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In storms the dreary day closes, .
- .-All hushed is the twittering glee ,.
., of the swallows that sang for me, . .. ,
And hushed is the oriole's song ;
For summer hath gone with, her roses,
And Automn comes trailing along ','.'.'!"''
O'er the tomb where the HHy -reposes, ' "
Sad Autumn comes trailing along '.
But alas! the Summer hath taken; 1 "
' Not only the roses gay, - ' ": '
.Not only the flowers away, '
Not only the oriole's lay " -! '
But bat'i left me entirely forsaken, ;
Having taken afar to her home i . . . :
My darling, who will not awaken, .
When nature no longer is dumb?
I knew it would be in Autumn v .
Alas! that Autumn should come
Let the Iilly not murmur that sleepeth
Far down in the cold, dreary earth;
For it hsth, in waiting, a birth
To beauty and Spring-time mirth ;
But the heart of the poet that weepcth
For her that ia fairer far -
. Than the roses and lillies are,- ; ' "
A watch that it endless keepeth
- - Like the watch of a lonely star. -' :
GEN. EALLECK'S LETTER TO STANTON.
The Gr .unda for Gen:ral Ji'Clellaa's Eemoval.
From the Philadelphia Press of Nov'r 10
Wasuisotos, November 9, 1 802. The fol
lowing important correspondence will perhaps
give some of the reasons which actuated otir
War Department in recommending the Pres-
dent to mske a change in the command of
the Army of the Potomac :.'
IIkadquartkks op the Army. I
' . - Washington, October 23, 18G2.- J
Hon. E. M. Stanlon, Secretary of War: Sir:
In reply , to the general interrogatories con
tained in your letter of yesterday,,! have the
honor to report : '
First. That requisitions for supplies to the
army tinder General McClelhn are made by
his stafTofGcers on the Cliie(s of Bureaus here;
that is, (he Quartermaster applies by hisChief
Quartermaster on Quartermaster General; for
commissary supplies by his Chief Commissary
on Commissary General, &c ,: ,., ..- ...
No such requisitions- have been, to my
knowledge, made upon the Secretary , of War,
ami none upon the General-in-Chief. :
Second. On several occasions, General Mc-Cl-llan
has telegraphed me that his army was
deficient in certain supplies. . All these tele-,
grams were immediately referred to the heada
of bareab'sutli 'orders" to report. " It ' aVas
certaineJ tliat in every instance the ; requisi
tions have 'been. Immediately fllled,' except
where the Quartermaster General had been
obliged to send from Philadelphia certain ar ticles
of clothing, tents, He, not having a full
supply here.. J . ..
. .There has not been, so far as I could ascer
tain, any neglect or delay, in any department
or burean,' in issuing all the supplies asked
for by General MeOlellan or by the officers of
his staff. . .7, V ' . '''" ; .'.' . 1..' ..".'
Delays have ; occasionally occurred in for
warding snppiies by railroad on account of
the crowded condition of. the railroad depots,
or of a want of a sufficient number' of cars;
but, wl.euever notified of this fact, agents have
been sent out to remove the difficulty under
the excellent superintendence of Gen. Ilaupt.
I think those delays have been less freqnent
and of , shorter duration than . is usually the
case with freight trains. - An army of the size
of that under General McClellan will frequent
ly be for some days without the supplies it has
asked for, on account of a neglect in making
timely requisitions for them, and unavoidable
delays in forwarding them and distributing
them to the different brigades and regiments.
From all the information that I can obtain,
I am of the opinion that the requisitions from
that army have been filled more promptly, and
that the men, as a general rule, have lieen bet
ter supplied,- than in the case of our armies
operating in: the West. The latter have ope
rated at much greater distances from, the
sources of supplies," and have hud far less fa
cilities for transportation. In fine, I believe
that no armies in the world in campaigning
have been more promptly or better supplied
than ours. ;
Third. Soon after tho battle of Antielam,
General McClellan was urged to give me in
formation of his intended movements,' in or
der that if he moved between the enemy and
Washington the reinforcements could be sent
from this place. On the first of October, find
ing that he purposed to operate from Uarper's
f"erry, I urged bim to cross tho river at onco
and give battle to the enemy, pointing out to
bim tho disadvantagys of delaying till the au
tumn rains had swollen the Potomac and im
paired the roads. On the 6tb of October be
was peremtorily ordered to crost the Potomac and
give battle to the enemy, or drive him South. I
said to him : "Your army must now move, while
the roads are in good condition." It will be
observed that three weeks have elapsed' since
that order was given. '
Fourth. In my opinion there ha$ been no such
want of tupplies in the army under General Mc
Clellan at to prevent hU compliance with my or
der to advance upon the enemy, ' . ' . :J '
Had he moved bis army to the south side of
the. Potomac, be could bave received. bis sup
plies almost as readily as by remaining ' inac
tive on the north side. -
';FiitlK On the seventh of October, In tele
gram in regard to i bli intended l movement,.
Gen. McClelHn stated that 'be would require
at least three days to supply the first, fifth.
and sixth 9rpj';.thatii they .needed s1oeS and
other indespensable articles of clothing, as
well as shelter tents. No complaint was made
to me that his. army requisitions had not betn
fllled, and it was iuferred from his lmgtiage
that he was only waiting for; the distribution
of his supplies. ' ' ' '-.
. On the el3ventb of, October he telegraphed
to Die that a portion of his supplies sent by
railroad bad been delayed. As already stated,'
agents were immediately sent from here to
investigate this complaint, and they reported
that everything had gone forward on the same
date, the llthi ! ' ' 1
" General McClellan spoke of many of his
horses being broken down by. fatigue.. On the
I2th of October he complained that the rate of
supply was only one hundred and fifty horses
per week for his entire army there and in front
of Washington. : . .
I immediately directed the Quartermaster
General to inquire into this matter,"' and re
port why a larger supply was not furnished to
General McClellan. , . ..; ...' ;
General Meigs reported to me) on the 14th
of October, that the average issue vf horses to
General McGlellan's army in tho field and in
front of Washington,' for the 'previous six
weeks, hud been 1,459 per week, or 8,754 in
all. ;: ' ' ' " ' ' ' ; ." -',
In addition, be reported fo me. that a large
number of males had been supplied, and that
tho number of these animals with General Mc
Clellan's army on the' Upper Potomac was
over 3,100. .. ;.. , '"
He also reported to me that he was then
sending that army all the horses he could
procure.' ' '' " " 1 : 1 - ': ii ' ;'"'
On the 18th of October. General McClellan
stated, in regard to General Meigs' report that
he had filled every requisition for shoes and
clothing: "General Meigs may have ordered
these articles to be forwarded; but they might
as well remain in New. York or Philadelphia,
so far as my arruy is concerned.' I immedi
ately called General Meigs' attention to tins
apparent neglect of his department.
Un the.2-.it It of October, he reported as the
result of his investigations that 4,800 pairs of
boots and shoes had been received by the
quartermaster of McClellau-s army at Harper's
Ferry Frederick j- and Hagoistown.- Twenty
.thoupaBd pairs were -at Harper's Ferry, Depot
on 21st, 'and that .ten 'thousand liiore were'o'n
their way, and fifteen thousand more "had been
ordered. ;.!, ; .; ";. t
: Colonel Ingalls, aid-de camp and chief of
st iff to General McClellan, telegraphed on the
25tl as follows:. "The suffering for want, of
clothing is exaggerated, J think, and certainly
might - have been avoided by timely requisi
tions by the regimental 'and brigade comman
ders.'.'. On the 24th of October he telegraph
ed to Quartermaster General Meigs that the
clothing was not detained' in the cars at the
depots.' "Such complaints are groundless.
The fact is the clothing arrives and is issued,
but more is still wanted. hate ordered more
than would seem necessary from any data furn
ished me, and. I beg to remind you that; you
have always very promptly met my requisitions.-
As far as clothing is concerned, our
department is not at fault. It provides as soon
as due notice is given. I can foresee no time
when an army of over 100,000 men will not
call for clothing and other articles." '. '' '
In regard to General McClellan's means of
promptly communicating the wants of ; his
army to me, or to the proper bureaus of the
War Department, I report that, in addition to
the ordinary mails, he has been in hourly com-
mu ication with Washington by telegraph. , .-.
j - It is due to General Meigs that I should
sftbmit herewith a copy of a telegram receiv
ed by him from General McClellan." ,'."
Very respectfully, your obedient servant ..
; - ' II.: W. Halleck,. General-in-Chief.
FROX K'CLEIUS'S HEAD(jl-"ABTEttS TO BaiGA-
- DIER GENERAL , JIEIGS. , , , . V
Your despatch of this date is received, j I
hive never intended, in any letter or dispatch,
to make any accusation against yourself or
your Department for not furnishing or .' for
warding clothing as readily as it was possible
for you to do so. 7 believe everything has ' been
done that could be done in ihis respect.' Tho
idea that I have tried to convey was that cer
tain portions of . tile command were without
clothing, and that the army wpnld not move
until it was supplied.; G. B. McClelea
. . Major General. ;
Give this to Mother." A writer in the
New York Post tells the following touching in
cident: "On the bloody field of Manassas, a
few weeks since, with a grasp and a moan,
were these words whispered from the white lips
of an heroic soldier as he drew from his bosom
a locket, and passedjthe revered memento into
the hands of a comrade near. Those loving
lips never moved , again to tell his name , or
home; instantly be fell back. dead. He was of
the 10th New .York National Zouaves.- Safe
from death, although disabled, the - brave- sol-'
dier, 'named Fergrison, who received this trust',1
has returned to his home, and fulfils the sacred
legacy as best be may. The little . picture
hangs in the window of No 945 Broadway, un
der the above inscription. Oh, what "a "depth:
of tenderness and. pathos in these few word s
'Give this tomotber.". f.-y,.- ,' ; i ; ' ' '
i Ho v all of us would i hate and despise the
man who should misuse our gifts as we mii
use. those pf heaysn' I'vCv) til's
McCLELtAlTS RELIEF FROM ' COMMAND. '
" From the Phil'a Inquirer of Nov. 10. ! '
Upon opening the Sunday papers yesterday
morning, the public were startled' by the an
nouncement that- General McClellaj? had
been relieved from the command of the'Army
of the Potomac.: By this order, which was
handed o him on Friday oijrht about eleven
o'clock, by General Buckingham, the com
mand of. the Army of the Potomac immediate
ly devolved upon General Burnsidb, and Gen
eral McClellax's last official act wasro issue
a brief address to the troops, making that fact
known, and taking leave of them. ' . ; ri -This
event will naturally create a profound
impression upon the country, and quite as na
turally excite a vast deal of discussion; and
this discussion will lie bitter and mischievous,
or good tempered and salutary,' accordingly
as the disputants are governed by common
sense, or impelled by blind passion . - TJutort
tunately, General McClellan's name, without
any necessity in tho world, has been mixed np
in our politics ; a misfortune that is fairly
chargeable upon both the unreasoning oppo
nents nnd the intemperate friends of the Ad
ministration. . If this were not so, an impor
tant event like his relief from the command
ol his army, which to-day will be a topic of
conversation and debate with millions of, his
countrymen, would be considered calmly, un
der the light of what may be its true meaning,
rather than as a subject for angry and sense
less altercation. I It is ; in the former temper
that we propone to consider the event, : and
thus discharge the highest duty of a journal
ist by attracting public sentiment into Its true
channels, -when it is in ' danger of being led
astray." " -- : '- ;:'" -
' We should all remember that the President
has been, fhtough good report and through evil
leport, the steadfastt-st friend of General Mc
Cleha.v, and we must therefore accept' his
order transferring General McClellan's com
mand as an act done in good taith,1 because of
controlling reasons of public policy.- ' ; :i 1 :
- What tu ay those reasons be ? For In them
is involved the whole question' whether the :
friends of our young General should take this
nmtfer philosophically, as he 'does-,' 'or' wheth
er; unlike lum,they should give wayto rage
and indignation. Let us then explore forthese
reasons.55 The President is not only thie'Com
mander-IA Chief of the Army and Navy, but
he is the Chief Magistrate of the country.' He
has to: regard riot alone the military but the
political aspect of affairs. While he scans the
field of warlike operations through the eyes
of a General,' he must observe the far wider
field of diplomacy - and politics with ' the en
larged vision of a Statesman. ' He must watch
the signs abroad as well as passing events at
home.- '' ' s'i-'-: -j-:t- : ; . ; '
rXow wiib these distinctions ; laid down let
ns proceed a step further'. There can- be no
doubt of the existence of a strong and almost
universal desire throughout the layal StafeSj
for active, sharp, decisive' operations against
the Rebellion. 'This desire is shared by both
the friends and the opponents of General Mc
Clellan. ' Many of his warmest champions
deplore the circumstances, whatever they may
be, that ' have delayed ' his movements" until
they are threatened with Interruption by the
storms ol winter.1 These persons in common
with 'nearly all others,5 would "'prefer action
with all its hopes, though it should not De de
cisive, to the delays which make us all fearful
of another long year of lingering war'. Such
is unquestionably the feeling of the people in
the mass, and this is bound to be recognized
by the Executive.
Again, it would be idle to attempt conceal
ment of the fact that , as month after month of
unsuppressed Rebellion rolls on, the danger
of foreign interference in' ouraflairs is advanc
ing in geometrical progression. Old hatreds
in England, irrepressible jealousy and fear of
a powerful rival, self-interest in all its forms,
suffering humanity in the manufacturing com
munities pf Europe all hese forces, aided by
the most influential exponents and leaders of
political opinion, are working against us. Ev
erything but' the true, .hearts of the people,
who, amidst all their miseries stand by tt is
Union as the ark of their . safety and deliver
ance now and hereafter. . But the people, un
fortunately, for us, have no present power, and
their wishes are, therefore, unlikely to rule.
We have not hing. to counteract alj these ma
lefic influences except an immediate demon-
stration of our power to restore the supremacy
of the National Government. . We must have
victory ; but whether victory or defeat, the
worst possible conditiou for our affairs Abroad
would be a loug winter, ot inaction at borne.
This would be to invite ioterference to ? give
the Con federates" the very opportunity they
want. Here: again is an important phase of
tbe'situatiOn by which the President is com
pelled to regulate his condact of the war. He
ia moved by two powerful political considera
tions one at home; and the; other abroad
which he can not disregard. a' '- - iU CI "
, Far different are the surroundings of ;the
Commanding. General, of .this? army..-; He ob
serves the',mi!itary situation, alone. kHc sees
the enemy, considers his forcei hia position,
his , means of attack nd.dfenee. - These . he
compares with bis own, and makes np his mil
itary judgment, t This may .bj for such slow
and cautions progress as will necessarily afford
the enemy art, ppprtonifyto , escape, or it iny. ,
be against' prosecuting a winter campain 'at
all. It may be a judgement niade tip in strict
and cohsciehtious accordance with the rules of
military science'; but if it conflicts with the
political necessities of the situation.what then t
Either the General must ' move ' on rapidly
and take all the risks of exposed lines of com.
mnnicatiori, and ! brave all the' dangers of a
winter campaign, or'.if snch course involves
responsibilities bis judgment counsels him
not to "undertake, he must yield command to
some one who wilK This Is the common sense
of the case. And between the controlling pol
itical considerations which impel! the Presi
dent to adopt on-s plan of campaign, and the
professional opinion of General McClellan,'
which may influence him towards another,
there is ample margin upon which two able,
conscientious arid pariotic public agents may
hold different opinions without any fault res
ting on either. Why, then should the parti
sans of either get into a passion about General
McClellan being relieved, as If either he or
the President has been of necessity guilty of
some great crime. ; Clearly all such conduct
argues great folly.' - ! i' J'f- i V-'.-: -
Before parting with the subject ' we shonld
make , this additional observation. General
McClellan, it is well known, ts! a man of re
markable firmness in'adhering to the plans
which he founds upon his professional convictions.-
In the main, a man so constituted will
have his own way, because lie would lather
give tip bis office and : his honors than yield
his convictions. Feeling this to be h?s'nafiire:,
General McClellan has repeatedly asked to
be relieved If the Executive did not approve
his plans.' We shall, therefore, not be sur
prised to find Ihis relief from the command of
the Army of the Potomac to be fully in accor
dance with bis wishes,' and to have been deci
ded upon by the President; 'because the plans
and views of his General' were incompatible
with the political necessities of the situation.
) ' A Scotch Farmer; noted in his neighborhood
for his immense strength and skill in 'all ath
letic exercises' Very frequently had the pleas
ure ; of fighting people who, led by curiosity
earner to try if they could settle him or not.
Lord D r--a great pngilistlc amateur, had
come frorrf; London otf purpose to- fightthe
athletic Scot The 'latter was working In n
enclosure a ' littie distance from - the house"
when" the noble' lord ; arrived." His lordship
tied his horse to a tree, and addressed the far-mer-i
"Friend 1 have ' beard a great deal of
talk about? on, and I have come a long way to
see which Is the best man." - Tho Scotchman,
without answering, seized the noble lord' by
the middle of the body, pitching him over the
hedge, and then set 5 about working: again.
When his lordship had got up : " Well,'"' said
the f-irmer, have yon am thing more to say
to; me ?"' No," replied! his lordship, "but
perhaps you'd be good enough. to throw over
to me my horse." ' ''' -: - ?
Pat of Drafted SoLDiERs.Tlie pay per
month of the militia volunteers in the service
of the State is the same as that of volunteers
in the service of the United States, as follows:
Colonel, $222; lieutenant colonel, $198; major,
$179, captain, $120 50; first lieutenant, $110
60; second lieutenant, $105 50 ;: brevet second
lieutenant, $105 50; privates $13. ,, The pay in
case of invasion of the State' is essentially dif
ferent from duting riot, tumult, breach of the
peace, or when the militia is called, upon to
aid the civil . process. In such emergencies
non-commissioned officers and .privates re
ceive $150 per diem each, and commissioned
officers the same compensation as those pf the
regular army. Phila. Press. . :.
Thk Silver Snake. Mtstery. The Silver
snake mystery, which, a, few, years , ago, so
much excited the people of Western . New-
lorK, is solved at last. . The hotel at silver
Lake, in Perry, Wyoming county, recently
took fire, and in removing some rubbish, the
neigupors came across , wnat iney supposea
was a large India rubber hose. ' On stretching
it out, it showed the form of a snake, some fif
ty feet in length. It seems the owner of tLe
hotel hit upon this expedient to redeem bis
failing fortunes, and after reaping the benefits
of the custom of thousands who came to see
the wonderful serpent, he sold out, and, mov
ing away, left the snake to the new proprietor.
'A Beaptiful Illustration. It t is said of
the Icelanders, that they scrnpulonsly. observe
the usage of reading the sacred Scriptures ev
ery morningj the whole family joining in the
singing and ' prayers. When the Icelander
awakes, he saldtes no person until tie has salu
ted God. He usually hastens to the door, a
dores there' the 'Author of Nature and Provi-'
dence, then steps oack Into' the dwelling, say
ing to his family, ' "God grant yon a good
day!" : What a beautiful illustration is this of j
the Christian obligation on the part of house
holds to recognize and worship God.,' ' !
Kings play at war unfairly with republics
j !
J "-m ww w.uw vui t avaaaM VI v.c t
fures'they value as little, while repabtics' lose I
in every soldier a part of themselves
' The oldest pieee of furniture' is the rani
tiplicatien"tabre." ' It was constrnsted mors'
thad twhond vears ago and is in good
as new. -f . :.-: . . ti
THE SURRENDER OF HARPER'S FERRY-
;, Report of th Ccnuaiiiion.; , , ,M
. The Commission, consfstrhg of Major Gen,
D. Hunter, U. S. A. of Fols., Pres. ; Major
Gen. Geo. Cdwalder, U. S, A. of Ypls j Brig.
Gen. , C. C. Augur, U S- A. of Vols. ; Major
Donn Pratt. A. A Gen. of Vols, ; Captain F.
Ball, A, D. C, of Vols.; Col. G. nolt, Jndge
Advocate General, called by the Government
to investigate . the conduct of. certain officers
connected with, and the circumstances attend
ing the abandonment of Maryland Hightsjand
jbe surrender pf( Harper's Ferry, bave submit
ted their report to the Government. , ... 7
The Tribune has published an abstract of the,
report of the commission, (which report covers
900 pages of foolscap , paper), relative to the
surrender of Harpers Ferry, from which we
take the extracts given below. In relation to
Col. Ford the Commission says : , . , .
j..'In so grave a case as this, with such dis
graceful consequences, the Court cannot per
mit an officer to shield himself behind the
fact that he did as well. as he could, if in so
doing be exhibits lack of military capacity.
It is clear to the commission that Col. Ford,
should not have. been placed in command in
Maryland Heights ; that.be conducted the de-,
fense without ability, and abandoned his po-g
sition without sufficient cause, and has shown,
throughout such a lack of military capacity;
as to disqualify him, in the opinion of the
Commision, far a command in the service."
Regarding Collonel Miles, it says
"Early as the loth of August he disobeyed
the orders of Major General Wool, to fortify
Maryland flights. , When it is surrounded and
attacked by the enemy,, its "naturally strong
positions are unimproved, and from bis crim
inal neglect, to nse the mildest teim, the large
force of the encniy is almost upon an equality,
with the small force under bis coramai d.. Im-
mediately previous to and pending the sieee
of Harper's Ferry, he paroles rebel prisoners,
and permits', indeed sends them 1 to the'enemy 's.
head qiiarteis,' thistdowben .he'tdiouid bave
known that the lack of communist" tho haA
conduct o some of bur. troops, the entire ab'
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loruiicaiions. ana ino aoandonment
of Maryland IXights, are important fact's they'
'oud, and undoubtedly did,, communicate to
the ' enemy. J Sixteen of 1 their prisoners were
jiaroled on the ISth, and a pass giveo'them in
the handwriting of Col. Miles, while a rebel
officer by the name of Rodse"! after n
is retaken, and subsequently "has a private in
terview witn uoi. . allies, is paroled, and. after
the surrender, appears at the head of his men.
among the first to enter Harper's Ferry-" The',
Commission would not have dwelt upon thiV,
painful subiect. were it 'not for h 'h,.i'
the officer, who1 placed this" "incapable", in'
command, should share in the responsibility ;
and, In'the opinion of 'the commission, Major,
tlcnprnl WVml ' la 'wnilfw' tn tWi. .' Ll
. ...... - o""'j v 1U13 caium ur a
grave disaster, and should be censured for
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his conduct. The Commission' has remarked
freely' on Col. Miles,' an old "officer who has
been killed in the.service. of his country, and
it cannot, from any motives of delicacy, re
frain from censuring those in bisrh command
when it thinks such censure is deserved." J i
:'
-.''The General in-Chief has testified that
Gen. McClellan, after, having received orders
te repel the enemy invading the State of Mary
land, marched only six. miles per day on an
average when pursuing this invading eoemv.
The General in-Chief also testifies that in his
opinion General McClellan could and should
have relieved, and protected. Harper's Ferry.
In this opinion the Commission fully concur.'.
; 'The evidence thus introduced confirms the
Commission in the opinion that Harper's Fer-.
ry, ,as well as . Maryland flights, was prema
turely surrendered. The garrison should have
been satisfied that relief, however long delay
ed, would have come at last, and that a thous
and men killed in Harper'a Ferry would have
made a small loss . had the post been saved,,
and probably saved two thousand at AotieUm."
"How important was this defence we can
now appreciate. Of the 07,000 men compo
sing at that time the whole of , Lee's army,;
more than one-third were attacking Hsrper's
Ferry, and of this the main body were in Vir
ginia. By reference to the evidence ..it-will
be seen that at the very moment , Col. . ; Ford,
abandoned Maryland Hights (bis litf,Ie army
was in reality relieved by Generals Franklin's
and Sumner's corps, at Oram ptott's Gar, with
in seven miles of. Harper's Ferry ho time was
given to parole prisoners, before twenty bon-1
sand troops were hurried from Virginia,-and the
eptire, force went off on the double quick i to
relieve Lee, who was being attacked at Antie-
tarn, . v , . .... , r t , ( , r .
"Had the garrison been slower fo surrender,
rhe Army of. the Potomac swifter to march,
the, enemy would bave been forced to "raise
the siege, or would have been taken fa detail,,
with the Patomac dividing his, forces." .li'm
5 -A norticnltorist advertised that he" would:
supply all kinds of trees and plants, especially
( "pie-plants of all kinds." A gentleman th'ef e J
:; upon sent him an order for "one package
1 - vHvmwKv v a
of
CUStard - Die seed.' and a d
ar v - wiiuvv-piy
plt$." - The gardner promptly filled the or
der by sending 'him four goose eggs and
small aog. . It f-vii.!.U
6'l Und upon the soil of freedom,'.': cried a
stump orator. "No,'? exclaimed his aboenuU
ker, "you stated Jn a pair of boots ,tbat
bav
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