The Nevada journal., 1860-01-20

| In the last numOer OF the virginia.
ns." is spirited passage on the strug.
giles that added sthp stars and stipes
to the list of national flags:
Abl tits easy, now we are worsted
to look over the map OF the great en-
pire wrested from us, and show how
we ought not to have lost it. Long
Island ought to haze exterminated
Washingon's, army; he onght never to
come out of Valley Forge except as
a prisoner. The South was ours after
the battle of Camden, but for the in
conceivable meddling of the command
erin chief at New York, who paral-
ysed the exeriions of the only capable
British general who appeared during
the war, and sent him to that misera-
BILE cul de sac at New Town, whence he
could only issue defeated and prisons
er. O! for week more! day more.
an hour more of darkness or light. In
reading over our American campaigns,
from their unhappy comment to'their
inglorious end. and n,w that we can
see the enemies movements ard con-
ditions as we'll as our own, fancy we
can see how an advance. a march
might have put enemies into bower,
who had no means 20 withstand it,
and changed the entire issue of the
struggle. But it was ordained ty
Heaven, and for the good, as we have
no doubt, of both empires, that the
great western republic should separate
from us; and the gallant soldiers who
fought on her side, their indothitable
and heroic chief above all. and the
gloy of facing and overcoming, not
only veteran soldiers amply provided
and Injured to woe, but wrctthedness,
cold hunger, dissensions. treason with
in their own camp, where all must
have gone to rack, but for the pure
and unquenchabIc fame of patriotism
that was forever burning in the bosom
Of the heroic leader.
What constancy y, what a magnanim-
nifty what surprising persistence
against fort une! Washington before
the enemy was no better nor Drawer
than hundreds that fought with him;
(whohas not heard the repeated sneers
against "Fabius. ."in which bis factious
Captains were accustomed to indulge?1
but Washington, the chief of a nation
in arms, doing battle with distracted
parties. calm in midst of conspiracy:
sergno against the open foe before
him and the darker enemies at his
back; Washington's inspiring order
and spirit into his troops hungry and
in rags; stung by ingratitude. but be-
traying no anger, and ever ready to
forgive; in defeat invincible. magnani-
nous in conquest. and never so snb-
lime as on the day when he laid down
his victorious sword and sought his
noble retirement-here indeed is a
5 character to admire and revere; life
| without q stain, q fame without haw W.
Loss OF THE FENNIMDRE CoofER.-
About the lst of October a violent
hurricane Occurred in Teno Bay. du-
ring which the U. S. surveying
. schooner, Fennimore Cooper. was
driven on ,he beach, and was after
!, wards condemned and sold; no lives
were lost. and Capt. Brooks. sa1ed all
his valuable Instruments and surveys.
The Japanese Government showed
great kindnes. to the shipwrecked
, crew, sending men to save every
thing possible, aud The officers say
:. that not a single dollars worth was
stolen. They were provided with
good Quarters. and furnished with
;. provisions. servants and money. Most
of the crew were taken on board the
Powta attain, after Ter arrival from
China. The officers and the balance
of the crew will leave for the United
States on the above vessel on the 22d
of February next.
n Viiews of. C. Calhoun on Con-
a gressionaI hterrrafion.--On the27th
G of June. 1sts. Hon John G. Cal
g houn advanced the following views in
k regard to Congressional Interven-
Il ton:
h "There is very striking difference
,. between the position on which the
slave hOid!nG O'dteS Siduu III .feIci
= ence to The subject under consi dera.
G ton, 1thc prohibition Of slavery in
e Oregon. The former desire no action
: of the government; demand no law to
j. give them any advantage in the Ter.
d ritory about to be established, are
f willing to Leave it and other Terrific
n lies belonging to the United States,
n open to all their cftizeps. so long as
!, they continue to be Territories, and
d when they cease to be, to leave it to
O their inhabitants to form such govern
ments as may suit them. without re-
striction or condition; except that i'm
v posed by the Constitution as pre-re-
quisite for admission into the Uuion'
d In short, they are willing to leave the
:. while subject where the Constitution
and the great and fundamental prin-
d ciples of self-government place j.
e On the contrary, the non slave hold
G ing States, instead of being willing to
h leave it TO this broad and equal foun.
j. dation. demand the interposition Of
o the government, and the passage ol
: a, act TO prevent the citizens of the