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111EMORIE'S VOICE.
4 I know CL voice, so soft, so deer,
!Tie like the echo of a dream;
So far away, and yet so near;
It is—it is not, yet doth seem.
Its mellow music tloateth by ,
As siren singeth, soft and low;
It telleth me of joys that lie
O'er hearts' broad ocean, Long Ago.
Yea, Long Ago; though but one sun
HatL 'strode the sky and sunk to rest;
Content to sleep, his toiling done, •
Clasped by the ruddy, red-lipped West.
Yea, Long Ago; though but one train
Of stars bath swept athwart the blue,
And gemm'd the wide, effulgent plain,
With myriad•rays of heaven's hue.
For doth it speak ? then can I bend—
tike one transfixed by spollful power—
Dwelling in it, till it shall end;
Nor deem a century an hour.
But shall it cease I al), woeful day,
That strikes all music from the' spheres;
Prolonging, in life's weary way,
Each moment for an hundred years.-
But if it speaks no words to cheer.
What it bath spoken shall remain;
Held by the widowed soul most dear,
Till Eden's portal ope again.
Yet list ! with silvery cadence low,
It whispers mine enraptured soul;
And while 1 listen to its tl.)w,
OITto the mystic realm doth roll.
Lwonder, if I haste to meet,.
Will that voice whisper there for me
Or will its cadence, soft and sweet,
Another spirit's charming be.
I wonder; and I dare to wait;
To wait—and waiting to believe
Then when I pass the trysting gate
Whatttlesire I shall receive.
And though Fate make me bankrupt there,
Fin rich in Memory alone;
'Tis mine! No rival heart can share
This bright possession—all my own.
~,~~iOELL,A,IOTY.
Autumn
We do not believe with the poet, that
Autumn is a "sad and melancholy season of
the year." On the contrary, when properly
appreciated; it is the most enlivening and de
lightful. The fading of leaves and flowers,
and the dreary aspect of the fields and
woods, ought not to throw a gloom over the
mind, for the heavens still remain bright and
cheerful, and. the pure and balmy air is,
strengthening and invigorating. The chan
ges of the seasons arc ,a part of the ceremony
of nature, and without them neither . , tree,
nor grass, nor shrub nor flower would ever
spring into life and beauty. The grain which
is sown in the earth must first die before it
vegetates, and leafless forests and, withered
fields are just as essential to epring aod sum
mer loveliness as the. cast-off leathers of the
bird or fowl are to its being reolothcd in
more glossy and attractive, plumage. lie-
sides this, the changes of the seasons are ne
cessary in the Divine economy, for purposes
of instruction and exhortation. Who so dull
as not to perceive the resemblanoe between
spring and that yming and buoyant time of
life we call youth, summer, and that riper
and more advauced state of manhood, au
tumn and full and mellow maturity of mind
and body, and .winter with the' dull, cold
listlessness, and chilled and wasted energies
of old age. As nature teaches us these chan•
ges, we ought to profit by thorn, and they
should be to us a source of delight instead of
melancholy and despondency. Knowing as
we do that death is inevitable and unavoida
ble, why should we shrink from it or indulge
in sad and gloomy reflections, as we con tem
plate its speedy approach? To Cherish ner
vous and alarmed anticipations as we advance
in life, will not make the grave less 'dreary
or the sod to press less heavily upon our bo
soms. We can scarcely realize why it is
that men fear to die. We cannot see the
propriety of that miserly tenacity' of life
which induces them to cling to this world as
though it were the only h abitable circle in
the vast universe of God. Whether any
particular bright star shall be our home when
we have done with the affairs of earth, or we
will have a place assig ned us familiar only to
angels, or sleep on in dull and senseless oh
scurity, in either case we should be ashamed
to tremble when death comes. Our fathers
and our grand-fathers died before us. Our
cemeteries are peopled with myriads -who
were once as young and buoyant as ourselves.
Kindred and friends have long since resolv
ed themselves into dust, nod more than all
cud infinitely encouraging, th e Saviour,
though he shrunk from the pains of cruci
fixion, dreaded not the gloom of the grave,
fur it was the end of Ills mission and suffer
ings.
Let us therefore ab;do our time.. Whe
ther we live to see the fl nvers • spring up a
gain on the hill side. or full by the way like
the withered leaves from lifeless branches;
whether we perish by sea or land, at home or.
tibroad, surroundedby friends 'or under the
cold patronage of Strangers; in either cage lot
us be thankful'that we have a firm and en
during refuge in film who died for all, and
through whose intersession and mercy we
arc preserved in faith and hope "unto the
moroing of the resarrectioq."
8 Family Weiutrairparoca• a Xxiciqpeori.cleaat upon. ail.ffililitoj6kits.'
A. Romance in Ireland.
The Irish papttrs contain a romantic story,
substantially As follows :
About twelve Months ago a gentleman whia
resides in the county of Galway dreamed that
ho had-been - instrumental - in Saving the life
of a lovely and accomplished young lady,who
would have been dashed to pieces wore it
not for his timely aids The face of the fair
one was so deeply engraven on his mind that
when he awoke, being a tolerably good ar
tist, his first impulse was to make a sketch
of it, which he improved on from day to
day until it was rendered 'as perfect as possi•
ble.
On a bitter cold night, some months sub-
sequently, while the dreamer- was comforta
bly ensconsed in an arm chair, before a blaz
ing fire, he'was startled by the scream of a
female. In a tnoment his overcoat was ltur
ried on, and he shortly arrived on the spot
whence the cries proceeded. In a deep ditch
by the side of' the road, a horse was kicking
and plunging in a fearful manner, attached
to a jaunting oar, which was turned upside
down. Three persons were quickly rescued
from beneath it, and conveyed to the house,
where they soon recovered from the effects
of the accident. The gentleman who had
saved their lives appeared all at once struck
with one of the party, a-young lady, whom
he felt certain he had seen before. The
dream-was brought forcibly to his recollec
tion, and- on entering another apartment, his
visitors were more than astonished to per
ceive the portrait of one of themselves, sus
pended from the wall. The mystery was soon
explained, and in two months from that date
the dreamer and the fair young lady wore
.married in Dublin.
"Byrn BIGGER 1311,14%7,—0n day a gen-
tleman saw twe boys going along the streets
of a great city. They were bare footed,—
Their clothes were ragged and dirty, and tied
together by pieces of string. One of the
boys was perfectly happy over a half wither
ed bunch of flowers which he had picked
up in the street.
"I say, Billy," said he to his companion,
"wasn't somebody very kind to " -drop these
•ere posies where I could find them—and
they arc so poet} , and nice? Look 'sharp,
Billy, mobby you'll find something bimeby."
Presently the gentleman beard the merry,
voice again; saying, "Oh? jolly, Billy. if here
ain't most half a peach, and' tain't' much
dirty neither, 'cause you han't found nothin',
you may bite first."
Billy was going tolake a very little taste
of it, when his companion said; "Rife Big
ger, Billy; me bby we'll find another. 'fore
long." . .
What a 'noble - heart that boy kad in spite
of his rags and dirt! Ile was "doing good."
There was nobody for him to be kind to
but his companion in poverty—the poor rag
ged boy at his side. But. be was showing
him all the kindness in his power when he
said, "Bite Bigger, Billy." There was noth
ing greedy, nathing selfish about the boy.—
Ms conduct shows us how even a pior, rag
ged begger boy can do good, by showing
kindness.
"Bite Bigger, Billy, mebby wo'l} find a
nother .fore long." Who can help admiring
the noble heart of that poor boy? . I would.
rather have that boy's kind and , onerous
spirit than have a merchant's , crown with
out it.
. Bite Bigger, Billy." Think of these words
if you are over tempted to be unkind or self
ish to year Companions.
The Lord's Day
Gail Hamilton, in her new book entitled
"Summer Rest," thus eloquently apostro
phizes the Lord's nay:
"So long as the sable earth blossoms un
der the tread of human feet, let human'
hearts celebrate this glorious day which saw
the Lord arise. It is no Sabbath of restric
tion and penalty, but the Redeemer's gift,
sacred and over Intl with joy of birthday and
thanksgiving. The bud of every annivcrsa•
ry flowers in the bright hope of this weekly
'festival It is a day for congratulation and
jubilee, for songs of praise and adoration—a
day of triumph and of victory., Dsy of days,
that saw the Lord arise! Never enough to
be exulted over and rejoiced in. bet thy
mountains and hills-break forth into singing,
oh, earth,' that thrilled once to the tree. of
the Redeemer's feet, and let all the trees of
the field clap their hands. Rejoice, oh, man,
forever exalted, in bending thy form to the
Sari of God, rejoice on this His resurrection
morn. Go up into ills. courts with psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs. Let the
whole earth s be garlanded with gladness; and
the breath of her life ascend, a sweet incense
to the Holy One, the Blessed, the Beloved,
our Friend, our Redeemer."
TERRIBLY SUDDEN DEATEL-•A man nam
ed Rosencuts, in Chicago, Illinois, was sus
pawed of stealing some missing articles by
his landlady, and she called all the boarders
together about a week ago, and before them
accused him of the crime. He denied it
She insisted that he was the culprit, and the
man repeated the asservation of his inno
cence, and, placing his hand on his heart, he
appealed to Heaien to verify his rectitude,
saying that if be was guilty he hoped 'the
tongue would cleave to his mouth, the top or
his head fall iu and drop from his shoulders.
and that God would strike him dead." As
he uttered the last word he was observed to
stagger; and,, throwing up his arms, he drop.
red dead on tho floor, to the horror of those
in tho room.
Guilt, though it may attain temporal splen
dor, can never confer Teal happiness; the evil
consequences of our crimes long survive their
commission, and like the ghost of , the mur
dered, forever' haunt the stops of the male
factor; while the paths of virtue, though sel
dom those of worldly greatness, are always
tb.oge of pleasanteess and peace,
4 SOLDIER'S WIDOW TO A.
• JOHNSON.
The Philadelphia Press of Friday morn
ing publishes the following letter address
ed.
To Mr, Andrew Johnson, President .of the
United States of America:
Dear Sir—ln the speech delivered by
you at Cleveland, Ohio, on your way to
Chicago, and which. I suppose, was report
ed correctly, you ask: "Who made greater
saorifieeti in the war than I ? Who suffer
ed more than ]?" &o. Now, I take lot
granted that to these questions you expect,
from some quarter, a reply; or you would
not have propounded them. So far as my
knowledge extends, up to this time, no one
has undertaken the task. Therefore, I my.
self, although but a very humble woman,
scarcely known beyond the street 'I live in,
*ill venture to furnish- an answer. And
when I have done so, I will submit to the
just judgement of the world whether, on the
score of 'sufferings" and "sacrifices" (if there
be nothing else), your claims. to popular
sympathy and support bear any comparison
to m i ne.
Before the rebellion, sir, I had a husband,
kind, loving, industrius, economical, who,
for myself and our four little ones, made
comfortable provision. Our home was the
abode of peace and plenty. What has be
come of him-7 Ile was starved to death at
Anderionville; and that by the "chivalric"
men whom your "policy" would fain re
store, without, repentance, to the head of
our Government. Since then. I have been
trying my best to earn bread for little ones
by plying the needle At times, when that
kind of employment has failed me, I have
even been oblidged to stand, from early morn
till night, over the wash tub. I had two
brothers, steady men, kind and generous.—
Had the rebellion loft them as itfound them
pinching poverty I shOuld have never known.
Alas! alas! One of them perished from ex
posure and want on Belle Island, and the
other had his arm taken off by a Rebel shell
at Antietam. He cannot assist me. The
privations and hardships 1 have lia.l to en
dure have so shattered my own health and
strength that I feel, at times, unable even
to endure the fatigue of plying the needle.
So that, except my' trust in a merciful God,
I have-sacrificed for toy country my ALL
husband, brothers, house, home, Jiving—
and I am cast, a beggar, on the .cold char
ity of the world. And all this I owe to the
Southern elaieholders, and to their iniquit
ous attempt to murder my beloved country,
as they did murder my husband and my
brothers.
Now, Mr. Johnson, sinc,o 'you invite a
comparison, what have yoit suffered? Ex
hibit your scars, and wounds, and bruises!
Did you lobe a leg or •an arm or were you
even so much' 'as scratched or bruised?—
W here is the ''blood you shed? Would •it
stain a white cambric pookot hatikerchiet?
How much property did you lose? Why, if
report • speaka true, during most of the time
of the war you wore living on the "fat of the
land." in Nashville, out of harm's way pro
tected, as you were, by Union bayonets.—
Out of Uncle Sam's overflowing commissary
stores you drew plenty to eaG and to drink
—the boat of meats, and, what was of still
more consequence to you, the choicest of liq
uors. Add to this your handsome salary as
Military Governor. Then the groat Union
party, whom you have since so foully be.
trayed, made you Vice President, with' a
salary of $B,OOO per annum. Then, to crown
it all, John Wilkes Booth made you Prod.
dent, and there you are yet, to the tune - of
$25,000 a year, with "faxing" The rebel
lion found you, t learn, comparatively 3 poor
man. Now you are rich, with a sound body
not to speak of your mind, whose soundness
is not's° certain,
lou Andrew Johnson, talk of your sacri
fices and your sufferings, and challenge a
comparison. Fie fie upon you! Why, sir,
on that score, I ought to bo Ameriel's Queen,
and you ought to be sweating over the wash
tub I And now, air, are your. questions as
to who suffered more than you, who sacrific
ed more than you, by reason of the war, an
swered 'I I dq, sir, and I know hundreds
of poor women, tossed from the heights of
affluence into the vale of penury and want,
who suffered and sacrificed ten thousand times
more than you, and are making no ostenta•
tions parade of it either.
Yours, respectfully,
• DIARY JANE CATIIERWATTE,
A Soldier's Widow., and the mother of four
fatherless children..
. Philadelphia, September 7, 1800.
I 'WON'T PLAY WITH SWEARERS A
man, looking up from sawing his wood, saw
his little son turning two boys 'out of the
yard. - -
"See hero,. what are you about, George?"
asked the man.
"I'm turning two swearers out of my yard,
sir," said George. "I said I would not play
with swearers, and I won't;'•'
That is the right time and place to say "I
won't." I wish' every bay would take the
stand, No play with swearers. "Thou shalt
not take the name of the Lord thy God iu
vain."
After hypocrites, the greatest dupes the
devil has are those who exhaust an anxious
existenoe in the disappointments and vexa
tious of business, and live miserably and
meanly only to die magnificently and rich:
. An Irish peasant being asked why ho per•
milted his • pib to take up his quarters with
his family, replied : "Why not ? Doesn't
the place afford ivory convenience theta pig
can rcquire ?" •
BAP NEWS.--'MassaV Sambo, 'one of your
oxen is dead, toder too. Pruitt to tall you of
buff at once for fear 'you" coulrnt bore
it.'
ANDREW JOHNSON'S SPEECH.
"Brevity the Soul of Wit"
1. no who addresses you is , a !tumble
dividual.
2. I have filled all the• offices whiCh the
nation has to bestow, from alderman up to
President. of the Übitod States. I leave the
Constitution in your hands.
3. I am very much abused by a subsidi
sed, corrupt and mendacious press.
4. Pardon my alluding to Myself, bht
beg leave to inform you that I commenced
as an alderman of one ofthe.small. towns. of
this nation; I went from that to mayor, from
that to the Legislature, from that to Senatai
of the State Legislature, from that to tbei
House of RepresentatiVes, from that to the
Senate of the United States,- from that to the
Presidential chair.
5. I am no traitor; M. Seward is no trai
tor; nobody that supports "My Policy" is a
traitor.
6, I have no wish to be egotistic, but' I
must say that 1 have occupied all the places
from alderman up to the position I now oc
cupy—President of the United States.
7. The members of Congress who oppose
"My Policy" are all traitors; everybody who
opposes "My Policy" is a traitor. I leave
the Constitution in your hands. •
8. It is not my habit to make mention of
myself; but it is perhaps my duty to say that
I have been an alderman, a mayor, a State
Senator, a Representative, a Senator of the
United States Senate, and now I am Presi
dent. What more do I want ?
. 9. The Union party may go to the dev,ii.
10: My ambition is satisfied. First I was
an alderman, thence mayor, then a rnetnber
of a State Senate, then a member of the
House of Representatives, then a member of
the United State's Senate, and at this mo
ment I am President of the United States.
H. Seward is my friend and I am Sew
ard's friend; Seward likes me and LlikeSew•
ard; Seward is a good fellow and I at a good
fellow; we like each other. We leave, the
Constitution in this town.
12. I have served my country in all ca
pacities, I began life as an alderman, was.a
mayordurin,, ,, my infancy, was a State Sena
tor in my childhood, became a Representa
tive in my early youth, attained my majori
ty astiSTaator of the "United States, and
now,' in the, prime of my manhood, am Pres
ident ' •
13. Who wants niggers to vote? If the
Northern States wantiniggers to vote, why
don't they lot them vote at - home
„gets shan't vote; I desire them to 'have 'the
same chance es white men. . • „
14.. Perhaps you are, not aware, fellovv-ci
tizens, that I have been an alderman,,a may
or, a State Senator, a Representative, a Uni
ted . States Senator, and finally President o
the United States. • "
15. The Congressmen who• voted for the
Freedmen's-Bureau bill and the. civil-rights
bill are all fools. , I'd like to fight the whole
one hundred and eighty:two of them. I
won't leave the Constitution with nary one
of them. •
16. It is a matter of history that, after be
ing an alderman, a mayor, a State Senator, a
member of the Home of Representatives, a
United States Senator, I became President.
Lincoln was assassinated and Seward bmtela
end, and so I became President. •
17. I have great confluence in the Ameri
can people, all except members of Congress,
Unionists and niggers; they are all traitors,
and I mean to.fight thorn, with.the help of
Gen oral 0 rant.
18. Nobody ever held so many offices as I
have. I have filled all the various positions
in life, such as Alderman, mayor,
State Sen
ate; member of Congress ,. United States Sen
ator, awl at length I was made. President.
.19: I repeat that Seward is a good fellow;
he stands by me and .I stand by him; I
• am
not afraid of a subsidized and mercenary
prose; all loyal people may go to the devil;
the Baltimore platform is my platform; Dou
glas was a friend of wine; I have been to e
rect a monument over him; I • am not upon
an electioneering tour; Ilavn't punished'any
Southern traitors, but I mean to make it up
by punishing lots of Northern traitors; every
man who don't go for me is a traitor; I am
no traitor; I• can't be a-traitor, because I have
been an alderman, then a mayor, then a State
Senator, then a Representative, thee a mem
ber of the United Stales Senate, and then
President.
20. I leave the Constitution in yourhands,
where it is safer than in mine, for, having
been an alderman, etc.— Sllracuse (N. Y)
Journal
'I say, master, did you see a dog come by
hero looked as if ho were a year or a year
and a half, or'two years old?' Bahia Yadioe
to a countryman at the roadside,
'Yes,' said the countryman, thinking him.
self quizzed. 'fie passed about an hour, or
an hiur and a half, or two hours ago; and is
now a mile, or a mile and half, or two miles
ahead; and ha had a tail about an inch, or an,
inch and a half or two inches long.'
'That'll do,' said the Yankee, "you're into
me a• foot, or a foot and a half, or two feet.'
.Carpenter who was always prognosticating
evil to himself, was one day upon the roof
of a five story building, upon which had fal
len a rain. The root being slippery he lost
his footing, am], as ho was descending to
ward the eaves, ho exclaimed: "Ju.st, as I
told. you!" Catching, however, in the, tin
spot, ho kicked , of his shoes and regained a
place of safety, from, which he thus deliver
ed himself:, know'd it—here's a pair of
shoes gone to thunder!",
"Ma r
"Well, darling ?"
"Thin't little tills have the lecups ?"
"Yes, pet:"
"Then ti net little girls have the she
cups "C!'
mimeo ,22420 r ettz*
To Government Bond-Holders.
in 1861 eleven States seceded, and men
tO'biree enly sintle that time have been rep
resented in Congress.
-All the , United States Bonds- - -5 20s, 7-30 s
and --
10-40 s-an the greenbacks and. all the
National thinks were created by this Con
gress of twenty 4 tbree.States.,
President Johnson *says it is an "assumed
Congress—therefore not legal, His suppli
ers and friends call it a "i•ding - Cougrass, a
"usurping Congress," therefore not a lawful
Congress; and they are trying to elect Con
gressmen in the North,.. and admit enough
from the rebel States to enforce this "Poll-
If a Congress.of twenty-threewn states is not
a lawful Congress, every United States Bond
you oivo, .and your greenbacks and Bank'
notes, are worth nothing; because an onlato- •
Jul ()enemas could not make a lawful Bond .
or lawful money—and your money is worth
less as your Bonds.
If Johnson's "Policy" succeeds, it brings
into Congreis ninety-four COngressmen front
We Rebel States, instead of etgyt e y-five—as
beforo the war—then they 'yam - - nine COn
yressmen by their • treason. • The Northern
States lose nine . Congressmen by their victo
ry over treason.
If you Want to prove Con'gress illegal, and
the Bonds illegal, vote to elect Johnson Na
tional Rebel-Uuion Congressmen, who op
pose the Constitutional Amendment, so that
the National debt may be repudiated when
they get into power, but be sure to sell all
your Bonds first, for there will be no mar
ket for theni afterwards.
-It you want to prove Congress legal, vote
to sustain it—the _party that Created the
Bonds—the party Out fought and won the.
war—that says Congress represents the peo
ple—that is pledged to ieeep faith with the
Bondholders—nod this secure the adoption
of the Constitutional' Amendment• and , for
ever prevent • • repodiation—but buy all the
Bonds you oan first.
Beineniber also--our L reps • are deprecia
ted in Europe by the'boution Dimes, which
defends Johngonie Policy, hoping to get Reb
els back into Conlyess, turd by their votes do
what they eould not do with their arms—
destroy our liiitionul Credit.
The Negro Bounty Question.
The Cepperjohneouites, through the eel.
wrens of their 'newspaper organs and 'the
throats of their blatant orators; are making
the direct ehargelhat Congress voted an,
es
tra bounty 48304 to the negroes, which. the
Paymaster
° General is now
. _paying, 'while
Congress voted only $lOO exttu bounty to'
the white soldier, which the Paymaster Gee
oral refuses to pay. On this statement, the, _
Coptierjohnsonites boldly declare that it is
the policy of Congreis and therefore' the ob
jeot of the Union party is to reward the -
black soldier and rob the white eoldier.-- ,
'NoW, let us ok' fairly at the facts involved_
in this 'wise. Every white Volunteer who
enlisted between July let, 1861,. and' June
25th, 1863; also April let r , 1864, and July
18th, 1864, for the term 'of three or five
years, received a bounty of $lOO. Those
who re enlisted, as veterans, prior to April
15t,1.864, received an additional bounty,.of
$4OO, while those white soldiers who did not
re-enlist and served three years only•receiv- ,
ed 51)0. Congress passed an act giving
them an extra bounty of 8104, while the
black volunteer only received under the act
of . Congress„Bl.oo bounty at the time the
white soldier received 8300. Congress pass
ed an het to give the black volunteer the
'same bounty that any other soldier. received
and no more. So it will be seen that the'
Week volunteer does not get an extra boun
ty any more than the white soldier, but mere
ly gets the same amount.
From thesefacts, quoted from the record,
it will be seen that Congress made - no dis
tinctions in awarding its bounties to those
willing to'defend the country, except in fa
vor of the white' man, who having ' first en
tered' (negroes at first being excluded from
the army) were awarded the extra 8100.—
Hereafter, then, when a Johnsonite attempts ,
to show that the negro is getting more boun
ty,than is the white soldier, Ilia facts we .1
quote in this article are sufficient to disproves
tee clArge.,—llarrisbarg Telegraph.
Andy Johnson as he Was. •
Is there anything in the following extract . ,
from Andy Johnson's speech accepting the.
Union.• nomination for Vice-President that'
would make one thing of—well, say of johir:
Tyler ? •, •
But in calling a convention to restore the
State, who. shall restore and re-establish it T
Shadthe man who gave his inffnemie and
his means to destroy the Government
Shall he who brought this misery upon the
State be permitted to control its. destinies?
If.this be so, then all this precious bleed, of
our brave soldiers and officers freely poured
out will have been wantonly spilled, All the.
glorious victories won by our 'noble armies
will go.for nought, and all the battle fields
which have been sown with dead heroes du
ring the rebellion will have been made mem
orable in vain.
`., Why all this carnage and devastation,?—'
It-was that treason might be put down and
traitors.• punished. Therefore I say that
traitors should take a back scat in the work
of restoration. If there be bat fire thousand
men in Tennessee loyal to justice, these true
.and. faith.ful wee should control the work.of
reorAniiization and reformation absolately..--.
[Lou r. dand 'prolonged applause I say that'
the traitor has ceased to ben citizen, and in ,
joining the rebellion has become a public eri-,
erny. He forfeited his right to .vote with
loyal men when:be renounced his citizenship
rand sought .to ;destroy our Governmeqt.- 7 4
We say treason must be made milOs, and
traitors must he punished and imperierishe:
Their great plantations must be - seiZetriud.
Aiiiided'into small farms, and sold to' honest,
- industrious. men. The day for protedft
the lands and negrces of these authors'oriw,.
belliun is p it is Ugh tire°. it was. :.
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