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ftlistclfannws.
Review of the President's Mes
sage From the New York World, Dec. 7th.
Considering that the President whose
fourth annual message 3s now before us,
is to preside for four years more over the
destinies of the country, through a period
of difficulty and peril, it would gratify the
natiotial pride, even of his political oppo
nents, if this document exhibited hirn as
a statesman of good abilities. But we
have not that consolation. A more tame,
jejune, commonplace state paper never
emanated from a man clothed with high
responsibilities. It is, in the main, a
tepid recital of certain points and statistics
from the reports of the heads of the ex
ecutive departments, in a style not better
than is attained bv everv abrider of
J o
documents in a newspaper. It does not
reach even the subordinate merits of
method and proportion. The Navy, which
has done next to nothing besides main
taining the blockade, occupies live times
the space given to the Army ; and the
notice of our military operations is in two
widely separated parts, as if the materials
of the message had been tumbled together
by accident. Faults of arrangement,
however, are trivial when compared with
poverty of matter. The brevity of the j
Ktiiessage would, under any circumstances, !
be h merit ; but in this case the merit j
would have been more conspicuous, had j
it been siill shorter. Succinctness result
ing from closeness and condensation, is a
very different thine from the penury of a
barren intellect. The intellectual poverty
of the message is in no degree atoned for
by patriotic fervor or elevation of senti
ment. It is amazing that a man called
to be the chief at tor in the most momen
tous civil struggle the world ever saw is
lifted to no inspiration, If Mr. Lincoln
understood his epoch, one would naturally
expect that its grandeur would impress
his imagination. But the message is as
cold as it is feeble. We would not be un
derstood by this criticism as implying that
a slate paper should ever be a rhapsody ;
but a mind deeply impressed easily stirs
other minds to their profoundest depths
without any breach of official decorum.
Forecasting s-agaeity and a vigorous grap
of the situation would be worth all the
feeling in the world ; but when a chief
magisMate cannot instruct and guide, it
would be some parti. d atonement if he
could inspire, electrify, or encourage.
But in Mr. Lincoln debility of intellect
keeps company with a torpor and vulgari
ty of feeling. lie never rises to the level,
or even appreciates the proprieties, of a
great occasion. The coarse and scanty
drapery in which he clothes his starveling
conceptions is perhaps a merit; it can, at
any rate, be said in his favor that his
style matches well with his matter.
In each of hi- last two messages, Mr.
Lincoln made a laborious effort to rise
above the dead level of common-place,
by the presentation of a project. But in
both cases his feat of statesmanship was
unsuccessful. In 18G2 he expounded at
great length a scheme for compensated
emancipation in all the slave States, to
be completed by the year 1900. This
was the only salient thing in that mes
sage ; but it was treated with contempt
even by his own party. It did not live
long enough to cry ; so far as wc can re
collect, it never received the compliment
of discussion in the body to which it was
addressed. In 18G3, he propounded an
other scheme, but, to escape the contemp
tuous treatment of its predecessor, it was
cunningly devised to dispense with the
congressional co-operation. This was the
famous reconstruction project, in which
he astutely argued that setting up new
State governments and prescribing the
qualifications for suffrage was a right
which he could exercise in virtue of the
pardoning power! His own party in
Congress was so far from acquiescing in
this odd assumption, that the interposed
and passed an act to supersede his plan ;
and when he vetoed it, tho Republican
chairmen of the appropriate committees
of the two houses gave him a public cas-
tigation in a paper marked by great force
of reasoning and vigor of invective. Even
the party convention that nominated him
for re-election was prudently shy of indor
sing his reconstruction project. Warned
by these failures, he makes in the present
message no attempt to turn his vehicle
(no coach but a cait) out of the rut of
trite common-place. He contents his
ambition with dull abstracts of the reports
of his secretaries, and servile echoes of
the Republican press. With one or two
significant exceptions, . there is not a new
idea in the message ; certainly none that
any mortal will remember when themes
sage is a month old.
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EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1864.
Such a document affords no scope for
particular comment. It is beneath it. It
is idle to confute what nobody will re
member ; and as for commendation, even
the Republican organs will be at a loss
where to bestow it. Mr. Lincoln holds out
no hope of peace ; he has nothing more
original to say on this interesting subject
than to reiterate and expand his Niagara
manifesto. In a curious financial recom
mendation he deviates for once into origi
nality ; but it is an originality which is
painfully suggestive of a low tone of moral
feeling. We must indeed concede to Mr.
Lincoln the possession of a perfectly
balanced character ; his conscience is
worthy of his intellect, and his sense of
decorum worthy of both. lie gravely
recommends that our government shall
raise money from our cilizens by corrupt
ing their sense of pecuniary honor! lie
wants Congress to pass an act to protect
the purchasers of government bonds from
paj'ing thoir honest debts! He gravely
recommends that this species of property
shall be placed beyond the reach not only
of taxation but of creditors. This, from
the 1 'resident of the United States, is a
creditable proposal! But when foreign:
nations, who never Lit upon this refine
ment, shall see our government suggesting
to our citizens a safe method of evading
their private obligations, will the' not be
apt to infer that where such morality pre
vails, it will be an easy step to public re
pudiation ? Private and public debts
stand on the same ground of moral obli
gation, but the average conscience of men
is commonly supposed to be the weaker
in relation to public engagements. It is a
spectacle as astounding as it is melancholy
to see the chief magistrate of a groat
nation asking Congress to enable citizens
to cheat their creditors out of their honest
dues. !
Aeglecfed l'oiiniuiislilp.
A London paper says if any
lad. or still more sillv teacher,
foolish
should
imagine that it i
the sign of a vulgar and
menial education to write a good hand,
the sooner schoolboy and pedagogue disa
buse themselves of this mistaken idea the
better. The highest circles of English
society cultivate penmanship with care
and success.
The Queen's handwriting is leautiful
flowing, and elegant, and feminine. Prince
Albert's biographer compares the Prince
to Grrthe, who 44 would take inordinate
pains, even in writing a short note, that it
should Ik; admirably written. He did
not understand the merit of second best,
but everything that was to be done must
be done perfectly." The Prince Consort
took the greatest interest in the caligraphy
of his children, and few young people, we
are assured, write more elegantly, and at
the same time, more distinctly than the
Princes and the Princesses of England.
Our highest statesmen have not thought it
beneath them to cultivate a clear and dis
tinct penmanship. Lord Palmcrston's
handwriting is free, firm, and considering
his great age, bv no means obscure. Lord
Derby writes a capital band at once
elegant and legible an aristocratic hand,
if there be such a tiling. Earl Russell's
is a smaller and more feminine hand, 'et
clear as his expositions of constitutional
law, and as incisive in its style as some of
his dispatches are biting, though rash, in
matter. The I-ord Chancellor writes a
beautiful hand firm, solid, and legal
such a hand as should have drawn up the
Bill of Bights. Sir Hugh Cairn's is
smaller and .perhaps more elegant a
gentlemanly and cl-ar hand. Mr. Cob
den's handwriting is round, bold, and
commercial the hand of one who began
life as a junior clerk in days when good
penmanship was perhaps the rule rather
than the exception among school boys of
any ambition. Mr Blight's is a some
what smaller band, rapid and flowing, yet
legible. Mr. Gladstone's is a hurried and
impetuous hand the writing of a man
whose thoughts flow so thick and fast that
they outstrip the pen. Yet, he holds the
quill in a firm grasp, and his letters are
large and well formed. Lord Stanley's
writing by no means elegant, yet it is
as distinct as large print. The Duke of
Newcastle's long, well formed, and very
distinct letters, would perhaps gain him
the prize of caligraphy among living
statesmen ; J'et his penmanship is inferior
to that of the late Marquise of Wellesley,
who wrote perhaps the best hand of his
day. Considering how much writing the
Governor Generals of India, during the
last half century, had to do, it has been
fortunate for the East India Directors,
Boards of Control, and Indian Secretaries,
that the vice regal penmanship has been
so unformly good. - Lord W. Bentick's
words and letters sometimes rau a little
into each other, yet his hand was fairly
legible. Lord Minto's was a firm, good
hand. Lord Hastings and Lord Armherst
each wrote a somewhat picturesque hand,
yet every letter of both was a clear as
print. Lord Auckland's hand was singu
larly round and legible. Lord Ellen
borough's was too lady-like and finical to
be very distinct ; but his successor, Lord
Dalhousie, wrote and admirable model
hand, and Lord Canning's was also an
example of good penmanship. Every
one remembers how plain and distinct
were the notes beginning " F. M. the
Duke of Wellington presents his compli
ments," although every one may not be
aware that many of the communications
so highly prized by autograph collectors
were written by the Duke's Secretary,
Mr. Greville, who learned to imitate his
hand.
In all these instances (and we might
bring fifty others) our present race of
schoolboys can find no sanction or encour
agement for indolent neglect of their pen
manship. Cen. Jackson and Ells Clerk.
j While Gen. Jackson was President of
j the United States he was tormented day
after day by importunate visitors (as most
Chief Magistrates of this country are)
whom La did not care to see, and in con
sequence gave strict directions to the mes
senger at tne door to admit only certain
I persons on a particular day, when he was
more busy with State affairs than usual.
In spite of the peremptory order, how
ever, the attendant bolted into the apart
ment during the afternoon and informed
the General that a person was yutside
whom he could not control, and claimed
to see him orders or no orders.
44 1 won't submit to the annoyance."
exclaimed the old
4' Who is it ?" .
gentleman nervously.
44 Don't know, sir."
44 Don't know ? What's his nnma ?"
44 His name! Beg pardon, sir, it's a
woman."
44 A woman ! Show her in," said the
President, wiping his face, and the next
moment there entered the General's apart
ment a neatly clad female of past the
middle age, who advanced courteously to
ward the old gentleman tiid oejtcJ ttie-j
chair offered her.
4 Be seated, madam," he said.
44 Thank you," said the lady, throw
ing aside her veil, revealing a handsome
face to her entertainer.
44 My mission hither to day," contin
ued the fair speaker, 44 is a novel one, and
you can aid me, perhaps."
44 .Madam, command me, said the
General.
44 Y'ou are very kind. sir. I am m
poor woman, General "
'4 Poverty, is no crime, madam."
4 No, sir. But I have a little family
to care for. I'm a widow, sir, and a
clerk employed in one of the departments
of vour administration is indebted to me
fur board to a considerable amount, w hich
I cannot collect. 1 need the money badly
and cam to ark if a poit'nu of his pay
cannot be stopped from time to time, until
this claim of mine, an honest one. Gen
eral, of which he had the full value,
shall be cancelled."
44 1 really madam that is I have no
control in that wav. What is the amount
of the bill?"
Seventy dollars, sir ; here it is."
44 Exactly, I see ; and his salary mad
am." 44 It is said to be $1,200 a year."
41 And not pay his board bill ?"
44 As you see, sir; th';3 has been
staijding unpaid for five months. Three
days hence he will draw his monthly pay,
and I thought, sir, you would be kind
enough-"
"Yes, I have it. Go to him again
and get his note at thirty days."
"Itis note, sir! It wouldn't be worth
the paper on which it was written ; he
pays no one a dollar voluntarih'."
44 But he will give you his note, will he
not, madam.
44 Oh. yes. he would be glad to have a
respite that way for a month, no doubt."
44 That's right, then. Go to him and
obtain bis note, at thirty days from to
day ; give him a receipt in full and come
to me this evening.'-
The lady departed, called upon the
young lark, and dunned him for the
amount ; at which he only smiled, and
she finally asked him for hi note."
44 To be sure," said he, with a chuckle;
44 give a note 1 Sartin, and much good
may it do you, mum."
4 You'll pay it when it falls due, won't
you," said the lady.
44 Oh, certainly was tho reply."
In the evening she again repaired to the
White House with, the note. The Presi
dent put his broad endorsement on the
back and directed her to obtain the cash
at the bank.
In due time a notice was sent to the
clerk that a note signed by him would be
due on a particular day, which he was
requested to pay."
At first John could not conce'iTC the
source from which the demand came, and
supposing it had only been left for col
lection, was resolved to take no notice of
it. But as he passed down the avenue
the unpaid board bill suddenly entered his
neaa.
44 Who has been foolish enough to help
the old woman in this business, I won
der," said John to himself. 41 I'll go and
see. It's a hum I know ; but I'd like to
know if site's really fooled anybody with
that bit of paper' and entering the bank,
he asked for the note which had been
left there for collection against him.
44 It was discounted," said the teller.
44 Discounted ! who in the world will
discount my note?" asked John. "
44 Anybody with such a backer a3
you've got on this."
44 Backer me backer who !"
44 Here's the note; you can see," said
the teller, handing him the document on
which he recognised the bold signature of
President Jackson.
a hysteric gasp, and drawing forth the
money, tor lie saw througn tne arrange- i
inent at a glance. J
The note was paid of course, and jus- I
tice awarded to the spendthrift at once. j
On the next morning he found upon his j
desk a note, which contained the follow-
ing bit of personal intelligence :
44 Sir; A change has been made in
your office. I am directed by the Presi
dent to inform you that your services will
be no longer netded in t Lis department.
Yours, &.c.f
, Secretary"
John Smith retired to private life at
once, and thenceforth found it convenient
to live on a much smaller allowance than
twelve hundred dollars a year.
A Dimk Koit a Kiss A traveller near
the close of a weary day's drive over a
lonely and muddy road, canie to a little
log cabin in the forest, and asked for a
drink. A joung woman supplied his
wants, and afterwards, as she was the
first woman ho had seen for several
days, he offered her a dime for a kiss.
It was duly taken and paid for, and the
young lady, who had never seen a dime
lefore, looked at it with some curiosity,
then a.-ked what she should do with it.
He replied, what shechose, as it washers.
44 If that's the case," said she, ''you
may take it back arid give me another
kiss!"
Yankke Scikniikics. Mr. Eliphalet
Stabbs, a real live Yankee from Connecti
cut, in exhibiting his Pat.nt Back-action
Spanker,' thus scientifically describes it:
44 On being attached to a baby of any
age, it (the spanker,) watches over it like
a mother, makes it to desist from swal-
lering thimbles, marbles and three cent j
pieces, pins, or any other food unsuiteded j
to its stomach ; compels it to go to sleep j
when it doesn't wat to ; and if some- j
what older, it sees that it keeps its baud j
off the Sugar t-owl and jam pots ; besides j
making it keep its face clean and all by j
the power of its back action."
Anytiii" to Pnrr K "Change."
44 This medicine," said Dr. Squills, "after
having been taken a few days, will pro
duce the chance desired."
44 What?" exclaimed the thunderstruck
path-lit, "you don't say so, doctor?"
44 It's a fact sir," aid the doctor, "The
science of medicine has now reached "
44 Well," said tl e pat'e t i-sterupting
him, 44 it is wonderful ! If you'd said
4 postage stamps,' doctor, I wouldn't have
said anything; but the 'desired change,'
doctor, it seems onpossib'e I"
The doctor had to take the patient iu
Land.
Pat was employed at a furnace.
He was ordered to take the two-wheeled
cart with the oxen, and draw some iron
to a particular spot and dump it. lie
brought the load to the phi re designed,
and after gesticulating wildly to his meek
oxen, exclaimed : "Rare up! rare up!
ye bastes, and throw the load overboard."
SaT" Dining the examination of a wit
ness as to the location of the btairs in a
house, the counsel asked him
44 Which way do the stairs run ?"
The witness very innocently replied,
44 One way they run up stairs and tl,?.
other way they run dow stairs.'
The Warned counsel winked both .yes,
and then took a look at the ceiling
VOL. 11 NO. 49-
C3" 44 Pete, what am lub ?" asked a
sable youth of his companion, a perfect
African-Plato.
44 And vou don't know nuffin 'bout
him f
44 No, uncle Pete."
44 Why, your education is dreadfully
imperfect. Don't you feel him in your
bussum, to be sure "
The other inserted his hand beneath
his waist-coat. 44 No I don't uncle Pete."
44 Ignorant nigger ! It am a strong
passion which rends de soul so sewerely
dat even time itself can't heal it."
44 Den, uncle Pete, I know wh.o be in
lub."
44 Who am it !"
44 Dis old boot of mine. Its sole am
rent so sewerely, dat Johnson de cobler,
utterly refused to mend him ; and he fay
dat he is so bad dat d.e debble hisself
couldn't heal 'im."
j J Mr. Jenkins was dining at a very
! frugal table, and a piece of bacon near
I him was very small. The lady of aha
house remarked to him: Pray, Mr. Jen
kins, help yourself to that bacon. Don't
be afraid of it. 44 No indeed madam
I've seen a piece twice as large, and it did
not scare me a bit."
C3 Dr. Barnes being inclined to sleep
during a dull, prosy sermon, a friend who
was with him joked him on his having
nodded now and then. Barne3 insisted
on his having been awake all the time.
44 Well then," said his friend, 44 can you
tell me what the sermon was about ?"
44 Yes, I can," he answered, "it was
! about an hour too long !'
m9
j cr A
Lawyer,
in cross examining a
witness, asked him among other things,
where he was on a particular day ; to
i which he replied, 44 in company with two
! friends." 44 Friends !" echoed the lawyer
j 44 Two thieves, I suppose you mean."
44 lliey may be so, repueu the witness ;
44 for they were both lawyers."
CT 44 Ah, Sam, 60 you've been in
trouble have you f '
44 Yes Jim, yes."
44 Well, cheer up, man, adversity tries
us and shows up our better qualities."
" Ali, but adversity didn't try me, it
w as an old vagabond of a judge, and h
showed my worst qualities."
CJ" A clergyman, who was consoling a
young w idow upon the death of her hus
band, spoke in a very serious toue, re
marking that, 44 He was one of Ihe few.
Y'ou cannot find his equal, yau. know."
To which the sobbing fair one replied,
with au almost broken heart, 44 1 doa't
know, but I'll try.1'-
C3" " Alike, why don't you fire at
those ducks boy don't you t-ee you have
a whole flock lie fore your gun V
44 1 know I have, but when I gat a
good aim at ore, tvo w three others will
swim rigb Letwixt it and rne.s"
C-j" A stingy husband threw ofT tha
blame of the lawlessness of his children in
company by sajing his wife always gives
them their own way.'
44 Poor things," was the prompt reply,
It's all I have to give them.'1
t3 'This way, curtain !' shouted aa
English s-oldicr at Inker aiann j 'I have a
prisoi-er.'
'Well, bring him here.
I should like to, but tho scoundrel,
won't let go.
j est- Two centuries ago not one
in a
I hundred wore stockings. Fifty years ago
j not one boy in a thousand was allowed
! to run at large at night. Fifty yeais pho.
j not one girl in a thousand made a wailing
, maid of her mother. Wonderful improve
: inent, in this wonderful age.
C3T 44 Y'ou can do anything if you have
patience," said an old uncle to his nephew
water can be carried in a sieve, if you
can only wait."
"I low long?" asked the petulant;
spendthrift.
44 Till it freezes."
53" 44 1 know I am a perfect lear in
mv manner," said a voting farmer to his
sweet-heart. 44 No indeed, you ure not,
John ; you have never bugged me yet.
Y'ou are more sbee than bear."
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C3 If you wistt to appear agreeable in
society, says Talleyrand, you must con
sent to be taught mauy things which 3 on
kiov.- aireajy.
iRT T he Congressmen sly vk! iats
are.'pietTu ding ,liCsr viv-JS th;,t llV,n IS
so dear in Washington the ladies. iut4 re
main at heme this t-eseion
ir