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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-04-05
SUNDAY EVENING.


HoRrENsE DARLINo.-One Of my old rest
less longing fits has been on me oil the past
week, but l have fought as never fought
before against it.
And tonight, in the warmth and hush Of
my own little room, I have been reading
Christ's parallels. read the "prodigal
son" last, and 1t set me thinking about Ad-
Glide Conant, and have been wondering
If her father will ever sec her afar of, and
come SO joyously to meet her.
was reading literally, you sec. Hortcn'c,
for meant her earthly father. l suppose
ought to have thought Of God, and longed
for the poor girl and myself to be sheltered
in his love, but don't think Of such things
us you do, darling. But | wish l could.
Don'tyou think ever shall, dear Ilortensc? 4?
Adelaide and left the mills together last
night. After we had got out Of the yard we
turned and looked back. The lights in 80
many windows, making the darkness beyond
inky-the stream Of eager men and women
hurrying out of the open gates, coarse, laugh
ing, swearing.--and almost under the dcaien-
ing, Changing of the great factory bcll--we
clasped hands tight and wept bitterly for c
moment. In parting, she whispered "thank
you." wondered for what sho thanked
mo, for said nothing to comfort her, poor
girl.
To day went to the Episcopal Church
with her. You remember l told you her
face was that off alto singer. And she is.
She sung the g Laudamus," through, but /
feared not quite with her whole heart. She
did not attempt the miscretur." There
was no need, God knows. "Pity us!'
She has asked me to come to her room.
some night. wish you could be with us.
know she would unburden her full heart to
you. Every one does, you arc so gentle, 50
loving, so full Of pity always. But l.
no one loves me except home friends. Will
Adelaide ever?
To live truly is to live for Others, is It not,
dear sister =? went through the hospital
and Jail once with father. was weak and
faint when we came out into the crowded
street again, and every face saw for weeks
afterwards was either q Jail or an hospital
but Con was the architect instead of man.
Suffering or crime, one or tho other, seemed
mans destiny. And when l pointed to
those to whom misfortune came not, who
were rich and happy and gay, they told me
that rctribution followed them to the grave,
claimed them there. Those who had cs-
capped on earth were doubly pcnanced in the
hereafter. Andso lore was swallowed up by
justice. Retribution, retribution.
sadden you. Forgive me. Since i have
been writing, my wood has burned out in
my little Franklin stove, and left bed Of
Goals red as the winter sunsets. Don't you
remember how We used to sit on the hearth
and see cities and towers and armies in
the Goals? Good bye, darling. We will
sit on the hearth again when | come home,
and forget that we are grown women.
RuTH.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-04-05

Iwould not explain. Father commanded,
and refused. IF Bayard had no more con-
iidencc in mo he did not love me, said.
Then there were trouble and angry words,
and one dark day father and I stood white
and proud before each other. Again he
commanded and again l refused. had his
will he had the will Of iron. We were too
much alike to contend.
Hc stood up and folded his arms tight
across his breast. Adelaide Conant, will
you obey me?'
stood before him with my mouth closed
so firm that my lips bled.
Answer me, he thundered. in bass that
had never heard but once before.
grew more angry at the tone. Hc might
have used ittowards an obstinate child whom
he wished to subduo by frightening.
Never in that, sir, | answered.
Then, God help me, from this hour you
are naught to me, Adelaide Conant."
The old legal tone had come back to his
voice. With the old legal manner he rested
his hand on the mantel, looked Inc through
and through, taid "go" with his white
lips - then turned to his law books as
though his child did not stand there, dumb
with terror.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-04-05
JAxKs =. cLkAvEs.-..PRIsIER.
4oetrg.
A COMFORTER.
IrnOs THE Ese,lsnwoxAS's JOuRsALl

lEEOM TuE n sNNetaLl
VIII she come TO me little Enie-
VIII she come In my arms 10 rest,
And nestle her head on my shoulder,
While the sun goes down In the west
I and Efie will sit together
All alone In this great arm chalrI
IL u silly 10 mind u. darling.
When life Is 50 hard 10 bearl
No one comforts me Ike my Efne,
Just think that she does not try
Only lcoks with wistfal wonder,
Why. grown people should ever cry
whIls her little soft arms close tighter
Round my neck In their elinging hold
WE'LL must not cry ON your hair. dear,
For my tears might tarnish the gold.
lam tired Of trying TO rcal, deari
IL Is worse 10 talk and seem gayl
There are some kinds OF sorrow, Emle,
IL Is useless to thrust away.
Al, advice may be wise, my darling.
But one always knows II before'
And the reasoning down ones sorrow,
Seems ~ make one suffer the moro.
But my Efie won't reason. will shel
Or sndeavor TO understand
Only hold up her mouth 10 kiss me,
As she strokes my face with her hand.
If you break your plsy,hlng yourself, dear,
Don't you cry for Il all the same'
don't think ID Is such a cOmfort,
One has only ones self TO blame.
People say things cannot be helped, dear,
Bat, then. that u the reason Nhyi
For N things could be helped or altered,
one would never sit down TO cry.
They say. too. that tears are quite useless,
To undo. amend, or restore
When think AOW useless, my Efie,
Then my tears only fall the more.
All to-day I struggled against II,
But that does not make sorrow cease,
And now, dear, 10 Is such blessing
To be able TO cry In peace.
Though wise people would call that folly,
And remOnstrate with grave surprise
We won't mind what they say, Efe,
We never profsssed TO be wise.
But my comforter knows q lesson,
Wiser. truer than all the rest,
That 20 help and heal a sorrow,
Love aud silence are always the best.
weli-who Is my eomfOrterl-tell me!
Enie smiles but she will not speak,
or lock up through the long curlei laShes
That are shading her rosy cheek.
Is she thinking Of talking fishes,
The blue bird. or magical tree'
Perhaps am thinking. my darling.
Ot something that never can be.
You lOug-dOn't you, dear .-ior the genli
Who were slaves Of lamps and Of rings,
And III am sometimes afraid, dear,
lwant as impossible things.
Bat hark! thero Is nurse calling, Eniei
IL u bedtime, 80 run avayi
And must 90 back, or the others
VIII be wondering Why stay.
SO good nighcto my darling Efie,
Keep happy, sweetheart, and grow wise
There's one Mss for her golden tresses,
And two Tor her sleepy eyes. A. A. r.
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Judge Conant has come, dear sister. with
. face full of grief and love. lie was white
as spirit when he entered Addief room.
l saw him take her up in his strong arms,
and hold her with an iron grasp to his bosom.
Then he laid her back on the bed, and sobbed
over her until her hair was matted with bis
team.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-04-05

GARDEN HrNrs.-our gardeners know, or
ought to know, that peas can be planted
with safety as soon as the ground is fit to be
worked. They will come up even through
snow, should the ground not be frozen too
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-04-05

LII her with care"
Hortcnsc, 60 to tho organ-melodcon and
sing that, and will listen in spirit.
Christmas Eve we strayed into tho little
Catholic church at vespcrs. The very spirit
of devotion was there. In every bowed head,
in every halocd picture, in tho warmth, the
incense, the twilight Of tho wax tapcn, and
the soothing, Christ.likc music that came
from the hushed choir, wo read it. And
Adelaide, humblcd and tender, sought n
moon.lit corner, and threw herself on her
knees. Her blue hood had fallen back on
her shoulders, and her hair, escaping from
her net, lay back on her cloak, while her
face was upturncd and her hands clasped in
prayer.
Dear sister, hero is letter from Adelaide.
know it will interest you.
Ar HOME.
Rurn-DARLIYo Rurn: At home and hap.
py. / never knew what home was before.
You might write out my life, and caa it
"Pridc Conquered" for indeed that wicked,
willful pride that filed my foolish heart to
oycrnowing is all conquered.
You saw my father, and you will not won
der that love him with all my strength
You will only wonder that ! ever could have
left him so cruelty.
Dear Ruth, when you know all, do not
blame my father for saying those cruel words.
What man would not have said the same ?
But would all men have forgiven 50 fully, 80
freely, so tcndcrly?
was engaged to Bayard Christian few
weeks more and no would be mine and his.
Marriage was beautiful and holy to me, and
| longed for the coming vows, but not more
than Bayard did.
God only knows how loved Bayard Chris
tian. ! lost self-lost volition in him.
had cousin who had sought my hand.
offered him a sisters love, but he rejected
it in scorn.
Bayard watched him jealously.
One night mother, in her pride for me,
dressed me in my wedding dress, which was
just completed. 1t wasa heavy white velvet,
sent from Genoa by my uncle. 1t hung in
queenly folds, and fell to the floor bordered
in swans down, and there was swans down
across the bosom and the sleeves. Then
mother knotted my hair low down in my
neck with long string Of pearls.
She kissed me proudly and called me her
beautiful Adelaide, then sent me down t) the
library to let father SET.
The shade was on the lamp, making twi-
light in the room, and I thought 1t was faith
cr writing at the table. SO crept still
across the carpet and suddenly kneeled before
him, clasping my hands on his knees.
you are come to me. You loyeme God,
I thank thec,' and Cousin Richard caught
me in his arms, and held me in transport
of JOY to his heart.
Say it again, dearest Addie. You loyc
me, and are come to me-
Bayard Christian opened the door just in
season TO hear Richards passionate words,
and see mo folded in his arms.
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Iwrote two letters-ono to mother and
one to Bayard. l cast all the blame on
mother she had dressed me with her own
hands and sent me down. l told Bayard to
seek some one he could trust, for what was
love but perfect trust.
How left the house, how l got to l.,
I don't distinctly remember.
You know tho past, dearest friend. U!
Ruth, Ruth, | have learned terrible lesson.
But I can say now /" thy will bc DONE" l
know there is glorious womanhood before
me. God help me to bc true and faithful.
ADELAIDE CoSASr.
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This was the last Of tho letters, but bc-
meath them all found q marriage cut from
an old newspaper, and q little tress Of soft
dark hair, waving into gOld." as dear
aunt Ruth wrote.
"In this city, 10th inst, by Rev DR. Ham
lin, Bayard Christian to Adelaide Dunlap,
daughter Of Judge Conant' oil OF 'h" city.
what God hath Joined together, let no
man put asunder.'
Ihoped much Of this hour but she was
silent and sad all the way home.
Why do I seek to learn her secret1 why
not love and watch over her without the TO
ward Of her con6deucsr Isuspeos IL IL sell
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-04-05

BIDDEFORD MORNING, APRIL

scorn, of contempt, Of all that is maddenins'
And besides the heart within is hopeless
despairing. broken, and loathes the world
And the river flows by with open bosom.
stake her up tenderly,
lin her with cafau
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-03

New MEXICO AND THE New YORK TRIBUNE
vent the admission of New Mexico into the
Union as measure of compromise, has been
saying some hard things of the people of that
Territory, which were reiterated in Congress
by Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, and Messrs. Wash
burne and Tappan in the minority report of
the Committee of Thirty three. The delegate
in Congress from New Mexico, Mr. M. A. Otero,
has replied to the 7riJame's article in lengthy
letter, which appears in Washington paper,
denying all the assertions of our contemporary,
and stigmatizing them as false and malevolent.
The leading charges against New Mexico
were that an attempt is being made there to
establish slavery by ''the scum Of Southern ras-
caldom, driven out of California by the San
Francisco Vigilance Committee" who are now
lodged in Arizona; that the federal Offices in
the Territory are filed with pro-slavery propa-
gandists; and that the people Of the Territory
are hybrid race of Spanish and Indian origin,
Ignorant, degraded, demoralized and priest
ridden" To all and every of these assertions
Mr.. Otero gives an unqualified denial. He says,
in yer to the first charge, that these victims
of the Vigilance Committee were call from the
North, and mostly citizens of New York. The
interesting catalogue consists of Billy MulHgan,
Reub Maloney, Charley Duane, Dan Aldrich,
Casey, Cora, Yankee Sullivan and others, all
Of whom were Northern men, and addicted TO
the practice Of shoulder hitting and ballos box
stuffiDg. They have never set foot in New
Mexico, but are enjoying the association and
pleasures Of congenial spirits in the city which
is honored with the prescncs Of Horace Gree
ley" To the second charge he replies that in
the appointment Of federal officers he took the
initiative himself, and that not one Of them was
selected for his pro.slavery opinions; and hat
with the exception Of a few army officers,
no one in New Mexico holds slave.
To the assertion that the people whom
be (Mr. Otero) represents are hybrid
race, ignorant and priestridden, he opposes
The statement that the conquered Indian raoe
holds itself entirely apart from those Of Spanish
blood, lives In different villages, has different
social status, and never intermarries with the
Spaniards He avows that the New Mexican
people possess as firmly organized mora
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structure a. any people on the face OF the
earth; and in regard to their being priestrid-
den, he advises the editor Of the Tribsne to
administer rebuke to the unholy fanaticism
which, Sabbath after Sabbath, desecrates the
pulpit of the North by inculcations Of resist
ance to the laws of the land, Of treason against
the constitution Of the United States, Of war
upon the peace, prosperity and happiness Of
our imperilled country, Let him turn the
battery of his press" he says, upon the insane
rawlings of pretended ministers of the Gospel
throughout New England and New York, and
be may then rebuke the priestcraft of New
Mexico" And with this piece OF excellent ad-
vice the delegate from New Mexico dismisses
the Hon. Massa Greeley.
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The proportion of the Puritan element in sub
sequent migrations from Europe was compare
lively small AT the census Immediately after
the formation of tho Union the population of
Virginia was double that of Massachusetts,, and
nearly a. great as that of the whole of tho New
England States. The population of Virginia
was TAI ,6l0; that Of all the New England
States was only 827, 443. The population of all
the other States was 2,513,63s. The popula-
ton Of New England was therefore only one
fourth of the whole. SO untrue is it that Puri-
tanism preponderated either in population
religion or intellect, or that 1t controlled
the destinies of the country at the forma-
zion Of the government. The immense emigra-
ton of recent years has been chiefly Irish
and German, far remote from Puritanical
fanaticism. The population of New England
today bears still smaller proportion to that
OF the other States than il did at the timo Of
the Revolution, and the Purtanical element in
the whole country is far smaller than il was at
tho census of 1870. Far be it from us to
deny that men of genius, able statesmen,
scholars and distinguished patriots have been
among the sons Of the old Bay State and at
this day, in spite Of their education, some Of
the most liberal minds in the country are to be
found within her pale. But ii must not be for
gotten that Massachusetts, first started the fatal
idea of secession, which has been initiated by
South Carolina nor can it be denied by any
impartial observer that Massachusetts, has
always arrogated too much credit to herself
The idea of a confcdcratcd republic did not
spring from the Puritans, but from the united
Provinces Of the Netherlands, who threw OF
the yoke OF Spain; and the Hollanders Dor
rowed II from tho medieval considerations of
Italian republics, who derived II from ancient
Pagan Greece, the inventor Of liberty and OF
arts. SO little has tho Christian religion Of any
sect and least of all Puritanism, 10 do with the
great charter Of American freedom which Mr.
Beecher tells us Is the sum of his "pure and
undeflled religion" If there is any one ele-
mcnt of nationality in our constitution more
than another IL Is that of the Dutch. As for
the Puritans, they were not able to squeeze .
particle Of their sectarianism into the catholic
and Codlike instrument
In regard TO slavery, Mr.. Beeoher
conveys a totally false idea when he
represents Massachusetts, as having started
q civilization with free bbor, and Virginia o
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Too LATE IN THE DAY.-The Washington cor
respondents tell us that the Senate Chamber
presented very impressive scene the other
day, when the monster petition in favor of con-
ciliati0n and compromise was brought in by
Mr. Seward, who was kind enough to allude in
the most fattering terms to eminent mer-
chants, bankers, publishers, &C., of New York,
who took the trouble to go all the way to
Washington in the hope that their mere per-
onal appearance at the Capitol would be suf-
fcient to bring about settlement of the pend
ing question and restore peace to the country.
This is all mistake, and the distinguished citi-
zens of New York made their tedious journey
for nothing. Mr.. Seward is undoubtedly very
great man, but hardly equal to the present
emergency; the Chamber of Commerce is most
important institution, but there are some things
beyond its reach; the eminent merchants, bank
ers, printers and SO on are very worthy and
influential people in their proper spheres, and
of very small Importance out of them. Their
errand was a bootless one, because things have
gone too far; the secession fever has become SO
widely spread and SO deeply seated that the
present administration and Congress can do
nothing to abate its violence. Had a compro-
mise been offered at the beginning of the ses-
sion it might have been acceptable, but now
things are in such position that the Union
can only be restored by direct appeal to the
people. 1t is altogether too late In the day for
fine speeches and monster petitions.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-03

ECONOMY WITH VENGEANcE.-Among other
fine things which were to result from the cleo
ton Of black republican President, according
to the leaders of the party, was the introduc-
ton of system Of rigid economy into the ad-
ministration Of public affairs. By way of illus
trating this idea, we presume, Mr.. Sherman, Of
Ohio, has introduced bill authorizing the
President to borrow twenty-five millions of dol
lars Mr.. Sherman said that this money would
soon be wanted, and that the bill should he
passed Immediately. This is what we cali
economy with vengeance. Before the domi-
nant party has come into power its leader asks
for twenty-five millions of dollars as begin
ming Is this intended as war loan, or only
as the first inttalment wherewith the mouths OF
the more rapacious of the spoils seekers are to
be stopped.
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elect to join her fortunes with the Southern
coDfederacy, fully assured that as she leads all
the border slave States will follow. Thus in
deciding for the union of the fifteen slave States,
Virginia will at once decree a Southern con-
federacy, powerful alike to dictate or conquer
peace at bone, and to command respect
abroad; confederacy Astounding in all the re-
sources essential to great nation. and to a
prosperous people under a cheap government
We expect then, that Virginia will secede, that
the other border slave States will follow her,
including Maryland, and 1t is quite possible
that all this may yet be done before the close
Of the first month Of Mr.. Lincoln's administra-
ton.
And here we come to the special point Of
danger-we mean the danger Of terrible
civil war. Virginia leading the way, 1t is pos
sible that Maryland may be hurried with revo-
lutionary abruptness into the same alternative
of secession; and this, too, in the interval to
the 4,h Of March. In this event, there can be
little doubt Of the precipitation Of q body Of
ten, fifteen or twenty thousand men from Vir-
einia and Maryland upon the city Of Washing
'OU, duu Wbue enVu ACyuuu 1lio ooutNoAA
coup dftat for the occupation, de Jfacto, Of the
government Of the United States, we can only
discover in the darkening horizon the bloody
encounter of hostile armies, fierce lombard
ments, and the ascending smoke and flames
from towns and cities, North and South, wasted
by fire and sword.
Such is the entertainment to which, in de-
fault of a compromise for union and peace,
The incoming administration is invited. But
how are we to escape this dreadful alternative
of war, if it is now too late to hope for a
Union-saving compromise! We answer chat
though it may be too late to restore the Union,
il is not too late to save us from the horrors Of
civil war. If the Union is hopelessly di-
vided, as we believe it to be, let the North
and the South agree to part in peace,
like brethren who cannot and will not
live together peaceably under the same
roof. Accordingly we urge upon this border
State Conference at Washington the paramount
duty of suggesting the ways and means of the
peaceable recognition of Southern confedera-
cy as the only escape from general and ruin
GUS war.
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NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
NOMINATION FOB UNITED STATES SENATOR.

The Excitement ON the Senatorial Ques.
tton-Guests Holding n Lcvee-Weed ON
the Anxious Seat-Hoxie Looking after
the CollectorshiP-Actions OF the senate
ON the Commissioners 10 Washington.
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