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BY S. J. ROW.
CLEAKFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1861.
VOL. 7.-T0. 34.
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JATSIOTIC HYMN.
God's blessing be upon
Onr own, our native land !
The land our fathers won
By the etrong heart and hand,
The keen axe and brand ;
When they felled the forest's pride,
And the tyrant foe defied.
The free, the rich, the wide :
God and oar native land.
To none upon a throne
But God, we bend the knee;
No noble name we own
But noble liberty :
Ours is a brother band ;
For the spirit of our sires
Each patriot bosom fires.
And the strong faith inspires :
God for our native land !
Up with the starry sign,
The red stripes and the white !
Where'er its glories shine,
In peace or in the fight,
AVe own its high command;
For the flag our fathers gave,
O'er our children's heads shall wave,
And their children's children's grave:.
God for our native land !
America! to thee,
In one united vow,
To keep tbee strong and free,
And glorious as now,
AVe pledge each heart and hand ;
By the blood our fathers shed !
By the ashes of our deed !
By the sacred soil we tread !
God for our native land !
AW UNEXPECTED FBI END.
A BEAUTIFUL TALE.
"It must be my child," said the poor widow,
wiping away the tears which slowly trickled
down her wasted cheeks. ' There is no other
resonrce. I am too sick to work, and you
cannot, surely, see me and your little brother
starve. Try and beg a few shillings, and per
haps by the time that is gone I may be better.
Go, Henry, my dear, I grieve to send you on
such an errand, but it must be done.''
The boy, a noble looking little fellow of a
bout ten years, started up, and throwing his
arms around his mother's neck, left the house
without a word. lie did not hear the groan
of anguish that .wa"Sf uttered by his parent, as
the door closed behind him ; and it was well
lie did not, for his little heart was ready to
burst without it. . It was in a by-street in Phil
adelphia, and as he walked to and fro on the
sidewalk, he looked first at one person and
then at another, as they passed him, but no
one seemed to look kindly on him, and the
longer he waited, the faster his courage dwin
dled away, and the more difficult it became to
muster courage to beg. The tears were run
ning fast down his cheeks, but nobody no
ticed them, or if they did, nobody seemed
to care; for although clean, Henry looked
jHior and miserable, and it Is common for the
poor and miserable to cry. Everybody seem
ed in a hurry, and the poor boy was quite in
despair, when at last he espied a gentleman
who seemed to be very leisurely taking a morn
ing walk. He was dressed in black, wore a
three-cornered hat, and bad a face that was as
mild as an angel's. Somehow, when Henry
looked at him he felt all fear vanish at once.
His tears had been flowing so long that his
eyes were quite red and swollen, and his voice
trembled but that was with weakness, for he
had not eaten for twenty-four hours. As Hen
ry, with a low, faltering voice, begged for a
little charity, the gentleman stopped, and his
kind heart melted with compassion as he look
ed into the fair countenance of the poor boy,
and saw the deep blush which spread over his
face, and listened to the modest, humble tones
which accompanied his petition.
"You do not look like a boy that has been
accustomed to bos for his bread." said he.
kindly laying his hand on the boy's shoulder ;
"what has driven you to this step V I
'Indeed," answered Henry, his tears be
ginning to flow afresh, "indeed, I was not
born in this condition. But the misfortune of
niy father, and the sickness of my mother,
have driven me to the necessity now."
"Who is your father?" inquired the gentle
man, still more interested.
"My father was a rich merchant of this city,
but be became a bondsman for a friend, who
soon after failed, and be was entirely ruined,
lie could not live long after this loss, and in
one month he died of grief, and bis death was
more dreadful than any of our trouble. My
mother, my little brother, and myself sunk in
to the lowest depths of poverty. My mother
has, until now, managed to support herself
and my little brother by her labor, and 1 have
earned what I could by shovelling snow and
other work that I could find to do. But night
before last mother was taken very sick, and
slie has since become so much worse that"
here the tears flowed faster than ever "that
I do fear she will die. I cannot think of any
way in the world to help her. I have not had
any work for several weeks. I have not had
the courage to go to any of my mother's old
acquaintances, and tell them that she bad
come to need charity. I thought vou looked
like a stranger, sir, and something in your
face overcame my shame and gave me cour
se to speak to you. Oh, sir, do pity my
poor mother." ,
The tears, and the simple and moving lan
guage of the poor boy, touched a chord in the
breast of the stranger that was accustomed to
ftoquent vibrations.
"Where does your mother live, my boy ?"
said he, in a husky voice ; is it far from here V
'She lives in the last house on this street,
E,r" replied Henry. "You can see it from
herein the 3d block and on the left hand side."
"Have you sent for a physician 1"
. "A'o, sir," said the boy, sorrowfully sbak
lng his head. "I had no' money to pay 'either
for a physician or for medicine."
"Here," said the stranger, drawing some
pieces of silver from his pocket, "here are
nree dollars, take them, and run immediate
ly for a physician."
Henry's eyes flashed with gratitnde he re
ceived the money with a stammering and al
most inaudible voice, but witn a look of the
warmest gratitude be vanished. The benevo-
V Granger Instantly sough; the dwelling of
i5 ick widow, ne entered a little room in
ach he could see nothing but a few Imple
ments 0f female labor a miserable table, and
n 0,d bureau, and a little bed which stood in
'ie corner, on which the invalid lay. She
I'peared weak and almost exhausted and on
Mather feet sat a little boy, crying as
" on i heart would break. Deeply moved at
r '8;nt the stranger drew near the bedside
inn inTalll and feigning to be a physician,
"loired into the natnr of hr disuse. .The
symptoms were explained in a few words
when the widow, with a deep sigh, added,
"Oh, my sickness has a deeper cause, and one
which is beyond the art of the physician to
cure. I am a mother a wretched mother. I
see my children sinking daily deeper and
deeper in want, which I have no means of re
lieving. My sickness is of the heart, and
death . alone can end my sorrows ; but even
death is dreadful to me, for it awakens the
thought of the misery iuto which my children
would be plunged, it " Here emotion check
ed her utterance, and the tears flowed unre
strained down her cheeks. But the pretended
physician spoke so consolingly to her and
manifested so warm a sympathy for her con
dition, tLat the heart of the poor woman throb
bed with a pleasure that was unwonted.
"Do not despair," said the stranger, "think
only of recovering and of preserving a life
that is so precious to your children. Can I
write a prescription here i"
The poor widow took a little prayer book
from the hands of the child who sat on the bed
with ber, and tearing out a blank leaf, "I have
no other," said she, "butperhaps this will do."
The stranger took a pencil from his pocket
and wrote a few lines upon the paper.
"This prescription," said he, "you will find
of great service to you. If it Is necessary I
will write you a second. I have great hopes
of your recovery."
He laid the paper on the table and departed.
Scarcely was he gone when the eldest son re
turned. "Cheer up, dear mother," said he, going to
her bedside and affectionately kissing her.
"See what a kind benevolent stranger has giv
en us. It will make us rich for several days.
It has enabled us to have a physician, and he
will be here in a moment. Compose yourself
now, dear mother, and take courage."
"Come nearer, my son," anwercJ the
mother, looking with pride and affection on
her child. "Come nearer that I may bless
you. God never forsakes the innocent and the
good. O, may He watch ovr you in all your
paths! A physician has just been here. He
was a stranger, but be spoke to me with a com
passion and kindness that were a balm to my
heart. When he went away he left that pre
scription on the table, see if you can read it."
Henry glanced at the paper and started back
he took it up, and as he read it through a
gain and again, a cry of wonderful astonish
ment escaped him.
"What is it, my son " exclaimed the wid
ow, trembling with an apprehension of she
knew not what.
"Ah, read, dear mother ! God basheard us."
The mother took the paper from the hands
of her son, but no sooner had she fixed her
eyes upon it than, "My God !" she exclaimed,
"it is Washington," and fell back fainting
upon her pillow.
The writing was an obligation for it was
indeed he by which the widow was to receive
the 8m of one hundred dollars, from his own
private property, to be doubled if necessary.
Meanwhile the expected physician made his
appearance, and soon awoke the nithcr fiorj
her fainting fit. The joyful surprise, togeth
er with a good nurse, with which tto physi
cian provided her, and aplenty of wholesome
food, soon restored her to perfect health.
The influence of Washington, who visited
them more than once, provided for the widow
friends who furnished her with constant em
ployment, and her sons when they arrived at
the proper age, were placed in respectable
situations, where they were able to support,
and render the remainder of their mother's
life comfortable and happy.
Let the children who read this story, re
member, when thej think of the great and
good Washington, that he was not above en
tering tho duelling of poverty, and carrying
joy and gladness to the hearts of its inmates.
This is no fictitious tale, but only one of a I hou
sand incidents which might be related of him,
and which stamp him one of the best of men.
Raising Early Tomatoes, ac. A corres
pondent of the Count'y Gentleman gives the
following method for raising early plants:
Start the seeds in a box of moist earth, and
when the plants are about two inches high,
transplant them into a turnip, scooped out
filled with flue, rich mold. Set them out in
your hotbed, and when the spring frosts are
past, remove them to the garden. This is bet
ter than making a basket for tbe roots, as
sometimes recommended, as the turnip decays
and nourishes the plant. Tomatoes ara bene
fitted by an early transplanting, which causes
them to throw out more roots and grow 'stoc
ky.' Do not pinch out the center shoots, un
less you want a succession of lateral suckers
all the season. If you start the seeds in a hot
bed, the plants should still bo m'oved, if only
an inch or two, in the bed. Of cucumbers,
melons, Lima beans, and other tender plants
that suffer from transplanting, the seeds may
be planted in the turnip. Sink the turnips in
the soil, or they will dry up;, or you can keep
them in the house in a shallow box, surround
ed with earth.
; Curious Animal. Australia is a land full
of natural wonders to us. Great tracts of that
country are covered with balls of quartz, shot,
as it were, from some lunar battery ; the na
tives kill tbe jumping kangaroo by shooting
the boomerang "round the corner ;" and there
Is the orniihoryncus, which puzzles naturalists
to classify by its parodoxical peculiarities. It
appears to be a link between the quadruped,
bird and reptile. Its body, is something like
that of tbe beaver; it has four short legs unci
is web footed, and on its little flat head it has
tbe bill of a duck. . These creatures live a
great deal in water; their resorts are quiet
creeks fringed with weeds, among which they
bearch for food. They burrow in' the banks
of streams like moles; in disposition they are
timid, playful and harmless, and they have
been made very amusing petj.
Coal Tar Soap. M. Semeaux, in Comptes
Jiendus, recommends a new preparation of
tar for disinfecting purpose, which is different
from tbe emulsion made from tar. He pre
pares it by digesting equal parts of coal tar
soap and rectified spirits in a water-bath un
til complete solution has taken place. The
soap thus formed is said to be soluble both In
warm and cold water.
Nature has strange ways of doing tbe most
beautiful things. Out of the oozy earth, the
mud and rain of early spring, come the most
delicate flowers, their white leaves bora out
of the fruit, as unsoiled and pure as if they
had bloomed In the garden of Paradiie.
THE WAR AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
HOW THE NEWS IS RECEIVED.
The Phil'a Ledger of April 15th, says : :The
treason which was hatched in the benate of
the United States, and treacherously aided by
Cabinet officers of the late Administration,has
culminated now into active war against the
National Government and the people of the
United States. Beginning with treachery and
robbery, the violation of oaths, the betrayal of
trusts, and everything that is disloyal and dis
honorable, its next step is the commencement
of civil war. Already, the audacious rebels,
whom a triumph over less than a hundred half-
starved men has elated with extravagant hopes,
talk of establishing themselves at the capital
of the country. The Secretary of War of the
Confederate usurpation has announced this as
part of the programme, and his speech has
been received with shouts from his secession
ist auditors. Already the Secessionists in Vir
ginia are celebrating the "victory," and the
Uontedeiate nag, it is reported, is nying over
the Capitol at Richmond. With Virginia and
other border States strongly sympathizing with
the revolutionists, or only held to a halt sup
port of the National Government through
dread of makinjr their territories the seat of
conflict, and not through any cordial attach
ment to the Union, or any patriotic National
impulses we should not be surprised to see an
immediate attempt made to put this audacious
threat in force, and to see the traitors in Vir
ginia inviting them and aiding in their purpose.
In this lamentable condition of affairs, what is
the duty of the Administration 1 We know
not what course it has marked out for itself, or
what sufficient preparations are made by it to
hold its position securely at Washington. The
Administration ought to be best advised ot its
danger, and what is required of it in this e
mergency, ana possibly lias taken measures
which it may deem sutiicient for its security.
It has sounded the military of the States which
can be depended upon for defence and has got
offers of aid. But this force ought at once to
be called into the service of the United States
and hurt ied on io Washington city as if an at
tack was certain every moment. Fifty thou
sand volunteers should be called into the ser
vice of the National Government and be so
placed that they could, under any circumstan
ces, be within a few hours reach of the capi
tal. Ten thousand of them should be placed
in that city, whether Maryland and Virginia
like it or not. A proclamation should he is
sued calling njon all the Union men of the
country, north and south, to hold themselves
in readiness to support the Government and
the laws. An army of observation f hou Id be
established at available points, to strike wher
ever a blow will tell the best the moment that
the secession rebels make a single aggressive
movement against the Government. It is idle
to pursue the temporizing and procrastinating
policy in hopes to preserve the Union by con
ciliation alone. It has been tried and it has
failed, for every concession has only been re
plied to by fresh insults, and renewed prepa
rations for still greater aggressions. During
the whole period that the secessionists have
been steadily preparing for war, and now that
tLey have wade their plans complete, they
have thrown otf the flimsy disguise of defen
sive preparation, and boldly proclaim their
purpose is offensive war aainat the Natiocal
Government. In the face of such facts as these,
it is a criminal neglect, of our duty any longer
to delay being prepared to strike when the en
counter does come, and strike such a blow for
our country as will make its enemies quail, and
treason and rebellion forever hide their heads.
The Government should act vigorously, act
promptly, and act for success. Thoroughly
prepared for the worst emergency, we shall
find success an easier task.
The Phil'a Press, of April 16th, says : "The
full history of a day like yesterday in our coun
try could find no parallel in the annals of any
other nation. The intelligence of the assault
upon Port Sumter and its surrender has been-
carried on the wings of lightning to tho most
remote corners of the laud, and it has wrought
a revolution in public sentiment never before
equalled. Smarting like a strong man with
the disgrace of a blow upon his cheek, and
conscious that war was inevitable, the resolu
tion to mako stern and complete preparation
for it fired all hearts with a common purpose,
and swept away all minor differences of opin
ions, doubts, and hesitations, as a mountain
torrent sweeps the drift-wood in its channel.
Henceforth, let no man doubt that the latent
fires of patriotism burn as brightly as ever in
American bosoms; that our country's honor
and her flag-are stiil dear to rnifdfons of faith
ful hearts; that the triumph of the traitors
who seek to destroy the Republic, and to tram
ple its ensign in tho dnst. will be short-lived,
aul that hereafter, the Star-spangled Banner
will wave in triumph -from every contested
point. One sentiment uow pervades all ranks
and men who have hitherto been connected
with all parties. Bankers hasten to offer their
money, legislators to pass all needful laws,
Governors to call their States into action, and
thousands of brave soldiers to tender their
military services. Men and money sufficient
to conquer a haughty empire or to defend the
nation against a world in arms will be speedily
forthcoming. The National Government has
but to indicate its wants and wishes for the
vindication of our outraged honor to And them
enthusiastically responded to. Let rebellion
shrink back affrighted to its noxious den, and
the bopes of loyal Union men everywhere re
vive. The destinies of our country are no lon
ger in tbe hands of its enemies, but in those of
its friends, who will henceforward have the
power to firmly guide its destinies, and to di
rect them in the channel which the patriots,
and not the traitors, of the land select.
A Nice Little Church Incident. In one
of the Washington churches last Sunday a
pretty occurrence took place. After service
a young man who carries the collecting plate,
as usual put his band in bis vest pocket to
place upon it apiece of money before starting
to collect.- He dropped as he supposed, a
quarter on tbe plate, and without looking at
it, passed around among the congregation.
"Instead of silver, however, he had inadvert
ently placed a conversation lozenger in the
centre of the plate, and all were astonished at
seeing tbe lozenger with the words staring
them in the face, "Will you marry me V
The young ladies probably thought this was
an . unusual mode of "proposing !" but no
doubt it was the sight of them that caused
the mistake.
Late accounts from Europe state that the
Emperor of Russia will emancipate bis serf.
THE MARVELS OF A SEED.
Have you ever considered how wonderful a
thing the seed ot a plant is ? It is the mira
cle of miracles. God said, "Let there be plants
yieiaing seed ;" and it is further added, each
one "after his kind."
. The great naturalist, Cuvier, thought that
the germ of all past, present, and future gen
erations of seeds were contained one within tbfe
other, as if packed in a succession of boxes.
Other learned men have explained this mystery
in a different way. But what signify all their
explanations ? Let them explain it as they will,
the wonder remains the same, and we must
look upon the reproduction of the seed as a
continual miracle.
Is there upon earth a machine, is there a
Palace, is there even a city, which contains so
much that is wonderful as is inclosed in a sin
gle little seed one grain of corn, one little
brown apple-seed, one small seed of a tree,
picked up, perhaps, by a sparrow tor her little
ones, the smallest seed of a poppy or a blue
bell, or even one of the seed that are so small
that the)' float about in the air invisible to our
eyes ! Ah ! there is a world of marvels and
brilliant beauties hidden in each of these tiny
seeds. Consider their immense number, the
perfect seperation of the different kinds, their
power ot life and resurrection, and their won
derful fruitfulness !
Consider first their number. About a hun
dred and fifty years ago, the celebrated Lin
naeus, who had been called "the father of bot
any," reckoned about 8,000 different kinds of
plants; and he then thought that the whole num
ber existing could not much exceed 10,000.
But, a hundred years after him, M. deCandolle,
of Geneva, described 40,000 kind of plants; and
he supposed it possible that the number might
even amount to 100,000.
Well, let me ask you, have these 100,000
kinds of plants ever failed to bear the right
seed 7 Have they ever deceived us ? Has a
seed of wheat ever yielded barley, or a seed of
a poppy grown up into a sunflower ? Has a
sycamore-tree ever sprung from an acorn, or
a' beech-tree from a chestnut A little bird
miy carry away the small seed of a sycamore
in its beak to feed its nestlings, and on the
way may drop it on the ground. The tiny
seed may spring up and grow where if fell, un
noticed, and sixty years alter it may become a
magnificent tree, under which the flocks of
the valleys and their shepherds may rest in
the shade.
Consider next the wonderful power of life
and resurrection bestowed on the seeds of
plants, so that they may be preserved from
year to year, and even from century to cen
tury. Let a child pnt a few seeds in a drawer and
shut them up, and sixty years afterwards, when
his hair is white and his step tottering, let him
take one of these seeds and sow it in the
ground, and soon after he will see it spring up
into new life, and become a young, fresh, and
beautiful plant.
M. Jouannet relates that in the year 1835,
several old Celtic toombs were discovered near
Bergorac. Under the head of each of the dead
bodies there was found a small, square stone
or brick with a hole in it, containing a few
seeds, which had been placed there beside the
dead by the heathen friends who bad buried
them, perhaps 1,500 or 1,700 years before.
These seed were carefully sowed by those
who found them, and what do you think was
seen to spring up from the dust of the dead 1
beautiful sun flower, blue corn-flowers, and
clover, bearing blossoms as bright and sweet
as those which are woven into wreathes by
the merry children now playing in bur fields.
Some yeais ago a vase, hermetically sealed,
was found in a uinmmy-pit in Egypt, by the
English traveler, Wilkinson, who sent it to the
British Museum. The librarian there having
unfortunately broken it, discovered in it a
few grains of wheat and one or two peas, old
wrinkled, and as hard as stone. The peas
were planted carefully under glass on the 4th
of June, 1844, and at the end of thirty days
thoe old seeds were seen to spring up into
new life. 1 hey had been buried brobably a-
bout 3,000 years ago, perhaps in the time of
Moses, and had slept all thai long time, appar
ently dead, yet still living in the dust of the
tomb. -
Is not the springing of the seed an emblem
of the resurrection of the dead ? Accordingly
it is mentioned by the Apostle Paul, in 1 Cor.
xv., where, from the springing of the seed ; he
explains the doctrine of the resurrection unto
life. Gatissen.
New Mode op Grafting. The French are
practicing a new method ofgraftinj, a knowl
edge of which may prove valuable to Ameri
can horticulturists, inasmuch as it can be per
formed at any season of the year when tbe
sound matured buds can be had, whether the
sap is in a flowing state or not. It is perform
ed by removing a small piece of bark and
wood, leaving a smooth and flat surface, to
which a similar piece containing the bud,
which is to form the future tree, is fitted,
which is sealed over immediately with col
lodion. This forms a strong impervious cuti
cle, which secures a free circulation of the
sap on the approach of warm weather and a
perfect union of the parts. Collodion is a
substance that may be found at most drug
stores, and is not very expensive.
Everybody recollects the diamond wedding
of the rich old Cuban and the young New York
belle. A recent letter from Cuba says : "It
may interest my fair readers to remember that
Havanna is the home of Signor Oveido, the
hero of the diamond wedding. Here he is
known as a mulatto, at least half black, and be
is said to be a Blue Beard for brutality. He
is rich ; but, as he and his bride are of course
excluded from all good society, his wealth can
hardly compensate his lady for the slights and
seclusion to which her life is henceforth des
tined. A sad and dearly bought conclusion of
so brilliant a bridal."
Da. Franklin said : "There seems to be
but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth.
The first is by "war, as the Romans did, in
plundering their neighbors, this is robbery.
The second by commerce, which is frequent
ly cheating. The third by agriculture, the
only honest way wherein a man receives a
real increase of the seed thrown into tbe
ground in a kind of continued miracle,
wrought by the hand of God in his favor as a
reward for his innocent life and bis virtuous
industry.
Tbe slaves in Missouri are estimated in tbe
census returns as worth forty-flve millions.
REASONS TOR CHANGING VOTES.
Messrs. Eilenberger, Leisenring, Byrne
Smith of Berks, Boyer and Osterhout, Demo
cratic members of theHouse of Representa
tives, who voted against the bill for the prop
er regulation of the Military Bystem of this
Commonwealth, and supplying them with arms
and equipments, changed their votes yester
day: by leave of tho House, and recorded
them in the affirmative : Mr. Eilenberger re
marked :-
I voted against the bill ; and when I did so,
I did it because I desired, if possible, that
Pennsylvania should, by no act, throw the
least obstacle in tbe way of an amicable adjust
ment of our national difficulties. I bad not
then heard of the proceedings at Charleston
I was yet hopeful for a peaceable arrangement
of our troubles; but since then I have learned
that the Federal forces have been fired upon ;
that there has been a positive refusal to let
Fort Sumter be provisioned, and that actual
war has at last been Inaugurated against theGov-
ernroent of the U. States. I now feel that
duty to my country, that duty to the- Com
monwealth and to my constituency, demand
that I should vote for this measure. I had
hoped that the evil of civil war might be avert
ed. I can only say it has come, and the blame
must rest upon those who bave began it. I
must stand lor the Government. I must stand
up for our defence against the enemy. I must
stand by the Constitution and the laws, ami I
shall do so willingly, gladly, not only by my
vote, but in every other way which may be re
quired of me. Pennsylvania has tried by
Rind words and kind acts to avert this evil,
but it is upon us. I shall stand firm in its de
fence and in defence of the national Govern
ment let what come may, and may the God of
nations soften the harshness of sectional feel
ing, and yet save our blessed heritage.
Mr. Leisenring sid : When the bill, enti
tled "An Act for tbe better organization of the
militia of the Commonwealth," was before the
House, I voted against it because I had consci
entious scruples as to its constitutionality.
Since that time hostilities have commenced a
gainst the Government of the United States,
and an attempt made by an armed force to
seize its property. ' The President ol the U
nited States has issued a proclamation calling
upon all "loyal citizens to favor, facilitate and
aid" him in maintaining "the honor, the in
tegrity and the existence of our National U
nion and the perpetuity of the popular Gov
ernment," ana tor o.UOU men to suppress
combinations against the Government. In
view of these facts, and knowing how soon
Pennsylvanians may be required to "repel in
vasion" against the CommonwealthjOr suppress
insurrection" within her own borders, I deem
it my duty to ask the unanimous consent of
this House to allow me to change my vote on
the bill for the better organization ot tbe mili
tia of the Commonwealth.
Mr. Shafer, the Republican member for
Chester county, who had been unavoidably
absent when the bill passed, also obtained
leave to vote on the same. He voted in com
mon with all good patriots for the bill.
Hot Shot from Brownlow. Parson Brown
low, of the Knoxville (Tennessee) Whig, con
tinues to pour bot shot into the Southern trai
tors. In his last paper he says : "We fre-
quently4 receive as many as a hall-dozen let
ters in a day from the principal I'rincipauties
in the Southern Confederacy, threatening us
with death in the most horrible forms. These
revolting States are swarming with despera
does and assassins, who would feel happy in
bathing their hands in the blood of Union
men. A more ferocious and malevolent bar
barism cannot be found on God's green earth
than that now dominant in this "Southern
Conlederacv." Private worth, public virtue,
age and experience none of these can soften
or restrain the multiplying and relentless bru
tality which is engendered by the mob spirit
ol this "new form of civilization." Talk a
bout riding a Union editor upon a rail ! Why,
the Prince of Peace, if he were on earth again,
could not traverse the dominions of these
Yanceys, Rhetts, Davises, Slidells, and Wig-
falls, and live, without repudiating his Ser
mon on the Mount and proclaiming this South
ern Confederacy to be God-ordained, Christ-
begotten, and Heaven-approved.
A Thunderbolt is Northern Alabama
The l'uscumbia North Alabamian of the 22nd
instant, contains the proceedings of a public
meeting held at Frankfort, in Alabama, at which
the following resolutions, among others of sim
ilar character, were passed :
Resolved, That we approve the course pur.
sued by our delegates. Messrs. Walkins and
Steel, in Convention at Montgomery, in not
signing the so-called secession ordinance.
That secession is inexpedient and unneces
sary, and the more so since a majority of the
slave States have refused to go out, either by
what is called "Southern cooperation," or
"precipitate secession," and that the refusal
to submit the so called secession ordinance
to tbe decision of the people, is an outrage
upon our right and liberty, and manifests a
spirit of assumption, UDfairness and dictator
ship. That our Congressional nominee, if elected,
is to represent us in the United Slates Con
gress, and net in the Congress of this so-called
"Southern Confederacy."
Going to Jail on a Speculation. The Bos
ton Traveler notices an incident which could
hardly bave occurred out of Yankee land.
One of the witnesses for the defense in a rob
bery case at Roxbury, declined obtaining
bonds, although he could probably have done
so, but allowed himself to be committed to
Jail. He will have to stay there three months,
receiving $1 per day and bis board. lie will
have about $90 at the end of bis term of im
prisonment, treble the sum he would have
been able to earn, above bis board, as a com
mon laborer. -: '
A number of the Union ladies of Richmond,
have presented to Mr. Carlisle, member of the
Virginia Convention, a beautiful watch, chain
and seal, with the following incription upon it :
"From the ladies of Richmond to Hon. John
S. Carlisle, in appreciation of his patriotic de
votion to the Union." - .
The cotton crop this year will, it is estima
ted, fall short of fonr million bales. Prices
are advancing in consequence. , -
' Goods admitted at New Orleans free of du
ty are selling la til the principal cities along
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. 1
LOST CHILDREN.
The following beautiful sentiment, in regard
to the future condition of children, is from tbe
pen ot Henry Ward Beecher: "When God
gives me a babe, I say, I thank God for this
lamp lit in my family." And when, after it
has been a light in my household for two or
three years, it pleases God to take it away, I
can take the cup, bitter or sweet; I can say,
"My light has gone out ; my heart is sacked ;
my hopes are desolated ; my child is lost my
child is lost !" or I can say in the spirit of
Job, "The Lord gaveand the Lord hath ta
ken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord."
It has pleased God to take five children from
me, but I never lost one, and never shall.
When I have a child Christ covets, with a di
vine coyeting, and he says to me, in words of
tenderness, "Will you not give me the child,
and let me take care of it, instead of your-,
self 7" my flesh may remonstrate, but my
heart says, "Lord, take it and adopt it." I
bave lived long enough since the taking away
of my children, to find that it is better as it Is,
thn that they should have remained with me.
I have seen a great many cares and troubles
for a person of my years, but I bear witness
that God has put no trial upon me which bas
not been good for me to endure.
As believers in Christianity which revetls
God as our Father, and heaven as our eter
nal home, it is our privilege to feel that, when
our children are taken from us, they are not
lost to us, but only pass on before us to tbe
spirit world, to become angelic teitigs around
tbe burning throne of God and the Lamb.
Jesus declared that of such is the kingdom of
Heaven. They have goue from us, to live
with the crowned immortals, to be watched
for and cared for by the angels of light ; and
we doubt not that they will be among the first
to welcome us among shining courts on high.
What Makes a Man. A man never knows
what he is capable of until he has tried bis
power. I here seems to be no bound to hu
man capacity. Insight, energy and will, pro
duce astonishing results. How often modest
talent, driven by circumstances to undertake
some formidable looking work, has felt its un
tried and hitherto unconscious rising up to
grapple and to master, and afterwards stood
amazed at his unexpected success. Those cir
cumstances, those people, enemies and friends,
that provoke us to any great undertaking, are
onr greatest benefactors. Opposition and per
secution do more for a man ttian any seeming
good fortune. The sneers of critics develop
the fire of the young poet. The anathemas of
the angry church inflame the zeal of tbe re
former. Tyranny, threats, faggots, torture,
raise up heroes, martyrs, who might otherwise
have slept away thoughtless and slothful lives,
never dreaming what splendid words and acta
lay buried beneath their bosoms. And who
knows but the wrongs of society are permit
ted because of the fine gold which is beaten
out of the crude ore of humanity. Here is
truth worth considering. Are you in poverty T
Have you snffered wrong 7 Are you beset by
enemies? Now is your time! Never lio
there depressed and melancholy. Spend no
time in idle whining. LTp like a lion. Make
no complaint if difficulty fights you, but rear
vour defiance. You are at school this is
3'our necessary discipline, poverty and pain
are your masters, but nse the powers God has
given yon, and yon shall be master at last.
Fear of failure is the most fruitful cause of
failure. What seems failure at first is only
discipline. Accept the lesson, trust and strike
again, and you shall always gain, whatever tbe
fortunes of to-day's or to-morrow's battle.
Texas Troops and Twiggs' Treason. A
United States soldier from Texas writes to the
New York Post, denying that the men there
were demoralized and infected by Gen.Twiggs'
treason. He says : "When the news reached
us at Fort Brown, a thrill of indignation ran
through every soldier's breast, and nothing
but respect for one who had been our superior
officer, or rather respect for the office be had
filled, prevented a loud expression of our sur
prise and contempt. As it was, we could not
be prevented from talking among ourselves.
One of our men, who was considered a sort of
spoResman among us one who is us brave as
a lion and as true as steel was erooming his
horses when he first heard of it. Some one
told him that Gen. Twiggs had surrendered
the government troops and property, lie turn-
on bis informant and said : "Gen. 1 wiggs may
surrender the properly to the traitors ; he may
give himself up, and he can take my horses
here ; but he can t make me -or any other Li
nton man surrender." I neie was no aumoie
response to this, but the looks of every one
who heard him were expressive of their deter
mination to serve that government faithfully
into whose service they had voluntarily enter
ed, and whose bread and butter they were eat
ing." That's the right kind of talk.
To Prevent Shippers in Hams. In a com
munication to the Cotton Planter, Mr. W. M'-
Willie says : There is according to my experi
ence, nothing easier than to avoid skippers
and other worms and bugs that infest and de
stroy bacon. It is simply to keep your smoke
house dark, and the moth that deposits the
eggs never enters it. For tho past 2o years I
have attended to this, and never naa my ba
con troubled with insects. I have hanging
In my smoke house, hams one, two and three
years old, and the oldest are free from insets
as when first bung up.
A Homespun Party. Col. Doland, of Leake
county, Mississippi, recently gave a novel
party to the young people ot his neighbor
hood. The ticket sent to each young lady re
quired that she should come dressed in Mis
sissippi manufactured apparel, in the manufac
ture of which she most in some way assist.
The young gentlemen were also required to
dress in the manufacture of Mississippi.
There were near one hundred persons of both
sexes in attendance, all thus attired.
A eirl going to market with a basket of eggs
on ber bead, had them knocked off by a ow
dy, for which be was fined, and had to pay for
the eggs. When asked how many eggs she
had, the answer was : " v nen l put mem in
two at a time, there was one over ; three at a
time, one over; and when I put in four, five
or six at a time, there was one over ; but wher.
I put them in seven at a time, they came out
even." How many eggs had he to pay for ?,
The returns qf tbe Philadelphia banks show
that they have dow over $6,000,000 of specie
In their ndts. Why don't they circulate II t
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