Diflbmiding our Armies. In a very short time all that yet re mains of our volunteer armies will be disbanded. The work is being con ducted as rapidly os the government •can pay off the troops and transport them to their homes. We are not so much surprised that the reduction is being made as we are that it is being made in so quiet and o.derly a man ner. The word comes ft) us from ev ery section of the country that the soldier's return is marked by nothing but joyful welcome, and that they settle down to the ways of ordinary life as though they had never known any other. There were many among us who feared that an army of half a million men could not be disband ed without endangering our whole social system—that the soldiers be ing habituated to the demoralizing influence of the camp would return home unfitted for the more refined duties of civilized life—that being unused to industry for several years, they would have no inclination to la bor as before the war, and would ulti mately become vagrants and a charge upon, and a terror to the community. Those who entertained such notions knew but little of the character of the American volunteer. War is not yet, and we trust may never become the business of the American peop'e. Military glory has charms for but very few of us, and never was the in centive to enlistment during the late war. Our people smarted under the insult of the rebellion, apprecia te! its terrible iniquity, realized that if it succeeded it would destroy the fair fabric of our government and make of our freedom a hollow mock ery. Guided only by a patriotic sense of duty to country, and not. i fired by military ambition, our peo pie filled the Union ranks : but when the work was ended, the rebellion finally subdued, and the Union saved, they desired to become citizens again was as strong as that which for four i long years of war supported them in I their military duties. It is an easy j •matter, therefore, for them to return ; to their former avocations. When wo remember that four j months ago the power of the rebel- j lion was still maintained, and there ! was scarcely a thought of immediate i peace, are almost lost in maze of winder events developed themsnlves ; rapidly. Not only has tho rebellion become extinct, but the mighty hosts which we then marshalled are almost ■entirely dispersed. We cannot for get that -the man under whose super vision our armies are being disband j ed was almost daily charged during | the war with a purpose to employ 4ho military power to revolutionize the Government and establish a ty ranny over the people. How events have vindicated the Secretary of }Var. No man in this or any other land ev <er toiled as ho did during the war to j recruit, equip and organize troops ! for the field. Within a month after ! tho surrender of the second of the < rebel armies he had arranged and .published a system for the reduction Of the army. As soon as the neces tltv which gave rise to the army ceas ed, it was ordered that the nrtr.y it self should cetse. This fact pro claims the unselfish patriotism of Mr. Stanton. We regard it as one of the grand est events of the war, and one of which every American should feel proud, that a half million of soldiers have been disbanded in our midst without any tumult or disorder. We believe that no other nation upon earth w ldd dare to ottenipt such a thing. It teaches us that our gov ernment is firmly established in hearts •of the ,peoplo and that nothing could prevail against it. There are some who fear the discussion of the recon struction question—that it may occa sion another outbreak. For this fear there is no reasonable cause. We do not think there will be any dispo sition in this generation, at least to renew the-attempt which but lately cost tho country'so. much life .and treasure We have an abiding con fidence in the stability of the Gov ernment. Our volunteer armies have saved it once, and if ever the neces sity arise 3 will save it again. —Pitts. Commercial. Practical r.quality. It too often occurs that we advocate in theory what we do not practice in our lives. Many of us profess Christianity with great unction, especially on Sunday when we atteud our churches; while in our intercourse with each other wc are guilty of the luost unchristian practices. This imperfection of our nature we carry with us into every way aud walk of life, and much of the good we would do is oftentimes defeated by our pronenesa to preach what we do not practice. We are speaking now of'ourselves as a people, and not as individuals, that we may com pare our favorite theory with our too sel fish practice regarding the negro. It was our wont for many years before the rebellion to grow eloqeent and indig nant in asserting the meutid, moral, and physical inferiority of the black man.and ID consequence his inability ever to be come worthy to be invested with the priv ileges or an Anieiican citizen. In truth we at last began to regard him as less than human, and were ready to think of him aeoording to Southern estimation as the reprosonUilive of so many dollar* aud cents. Now white that was our theory what was our daiJy practice ? In every way in which oat personal interests could be advanced, we aiw-jys regard the negro with as much complacency as our white ntighbor. TlTe attorney never refused to plead his cau e because his skin was black. *ot the physician to prescribe for him. The sliopkeopcr always had room in his till for his money, and courted a continuance of his custom. In every de partment of trade, aa long as lie paid for what he got, his money was aa good as the white man's. As white men control ling the Government —National, State, and local—we levied taxes upon his prop erty to aid in enabling us to enjoy the righto of citizenship. In some •respects, our prejudices were evon worse than the Southern slaveholders, for here we left the negro out of our churches, while in the South we have seen the haughty, high* churchman administer to slaves the sac rament of tho Lord's Supper. As the war went on, and volunteers became scarce, it was'found to be necessary to call upon the negroes to help us, and more than two hundred thousand of them put on the anny blue; and while they risked their lives and many suffered death for a Government which refused to recognize them as worthy to help control it, they established their right to he regarded as citizens. The spirit of the day is rapidly pro gressive. We have lived centuries in the past four years, and should be wiser now than wo were before the war. Through much tribulation, Providence has brought us to enjoy a restored country. We prom ised 11 im that if he would remove the scourge of war, we would do justly. The man who gives his purse and his valor to I support the Government, has good cause j to seek an interest in it, and we will do I wrongly if we continue in refusing to ae J cord it.— Pint. Com. IKIF. WAV IS- 15 a: A LTII. j His Appetite Oousidero.l very Good. NEW YORK. July 27.—A Fort Monroe i lettei*of the 25th says Jeff. Davis is in better health than when lie left tho Clyde. His appetite is good, his diet such as is prescribed by his physician, and his lease on life, as far as bodily infirmities go, is | stronger now than the day Richmond fell. His eyesight is just as it was when he | was in Washington, six years ago, the sight of one eye being then apparently j gone and that of the other much im- I paired. At sundown last evening, Jeff, was al lowed to take fresh air by a promenade on | the ramparts of the fort. Major General 1 Miles walked on one side of him and the officer of tho guard on the other. Davis leaned on the arm of neither, and walked alone, firm and erect, and very unlike an invalid. Tho evening was particularly fine, and Davis seemed to enjoy the quiet sunset scene. lie was clad in a 112 ull suit of fine gray, his head was covered with a very broad-rimuicd, light gray felt hat, and he wore green goggles over his eyes, his cheeks are covered with beard of light growth, altering the appearanoe of his face very fuueh from that usually presen ted in his photographs, where he appears with but a tuft of hair oil his chin. This out-door exercise was not accor ded to Davis, because of tho critical state of his health, but was discussed aud pro scribed weeks ago, to take effect in this sultry term. Sea breezes are becoming rare here. The weather is sultry. Out do'Tr exercise is granted to'Davis to keep his vigorous health; not to restore the failing or broken down' physique To ! guard against the possibility of an at- j tempted escape, a lamp is kept burning j all night iu his cell. Against thisliuht, Jeff, entered a protest but the luU* j was kept burning despite the deniurif of! the prisoner; and that was the pet griev- j ance for a little while. Then his leading j questions on the present state cf the | country are not answered,and that makes I Jeff, querrulous. He becomes tired of i silence at times, and launches into aspe- j cial plea in his own behalf, aimed at the ! innocent officer of the guard, to prove j that the United States Government ean j not possibly couvict him of treason. — j The patient officer makes no reply, and j the chief of all rebels looks daggers at j the walls of his prison, but his health I and comfort arc not permitted to suffer.— lie is not allowed luxuries, and receives no favors. Another letter from the same place and date says : Exercise was pre scribed on ace.mnt of Jeff's failing health, and that the Secretary of War was con- : suited, and gave his consent. THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH ARMIES. —A London letter writer says : Not much can bo said, 1 am afraid, iri favor of the English. The common soldier is at the bottom of the ladder, and is often as low in characto as iu position. To enlist is a disgrace.— Out of 54,623 men and boys in the navy in 1802,t!'ere were 99,65 convic tions, and 104.028 punishments.— The returns of disease and crime are frightful. No donbt "they manage these things better in France," but a little observation might take the place of a c stly experience. A Frenchman is proud to be a soldier— an Englishman is ashamed of it.— There is a World of difference. Be fore the eyes of every French soldier glitters tho epaulets "of the General, tlie baton of the Marshal, and the radient star of the Legion of Honor. The Englishman may possibly get the stripes of a corporal aud the Victoria medal. Ofiio POLITICS.— The contest in Ohio for Governor promises to be a three cor nered one. The Democrats are said to be hopelessly divided. Those of theui who were loyal during the war, favor the nomination of Col. McCook. of Steuben ville, but as the Colonel is not very high in tho favor of Vallandigham, Love, aud that style of men, they have called a Convention of their own, to meet it Col umbus, on the 17th of August, to nom inate a ticket. General George W. Mor gan is spoken of as their candidate, on account of his Fourth of July oration de- the equality of men in the ■declaration of Indepeudcuoe, was not iu -tended-to include the colored race. Rut as the General was in the army at oue time, it »e> feared that the peace meai will not compromise themselves by nominating a mau that ever wore the army blue. In the meantime the other wing teel exceed ingly apprehensive, and aro at a loss wjiat to do , gittecn. The Largest Circulation or i any Paper in the County. THOMAS ROBINSON. - - Editor. M. W. SPiEAR, Publisher. liUTLEHPA. WEDNESDAY Al.'tt., 3 1805. 44 Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One and'nseparable."—D. Webster. KEITKEM AX TIC KET. STATE SENATE. •JOHN N. PURVIANCE. ( Subject to District Conferee*.) LEGISLATURE. IIENUY PILLOW. JOHN II NEGLEY. • (Subject to District Nomination.") COUNTY TREASURER. WM. E. MOORE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY W. 11. 11. RIDDLE. COMMISSIONER. WM. DICK. AUDITOR. J. C. KELLEY, 3 years. ' G. 11. GUM PER, I year . COUNTY SURVEYOR. NATHAN M SLATOR tsff~ We give place, this week, to a communication in reference to the late Nominations. His suggestion, however, that the committee resign, is unnecessary, their term of service having expired, and their places having been filled ly the late County Convention. Of that committee, we would say that (oursolf excepted!) they were as intelligent and as faithful as such organizations generally arc. The suggestion, however, that in future the vote of districts which disregard the spirit of the call, and poll a vote over.ind above that of the party, should be thrown over board by the convention, we regard as proper, '! here must be some mode of ex cluding all who are not Republicans, iu principle, from participating in its nom inations. It is .'ill idle for men who have stood up'for our common cause, to sub mit themselves to tho arbitrament of their political enemies. Ilgnorable Democrats don't wish to have anything to do with our party affairs. It is only the unprin cipled and reckless part of the party that will avail themselves of such opportuni ties to exert an influence in a matter in which they have ne right to interfere. — We believe in parties, but if parties are to continue as heretofore, we must pro tect their organ inns more carefully, aud wive drunken, worthless creatures who are void of honor or shame, to understand that thi>y cannot be used by sclffoh men, to control the Action of our party. lliirveßt-llic Itosult. Thus tar, iu this locality, uur farmers have labored under great disadvantage in harvesting the bountiful crops and great yields of grass which this season has pro duced, owing to the super abundance of rain that has fallen. Still we believe that grain, at least, has not suffered as much this season as it did in fi'ty-five—the year of the last wet harvest. Hay may be in jured as much. Our wheat crop has been seriously injured by tho weevil. .Still wo think there will be enough to supply our own wants, and perhaps some td spare.— All other grains abound most p'lentitully, and we have, therefore, a bright prospect for a plentiful year. We hope, that as our farmers are husbanding the various products of their farms, they will make such selections as will be useful and in teresting for exhibition at the fair; for, now that the war is over and ail living" again in peace and union, we must have a good fair. Let the officers of the Ag ricultural Society consider the fact that they have been intrusted with this mat ter, and let them act accordingly, and our word for it, we will have Ihe best Agri cultural exhibition that has ever been witnessed in the county. Let us, at once, realize the fact that a new and better era is dawning upon us, and act accordingly. John Kniitlolpli. Wc have an incident in the life and actsof that very eccentric Virginian, Jno. Ranpolph, to this effect: —That whilst iu the U. S. Senate, he came into his seatoto Monday morning, dressed in a red warnus aud other garments to correspond; an nsuncing that he had not gone to church on the Sunday previous, but had appro priated the day to the study of a sermon, which, bjjhe help of the LORD, he was now going to preach to the Benators. His text was the feeding of the multi tude with five loaves aud two fishes— which *h» applied on this wise—that the politicians ef that day had »even prinei pies—-which corresponded tn tbuse five I loaves and two fishes, with which they fed the multitude of their political dupe?.— | He then spread out his theses, aud, with a lash of scorpions, scathed the backs and sides of the party strategy of that day, as uone but John llandolph of Iloanokc could do. Shade of Roanoke 1 could it descend again into those halls, what mat ter for his pungent wit, and Cynick satyr would be found to sharpen its point, and give it force ! Although the owner of some 400 or 500 slaves, yet he could not brook the slighted apology for such legal rights. The Northern dough-face was the peculiar object of his hate. That class in his day never dated to look out of their dog-pens to give one yelp, but they met his terrible lash—giving them such warning of a watchful, vengeful foe as kept those curs most generally iu their kennels quietly gnawing their bones. — : Let it he-remembered to the eternal honor of that stern old Virginia Republican, that by his will every slave he owned was emancipated. But this was contested by | relatives—(he was never married) —aud i the freedom of those poor bond nun was j only secured many years a fier Randolph j slept his last sleep—and after a long and tedious lawsuit in the courts of Virginia. Ilis act o: emancipation spoke w tli a mighty voice against the wrong of sla ver)'. Let his name be kept iu cverlust I ing remembrance. 11c gloried in lire fact that he was descended from the lovely In dian Princess, Pocahontas—esteemed as inucji ntore honorable, yet far more r ire, than that of African blood, however uo blc. Tennessee. Reconstruction is " the order of the day," aud our people, naturally enough, manifest a great uneasiness to see that such a reconstruction is had, as will cure forever, evils in the body politic, in the rebellious part of the .country. For our self we have never doubted, but that higher aud purer motives than those of prejudice would govern the reconstruction policy ol the government. Of all the States in rebellion, Tennes see seems to be making the most deter mined efforts to get tight again. And at the san e time, it is evident that 6he is cursed with as violent a set of rebels, to-day. as any other State. On the other hand the unconditional Unionists abound there in goodly numbers—sufficient, we have no doubt, to take care of tl.e inter ests of the State. Gov. Browulow is us ing his official position with a will, cor responding with his history as a man of decision and energy. An election is com ing off soon for mouthers of Congress. Judges of the Courts, &c., and the Gov. gives the people plainly to understand that, should secessionists and rebels at tempt, in violation of 4aw to control the polls, aud thereby defeat the will of the Loyal people of the State, that he will not issue thorn certificates of election ! lie has also called on tlen. Thomas to furnish such military assassistnnec as may be necessary to enable the officers of olec tion to hive the 'aw obeyed, in the pro gte-s of the election. Tennessee is, therefore, truly now passing through her greatest trial. From her oxperetice, both the Government and other States may learn many lessons of wisdom. Whatever theory may bo found best in practice, wi.l be the oue most like ly to find favor both with the people and with Congress. * All eyes are therefore naturally turned to the new developments of men and measures in Tennessee, hop ing, from her trials and experiments, tu learn something useful iu'tlie science of Reconstruction. tOMMI M4 A I IO.VS. For tlic America!' ( ililon Kbcritntii'H Campaign. MK. EDITOR: —At the solicitation of a number of my friends, I have been induced to attempt, through the columns of your paper, a lairit description of Sher man's famous raid from Chattanooga, and Look out mountains towering height, "down to the sea," and tlicnce to the final and conclusive disbandonment of the Rebel Army near Raleigh, N. C. To give a full detail of that campaign would occupy more space that you can spare, and more time than I am at present able to give; yet I will endeavor to give you a passing view of our march, promising, at some future time to enter into a full detail of the march which brought about the fall of tho Rebellion. On the sth of May, 1864, tho Grand Army of the Cumberland commenced to move.from Ringgold, near Chickatnauga river, Ga.,and oncountored the erteiny at "Rocky Face,"or "Businard Roost," where the two armies had a friendly "set to" and being successful in moving the hue of Johnny's operations we fell upou Pal ton without getting much hurt. The enemy contested every inch of ground, but Yankee skill was toouiucH for Rebel' grit, and they got out of our way "right smart, I reckon." The enemy falling back upon Resacca, again made a stand but Sherman's men, lite "tho Asyrians came down like a wolf on the fold," aud old Joe Johnson "fell Lack for a better poxilwn," which ho found at Altoona, but the position was not such as he desi red, iuid old Joe Jubnrfon finding "old Joe Hooker," with his "flanking ma chine," moving upon Dallas, the liebs moved back to Ackworth, and still eot finding tho position good enough "Their whole force fell back upon fbe fahiona Kenesaw. Who#* towrrlnu height* soon yielded up to Fates re lentless law." Thus hill and vale in turn gavo way, In spite of John ston* >«kiH And I/nod came forth— their mi«- »ivn to fulfill. And well did he fulfill the.niissloD of the nreh fiend whose ciy wnß Hood, for the blood of the pure and imiooent, for the cries of the orphan nud the wails of the widow. ltis masterly manoeuvres are matters of history ami need uo present comment. Crossing the Cbattahoochic river, we kept our onward course for Atlanta.— Here the eueuiy made a bloody and des perate stand. At Peach Tree Creek, 011 the 20th of July, the enemy were deter mined to break our lines and "annihilate the bold invaders," but in their uiad at tempt many hundreds of the chivalry were "put to sleep." At this place the heroic M'Pherson fell. Lot history on It* criiutoi) page, th«o three days strife portray, Let 11 inker and MTuekson »eak from their abodes of clny. Let mothers tell, with trembling voire.of tons who no bly fell And widow*, too, with taurful oyes, their mournful Hto ry tell. , Finding it a matter of impossibility to to take Atlanta from his present position, Sherman changed his base, and moved for Jotie-boro, Ga , soma 24 miles from Atlanta, where mi the Ist of September was (ought the final battle for the capture and possession of the proud and aristo cratic city of Atlanta, the key to the whole Southern Confederacy. Following up our advantage, we took possession of Atlanta. While quietly resting our wea ried forces, llood prepared for his despe rato raid North "to water his horse in the quiet waters of the Ohio." Things look ed dubious. Our line* u ere cut, and wild alarm was epread both near and tar, Hut Sherman lutighed at such ulurmu, and lit afresh Bogiw, and watched every movement of Hood, who was doing a''right smart business" in our rear. Following him us far ds Galesville, in Alabama,we "about faced," and passed over our old tramping ground; burning and destroying in our course the t ijvns of Home, King-tun, JMarietta and Atlanta, Ua., besides destroying the Hail road and running stock on the Railroad from Kingston to Atlanta. lleniainiog at Atlanta but a short time, wo commen ced that "forced re.reat" to Georgia's Southern shore. While Thomas wfts paying his respects to llood, and assisting him to "water his horse," we were moving down to the sea, with nothing to oppose our onward march but Wheeler's thieving band of Cavalry, we moved on for over thirty days', passing through a most beautiful section of coun try, leaving a track of wan despair and desolation in our rear, until we arrived at Savannah, the place of our dest,nation. I lie Johnnys had an idea that they coulu get along without our presence, but Sher man "ecu! In't see it," aud insisted upon entering—not a protest—but his army into the beautiful city. The fleet con taining our supplies being close at hand, aud the army getting hungry, wo became determined to secure some rations, yet tiiero were cautious here, cannons theie, cannons everywhere staring u-s in the face,each one s uiouih .r,;ighted with death; yet wo came to take Savannah a::d were i outid to have it. Fort M'Alister being the principal impediment, by a desperate charge it was taken and .Savannah, and ous rations were secure, aud the last solid coil of the serpent of Secession which was wrapping it?. Mimy foils around the tree of Liberty, was cut in twain, arid we could seo in the distance looming up like a bright and welcome i eacon, the beautiful star of l'eace. Remaining in the vicinity cf Savannah for a short time, we moved on the morn ing of the 20th of January, at 7 o'clock, in a north we-tern direction, and encamp ed on Cherokee hill 8 miles from Savan nah. This place was the scene of a dreadful massacre by the Indians in the Revolutionary war. This country is swampy and marshy in the neighborhood, but with proper draining could be made fit for cultivation. Thin place was also the sceue of ivn engagement iu 1782, be tween Gen. Wayne and the Cherokee In dians, whose nauic it bears. We remain ed here for a few days repairing roads, &c., then broke camp, aud moved on un til we arrived at the Great I'edec river, which wo crossed on pontoons at Holey's Ferry, and encamped. Next morning at daylight we wore on the move, and after marching 25 miles encamped after dark near the little Pedee river. Next morn at 7 o'clock we were again on the road, crossing a number of small streams and encamped 17 miles from Fayetteville, N. C., on the 11th of February we arrived at Fayetteville, a most beautiful town, and after a little skirmishing took quiet possession. It is a bt,autilul place, situ ated on the banks of the Cape Fear riv er, which is aavigable to the town. Gar risoning this place for a few days and re ceiving fresh supplies, we crossed the river at "Sister's Ferry" which receives its nuuo from the fact of twin sisters living upon tho banks of tho river, when one goiugin to bathe and getting beyond her depth, her sister went to her assist ance and both found a watery grave. After leaving Fayctteville. we moved on through a beautiful couutry until we «auie to the Savannah river and crossed | over inio South Carolina, wUon we en | eoun itered a very swampy section. Keep ing on jajour.foiw&rd moveuncnt, tearing up a great portion of the Charleston and Augusta railroad. Burning and destroy ing everything in our path we crossed the Kdisto riv«r on the 13th of February, and marched oil towards 'Columbia, the Capitol of South (Carolina. This place was completely destroyed. Then moving towards Lexington Court House we cros the Saluda river and pushed on for the Charleston and Columl ia railruad which we destroyed, and crossed the Broad riv er, and tore up a good portion of the Marecllous Railroad, three miles from the town of Murcelious, on the Danviliu and Hichmond road. vJoutinuing on in our :I inarch of ruin" we crossed the Cataw ba river, and pushed onto the Wuteree river, where wo encamped for a short time and then moved in north-east direction for a small place named Lancas ter, and encamped at Hanging Rock From there we moved in the direction of Chcraw, and Chesterfield Court House. Leaving our main course wo moved onto Ooldsbor'o which | lace we took with but little opposition. Remaining here but a short time we struck out for llaleigh, the Capitol of N. C. Tho place was sur rondeied quietly. With the exception of continual skirmishing, and "one pretty big skirmish" at Bentonville, we marched through the heart of the Confederacy, burning everytlrng that would bum in ■SouthCarolina, but dealing more lenient ly with the other Status in Rebellion, contributing our feeble abilities to con quer a l'eace. As I stated in the commencement, it would take too much time and space to give a detailed view of " Sherman's march from the mountains to the sea," therefore I have endeavored to give a feeble outline and hope it will be, if not satisfactory, at least acceptable to your numerous readers. A "Uummeii". For tho Citi7.cn. Mr. Editor *— l have just noticed an article in your most valuable paper under the heading : LEGISLATIVE NOMINATION. Our friend, Mercer, asks for an expla nation, concerning the nomination of two candidates for assembly, and reflects some what on tho Convention of Delegates that met in Rutler. 1 think that our neigh bor is wrong ; jf there is any cause for reflection, it should be upon the County Committee, who suffered our friend Nog ley to introduce a motion at their meeting whereby two candidate® were putin the field- According to the best information that we can get lie introduced the motion and voted for it uloiin; the ccunty com mittee not having back la no enough to face the music, and tell Mr. Neglcy that they u'ere the committee, and could at tend to their own business—n.or.i < je eially when we did not owo anything to Mr. Ncgley. Rut as Capt. Henry J'iilow is tut'honorable nominee. jve think, Mr. Negley and tho County Commietee liao better resign. We hope, however, that these things will be bcttei managed in the future. Let us make our own nomina tions hereafter. In our last convention hc noticed that Rutler Boro. and several townships reported many more votes than they had Republican voters. In our district we adhered to tho rule. Let there be a fisol rule after this ; and then if 2 township or Boro. violates that rule, let the Convention throw its vote over board, especially when it comes double breasted. IIITEBIOWN. DiNt'iiHO for Which no Cure is The stories of the wondrous l.nshish, which deprives for H time, lilo of its can kering cares and transports ihe partaker ol its powerful virtues from earth; of the fondness of the mountaineers of Syria lor their ration of arsenic ; of the devotee to the deleterious and deadly woorara, whose deep intoxication makes him the envy of his neighbors; ol the shrewd Chinese, who yield everything for the enjoyment of « heir opium, read like the noon-tile dream of a romantic clime, while in our midst, even at our firesides, lurks a demon, the llauie of whose uos trils cannot be quenched, not fully rec ognized from familiarity of his presence, greater in force and power than all these combined, on account of the number and character of his victims and the complete ness of their destruction. Every one has in liis memory some dear friend with whose life his own seemed en twined, 011 whose prospects and success nil ear!lily happiness was centered, who has fallen a devotee to the dire destroyer and the-sum of all his hope went out with the violent end of the dearly beloved,— All can recount the story of some one whom tlicy had kno.wu " In their earlier days, Of a gentle mind, Of a soul refined, Of deserefs design'd For the balm of praise," whose efforts were blasted, and his gener ous and ambitious aims wasted in the cup of the drunkard. W hat is this craving for drink ? It is no trifle and not easy to overcome. It is an irresistible, hellish desire which over whelms all resolution, unman's the victim, allows him to forget himself, his self-re spect, his kindred and all that is good, makes,him locsake his children aud the choice wf.hu life and surrender his soul to perdition. yon hear good and pious men tell of fhe excellent promises, and the candid contrition of some penitent, through the instrumentality of their powerful elo quence. Simple souls, they know noth ing of the horrid impulse, and have not sufficient sympathy for the wretch who only made tho premise to be broken.-»• The steps an.this downward road are vis iblo on every side, but how few succeed in resisting temptation when once placed fairly before them 1 A man in an evil hour, counting largely on his own will, and relying too much on his power of resisteuee, unconsciously allows the appe. tite to form, and when oneo this has been acquired the first moral sacrifice he is called to endure Ls the loss.of .his boasted powerful will, and he becomes a child.— Deprived of his will, the consequence is a questiorf of time and opportunity. The biography of oue inebriate furnishes an example of hundreds, but it is none tho les'i severe on those relatives who spend time, lavish money, and exhaust them selves in fruitless efforts to bring tho err ing back to tho path of sobriety. Is there no method whereby this may not goon. and hurl victim after victim under the wheel of destruction ? Can note be cured of this fatal malady, for such should it be regarded ? There is but one successful mode of reformation. Protect the unfortunate when under the dominion of the evil spirit, and when the woe is passed he will have regained his self control. It cannot be expected to be able to ourc all cases, but many might thus be benefit ed, while some would re cover wholly, Little can be dono for those who have become enfeebled in mind from excessive and prolonged intoxica tion. particularly where the passion for drink has been hereditary, which it se Irequently a cause of intemperance.— Thus is sin transmitted to a succeeding gem ration. Almost nothing can be done for one who cho-es tho fiery potion for his mode of suicide. To neoc.niplish this desirable end, it is necessary to have nn institution specially ili -Iv:'ioii Cor the refill mat ion of inebriates. The Washington Ilouie, in Roston, in corporated in 1858, as its charter states, for the purpose of "providing a retreat for inebriates anil the means of reform ing them," has; during the term of its existoijce, done an incalculable amount oL good at 11 very small expense. * Me who would contribute freely of his abundance to the laudable purpose of erecting Mich an asylum in our State, would confer a blessing qn her citizens, carry happiness to the drunkard's wife, wipe the tears from her brow and erase the stain of infamy from the future life of his helpless children— r/'il/t. Cum, Government Itoiuls Nlolon. \V ASIIINoroN, duly il;i.—(ln the sth of .fune, 1804, the chief clerk and su perintendent of the Loan branch connec ted with the oflice of the Secretary of tho Treasurer, addressed to the latter a note stating that oivc hundred bonds of one thousand dollars each, partially pre pared for issue, were missing, anil that they had exhausted all the resources at their command in endeavoring to Cnd them. As they had not been signed by the Register or sealed they could not be registered. The coupons, however, amounting to SIBO,OOO, wore sealed und complete, and payable to bearer on tho first of January and .July in each year, and could be sold anywhere. The (Solicitor of the Treasury having employed two detectives of this city, it was not long before they fixed upon Wal lace W. Whittlesy, clerk in the loan of fice of tho Treasury l'epartinent as tho guilty party, but it was not deemed advi sable to make tho aire-t, until mote cou* elusive evidence could ho obtained.—■ 'J heir HI | icioiis WEVO strengthened by the fact of his resigning lis position i»i the 'lronsuiy in Leciiuber last, and of bis living sumptuously without ostennsiblu means. On Saturday la.-t the detectives proceeded to New York, and captured \\ hittlesy near the We. tcru hotel in (Jourtlaud street. lie confessed guilty, and stated totheni whore some nf the coupons w j ere conceal ed, nam ly : in the chandelier ol his res idence, wheio they were subsequently found, but the bonds had been destroyed. On recoveiing all that was available of the stolen property, the detectives took their prisoner rapidly to Jersey city to catch the train. Whittlesy quietly seat ed himself in a car, but soon alter the train had attained its full sjecd he hast ened to the door, doubtless with tho in tention of jumping off, but was pulled luck. l-'imlingvhiuiself foiled, he endeavored to obtain sympathy from the passengers by accusing the officers of kidnapping him. lie was safely landed bore this morning and conveyed to the police head quarters. Whittlesy had sold some eight thousand dollars worth of coupons and made about $2,-00 on premium on gold. 110 bad money when arrested, notwith standing his high style of living. NEW YORK, July 25. —Special dis patches from Richmond say that the elec tinn to-day resulted in th defeat of Tay lor for Mayor by four hundred majority. Mr. Stun levant was elected. The election passed oil quietly. The Richmond Whig of Monday says that the State Seal of Virginia has been materially altered by the new State gov ernment. The device is the same, but the words "Liberty and 1 nion now ap pear above the (joddefcs of Liberty tramp ling upon the prostrate form ol tyranny. The gambling houses in Richmond had been closed by tho military un Saturday. A bust of cK-l'rcsident Tyler has Ueen removed by the Virginia State Library. WASHINGTON, July 25. —The prelim inary measures are in progress for the tri al of Capt. Wirz, formerly in charge of the Andersonvillo military prison. A large number of have already been summoned, and letters are constant ly received from those who possess knowl edge of the cruelties perpetrated on Un prisoners by this rebel commander. A letter from A. J. Johnson, Sunder land, Mass., July lttth, says: " L am sor ry to say that this whole section is almost entirely destitute of growing fruit. I 1 have heard some of tho Qldost inhabi tants say that such a complete dearth of apples, pears. &e., was iwver • known iu 1 thi» region before. Rut tho root and ce real crops could not look bettor, and they ate certainly three weeks in advance of tho season. —Gen. Joe.. Johnston has applied for pardon which wiil probably be granted. He claims that lie did all in liitf power to bring the war to a close luug bufoco Uw> rebol'iou c.'Uasped.
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