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THE BEAETIFUL t5b.
There is a land immortal,
. The beautiful of lands ; -Beside
the ancient portaf,
A teniry grimly stands.
He oddly can undo it,
And open wide this door ;
And mortals who passed through it -
Are mortals nevermore.
That glorious land is Heaven, " -
And death the sentry grim ;
The Lord thereof has given
The opening keys to him.
And ransomed spires, sighing
And t'crrowing for in,
Do raes the Kte in dying,
And freely enter in.
Though dark and d'ear he passage
That leadeth to the gate,
Yet price comes with the message,
To souls that watch auu waitf
And at the time appointed
A msenger comes down,
And lead the Lord's anointed
Frcsi cross to glory' crowd.
Th sighs are lost i.nvinsing,
They're tiered in iheir ie t- ;
Their journey heaven ward winging,
They leave on earth their tears.
Death like art ar.ze! seerueih ;
"We welcome thee," they cry,
Their face with ylory beamett
TIs li.'e for them to die. -
1 2itln';;ht Escip! fro a Callows Hill.
AN INCIDkltT OF THK BE VO LCTldX.
The strip of ground from Broadway to
Centre street, along Chambers, commencing j
al tne new (store of Newart, in broadway,
eeventy years ao wat a burial place. The
part nearest Broadway wan devoted to the
.negroes for the last resting pot of their dead,
aad the moiety extending to Centre street
was a kind oi Potter's Field, a :d during the
Revolution the pot where mot of the pii
Tate soldiers of the British army who died
in the city weia interred Gallows Hill
(the spot uhereihe Manhattan 'reservoir is
liow placed) was decorated with a gallows,
where all deserters and prisoners suffered
dealh, who came under the "control of the
. infaraou.-t provoct marshal, Cunningham.
It was customary to execute the most of
. the deserters who were native born at night.
There was a policy in thif. Public execu
tions of the Americans by the Royalists
"Would have beeo ooioed abroad, and the
-injury created thereby through the manner
ia which the coniioeniala tlefDeveT would
. have mad us-e oi it, mul have resulted to
the injury of the king's cause. , Thete exo
rotions generally took place after midnight.
The prisoners condemned to death were al
j ways confiued in the cl-i jail, within musket
chut of the pUca of execution, and a ser
. geant's guard ol eight men, accompanied
by the provost mahal and his deputy gen
erally -conducted ihe pritsoner 10 the gal-
. tows.
It was. near "twelve o'clock of a night in
October,, in the year 1730, that a young man
ma reclining among the recent graves that
raUed Iheir mo.ud. in the vicinity of the
gibbet on gallows hill. The 'hour and the
place were singular for a tone individual
tike trie man in question to be reposing. I
say lone, yet he was noi exactly so, if ha
. man. bodies divested of their immortality
, can be considered companion; for 'nearly ,'
. above his head swaying to' and fro in the ';
night breeze, ban the remains of two sol
diars of tha fi'th regiment, who had been
. executed that morning for desertion.
The sky was obscured with dark murky
clsad, and the moaning of the 'vind, a it
Btrepi around the gailowfc and through the
' trees that here and there reared iheir branch
es amid the darkness of the rjight,',gave a
- !?o!ate and disagreeable sound we'd be
Citing the place itself. ;The man scarcely
I'j-sveJ, with the exception now and theu
- cf raiiirjg his head, and peering cautiously
above the mound of earth behind which he
- lay, towards the dimly visible with its
t':gh massy walls in the fields beyond.
At lergtlt' a tight glimmered, the tread cf;
Ken was faintly heard, and the young man
rauinj himself from the spot where he Jay,
glided along tha rode fence which skirted
lis bsria! srocud, until - he stood
within a
Here be
faw feet of the - execuiion
place
raised
of the
h th
an,
light.
Faintly
throu
p recs-ied by a black man, who carried a
It-'.ara iha only light which seemed to be
:a u.e party.' Tien walked a prisoner. with
L'a srrr.j tighity bound behind bim, and di
rectiy sf;r Cunningham, the pioost- mar
6I3I, and five or six soldiers with muskets
.sir .,o.;!J2rr..
two, three," rc-fe
sd ihe
yoar
as if ccu;:t
lbs :
rrea a:
rjacDin
twelve
in si.-
e und.-?r!5!cia but my com-
-coir, -3. ,
Da cool, Dick
ia:
iv3 bsc-n cn sti
en
old retin
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place, when he stumbled into a new dug ,
grave that he had not noticed before', just in ;
the rear of the gallows. His first impulse ,
was to leap out, for the depth of the grave !
did not exceed three feet, but. a second
boughl altered his determination,, and he
murtnered- - "'-'; -
' " " This i3 the best place for me, they rer
tainly'will not think of looking for a living
man in the grave!" and he stretched Hiiin
self at full length in the narrow house that
he knew one day or another he should have
to fill. They ente'red ihe burial ground and
proceeded directly to the gallows, under
which "they hailed Torming a circle, the
black fellow with the lantern,' Cunningham,
and the prisoner in the centre, preparations
were made to go through with the awful
ceremony thai of depriving a fallow being
of life. - ' "
" The black fellow looked up at the gal
tows, from which the two bodies were
hanging, and then proceeded very deliber
ately to cot them down, observing
" Dese chaps hab hung-Ions a nuff. I
guess dey an't much teller dan dead ni
gers now.''' " ' ''
The prisoner looked on' with a glance of
no common interest, for he fell that his
soul was fluttering on the'eonfines of "eter
nity. It is useless to talk of the bravery
when a 'man in the full vigor of health be
holds preparations m.tki:i to deprive him
of existence. True, he may meet death
with manliness and fortitude, find disp ay
to no human eye any df the physical shrink
ings by which we are ap to measure the
outward courage of ; but within there is a
feeling that the great Creator alone per
ceives, and He jm'ges whether or no the
man is prepared to die.
The negro had passed a ropj throcgh the
beam "Where bat a few moments before !
hung the inanimate clods that now encum- ; 'time, t nebb'er hang anoder sojer !" and he
bered a it were the ground b'nath the gal- ' rolled over the graves, shivering as if struck
lows. This done, he feaid with an aaue fit.
" Dar, Massa CnnniMgham, is a rope dat j In the mean time prisoner and his Worn
will hold de prionfcr long a'nufT. 1 reckon. rade, who had so opportunely rescued him
Guinea Sambo fio stop aboard a man o'war j from an ignominious death, hurried from
for uutiia', I gness. I lam to reeve !at : the scene, and Kpringins from the g-ave
knot wtd a hitch dat de cetbii couldn't
rea-
As he finished this classical speech he
very deliberately kicked the body of one of
the dead soldiers aside, and rolled the other
very cooly into the grae where lay the
young man. and the dead rested upon Ihe
living! a shudder ran through the trame of
he youth as he felt pressing above him the
cold lorm of one who but tha day beiore'
had been as full oi iile as be now was but
not a sound escaped him, for he knew that
t euce wak hi3 only preservation. j
' Welt, rascal you see what you are com
ing to for deserting from his majesty's er- i
vice. A halter. 1 suppose, is rrore agreea- ;
ble than good treatment and a soldier's .
pay." j
Thus spoke Cunningham to the prisoner. ;
" I entered into the refugee corps . for my
own reasons. They have proved . satisfac
tory," the prisoner said, looking al Cun- ,
niughatn with a bold countenance. '
"Yes infernally satisfactory, you rebel j
spawn of damnation ! A -py, 1 Vpose ! De
Laicey's reiujeas would be a pretty set if
they were all like you, rogue. No, no, I
had my eye on ye when you 'listed mouth
ago, and 1 told Colonel De Lancey what I
believed ye was. Iot a royal refugee, but
a reoei scounareu 1 was ng.ni rogue, en .
" te, yoa was ngnx as w my ernwung..
As to being a rebel -scoundrel,- why there is j
an off?ei you are a royal- knave and a
oiooainirsiy vuia.r.. A iiniiUU .
wanted io seuu io me great vaMmglul. i
ha got before this 60 hang away? But I
should like five minutes with my God first,
if you have the manliness to grant it."
Astonished as Cunningham was by the
boldness of the man's speech, he knew full
well that he himself was detested by Ihe
English soidiefy for his ty ranny, and that a
refu-alof such request o ma n on the point of
execution would only make him sliit more
odious among ihem. With an ill grace he
said -
" Pray rascal, pray ! I don't wonder that
a knave like you tears dea h. A man that
betrays his king, betrays his God j and il i
full lime that you try to mi.ke peace with
him. Three minutes, raocat three min
utes ! That's all the time you have, from
me. Go on your knees at once. then Sarnbo
have the hatter ready. 2 kree minutes
only.
The negro had place t the lantern on the
ground directly ouder the gal ows. lis faint
light gleamed upward showing in dim out
line the gallows frame, and partially light
ing the faces and forms of the soldiers
grouped, with their musket. to an order, in
a semicircle around the scone of execution.
The prisoner bent down, resting hi knees
upon the earth thrown up arou . id the new
dug grave. He bad no hope of escape and
as he looked upwards towards the heavens,
although all wa. black "with night, yet his
eye pierced through the gloom; and he
saw in the future redemption for the ; past !
The quivering ot his Mp3 ;,showed his ain
cerity. tie was prepared -no die. Of a sud
den he bent his bead. Afci ! his. prayer was
heard r.3cus was at hand tils life oh !
g!orion3 thought was not; to set in blood
through the hnnds of man.. . - -
" Harry J" said a voica in a whisper, pro
ceeding from tha grave where the prisoner
had seen a dead body tossed but a few mo
ments before : " make no alarm. Tis 1
your comrade, Dick Martin of Washington
Life Gaard,corn3 to save ,fOt. Make some
J ";s.cos3 to turn your tack towards the hole
where 1 have hidden myttelf, and I will cut
the rope by which your hands are tied j
When ihis'is done and you hear me groin, j
kick over the lantern an make 'for the east
corner of the grave-yard. 1 wilt follow
Things are ready for our escape. Remera
ber make no alarm 1"
The prisoner felt as if he had won em
pires upon empires. His life then was
safe! . ,
''Come, rogue, your three minutes are
up. Sambo, the rope there! you patten of
Guinea beauty."
The 'prisoner without rising from his
knees, turned round so that be laced the
lantern, his back towards the grave, "he
negro advanced with the halter, to placi it
aronnd his neck.' The scene was strik ng.
In the foreground stood the soldiers, gasing
with no very pleasant emotions, but the
dim light, upon the poor prisoner. Cun
ningham was in the centre, his brutal' nd
harh features lighted up with the expres
sion almost of a devil, preparatory to iei
zing his victim. Scoundrel, you had no
victirh that lime. Just as the negro got
within arms' length of the prisoner, the lat
ter fellhe thongs cut which bound his
arms. He was IreeJ
But Why starts the black, his eyes ro
trud:ng from their sockets as if death was
before him? The halter drops from his
hands : he Is paralyzed with fear. Slcwly
from the grave rises the dead body of the
soldier he had himself rolled into it?
" Gor a mighty, the dead hab riz !;' ' aid
the negro, solemn'y
Cunningham beheld the sight, anc ' so
d:l the soldiers. The vision was s6 aful
co apparently contrary to human re iso'n
that with one accord all . fled, excej Hng
the neiiru and the prisoner- Thi fo mer
roiled on the ground, exclaiming
" Spar' me, massa ghost! spar' m dis
; yard, made for Lispenard'it woods, which
! then fkiried the North river near iboul
: where Canal street now enA.
There they found a boat, in which Dick
Martin had crossed alone from the Jersey
shore, six hours before to save his comrade.
Reaching the Jersey side, just be!ow Hull's
Ferry, in an hour, they struck imc the
woods and reached the camp of Washi igton
near West Point, about night the next day.
Trie morning aft er, in general orders, two
new lieutenants were commissione J in
Washington's Life Guaid and the reader can
imagine ho they were.
A brief explanation perhaps is nece .sary.
It always eurprisrd the English cornramder j bugte above the storm:
how Washington knew so well the nove- "I know something of this Lachine rapid,
ments rnaJe in their lines. Washingion in and will use my best endeavors to guide
many rases made desertion a duty. He t you, although we have every thing of wind
knew who among his private 6oldiers lo ask and water against us. Let two of you who
this from, and never in a single instance, was j are the strongest and most self possessed,
his confidence betrayed. Death upo i ihe j standby me al the wheel, while the rest in
gallows followed the poor private oftej, but ; voke His aid who ever atilleth Ihe tempest,
ht never compromised his commander. to guard our lile-ladened bark safely through
How could Britain expect to couqjer
country that contained such men?
. The Pilot's Story.
Many years ago when I was so s nail a
boy as to harJly recollect it now, my broih-
er and rayseJt were p'aced on board r,e ol
the bt. Lawrence river Bieainers as cabin
boys and waiters, with a view to bjcome i t"aisetl tne 8lass anJ 6wePl sce,ie oeiore
pilots when we were older. That w;ts fifty . her, then bidding them to have courage, the
years ago, and boats were not fitted up in j bot entered upon its fearful cour-e, bound
the style they are now, nor were good pilots i inS onward as if conscious ol the hand that
a thing io be found every day. We hid run guided hs destiny. Her orders were given
up and down several times, when one ! 'n clear, loud tones, as she stood proudly
morning, about ten o'clock, we stop ped at I erect, her eyes brightened into a darker
Brockville to take on bo-rd. as usual, gov- j blue, until one would have fancied her the
eminent pilot to guide u down the liver. ruling spirit of the storm. The watar dash-
It was late in the season, and we had a
strong wind the night before, leaving the
river tough, and our usual pilot bai hard
work to keep the boat in its proper place,
while it brought us into Brockvil e two
hoars later than usual. The -cloud J over -
head stiii looked cold, and the winr blew
iresn and strong, wnen, maKing an pissiDle
haste, we again put out of the harbor, and
were soon bounding on our way. Tt rough-
out the morning, I noticed an anxiot s look
on the captain's face, which bespoie his
uneasiness about the final termini lion of
our journey.
We had a good many passengjrs on
board and although we usually rsached
Montreal by four o'clock in the afternoon
we should be delay ed till six, if nut later.
About ten miles this side of Lac line, a
fe'orm of rai: commenced, which n ndefed
it almost impossible to guide the boi.t at all,
while the rapids of that name, th most
terrific in the whole river, were yet; lo be
passed. The pilot was of the best! on ihe
route; but a man of passionate tempi ir, with
a peculiar dogged look. Between t tm and
the ordinary pilot there existed an old
grudge, which once or twice led tT blows
when they came in contact with eich oth
er. That morning, when passing: one' of
the higher falls, they Mood together 'at the
wheel, wheu, owing to the strong: current
of water, and the almost exhausted itreugth
oihimwhohad guided us all night, one
spoke of the wheel clipped from K hands
and nearly caused an accident of il pretty
serious nature. This annoyed his Compan
ion and hard words passed bet wee t them,
since which time a sullen silence bad been
preserved. " ! -
When about two miles above the Lachine
Rapid., soma of the rigging aloft glre way,
and the Eight pilot mounted' tbj I Cpper
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deck with a ladder and attempted to make I
it fast. It blew fiercely and while exerting J
all his strength to stay the mischief, he lost j
his hold and fell, the ladder comming'down
upon 'the head of our -government aid,
wounding him pretty severely. Not pau
sing to look at the mischief, he seized the
unfortunate man, and with almost superhu
man strength lifted him above the boat rail
ing. The other quickly guessing his mean
ing, and winding his arms around the neck
of his companion, they fell together in the
boiling flood below. We lowered the life
boats as quickly as possible ; ropes were
thrown out, and every effort put forth to
save them, but in vain. They aro.-e to the
surface of the water slill locked in each
others arms and then sank lrom our view
forever.
The boat now ruthed rapidly .on, coming
near the frightful rapid, while terror struck
faces were around u-, at the thought that no
master hand was near to- guide us through
the dark parage below. The scene which
we had
just been called to witness, only j
made our situation more terrific, white wild j of the soldiers, Brother Gumming, with two
and fearful eyes around us bespoke the ag- millions at hi9 disposal, sends neither bibles
onizing apprehensions of the passengers prayer book's or hymn books in his supples;
and crew as we went plunging madly to j but, as though instigated by Jeff. Davis or
destruction, scarcely half a rnile from the j "any other man," or even the devil, beys
gulf, whose dashing waves we could dis ' any amount of ale, pbrte'r and small beer
tinctly hear. The captain had frankly told j One mihl suppose from his first purchase
us of his inability to guide us through the ! that he has utterly abandoned his temper
perilous passage, while deck, gangway and ' ance notions, and was abont to open a rum
cabin were filled with men, women and fhop lor the army. Here is the little bill
chi'dren, some of whom were praying, some
weeping, others intensely crazy, with an
agony too intense for utterance. Women
eagerly clutched their children, and hus
bands pressed their wives to their bosoms
with onlv the hone of dvins toseiher. The
captain stood al the wheel assisted by one
4
of the passengers, vainly endeavoring to
holdout to the last, and guide her until
every effort should prove fruitless, with
strained eyes and looks of despair, they
gazed through the almost blinding storm
upon the crauay rocks, lifting high iheir
gray bare heads out of tha water, and upon
which they expected every moment to be
dashed in pieces.
Just as the frenzy had begun to calm
down into sober, earnest preparation for
the doom which awaiied them, there came
' out of the staterooms a fair young creature
over whose head scarce ftixleen summers
; had passed. She was of medium height,
: and fair as a Iilly of the northern clime.
j She donned a dress of plain, black stuff,
whie the coal of one of the deceased pilots
! was buttoned tightly about her delicate
; form. Her face was ashy pale as she
j mounted the stairway, and with her hair dis-
beveled by the wind she exclaimed in
voice which rnng clear as the notes of
a
a
a the troubled waters
Vt
As if in derision of ter matchless cour
age, the mad waves dashed higher, while
the thunder pealed a loud defiance to her j
ed she took her station at the wheel while
'" P""""' J " ""'
,ir Bf ps'u,- .'" " -"
as possible, turn a
ed against ihe side of the boat, crowning
! her fair head with the glittering drops; yet
i sti'.l she stood unheeding, while not an eye
j i all that group, but gazed iB mingled awe
and confidence, upon that delicate lorm -
1 Once again the spoke of the wheel slipped
j from the grafp of him who held it, but a
iir, jeweueu nauu arreaimi i. yi, ...u
stayed the destruction which otherwise
vould have followed its swerve ftom duty
I Onward sped the noble bark, and when
j darkness shut the last rock from our sight
one deafening shout rose high above the
storm for her who had so bravely guided
os through ihe shadow of death.
She would receive no thanks foi herself
but bidding us "give thanks to Him whose
voice ever rulelh the e;orm,"she retired to
her state room, and was lost to view.
Around the cabin table that night, about
an hour before we entered the harbor of
Montreal, we learned her history.
She was the . daughter of the merchant
whb owned the line of boats, cue of which
she had just saved from ruin. Her mother
had died when she was a child, and her
father had y ielded to her wishes and allow
ed her lo Hccompany him in the boat of
which he was captain. By degrees she
became acquainted with every bend iu the
beainiful river, while calm and storm alike
brought scenes of beauty to her eye. She
was r.ow on her way lo isit some friends
in Quebec where her father purposed joining
her to spend the winter.
A gentleman artist, sketched a likeness
tin a leaf in his portfolio, as she stood at the
wheel, wrapped in the pilot's coat, with the
glass in her hand ; and her foil length por
trait still grace the galiery of fine arts in
Montreal. Many a rough hand grasped the
enowy fingers at parting and many a bless
ing crowned that nobis he&d.
A magnificent diamond bracelet, beating
upon an inside plate the name of the ves-
eel, and date of the occurrence, was pre
sented to her about a week aftar ht-r arrival
in Quebec, by the passengers who were
on board at the time, while loud and tri
umphant were the praises borne io the ears
of a fond parent of tke noble conduct of the
frail but fearless one who had braved the
danger before which stout hearts and Hrong
forms had quailed. .
Falling From Grace.
It is a painful duty for us to call the at
tenlion of Brother Stuart, and the member
ship of the Young Men's Chrifctian Associ
ation, to theproclivities to worIdiines9 which
characterize the recent conduct of the once
pious and saintly Cummings. lie is evi
dently not falling from grace, but is losing
sight of the great interests of the temper-
I ance League, of which he was formerly so
eloquent an advocate.. While the Young
i Men's Christian Association are making so
many sacrifices to supply the spiritual wants
280 dozen pints of ale and porter, 35 quin
tals codfish. 300 boxes of hering, 6 barrels
of tongues, 28 barrels of pickles, 25 casks
of Scotch, ale ,'imporied) 10 casks of London
porter, (imported." Total, including a lot
of rejected carbines, about $55,000-. but
j nary bible or hymn book
It is unfortunate that Brother Cummings
j ever wen: :o Gotham. The Van Wyck
' Committee indica e his veidancy when
they declare that he ''had no general de
qoaintante with business in NsvV York,"
and we find a a natural consequence that
between ihe World, the flesh and the devil,
he has been entirely ruined in reputation,
if not in packet. Sunduy Transcript.
We are personally acquainted with Mr.
Ctimmings, and know that ihe Transcr.pt
does bim no justice. He will pray three
times a day; and will indulge in Ale, Por
ter and Brandy; deliver a Temperance Lec
ture or lead the y oung men's Christian As
sociation in ihe evening, 6till he has robbed
the Government of $360,000 in fifteen day.
Cleoyfi.ld Republican. -
Spcakinz riaiiUy.
An article in a recent issue of the North
American contains the following paragraph:
"We spe-k plainly because it is nece
sary to do so. At the very time when the
people have looked lor retrenchment,
the Secretaries of the Treasury, th War
and the Navy departments have earnestly
advised it as requisite to enable the Govern
ment to meet its expenses, the Van Wyck
Committee ha. laid bare the fact that untold
snms have been squandered on wretched
contracts, illegal and monstrous commis
sions, and ty a thousand other varieties of
that genteel robbery which goes by tuch
names as peculation. It seems to us that
j there is at this crisis another more expres
. . . , .
ior inese ui.ences auu inai is ireason. ine
j reDel who fairly stands up in the rar ks of
a hostil army e know how to contend
against; but the secret enemy in our own
ranks who goes with us merely to bag the
public money and steal away to some more
congenial clime with it, who clothes our
soldiers in rags and gives them rotten
blankets to shield them from the rude win
try blasts, is he less guilty than the open
j and avowed rebel of that crime which the
! Constitution defines as ''living aid and
i comforl lo ,ne enemy?'".
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j National FOMldry.
! There jp carce!y a city or town of any
imporUnce in ,he Ullion t)at does not pos.
reiDarkable ail vantages, in the opinion
j Qf hg inhalllUolt a3 a bhe for ,he pr0p0sed
Na,ionai younjry. Even ihe City Councils
, q Ere imag5oe lhat expoMl, ?oint wou,j
be the most proper place lor this Govern-
j Tfaere ftre B.vera, obvions considerations
by which Congress should be governed in
arriving at a conclusion upon this impor
tant point. First, The National Foundry
should have acer.tral location, with railrdad
communications to all parts oi the country.
Second, it should not be so near the sea
board as to be easy of access to a foreign
enemy. Third, It should be located in a
region where iron and coal abound.
These reasons all indicate Pennsylvania
as the proper State for the location of the
National Foundry, occupying as it does, a
central position between the Eastern and
Western Slates, and abounding as it does
in the necessary materials of iron and coal.
This point settled, the next question is,
what place in Pennsylvania is the most cen
tral and has the greatest facilities tor com
munication with all parts of the country?
Ifarrisburg, unquestionably. This is the
great railroad centre of the State, easy of
access to the iron and coal regions, and
possessess advantages for the location of a
National Fourdry ol which no other city in
the Union can boast. Union.
It is only those who have done nothing
who fancy tbey can do everything.
Why is a sailor's sword like a girl discard-
ed by har bean i Because it's a cutlass.
fFecdiflg'Graih lo Colt?. '. Shall the Government be Broken Cpr
A subscriber inquires of the American In the present perilous condition ol. our
Agriculturist whether it is advisable to feed country at the moment when a great strug
oats to colts in Winter as some of the neig- gle is impending on the Potomac, which'
bors think the practice injurious. It is ob- , all loyal citizens pray may crush out rebel
jecied thai grain of any kind is lob stimula- lion and restore the Union it is lamentable
ting for young animals, and they will grow that the attention cf the Adminstration and
up more hardy if kept on scanty feed. We of the public should be diverted fronr
regard this as an error. The usual food of ' he rne grand effort of the nation at telf-pres-an
animal, including grain, is not "slimo- ! ervation. -
iaung" in me same sense as the spicts ana
drugs used by man; were that the. case,
there would be no question as to the im
propriety of allowing grain to young horses
or other animals. Grain contains more nu-
triment than the ;ame bulk of straw or hay,
II fed in large quantity to one. not worked
sufficiently to Keep the digestive powers
very active, the stomach and other organs
will be impaired, and the health of the ani
mal, will be injured. But given judicious
ly grain promotes the growth and strength
of horses either young or old. The proper
way to harden an animal, i not to cramp
the growth of its organs, but to develop
hem to the fullest extent, and nutrious food
is indispensable to this end. It is the
practice of some of the best horsemen lo
allow a small quantity of oats or corn to
colls, as feoon as they will eat them, say
from a quart to two quarts per ciay during
the firet Win er, and a more libera allow
ance the following year, increasing the
quantity gradually. Oats are preferable.
a corn from its oily nature predisposes to
inflammatory disease. Herbert says this
treatment will repay the owner in the qual
ity of hone and muscle which the animal
will form, and in the increased size, beamy
and stamina, which will be his characteris
tics when he i growing toward maturity.
He gives his opinion that a colt cared for in
j this way, will be at two years old, the equal
ol any three year old, allowed to take his
chance without any food but that furnished
by his dam from her ordinary commons, or
picked bp by himself, in his Summer pas
fire or Winter straw pard. American Agri
cultunst. K Cencral advance of the Army.
The cry of --Wolt" has been so often
heard from Washington that the public have
grown apathetic in regard io it. It is im
possible that the Confederate Army whose
ear have been awakened lo this cry, for
months, and who have been kept in agita
tion and upon the aler:, may have grown
weary of its monotonous repetition, and
may be caught napping in the moment of
danger.
We believe the general movement is to
be commenced throughout the whoje line
that lrom Fortress Monroe, along the Penin
sula, from Washington down the Potomac, (
from Kentucky around the Bowling Grepn, I
and thence to Tennesf-ee, and from Cairo j
down the Mississippi to Memphis, there is j
to be a general advance of the Federal ar-mie-
It may not a part of this move
ment to push on the column which confronts
the Confederate torce at Manassas, or to
attack the latter in their entrenchments.
Ge,.. McClellAn will probably hold a sutfi -
r'nt foro-i, noMi'm,. tr. fo:iw the Vir-in-
ia army, should il break up and retreat. If
the other movements are succes-ful, il can
not 'maintain . its posuio-i ; but must fall
back towards Richmond, in order to hold
its communication with ihe South.
We do not, however, presume :o intlica'.e
plans of campaign. We merely wish to
express our conviciion that the public ap
petite for action is lo be appeased by a se
ries of greai battles wtiicli will be terrible
and decisive. Gen. McC'iel an's prophecy
lhat ' the war may be a desperate one, but
will be a short one," is soon to be verifi
ed. Jjii7W Aigus.
The Words of a Crpnblieaii.
I respect and confide in the wisdom and
resolution and uprightness of Abraham
Lincoln, but Abraham Lincoln is not good
enough to be my master. I will trust him
w'nh the adminstratio.1 of the law ; 1 will
not trust him to make them. 1 will truct
him with all the great deposit of power
lhat the Constitution has placed iu hi"
hands, a vast poer which blinds the eye
when it is called forth in the magnificence
of 's military array, accustomed as wa are
to the habiliments of peace but I will not
) add tothal power arbitrary and discretionary '
powers. I protest against it in the name
ot every limitation in the Constitution under
whch we live. I protest aga.nst it iu the
name of those men who mst iu battle array
the tyranny ol England, lowing iu their
loois.eps, lighted by their wisdom, let os be
guided by their example, when they have
embodied in ihe supreme law of the land;
the restrictions to the paramount will of the
people necessary to overcome the frail
lies of human nature. Henry Winter Davit.
John Jones has no objection to the lick
her law when applied to Jane. Jane Jones
contends stoutly lor the liquor law, as appli
cable to John. Jane's argument is simple
and conclusive. VN hen John does liquor,
he doe lick her. When John don t liquor
he don't lick her. Therefore, if John can l
liquor, he won l lick het-lhe conclusion
She Wishes tO reach.
George I, on a journey lo Hanover, stop
ped at a vi lage in Holland, and while the
horses were getting ready, he asked for two
or three eggs, which were brought him and
49 & '
charged two hundred florins. "How ib
this?" said his majesty. "Eggs must be
erv scarce in this place." u Pardon me,"
I
said the host,
a.o p.ouu.ut cuuugll,
!.:.. I v..
f hot king scarce
The KiDg smiled, JtaJ
ordered the money to be paid
For this reason, eays the Albany Argui,
patriotic and prudent citizens are pained io
see an announcement, in the New York pa
pers, by Wm C. Bryant, Judge Edrndnd,'
Wm 'Goodell, Wm., Curtis Noyes, Rev. Dr.
Cheever, Theodore Tillon, and others,' of
the preparation of a peiltyn to the President
and Congress, asking for a proclamation of
general Negro emancipation not merely of
slaves held by rebels, but also, of those
owned by men whose fidelity to the Un'iori
is not questioned. Of course, this is a re-'
quest to the President and Congress to
oscrp power, overthrow the Constitution j
break up the government as now constitd-
leu, anu lane me cnance oi estaDiiening a
new political organization on its ruins
Neither the President nor Congress have
the slightest power to abolish slavery in the
States no more than they have to usurp
all other internal and domestic authority re
served to the States. It the work of usur-
pation or revolution is to be commenced",
in the way and to the extent asked forty
these petitioners, there can be no limit to
its progress, and the Co'ns itution and th
Union will be virtually abolished.
It is refreshing to find, ia connection
with this subject, the following statement
in the Washington dispatches of one of the
New Vork papers : '
A radical Republican Member of Con
gress had a private interview with1 the
President recently, in which ihe latter
avowed his affixed determination to oppose
any measure, of general emancipation, or
for arming confiscated slaves of rebels. '
If the President will set h'n fac3 like a
flint against thee revofu'inory measure
and plant himself firmly ou the Constitution
he may rely on the support, in every daniec
and under every extremity, of the trae
friends of the country, against fanaticism
and treason in every form. Thus may we
hope for the supres!on of the rebellion and
the maintenance of the Constitution and the
restoration of the Union. But if the Presi
dent falters, all is lost the Constitution ' ia
gone. the. Union is dissolved into its original
elements and we shall be left lo the
chances of such reconstrnctionof the politi
cal fabric as may be found possible.
j The Journal cf Commerce, after publishing
the petition alluded to in the above a'uicle,
remarks that the American people will, not
sign this petition. Some thoughtless men
may. But those who respect and revere the
Constitutio i, who remember the virtues of
their fathers, and ihe bonds which their blood
of cememed, who feel the s'olemnity of a
war for the Union, and look to the gloriou
future, wnen the Constitution shall emerge
from its trials wi;h more than ancient splen-
! '" ins
,he Pposit.ons of anarchy, which these
.1. .-Ml ,1. ..-..1. ...:.t. I t l ;
mistaken and misguided men have fool
ishly sanctioned with their narnes. Lvi
zetne Unicn.
The Louisville Journal makes comments
justly upon he various propositions for new
confiscation laws, and concludes as : Jol
lows: i-Our own conviction is opposed to any
new confiscation law whatever ; but if, a
new law must be passed, justice and policy
alike demand that il shall be prospective
and conditional in place of retrospective
and absolute and that ihe conGscation of
laves be so defined as to exclude the al-
leged effect ol emancipation. The sweep
i Ing confiscation of ihe property of rebels
f whether they return to their allegiance or
i not sacrifices wanton'y one oi the most
potent agencies of ihe Government in bring
ing the rebels back, ft gives tha rebels no
chance. It shuts them up between resis
tance and destruction. It d'ive Ibera fur-
titer away lrom their allegiance in lieu of
inviting them to return. It is isiupid as
weli as crag!. "A well guarded confiscation
law, however, taking effect a sutiable" time
a'ter the rebellion shll be pui down .and
tho authority of the Government reasserted,
and depending not or, the denariura nf ih
j citizeil rom his alIe;ance but on his refu',al
, relQrn therelo exer, g
, 8Qme Ulfluelce, siiWve question if the
j lime has yet come when such a law can
j be ei,hef drawn ihe
j enacleJ wi,h ,he effect Qur
j ,onviPlinn u lh . fnr . -
( - - awa a.w sV..Wty (A I SOaBky
we have Icgilation enough on the subject.
We think lhat Congress, for the time,
may with grate propriety resign the war
to the army. And we trust it will." '
The SSOO.SM Swindle": -" !
Lest it should be claimed that the sworri
l08timnnv nil tha liaarinri iMnita nnlv
; conTicls onworthy fcubordinates, ac ev.l
Iike!y JO eIfect any Department it deserves
j to be noteJ lhal lbe acoeine by 'which the
Government was swindled out of 5800,000
! ,.nnirart for raall.nr hnl anH kKoII
carried home to parties hisher than McKin-
stry and his gang. If we may believe the
evidence of ex-Mayor Filley, he made his
proposition and teuder directly to Gen.
. ' ,Iti Ki. ' A r".
or deal with go between and third parties.
r He prdposed to tender his foundry io the
i Government or that he would make the
casting hiraself at cost. No attention was
if,Ar-aH awards In h.r
$40' per ton more than Ml. Filley'i
parues at
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