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Forts and Fortrossos.

A correspondent Of the Savannah Rcpub-
lican thus define, the difference between tho
two -
THERE'S but one fortress in the United States.
fortress Monroe all tho other fortified places,
defending our harbop, arc called forts.
The distinction between the two terms Is very
wide. All fortrcsscs are fortified places; but
oil forts arc not fortrcsses. AL colleges arc
schools but schools are not colleges. The 10
lation Of forts to fortrcsscs, Is that Of minor
to major. A fort may be simply an advanced
work, to protect the extended lines or walls
of fortcss. Generally fortrcsscs arc eIten-
sive enoeintes for the reception Of sarrisons,
and built for the protection Of cities. In tho
United States, no extensive fortified places,
with largo garrisons, have been constructed
for tho defence Of cities. Forti6cations in
this country have had reference principally
to harbor defence. Fortress Monroe. with ih
capacity for garrison, was constructed Tor
the defence Of the important navy yard OF
Gcsport and Norfolk, now In the possession
of Virginia or tho Confederate States.
The construction Of the extensive walls OF
fortress involves the highest science OF en-
ginecring. Not so with forts. Tho former
implies polygons, bastions. curtains, slacis,
covered ways, planks, scarps and counter.
scarps, ravclincs, redans, redoubts, and tho
whole vocabulary Of engineering science
Add to this idea Of q vast eneeinie, or cir
cumvallation, to contain large garrison Of
troops and fortress rises to its propotionato
majesty.
WAR TERMs.-A battalion is body SMALL
er than q regiment say two or four compan-
is-and is commanded by u major. a res
iment is composed of eight companies, and Is
commanded by colonel; II has also lieu
tenant-coloncl and major. A brigade Is
composed of two or moro regiments, and Is
commanded by brigadier-general. A di-
vision is composed Of two or more brigades,
and is commanded by major-gcncral.-
Licutenant.seknl is an Office created in hon
or Of General Scott, alter the war with Mex
leo, and is, in this country, peculiar to him
only.
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TAKE CARE or THE cRops.-Thero Is one la
Dor Of equal Importance with the carryingon
OF the war, which ought not TO bc lost sight
of in the rush so general to. arms In tho
West. Tho culture Of the land must not bc
neglected-inust not be diminished, but ought
10 be increased, ~ the increase Of consump-
ton will be great for all bread stuifs and pro.
visions. We hear Of some parties leaving
their farms altogcather to take part in tho
war. A short harvest would be a much moro
dire calamity than war, and to insure agood
harvest, the labor on the iarm must not DO
suspended, and the cultivation rather DO in
creased than otherwise. Prices are very rc-
muncrative at present for grain, and an in.
creased culture would bc the natural conse-
quence of good prices. But this may bc in
terfered with by asupposcd paramount nccos-
sity to fight. Tho great body Of farmers arc
the great commissariat Of the army and poo
pie. Good and extended cultivation will pro-
duce the hay and corn-the food ofcattle and
swine, which arc in turn the food Of man
on which and on the cereals We have TO de-
pend to carry on warlikc and peaceful per-
suits alike.
Tho men engaged in the hard task Of rails.
ing food are therefore rs well employed as
those filling up tho ranks. Trade and com.
mcrcc and manufacture can spare their hum
dreds and thousands Of men for 6ghting-
for all these branches Of industry arc rendered
dull, but agriculture can hardly sparc gin.
gle man.
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or Dan Rice. circu. ha, been down San,

~ Dan Rice. circus has been down South
on a steamboat on the Mississippi. lie has
just returned To the free States. Ills stcam.
or was armed with City muskets and two can.
non. Dan says It was "hard skinning' In
Southern waters, and he declines returning
there just yet. At one place hc was arrest.
ed, and escaped with somc difficulty. on tho
Cumberland river no saw steamer stealing
away from him. Aa"sood joke" he Grcd .
shot across her bows, followed BY another
Tho clerk Of the strange steamer rushed up
in his shirt sleeves, and waved secession
nag. Dan fred another shot, when tho clerk
disappeared and another man ran up tho stars
and stripes. Dan then lot him 81 In poace.
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GKy. Pillow AND PARsoS BRowSLow.-
Parson Brownlpw, in u late number Of bis
paper, the Knoxville Wing, has the follow.
ing
Message from Gen. Piiiop.-Gen. Pillow,
who is clever gentleman in the private rs-
lations oflife, and very companionablc man,
sent US message recently, which is explained
in the following reply:
KNOXVILLE, April %, 1861.
Gen. Gideon j. Pillow:-I have just recei.
we'd your message through Mr.. Sale, request
Ing Inc TO servo Us chaplain to your brigade
IN the Southern army and In the spirit OF
kindness In which this request is made, but
in all candor, I return for an answer, that
when shall have made up my mind to 80 10
hell, I will cut my throat and go diroof. and
not travel round by way Of the Southern Con-
federacy.
lam very respectfully, &C..
w. g. BRowsLow.
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some JoSEsEs.-Tho Jones family in this
State is remarkably large, and their Christian
appellations various. A large majority Of
them are men Of the right stamp, as witness
the following list, with their designations on
our mail book .-Sukey Jones, with wood
cart; Jones; Big Jones, Little Jones; Big
Tom Jones Little Tom Jones Big Bill
Jones; Little Bill Jones; spectacle Jones !;
Jones FROM the hill; Jones from the hollcr !;
Jones with astore; Jones with blacksmith
shop; Jones with lager beer saloon |:
Jones without wife; Jones with wifo; I;
Jones with one leg: Jones who owns pigs :
Jones who has tue swcll.held Jones with
big feet: Jones who hasa brick yard: Jones
with one eye; Jones the bonc-picker; Joner
with two wives, Jones with the swill cart I;
Jones with whiskers; Jones with no hair; t;
black.haircd Jones; rcd.haircd Jones: grey
haired Jones; white Jones; black Jones; DIR.
Peter Jones and Lizzie Jones. Any Of the
rest Of the family en- be added to this 10y
subscribing for the Dispatch (Aagusta' 'a)
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A SONG FOR THE TIME.

tAssurely as the leaves are coming out under the
breath Of Spring, surely will that nObler spiri
OF patriotism, which Is now stirring the North
create music AMI song for us. In the meanwhile
until the poets begin to sing In arteulats notes th'
unwritten music, to which the popular heart
beating time, the following paraphrase OF lev
stanras Of Arrows's scottish Cavalier" which
NAV be sung TO the tune Of ~The Old English Gen
,Iemau. may do little service by way OF rolieil
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Come listen To another song
That shall make your heart beat high,
Bring the crimson TO your forehead,
And the lustrs to your eye.
A song Of the days Of old,
Of the years tina. have long gone by,
And Of the yeomen stout aud bold.
As e'er wore sword on high.
Or the brave old Yankee yeomen
or tho days Of Seyenty-six.
For when the news was spread abroad
" The struggle had begun,
Far over all our Northern hills
They started uP as onei
And from many farm and workshop,
Ere the setting of the sun,
They vatsr'd with their sacred blood
The field Of Lexington.
The true old Yankee yeOmeu
OF the days Of Seventy-six!
They were the first to bend the knee,
When the standard waved abroad,
They we're the hrst TO face the foe
ON Hunker's bloody sod,
And ever In the van OF light
The foremost still they trod,
Until ON many well-fOught aold
They gave their souls 10 God.
Like true old Christian yeOmen
The men Of seysnty-six'
And now their sons all rise again,
With hearts as brave aud true
The good old times are gOns. and yet,
Thank GOd' We have the new,
The tree our sires had planted
Seemed withsring where Il grew.
But now Ills bursting Into bloom
Meath heavens own light and dew.
The glorious tree Of Liberty,
The seed OF Seyenty-six!
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AND NEW YORK STEAMERS
sEMI.MEEKLY LINE.
SPRING ARRANGENI'NJ,

The splendid and fast Steamships
k Chr-s. peakc. Carr. SYDNEY Gao
fMEwELI, and Patap-cs. Cart T. 4
62tSkEbyAILL. viii until further notice run
as fOliowst -
r-y- l..xc. provn,. Wharf Portland, EIERf
ytbyEsDtf and SATURDAY, at 0clocs =: ":
and leave Pier ~ North River, New YORK; Eysk,
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY,, at oeiock Y, ~
The vessels are fitted up with fine accOmmoda-
tions Cor passengers making this the most speedy
safe and comfortable route Tor travellers between
New York and Maine.
PAssage, sl00 including meals and State Rooms
GOods forwarded BY thi line 10 and nom Mon
trcal, Quebec, Bangor. bath, Augusta, Eastport
and ST John They also connect at New York with
steamers for BaltimSre, Savannah and Washing
ton. -, .,, So,
the bost before p. N. on the day that she leaves
Portland.
For Freight and PAssa - apply 70
Emery a fON, Browns Wharf, Portland.
III. n. cRoMwELLk Co, Pier iS,Nor'h nssr M
May 18th, lS6o "S
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She has soue-she has left US in passion and pride
Our stormy y.browed sister, so long at our slde'
She has torn her own star from our Ornaments glow
And turned ON brother the face OF foe!
o Caroline, Caroline child OF the sun,
We can never forget that our hearts have been one
Our foreheads both sprinkled In Liberty's name.
From the fountain ofblood with the finger OF name'
You were always too ready to ere at tOueh'
But we said. she 10 hasty-sho does not mean much.
We have scOwlsd when you uttered some turbulent
threat
Bu, friendship still whispered, Forgive and for.
getr
la, our love all died Out' Have our altar' grown
eoldi
Then Nature must teach US the strength Of the
chain,
Tha, her pstulent children would sever In vain.
They may aght till the buIIards are gOrsed with
their spoil,
TIL the harvest grows black as II rots In the SOIL
Till the wolves and the eatsmOusts troop fromthe
caves,
And the shark tracks the pirate, the lord of the
waves
Tn vain is the strifei When Its fury Is past,
Their fortunes must now In one channel at last,
As the torrents that rush from tho mountain oi
snow
Roll mingled In peace through the valleys below
Our Union Is river, lake, ocean and sky'
Man breaks not the medal, when God cuts the die'
Though darkened with sulphur, though eloven with
steel,
The blue arch will brighten, the waters will heal!
o Caroline, Caroline, child Of the sun,
There are battles with Fate that can never he won'
The star.howering banner must never be faried,
For its blossoms Of light are the hope Of the world
Go, then, rash sister! afAr and alOOf-
Run Wild In the sunshine away from our roofs
But when your heart aches and your feet have grown
sore,
Remember the pathway that leads TO our door!
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Tur M,Nr Lrxurnxry.-wo clip the FOL-

The M.NK LuxprRxrS.- clip the iol-
lowing from the Boston Post;
Fine, stalwart fellows are the Maine lum-
her men-hardy boys. who live in the woods
and grow tall and stong by honest labor, tenn
perate living, and by brcathing tho pure
wholesome air Of the forcsts-camping out
for year at timc. taking the weather un-
shrinkingly as God sends 1t, warm or cold,
moist or dry. They arc as familiar with the
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PORTLAND AND BOSTON LINE.
ARRANGEMENr

The splendid new sea-golng Steam.
crs Fsre.t City. Lewi.tes, and
TEM..,rs.il,,,,cs i,,,,ca will until further no
Leave Atlantic Wharf, Portland. every Monday,
T,,e.i,y "Wednesday, THURSDAY and Friday, nj
o'clock r. NJ, and Central Wharf Boston, every
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday anu fri-
dAy, att O'Clock II. NJ.
fsre-In Cabin, sI25. On Deck, slOo.
Nh. Eaeh heat Is furnished with large number
OF State Rooms. for the accommodation oi ladies'
and f.m,lies AMI travellers are reminded that by
taking this line. much saving &C time aud expense
will 10 made and that the Inconvenience OF arri-
wing In Boston at late hours oi the night VIII ~
avoided.
The boats arrive In season for passengers to take
the earliest trains out Of the city.
The Company are not responsible ior agcage 70
An smount exceeding 80 in value, and that pets"n-
Al unless notice Is given and paid Tor at the rate OF
one passenger for every $50 additional value,
q Freight taken as usual ipuIr>Gs .v,nt
Portland. Nay u, ls6o. 'lu
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VOL. XVII.
Qoetrg.
THE STRIPES AND THE STARS.
ny EDNA DEAN PROCTOR.

tAIR--TAs sta, Spangisd Bdassr"
O sr,R-srAsaLEp BANNER, the Flag OF our pride!
Though ,ramplsd by traitors and basely dehed,
Fling out to the glad winds your Red, White and
Blue,
For the heart Of the Northand 10 beating Tor YOU
And her strong arm 10 nerving to strike with Will
Till the foe and his boastlngs are humoed and stii
Heres welcome to wOundlng and combat and scars
And the glory Of dsath-tOr the Stripes and the
stars!
From prairie, o plOwmsn' speed boldly away
There's seed to DO sowu in Gods burrows to-day
Row landward, lone fisher! stout woOdmsn, come
home!
Let smith leave his anvil and weaver his loom,
And hamlet and city ring loud with the cry,
~Yor God and our country we'll fight till we die'
Heres welcome 70 woundlng and combat and scars,
And the glory OF dssth-fOr the Stripes and the
starst"
Inylneibls Banner, the Flag OF tho free'
where treads the foot that would faltsr for thee
Or the hand. to be folded till triumph is won
And the Eagle looks proud, as OF old, to the suni
Give tears for the psrtlns-a murmur OF prayer
Then Forward, the fame OF our standard to share'
With welcome To wounding and combat and scars.
And the glory Of dsath-fOr the Stripes and tho
Stars!
O God OF our Fathers, this Banner must shine
Where battle Is hottest, In warfare divine!
The cannon has Numbered, the bugle has blown I,
We fear not the summOns-we fight not alone'
o lead us. till wide from the Gulf 10 the sea
The land shalt be sacred 10 Freedom and Thee
With love, for oppression with blessing, for scars
Our Co.ntry-One Banner the Stripes and the
Stars!
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Jsaathaa'- Lament for Sister
Caroline.

We gladly adopt the suggestion of friend In
transferring to our columns the following poem by
oliver Wendell Holmes, in the Atlantic Magd1iH'
for May. AS our friend we'll says'-~The poetry u
beautiful and the sentiment Christian. In the
righteous indignation which now alls the heart ol
the Free North aud West, we should not forget to
eommisente tho blindness Of the masses at the
South, who have fallen 50 low under the barbara
siug. influence OF the Slave System. as to ht them
for willing tools OF the traitors who now rule the
hour In that deseeraSed region"
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We use tho term Yankee In the sense which
the South uses IT, as synonymous with "free State
Men"
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For Sale.

The arm nov occupied hy joel
t{<et3tS >Meintire, In the town OF DAYTON.
near Mills, containing about sixty acres
OF rood Land, with buildings The sane.
0f Inquire Of wM. PERKINS, saeo, Me,
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TER Ms-se . year.-or, 0 t.5o paid wiihia
= 3mesth. from time efsu b-cr ibing.S
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She has gous-she has let US in passion and pride
Our stormy .brOwed sister. 50 long at our side'
She has torn her own star from our Ornaments glow
And turned ON brother the face Of foe!
, 1861-12-26

Spurgeon, the London sensationalist, drops
theology this season and adyertises to lecture on
the Gorilla!
Spain is customer in the Birmingham mar
ket for l2,00O tons Of railway iron, 5O lOcomo-
tives and 600 carriages. ....
Charles Reade has q four volume novel in
press entitled The ClOister and the Heart; q
Story Of the Middle Ages"
The reason why Bob Tyler's property was not
confiscated by Govcrnment-Because Bob had no
property to be declared contscate.
If there should be an olive branch sent to the
rebels, shouldn't Capt. Dove, of the U. s. sloop
P0cdh0ntas, be the bearer thereof?
II is stated that, before the close of the navi-
cation Of the ST. Lawrence. Canada will have
10000 British troops scattered throughout her
territory.
A general order has been issued from the
English War Department, which authorizes the
payment Of one iarthing per pound for the re.
cCvery Of all shot fired from garrison or field
guns.
Surat cotton Is coming to New York-that is,
it will be sent thither. Americans importing
cotton from India is new thing under the sun,
as even Solomon would admit, unless he were
ignorant Of the business.
The Charleston Mercury has formed plan to
prevent attacks on the Southern coast like that
little transaction at HatteIas. II is-to conquer
the North. Simple as belling the cat, and just
about as easy to be done.
The Austrians have an odd way Of collecting
taxes An officer, with certain number Of gen
darInes, visit each private house where taxes are
not promptly paid, and from two TO eight gen
darInes are billeted on them until both taxes anG
arrears are paid.
The Chicago Tribune says s:-"The grave o.
Douglas has been neatly fenced, aud the enclos
ure grassed tasteiully. 1t is visited by large
numbers of people, many Of whom leave tokens
Of remembrance and respect in the shape Of bo
quets and wreaths."
General Floyd's favorite air is "Still so gently
DER ine stealing" General Rosecrans has madt
him substitute for il that old tune that used L
be so popular in Marlboroughs army, and which
you will tnd used for so many words in th,
comedies Of Farquhar and Others" Over th'
hills, and far awayr
The Echo, Of Rochelle, France says that {
large, well.behaved dog in that town being very
much annoyed by cur Of a spaniel, and having
submitted for a whole day to lis irnpertinence, a
length, seeing pot Of boiling pitch, seized III,
tormentor by the neck, and, dipping its tail int
the cauldrOn, sent it OF bowling piteOusly.
The change that has taken place in Harper's
Ferry and the thriving village Of Bolivar, i
represented as most shocking TO behold. Ruin
and desolation are everywhere visible, and the
remaining inhabitants present the most sorrow
stricken aspect imaginable, consisting altogether
oi women and children and old men. The beau
tiful farms Of the surrounding country have ais
been ravaged. The fencing has all disappeared
the houses are empty, and the fields trampled a
Il a scourge had passed over them.
, 1861-12-26

~, ~.
Mr' Unase N ABOUT 70 Ieorganlze Tue revenue
marine among other reiorms' no vessels "id DC
nameo aiter persons
John Wise, the celebrated eronaut, isth cap
tain Of q cavalry company now stationed at
Camp Cameron, near Harrisburg
The ST. Iawrt nee RsouMican saws Caleb LYON
has received $4,000 for insurance on bis residence
at LYONS Falls, recently DESTROYED by fire.
Acknowledgement.
ey,aeuse paper uaN.s M I,'e .aloMns INJURY
""S s., 80" '', n. 80 ,o,. y. AZ nv "s,a ="
ny ..;y s,; ,." @ S rIs.,H Ss ". ~ pass,'s
o:'iS nas WI W. 1IAs o." al ps Ia y. .no ,s anoSs
or
, tne os'Se ne,u ~ Du' Lun 10 cMneu Y "eo'
Leary oi new iork! son Oh Tue famous natter
AS soon as inc war u over certain Paruss' win
!ne eohsent OF Mr. Leary, ihtehG ounaing an
immense hoteI tnere 10 accoumouate the curl
Gus VINO Will nock tnere 70 inspect the oa'ue-
neld' ...- fa- .
There were two Barrons in the revolution
Commodore James Barron and Capt. Richard
Barron-both in the Virginia navy. James had
two sons, Samuel and James, The latter, late
Of the United States navy, was the one who
killed Decatur. II is his son, Samuel Barron,
who was captured at Fort Hatteras
c., ,,,,.,,o,, &, d.. h.h;. ~ sror.-
;,s ,nSros" "n;coyns f;nd thomsoi~os % IN ,rd"hi.
is in sWssh;ncton The Provost Wsrsbals nstrols
ash ali snch Sor their masses, When thew answer
that "tbey do not belong TO the army" the captain
of the Gnard tells them thnt II thew don't want
m he put in the guard. house. thew had better
fake off that uniform.
rLL a. p..r O,.ons 4, 4, 49,, .,o.. A..
"He -. U ,.o' pron' nOS, ~ .,Sa aS.,,,;.a
,;o" oS @or;,I, sLnIls and sLeIo,ons he Las rna5a
, 1861-12-26

To Oregon and inteFmedAte points the NoFhefn coast,
foF feuuasnd. eilaeeom aud Oya, San Diego and inter
mediate point. the Southern coast and By every oF
the Sandwich IslsnAa.
~ icr ne better security Of ourselves and lie pubic,
Agents 10 California Oregon and Washington Territory
tnTn1ed uih Appointments commissions aIeciing hsir
p0ss nleniG eh appslunent they arr peqausisd
70 eeep e1epS4 70 ths pe vsw IN % plac q b1alDels
ones IN ntssnAeoom-conosEel.lA q. euIi.lo q naieh.
ed DAlcn Awn1DEn, Aasne
, 1861-12-26
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

No NEws.-Nothing later from the East than
was published in our last issue had reached Port.
land up to Monday last; and we are therefore
compelled to go to press without our usual news
summary.
, 1861-12-26
POLITICAL PARTIES EAST.

Each succeeding budget Of news from the East
contains indications Of the recovery Of the Dem.
ocratic party from the dlssensioLs and divisions
which led to their defeat at the last Presidential
election. While the Republican party Is daily
becoming more and more disorganised and
weakened, the Democratic party is steadily re-
gaining It's former ascendancy. As the Repub
leans owe their success solely to the divisions
among the Democracy, they could not reasona.
bly, hope to remain in power after the latter be.
came again united.
The following, from the st. Louis correspon.
dent Of San Francisco journal, shows the re.
suit Of the late elections in the States named -
Pennsylvania gives 10000 Democratic major.
fly. Last (all, $4,000 for the R publican ticket.
Democratic gain. 100000.
New Jersey elects Democratic majority in
each branch Of the Legislature, and gives large
Democratic majority on the popular vote. Last
fall It gave q majority Of its electoral vote tc
President Lincoln.
In Wisconsin, part Of the Democratic State
ticket, and perhaps all Of II, elected. The Dem.
ocrats may have the House Of Assembly. Lin.
coins majority, last fall, $1,000. Democratic
gain %, 900 or $4,000.
ln Illinois, two.thirds Of the Constitutions
Convention Democratic. Last fall, the Republi
cans carried both branches Of the Legislature
and gave President Lincoln $4,000 majority.
In New York and Ohio, the Republicans are
utterly demoralzed and broken up in organiza
ton. In the first named State the Democrats
have largely increased their strength in the Leg
stature.
In Massachusetts,, the Republican vote ha,
fallen of about 10000 since last year, while tn,
Democratic vote is nearly as great as Ii was
then.
These results perhaps, indicate that one o
the most remarkable and decided political revo
lutions ever witnessed in the country is in pro
gress
, 1861-12-26

ne nlno of lhe gentleman Who has proved
4 ss.,..H =. % GOOD General Of the Federal army.
western Virginia, Il not Rosencruns, but
.ennA Let The trumpst Of lhme give no
~. s..l1 sound uhsB Il spsaks ths names q