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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-14

PUBLIC MEETING TO FRowS Down CIVIL WAR;
The leading merchants, traders and profession
al men Of the city Of New York intend to hold
a private preliminary meeting tomorrow, pre-
psratory to grand mass meeting to be held
IN the Park some day during this week, to de.
clare in favor Of peace and against civil war
and coercion. This will probably be one Of
the grt Attest meetings ever held in this city, and
it's effect on the government at Washington and
the government ut Montgomery is expected to
be very decided
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-14

Coon NEws FOR THE FANATIcs-The sad
catastrophe now progressing in Charleston
hsrbor will prove a subject Of great rejoicing
no doubt, TO the Duchess Of Sutherland and
the abolitionists Of New England AS for Wen.
dell Philips, he must be fairly exulting over
the terrible business Every boon Of the guns
from Sumter or MoulHie Is sweet music to the
ears of the fanatics who have toiled and
prayed for years for the destruction OF the
Union.
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dy TO do battle on either side; 20 that We my
expect the war 10 20 Hsrcely ON ~ long as IN
people on either side OF Mason sus D,xoas ha~
viii supply their respective secuop. S,rh IN
riDews. Il they think IL will Ply to -mploy
men to GO soldering and to o-stroy lite sd
property, they can hsye enough VI such ANUS
ment tor their money.
CHEvALIER FoRSEY AND THIN REvgsUE CurrsE
HARRIET LANE.-The Cheval,er Forory. At tn-
Philadelphia Press, In dilatiog upaa tn De
parture of the cutter Harriet Lane tor Casrlss-
ton, says
The harriet Lane has been sort OF cieo,aua'- barge
for the Of Mr. bucnanan and HIS foa~.rs n hG 70
fact been t.c royal yacht In ~ sp~ooas sacn. n'ee
than high festival held. Il csrfi~t h- sisth'.
Cabinet Of the 80 r. p" e. the Ho1re ov-r SO.
Washington Higgins, when they viaited 1~ss~ ~noo
Bennett, Of the Nkw YoRx BlaAiD. IL = 4, "se's
bosom the Prince Al waIes AID his nnoe ii., IA
S Sse ne sa Du Ike ., Sn'
most deserves 70 be embaimed II aseDter sni 20
poetry was that rendered BY carryi"s the d-pJe 90
gasa from the free states, beaded by U0le tor cne
Of New York, to tho CITY a ChaTifston
The Chevalier Forney then gees on % say
that Collector Sohrirs delegation. charges
with the duty of defeating toe Domisauea q
Douglas, and of dividing the democracy AMI
breskiBg up the Union, had high um. 90
board the Harriet Lane at Charleston aaH
tLat "over many game Of bluff aua bag
and poker and whist, and amid tn axpto-'o'
of jokes and champagne, the chiefs Of tn
grand conspiracy" were sheltered by 'tb~ dag
which they were laboriDg to defacs ADD dts
honor" This is q very interesting narraaee;
but, though We are sorry 10 spoil It, We must
say that upon one point, at least, IL is entirely
fictitious. The Harriet Lane has never carried
''the Cabinet Of the O. p. f." t. the HUDSON
river, near Washington Heights. on viii u
James Gordon Bennett We have beat,
swift and comfortable yacht of our own, aao
in the matter Of the visit Of the President d
the United States and his Cabinet to Washing
ton Heights, we should have preferred Thu
yacht to the "royal yacht" Harriet Laue
show his devotion to the new party In power
AS Clerk Of the House Of Representative, h
wants to serve another term. But We apere
bend that under the memorable republican Law
of rotation, he will have to 60 out 70 accom-.
modate some one of the numerous hungry re-
publican contestants for his place. Having
been bought and paid for, and bsvicg haa a
good, long and plentiful feed at the public crib,
he must stand aside We are in the midst of a
great revolution now, and all our old begsarly
spoils parties and spoils politicians mast 60 to
the wall.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-14

MprIE. SPERANzA's CoNcERr We are re-
quested to state that, in consequence OF the
prevailing war excitement, the grand speraaza
concert announced to take place at Irving Hall
next Tuesday evening has been postponed for
the present
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to be a Christian people-Nor'h aud South.
We assume 10 be the light of the age, and at
the head of modern civilization. We have
been checked at the revolutions instructions
and bloody civil wars of Europe during the
last fifty years. But where are we now. Where
is our Christianity, our civilization, our beaati-
full system Of States and sections, late united
and prosperous and happy All involved in a
horrid civil war. Where is this TO endg In a
republican system like that of Mexico and
Central and South America, or in an imperial
government like that of Russia or Louis Ma.
polcons Who can answer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-14

Nrw Yopx AcAprxy.-ro night Moees In Fxyptr viii
be given ., the Academy oratorio, With Huxley,
Phillips st,geii, susni, and, Il IL hoped Ferri In tue
Tho admission 10 all paris the will be only
CITY cents This win cloe the present short season of
the associated artists In New Y6k
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APPREHENsI0Ns or AN ATTACK ON WASHING
roN.-Now that war is fairly begun in South
Carolina, Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinet are
alarmed about the danger Of an assault upon
Washington, as Mr.. Walker, the Secretary OF
War at Montgomery, is reported to have said
that the Southern confederacy would be in
possession of the Capitol before the LIST Of May,
and as President Davis has called for twenty
five thousand men, whose destination is sup
posed to be Washington. The requisihoa for
troops made by Mr.. Lincoln on the Governor
Of Pennsylvania shows that his tears have been
reused.
AS yet there has been but little damage done
at Charleston, almost as lutte loss of life as In
q battle in Mexico or Peru. But before the
war is ended many lives will be sacrificed. and
blood will flow rs copiously as il did in the
civil wars ia England. The bloody scene will
be chiefly in and around Washington. That
win be the detachable ground, for possession
of the seat Of government; and while President
Davis will send an army to drive President
Lincoln out Of it, the latter will call upon the
North for help. Virginia win probably secede
Immediately, without waiting to go through
forms, and will unite her arms with those OF
the COME derate States. Othar border slave
States will probably mingle in the strife on tue
came side. Lincoln, in distress, will summon
to his aid TIE militia Of Ohio, New York, tiii-
nois, and other republican States of the North
west, as he has already called on thu State
troops of Pennsylvania. ...
The fighting, therefore, will be OF the most
terrible description-ciose,a and hand to hand,
with rifle. and nusket and sword aad bayoaes;
not with cannon, at long range, by which
nobody il hart" Both armies will be OF the
same race, viii have equal pluck aud contend
not only with their ordinary ferceness, but
with the additional fury which consaaguinity
ever lends TO the battles Of brothers.
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ORGANIZATION OF ARMIES NORTH AND SOUTH
Students Of modern history will recollect that
curing the great wars in which the Christian
Powers have been engaged in the last century,
The commanders on either side have managed
20 as to remove the scene Of practical opera
tons either to the high seas or to some point
remote from the centres Of trade and industry
Making war nova days is an expensive opera
ton, and some must be free to work in order
70 supply the material for those who fight. The
var upon which we have just entered will be-
IN all probability, chiefly naval combat, aud
in that point Of view the North has tho advan-
tage in men, munitions and ships. The navy of
he United States, such as it is, belongs to the
North. The army aud marine corps are,
We presume, with exceptions, loyal to
the federal government The States viii
proceed Immediately to arm and equip
very large volunteer force, no less
than one hundred thousand men being need.
ed for the defence of Washington. In the
South there is no lack OF fighting material.
The army of the Confederate States is as well
oficered, but not 80 well equipped, as that Of
IeueI0i governments luo COuln mas no
navy worth mentioning, and must provide for
one. Likewse, an army must be equipped for
actual duty in the feld-not guard mounting
and loungiDg in garrison. The cost of all this
will be enormous. To maintain our army and
navy in time Of peace requires yearly expeo-
di'ure Of nearly twenty five millions of dollars
To maintain two war fleets and two war armies
will cost as much as two huL dred million doll ars
As there is no poison without its antidote, so
this very war, which is so deplorable and so
entirely absurd and unnecessary, will enrich
thousands Of mechanics and traders who
build and fit out ships or furnish army
and navy supplies All branches of trade
which bear directly upon the speciality above
referred to will be immensely stimulated, and,
as a natural consequence, business of all kinds
will be brick. So long Is the scene Of military
and naval operations is In the South, New York
city will be central poiIt from which the
troops and ships Of the federal government
will be fitted out and despatched. And as
there is no dagger that martial law will be
proclaimed in the commercial metropolis,
just at present the war in the South will be
beneficial pecuniariiy TO the Empire City.
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EMPLOYMENT FOR THE IDLE.-All the losfers,
Migrants aud rowdies Ia our large cities win
now find something TO do, and even those who
are industrious, but out of employment will get
work II they feel inclined to brave the dangers
and baraships of a soldiers life, rather than re-
main inactive and in want. Owing to the de.
struction Of all kinds Of business, caused by
the election Of Mr. Lincoln, there are thousands
upon thousands destitute in New York, Phils-
delphia, Boston and other cities on the North
ern seaboard, who will gladly accept the
'bounty" and the pittance per day allowed to
soldiers in the American army. There will b.
10 great difficulty, therefore, for the agents OF
either the United States or Confederate State.
to enlist AZ many men as they have money TO
employ. There is no lack Of lighting men req.
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ho News.

NV H.sx. ,.Dony, aprsl IA, 1864.
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slaughter Of the 1nnocents-Thc history
of the Brs~dwsy aaiiroad scheme thss
Wsnssr-The Oppoeitfon--Loss Lccss-
The Five Hundred rhoasand Dollars p
proprfation-Passage OF the mesroposi-
sas Health Bsil "A spicy AND Bttter Time
over the Govsrnor's Appotntme nt.-- Cns
Homfwataor ~ Van Dyck IndeHnttesy
Posspossed-- The Executive Below Par,
&C., DC.
ALBANY, April 10, 1891
The Assembly yesterday was turned into . regular
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11
rhn prnn,nnn nIn,nI.

For seven or eight years California alone
added $500000 600 per annum to the worlds
supply of coined or bar gold; but her pro
ductiveness has considerably fallen off. The
entire shipment eastward from San Fran
cisco in 1861 will scarcely reach 100000, 900;
and this includes a considerable amount
drawn from the new Territory of Nevada
Carson Valley, Oregon and British Oolum.
biR. Of course, q portion of the product is
retained in every gold. producing country,
but we judge that the product of California
in 1861 will fall considerably below $40,-
600, 900.
Nevada has thus far produced consider.
ably more silver than gold; yet she has veins
of quartz at once rich in gold and exceed
ingly rich in silver, whileh her mineral region
is rapidly expanding. The eastern base of
the Sierra Nevada appears to be rich in min
erals, while the naked, barren ranges of
mountains that skirt the valley of the de-
tested Humboldt appear to be especially rich
in silver. Probably future researches will
trace veins of shining ore in the short,
irregular, desolate ranges of low mountains
that stretch thence through Utah, and thus
connect the mineral system of the Sierra
Nevada with that of the Rocky Mountains.
This latter, by the way, appears to be yield
ing poorly this season. First the San Juan
mines Cp or near the upper edge of New
Mexico) gave out since then we have heard
poor accounts of the whole region watered
by the tributaries of the South Platte, and
regarding Denver as its emporium. We have
not heard of "big strike" in that region for
months, and have heard that very few of the
miners therein are paying current expenses.
If this be generally true, Governor Gilpin, Of
Colorado, will have a lonesome post by the
close of another summer.
In Oregon the gold. diggings are steadily
extending, and it is now said that most Of
the region watered by the Columbia and its
tributaries above the Cascade Mountains will
ultimately prove auriferous. We also hear
vaguely of gold-diggings opened at either
base of the Rocky Mountains in the wild
Indian country stretching from the South
Pass porthward to the British line.
Valuable mines, mainly of copper, but
some of gold also, have recently been opened
in Canada, while Nova Scotia is generally
excited by stories that gold has been ex.
tensively discovered in her rugged hills. We
can not say how extensively the expectations
thus excited are likely to be realized but
there can be no doubt that gold exists
throughout considerable area of this prov
ince-but whether in such abundance that it
may be proftably aud Systematically worked
remains to be proved.
On the whole, while we doubt the discov-
cry of another gold field at once so extensive
and 80 rich as that of California, it seems
clear that mankind need not suffer for lack
of the precious metals, provided they are
willing to obtain them by patient, resolute
work.-NeW York Tribune, 9Th inst.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11

GROWING CoTToN AT THE WEsT.--This has
been deemed impossible, and is still. But it
has been done, and why can it not be done
again, and more extensively
We have seen some samples of cotton
grown the present season in the West of ex-
celent fiber, with the single exception of
length. General Wilson, of Des Moines,
Iowa, had several specimens with him at the
time of the State Fair here. These were
grown by D. V. Harris, of Burlington, from
seed matured on his own grounds last year.
Mr.. Ii. has raised from forty to fifty pounds
of cotton per year for the last four years.
When threatened BY the frost before ma
turity, he pulls the plants and hangs them
out of doors. Thus they seem to ripen more
fully than if left to stand and be frost bitten
Mr. Harris's family manufacture the cotton
for home use.
At recent horticultural exhibition at
Davenport, Mr.. A. @. Fulton furnished q
large cotton plant, grown in pot, that at
tracted much attention. 1t had upon it thu
fruit perfected cotton-ball, those less ma
tured, and the beautiful blossom-all at thu
| same time.
There was exhibited at the Mercer County
| (Ill Fair, recently, what the Aledo Recort
calls "a fine looking and very well maturet
cotton plant" the seed of which had beer
planted in June.
1t is also known that the settlers in the
southern part of Illinois have always raised
fair crops of cotton for home consumption
and that, if necessary, they can raise enough
| for market supply Chicago Journal, 9Th inst
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To THE DowN-HEARTED.-Says Gray of
the Newburg Daily Ne,o& "Come, now,
be cheerful; if you can not pay your debts
Immediately, do the best you can, and pay
them as you are able. Care killed a cat
If you have not fifty cents to luxuriate upon
the delicaeies of the season, appropriate
half of the amount for something substan-
tial and wholesome; kiss your wife, if you
have one; if you have not, kiss some pretty
girl and marry her immediately-fOr acts
of desperation frequently result happily
and benefcially in their effects. If you
have any children, romp with them; if you
have not, romp with your neighbors'. Look
upon the bright side of every thing-put
on a cheerful countenance-keep your
mind in the right trim, and if you find
that your native town will not support you,
pack up and volunteer for the war. At all
events, be cheerful"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11

The GREAT COMET This sublime mystery
of the skies, which attracted 80 much atten-
tion last summer while lay stretched ACROSS
the starry heavens is still seen with tele.
scope not far from the star Eta in the con-
stellation Hercules. 1t is entirely shorn of
that wonderful appendage known as the tail,
and nothing remains but nucleus enveloped
in nebulous shroud, the whole not unlike
in sppe rance small planetary Uebula. Itbe-
came telescopic about the first of September
sine which time it has been gradually sinking
away into the depths of the celestial spaces.
Astronomers DO not seem TO be sgreed as to
the time of its next appearance, but calcula-
ton indicates period something less than
two thousand years. The comets distance
in miles from the earth and sun to-day, and
for every five days for month to come, may
be seen in the following table, calculated by
Mr., c. W. Tuttle, one of the Canbrdg ge
astronomers:
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11

EDUCATION OF SEAMEN.-The Legislature
of New York, at its last session, passed bill,
which afterwaTd became law, by the sigma
ture of the Governor, providing for the
establishment of nautical school, in the
harbOr of the city of New York. 1t is to be
under the direction Of five trustees, two of
whom are to be appointed by the Governor
and three by the Chamber of Commerce, of
New York. The purpose of the institution
is TO educate boys in the knowledge and duty
of seamanship.
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FRlDAY....

nv GEORGE II. BoKER.

o brother bards, why stand ye silehtall,
Amidst these days Of noble strife
While drum aAd hie, aud the fierce trumpet-ca
Awake the land to life?
Now Is the tine, II ever time there was,
z To strike aloud the sounding Tyre,
70 touch the heroes Of our holy cause
heart deep with ancient fire.
'Tis not for all, like Norman Tailefere,
To sing before the warlike horde
Our fathers glories, the great trust we bear,
And strike with harp and sword.
Nor yet to frame lay whose moving rhyme
She'll flow in music North and south,
And fill with passion, till the end OF time,
The nations choral mouth.
Yet, surely, while our country rocks and reels,
Your EVtetly.warbed olden strains
Would mitigate the deadly shock she feels,
Ard soothe her in her pains.
Some knight Of old romance, in full career,
beard Ger his head the sky-lark sing,
Aud pausirg, leAnt upon his bic ody spear,
Lost in that simple thing.
II by your songs no heroes shall be made,
To look death boldly e. Q to eye,
They NAV glide gently 10 the martyrs aid
When he lies down to die.
And many soldier, on his CORY bed,
May turn himself with lcssened pain,
And bless you for the tender words you said,
Now singing in his brain.
So ye, who hold your breath amidst the night,
Be TO your sacred calling true;
Sing nnl the far result is not in sight
Ofthe great good ye do
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OIL embrace which caused thermometer in
the cabin to raise to ninety-nine degrees in
the shade, mutual explanations followed.
She had OWNED his purpose to go for sailor,
and resolved to thwart II. The captain of
the tug being an aunt Of hers, had allowed
her to be captain for the day, and chance
had done the rest. Pheeby Ann was re-
pentant, Caleb forgiving, and that day,
they agreed before minister TO live the
rest of life together.
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Didn't Hurt the Boots.

Rather racy is the following incident of
life on the cars as related by a clever letter
writer;
Near at hand was gentleman of nerv-
Gus temperament and excitable disposition,
who was guilty of the egregious folly of
endeavoring to transport safely new and
glossy ilk tile, more commonly denominated
"plug' hat, and which, through fear its
shining surface might be ruffled, he had
carried in his hand for q considerable num-
ber of miles. The hat was carefully wrap
ped in paper and deposited in what was
deemed a safe place, where none would be
apt to steal or molest it. The gentleman
retired. Morning came, and his hat was no.
where discernible. After searching long
and anxiously, it was al last discovered in
the rear of the car, with brakeman stand
ing upon it, gazing intently out of the win
dow at the beauties of the scenery as the
glorious rays of the morning sun darted up
from behind the eastern horizon.
The gentleman was angry-not to say
mad. With frantic rush at the offending
employee, which nearly upset that individ.
ual s equilibrium, he seized the once shining
| but now dilapidated hat. and holding il
aloft, exclaimed: "EIow dare you, how dare
you, sir, l say, stand with your boots or
my hat~ The employee glanced first al
the gentleman whose property he had in
jured, next at the hat which looked like a
tin kettle after having passed through o
chdriUGTi and lastly at the boots which had
done the deed, then slowly drawled out
"Give yourself no uneasiness, sir; the boot'
are old ones and l don't think it has hur
'em anyP "Crushed again. groaned tn,
injured one, as he settled down in his sea
with look of agony which would hav
made the fortune of any play-actor VIII
could successfully have initiated it.
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