VOLUME 1. The American Citizen, TS published every Wednesday in the borongh of Butler, BY THOMAS KOWMSOXA C. K. AXPMYON on Main street, opposite to Jack's Hotel—oflic* uj> stairs in the brick 112 inamiy occupied by Kli Yettor, as a store TJCPMH:—SI 50 a year, if paid in advance. or within the first nix months; or' $1 if not paid until after the expira tion of tbe first nix months. KITE* or ADVIRTISIKO One square non., ' Is**,) throe Insertions * dim; paper, * Ood of 10 lines <>r l«i»- I >"•*;»»" * Iti. I,l l'' „ ((() Ki column for six months linn f-irone year lijuO column for six montli* f»i one y<nr. ... * .25 00 1 column f"i six months. SO 00 *1 column for one ) «-ui I, IHH. (i. Will til 111*011, g,..i of William Williamson, was born in Allegheny county, Pa., and at the breaking out of the Slave Holder's rebel lion was 22 years old and resided in the borough of ButlcK The news of the ta king of Fort Sumter, by the liebels, reached our peaceful village, and aroused the people from their slumber. The pa triotic heart was awakened and the people nf all parties, sects and creeds, joined to gether heart and hand, to revenge the in sult and outrage which had thus been •perpetrated against the Government of the C. S. The President issued his Proclamation calling out 7 ~>.WO men : our citizens res ponded by raising a full company, but be fore this was done some of our brave young I men, among whom was .Tas. G. William son, went to Pittsburgh, where compa nies were organizing, and volunteered to vindicate, support and defend the govern ment. Lieut. Williamson joined compa ny I. 12th liegt., Pa. Vol., commanded by Capt. G W. Tanner, and served his time, honorably and faithfully and was I honorably discharged on the sixth day of August. 1 Mil. his term of enlistment hav ing expired. (In the 24th of the same month he again j volunteered in Co. K, (Captain Henry Reese, Jr..) 23d liegt. I'. V., and was promoted to Orderly Sergeant, in which capacity he served faithfully and efficient ly, and in consequence thereof by spe cial order of Maj. Gen. Sedgwick, dated September 12th. 1863, he was discharg ed from the service as Orderly Sergeant and promoted to 2d Lieut, of Co. lv. 23d liegt., said promotion to date from the 17th day of June, 1803. lie continued in active service during the whole time, from his first enlistment up Jo June Ist inst., always discharging his duties as a soldier; Jind on June Ist. at the memora ble battle of Cole Harbor, near Richmond, while gallantly and bravely leading his men in a charge upon the enemy, lie was mortally wounded in the groin, lie lived about 23 hours after receiving his \yound. The sad intelligence reached his homo, friends and admirors by Telegraph, and on Tuesday evening the 14tli inst., his re mains reached Butlorand was taken to the residoneo of his father, where a great number of his friends and relatives had congregated. •J. I). M'Junkin,and Isaac Ash, Esqr's acted as a committee of arrangements for conducting the funeral. The following gentlemen were selected as Pall Bearers, and appeared in full uniform: ('apt. E. L. Gillespie, Lt. Win. Lowry, Agt. Geo. Turviaitee, ("apt. W. >l. Clarke, Maj. C. I'l. Anderson, Lt. J. 15. Mechling, Sergt. Kobt., M' Lain and 11. 0. Graham. Esq. At, half-past ten o'clock, on the 15th inst., the solemn sound ofthc Court House Bell admonished the citizens of Butler and vicinity, that the time had arrived when they were called upon to pay their last tribute of respect to the departed bra re. The remains of the departed hero were conveyed to the U. I'. Church.and placed in front of the pulpit. A large and res pectable audience was in waiting at the Church, and the Court which #as in ses sion. adjourned and repaired to the church, ltcv. .1. 11. Niblock, had been selected to preach the funeral sennau. A number of other Clerical gentlemau wore also pres ent. Tho services were introduced by sing ing part, of the 90th Psalm, 3d & 7th. verses inclusive, and reading the 00th Psalm entire; Prayer by llev. Win. H. Tibbels, after which the llev.J. IJ. .Nib lock, delivered the funeral oration, which we give below, and which he has kindly furnished us it is replete withcliristian in struction, and breathes the true spirit ol patriotism and is a fitting tribute to the departed hero. Atter the conclusion of the discourse the large audience joiued in singing the 11th, 1 —tli and 13tli verses of the 39th Psalm, and were dismissed with the Pi vine Benediction. The corpse was then placed in the hearse, which was followed to the Cemetery south of the borough, by the largest funeral procession that we have ever witnessed in this place. Tho pro cession was formed in the following oidcr. The celebrated Brass Band of Butler im mediately in the rear of the hearse, with muffled drums; Pall-Beavers next; par entsand relatives next: followed by a large AMERICAN CITIZEN. number of both sexes; an«l at about bait past twelve o'clock the body was consign ed to the silent tomb, and all could not help but say: that a brave hero had Ken lost to the fpiintrv in "-Uoac defense lie had given his life a willing sacrifice. rrXERAI SERMON. PSALM PO-T2—" 80 teach ns to number ahr ihy*, that vc may apply our hearts unto wisdom." " It is appointed unto man once to die, and after Death the Judgment." The life of man in this world is presented to our view, as mortal and fleeting. A few days, or at best, a few short years, com prehends the history of the longest life. Every day of our lives, we see Death lay pig his icy finger on multitudes, of all ages, classes, and conditions —here—there —everywhere, changing their countenan ces and sending them away In view of this fact, so well established by the world's observation and experience, we have the sweet Psalmist of Israel, in one of the most beautiful of his Poems, putting up this prayer to his (Jod, expres sive not only of his own desire, but like wise beautifully expressive of what should be the prayer and earnest desire of every true christian, especially .who realizes prop erly his duty respecting time and eternity, "So tcacli us to number our Jays that we may apply <sur hearts unto wisdom." And the language here, my friends, I would have you observe, would seem to indicate, that the duty of individuals thus to make a wise uso and improvement of their time, as expressed in the prayer of the Psalmist, although one, which every consideration of wisdom and prudence, and safety, would dictate, should be attended to without delay, is a duty nevertheless, which is widely and almost universally neglected; and at this solemn hour and place—when "we are assembled to perform the sad offices and pay our last tribute of respect to the memory of our departed friend and brother, and to some of us here, our fellow soldier, it may be well and fit ting for us each one, to have our thoughts turned for a few moments at least, to this subject, so that wc may be led to adopt as the language of our hearts, the prayer of the l'saluiist, 11 Lord teach us to number our days that our hearts may be applied unto wisdom." The fact will doubtless not bo contro verted by any one, that this world in which we live, is a state of trial or proba tion. And the destiny of every individ ual of human race, whether for weal or for woe, is to be decided, the scrip tures teach us, by the character of the life and the actions of the individual in this world. If the life that he spends here has been one of usefulness, activity, and devotedness in the cause of his Lord and Master. If he has lived to some good purpose in the world—in promoting and showing forth the glory of his (rod —in relieving the temporal and spiritual wants' of his fellow men—in obeying the com mandments and imitating the conduct of the Blessed Master in doing good,—liv ing thus a life of devotedness to the ser vice of his God, and trust in his Saviour —that Saviour who, lie is assured, loved him with an everlasting love—who has purchased for hiuta romplctc Redemption, and that too, at no less a cost and price than his own precious blood, as a lamb without blemish antl without spot; that Saviour who has promised and who he is assured is able to keep that which lie has committed unto him against that day, is not this,l ask you my friends, the truly happy individual. Is it not the part of such an one, whether it regards the pres ent or the future, to be glad and rejoice in the Lord, yea, to be joyful in the God of his salvation ? And may not we, my brethren, in such a case as this, if such be our experience, well obey the in junction of tho Apostle, " To rejoice and bo'exceeding glad, knowing that great is our reward laid up in Heaven." Chris tian faith, aud triumph, and joy. are inti mately blended and associated. For " all things are yours," says the Apostle, ad dressing the christian brethren, " wheth er l'aul, or Apollos. or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come, till arc yours and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's, and when Christ, who is our life shall appear, then shall we also appear with hiui ill glory." But, although such a course as that to which 1 have referred, would seem to be one proper and reasonable to be observed and followed by every individual, taking into view the fact, that not only is this the true course to be pursued, but like wise that every other course besides, is delusive and false, and in the cud must prove disastrous, llow strange is it my friends, yes how passing strange it is, how men live as they do live in this world ; men too, professedly christian— forgetting for the time being, their high vocation to which they arc called in the leave the paramount professions aud duties of the present, to be enamored of other pursuits—pursuing for example, the unhallowed rounds of pleasuie—frequent ing the haunts of vice—treading the halls of giddy fashion —or wasting life and en ergy in greedy liuut for gold—allowing the soul and its interests, and eternity with its high destiny, to be buried 'neath the rubbish of worldly cares aud busiucss. which mar the christian life so sadly and so chase out Christ and religion from oc cupying the chief seat in the heart and affections as they should. 1 n this busy world in which we live, itis ex pectcdof men to be busy,and it is right they should be busily employed, but, while the cares and busiuess of the world do neces sarily engross a share of the time and at tention of every individual, there are at "Let us have Faith that Bight makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"--- A - IiIXCOTN BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1864. the same time, my friends, duties far high er and nobler and more Importawfc, lnau the gaining « mere living or competenoo, or wealth. These are all right and prop er in themselves, but what arc they all, 1 ask, when viewed in the light of eter nity—a few fleeting years in this world, spent in the enjoyments of its riches and honors, its toys, vanities and pleasures, and an eternity of existence with God in the blissful and sanctified enjoyments of llcavcn. There is no comparison here to be instituted. Says the blessed Saviour himself, " What shall a man profit though ho should gain the whole world and lose his own soul, or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul." It is the part then, of true wisdom, dear friends, to spend our time and ener gies in the service of our God, in all that wc do, glorifying his name here, that we may be fitted and prepared for the enjoy ment of himself in heaven forever. But in this respect, we may see likewise, how trifliugly audwickc lly the men of the world do act. Why they manifest less of wis dom and discretion, and forethought, than even the lowest orders of creation, for while bird and brute, and insect, make wise provision for the future and lay up store against the time of need and trouble, man, reasonable man, but O ! how unrea sonable lie acts ; lives for the present re gardless of the great, the eternal future that lies beyond. Men frequently live in this world, as if there were no (Jod above them to whom they were accountable—to whom rcrviee and honor is due, and the promotion of whose glory should be their highest end and aim in life. Live as if there were no duties important enough to make a life in this world worth living for; no high and holy interests and destinies, stopping not within the narrow bounda ries of the present, but reaching out to the widest limits of eternity. Rut instead of thus improving time and opportunities to the glory and service of their God, they act rather like playing children, chasing winged Ruttcrflies, quaffing desire from earthly fountains of business or pleasure* plucking bright flowers along lifes way side—pursuing empty bubbles which burst ere they roach them, and trifling vanities and toys, which perish in their hand, while lyingand iniquity are intheirhearts, and Christ, and religion, and eternity, arc not in all their thoughts. The feelings of false security which the devil sometimes sends to men. to lull them to spiritual death and slumber, to retain them within his grasp, to keep tliem away from (iod and Christ, and from heed ing the strivings and monitions of the good Spirit in their hearts, and thus making them as hcll-dcscrving as himself, are the means and influences most abundantly ef fectual in hurrying multitudes away in to the darkness of remediless perdition. The voice of God, in his word and by numberless Providences, speak to men loudly and warningly, addressing them, •• Turn ye, turn ye, for why will ye die," calling upon them to awake from their spiritual sloth and slumber—to shake oft tlie garments of their wickedness anil infi delity, and arouse them to a true conscious ness of dangers to be feared and of duties to be performed—of a Heaven, with all its amount of bliss and happiness to be gain ed, as likewise of a Hell, with all its ac cumulation of darkness and horrors to be shuuncd. llow strange it is, my friends, tliat men should be led to think of everything else almost in this world, hut that, which above all others, should be their highest, their chiefest, their deepest concern. The one thing that is needful. The pearl of great price—the soul's salvation. Though with the Apostle, we should possess all knowledge; though we should have all faith, so that we could remove mountains; though we should possess all the pleasures, the riches and the honors that this world can bestow, and yet, with all these, are destitute of this, we are of all men most miserable. To nunrbcr ottr days then, so that they may be spent profitably in the ser vice of our (!od, so that our hearts may be applied unto wisdom—so that we may be benefitted and blessed, presently and eternally, O this, my friends, is the dic tate of reason and judgment, and yet, simple as this knowledge may seem to us, it is that something, nevertheless, which will never be comprehended properly by mans understanding alone, until God shine in upon that heart, with the light of his holy spirit, opening the eyes of the dark ened understanding and discovering to the soul a sense of its nakedness, its needs, its ignorance—making us all so to compute the days, hours, and moments of this fleet ing life, that truo wisdom will character ize them all. making every moment and every opportunity, to be properly treasur ed and improved. By all God's Providences towards us, dear friends, and around us in the world; by this solemn Providence that we are called this day to contemplate, let as take home to our hearts the solemn lesson we are taught; the lesson of our own frailty and mortality. Lieut.Williamson, a young man well and favorably known toa large portion of my audience, who, but a few short weeks ago. went out from our midst in the bloom of health and full vigor of life and man hood, to join his comrades in arms; whose prospects for life and usefulness in the future, seemed as bright and as fluttering to human view, as any whom I now ad dress —who. from all we can learn, had se cured a high place in the respect and con fidence of his superior officers and sold ier companions. A soldier who has borne himself bravely and gallantly on many a hard fought and blood stained battle-field, during the war of rebellion, after having come safely through nearly three years of campaign and blood-shed, and more than twenty battles, has at length fallen glori otisly in the fight— -fallen where every true soldier loves to fill: in the face of the cn- emy. I can conceive, my friends, of no noble, saeri&oc than this; of no more honorable death than this'; to die nobly in defense of country. The poet has sang, " Dulce est pro pa tria mori." "It is sweet to die for ones country," and the long array of patriotic, noble-hearted young men. who, during the progress of this unholy Southern re bellion, have offered their lives willing sac rifices upon the altar of their country — who have gone out to defend and uphold the honor of the old flag, and sustain the Government, testify to us in the strong est manner possible, that the love of country still exists among us —that this is a principle living still and glowing in American hearts. Testify to us, that wc yet have a government, one worthy of liv ing under—a govern 111 cyfc worth lighting for—a government worth dying for—a government that is able, and will yet vin dicate itself successfully against the reb el horde who have raised their impious hands to pull down the fair fabric of our civil liberty and good government. Against the traitors who have attempted to murder the mother who has fostered and protect ed them from the beginning. Another victim has fallen in the bloody strife— another name has been added to the al ready swelled list of martyrs in the holy cause of liberty and freedom. I know not, my friends, what were this young mans religious experiences, or if lie had any. I trust that while he was a soldier of his country, that ho died like wise a soldier of (he cross, with an inter est in .lesus Christ, and a good hope thro' grace. But this much I would say to his sorrowing parents and friends for their comfort, that while this is indeed a sad be reavement, a deep, and in some respects, an irreparable loss, yet, it is an honor conferred upon you, in having contributed a son and brother to your country—an honor more noble and lasting, than a mon ument of brass or marble. Your country demanded the sacrifice, and nobly was it given. Lot this be your comfort; bis life was given in the best and holiest of causes —that of Liberty, Union, Government. — Peace to his ashes, and peace to the ashes of all the noble heroes, who have sacrifi ced their lives in the cause of our glori ous Union, and whose names are enshrin ed in grateful hearts anil memories. " slept their lust sleep, They haw fought their lu*t buttle ; No wound enn nwukf them To glory again." Let us all, my friends, whetheras chris tians or as patriots, be led to consider what our duty is, and knowing our duty, let us, in the fear of God, endeavor to discharge the same faithfully. By the voice that speaks to us from the coffin and the grave of ourdeparted hero, " lie ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the son of man cometh." By the uncertainty of life and the cer tainty of death—by all thcsolemn admrn itions of Gods Providence, addressed to us, in this manner from day today and from time to time—by the Saviour's cross and passion—by all that he endured and suffered —O, be constrained to consecrate your time, your energies, your all, to the service of j our God. Endeavor "so to number your days that your hearts may be applied unto Wisdom." By all the death-bed scenes you may witness, all the open graves, the coffins, the hearses, the funerals—all the eviden ces and instances of mortality that may be brought to your notice, O, my hearer; take note of time. It is hurrying on with rapid wing—bearing you and me nearer and nearer each day, to the Judgment seat of Christ. So live that you may be prepared for meeting the grim messenger, death, whenever he comes, or under whatever circumstances, prepared forgo ing away and being with Jesus, which is far better than to live hero—fitted not on ly for death, but for Judgment, for Etern ity. for giving in your final account with joy and not with grief—receiving from your Saviour and Lard, the welcome plau dit, 11 Well done good and faithful serv ant," and then entering upon the enjoy ment of the heavenly inheritance Christ has laid up in reserve for his faithful. So live that when lifes fitful fever is over,you may sleep well. You may, like the true christian, sink calmly and peacefully to rest, Eternal Ihxt, in the.bosom of your God. NEW YORK, June 15.—The Wor/<Fs correspondent relates from persona' ob servation a most horrible outrage perpe trated by the French troops on the march in several places captured by them. By order of General Bon ia the town of Tula was burned, its male inhabitants butcher ed, all the women and girls raped in open day and tho place given up to the beastly soldiers for three days. The same outra ges are reported at Guadalajara. Tabasco, after forty-eight days' siege, had been taken by the Liberals with the French garrison and all the artillery.— General Bazaine had ordered his army from the City of Mexico to retake Ta basco. When General Grant set out on the campaign in Virginia, he was accom panied by an immense artillery force; so great, indeed, as to be a subject of sur prise among military men. A large por tion of this force consisted of reserve ar tillery. ll£ has recently effected an or ganization in this branch of the service, and. with a view to increase its mobility, has reduced the number of pieces to tour instead of six in each battery. The num ber of caseions has been increased, ami the large reserve artillery has becu consol idated with the regular batteries. By these means ho is enabled to carry a lar ger supply of ammunition, and otherwise render his pieces more effective in action. Gen. Richard Ogelsby has been nominated as the Union candidate for Gov ernor of Illinois. • TOUCH THEM TENDERLY. O touch them tenderly: they f*»ll In the harsh storm of snot ami shell, When, like a vast Plutonian bell, Hang: the rescinding air Io artilleroan thunderstrokes, Fhivering a chained nation's yokes, The steepling pines and spreading oaks Fell With the soldiers there. Tomb tonderly those sons of Mars: Wrap Pedgwiek in tneflag.of stars; Bponge the brave blood from Wadsworth's scars, Through whiA his spirit fled From honor here to glory where Th« banner blue in fields of air Is bright with stain forever fair, Without the stripes of rod. Touch tenderly the li"ing braves; Rre.«fed be the gentle hand that saves A hero! while our banner waves The loyal heart will beat With quicker pulses where they tread. Bind %>ftty the poor wound* that bled Where the wild-flowers their odors shed, Making the free air sweet. Touch tenderly the gallant men W ho smile at their red wounds, and then Ask to be ordered back again, To join the fight nnew; Togo where QUANT and HANCOCK lead; To follow BI'TLEFT, BURNMIDK, MEADS; To watch and march and chargtkiind bleed Where waves the starry blue. Touch tenderly the man whose life Is dear to mother, sweet-heart, wile. Whose blood was poured out in the strife Of liberty with crime; For braver than the Spartan hand Are the defenders of the land, Who like a living bulwark stand, Each crowned with deeds sublime. WXT ANT) WISDOM. HE who will stop every man's mouth has a great deal of meal. I'.VT O'SHANCIIINAHSV didn't enlist; did not wish to" lave his ould mother an orphan." ON a child being told that he must be broken of a bad habit, lie actually replied : " Papa, hadn't I better be mauled?" " JOIIN, goto tlie pump and bring me a can of water —I am as dry as a fish." " So is the pump, father." IF an elephant can travel eight miles an hour, and carry his trunk, how fast could he go if he had a little page to carry it for him ?" MRS. BLOBBS is quite convinced there is something in spirit rapping,for she cati take her "scleinn oath" she saw her sauce pan rim over the other day 1 THE city hotels charge three dollars and a half a day for regular board—three dollars for smelling of the kitchen, and fifty cents for kissing the cook. A DISGUSTED client having read that there were eighteen hundred lawyers in New York City, said he could name a place where there were ten times as many. MANY a person has two distinct telves, one that promised and lied, and one that believed the other. After awhile they both lie to each other, and neither believes. You have only yourself to please," said a married friend to an old bachelor. "True," repled he, "hut you cannot tell what a difficult task I find it. A Kltfs on the foreliead denotes respect and admiration; on the cheek, friendship; on the lips, love. The young men of our acrjaiutancc have not much " respect" for young ladies. ONE of the frozen roosters found hang ing by its claws to the limb of a tree, at New Albany, lud., had his last crow sticking eleven inches out of his mouth, and froze stiff. THE ladies of East Tennessee arc rep resented as unquestionably loyal. They improve every opportunity to " kiss the dear old flag," and now and then kiss its good-looking defenders. A LITTLE boy on coming home from a certain church where he had seen a per son perform 011 an organ, said to hismoth er, — " Oh, mammy! T wish you had been to church to-day to see the fun ! a man pump ing music out of an old cupboard !" " BRIDGET ! why don't you bring the iced lemonade ?" said Mrs. S., on the 4th of July, from the top of the kitchen stairs. " Why, manii," said Bridget, wi ping the sweat from her red face with her checked apron; "why, inarm, you see the ice that I put into the lemonade is so hard, that it is not melted yet, though its stirring it over the fire I've been for the last fifteen minutes or more." AT some religious ceremony at which tli£ late Archbishop of Dublin was to of ficiate in the country, a young curate, who attended him, grew very nervous as to their being late. "My good young friend," said the Archbishop, " I can only say to you what the criminal said to those around, who were hurrying him, " Let us take our time; they cau't begin without us." OLD Mara (J was never regarded as a paragon of neatness; and if " clean liness is nest unto godliness," as St. Paul asserts, it is to be feared that the old lady never attained to the latter state. Not only was she anything but neat herself, but she showed a sovereign contempt of it in others. Speaking of neat people, one day, she remarked that her sou Joshua was one of the most particular men in the world. " Why," said she, " lie threw away a whole cup of coffee the other morning because it had a bed-bug in it!" (I 1 durational J cpavtmcnt. Parental Visitation Education docs not begin in the school room, but at the home fireside. The mothers and fathers of our land, be their characters what they may, arc those by whom the first principles of an education must bo inculcated. In the parent we find one of the most responsible positions as an ethical being. Parents must in a great measure answer for the moral and mental training of their own children.— Nor is it sufficient that they be trained mentally and morally; they must bo strengthened and developed in their phys ical functions also. Mental, moral, and physical training combined, is requisite in order that children may attain that de gree of perfection which evidently was the design of the Almighty in their crea tion. Teachers need and desire the co-opera tion of the parents. "Wore the teacher an infalliablo being, it might be that the in fluence and co-operation of parents could be wholly dispensed with; but, such not being the case, a full and hearty co-opera tion of teacher and parent must exist, that we may arrive more directly and more easily at the designed end of education. Did parents interest themselves to the ex tent they should in school affairs, our schools would stand on a much firmer base, and more might with propriety be expec ted from our school teachers. What a noble cause is inviting, yea, even begging your espousal! A cause not to be hemmed in either by state lines or national boundaries; not so unstable as the political factions, which arecvcrbeing born and nurtured in tho lay of fanatcism; not so transient as tho meteor that flashes across tho heavenly arch, and leaves the world only in greater darkness as it again sinks into nothingness; but a cause whose breadth is only limited by the bounds of the universe; its height, only by the ex alted position of our own aud other en lightened countries, and by the flights through which it has borne the human mind; its depth, only by a state far be yond the bounds of hopeless insanity and idoey itself; a cause firmer than tho ev erlasting hills aud mountains by which we are surrounded, and lasting as eternity. Is it a light, trivial, and unimportant work ? Is the training of tho human mind, that master-pieco of all God's cre ation, that most Ileavcn-liko attribute of humanity, to be despised as a work un worthy the attention of mankind? Let the world answer. Happily the work is not so regarded. Parents should manifest n livelier inter est in the education of their children. As a general thing parents are too negli gent of the educational interest of their children. Their interest should manifest itself not only in the amount of knowl edge inculcated hut also in the kind, as, also in the health and comfort of their children while at school. How few pa rents comparatively over think of enter ing the school room for the purpose of seeing what is really taught and in what manner it is taught! It is very seldom, indeed, that the parent is overseen in the school room, and then in many oases it is for the mere purpose of lodging complaint or seeking to quarrel with the teacher. In no way can parents better promote the welfare of their children at less expense than by visiting the school while in lull operation, I'igiiU, knowing that their pa rents will be spectators, ina|c greater ef forts to learn; and having occasionally the presence of their fathers and mothers in the school room, tliey naturally arrive at the conclusion that to be educated is really of some account, and therefore strive more earnestly to do well. The teacher also is encouraged in his work by knowing that parents arc really interested in what he is doing for their children. Much of the unnatural prejudice existing against teachers would be removed, if pa rents did but attempt to see and judge the teacher on the strength of his own mer its and from his own actions, instead of listening to, and encouraging the idle tales of disrespectful afti disobedient children. Few parents know the real inconvenience and want of comfort to which thd!r chil dren are subjected in many school houses. Uy visiting the school they learn these, and if they have any affection for their children they will no longer tolerate the existence of these wahts. The children in our public schools have been riding rails and slabs in the school room quite long enough. The comfort and health of the pupils must be consulted to a greater extent. The stereotype argument urged by many parents, that inasmuch as they " got their learning" in these houses, and inasmuch as they were good enough for them, they are also, therefore, good enough for their children, is now worn out. Be cause they were compelled to freeze their toes in some far corner <Ji theuld log school NUMBER 27 house, thpy would now have their chil dren undergo the same torture. But the real reason isboliind this. Thisargument has ever been used merely as a cloak to conceal their own pcnuriousncsg and love of gain. Parents should visit the school, that they may see that full justice is done the teach er as well as the children, and that he en deavors strictly to discharge his duty. To rely on the idle reports which children are apt to carry home, is worse than folly. Teaching is iro more free, from rogues, than perhaps most other callings, and there are many no doubt who offer themselves to the patrons of a district, who arc not con scientious in the dischargo of duty. Such as these need the attention of pa rents, that they adhere strictly to what is right. It is only by visitation that parents will be enabled to understand the modus opcr anbi of the school, and be able to deter mine what is right and what is wrong in the toucher's methods, and thus do lull justice to pupils, teacher, and all others connected with the system.— Bradford vlrgus. How Gon. Oglosbyßocame an Anti- Slavory Man. [ From a speech, made at Chicago, by Gen. Oglesby, Union caudidato for Gov ernor of Illinois.] May I indulge myself for a moment,to give you a few of the reasons why I be came an anti-slavery man ? (Yes, yes.) 1 know that what affects the character of any one man in this country, is of but lit tle consequence; still it was a big thing with 1110, and controlled all the future thoughts of lny lifo—mado me honest on the questions, made me purely honest.— My father was a slaveholder; he had a wife and eight children, and—only one negro (laughter,) and identified himself with the institution of slavery. He was a Virginian born, living in Kentucky, a cooper by trade. A negro fell to his lot, somehow, with other tliiugs from his fath er's estate, lie took that negro, learned him the carpenter's trade, ho lived in the family, while all the children were being born, lie nursed ns, took us, led us along by the hand, and father, (sol am told, and I believe it is true) never gave him a lash or lick or an unkind word. [Applause.] lie was one of tlio noblest black men I have ever seen. After a while in the course of events, my parents died and left us pour—very poor. 1 was eight years old. 1 saw that negro put upon the stand and sold off at auction. That did not con cern me very much, I scarcely knew what it mciwit. I saw those who were my friends —whom I loved dearly, and still love. I saw them about it, and supposed as a boy that it was all right. That negro came often to sec us, as he was taken awny only about eight or ten miles; he was then 4U years of ago. Shortly afterwards a son of the purchaser, in the wrath and fire of the moment, exposed his old bare back, and gave him one hundred deliberate lashes. The news came to us children through my married sister, that sad story of how old uncle Tim had been treated. Something settled hold of me then young as I was, and 1 made a resolve for a boy, of quite a f«:'ious character,tnatif ever in the Prov idence of God I grew up to be worth any thing, enough to buy him back to free dom, I wonkl do it. His master, I pre sume. was as kind as they generally aro. It is not the owner of a slave I am abus ing, but the institution lam striking at something higher than a man —the sys tem. Time passed on, and I remained poor. Finally, California became theragc, and I went there. I got together money' enough to come back home and goto Ken tucky; I kept my promise; Iboughthim and set him free, and I then swore eter nal vengeance on the institution of sla very. [Tremendous cheering.] The in stitution of slavery never favored me. I love the people, for they were my dear friends, and owned slaves; most of my re lations were nearly all Kentuckians, and nearly all slaveholders. I saw I had noth ing to gain by it. There were no free schools—no such thing as learning to read and write. I lost my attachment for tho institution. I never saw the day when I wanted to own a slave—when I dGsircd to have tho control of one. My purposes were fixed upon. I came to this free State whore there was no such thing. WASHINGTON, June 1 0.—It is supposed that (Jen. Grunt's whole army has effected a crossing of the James river before last evening, as tho work had begun in the morning without molestation from the en emy, who appeared to lie intrenching be low Malvern Hill and White Oak Swamp. (Jen. Smith had attacked Petersburg and carried the first line of fortifications. The 13th Army Corps, Gen. McCler nand, has been discontinued, and Gen. Cauby authorized to assign the troops com posing it. CINCINNATI, June 14.—The Time*' correspondent at Flemingsburg, Ky., wri ting on tho 12th, says the remnant of Morgan's command, numbering seven hun dred men, passed through there this morn ing, of the 12th. cu route, possibly, for Pound Gap. They admit a loss of near ly one thousand atCynthiana. A feder al foree of 1,600 in pursuit arrived at Flemingsburg about six hours after Mor gan loft. Vallandigham is still at Dayton and all is reported quietjthere. 10-If a man has nothing to say, he is. sure to spend much time and many word*- in saying it. >
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