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BY 0. X. WOKDEX AND J. R. CORNELIUS.
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LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 18G0.
'CHRONICLE," esti'olbkd in 1843 Whole Xo., 863.
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" " ' M OX l i T. O . 9 6.
"k We '11 Dissalve tie Union 1"
T n.,fl of t!in-e orii'? nf liie violent.
tiiC chroiiK-aliv mo ihi
6i.jTri. keJ moil -a ho h;ul " ratlicr rule
iauclitt mi mth' in hoaven, w hich
to woll r.f.-rme.i i1-ronh:is lust nmch
rf its alarm. Slav's Insiirn ctiuii in
MarS-ifiiiittc. J-ihn Fiar.klin's new
(Jurernni'Mit iu Norilicrn IVimsylva
ma. an J lii Wliikcy Inuri action,
nere praciical cxliiiMs f iliis Wn-
of Wi
sliinj!5i were very littr. aii'l
i;ie Ic:nrt ratio iu opoitiou lo liiO
VJ'iaI pariv.
I;Minini va- ilircatoiH '3 in various
prlrr at t!i.1 l'-it flortiun cf rre.-i-.u-iil
.1. ff:n. iu lio llius it-
frrod th-- su) jvt in lr 1 iauizn al
Ai'ir--: " li" Jiarr Le unv auni: us
.i0 woul J w;-h to ilime ill' Union,
orlo chanjrc its irpuMicuii form, k't
ttiem stanii.uulisturltel.as mouuineiits
of liic safety with whicli crnin-f opin
ioD mov be lolerutwl. where rcuuu is
jvft f;ce to comb at it."
The next mo-t notable char-re of
treasonable designs was that iu wliirh
it is alleged one Johu Il'-nry was em
pioved by the British UoveinnuMit to
d'-'taeh the New Kuzland Slates fpim
M idison's A'hninistrulion, in the War
of 1S12. The suspicion that a for
c:ncr was fomenting this (as the Se--i-Kti.i-ts
now pretend they are do
3ii2 Franc) reatvd intone in
dviatiLtii in our land. The ''Mart-
fnd Convention" was a sectional af
fair like :!n:"outiiCrn Conventions"
ul.iiii are held evcrv vear and was
lb ircuontible tlosiii?.
s!;ht:gh nn proof of that appears hall
w pulpililf a- tin; disloyal sentiments
uit'.nd by the ."-ece-'sioiiists in Con-grc.-?,
in public mcetingi, anJ in t heir
repeated oc,iinial convrnTior.s."
llarlfurd is aiialiitmatizcd the .outli
ire cn n-od.
In i boy- tlircalenei Disunion,
ir.A sraitifd tlie ilirruuri C'uinjirotnise,
aliitl't p:i-.-t d l,y ti.e voli's ni.itr.Iy
of tip! Suvi-iw'cr, u 11 i acijuio-'ecil in
1 i he Nor'.li as a final pt.'uct! olfiTiu.
Iimiii'd.uti ly tificr (len. Jurksun's
tlection in 1:;2, Snuih Carolina, (a
Tory Culjiiy in tliu lU-vouHinn. ami
ticvor fairly loyal to a ivpublii'ttti
form of ji'ivcrnnnMit ) not only i laituc J
theri;r!iUoeoC'k bnlactiialiy pas?eJ
laws foruully to uullil'y t!io-e of the
I nion. on account of a Tat iff policy
Ek had help' d enact. Clay's eoni
lirotutiiii:: spirit pii-vetiteJ Jackson's
paiiiuiic iiidiuatiiju from practically
ti-slin wli- ;iKT the Union or the
Xulliliers were tbe stronfr.
!n,e that cotice-ion to lier impe
rious will, .oullt Catoiina Las beeu a
twld and a termagant whonwer her
vi-ws of jniblic ioln y were Lot suited.
Her Krooks and Kent have acted out
in Congress the rule or ruin spirit
hith seems to animate most of her
leaditig citizens.
lo 1S50 was the last ar.d most
threatening aspect of Disuniotiistn
Manifested by South Carolina and her
fynpathizcrs in other States. The
Texas War had been gotten up for
the udc purpose of strenllieniut,' Sla
rery but when Fremont and his
eoutpttriots made California a Free
instead of a Slave State, and l're?.
Taylor joined iu the tfiorla to bring
it into tiie Union llius. Slavery's wratli
knew no bound. Toombs. Stephens,
fc. Ac., quit the Whig party, and
Juried the Jlenioerats ; Secessionists
raved, aud acre frantic for Hissolu
n; but the exclusion of the Wilmot
rroviso and the enactment of the Fu-
. iie lave L,aw uitc a i t,
- - - -. v. uuv... . '
tnM;l Northerners to pU!s tiicin
for the tiuw ui.peasc the wiatli
'Slaved, i in.
Un too r.:i, ;nii .t. T r
S,.l. " "T S' '
4 ODlIl i:ir..!ii..i .... : ...:!. - 'I
SUte) for the election of a
Resident, ia t.ricr id wa v " 11 4
W fairly dS l IlT a2
0u!d have cl,m;.t t;, ,t. '
'tiiuiional. I-al, peaceful mniorilv
"Me decided against Smith Carolina
--and now fue rears ajraia the hydra
, .0,r f'utiioii, ami threatens to
die hole Uuiou iu one comu.uii ruiu!
ut is the nature, the consistency,
ue good faith of tlaverv !
The result can be known only Iiv
J' !
S
II :
m wb0 raia-s am destroys Nations,
.a W".cau move tlic hearts of all
" as lae rtvers of water ate turucd
r ti;s pt m 4 ciivovtrTX.
NWTtiia REirmis ST the su-wde.
st . . rrio.
P!iiiii1'0" flii O mty, wti-n"e rmn'nt tboa bni
T' ct ff-rtli frm thy K m, huh In mir,
Surli dark. t-mfir, utiil reitlf rT
WliritT cm ija michty, tntrklf fomlae pea,
TiiKtin-llr sutf. tt;i tt expinr of Might,
W h" blsrk n-l r-wirini lullfw mm to twerp
Alti( th Ktv lit blazing vault stee?
U hrurt rr th-M Btizhtv wali-r. larb I M
(irail tut brlofr Ve in UcU inajrftT,
AnJ from itrfn'v tim-. with !prfiil pedf
1 hrto- rfitllnK. f tatn-rmittiiic. -Tuli.og waves.
That rjatnp Uie ir aruttl. and aim"! biJe.
With d irk-it"d mi't-s ttit Tar that o'er m ahina?
Who fT.rm.-i tl. O tli-'u mi:t.tv, aful dr-p
TUr utz-. hii h, with f.-Mrhil trrror. Uikm
Actin-t ra h othr a 14.-T well no hub,
Anl'1ai4i with wilJrdt furvd wn aeain,
liut tt rrjfet the mnf irt fi-rrT mill?
O th.'U fli.riut Jt-p, who Uunrhed the bera,
An-I bal Ohm- fi am. anJ lud'y rnar itt tones
S hk trie Uwminz thui-l rb .iU 'f ItT-n?
Oh! niirely ml ly clianrt th-iO matiliten drvp,
r yrt I'T fceliie Man, wat titou (ilad hers
To rt-ll mith dignity the earth around.
1'hn rhsunel tli much which thi-w waters roll
Watt wrought by kiU d.viue, by but x word
Fr.-m Him who f-peak and wurl la an! aeaa arw formed.
I Oft. oft poa ttiy t-owin tha Ua?t b-ime,
' 'Mid raicini; tnrnit and tempe-t wild and flerre,
lni liuwlitif , rh:Hn!j( winl. and I bunders loud,
i Tfie etr-r lar)ue bouud for . me distant shore :
I'ut. ati : sern Kate had doa-d it f t a prey
TV an try wav- whult ro like m-ontam high.
And mn ily dat.ed it i;Mittt tl.e sihd rocks
To IhIv no id -re where anxi'ius 1oid rnr dwell.
-, fit aUant barque that pn oJIj rudw
ri- nth. txfoan, 0 i!mp ire U mui d" p,
IWt jir.-d U. tby o rwlteinnup p.w,r
Th- m -.iM wiili w.ih thy fierc, rMhtiti4 vavca
Iid feizt- it a thrir -ak and heipless prJ
A ltd Iravr a iHtl- baud of noMe one
T i-eri-h in ih blm rfy.'nth, the prim- of life,
Wbnae h urt ( no- teat with hitrst, fondest hoprfl,
but now. ala- ! ala I fuk in d 'pair,
A U--pe' bright lar d' tb vanili from their tiew.
Ken now. in-tl.mkh, I hear tte pitting cries
Of wrt-Kht-d mortal doomed U wat-ry craTel,
And living grrwn that ftirly r-nd th sir,
tut .o to tiiM f-'r eer huhed in death.
Ai.d wuh tl-rri-t the anpry marofwafc
' I lr, a it iu trmtnj-b they would tx-aft.
And Ui -rk the hrirk of t xtipjp U Uirtr power,
Aud g.i(e with "ai:erns tor farther prey.
An i. to, melbinkn 1 e ei.mf fl tUug now
s-me atelr form lo wlit-r I aland and gat
l'pn the f.uttretrLed k-the Se ot Ik-ath;
.q wSf prtb-it- hJ t ft alone purveyed,
Al UiidnUI-fx oJeiun brur. the starry worlds.
At. t braved at limes, unconsciously, a sigh
F ir Oiv wl.ue heart to their Were Criuiy linked,
r. ikked by C"l-I-u tef, and Iu)leed niw
l:eitfattl wmc other sVy S"me rheiisbed diuie;
A nd whw bad oft in fancy s vision seen,
lule ud uon the ocean's swcUing tide,
Ihe -hri-bed. kiiiitrul ont-s of early joath.
And b.p-d that aTntl hunu would bathe their brow,
Tbfir dyintf brow. Instead of ruthtes waves.
Ah: es. thou mhty det-p, thou oft hat crnhed
Tbe fondt-frt hnieB hat ovrrw beinted in death
In thou-aod beincs who shall rieaein.
No more to iok bt-neatb thy hill'wy waves
more fir whom a req-jiem tbou sbalt chant;
Bu: many wnt to 11: in who bath declared,
T..e S-a.at Iat, mu-t tno yirld np its daJI
I Correspondence of the Ftar A Chronicle.
To Oar OIJ Editorial Pine TaWe.
Thtibx Hill. Aug. S8, 1860.
This is not a tutrn cr village, but is a Post
Office wilh a shop or tiro, church and school
houses, and god farmers, snrritundmg it, in
Marceilus township, nut far from the hues of.
SpaiTrd and Skaneaieles. The hill gently
sl.-prs to the south east, affording a goodly
propect in that direction. The view formerly
was limited by forests which were the bound
aries of my little world, but the farmers' axes
have remove 1 lhat delusion. The eye now
rcves delighit-d from one green wood lo ano
ther, bespangled with fields rich in the merid
ian of iis wheat and oat harvests less than
earlier years yielded, per acre, I should judge. ;
but acres more numerous, and buildings more
neat and commodious. Well may we sing
-!!ow hath Vto't lli-sv.'n a tnrDi tliif hunt. Inpil,
Aol rattTiil tilr-.tnfl 1U1 a bouulrou. liaQd'"
fi..zing beyond the (Itisco and Skaneateles
lakes, at one point it is said bun can be seen
at the 'ame time. Over the former, east.were
horn the uvin.bro.her poets. Willis and Lewis
(iavlord Clarke, of the -Knirkerbocker ' Mag
azine, and alsr. sarah J. Clarke (of another
family) or -(.'race Greenwood.' Westward are
Auburn, Wm. H Mewa-.d's "neighbors of the
Oxasco valley," the bir.h place of Millard
Iillmore. (and your former oceupant-editor, .
Henry ;. Hirkok. was raised I thar or thara-; ever? jlcU.Un,fe cul and clapboard scratch dcf et g;x months, during that lime ' tbe station-house benches, and he recouu
b.T2 LTZ i r.," IZ - ; tht eo,iM bKiDg m,de 0Wf ,ix mniions!edbi9 adventure, from the anlucky da,
wont 10 nnni ana gainer liois, near mosi
-ihriHing" stories about wild beasts, and gel , jtabie Ca,lmus an(J Xoah Websler! Speil
.si occasionally,! sadly despoiled of iu fair . .j,,, Cobb, Daboll, ar.d Murray! what a
propontons by the leveling propensities of the d."ecrallor,hai a blow lo the romance cf
owners on the road nearly a mile distant. As . piIgria1aeethat iemp!e of learning, resc
I walked over fifteen or twenty farms to day, ( . . . lh(,nsandl cf voices
anotner cnar.ge was apparent insteau oi ine
lung rows of cradlers, stepping lo time and
whetting iheir scythes simultaneously, the
heavy, rapid rush and clang of Iwo or three
reaping machines were heard at one time
and beautiful, poetical workers they are loo.
as I found was the rpinion of more than one
farmer's young, accomplished lass, enjoying
the luxurv of drivin? the horses emnloied in
cntttn? down the "lorious harvest. Y.m have i
"hills as arebi!ls"in Pennsylvania, as is j
shown hv comparison, and to me this country
mieht be ia-i!v described a a rollinsr rraine. I
4 t
Krturnine from mv two-and-a-half miles trip
, 0,d,no f.,a Ltbrarybook.1 used io.ook
un. wearie.i. sweaiini:. auu hitiios. ucsoan ihk- i
ly from the foot of - Hemlock Hill," which
to-day seems but an economical point for
changing the muscles of traveling, and rather
agreeable than otherwise.
Once more at the gale which most (if not ,
UnCC mOIC ll llir JJJir hii.ii inu.i ii uul (
all) of our family have crossed for ihe last!
,f our bm.lv have crossed for ihe last j
, pause ,o thmk of our nex, neighbor.. !
ume,
ume. I pause lo think of cor nex, neighbor..
The firs, on the west wasblessed .j say
i .
eh, Mr. all of whom have miera:ed. First .
"-r: .... i
r.n tht .(illlh furnihefl US
for .ihlei.c sports and so.lled work by day, !
' of d"? "J i
- - d
-
bears, Injins or ghosts," varied by snoring or
. all W.n" h.ir !
generous kitchen is ensma'.led. and lh.t open J
fire-pl.ce supp'.nted by. d.rMism.lioveo
thai noihine within seemed home-like. Then I
that nothing within
revolve the reminiscences of the light -.tenia"
and -chores" of the child, increasing with his
.u .... .r.r responsibilities of bov-1
sireng
p . . ... I
bood of
ibe singing-schools ana spelling- ;
districts.creating equal j
schools of ihe various
excitement, to Presidential elections among
the older boys-of .he .leujh-r.de. .nd fun ,
-:J.-. v...,v h,.,.d...ndth.1
incident or the snow-bauk b ockaues ano tne
incii.eni oi ine auww u...
expeditions lo break open the rcads-of K-j-1
burriinH. and ranms. and shfrpwashin):st
ami siorr-vijiw of the apple-parinss qmll
inps, rorn-hukinss, and ihrrshmss of the
"bees" for draw-ing wocd for ihe preacher and
fi- the pour and ot ihe drsiruciinn i f diinch
nuls aud cider conseqnent of the early ruinj;.
'waking up" of nnii'ia rinc.ers, and com
pany" and "general Irainii.g-," hirh
were trainings indeed, fur ihe men of "76 and
of '12 were amtnz them, and ihe true military
pritie was in lull glow. But I most nol forget
THB oLit mil prnout-not'im
thi win Miniui-riuiw, ;
ing. debating, and oilier exercises, ahcre I
sought the rudimentt of educau.-u for parts of
eight or ten seasons. The solid, almost un
alloyed delights of those days, are among ihe
sweeiest to recall. "Our folks" always claim
ed to have the best leachcrs in the county
perhaps ihey had. Swme of the "ma-aers"
were harsh, and save me ihe ferule (if not
ihe rod) mote than once fir the offences if
smiling over-loud, and loo-aiiditile-communi-cativeness.
Bui the stalely, loveable "school
ma'ams" governed by persuasiveness, won
my entire obedience, stimulated emulation,
and I soon learned all they had to teach. I
love them still the virtues of the dead, and
the useful lives uf the living, a far as I have
been able to trace ihem. II ow vivid the pride
with which 1 stepped "frrm Ihe bottom lo the
lop" (or Iroui the loot to the head) of a larg.
er "class," out of regular promotion, for spell
ing the luile word "srni," which they bad
alt missed! (Mrm. Must look in the Dic
tionary, myself, now, to see lhat 1 spell it
rightly.) Again does memory re-fill ihe three
rows ol seals all around that large building,
sometimes numbering over a hundred upou a
count in winter a lot of large and small,
rough and gentle boys and girls as full of lite
and fun and genius as ever hearly, well-kept
Youth would be after three hours' penning np,
twice a day wrestlings, snow-ballings, fight
ings occasionally, and o'her "plays" of inter
j missions, when our dinners were uevourru
with appemes unapi eased the visits of the
Minister and Direclors ihe carnivaisot-siu-
! dying aloud,
choosing sides :o spell, ci ugh-:
ings, recitations "Piease m" I g' oui, or
"Piease m' I gel s'm ink 1" l:.e hard work to
i keep warm in freezing da)S wuh wet wood .
I in a liilie Move and fifty half-chilled, biue- '
! nosed urchins Willi ice on Iheir feel cr dress- !
' cs each pushing lo get nearer ihe smoke and
j feeble flame, or ihe joy of some and sorrow of ,
j others when the hot siove-ptpe let Ihe garret ,
i or the roof on fiie, and broke np the school ,
fi r ihe time the "iasl days." w.th rewards
of candies etc. lhat so soon disappeared, and
I tickets and primers lhal were trea-urtd tip
snow-ballings aDd thundcr-st. tm these and
a thousand other scenes and events pass in ,
review while hastening towards the luile
knoll which thai familiar building graced.
Bui the stumps in the field which surronnded
it, are gone sorry lo see lhal, for ondrrevery
one, as soon as wecoulj master force enough .
to overturn it, were found a nesi of bumble
bees"' which were sure to reiurn the insult of
invasion by slinging a dozen or iwo of us as
they did the
'Tlirre frass Warn In wntpn mood,
or a pair or nest of mice to scare ihe girls, or
a snake of some sort lo be chased, pounded
to death by the boys, and thrown into the r. ad
111 .... nr. int.l,eit lllmnl.k. ami I h e
fine, fat, boggy swamp, where glorious bull- that promise, "that if we weathered tbe : preuuee, siooa more us. e u.u ioi.i. u ; m.e up toe granii unit ot eternity eier
,.i., ,!i u flourished. mosiiv 1. orrirmiea and vellow fever on the coast 'id bv side iu a newspaper office (ihe n:.v t hat wa. and is. and ever will be.
drained, and nothing grows there but ntilnar-
ian grass or gram and root crops in ihrir
seasons: (alas! how many f.nd and precious
J rdHUO .If VIJSIIlll UJ llliuiwviiii. in
x. ,
Th tun oh Iarr ttiimn-rof I. ftVrr vhich our
brook) made a grand leap,
roiled a wav. and ihe water!
lutle nvultl (now
a la N'.atara hm riMtfil ayrav.
sneaks alone unni'ticed ; the hitle sprincs
which but'tlfd up m dearly and beautifully
in ih tt-hitt an,i mv oprin? amnrff Ihem
fclTe bn inva,cd by ro.d-m.ker and poll., -
led by geese and swme. ontil no lor.ger rec -
r"nizable bv their best Ineud. Ihe bridges
e "ere-and ..nd-r .hem the pollywog. I
fr,.. ,d htile fi.hes-lneral transcripts of,
those of thirty years ago hut ail else is
. . The fr.m. of ,he honse-whose
, ,,. u : 1 1 ,J n.rverted nto a fliw-
pursuit of knowledge, degraded lo ihe
in the
fallenin
compost
Houie-yoo are gone-I'm weaned from your
Shebut you as of yore still live
Tiniv? lut th" itapri"ii fWprr ink,
Aa ttreama lh-ir rttano! aeeper wr.
a swamn on our south. Hood an El f ...
which seemed lo tower up 60 or 70 feet before
)werup60or 70 leet betore
the umbrella-like limbs spread out and shaded
apparently an acre or two of ground. Having
learned lhat Ihe crooked path had beeu made
.... ,
straight, pd looking in vain lor ine kiKiuo i
head of the O.d Elm, I feared ,t had .alien , a ;
! viet im lo the road-maker, or some unpoencai
... - . ,
Goih had found il convenient for firewood :
some consolation to learn that, being decayed .
in the center, it was blown over by the wind ;
:.. .. r ,.,M h. rn..nteH and
D .1
its dimensions are conjectural, but I doubt if
ural. but I donb, if
boast nobler relic :
.
Boston or New Haven tan
Boston or New Haven can boast nobler ret.c j
of primitive fores,gh,ry 0,ar .this Pioneers !
oi pr.muive .-.'J ' ' " i
- d , e woor a.
. r j.u.i. .u.. ia v.. i
.no iree oi onoerorosn, iu.i f...r
, when a ouarter of a mile distant. The i
- ...i
m.mmo.h stumps along the road-each having
ils ,rgend,or srrt'n6 T
b
no. IV n,gnw.ys.rein,p.o..u-,
"cordurov" system has exploded. Il seems, in
primitive times, when mud varied from one to j
ten fee. in depth, the people often threw log. ;
of wood across the road as a cheap way lo fill
ioini - knou decayed but .lowly, and were ng ly
i .- t . I ..-.I th. I,,,. '
customers wnen ine irosi. up..t..
or Ihe water washed them bare. They jolted j
the lumber wagons, and P,lcbed.lhe cu.ters. ,
sadly. Bu. .e boy. suffered mo.t-for n
summer whenever fue. half a down times a
aummci - v- . - --
.
day, in school ume cr cu. o. - a.
r,curveof.heroaifir;.ma;!e.o.void,.ought. The vigor and respectability
I . aa aaa. . I t . f
hiTe. plajed ball, "lag." l.ide and seek, or
"iramed" or run raees,ue were prone lo rtub
Ihe kin from eight or ten toe each, and lur
nish linet' or 4 blood" bruise on every bare
foot in the rompany mishaps of no account ,
so lung a the play continued, bnt maive!ouly
lender and afflictive and momentously impor- j
lant when anything like work was needed!
Among the most cherished of youthful ,
female acquaintances most intelligent, ami
ahle and "wet! off" it was some surprise to
find several onmarried. but nrl lo learn thai
-
esteemed members of the community.
married
the other half dozen -or dozen children
and became more or less a burden or care,
these have remained In cheer and nourish an 1
aged parent 1. keep fresh and bright ihe old
family bonds.a nucleus where all fell as if at
hi me again unselfish, loving second par- j
euis indeed it could not have been lack of j
opportunity, but choice, which places them in I
ihe rank of "old maids." Heaven b!e-s ihem ! i
ihe world will always find enough bodies to j
clothe and souls lo tram without their adding 1
to Ihe li.it- I
Itv-thr-way, what a blessing is the art nf
t. . i t u-.,k ' ;.. n i --r I
fl
I'anrrrroij pi" . 1111 ."-'.,-
Conveyed, lo many, the cherished fealures ot
the deceased and in return caught the very
countenance. and brooght almost into contact
peisonally, once welI-knon forms that I had
almost forgotten ; ihe opening of this or lhat
case would reveal familiar looks alternately
surlinz tears and smile. Uazin; on these
Iditiilul recorders ol the ae:ual, thoughts were
busy: There is an indescribable pleasure in
beholding these memorial of earth's frail i
ones but what a galaxy of beauty and glory
shall meet our wondering eyes if we gain the j
heavenly city ! What a grand discovery had j
this been made thousands of years ago, hand
ing down with exactness ihe very speaking
faces and forms of the great and good of ail
ages' What a delight to drink the light of
the mirrored eyes of Joseph and Moses, of
Homer and Socraies, of Job and t-ainuel, ihe
Redeemer and his Apostles, ihe Prophets and
.ianyr-.i iiiiMt.Miv."i
ana .Millon.ol renn anu iuiner aim t-miaiu-
and Knox ana nnne,a,oi ...sningo.n '
Howard and a long line of the virtuous and the
illustrious of boih sexes and of all ages!
To some, uis mosi ungenial and mourn -
ful in move in society where death and remo-
val have made such changes as appear every
day of my journey. There are those who
can noi ami in i
sent; they weep over iheir bereavements and
mar every present enjoyment. Bui thts is
useless, unmanly repining. We may in some
m.xnr. lament f,.r the breaches Time has
..... , r r i r nearis air won DC oiu-
made, t ut ii is wicked to poison our own or
- -
others' happiness therewith. Kather should
we cherish and renew the sweet recollections
of the past, (ns bilter, somehow, seeming to
be forgjiton) rejoice in all the mercies and
advantages of ihe present and hope for
much more of blessedness in the future.
Ninaow.
Concluded next week
" FROd OUR WAVY.
To Lb Editors of the "Star rhrentrtr
V. S. Sinatra "rurs.nnL,"
Al Hra, No. li, lsCO j
This short sketch is the fulfillment
0f Cuba during the summer, you would
hear from
We
..,in
jj ut hc Varringtnn Navy Yard,
i . - i
for a cencral "fix up.
Our little craft
haviog unavoidably got .ground several
liu.es during this cruise, and her copper
' sheathing bciug very foul with barnacles,
, llJUS decreasing our speed, it is thought
I ,.... ... r. mi no ir Kv
, . f. lgJ ukc tle op -
. . ... j , ,be
r 1 ' . . ...
engines and boiler in better order. e
have bad a new cylinder sent out to re-
; place the broken one. Although we have
i .f;ill rued the reaairod cvlin-
engine having made over six millions
of revolutions, driving the vessel through
all sorts of weather for more than twelve
thousand mile, without any kerning de-
... .
lect, yet tnis is too uoe an opponun..,
let pass. Lite .1 . is lull enougn o.
, nnoidab!e risks, without making useless
f tuuaiog tesscia or m.cu.ucrj, ur iy.
of tbe Navy, efficiency in any emergency,
and not niggardly economy, Aould be
- - ....
, of our Savy sailer terntiiy tnrouga tue
; polmcl jubbiDE that torcc. so muco eoo -
; political jubbiDg
j temptible and imperfect workmanship to
. country in foreign cas.
;
UC uivrircvta w w -
- -
.p , .auuugu "
wuu aomc u u t-v.-..ua
partizan management.
ineiDOU. 01 tne
l'arai;uav expedition are not yet "used op."
iseu up.
k... Bn
nave noi
Since my last letter to you, we
L. - ma.. .I...P. .tfhnn.ak M.
caugus uy u-v. s-
g "J --5-
came very ne.r falling in with tbe fine
came ve , near ..ui . uo -
aia,er Ctty-of-Norfolk w,t her
- Vv .7 .1
00 negroes a -ere on the look on
" . . ....
f , t.r,nj had wa remained QOictlf t
.
our anchorage far Iweoty-four hour, long
nn r inpn nra lth iiir iacutiiuai auuiaiuuif
er in all probability she would bave been
our prixe. We were a little too energetic,
tbi. time.
Tbe re port circulating of tbe "Crusader"
having been fired into by a man of war,
on f he poe,icl, Tb. fetJ .
We were mistaken by tbe Span-!
vr,it. j .l.:. I
, .j20al for us to .how our en.ign. On !
Dl LU BUUW VU EUlllfU. U
Hearing us, we noisiea our nag ana area a
he ime jeKiB then kn0w
"' An P""gJ
American, and a mao-of-
H.a imaiMti.t.la anaJ.
- -
L. ,1,. Knaniah MfliminoM. anil all waa
r ,
settled. There i some bwcaiiog done,
unt no ,hots cipTjdeJ.
On our last trip from Havanna, we
Inugbf the Captain and crew cf the
American ship "Champion" to Key W-st
for trial. The crew mutinied and tbe Cap-
tain, in aueUina the mutiny, ehot one uf
the men. All tbe evidence eeemstasbow
that the Captain acted calmly end jtistly.
In regard to tbe weather, and sickness
-I..;.; A .hi. .mn,rr. we
od our cruiainff crouua luiff summer, we
J ring tbe heaviest weather and entirely es-
j capiog yellow fever.
J'rel yruUftJ.
Yours respectfully,
0.
MY XtMU
In the land writr I am coin?,
W hra n rarttily tnr is uVr
Mlrn tirni hand- -l..l cs lhir stmlog,
And tnl l.eurt "hail cb- do UiulS ,
In lhat land of hcU aui buty(
W h-rv tt'j bad iw rv-r enow
Tw oVrvn.ud llir u.rt-irt ti-r
W iat ft. ail be my aDei Daiusf
YThoa tav firi who await me
l-vt me at my mtr;ne In,
Mith hnl D!ui d lev and ma-le
Uill th-ir i-lrom word- bribl
Nt th out diiiiiurd itb -rih ttaint,
Link-d with tin ujlitii r.t rt. f tii atain ;
2o. it,- nam that Bn.rlaif ffat 4taj
Vv Ul but tw my aiigei baias.
1 ftavp hard it all trffe-n
L i t--mi ty uotiiiir lips,
And durr-i. in iu and i-orrow,
I' tin it witb tbe-i: dt-p -riiiM-;
Hay 1 etin it. Hie a -ruir-ut.
r)hi 1 l-avt this m -tIm. irao.
And at i !:-' ininirtak portal
tine Ui aie &ooili-r Ltuc!
Sut tlis aDK!'-' should nft oall n
Ity tlit 1 btron varih,
Tl-vy will a ho!itr lanirup
W t.rr I naw m hat pitrr birto ;
Pyliat'it-d in h-avttil uiU-tc,
taster far lbn trartli Oi:y claim,
Trry aTittlf. iun. D l ttni r
bocti abali Le my au(f 1 uamal
It has thrilled nr fint eftt-n,
lu thv hoiiroC "f iny dreamt;
but it- brauty linger With ate
toty like llir nini:n t-auti ;
Wary ol tlir jrnn di-cftrd
V. hu h thr hi "l m irttl- frame,
M'lirnhall l,withj") andralure,
Aurwer to my uugKt tuiu? !
Apprentices
Are invited to real a little waj-side story,
which u but cne of thousands like it that
... .. . ... llf ,
" e".7 , j
" cIo8e- a Fr,day U8t' we drorPed ln
' at tbe station-bouse, to see what items
j might be gathered from tbecriminal dock-
et 0f ibe tell-tale elate of the attentive
: Di(.f( an(j having taken all that was of in-
teresl to ns, about passing out, we met in
.
the door way one ot the most loathsome
1
tUIUn " b" etr bcen our lot 10
encounter. We stepped aside, quite will-
id" to civo the raa-mufH-d mau for be
u . v
0IJ been a man once tbe largest privil-
ege in passing, and was astonished indeed
e.ietiin g'.mav mt w k adnaefJ,
presented bis band, and called as by name.
We took bis trembling band, thengh at
:stwe could discover nothing in bis bag-
gird features that at all reminded us of
any former acquaintance ; but when be
mentioned his name, and the name cf tbe
. paper on which we learned the beginnings
I of tbe "art preservative of all arts," the
of ' veritable "Li!l I'hilips," ao old follow ap-
Lcomiitj O'uztHe) bearing the uaine of
S the county in which it was located, in ibe
northern part of Pennsylvania, aud we bad
j known biai then as .a uncommonly bright
. tioy, a natural wit, . pel .ruoog ms lei-
lows, and withal the quickest and most
, comet compoM'-ur ia the tfEce.
1 un.ini.
I the effice and Lusioesa on account of ill
! fipahK hff.irt had eomnleted our Tro-
' fession. we heard little of Bill, except that,
. f 80nj() cau be had ruu awa,
I . , , , . ,., . ,
from fa., employer, (who was likewise fain,
; benefactor) aod but once beard of him as ,
leading a rather dissipated life in tbe city j
of Phildt!Dhia,
e sat down on one or
, ted his adventures from the nnlucKy Oay
on which bo threw his "wardrobe" over
' bis shoulder and turned hi. back upon
! bis employer, down to the time of our ac
. .v...-.: i J,. I
; ciueu... u.ec .uB .u -"7 "TI
wnere ne n.a come .vUjs.
1 ihe night. It was the old story, aod here
( puur, ... r-
; lure, whom to aepr.ve oi lis g.a w. o
remove the prop which now served to
: ... ... , , r 1 1
sust.tn life. e loo tne poor ...
ft . .1 -.ftaa.alhi m A ftB . Vfl J
oetler quarters, auu, iu.u.oB ,
, began tnougntiuiiy m
... .. i i ;....i.r.
of the fellow .pprenuce we naa jus ...
ilb tb.t of others, who, in the s.me of-
fa m-rvoA out their full aDDreaticcship. i
, wwi - -
. . -,, , f y . .
, " ,heir Mti,. States. There
o0...- .
was lllis iewi, mui -
tice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylva-
iicb i mi L'ttco.-. j
I nia who not only served bi. time there,
; - .
but afterwards owned and edited the Ga-
; - " M ,d
, , liwwg J S
, - - -
mo e e,po s. 1 CJ ,na 1 hen
-a, another a round faced, smart boy,
- BJ
..l l- 1:1.. i... ..,ii,o m-it hai liiii
Wlin noiuinK
vw.x: rl. but he was .teadv in
r
hi. h.hit.. .erved faithfully, and to-day
William F Packer, the Governor of Penn -
svl.ania, recurs to that as tbe period when
sjinuia, inum r .
he was, b, honestly and steadily serving
oat hi. time.l.jiog the foundation fur
that success which has since so abundant-
ly crowned his efforts. Look at it, boys I
Tl..,. .r. bnt two methods of accomplish-
growing ye.r. I
at fa. J
hinninie .nd tb. end-the one lead,
vou tbroogh a career of honor and useful-
.1 .k.. ...-.:... -K.r. iwinr It. 11
i,i :ti... ;tt . i.. I.;. hon.aio 1
I " - I -
Potter' Field. Sctcaik .Vcrcwy.
The Douglas Vote.
The friend of Ju lge D"Ug!s bae
shown thut thej ptmcn mnr spirit than
we gave them credit for. IlaJ tbcj all
oted for him, dircctlv, we believe ttey
would hate teuten Creek. badly in
.1 !
Penn a as tbey bave in every otuer rrcc
! State. We n j ice that there is among
tbe Demtcracy a few fear'.c-s supporters
j of principle, who eoold neither be pnr -
! chased bv tbe rewards of cfE;e, our bullied
cumcu i"'!"" wm
ring elave oligarchy. Though small in
' numbers, the Douglas prty is the -irengTli
of tbe Democrtric orgftoixiiijo. od if
! tfi-r is & daT of resurrection fur it, the
of DougU, -bo votrd against the ed to hang bimlf, and had not yet aoe
t, V j r . h.m i eeeded, bat she d be tetotally dare d if b
an Breckicndge 1 uion scheme, limnntil he U
Buchanan
will enjoy the advantage cf a strong po-
sition in that diy. The raee of Northern
doog'ufaces is m arly run out, and the tup -
porters of Breckinridge will fiadthat tbey
t.i. r.f il,e hnn-
can never command the respect ot me non -
, . l i ,i.
est masses until they bave purged tbcm-
I selves of tbe mean spirit cf subserviency
to the behests of tbes'.ae power, acd
j prove tbetLselvts loyal to the Constitution
of their Country and tbe Luiuo of the
Statcs. The power of the slave propig.n
da has departed, and that party in tbe
North which would perpetuate its reign,
declaring that "slavery is national and
freedom sectional, must go down with it.
Tbe Northern Democrat must be loyal to
tbe sentiment of the North. Freedom is
national, and slavery sectional. In tbe
election of Tuesday, tbe people of the
United States settled the question for all
time to came.
Ixp.tESlVS Peroration.
Rev. I'r. printr, of New York, lately
preached bis fiftieth anniversary sermon,
and closed hia discourse as fullows :J
The half century is gone; gone like
... . ,;,.;: : ,k
( " .
! curtain of tbe night; gone like the dying
C1jence of distant minstrelsy, as it van-
; t!,iei iDt a;r gone like the word just
1 fp,,fcen, for good or for evil, never to bo
! rtfC1ned; gone like the clouds which dis -
j ,rpoar after they have exhausted their
- ... i
treasures upon tbe earth; gone like the
treasures upju , .
! leaves of autumn, that are scattered to the
wjnds as tbey wither; gone like the
r.hantnm which, in rursnit, bad a em-
w .
; blatjce of reality, tut which, ia the retro-
jpect, is melted away gnn', as yesterday
g'ine. Why d'J I 8T bcre, guar T
jibing is g 'oe whose iufl icnce remains.
-j'iio man, the woman, the Sabbath, the
prayers, the week, the mcntLs, the years
that some c f as have beheld vanish, one
fc. pne in the mysterious pit", live still
; in God's universe. Past ! What is past ?
! What is tbe morocntoa present-tbis cow,
; this acef p.cd time ? What is the never-
i eoj;Eg future 7 They are but parts that
i All time is a unit, where the angel at j
Heaven's binli Court rec rds as we.l the
n.av.u s u.fcu .".
: responsibilities uf preacher.', at,d where
1 tbe great Witness and Judge will render
. , (.TL.rJ m,Q according to bis worKS.
j , "T";; -T".
nuiuiuA-i ,
has fi -ured as an inventor. The editor of Miss you are requeslully In Ti
the Washington Star waa shown the olh- j ted to sq ilt.in Next tbn Rsday S5at aiisa
, ,i. r e intent nffie 1 r the Rose is red tbe violet ia Blue)
er morning, .t the L. S. latent .Office, . ,bnr Mlh.
the model of a steamer, combining buoyant TiJrocdthe H BBip J0U glM u nJ
air chambers with a steamboat or other r iomp
vessel, fcr the purpose of enabling their
draught of water to be readily lessened,
that they might pass over bars or through
shallow water without discharging their
er-.,e. This was invented by Lincoln,
....; j .
j o ' That man, depend
P CD. ' - " " ,. '
' "
v. - -
i that he will be a second Jackson in firm-
, j wisdom; Clay in
Dessi c ' '
aud a true American in
Misrepresentation,
. Q intere8led Democracy, may dcceiT
Soa:hern brethren ; but tbev will find
, inlercsts tafe ;n bi, hands, under the
men luvntf. ."iw rt
, Constitution We t ,bat My Sel of
.... . ,d be ,Uowed t0 disturb
,. . ..::, f .h. Union. Tbe Deo- i
i '-I J - i
. . - . fhould
' .
. .
T)flneTas at lCKSaure. niS5lSSippi.
The Uon. Stephen A. itouglM passed
, : .l
k - " .
steamer James Battle, en route
.
I nf3nf.ifio in irusAifoa coury. Alarge
i , , , s . i i t l... i..i-
j crowd assembled on tbe wharf-boat while
Blte w at tbe l.nding, and died
j ,:.,in(r,lUhed .entlem.n. He
, distinguished gentleman. lie
; came forward, and spoke for .boot twenty
! minulc, Ile ML lh.t he wu in fa-
minute., lie aeciareu iu.i u wu in h-
:
I vor of the maintenance of tbe Union, un-
'
: der tbe Constitution, and said the AdmiC -
1 istration of Lincoln ws powerless, a
j both House, of Congrcs. were opposed lo
.. ,. j;i .i.n.ii,i.Mh..m.ia
bi. policy, .nd if lb. South aeptaer mem-
ber. in their .e.te, he would be unable 10
j carry out a aingle measure of Republican-
j ism. Ile was repeatedly cheered by tbe
crowd, aod the Senator rem.rked tb.t be
1" ft W 1
liments were .till .rpreci.te4. JUQge
Douglas w.s in fine health. He will re-
I main on hit vltiHti'ion for a few days,
when he will le i-iaew by fan family and
I proceed homeward.- VkULurj IVi.y.lTfA.
I Han; for the Nineteenth Tima.
A Western Missouri eoatcmpsnrj talU
j the fullowing:
j "Oa Taesdaj lajV" en
j J that man tt Been hanging betweea
j I J-PfJe.n" "L!"
ICC V'Jr'Bci
, . . . . - Jb
1 1 j.r3mpt!T repaired to the scene; hut, t
j his f0rprise, found the man alive, kicking",
1 and walking" about as other at do, itb
no rope around bts neck-where the rop.
: , tI ,
: -l.nn it. m.n . r a th jiM i
; Btn is , Elliott, the wife of tbw
j jUD- mii replied thl he wis down, bat
oot dead, and further remarked lhat it u
! about the nineteenth time he bad attempt-
j del(1,b he wonia BeTer eut tba
rQj,e 1(,mjn to let him breathe easy. Wa
, understand that Elliott ia in tba habit of
. hanging himself every lime be has a fan-
i!j jar, and, although be baa made ao
1 "j j i e
iDi attempts, has never vet got without
. . . . ,d
j not M (n fu, ioma htforo fcj, miui
I ghcrtencd."
j fgarThat old chap is Tery Bmch lika
, gonth Carolina been going to bang ber-
self so long, that, getting tired of tha
humbug, her companion will soma day
let ber exhanat her breath tee if thej
don't !
Tb(j TojUe Jmocrat relate
j folowins jneideDt : .A, y.neey waa
dowa jQ ,he (n (lom YnMoitf
cMe.ian o foaT or fite WJg, had a,
I KmVlii 0De of ,he depots, ho cried
j laMj .y,nceJ ; Yancey I Yancey V A
satisfied smirk crossed the visage of tba
a.-c'u-sgiiator at the demonstration, and a
! gentleman who bad been seated with him
, arose and stepped oat to tbe platform, nol
to speak, but to listen. He was mistakes
for Yancey, and a stentorian voice, lika
! .t ; , v..- .r v . ...
i """-"-S--f -
tiUery, bawled oat, 'Here be is, boyij
j DrjDg along the rope lo bang him V Tha
j gentleman, rather amused at the mistake,
j tut not desirous of having it carried anj
! further, retired into the cur. Yanceyism
j doesn t suit this latitude.
IIow to select Flocr. First, look
aMhe color; if it is white, with a slightly
yellowish or straw colored tint, boy it. If
it is Tery white, with a bluish cast, or
j with black specks in it, rtfuse it. Second,
exjuiiae its aancsivents ; wet ana anemia
itule of it between vour fiugers; if It
wnks s. ft at.J sticky, it is poor. Third,
; throw a tittle lump "t dry 3 ur against
dry, smooth, perpendicular surface; if it
falls like pnwcVr, it is bad. Fourth,
i sq iecr; some of tbe fl )ur in your band ; if
" retains the shape given by the pressure,
! e good sign. Flour
: m . m- ' . flllorje.i
j and ,hey per,aiD , a maer tb,t eoncertu
: eTCrybody namely, the staff of life.
A Lovi Lett e a The following Int
ter was picked np in the streets of Sioax
! ia ft frpnnin virorf option, oircn
. . . , . . , . ...
written w.th the omission of the r.rtiea"
names. It is "pcrfectfully" irresistible.
,
we doubt not the fair lady yielded ta
bis entreaties. Without comment, ber
it is :
When this yousee llemember Me
Tbe plan of using shingles in the bot
toms of shoes, originated about thirteen
j Teara a2 the first being eut in New
! Ilamosbire : and tbe nso of nicer and
1 ,Itl. board becan about tbe same time.
T 6ive onie idea of tbe extent of this
branch of the business the past ye.r, five
f h"T' M libw
i ueeo useu i 1 1 1 awa u...wk, ... j
j ,he m.nuf.cturers of N.-iek, and tbe ad-
jjinine towns, in tbe wle. of brog..
,.Ji .t. i;f- .jT-tf.
j Gqt of M, f wrongj,t in a facto-
j vy$ and tbe wife of Go. Morgan of Ne
i York w.s a milliner. Their present rank
is a proud proof of the correct working of
' ..." . .
! ourrepubl.can institutions icttnt nnea
1 4 fta ' " tl m W W W B fS, T Ifl V tVatV wll laflatlaWatt
" -tr"" "'r?.V"
! empire on earth danced with both these
ladies, and toougbt it an honor so to do.
Mrs. Lincoln, oar new President's wife,
is described as being "slightly above the)
medium stature, with brown eyes, elear-
i Ij cut fe.ture,, delicte, mobile, expres-
sive : rather dletinruished 10 .rpearanew
.ban beautiful, cauvevinff to fa mtna
generally an impression of seif-poscaiona
ti : : l..!tm.
atatelincss and elegance."
Dr. Camming, a Roman Catbolie priest
of New York, lectured before tbe Yong
Men. Christian tnton, of Boston, rceent-
, ..0n KeDelon.odtheCtholieCh0rcb.-
fee Scas.on w.s interesting, a. being ,b.
, . . .:...:, ....
msl lime. , -. - .V" r
t . i I'.Ma.-l.nl r ulnif j. ftnalnn
j Pe4rel1 ' . r?
The WorlJ thinks that whatever may
; have been tbe defect, cf Mr. Lineoln't
early education, there I. no denial tb.t ha
. &
j ,h,t he w in ,he daiI, receipt ofapeck
j before eee!il)n ind fron, B0W the io-
, aogurilion hewiil havejthem Jy bushel.,
I - - V p,ri.
oe pa.rntra invrniioo.
-
T, (,r;a. j7iSii.rn will rema.n
,1'iriri t::e w:
StJ.OCO
, p.rpns 1 v.s.d jfgio
lot
1 Nilford Hav.n.