DAY DAWNS! Congress and the President About 1 to Harmonize. The Constitutional Amendment the Basis of Reconstruction. KiiflVngt Without Kcgnrdto Race or Color to Men. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10. The Senate in in session to night, with a determination to sit all night and ali day to Morrow, if necessary , to pass the reconstruction bill. »It bfing apparent that the bill of the House oould net be passed, a committee was appointed to draft something upon which the majority eonld unite-. The result is tb# following, which will ba offered aomu tro* to night. It was drawn Usj by Mr. Sherman, and em bodies the provisions uf the military bill of the House, with the Blaine amend ment incorporated in it. It is said by Mr. Trumbull and others that the Presi dent has agreed to fign it. It may not be offered tili towards morning : WHEREAS, NO legal State governments or adequate protection for life or property now exists iD the rebel states of Virginia. North Carolina, SoOth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and Arkau- And WHKRKAS, it is necessary that peace and good order should be enforced in said States until loyal and Republican State Governments can be legally estab lished ; therefore, Be it enacted, tic., That said rebel States shall be divided into military dis« tricts and made subject to the military authority of the United States as hereaf ter prescribed, and for that purpose Vir ginia shall constitute tb? first district, North Carolina and South Carolina the second district; Georgia, Alabama and Florida the third district; Mississippi ao4 Arkansas the fourth district; Louisi ana and Texas tl'e filth district. SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty of the President to assign to the com mand of each of said districts an officer of the army not below the rank of Brig adier General, and to detail a sufficient military force to enable suoh officer to perform his duties and enforce hi* author ity within the district to which he is as * signed. SECTION 3. That It shall be the duty of each officer assigned (as aforesaid to protect all persons in their rights of per. son and property, to suppress insurrec tion, disorder and violence, and to punish or cause to be punished, all disturbers of the pnblic pdace and criminals, and to this end he may allow local civil tribunals to take jurisdiction 6f and try offenders, or when in his judgment it may be nec essary for the trial of offenders he shalf have power to organic* military commis sions or tribunals for that purpose, and all interference under color of Stale au thority under this act shall be null and void. SECTION 4. That all persons put under military arrest by virtuo of this act shall he tried without unnecessary delay, and no cruel or mrusnal punishment shall bo mflioted, and no sentence of amy military commission or tribunal hereby authorized affecting the life or liberty of any person shall be executed until it is approved by the officer in command of the district, and the laws and regulations for the govern ment of the army shall not be affected by this act, except in ao far an they may con flict with its provisions. SECTION 5. That when the people of nny one of said rebel States shall have formed a Constitution of government in conformity with the Constitution of the United States in all respects, framed by a convention of delegates elected by the persons who tray vote upon the ratifica tion or rejection thereof, as hereinafter provided ; and when said constitution so framed shall have been ratified by a ma jority of the male citizens of said State, twenty-one years old and upward,of what ever race, color, or previous condition of servitude, who may hav6 been resident in said State for ono year previous to the day of voting on the question of rati ly ing snch constitution, except such as may be disfranchised for participating in the rebellion oi for felony at common law, and when such constitution shall provide that tbe elective franchise shall be employed by all such persons that have the qualifi cation herain stated, and shall have been submitted to Congress for examination and approval, and Congress shall have approvod the same; and when said State by a voted its Legislature, elected under said Constitution, fchatl have adopted the amendment to thei Constitution of the United Btat««, proposed by the Thirty« ninth Congress, and known as article 14; and when said article shall have become a part of the Constitution of the United States, said State shall be declared enti tled te representation in Congress, and Senators aud Representatives shall b" ad mitted therefrom on their taking the oath prescribed by law, and then and there* after the preceding sections of this bill shall be inoperative in said State, KKOILAR REPORT. WASHINGTON, February 17, 1867. Mr. COWA>f opposed the bill and Sher man'* amendment. At 2 o'clock Mr. BAULSBUKY mov ed to adjourn. Disagreed to. A number of amendments to tke third and fourth pcciions were offered and dis agreed to. After farther debate, the question on tlie adoption of Mr. STEVKNB' proposi tion as a substitute to the bill. Adopted, ayes 32. nays 8. M*esrs. BUOKALKW, DAVIS and SAULS BURY voted in the negative. Mr. DOOLITTLE moved an amend ment as an additional section, that n« sea '-> *et ee of deafli under thie *et ehall be car ried into execution without the approval of the President. Adopted, 21 to 16. At 5:45 Mr. McDOUGALL took the fieor and made a speech against the bill. At 6:15 bill as amended was pissed ; TE AS. Anthony, n Morrill, Biown, Poland, Ckttell, • Pomeroy, Chandler, Ramsey, Conness, • Boss, trazin, Sherman, Crecsvell. Stewart. Fox, Trumbull, Vrelinghuysen. Van Winkto, Grimes, Wade, Howard, Willey, Howe, Williams, Kitkwood, Wilson, Lane, Yatet:—29. Morgan, SAYS. Buckalew, Mc&Mtgiß, Oowan, Nesmith, Davis, Norton, Doolittle. Patterson, Hendricks, Ssnl.ibury.—lo. <>n motion of Mr. SHERMAN the ti tle of the bill waj amended to read "an act for the more efficient government of the rebel States." At 6:30 Sunday morning, adjourned. HARRISBURG. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. HARRISBURO, Feb. 15, 1807. SENATE. * The Senate this morning resumed con sideration of the Connellsville Raiiway bill. The vote was taken at eleven A.M., and resulted in tht defeat of jht bill by a voto of thirteen for and seventeen against. A motion to reconsider was oarried, and then the bill was postponed indefinitely, which wilt kill the bill effectually. • BILLS PARSED. The following bills wer< passed : Act relating to restaurants in Wash ington county. To vacate burial grounds in Sewick ley, and to remove the dead bodies there from. Act relative to livery stable keepers in Mercer county. • Act to incorporate tho Sandusky and Irwin Street Bridge. HOUSE. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. From Federal Relations—Joint resolu tion requesting Congress to reimburse loyal States for bounties paid volunteers. Also resolution acrainst the confirma tion of Edgar Cowan as Minister to Vi\ enna. Al?o, to repeal the tax on State Banks. Also in favor of the repeal of the neu trality laws. BILLS IN PLACE. Mr. McKee—Supplement to act incor porating the borough of Lawreooeville. Mr. Wilson—Act to pave and grade the streets of McKeesport. Also, act incorporating the Eagle man ufacturing company. Mr. Cliadwick—Supplement to Penn sylvania Agricultural Society. Mr. Colville —Act relating to brokers in Allegheny county. Mr. MeJhling—Act to incorporate the Armstrong county bank. Mr. (^uay—To di'ide New Brighton in three wards. Also, an act to dirorce W. t. Gray and Lucinda Gray. Also, act to repeal the Anthracite Rail road Company. Mr. Waddell—Act directing liens for moneys due the Commonwealth for lands held by virtue of locution, and regulating the fees of surveyors in general. Mr. Pennypacker—To compel the re corder of deeds in all the counties in the Commonwealth to record the names of honorably discharged soldiers. The act to allow the Pennsylvania B. R. Company to increase its capita) stock, and other privileges, being on third read ing. it was strenuously opposed by Messrs. Myere, Cole and Jenks. It poktponed after considerable debate. HARRISBURO, Feb. 15, 1867. The following was the final Tote on the Connellsville Railroad Bill : YEAS —Bigham, of Allegheny; Bil lingfelt, Lancaster ; Browne, Lawrence; Brown, Mereer; Coleman, Dauphin ; Da r vis, Berks; Graham. Allegheny ; Lowry. Krie; Searight, Fayette ; Stutnuau, Som« erset; Taylor, Beaver; Wallace, Clear< field; White, Indiaua.—l2 NAYS— Burnett, of Carton; Connell. Philadelphia; Doaavan, Philadelphia; (ilatz, York; Haines, Bjwir; Jackson, Montour; James, Bucks; Ltrndon,Brad ford ; McCandlcss, Philadelphia; Ran dall, Schuylkill; Ridgeway, Philadelphia; Royer, Cheater ; Schall, Lehigh ; Shoe» maker, Lurarne; Walls, Lycoming ; Wor thington, Chester; Speaker Hall, Blair —l7. How THE PBEBIDENT MISSED HIS OPPORTUNITY. —The Augusta C'omlitu tionalist says, in discoursing of recon struction : Mr. Johnaon had a splendid opportu nity of redeeming the country immedi ately after the war. but lost it forever by loitering on the wayside to gratify bis vanity in receiving the homage and sup plication of aristocratic 'rebels." While he should have struck a magnanimous and patriotic blow for the Union, he dal lied with fortune. While he thus dallied and pardoued. his enemies were under, mining him, and he BOW discovers at the eleventh hour, that the precious time then squandered in trifles has been a "suicide where more thau blood is spilt." —The costliest watch that was ever made is said to have been one whieh was constructed in 1844 for the Sultan Ab dael Madjic, who must have found it rather inconvenient, since it was five in ches in diameter, and struck the hoars and •quarters on wires, with a sound re sembling that of a powerful cathedral clock It cost 1,200 guineas. Another famous watch was noted for its smallnees. It was inserted in the top of a pencil ease, and though it was but three six teenths of an took in diameter, its dial not only indicated the houra, minutes and seconds, but aUo the days of the month ' It was made in Geneva. » «■ » DARK HOURS.—To etery man there are many, many dark hoars,hours when he feels inclined to abandon his best enter prise; hours when bis heart'* dearest hopes appear delusive; hours when he feels himself unequal to the burden, when all bis aspirations seem worthless. Let no one think that he alone has dark hours. They ere the common lot of hu« inanity. They are the touchstone to try whether we are current coin or not. (The 3Uncruau Citism. (W The L fry tit Circulation oj any Paper in the County. 0. E. ANDERSON. - - - Editor. BUTI.BB PA. WEMESBiY, FEB. SO, IWT. Liberty' «nd Union, Now and Forover, On* and 'iiMpirsblc/'—Q. Webiter. WAITED. 7 At the CITIZEN Office, a good boy. 10 years of age, to learn the printing trade. Applicant must have a good know'edge of English Grammrr, and be able to write a fair, legible hand. None need apply that cannot come wel' recommended for truth and honesty. Jan. j£3, 1567. tet~ We will publish the proposed gen eral Railroad law iu our next issue. 19* Owing to the pressure upon our columns this week we have been com* polled to withhold several communica tions and articles of interest, some ot which wilt appear in our next issue. #3rln publishing the obituary of Ab. aham Parker, husband of Mrs. Mary Parker, in the Citizen of January 30th, we made a mistake iu the number of his lineal descendants; it should be a? fol lows, viz: 12 children, 137 Grand chil dren aud 85 great (jrand children—in all, 234. To PREVENT FKI.ON OR OTHER BKAL tvo.—As goon as the person is satisfied that a beat ng is coming forward apply a comnion fly blister about the size of a cent, and when it is raised, treat it as any other blister; and when it is healed tbe I beating is cured without fail, for I have tried it. Yours, truly, B. I®" An adjourned meeting of tlje friends of tho Temperance cause will be held in the Basement Story of the Pres byterian church, on Friday evening the 22d inst., at 6J o'clock. Several address es will be delivered by prominent gentle men appointed for that purpose A Terns perance League will be organized. All are respectfully invited to attend j nnj especially the ladies. Come one ! come all! and lend a helpiug hand in the good cause. Painting and Papering. Our readers are referred to the card ol Elliott & llose, who are first-class woik> men. All work done by thom warranted Notice. At a meeting of the Butler Bar on the 15th inst., it was unanimously agreed that all the eivil cases on the Trial List, for March term, should be oontinued. Stato Normal School. Young men and women who ate de> sirous of attending a Normal School, are referred to the advertisement of the School, located at Hdinboro', Erie Co , Pa. For information address J. A. Cooper, Principal. • Spanish Shoop. The attention of Wool Growers is cji rected to the advertisement of MCABOY Bros, Butler, Pa ,'wha a S»e lot of of Spanish Merino Sheep for sale. All persona interested should call at once and examine this splendid lot of aheep, which are said to be the best ever brought into this aounty. Boots, Shaoa and Laathor. flare you been at the New and F»sh< ionable Boot ft Shoe storo of B C. Hus elton F If not, you should call without delay: 'Thisstow? is fitted np in the la test style. Mr. Huselton Is an enterpris ing young man. is affable and obliging, and keeps the rery best stock of goods that the market can afford. lie has on hand a larg and splendid assortment of Boots, Shoes, Qaiters, Cents'and Ladies' Slippers, Sole and Upper Leather, French and Common Calf skin*, Boot Trees, I<a»ts, Hammers, Pinchers, Shoe nails and Pegs; in short, everything usually kept in a Boot, Bhoe, Leather and Find ing* Store. Give him a ca!l, 8 doors North of M'Aboy's Store. I Notice. j I caused an advertisement of the Ham | iltoD Gold and Silver Mining Company, of Nevada, to be published in the pa« pen of this county, but refused to dir pose of the Stock until the Superintend ent who bad been sent to Nevada to as certain the productiveness of the mines, should return. He has now returned and the ore Ijaving been tested, and prov ing to be as rich aa that of the beat mines in that State, the Company, at its last meeting ia Philadelphia, concluded flot to serf Stock,but to issue bonds »ith cou pons attached bearing ten per eent inter est, payable in coil). The bopds are re deemable in five years from date, and may, withiq that time at the optiop of the holder, be converted into Stock- If those persons who desired to take (tack, wish to have bonds, they can signify their intention by application to JAMES T. M'JUNKIN, Esq., of Butler. J. ZIEOLER, Bec'y & Treas. February 20tb. '67—tf. The undersized, will offer for sale, at his residence in Butler township, on Wednesday, the 27th inst., the following property, vis ; Horses. Cows, young Cat* tie, Sheep, o«e fine breeding Sow, Wag-, oiis, Carriage and Buggy, one new Sleigh, one iron-soled Sled, single ami double Harness, Corn, Rye, Potatoes, Hay, Kan n:ng Mill, Plows, Harrows, Cultivator, Household and Kiteben furniture, and a great variety of articles too numerous to mention. Bale to commence at 9 o'clock, A M. C. SLLBERT. Temperanee, The people of Butler and viuinity are moving 1 I the temperance cause. The good resulting from a prohibition of the sale of intoxicating diinks during the last year is patent to evety candid and impreju diced observer. Xstwithstanding this fact, all those engaged in the traffic here tofore, in tbe borough of Butlr, with one honorable exception, have filed their applications asking the Court to grant them the privilege of again engaging in the indiscriminate sale of liquor as a bever age. It is a well known ani established fact that the law regulating the sale of liquors as a beverage, was violated with Impunity by the persons engaged in the trafic; and yet these same- persons are again asking Court to give theuj the lib erty to deal out destruction in our midst. The good people of this community have determined that the flood-gates of intern perance shall not be re opened to deluge the people in its destructive flood. As evidence of this, we refer our readers to the proceedings of a meeting held in the Presbyterian church on thi evening of the 15th instant. (tommmucutious. I'or the CiTiiEif* BUTLER, Feb. 15th, 1867. MR. EDITOR :—According to previous notice, a meeting was h<"ld in the Base ment story of the Presbyterian church for the purpose of organizing a Temper ance Society. On motion of Dr. Young, the meeting was called to order by ap pointing Rev. J. D. Leggit, President, who opertcd the meeting by prayer. OD motion, (J. E. Anderson and J. 11. Crat ty were chosen Secretaries, Maj. An derson being called ypon stated the ob ject of the meeting to be—the orgaqiza tion of a society, for concert of actjon, in order, that by a united effort the waves of intemperance, as checked by the op position to the granting ot licenses, pay here be stayed. The speaker believed that. in union there is strepgth, and that, since the friends of license and the enemies ol temperance are united and earnest in their work, therefore, it behooves the lovers of peace and order to join heart and hand against any further encroach mentg of this soul-destroying vice. Dr. Young favored the idea of forming a Temperance League, in order that each may assist the other in endeavors to sup press the traffic and equalize the burden and expense of prosecuting the violators of tbe law—and also tf)e circulation of a remonstrance to be sigued, by all pres< ent, in order that th# judges of our Court may be informed as to the sentiment of this commuuity, and asking them for a confirmation of their acts, a year ago.-~- Mr. Gailey was of opiuion that all are agreed as to the direful effects of intern perance ; also that something be dpne, and asked the Seerotary to put us QII a track, to do this something by reading a remonstrance, which he understood had been prepared. The rou onstrance was then read, reciting that experience has proven tha! licensed houses are unneces sary—that no inconvenience has been felt during the last year fronj nat laving license— that (he pe&ee of our commu nity has been greatly improved thereby, end that we do not desire, but respect fully and earnestly protest against a re turn to the licensing of Tavcrs and Tip pling houses, &o., — thp resder adding, that the remonstrance was prepared by a very acute and learned member of thu Bar, and would not fail to hold water, having neither leak nor flaw Mr. J. C. Moore wonld inquire whether this remon strance covers restaurant license, —when the jnforma'ion was given that no nppli cations were being made, in tbe limits of the Borough for tuch license, ani that they ooold be attended to when applica tion should bo made. Mr. W. J. Young suggested that a number of copies of the remonstran.ee be printed and circulated among the different churches. On rao« tion, a committee was appointed to pie< cure signatures to the remonstrance, of all in this meeting who ate willing to give their names —while the Committee was being began to learn, and were invited by the President to re main, but gotirithstanding this rjqujgt, they preferred tbe out side. On m nioo of G.A. Black, amended by C. E. Aa derson, a committee offonr, consisting of Hers. Gtilcy, Young and Leggit, and , Q. A. Black, Esq.,was appointed to draft a Constitution and BysLuws for the or- j ganization of a "Temperance League," The remonstrance being presented to the meeting, by the eommitteo, and there being byt one inkstand, when three were required—Mrs. W. J. Young and Mite Julia Boyd, gare their thimble*, which were filled with ink and carried among the audience by the fair donors, while the signatures were being obtained. Rev.. LeggH urged *ll toaign their names, say ing, thai 00 oar refining to do so, eould lay claim to tkc title of "a good man." The speaker insisting that there ean be no neutral ground—thit all must enlist under seme banner—either that or "King Emanuel," or Wing Alcohol; choose ye, whom ye will serve. It being asked whether ladies would be permitted to join the League. said that ho should not like to put his name to anything which a lady could not be fer* milted tosign. Mr, J. (J. Moore said that if ladies had the control pf the whiskey traffic, there would not be a li censed house in the U. S., tbiU tbey are all fast friends of temperance. The speaker animadverted severely upon the conduct of certain church members, in gigningthe petition,of men of''good, mor al character" (?) to retail the essence of damnation, which beggars the children, maniacs the wife, and detaonizes the hus band ; churches are the moulders of moie ty, and should not permit their members to sit at the couitnumoq ttllo tyithiu two weeks after signing a petition fyf license. He especially oritjeiaed and eeugxred the 0- 8. Presbyterians, the United Presby terians and the Lutherans. Dr. Young thought it uutruo that the O. S. Presbyterian church of Dutler h 9 ever sanctioned the sale of liquor by re ceiviug to her communion those engaged in the traffia. Hut upon Mr. Moore ex plaining that he had reference to those denominations in genural, and not toatiy particular church—the matter was made agreeably by Muj. Anderson, stating tha we are all to blame, perhaps not by sigt - i.ig petitions for license, but by sitting with folded arms aad seeing the law vio lated, and taking no measures to punish the offenders which were doing moro to counteract the good efforts of individuals for the christianization of gpoipty, than any other eng-ine of vfieksdqew which Satan could invent tf. Young in sisted upon the circulation oi tho remon strance in all the churches of the Bor ough un the coning Sabbath. On mo tion ot Q. A. Bladf, it was resqlved, that we lionqr the man who proposes to keep H temperance house for the nejt year.—r On motion of W. 11. 11. Riddlp, the next meeting was fixed for Friday, Feb ruary 22d, in the basement of the Pre » byterian church, and Messrs. (prailey, Black, Young, {\Y. J.),nnil Ja.-. JSrcdin, were chosen to address the meeting. On motiou, adjourned. J. I). LKG GIT, Pres. C. E ANRF.RSON, ) G , J. 11. CHATTY, ) J MR. EDITOR:—John, under (he cap tion of "A fewwordß to Kuinia." gives your readers a long article, on Saxon burg, false appearances, Buuff. cigarr, common schools, heathen mothers the millennium, &c., &c. Now, why should these words be said to Emma ? I paid nothiqg about any of these subjects. 1 shall not stoop to deny any of the base practices you have charged upon my sex. Neither shall J. notice any of the score of subjects you have introduced. In n;y short article I mentioned nothing but the license question, and if John will |oo|( just thiee columns ahead from his tobac co sermon, he will see a notice headed, TAVF.UK LIOBMBK. This is what we want to talk about. Nineteen men in this County have applied for license. NQW what does this njean ? for what? and license from whom ? Whiskey men, wl.en they try liberty, they mean lir<ni'\ and if they don't gat permission to do wrong, they will cry liberty , as if they had a natural right to sell poison. The people art: just beginning to learn that no such natural right exists. Hut permission from whom? I un derstand that the people have a right to rulo - f and I as one of the people protest againht the granting of license to up/) ona of these nineteeu men ; Ist. Because it is unnecessary. 2nd. Because it ia morally ivrong 3d. Be cause no person ha* a right to do jyrung 4th. No person, or number of persons can license another peraon to do wrong. sth. Jio poison, not even John, pretends to say that it is right. Uth. I know of no peraon that was ever ultiinitnly bene fitted by driukiug whiskey at a licensed bar. Bth. Tl>e people in the county election last fall JeclineJ to elect judges wh<# claimed the suffrage uf (.he people as whUfeey meu. 9th. Became they ele<» tad men fcnvwn to be anti-license men 10th Beoause, if these 19 houses sold only 50 drinks each, they w);t!d nell | 950 drinks per day, and allowing thei# j to keep Sunday, (whioh is not always done.) they would sell 297,350 drinks in i a year,wl)ich, at 10 cants each, would make $2#,785 enough to make $) rich men. poor, and 29 poor ijjen miserable:! enough to bu'ld iP houses for -f) poor families- 11th. allowing six drink j to make a pint, thpy would drink 6,100 gallons of liquid poison, 12th. No man knows iiiuharm - 1 iug upon the iuynortal of meu and ! vibrating ffonj century to century, and from generation to generation, until the end of time, and its dcstroyingtcffects upon soul and body to be recorded upon the scroll of eternity ; the tears of wid ows, the groans of orphans, the miseries of fatuities and the profanity of the bar rooms »11 to be treasured VP God's just retribution aga'nst the people of Butler eovntj,'who are called upon to grant this licence. 13th. We hav« ha J no licence in parts of this county lor a whole year, and no person has been i» jured ; no person's wife has been beaten, because whiskey has not been sold. Nu person has been found Iv ng in the gut ter senseles, merely because he could not get whiskey. No mother has been found iu tho silent hours of the night etfying, mcroly because her husband was deprived uf the intoxicating bowl. 14th. It 13 no fait of the nec> ssary entertain ment of i> public house. Ihese nineteen houses havi all been entertaining the public to fverythiqjj necessary, without license and can coutinue to do so. '1 he citizens of the coilnty don't need it and the traveler, when he calls at a public house in Butler county, don't want a fiery bowl that will burn his stomach, sear his conscience, take away his senses, destroy his affections and make himself and his friends miserable and leave a miserable recollection of his entertain ment ; he merely wants his horse cared for, a good fire, good supper and good bed, an J in the mqruipg, after he has feasted ijn good warm buckwheat cakes aqd hon« ey ; for which our county is so famous, be goes on his way rejoicing in the full in* joytnent qf »ll his senses. 15th. Rum> sellers knew it is wrong. I never knew a pian to sell whiskey to his neighbor, ai. J cultivate his taste for the poison,un til he made him a confirmed drunkard and himself and his family miserable, but what he would stand behind his back and say to the ihcrnt toprr : "T|i»re is a fine man, pity he drinks so." And when the man was carried to a drunkard s grave, the Kumsellcr was j(i the train if mourners, and loudest in eulogy of the good qualities of the deceased, "but he only had ope failing, he would sometimes take too much." I always thought this was u hardihood at which Satan might ! blush. And i trust the day has come, : when the ppople who have tl-.B power, ("but not the right"), will not thus li« cense murder. 10.h. I protest against it in, the name of each of the Ten Com* mandmeuts, vjhich itdtrcptly or indirect* ly violates. 17tji. 1 protest against it in the native ol every one of the youth of our land, who have nof yet been school ed to criqie. 18th, I piwjiust r. gainst it in tlie name of the Sacred Volume, which says, "No drunkard hall inherit the kingdom of Ileayen." l'Jth. I protest ajxaipst it in the par»ie of all t|ie catalogue of crimes daily committed by nien undef the influ eqce of which John pa|i neithet obscure nor obliterate by his lalp of to bacco or smoke. 20th. L prntest against it iu the name ot the conseiepep of every one of these ninct-ien in on, who kn >w that t|icy ask what they should not, and what po person or persops have a moral rijjjit to grant, 21st. I again protest agaipst it in the name of the ladio? ol ISutler, who entreat the lion. Judge M'Gufijin, Judges Oar v , e y an, l Cumiuins, in consideration of all the undeniable facta hercip before nientioDed, not to grant license, permission or power under the law, for dram sellers fp stand upon the darkjjijives of those llipy have mur dered, and coutiuuc their iniquity. KM MA. "Cm 4 rtone." MR. '•'plTOR :—Although there have been great improvements "in these litter days," in t|ie modes aud forms of edu cation as well as in fundamental priuci< pleS ; it is true, (and '-pity 'tis, true") .that there are still persons en. grfged "m the ennobling capacity of edu caters who i>re ignorant of the naturoof the human mittd, its wants, its powers and capacities, and the methods by which this "image of the I'eity," may bo px« paoded and exalted, through the sub* liming effects of instruction. They »rp slow td leam, that the training of the mental faculties should correspond to ! their nitunil development, tho require- I moots and probable future of the pupil*, existence in community, and in accord ance with the nature, wants and opera i tiops of the mind itself; tho observance of which must make the pursuit of sci« t ence and 'itcraturo tho normal, the di- Ivinely appointed *ay of educating thp mind. 'ibey seem never to imagine what plan, |or what system is best calculated to ex | ercise the mind beneficially in a give J time, and call into vigorous, harmonious ' action the greatest number ol faculties aud refaiu their activity. They do not 1 seem to understand that ? symmetrical ! development of the different faoulties pf the mind is a natural and necessary coo -1 f-:e<juew i e of a due etercise of the me#- tal Jx.wers in i that whatever has a ten dency to hinder or objtrt/et suob aeti<yj, dwarfs abd efijshes tho intelltfol 1 . l|Ufc- | op Potter, rhao ifhom ia DO high- ] er edycutionak iuthority, said tnhi>t teach ers do not fulfil flfair high J®CC as eda- j eators of the intellect until they set the loul to thinking, and unless ih«!y keep it 1 always ihinking." Thought is the jipir ! it and essence of education. 1 jntereatißg thought, pleaees and delight# ! the imperishable mind, causing it to re-1 turn to its task with feelings of hope and j pleasure,while the study of words,without understanding and conveying no ideas has achill'mg and repulsive effect. By thouht only is the aaiaa aroused, expanded and strengthened, and subjects, not mere worus, should be ao presented to the mim* that natural curiosity, which is ever busy Ui tha "young idea," may compel the at- to a sharpened ahd active inter, est in the fasts presented, thus giving to the pupil a gtropg and healthy stimulus to diliggnca, securing through his own mental processes a salutary discipline of the mind, a positive pleasure ii» its owt* discoveries, an exultatioo is its own con quests, a real joy in its own perceptions and rcasoping, which results, are only i> normal consequence of the exercise off all the faculties and of th» divine adapt edness to the mind of the different sub* I jects. Ideas, then, may be firmly engraven upon the memory but the knowledge of words must be "lost and die in one short hour." These thoughts wete soggeatedf by reading the qf ward memo ry" by the Zcliepoplf school of this coun ty. And I asfced myself, "for what pur pose," what g( ol ? I am indeed sorry for the youthful in* tellpets qqjpr twelve years, of that an cient and cultivated borough—even • though they strive to gain a notoriety as word-memory prodigies. Let them ask aud answer the question "cui bone"— for what benefit. Such a method of study is hurtful and injurious, to say nothing of the golden moments j exitttif wh ieh could be profitably employed iq storing their uiiuds with varied and use. ful ideas nubjp thoughts and just princi ples, mental treasures which way be turn T ed to profitable account in ennobling the intellectual faculties preparing the pupi| for the proper discharge of his great work on the theater of lifp. Toy "what, shall it profit" the mind to le clogged and burdened wilh words, having nu tendency tp cultivate and developc the thinking powers? The memorising of words and no ideas, is copiplpte parrotry —positively useless. It is mere dtndgcry on the p»rt of the pupil—a gathering of husks, not ears ; a storing away jg the garners of memory dry chrff, not grain, [t has no tendency to make the mind more active and vigorous, or {he memory more retentive of that wi»ith is worth remeuiberipg. Thoughts apd ideas aro the food of tho mind, aq 1 mind is so constituted at to h'a<rft a qjtural taste— a natural graving for them; but to com pel the mind to the study of words with out ideas, is foreitg it to feed on unpal atable. unnatural and indigestible food, which it. timd, if it ho not excited by artific : »»lsiimulqs, must erea'e a disgust fur >-tu !>' and rej ugnanuo to school.— : More anon. A. 0. SCHOOL. "Jiatlcr, February 10th, 1867. ——-"V—ft.- - For thf CiUr.cn. I nion !<«* 11 (int. Many are I lie inquirjps pande about the "Union Fox Hunt," as if' it was an aiin'wl ganfo. Ibp fact i(s'(t jras too good a thing to year; nnd beside it is not policy (o such a grand chase so often The foics were all captured Irst year, p*pept some finull oces, and they need sojpe tiuie to grow. Aridsu<l t a spoit made so frequent will iose inter'. e u t. The olyiupic games occurred only every fuur years and were perpetuated for twelve jmndred y mrs. The Union Fos IJynt was (ho only successful hunt jast year, and if it was to opftjr too often there might be a failure ijnd it would loose iwdiguity. The prince of Wales and the Kiiijerorot Fraupe had intend ed to visit the hunt if iteime off in 'O7, but owing to the grand exhibition in Paris (hp earning season they have found it inponvenieut. The ilaj..Cjeneral com manding has reii|Dyed to WoftKiugtoq county (or his health. For these and many other reasons too nmnoioiM to men tion, the Union Fox hunt will take place four years from the day of f|ie Ist hunt in 1860, which will be, the firs' Saturday of Marsh 1870. By order M AJ.-GKN, COMMANDING. | SIMEON NIXON, A. (J. . I).—There will be fox hunts and rumors of fox hunt« but the Unioi} fox hunt will not tye until the above day cotpes. I —The South Bond, Indiana, Kyitter 1 says : (Some thirty-one yearn ago Jona-> j than Beckwith. » young lawyer of deci ded promise, bought a pint of whiskey ' and "etting drunk, wandered out on tho Terre Coopeo prnirip, op a oold winter ciirht, and was so froze H that ho IQSJ his reason and ttic use of his limbs , as J he? been ever tiace, until two weeks ago. *Q initiate of the county poor house, an insane cripple, and his keeping cost the county no less (ban 98,000. Pid the :onnty ever think of heediug this admonitioa when it was all the while licensing indefinitely the sale of whiskey ? SOMETHING OF A CHANGS.— ftev. H. Hilland Garo/;M lectared in Buffalo the other evenin/. Ip the cowrae of his remarks, by way of ooDfrasting the prewnj and past, ha stated that 25 years agi, <«n tfre railqjpji ffQW that city to Niagara F*')?- Hp W»f dragged frouj the cars bacau»e hp wanted t.O ride, after bavin* purchased « ticket, beatpo until ffororcd with blqod. and laid ander the car. lie appealed to the Grand Jury, but obtained no redress,.
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