VOLUME 4. Select fjflttrg. w -~~" THE^JLAOiATOB™" A. Ancient Stor, w.'fc i Mod.-.. Appliclion. »T THOMAS BI'CBtSiJI Hold* the Tlbtr on a certain da?, A awiirlh* plebian took hi.gloomy way; Wise in low cunning —dextr«.o» »t dice, 103 .killed In every in fknioui .le»ice; A brawnv Hercules. whom til men reared; And etetl wh«-n he cheated, loudly chenred With corrugated forehead Ilk* the bull, gfcntHtertiig hi# weighty way (the street was foil,) Ft t ode to the coliseum, and the crowd! Applauded as he entered, long nod loud. • The Ulidlator in the arena died So hlttorv nays, hnl lying ht»t*ry lied. rfcriutd with blood, the multitudinous throng I>apt in thd ring a:vl ou IhAvtatydcn string, Km getting that they bore a bra'nles* load} Uplifted hint and thro* the roaring r -ad Conveyed hint to the forum —%veii where Ureal Hero sat. and plare.t him by his chair. A man* of knotty tmwele, gnarled face. Among the oounciUfMt this Un-at Utograre, \ Krtwline h«»p where L'icero shone Wt'ta *!«.., w litre .nch »» lie .l.«l| .bineno more— An»l Ihrudt hi* hafce in tbe Rcale M *«lgn Tbe fate uf nations, le llio to-day 7 gfliiscellang. Nasby Attends a Cabinet Meeting, CO.NFI.DHIT X ROADS, ~L (wieh id in the .Strait of Ketucky,) V November 7, 1860. j T win called to Washington by oui pat io* the President, to comfort his wounded spent. Thcr aint no disguism the fact, the spent uv Androo.'ohnsun is wounded, lie lies c»dooted tha «lir;{cs& arrera uv more on t raj us fortun than eny oilier man who hei lived senec the days iiv llamliek —more, indeed, than llam liek endoored twice over. llamliek s father wuz poisoned and his mother mar ried afore her mouruio close »'ui wore out, sumthin no prudent woman wood do; but wat wu* that to wat A Johnsun en* doors evry day ? Nothin, The cabinet nwetia to wieh I wuz snniuiond wuz called for the purpose uv kiieddin a tcer or 2 over the elocshun re turns, and to consider a variety uv letters tt'icli His Eggseellency hed received within a t'uvf days. I may remark that the cabinet lied a gloomy and uiildewed- Jook. 'J he fust wuz from Rev. Henry Ward Hoecher. Mr. Ueeehcr remarked that lie lied the highest possible respeck for the ~fli* wunst held by the good Washington, ■ he git«i AJ...W and the sainted l.inkit.- He omitted reuiarkin anything aboot l'eeree and li.iokanau out uv regard for the (eolins uv the incumbent, wieh ef he hcJ red liistry eorreck, wuz a «r» de.it supporter uv tho Admiuistrashnns uv both uv i m men, wieh he considered stains on the pages uv American hisiif, wieh he could wish might be obliterated. Hut wat he desired t-j sa wuz that he lied a higher regard Ijr the good opinion uv mankind in general thin, he hed 1 >r the good opinion uv the incum bent uv eny offis, and tz he hed : in a hour uv temporary übberashun, wieh hed happily passed, endorsed the Admin is trashan, with insanity hed worked evil onto liiui, he repeated az a simple act uv justice tnat the President shood cause it tu be ku.iwu that he (Beeclier) wuz uot considered by the Adwiuistrashun, ez a supporter thereof. '• I do this," Bed thu writer, ''becoz the Mupfession lhat I am in the confidence uv your Kggscellenev, jvith is on fortu nately abroad, bet seriously damaged my reputashun." Trooly yoo' s. ct settry. The recdin uv this letter wuz follcred iy'a mini I uv profound silence wieh wuz broken by the ('resident " Let hiui pass," sez the great man who hez the dis[*n.sin uv the post offis, " let h : .ui pass. Hut here's another" scz he, bust in in2 leers. " Head that." It wuz from Gen. Cu.itcr, him uv the yejler hair, wieh hed sum reputasbun <joorin the war ez a cavalry commander. It wuz to the same effect He hed when he sposed that the policy uv the Presi dent wieh be esteemed cz he must any foan who held the exalted posishun wuust otfkupide by (he good Washington, the great Jefferson aud the sainted Linkio— •" The oograteful dog duxent respect Me,' sed Androo, "its the offis I fill," aud he bnstin in2 a iresh flood. When he spoked the President's policy wuz sich ez a soldier and patriot ciod endorse, be endorsed it But he diskivered that it led him, back foremost, jn? company wich,doorin the kte waV he alluz alluz visited face foremost and on boesback, and therefore, to save his reps utashun. he must beg that the President *rood give it out, that he (Geo. Custar,) wuz not, nor never had bin, a supporter uv his policy, and oblige ¥oors, tiooly, ez before. I wuz 2 hartbrokc u at this 2 make euy reply, and Cow—an d Doolittle wuz in the same fix- The Keruelcy wieh wuz given to Custar to keep him iu the po sishun. hed biu promised to a deuutkratic capting, who wuz led by a company iu the first Bull Kun fight : and who threw up the next day in disgust, not liking the manner in wieh the war was conducted, but the Kernclcy wuz gone aud Custai tpo, vat wuz worse, there wuz no such AMERICAN CITIZEN. thin}? to be tho't ez dismissin him The entire company yoonited in minglin their teers. The next letter wuz red by Seward ez it wuz addressed to him. It wuz troni Itiymond. He opened with the remark that lor the Presidential offis he hed the hiuhist j-especk. Aside from the consideration that it hed bin okkupide by the good Washing ton, the j-reat Adams, aud the sainted l.inken, the President might be eensid ered the fa'herof his country, hevin so large a uumber of helpless child en to provide for, besides he hed a instinktive rcspeik for the dispense! anythin. It wuz diQlcult for him, bein a simple min ded man to adhe.e ts the President, but— "Good Ilevcns !" shreiked Johnson, "that little fox ain't going to speke uv his reputashun 1 "Dooty requires the reading uv the en fiic jockeyment, painful to my feel ins ez it may be," sed Seward. 'Tie concloods thusly." "I am forced to ask yoo ez one enjoy in confidenshel relashuns with Iliin who okkupics the Presidential chair, to hev given out that I stand in opposishun to him. A doo regard for my reputashuu impels me to this course." I remain, Yoors trooly. There wuz 2or 3 more. Gen- Carv, uv Ohio, the President tu re move him from his Collectorsh'p, ez the holdin uv it wuz injoorin hit reputashun ; a editor out West who wuzscdooeed into taken a Post ofli», begged to hev it la kin off his hands, that he might save his circulashun afore it wuz everla.-tinly tow late ; and finally we cum to wuu the seal on wich wuz a bote ov arms, bull dog rampant, bowic knife couchaut, support ed by trottin hcrscs, oil a field uv green cloth. It Wu« from Hon. Sohn Morris. sey, who hcd biu elected to Congress, fVom No > York- Mr. M orris-iey remarked that czonouv the pillars uv the Democrasy, he felt lie hed a rite to speke. lie wished it to be understood that he wished his hands uv Johnson and his party, lie nuu need « life. In states where Demockrasy, uv wicli he wuz a pillar, hed tied themselves to Johnson, they hed gone dowu to a prematoor grave. Rcspcck for the high ofis'rcstraincd him from savin that the Den ockrasy c .odent carry sicli a cussid load, ho wood say that the result uv the election iu Noo York, where they dependid solely 011 muscle and uigger, wich is reeltDiinokratic capital and suc ceeded, while where the Demockrasy wuz loaded down with Johnsonistu they fail ed, satisfied him that the President was a nkubus. Ho sed this for rcspcck for the offis Mr. Morriscy further remarked that he hcd also personal reasons for making this request. He commenced in a humble posishen, and hcd filled the publics eye long cnuff to satisfy his modest ambishen —he hcl walloped Sullivan and Hecnan he had owned the fastest horses and won more money at faro than c'uy other men in Amerika. llis auibishuu wuz satisfied so far ez he w.uz concerned, but he hoped 2 levo behind him for his in fant son (wieh wuz only twelve years of age and wieh l.eu a development uv in tellect and muscle remaikable tor ooeso tender, havin already walloped cvry Ljy in skool to wieh he wuz goin) he desired to leave that son a honorable name. It bed bin given out that he wuz a support, er uv tna iudividooal who okkupidc the Presidential otfis, and it war injooriu him, he wished that stigma removed — a re yard fur hi» rcpuluxhun forced him to in sist onto it. Aud this epistle wuz dcoly signed, bis JOII.I X MORBISEY, M. C. mark. Ther wuz silence in the Cabinet. — last stroke intensified the gloom widh hed settled onto the Government, and ez I turned my teer badewed eyes I saw the great drops eoursin down the checks uv bvery ouo present. Mr. Seward retired without sayin anythin about ninety days, and one by one they all departed It wuz a solemn time. Ther wuz oth> cr letters yet u> reed but no wjsu hed the hart to open cm. I made a move iu that direckshun, but Androo prevented me. "I,in sick," murmured he in a husky voice, which showed that his hart wuz peerced—" Help me to bed." I saw the great man bury his intelleektooal hed be neath the snowy kivrio uv his onea>y couch! all but tbe nose, wieh in huu is the thermometer uV the sole, aud which aeoordinly glowed, not with the yoosooal biiliaut hue but with a dull, dead and ghastly bloom. Noticiu the convulsive hcavias uv the kivers wich betrayed the ajitashun uv the breast beneath, I whis pered in bis carez I banded him his nitc "Let us have Faith that Right makes Mightj and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our r«aty as we understand it"—A- LINCALB. BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 18G6. cap drink uv rye whisky flavored with borbon that he lied wui? hold es Dela ware hcd sustained him. A flush uv sat isfacshuu prssed over his nose, but it subsided in an instant. "Troo." he gasped, "its ourn now, but afrre the next eleeshun a cuppU uv em Masschooeits will buy the cussid Stait and rg-peple it to soot cm," tnd he gave a convulsive gasp and sunk in2 a trubblcd slumber. It wuz a tcchin occashun- PETROLEUM V. NABBY, P. M. wich is Postmaster. Lights and Shadows of ihe Late Elections. Whilo the results of the late elections present many features calculated to re joice the hearts of all good citizen!, they also present some features of a character to make every patriotic oitizen blush that even thus much of shamelossness and moral degradation should mar the char acter of our national political system The grand aggregate majority of 400.- 000 is the most brilliant vindication of our people from the charge of sordid, mercenary motives that over graced the annals of political history. That the people should condemn by such over whelming majorities, 4 policy supported by all the blandishments of power, the emoluments of office and allurements of almost unbounded patronage, is the most sublime truth of the purity of the patriotism and incorruptibility .of the vir tue of an educated, intelligent democra cy. Never before were a people so tcmpteJ by bribery, corruption and ve nality of never kind, to support a party policy, ami every was sucn an over whelming rebuke administered to the inOated pride of delegated power. Nev er was nation so disgraced by its repre tentative head, and never was bloated egotism and blinded bigotry in its pride of power so completely emasculated by an iusultcd ami indignant people. Such exhibitions of public virtue, intelligence and patriotism are the most cheering ev idences of the progress wo are making a« well as of the safety with which we may rely upon a virtuous and intelligen patriotism as the bulwark of nnr republi can institutions Hut while we thus re joice over the general hcalthfulness of our oody politic, we cannot overlook the tact that the feeds of a dire leprosy, though comparatively dormant still exist iu our political system. That a few Ju» dascs were found among the high as well as the low, that Miuie growu gray iu their country's service aud crowned \yith her fairest laurels, that others distinguished by deeds of valor in upholding the''Star .ry Flag" on bloody fields, should be tempted to baiter their laurels for paltry office, or sell their life long principles, born of honest convictions, for the empty promises of a defunct political organiza tion, though a matter of uational humil iation, is scarcely to be wondered at. — That the filthy slums aud dark purlieus of New York city should pour forth their drunken and licentious tide of human de pravity, to roll up a majority of 47,000 against cleanliness, sobriety, decency aud the observances of a christian Sabbath is a daik and shaiueiul staiu upon our na. tional c cuteheou ; but even this has its blight relief in tbe fact that the sobriety and virtue of New \ oik's rural popula tion is sufficient to hold this tide of wick ednesi, crime, wretchedness aud ci sery in abeyance. That all the immense pat ronage of the government should be b>il>.> ly, shamefully, defiantly, wielded for par tisan purposes by the chief executive of the nation, is a fearlul comment upon the integrity and virtue of our pub:ic men; t l at it should accomplish so little is the grandest vindication of the moral integ rity of our people. Alter such an exhi bition of the incorruptibility of the peo pie, the apostles of liberty and humaoiiy may take a long breath, assured that, though constant and coutinued effort is ever necessary, the erisis is passed and the long agiyiy ana bloody strife of the will yield, in the 112 uture, a sure and rich fruition, in • larger liberty, a strict er justice, a tiuer humanity, a mo:e abundant prosperity. — N. American. THE UMBRELLA IN FRANCE. —A PARIS letter writer gives u humorons description of how the umbrella was introduced into Franee. He says : '' The war drove so many Southern fam ilies abroad they formed a large siied col ony here, and when they raised their umbrellas to keop off the sunbeams they kept one mother in couutenance. The other foreigners here seeing so many um brellas raised on sunny days, thought, uatuiajly enough, it was a Parisian eua» tout, and contoiuied lo it.l hey found •it comfortable and persuaded their friends to adopt it lu this way the filing ou Fort Sumter has made the Parisians adopt the Southern fa.-hion of using umbrellas to keep off sunbeams as well as the cloud drop.'- MAN'S HEART. M III> Heart, 'tl* said, IA like a Harp, With many and many a string; Thai from its chorus the master Hand, Of Time doth runsi? bring. A strange-like Harp, indeed it is. We're laughing now, now weeping; Tears and snrles This Ha-p heguWes, Just as the Hand Is sweeping. Is it wrong to call our life a song T Bt»me songs there are of satincas; To 1 many gire a sigh for grie', Ami ning a song 112 <r glutlne**. I'd have my Ifarp-Ktrlng* we: with tears Sometiioeß—and *iug of s.rrow; The darkest day Will soon away And gladness comos to morrow. <£dnctttionnl. (From the FenusyUauia School 1 Journal.) Soldiers' Orphan School, GETTYSBURG BATTLE FIELD : During the last month the schools of Paradise and McAllisterville have each transmit ted 810, contributed by the pupils, to pay for a share ol slock in the liattle- Field Memorial Association. As soon as the other schools shall have acted on the subject, the stock will be subscribed for and the certificates forwarded. DAYTON SCHOOL : A new school for pupils of the more advanced grade, has been opened at the village of Dayton.— It is in the North eastern part of Arm strong county, near the Indiana line, and will accommodate the counties of Arm strong, Indiana, Jefferson and Clarion- All the pupil-*, fiom those counties, who were in the schools at North Scwick'ey and l'hilipsburg, in DcaVer county, lmve already been moved to Day to a. NORTH SEWICKLF.I' : This school will bo closed on the first'of Dccembor, as a school for orphans of the more advanced gride; and it will theu probably be opened as one for younger orphans, sim ilar to those now in operation at Loys villc, Jacksonville and Andersonburg. ORPHANS OF COLORED SOLDIERS : As stated in this Journal soon after the opening of the schools, the same provis ion and relief for the orphans of our col ored soldiers who laid down their lives in the common cause, will be made as for those of white troops. Hut tilUrccently, very few Applications of this kind were made; and even now not over a half dbzen are 011 baud, though quite a num ber are believed to be ,111 piogrcss. To mvoi thin juut demand, meusnrps are in progress to establish a school for this class of orphans, which will be, in all re spects, similar tu those for the white chil dren. DEAF & DUN.B, RLIND. FKEIILE MIN DED AND VICIOUS CHILDREN : Amongst these orphans, #s in other collections of children, thpre arp some who are defect ive iu the senses or the intellect, and a few whose moral habits require special trcatiucnt. These would all bo out ol place iu theordiuary schools; yet justice deuiauds that they be provided for out of the same fund given by public liberality lor the training of the jess affli-tcd or phans. Accordingly, arrangements are now in progress for their reception,at the public expense, into the State institu tions proper for their several cases. The Principals of the different schools and the county committees will, there fore. please make known all cases of des titute soldiers i orphans, who are either Deat and Dumb. Blind. Feeble-miuded or incorrigibly vicious, to the Satte Su perinlendent, at their earliest convenience with au exact s.atcuici't, which i.hould be prepared by a l'hysiciau, of the na ture and extent of the affliction in each case; and a certificate, if such be the fact, that the suhjret of the statemcat is not a fit iumatc for any of the ordinary schools. And as soon as practicable af terwards, such measures will be adopted in each case as may be requisite and proper. General Principle* and ItnlCß 0/ the Schools for the. More Advanced t /listen. GENERAL PRINCIPLED The object of tl:e State in taking charge of the destitute orphans of her dead soldiers, is, to provide for their Ed ucation and Maintenance. This is to be done in a nianne r at once worthy of her and useful to thein. In carrying out this intention, it is to he kept in view, that, while education and maintenance are qoth to be provided in proper degree, fha one js subordinate to the otSer ; for inasmuch as the soul is the nobler and more valuable, its wants ai e to be pre ferred to those of the bodj. Neither, howurcr, is to be neglected or stinted. Educatiou, in its lull sense, embraces proper habits of body and development of conscience, as well as instruction of mind. All are indispensable to the for mation of right character. All are, there fore, to he provided for ai)d promoted in these gphools,Jto the fullest extent of which their i.fjeurs and teachers are ca« pablc. Hut, inasmuch as iu this ComplU I cated pri cc.-s there must ba a starting point and a depar. inc«t of instruction to Thicb all the others are to be inn cer- tain sense subsidiary, and inasmuch as the wisdom of the world and the custorti of our ancestors have decided the in struction of the niiud to be that starting point in the general education of youth, V. The regular Education of these Or phans in the School Room, is hereby rec ognized as and declared to be, that de parimenfyt their general instruction which is to have precedence in, while it is at the same time to be, as far as practicable, promotive of all their other necessary stu dies, pursuits, exercises, and employments. It is in no wise aud jt no Ume to be cur tailed or interfered with', either for profit in employment, tor the ease of instruc tors, under pretext of pleasure or exer cise for pnpils, or for any other cause, except sickness and those peiiodical in termissions and vacations which are the right of youth. This rule is to be without exception. And, when it is considered that onlyffi e hours work in tRe school room during fivo of the seven days in the week, are re quired of the pupil, and that consequent ly all the rest of the time is left for phys ical labor.and recreation, for eating, rest and sleep, and for religious instruction, exercises and worship,—it cannot with truth be asserted, that an undue draft is thereby made, either upon the pupil's time, energies or patience, or that the teacher's labor and professional skill are unduly taxed by devoting eight hours tu the school room. The nature of these schools, —in which industrial instruction and employment arc to be connected with, intellectual, moral and religious training, —renders an additional fundamental principle or rule imperative; and that is, 11. That every pvpil shall have an equal duration and oportunity of school room in ft ruction, with all the others ; and that such institution ahalC be adapted to his or her inti llectual condition and wants. Therefore, neither is any larger pupil to be detained from the school room for the purposes of labor, when the tim 6 for at tendance has arrived or during such time (except in regular turn to which all shall bo subject,) nor is any junior pupil to be eurtuiled in the number or duration of iessons, under pretext of the superior or morp pressing wants of the elder, hach is to have the degrpe of instruction and attention proper lor his of her age and state of advancement, and a sufficient force of teachers is to be provided to ef fect this objuqt. The rights of children in matters of sleep, rest and play, are as well founded in reason, as those of mcutul or moral instruction. They cannot be violated without injury as well as injustice. There fore, 111. Rising before daylight, in tilnrho"i or institution for children at least, is neither promotive of health, com fort.study nor econrmy. The dump air of the morn ing and the checslcss rooms of the school before either sun or fire jias rendered them pleasant, are as unwholesome as they are comfortless and unpropitious to mental effort. The same candle light wasted in the dark hours of the morning or rather of the latter part of tho night, if properly employed during two or three after sunset, will effect much tpore in tht way of study. While the school room is yet warm in winter or begins to be cool in summer, oud while tho studies of the day are still fresh in the memory and their accompanying instructions recent, as much may bt effected in the evening as in double the time during the dark ami probably chill morning hours; or, if miscellaneous [jading and voluntary im provement be the work of these hours, as they shouh. mainly be, the body, the mind and the spirits will all be in better condition for effort in the latter part of the day, than at any other time. Ac cordingly, that kind of early rising, which is really getting up and perform ing or attempting to perform tho first du tics of the day in the dark, is to be avoided. IV. As rest, play and exerciso arc also rights of childhiiod so they are to be not only allowed indue quantities, but so Te£ulaled as to promote moral and phys ical improvement. It is therefore, the duty of instructors to regulate without improperly restraining the amusements of the pupils, and to see to it that while cheerfulness and relaxation prevail, noth ing detrimental to health or goed mo als is practised. Snider's Orphaus, like all other chil» dren, are subject n evil influences, and will occasionally be guilty of improper conduct. Thise influences are, as fur as possible, to be corrected and this irnprop er conduct punished. In eases in which no other corrective is found to succeed, corporal punishment is to be administer ed. But, in order to prevent the abuse of this powei,-r --••• , . 4 V. Every instance of corporai punish ment, whether it bo the application of the rod, confinement to the room, or ex clusion from meals, shall entered iu a book kept for that purpose, by the Prin cipal of the school, with the name of of fender_ cause and kind of Punishnicut, and date. And all corporal Punishments shall be inflicted by the Principal of tho a hool himself, ane not by any of the Teachers or other employee . [TO BE CONTINUE!!.] STAMP DUTIES' ]!y the 9th Fcntion of the Internal Revenue Laws of the United States, ap proved July 19th, 1800, "All official instruments, documents and papers issued by any offijer of the United States Government, or by tho of- Gcers of any State, county, town, or auy other municipal corporaiiou, shall bo and are hereby exempt from taxation." Uy decision of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue up in this law, in ro ply to inquiries upon the subject pre seutcd by this department,—the follow ing instruments, documents mid papers used in the administration of the i'e partment of Common Schools by the sev eral officers connected therewith are sub" ject to stamp duties, and no others. Ist. Diplomas or Certificates issued by the State Normal Schools, $ 05 2nd iJonds of Collectors of school tax 1.00 3rd " Treasurer " District 100 4th. Checks by the District Treasur er on Banks to pay orders on tho District Treasury by Doard of Directors, -02 No. 1. Stamps to be paid for by teach ers receiving Diplomas or Cer tificates, No. 2. Stamps to be paid for by Col lector. No. 3. Stamps to be paid for by Treasurer. No. 4 " •' '• «. « • 'lu any and all cases where an adhe sive stamp shall be used for denoting any duty imposed by this Act, except as here inafter provided, the person using or affixing the same shall write thereupon the initials if his name and the date upon which the same shall bo used or attach ed, BO that tho same may not again be used. And if any perßon shall fraudulently make or use of an adhesivo stamp to de note any duty imposed by this Act, with out so ©ftecttfally cancelling and obliter ..ting such stamp except r.s before men tioned, ho, she or tl>cy shall forfeit the sum of fifty dollais." WOMAN —Mrs. Stevens the sweet story writer, has somewhere thrown oft' this excellent passage : "Woman, woman ! —truly she is a mira. le. Place her amid flowers, fostc r her as a tender plant, and she is a thing of fancy, waywordnoss, and something ol folly—annoyed by a dew drop, fottered touch of a butterfly's wing, ready to faint at the rustle of a beetle. The zephyrs are too rough, the showers too heavy, and she is overpowered by tho perfume of a rosebud. Hut let real calamity come rouse her affection, enkindle tho spirit of her hetrt, and mark her then. How her heart strengthens itself, how strong is her purpose, l'lace her in the heat of battle, give her a child, a bird, anything she loves or pities, to protect, and see her, aj iu a related instance, raising her white arms as a shield, and as her own blood crimsons her upturned forehead, praying tor life to protect tho helpless. Transplant her into the dark of earth, awaken her energies to action and her breath becomes a healing and her pres ence a blessing; she disputes inch by inch, the stride cf tho stalking pestilence, when man, the strong and brave, shrinks away pale nd affrighted. Misfortune daunts her not; she wear- away life of silent endurance, or oes forward with less timidity than to her bridal. In pros perity she is a bud full of imprisoned odors, waiting but for the winds of ad versity to scatter them abroaii - pure gold, valuable but untried in the I'nn.ico. In short, woman is a miracle, a mystery. Sir John Franklin. A letter received in New York, fron tit Johns, New Brunswick,states '.!ia a part of the crew of a wrecked American whale ship have arrived thero, who bring very interesting in formation of discoveries made by C. F. llall, respecting the. Franklin Expedition. Mr. Hall lias in his possession a gMd watch, some silver spoons and other relics, supposed to hav« belonged to the Franklin party, lie also learned that the remains of tome of Franklin's] men were lying under a boat in Comuiitte ' Boy, in the Arctic regions, where they had been placed by the native* after deiith. The natives would r.ot per mit Mr. II til togo on and examine them, but as several vessels will win ter in RepuUe Biy,it is believed Mr. Hail will secure assistance 'afid push his way to where the remains arc sit- I uajeii. NUMBER 1. Scene at the Death-Bed of Mr. Lincoln, . At Carlisle, Pa., receutly, the Preiby torian Synods of the Old and Now Schools being in session at the game placa, tho two bodies met in communion with grea^ harmony. Rev. Dr. Ourley, pastor of the church in Washington which President ijitjQoln usually attended, in a speech at. tlio table, gave ;ho folloviug narrative/ which has uever been made publio : " When summoned, tn that aad night, to the dealii bed of President Lincoln, I. entered the room fifteen or twenty min utes before liis departure. A'l present were gathered anxiously around him* waiting to catch his last br»ath. The physician, with one hand upon the pulio of the dying man, and the other band laid upon his heart, was intently watch ing for the moment when life should cease. He lingered longer than wo had ex pcctcsl. At last the physician said : "110 is gone ; he is dead." " Then I solemnly believe that far four or five minutes there wu not the alight ed noise or movement in that ewful pres ence. e all stood transfixed in oar po» sitions, speechleas, breathless, around the body of that great and good nan. At length the Secretary of War, who was standing at my It .ft, broke the six, lence and said, ''Doctor, will Jon mj any* thing *" I replied "I will apeak to God." Said he. "Do it just BOW " And there, by the side of o*r fallen chief, God put it into my heart to utter this petition, '.hat from that hour weantf the whole nation might become mora, than ever united iu our devotion to our beloved, imperiled country. AV hen I ceased, there aro e from the lips of the entire company a fervid and spontaneous "Amen !" 4nd has not the whole heart of tha loyal natioL responded " Amen ?" Whs not that prayer, there offered, res ponded to in a most remarkable manner ? When in our history have the people of this land bceu found more oloaoly bound together in purpose and heart than when the tclegraphio wires bore all over tho country tho sad tjdinga that President Lincoln was dead ?" ' 1 , Southern writers are now earnestly engagod iti trying to fire the heart of tl>9 i'Northcm minorities," by insisting that they arc imposed upon by radical majori ties. Their aim is to create a hostility, which shall culminate in blood, and thus precipitate a new rebellion. Comment* ing on this subjact, the Rich moid Tim u significantly remarks : " Tho beaten and overwhelmed minorities at the North may bnvo a vast deal more fortitude and pa tience, than we have, bat it was ju»t such a spirit «s now persecutes them which dro«c as to try the sword rather than live longer with those who had so little regard for ns and our right*." As the Richmond Timsi and ite supporters "tried the sword," and signally failed, it is but natural that they should want their Northern friends to make the samet experiment. Revenge is sweet, and the Rebels of the South would thus have the gratification of seeing their quondam sympathizers placed in the same bad box with themselves. Since the Northern Rebels did nothing but talk, their South ern friends would hare the pleasure <f£ seeing them bear a portion of the calam ities which befel themselves during thjs Rebellion. TIIP.EATENNJ STATS of EUROFE. —The Powers of Western Europe are again preparing to dispute the advance of Rus sia m the East. Roth England and France openly aide with Turkey againat the Chriatian insurgent* in Caadia. and the new French Minister of Foreign Af fairs has warned Greeee not t« take {.art in the struggle. Fraaee, ia partic ular, is very eagerly engaged is Imaging about another anti-Russian allieaeo. It is therefore probable that a general rise of tho Christians in Europeaa Turkey would at once lead to a most aerioas Eu ropean complication. Napoleoa, ia view of such a contingency, wants to ereate a heavy loan, which hia ministry ia apposed to, and, should it bo urged, will lead to a dissolution. Spain is aUo agaia itching to distinguish herself by taking ap the cause of the Pope as againat Italy, and may gut heraalf into another BM that she will hive to pay for severely. —The report thit Go*. H'elt* islandt to reeouteno tho LouUima ConTg«>i— of 1864 i< not improbable, u ita ■ewbl ) are doiirous thit if* logality *bi«M teste 1, not by * robel mob. but by tbo CourU. If the ConTention should rees sembte we »hall await with anaiety Mr. ; Johnsou's course, *:; d it if to be earnestly ; hope 1 thit ho trill not again permit the • ■>) a. *acr , o of it* tuembea ami friends j
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