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By.and.by.

Somewhere, down the stream of lime on
which we are Hoating, is beautiful Island,
called the By-and-by. 1t may be just before
US beyond the next turn of the river or we
NAV not find it until the stream disembogues
itself into the ocean Of eternity. But we all
look for it, from infancy to old age, and dream
that all evil will be banished, when we arrive
at the beautiful island-By-nnd-by.
All day we float down the turbulent stream;
the blue colour of heaven burns above us; the
unfatbomable depths yawn beneath us the
mysteries of God and Immortality stream in
upon us with their awful splendors, and truths
that have confounded the loftiest intelects-
truths that in all ages have reused up the
soul from its foundations, baptized it with
reverence, and kindled it with love-environ
us with their intensity, and all thoughts OF
the island are banished from the mind. But
when the solemn gray Of twilight falls around
our bark, in fancy we see its magical shoreS'
green with trees of beauty, fitting before US
like star over the broad shadows Of years,
and our longings all return to wander on Its
fairy banks and listen TO the silver voices Of
its Inhabitants. And as the rosy flush of day
fades in the west and the watch stars open
one after another their holy eyes, We 80 to
rest in the happy belief that the morning sun
rise will gild this immortal land, full in our
vision; this cline we have sought so long and
vainly, and whittier have fed all the lost sum-
mers of our youth, which we besonght with
tears to stay.
A land Of promise is that By,and-by. In
it we all have rich possessions, the anticipa-
ted enjoyment of which alone renders hle
tolerable. The past has proven weary way !;
the present Is full of thorns and beset with
dangers, but in the golden By-and-by there Is
n recompence for ALL There the broken heart
shall lie healed, and the weary spirit find a
rest, Who would sell his birthright in this
land? Though poverty, gloom aud desola-
ton environ us here, we have both wealth
and health and loving friends in that cline.
H,w eagerly We look for that lsland' II
-, =" onv chart, no matter
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Generals in the Confederate States


The following is list of the Generals ap-
pointed in the Provisional and Regular armies
Of the Confederate States:
GENERALS IN THE REGULAR ARMY
Samuel Cooper, Va, Adjntant General
U. S. A.
2. Joseph E. Johnson, va Q. NJ General
U.S.. A.
3. Robert E. Lee, Va, Col. Of Cavalry
U. S.A.
MAJOR GENERALS IN TIE PROVISIONAL ARMY.
David E. Twiggs, Ga, Brigadier General
U.SA.
Leonidas Polk, La, Episcopal Bishop Of
Louisiana.
BRlGAplER GENERALS IN THE PROVISIONAL
ARMY.
l.P. T. Beaurega,d, Capt. Engineers
y. S.A
2. Braxton Bragg, La, Captain Artillery
US. A.
,. NJ. L. Bonham, S. c., Congressman from
SC.
4. John B. Floyd, Va, U. s. Secretary Of
War.
$. Ben McCulloch, Texas, Major Texas
Rangers.
G. Vim. H. T. Walker Ga, Lieut.. Col. Iuft.
U.S.A.
I. Henry A. Wise, Va, late Governor of
Virginia.
8. H. R. Jackson, Ga, late Minister to
Austria.
9. Barnard E. Bee, S. c., Captain Inft.
U.S.A.
10. Nathan G. Evans, S. c., Major INIT.
U. S.A
IL. John B. Magruder, Va, Major AIT.
U.s.A.
u. VIM. J. Hardee, Ga, Lieut.. Col. Cav.
U. s.A.
ls. Benz. Huger, S. c., Major Ordnance
US. A.
ID. Robert S. Garnette, Va, Major Inft.
u. S. A.
There have been other appointments made,
but they are not yet known outside of the
War Office. Generals Fauntlcroy, Winder,
Cooke, Ruggles and lIolmes'are in the Pro-
visional Army,of Virginia. Generals Theonh-
oils H. Holiness Gwynn and Gattin are in the
Provisional Army of North Carolina. Gen
erals Pillow and Anderson have appointments
rs Major General. :" 1'c-----
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Gen. Scott and Virginia.

A friend has handed US slip cut out OF
an old paper, (says the Charleston -Rere"'y)
containing the following speech delivered Ly
Gen. Scott, OIL the occasion of grand recel-
ton given to him by the Legislature OF Nr
ginia, his native State, on the 18th day o.
February, 1858.
Gen. Scott said;
!Nr. P,esitlem and Senator's: | cannot give
expression to the deep emotions OF pleasure
which experience at this reception in m.
native State. Little did expect to meet
with such Lonors here, and from you. | tiuG
myself in the midst Of my countrymen-m,
dear courtrymen-natires Of the State which
was the cradle of my first hopes, my iirst
ambition. In my long carecr-more remark.
able, perhaps, for its length than its brillIancy
Il have ever felt tie responsibility inherited
BY my birth. have always said, what will
Virginia say Of ME? and when, in the course
of my public life, have always remembered,
at its most important points, that | bore u
portion of her honor upon my shoulders. !
have said that if proved rccrcant, wonld
be doubly damned in her estimation, and that
of my country. It was in the school of Nir-
ginia that imbbed those principles Which,
have guided me through life, and it is by tue
example of her Washington and other great
virgiuians, that am inspired with the de-
sire to be remembered by my State. That
desire has been accomplished far beyond my
most sansuine expectations. Honors upon
honors have been hsapcd upon ME, and ]
could not, ii would, ever forget her iarois.
At the end of the war of lSl2-'l5, she pre-
sented me with the sword now possess. She
has given my name to one of her counties,
and after the lapse of third Of century,
when my little service might be supposed TO
have been forgotten, she has honored me with
o vote of thanks and gold medal. l allude
10 these things in spirit of gratitude, not
of vanity. The time has passed away for
that. l have arrived at that age when the
passions are mellowed, and the imagination
ceases to be fiery and irregular-an age CT
quiet and enjoyment; and the scenes of this
day will fill me with grateful memories, and
will bear its recollections with me to the
final resting place to which, in the course of
nature, am rapidly tending. With q, Vir-
ginia heart, I tender all Virginians my graft
tude and affection.
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Original Atti1le.
COPIES OF CORRESPONDENTS.

OAKLAND, S. c., June IA, 1861.
Rev. J. R. PlcHErr,-Dear SIR: The un-
dersigned, in behalf of many of our citizens,
W ,uld request that you will favor them and
,he public with yoar close, full, and patriotic
discoarse delivered on the occasion of the day
recommended and appointed as day OF fast.
.,i PRAYER by the President Of the South
e.. ;,n.f;-tleracy, at Butler Church on the
l:. inst. We request that YOU will furnish
2'!n :,r publication.
Very truly, yours, &C.,
rs. DOZlER.
\. L. DEARlNG, Committee.
j. p. MICkLER.
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head into the carriage, anu went Into conYul'
sions.
Wien went into the l.arlor, my wife va:
helping Aunt Mary 10 take Utf he' Lonne'
and caIe and there sat Join with his iate
of NO.
Suddenly, "Did YOU have pleasant jour
ner ?n went off my wife Ikea pistol, aud Johr
Thomas fairly jumped TO his feet.
"Eather dusty" was the response, in wal
whoop, and so tie conversation ended
The neiglburs, tos streets around, mu'
have heard it; when was in the third story
Of the building I heard every wtrl plninly'
In the course Of the evening, my aunt te Oh
OCCASION 10 say to me,
GLOW loud your wife speaks Does il
not hurt herr
told her all deaf people talked loudly, anc
that my wife, being used to it, was not ntse'
ted by the exertiun, aud that Aunt Mary ~a'
getting along very nicely with her.
Presently my wife said softly:
"Alfred, how Very loud your aunt talks"
aYes," said I, call d., pc,sn.s d.. You
are getting along very finely; she hears every
word you say"
Aud I rather think sue did
Elated at their success t Icing understood
they went at it, hammer and tongs, until eve
rything on the mantle-pece Chartered aga'n
and | was seriously afraid of u crowd collect
inu in front of the house. But the end was
near. Ny aont being Of an investig sling turn
Of mind, was des:rous of finding out whether
the cxe:lion OF talking so Loud was not IN
furious to my vie. So he said IN an un
earthly hoot, for he. voice was not so musical
as when she was young:
doesn't talking so loud s!rain your lungsf
"It i, an cxertion," shrieked my wife.
"Then why do you do it::' was the answer
ing scream.
Because-because-you can't hear II
DON'T" squcaled my wife.
"'What ," roared my aunt, fairly rlVallng q
railroad whistle this time.
began to think it time to evacuatc the
preu ises, and looking round and seeing John
gone, stepped into the back parlorand there
he lay fut on his back, with his feet at right
angles with his body, rolling from side to side
his hands poked into his ribs, and most
agonizing expression Of countenance, but not
uttering q sound. Immediately and in
voluntarily assumed a similar attitude.
think that from the relative positions Of ouT
boots and heads, and our attempts to restrain
our laughter, apoplexy must have ensued, ifa
horrible groan which John gave vent to, IL
his endeavors to repress his risbility, had not
betrayed our hiding place.
In rushed my wife and aunt, who, by this
time, comprehended the joke, and such
scoldng as l then got, never got before
and hope never to get again.
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CAMP NEAR FAIRFAX G. H.,

CAMP NEAR FAIRFAX y. H.,
June ls, 1861, y A. NJ.
COLONEL: In pursuance Of orders received
at o'clock A. M, on the 18th June, pro-
ceeded in the forenoon of that day to make q
reconnaissance across the country towards the
Potomac. Marching from this place with my
regiment: (about SIS strong, after leaving q
large camp guard, and Capt. Balls troop Of
horse numbering about 10, (including de-
tachment from Captain Wickham's troop,)
met at the Frying Pan Church, Captain Ter
rvs troop of horse, about 70 strong, (inclu-
ding detachment of Capt. Langhorns Com
pany,) and two guns of Captain Kemper's
battery, commanded by himself in person,
and with thirty.fve men. With this force |
went on to Drainsvi!le, learning on the way
that some four hundred Of the enemy came
up the Alexandria and Leesburg Railroad
the same day, about o'clock P. NJ, to within
q mile or two of Hunters Mills, and then re-
turned. Early in the morning of the 18th, l
rode, with troop of horse, to the heights on
this side of the Potomac, opposite to Seneca
Creek, and went in person to the bank of the
river to reconnoitre. I could see but few
troops of the enemy and no boats prepared
for crossing the river
We marched down afterwards under the
guidance of Captain John Powell, a high
spirited aud highly intelligent and most zeal
Gus friend of our cause, to Hunters Mill,
where, if the enemy had been engaged in re,
pairing the railroad bridge, plan to attack,
devised by Captain Powell, would have offer
ed the best chance. We found, however, no
sign of the enemy, and only some railroad cars
still smoking. which had been destroyed by
our friends in the neighborhood.
We then marched to Vienna and drew up
our force in readiness to receive the enemy,
if they should repeat the visit made for the
last two days. Nothing being seen Of them,
however. and the water tank having been
demolished Ito increase the obstacles already
caused by the removal Of the lead pipe Tor
conveying watcr,) put the command IN
march for Fairfax Court House, towards =
o'clock p. NJ.
Just as we were moving off, a distant rail-
road whistle was heard. / marched the troops
hack ,l.~:~-- .L
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one of them. They will do it, and if:the
Yankees "exalt themselves" at their expense,
something new under the sun will have taken
place.
With all the facts before us, my country
men, our President and Governor may with
all the people, come around Gods altarsand
ask him for His blessing with the well-ground.
ed assurance THAT He "wil not grant the de-
sires of the wicked nor further his deyices
lest they exalt themselves"
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selettea Qpetrp.
Never Despair.

Never despair when the dark cloud is ioW'Hng'
The sun, though obscured, never ceases to shine;
Above the black tempest his radiance is pouring,
While faithless and faint-hearted morals ropinc.
Tho Journey of life has its lights and its shadows
And Heaven, in its wisdom, to each sends
share;
Though rough bo the road, yet with reason to
guido US
Aud courage to conquer, Well never despair!
Never despair whom with troubles contending,
Make labor and patience sword and shield
And win brighter laurels, with courage unbendng
AS gay as the lark in the beam of the morning,
When young hearts spring upward to do and
to dare,
The brigt star of rpomisc, their future adornlng'
Will light them along, and they II never despair !
The oak in the tempest grows strong by resistance
The arm ut the anvil gains muscular power,
And firm se.f-reliance, that seeks no assistance,
Goes onward, rejoicing, through sunshine and
shower;
For life is n warfare, to try and to prove us,
And true hearts grow stronger by labor and
care,
whio Hope, like seraph, still whispers above U.S.
Look upward and onward, and never despair
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OAKLAND, S. G., June IA, 1861.

OAKLAND, S. c.. June IA, 1861.
Gsmlemea,-I received your kind notice OF
my discourse delivered on yesterday, and will
trv and furnish You with copy as soon as
can write it out, as had no notes before me
on the occasion. You vii please not only
wait ON me but excuse any variation you
may discover. I will copy my discourse as
wei: a, r-cau. remain, gentlemen,
Your obcdent serv't,
]. r. PICKETT.
A. S. Dozier, a. L. Dearing, ]. p. Nick
ler, Committee.
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GExTLEMANLY LADIEs.-Tn roilroad car
the seats were oil full, except one, which Tas
occupied by pleasant looking 1rishman-a
couple of evidently well.bred and intelligent
young ladies, came in to procure seats; but
seeing none vacant, were about to go into the
back car, when Patrick arose hastily with
evident pleasure.
"But you will have no seat for yourself"
responded one of the young ladies with a
smile, hesituting with true politeness to ac-
cept it.
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"Niyer do you mind that !" said the gallant
IIibernian, eyer welcome to it. I'd ride on
the cow-catcher to New York anytime for
smile from such jintlemanly ladies?' and he
retired hastily into the next car, amid cheers
Of his fellow passengers.
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There is, therefore. at least one more numtr-
ously signc,l petition for compromise, so.
peaceful scparatior,' Which the detectives
have failed to discover Superintendent Ken
nelly continues his days Of grace to sisncrs
who wish to erase, and will not publish the
list at present. This is simply threat! This
is mere dragoonins! If sueh things ale ne.
ccssary-anj they may he, as everything sc' m,
aeccssary in civil war--Give US at one tie
government of Briga:'icr General Hall. Tie
nomcut we pass, or begin TO pass, from Ito
.,ivil law, the military is lhe best ofall. A
soldier is almost always rcspons;bilty.-
When we deal with cpaulettcs, We NIL under
stand @what is what! ~
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Free Right Of Petition.

We published in our issue of yesterday an
account of the. seizure of petition, in the
hands Of Mr.. Guion, by the. police of New
York. This Infamous attack upon the dear
estrishts Of lreemen, in the principal city OF
the free States, is arosing the people of New
York to sense or'the degradation which IS
in store for them, and Of the fatal consequen-
ces of the military despotism which has now
supplauted the Constitutional Government o
the United States. The Jomnalof Commerce
Of July l, in = leader, says:
An extraordinary proceeding was chroni.
cled in the city news department Of the New
York papers on Saturday morning, in which
copies Of petition, nunorously signed by cit,
izens of New York, and addressed TO the
President of the United States, were seized,
taken from the possession Of those to whom
they had been confided and conveyed to the
headquarters Of the police, where they are
detained for public exhibition. 1t is not
shown that any proceedings have been had to
authorize the police to interfere with the sa-
cred right Of petition, right as dear to every
American citizen at the present day as it was
to the people of the Colonies when they COM
planned that the British Government spurzed
their prayers for relief, and denied the light
which the humblest citizen has, to approach
the ruling powers with request touching the
administration Of the Government. 1t is diff
tcuit, as one after another Of the deurest
rights Of freemen are violated, and article az
ter article of the Constitution trampled un
'ler foot, by those who have solemnly sworn
to support it, 10 realize that We live under
free Government, or that We can lay claim to
any privileges which are not liable to be inva.
ded by Official pretcHtion and assumed power.
r.. =
We doubt whether any considerable number
Of signers will be frightened into withdrawing
their names, but think it more likely that it
will receive large accessions from the inderon.
dent men Of the city, who dare exercise their
constitutional rights under threatened intmi.
dation. There is no power short Of absolute
tyranny which can interfere with the right OF
petition, especially when that right is excr-
cised in mode so void of offensive or trcas-
enable language as in the present instance.
The New York Ereniag Express, which
thinks that Superintendent Kennedy is stretch.
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SWEARING IN EIEBREw.-Sone tiye or six
years ago, in one of the trains OF cars running
between Newark and Jcrsy City, Nd, there
was young naval officer who was constantly
intcrminglng his conversation with the most
profane oaths. a young lady Was so situated
tha. she could not but hear every time Le
swore. At first she bore it with perfect cfua
nimlity; then as it continued and rather in
creased in the shocking character of his I'M
precautions, she began to grow ti,lgcty and her
eyes H.. shed We knew bolt would som
be Shot, and that it would strike him. 1t came
directly. "Sir, can you converse in the He
b,ew tongue?' "lcs,' was the answer, in
half unconscious, but slightly snccring tone.
"Then," was the reply, "if you wish to
swear any more, You Sould greatly obligc ms,
and probably the rest Of the passengers also:
if YOU would do it in Hebrew" watched
him. His color came and went-now rtl,
now white. lie looked at the young lady,
then at his boots, then at tue ceiling Of tho
cars but he did not swear any more either in
Hebrew or English, and be probably remem.
bered that young lady.
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President DAVIS of the Confederate STATES
has by proclamation requested all religious
people tc, assemble ut their respective places
of worship, as they fast for religious services.
Gov prcxrys. of the State Of South Carroll
ma. has seconded his desire by his proclama-
ton to the same effect We have read some
where that crew Of pirates starting on
cruise procured Bible, but on looking over
the commandments they found one which
they immediately cut Quit WAS Thou shalt
not KILL They would not face the Word of
God where they were confessedly condemned.
This is human nature. So from it we may
Judge that President DAVIS and Gov. PIcKESs
think they are right in the eyes of God and
Religion, else they would not have made their
appearance by their rroclamations around
His sltars for religious devotions.
There are times when minister OF the
Gospel would leservcdly lose caste it he
opened discussion OF d political character
in the pulpit. He is the serTant OF all, and
should try TO save all as his great business !;
and though he has y right to his opinion, and
should have one, yet be at once loses the
confidence of the party opposed to him, and
even the prudent and wise, who may believe
with him, cannot but believe that be las low
cred himself, though they be willing to profit
;,a,onoa This doubtless may be all
right in party poli,ics-in making up opinions
and marshalliug hosts to the encounter anu
battle of words; but the questions tor our
consideration to-day are taken out OF "words
and placed amongst the "deeda" OF state
action. and is no longer one of politics, but
patriotism.
We and the North too, have men in the
field We, and the North too, care tor our
armies We, and the North too, know that
cod * our only trust. We too may pray
bn, vet we plainly see that if the,,' pray, our
,r.rs must cross. The Bible in the text
,.;ras us 10 understand whose prayer shall be
hoard Grant not, 0 Lord, the desires Oh
the wicked
In this controversy i, may c well Tor Us to
ex,mire If we are on that side whi' b, IN
righteousness. may claim the payer OF the
tsyt over the desires Of our enemies, as
q ,ho w;ck.i..' Nations and Corporations may
very we'll through their officers and by all
o.bcr means look well to the CHARACTER they
bear in the light Of God and Religion. 1t is
Tho Faith of Christeudom tha. the individual
man here in this life is on trial as moral
AGENT His life and death on earth Is not with
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To Srop BLEEDlyc.-Asa Kempcr, Ross
County, Ohio, writes to the -imerican Agri,
culturist, that bleeding from wound on man
or beast, may be stopped by mixture of
wheat flour aud common salt, in equal parts,
bound on with o cloth. II the bleeding be
profuse, use large quantity, soy from one to
three pints. 1t may be left on for h urs, or
even days, if necessary. In this manner he
saved the life of horse which was bleeding
from wounded artery; the bleeding ceased
in FIVE minutes after the application. 1t was
left on three days, when it worked loose, was
easily removed, and the wound soon healed.
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can Of life to live
Orsll Of Death to de-

But while the future may be full Of the aw'
e., sanctions of law for the individual; yet
NJ, u not the case with Corp p,ratiois and
With Nations. They have no future world
beyond this. And if God administers law,
,,o-al law at all-then their prosperity OF ad
ysrs;ty must depend on their good or evil.
see how torcibly the sanctions OF moral law
.,o,a executed on the wicked Nations and
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Tx1r. PSALMS CXL. SrH VERSE: :" Grant not
0 Lord, tie de.ires Of the "'eSea: J"nher "0' ms
,riek.d deriee ie.t they eratt them.elres."
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ANDREW JOHNSON 4 Tory BY DESCENT
The Knoxville Register asserts, on the au-
thority of o gentleman who has traced the
traitors lineage, "that Andy johnson is OF
tory descent. Absalom johnson, grand
father of Andy, was South Carolina tory
through the Revolutionary war, and all the
descendents and family connections in that
State are branded with toryism to this day
Is there not some mistake about this? We
have an indistinct recollection Of reading, q
few years ago, speech made by Rev. VIM. G,
Brownlow, in Nashville, repeated in Knox
vile, and afterwards published in the Knox,
vile 1phig in which, if we recollect Alright, it
was stated that Andy Johnson's family were
North Carolinians, that many of them were
horse thieves and such characters, and that
some Of them had been whipped at the pilo.
ry and branded, and perhaps some sent to the
pcnitentary. We think Brownlow also said
that most people had some mean kin, but An
dy had no other sort. Now oil this does not
preclude the idea of tory descent, but may 60
as collateral evidence 10 prove it-that is, a
family of horse thieves may, without violence,
be presumed to come of tory stock, but let
North, not South Carolina, bear the shame Of
being the home Of such people, if Brown
lows statement was risht.-Chronicle & SEN
tinel.