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' THE IEFST0XE STATE. ;
Dark to the call of bugles !
. Hark to the roll of drums 1
Forth for the Union' battle, i
See what an army comes
TJown from the Alleghenies,
Down through the central pate,
Soldiers, to guard the Union, ! - v -.
Sons of the Keystone State I
Measure them not by Tjundreis :
Thousands have come that way, .
'Ready to die, if need be,
Rather than shun the frav ;
Touring in hosts to the border.
From the early honrs till late
These are the troop of the Nation,
Sent by the Keystone State. ..
T'ledged Jot the pood of the country,
Pledged to? the land of their birth
"Straight from the field and workshop,
Straight from the citizen's hearth
'See ho they rally in squadrons,
' E?h flthef for a Yna'e,
Guarding the Arch of the Union
Bound by the Keystone Sta:e !
iLook to yoor drama, ye traitors ! r
View your stage with dismay,
And while ihecurtin is tiding.
Down and prepare for the play 1 .
If it is a tragedy bloody,
Plcfutina you to yonr fate,
Wait not the act tbafs commilteJ,
Unto The Keystone State 1
Tke' Xetr tariff Bill.
The following is a copy of the New Tarift
feill pissed by the House on Thursday : -.A
BILL to providt rrci'enai Revertifrofft Iti
' -port, !opoy interest on public deU, a nd Jor 1 gooods, wares and merchandise imported j
other purpose. w from beyond theCape-of feood Hope in'
' Be h enacted, Thai from and afrer the J American vessels.' " " " !
late of the passage of this act, Hi lieo ofth'e I Sec "6. And be it further enac ed, -That ;
duties, beremfoMimroed by law on arti- -Vom and after ihfe passage of thi? act, there (
lse hereinafter rnen;io.ed and On each as t h" b allowed, -tos ail articles wholly j
many s 'may rrow be eiernft from . duty, j "nnfactured ol material imported, on j
'the shall be levied, -Collect and paid, j which du,ies hr ben KlJ w,ie" .expor- j
V0 Uie good, wares and merchandise here-1 ,eJ a drawback, equal in amount to the
in enumerated and provided" for', imporfed ' lIu,J Paitl on puch ""icles and no more, to -Ifrom
iweign countries, he tollowing dothis i be ascertained under such regulations as j
nd rates of duty, that is to ay : First, I ha11 be prescribed by the Secretary, of the j
. Va rw sugar, commonly called Moco- Treasury : Provided, That Ten per centum j
r Km.n ...,r not .d,nr.J above mioont of all drawbacks, so allowed ;
YinmDer twd'rt Dutch standard, bv claving,
' 1
nUno flarlfvin-. or other orocess. and on !
firup or sugar or of sugar-cane and con
vptmrated mntasses. or concentrated mela
91 j ri t - -
tlo, txo and a haU cents per pound, atid on
white and claved susar, when advanced be- !
vond the raw stale febove twelv. Dutch
Btandard. by clarifying or other process, and
ttot yet refined, three cents per pound ; on
refined sugar, wbetder .oal, inmp crusnea . & M merchan.
or pulverized, four cents per pband ; on so-, dj oq jn warebou?es tt-r bI,.c
gars after being refined, when they are tine. lfae of he Qf
lured, colored, or in any way aaoUiraied, 1 . . . . , , .
1 1 . 1 1 . 1 shall bS subject to pav such duties as pro-
mnd on susar candy, six cents per pound;,... , . , . , , . ,
0 ' J'.. .. . . Vided by law, before, aed at the passage of
n molasses fiveteotaper gallon; Provided, l . " ' '
That all Byrups of sugar, or ol sugar-tane,
concentraled molasses or ta'elado, entered
tioder the name of molasses, or any other
frame than sirup of sugar or of sugar "cane,
roncentrated molasses or concentrated mel
ado, shall be liable to forfeiture o the Uni
ted States ; on all teas, fifteen cents per
poand j on almonds, four cents per pound ;
thelled almonds, six cents per pound ; on
arrow root, twenty per centum an valorem ;
bo brimstone, crude, three dollars per ton $
on brimstone rolfedsix dollars per ton ; on
coffee, tf all kinds, five cents per pound ;
on cocoa, five cents per pound ; on 1 cocoa
eareand eoeoa shells, three cents per
ponnd -; on ciocoa, prepared or manufactur
ed, eight cents per: poand ; do. chiccory
crude, two cents, and on chiccory, ground,
four cents per pound; "on chocolate, six
cents per pound ; on cassia, ten cents per
pound ; on cassia buds, , fifieen Centa per
pound; on cinnamon, twenty cents per
poand; on clovesj eight cents per pound'
on cayenne pepper, si cent per pound ; on
cayenne pepper, ground, eight cents per
pound r on Curranla, five cents per pound ;
on argol, or cream Tartar, six cents per
pound ; on dates, five cents pet pound ; bh
Egs, five cents per pound ; on ginger fool,
three csots per pound ; on ginger, ground,
Eve cents per round ; on ginger, preserved
or pickled, thirty per centum ad valorem ;
on limes, lemons, oranges, bananas and
plantains, twenty per centum ad valorem ;
on licorice paste and juice, five cents per
pound; on licorice root, one cent per
pound j on mace and nuttnejs; Ifcenty-five
cents pef,ppon4; on nuts, :two .tents per
pound ; on pepper, six, cants per pound ; bn
Peruvian bark, fifteen per centum - ad' vaio
, rem ; on pimento, six cents per pcond J bri
plums, five cents per , pound ; od. pf uces,
five .cents per pound ; on quinine, thirty per
centcrn ad valorem j on raisins, five cbnts-perpoond---"'""
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"Sic"! 2. 1 And be It fnrthet ;t enaeted, That
from and after the day and year aforesaid,
there shall be levied, collected, and"paid,oh
the importation of ; the articles' hereinafter
rashtioned, the IoMovf'mg duties,-, that' is to
say: oti usnjantfsttBred lJnssian hemp,
forty dcCofS pfiton ; on Manilla and' ether
temp of India, tweni-five dollars pii ton .
Src 3. And iB jt tznhBT ected, That,
from and; after the year ' afbtesaid, there
thltl l)e levied, collected and paid, on the
importarion hereinafter mentioned, the fol
lowing duties, that is to say : on lead, in
pigs or bare, one dollar and fifty tfents per
one hundred pounds; In sheets, two dollars
and twenty-five cents per 6ne hundred
pounds ; on white lead, dry or grOanil in'oi),'
and red lead, two dollars and twenty-'fire
cents per bnre hrtndre J pounds ; on the oil
of cloves, seve'nty-'fiva cents per pound.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the day and year aforesaiJ,
there shall be levied, c61tected and paid, on
the importation o! the aricles hereinafter
mentioned, the following dut?e that is to
say : on ragp, or whatever material, ten per
centum ad valorem ; on salt, in sacks, eigh
teen cents frer one hundred pounds, and in
bulk, twelve cents per one hundred pound?;
on gunpowder, thirty per 'dentotn ad valo
rem ;on feathers and down's, thirty per cen
tum ad valorem 'oh hides, ten per centum
ad valorem ; on sole and bandi leather.Hhlr
ty per'centtfm ad valorem ; '6n India rubber
hoes and boots, "thirty per 'cenrum ; on so
do ash.'bne-'half dent per pound ; on bicar
bonate of sodo, one cent per poond ; cn 6al
soda, one-half cent per pound ; On eaustic
soda, one ceht "per poand ; on chloride of
lihie,lhirfy 'cents per one "hundred pounds;
on saltpetre, "crude, one cent per pound, re
fined 'or partially , 'refined, two cents per
pound ; '6n ivory, unmanufactured, ten per
ce'hturo ad valorem, and vegetable ivory,
fen per centum ad valorem; spirit's of-.tnr-pentine,
ten cents per gallon.
Siic. 5 And be it further enacted, That 1
all articles, goods. waVes and merchandise,
imported from beyond the Cape 0f Good
Rope in foreign vesel3, not entitled by rec
iprocal treaties to be exempt frorrt discrim
inating duties, tonnage and other charges,
and all other article?, good?-, wares and
merchandise not imported direct from the
place of their growth or production, or. in J
foreign vessels, entitled by reciprocal "trea j
ties to be exempt from discriminating duties, '
tonnage, and other 'charges, shall be sub
ject to pay, in addition to the duties impos- j
ed by thi a'ct, ten per centum ail valorem ; j
Provided, That this rnle shall not apply to J
shali be retained (or the use of the United
la,a y etoiiertors payin
tutu uiaw-
batks, respectively, and further, that on re
fined sugar, when exported, there shall be 1
allowJ drawback cf four csnls per pound
lo ue "Ken,,nu unucr uie reguiauons anu
limitations herein provided.
Sbc 7. And be it further enacted, Thftt
I all goods, wares and merchandise, actually
f 'An a K 1 v. brknrfl ftml riAnnri - f r iKa TTniia.l
Sec 8; And be h forther enacted. That
the act entitled 'An act to provide ior the
payment oi outstanding treasury notes, to
authorize a loan to regulate and fix the. du
ties on imports and for other purposes," ap
proveJ March 2, 1861, be', and the same is
hereby amended as lollows that is to say,
First, in section 6, article first, after the
words "in cordials and," strike out ' liq
uors" and insert Jiquours ; Second, in the
section, after the word "represent" insert,
Provided also, That no lower rate or amount
of duty, shall be levied collected, .and paid
on brandy, spirits-, and ail other spirituous
beverages, than that bow fixed by law for
the description of first proof," but" shall be
increased of first proof, in proportion lor
any greater strength than the strength of
first proof ; Third, section 12, article first,
after the words "eighteen -cents' where
they first occur, " ihsert' "or less ;" Fourth,
section 13, article - second, after the word
"manufacture insert ""except hosiery ;"
Fifth, in the same section, article third,
strike but "wool," where it first occurs, and
insert "worsted," and after the word "wool'
where it occurs the second and third times,'
Insert in each place "or worsted ;". Sixth, in
section 14, article first, after the words "ten
per centum," insert "ad valoremi ;" Sev
enth, in section 15, before the word "yarns"
insert "hemp;" in the same section, after
tbe word .''shirtings," insert "flag or hemp"
and strike out "jute goods," and in lieu
thereof insert "jute yarns;" Eight, in sec
tion 22, strike out the words "unwrooght
clay, S3 per ton ;" Ninth, In section 19,
strike out, "com positions of glass or paste
not set,intended for use of jewelers;" Tebth,
In section twenty-second, strike but 'com
positions of glass or paste when set ',
Ere Ih And be h further enacted, That
all acts find parts of sets , repugnant to 5 the
provisions of this act be, and the same are
bereby-tepealad's ' Provided, That thVexis-'
ling taws shall extend to,. and he in force
for the collection of the duties imposed by,
this act for the prosecution and punishment
of all offences,' and for the recovery, collect
tion, distribution and remission of all' fines,
penalties and forfeitures, as laily and efTecr
tually as it every regulation, penalty, lor
leiture,' provision, clause, matter and thing
to thai effect inlhe exhaling JaWs "contains dj
bad been Inserted ia.amf Te enaeted'by this
set. ....
. . - Frcm the Valley SpirJ.
The idinfnistration and the
It is becoming more arid -.more evident
every day that the present Administration
'is not competent to "conduct this war. So
far, with the exception of McClblian's bril
liant successes, it has been a series of blen
ders and 'mishaps. Gen. Scott has been
trammelled arid thwarted in all1 his plans
by the Administration until forced to ac
kno'wledg'e In a Cabinet meeting, "a' few
days since, that he was a "coward and fle
servedt'to be dismissed from the service,"
for being influenced, or controlled, in any
way by them in the management of the
war. The country will never place the
blame on Gen. ScOtt for the errors that have
been committed and the disasters thatliave
grown out of them. The Republicans are
not so 'stupid as not to see where the blame
belongs, and they are even more fearless in
expressing their disapprobation than the
Democrats. The New York Tribune, since
the ree'ent disaster, says "decimated and in
dignant people,' will demand the immedi
ate retirement of. the present Cabinet from
the high places of power, which for one
reason or another, they have bhown them
selves incompetent to fill." This is the
true sentiment of the people and Greelev
deserves their thanks for having fearlessly
ex'press'ed them. The people of the North
are heartily sick of the way in which this
war has been so far conducted. They, with
one accord wish to see this rebellion cut
down and the. Union restored, and are ready
to contribute any amonnt of money or men
for that end, but they will not stand seeing
the men cheated rind Wily IreateJ, and the
country disgraced by blundering battles.
The following article which we copy from
a ftppublicon paper speaks out boldly in
reference to these matters, and w'e trust the
Democratic press, all over the 'country, 'wSlI
have courage enough to follow the example :
'Somebody has a fearful account to ren
der for the repulse Of the Federal army at
Manassas Junction. Who's ' to blame?
Gen. Tyler commenced the fight, without
orders,' and during the absence of Gen. Mc
Dowell, the 'commanding officer, at Sang
ster's Point, 17 miles from Alexandria; but
he continued it gallantly lor "9 hours, ur.
masking battery after battery, up to Manas
sas junction: bDt it was in his division also
that the panic broke out and the stampede
began. At arr ipaTly 'stan'e of the action, it
became evident that the force of the rebels
was mnch snperior in number, ay three
to one to, the Federal troops. Nothing
short 'of success could justify such a despe
rate assault.
Gen: Patterson permitted Johnson to pass
with his entire force from Strasburg to the
juction, without. attempting to cut him off.
Why did hetrnt)fT and loiter at Charles
lOwn, instead bf pressing on the retreating
foe?
Who is responsible for placing thirty-five
thousand troops in battle array againt a
hundred thousand elaborately entrenched,
defended by innumerable masked batteries
rifle pits, fcc, and perfectly acquainted with
the topography of the country, thro' which
the attacking lorte required guides? Thfcfe
are periinent qudrtiotis.
It is true, the aft ailing army fought brave
ly against these tremendous .odds uutil a
strange and fatal pauic seized them, when
utterly demoralized, they fled in confusion,
but why were they left unsupported? .
We have to acknowledge a most dama
ging result, and a "set-back" of perhaps
several months. The enemy is comforted
and encouraged to the same extent. We
know of course, that there blunders will be
retrieved, and that their retrieval i only a
question of time. We know that Manas
sas Junction wilf be eventually captured
and that il thirty thousand men fail, sixty
thousand will be sent there; and thet-e du
plicated in turn, if necessary, until the po
sition is reduced: But the people want the
Insurrection suppressed as speedily as pos
sible and without reverse to the Federal
arms, and they hold it to be true economy
to send enough men and means, with com
petent officers, in the first instance, to make
sure of success. They care less for brilliant
feats of arms than the subjugation . of the
Rebels. .The affairs at Bethel and Vienna,
and the repulse at Manassas are foul blots
on the escutcheon of tbe Republic."
Greeley's Panic. ;
tt is well , known to the cdontry that
Gueklrt has been clamoring for a War
with the South all bis lifettme, and since
be has obtained his desires be is tbe hap
pietl man in creation and is urging on the
War with an impatience that has caused
even Gen. Scott to succomb. Grbclet has
been pushing on the War in Ordr to smash
up things generally. He expressly stated
in the Tribunl, a short time ago, that he
wanted to see "a panic a real back-down
panic." The animal turned op the other
day near Manassas Junction. It Is one of
Grbelet'b own making and we trust that
for once he is gratified to the full extent of
bis wishes ! He can how gloat over his
"panic" and keep up the clamor through
the. Triiune lor forther ruin and disgrace to
come : upon our- unhappy . country. The
Republicans themselves now say that if we
want a successful war we must; first '-'hang
Grkclev" for while be Is permitted to med
dleMn sffairs we may expect nothing but a
series of ;u break-down panic." Fafty
Spirit - - '.;'"-' !- '
.. .. . mmtmi , -j-
, Alexander . the Great valcetl learning d
highly,, that he used to say, ' that , he , was
more indebted to Aristotle for giving him
From the Luztrne Union.
Democraty not Dead.
Phovieknck, July 27, 1851.
Mr. H annum : Business and curiosity
'called me to Newton Centre a week ago
to-day, where 1 had the pleasure of attend
ing one of those good old-fashioned gather
ings of the honest democracy, that "re
minded me of the good old day's of "General
Jackson". There were the same old advance
guards whoserved an apprenticeship under
Old Uicliory, and there the eons of those
noble sires hundreds upon hundreds, and la
dies, too, in large number's. Then there
was that tame old fife and drum, playing
the same old Yankee Doodle. Here comes
the liberty pole, 120 feet in length, yes, and
It is fiickory. Then an old man with hair
as white as snow, who has been the cap
tain of many such gatherings, gives the
word "Ike'O heavt t'i and up it goes. I was
just then Inquireing about the flag, when
the old man shouted, "Make room for the
ladies?" HallOo ! here thev come with a
beautiful flag of their own manufacture.
Three cheers for the ladles and three for
the flag, arid up it goes. Bang ! that is the
old cannon machine out by the barn
Thunder and lightning how it roars,throws
stones, old iro'n and dirt. That ist, none of
your murderous rifled cannon, to kill every
body with, but it is just the thing for such
an occasion, a noisy, harmless machine,
making noise enough for fun and glory
without producing those terrific sehsatidns
which are more or less likely to b6 caused
by the discharges 6f modern ordinance.
the meeting was duly organized and ad
dressed by D. S. Koon, Esq., of Pittston,
Dr. Hakes and Hon. E. B. Chase, of Wikes
barre. Of the audience I most say, I have
never at any time or place, or under any
circnmMances, observed such good order or
such matked and earnest attention. 1 do
not hesitate to say that the impression made
upon me was, that those there assembled
seemed to listen and deliberate with a sol
emn serious 'camestnes, to and upon our
political present and fcture, sn'ch as I do
not remember to have seen before. If'Ay
not ? You may talk to those men of peace
or wur, of treason or abolition, of taxes or
tariffs, but let me say to yon that those
sterling men have made tip their minds ih?.t
there is certainly something out of order in
the engineers' department of our national
.matters. You may threaten them wi'h
mobs, you may gag free speech and snuff
treason in the just and honest criticism of
our public servants, but rnark what I tell
you, a tide of suspicion has set in and the
determination for one more change is thor
oughly agreed uon, and nothing less than
the interposition of Almighty power can
stop the one or prevent the other. With a
firm reliance on the principles of Jackso
rian Democracy, the practice of which nev-
pr pridaturprpJ onr rnnhtrv'a lianninsR or
nrn,nPriiv and will t a noli'.ical creed that
I I ' - f r ,
knew no geographical discriminations or
disiinctions ; a creed that answered alike
for the north and the south, the east and
the west: a rule of political faith under'
which tMs government moved forward
prosperously and peacefully-wi.h their
ancient liberty pole and Union flag God
grant them an early victory over all ene-
mies of our country and constitution I "
The speeches, unlike many, did rot con-
sist in abiising political opponents or public
oiTicer. bnt were eminently conservative
and in keeping wiih the importance of the
occasion
1 am informed that this meeting
i but one of a feries that are to bo held
throughout the county and State, previous
to the October election.
Jackson Democrats! forward, march!
Democrat.
TriE Habits of Celebrated Characters
Arkwright worked for seventeen hours a
day, and began to learn the English gram
mar at fifty. His time was so valuable that
he always traveled with four horses. Watt
was thirty years upon his condensing en
gine, and Stephenson twenty-five upon his
locomotive. Walter Scott, as a copying
clerk, managed to copy one hundred and
twenty pages of manuscript in twenty-four
hours. When a clerk in the court of ses
sions, he got up at five fevery morning,
lighted his own fire, and did his literary
work before breakfast. John Briton worked
sixteen hours a day. touden sat up two
Whole nights a week to study, while work
ing like a laborer all day. Joseph Hume
got up at six, worked all day, and outsat
the House of Commons every night. Hale
studied sixteen hours a day. Hunter al
lowed himself but five hour's sleep in the
twenty-four. Jenner was' twenty years in
perfecting vaccination Herschell, while in
the band of the pump-room, finished two
hundred specula before he made one that
would suit his telescope. " Titian worked
daily, for seven years, at "The Last sopper."
Meyerbeer studied music for fifteen hours a
day. Giardini said it would take twelve
hours a day ior twenty ygars to learn to
play the violin, and Tagliont could only ar
rive at the perfection In dancing, by con
stantly practicing until she fainted. Foley,
the fbunder bf the present noble family of
that name, worked his passage twice to
Sweden and back, and supported himself
there for several years as a fiddler, in order
to learn the secret bf splitting Iron. Eldon
rose at four in tbe rooming and worked till
late in the night, with a wet towel around
his head to keep him awake. But 'there' is
no necessity to multiply instances of the
labor of lawyers ; history and biography
are life with them, and the shelves bf many
a librarv attet tin inrtttrvTe.fcj.fcHJk4"
the Loan Bill Tasseii.
The Loan Bill just passed by Congress Ts
as follows : ' '
The Secretary of the Treasury is 'a'bthor
ized to- borrow, on the credit of the United
States, within twelve rribnth's bf the 'passage
of this act, a sum not 'exceeding 'two hun
dred and fifty millions, or so much thereof
as he may deem 'necessary for the public
service, on certificates of coupon, register
ed stock of Treasury notes, the stock to
bear iuterest not exceeding seven percent
per annum, 'payable semi-annuatfy , irre
deemable for twenty "years, and after that
period redeemable at the pleasure of the
United States ; the Treasury notes 6f de
nominations of not less than fifty dollars,
and payable three years after date, with in
terest of seven and three tenths per cent.
per annum, payable annually on notes bf j above h','., white hafr, "come with bayonets
fifty dollars, and semi-annually on notes of j n y0u'r hands "instead of 'yoor petitions
larger denomination. The bill further au- j gnrround t he White House with your le
thorizes the Secretary cf the Treasury to gions 1 am Yeadj for you ! With the peo
issue, in exchange for coin, and as part bf j pie at my back, whom your gold can neiih
the above loan, or pay for salaries cr o:h'er j er awe nor buy j wi), Bwing you np aVonrid
uues irom me urinea Mates, ireasary notes
of less denomination 'than 'fifty dollars, not
bearing interest, tut payable on demand by
the Assistant Treasurer of the United States
at Philadelphia, New York or Boston ; and
books t6 be opened for subscription to
Treasury notes for fifty dollars and upwards
at places of which due notice will "be given
in one or more public newspapers, publish
eu wnerev-r suDscnpuon doors may D3 .placing his back against the rock, and fol
opened. The Secretary may negotiate any . jing his arms for the blow, while he utter
portion of said loan To one hundred millions ' et hls TOW . "I will not swerve an inch
of dollars in any foreign country. The bill frorn the course I have taken" 1 must
pledges tor payment of the interest and re- 1 confer that the records of Rome nay, the
demption of the principal the duties of im- j proudest days of Cromwell or Napbrebr.
post on tea, cofiee, sugar, spices, wines j cannot furnish nn instance bf a will T.ke
and liquors, and other such internal duties at of Andrew Jackson, when he placed
or taxes as may be received into the Tress'- ' life and soul and fame bn the hazard of a
ury, &c.
The London Times on tnc War.
The London Time, of the 9th in'sV, has
an article speculate rig on the issues of the
American War in which :t foieshadbws re
sults that have 6ince turned up, and alto-
gether appears to have a better understand-
ing ofthe state of our army that we in the
north have been taught. We knew the
ran and file of our army were ak.l rigftt,
and never for a moment, doubted the bra-
'
very of our commanding officer?, but sad
' . p . '
experience now makes tt evulent that t
requires something more than , bravery to
1 " 3
w,n a battle. Whether, the Government
thinks so or not the people now know that
battles cannot be soccesfully fongh: unless
we have oiiicers who thorocghly under
stand the business, of war, and in whom
ihe men have confidence. We trust for the
hoior of the country, and 'he speedy ter
mination of the war, that no more battles
will be riskpd until every regiment is un
der trained 'officers. This London Timts
makes ,he Allowing fling at our army offi-
! ce" which though strictly true, we would
I h.pnrtl hair i Irj-tm Ihl n..l.
The
Times says :
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Auw ueu. ouuu iias ntMiiier iraineu
PO,,J,cri "nder ".m, nor is he raarch.ng
: Snbt Mexicans. His army m formed
! Joubtlew of good material, and in
j months, h,s recro.ts may be turned into ex-
cei,ent soIJ,er8 K bot at Pre(,ent the' are
j .ther i?o!d.ers or what .s worse, have they
i " comraanu mem. 1.11a. crous fio
! ties are ,olJ of lho incaPac'ly c' -he Feder
' al officers, nombers bf whom were mere
, r'"",ll",",i W,JU "avv ,eieivru
onelcies, and even generalships, instead of
being appointed postmasters and collec
tors." Old Fends.
There are Republicans who have not the
heart to announce themselves as such that
are striving to keep alive old feuds in the
Democratic party by talking about "Breck
ioridge men," "Douglass men," fcc, as
though Democracy consisted in beinsr. the
follower or promoter of some particular pol
itician. Row, what care we for the inter
ests of any particular rrtan ? When we
speak of Democracy, we mean i-RisciPLrs,
and nothing else. We mean equally, jus-
uce, oiaiB sovereignty, iree speecn. "ee
press, ooeaience to tne law anu tae Lon
stitution, and all collaterals of free and in
dependent self government. How Contemp
tible and dwarfish must be the principles
of that man whose highest idea of the pa
triotism and dignity of an American citizen
is for him to choose the pocket, or promo
tion Of some particular individual as the
fixed centre of his own manhood, and to ;
become the revolving satelite of so narrow
a sphere.- Give us principles, not men,
and give us christian and patriotic mo'ives,
rather than factional revenge, or a waver
ing and saleable political character. -The
man whose principles are controlled by any
thing short of an honest conviction bf
right is unworthy of the greatest blessing bf
freedom. NoHhumberland Democrat.
A rid nosed getltlerhitn risked a well
known wit whether he believed in spirits.
"Ah sir!" he replied, looking him full in
face, "1 see too much evidence before me
to doubt their existence."
; A gentleman, while in church intending
to scratch his bead; in a mental absence
reached . over into another pew and scratch
ed the hfead of an old maid. ' He dscoverd
his mistake when she cued him for a breach
of promise of marria'ge,
Why is a beautiful lady's foot like a fo-
A GREAT MAN. .: . .
The author of the 'NazareneT thus speaks
of President Jackson ! "He was a man !
Well, I remember the day I waited upon
him ! He sat there in his arm chair I can
see Kim 'ho v. We told him of the public
distress the manufacturers ruined the
eagles shrouded in crape, that were catried
at the head of 20,000 men into indepen
dence sqnare. He heard us all. We beg
ged him to leave the deposits where they
were, to uphold the great bank of Philadel
phia. Still he did not say a word. At last
one of our members, more fiery than the
rest, intimated that if the bank was crushed
a rebellion might follow. Thea the old
mar. arose 1 can see him y?.'i.
"Come,", he shouted, in a voice of thun
der, as hls'cleriched hand was raised high
the Capitol each one of ydu oh a gibbet as
high as Hainan's''
"When. 1 think," says the author, 'of
that man standing there at Washington,
battling against all 'the powers of bank and
panic 'combinedjbefrayed "by those in whom
he trusted assailed by all that the snake
of malice could hiss or the fTsrii of false
hood howl when I think of that one man
die for the people's welfare "
ilow o Cure a Canetr.
The Milwaukee Democrat states that some
eight months ago, Mr. T. B. Mason, of that
city, ascertained that he had a cancer on
his tare the size of a pin. It was cut out
by Dr WaIco and th
heaeJ Subsequently it
e wound partially
ipnnpnllv il nrpw strain iinrl
he was al cincinnali on bogine -t
' altained the J.;2e of aickory not. He re-
'!. - rr. - , .
mained there since Chnstrrias under treat-
, 4 - r 1 t-u
meat, and is now perfectly cured. The
i proCe i this :
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j A piece cf sticking plaster was put over
(t,e cancerj with a circular piece cut out of
lhe centre a lrttle larger than the cancer, so
that h CJincer and a FrQaj, circalftr rim of
healthy skin next to it was exposed. Then
a plaster made of chloride bf zinc, blood
, root and wheat flour, was spread on a piece
of muslin tbe size of this circular opening,
and applied to the cancer for twenty-four
. hours. On removing it, the cancer will be
. found burnt into and appear of the color
! and hardness cf an old shoe sole, and the
circa.ar riYT1 outslde bf it xvill appear white
. M 'l r 1 Tisrnn p 1 zin 11 Kr-stiiif.fi nv nni Kipam
. . ' , , , .
ne wonnd is now dressed, and the outside
rim e0on seoafate. and the cancer comfcs
I oot in a ,0,,, and ,he place heals op.
j Tfae p!aMer ki8 he canc.pr pQ ,hat h
' Dat UtedeadW.andne.ergrows
' 2airt The reraedy was discovered by Dr.
Fell bf London, and has been used by hini
for jx or e,ght yeafs wiih unIa;iir enccess
j and not a cae fcas been known of the re
appearance ofthe cancer when his remedy
ha5 been appliej
Noble Sentiments.
We think that the true course for the
bovernment to purue is, to carry on the
war vigorously and energetically, and not
to relax in a sinsle measure necessarv to
,j,p euccesful vindication of the law. iVev-
er.heless, if any man can suggest a method
for the settlement of the whole difficnty
wiih the honor to the Government, and that
will insure the integrity of the country, and
restore the fraternal relations of the people,
he will not only be gladly heard, but instead
of sealing his political death, he will be
elevated to the dignity bf a saviour of his
J IS
.
, CODnlryt anj his naroe and memory will
. reverP(1 a, Ion ? as a freemari jjTei to lreas.
ure it np in h;9 heart
We would suggest to these gentlemen
who are so afraid that human core will not
be poured but to stain the land, a way by
wh ich the y can give more force to their
counsels, and entitle themselves to be
heard by the people. Let them exchange
the pen for the rifle, and join themselves
to the army, and meet on the tented field
the men for whose blood they thirst, and then
the people will believe that they have a
right to say whether the thing shail be set
tled without a fisht or not, Otherwise it will
be thought that they are bnly valiant when
other men fight their battles, and they are
themselves at a Convenient distance from
bannoh balls and Minnie bullets.
The famous face-horse Klarikoff has been
bnfned to death on board a railway train in
England. Lord St. Vincent had just paid
five thousand guineas for, him and he was
heavily backed for the DoncasterSt. Le'ger.
The other day, in the Fort Wayne cars,
a Reverend gentlemen in speaking of the
war, remarked thai "it was a punishment
sent upon this nation by the Lord, for onr
sins." A rough customer alongside, who
looked upon things in a political matter of
fact point of view, remarked that "he did
riot, thins the Lord was very mad at: us,
judging by the smallness of the number of
, LOST BOF. . ., t
(He;had black eys with long lashes, red
cr.eelcs, and hair almost black and .alrrost
curly. 'He wore a crimson plad jacket,
with full trowsers buttoned bn. Had a habit
of whistling and liked -lo ask questions.
Was accompanied by a small black dog.
It is a loug while eince be disappeared. I
have a very plasant houeg and ranch com
p'any. My guests say, ''Ah, it is. pleasant
here ! Every thing has much, bf an orderly,
put away look nothing about under (cot, ho
dirt '"
But my eyes are aching for the, sight of
whiulings and cut papers upon the floor;
of tombled-down card houses : or wooden
sheep, and cattle : bf pop -gene, bows and
arrows, whips, tops, go carts, blocks and
trumpets. 1 want to. see . boats a riggir?, '
and kites a making. I want to see cmmblbs
on the 'carpet, and paste spilt on the kitch
en fable. I want to ee the chairs and
tables turned the wron way about ; I want
to see candy-making, 'and corn poppipg;
and to find jack knives and fish hooka
among my muslin : yet these things used to
fret rr.e once. ' . "
Thy say "Ah you have leisure noth
ing to disturb yon ; what heaps of sew'yig
you have time for " But I long to be asked
for a bit of string or an old newspaper, for a
cent 'to buy a slate pencil , or pea-nut3. I
want to be coaxed for a piece of ne w cloth
for jibs or mainsails, and then to him the
same; I want to make little flags .and ..bag
to hold marbles ; I want to be followed all
over the house; teased for a bit of dough for
little cake, ortb bake k pie in a saucer. Yet
these things oVed to fidget me at once. , '
They eay "Ah, you are not tied at home.
How delightful always to be at liberty tngp
to concerts, lectures arid parties, no confine
ment Tor you . ' "v '!',
But 1 want confinement '; I want to listen
for the school bell in tbe morning; to give
the last nasty wash and brush., .and, theo .to
watch from the window nimble feet bound
ing to school. : I want frequent rents to
mend, and replace lost buttons; I want to
obliterate mhd stains, fruit stains, and paints
of all colors. want to be sitting by .a crib
of evenings, when weary little, feat are at
rest, and prattling voices are ; .hushed, that
mothers may sing their lullabies and teil
over the oft-repeated stories. They don't
know their haDbiness then, thna mnthr.
1 didu i. All these things ) called, confine
ment once. ..
A manly figure stands before me now. '
He is taller than I, has thick, black whis
kers, and wears a frock coat, bosomed shirt
and cravat. He ha jo si come from college.
He brings Latin and Greek in his :,connte
nance, arid bust of the bid philosophers for
the silting room. He calls me mother, but
1 am Unwilling to own him. . , t
He stoutly declares he is my boy, and
says he will prove it. He brings me a
small pair of white trowsers, with gy
stripes a: the side, and asks me jf 1 didn't
make them for him when he joined, the
boys' militia. He says he is the very boy;
too, that made the bonfire near the'barn, so
that we came very near having fa fire in
earnest. He brings his little boat to show
the red stripes on the sail ; (it was the. end
ot the piece,) and the name on the stern,
Lucy Lbw, a little girl of bur neighborhood,
who, because of her curl aqd pretty t round
face, was the chosen favorite of my .little
boy. Her curls were long since cut off.and
she has grdwri to be a tall, handsome girL
How the red comes to his face when he
shows me the name on the boat. Oh. I see
it all, as plain as if it were Written in a
book. My little one is lost, and.. ray. big
one will voon be. Oh, if he were , a little
tired boy, in a long white night-gown. ly
ing in a little crib, with me sitting by, hol
ding his hand in mine, pushing his corjs
back irom his forhead, watching his eyelids
droop, and listening to his deep breathing.
If I only had rny, little boy again, how
patien: I would be ! How mnch I could
bear, and how little I would fret and Mold 1
1 can never have him back again ; but there
are still many mothers who haven't yet lost
w
I their little boy. I wonder if they know they
are living in their best days ; that now ia
the lime to really enjoy their children ! 1
think if I had been more to my little boy, 1
rnight row be more to my grcwu up one.
Waver ly Magazine.
CoeTLT apparel and splendid cabinets
have no magnetic power to make scholars.
In all circumstances, as a man is, under
God, the masier of his own fortune, so he
is the maker bf his own mind. The Crea
tor has so constituted the humtn intellect,
. . .,
that it can only, grow by its own action it
most certainly and necessarily grows.' : Ev
ery man must, therefore, in an important
tense, educate himself. His books and
teachers are but helps ; the work is his. A
man is not educated unless he has the abil
ity to summon in case of emergency, all
his mental power Is vigorous exercises to
effect his proposed object. It Is not' the
man who has seen the most, who can do
this; such aii one is in danger of being;
borne down, like A beast of burden, by an
overloaded mass of other men's thoughts;
Nor is it the man can boaM merely of na
tive vigor and capacity. The greatest of all
the warriors that went to the liege ol Troy
had not the preminence because nature
had given him strength', and be carried the
largest bow, but because self-discipline had
taught him to bend it. Daniel Hebster,
An "old soldier writes that, in the Ware!
1812, every soldier was advised to 'carry a
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