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' BT A HCMBCR OF THE 9TH ra CAVALRY. 0 jr camp fires shone bright on the mount'c That frowned on the river below, As we stood by'our guns in the morning, And eagerly watched for the foe ; When a rider came out of the darkness That hung over mourvAin and tree, Andthonteu: Up, boys ! and be ready, -V For Sherman will inarch to the sea ! Then cheer upon cheer for brave Sherman, : Went op from each valley and glen, And the bu;:le re-echoed the music That came from the lips of the men ; For we knew that the stars on onr banner, Mora bright in their splendor woold be,' Ai.d blessings from Nor'land wo'd greet ns When Sliernan rrarched down to the sea. Then forward, boys, forward lo battle, 1 We marched on our wearisome way, Till we stormed the wild hills of Ressaca God bless those who fell on that day. Then Kennesaw, so dark in its glory, Frowned down on the flag of the" foe, Bat.the east and the west bore oor standard And Sherman marched down to the sea. Still, forward, we marched till our banners Swept onl from Atlanta's grim walls, Till the blood of onr Patriots moistened The sod where the Traitors' flag falls. We pause not to weep o'er the fallen, That sleep by each river and tree ; But we twined them a wreath of laare?, As Sherman marched down to the sea. Tr.it;.! was thr army that morning. Thai stro.J by the cypress and pine, When Sherman said : Hoys, yoo are weary, This dai sweet Savannah is thine. Then suns they a son? for oor Chieftain, That echoed o'er river and lea. And the slurs on onr banner grew brighter A Sherman marched down lo the sea. Edward Everett as am Editor. Few men, no? special!)- trained, to the duties of ' editorial life, are equal to the steady drain j 'poh them which a daily newspaper re ! quires. Een as accomplished a scholar as Mr Ererett. wi h extensive reading and i large Vxperierice in political life, fonnd it a tak when he came to perform "it for th New York Ledger. In one of the extracts in that paper Irom hi letters ha says: "Although '.the responsibility of furnishing the weekly article was a pretty heavy one, I had become so accustomed to it that I al most miss the occupation. " Air. Everett wroie but a single article a week, more elabori'e than the editorials of most daily papers, but still written at his leisnre and when his mind was in the mood. Vet we find by hi le'ters that his articles were twice over and even three times written be- i tre they wererommttied to the compositor. Mr Everett's literary reputation made him thus careful in bis compositions, bnt this . anxiety about his style, while it added to the charms of his writings, woold have no fitted him entirely for the duties of editing a daily newspaper. One who. has to write upon half a dozen sobjects possibly, on the same day, collect his authorities and .array his fact and arguments, most sacrifice style and embellishment to the objects of more consequence, lorce of reasoning and accuracy of statement. The off-hand ready writing applied to daily incidents is as dif ferent from be studied composition of the man of Inters a two things ran well be, nd requires, therefore, different faculties tor their performance. The daily editor has the consolation, that if less importance is attachei to his efforts as literary productions, be escapes the severity of criticism which usually attends the more pretentious effort Phila. Inquirer. - - m V Oil A N S KlGHT ' WHICH HAVE BEEN Overlooxsd. It is a woman's right lo have her home in orJer whenever her husband returns from business. It is woman's right io be kind end forbearing whenever her hus band i9 annoyed. It is woman' right to examine her husband's linen, and see that it wants neither roending nor buttons. Ilia woman right to be satisfied with her old dresses until her husband can- afford her new ones, his woman's right to be con tent when her. husband declares he is ana ble to take her to the country. It is wo man's right to nurse her children instead of iaving it to a maid. It is wornao't. right lo get her daughters married happily, or not at all. It is woman's right to feel pleas . ed, though her husband bring a friend un expectedly lo dinner. It is worraa'a right to be contented with her own garments with out encroaching on those of ber husband. And, fmaHy, it is a woman's rghf to re main a woman without endeavoring to be a man. Mrs. Partington says Ike has bought a horsa so spirituous that he always goes off i a decanter, Enteral Histories of Babies, Babiea are of iwo kind. mate and fe- ' male, and are usually pat up in packages of one, though sometimes two, io which case they are called twins, when nearly of the same age. They are not confined to any particular locality, bnt are found plen tifully distributed orer all parts of the in habited countries. Their ages are various and have a wide range. ' We have known them as young as 'tis easy to calculate time ron a watch dial, and then again we have seed them where they have acquired the healthy age ol 25, with a fair prospect of advancing; still further to babyhood. Their weight depends a great deal on their bell! but as they bave twenty-one years to grow in before it costs them anything, it don't matter so much how big they happen to be when they commence. Probably babies have more pet names than any other known article of their size. In the tender years of their lifesay the first two, they are lovicgly addressed by such endearing names as Old Beautiful, Sweet ness, Honeycomb, Him Darling, Papa's Hope, Old Blessed, Mamma's Joy, Noble Handsome, supposed lo be a contraction of Old Handsome, and hundreds of other ap pellations which we never could translate. For several years, until they could get old enough to play ont of doors and soil their faces, their lives are one long continuous game of Copenhagen, everybody laboring under the delusion that all babies are - good for is to kiss, consequently to see one is to kiss it. We cannot recollect of ever find ing ourself in the presence of a baby, but what the fond mother would say to it, "Now be a good little deary, and give the gentleman a nice sweet kiss." Of conrse we accepted it, though kissing ain't our forte. We are naturally modest, and don't care to be seen kissing anybody. We don't hanker after it as some of oar friends do. We are willing to kiss a pretty girl occa sionally for ber mother's sake, or even for her own, mher than have any trouble, yet, we think, if raid pretty girl owed ns a kiss, we should much prefer to have it remain on interest to having it paid when it became dee; vre never should present czr bill and demand payment not if we continued per fact I y sane. We understand that there are qni-e a number of persons who differ from us in regard to kissing ; if to let them dif fer, we cannot stop to argue the point, as our sut jct treats of babies. The monotony of babies' lives is varied by such little incidents as an attack of the measles, mumps, or croup, and e would not neglect to speak of cutting teetb. A baby that bas got safely through all these infantile troubles, is considered worth some seventy-five dollars more than one who has them in prospect. The diseases are, how ever, easily treated, and in a case of the measle, all that is necessary is to have them ' break out" well, and to see to it that they don't "etrike in." With the mumps juM let them "mump" round a day or two, and they will come oat all right. With the croup it is necessary to "strike ile," gener ally "goose i!e,': and if applied in season, 'twill soon lubricate the throat without much trouble. Cutting lee'h runs longer than either of the other diseases, yet by a timely inveuranet of a rubber ring and rat tle, you get rid of a doctor's bill. When we were young, we cut our teeth on a-silver doUar, bnt an dollars are now made of paper,- they won't stand the wear and tear of a whole set of teetb, and 'tis cheaper in '.he end to invest in the rubber ring Learning tc'walk and talk are two achieve ments about which too much cannot be said. The walking though is a mere noth ing compared to talking, yet i( is more dan gerous, and accideots oftener occur; still they usually acquire the art with the neces sary breaking of some crockery or furniture, which they frantically clutch at, to save a fall. Durinjj the season of practicing noth ing can drop in the boose, or the least noise be rande, but what mother will drop whatever shs has in her band and cry out, There goes Willie ; what has ht done now!" and rosh to the scene of action to find perbapn a flower pot on the floor, and Willie engaged in scattering its contents about the roam. After clearing up (he de bris, mother returns to ber work thanking ber stars that it was a choice verbena that was ruined And not Willie's neck. Their con7ersa'.ion in the beginning is a little difficult to understand. They abbre viate a great deal, and throw aside all pro nouns as perfectly useless. Listening to that talk is like attending an Italian Opera; one hears tb s noise but cannot understand what it means. The first "papa" or "mam ma," distinctly spoken, is worth five dol lars to either of the delighted parents. Ba bies must not only talk themselves, but must be talksd to, and the amount of baby talk used in i. common sired family is pro digious. Baby's appearance opens a new field to all. The old hands who have seen babies before, converse in the language quite flaently, but 'tis ludicrous lo bear a beginner undertake lo master ibis difficult tongue. Talking baby-talk is an art which few ever acquire to perfection, though by constant practice, tCe most stupid can par tially acquire it, yet , it lakes two or three generations of babies to make a perfect tin gui3t. The effect a baby produces on a family, no mattes' how sober said family may be, is wonderful to behold. It completely turna the heads of all. If any particular one be haves more insane, or is carried away mora . than tha rest, we think grandma will- bear off the pa! a, although pa, ma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, and a long lie! of cousins, are not counted out by any means. We think the mother acts the most sensible, though even she has her failings and weak points in regard to baby, and will occasionally ex hibit a trace of insanity when dilating upon his charms and accomplishments. The effect babies have on progression is self-evident. No one ever knew of a baby inferior to any other preceding baby. On the contrary, each one is a little in ad vance of any yet born ; and when we think of the vast number yet to be, and bow ev ery one will be a trifle superior to his pre decessor, what a glorious future awaits us ! We shall eventually reach perfection. . How can those persons who believe that we ret rograde instead. of progress, reconcile this fact with their absurd theory ? Some people, a little enthusiastic, look upon a baby ''as a thing of beauty and joy forever." Now we have seen some whom we thought had a liberal discount on their beauty, and their "joy forever" would qui etly vanish on having it commence to cry and "refuse to be comforted," when left in our charge, and we busily engaged in read ing or writing. It must be comforting to-a man, no mat ter how ugly or despised he may be, lo think that he was once a baby, beloved by a large circle of relatives and friends. It is a comfort we wogld not deny him. There are quite a number of this world's people; who were not loving babies a great while ; they arrived at years when people cease to love them, quite early in life, and have never been babies since. Babies resemble wheat in many respects. First neither are good for much till they arrive at maturity. Secondly both are bred in the house, and alio the flower ol the family. Thirdly both have to be craaled. Fourthly both are generally well thrashed before they are done with. I art dole of Horses. A carl horse, noted for his sagacity, once found a wagon obstructing the way which led to his stable. The space was too nar row to allow him to pass on either side. Placing hia. breast again st the vehicle, he pushed it onward till be came to a part of the road which was wide enough to allow him to go by it. On another occasion a large wide drain had been dng in the same road, and planks laid over it for bira to cross. It was winter, and one morning, the planks being covered with snow and ice, in stopping upon them his feet slipped He drew back and seemed at a loss haw'to proceed. Near the planks was a heap of sand ; he put hia fore feel into this and looked wist.'ully to the other side of the drain, where atood the boy who was accus tomed to attend lo him. Seeing his hesita tion the boy called bira. The horse imme diately turned roaod scraped the sand over upon the planks till they were completely covered. He then, without hesitation, trot led directly into iti stable. Some horses kept iu an enclosure togeth er, were sopplied with water by a troogh which was filled from a pump. One of them learned to supply himself and his companion, of his own accord,' by taking ihe pomp handle between his teeth and working it with his head. The others find ing that he coold thus snpply their wains, would force him, by biting and kicking, lo pump for them, and would noi allow him to drink (ill they were satisfied. Longevity or Soldiers. We find the lol lowing statistic in an old copy of a news paper. We publish it just now, as evi dence ttat, where the constitution is strong, the hardships of camp-life do not shorten life : "Many soldiers and officers of the Revolutionary War died at an advanced age. The hardships they underwent in that con test gave them iron constitutions. John Lask, who died in Tennessee in 1838, at the age of one hundred and four years, bad been a soldier in the old French War, and was at the battle of Abraham's Plains, Que bec, Canada East, where Gen. Wolfe died victorious. He aleo went through the Con tinental War. James Stafford died at Al lentown. New Jersey, aged one hundred and two. He was a midshipman in the Al liance frigate. Anthony Van Pelt, who died in New York city, in 1830, was beyond doobt, the eldest person dying in that year. He was in the ooe hundred and thirtieth year of hia age. Aaron Burr died at an advanced age, and many other Revolution ary heroes whom it is needless to mention here." Our General Scott, the hero of many battles, is in his seventy-ninth year. Leaving a Doo "Stranger, I want to leave' my dog in this 'ere office (ill the boat starts; I'm afraid somebody will steal him." "Yoo can't do it," said the clerk: "lake him oot." ''Well stranger, that is cruel; bnt you are dispositioned alike, and he is kinder company for you." "Take him out!" rear ed the clerk. "Well, stranger, I don't think you're honest, and yoo wan't watching. Here, Dragon !'; he said to the dog "sit down and watch that fellow sharp!" and, turning on Lis heel, said: "Put him out stranger, if he's troublesome." The dog lay there till boat started, watching and howling at every movement of the clerk, who gave him the better part of the office. Ihhocent. "Yoo, Jim, if yoo don't be bars yourself, I'll give yon a good whip ping." "Well, ma, I wish yod would, for yon bave never given any licking that I called good yei." Miss Prim Soliloqny, "Well ! I do declare," said Miss Prim, looking from her window, and at the same lime wiping ber glasses, that she might get a better view of the two females who were passing, that caused this commotion in ber virtuous breast, "if there aim Mrs. Peabody and her bold, widowed daughter walk ing arm in arm with a soldier! Scandalous! Mr. Peabody off to the war, fighting for this glorious Union, while his family promedade the street with volunteers at home. "Bediculas! How married women do act; and widows, in particular ! Now why don't that great, lazy Jake Peabody enlist, and not stay loitering round here any lon ger? Everybody is remarking what a cow ard be must be, and, in fact, he is. I always hated him. How he always starea at me. I'll let him know that I am as good as he is, or hia family, either. What if my father was a wood sawyer ? He. got an honest living, and that's more than his relations did; for I have heard my great grandmother tell, a great many times, how, when bis father's cousin's wife's brother was married, ber husband lent him a pair of slock bose. What would those rtspectable married ladies say lo thai, if they heard it ? "Why, 1 do declare.if Mrs. Peabody ain't got on a new green silk dress, with a little pink flower in it. . No, there ain't yes, there ia ;butl ain't sure, though. Now, some folks are just so; inquisitive, to notice every little thing. But 1 am pretty certain that there is a pink figure in it, either a dot or a flower. "And a Dew bonnel, as I live! How can folks afford to dress so on a dollar a week ? I can't see it. That bar. d of ribbon across that hat cost at least thirty-seven cents a yard ; and there must be as much as two yards on it, with the strings. 'That color she has on cost something, for it is very fine work. I declare, I believe I never saw it before. What is this world coming to ? I wonder what tbey can find to talk about so long on that corner. How' folks do gape at tbem. "Well, I don't wonder, for they are so dressy! Who can that soldier be? The side of his face looks quite natural. Why, as I live.it is Jake Peabody! For mercy's snke! Well, he looks well in uniform. Ah, he is looking up here ; I wonder if he will bow to me. There, I thooght he would! He could not have lifted his cap more politely to a queen, roar fellow: perhaps he may never retorn. I wonder what he did with his bounty money. Ah, that dress and bonnet tell the story. Poor fellow! it is too bad to spend all his money, and if he lives to get home be will have to wear pants all cover with patches, as be always has. I don't blame him for enlisting; he has got a new suit of clothes by it. "He is a beautiful figure. I always did like Jake. He is so smart and intelligent. There, he has just smiled to me again. On, I do wonder what they are talking about. I'll j'tst open my window and fan myell, and make believe I am warm. ('I wonder if my cheeks are red. How they burn. Oh, yes; the glass never tells a lie. 1 am sure, Patience Prim, yon do no: look so very old, and yoo are not." "On ly forty!" Miss Prim started. "Well that is not old. Why will one's conscience al ways be twitting ? Your eyes are pretty: so are your eyebrows "Bornt cork!" Your face is fair and your lips red. ''Chalk and rouge!" Oh, if I stand here much longer they will go. What can they be saying? Well, if there ain't lhat Miss Webster hang ing way out of the window, trying to hear what Mrs. Peabody is saying. If there is anything I do hate it i a praying old maid. "See her gape! There if 1 bad such teeth as yours, Miss Webster, I wools' keep my mouth closed; mine are white and even. "False!'' "It does not seem as if everywhere I turn ed some article of furniture spoke lo me. There, now, they are going. Oh, how pret ty Jake looks. I think be is a real nice fel low. "Why, this makes three - times he bas bowed to me. I'll throw a kis the next time be looks. There! I am glad hia mo. her and sister did not torn round. He is let me see seven and twenty. Why,! shoo Id not be surprised if be should come back sife,if be got mar married. "Mrs. Patience Peabody! not so bad There, how lhat old maid. Miss Webster, does stare into my room. I'll slam my window down in her face, and give her the hint '.hat too much familiarity breeds con tempt. There, I wonder bow sha likes that!" And the window went down with great force. A lady who has more reverence for the inspiration she draws from Helicon than that imported from Havana, Comes down it the following style upon the patrons of the weed : May never lady dress his lips, his proffered love returning. Wbo make a furnaca of his mouth and keeps its chimney burning; May each tree woman shun his sight, for fear hia fumes might choak her. And cone but those who smoke themselves have kisses for a smoker,. . RESPONSE. May never lover urge hia auit, her maiden coyness pressing, ' Who makes herself a dry-goods sign, by her expensive dressing: May each true lover ebon ber sight, fer fear ber styles might break him, And none but modest girls, with sense, e'er bare a chance to take him. . . Drt Good, H ie said will soon comedown with t rush.. Charges at Waterloo. From his own memory of Waterloo, as one who was in the fight, Captain Gronow, of the British Royal Guards, thus describes the charge of the French cavalry upon the British square: About four P. M." the enemy's artilery in front of us ceased firing all of a sudden, and we saw large mases of cavalry advance; not a man present who survived could have forgotten in after life ihe awful, grandure of the charge. You discovered at a distance wha: appeared to be an overwhelming, long moving line, which, ever advancing, glitered like a stormy wave of the sea when it catches the sanlight. On they came un til they got near enough, whilst the Tery earth seemed lo vibrate beneath the thun dering tramp of the mounted host. One might suppose thai nothing cou.ld have re sifted the shock of this terrible moving mass. Tbey were the famous cuitassiers, almost all old soldiers, who had distinguish ed themselves on most of the battle fields of Europe. In an almost incredibly short period they were within twenty yards of us, shouting "Ftvef Empereur " The word of command, "Prepare to receive cavalry," had been given, every man in the front ranks knelt, and a wall of bristling steel, held together by steady hands, presented itself to ihe infurated cuirassiers. I should observe that just before this charge the Duke etitered by one of the an gles of the square, accompanied only by one aide-de-camp, all the rest of his staff being either killed or wounded. Ojr commander-in- chief, as far as I could judge, appeareJ perfectly composed, but looked very thoughtful and pale. He was dressed in a grey great-coat with a cape, while cravat, leather pantaloons, Hessian boots, and a large cooked hat o'a Rune. The charge ol the French cavalry was gallantly executed; bnt our well-directed fire brought men and horses down, and ere long the utmost confusion arose in their ranks. The officers were exceedingly brave, and by their gestures and fearless bearing did all in their power to encourage their men to form again and renew their attack. The Duke sat unmovd, mourned on bis fa vorite charter. I recollect his aking the Hon. L;eut.-co!onel Stanhope what o'clock it was, upon which Stanhope took out his watch, and said it was twenty minntes pat four. The Dake replied, "The battle is mine ; and if the Prussians arrive soon there will be an end of the war." The Duke's'famons, "Giards, np and at them," U restored, or almost restored, by Captain Gronow'a recolection of the inci dents of the last charge at Wa-erloo: It was about five o'clock on lhat memor able day, that we suddenly received orders to retire behind an elevation in our rear. The enemy's artillery had cama up en mcse within a hundred yard of us. By the time they began to discharge their guns, however, we were lying down behind the riing ground, and protec'.ed by the ridge before referred to. The enemy's cavalry was in the rear of their artillery, in order to be ready to protect it if attacked ; but no attempt was made on our part to do so. After they had pounded away at u for about a half an hour they deployed, and up came the whole mail of their infantry of the Imperial Guard led on by the Empiror in person. We had now before us probably about 20,000 of the best soldiers in France, the heroes of many memorable victories We 6aw the bear skin caps rise higher and higher as they ascended the ridge which seperated ns, and advanced nearer and nearer to onr lines. It was at this moment the Doke of Wellington gave his famous order fore our bayonet charge, as he rode along the line ; these are the precise words he used of ''Gjards, get np and charge !" We were instantly on our legs, and after so many boors of inaction and irritation at maintaining a purely defensive attitude all the lime suffering the loss of comrades and friends 'he spirit which animated officers and men may be easily imagined. After firing a volley as soon as the enemy were within shot, we rushed on fixed bayo nets, and that hearty hurrah peculiar to the British soldiers. It appeared that our men, deliberately and with calculation, singled out their vic tims; for as they came upon the Imperial guard our line broke, and the fighting be came irregnlar. The impetuosity of our men seemed almost to paralyze their ene mies. witnessed several of. the Impe rial Guard who were ran through the body, apparently without any resistance on their part. I observed a big Welshman, of the name of Hoghe", who was bIx feet seven inches in hizht run through with his bayo net and knock down with his firelock, I should think, at least a dozen of his oppo nents. This terrible contest did not last more than ten minutes, for the imperial Guard wa soon in full retreat, leaving all their guns and many prisoners in oor hands.- Omveb Wendell Holmes sent two poeti cal letters lo the "post-office." of an Episco pal Fair, at Piltsfieid, not long ago. In one of them the first stanza was : Fair lady, whoso 'er thou art, Turn this poor leaf with tenderast care, And hush, oh hush my breathing heart The one thoc lovest will be there. On turning the "poor leaf" taere was found a one dollar bill, witb verses begin ning : Fair lady, lift thine eyes and tell If this is not a truthful letter ; This is the (1) thou lovest well, And noaght (of can make thee Iot it btuer (to). Negro Suffrage and Equality. The Question of nero snrTra?e is beuin t . - c m n j ning to loom up before ihe American peo ple, and, judging from the outgivings of Chief Justice Chase, Senator bumner and other leading Abolitionists, will be the lead ing issue in onr State elections and in the next Presidential election. The question of! African Slavery, having been settled by the war, can no longer trouble us. It is now oot of politics. With its departure the country has a good riddance, and the thirty years' controversy about the institution is ended. But the Abolitionists are not satis fied with this. Thar are rot coBtent with I the Abolition of slavery, to far as Presiden tial proclamations and Congressional enact ments can abolish it. They must also, for sooth, have the negro upon a social and political equality with ihe white man ; they wish to give him the right of suffrage and, per consequence, make him eligible to office, and thus constitute our nation a hy brid concern half white and half black. The entering wedge to a perfect equality between the.black and white races is this very question of African suffrage. Open the ballot-boxes lo the negro, and the next step will be to seat bira in your jury boxes, in your city councils, in your halls of legis lation, and in offices of profit and trust of very grade. Then will follow social equal ity, the inter marriage of blacks and whites, and all the disgusting and abominable con sequences resulting from this general and unnatural intermingling of races. It is use less on the part ol any portion of the Abo lition press to deny the fact, that this is to be the leading question at issue not only in Pennsylvania, but throughout the Union we mean the question of negro suffrage. It is this question that will be determined by the people of Pennsylvania in October next. It is forced upon public attention by the actions of the leaders of the Republican party, and must be met with energy and decision by every white man, if we would save our institutions from the ruthless hands which seek the destruction of Anglo Saxon liberty Lancaster Intelligencer. A Sad Story. "Are there any human be ings in Ibis house?'' A few days ago these words were addressed by two ladies, whose names we are not at liberty to give, (they are on record, however, where all tears are wiped away and a!l deeds of .nercy reward ed,) to a soldier's wife, who lay dying in the topmost garret of one of our over-ctowd-ed tenement dwellings. The story is a sad one, and alas ! there are many like it of which the world never hears. The poor woman's hnsband was in the Lexington Avenue hospital, given up by the surgeons. One of his legs had been amputated, and a Minie ball had passed through his breast, shattering his shoulder bla.ie. He had re quested the ladies to find his wife, if possi ble, and alter a long search (bey succeed ed. The garret on which they found her was without fire, bed, or furnature of any de scription. She lay shivering upon a piece o! old carpeting, with the cold winds blow, ing over her from a broken window, and a child only a few days old bes;de her. She was dying of exhaustion and exposure, wi h no creature near to save her wailing babe. "Are there no human beings io ths boose?'' said the ladies. "There are plenty of oci.gj," said the un fortunate woman, "whether they are hu man or not, 1 cannot say." Ii was loo late to save her, bnt she was made as comfortable as possible, and died with sympathizing faces leaniug over her pillow and in the full assurance that her infant would be cared for. The husband,, too, is dead. It seems incredible that in a house con taining scores of people husbands aod fa thers, wives and mothers among them ibis soldier's wife should have been left without fire, light, food or covering, with a new-born infant al her si Je, lo die o! star vation hnd cold. Nevertheless the story is strictly true; and we ars informed by the narrator? that there are scores of soldier' wives and widows in Boston who are now suffering from lack of the common neces saries of life. Many good Samaritans are al work but the field is large and more ladorers are needed. The main cause of the destitution which exist among soldiers' famalies in this city, is. the failure of the Government to pay its troops in tSa field. Newspaper Readers. !f subicribers to journals, like church members, in "stop ping their paper," were required to produce an editorial certificate before they could subscribe for another, there would be pome developments as, for exam pie : "We cr tify lhat A. B. stopped his paper because the editor refused to allow him six columns for a personal vindication which concerned nobody but himself. We certify that C. V. refuses the raper because the editor did not publish the obituary notice of a relative, which was never sent to him, but which he ought to have detected in some of his ex change papers. We certify lhat E F. wishes to transfer his patronage to another paper, because having laken this paper six years without paying a cen'f, he tell him self insolted by having a bill sent to him by way of reminder, postage unpaiJ. We certify lhat B B , in h'n own opinion, is a poei of the firsl water, but the editor un fortunately differing from his opinion, is re garded by him as wholly unqualified for his office. We certify that I. J. has stopped his paper because the editor had ihe temer ity to express an opinion on a certain mat ler without Laving previously ascertained the opinion of ihi particular subscriber." Duty of the Soutb. There is a plain duty before the Southern people. Their resistance lo Federal author ity was earnest atid powerful, their over- -throw has been complete, their acquies cence in the result should be frank and ' manly. If they feet a sense of humilia tion, lei them combat it a manfully as they did the armed hosts that assailed tbem. If tbey are low spirited io tie presence of their desolation, let them search for a rem- ' edy in the field of labor This is no lime for ibe encouragement of bitter recollec tions. The past is irrevocable; the future ia still subject to be controlled by wisdom, patience and energy. The vindictiveoess of Northern factionists will soon yield to the more generous sentiments of the masses, . when it becomes apparent that the popula tions of the conquered territory are recon ciled to their political condition and ready for hard work in the several departments of industry upon which depends the prosperity of the Republic. Passion and prejudice are among the elements that make op the American character, but there is no natural inclination to injustice. People cannot al ways be in a passion. After a while, even the extremists of the North will come to the conclusion that their own interests de mand a conciliatory policy toward the South and a free restitution to all classes of it. people of the privileges that tbey enjoyed before the commencement of hosti'ities. When an important jmrney is to be accom plished, it is better to give the willing horse the rein than to fret and chafe him with tha bit and spur, and our people have sagacity enough to know that their Southern coun trymen will do better service to the Repub lic as brother laboring for the common good, than as subjects controlled by an un necessary and repuliive discipline. We appeal therefore to ihe Southern masses to assume with alacrity the obliga tions of good citizens, that Ihey may leave the advocates of harsh measures no excuse for persecution. Those Southerners wbo, by their position, intellect or antecedents are able to influence the popular sentiment, -- have a most sacred mission to fulfill. It is for them to et.courage, to guide, io inspire I ' with energy and confidence Ihe millions wbo are prostrated by poverty and disheart ened by the absence of"facilities for remun erative labor. It is for tbem to arouse the Southern heart from its despondency, and to set the example of active participation io ihe work of recuperation. The Sooth is a desert, bat she has ample resources with which to erect 1 nobler edifice upon the ru ins of her former 6elf. Her people have the charge of her resuscitation. They most delve; and plant and reap ; they must re enter the avenues of trade acd commerce, and jostle ibe busy throng that are striving, each lor himself, and all for ibe Republic's welfare, on the great highway ol industrial life. Above all they thould struggle to free themselves Irom .resentments and aniipa iLies. Let the tomahawk be buried, in sen timent as well as in faci. It is ordained lhat the two sections shall dwell beneath the same political roof; let discord be banished from the household. No fear but that the vanquished will soon attain a political level with ihe victors. The spirit of our repub licanism, lhat will ultimately assert its su premacy over the centralizing influences of faction, forbids lhat any other relationship except that of pore equality shall exist in the enjoyment of the common inheritance. Ths South has wielded a controlling influ ence in the legislative councils of the nation: it may do so again. There is much that is bright and promising beyond the gloom and desolation of the present lime; but j the duty of the hour is io clear away the wreck and rebuild upon the old founda tions N. Y. News. Tclpit Zel No man was ever scolded out ol his bins. The heart, corrupt as it is, a id because it is so grows angry if it be not treated with some management and good manners, scolds back again. A surley mas t ff will bear perhaps to be stroked, though he will growl even under the operation; but if yoo touch him roughly, he will bite There is no grace that the spirit ot self can counterfeit witb more success than a relig ions zeal. A man thinks be ib fighting lor Christ, and he is fighting for his own no funs. He thinks he is skillfully searching the hearts of others, when he is only grati lying the malignity of his own ; and charitf ably supposes his hearera destitute of all grace that he may shine the more in his own eyes fcy comparison. When he baa performed this notable taik he wanders that they are not converted, he has given it to them soundly, and if they do nol tremble that God is in him ol truth, he gives them op as reprobates, incorrigible, and lost for ever. Bat a man that loves me, if he sees me in an error, will pity me, and endeavor calmly to convince me of it, and persuade me to forsake it. If he has great aod good news to tell me, he will not do it angrily, and in much heat and discomposure of spir it. It is not. therefore, easy to conceive on what ground a minister can justify a con duct which proves that be doea not under stand his errand. The absor lity of it would certainly etrike him, if he were not himself deluded. Secret Testimomt. The following is sail to be a pan of the suppressed testimooy offered at the trial of the assassias : Judge Holt Mr. Murphy, were yoo at Ford's Theatre on the night of the assassi nation ? Mr. Murphy I was, indeed, your honor. Jcdge Holt Did you see J. Wilkes Booth jump from the box after shooiiog the Presi den: ? Mr. Murphy Bad 'cess to him, I did, your honor. Judge Holt Did yoo hear what be eatd, and if so, what was it ? Mr. Murphy I heard what ha said very well, yonr honor, and all he said was ,,J'm $ick, tend for Meginni$." (Sic Semper Ty-rannii)
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