flixa ye,.lndead, within those barriers, .Those, white, neilal walls, Sew Edens, blissful haunts, devoid of tears, Whero Borrow ne'er appalls I ..cspcrldos. to which tlio spirit flies jton pinions of desire, IVhcreln this earthly worm of torment dies t '. Uucnchcd in this mortal fire t Alas, in vain t ask I No earthly eye ,'jlalh seen those gates unclose ; Vfat nngel hanif may beckon from on high Mortal to leave their woes. Yet throiipli the silent vigil nf the eve, In thoucht's swift ebb and flow. My brain will still these lllfttl fancies weave. While slndowe trail hulmv I Orangcville, .Mir. h, l.'ijt. J 1" c. OLI MlilA DHMOURAT. (L.uiulay Moving, Mar. 5, 1364. A Floa for Peace. jvcry one knows that the Springfield 'Mass) Ripu'j'ican is one of the aljlcst jid tiio-tiiillaiintial supporters of tlio Ad ministration io New England. As aiig I icant syinptotn of rcturnitig revtson on ' ic part of soiiu) of this Republicans, thf allowing article is. wo conceive, of aufii rent importaufc to justify its pub'icijtioii full. 1( oir readers will make it a olnt ol ihowing it to their frierjJs jvho --ufc, from luistakt'u but pntriutio motives riiislainiiig ihe Aduiiniatraiioii, it may do much good. Says the cpub'kan Since jvinter suspends operations, IW.j '"' wtjwot li's time be eiiq'toycil to make peucci! Virtually it is an armistice ; though mitfhaviii); beeu to dcilared. the (J"vuni- went and tho nuonlo made no u-o of it. Un our fiilo wo bhouHi at ouee imminence tligtlisccbion of reeoa.itruotioii ; and on tlioTrebtra side the pent' up fecjiii'' aaainst tljeuUebinond dynasty , that haci.been grow ingistroigor iu consequence of: their de feat in J80!3, would find vent J jand they, too, wotld talk about their fitiuro condi tion. UecoiiatriieiionisH those of North Cant ina aud GeorgiaAriiin.,'V ud a filler announcement if oyal neiiti iuetits vould be made iu tlire mouths than nSlimvf li.nl in ihroo vuars of war. It ivoiild bo the death of rcbclJom ; and it would iroduce a lovolutiunof public hen-1 timeiit'hero. When Chalcs U, returned totiiugland to be receive j wi h gladness, i liSftaidho would have china back years ; before, had he underetoofl ihe sontimont of iWuat'on. As Ipii af n.en btaud with, srlus ir thoir hands, or.in hostilo attitude, thoy feir and hate each' other ; but when th'Jy spjak and look inf each other's eyes, may b( fricuda All that is needed for the restoriuon of the Union siueo tho peo- plonn'both sider aro tired of waris that thFpames should speak to each other. n't?.,- wAtiid In. been no rebellion if we Ind kiown each acr better and the war 2ould,.ot continue, if we could comc to that bowl edge. Tin South acted on its fears, which wPTC Tinundless. If they could havo seen flh'o ficts as they wore,tliat three in four at oastof all tho people dcigncd them no 'Hariri but would havo shed their blood to 'defetil tho rights of South Carolina, Geor- - 1 II' .tn! no niiinl si a ATn acn. B a am ,CUUStlg, Itewiurti uuu xii,uiaau, ui.jr . Jwoull never havo lifted an arm in roboll- young fiend WaTjIiAOb DkWiit, nsq., ion. Thoy yero oludcd and cheated.- S01, 0ftho vcuerablo Rev. DoWitt, of tThcj conjurf J up a phantasm a devil, ' ji.rjrg i,as been appointed Prothouo nndfinvn thnselvc3 to its direction ; and , . fRko ' inbadearrying the Old Man of tho Sea Ulioy yfll bo slaves to that deception till t'.oy r,c themselves of tho burden and, lift it. cmspVos to tho light. f wo ljtvo not been muoh deceived, it u vortcvidint that many of our people are labii'ip hinder crruncous impressions. IIol;ccinies tho universal denunciation ; th,iiSuniption that every man in tho 'rSJtlr is au enemy to tho North; the ianiation of tho Wendell Phillipsos that iJre is no loyal man in tho bouth who i uot a black skin ; and tho resolutions ' ;4id propositions of tho hall-insano radi , als iu Congress that the war should bo conquest, subversion of all former institu tions, tho subiucation of tho white race, tho raising to an equality with ourselves Uio Alrioan population,tho anontion ot tuo Jtntea,and tho lorctng upon a mimou jtiaro miles ol territory and six millioni t iicoplo the meas, opinions anu moaas oi lo that ueiong to jNowngianunu wmou a bo uono just as easy, nun no mora so, a juinciami can imptanc nas civtuzuiigu f ,1 ou oa Ireland. Wo give it as our opinion lhat wo labor under a delu sion ; nud if tbo pcopto of the youth can, over speak wo shall Dnd that wo liavobocn I fighting against a majority in many of! tlioso States who havo been overcome and 1 held in subjection and led to the battle field by the armed traitors, while they do-' Biro notbimf moio than tho nernetuatirm nf ii.. tr.,:... . . '.I.! . .i tuo uinuii uuu mu uousuiuuon ineir lam- i ors Cavo them. As long as this is an ac 1 k..ni nt,n: r n . n mm wwuinu ui tbiiua YU LUUSb Wsll UlfUll till engaged in it. Wo ran not cuquiro how , they came to bo in battlo against the Gov crnmcut; but we havo tho duty of destroy inc all who are so arrayed. Hut victories ov6r tho rebels gained by tho uprising of tho Southern people would be of inuoh raoro value in resuming tho Union than victories in the field ; and they would ob viate tho necessity of nioro bloodshed. To this wo hopo to tee itcomo at last a par ty in rebellion against the rebellion ; and that wo shall see, whenever the peoplo thcro dare to discuss ihe question. Tho reason why there can bo no sus pension of arms and no consideration with the people of nioaaurcs looking to re-union and peace, ib simply thn that the Haul cals ivitl not permit it. Jeff Davis and his friends arc contending for independ ence; thoy will nut admit the idea of ro union. They would rather lose ten bat tles thau have ono State like Notth Caro lina hold a convention to consider that subject; for every word spoken would bo more disastrous to them than a bullet from a loyal rifle. Thoy havo taken all and will die rather than submit. So on our sido we have a party that arc fighting for emancipation. It is all thoy care about Tluy haw ,i 'listrr i :(e a rcs'nrutiou o the (Jovcrnment more than J"JJ, J)uvs ha$. ' Thoy do not heeitnto to drolare everywhere and in tho most open manner that they I prefer dis-union to the old Union, with tho Constitution as it now is. Aud thh they term loyalty, and denounce restorationists ; a? traitors. Strange oiioul'Ii they nuko a largo paif of th'1 pi'op'o believe that it is ! tiea'on mid thoie are very few public ' mon in the country who dare to discuss i farther than the parties will permit them the question of restoring the Union as it was established by tho fathers ol 1776, and understood by Jefferson, Madison, Audrew J.-trkoon, and John Q liney Adams. While, therefore, the Jeff. Davis party rulrs tho South, there can be no peaeo, or approach to p.aei as there can be no ces sation of war ; and while the Garrison and Phillips ineii control tho popular current of the North, there can bo nothing but uch mea-utes as will bo raised at tlio South so long as a man om be bail ; and in the end, if they rule in that end, they will not r store the Union, hut civo us a -, . . , 1 , 1 . II conquered coutitrv to ho hold nt nussia. 11UIU3 gary. T, I i , , , 1,1 rr Poland, and AuMr.a holds Iun t3 A I'm Dividend. The Pennsyl vania railroad company on Monday of hut week declared a stock dividend of thirty per cont. on llio shares of the road as they stood on Ihe Stock Ledger of the ouipauy. Fob. 15, 1301. The now certificates cover ing this dividend will bear May 1, 180-1, ..i. ' -nl.1' 1 avr.1 V'i1."i'! "itC..i. ilnlo. Of course the new stock will nt participate iu the accruing cqbIi dividend payblo on the .5th f May, but all dividends tlrc ' after will be distributed cqu illy to tho old aud new stock, ln consequnco of this dm- dond the stock has gone uh to ninetv dol- lars a share, being a rise of twenty lars, iu ot.c week. dol- , ESy Colonizing Aoain. Tho Harris burg Telegraph speaking of tho New Hamp shire election which will bo held on tho 1 8th of March, says the leaguers aro making a grea. effort, and among other things aro I ''fiETT.NG IIO.MU THE AUSKNT VOTERS " i This is what they did in this Stato, last ' fall, "hey got home tho "absent voters' , disunion, from which, instoad ot two con to tho lumber of 37,000. They may well i federacics, tbreo or four will probably be calhd absent voier.', (or many had boon absentfor a number of them qovcr lived in tho Stato. From tho Telegraph' re markswe must infer that colonization is to car y New Hampshire IKS' Good A ITOINT MHNT. Wo are ,,CMeil t0 iun lhM 0or esteemed J okuo oupreu.o uu u, . Distric of this State, in place of Robert E. Fergus u.dccoased. Wo know Mr. DoWitt i intimatly aud aro satisfied that ho will mak0 , WOl,t fxoellont officer. Desiiuotivi; Fiue The soaport town of Glocestor, Mass., was nearly destroyed by fin on Thursday. Fifty stoles,- The Adoertw oflieo, town Clerk's and Tele graph ffico, three lawyer's office, Freouia son's lodge, aud fifteen dwelling! were burnjd Forty families oro hoolosn. Lossjwil probably roach 5-100, 0(t0. The ruinocjfcr one half tho princihle streets andlvhjrvea. , MJ Govcriier Seymour, of I cw York, haijipned tho bill passed by th) Legisla turiof'that State, providiug for extending thf-ight of voting to soldiers it tho field; aiuiuas appoiuted tho sooond lucsday in Mich for holding an oleetiou l)y the peo- i decide tho question ot tta.aaoptton. A French View of our Civil War. rolitical Situation of the United Stales 0 America. Translated from the Memorial Illplnmatiqus, 1 " varius raiious matio bj l' Democrats ft.nd of l'?a0 .ln lho North havo induced those who do not . , . . . ..i , .... 'American affairs with the attention to behove that tho great revolution wuioh i , i i tr 1 t8.J0Vou.r"!8 1,10 r(Tubii, of W?sh"W JJ,U ""VS ow,a aolmton and that both JJ " Sol") l"t at ''?. ruins arid hoatlc,' P ?vc,7 J"? tt.rottnd tho .tho sea of blood which thoir arms will cither j become conscious of tho fact that war is not an clement of tho union, and casting ' aside their arms will cither become rocon- j oiled by mutual concessions or settled down in peace, side by side, as l ico and independent States, Tlio recont elections havo destroyed this illusion. For tho first time, we might say in a whole year, public sentiment in the United Status has assumed such a form rfs to enable us to understand its purport. We can now see clearly into the plans of tho Government, and ascer tain how they are viewed by tho people. Tho idea has been hitherto entertained that tho Democratic parly desired peace, This error has beeu strengthened by the attacks which its organs and orators made and are still making every day upon iho Federal Administration, aud bv the co. , oral touo ot hostility which pervades tho language of its leaders. Tho lato clce- tioui, while they show the weakness 0f I the party, also bring to light the fact ! which we have long fince known, that ' u,nS OI,,no war, wuch ino iouu as ono thcro is litthdiffoieueebelwesn Democrats i '".J asked the restoration ol the Uuion and Itadieals as to the propriety of carry-1 ll'c adicald ilid not show any intention in" on the war ' ' changing tho institutions ot the ltepub- lu Ihe midst of tho tempest which each' "V'y way ; they shouted Union and day carries off somo clement of Amen i Comtilutioii as loudly as did tho Demo can liberty, tho Democrats arc it is true, orrit3- Now.howcvcr that the Democrats tho only persona who protest against tho ! .lla" separated Iron, thom.and are crowd mmrpatitins of Government, against the auud tho Constitution, which thoy violence of military authority, and nuainst, tho encroachments of the central power upon that o( tho States and from this circumstance thfly are the only constituti- j onal party in tlie North ; hut they have not been ablo to resist lhat blind devotiou j to tho Union which induces Americans to value it moro than liberty; they have, failed to appreciate the spirsl of that Uon- stitution of which thoy are the only and last defenders. Not ouo of tho leaders of the Democratic party, even of those who have been most i cnern'oiic in their attacks upon the policy of tho Administration, rot oven Vall.indig- ham or Governor Seymour, has cverde-l clared that ho was in favor of peace with UUU.il ,1b lllU 1I11UU Ui DUUIlilllUUi T,,,, ... . 1 , ' . .. u mi"u H uuuwiuui V, liw vra ttiw iviiuui , Cilluri,ilto for Governor of Pennsylvania, Mr. V-Hlhinfli..ii:im. wlm nsnired to tho r-amo post iu Ohio ; Mr. Seymour, Gov- j Hardly was this theory made puhlio bc ..rn.ir ni tl.n Stnt nf 'nw Ynrlr. nml nil i fore tho ultra journals hastened to defend the other heads of the Democratic party, aro ao strongly in favor of tho Union, as Mr. Lincoln. Tho only difference be tween Uadiealsand Democrats is that tho Conner wt-h foi Uniou through war, and that the latter wish to ootain it by con ciliation, if possible, anil if not, by carry ing on tho witr in regular ami humauo -"lay in accordance with tho spirit of the ai;e. or Unou'by .J .niso" hut Union at any cost. Uniou, even at- the Union, Union , . ' t. r .1 1 price of an ocean of blood, at the price ol of public credit ; Union, in fact, at any pneo even that of libeity ; such is tho open or secret thought of every Amer-1 ican ol the North, be he Itadical, Peaeo Democrat, War Domorrat, Copperhead t Old Lino Whig. Tho iusano desire for Union turns the heads of all. A prey to this hallucination, tho Americans do not' perceive that whilo they are running,! after some detached portions of tho Rep- J ublic, those which were still united begin to separate and that their attempts in favor of tbo Union aro - so many gems ot eriso. National vanity has taken such hold upon tho pooplo of tho North that it has destroyed their moral senso. Thoy sac rifice every thing to tho prido of being ablo to say that their power extends over half a continent, and that thoy aro equal to any nation in tho world. Rather, say thoy, let our institutions and a whole generation perish, than re nounce this glorious idoa I Tho Anglo Saxon is certainly the most independent of all men, hut his prido is greator thaa his love of independence, aud ho would not hesitate to saorifico liborty to vanity. One of tho groat men of tho French Rov olution said : l,Let tho Colonies porish 6ooucr than a principle." Tho Ameri cans reverse tho expression nnd say : "Soouor let liberty porish than loo an inch of territory," In thoir opinion tho glorious Uniou takes precedence of every thing. Thoro is then, in fact, littlo diflbreneo between the Democrats of tho North and tho most extreme Radicals ; thoy aro all agreed upon this oapital point, that tho independence of tho South can not bo recognized, All want tho Union, and if ihey differ as to their plans for obtaining it, it is becauso their interests aro not identical. Tho possession of power is tho real point in dispute between thoso two parties the real profound diffnreuoe bo tweon thorn lies in tbo fact that the ono is in tho possession of the Government which tho other wishes to control. If tho Democrats ask to havo the Union restored by means of compromise, it is becauso this is tho only way in which thoy 1 can obtain power. Tho return of tho 1 Southern States to the Union would at onco givo tho Democratic party it former superiority. It is evident tlint if theso States ore induced by any combination, even by subjugation to scud representa tives to Congress, those representatives would unite with the Democratic party of tbo jNorth, with whom they havo numer ous points of contact, and who arc tlio only persons who have any sptnpathy with them, Tho Domocrats independently of tho question of principles, which unfortun te- ly have at this moment little weight in tho United States, have every interest in bus- taining tho doetrino of Stato rights and preaching conciliation toward tho Goofed- j shoula ariso na tnko hol(1 of tie ancjcnt atcs ; since ,f the bouthern State, '."l andraarkaofourol , oro h oburch bo entirely crushed cit or lost their eon-1 . , . ' , m, stitutional rights, their restoration to tho suffcrs 11,0 iato f our country ? Tho ma Union as conquered provinces would not jority of our ministers havo forsaken the diminish the political iufluenco of tho ctiuno of their Lord and Master, and Radicals. J jiave oomo jown t0 )ieip ami partake in Hence the watchward of the Demo- ,. ,, . . ,, ,. , .,!..,i u ,l ,. . ; ,,,, 1T . .. all the abominations now practiced by the cratic party is : "I no Union ai it was, l ... . , , and tho Constitution as it is." i present Administration. Thoy havo long The Radicals tako a perfectly clear ! preached and prayed for this deplorable view of tho situation. They know that i condition under which our country now tno uay on wnicn tno twen y-sis bona- lSM ftf Q.Wl, nl.nl fnlfrt r7 : I t. ri':.-t .:n i. .i. .1 i.:i .u , LUU UtllUI, Y1U UU lllU UilJ Ull nuicu tuujr i will,0BBM f gov,cru l1"3 V"'"",' a,?d are determined that that day shall nevor comc' We njl,1!t ll0ro at'nnr0 astute- ncss aml, abi,ht,y Wl!h Vhich "i. bavc ' preparcu ami urougnc no revo utiori to te point where it now is. At tlio begin- la,ie a,i lhclt rmcr, thoy announce that I mqtnml rtftlm I In on niid (Jnnstitiihnn ia they were, they wish for a strong Uniou, ' which shall centralize in itself all powers formerly held by the States, and that the rebel States shall be held as territories. j This Maehiavelian idea, which had already been put forward in tho United States Senato, where, in April, 1802, Mr. Sumner, Chairman of tho Committee of Foreign Affairs, adviser of tho President and ono of the fullest supporter of tho Administration proposed to doolaro that tho rights of tho South an independent States had ceased to exist, was renewed by Mr. Sumner iu his famous speech at the Cooper Institute, iu which he ex plained tho legal theory by which ho pro posed to sustain the constitutionality of the pretended forfeiture of tho Southern states through their so called rebellion. it, and before the orators of the Adminis- Iration party went about making snoecho3 in favor of it. Only a few days BillB0 General Butler, the Mouravieff of America in a speech delivered at Uonon, arguing on tho theory of Mr. Sumner, emphali- cally declared that il the Soathern States 1 oamc back to tho Union it must bo as coc ! quered provinces. Some days after Gen. ) IJutler was appointed to command the Department of Eastern Virginia and North i Carolina. ' One of tho c vilians of tho North, who 1 '- one of tho most cmiuent of tho ago Hon. .:.-'iv. ipaoh Lawrence, tin learn ed editor and commentator of Wheaton's jLreati3.oon liiternationUi-J TiaW)bas thought it hiS.duty to refute, in a legmj point of view, this dangerous ami wiekcil doouj.,. , wMeli at thesamo timo that it overthrows completely tho American political system, opens the door to revolting injustice. His voico will probably, not bo heard ; politi cal passions, once let loose, no longer lis ten to reason, and tho fanatics of tho North will continue in their blind fury to undermine tho cdifico of tho republic, un till ono day it will crumble to ruius over their heads. Such aro tho plaus and views of tho two political parties in tho North, as brought to light by recent events. The lato elections havo shown tho streugth of the two parties. Tho Demo crats disorganized by internal dissensions cut up by tho personal ambition of leaders loarful of risking their popularity and timid in tlio presenco of power, havo not dared to take a bold and dignified position and havo been beuten almost every where. Mojoover, whatever may bo the superior ity of the political ideas of tho Democrats in other respects over their advoriaries,tho Southerners cannot consider thorn other wise than as enemies as muoh bent as aro tho Abolitionists on crushing out their uewborn froedoiu. Tho marked triumph of tho Radicals, their accord with tho Democrats as to tho ncocss'tty of restoring tho Union, tho now project of conquest and oppression which thoy ontcrtaiu, all placotho States of the South iu a raoro alarming position than any in which thoy havo yet found them selves. Not content with forcing thorn back into the Union, tho determination seems now to bo extonuinato them, They havo no longer a choico between tho South ern Confederation and conquest, botween liberty nud slavery between life and death. Tho triumph of tho Radicals and tho more decided attitudo of the Democrats destroys the last hope cntortainod by the friends of pnaco that tho Amorioan Revo lution ooutd bo brought to a pcrloct ter mination. Tho Federal, irritated by tho rosistanou which they met with, nud blin ded by tbo blood which they have shedr rush Hktr drunken men upon tho South and prcctpitato themsolvos enmasse upon tho palpitating and hcroio body of the Conlcderaoy, while all tho world looks on at tho murder and not a voico is raised in their behalf, not one in Auiorioa or Eu rope. HENRI YIGN AUD. fr.ni Tho Crisis. Nir.ns, Mioir.. Febuary 13, 1804. Coii. Medbky Dear Sir : If you deem this worthy a place in your oxccl- j lent paper, you will oblige. A Friend. !-aT'a" J , HTor?S OI aG United Presbyterian Church, Dear friends, is it not timo that wo sinki Let us now withhold our support from all Abolition ministers and their !?vF.T' . . , Pittsburgh, through In the Untied Presbyterian, of its columns, by its correspondents, wo nro called many hard names, and if we writo a small article for i their paper in our own defense, wo arc denied a place in it, not-withstanding wo ' havo long supported it. Let us now form Democratic chin ches. Wo will find Deni' 1 ocratic ministers, or nt least ministers . who will preach the gospel without negro ; in it. By tho Abolitionists, many of us arc now driven from tho churoh, regard less of auo or character. Some ol us worn j,i,t.i , u :.. ..n. , r a J - and have always endeavored to walk in accordance with our profession, until our heads have grown gray. Now, in the evening of life, wo are told that we cannot he permitted to remain any longer in tho church our only crime is iu being Dem ocrats. If wo are unworthy now, surely wo were at the time of our admission our politics arc the same. Aro ministers of the present day raoro wise than their aged fathers, or did our worthy ministers and elders lack tho presence of a provost marshal I Through tho United Presby terian wo arc told by tho Iiev. Mr. Wright, t of tho Michigan Presbytery, that such pors 1 ons as wo aro cannot bo permit ted to remain in our church call ing U3 slavery lovers. No doubt those I . , mto Mr. right s church must come with garments rolled in blood from tho wounds : they have received fighting.for thc8negro ; but wo have faitlirulT TjfoistcSf and , , . , surely, if we only try., wo can redeem Hut church, or at least a portion of it, from us laiioit condition. JLct us aim at no alteration in our standards or psalmody, but go on as we havo dono, trusting iu tho mighty hand of tho God of Jacob. A United Presbyterian. A Family Poisoned by Eating Un cooked Ham. A family named Flaig, re- l'i;-(n,".t, No. 45 Elizabeth street, iu Now York, ha3 reseniiily boon pouoncd by eat ing uncooked ham. Oi.-n of tho ebildrcd having died, Coroner Nauman 'iold an in quest when tho testimony of Mrs. WoWi nierster, grandmother of tho child, and ol several physicians was taken. Tbreo doc tors who had examined tho ham tcetifiod that it with microscopic insects of tho spe cies known as trichina spiralis. This in sect is a borer, and whan introduced into the human stomach pierces the coat of that organ to mako its way into tho muscle of tho body, whero it makes itself a nest and lives. Several instances of death from this cause arc already recorded in tho medical books. It It always uusafo to cat ham uncooked, for the trichina haunts that kind of lleshi jgjr A Monster Cannon, probably tho largest in'tho world, was cast at tho Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pa., on Thurs day last. It was a 20 iuch Columbiad, aud the weight of tho metal used in casting it was 172,000 pounds. It is calculated that tho latho will rcduco tho gun to a weight of 115,000 pounds when finished. It will throw u solid shot of 1,000 pounds, or a shell of 700 pounds. Tho chargo of powder will vary from 05 to 80 poundB. A valuable bed of coal undorlics tho city of Stoubenvillo, Ohio, and parties havo offored tbo city ono huudrcd and fifty thousaud dollars for tho privilege ot min ing it. The tquabblo among tbo Abolitionists about the noxt Presidency is waxing malig nant a foot waich promises good to tho country. "When roguoa fall out' &o. BY A WIDOW Of THttEE HUSBANDS. t ' People talk of making lov8. Thoro is no such thing it grows. Tho Bccd is sown with one pair ol eyes, though another pair of eyes, in the soil of tho heart, and thoro it vegetates, And a wonderful plant it is, this lovo. The magic flower iu tho fairy tale that caused doors to open and walls to sink into the earth at a touch, was a fool to it. Tho ohanges producud by its neoromautio influonco beat all tho old enchantments hollow. It sometimes converts an ordinaryoung fellow into an Adonis, beforo you can say Jack Robin son, and a nock-marked maiden with rod I hair, becomes, under its spell, a smooth- iaceit Venus, with auburn ringlets, in the twinkling ot a bed-post. Its effects arc always, however, abrupt and sudden. Much depends upon tho soil of tho hearts whero tho oyo-seed fall. If it is solt anu rich and warm, presto ! up springs the en chanted plant, like tho conns of seed sown iu wet flannel, when tho shock of electricity is passed through them. The whole process- of sowing, crowing and de vcloping docs not tako sixty seconds, nnd no further cultivation is needed. Tho agency of sighs, tears, smiles and misty glances, may bo'admirablo for the ventil ation, tho watering, and tho suuninc of a love that is backward in coming forward, but 'love at first sight,' being perfect nt its birth, requires no new stimulants to mako it bud and bloom. When the littlo love seed falls on a hard and touh surface, it is quito another affair. The eyes that planted it must inoisleu ihe soil with tears ; and warm it with tender glance?, or ton to one if it does not die iu the flint, for lack of nutriment. Rut, pshaw ! girls, why should I describlo lovo to you 1 Dou't you know, all of you, cither by intiuot or experience, what the article is, how it is planted, how it grows, and how to cul tivate it ? I guess you do. Aud as for tho men, I am not talking to them at all. About accepted sweethearts, girls, and how to treat them. Ah ! there, now. havo tho advantage of you. I have been through tho pleasuro grounds of courtship a.nd tho thorny thicket of matrimony three times, and if I have lost somo of my roses ol tho route, I have gathered a good many of those tough specimens of moral botany known as experiences. If you think these credentials give me a claim to your conli denco, tako my adviee. You will find it sound, honest and practical. In the first place,nevergive your declarod sweethearts reason to behove that you aro over head a;d ears in love with thom. The male of tho human species generally requires to be kept on the qui vivc. No matter how much you love him, play him like a trout, tor, how ever much he may be in love with you, it is an even chance thatyou lose him if you dou t. Men aro afraid of women who aro too fond, bo sure of that. Afraid of them as wives I mean. Dou't let your lover oome to soo you too often, young lady. Mako your presence a treat to him, to be contemplated iu advance with tho same rapture that Mahomet said he jjxperieuood in his dream about the uouso ot l'aradiso. That tavors eastly oblinetjraie soon at a discount, is a prov ericas old as the lulls and as flat as dish water, but nevertheless as true as gospel Ihorefore, be chary of that pretty mouth of yours. Miss Sweetlips, You under stand me. Though your teeth were whitor tuau tho wildest water lily, and your breath more fragrant thau Oriental otto of roses, custom would stalo tho beauty of the one and tho perfumo of the othor Koep your lips to yourself, fair lady, until you make them over iu fee simple at the altar. And don't bo sentimental. That stylo is 'played out-' Tho mon havo been Rosa Mathiida'd to death. Tho highflown and tho cxtra-poetio Cupid's uiarked. If you" liave a leaning toward tho lofty and the eiuotVEfru careen ihe other way and lean earthward, like i-Jm tower of Pit. Depend upon it, that tho 'ETg'iiiorsc' sen timent is a bad nag for tho matrimonial courso. A word with tho beauties. If heaven has made you as handsome as St. Cocilla, young lady don't mar tho gift by being as haughty as Lucifer. Above all don't play tho satrap over your adorer, aud put figuratively speaking, your delioato foot upon his neck. 'The masculino animal does not like to bo abused, even by a gai ter boot or bigger than Cinderella's slip per. If you must soub him, at least bo wiso enough not to do it beforo folks. Nover humilitato him in company Shall 1 tell you why I givo this counsel I Be oauso alter marriago his turn will como, and rovongo is a delioacy for which man has a dcoided rolish. I have seen the in sult of courtship paid off with intorest in tho connubial state haven't you. Should 'Woman's Rights' happen to bo your particular weakness, why dear, tho less you show your hand to your sweet heart, as regards that point, tho better, Keep your views about 'femalo suffrage and all, perdu, as a pleasant surpriso for him after the knot is tied, nnd ho is fairly launched into matrimony. Otherwiso ho might slide off. Men, prejudiced croatu-: res that they aro, havo a notion that strong ininucd women aro all Sirs. Uaudlos. 'First catch your hear,' as tho old cookery uook says, you can then cook his goose' as you think proper. Perhaps, upon tho wholo, if you cau get rid of your idiosin orasy it will bo as woll; or if vou can't do Mint it mnw tin itrian nn In n . n nil There is room on the 'platform.1 'I believo for a few moro singlo siitors. 'Lady bird,' if you happen to be cngag. cd, or oven if you hope to bo engagedf don't flirt. A systematic may euccood in showing her power by rendering her lover joalotu unhappy for a tinio, but aha euro to cndbydisffuslintrandalionatinghini. The best way to fix and rivot tho affections of a truo man and nDvthmg below that mark is not worfji any women's winning and wearing is to bo natural. Somo young ladies, whom 1 soo daily, and have at this .moment in my mind's eye, are sin gularly unfortun ato in their attempts to attract admiration. Thoro aro just such girls everywhero, and I daro say, every tomali reader ol this article knows at least ono or two of them. They never attempt to put on a grace or a virtue, without run ning into its parallel! faults. Thus, wheu thoy would seem cheorful, they giggle, and wlion thoy propose to themsolver to bo bashful and retiring, thoy play the prude. Ilcsorvo with them dcgcncraics into tho sullons, and when they would be lively thoy arc hysterical. Even roligioti wheu it is their cue to bo saintly thoy put on as if it wcro a full dress of blackcloth; and iu fact, uudcr no circumstances do they appear as heavon made them. From top not to gaiter sole they arc all artificial. No man over loved, or ever will love, an artificial woman every long, tako that for granted. So, my pretty dears, all you who do sire good husbands follows that you can anchor your hearts on, and so feel safa nud happy in the hardest typhoon that misfortune over blew bo as the Lord made you, and put on airs or affections. No birds aro worth nesting, that are lo bo caught with chaff. Yon don t watit popinjays for partners, Neither do men, that aro men, want pop injay wives; JJiplomatizo a little, it you like courtship niancuvrc for fubstactittl and honorable victory, lor the sake of its fruits, if you will but beware or practising any deceit, or resorting to any stratagem that, discovered in future, might render the nuptial conch a bed of thorns. Bo sure to your-sclves. Govern your hearts with your heads, and choose wisely and deliberately. Marriage is not a lottery to tho prudent and discreet. Spiritual Advice by a Physician. Old Doctor C. was known as a skillful physician, blunt and downright, but not addicted to church going. Mr. S the sick trador sent for him. Tho pulso was examined, tho pills dealt out anil the di rections given. But as the doctor waa taking up his saddlo-bngs, Mr. 8. turned to him with a pious look : "I havo a solemn request to make for you Doctor O. "What! of7ie? a solemn request of mo!' ''Yes sir ; it concerns my Balvation,aad I hope you won't refuse it." "Why, bless you, Mr S thatdont come in my lino ; send lor tho minister." "But hear mo ; I feel that I am u very sick man, aud if at any timo you see I am going to die, wont you let me know at loast three days beforehand." "But what in the world do ou want to know that for. "Oh, I don't know that I am prepared to die, and I shall want at least two or three days to prepare. "Oh, well, make your preparations, mako your preparations, Mr. S., aud if you don't die, it will not be loit to your customers." Four Youno Ladies Dkoavned Wiiilk Skatino. The Reading Times of the 17th inst., has tho following: " From a lettor recicved by d citizen of this place, from Taniaqua7a"aVif".dFijbuary ,15th, we learn tho molancholy particulars wriCtho drowning of fout young girls ol Tamaquavtiililpi ifc skating on a pond. It appears that the ice was weakened at a place where a spring emptied into tho pond, and unfortunately one of Mr. George Brown's daughters fell into tho opening. Her sister, and two of Mrs.Rcifsnyders' daughters promptly went to her rescuo, but the ico gave way under them, and tho wholofour drowned. A practial joko was onoe attempted on Mr. Erskino, as ho went to Wcstminstor Hall, with hia ample green bag orammod full of briefs. Somo waggish berrister hired a Jew boy to go cud ask him ii ha had any old olothes to sell. "No, you littlo Hobrew imp,'' exclaimed tho indig nant counsellor, "they aro all now suite." Cy A bevy of children wore tellin their father what they got at tchool, tho oldest got reading spelling aud definition, and what did you get? said the father to a rosy chocked little fellow who at tho time, was slyly driving a tenpeny ntsil into tho door pannel. "Mo ! oh I gets readin,' spclliu,' and epankiu. esy The Repudmcan National Con vention' At a mooting of the Republican , National Coinmittoo, hold at Washington, on Womlay lftst' " was resolVd to Lold ,bo uet Republioau National Convention , Baltimore, on.the rth of Juuo next ,4ti ,