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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-06-21

A WonD TO BOYS Boys, did you
ever think that this great world, with all
its wealth and voc, with all its mines and
mountains, its oceans, seas, and rivers,
with all its shipping, its steamboats,, rail-
roads, aud magnetic tolegraphs, with all
its millions Of men, sand all the science
and progress Of ages, will soon be given
over to the hands Of the boys Of the pre-
sent boys, like you, assembled in
the school rooms, or playing without
them, on both sides Of the Atlantic p
Believe it, and look abroad upon your
inheritance, aud get ready 20 enter upon
its possession. The kings, presidents,
governors. statesmen, philosophers, min
listers, teachers, men Of the future, all
are boys, whose feet like yours, cannot
reach the floor when seated on the bench
cs on which they are learning to master
the monosylables Of their respective Ian
guage.
E1-An Irishman thought be must
conform 10 tho fashionable mania in pay
ing visit TO the Falls Of Niagara. Paddy
arrived at the Falls and taking look at
the surrounding wonders, addressed him
self TO gentleman
"And is that Niagara Falls"
Eyes" was the reply.
"And what is there here to make such
a bother aboutw
"Do you not see The mighty river,
the doep abyss, the great sheet Of water
pouring DOWN.
Gz'-WaIicr II. Bullock, Of Kentucky,
a nephew Of john G. Breckenridge, has
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-06-21

Ar. Tran The specimens Of soap you gave
me, caused to be thoroughly tried and found
them to be all you represented. ! have never
cen any soaps TO equal them, both for their
upcrior quality, aud for the great economy
here Is using them. cheerfully recommend
them TO the public. A. +. BOSWELL
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-06-21
Beautiful Answers.

pupil OF the Able Sicard gave the
following extraordinary answer,
"What is gratitude ?"
Gratitude is the memory Of the hoart.
"What is hope?'
"Hope is the blossom of happiness. y
"What is the difference between hope
and desire 2"
Desire is tree in leaf hope is tree
in flower, and enjoyment tree in fruit. u
" What is eternity
"a day without yesterday or to-mor
roow-a line that has no end"
"What is timer
"A line that has two cnds-a path
that begins in the cradle and ends in the
grave"
what is God p
"The necessary being, the sun of eter
nifty, the machinoSt Of nature, the eve
of justice, the watch-maker Of she Uni.
verse, the soul Of the world"
"Does God rcason?"
Man reasons because he doubts; he
dclibcrates he decides. God is omnis-
cent he never doubts 49, lie therefore never
reasons.
~ \ strange spectacle vas witnessed
on the Illinois river few days ago. In
tow Of the Resolutc, going north, was
barge, on which rcposcd o-story
frame house. This house Is the property
Of man who lived in il in ST. Louis.
Becoming alarmed at tho late comno.
ton, he had his house moved, as stated.
and taken 10 another State His family
went along with him. While going up
the river the mans dog sat in the door,
the cat rcclinod lazily OF window, and
the good wife carried on the household
work as usual.
TIE WnoYG ROAD. where are you
goingT said young gentleman to an
elderly one in white cravat, whom he
overlook few miles from Little Rock.
4" | am going to Heaven, my son. /
have been on my way there for eighteen
years"
"Wcll, goodbye, old fellow! IF yuo'ye
been travelling toward Heaven eighteen
years, and got no nearer TO il than Ar
kansas, I'll take another route"
E1' When you find person little
better than his word, little more libc-
raj than bis promise littlo more than
borne out in his statement by his facts,
little larger in deed than in speech, you
recognize a kind Of cloqueuco in that
persons uttcrance, not ibid down in
Blair or Campbell
III Grief murlnurs rnger roars i'm
patience frets; but happiness, like calm
river, flows on 10 quiet sunlight, without
q ripple or fall TO mark the rushing on
OF time toward eternity.
E1"The triumpbs Of truth are tho
most glorious, chiefly because they arc
tho most bloodless Of all victories, de-
irving their highest luster from the num-
Der Of the saced, not Of the stain.
EzrThe purest metal is produced
from the hottest furnace, and the bright /
est tbunderboll from the darkest storm
E1-"Pm getting fat" as the thief
said when he was stealing lard.
R1-The Virginia State Convention
70 assembled at KiehmoRd on the l2th.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-06-21
WASHINGTON HOTEL.
-
ROCKVILLE ~. g Maryland.
ssAAaaE

EfHE undersigned having leased the above
4 establishment, which is now undergoing
thorough repair, would respectfully solicit a
continuance Of the patronage heretofore so lib
orally bestowed upon it, lie assures his friends
and the public generally, that every effort, on
his part, will be made to contribute TO the ease
and comfort of all who may favor him with
their patronage.
HIS TABLE will always be supplied with
the best the market affords and at the Bar
will be found the choicest brands of Liquors
and Scgars.
THE STABLlNG attached to the house is
large and commodous, and as none but atten-
tive osters viii be employed, persons stopping
at his house may rely upon their horses being
we'll attended to.
JnS- His charges will be very moderate.
feo l0--tf PERRY TRAIL.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-06-21

jewels on THE ALTAR OF HER CoUa-
TRY The Richmond Examiner records
the following:
Gone of the most amiable and fash
ionable young bellies of our city, on yes
terday, placed in the hands Of friend
her casket Of jewels, valued at 81, 200,
which she instructed him to sell to the
best account, aud appropriate the pro-
ceeds to the benefit Of such volunteer
soldiers Of the State as might require it.
This generous gift was not all, however ;
she promised to put by, from her pin
money!" one dollar each day as long as
the revolution might continue, the ag-
gregase to be handed over quarterly to
some responsible party for purposes the
same as above. Lastly, she has patriot
ically determined never to wear a jewel
or ornament Of any kind, until the indie
peDdence of the South is recognized by
the federal government and the world. :"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-06-21
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
a Southern Invention.

THh subscriber having purchased of Mr.
L. WORDSWORTH the Patent Right for Mont
gomery county, Nd, for lis IMPROVED
SOAP, now offers for sale
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-06-21

Gs-WaItcr II. Bullock, 0! Kentucky,
a nephew Of john G. breckenridge, has
been appointed second Lieutenant 10
the Confederate army
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-06-21

waterloo the Day aftcr Inc Battie.
On the surface of two square miles, it
was ascertaincd that fifty thousand men
and horses were lying The luxurious
crop of ripe grain which had covered the
field of battle was reduced to litter. and
beaten into the earth, and the surface
trodden down by the cavalry and fur.
rowed deeply by the cannon wheels,
strewcd with many relic of the fight
Helmets and cuirasses, shattered firearms
and broken swords; all the sariety of
military ornaments, lancer caps and High
land bonnets; uniforms of every color,
plumcs and pennon; musical instruments,
the apparatus of artillery, drums, bugles;
but, good God! why dwell on the bar
rowing picture of foughtcn field p
each and every ruinous display bore
mute testimony to the misery of such
battle. Could the melan-
'choly appearance of this scene Of death
be heightened, it would be by witness
ing the researches Of the living, amid its
desolation. for the objects Of their love
Ni'liSlo anu NlNtS anu ChiluIeu, lOI uuyS
were occupied in that mournful duty
and the confusion of the corpses-fliend
and foe intermingled as they we're often
rendered the attempt at recognizing in
dividuals as difficult and sometimes i'm.
possible. <. In many places
the dead lay four deep upon each other,
marking the spot some British square
had occupied, exposed for hours to the
murdcrous fire Of a French battery Out
side, lancer and cuirrassier were scattered
thickly on the earth Madly attempting
to force the scrried bayonets of the Bri-
tish, they had fallen in bootless essay by
the muskctry Of the inner files. Further
on, you trace tho spot where"the cavalry
of France and England had encounter
ed !; chasseur and hussar were intcrmin-
gled; and the heavy Norman horses of
the, Imperial Guard were interspcrsed
with the gay charges which had carried
Albions chivalry. Hero the Highlander
and tirallcur lay side by side, together
and the heavy dragoon, with green Erin's
badge upon his helmet, was graphing
in death with the Polish lancer. On the
summit of the ridge, the ground was
numbered with the dead, and trodden
fctlock deep in the mud and gore by the
frequent rush of rival cavalry, the thick
strewn corpscs of the Imperial Guard
pointed out tie spot where Napolcan had
been defeated. Here, in column, the
favored corps, on whom his last chances
rested, had been cnnihilated; and the
advance and repulse of the Guard was
traceable TO a mass of fallen Freucbmen
In the hollow below, the last struggle of
France had been vainly made; for there
the old Guard attempted to meet the Bri-
fish and afford time to their disorganizcd
companies to rally.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-11
GENERAL GMYNN-

We find the following letter in defence of this
accomplished officer and skillful engineer in the
Richmond Examiner Of Wednesday:
RICHMOND, Sept s. 1851.
1t is natural that inquiry should be made to find
who is to blame for the disaster at Hatteras Inlet
l have no disposition to lay the blame where the
focts will not make the Judgment but have desire to
rcpel the from points which it cannot Justly
touch.
The coast defcnces of North Carolina were in the
charge and control of the authorities of that State
until the troops were transferred to the Confederate
Government, on the Goth of August the day on
which the services of Gen. Gwynn in that Depart
ment, ceased by operation of the Ordinance of the
Convention of that State. No troops munitions
of were withdrawn from that coast by the Con-
federate Government after the transfer, and before
the surrender Of the garrison at Hatteras Inlet
No requiston for larger supplies is known to- have
been made on the Confederate Government in the
time from goth Of August, when the transfer was
made, to the 29th, when the garrison surrendered.
Before the goth Of August there was no authority
vested in General Gwynn to make any requistion
on the Confederate Government This Govern
ment then, is not in fault. No man ever addressed
himself with more steadiness and assduity TO the
discharge of his duty than did that meritorious cit
zen and skillfui officer, Walter Gwynn. from the
95th of May to the Goth of August To his other
virtues he did not fail to add so6riety. The forti-
cations he projected and prosecuting vigorous
ly in Norfolk, and Uhich haze been erected as he
designed them and the system of defence construct
ed under his direction the coast of North Caro-
lima, to the extent it was supported as he designed
1T, repe the imputation that has been ascribed Of
incompetency from want of sobriety. 1t is not
without indignation that repel the reproach on
myself which the imputation on him implies, that
have been four months associated in the service
with a man in the habit of excessive drinking that
disqualified him. Tt IS not true.
knowledge of the coast would satisfy, any one
that Hattcras Inlet will bc worth nothing 10 the
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-11
Fur the Standard.
TUT tne
A Connie of Questions.


Mr.. HOLDEN: wish to ask couple OF ques-
tons, and hope you will answer them, if you can.
| am plain man, and want information.
ilaS the Legislature any right under our State
Constitution, to appeal to the people against the
Conventions
And has the Legislature in extra session, right
to elect Senators to Congress? and if it has not the
right, can act of the Confederate Congress give
1t this right? 4 CITIZEN.
In reply TO the first question of our correspon-
dent, We say that the Legislature has no Consttu-
tional right to appeal to the people against the Con-
vention. That body may assume the right to pro-
nounce against the Convention, just legislative
bodies and military chieftans in Mexico and South
America assume the right to issue proauHeidmeHtOs
one against the other but, far State Con-
sttution is concerned, the Legislature has the same
right to submit the question to the people whether
not they will have King as it has to appeal to
them to abolish the Convention. Let our CORES
pendent study the Constitution carefully, and see
if he find any such right vested in the Legs
laturc
In reply to the second question we say, that the
Constitution of the Confederate States under which
the Senators proposed to oe elected would take their
seats, expressly declares that Senators shall be
CHOSEN at "TeyUGT SESSIONS OF state legislatures
This State agreed to that when the Convention, in
May last, adopted the Constitution. The present
Legislature is now in its second extra session. Can
it, then, elect Senator'S Let our correspondent
decide for himself But our correspondent asks US
in substance if the Confederate Congress can con-
strue or change the Constitution? Most certainly
not No enabling act like the one recently passed.
indeed, any enabling act 'can confer the Leg
islaturcs of the States the right to do that which
the Constitution expressly forbids.
We have, indeed, fallen on evil times, when
questions SO plain as the foregoing are raised and
discussed The old Republic was destroyed by
violations Of its Constitution. Our liberties as
people are garnered up and fortified in our State
and Confederate Constitutions. oral things Which
pertain to government these are the most sacred
We advise our readers to udv these instruments !;
to insist a strict but fair construction of them
and to trust no public man who would msconstrue
or pcrvert or bend them to purposes of passion or
ambition. Let no doubtful powers be exercised
If you do feow-citzens, the exercise Of other pow
ers, still more doubtful, will follow, until at last
the infractions of the instruments will be as numer-
Gus as their unbroken parts. Sound it again and
again, with the blast of trumpet on all the
wings of all the winds, that ETERNAL VIGILANCE
Is THE PRICE OF LIBERTY"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-11
The LEGISLATURE.

The Senate was engaged on Monday in consider
inn the revenue blk 4 short time before the adj
;,"rnment Mr. Turner, of Orange, introduced reso-
Jutons in relation to the death OF the Hon. WINE
Nangum. Appropriate remarks were made by
Mr. Turner and Col Brown.
The proceedings of the House on Monday were of
but little general interest except the passage of the
hill from the Senate changing the terms of the
Courts, &c-better known the stay law. AS
soon as this bill is perfected shall lay it before
our readers.
Resolutions in relation to the death ofJudge Man.
gum, offered by Mr.. Merrimon, were adopted, pre-
coded by appropriate remarks from Mr.. Merrimon
and Mr.. Hill. e
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-11
Late Aid-de.Camp to General Gwynn.

We attended dress parade at Camp Patton last
Saturday afternoon, and were much pleased with
what we saw and heard. The Regiment is compos-
ed of the very best materials, and the are max
ing satisfactory progress in drill and discipline.
Capt Hayes company of Mounted Rangers we're
also on the field, and elected must admiration by
their proficiency in drill and splendid horsemanship.
They seem to ride equally well, standing sitting
lying on their horses. To pick upa blanket, switch
or stone from the ground, with the horse at full
speed, is a common feat The men and horses seem
to be part and parcel of each otter. better
looking set of fellows superior lot of horses,
would be hard to find Capt Hayes may we'll be
proud of his boys-Ashecille News
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ID i e ID .

At bis residence in the county of Granville Norh-Caro
lima, LIST September, 1851, Jasper Hicks Esq in tho
sOh year of his age His high intelligence sterling integ'
rty of churacter his devoted patriotism aud unseish
spirit placed him in the highest position Of influence in
the community where his long and useful life was spent
There not duty in life which he left undischarged
there was virtue which in his daily life he did NOS
illustrate Most faithfully, most noblJ, did he fulfil his
mission earth. He left large family OF sons and daugh-
ers who while they shed natural his grave,
WILL BY the wise teachings of his precepts and example,
learn submission to the dispensatons of Providence with
the orude aud Christian resignation that formed so emil
nent a trait in his character T.
In Perry county Alabama on the 2sh of August 1861
Geurge Mordecai Chadwick aged years mouths and
days. youngest son Of James W. Chadwick.
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Death of Hon. willie p. Maugum.

This distinguished citizen expired a: his residence
near Red Mountain, in Orange County, a few days
since at an advanced age He had suffered for sew
eal years with paralysis which tonfned him to his
house and prevented him from mingling with his
fellow-citzens.
Mr.. Mangum was at one time a Judge OF our Su-
nerior Courts. He was afterwards chosen to the
House of Representatives of the United States, and
then to the Senate in which latter body he achieved
national reputation, and occupied for number of
wears conspicuous position in the public eye. On
the death of Gen Harrison, and the consequent in
stallation of Vice President Tyler President, Mr.
Mancum was chosen to preside over the Senate, and
was thus for the remainder Of the term virtually the
Vice President of the United States.
Mr. Mangum was possessed of many noble and gen.
erous qualities Providence had endowed him large
", both physically and saentally. As an orator he
had but few equals. No max, in his day. Swayed
the masses of the people with more power than he
did In private life among his neighbors and friends,
he was not merely eSteemcd but admired and loved.
THE elements
So mixI in him, that nature mght stand sp,
And saw to all the world This a -
His only son, William Preston Mangum, received
his deathwound on the field of Manassas We may
imagine with what force such blow fell upon the
venerable father But he has joined his son in an
honorable grave no more to lie disturbed by civil
commissions or the din of war.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-11

- The Wilmington Journal may rest assured
that was not intention to do it injustice the
subject OF the coast offences What we meant was,
that that paper had been speaking out but not in the
most "determined tones" until recently towards au-
thorties who have been remisS in their duty. We
remember that during the Convention the journal
sounded notes of warning in relation to the coast,
and that read from that paper i'll secret session
the subject; and We remember also, that both Of
the delegates in Convention from New Hanover
voted against the ordinance to raise thousand
men to defend the coast. We mention this, not to
censure but in justice to the Journal and to refresh
the minds of our readers. Perhaps the vote Of Mr..
Ashe may be partially explained by the fact that he
held that he sent to the Convention for other
purpose than to go out of the old and into the new
government
In reply to the attempt of depraved public jour.
nal Of this City, to hold the press and every one
else responsible for the disaster at atteras but those
who are really responsible, the Journal says:
"Now this attempt to shift responsibility from the
shoulders Of those really guilty too pitifully weak
to be even amusing. The State Journal ought to
have completed the thing consistently, and charged
the misfortune at Hatteras to the communication
after Hatteras was taken The correspondent of
the Journal stated nothing of which the enemy was
not as well aware were; and we were fully
satisfied of this before inserted the communica
ton in question. Is not the State Journal aware
that but the other day night four negroes shrewd
intelligent rascals one more of them pilots, and
all perfectly familiar with every foot of ground and
every gun and every battery put up within miles Of
the mouth of the Cape Fear, escaped to the blocka
ding vessel and were sent Immediately to Fortress
Monroe? Farther, if the State Journal knew the
localities and circumstances it would have been per-
fectly aware that the precise position OF Camp Wyatt
must be known to persons on board vessels cruising
around and lying off
Lay it before the authorities! Wealway thought
that the State Journal had fine vein of irony, but
this is SO keen, the satire so excruciating that we
must add to our opinion of its abilities and exalt
our admiration into enthusiasm, Why, half the
prominent citizens of Wilmington and other places,
we suppose, hare done so, and have received poo
poo! from one and tut-tut from another What
else was to be expected from Military Board, that
stated on the 10th of June, as a fact of which no
doubt could be entertained THAT the power Of the
United States Navy is not sufficient to effect an en-
trance into any Of the haIbors of the State"
We speak of the Military Board, because the at
tempt to hold the dying Governor responsible for
that assurance would be foolish as it would be
ungenerous We know that the people of the State
do not but knO1o that they do attach the respOn
sibility to the Military Board"