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Riding Cannon On Governors Island,
p.cnaraH1nra I,a. Iaas, La a7. Gtsrar1nr1s

Riding Cannon On EovernoKsA 1a1aud,
Preparations have been made on Governors
Islard By which two medium thirtFtwo
pour ders can be riaed in day, and three long
7h11ty-twos in two dayR. 4 small shed has
been erected 4 few yards In tho rear of the
main whaff, and an Ericsson engine Of four
horse power put in to drive the drill The
gun to be zifled is brought to the shed on a
truck, and firmly secured in bed. Tie gun
Is turned around by means OF large gearing
wheel, which is moved at the option Of the
WCrkmen. The drill consists Of long rod
of iron, about four inches In diameter, on the
extreme end Of which il sharp lip or cutter,
the exact width Of the groove to be made
The cutter Is exceedingly eharp, and, BY means
Of geared machinery, is forced the whole
length into the gun. The cutting commences
at the chamber Of the extreme interior Of the
gun, and thence moT=s outward splrauy to the
muzZle.
The cutter trave1scs over the same groove
several times before It IL finished. The curve
Of the groove Is formed BY MEANS Of guides,
which arc bulted On the outside Of the frame,
For sS2poundeE, eighteen groo1ss are nscaa-
sary; while for g ten-inch columbfad the num-
ber il materially increased When one groove
iscuI, the gun il turned by means Of the gea1ed
wheel to the next position, with mathematical
precision.
The work Of rifirg is only carried On as or
ders are r. celyed, and Is not KEEP. up cont1nu-
ally, 90 that Just now there is no work heiug
done. but In the course of few days large
orders are expected for some OF the war res
sells, IS well as some Of the forts,--I. T. Com
, 1861-07-01

The hattie Of Boonvil1e has done the
business for secession IN Missouri. Since
that auspicious event, the dullness Of peace
has settled all over the State. The coat
tails Of Claib. Jackson disappearing over
the Ozark hills constitute the sole item Of
public interest in that quarter. The con-
gregation Of Border Rufhans at Licking
ton, the principal town in the interior
Of the State, have all become diligent
- Arkansas Travellers" or have fled back
with fear and trembling to their respective
doEgeries. The other congregation at In-
dependence are scattered abroad like sheep
without shepherd. In short the whole
State is brought under the yoke Of peace
lones'y, decency, loyalty and productive
Industry. The only thing lost in the me-
lee is the Governor, which is generally es
tened equivalent to losing the cholera,
the seven year itch, or the army worm.
Who thall be Claib. Jackson's successor?
The Constitution Of Missouri provides that
in case of the death, resignation OF absence
Of The Governor, the duties Of his office
shall deyoive, first upon the Lieutenant
Governor, second upon the President Of
tue Senate, and third upon the Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives. But the
Lieutenant Governor Rcyno1ds) las been
absent so long, bartering the loyalty Of his
State to JEFF. Davis, that the people have
well nigh forgotten him. The President
Of the Senate Browu) was last seen In one
of Jackson's rebel companies making Flo
"a Temple time towards Arkansas. The
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
AfcAfce) is believed to be as arrant a
traitor as jackson, Reynolds OF Brown.
He has not reported himself at Jefferson
City to take the vacant chair Of State, and
il is much doubted whether he will do so.
Thus Missouri presents the anomaly Of q
State without q Governor and without
any decent probability of getting one
except by resort to first principles. For
tunately there T. Constitutional Conven-
ton in existence somewhere, capable of
filing the interTegnuua, and if it is import
AIT that the State should have Governor,
doubtless ore could be had for the asking.
Three Of the State officers under the old
1egimc have taken the oath Of allegiance
to the United States. This is very
healthy indication. Now let the Conyen-
ticn be reassemb1ed and Frank Blair, OF
Judge Orr, or Judge Burch, or John s.
Phelps, or some unconditional Union man
he placed in the gubernatorial chair.
Missouri is saved Now for Virginia!
, 1861-07-01

the military Of this department viii render to
him that instant aud willing ohedtence which
ment, {Si8nedGf.~,, NA1H. r. HAyKs, !,
: :. 1ejorGe Genefal commanding tie aepaztIaent
, 1861-07-01

EMAYC1rAIoRr.-The South Is nat exactly
the place, oae would think, whence any mogo
ment il favcr Of Freedom mtgh. b. exp ,ctc3,
hut It Is nevs1the1efs trua tIas tho Bonds Of
the Ccnfeds1acy lave faN9ol
, 1861-07-01
The Ne1E SteAm Gun.RnAta.

The new gun,boats for the navy are intend
cd to excel, IN speed and strength, any VESSELS
Of their description a1oat. Their Dimensions
will he one hundred and fifty eight feet in
length On the load line, twenty sight feet
broad and twelve feet deep. Each vessel will
ty-two pounders. Also port On each side for
q ten inch Colnmbfad pivGtguu.
They will be propelled by TWO horizontal
back action engines, with .thirty-stx inch cyl
iCders and eighteen inches stroke. liwalIa eur.
face cocdensers will be used. Each engine will
be complete In itself and can be worked inde-
peDdenlly Of the other.
They will have tHo Of Martins patent tabu-
boilers, each having CRATE surface Of eighty.
eight and hve-sl1th square feet, and 200
square feet Of heating surface. An auxiliary
epeine and boiler will be attached to each for
pumping purposes, aud to propel Dump
bel blower to furnish draft to the futnaces.
The screw will be fixed not hofating out OF
the Kattr like those Of our steam figates, and
will be four bladed, Of the most approved pat
tern.
When these vessels are completed and rea-
d. for sea about two hundred men, including
officers, will be required to man them and
armed with tMelve long 80 paunders and q 10
inch gun, and possibly an improved rided cau-
non, they will be moat formidable war Ves-
sci. 1t Is presumed that they will draH when
fully manned and ready for cruise less thsn
ten feet OF water, which would enable them to
run into shoal water and the bars, banks, ar d
shoals which prevent the passage Of largst
vessels would not be needed BY these boats.
Their speed should not fall short Of from four
tsen to fifteen knots under steam alone, and
With canvas EEt Ut least one and half Enots
should be added to the momentum. 1t vii
r-qrfre about four meuth5 to complete these
bcAts and have them ready for sea ser7ice.-N
T. Caa,nercial advertiser.
, 1861-07-01

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t9h4 II aue y no tu"7 ~ 4s
and to the Institution Thlen oean Mis HALLE:
tQ state sozne fhets which herewith furnish
ynr for the information Of your readers:
~ +13 t1nt cr-taIn renrea ri, ftor. han. -
1sh alao 1'a.. cef1aIa &eRse'sa.:atltttD na'e
been made to the public nom time to tainet
which were {ugeuuouR& In rood faith. eud TN
.ccord.nca u;t, tr,th nt the IN ::,.1.t5y, -
- ~ - -" ~ - .soa -.4[a3 - 4s41 . ~
mr. 1dno's endowment OF @iouV. ana tfom
these statements yourselves an1 the public st
la1ge have been naturally been led to belieTe
,-1st l., ~. .on,. ~ o,a.,t. H.. ,a...a - ~.
"I@sr III 1no eouee " eFeas't t'"s eeseeu ~ 99i
the tAts. ..... ,~~,,, 50
Had The respected conductors Of the d1ily
,.ne7s ~ ,nr cstv t,novn tba artpa1 at,tatoF
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a1taal8 IN tne olnereut Uepartnenta o1 Lima
Uni7eInity at this time, / have no doubt that
the staten nents made within a few 1ays and
~. s-s7,-s, ..;.7-o5 l.. -o.,a
MIG Ae.uns" o1oee !" "ouu onse oeen
omitted
: u Htl be seen from the following tscts that
+te' University IA mt crfnn1ed hv .rv reo.,,t
'Ate o. - ~ 'sseaS
oecn1feAets' *aa Ha%s @aJ eaafge tnat iunes
hAvs been IN any WAY diverted from our
r.. II. ,.
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~
Two Members to be
eleeted.J
CeNNxcTICCT.
l. Dwight lootnis.e
.. James E. En99tsh-
8. Alfred A.Burnham.* .
4. Gexge c. Woodruff.
DELAWARE.
Geo. P.Fisher, Peoples.
uIEo1s.
/. ElihuH. .Washburnes
>. Isaae II Arnold.
8. Owen Loveioy.F
4, william Kellogg
s. TN. 4. RicAaFdso1s.
d. JohnA. Nc Glt77u1nd.
/. Ldnks C. Rot!nsos.
& Philip B. Fottfe.*
q. Jatn 4. Lgan-
IEDIANA-
/. John L1to.
2 J1,nts i. Edrtt1s.
:. william n. Dunn.*
1. Walliom Holmaa.*
s. George Y. Julian.
6. Albert g. Porter"
Z. Ladn{kl EK. F0orhtes+
s. Albert s. While.
Q Schuyler Colfa1.f
10. Wil}iam Mitchell
II. j. P. G. Sh2nks.
IOWA.
!. Samuel Il. Curtfs-F
2. William Vandeyet."
KANSAS
Martin F. Conway
KESTEcKY.
/. Henry G. Bur11stss
iSecesslon.)
2. Jas. 8. Jackson, Tn,
s. HenryG1ider. Union.
4. aaron Harding, E1.
s. Charles A. WitEude,
{Union.)
+. Rt.bt Ma1cory, Cn.*
T. John j. Cr1ttenden,
(Enfon.)
9. William E. Wads-
worth, E11ou.)
10. John W Meaztes,
(union,) }
MAINE.
/. John o. Gocdwfu.
:. Charles n. Walton.
3 SsmuttC. .Feesendsn.
4. Anson P. Morrill,.
s. John II. Rice.
6. Frederick A. Pike.
MARYLAND.
1. Jno.W.C .Cris field, In.
?. Edwin H. Webster,
{C:Aiou,}*
8. & L. L. Leary, Gn.
i. Henry way, Fusion- =
| s. Francis Thomas, In
&. Chas. B. Calvert, 4.
NAs4ACHUsETTs.
| j. Thomas D. Hiot-f
| 2. Jamcs Bufi1nton.*
| 8. BeIj. f. Thomas.
| 4. Alexander q. Rice,
| i. Wm. Appleton Gu
| sioa.)
6. John g. Aney.*
:. DaDtel ". Gooch.s =
| 8. Charles r. Trsin,"
o.. Goldsmith F.Ba1ey.
10. Charles DelA1to.+
II. Henry L. Dawes.s =
MICHIGAN.
| i. Bradley F. Granger
9. Fernandez Bea1na11
| g. Frnncie ~. Kellogg. !
/ l. r. E. Ttowbridge.
MINNESOTA.
| i. Cyrus AldEich.* =
| !. William Window. =
| MISSOURI.
/. Francis r. B|tir, ,Jr.
] Z. JAS. S. RoL1ns,An
| 8 John B. E9drk.
4. Etjah # Norton.
s. John ". Reid.
| 6. J. s. Paelps, Union,
Z. John ". HDtif.*
NEW HAHp2HI1aE.
1. Gilman Martton.*
2. Edward Il. Rollins.
| 8. ThoH. II. Edwards,
NEH JERSEY
| I. John T. Nixou.t
| =. JohnL Y. Etratton.
| 3. Ui}iidD3 g. Steelt.
| 4. GeorQe r. %oo.
, 1861-07-01

Tt following conn rh1neutary noHce VI Prof Wood
was ~rttten BY FtEle; Johnson. Eaq- tho well k1owa
author and eotteE Of the Cambridge tst1 Herald:
Neyer he1ose In We anasA Of tho H4FlIs ha1ty ha4
h-te be en- such wonderful daily per
formed through the f7stEuEnt ntailty OF Prof. Q.
WOODS CORDIAL AND EI.n0D fsESDT4 4TpH," and thta4
egl1ences Of bis skll uarsbtned With tta Pttlaath
py, ha'a made Ills lar1e knuwa thruu zhaus the
lied world.
Ia wtra-v.de reputation, toaadsd u?un oye:
y years ct pr2ctte ia any compensation for tho ~
o. The Chysiclan, o. ]. ~Hcup Ia. unqlestsohbly
tained ~ The FatFoua5s of al cla,ses -the nonas
nifty may be carbohydrates may triumph for :
son. but tic whole civilized nso.l cannot be .ecel
o. FACTS and thus 1t l., that kro[ Mood rtde4 d.
al oppntat4on.
Ris lB1oop EEtoyAToR" 4 certain cara for
pshtlity + has no sq9AL a:d -vsa II Caas1m @ p.ta
will cure II taken In tiLAe. Gae trI.l will prore
Mets- uelsy no longer. 1t cAa bs hid Ut any -
stcrr to the EE0n. otdt14 csn be seat TO Al Droa1
say, New York.
, 1861-07-01
HATrLE CR.1K January -. lS1

I@1
PKoF. Eoop-pEAk sur: Allow ae to expreA 70
thee my gratitude for the wonderful 4.t ulfAculo.n
!ttues OF thy Restorative Cordial and Blood lses7..
eaTsaauent toE con plcat'on Of diseases. an 'as
tsu, with Eeai ss1 dt11uEemcnt Of the stomach and
bo*els Teployet ths best sktu Aega and At ue1rait
70 the r]om, and good part Of The ha to sha bel.
suttrinE tn1israbl rsln; I aften, u my, dcspa:s,
put an enc - my sul1ertpg and thousht Of course
Tat lccuIc cot last long bot sitieura ta July ask
ISsS Times. 1psocuEcd bottle q ny CeruA- and
petite sas sson good md wha. y - puttsf, cun}d
- = "a eat With comfort II. pain ceased. and frsm
SICK bed aad perfect skeleton t ha4 hrou {ht
so ait row q htrcr.. healthy woman, whose family
Ell With ne ever :haEk thee a. the Instrument nna-t
Gcd ia ts great ccre And allo ma to say to nY AE
Gtctcd ststtEs al hvtr IL. xorld, suffer 10
Prof oeAs Restorative Cardlal AID Eiood Esaoya-
tor VII give the. tl6t2Et RELIEF ~
Yours 1a.t2luli. EU5AN Hl5I7.
, 1861-07-01

Among thoae who insisted in the orgauiza
tion of. the rebel company in Williamson
county tc aid j. Il Davis, is the States Attor
Eey for thu 26th Judicial Circuit, John NJ
Clemenston. Hearing that . writ was out for
his arrest, 10 left suddenly for the "Sunny
South" The office is now vacant, and it viii
be the duty OF the Governor to Hll the Office
by appointment. It would afford US much
pleasure to scn the Governor select our friend,
!. E. Flaupican, Of Benton, who, when can
lidate for The. position last year, suffered bis
love Of country to overcome fls attachment
celtsin, ard came out squarelE and openly for
the Republican nominees rather than Indirect
}y did tie eleca sor Of the disunion candidates,
Breek:nridge ind Lane, as he then believed
they were, and which no one now dlspates.
He taw CLEARLY then that the Republican nom
inees were the only candidates that cou1d d.
feat them, and did not hesitate to avow his
preference, though he knew it would be h1s
defeat- Nj, Fsanntgan, though young man,
i the sb1est lawyer on that circuit, and Of nm
doubted integrity. He il the onle Republican
lawyer residing Ia the district last I'LL, and
ennyassed y thoroughly for the Union cause.
point MI. FlanniGan.-uoug1a Co. Shield,
, 1861-07-01


here for week or two, at TIE house Of q 50
cesstou lady Z; and latsr stln, and Whiie many
wire locking for tbs attack on the city, Beau
4esard las visited Washington aud actually
cold load Of hay here, which he drove In!
There Is nothing to prevent such things com
after the horse is stolen, to tegla to be masons
now. # The 6astardfy CTc h0It has aay thoughts
Of coming here, It Hpuld probably suit him
better to come ON q load Of nay, than with bis
invading ar1ny-that il. II he corld steal his
Sumter and ali the wsrhse cf thia General,
{1hoSe nau6e, By the By, Is not Bsauregard,
any more than Merle's name Is D'AubIgue)
ehows that he Ia a bastard In courage, and
bastard Ia patriotism -
The troops on Dur side are ready for aaY
open visit he Il disposed to make and ye. 8
st our boarding lonse, that our Troops w',re
scared half to desth when 1t Was ru1aored that
Beanregard was at Fafrfax- c., Il II ta.re
Was any such possibility as hanging witches,
would Ike to see some of the ScGassioa wo-
men nuade examples Of By little salutary
harglrg-,eutttng them down Wien H..;
cosaldn'1 ta!k, It such thing might b, willie
life remained. The Green Noun tai4 ho7s
Ea7e aedCd another regiment to the number
here. Old Ethan Allen sticks out Of cYerF
one Of them. They will remember B.nuins-
ton a1d "aMolly Stark = widow when thsy
nave EGanct 70 make some new slaughter Of
the British and tories Of the South There Is
one New York regiment which has au uupro
1ounc1ble Russian name among Its captains.
he has been tono1ed with five medals for hyht-
ing battlee. of forlorn hope for his own coun
Try. Such nan, who hxa been In twenty. I've
engagements, must loyp the smell Of pow Ter,
TO eAaistaga and his company will be apt to
be veil disciplined and tslribie to the for.
Last night at IL o'clock the music Of splsn
did band Of Il pieces thera1ded the go man Of
the Muneso ota regiment to this grest camp. I
vent out to see the men whom your paper
ptonounces larger than the Wiaeousiu-
The brave voica of Colonsl, aornan, Ex-
Governor Of Minnesota, Ex-Congresemau,
and Who served as Major under Ger. Taylor
and Colonel under Gen Seotkin the Ae1iem
| War-4 this mans voice Haa beard clear and As
su1ea the whole length of fhe column, aad
rung ont upon the city azound.' Lite IS it was,
thtTe were many crixeEs up, sud Eons1ng
|: WELCOME Has gNentin TIRES eheesB+ One COM
papy was detained st Fort Ripley, but will bo
hexefn three weeks, snd complete; tha thou
send. The men rushed every, WAY to the
rumps, and kept them creak1ng, iii aster Is
o.elcck- They are one Of the finest Teg;a SUITS.
taken all In al. lint I have seen. Wleu they
raYnc through Bsltlmore they were reaaY TO
snoot, md TIM Colonel wna1d hsSe ordered Il
II 4 single pistol had t,eoa 1sad oa them.
Ttst ic the wey to Lricg saa city to IT. s<as-e.
J. IT. r.
, 1861-07-01

Although The South boasts Of IT. re8ourcc5,
and OF its amazing richness and abundance Of
produce, the conftant advice in the Journals
to increase the breath OF land under cora, aud
to neglect the cotton crop, in confederation Of
the pa1auo ount Importance Of causes, Indicate
an apprehension Of scarcity Of food Ii the
struggle be prolonged. Under any circum
stances, the patriotic ladies and gentlemen who
are 60 anxious for the war must make up
their minds 10 suffer little in the flesh. All
ibeJ can depend upon is q supply OF home
Injuries. Indian corn and wheat, the flesh of
mutton, will constitute the staple of their
food. Butter there will be none, a3d wlue
viii speedily rise to an enormous price. Nor
Will coffee Or tea be had except at arate which
will place them ont Of the reach Of tho mass
Of the community.
, 1861-07-01

pOTHE'S HAIR DYE.-The best
IL md eAeapest Dye IN nss. 4 1arye luyoice lust
received hy GAL& BR THEIRS
rJ2s ID Rsndoip6ss. ESlsaaa. m
, 1861-07-01

INSURE YOUR FUR3 FROM
i NOTES By leaving them 1T cur 8tors
no. lis LAKE BTREETs
They E4n b. packed In such = maunef a1 t9 re1der
them tapttvfeus to MOTIF u daupnesa and tnsurrd
tfoE al cansze or 1o4&~ Bsce1pA gtyea md caarses
apz614y 8atteIa I'D Fu1f9e11
Gazette and sentinel., 1861-01-19
Affairs at Charleston.

THE SLooP-or-WAR BRooKLYN.-The
Charleston Courier says this vessel
draws seventeen and a half feet of wa
ter, and "may find it difficult to get
over the bar, if not, it will be very diff
cult to get out"
? Works OF DEFENcE.-The Quarter
master General calls upon planters and
others for the loan of the services of
their negroes, for the space of two days,
to aid in erecting works of defence on
Morris Island and other exposed points.
Nor A SoLDrER-A person who had
passed his life in the peaceful pursuit
of agricultural, approached one of the
sentinels at the arsenal the other day.
and thus accosted him, mister, may !
see Mr." The soldier addressed
stifened himself up and in a gruf
voice, in true military style, sang out
Corporal of the guard" The country
man alarmed at the %sternness of his
manner, turned around and fed as fast
as his feet could carry him, which was
by no means slow. When last seen the
timid tiller of the ground was heading
North.
Gazette and sentinel., 1861-01-19

sage of the ordinance Of secession, and
that thew be allowed to remain i'll full
force and effect so far as not lncompat-
ible with the interests of the State, and
that all violations of the penal laws in
regard to postal affairs shall be prose
cuted in the name and by authority of
the State in the courts OF this State
having jurisdiction of crimes and mis-,
demcanors. Order to be printed and
made the first special order.
The President, in a neat, preparatory
remark. laudatory of South Carolina,
then introduced the Hon. Armistead
commissioner of that power, who pro-
ccedcd to address the convention III All
| address of nearly an hour.
Adjourned until 10 A. NJ, Saturday.
Gazette and sentinel., 1861-01-19
NEW ORLEANS, Thursday, Jan. Il, 1861

NEW ORLEANS, Thursday, Jan. II, 1861.
Another gloomy day in New Orleans. The
weather and the times singularly resemble
each other, If | may use the expression.
Dark, damp and dreary looking to the eye,
are the Heaven and the earth; and equally
forbidding does the political aspect appear
to the mind. Louisiana however, and the
Gulf States may repose satisfied and assured
so long Us the Border Slave Stakes intimate
their determination. to stand by her sisters
of the cotton and cane fields. The only news
by telegraph, that has t%ranspired since my
letter Of yesterday, is embraced in two or
three anal dispatches, received by the AS.
ISOLATED Press, and published in all the pa
pers this morning. The first states, that
Washburn Of Wisconsin, and Tappan, OF
the House Committee Of Thirty-three. have
signed the minority report-which saws, the
Constitution as at present, is sufficient,-t
the laws must be enforced that obedience n
the present emergency is what is wanted,
not any new amendments. That's what |
say-if obedience to the law had been OBJ
served in the States Of the Personal Liberty
Bills, those troubles that now rack US in
all probality, would not have occurred.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Crittenden's
amendments were under consideration. There
are many here, I perceive, who have
great hope, through those resolutions OF Mr..
Crittenden. In the House, Mr.. Garrett ia
vored the separation Of the Northern and
Southern States, but objected to by Mr.. Hal
mon. 1t appears to me, that is q SUBJ
ject, which is being decided very practically,
aud without the interference Of Congress.
II is now stated that Fort Sumpter is no,
to be reinforced by the Government. This
looks well. Commissioners were in Washing
ton, demanding its surrender. The people
OF Arkansas, are to decide on the 18th ol
February, whether they will hold a conven
ton.
Business here il, anything but brisk, q;
may be imagined. kSince the foregoing was
written, the evening papers Thursday have
appeared, and with the exception of one dis
patch, "a very important one,) there is moth
ing yet of material interest.--The dispatch
I sllude to is the following, received from
Col. Chase, of Florida, a gentleman, whom
(from personal acquaintsnce,) | have hither-
to spoken Of in the highest terms. 1t rur
| thus:
Gazette and sentinel., 1861-01-19
Mississippi Convention

The convention met an Friday, 18th
inst, at 10 A. M-The chair appointed
the following committee on ways and
means !: Messrs. Wright, Benton, An
derson, Catchings, Alcorn, Gibson and
DeasOn.
Mr.. Walter offered the following,
which he wished referred
"Resolred, That the committee on a
Southern confederacy be instructed to
report, by resolution or otherwise, a de-
claration on the part of this State that
the waters Of the Mississippi river,
within the jurisdiction Of this State,
shall be forever free to the navigation
of all other States upon its banks, OF
the banks of its tributaries, at peace
with this State, or such ordinance as
said committee may deem advisable OF
the subject" Withdrawn.
Mr.. Clapp, of Marshall, made a re
port from the committee on Postal AT
fairs, recognizing the contracts made
for the carrying of the mails by the
Federal Government prior to to the pas
Gazette and sentinel., 1861-01-19

THE IBERvILLE.-This fine packet went
to New Orleans on Monday last, with a living
cargo which, in point of size, either evidenced
a great deal Of business on the part of the
people, travelling in such numbers, or a great
desire for pleasure. 1t did not look much like
hard times. We should think there were at
least fifty ladies on board. One great reason
however for such a crowded boat, is the con
fdence the public has in the well known care
and attention, and devotion TO his duties,
which characterized Capt. BERANco, and the
courtesy and care all receive on board his
boat. Mr.. MrSroRD, at the desk, in point OF
politeness, and a~ssiduity in making all feel
comfortable and at ease, is an appropriate as
sistant to such commander. Long may they
wave.
Gazette and sentinel., 1861-01-19

THE MASSACHUSETTS Personal LIBERTY
BILL-Judge Joel Parker, Of the Cam
bridge Law School, an eminent jurist
of Massachusetts,, has published a letter
in the Boston (Republican) pronounc-
ing the Personal Liberty bill of that
State clearly unconstitutional The
Journal itself advocates the repeal of
the law in question. 1t says:
"The question put to the people of
Massachusetts, this day is Will you
help your enemies or you friends? or,
broader and deeper still, will you pre-
serve the Union or destroy it? We be
lieve that the repeal of this Persona
Liberty bill in Massachusetts, will be
followed by like action in other States
We believe that single act, without
other concession, and without any com
promise of principle, will so strengthen
the hands of our Union friends in thu
slaves States, as to place those States
under their control, and that nothing
short of it will do it, and therefore tina
Union or disunion depends more upol
the action of Massachusetts, than upoI
that of South Carolina"