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Who Supports the North,

Helper, IN hls infamous book. has stated
some truths which SHOULD, at this par,icu-
lar tiRc, be taken into account and serve
70 finally nerve the people Of the South to
the purpose Of securing at least personal,
it no, political. independence. lie says,
(writing rs Suu;Lernerl:
Il, is fact we'll known to every iutel-
ligent Southcuer. that We are compelled to
90 t. the North for almost every article Of
utility aud adornmen,; that almost every
thing produced at the North meets with
ready sale. while at the same time there is
no demand. even among our own c:ti-
zcns. for :he produce of Southern indus
try" The North is the Mecca of our
merchants, aud to it they must and dc
make two pilgrimage per annum-one in
the spring, and one it, the fall We want
Bibles, brooIis, buckets, and boots, and
We go to he North; we want pens. ink.
paper. waters, aud envelopes. aud we 60
to the North; we want shoes. hats. han4-
kcrchefs, umbrellas. and pocke, knives
and we go to the North; we want toys,
primers. srhool Looks, fashionable zppar-
Il, machinery. medicines. tomb stones.
and thousand other thing., and We 60
10 the North Tor them all" In infar-
cv we are swadlicI in Northern muslin
in CHILDHOOD We are huno.e,! with North
ern gewgsws: in youth VIC are instructed
in Northern books: at the age Of ma.uri-
y VIC s,w our Wild oatx' on Northern
soil; ia middle life We exhaust Gus
wealth, enrrgi"s, and talents in the dis-
honorable vocation Of cn,ai!iug our de-
pendence upon our children and our chill.
dren's children, and, TO the neglect Of
our own interest aud the Interest Of tbns.
around w, giving aid aud .nccor TO eve.
ry department Of Northern, power; E; IL
the decline of life We remedy our ey.-
sight with Northern sprcta"lcs. and sup
port our inhrnitics ~i,h Northern Gaines;
iii old age VIC are dIugged with Northern
physic; and finally, when we die. our
inani.natc bodies. shr"utied in Northern
canLric, are stretched upJn the bier,
borne to the grave in Northern carriage.
cnton.b.d With u Northern SPADE. and
N, u l9rizcd with North. rn slsb"
St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-18

The morbid nervousness Of the present
day appears in several ways. 1t brings
a man. sometimes, to that startled state
that 'hc sudden opening Of door. the
clash Of ,iie filling freirons. or any little
accident puts him in flutter. How Der-
vous the late Sir Robert Peel must have
been when. \ few week. before lis iea:h.
Re went to :hc Inlogica Gardens, and
When monkey suddenly sprang upon
his arm. the gr-a, and worthy man faint
cd Another phase Of nervousness is
when man is brought 10 that state that the
least noise ar cross occurrence seems 10 r
throngh the entire nervous system-to up
set him. as We say; when he cannot conf
mand bis mental powers except in perfect
stiffness. or in the chamber and ut the
writing table to which he is accustomed;
when. in short, be gets fdg-tty, easily
worried, full Of whims and fancies. which
must be indulged and con4idercd, Or he is
quite out Of sorts. Another phase uf
the same u,orbid condition is, when hu-
man being is always oppressed with vague
andc6ned fears that things are gong
wrong that his income will not meet the
demands upon il, that his chld's lungs are
affected. that his mental powers are leav-
ing him--a state of feeling which shades
rapidly of into positive insanity. In
Gecd, whsn matters remain long in any
Of the fashions which have h.en described,
| suppose the natural termination Rust
be disease Of the heart, or shock Of para
lysis. or insanity in the form either OF
mania or idiocy. Numbers of common
place people who could feel very seut,ly.
but who coull not tell what they felt, have
been worried into fatal heart-dis, a,e by
prolonged anxiety and miisery. Every
one knows how paralysis laid its hand
upon Sir Walter Scstt, always great.
lastly heroic. Protracted anxiety how
10 make the ends meet, with large fami-
ly and ala uncertain income. drove
Southey's drst wife into the lunatic ssy-
luu; aud there is hardly more touch
ing story than that of her fears and f"rc.
todings through nervous year after year.
Not less sad was the end Of her over
wrought husband. in blank vacuity; nor
rhc like end Of Thomas Moore. And per-
haps the saddcst instance of the result Of
an ovcrdrivcn nervous system. in recent
slays, was the end Of that rugged. ho'acst
wonderful, genius, Hugh Miller. -FSaser
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he irst tGnlned his back to the wind, and
there incl. TO pray" the Indian suit
ing tlaoefi.n to tie word. and kneeling
in the Iitude which the track showed the
missiou J had assumed. Now be faced
the vim lsnd ran against the binding
snow III pisilcss storm; here he tnrn~,l
his H. fsxpist; there HIS tracks xhpw.u
how he fad xlipprd aud fell. aud once
again where be- knrlt t"p pray Thr mark.
Of bis fingers were scen on the ice Once
more he fell, rosc again, kuel. for whil.'.
and made last effort to push against Ia.
storm. They Came at length to where he
had fallen for the last time. aud subse-
quently knclt with his hands on the ice.
his hsal touching the snow. He was
found with hands elapsed in the attitude
of prayer, his head bent on his hreas, -
The barking dogs at the Mission mus,
have been aware that he was approaching
no. with.tanding the gloom of evening AID
drifting SNOW, for they baycd derccly ia
the direction hs was coming about the
tine he was supposed to have fallen. The
balf-breed heard the dogs ard looked out
in expectation Of seeing the missionary
approach, but as the dogs soon ccasel to
bark they thought it was false alarm. and
did not go to meet and assist him. II was
painfully interesting to watch the 1ndiats
relate the narrative Of this short but ter
rible journey from the information
they had gathered on the almost
trackless ice and snow. Tho imitation Of
the actions and motions Of the poor mis-
sionary, his attitude Of prayer, bis droop-
ing head touching the cold ice, bis back
ward wahdcrings. were all SO faithfully
represented, So trle to nature, that the
reality appeared To be occurring before me-.
rather than the solemn mi,nicry of cav
H;nde's Cnnudiam Fed Rirer Ec-
ploriny Expedition.
St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-18
Til. BALTIMORE APPOINTMENTS. -

THE BALTIMORE APPOINTMENTS The
Washington correspondent Of Tie n. York
Express says: There is warm csntes,
going OF 5,rv liz respect to the Baltimore
appointments. The parties secm to BE-
ranged in the DIVISIONS Of Clipper and Pa
,riot The Clipper opposed Lincoln
election, and ran earnestly for Bell, but
would take patronage now. and not oppose
Lircolu's administration. Whitley, its
editor. is = candidate fer Naval Officer.
Th" Patti, promoted LincolL's elect:on.
deprecated B,li's tcing rus. ard Eow
clnirns patronage. to indemnify its iosses
in recognition Of its friendship and be-
Cause. in any event. it docs and will sup
por. the administration. Evans. there
fore, (rx-edisor. asks that be. not White
iy, be made Naval Officer. And so the
matter goes all the. way through. 1t is
tbe same in i,uport t., tie Pos. Office. Col
lcc,orsLip Navy Agency &C., &c.
St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-18

the xholc matter thus: Under the or:r-
alton Of the :wo tariffs. presenting as vie
Il ma'g gin in favor of The South. tho e4tc
Yankees ofthe North are preparing 10 intro
duce their imports through, southern ports,
and thus stop the revenue with which Mr..
Lincolh's .'meal tubs" are to be filled. Thus
they ar. driven either TO recognize 'hs inde-
pcpccnce Of The Southern Confederucy.
aud establish commercial treaties with
them, or elsc they must blockade the
southern coast. But blockade IL Gn act
y ear. and generally is preceded by a
formal declaration Of ho-tilitics. ana
'iue notification to foreign Power: -
But if this course be. adopted.
the Border States will revolt and ir"ak
though the net al hich the Aamini -lra,ion
is weaving around them. The uoI:,lI
that the white calls Of Lincoin's feet shall
appear at the eLtrance of the Charleston
channel. or the angry PROV Of bis fi;ra,cs
shal! piow The p. aeeiui waters Of b, Raiixe,
VII. the / Las. Of Davis bpgle 10 hsar. al
Montgomery. and il ,hn,y days ,hes.-
aft,r Washington will 10 J,ee-thc tnc-
mics Of tlS South will uo lsrger hold u
carnival on southern soil. aud in CITY
which bears the namc Of ;As most v.prla-
ted Of southern men"
St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-18
WHISPERING Joux. .--Iu-wba, is known

WBIeyznIxc JoHS .--tp-what is known
a. the upper end" Of Pike county Pa.
there is man who has the isonic'.l
soubriauet Of Whispering john R;ckets. y
This title be has gained from the fact tia.
h< always 'Alks (evcn in convcrsation1 a.
If he we're msjor-gcneral on. parade. or
10 use ,nore co,snion exprsssicn. Ike
he was raised in mill" sz.sasa7
This grntlema,s. who. by-ihe-bye. ID
lone of en-" amounted bis horse one cold
,ncrning. before daylight, Cor, tbs parpose
Of riding down 70 Milford in time to take
the morning stag. coach for Philadeiph:s.
He rode up to the hotel just ~ the bear
ders and travellers had done their hreak-
fast. se 4raas~.
He disnounsed. aud walking into tho
barrs'cm. spoke to tho landlord ii bis usa-
al thunicring tone: -ls n@,asa
'.Gosd morning. Mr.. L-. bow do
you do this morning r aAs 5sa -.ss
"very yell. Mr.. Riekets; howl d"
your ..s.- - -. - a.
"Ob. ] am weH. but I'm % rosd csn't
hardly talk" 3. -7rJ : 80 - ais
Juss thea usrscus srsveier who wss
preseui. ran up to the isLdicrds and
catching bin by the cest, said: "
MIR. L----- have ,sy horse broughs -
soon .. r~,ssihle." sr-s -.ss a i1y7aa
..Whas IL the mssser. ny dear sir; hss
anything harpescd r. l... - slasS .saIa Ta
.'Noshina npon essth. ooly / want 10
get away from hero 6sfoss Ghas man
tkaacs.' .IE .as .saAs 81 aesssi Is
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SAINT MARY's BEAc0 n
- xuplisnsp xvsxr THURSDAY ~
d ~. xIlGa. = JANH6 q. DOWNS.

Tssns a SusAcHTPssos. .---el. SO per an
nam, 70 b. paid within six months. No
sahsssiplion win Be received for . shorter
pseiod ,h.n six months. and no paper Be
&ssonsinaek ansil sll arrearages are paid.
ssesps ii The option Of the publishers.
Txsys OF ApvEkrIsENs. 81 per square
ss ne frst insertion, and Is ess. for
>ssvS sahssqusus insertion. Twelve lines
c. les constitute square If the number
q insersioa, be not marked on the adver-
isemsas, II win BE- pablished until forbid.
ssd shasgsa sessrdingly. A liberal de-
duetisn msas 70 those who advertise by
the year
St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-18

officer Bnt we shall not ourselves to-
day take part in these Inevitable debates.
We leave Ne. Bowden To- defend the
Stout family. AMI Mr.. Chambers. or any
other good Scot TO explain the imrugned
sanity and honesty Of his eountrymeh
who went out with William Paterson 10
found new Tyre. or Vessice. in the
Isthmns Of Darisn. Marlborough il
sufficiently taken, care of.. OF Montfose.
of Dartmouth. of William Penn enough
has been said; but until many Of the his
t"ricsl discussions which are still open
shall have been closed. no final opinion
on the value of Lord Maeaulay's History
Of England can DC pronounced"
St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-18

ously; and. last Of all, saved her.
lover, who in after years u.arri. i her.
The wounded all recovered. aud for
three days withstood stige ~s the end
Of which time they we're rescued a,ad taken
to . place of safety.
St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-18

Why 81 s",ar eclipse Ike 4 wonsn
b..,irs AeT Sey' Because i . /. hiding 'ss
" SNs sS1. fsH arssa...g .ars. .ssaf1Raz z sf4
St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-18

i BE who asks no 9asstions is queer. bu:
b xss ssks aass is ths .sssssst. aaasG
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-18
@EGg@Tg P@E1fR

Angel Music:
Music soft md sweet Is stealing
Round about us everywhere
Now it riscih. now dcscendcth,
Seoms to float upon the air. y
List,its pealjng, II,
Softly pcaling,
As it noateth ON the air
'Tis The voice ofangels singing
# Praises round His throne on high;
And tlte, music mortals heareth,
Asthe echo from tho sky,
Angels music;
Glorious music.
Earth with echo doth reply. at
May tho earth that echo answer,
Nfny its millions join that song,
And>in glorious anthem swelling, E
Eveymore Ills praise prolong
Glorious anthem! rs
! Join that anthem,
Earth with Heaven its notes prolong.
I When this mortal life is ended.
? On that bright, celestial shore
May we. join the angels. singing, :
Singing praises cvcrmorc,
.if.i Singing praises,
J l- Endless praises
On TINT bright, celestial shore,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-02

managers, to secure their business in that city.
Driven out of Georgia, Ben. Wood and his
associates are aiming 10 get tootholu Tor Iaelr
nefarious trade in the northern cities 1hey
should be put to hammering stone at Moya-
mensng Jail.
1t is stated that greaI excitement mas exist
ed at Kansas city and vicinity during the past
week through fears OF IN attack rom Iue
rebel forces. The banks Of Kansas city nave
placed the specie in their vaults, amounting 10
Sl5S,O00 in the care OF the home guards, VINO
removed it Fort Leavenworth tor safe Keeping.
Fort Laay cite, the summer resort OF pollticai
prisoners. is now nearly full, and it is said
Fort SCHUYLER will be opened for the accom-
mediation of kindred offenders The tort is
pleasantly located on the Sound, and is less
exposed to visitors than the forts III the
harbor.
The German Turner's OF st. Louis, having
been three months in the service OF the gov
eminent, and received an honorable discharge,
have decided TO re-enlist for three years, and
are now filling up their regiment. NO person
will be accepted who is not recognized gym
mast
The city authorities of Chicago have passed
an ordinance requiring all suspected persons
to take the oath OF allegiance, or leave the
city. 1t is done on account OF the belief that
there are spies and seccssOnsts III Tie city,
who are tamperng with volunteers anu tur-
nishing information and aid to the enemies OF
the Union,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-02
Death of a champion Oar.man.

The London Field of the 10th ult an
nounceS the sudden death of Alexander A.
Casamajur, of the London Rowing Club, and
late assistant editor of that journal. He has
been an active participant in all the important
amateur races on the Thames for the past ten
years. As public sculler lie was never beat
en- maintaining to his death the title Of anna
teur champion of the Thames. He was sut-
firing from a severe attack of rheumatism
previous to his rowing for the diamond SOULS
at Henley this summer. He wa, urged by his
friends to abandon the race; but, from an UNI
grounded fear that wrong motives might be
assigned if he did not row, Especially as one
of his opponents was considered TO possess
more than usual merit as a sculler,) he per
sisted in his intention OF rowing, and actually
won the race, making the fifth time that he
had won the Diamond SOULS, besides having
held for the last six years the Wimgtield
sculs which are considered the emblem OF the
amateur champion of the Thames. Mr., Cas-
amalors prowess as an oarSman was as bril-
liant as his renOwn as scuer for i'll all
the great contests rowed by the Wande,
the Argonauts, and the London Rowing
Club, he has always played distinguish.
ed part. AT Henley on Thames not TO know
Mr.. Casamajor would be indeed voting oneself
unknown; but his victories have been carried
further aield, as the records of Manchester,
Liverpool, and Cork can testify. Yet to wit
ness the quiet, unassuming bearing OF the
man, no Que could have guessed him to be
such a determined opponent as the numerous
and severe struggles in which he has taken a
successful part during the last ten years, have
proved him to be. Though only in his % h
year, Mr.. Casamajor rowed about sixty impor-
tant races, and is recorded the winner OF up
wards of forty of them. Doubtless greater
proportion of victories against defeats would
have been achieved ha his companions-in-
arms in some cases equaed himself Toshow
the general respect in which this gentleman
champion of the Thames was held every flag
on the river above Westminster was half mast
high on Wednesday evening. Two important
races have been postponed; and on Monday,
the day fixed for the funeral, the club boat
house OF the London Rowing Club will be
entirely closed, as a testimony of afiactonate
respect.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
Rebels Beaten at Lexington -Montgom-
cry Fights Raines-Movement of the
Rebels-No Rebels at Palmyra,

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3l.--The Republican has
a dispatch saying that the secessonsts, $500
strong, attacked the 430 Home Guards and
federal troops in their entertainments at
Lexington, on Thursday, and We're repused
with the loss of sixty killed, None of the
federal force was killed. This needs con.
frmaton
RoLLA, Mo, Aug. 30.-The correspondent
of the ST. Louis Democrat furnishes the fol
lowing items, under this date Parties from
Springfield report that skirmish had taken
place in Vernon county, east Of Fort Scott,
between Colonel Montgomery Of the Kansas
forces and the rebel troops under Gen. Rains
Reiniorcements had been sent to Rains from
Springfield.
Six thousand rebels were encamped at Pond
Spring. Another encampment of over five
thousand men was at Il spring south OF the
Fayetteville road. Gen. Mcbride with one
Thousand men, passed through Dade county
last week in a northwest direction, and one
thousand men were at Dry Leads in Dade
county devastating the country OF every YES
tige OF property belonging to Union men.
Charles McLaren, Basil w. Duke, aud JAS.
H. Carlisle, secession police commissioners,
have been removed by Gov. Gamble.
The report that Palmyra was occupied by
the secessiouists under Martin Green, few
DAYS ago, is untrue.
The money belonging to the Fayette Bank,
seized by the secesSionists ON Wednesday, has
been returned.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-02
LATEST FROM MIssoURI.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. 30.-This morning
one hundred mounted and armed rebels sud
denly appeared on our streets and captured
two United States army recruiting officers,
and then returned to their camp, which is
eight miles distant. The withdrawal of the
federal troops from this point has left the field
open for their depredations:
WASHINGTON, Mo-, Sept. Last night
sixteen OF the United States reserve corps i'll
this county were ordered to arrest a violent
secessionist living sbme ten miles west of
here. On approaching the house the lights
were put out, and the owner, learning their in
tenon, fired double barreled shot gun, kill
ing two of the reserve corps They then
burst open the door and killed him and anoth-
er man who fred and ran. There is camp
of secessionists in that neighborhood. L.
Seventy of the reserve corps left this morn
ing, to hold them in check until reintorcements
can be obtained.
Quincy, Ill, Aug. 31.-The train from st.
Joseph arrived all safe this evening. The re-
ports of the track being torn up Tor miles west
of Palmyra cannot be true. There is great
excitement here tonight, occasion-d by fears
of an attack by the rebels from Missouri.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Aug. 3l.--Col. Mar
shall's cavalry were at Georgetown on Thurs.
SmIlu Pllsu.:cr- artl,' se.tlwn 5p.kirG Mr. Ma:
Col Marshalls men was killed and one badly
wounded. They have probably reached Lex
ington by this time.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-02
REPORTS FRONT THE sorrr,,

LotIsvlLLE, August 9l-A dispatch from
Nashville says ii is believed in Richmond that
the blockade has been effectively broken by
the arrival Of the British ship Alliance at
Beaufort, N. c.
President Davis is reported as convalescent
An engagement took place at Cross Lane
Virginia, on the Doth inst, between three
thousand Confederate soldiers and nine hun.
dred federal troops, resulting in our favor.
Commercial non-ntercourse with the north.
under limitation, is to be enforced by penal.
ties during the war. Letter correspondence is
also prohibited.
Advices from Matanzas to the 25th inst.
state that a British schooner RAJ the blockade
off Newbern, and has arrived at that port
(Matanzas). She has sailed again for Char es.
ton. A sloop from Charleston also ran the
blockade
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-02
THE NATIONAL FAST.


By the President of the United States Of america.
WHEREAS, A Joint Committee of both Houses
of Congress has waited on the President of the
United States, and requested him to recommend a
day of Public Illumination, Prayer, and Fasting, to
be observed by the People of the United States with
religious solemnities, and the offering of fervent
supplications to Almighty God, for the safety and
welfare Of these states His blessings their arms,
and speedy restoration of peace
And whereas, II is fit and becoming in all people
at all times TO acknowledge and revere the Supreme
Government of God to bow in humble submission
to His chasisements, to confess and deplore their
sins and transgressions in the tul conviction that
the fear OF the Lord the beginning of wisdom, and
to pray with all eryency and contrtion for the par
don of their past Ofienses and for blessing upon
their present and prospective action;
And whereas, Our beloved country, once, by the
blessing of God, united prosperous, and happy, is
now afflicted with faction and civil war, and it is
peculiarly fit for us to recognize the hand of God
in this visitation, and, in sorrowful remembrance
of our own faults and crimes a nation and as in-
dividuas, to humble ourselves before Him. and pray
for his mercy-to pray that may be spared fur
ther punishment, though justly deserved; that our
arms may be blessed and made efiectua for the re-
establishment of law, order, and peace throughout
our country, and that the inestmable boon OF civil
and religious liberty, earned, under his guidance
and blessing, by the labors and suferings of our
fathers, may be restored in all its original excel
l. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United
States, do appoint the the last Thursday in September
ne1t as day OF Humiliation, Prayer. and Fasting
for all the people of the nation, and do most
nestly recommend to all the people, and especially
to all ministers and teachers of religion of all de-
nominations, and to all heads of iamilies--to OBJ
serve and keep that day according to their several
creeds and modes of worship, in all humility, and
with all religious solemnity TO the end that the uni
ted prayer of the nation may ascend to the Throne
OF Grace, and bring down plentiful blessings upon
own country.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the United States
to be affixed, this 18th day of August, A D. 1861,
and Of the Independence of the United States
of America the eighty sixth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President:
WM II. SEWARD. Secretary of State
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-02

MIssoURI.-The dispatches from Missouri
speak of the gallant conduct OF the Union
Home Guards in the vicinity of Lexington.
The St. Louis Democrat of the 29th ult, had
information from Lexington to the effect that
"the rebels were congregating in great numbers
in Lafayette and surrounding counties, and
committing all imaginable Outrages upon
Union men and their property. The Home
Guards, numbering about four hundred and
fifty, were then occupying the Notifications
back of Lexington. They were well armed
with cannon, mortars, and muskets, had
plenty of ammunition and provisions, but
could not hold out torerer against the increasing
forces of the enemy; and unless relieved would
be compelled to make a desperate fight or
surrender their whole force"