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The New York herald., 1862-05-07
Rebel Misrepsescnta cntations-Ont-Threat n
ened ssEarnest Resolve"
fFrom the Richmond Wing, April 26l

THE HUNS ARE COMING.
In stated orally that tho Yankee at Fredoricks
burg is composed good part Of Poles Hurgarians and
GrnaSs, organized into regiments, and commanded By
Europe
Such is the fate OF credulous and magnanimous
mother. She sustained bankrupt government and then
bestowed upon IL immense domain. This domain has
been offered free git TO any who Will occupy and
aliens have ocked like "doves to tho windows These
gnia to invade her SOIL and one indncement held out to
their enlistment hat her own lands shall be appor-
toned among these soldiers OF fortune Truly
ssThe hedge sparrow fed the cuckoo so long
That 1t had its head bit oil By It's youngn
These Huns, first attracted by the mprov1ent bounty
or Virginia, now hired with the no OF her spois,
like their progen tors, arrayed view an Italy
which they hunger to cevour They held in leah
by our base enemy ready to be slipped with the first
Virginia thus outraged is told by her infamous foes
that she is a rebelp'-a tebel az inst whms Is she
rebel ainst the power she contributed create. Can
her citizens whose ancestors ave wrought in her fields
and worshpped in her ch rches for centuries be
against the vile horde wh, has lived h CONT
nent long enough to speak ts onguer Wecoud ok for
ward to nothing hor be than the OF these
hostile hordes If, like tho Cessacks or Cam4nches,
they would be content to saate themselves with spoil
and return their native wilde ness We might regard
with composure any loss Of ocks and herds brought
relief from their poliung presence. But hear it
boosted by the North that intends to apporton
lands among these indels and substitute them for tho
purest condition Of society that exists among civilized
men. will inspire our people with determination to
rspe the invader else escape the sight Of his
by death on the battle heid.
Yankee peridy has nothing worse than ths--so bring
the Oora population of Eurore TO seek ipes then
employ them to ,nhabl the ,ldrness they purpose
Tho devastation OF war-the abolition Of slavey-the
chains Of bondage which might be broken by resoute
resistance, leave nothing horrible mind as yr-
gnans driven from their homes whio sqralid sayages
in unrestricted license the orcs of their cherished
heritage.
The troops and tho constancy OF our peo
pie will allow such terrible corsummaton but
Hmay be vel Cor any whose minds may have been
cited By warn hopes from compromise and submission TO
remember that the Goths and yandals draw
stsr ands and take possesioa Of country.
N do or dic
The New York herald., 1862-05-07

lFrom the PetersDufB EkpIesh APTH 81
We do not what is 70 be gained by concealment OF
facts which must necessarily be known sooner later
people that cannot bear 70 hear bad things about their
AFFAIRS nserably dehcisut in moral fortituds To
despond and despair undor disasters is the very way
multiply and intensity them.
These remarks have been suggested by ths informa-
tion of the probable capture Of New Ueans event
which week ago, considered as OF imposs BILE
rurrsnoe For weeks and months have heard nothing
from quarter but that there the
least danger OF the enemy succeeding IN attempt 10
nounced .simprsgnabe, .and the military force and
around ample TO rspulse all the Yankee sodiery that
could be brought against IL. Besides these reances
we have more recently received intelligence that two
enormous clad steamers, powerfully armed and con
stucte the express purpose Of smashing Tho ancInys
bckadDs lsst, had bevn eomPssed and launched, AID
The New York herald., 1862-05-07


The press every part Of the land urging the organ
zaon OF companies 10 engage In partisan warfare excu
svely As the eueny pushes bis columns far into the
interior must make IL him much that he will
be deferred from continuing his operations II he send
provision train from one point to another he must send
small army guard lose the larger part Instead
of squads no will 20 send brgades aging Not
knowing when troop Of cavalry will sweep down upon
him, capturing horses and mules and destroying wagons
he will to keep every point douby guarded But II
try bfore fc Of these companies are orgdnSsd IL s
deusion suppose that the unarmed disorganzed
population will rise dSe and got behind every
and under every bush" TO nre upon column ching
upon the highway.
| Those WHO VIII no. risk their precious lives in we'll
this doubly perlous service. Partisan warfare espe.
caly requires cool head, strong arm and brave heart
but all those avail nothing without united and concerted
action But there must ne but head 10 plan what
hundred hands shall execute Hence, In giving commits.
SONS TO captains 70 raise OF this kind IL is ex
prcssy stipulated that shall be an independent com
pany, unattached 70 any battalion or regiment I'm.
poTtsnt as s TINS arm Of the service would be
10 have bat Tow companies independent their opera
tions. Hence the War Department very judiciousy
grants but few OF these commissions havo been In
formed there are but -four nve alley
IL is complimentary to our city--though but ustbat
Of these should be held by our feos citzens
Captain h. T. Parter undoubtedly Is Commissioned Ia
raise and muster into service company OF this kind
Our young men before entering any other arm of ths
servcs should call upon HIM, learn his views and an
of operations and what nducemept he has offer anv
TO become attached 10 his command We submit 10 or,
fellow citizens II is anything but right share with
! him the expense OF arning and equpping the bravs
| young who are pecuniary unable 20 provide for
themselves Contributions OF horses, money or cotton
viii be iudicously appropriated DO not wait TO be soil
| cited personally.
II
The New York herald., 1862-05-07
NEWS FROM the SOUTH.
EXECUTION OF A REPORTED UNION SPY.
REBEL CENSORSHIP OH THE PRESS.
Wailings Over the Fall of
New Orleans,
&C., &C., &c.


Tie HERALD OF yesterday ounced that according to
ebe advices the forts Jackson and ST. Philip had been
surrendered to the Union In order that read
ers may be enabled the chain Of events
gardng the surrender of these forcatons with their
recapture by the Union forces we.subon the foowing
showing how the forts into possession Of the
rebels-
Nsw ORLEANS Jan. IL, 1861.
All the Notifications possession Of the Lou
isana troops. The United States Arsenal at Baton
Rouge in command OF Major Haskns and two companies,
refused 70 surrender this morning The arsenal was
surrounded by GOO state troops and parey held
between Governor and Major Haskins, which finally
resulted the of the garrison at twelve
to-day. There opposition in taking the other
forts.
The New York herald., 1862-05-07
Rebel Hopes for the SAFETY OF Savannah.

who Fort Pulaski las fallen, anu while our river
batteries could stand long against iron clad gun
or batteries the adjacent stands s the of the
Yankees in this vicinity is not sufficient take ssyan
nah Tor our land force Is TO large " allow az Attempted
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
We Live In Deeds.

A pleasant, cheerful, generous charitable
minded woman is never old. Her heart is
as young ut sixty OF seventy as it was at
eighteen or twenty; and they who are Id
at sixty or seventy are not made I'D by
tue. They are made old by the rayages 1f
passion. and feelings Of an unsocial ard
ungenerUus nature. which have cankered
their minds. wrinkled their spirits and
withered their souIs. They are made so
only by envy, by jealousy, by hatred, By
suspicion, by uncharitable feelings, ty
slardering, scandahz'ng. i'll bred habit,
which if they avoid they preserve their
youth to the very last, 20 that the child
shall die, as che scripture says, a hundred
years old. There are many old women
who pride themselves on being eighteen OF
twenty. Pride is old fashioned. and vsui,
~ is grey as the mountains /; they are dry,
heartless, dull, cod, Indifferent they want
the well-spring Of youthful affection which
Is always cheerful, always active, always
engaged in some labor OF love that is caI>
cula;ed to promote and distribute enjoy
ment.
There is an old age Of the heart that is
possessed by many who have TO suspicion
that there is anything old about them aud
there Is a youth which never grows old, a
lover who is ever boy, woman xho lie
ever girl.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
wounded and Killed.

1t takes but little space in the columns
of the daily papers; but o. what long
household stories and biographies are every
one of these strange names. that we read
over and forget
Wounded and killed = Some eve reads
the name to whom it is dear as life, and
some heart is struck or broken with the
blow made by that name among the hist.
lrs our Henry, or our John, our danes,
or our Thomas, that lies with his poor
broken limits at the hospitals or white,
still, and ghsstiy face on The battle field.
Alas for the eyes that read alas for the
heart that feeIsi
He was my pretty bov, that I've suhg
to sleep so many times in my srmsl' says
the poor mother, bowling her head in an
guish that cannot be uttered. lie was nv
brave, nOtle husband. the father of NV
little orphan children = so5s the striker
wife. He was my darling brother, that
love so, tfat ! was so proud Of murmurs
the sister. amid her tears and so the ter
rible stroke rUlis Cd homes throughout the
land.
Wounded and killed p Every name in
that list is lightning stroke To some heart,
and breaks like thunder over sume home.
and fall long black shadow upon hearthS
stone.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
Before and After.

Almost everything IN life has two faces,
and the two are very often unlike. Our
pleasures are always double, and sweet an
tcipations are frequently contrasted with
bitter reflections. Still more generally il
II true OF our s'rrows; the dark cloud
when fully passed only its silver lining to
our view The ancients represented Janus,
the Roman god of war, with two faces, one
looking behind aud the other before, and
the same imagery applies to whatever ehal.
ienges effnrf and awaits conquest in modern
times. Our duties especially presen, this
double lace When full in the oath before
us the features We confrUnt are lowerins
and stern, the eye frowns in menace or
CLEANS in dorision. The road Is bese,
with wolhsh Tears, the fear of danger, of
ridicule, failure. All martyduns look
mean when they are suffered and many a
sensitive nature has struggled onward to
the goal OF Its cpnvietions. under 40 over
whelmng load of self-cnntempt. hopeless
OF the success that would sustain it's own
respect. Bot far different Is the face that
smiles upon US when we look bacE after the
duty spast The enemy hes made an un
conditional surrender; nay, he wears the
aspect Off friend. He was a tyrant yes
terday; he is servant to day The path
that we are treading leads upward and we
stand on higher ground than he.
1t is well for US to take advantage of the
fact, for life is crowded with duties, MANY
of them repulsive and the practical cues
tinn is. Shall they stand before and
threaten Us, or behind and do us homage {?
Will we look down upon the perils we have
passed, or up 10 those from which we pitia
bly, shrink The same objects look differ
emily from different points of view They
Giffer as the lion rampant does from the
lion tanned, as the weapon at our throat
dues from the same WEAPON in our good
right hand. Every duty fulfilled is for
tress taken, and the guns that lately frown
ed upon US now bristle in our defence -
Every papg survived is q disarmed rebel,
who has taken the allegiance and means to
keep it. We box back upon oft past years
as upon principles esthrowh ned. some van
quished in deadly fight. some won to fealty
and tribute by the gentler arts of peace we
bend our worn temples to receive their sill
yer crown. Even the dark angel that
stands where the many ways meet has two
faces a!eo, the one of horror, the 0 Their of
triumph /; and in the hour when we pass
beneath the shadow Of his wing it is not
we that perish. b cath itself that is "swol-
lowed up Of life"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
Gen. MsirOy ana our Brave
Soldiers.
q the n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Cf the n. Y. Tribune.
Gen. MIlroy is a man often mentioned in
this department. lie is an odd specimeu
OF an American. Standing about six feet
four inches high, he towers above bis men
with commanding physical furce his lace
is square, with teddish gray beard, COW
ering, but not hiding, small moth of
singular directness and decision. He
speaks hesitatingly, and is evidently not
large nor quick thinker. A nervous SEN
sibiilty, or sensation Of fear. never came
into his composition. S., when his name
vas mentioned the day Of battle, as TO
leading the advance, lie reI lied:
Oh yes, let me do II; will 60 ahead
yes, to -. Con raj my toys III FIX
'em"
There is NJ trorble about Your going
ahead. Gen. Millruy, but you are Ir dam
ger Of going too far"
But | w,I'i--ib;s time, General. I'll
obey orders strictly"
80 Milroy went ahead. Abrut 5 o'clock
Of that afternoon / saw him in wheat
field, peering over the grain tips in the
wood in moment the leeden grain fed
its iron stalks and the ar was fol Of hus,
ling sounds, ard brave men fell llseding
and dying. IN that glorious litiie band of
patriot heroes there were no pale checks
nor livid lip; there was no moan nor
shrek Of pain. Put me, down gently,
boys" said wounded Captain Of the Goth
Ohio, as his men rested for moclent, bear
ing the shattered body to the rear. HeIay
quiet there in the shade his soldiers, com
panions. townsmen may be. turned again
to the sheet Of flames, bursting sh ell, and
whizzing buIle:.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
A jolly Doctor.

DR.. Grath. Of Edinburgh. was fond of
good thing out or in his practice. Stumb-
bling into a church one day while the seq
mon was in progress. be found the preach
er 10 tears as be poured out words, not
thoughts upon his listening congregation
"What makes bis weep?" asked DR..
Grath of one standing near him.
by my faith" was the answer, land
you would weep too il you we're in his
place and had as little to say"
Come along, my dear fellow" respond
e1 the doctor to his new acquaintance,
''come and dine with one you are too good
fellow to Le here"
This was the same DIR. Grath Of whom
another story was told. He staid one
night at the club ling after he said be must
be OF to see some patients. At length one
of his friends becoming uneasy about sbe
poor fellows, told him be had better stop
drinking and be of.
Its no great matter" Grath reulied,
whether see item o-night or Tot for
nine Of them have such bad constitutions
that all the physicians in the world can't
save them. and the other six have such good
constitutions that all the physicians in the
vsrh can't kill them"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
A HOtef Scene.

l and Smyler one night stepped in q
quiet hotel to read the news. We also or
dered two glasses Of lager to come with the
paper.
was in the midst of an interesting and
rather abtruse article, when a fideety and
selfish, over bearing looking person along
side Of me and who appeared in deep tho't
probably on the means to be adopted TO
get poor devils TO work an hour longer
daily at lower wages-besan nervnusly 10
Hirt stiff tooth pick. The flip, flip. flip
coming so suddenly on my ear, for mo
ment destroyed the thread of the argument.
] started, looked around at bin, and re-
sumed.
"FIipl flip! Flip fipp he went at it
again. Again | started at him little
harder. A nervous looking gentleman in
the opposite corner eyed him too. And
then | endeavored to pick up ny subject
again.
Flip flip"
"Blame the fellow I" / muttered, and
caught strange CLEAN in the corner of
Smyler's eye.
For two or three minutes the ANNOYANCE
continued, and begar to think it best to
quietly proceed TO sumo other house, when,
after most energetic Flip Zip! flip |"
from my elghb0T,
Rat tat ! tail" was echoed by Smyler's
boot heel On the floor.
got a glimmer of Smylei's intentions.
"Flipn
Tat !"
silence of nearly minute and then
Flip flip"
"Rat tat % instantly followed.
Flip flip. fIpl flip fip!" went tooth
pick shortly afterwards.
Rat Eat -! tat tat tat" came energet
ically from boot heel.
The proprietor OF the dental assra ger
looked herce-got red in the face as
Tap tap tapl tap! tap ~ was pro-
duced by the application ue four finger
nails on the table in the Opposite corner
T. P. Looked dignifed, and with an i'm
portaut air called for bottle of wine,
which he proceeded to drink in solemn
grandeur.
On the strength OF the impression which
he imagined such an outlay in the eth rate
place must have naturally proceeded, be
thought he'd try it on again.
Flip fiip!"
Three short, sharp whistles, which bad
evidently been prscticed in old Bowery,
were the leading accompaniment from a
saucy looking fellow in his shirt sleeves,
and who had caught up the joke.
"Rat tail
"Tap tar W
BOW WOW 70
what do you mean 7" fercely demand
ed I. p, eyeing Snyler, who was the least
of the party savagely.
"Rati tat !"
Three whistles.
Bow wowP
"Tap tapi'
"Hi hi !"
Was the reply.
Cant / firt my tooth pick, if like.
fericiously demanded the port wine patron
izer.
Certainly" blandly replied Snyder !;
land OF course, cannot possibly object to
my employing my boot thus:
Rat tat ~
"O- my hands thus: tap tap!" issued
from the opposite corner.
"0r in my mouth" dezterouslv exem-
| plified by him from the Buwery.
Hi! hi aud Bow WOW! completed the
argument.
The upstart was, that, as he had COM
| menced the annoyance of the whole com
pany for his own peculiar qualification we
continued to prosecute him for our espe
cial amusement. ill. fairly boiling over
with outraged dignity. he paid for his bali
finished wine and bounced out of the room
amid fearful original chorus.
Every man carries q moral tooth uick -
! The wise know how to use it. The selfish
get taught sooner OF later.-Spira of the
| Times.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
A Spunky Wife.

A middle-aged farmer and his wife were
enjoying winter evening costly together,
when the conversation turned upon religi-
Gus matters, a. described 10 the Bible.
which the man had open before him.
Wife" said the farmer, 81 have been
thinking that happy society Solomon must
have had in his day, with 50 many wives
as he is here represented to have bsd.D
Indeed" fepiied the wife. somewhat
mitfed, you'd better think Of something
else. then. A pretty Sulnmon you ~ould
make, truly you can't lake proper care Of
0 ne.Vfe. What figure you would cut,
then, with d. zen wives, and all If them
a. spunky as am !"
The farmer 10 L his hat and wen; 10 the
stable " feed the cattle for the night.
II. MCTZ, X sARTARI
nt fb- upper Csr>1 Basin, North oii.t,
eiet, Aug q. I5oI. <Lxf
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
VOL. 20 NO. 7.
The world $4,000 year. On.

Prof. Agassiz delivered lecture in New
York recently upon the age of the present
physical world, as derived from ansien,
coins and animal remsiSs of species still
extent, especially from coral reef.
Ihe Lecture was mainly devoted to
FLORIDA reefs and the conclusions drawn
from them as to the time time taken for
their formation lie said that the popular
notion that the coral was the work OF an
insect was entirely erroneous The reels
consist OF organized remains of a class of
radiases, which become right BY continual
deposits OF limy PARTICLES. Fhe cora. begin
their work at depth Of u fathuns and
work upward. The Florida reefs are the
best In the world for scientific observations.
FROM observation made upon them BY
Prof. AeassIZ. he found that in fourteen
years the growth of the coral abnr, the
coast forts was almost one inch. Nhich
would make about seven inches a century.
10 pc safe, however. he allowed enc foot
on century, With this as a basis. the
youngest reel On the coasf--tbe Florida
kevs-was found TO be 5000 years old.
But the Keys are founded upon a similar
reef which was founded befure the other
one. This adds 600 years more 10 the
age OF the badks. Then landing cpon the
main land. third reef il found PRECISELY
similar. adding another c. 100 years TO the
chronology. But back Of this iss fourth
and stiil older cOral reel, which adds q COO
years more.
Here positive Investigations cease. and
Prot. Agas' IL claims TO establish the fact
lndisputahlv that this portion of the world
Is at least "A 900 years old-an eye far
beyond any record Of the race now inhab-
iting it.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29

SAsBo IN MILITARY PoINr OF VIEW.
The following queries are respectfully
recommended To the attention of the Bull
Head Court Martial:
When Hunters ccntraband brigade is
raised, are they 20 garrison Cape Sable, at
the southeastern extremity Of Floricai
Could a contraband force ever surprise
an enemy. unless il was working 20 wind
wardi Wouldn't eecesh, like jobs war
horse, smell the battle sfar of?
Ia case Of an engagement, could the
colors ever be taken from the Contra
bands7
Could they be mustered in as light in
fantryf
Would niger brigade endure life in
tents the better because their ancestors
were born iu Ashantee
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
The New Militia Law.

The following provisions of the bill call
ing out the militia are important
That whenever the President Of the Uni.
ted States shall call forth the militia of the
States, to be employed in the service of the
United States, he may specify in bis cal,
the period for which such service will he
required, not exceeding nine months, and
the militia SO called shall be mustered in
and continue TO serve for and during the
term so e. ecitied, unless sooner discharged
by command Lf the President IF by rea-
s. of defects in evisting laws, or in the
execution Of them, in the several States. or
any OF them, it shall be found necessary 10
provide for enrnlling the militia, and 9th.
erwise outing this act into execution, the
President is authorized in such cases to
make all necessary rules and regulations,
and the enrolment of the militia shall in
all cases include all able bodied male citi-
zens between the ages Of eighteen and
forty FIVE. and shall be a2p0rtiUned among
the States according to representative pop>
ulation.
SEC. 2.-The militia. when 50 called into
service. shall be organized in the mode
prescribed by law for volunteers.
SEC 3.-That the President be and he
is hereby authorized, in addition to the
volunteer forces which he is now authuriz-
ed by law to raise. to accept tie services Of
any number Of volunteers not exceeding one
hundred thousand, as infantry, for period
of nine months, unless sooner discharged
and every soldier who shall enlist under
the provisions of this sectiun shall receive
his first months pay, and also twenty Eve
dollars as bounty, upon the mastering of
his company or regiment into the service
of the United States ; and all provisions of
law relating to volunteers enlisten in the
service Of the United States for three years,
or during the war, except in relation to
bounty, shall be and the same are extended
to and are hereby declared to embrace tue
volunteers to be aised under the pruvis
sions of this section.