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The national Republican., 1861-03-16

IMPORTANT News FROM PENsACOLA.-We
have received information from Pensacola Of
the 7th inst, which states that the Confederate
State troops were concentrating there in large
numbers, preparatory to laying close siege to
Fort Pickens. The families are flying into the
country, and preparations are being made for
a severe conflict. The men are at work night
and day, putting the batteries in perfect order
balls are being cast in the navy yard, and com
munication with the vessels outside is to be cut
off Immediately. Several families have already
moved off to Mobile, New Orleans and other
places. The United States "tub " Wyandot,
which has been from time to time furnished
with coal and water from the navy yard-al.
ways coming in under flag of oftruce-has been
notified by the commander of the Confederate
troops that this privilege would have 10 be dis
continued.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

though painful, is not serious, and, as the mat
ter was accidental Mr.. johnson will doubtless
be released to day, on paying the necessary fine
for infringing on the city ordinance. He OBJ
iected to being arrested, however, inasmuch as
he considered himself outside of the city, and
he thinks the officer assumed grave response
bility in arrestng free citizen without a war.
rant He will plead his own case before the
Mayor this morning.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16
PUBLIC RECEPTION OF EXSECRE.
TARY DIX IN NEW YORK.

The public reception of ex.Secretary Dix
took place in the Governors room, at the City
Hail. on Thuraday. The flags were displayed
from the building in honor of the occasion, and,
Notwithstanding the unpleasant weather and
the brief notice given to the public, a large
number of citizens, Of all parties, called to pay
their congratulations to the late Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Mr.. Froment, Chairman of the Common
Council Committee of Reception, introduced
Mr.. Dix to the Mayor, who welcomed him as
follows:
"Mr. Dix, it gives me great pleasure, as the
chief magistrate of the city, to tender you this
welcome in behalf of the Common Council Of
New York, and simply to say that it always
gives us pleasure to extend these civilities to
distinguished men, and especially to one Of our
fellow.citizens, endeared to us by so many
pleasing associations. In behalf Of the Com
mon Council, bid you welcome to the Gov
ernors rooms"
Mr.. Dix replied to the Mayor as folows
"Mr. Mayor, l thank you, sir, for the kind
expressions with which you have been pleased
to receive me, and for your greater kindness
as chief magistrate of New York, in being
present on this occasion. My thanks are es.
pecially due to the Common Council for the
great honor they have done me, by rendering
to me the use Of place usually rendered to
those having higher claims. From the inter-
view have had with the committee, / am led
to infer that this mark Of kindness was extend.
ed to me, on the ground, especially, of my re.
cent services in the Treasury Department. But
feel that iif this position have done no more
than any sincere friend of the Union would
in danger of being dishonored, where is the
man who would not do all in his power to pro.
tect it? If the public authority is set at def.
ance, where is the citizen with an honest
heart in his bosom, who would not do all in
his power to defend and uphold it?
"These duties, sir, are merely loyalty to the
Government, and to the Union Of which the
Government is the representative. They be-
came mine, when called to that service and
whatever might have been the dishonor of dis
regarding them, the matter of performing them
is no more than doing what it would be dishon.
orablc not to do. l feel have no further claim
than this on the appreciation Of my fellow-citi.
zens. am not, however, the less grateful for
the honor done me. They have given me the
most grateful of all welcomes, that which
| springs from the confidence Of those with whom
we live, and | beg to express through you to
the Common Council the deep and lasting sense
feel for their kindness"
Mr.. Dix was applauded at the close of his
remarks. Citizens, friends, and acquaintance
then came up and expressed their pleasure at
meeting him. The congratulations were warm
and earnest. " You have done your duty, sir, "
was very common remark. One gentleman
congratulated him on upholding the honor Of
the country in the dispatch to a naval officer,
in which he said, " If any one attempts to haul
down the American flag, shoot him on the
spot"
The national Republican., 1861-03-16
UNIVERSALISM.
Resurrection of Damnation.

ReSuFrectt0n Of UdmndlIOn.
Theophilus Fiske will preach at the old Trinity
Church, on Sunday evening, from John, ", %,
29 Marvel not at this, for the hour is coming
in the which all that in the graves shall hear
His voice, and shall come forth they that have
done good unto the resurrection Of life, and they
that have done evil unto the resurrection of
damnation. Seats free. mar l5-2t
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

The Young Mems Christian Association will
hold their annual Meeting, for the election of
officers, at their Rooms, on Pennsylvania avenue,
on Monday evening" March 10, at half past seven
o'clock. GEO. Fl. TWISS,
mar l6-2t Rec. Sec.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

APPoINTMENr.-Senator Sumner, chairman
of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations,
has nominated, and the committee have unani
mously elected, as their clerk, Mr.. Ben Perley
Poore, of Massachusetts, in place of William
NJ. Burwell, Esq, of Virginia, resigned.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

NoMIYArIoNs.-It is understood that J. d.
Defrees, Esq, Of Indiana, will be nominated to-
day for the office of Superintendent of Public
Printing, and Mr.. Holloway, of Indiana, as Com.
missioner of Patents.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

COMMISSIONER OF PEysIoNs.-Itis generally
conceded that Hon. William Helmick, of Ohio,
is to receive the appointment of Commissioner
of Pensions, for which position he is eminently
qualified.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

SMlTHS, No AGO Seventh street, is the best
~ place in town to buy Clothes, Furnishing
uoous, HAS, ana Caps feb 2S-Gm
The national Republican., 1861-03-16
THE INAUGURAL.

Copies of the inaugural address, in pamphlet
form, can be had at this Office. Price, fifty
cents per hundred.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

MARSHAL OF BALTIMoRE--The number Of
applicants for this position is somewhat on the
increase. William Z. Beale, of that city, ap
pears to have the inside track, however, he be-
ing backed by the great mass Of the Republi.
can party there.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

FOR RENT OR SALE,
TNHE two ive-story Brick Dwelling Houses,
l. situated on and adjoining the corner of
Fourth and d streets, east of the City Hall
Apply to JOSEPH FUGITT.
mar G-tf No. 90 Louisiana avenue.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16

Rev. DR.. Ratfles, of Liverpool, has entered
upon the fftieth year Of his pastoral labors in
connection with the Great George street Chapel.
The national Republican., 1861-03-16
BOARD,

FOR RENT,
A TWO-STORY Brick House, No. 327 G
IA street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, containing seven rooms. Possession
given Immediately. Apply at this Office.
dec 90
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agricultural.
GROOMING A HORSE

&c W hat do you give your horses to keep
them in such fine condition 20 asked n Young
farmer Of his neighbor, whose team of bays
were the pride Of their owner, and the ad-
mration Of the village. Goats. carrots, and
plenty Of BRUSH" was the reply. There is
little need of insisting on the necessity Of
good food, and plenty of it, to have horse
remain vigorous. Every one knows that
bone, and sncw, and muscle, are manuiac-
tured from hay, oats, corn, &C., and that the
raw material must be supplied to produce
the strong limb, elastic step, noble spirit,
which makes fine horse the universal
favorite he is. But the important part wl,ich
the skin bears IN the animal economy, and
the necessity Of properly cleansing and keep
ing it in healthy condition are not fully appre-
ciated.
Rough, staring coats, grease or scratch
es,' Inllammations, ard whole catalogue of
diseases, find their origin in the neglect of
proper grooming. The skin of the horse,
like that of other animals, not only affords
protection to the parts within, but by the
pores affords an outlet to n large part Of the
waste Of the body. Currying and brushing
should not be done in the stable; the dust
ard scurt will be scatter in the Manager to
mix with the horse feed, beside Keeping the
stable uncleanly. Take the animal into the
open air, tie him securely. and handle him
go gently that he will enjoy rather than
dread, the application of the comb and
brush
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AS gave reverse to the servants of His will,
as chhstisement for mrsdreds and as pnrifica-
ton OF their motives and means, vet lie has
not toIsaken His own cause. and present sue
cess will only make the final punishment
more fearful to the maniacs, who lead the
African slave and the Indian savage against
their own brothers,"
NIth the sound Of these words faith and
hope returned into my heart and after had
scanned the inhuman allies of Southern
orothcr-love lurking over the thcater of car
mage, saw the broken Northern ranks rally
again their numbers ,ecomplete and mntl
ply. Then once more the clouds denser and
dcnser, pregnant with another still heavier
tempest rose, and obstructcd my sight; new
doubts and questions rose in my soul, but
The same voice answered my thoughts =
Halt. no further shall human eve penc-
trate the veil. which the Lord has suspended
over His plans" and-I awoke.
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Communication.
For Tile Cecil Uhio.
A V isiON.


Mourn cul,v musing over fla ,l;oh.oa ,,;,.
of our country, | felt myself dr,,wsy ,ra -
mysterious power see,usd ia c.rry ,,o ,,,
wards. until rocking upon the soft ui,lnw &c
cool summer cloud saw in ,ransn,rcr,
and lucid co,ors the blight and the drir, If
the Two wa,fu,ing sections North and South
| saw an unharmonoas fermentation within
the region. which. once Gods favor;to oordon
and mans Eldorado, is pow ou;ye,inp undrr
the elccl touch of discard. Onlv n, tha
two extreme edges could discover climate
differences chilling or soaring narrow st,;,o
bu: perceived them to decline so rradnauy,
and to blend SO ,ho,ouyhlv tb.t ,ooa,a,;a
betrayed no boundary line. wh,lsr noi,hsr
mountain nor stream. neither fnrest NOR
desert, assisted my eve IN tracing tho mark
which sewers ties of hro,b.rhon1 ana on,c
asunder the sympathies of KIN and kindred
Yet | saw the South ir.tov;cot.d ,,h ~,
leludng narcotic Of Revnl finn onI ,lo
North warlike in concions now.r Lanoo ~.
the victims of morbid excitement alwav,
deceive themselves hut he,,,v ,ha ,,r,l, -,
others, heard The dreamers helin e,ch n,l ~
and their own couci.nce hr olo,l,,,, - ''''l'
Justice. vet unwittinrlv nnfnld;n, r. ~,
world thcir bold rebellion and tha,r c,iv,;n WY
reud against holy r,pht ,r ,r,nl.;na n'i;,",
saw Northern sobrirtv and viaor d,.n" ",ns
belief TO the plea. ,tat M, III. 1,ovo, r", 'ns
but the rulers are offensive and nnhoa1;nn
the compass of the social doctrine. Of wh,"1
the lofty prophet is tho oxnnrom, ,yho t f'r,
told the irrepressibIe con Az, and "m' , '',
the chair on the rinht bond Of ,ba i'p';aI
Magistrate in his ,rnnh,;n va s ,ne o"'.'
repeat, saw the Nnr,bnr, ra.sas w
and pushing impa,ien,lv ,h,;r .Ia,r o,d e on'5,
leaders: whilst the Srn,ba,, ot;,c. e e Wv,
mpulslve had not snId,,n - '|aa', Nv" "''s'
their followers to their d,fa"nn .' o,a a'' ~ ~"
whispered IN my car .. ,,o, no,,,h ,ar 10y :,
Then again looked and saw dark g." .no,
upon the sunny South bursi,n, !, unwo, cn p's
labor. now s,oup,nr ,,ndar ,h H. c .'
lash, now eagerly 6e.rk ~ 49, ,ha W ,ne
mon noise around il md nnoo W ,me "1 h..l
the drcamers mu,tcrinr ;,I,.,;,a,,,. "t,,
faithful love and thant FIJI , r"nn". "Do 1r
towards their kind masters whn', ~, so"i,''
in their uneasy eve, The n,'vnnos ."i 'ih'a
heavy step betrayal tho sonno, e" H., H. ."s.'
atom of leayen m,rbt fan ,n,o ~ ~. 'Is "'
felt burning atmosnhnro nond;n, '' a,.!.
lice swamps and co,ton e,ffl. WV"
African masmas rose nm +, INV .;,, say, "a ,,h
alarmed, turned nv si.bt . 1y nl u"'
behold. healthy brcezs b7aa,l, IT,
North cooled my glowing checks and attrac, f."
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From the Germantown Telegraph !

Mr.. PRINTER declare unceasin~ war
against weeds; cleanse your lands thorough
~, no matter what the labor or expense
and keep them cleansed. Few are aware
how much nutrlment they abstract from the
soil. When the corn, or wheat. or potato
crop fails TO realise our expectations, we
vent bitter invcctives against the soil or The
season, or the seed, overlooking the fact that
the weeds have been silently yet sturdily at
work in pllaging from the treasury whence
alone the aliment necessary to their Develop
ment can be derived. five must cultivate
weeds, let us. by all means appropriate to
them certain prescribed portion Of our
soil, and keep them there. But the man
who should do this, would be regarded as
insane, while he who permits them to over
run and strangle his corn and other valuable
crops, is regarded as anything but 4 tit sub
jcct for straight waistcoat.
Every inch Of your enclosed lands should
be turned to proiit,-made to produce some
thing OF value. Therefore. remove al tho
siumps, stones and bushes that encumbsreth
them. August is the best month for the
destruction Of briars, bushes, &C.; but weeds
stones and stun ps should be attacked at all
uMeS. A VERY OLD FARMER.
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Cbe Oonsekeeper

| Good for Pickiing Peaches and Peors-Pare
the fruit then add one half pound Of sugar
to every pound of fruit. Put them in Il lar
layer OF fruit and then q sprinkiing Of sugar,
and let them stand all night. To the Juice
thus expressed, add vinegar enough to cover
| them, cook short time, and they arc done
Spice as you please l learn from German
lady Gan excellent honsckceper,) that piece
Of horse ralish root put into the jar with any
! kind of pickles, will prevent any scum from
rising. We have only try it to prove it.
Vatomel9n Pichles-Ten pounds of water
melon rnds boiled in pure water until they
are tender; drain the water OIL. then make u
| syrup Of two pounds Of sugar. one quart of
vinegar, half an ounce of cloves, one ounce
| of cinnamon. The syrup to he boiled and
poured over the melon rinds boiling hot
Drain the syrup off and Ia, it come to boil,
| and pour it over the melon three days in
succession. The rinds prepared in this way
| far surpasses any pickle l ever tasted. 1t
will keep from one year to another.
Tomato and Onion Pickles-To one quart
of vinegar, add half n pound of brown sugar,
half an once of cloves, and one ounce of Gin
namon binds. Select small onions, boil in
the vinegar three minutes, skim them out:
when cool. lay them down in a crock first a
layer o onions, and then tomatoes, (the small
plum tomato is the best.) and when til.
vinegar is cool pour it over them, and set in
cool place.
Picked Cncumhers. Wash and cover them
with cloth turn them over weak brine,
boiling hot; cover closely. Let them remain
few days, then rinse the brine from them,
and remove to cold vinegar, with horse radish
and spices to TASTE keep covered closely.
Ripe Tomaioes.-Pick them before ripe
enough to be soft wash and prick them
make a brine so strong it Will not dissolve
all Of the salt boil and skim, and when cold
pour it on the tomatoes. Let them stand
eight days, pour of, and put on a weak
vinegar, which let remain the same length of
time. then remove, put on strsng vinegar,
and whatever spices suit your taste tie up
and put away. fou will have nice pickles,
and those that will keep.
Green Tomafocs.- Take tomatoes after thew
have grown to their full size, and slice them
thin scald them an instant in sailed water;
then lay them in a jar with vinegar, cloves
and cinnamon.
Potato Cuaard.-Ten potatoes boiled soft,
SIX or eight eggs, sugar to your taste, ono
cup OF milk, quarter Of pound of butter,
essence OF lemon, brandy and wine 10 var
taste.
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Gle Cecil ll)5io.
ELKTON. AUGUST 3. 1861.
Plain Arguments.

The infamous falsehood about the
Government attempting, Or wishing, to
subjugate portion of the country has
been so cffectually refutcd right here
before our eyes, that we can't see bow
any but a naturnal born fool can ever
again advance it as an argument In this
county. When Tench Tilghman and his
brlgands were making preparations to
invade the Eastern Shore, and march in
upon us and destroy our Railroad and
Canal, the Government sent troops to
protect thcr,, and to defend us from the
depredations Of the miserable gang of
indicators, both foreign and domestic,
who were plotting our ruin. And what
was the consequence? We're we insulted
abused, and subiugated2 Was our pro-
perty injured or taken from US? The
most brazcn Seccssionist in the county
hasn't the impudence to say, yes, to these
queries. The very men who had gone
about talking treason and attempting to
overthrow the Government were equally
protected with loyal citizens who had
ever been faithful to it !; and as long as
the aid Of soldiers was needed VIC had it,
and no law-abiding man was in any way
molestc1. These are fixed and stubborn
facts within the knowledge of every one,
and to attempt to gainsay them is useless.
They cannot be blottcd out, and the man
who resides in this county, and is in
favor of subverting the Government
founded by our fathers, and erecting
upon its ruins the Oligarchy of jeff
Davis, must have very weak head, or
a very base heart.
Men of Cecil Peace and order reign
every where within the borders of your
county, and while you are to-day quietly
pursuing yonr accustomed avocations in
security, you have only to cast your
eyes Southwark, where all is anarchy
and war, to be convinced of the folly and
wlckedness of secession, and of the wisdom
and bcnelccnce Of your own Government.
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fDor Alattcrs.
A VIEW OF MANASSAS,

by nature, the position is one Of the stron-
geSt that could have been found in the whole
State. About half way between the eastern
spur of the Blue Ridge and the Potomac
below Alexandria. ii commands the whole
country between so perfectly that there
is scarcely q possibility of its being turned.
Inc right wing stretches off towards the
headwaters Of the Occoquon, through wood.
ed country, which is easily made impossible
by the telling of trees The left is rolling
table land, EARLY commanded from the sue.
cessive elevations, till you reach a country so
rough and so rugged that it is a d, Tense to
itself The key to the whole position, in
Tact. is precisely that point which General
Beaurcgard choose for his centre, and which
he has fortified so strongly that, in the opin-
ION ct military men, 1000 men could there
hold 10000 atbay.
The position, in fact, is fortified in part by
nature herself 1t is succession of hills,
nearly cquidisiant from each other, in front
OF winch Is ravinc 80 deep and so thlckly
wooded that 1t is impossible only at two
points, and those through gorgcs which fifty
men can defend against whole army
VI The Qualifications superaddvd here bv
Gen. Brau'cgard to those of nature the gem
eral reader. will have sufficiently precise
idea OF by concerning line of forts some two
miles IN extent. zig.zag in form, with angles.
saiantS, oaSlions, easements and everything
that properly belongs to works Of this kind.
The strength and advantages of this position
at Manassas are very much increased by the
fact that fourteen miles farther on is position
OF similar formation, while the country
between is admirably adapted to the subsi,-
sence and ntrcnchment of troops in numbers
as large as they can easily be manmuvrrd on
the real battle field. Water is good ard
abundant; forage such as is everywhere
found in the farming districts of Virginia,
and the communication with all parts of the
country.
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About Fools.

If that much-ta lked-of parsonage, the
Fool-killer, should come along some fine
morning and perform his duty faithfully,
the slaughter he would make would be
terrible; for no country has certainly
ever been afflicted with fools as is our
own at the present time. Ever since
the Secession mania broke out, their num-
Der appears to have been increasing
until they have become almost as plenty
as grasshoppers in harvest. We do not
say that all seccssionsts are fools, but
most assurcdly all fools are secessionists,
and we are compelled almost hourly to
listen to diatribes about "Southcrn
Rights" "Subjugation," "Coercion :"
and the other senscless, but stereotyped
topics that constitute the political stock
in trade of JEFF. Davis and his motley
crowd. People who have heretofore
passed for sensible enough folks, stomach
messcs of the sheerest nonsense, and
bclch ont twaddle and treason with such
astonishing fucncy that it is almost
impossible to prevent it being crammcd
down ones throat willy nilly. Women
and boys even, talk fippantly of matters
about which they are as ignorant as they
are of the diffcrential calculus, or the
suns parallax aud there is no telling
where the thing will end, unless it is
speedily checked. 1.-THE insidious mania
is suffered 70 run its unmocstcd course.
centuries will not oblitcratc from the
body polite its blighting and loathsome
scars. 1t must be arrested and as des-
pcrate diseases require desperate reme-
dies, VIC know of no better plan to bring
about the desired effect, and to arrest it
speedily, than to adopt, with a slight
modification, the advice of the freshman
in shindy, Whenever you see FOOLS
head, hit it,"
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WHOLE No. f.0ii

big fellow Of one of the Maine regiments
rushed up to him. threw down his own gun
and clasped the officer round the body.
His sword then dropped from his grasp.
and he sank upon the ground. The first
words he said were, " What fools You Yam
KEGS are, to attack US with such q handful of
men, Why" replied his captors. how
many have you got z" !. There are 90 900
men on the field" he replied. 'besi!cs-."
Here his strength failed he sighed heavily {:
the blood gnshed from his side in a torrent:
he called out in a faint tone Emma. Emma. :"
repeating the name twice. stretched out his
limbs. and expired lie was very hand
some man, about thirty-fve years of age.