BALE OF
•
UNSEATED LANDS.
BY virtue of a warrant from under the
hand and seal of office of the Commissioners
of Cumberland County, and to the directed
the following tracts and Ibis of unseated,
Lands, situated in Comberland County, State
of Pennsylvania, will be exposed to sale by
vendue, on MONDAY the 13th DAY OF
Jomu, 1864 - , - at - llui Courthouse, in the bor
ough of Carlisle, county aforesaid, and con
tinued by adjournment from time to time,
until they are all sold, or as much of each
tract or lot, as will be sufficient to defray
the arrearages of the State, County, Road and
School Taxes due thereon, and costs.
HENRY S. RITTER,
County Treasurer.
Carlisle April 13, 1864.
Owners.
SOUTHAMPTON
NO. Acres
10. James Bowen's heirs,
150. John & Atir'm Roddy,
457. John Reamer,
10. Wm. Rankin,
FRANKFORD
315. John M. Woodburn i . ,
1000. Ilollenbach's heirs,
3. James McCulloch,
18. John Dunbar,
7. Samuel Rifler,
MIFFLIN.
J. M. Woodburn,
100
150
400
103
John A. Ilumrich
John Nagley's heirs,
Daniel Sweiger,
Rhoads, Long & Eberly,
Christian Eberly,
MIDDLESEX.
Daniel Coble's heirs,
Jacob Stoufer,
David Capp,
John Bolden,
Joseph Baker,
Jacob Grist,
Henry Kefler,
Adam Lerew,
Lloyd Myers,
Benjamin Malone,
Morrison & McCieai•y,
Peter Miller's heirs,
Howard Myers,
Michael Mentor,
John Neeley's heirs,
Gilbert Searight,
Nicholas Wireman,
Jacob Wolf,.
David Duncan, (Penn.)
Jacob Grove,
Abraham Stoner,
Win. Forbes, (Penn.)
Moore & Craighead,
John Kline,
Samuel Woods' heirs,
Widow Albert,
John Brugh,
Noah Cockley,
Wm. Graham,
Samuel Gleim
Daniel Gitt,
James Greason i •
Cyrus Myers,
Henry Myers, 11 90
Rogers (Ilaskel Agt.) (Penn.) 20 25
Itachltel Weittlierspoon, 48
Jacob Becher,
Brown & Creswell,
Wesley Biteinau,
Francis Corleston,
John Ebert,
John Ilemminger,,,
Wm. B.
Moses Myers,
Beetem, llimes & Co.,
Cornelius Myers,
Dr, Marsden,
Isaac Montfort,
John & Henry Montfort,
Philip Stoyers,
Alex. Young,
SOUTH MIDDLETON.
D. H. MedcatT,
John Mateer,
Daniel Wonderly,
Sheaffer & Keller,
West,
Elizabeth Bennett,
James Barbour,
Deardorf's heirs,
John Nicholson,
James Nicholson,
Jacob Sheaffer,
John McClure's sen., heirs, ,
John Shanefelter's heirs,
H. I. Fannus,
Alex• Nailor,
A. Richwine,
Jacob Albright,
Benjamin Lerew,
NEW CUMBERLAND.
Northern C. R. R. Company,
UPPER ALLEN.
Trustees N. E. Church,
Philip Gusler,
130.
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CAII.LISLE
John Calico,
John Dunbar's heirs
George Wahl,
SILVER SPRING.
Henry S. Hock,
Andrew Miller,
Robert Bryson,
HOPEWELL.
Wm. P. Smith,
David 'McKinney,
Samuel Miller,
PENN.
Robert MePlane,
James M'Culloch,
Jacob Beltzheover,
Henry Shenk's heirs,
MECHANICSBURG
David Lingfield,
LOWER ALLEN.
J. S. Haldeman,
NEWTON.
Cyrus Hoon,
Jane Barnhill's heirs,
rlYrwr Gric•cacist.
SPIIINo, tea*,
GREENFIELD& S REAPER,
NVITE the•attention of buyers to their
new stock,of Dry Goods. It will be found unpur•
ad in alt - those features which comprise a first - el:Ms
tuck All departments of our business have been
tuck
—Riucheularged,.especially_that_of .
DRESS GOODS,
shish We nre conilden,t. Is the most extensive assort
ment ever offered In this4/Fe town,. have now open,
ready for inspection all the noveliffie of the season. vls:
Poplins. all new shades and styles. Illosemblques.
Plain and Plaids, Plaid Poplins. Chillies. De Cain's,
also, a brautiful stock of ALPACOAB, at astonishingly
I ° 7 Prlm• •
. . RO N-E' 8T I C.S.
Piints, illoaelnd Muslim:, Broad , Sheetlogiii Flannels
Gingtutms Ckacks, Tickings. CottonadeL ho., £O.
- ' Genf's' and Boys' Wpars-
cloths, Casoimeres. Jeans. dunnner Cansimeres. .tch—
We would call the attention of our friends more partici
niarly to our Immense stock of Muslin'. Calicos. Cot•
lonades, all bought last wham. before the late advance
Which will be l‘old at prices that defy competition
Varenns may rely° on getting . great bargain at the
More Of OitEtt:lVlEX.to A 1311EATElt.
k Kasai. 29,1804.
-Nost:—Persona desiro• e of °visaing our stook will
please teipariloular, and recoiled our Store is in Zup's
Corner Market dquarei,Booond Door, op.
..sito Ritter!aCioltdog wore. •. G. 44 8.
nXER'S FAMILY 1111340.11V5,
AT BALSVONI
VOL. 64.
Taxes Dae
$OO 55
3 82
3 77
60
The maid who bands uer warrior's ■ ah,
Watt emlle that w ill her pain dissembles,
The while benettit her drooping lauds
,One starry teardrop haus cud trembles.
Mourn tleareu alone records the tear,
And Fame shall never know her story,
Iler heart has shed a drop as deer
As ever dewed the dell of glory.
1 09
14 02
(Boyle) 5 70
(Mont) 73
(Barnes) 3 75
Wharton) 928
Marshall) 285
Norton) 5 71
(Lake) 1 41
A. Gardner) 2 85
(King) 2 85
W P Gardner 4 27
kS. Parker) 3 55
(L. Parker) 9 23
(W. Parker) 7 10
(Buck) 3 20
McClintick) 3 55
(Paxton) 5 32
3 40
Tho wife who girds her husband's sword,
'Mid little ones who weep or w' odor,
And bravely epeakts the oheorin4 word,
What though her heart he rent asunder--
Dtxtuted olqhtly" in her dreams to hear
The bolts of war around him rattle,
Ilath shed as sacred blood as e'er
Was poured upon the piaiu of battle!
The mother who conceals her grief,
While to her breast her sr o she presses,
Then breathes a dew b ars words and brief,
Kissing the patriot brow she blesses,
With no one but her secret trod,
To hoow the pain that wel4hs upon her,
Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod
liecelred on /freedom's Bahl of boom!
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3,87
3 96
"Midnight is past-the Cross begins
to bend.
"Midnight Is past—the Cross begins to baud l"
So sings the mule on the Southern sea,
boujlng for darkness and the uhilat to end,
Aud letting such old sigusAijkialinyphiasol.
The night watch, that in in starm and gloom,
Wearied hit —lts dull It iurs draggl 1g by—
Mt smiles In mooing, blacks clouds lift—mskis room
Pm this swum writlnt or the stars. ou high!
ME
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3 28
And ■o 1 think throu;h all our rank , . today,
Look, ausWers look, sod arlaud speaks Quick to
Boidler to soldlor, brother to brother. say,
'•\Udnight la past—the Crass begins to bend I'
Ay. rinAing bells, throu4h ,ut this summer air,
With all tla!rit happy tide of mode , blend.
The voice and brewing—of our dead, who char
With us this joy— • rh. 4 - 1,,,p,1, 4 imt to 1.0
EMI
IKE
2 73
2 30
2 46
44
85
6 51
On the evening of the 13th of Febru
ary; 1850, — tweyo — tifil:; - iiie6 sat in a coin.
fortably furnished room in a large' New
York boarding house. A bright fire glow•
ing in the grate, well chosen engravings
adorned the walls, and a bright light was
diffused about the room from an Argand
burner,
1,24
4 15
1 20
9 30
96
Let me in , roduce the occupants of the
apartment as 'rum Stacy and John,
.W;1
bur, young 11/01 of twenty•fiv..'°‘
bouts, who were know ' „.“‘`.7,
‘"
as Stacy & Wilbur, retY "‘
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46
ers, No —Broad, 7 , •
in btiiinettit -- 511ic;fe
unusually well. They had taken apart•
[Dente together, one of which in now pre
seated to the reader.
"Ilas it occurred to you, Wilbur,"
ask&d his partner, removing his cigar, and
knocking away the ashes, "to•morrow is
St. Valentine's day l"
"Yes, I thought of it this afternoon, as
I was walking up from the store."
"So did 1, and to some purpose too, as
I will show you."
lbw Stacy went to the drawer and drew
out a gorgeous valentine, an elaborate
combination of hearts, doves, etc
1 37
2 35
1 32
1 42
1 30
12 74
99
"What du you think I gave for that?"
le asked.
"I don't know, Pro sure. It appe• rs
o be very elegant."
'it, cost inn ten &liars."
1 44
1 12
"Whew!" whistled Wilbur. "It strikes
me you are very extravagant or very de
voted. Nlay I know what fair damsel is
to be made glad by the receipt of this
elegant missive ?"
That's my secret," said Tom laughing,
"I don't mind telling you, however. It's
to go to Edith Cast!elem."
"I presume you feel particularly inter
ested in the young lady ?"
"Nut at all, but I told her I would
send a valentine, et la villa ! Shan't. you
conform to the custom ul the day ?"
"I had not thought of it," said John
thoughtfully, "but 1 believe I will."
•'Ated what ,fair lady will you select as
the recipient '?"
"You remember the poor seamstress
who occupies an attic in the - house."
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1 15
1 95
60
60
2 20
45.
32
2 35
1 55
3 90
1 40
1 65
70
"Yes, I have met her on the stairs two
or three times "
"SI e looks as if times were hard with
her. I think I'll send her a valentine "
"And what good do you think it will
do her?" asked Stacy, in surprise.
Wilbur went to his desk, and taking
nut a sheet ul note paper, drew from his
portmonuio a ten dollar bill and wrapped
it in the paper, on which - he had pre
viously written, "Front tit. Valentine,"
and placed the whole in an envelope.
"There," said he, "my valentine his
cost as much as yours, and I venture to
say it will be as welcome."
"You are right. I wish now I had not
bought this costly trifle. However as it
is purchasedol will send it."
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33
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56
1 06
1 40
70
• The next day dawned cleat. and frosty.
Ifthis_lively-miough-for-those - who - sat by
comfortable tires and dined at luxurious
tables, but for the poor who shared none
of these advautges, it was indeed a bitter
day.
In an attic room meanly furnished, sat
a young girl, pale and thin. She was
cowering overoa scanty wood•6re, the best
she could afford, which heated the room
very insufficiently. She was sewing stead
ily, shivering from time to time as the
cold blast shook ,the windows and- found
its- way through act crevices. •
- . . .
Poor child I Life 'had a very black
aspect for her on that winter day. She
was a l, no i n the world There was abso.
lately no ono on whom she could gull for
assistance, though shit needed it sorely
enough. The thought ctitue to her more
than onco in her discomfort, "Is it ;youth,
while -living ,any -longer?' But she re,
coiled Prow 0684/ of suicide. She might
Vb tweibir
A. K. RHEEM. Editor & Propr
ortit'al.
The Brave at Home.
BY T. BUOIrkIAN READ
friend,
011ctilaucwi,5.
What Came of a Valentine
etoi.
starve to death, but she would not take
tho life that God had given her.
Plunged in gloomy thought she con
tinued to work. All at once a step was
heard ascending the staircase which led
to her door. She arose in some surprise
and opened it, thinking it must be the
landlady or one of her servants.
She was right. It was a servant.
"Here's a letter for you th.ztthe post
buy just brought, Miss Moi•ris."
"A letter for me 1" repeated Helen
Morris, in surprise, taking it from the
servant's hand. "Who can have written
to me ?"
"Maybe . it's a valentine, Miss," said
the girl laligkiing. "You know this is
Valentine's day. More by, token, I've
got two this n►orning Olio's a karaker
(caricature,) so inistr,lss calls it. Just
look at it."
.Bridget displayed a hibitly embellished
plotortal representation of .11 female hard
at work at the wash tub, the cast of beau
ty decidedly Hibernian.
Helen Morris laughed absentl7. but
did not open her letter, Bridget re
mained—a little to the , 1 .Appoititiuent of
that curious damsel.
Helot' slowly opened the envelope. A
banknote fur ten dollars dropped front it
to the floor.
She eiweily_read the4cw_words_ou.the_
iiiifer--- - "T r r - otnSt. Valentine!"
"heaven be praised!" she said, rold•
ing her hands gratefully. "This sum will
enable me to curry out the plan, which I
had in view."
Eight years passed away. Eight years
with their ii-g-hts—and—shadows:- They
brought with them the merry voices of
children—they brought with them new
madc graves—happiness to sonic and grief
to others.
-Tt)i,vard-t lte-last -they-4i y k t:...- 1 ,-T-rive..--f-rrn - -
emit ttt e rci a l crisis, of"
seemed . t.t) be built ....tputt
all at Nice s "tofall. Do' ow
reatett,ber that, tif,:e. all tt:o
inerchants, with,:trtil,, , t- , races, t-to.:t*::•:,-.:12
one to `another to se!:••:, and iit
ly averted faces end
And how was it in that
sal (swine with our friends
-11, ilbur ?
Up to 1857 they had been chm.
excellent business. They had gratin.'
enlarged the sphere, of their operutiw:-.
and were rapidly growing rich, wl.en this
crash came.
They immediately tooL in sail
were prudent, uipd 15.,th felt
the time when this et.int'
needed.
keeping up till the 14th of Fe!"--: , ry,.18-
S•S• On that morning a note of two thou
sand dollars cattle due. This was their
last peril. That surmounted they would
be able to go on with assured (midi fence
But alas ! this was the rock of' which
they had [mot appiehen,ion. They had
taxed their resources to the utmost
They had called upon their friends, but
their friends were employed in taking care
of the tuselves, and the selfish policy was
the one required them.
"Look tmt fir number one," supersed
ed the golden rule for the time being.
As I have said two thousand dollars
were due on the 14th of February.
"flow much have you got towards it?"
asked Wilb ir, as Stacy came in at half
pilot eleven:
"Three hundred and seventy dollars,"
was the dispirited reply.
"Was that all you could raise?" in
quired his partner turning pale.
"All."
"Aro you sure you thought of every-
body ?"
"I have been everywhere. I'm fagged
to death," was the weary reply of Stacy,
as he sank exhausted into a chair.
"Then the crash must collie," said
Wilbur, with a gloomy resignation.
•'I suppose it - must.'
There was a silence. Neither felt-in
clined to say anything. For six months
they had been struggling with the tide.
They could see shore, but in sight of it
they must go down.
At this moment a . note was brought in
by a boy: There was no postmark. Ev
idently he was a special messenger.
It was opened at once by Mr. Wilbur,
to whom it was directed. It contained
but these few words only.
"If Mr. John Wilbur will call imme
diately at No.—Fifth avenue, he will
learn something to his great advantage "
John Wilbur read it with surprise, and
passed it to his purifier. "What does it
wean do you think ?"
"1 don't know," was the reply, "but I
advise you to go at once."
"It seems to be a feminine handwrit
ing," said Wilbur, thoughtfully. '
"Yes Don't, you know any lady on
Fifth Avenue ?"
"Well, it is worth noticing. We have
met with so little to our advantage lately
that it will be a refreshing variety."
II .e_nduntes-John-Wilbiu—jum - rett
into a horse car and was on his way' to
No.—Fifth Avenue
He walked 'up to the door of a magnifi
cent brown stone house and rang the bell .
He was instantly admitted, and shown
into the drawing room, superbly finished.
Ile did not wait long. An elegant
dressed lady, scarcely thirty, entered,
and bowing, said: "You do not rewew
ber we, Air. Wilbur
"No, madam," said he, iri perplexity.
"We will waive tnat i - then, and 'proceed
How has your house borne the crisis in
which so many of our large. firms have
gone down ?" • ,
John Wilbur smiled bitterly. •
"We have struggled successfully till
to•day," he answered. "But the and has
come. Unless we can raise a certain
sum of money by two, we-are ruined.",
"What WWI will save you ?" was the
lady's question.
CARLISLE, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1864.
The note duo is twothousand dollars.
Towards this we have hut three hundred
and seventy five.
"Excuse me a waive," said his hos
tess. She left the ruodi but quickly re
turned.
"There," vid she, -banding a small
strip pf paper to John
. Wilbur, , "is my
check for two thou a aea -. dt4lars: You
can repay it at your don ven i nee. If you
should require niktrit, come to the again "
"Madam, you have saved us," ex
claimed Wilbur, sprin:ing to his feet in
delight. "What can : have inspired in
you such a benevt.la , iflnterest In our
prosperity 7" .„
"Do you rememiter, Wilbur."sitid
the lady, "a -certain containiniz,
a ten dollar note, r., - Licti you sent to a
young girl occupying • a attic io your
lodging house, eight yet.;i; since?'
'-I do distinctly. i ;t l, ,ye often won
dered what-twenty, of:; young girl. I
think her nanie;t. , ..s tic,tri Morris."
"she stat,,L `Ort.;:",..tn," was the qui
et response.
"You, Helen 11orr :",eXclaitned Wil
bur, starting back in ......-rentent. "You
surrounded with luxury
"Nu wonder you ai.• t.,;trprised. I ifs
has strange contrasts. Tice money which
you scot me seemed t.- t.'ne from God.—
if
1 put my wardrobe it. li 4 air, and made
application fur the po S•eouipanit,n to a
wealthy 1 I,rtu ttely obtained it
1 had been with her h two years when
a gentle.nan iu her role, immensely
wealthy, offered 1110 1 ;s in marriage.
re4tWiTaTd — Eim._ :satisfied with
That. I married hi! ,, , years since
he died, leaving ms: ti oJtouse, and an
inittaimSe fortune It, never- furgot
ten you, havittgit6 e .d. , LtAy learneOltat
came lieu you. Ire
------1-. : -i-f-forturre-evrr - T*Tit in 'power, 1
• , „.friend you n yo4;hcfriended me.
hus semi I.have,paid the
'ilirieot of n. del3. Helen Ens•
lttianhcr the ul Helen
_ •.,
ads arid respect
h,sr band — ( ' •.:Aak have nobly
salti,•, ; u also a-
Akessioaally cull.
ME
be e ,
cord b!
leek a hi
gore.
;
saved—
flencelo
prosperou. ,
What mu, ••
Helen Eusi .ter
name. She is 1, . and
her husband tii - vi , .—Fifth
Avenue. . , ...
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And all this came of a vele4ine.
From thoi Chicago PoNt.
EXPERIENCE IN BANKING
Beau Hackett becomes - a Banker, and does a
crushing B sine's.
Eurron, :--1 have experienced
many heavy reverses recently, in a pecu
niary pont of view : in fact, I have been
reached to a monetary skeleton. I at•
tribute this calamity to a runious extruv
agence which has fastened itself upon me
within a few inwiths, but from which I
am gradually releasing myself. I spend
very little money at present, because my
acquaintance.; will not give me an oppor
tunity ; they refused to lend as freely as
they did formerly
It became apparent to my mind a day
or two ago, that something must be done.
It was evident that I would have to cap
ture soinething or souuthody, make
strike, raise the wind by any means pos.
sible —the means I must have Panting
under a strong determination to accept nu
position that was not lucrative, I declined
a clerkship in a take-your-ohoice-tar-one
dollar jewelry establishment, and the
Presidency of a Pup bottle Purchasing Or
ganization 1 also had an opportunity 01.
being President of an insurance company.
I refused to accept the position, nut be
cause it was not suffiuiently lucrative but
because I had too much conscience, and
too much respect for my character.
Finally, I concluded the best thing I
could do—the only thing I could—was to
open business on my own account; arid I
soon afterward ascu•tuined that the only
business w: ieh could be conducted safely
without capital, was banking. I resolved
to become a bunker: 1 became - a banker
proclaimed. loudly to all my friends,
wherever 1. wet them that I was engaged
in banking, and fully convinced theta 1
was a banker, and believing I had eon
vincey everybody else that kwas a, bank
er, 1 thought I should have no difficulty
in obtaining a loan.
I promenaded jaLthe-streets - nelehritta
for-their - ULM - king houses, watching the
windows to see in which was dieplayed
the most lucre, believing that he who was
most opulent would bo most liberal. At
length I sauntered down into• a basement,
(the first / time I was ever in a basement
in my lift) where there was money.of all
sorts, from rho little honioepathie .postal
currency up the ootoroonlfifty dollar gold
ptecel and it was piled, up in 'all sorts of
shapes, in pyramids. and obelisks,- and
asteroids, and everything of that sort,—
was so much excited mid embarrassed
when I went. in,.that from force of habit,
I inquired for the , barkeeper. . fwThe
banker, you mean ?" said a good Junking
young wan, affectionately. "Ctirtainly,"
I. replied, recollecting myself; "I sup
posed you, would know what .I meant.
that is the latest Wail street jeke.".
At the mention of Wall street,- the young
man flew around, lively, and- brought
out the banker in less than no time.
11
IrrL3 4
3
W hat 1" I exclaimed, glancing at hsm
hurriedly, "this—no—why—upon my
soul if I was not sure he was not in the
city, I would take you for General Mc-
Clellan. That moustache, that brow, that
Sata—l meat Napoleonic air, so like that
of a minionaire, are you 'related to Mo-
Clellan ?"
"I have never been officially informed
of such a thing," replied the banker cool
ly, and f saw that a draft flattery would
never be cashed at his counter.
"Mr. Boyd," said I, (I raw his name
on a bank book.) "I want to negotiate a
loan." He took me into a private room,
away from everybody, and when t asked
him what he did it fur, he said he sup
posed us I had, stated, that I wanted to
negotiate alone.
"Look hero," said I firmly, "my im
pression is that pt.( are sick-sided block
ut burnt substance, composed of clay,
lime and sand; in vulgar parlance you are
a brick. I want to borrow some money "
"Ah r he exclaimed good naturadly,"
now I comprehend you—long time or
short time ?"
"Any time,.'? said I, interrupting him;
"don't hurry ; I can wait till you have
dune talking."
This matter requires that I should be
a little circumspect; there is a crisis ap
proachingt----greut-fluetuarions itrintniretary
affairs, and stocks are wild. Outsiders
are taking flyers all over the country, the
bulls are operating strongly fur an ad
vance, and corner parties are sel ling to
the shorts at very high rates."
"flew !" "Thunder and lightning"
-- was tire - first phrase I thought of, but I
didn't say that I never was overpowered by
a broker's slang before. It was neces
sary for me to go back at him in the same
sort of language to convingc hina . that
- bilSilleSS - mud, and therefore re
sponsible. -Arnatock in trade (young la
dies will ple-ise not misconstrue these
words and think I am iu the stocking
trade) of appropriate phrase was very
.
"Cully," said I, "come and see me
with a-tistfull - of -- titi. Never wind the
hightlyers, and let the corner parties and
euchre parties, sell 'till they can't rest.-
BIteII out I Cover my call with thelpon
dulniks, or walk off on your ear."
"Here," said the banker to his clerks,
and forthwith they came marching in, in
a solid column, four deep. I thought I
was about to get a bushel of money and
he' all his employers to count
tny error, when ho said to
"Mrs
-led
q e
remenstmen
"Teller," said he, speaking to the turn
410 St
"Don't tell her till you get ready," said
L with an air of autholity. I was in
censed. I offered to the opulant and
wiled young banker, by good, reliable, a
ble-bodied parties, subject to the draft,
that I was not of the species of the ani
mal creation that he had intimated, and
told him if he had all the bankers and
brokers in the city under his thumb, and
ruled the market, he couldn't rule me.—
The argum .nt fell dead upon his ear, and
peculiar circumstances induced the to le
tire peaceably.
went to t!,% 4 viltanstall's. Saltonstall is
a stock broker. Atter little con vetimiion
with him, he asked rue if 1 wanted to take
some stook. I told him fur the sake of
tioeiability I would take a glass of stock
ale with him, though I was not in the
habit of partaking of tonic beverages. I
think there was some misunderstanding,
for he served a writ of ejectment on me
so quick that I have always taken peculiar
pains, since then, when passing his hank,
to keep as fur away from the door as pos
sible.
Greenebauin is a gay banker. I went
t o him confidenti.dly and told him I wan
ted to open a bank in the city, and would
like to know the best mode of •itting it.
lie said there were two ways of opening
a bank; 1 might do it with a crowbar,
but if the bolts were very - strong I would
have to use gun-powder. 1 loft him
precipitately, assuring him as I went that
he had better put on a double watch a
round his premises that night.
On the street I. noticed there Was a
great sensation among bankers as I passed.
Smite of them had seen we come out of
Jim Boyd's office and they had it ru
mored till over the town that 1 was one
of his brokers They all shunned me;
everybody,
.yeas afraid of me; thought I
was going to wake a run on them, collide
witlctlieni and smash their institutions
I felt that I ought to go back and chas
tiso. the men who got we into such a
scrape by piling so much gold iu his win
dow that it induced me to go into his bank,
but when 1 remembered the procession
of strong armed clerks, I thought that 1
.ought not to dolt.
" Young man," said he, knowingly ; "it
Aakes-soluething - to - starra - bink." — " Al
-
right I" I " I can start a dozen,
for I take sontething every hour in the
day." I started out resolved to take
something and start a bank.
,I felt jubi
lant. • As I retired I heard a man say I
was one of Jim Boyd's brokers. 1 told
him if - be would come out I would mea
sure his length on the sidewalk. He said
the invitation was neinducement ; ho had
just had his length measured in a tailor's
shop. I went and took something." Then
I couitueneed looking for a good looation
for a barik.,, Found a basement story that
pleased„rond went down to examine it.
Is was acupied. as a saloon. .1 took
something. Caine tilt and, went up the
street whistling, "Gentle Annie, " hoping
some young lady mimed , Gente Annie .
would hear we and know I wean banker.
Concluded to go back at.ti ask the saloon
keeper. it be would sell out•to,a 4uker.—
Won't. batik. ; - Baleen keeper vititildn't sell;
I took something. Then I:took - something
2'14 went out again.. Thought 1 beard
TEMITS:--$1,50 in Acivance,..or $2 within the year.
the saloon keeper say I was one of Jim
Boyd's brokers.. Went back to see about
it. He denied it. I took something.—
Began to feel very wealthy. Thought I
would make a run on all the banks in the
city and smash them. Wont out and met
a friend. Ile had a cigar in his mouth
and I thought it was a torch-light proces
sion. I - saw a million men and a million
cigars. I asked him who was running for
President, he said nobody. I invited him
to go and take a bank and start something
with me. He accepted the proposition.
lVe went into the saloon and banked
something I told the saloon keeper that
if he didn't-stop his bank from whirling
around I wouldn't come in there again.
I asked my friend to lend me ten dollars;
I.had always wanted to show him a favor,
but never had an opportunity before. Ile
down. a ten dollar note, and it
looker' .
ten notes. When I went out
on the ,i'reet again I had so much money
I couldn't put it all in my pocket. Met
a lamp post.
Lamp post said I was one of Jim Boyd's
brokerp.
,I was indignant, and struck
the lamp post with my head. Lamp)post
apologizeJ, and it was all right. I went and
took something Met Jim Boyd. He
smiled- took me by the hand, and said he
knew; me now; why didn't I tell him
_who
- waireo nre -- aromd - trliale - Vei 7 riv'a tired
to and get a bushel of money. "G. t out,"
was my voluminous repiy, "you are one
of Jim Boyd's brokers. I've got a mil
lion myself' now. Come up, ar.d I'll buy
tho court house and make you a present
of it." Jim de lined, and said the court
house was in ~.ebt ; he didn't want the
responsibility. We parted ; 1 went to
take something, and he went to wake a
thousand. Met an organ-grinder, and
thought : - is orga kwas Alum bank,. Com
menced betting. I laid a bank note clown
on the green cloth, and the man at the
crank raked it in and bowed to me.
Thought he was the raditest gambler I
ever saw. I bet again and ho raked in
the money. He kept on raking it in and
seemed to like the luny I asked him it
he was one of Jim . l34d's'brokers and he
said no Then I left him. Vent and
took something. I - went to a peanut
stand and asked the keeper if that was a
bank of deposit. Felt for my pocket book
and found I had nothing left to deposit,
so I commenced depositing peanuts in my
packet. A policeman came to me very
drunk and asked me to take him home.
It was all I could do to hold hint up. He
was so terribly tight that he went to miry
home, thinking it was his, and he wouldn't
slikttifti .. ..o4.;he arrived there I staid,
th , Mgh, for 1 felt a little tired. I retired
to bed, and awoke next !Horning with the
impression on my mind that I had a held
ache, and was the proprietor of three or
four banks. In a few moments the banks
evaporated. I went to Jim Boyd and
apologEzed fur not taking. the bushel of
money I e offered it to me, and he
kindly forgave tue. I shall abandon the
banking business. It's out my furte.
At present I am,
Yours, circumstantially,
BEAU II ‘CKEITT.
The Inhabitants of the South
How Treated by our Commanders
From 111aj Gen. W. T. Sherman
HEADQUARTER. , DKPABTbIIINT OF TU }.
rESSESSEII VICKSBURG. J.lO 31. 1864.
Major It M. SAWYER. Assist lot Adjutant Gen
eral, Army ej . the Tenness,e. Huntsville:
DEAR SAWYER: Io my former letter I have
answered ail your questions, save one, and
that relates to the treatment of inhabitants
known or suspected to be hos its or ..t.ecesh."
This is in truth the most difficult business of
our army, as it advances and occupies the
&mitten." country. It is almost impossible to
lay down rules, and I invariably leave this
whole subject to the local commanders, but
am wilting to give them the benefit of my no
q lived knowledge and experience.
In Europe. whence we derive our principles
of war, as developed by their histories. wars
are between kings or rulers, through hired
armies, and not between peoples. These re
main, as it were, neutral and sell their pro
duce to whatever army is in possession.
Napoleon. when at war with Prussia, Aug
Iris, and Russia, bought forage and provis
ions of the inhabitants, and coolie:lowly
had an interest to protect farms and factories
which ministered to his wants. In like man
ner, the allied armies in France could buy of
the French inhabitants whatever they needed,
the produce of the soil or manufactures of the
country. Therefore, the rule was and is. that
wars are confined to the armies, and should
not visit the homes of families or private in
termite
But in other examples a different rule ob
tained the sanction of historical authority
I will only Instance that. when in the reign of
Witham and Mary the English army occupied
Ireland, then in a state of revolt. the inhahi
tants were not wily driven into foreign lands.
and were dtapossessed of their property, and
a new population introduced. To this day a
Large part of the north of Ireland is held by
the decentlauts of be Sowell emigrants sent
there by Williatn'e order and an act of Parlia
ment.
The war which now prevails in our land is
essentiallywar.otraoss, -.The Southern peo-
Pre entered into a clear campaot of Govern•
went. but still maintained a species of sepa
rate interests, history, and prejudices. These
latter became stronger and stronger, till they
have led to a war, which has developed fruits
of the bitterest kind.
We of the N• rib are, beyond all question,
right in our lawful cause, but .we are not
bound to ignore the fact that the people of the
South have prejudices. which form a part of
their nature. and width they cannot throw off
without an effort, of reason or the slower pro
cess of natural chance. 'Now, the question
arises„'sheuht we'treat . as absolute _enemies
all in the South, who differ ft:in us in opin
ion 'or prejudice, kill Or banish them; or,
should we give them time to think, and gra4,
Juilly change their conduct so as to conform
to the new order of things, whioh is slowly
and gradually creeping into their country
When men take arms to resist our rightful
authority, we are compelled to use Wile; be
cause all reason and argument fail when arias
are resorted to. Whentheprovisious, hOrses„
mutes. wagons, so., are used by the enemy,
it is clearly our duty and right to take them,
because otherwise they might be used against
us.
-In mice manner. all houses left vacant, by
an inimical people are clearly our right., or
such as are needed as storehouses, bospitele
and quartets. But a question , ariseaaa
dwellings used by women, children, end
combatants. So long as non•oombatands re*
main in their homes and keep to their ac
customed business, their opinions and pre
judices in no wise litflance the war,- and
therefore should not be noticed,. 1W if any
one comes out into the public streets and
creates disorder, he or Ace should be punistli
ed,- restrained or bac Med, either to the rest
or front, as the officer in command adjudges,
If the people, or any of them, keep up a (tor
respandenotd.with parties in hostility, they are
spies, and can be punished with death, or
minor punishment.
Ihese are well established principles of war
i
and the people of the South having appealed
to war are barred from appealing to our Pon
stitution, which they have practioilly and
publicly defied. They have appealed to war,
and must abide its rulei and laws. The
United States, as a belligerent party claiming
right in the eoil as the ultimate sovereign,
have a right to change the population, and it
may be and is both politic and just, we should
do so in certain districts. When the inhabi
tants persist too long in hostility, it may be
both politic, and right we should banish theui
and appropriate their lands to a more loyal
and useful - population. No man will deny,
that the United States would be benefited by
dispossessing a single, prejudiced, hard, heed=
ed and disloyal planter, and substitute in his
place a dozen or more patient, industrious ,
good families , even it they be of foreign birth.
I think it does good to present this ' , dew of
the ease to many Southern gentlemen, who'
grewojdanct wealthy. not by vitiate alone of
their industry and skill, but by teased of ihe
protection and impetus to proSperity given by
our hitherto model ate and magnanimous Gov
ernment It is all idle nonsense for these
Southern planters to say that t ey made this,
South, that they own it, and that they can
do as the please—even to break up' our Gov
ernmeut, and to shut up the natural avenues
of trade, intercourse and commerce.
El
NO, TO.
We know, and they krow, it they are in.
telligeut beings, that, as compared with the
whole wcrld, thee are but as five millions are
to one thousand millions—that they did not
create the land—that their only title to its
use and usufruct is the deed of the United
States, and that if they appeal to war, they
hold their ally by a very insecure tenure.
For my part, I believe that this war hi the
result of false political doctrines, for which
we are all as a people responsible, viz : that
any-antLe.very-peoplehave-a.,-right:to-self.govQ
ertinant ; and I would give all a chance to
reflect, and when in error to recant. I know,
slaveowners finding themselves : ib possession
of a species of prop. , rty in opposition to the
growing sentiment of the whole civilized world,
conceived their property in danger, and fool
ishly appealed to war ; and by skillful politi
cal handling involved with. themselves -the
whole South on the doctrines of error and
prejudice. I believe that some of the rich
and slaveholding are prejudiced to such an
extent that nothing but death and ruin 'will
extinguish, bat hove that as the poorer and
tudustrial_.,elasses--of-t he =Sow h-wi I I—realize - -
the i r weakness, and their dependence upon the
fruits of the earth and good will of their fel
low men, they will not only discover the error
of their ways, and repent of their hasty action,
but bless those who persistently maintained:
a constitutional Government, strong enough'
sustain itself, protect its citizens, and promise
peaceful homes to millions yet unborn.
lit this behalf, - while I - assert - tor our 'env
ernrnent the highest military prerogatives,
am willi g in hear in patience that political
nonsense of slave rights, State tights, free=
dein of press,'nnti such other trash, as have
deluded the Southern people into wir, anar
chy, bloodshed, and the foulest crimes that
have di s graced any time or any people;
I would advise the commanding officers at
Huntsville, and such othet towns as are oc
cupied by ou • troops, to assemble the inhab
itants and explain to them these plain, self
evident proposi ions. and tell them it is for'
them now to say whether they and their chit
dreti shall inherit the beautiful land, which,
by the accident of nature has fallen to their
share. The Government of the U. S. has in
North Alabama any and all rights which they
chose to enforce in war, to take their lives,
(Mir homes, their lands, their eferything f
because they cannot deny that the war does
exist there, und'war is simply power mire. ,
mediae,' by constitution or compact. If they
want eternal war, well and good—we will ac
cept the issue and dispossess them, and put
our friends in possession.
I know thousands and millions of good peo
ple vt ho, at simple notice, would come to North
Alabama and accept the elegant houses and
plantations now there If the people of Hants.
vilie think different, let them persist in war
three years loner, ant then they will not be
consulted. Three years ago, by a little re
flection and patience, they could have had a
hundred years of peace and prosperity, but
they preferred war ; very well, last year they
could have saved their slaves, but now it is
too late; all the powers on earth cannot re
store to them their slaves any more than their
dead grandfathers. Next year their lands
will be taken for in war we can take them,
and rightfully, too. and in another year they
may beg in vain for their lives. A people
who will persevere in war beyond a certain
limit. ought to know the consequences litany,
many people, with less pertinacity than the
South, have been wiped out of national eXis
teuee.
My own belief is, that even now the non
slavehulding Masses of the South are aliens•
dug from their associations in war. AI.
ready hear erinunation. Those who have
property left. should take warning in One.
Stone I have dome down here, I have seen
many Southern planters who now hire their
negroes;,,and aoknowledgo that they knew not
the earthquake they were to make by appeal
ing to Secessicn. They thought that the
pendulous had prepared the Way, and that,
they ctuuld depart in peace. They now me
that we are bound together as ono nation in
indissoluble ties, and that any interest or any
people, that set themselves up in antagonism
to the dation, must perish.
While I would not remit one iot or tittle of
our nation's right iu peace or far, I do make
allowances for past polnioal errors and false
prejudices. Our national Congress and Su
preme Courts are the proper arenas in whioll
to discuss couflioting opinions, and not Oil
battle held.
You may not hear from me again, and if
you think it will do any good, call some of
the better people together, and explain tberti
my views. You may even read to them this
letter and let them use it, so as to pre*,
them fur my coming.
To those who submit to the rightful law
and authority, all gentleness and forbearance,
but to the petulant and persistent &canton•
ists, why, death is mercy, and the quicker be
or she is disposed of the better. Satan; and
the rebellious saints of heaven, were allowed
a continuance of existence ,in hell, merely t 6
swell their just punishment. T o such ae would
rebel against a Government so mild arid just
as ours wad' In peace, a - punishment ential
would not be unjust.
We are progressing well in this
. quarter.
Though I have not changed my opinion; ankt
we may soon" esiume the existence rif otilr
National Government, yet years will pass bd.
Yore ruffianism, murder, and robbery„wili
cease to afflict this region of our country,
Truly, your friend, W. T. Stizaski,
!Urns FOIL ilUtiliANDß.—••Bet3olVo in
the morning to be patient and cheerful
during the day. Laugh heartily on find-.
ing, all the buttons - off your shirt=-ms
usual. Say merrily, "Boys will be boys,"
when you discover that the Children hive
emptied the contents of the waterNjug in
to your boots. On gushing your chin with
a razor, remember that' beauty in. but
skin deep, and in order to divert your
thought* from: pain, recite a speech frona
Hamlet, or indulge in one of the harmo
nies of your native land. If breakfast is
not ready for you chuckle : and grin
pleasantly at the delay, remembering thrit
a merry heart is a contiauabfesat.