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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-09
FROM LOUISIANA.
THE COERCION OF THE BORDER STATES

From OuIsspecial Correspondent
NEW ORLEANS, April 2, 1861.
We, the people Il know this beginning is pom
derous. but I spent SO much time in the late
yirtusus and lamented Louisiana Convention that
1 fall quite unconsciousy into the official style)-
we, the people, made q demonstration yesterday,
Of no great intrinsic importance, but very ~gnlf.
icaDt asa straw showing which way the wind
blows, ThHeeaaaiou was tho election Of six Dis
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-06-12
TALt.EYRASD AND ARNOLD.

There was a day when Taeyrand arrived in
Havre on foot from Paris II the darkest
hour of the Revolution. Pursued by the blood.
hounds of his reign or terror, Talleyrand secured
a passage TO the United States about to sail. He
was a beggar and a wanderer in a strange land,
to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
"Is there any American staying at your
house - he asked OF the landlord OF the hotel
/" / am going across the water, and would Ike a
letter To a person of Influence in the New
World"
The landlord hesitated a few moments and then
replied: There is gentleman up stairs either
from America or Britain; but whether from A
merica or England cannot tell"
He pointed the way, and Talleyrand, who in
his life was Bishop, Prince and Minister, ascen
dcd the stairs. A miserable applicant he stood
before the strangers room, knocked and entered
In a TAR corner of the dimly lighted room, sat
a man OF fity years OF age, his arms folded anC
his head bowed upon his breast From window
directly opposite food OF light poured upon hi:
forehead His eyes looked from beneath tht
downcast brows, and upon Talleyrands with :
peculiar and searching expression. His form
vigorous even with the SHOWS OF fifty winters
Wa. clad in a da h but rich and di-tn su;-bed cos
tune.
Tallevrand advanced, stated that he was "A fI
gitive, and with the impression that the gentle
man was an American, he solicited his kind feel
ing and Office.
| lie poured forth his history in eloquent Frenci
aud broken English.
II am wanderer and an exile. am force
| TO fiy to the New World without friend or home
You are an American-gve me, then, l beseec
you letter of yours, so that may be able L
earn my bread. ! am willing to toll in any man
ner A lite of toll elsewhere, would be para
disc, to life of luxury in France. You wi
give me letter TO one OF your friends. A ger
telrnan like you doubtless has many friends"
Th. strange gentleman arose. With a loo
that Talleyrand never forgot, he retreated ts
wards the door Of the next room, his ewes loOl
ing still from beneath his darkened brow.
He spoke as he started backward; his voic
was full OF meaning: " | am the only man Of III
New World who can raise his hand 10 God AT
sav, | have not a friend hot one in America
Taeyrand never forgot the overw helming sa'
|, ness of the look which accompanied these word
"Who yOu?" he cried, as the strange ma
retrested to the next room, your naIne?'
MY name" he replied, with srnile that hs
: more of mockery than JOY in its convulsive e
pression-" Nv name is Benedict Arnold"
: He was gone. Taleyrand sunk in the chai
\ gasping the words: Arnold the traitor,'
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col ELLSWORTH's PREsENTIMENT
OF An EARLY DEATH.

Col Ellsworth's last letter to his parents indi-
Gates in some measure, an anticipation that that
expedition might be his last The following
conversation shows still more plainly the torebo-
dings-not fears-of the gallant young officer
The reporter of the Philadelphia North Ameri-
car. learned the facts from Mr. Brownell. Col
Ellsworth's avenger:
On the night before his regiment left Wash
ngton, Ellsworth and some of the Captains of his
regiment were in quarters preparing for the NOR
rows march.
Capt. John Wiliey, of Company /, was per.
haps, the favorite Of poor Ellsworth The two
soldiers, in the same room were selecting their
apparel for the next day's march Capt Will
iev had laid out his ordinary dress and was pre-
pairing 10 put il on.
Ellsworth had done the same thing, but a.
| Wildey was robing, Ellsworth stood in musinc
attitude.
"Why don't you dress yourself:" asked Wild
ey, who was robing with considerable expedi
ton.
II am thinking" said Ellsworth slowly, "ir
what dress shal die
Die, my dear fellow What do you talk o
dying tor: Before you die you will see th'
American flag fying over every city in the Tn
ion, and all the secession ringeaders will hav'
been hung or exiled."
Ellsworth shook his head sadly. and said moth
ing for a moment He then smiled his peculiar
l. sweet and persive smile, and opening trun
{ produced an entire new uniform, as vet fres
from tne hand of the tailor.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-06-12
Star To THE FRONT, SONS OF TIE HsAInER

RTPECITUIIy DEDIcATED THE HIGH AND ct AkiXNINTt
REGIMENT
step 20 the ffcn., bonnet and feather,
Linked with the dreams 4 YOU o~n u gh'sni vai-
Step q the front. : a of the hesiher.
-ho. the bold Southruus the face Il the Gael
The lords # the South hsv. unk-nnel.d their hesg'e'
The iegions Of tyranny -s,ep fiom aiaI;
We welcome you, lads, u the tesst o tn --gle-,
The v,n e the batila--the hen : It
Step Ia the ont, bonnet aut featLer, &c.
Flowers OF the vse they have cru-i ell down be'c h-m
All to the will of the l-sppt, mLs' bios
But manhood has met them and death ver- DER them
Ihe strong b-aT,e tbistl- j. waiting them nov.
Ste 10 the f'ont bonnet ani Tea her, &c
D"sn on them, Highlsnieis, swoop from sour ey'y,
Rufil. the turjsns, and < We them ella more;
R-si them a lesson I" pause and To fear ye,
When gathered the rights of the free 10 restore.
step u the front, bonnet and feather, &c.
~ tune
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-06-12

How The ZoUAyES TOOK THE NEw- % ELS
woRTH's DKArH-The ncw- of Colonel Els
worth- murder was prudenily kept from the
regiment for some tim. When il was al last
announced almost every face seemed livid with
ind gnation, and the most terrible oaihs of re
venge ] have ever heard were uttered. while
for a time authority was obi ged to he rig dy
assumed boy the officers 10 keep them from rush
ing into acts of open violence. BE cool boy-
Take il calm" were the admoniionS. The feel
ing of wrath, however. Wa soon succeeded by
the most impressive and overwhelming grief.
The exhibition was almost terrible. Every head
was bowed 10 the ground. and many a stern,
rough cheek was wet with tar. All the ami
nation which few NON nis before had existed
in the ranks wa- gone. ] think | have never
before witnessed 20 sad spectacle.
"Oh, God bless him. God bless him,' said
soldier, a. passed moment after. 'N ell never
have another friend like him" and h. wiped
the tears from his check.
..Our noble laddie- dead, Jim. sad another,
announcing the fact to a friend who had Just
been absent from the ranks. He srlsped his
comrade by The hand firmly and gazed like a
statue in his face. until both turned away weep
ing. | saw many other incident, of the same
affecting character and all seemed to feel a. If
their hearts were broken by the s,roke-Cor-
respondenee Of the v. J. World.
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PURIFYING WATER FOR SOLDIERS.

During warm weather, soldiers in camp aud
upon march, frequently can get no other water
| 10 qnench their thirst and cook their food, than
that of ponds, rivers and brooks. These waters
are frequently charged with organic matter
which i liable To produce d. seH'ery and in many
/ instances cholera
| Soldiers shon.d therefore become intelligent,
So as To provide for every contingency in war
| The preservation Of their health should be just
as carefully guarded to insure efficiency, good
| Discipline and supply of ammunition. few
| words upon Impure wtaer NAV therefore be OF
great advantage 20 many of them, and possibly
NAV be the means of saving many lives.
! The organic impurities of water are partly of
vegetable ard artly Of animal origin both Of
which arc vcrN Objectionable but the animal
most OF ALL These impurities are constantly un.
| der.oug chemical changes-a fermenting pro-
| cess-and il Is during such a state of change
that rhe water is dangerous; because when ta-
/ ken into the human system in this condition, il
tends TO erserder the same frrmenting action L.
/ The nature of this action is not known but of
the facts there be no doubt.
/ Rapid running streams, even if they are brown
with mud as the Mississippi river, and az much
charged with organic matter, are perfectly healthy
because chemical change-no fermentation
takes place in them. Sluggish streams and stag
| naiIt poos are tue itost ~ be ufedueu Inc
mud may be filtered from the water of running
river by merely passing it through cotton cloth,
piece of IA blanket, or flannel, and we would
advise soldiers to do so ir most instances
/ This simple method of straining water will al
so be found partial safeguard from stagnant wa
ter. but no: a perfect one. When on march,
soldiers should endeavor 10 eadurc thirst with
/ fOrtitude; and when they rest for cooking their
food, they should boil the water which they in
tend to carry with them for drinking. When
cooled and agitated in the air for few moments
so as to absorb oxygen,it becomes quite pleasant
! 10 drink
Natives of the East Indies who live in fiat al
luvial districts, where the ponds and rivers are
sluggish and charged with organic substances,
boil the water for drinking, and allow il TO stand
over night. This process they say prevents them
from taking cholera.
The reason is evident 10 man Of science the
high heat of boiling destroys the fermenting ac-
tiOn. Let soldiers, therefore, be careful to boil
and filter the impure water which they, of neccs
city, are compelled to use.-Scjentifc Ameri-
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canteen. or other vessel with wooden cloth kept
plentiiulls wetted and exposed.
81. While on a march, lie down the moment
YOU halt for rest: every minute spent in that
position rcfre-Ees more than FIVE minutes stand
ing or lettering about
32. daily evacuation Of the bowels is indis-
peusable TO bodily health. vigor, aud endurance ::
this is promoted, in many cases, by stirring Ia
ble-spoonful of corn (IHdan) meal in glass Of
water, ana drinking it on rising in the morning
33. Loose Bowels, namely, acting more than
once a day, with feeling of debility afterwards
is the first step toward cholera the best remedy
is instant and perfect quietude of body, eating
nothing bat boiled rice with or without boiled
milk; in more decided eases. a wooden flannel.
with tao thickn, s>es ia front, should be bound
tightly around the abdomen, especially if march.
in IL necessity.
81. To have been to the wars" is q lifelong
honor Increasing with advancing years, while to
have died in defence OF your country will be the
boast and the glory Of your children's children.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-06-12

MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY - In the timber belt
friIging the eastern slope of the Sierras, as far
south, at least, as the Esneralda country, and
north to an unknown distance, grows species
OF timber, which. from its hardness and the high
polish il takes. has been named mountain mahos.
any. This wood, which we believe TO be un-
known 10 California, would appear 10 oe deserv
ing of the attention Of cabinet makers, gunsmiths
engravers, ard Others who require hard, firm
grained wood. We have seen canes and pipe
carved from it that were really beautiful Owing
to its extreme hardness, the Gest lines ani feath
er work retain perfectly their outline and sharp
ness, and therefore would appear 10 be quit
equal to box wood engraving. In some OF ih
mills in Washoe Valley, i; has been used for stam
heads; and learn that it is to be tried for tina
purpose in the French Company's mill in thi
Washoe (Cal.) Times.
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ELMER,

TEACHING By ExANPLE.-A French gentleman
reproached his son for carrying gold watch in
a verv careless and exposed manner; but the
Young gentleman persisted in the practice, in
spite Of parental admonition. In a crowd at the
theatre one evening, the old gentleman asked his
son TO tell him what o'clock it was, and the youn
man was distressed and mortified to find that biz
watch had been stolen. "Never mind, said his
father, smiling; Il took it myself, TO show hoa
easily you could be robbed. Here it is" He
put his hand in his fob TO restore it, but 10, anc
behold, it was gonel Some thief, more adroi
than himself, had appropriated the property.
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HEAD QUARERs, lsT ZoUAvEs CAMP LINCOLN, !
unsL:. :.ntnr u q Nan % ls6l


Washington, ID c. Nay 90, 1861.
NJ Dear Father and .Nother-The Regiment
is ordered to move across the river tonight
We have no means of knowing what reception
We are to meet with. l am inclined to the opin.
ion that our entrance TO the city of Alexandria
will be hotlv contested, as l am just informed a
large force have arrived there to-day. Should
this happen, my dear parents, it may be my lot
to be Injured in some manner. Whatever may
happen. cherish the consolation that | was en-.
gagged in the performance of a sacred duty; and
tonight, thinking over the probabilities of to-
morrow, and the occurranceS OF the past, / am
perfectly content to accept whatever my fortune
NAV be, confident that He who noteth even th,
fall of the sparrow, will have some purpose ever
in the fate Of one like me.
Ny darling ana ever loved parents, good-by.-
God bless, protect and care for you.
FINER
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TIE MorSTAINs.-It is the mountains that
first reflect the mornings red wing; the noun
tains that glow with the sasdals of departing
day. On them the Law was given mid fhun-
der and cloud on them the Sermon was mt
tered mid sunshine and peace; all day they
are covered with grandeur. and visited at
night by troops of stars" From their white
stats flow the threads of great rivers; they
lift old Winter upon their shoulders. and June
lies asleep at their feet.
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the picket guards extended TO Long Bridge where
he knew the draw was raised, it soon became
perilous in the extreme, by general alarm, which
was given in consequence Of the fact that the
flag vas missed. He saw patrOlmen ru-h in
every direction, so he concluded TO conceal him
self in an old shed, until the moon should be Oh
scured by passing clouds, when he determined to
push for the back country, make circuit above
the town, and swim across TO EllswOrth's Zou-
ave camp, whose fires he could plainly see He
saw his brothers boat with detachment of II
men from the Massachusetts, fifth, living off in
the middle of the river, but dared lot hail her,
for fear of causing his certain arrest. He man.
aged TO push from picket to picket, by wary ad
vances, at one time lying fiat on his back for half
an hour, until he broke cover in the open coun-
try, beyond the suburbs when the moon shOne
out brightly, and he found himself Suddenly con
fronted by two sentries He made rush TO pass
them, when both Of them seized him. He grasp
ed one by the breast and threw him to the ground
with such violence that he wren, he'd off one OF
the Virginia army buttons, which he now wears
on his watch guard, trophy. The othe.
sentry dropped his gun and fled; but third sol
dier, a powerful man. cnched him from behind,
and after brief but fierce struggle, lie was hope
lessly prisoner. He retained his presence Of
mind, and by ready Wit and fertility of invention
saved hi Bselt from personal violence; and ulti
mately. by his own stfatsgcm and the diplomacy
OF his brother, he slipped his meek out of the
halter
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From the Atlantic Monthly, tor June
ARMY HYMN.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

BY OLIVER WENDELL HoLMEs.
-. Old Hundred -
OIord Of H)sts Almighty King!
Eehold the sacrifice we bring,
Toe every arm Thy strength impsrt,
Thy spirit shed through every heart
Wake in our breasts the living fires,
Tie holy faith that warmed our sires,
Thy hand b tth made our Nation free,
To die for her is serving Thee.
Re Tt,u pillar, flame to show
The midn'gGt sna'r, the siieut foe,
AMI when the tattle thunters lout,
Sii guide us in IT, mosIng cloud.
God of al Nations Sovereign Lord,
In Thy ,i,esd name We draw the sword,
We In tie starry flag on high
Thst fl .. with fight our stormy sky
Frcm traason- rem, from murder : sts
Guard Thou Iis fo ds til Peace shall r1igu, -
TIL f..rt and fed. TIL shore ant ca
10 d our loui anthem, PRAISE To 1Hsh'
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. DR.. WOOD, DENTIST,

Vyyv u az home again, sni prepared with
lJly ery improvement TO execute any rnd
~ operation in stry, IN the test pass bic
y lots and parcels of land half m e west, fr sale
ese7t f'r Ladd Webster Family Sewing Machine
01anA see IT,
- A residence on Saginaw street. blocks West of
"nogtcn avenue SO
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EAGLE HO 7 Ell
BY j. VI. LEA Il EIs,
Ian SING, MICH 1 CT ~ n
Stages for - Johns Jackson Detroit an Marshall ieav
dslIy
NEW LIVERY STABLE.

M. i. ID a NJ Z z L = I,
MOULD INFORM THE CITIZENS OF LAM
W sing, that he has opened a new Livery
3table, with "A full stock of feet, well-broken
Horses, comfortable Buggies, Double Carriages,
and Seighs, and by close attention to business
hopes to merit a tar share of public patronage.
Lansing, November 30, 1855.
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,us1yCES or THE SUPREME COUR


,r,,RGF MARTIN Chief Justice.
SsIaC y CHRI-IIaNCY, Associate Justice.
IANEs v CAMPBELL,
aANDOl.PH MANNING.
JUDGES OFTHE CIRCUIT COURTS.
n, Dist, EDWARD II c. WILSON.
"a NATHANIEL BACON.
a BENJAMIN > ii WIIHEREII.
am EDWIN LAWRENCE
s,h BENJAMIN + GRAVES
sth SANFORD VI. GREEN.
I'm JO~IAH TURNER
sth LOUIS ). LOWELL
o,h .s FLAylUS J LiTTLEJOHN.
tO,h JAMES BIRNEY.
Cpper Peniasui1, DANIEL GOODWIN.
ssSSss sssSS s;sSss .i !; Board Of H"s'''""
LAT Dist BENZ l.. BAXIfR,
M J. EASTMAN JOHNSON,
A LEVI BISHOP,
tth " DONALD MCINTYRE,
Sth Z" T. LAKlN BROWN, Regents Of the
9Th HENRY WHITING, Cnireys'ty.
7th " LUKE H. PARSONS.
sth 4" OLIVER l.. SPAULDING,
oh " WILLIAM NJ. FERRY, JE,
10th I" GEORGE BRADLEY,
SAx5s ssS5sxs A TAESss riksiaS Trustees q, z, "'"
JP Leroy, Deaf, Dumb and Biind.
Rxv B VI FAY, Princiysi
Asylum for Deaf, Dumb and Bni-riin;.
JEREMIAH p WOODBURY.
WILLIAM BROOKS,
LUTHER II TRASH,
UNA PITCHER, Toasiees Insane Asylnm
ERASTUS HI sStY,
DANIEL L. PRATT,
Asylum for the lnsanr--kais ismazo"
GEORGE W. LEE, BnaTd of Costoot.
SYLVESTER LARNARp, of
JAMES I. MEAD RctaTla &ho"i
CHARLES TRI"P,
HOvEY CLARKE,
PERLEY BILLS,
OMAR ID CONGER, Railroad Commissioners
HORACE PECK
WILDER FOSTER,
WY l.. SEATON AGENT of the State Prison.
J. EUGENE TENNEY state Librarian.
AMOS ROOT.
NELsJN CLARK
GEO ". Bgnwv, Sur,. =, ua-y'- Falls ship Canal
DAVID CAErE TER,
JC-fCs G..t.
PiiILO pas ;gN- - %. HDgTf 4
HEzEKIAiiG WELLS, 10 'c"'iarc
SII.AS A YtRkES,
CHARLES RICH,
CHARLES DlCtEY, rres't STATE Agricultural Society
X " JoiiN>fuNE, Secretary do do
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..rnRGE MARTIN, Chief Justice.
i,AAC r. CHRI-fIiNCY, Associate Justice.
JAMES v. CAMPBELL,
RANDOLPH MANNING. -
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LEEMON BARNES, VI. D.,

NlCcflc PLY SiCIAN AND -CHGEON. Ofice and dWel
ne ooe oor north of the Stre Of Peek Merrifie!h,
- Washington Ave-. Refers t. Prof l. Il. Fisk.
lansing. DECEMBER s. 1850 ly2a3
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N1llllncr " Dress Maker,
WI be fsuni by her iris nis ndee's Store Miss
Ss0eesse ea'fa fs ~ es fTesis she has found in
HsSns ani vicni'y. bat sish.s NOR Those wishing
ssea services " please cal AM Those wanting
eeeeesse done Gill receive prompt attention 81
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or the probability of his cognizance. In
seven minutes he was beyond the reach Of
execution or executioner, and hurdle be-
ing wheeled from the stable, they cut his
body down, while few scrambled for the
rope, and it was wheeled on run into the
convict's corridor for his old fathe- to
claim. The neck was not broken, nor the
flesh discolored. Some said that he died
"game;" and all went away, leaving the old
mau and a brother to bit by the remains
and weep that so great a calamity had
darkeued their home and blighted their
youth, but none of the elements of sympa-
thy; and those who would make, even of
his dying speech, text and lesson are
instancing lie more grievous than the
murder which he committed.
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F,P. Peirpoint, sec'y.
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A Large and dEnthuslostio Meeting of
the Union Men of RItchfe County.

the Union Men of lSitchte County,
Pursuant to public notice, Il very large
and enthusiastic meeting OF the Union men
of sRitchie and adjoining counties, was
held in the Court House on Tuesday last.
On motion James Malone. Esq, was called
to the chair. and F. p. Heirpoint, made
Secretary. The meeting being organized
j. B. Blair, Esq, addressed the meeting
with great ability. He skinned secession
alive, and more fully than ever EMBEDDED
himself in the affections of the people, who
purpose demonstrating that fact ct the
ballot t-box; after he had closed, &. G. Day
offered the following preamble and resolu-
tions, with some explanation,) which was
unanimously adopted, to wit:
WHEREAS, A Convention assembled at
the city of Richmond, on the 18th of Feb
ruary, 1861, in pursuance of an unconsti-
tutional act of Assembly, by its ordinan-
ces, attempted to dissolve the Union exist
ing between the state OF Virginia and the
United States, and to annex this State to a
pretended Government styled the "Con-
federate States of America" aud have iu-
vited and brought into the State large
bodies of armed troops from other States
of the Union, with the avowed purpose of
resisting the authority and execution of the
laws of the United States, and have done
many other odicus and objectionable acts,
all of which we regard as re6ellions
against the Government of the United
States, unconstitutional and void, and
therefore not binding on the people of Vir-
ginia.
Am WHEREAS, John Letcher, late Exc
cutive of the State, by his acts of usur-
patton. and rebellion against the Govern
meut of the United States, and his adhe-
renee to another pretended Government
aforesaid, al dicated the Government and
left us without Government loyal to tue
Constitution and laws of the United
States.
AND WHEREAS, the people of Virginia,
by their delegates, who assembled at
Wheeling on the 11th of June, 1861, have
reorganized and restored the government
OF Virginia, and the officers elected by the
the last mentioned Convention to fill the
vacancies in the executive of tue State,
have entered upon the discharge of the
duties appertaining to their respective po-
sitions; and whereas, there are amongst us,
some of whom claim to be Union men,who
oppose, aud by their course of conduct at