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THE BLESSINGS OF GOVERNMENT. LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVEN, SHOULD BE
WKfrli-mfmig.
A Tale or Love, Abduction,
Cow hiding Marriage and a
Make Up.
From the St. Louis Republican. J
Saturday a remarkable case occurred in
this city one of the most interesting that
has, perhaps, come before the public for a
long while. We shall endeavor to detail
the facts as nearly correct as possible.
They show the grief of relatives and
friends for the downward course of a beau
tiful young lady, who was lured from the
paths of rectitude, but who was reclaim
ed, it is hoped, to a virtuous life by the
prompt interposition of friends.
About three o'clock on Saturday after
noon a great crowd was collected on the
corner of Fifth street and Washington
avenue, not less than two hundred people
being gathered around two women aud a
young man, one of the females being en
gaged in the lively exercise of administer
ing sundry blows with a rawhide on the
person of the young man aforesaid. The
crowd, evidently sympathizing with the
woman, cried, " Give it, to him !" "Hit
him again!" " That's it !" "Go in little
one!" and other similar expressions of
encouragement. The young man, think
ing, doubtless, he had got into the wrong
crowd, started to run, the woman after
him. A policeman coming up at the
moment, arrested the young man arid the
woini'ii lilt, and took them down to the
Central jHjlice station, about half the
crowd following, and blocking up the side
walk after the parties were in the police
office. Here, then, the matter was to be
explained, nolody, therefore, knowing
what was the cause of the grievance.
'In the police ofiiee the women Eccmcd
to be full of venom, and indulged in such
vititMTativo abuse of the young man
who was, apparently, a "nice" young
man, with excellent good clothes on that
it was for some time impossible to arrive
at the real merits of the case. Chief of
Police Cozzius, however, after diligent in
quiry, learned the following fuels :
The vount; man's name is Charles W.
Junes. He came here some two mouths
pincc with Dan llice's circus, and was
engaged in an exhibition of stereoscopic
view, but has since abandoned that busi
iicss, and is now "on the town." The
two ladies mentioned above arc Mrs.
Nancy Hinckley and Jeannctto Foster,
half j-isters of Miss Susan Freeman, seven
teen years old, and quite pretty, whom,
they allege, .Junes enticed away from her
home, seduced into wickedness and aban
dounu'iit, and wanted 4o leave to tlie cold
mercies of the world. .Tone3 was de
manded of to tell where the girl was. He
prevaricated for a while,- and finally re
fused. The chief then said, " search him
and send l.itn down." The sum of 05
was discovered on him. Then, on sug
gestion, the whole party went into con
ference in the chiefs private office. Jones
was appealed to marry the girl. He re
fused. Then Jones gave the number of
the house where she could be found, and
detective Drownfield was despatched after
her, returning in about half an hour.
She was furious, and accused her sister
Jeannette of more and worse than ever
she was guilty of. The most animated
discussions transpired, and feeble blows
were at one time exchanged between the
lielligcrent females. It seemed to be im
possible to adjust matters, and the peace
makers present were almost in despair for
the success of their desires, when it was
suggested to send for tho father. Miss
Foster volunteered to go for bim, and
with her cowhide still in hand, sallied out,
returning in about fifteen minutes with
th old gentleman. Tho old man was
deeply grieved. lie is a hard working
honest mechanic, and is entirely innocent
of any responsibility in the failings of his
daughter. He asked Jones to marry her,
saying, " you have ruined her, and now
marry her if you never live with her, I
want you to marry her." Others ap
pealed to Jones on the same plea ; and on
being told the girl would bo sent to the
House of the Good Shepherd and he to
the calaboose, he finally concluded to do
so. Justice Young was sent for, and ia a
very short time the " twain were made
one llesh " in the indissoluble bonds of
wedlock. Susan, however, was as per
sistent in declairing that she would not
" make up " with her younger sister, and
Jeannette was equally bitter against Su
san ; but the time was propitious for an
exchange of amicable compliments on the
basis of the cartel of marriage, and by
the interposition of bystanders, tho Bisters
all kissed and made it up each of the
others wishing the bride and groom great
joy, which was joined in by the company
present 1 he venerable lather wept toars
EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1864.
both of grief and gratulation, and " all
went merry " and departed in peace. So
ended a fierce quarrel and a severe cow
hiding. Strange, what a temperer of pas
sion matrimony is.
The Condition of Europe.
One year ago a large portion of Eu
rope was actually at war, and the re
mainder was in a condition which seemed
liable at any moment to be changed
into one of bloody hostility. To-day in
all the length and breadth of Eu
rope, there is not a sword drawn in
anger, not a nation whose attitude is war
like. Hut a few months ago, the Dano
German conflict was in fnll operation ;
Poland struggled fiercely in her death
grapple with liussia ; Hungary became
lnflamatory under the aopeals of her rev
olutionary leaders ; Italy writhed under
the coil of the trench occupation, and its
patriots, inspirited by Garribaldi, dream
ed much of Italian integrity and a re
deemed Venitia ; England blustered fierce
ly over the attempts of the allied Ger
mans, while France quietly strengthened
herself for a contest which seemed likely
at any moment to involve all Europe in
bloodshed. Now From North Cafe to
Gibraltar, and from Cape Clear to tho
Caspian sea, Europe is as peaceful as the
sky of a summer morning.
During the last twelve months several
quite important events have been consu
matcd. Among these the most promi
nent are the ending of of the Dano-Ger-man
war by the cession of the disputed
dutchies, Schleswig and Ilolstein, to the
German confederation; the very thorough
subjugation of Poland by Uussia ; the
conclusion of the long rebellion in Circas
sia by the deportation of its inhabitants ;
and the ending of the French occupation
of Home. With the exception of the i
last-named, those occurrences are of a
permanent character; and it is not prob
able that any of the questions which have
been involved in them will, for many
years at least, require a new discussion or
a different settlement. The last is, how- '
ever, experimental, and it will require
time to know whether the temporal power
of the pontifical dominion can be made
self-sustaining.
Accompanying this pacific condition of
European politics, are evidences of the
most substantial character that this grati
fying state is likely to remain permanent
Among these may be mentioned the visit
of the emperor of Kussia to Eastern Eu
roje; the many contemplated marriages
between various royal and hitherto an
tagonistic houses ; the further attempt of
Napoleon to bring about a congress of the
leading European powors ; and last, but
by no means least important, the actual
disarmament which has already been com
menced in two cases, and whose example
will doubtless be followed speedily by all
the others.
The two cases alluded to are the very
last that we should naturally expect to
take the initiative in such a movement,
they arc Austria and Italy, two states
which, from their geoprapliical position,
their past of jealousies, feuds and blood
shed, and their present causes of differ
ence with reference to Venitia, have every
possible reason to regard each other with
suspicion and dislike, and, in consequence,
to hold themselves in constant readiness
for hostilities.
It is not at all probable that the reduc
tion of the standing armies of these two
powers is in the least an indication of a
cordial feeling. There is to-day the same
reason for hatred, for ambitious designs,
for distrust, that there ever has been.
tli e:uise springs not from a cessation of
dislike, but from the lack of means to
sustain the forces which these powers
have, for some time, endeavored to keep
unon a war-footing. In the case of both
states, the expenses of keeping up their
armament ot the past few years have
been so great as to leave them no reserve
fund to cover the cost of a war. should
one occur.
Hie example of Austria and Italy,
whose reduction is a little over one-quarter
will undoubtedly by a similar reduc-
in everv other state in Europe- This
will restore to pacific pursuits an im
mense number of men, and at the same
time will throw into the channels of com
merce aud of internal improvement an
enormous sum of money which has
hitherto been wasted in sustaining useless
armies.
The present of Europe ia as peaceful
and promising as that of this unhappy
country is bloody and portentious of ulti
timate ruin. Everything is reversed.
What we have been pleased to term the
effete and rotten despotisms of tho old
world are stripping themselves of their
armor for a race m which commercial eu
periority is the goal ; while we, of the
DISTRIBUTED ALIKE, UPON THE
new world, the people to whom, as we
have been pleased to believe, was com
mitted the cause of human progress, are
hourly plunging ourselves deeper and
deeper into war, extravagance, debt, des
potism, taxation and bankruptcy. Cd
cayo I'itnes.
The Xcero Question.
The rebel Secretary of War, James A.
Scdden, in his annual report dated the
3d inst, thus discusses the question of
the employment of slaves in tho rebel
armies.
AV ith a view to the increase of our
armies in the field the policy has been
suggested, and has attracted some publie
attention, of enlisting our negroes slaves as
soldiers. No compunction could be felt
so using them, for deeply as the whites of
the South are interested in repelling the
invasion and forever liberating themselves
from the association or thraldom of our
enemies, the negroes of the South are
even more vitally concerned. With the
whites it is a question of nationality, of
honor, and property ; with the negroes,
it is dread issues in no distant future, it is
the question of their existance as a race.
rhe friendship of a people so selfish, cruel
and remorseless as our foes, would be to
the unhappy negro more fatal than to us
their enmity. In contact with them, un
der their freedom before the law, which,
in operation on an inferior race, is but a
license to greed and oppression. Exposed
to all the vices, without the providence of
the civilized man, they must soon, in the
language of a leader among their pro
fessed friends, "be trampled out as a
sickly exotic," or wither away amid the
blighted influence of debauchery, pauper
ism, crime ahd disease.
They have besides the houses they
valiu', the families they love and the mas
ters they respect and depend on, to de
fend and protect against the savacry and
devastatien of the enemy. No fear is en
tertained of their fidelity, for the feelings J
of the great mass of the negroes have
been conclusively mamhst.'d to be with
their protectors and masters. Neither is
it doubted that under the leadership of
those whites to whom they have habitua
ted and in whom they have confidence,
the would exhibit more steadfastness and
courage than they will ever attain as sol
diers of the enemy. If any added in
centive were required liom the supposed
love of freedom natural to man, it might
be readily afforded by the assurance of
emancipation to all who conducted them
selves with fidelity and courage during the
war. For any such action it would of
of course require the concurring legisla
tion of each State, from the slave Kpu
lation of which the negro troops had
been drawn ; because the States belong
exclusively the determination of tho re
lations which thir colored population, or
any part of them, shall hold.
It is not doubted, however, should it
be deemed expedient so to employ and re
ward slaves enlisted as soldiers, that the
necessary legislation would be recorded,
for there is no sacrifice of property or
minor interests which would n t le made
by either our States or people to assure
final separation from our hatetul toes and
the achievement of our liberty and inde
pendence. While it is encouraging to
know that this resource for further and
future efforts is at our command, my own
judgment does not yet either perceive the
necessity or approve the policy of em
ploying slaves in the higher duties of
soldiers ; they arc confessedly inferior in
all resect3 to our white citizens to the
qualification of the soldier, and I have
thought we have within the military age
as large a proportion of our whole popu
lation as will be required, or can advan
tageously be employed in active military
operations. If, then, the negro be cm
ployed in the war, the inferior is prefera
ble to the superior agent for the work.
In such a war as this, waged against foes
bent with malignant persistence on our
destruction, and for all that man holds
priceless the most vital work is that of
a soldier, and for it wisdom and duty re
quire the most fitting workmen. The su
perior instrumentalities should be pre-
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ferred. It will not uo, m my opinion, io
risk our safety on the negro, while the
white man may be called on the sacred
duty of defense. For the present it seems
best to leave the subordinate labors of
society to the negro, and to impose its
highest, as now existing, on the superior
class.
" I hope you will be able to support
me," said a young lady to her intended,
while walking out one evening, during a
slippery state of tho sidewalk.
Why, ye-yes," said the hesitating
swain, " with some little assistance frora
your father. 1
HIGH AND THE LOir. THE RICH AND
Tlie Great Hoax oi tue Day.
Thk pamphlet on " Miscegenation"
who wrote it, and how it came in
to NOTICE ITS INDORSEMENT BY ABOLI
TION LEADERS.
New York Correspondence of the London
Morning Herald.J
As this letter will not return in a
printed form to the United States before
the Presidential election will hare taken
place, it will do no harm, where harm
might otherwise ossibly be done, to give
the history of one of the most extraordi
nary hoaxes that ever agitated the literary
world In the beginning of the spring of
the recent year a pamphlet was published
in this city bearing the novel and rather
barbarous so far as pronunciation goes,
title of " Miscegination." The ostensi
ble object of the work was the advocacy
of the mixing and incorioration one with
another of all the races ujkmi the Ameri
can continent, but particularly the white
and black ; and it was gravely put forth
as emlxxlying the only practical solution
of that (jtttrgtto vcjxtta, the disposal of the
negro. Although the theme discussed
with such apparent solemnity is not a sa
vory one, the book was very cleverly
written, and was full of scientific facts
and learned quotations, which gave it an
air of great plausibility. Several very
large editions of the work were sold in the
United States ; and eventually it found its
way across the water, was reprinted by
Trubner & Co., and received prominent
comment in several English literary jour
nals. Among others the Westminster He
view noticed the bock with a great deal of
gravity, and spoke of it as being a very
curious work. The conclusions at which
the author arrived were, you will remem
ber, K?rfectly logical affording another
instance of the axiom that sound logic is
oftentimes very oor common sens?'.
The real importance to be given to the
work consists in the fact that it was writ
ten by' two young gentlemen connected
with the newspaper press of New York,
both of whom are obstinate Democrats in
IHjlitics, and was got up solely with the
of committing, if possible, the orators
and essayists of the Republican party to
the principle it enunciated, that of the
complete social equality by marriage, of
the white and black races. The authors
of " Miseeglnution," keeping in view the
intense dislike for the n-gro prevalent at
the North, and employing the arguments
of the Republicans, dextrously managed
to make it appear that an amalgamation
or miscegination of the two races was not
only desirable, but inevitable. In order
to familiarize themselves in a degree with
the subject, they "crammed" at the
Aftor Library, quoted Pritchard, Draper,
and other learned authorities, and, finally
produced a work which, while being to
appearances really what it professed to In?,
had for its true object bringing the Re
publican party into conflict with the
strong anti-negro prejudice existing in the
North. The tone of the work through
out is high ly philosophical and now that
this exposure is made, the satire and irony
running between the lines will be appre
ciated in the United States, probably in a
much higher degree than in England.
The machinery employed to get the
hoax into circulation and before the peo
was vcrv ingenious. IJefore it was is
sued proof copies were sent to all the
leading Abolitionists, male and female, of
the country, from Senator Sumner and
Secretory Seward down to Abby Kelly
Foster, the be crinolined Abolition rauler.
Many of the hair-oeained spiritual me
diums of the land and there are a score
or more of these ctherial individuals in
every Northern village were furnished
with advance sheets of the work, and all
"mediums" and more material -minded
Abolitionists were requested to furnish
their views upon the subject to the author.
That bait was swallowed with avidity.
Letters poured in upon the manufacturers
of the hoax from all manner of queer
people, announcing in the great majority
of cases, a radical conversion to the
" grand and noble theory " of miscegina
tion. Albert Brisbane, the leader of the
Fourierites in the United States, accepted
the new doctrine with certain qualifica
tions.
Mr. Parker Pillsbury, a brilliant light
of the Abolition clique, was perfectly de
lighted with the idea ; indeed, so far did
his enthusiasm carry hiro that ho advoca
ted a dipsolution of the marriage compact
between such white men and women as
could not agree, and their intermarriage
with blacks. Mrs. Lucretia Mott, the
venerable Quaker lady a woman yielding
a decided influer.ee in her sect also gave
in her adhesion to the doctrine ; while
Mrs. Sarah M. Gnmkc and Mrs. Amelia
H. Weld were -enthusiastically in favor of
it S- K- Fiske, ouc ol the editors of tle
THE POOR.
VOL. 11 NO. 47.
New York Herald a newspaper which
greatly prides itself upon its iharpness
was completely deceived, and wrote an
article four columns in length, which was
published in the Ledder of this city,
wherein he proceeded with the utmost
gravity to refute seriatim the propositions
laid down in this book; Under these au
spice " Miscegenation " was published.
It was a decided hit A copy came into
tlie possession of Mr. Charles Coogdon,
one of the cleverest writers in the editorial
staff of the New York Tnlune, who was
so impressed with the theory advanced by
the book that he wrote two or three arti
cles, which were published in that paper
squinting very strongly at " Miscegena
tion." He declared that the prejudice
existing between white women and black
men was no stronger and no less unjust
than that formerly obtaining between
Christians and Jews. The Anti-Slavery
Standard, a leading Abolition newspaper,
published a laboriously written editorial
of a column in length in review of the
pamphlet, accepting it as pioneer of a
more glorious civilization. The Indepen
dent, edited by Henry Ward Beecher and
Theodore Tilton, gave place to leading
articles in commendation of the book,
praising the author for his boldness and
"manliness," and approving, so far as it
dared, the principle laid down by him
The bulk of the Republican party, how
ever, composed as it is of very shrewd
politicians constantly on the alert for traps
of that sort, whether innocently set by
their own radical brethren or by the wick
ed copperheads," saw that whether tho
book was to be viewed with distrust or
not, and however consistent its doctrinws
might be with their record and character,
its public endorsement would kill them
politically, and S3 they very wisely said
little about the matter.
"Miscegenation" was introduced ia
Congress through the dextrous manipula
tions of the authors, and Hon. S. S. Cox,
a representative from Ohio, an acknowl
edged leader of the Democracy, made a
brilliant and forcible speech against tho
theory. The book had its run in New
York, and was the " sensation" for a
month or more. Edition after edition was
sold, and it was finally, as I have said,
reprinjed in England. Of course it was
an admirable political weapon to ue
against the Republicans, and the Demo
crats were not slow to avail themselves of
it. lut it deceived both Democrats and
Republicans. No one suspects that it was
writien by people who abhor the doctrine
it sets forth, and that it is not the bona
tide argument of a Republican. It was
constructed with so much tact and clever
ness that it " swindles" everybody ; and
when this expose reaches the United
States it will be the first that will have
bceniuade regarding the matter. One of
the most famous swindles in the literary
way that ever excited comment here was
the work setting forth what is now known
as the " Moon hoax," written by J.
Ixicke, immediately after the completion
of Ird Iiosse's great telescope. Hut
"Miscegenation" throws the " Moon
hoax " completely in the shade. It is
very likely that the writers of the book
will never be discovered, but like the au
thor of the world famous " Junius' s Let
ters win remain unknown to lame, a
puzzle to American biographers as the
'Letters" have been and arc to the
shrewdest minds of England. Misce
genation " forms one of the most amusing
chapters of the present political campaign.
The Westminister Heview and other Eng
lish journals and magazines which dis
cussed the merits of the pamphlets seri
ously, must own up, as a Yankee would
say, to being very decidedly "sold."
Whatever good or evil the authors of
"Miscegenation" may have done in a"
political way, they have achieved a sort
of reflected fame in the coining of two or
tliree 'new words at least one of which
is destined to be incorporated into the
language. Speakers and writers of Eng
lish will gladly accept the word "misce
genation " in the place of the word amal
gamation ; for the latter literally and pro
lcrly relates to the combination of mer
cury with other metals while the former"
is elymologically correct, and can be used
in no other connection than regarding tha
mixing of races.
"Will you rise now, my dear?"
said a broker's wife to her sleepy spouse ;
" the dav broke Ion" aro."
" I wonder," replied tho somnolent
financier, " if the endorsers were secur
ed." er An editor and printer down South
otters to sell his whole establishment for
a clean shirt ami a meal of victuals. He
has lived promises till hU whiskers
hae stopped growing..