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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01
ole anion &yournal.
Riddeford, Me-, February ], 1891.

~ Advertisers are particularly request
ed 10 land in their advertisements as early In the
week Is possible. In order to secure their inser-
tlou they must DO received by WednesdaYnoon.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01

Coz. Hicks Informs Gen. Scott ofd Plot "a
Ssi.s the CGpital-Pioi 10 .dssdssinah Gen.
Scott.
Governor Hicks has informed General Scott
of the discovery OF plot to seine the capital.
Five thousand Mimic rifles were received In
Washington ON Tuesday.
The President has countermanded the order
for the Brooklyn to enter the harbor Of Pensa.
cola.
A plot to assassinate Gen. Scott has been
discovered.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01

New ORLEANS, Jan. d. The Marine Hospital
affair Is satisfactorily arranged; the barrack
are retained. See my letter Of 2ist."
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turning the sick out Of the Hospitals; II he re-
fuses TO interfere, have them removed under the
care OF the resident surgeon. Do all In your
power to provide for their comfort"
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Private accounts state that Hon. Alexander
II. Stephens will be pressed for President Of the
Southern Confederacy, to conciliate tho con-
seryatiyes.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01
State Legislature.

Nothing Of importancc to this section has
been done in either branch Of our Legislature
since our last.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01
Por the Union and Journa

The friends of Temperance in this city had
quite a. jubilee, last week, when Hewlett, the
famous temperance lecturer, was here and lee
tured two nights in Union Hall on this most
interesting theme. Wednesday night the hall
was crowded, and not merely crowded. but
paeked-seats, aisles, rear Of the hall, all occu-
pied-and not merely full but running orer.
as the look of" hopeless despair" Of ever get.
ting anything like position in the hall, de-
picted ON many faces turned toicard the street,
plainly evinced. Hewlett began. He told his
stories, piled the weapons Of his satire, brought
forward his arguments, and pleaded manfully
and touchingly for the drunkard. Welaughed,
and then, some Of US at least, felt the tears
gathering in our eyes /; and after we had heard
him, We felt like initiating Oliver Twist, and
asking for "more." Hewlett has proved him
self to be one of the finest temperance speakers
in the land. Those who heard him will be very
glad to know that the Temperance Association
purpose to listen to him again at an carly day,
probably some time next week or the week af-
ter. Seasonable notice will be given of the lee
ture.
The last meeting Of the Temperance Assoca-
ton was at the yestry of the Calvinist Baptist
church, and we certainly enjoyed that pleas
ant. social gathering. Come to the Tempe
rance meetings IL you wish to pass an evening,
now and then. agreeably. The next meeting
will be week from Monday night, at the Free
Will Baptist Vestry. X.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01

Totals sj,oi7 0cD $40 1929
The PensacolaGalette gives the following list
OF Florida forts, with the number OF men that
they each require for war garrison ; also the
number Of guns that each should have when
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01

II There wei, over one hundred bids for
the government Ian Of $4,000. 900.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01
The Brooklya on a Peaceful Mission.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. II Is now stated here
that the mission Of the Brooklyn to Pensacola
Is one Of peace, and that she has gone to inter-
cent vessels previously ordered there.
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H'iihdraral qf.Mr. Lrer'on from the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Mr. lverson OF Geor-
Cia withdrew from the Senate this morning.
In his remarks, he alluded to the early forma-
ton OF new provisional government in the
South. PEhLEf'
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New York, Jan 29-Thc Washington cores
pondent OF the Tribune says that arrangements
are being made for the protection OF the city
and to secure It against hostile attacks from
conspiracy within and invasion without.
Il Is stated that the vote In the Texas conyen-
ton will not exceed one third the vote OF the
State.
The Times Washington correspondent says
that tho committee on the Presidents special
message Is about to report bills placing. Mt the
disposal OF the Executive all necessary force To
maintain the government and the execution oil
the laws.
A dispatch to the Herald says that Senator
MALLORY, who Is ut Pensacola, has telegraphed
TO Senator Bigler that there are 100 men on
the ground ready TO resist the reinforcement oil
Port Pickcns. II the Brooklyn should attempt
to relieve the fort bloody fight will fol-
low.
The Worlds dispatch says that so many
military companies are arriving In Washington
that Il Is impossible TO find quarters for them,
and application has been male to the Mayor
for the use Of the basement Of the City Hall.
The Tribune has positive information that Q
compromise, on the basis Of Mr.. Crittendens
resolutions, Is sure to be carried In Congress
this week or next, provided that avery few
more Republicans can be got to enlist In the
enterprise.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27.-Nlessrs. Waddell, Majors
Jane, and others, representatives of their dit
fercnt firms, have made an assignment to secure
their homes and endorsers. Their assets
amount to 81 SOC, 900; liabilities unknown
Majors has given up every thing, including his
household furniture.
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The Hospiial Outrage at Nep Orieans-Ld
Ter from Secretary Dir.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. Mr.. Hatch, the Coz
,ector at New Orleans, wrote TO Mr.. DIE, Seo-
rotary Of the Treasury, on the l4th, no,iiSIns
him that the barracks below the city hsd o 81
taken possession Of by the State troops, ~.
inyslias n necesssry At an early day, and With
due regard to economy. Mr.. DiK replied ~
telegraph 9Th as follows: APpy ns
Governor Of Louisiana TO revoke ~, order ana
rrmonstrsts Min him On the inhumanisy Of
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18

THk Two ARMIEs-Hos the North tie
Adraniage.-After reading the blatant
vaporings of the New York Times, FRI
bune and Herald, about the overwhelming
numbers with which the South is. 20 be
conquered, it is quite refreshing to find in
paper published at Gotham, the plain
statement of facts appended. The New
York Daily News has the following stun
ner for the Black Republican contemporaries
bv which it is surrounded
Eow that war is apparently inevitable
between the citizens of the North and
those Of the South, enumerating the forces
at the disposal of both parties will become
every day work for the newspapers. Mi
litia and volunteers will, of course, form
nine-tenths Of the toops engaged, notwith-
sfanding the somewhat extraordinary
briskness with which recruiting for the
regular army has been going on of late.
On ibc Federal side, it is calculated that
75,6a9 mei can 1c readily mustered. This
is a small number whom we consider the
militia, which is registered as follows:
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We have carefully estimated the nttut-
ber of those men that would be available
for services outside these several States.
j 60, as stated, POI 100. Although nil
the figures given are the latest officially
received by the War Department, some
of them record the strength of the militia
twenty years ago. Vermont, for instance,
is put down in the Army Register, for
sGl. rs recorded in lS43, and it is nearly
thirty years since lndiaha's returns were
sent in, 20 that the grand aggregate must
be over 3,5OO,O00 by this time, and the
available force quite POI, 100, which is the
customary proporion0te estimate Of those
| figures. Had we counted tho available
material at the registered strength, it
would be 10000; hut this must necessa-
rily be below the mark. Now, let us
glance at the opposing army Kentucky
being almost pledged to cast her fortunes
with her sister States, We include the last
returns she made:
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18
For the Constitutional.
THEY ARE CON II.

lis the voice Of the clarion sounds Der the 1n,in
As it spreads from the shore and resounds DER
the plain;
IT'S call from .be battlefield, warriors be
brave,
Your homes to protect, and your honor to save.
Great God Of our fathcrsi what horror and woes
Must hll on the nation where brothers are foes,
II tlou save not, the house so divided most fall,
TloH hast spoken the sentence, Thou saviour
Of all.
Already our nation is covered with gore;
yc winds that blow softly DER ocean and shore,
No inore wait the war tones, no more Gl the sail.
TO speed on the war Acct by soft Southern gale.
Our hearts now are bleeding, orr hesrthstones
are dIcar
For the absence Of loved cues, to home oace so
dear;
The widow SIP loaiiins as inoans the lone dove,
When bcrcit Of hrr young round the nest Of her
love.
Thcy are gouc--if sc call them an echo replies
They are are sohe where the dart of tho enemy
flies,
Where tho arrows Of death are seated Ike rain
And the pale noon lobks down on tho heaps Of
the s,ir.
They are gone, for their country has called them
away,
They heard, and MS duteous sons they obey,
They have gone to the battlefield, God speed the
brave,
For the God of our armies alone He Csu save.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
A Paragraph for the Ladies'.

II is possible that some 81 our fail read
ers have decided aversion to that part
of their duty which falls under the patch
ing and darning deuouiuation--consider-
ing that "a rent may be the accident Of q
day, but "darn" is premedi,ated power
ty.' Bot il they only knew how pretty q
well executed piece-of-repairs looks. when
you see in its warp and wool the bright
threads Of economy, and Independence, and
womanly thrift, crossing and re-c-ossing
one another, they wouldlay aside embroid-
cries and crotchet work, occasionally, and
take up the mendihg basket, Especially
after periising tic following, written for
their edifcation
We rode 10 town the other day, when
the only occupants Of thee were ayouny
| gentleman and lovely girl Of we should
think, about eighteen. She was the pref
test, freshtst-looking girl one would want
to sac. There were no tell-table traces
of midnight parties and headachery Morn
ings in those peach-blossom cheeks and
clear bright eyes, and all the numberless
little items Of her dress were as fresh and
tt IN as she herself--from the pink bonnet
ting down to the neatly fitting gloves
and delicate gaiter-boots If we had been
IN old bachelor, or young one, either;
we should most certainly have fallen in
love with that girl, particularly after We
had discovered that she was as industrious
as pretty:
Aud how do you suppose We iouad II
out The handkerchief that lay in her
lap told US 80. The neat little darn, elab-
orately executed, in its corner, with it,
small white stitches and skillful handiwork.
had voice quite audible to our ears
Time, and patience, and wise economy
had been there. The gentleman sitting
opposite saw the little token, also; we mo-
ticed his eyes turned from the handker-
chief 20 the blooming face, and back to
the handkerchief again, and we knew per-
fectly well what he was thinking of--ths
good wife that young lady would Make
and how neat her husbands cravat and
stockings would be! Poor fellow, the
edges of his shirt bosom were a little fraysd.
and one or two buttons We're missing
whose detection the most skiIlful arrange
ment of his cravat-ends could not conceal.
Perhaps he had a wife who didn't believe
in mendipg and darning, or perhaps had
} none at all. However that may have been.
, his admiring eyes appreciated the darn on
that handkerchief more than If 1t had been
| the richest and most sight destroying en-
broidcry--not for whatit was, but for what
it betokencd.
Girls! don't shrink from mendng
, place as it it wore Il plague spot; the lon
: ger old things last, the better able you will
DO to have new ones by-and-bye. Sensible
people read your character in little things
e and nobody will think the worst Of you.--
whatever may be your wealth or station
in life, for the exercise of economy and
, thrift. A stitch in time saves nine. and
! sometimes it saves great deal more than
that
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18

Hcrt, too, we have been obliged 70 20
outside the limits of the Register" 1t
will, at first, strike the reader as absurd TO
allow 2Sl,OOO men as the available
trcngh of a nominal $4,000, when over
5000 coo are allowed tut POI, 100. This
apparent discrepancy arises altogether
| from two stubborn facts: in the first place,
| the militia Of any State Is not obIgcd TO
/ leave it. In the second place, the North
crn militia is al o"hside He limits n Me
seat of ,r0r, while that of the South Is
within it; so that, in reality, allowing
POI roo "a the movable army from the
North, Is going TO the last extent of proba-
bility, while putting the ,jrrtm SirengH
al mir o,rH 6,oyS Of the Southern forces
| it il making it as low rs it could be- made.
! Forts, ar5cualS and barracks have been
captured in every Southern State, and If
they are rctakcn, soldiers must march to
them, as matters Of this kind cannot be
done by proxy. The Federal trooper,
then, must trayrl-ihc southern one is on
the spot.
1t is easier to get $4,000 men together
for a field day ut home than 10000 to 60
hundreds Of miles The ambulance and
provisions which the North should procure
Tor 1000 men in the coming war, would
serve 10000 Of the Conicdcratcs. Be
sides, the South Carolinian army, which
we quote rs available, has already
force of that number und"r arms there
tore, our proportion II the quotation tc
scrviccahlc is NOT rvculrawn. II is no'u
raj TO suppose that Georgia, NJ 81 .sippi
Alabama. and the rest could do rs we'll n
South CaiDlin1. But then, observes ia,
arvulrr why net the Northern men hav,
ne MANY available men in proportion
For three good reasons: First, granting
that they could raise $4,000, instead q
25l,l 100, and that all who were required {
do so would willingly volunteer, the fore
kept at home. from motives of policy, Gus
tom and security, should not be less tina
10000. 50 that the available would be oul
100000. Secondly, neither North n'
South, nor any nation other than Franc
Russia and Austria, could send on Il lon
Journey pol, 100 men, and feed and suppl
it on the road and Mr.. Lincoln ben
pledged not to molust private property
or iorcibly take provisions from the poop
III the invaded States, his GovernmeI
could do it less than any other power
Thirdly, the North can nevcr raise 2Gl
100 men for outside fchling. Were 81
attacked at home, it Is more likely, rs ;
military men will see, that three million
could be brought into the field, than tn
2Gl, 100 could hc accumulated for Jou
te ncy.
re Those who argue that We are raisil
,s volunteers, aud not militia, gain nothn
Y by the point The volunteers and mili
., combined, are only the militia, in Gale
Of lative sense, for the militia Is pnt down
70 it's possible, not it, real strength. NJ
II York has $4,000 regular paradinS R'
tie The bclligcrent forces, then, are as I
nd lows, for the war "beiow Mason ard -
nd on's line:
North SLIGO South 2Slo
Wavcring Border States & TerJ 500
'r Let imaginative men thi":,& Of v
M with these figures h"::ore them.
Poctry and R',-,',fy-Tho Poetry
VI -
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18
THE DYING LOVER.

These swcetIy passionate verses are
from the New Orleans DcIla, to which
they uro said TO have been contributed by
a young man lying almost at the point Of
death;
Beloved behaved, my feet alone arr walknr
In quiet paths. which thou hist trod with me /;
hror uo more "a" music of thy talking
DoIsw"rp the ii.ll, where summer blossoms hc:
Green trees in bic. ny way, their prnJs abuv. me-
The uiyht-hnd diaw'th nearer with his s;ghs ,
But not human v"ic' has sad, II love thee &c
SAGE last | read loves story m thy eyes.
Oh shapes of evil walk the path hr,wc'n rs
My hrmt grows heavy with unspokcn fear;
Wa cen our truth h"-trong enough to screen us
! From letr ~ iruibl' n thou AT dear
! Death Angel ,.Iawcih ever nigh and higher
liiT hiss is ~ my brow the while sleep;
! f"' r'' Sc" Il martyrs path of fire
| tor thee, bc'ov'd, graveyard Where to w,"p.
And this, aims is all Ire gives Of crowning,
| wrath Of fame twincd out Of funeral flowers,
~ If somr shipwrrckd mariner while drowning,
Shouid gropr for gems in oceans coral bowers.
}rihuk the, love, of all the hopes chcTi, he'd,
| The dreams my future was to make 50 real;
| lH" household JOYS that, crushed to death haze
peli,hrd,
In nay niUl worship Of the vciIcd Ideal,
| And yet 1--we thoc-ncvcr will another
Say th"s" three words with such st.oug thrcbs
OF pain,
Such trms, ike those with which some stricken
! mother
Battles eyes which uc'cr may meet h.: own
again.
low" ti,"'.-t has been no idlr vision
Rising .'.r moonlight DER lifrs trou hl,8 -
I9J w 10 vn again TT cnrs Ei,siau-
Standing mong angels | shall ycarn for thee
And thou vii, breathe M name pcichancc, Will,
rhymng
The raIcl"-> tanci's of an idlrr's lines,
OR happy with the winds above thee chirliur
Their lonesome maIrh,S lhr,ust SONY gf0v" -
pines;
And when faircr head in dreams is lying
| Wh.rc MINI has stcd upon breast of thin"
From mt thu pat thou'lt hear = low voice sirhiug
"Ii,r living iovc will BE- less dear than mine
And thou wilt come -cmc'imcs when am sleep
ing.
And DER that place Of thoms wilt make tn,
moan,
And beneath the mold shall hear thy weeping
And pray !or thee beneath he rInurrn
stone.
Ny heart sha., b. whcrr'cr thy steps arc rowing
| Is passions conquer e, u tae troubled wayr-
Alas alas that crtl's best gift Of loving
Should BE- prayer, a trotlIpIight and gray,
p The following GOOD hnmorpd porrr
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18
Ecr51lc SL0,U .Sh00fcrs.-The Clarl

Fcraa1c Ho,p !Shootcrs.-fhe ClArks
Vile CTenn.l Chronicle says:
The young ladies' of the Clarksyill
Female academy, instead Of submitting +
be- taken m armS, as they ought to do, haY
IN their patriotic ardor, takcn mp INNS, an
are nov daily being instructed in the us
Of gun aud pistol. Some Of them, too "
are told, show remarkable aptitude
learn, and are already "crack shots an
they all say that, Il Glars willie shall eve
| be- invaded hy an Snem.', they will ,uf
ou. and Balt,e tor rs dricJ"a. Good
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18

Prcrptioa IF Forgcgy-A complete
prevention Of forgery by eilacing any hSure
or word in commercial or bank paper, has
been discovered Its effected by sleeping
the paper, at the time of its manufacture,
for few seconds in water solution OF
gallic acid. If any attempt is made to
rffacr what is written or printed upon II
nv the usual means Of chloride or oHalate
OF potash, black circle appears around
the writing which cannot be removed, and
so exposes the frauds.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18

Gen. !Scofi.-The Cincinnati Enquirer,
of the 4th, reports, on arthor'' - Of Hon.
Garret Davis, Of Kentucky, who had just
returned from Washington, that Gen. S""t Scot.
IS IN very "'''' ',.,,e state of health. which
would render it difficult for him 10 take
command Of the army in p"rS'n'
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18

IIo1C IN be IandS0mc.-lt is perfectly
natural for all women TO be handsome. IL
they are not so. the fault lies in their birth,
or in their training, or in both. We would
Therefore. respectfully mothers that
in raInnd. n ,rriod .Hu-' nod j. rrcoe-
nizcd. Their, gIls do not jump from ill.,
fancy to womanhood. They are not sent
from the cradle directly TO the drawing.
room, to dress, sit still, and look pretty
Durinv childhood, which extends through
4 period Of several years, they are plainly
and loosely dressed, aud allowed TO run
romp, aud play in the open air. They
take sunshine rs does the flower. They
are not loaded down, girded about, and op
pressed in every way, with countless frill'
and superintendent Aounces, 50 as TO b.
admired for their much clothing. Plain
simple food, free and varied exercise, ant
good mental culture during the whole pc
Rod Of childhood, are the secrets Of beautI
in after life
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18


EY' The New Orleans Delta tells the
following good 'uE" about the Massa-
clivsetts Regiment,
During the Mexican wor, the celebrated
Massachusetts, Regiment was stationed i'll
the neighborhood OF some of the Kentucky
troops. 1t was previous to the taking OF
Vera Cruz. Dumpsey Glass, a private
in the Kentucky Regiment, was wag,
but very troublesome, often drunk, and
spent most Of his time in tllSgnard house
Being visited one day by an officer who
knew him AZ his best, who said "IIallo,
Dumps, in the. guarl-house again =
Yes" said Dunpsy 1t pears to me !
spend most of my time in this ID Gala
h6osc; but if could ret out here, ] could
tel Gen. Scott how he could take. Vera
Cruz without firing single gum In
due time this remark reached the ears Of
the ommnndcr.in-C Chief, and he visited
the dTSsipatcd, but imprisoned engineer
Gen. Scott accosted Dumpsv, saying he
had been told he had plan to take Ner'
Cruz by stratagem, involving no loss o
life. YES" said Dumpsy, of you'll lie
me out, General, III disclose my plan
He was immediately released, when h
stepped up to the Generals ear, and wills
percd to him, to take the MassaChuseti
Regiment, aud place thcn in sigh
of Vera Cruz. and in less 'han two min
utcs Im ia they don't acdi it
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18

The PHYSICIAN Here is "A tribute.
well deserved. to profession TO which
society owes n vast debt:
No elias, Of men in the regular discharge
Of duty, incur danger more frequently than
the honest physician. There Is 40 type
of malignant maladi"s with which lac f'hI-
to become acquainted; no hospital -
crowded with con'agion that hc dare not
walk freely through is war, a His voca
ton is among the sick and&sing he !.
the familiar friend Of those who are sink
ing under infectious disease; and ho ncyr
shrink from the horror Of Observing !
under all It's aspects. " must do 50 viii
community; As he inhalos tho poisonc'
atm psrhcrc, he must cooliy reflect on th
medicine which may mitigate The suffer
ing- that he cannot remedy. Nay, aiir
death has cnsucd, he must search witt
his Hs,ccting knife, for its hidden caus'
| if 50 by multiplying his own porlIa b
IInav discover some alienation Tor the al
Fiction OF others And why j. tins 80
rarisc the physician is Indifferent to death
because ne j. steeled and hardened again'
the fcar of it Because he derpIa"a
pretculs to dc-piee it! by no mean
1t is his especial business To value life
to cherish the least Of animated eXlstcnc
And the habit of caring for the lives
his ieIew-men is far from leading him
an habitual Indifference TO his own. ii
physician rhnns every danger but such
the glory Of his profession commands Ia
20 defy.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18

A NONE REsP0NsE.-Tho Clinton
East Feliciana) PGhiot, ofthe 4th relates
lho following:
As the volunteers were moving of on
Monday at Port Hudson, a gentleman ap-
preached beautiful young lady who stood
watching their departure, through a profu-
sion of tears, aid said, "Good morning
Misa----. are You bidding farewell TO =
iover-who is il T. She turned her eyes
upon him and replied. "Who is my lover :
Every man in b!Ie shirt-yes, every
soldier in the command, from the gallant
captain TO the last name on his list, il my
lover, and craven upon my heart is their
every likeness, in images Of true and dar.
ing men-bold aud gallant defenders. Fot
p, CT lovers should rot weep Z"