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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-07
From the Atlantic Monthly, for December
UNION AND LIBERTY.

Flag of the heroes who left US their glory,
Borne through their battle fields thunder and
flame,
Blazoned in song and illumined in story,
Wave DER US all who inherit their fame !
Up with our banner bright,
Sprinkled with starry light,
Spread it fair emblems from mountain to
Shore,
While through the sounding sky
.#f Loud rings the nations cry
UNION AND LIBERTY! ONE EvERMoRE
Light of our armament, guide of our Nation,
Pride of her children, and honored afar,
Let the wide beams of thy full constellation 81
Scatter each cloud that would darken star
Up with our banner bright, etc.
Empire unsupported what foe shall assail thee
Bearing the standard of Liberty's van
Think not the God of thy fathers shall fail thee,
Striving with men for the birthright of man
r Up with our banner bright, etc.
Yet if, by madness and treachery blighted,
Dawns the dark hour when the sword thou
must draw,
Then with the arms of our millions united,
Smite the bold traitors to Freedom and Lawi
Up with our banner bright, etc.
Lord of the universe shield us and guide US,
Trusting Thee always. through shadow and
sun. ..sEf .-... -st. ~ - a
Thou hast united us : who shall divide us
Keep u.s. 0 keep US the MANY IN ONE O. e s.4a
Up with cur banner bright,
sSprinkled with starry light.
Spread its fair emblcms from mountain tC
shore,
fCE.9 While through the sounding sky 3os
Loud rings the Nations cry
UNION AND LIBERTY! ONE EvERMoRE!
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take place in the management of the Illi-
nois Central Railroad as its Vice President
and Chief Engineer. After years of work
upon that road he became General Superin-
tendent of the Ohio aad Mississippi line
He was acting on that post when the rebel
lion broke out. Gov. Curtin. of Pennsyi-
vania applied to him to undertake the organi-
cation of the volunteer forces of that State;
but1he had previously accepted similar
offer from Ohio. In the assembling of the
forces of the Ilatter State, and in placing
them upon an efficient war footing, be exib-
hibited so much of the determination and
originality which had characterized his
former services in Mexico. that he was
appointed Major Genera in the q. 8. Army.
which included Ohio and Western Virginia.
Since that time his record is not history
It is tie presssst.sss sgalsl sgst 7o sgasse -,
Gen. Nc GILLIAN married within, the last
two or three years. the daughter of Captain
Marcy under whom he made his Red River
exploration. .sus9g g 81
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THE ROMANCE OF WAR.
How Capt. Wilkes got Even with J ohm
SIidells

The Brooklyn Times is responsible for
the following -: "a
"Capt. Wilkes. the bold and response
bility-assuming commander of the San ia
einto, who caused a gun to be fred across
the bows of the British steamer Trent.
brought her to and relieved her of Massrs.
Mason and Slidell. and their Secretaries. is
now about Sc years of age. Consequently,
as Jack Bunsby would say, he was once
younger than he is now. Though every
inch sailor, and not often given to the
melting mood, the blind god once succeed
ed IN sending cne of his shafts clear through
bis. rough sou'wester, which found lodg7
mept in his honest heart. The bow from
which the shaft was sped was, hung in the
eyes of q fair girl, and straightway the jolly
tar fell over ears in love- He prosecuted
his suit with vigor. The girl was "a lass
who loved sailor'-and SO smiled upon
him. and consented to become his wife.
But the young sailor had rival in the son
of respectable tallow chandler, called Sill
dell, and young Slidell feeling considerably
cut up by being cut out, refused to accept
the mitten, but not having spunk enough
to throw down the glove to his sailor riva.,
contented himself with tpisoning' the
mind of the stern PARENT of the fair one
until he refused his consent to his daugh-
ter's marriage with the bold Charlie Wilkes,
and insisted upon her giving her hand to
young Slidell, which, after many protesta
tons and the customary amount of tears
and Mysteries, she did, and became Mrs.
John Slidell. The bold Charlie Wilkes did
not peak and pine, or let his melancholy
feed on his weather beaten cheeks, but went
to sea and smothered his grief in attending
to duty and sustaining the honor of his ma
tion's flag, never seeing his lady lass
again, nor meeting his successful rival for
her hand and heart, until he saw him stand
ing prisoner on board his ship, traitor
to his country and rebel against the flag
the honest tar had spent his life in defend
ing. Such is the romance of war. We
congratulate the bold Charles upon having
at last got more than even.'"
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DOMESTIC.

/. BOILED INDIAN PUDDING.-Three
pints of milk, 10 tabiespoonfuls of sifted
Indian meal, J pint of molasses and two
eggs. Scald the meal with the milk, add
the molasses, and teaspoonful of salt. Put
in the eggs when it is cool enough not to
scald them. Stir in teaspoonful of GIN
ger. Put into bag and tie so that it will
be about two-thirds full of the pudding, in
order to give room to swell. The longer it
is boiled the better. Some like little
chopped suet added.
2. BAKED INDIAN PuDDINe.-Scald q
quart of milk. and stir in tablespoonful
of sifted Indian meal, teacupful of mo-
lasses or coarse moist sugar, tablespoon
full of powdered ginger or cinnamon, and a
hours. If whey is wanted in the pudding,
pour in little cold milk after all is mixed.
8. Corn GR1DDLE CAKES WITH YEAST
Take 8 cups of Indian meal. Gifted, l cup
of Graham -four, 2 tablespoonfuls of yeast,
and a salt spoonful Of salt. Wet at night
with sour milk or water, as thick as pan
cakes, and in the morning add one tea
spoonful of cooking soda or salaratus.
Bake on griddle.
4. Corn MUFF1Ns-1 quart of Indian
meal, beaping spoonful of butter, 1 quart
of milk, salt spoon of salt, tablespoon
fuls of yeast and one of molasses. Let it
rise four or FIVE hours. Bake in rings It
maysalso be baked in shallow pans. Bake
for one hour.
5. Corn CREDIBLE CAKE.--Take one quart
sour milk. eggs, one large teaspoonful of
salaratus, and add sufficient meal and -four
to cause the cakes to turn easily on the
griddle. Use third as much -four as meal.
6. Com CREDIBLE CAKES, WITH EGGs.-
l quart of boiling milk or water, mixed
with pint of meal When lukewarm add
8 tableepoonfuls of -four, 8 eggs well beat
en- and teaspoonful of salt. Bake on
griddle.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-07

Mr.. SEWARD THE STAUNcH FRIEND OF
FREMoNT.-A prominent citizen of New
York had an interview with Mr.. Seward a
day or two since, when the question of
compromise came up, and Mr.. Seward re-
marked. ''With many persons I have the
reputation of a compromiser. Nothing
could be more unjust to me. was the
last man in the Cabinet to consent to the
removal of General Fremont, and would
be the last man to consent to compromise
with rebels why, then," asked the
New Yorker. " do you not take pains to let
your opinions be known ?" Because
am willing to trust my reputation to the flu
ture,' was the reply. Il would like to
make this con yersation public, for the sake
of some of my friends as well as yours, -
said the citizen, and the Secretary replied
that he chad no concealments.' The con-
versation accords with other statements re-
speeding General Fremont's removal. Mr..
Seward was one of the fast friends of Ere
mont in the Cabinet.-W Washington Cores
popdence of tie EUening Post.
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How THE ANNIVERSARY OF ScUTH CARO-
LIMA {. IEDEPENDENcE " WAS KEPT.-Abra-
ham Lincoln was elected President Nov. 6,
1860. On the next day, the 7th,- his cleo
ton becoming known in Charleston. the
federal officers there resigned their places.
In fact, on that day South Carolina resolved
to secede.
One year afterwards, to day. the Uni
ted States began to throw shells, at the rate
of 1.-TWO thousand per hour" into the forts
of Port Royal, and the first landing of the
government forces was made upon the ter.
riIory of South Carolina-a pleasant way Of
keeping the anniversary of South Carolina
Independence. -
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SHARP SHooT1NG,-Our sunburt friend of
the Central Road whose Bill is easily re-
cognized, tells the following conversation
between rebel and Federal picket:
Rebel say. can you fellows shoot ?
Federal-Wall, reckon we can, some.
Rebel-Down in f." Mississp'' we can
knock humble bee off thistle blow al
three hundred yards.
Federal-Oh that amt nothin' tew the
way we shewt up in Varmont. l belonged
to military company there with hundred
men in the company, and we went out for
practice every week. The Cap'n draws us
up in single file and sets cider barrel roll
ing down hill, and each man takes his shot
at the bung hole as it turns up. It is after
wards examined, and if there is shot that
didn't go into the bung hole, the member
who missed it is expelled. belonged to
the company ten years and there amt no.
body expelled yet.-Rochester ". ~ En-
press. a& 80
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-07
THE DIFFICULTIES OF BLOCK
AIDES.

During the war of 1919, notwithstand
ing the reiterated proclamations of Admiral
Warren and Lord Cochrane declaring the
greater part of our sea-coast under strict
and rigid blockade, and although frigates
and line battle ships in great numbers
were stationed at the entrance of our prin
cipal ports, striving to intercept and ami
hilate our trade and commerce, still they
could not prevent our privateers and letters
of marque entreing and leaving our ports
almost daily and while the. enemy were
waiting to take them near our own ports
they were annoying and capturing British
british vessels in almost every part of the
of-war. The port of New York was never
efficiently blockaded, and is believed by nau-
teal men to be impossible of blockade.
The sloop-of war Hornet escaped from the
port of New London, when it was blockad-
ed by three men-of-war. During two years
and seven months no less than two hun
dred and fifty privateers sailed from our
ports, of which hfty-eight were from Balti-
more, Gfty-fve from New York, and seven
ty-one from Salem and Boston.
The attempts to blockade the French
coast were scarcely more successful. In
1905 the French fleets at Brest and Toulon
put to sea in spite of superior British fleets,
and succeeded in joining. unframed, the
Spanish fleets at Cadiz and Carthagena.
And while the combined fleets were being
victualed and otherwise equipped at Cadiz,
shipments of provisions were ordered from
Nantes. The British Acknowledging
worth-exerted himself to cut of these
supplies, being reinforced with small YES
sells for that purpose; but according to a
British historian, the coasting trade along
the Bay of B;scay was only g considerably
interrupted" In April, 1899, the Brest
fleet, of twenty-five sail of the line. seven
frigates, besides smaller vessels, escaped
the blockade of Lord Bridgeport, with thir-
ty-eight ships of the line, and put to sea
unframed, and returned in August of the
same year, after important achievements.
Without multiplying instances, it is sufi-
cient to say that such total failures as these
in the efforts TO maintain a blockade of the
French ports, were of frequent occurrence,
and prove that with all the maritime power
of Great Britain, the proximity of the
French ports TO her own, and all other ad-
vantages, she was utterly unable to make
good her orders in councils prohibiting
trade with France. We do indeed expect
that our Government will be more success
full as against the Southern coaet, although
the difficulties to be encountered can hardly
be comprehended but the rebels have no
considerable navy to dispute our power on
the ocean. nor can they easily put men-of-
war a6oat. Still, that privateers will es-
cape out of Southern ports. and that the
rebels may obtain supplies by means Of
swift steamers running the blockade, is toe
obvious to doubt and it is. only just to our
navy department and its officers not to ex'
pect from them what is impossible. and only
wise on the part of foreign powers not to
demand a degree of efficiency which they
themselves have never approached.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-07

WHERE Is CUMBERLAND GAP?-Cumber-
land gap is situated about ten miles from
Cumberland ford, in Tennessee, and has
been celebrated for century as great de-
preston in the mountain ridge which trav-
erses the continent from New Hampshire to
North Alabama. Through this gap, very
similar in appearance and characteristic to
the South Pass in the Rocky Mountains.
formely the emigrants from Virginia and
North Carolina passed on their way to the
Virgin wilds of the West. For half CEN
fury thousands upon thousands poured
through this natural gateway into the Mis-
sissippi Valley from the Atlantic slopes.
Boon, Kenton, and their pioneer confreres
FIRST entered the lane of "cane and turky"
over the pre-Adamite turnpike. It really
forms to this hour the best and, in fact, the
only practible road for the transportation of
troops and heavy munitions Of war from
East Tennessee into Kentucky.
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THE MOTHERS PRAYER.
nv MRS. Praeor.


God Of nations, God of might.
Ii the Stiffness of the night,
at thy footstool low bow,
Hear me, hear me, hear me now.
Al without is Wild and drear,
All without Is doubt and fear,
Where can I for refuge flee,
9sd OF hosts, if not to Thee 7 s5gsus
What fierce scourging, Judge of ALL.
Must upon my country fall I
Must We DER this land so fair,
Witness carnage and despair
Aiiwlthdrawn Thy favOring light,
All our MONDAY turned to night.
We have sinned, oh God of might,
Sinhed. rebeIlious, in Thy sight;
Pride and wrath are DER the land,
But Avenger, stay Thy hand
For our children, smiling here, q, -s5s.8 sszI
For our little ones so dear
Stay Thy Judgment, swift and sure,
Stay it, GOD, for these are pure. ..ss
By the child whose feeble cry asg
From the desert rose on high
Bringing to the mother there, '5e7t1
Angel cheer her in despair.
By the babe that Thou didst save
From the Niles engulfng wave,
By the children He did press
To his heart in fond caress,
And the loud hosannah song,
Rising from the infant throng-
Save us, save US, spare thine hand,
For the children, save the land.
Dark, still dark no light trace,
Hast Thou turned away Thy face 7
Must we take this fiery path,
Scowled upon by direful wrath
Must we to the dust go down,
Blasted by Thy hopeless frown?
If so, Father we obey, -r -rs
But for these I still would pray.
For the young make my moan,
Such as this, my own, my owni
These, my boys, in rosy rest,
This, my babe, upon my breast.
Little dreaming, as they sleep,
Why their mother wakes to weep.
Oh, let me but feel the rod,
Spare them, spare them, oh my God
And for all, SO passion tossed,
And all this people ruined, lost;
Forgetting now their ancient trust,
Trampling all they loved in dust;
Still, say, fer only Thou s
Canst control and save them now.
By the mercy Thou didst show a.-
To Thy people long ago,
When by Thee released, restored,
They, like US, forgot Thee, Lord;
BY the prayer of him who died,
By His love, the crucifed.
And the tears He wept o'er them,
Wept DER doomed Jerusalem
Oh, forgive, forgive US Lord,
Let Thy pity be restored;
Say again, if tits Thy will,
To these pillows, PEACE, BE STILL.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-07

READING FOR AMUsEMENT.-Dr. Dewey
has in The Christian Advocate some just
remarks on the distinction between reading
for mere entertainment or amusement, and
reading for improvement. " do not know
what man is thinking about he says.
Is who never makes any distinction here /;
who never conceiYes that he has anything
to do with The wonderful faculty of thought
but to amuse it. An ordinarily industrious
man feels obliged, in common deceney. to
proportion his recreation to his business ;
and it is indecent for an intellectual man to
give up all his hours for mental culture to
mere entertainment" Hence he lays it
down as a rule, that every person desirous
Of strengthening his or her mind, should
from time to time read some hard book
that is, some book which will demand close
attention, and thoroughly exercise the rea-
soning faculty. So discursive and dissipa-
ting. as weImay say, are our modern habits
of reading, and indeed our general range of
modern literature, that we are quite inclined
to agree with the Doctor that it would be
the best thing that could happen to many
minds among US, to be rigid1y shut up for
two or three months to single wise book,
and thus be obliged to study one thing. So
much news-reading, story-reading. and
reading for the mere luxury Of feeling, as
is practiced by our people, is about as bad
as no reading at all. 1t is distracting, dis
sipating and enervating to the mind. Il is
like q tree growing all to bark. or ali to
leaves. to insure its topping over by its own
weight for the lack of the solid timber &c
give it support.
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CALIFORNIA FARM1NG.-On the NAM
moth farm, about fifteen miles from Sacra-
mento, in Yolo county, partly owned by
General Hutchinson, of the ST. George Ho-
Of whea!' G GOO so se Of Fi barIey and 800 500
tuus of hay. The full yield of wheat av-
eraged 80, and barley 40 bushels to the
acre; The produce is estimated at $4,000
bushels, at 81 SO a bushel. or $50. 600.
The hay would foot up $4,000. Thus
this farm will yield total of 500, 900 this
year. The California Farmer states the
sales of fruit from the farm of G. G. Briggs,
of MarysSille last year, " we're greater than
any gold mine in California, amounting to
over 100000.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-07

At the last session of Congress, Colonel
Fouke parted with Colonel Wright, mem
Der from Tennessee. and used this express
sion: Phil. expect the next time we
meet it will be on the battlefield, and I
want to ask one favor of you if you get
me or any of my men, want you to use
US we'll and if / get you or any of your
men, I will do the same" At Belmont
they met in battle. aud the very FIRST pFis-
oners. sixty il all, that were taken. belong
ed to Col. Wright's command. and his old
friend, Col. F., took them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-07

CATTLE CoxrRAors.-The bids-about a
hundred in number-for supplying the gov
eminent with sixteen thousand beef cattle,
opened to day. The lowest successful bids
were For the stock to be delivered in
Washington. % 50. and to be delivered in
Harrisburg, 50 SO per hundred on the
hoof. There were lower bids. but the pro-
posers, when their names were called, were
absent Washington Correspondence Mem
York Worgd, 16tk. ff
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Large numbers of fugitive slaves are
reaching Philadelphia from parts of Vir-
ginia. Delaware aud Maryland. On Tues
day night alone thirty seven came by way
of Wilmington. from what is known as the
" Peninsula formed by these States. The
Philadelphia Press estimates the entire
number of these fugitives at seven hun
1dred. a 6gs 1aa ssT
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a Distinguished Kentuckians speak of
Thomas Hart Clay, the eldest son of Henry
Clay, as the probable successor of Breck-
inridge. The loyalty of Mr. Clay is with
out stain or reproach. A.a 80
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CorNc1DRNoE.-It Is an interesting fact
that the capture of rebel Ambassadors to
France and England, and the sucsessfal
bombartlment of Port Royal, Sc, were
events of the ever-to-be memorable 9Th of
November, 1861. hsa s...s 5sfs
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Nothing is more unmanly than to reflect
on any mans profession. sect. or natural
'in6rmity. He who stirs up against himself
another's self-love. provokes the strongest
passion in huEnan nature.
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He who talks too fast, outruns his hear
ers' thoughts. He who speaks too slow,
gives his hearer pain by hindering his
thoughts, IS q rider who frets his horse by
refining him in too much.
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Nor RENARKABLE.--It is not very re-
markable that the only man found in Bean
fort by the Union forces was drunk. He
was IN tight place. s
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When does farmer act with great rude
ness towards his corn When he pulls its
ears. s
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place I'd send every mothers son Of you to
them. What air Yoo here for?" continnsr-
ed, warmin up considerable, cant you give Abe
minit's peace? Don't you see he's world
most to deathl Go home, you miserable man,
go home & till the sils! Go 70 peddlin'--go to
chopin wOod-go TO biin' sope--stuG saesen-
gers-black boots-git clarkship on sum re-
spectsble manure cart--go round as original
Swiss Bell Ringers--becum 'origenal and only
Campbell Minstrels--go lecturin at City collars
nite-imbark in the peanut bizniss-sSrite JfoT
the Ledg1-saw off your legs and go round Civ.
in concerts, with touchin appeals to charita-
bic public printed on your hand bills
anything for honest livin', but don't
come ronnd here drivin old Abe orazy by your
outrsjus cuttings up! Go homel Stand not
upen the order of your goin', but go to onct!
Efin five mnits from this time" seq I, pu.lin'
out my sixteen huntin cased watch, and brand.
ishin' it be4 their ewes, "Ef in five minits frum
this time single sole of you remains on these
here premises, I'll go to my cage near BY and
let my Boy Constructor loose! & II he gifts a.
mong you, you'll think Old Solserno has come
again and no mistaken You ought to seen
item scamper Mr.. Fair. They run orr as the
Satun hisself was arter them with red hot ten
pronged pitchfork. In five minits the premises
was clear.
show kin ever repay you, Mr.. Ward fur
your kindness?' sed Old Abe, advancing and
shakin me warmly by the nd.-"How kin
ever repay you, sir?"
'By givin' the whole country good sound
administration. Bv porein lie upon the troub-
led waters, North and South! By pursooin a
patriotic, firm, and just course, and then fany
State wants to secede let them SeseSh!"
"How bout my Cabinet, Minister Wardl''
sed Abe.
"Fil 1t up with show,nem! Showmen is
devoid Of politics. They haint got darn prin.
ciple! They know how to cater the public.
They know what the pnblic wants North and
Sonth. Sbowmen, sir is honest men. Ef you
doubt their literary ability, look at their pos
ters and see small bills! fyou want Cabi-
nit as is Cabnit tili It up with Showmen, but
don't call on me. The moral wax fsger per
teshun mustn't be permitted to 90 down while
there's drop Of blood in these vains. A. Lin
kin, wish you well. Ef Powers or Wallcutt
was to pick out model for beautiful man, ]
scarcely think they'd sculp you; but Of you do
the fair thing by your country, you'll make as
putty an angel as any us or any other man
A. L'nkin use the aalents which nature has pn,
into you judishurly and firmly, and all viii be
wsll! A. .Linkin, adoo." He shook me cordy
ully by the hand we exchanged picturs, so wt
could g9ze upon each others liniments when
far away from one another--he at the bellum o
the ship Of State, and at the helun OF thu
Show bzness -admittance only Is cents. ,a.i
s. ARTEMUS WARD.
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