, 1861-06-07

nenis, Afterwards increased by special aikpen-
sati8n to four. A gentleman who co1verse1
only day or two ago with her noblehes5ted
md energetic Governor, told me that en the
tion Of coupauics and regiments, and thhtf
10, COO more troops were wanted, word nom |
him would eaaliy produce them In forty eight
1ids ihdiassaeshusetts is comp,imenting herself On
tbs acquisition Of another Major General ifom
her limits, For she still consIdets n F.:
Bsuks, her Bobbin.boy, a one Of her sons,
althongh AWARE that son Of Chicago have
lien on him. General Banks appointment IL
hailed everywhere with tho greatest satfsfac-
tl9n eytbody ssest 5sM dssRsfatss r. eRs
be win do himself honor and hls country. emil
nent service. 4 few .5aundlced eyes hero,
however, cannot see his great qualities and |
some persons affect to believe, and asaiduons-
" p1omu]gate, the ca1umny that his reputa- |
genious aud elaborate system Of puffary and
6umbug pursued for many years. But pre- |
DICT military career for Gen. Banks COM
,meusurato with what the people regard as his
honorable civil career; and that, before many
weeks, Tho scales win 1all ffom the eJes Of his
- ono Of he features developed By this crisis
here Is tho impetus given to Sunday journal.
-fsm. Heretofore cur Sunday papers have been
staid, respectable and though to1ezah1y read
able, rather allow. But in the last few weeks
they have picked up their crumbs marvellous;
circulation, and have signa1lzed themselves
(and deeec1ated the day IS soma Puritans Will
have it) By the issue Of extfas throughout the
day. Now new competitor has entered the
field, and bids fair to outrun them all. The
M1aa, our daily penny paper. h. extended
Herald is q very clean, comely aud readable
sheet. There are no Sundays ii war, saith tho
provcrb. Truly there ure no Sundays in Bos-
ton In thess days, II Sunday consists tn ralief
from the din and turmoil Of the weak. 7 don't
like to dieparagc any useful rlasa Of citlzenss
but must ssy the, neHs-boy business Is
rather ove1aone here. week-days. and one Of
my chief subjects Of selfg1atulatior At the ar
rival Of the sacred day has hitherto been that
no outrageous and piercing alto Mon1d pipe
II ny he familiar stEalR q ,e1s Eses yoar m
tho 1aet syllable. yBut ssous auo.s chicago ella
| the city Of the Pu.itans has no longer day Of
quiet ard rest. Who Is to hlamef II exciting
news will continue to present Itself, ne must
have It ut the earliest moment, even though
Sunday be violated Some Of the pietlsts here
| are greatly exercised at it, and certain rell-
| eioua newspapers are loud in condemnation
| Of the Sunday papefa.- But they should re-
member that our Revolutionary fathats set Us
| the Gamp1e Of promulgatdDg the war9eHs y
| from the pulpit, and thRt our preachers OF tne
present aaJ seem Inclined to follow their leaa.
/ Who can expect tho newspapers to do better
than the preachers
The suspension Of tho Southern roatlswi1 be
| sviouau felt here, as elsewhere, BY those who
haycrelied on thern journa1sfora species
| Of. literary a1iment akin to what one derives
| from reading the Iugoldsby Legends, The Re.
| iectsa Addresses, and other exquisite1y Iudi-
c1ous productions. How can we all forego the
| intellectual reflection let out for us In the
columns Of the Richmond, Char1eston, Mem
phfs and New Orleans journals? Their unim-
ruth, their Addiaonian purity Of style, have
long been our daily delight Deprived Of
them our sun R11 70 down In darkness aud
our children grow up In Ignorance. Let US
pray the Government for special. DISPENSE
lion whereby these Light conveying missiona.
rlea shall still be vouchaafea to the ignorant
learn; let the Government take heed how IL
wantonly deprives . knouledgemonginss
people of Its teachers!
The esge1uess ofhIassachuseh2 troops to go
to The mar has inst been well Illustrated IN
practical joke, and that oTentuates in no little
Inconvenience to the victims concerned. Some
days ego, so 1uus the story, our worthy Gov
e1nor received telegram with the signAturt
of Henry Ward Beecher, to the effect thA
| three or four Massachusetts companies desir
ing to 60 to the war could be sccommod dated
IN regiment about to start ealled the Brook
I'm Phalsn1. The Governor, desirous Of grat
flying such Of our troops - arc eager to 50
and IS cannot be attached to our oHn reggi
t ments, communicated with the officers Of thEe4
or four companies aad by their desire and tha
Of theit men, detsched them for service nnde
the banner Of the "BrooklYn Phalanx," AMI
; 60 they started post-hazte for Brooklyn. o.
their s1flyl they were unnhle to detect sn'
', | such reg!meutal organization as the "B. b..
and reluctantly concludad that they had beo
. sold either by some practical joker Or by SON
| ardent civilian more Jealous for his country
good than convers4nt with Ways aud means G
prompting 1t. Joke or zeal, whichever 1t ma
be, it is an expensive article, and We trust on
! State authorities will not be inyefgled into tn
! purchase Of more raw material Of the BON
= sort.