, 1862-08-15

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1hews5ninE: = Iat ny people sso;~or,,a; 1ltve
Shall F19g gy yqq5 F;shosn ,as of ola It. eaughtesi
Yet Phasoah,s hsaEt is hardened, and he Will mol
npeah eAs Ho1A go: = -
"Fonr sons shall shed thetr, uta:bload, and5th,
curse Of desolation - .:'!.-a
Upon your homee and household hearthH in fur1
-" shall be poured; =; j: - - -:
Youf sloFy shall dim1ntah, ye shall perish az M
Except e heed my warning: Free my peoplst,' =
FROM WASHINGTON.
Letter from Orpheus G, Kerr.
/: From the Sunday Mercury, 10th.1
EDITOR 7. T-:-If tired natures sweet
TesteIer, balmy sleep. should ever take it into
her head to invade our distracted conntrv @ q shs Ns
would meet With less resistance In Washing.
fon ttan it is possible for the able-hod iei
mlno to comprehend. Notwithstanding the
TACT that President Lincoln is an honest man.
ny ooy, the genlls Of elumber has opened !
large wholesale establishment here, and The
tendency to repose is SO general that he au.
/ t1orl1les are just able to wink at secessfon
I; sJDpat1iZers. It takes so long to ref the
news Of the war from New York that our citi,
!; zens grow languia in the intervals. On Mon.
aay, indeed, n enterprising chap from Nan
tncket opened museum On the outskirts Of
he town, by way OF varying the monotonv.
and quite numerous: crowd Assembled IL
#leness the performance. This museum carn.
Prlses real two shilling piece, incl6ssd in q
strong glass case, to preserve it from the yio-
renee q the mob, and even respectable old
married men 60 to SEE 1t, for the sake of past
associations. On the occasion of nv visit 10
this unique establishment, arrived shortly
6efore the exhibition began, and found q bril-
liant array OF beauty and fashion for an audi
epee. 1t Was quite interesting, my BOY, to
near the conversation going on. There was a
me young chap Just Ia. .hont Of me who has
recently been appointed to the staff Of the
Commander -1n-chief in consequence Of bis
great experience In the coal business, and savg
Ae fo mother Lubin7s extracts chap:
F"eo "1ck, WHO is that vanishing Great
chat chah oysh they-ar, with the peach-orchard
law, dirnmy n says Lubin's extracts. that's
1he great heiress. She's worth 90, 600 postage
1.-The wed kind ?'' says the. 4ounp staff.
f~tga; ff9sg; eagerly; tits it the sticky rsd Kind.
No" says Lubin's extracts. scornfn1,v.
"it's the green ten-cent kind"
int~ejoose me-" says the staf-chap, ex-
el'edty intwojoose me, FWed: I must
ho~ ~her-upon my soul, must"
Upon MS soul. my boy-he said upon his
eou!! When it is possible for an introduction
70 1ake place upon such soul as that. nv
boy, it viii be comparatively EASY to msn.n.
Sef an elephant brigade on the extreme point
OF sn infant needle.
Wren the nlanager OF the museum came mt
TO lecture upon his great natural curiosity.
there. was immediate silence; and when tho
Gass RRe uncovered, ,reVealing the quarter to
Alas! they remembered the time-but no mat
Ter now-no matter nov,
Ladies and gentlemen" says the Manager.
pointing so1emnly to his treasure, ssthe rare
and and, beautiful coin which you now behold vas
the figure Of Liberty upon it, IN order to snow
inc world that this is the only country where
9 man is at Liberty to deal in slaves bv WAY Of
financial speculation. This rare coin Cisap-
peared as soon as the Liberty / speak Of
seeme to be enlarged, nor will it reappsar in
fnls hratss county ay agan while there are SO many
On quitting this admirable moral exhibition.
my boy, did not return to this city, but went
immediately down to Accomac, to attend the
great Union meeting. Accomac, my boy, has
at length determined that this war shall be
vigorously carried on, even If it takes several
public speakers to say 30; aud the conduct Of
Accomac, In calling meeting for such pur-
pose, reminds me Of chap once knew In the
sixth ward.
He vas respectable family chsp, who had
formed 9 partnership With all his neighbors
for the express purpose Of taking entire and
exclusive charge Of their business for them.
and eVinced such a deep interest in the most
private affairs Of his friends. that absence did
not conquer their love for him. One Sunday
there was city missionary at the church be
attended, who employed the aid and prayers
OF tie congregation in behalf Of poor bnt
pions family, who. we're starving to death
around the corner. "Hev. any tracts been
left with oar suffering frenz 81 saya the re-
speciable chap, rising in lis pew and ptnching
his benevolent chin thoughtfnlly. "Yes,"
tays the missionary. sadly, " ne sent them
them some tracts on the immortality of the
soul; but, horrible to relate, they gained no
dseh By them" The respectable chap. who
was broker by profession, was much moved
by this revelation Of human depravity, aud
says he to bald-headed chap in the next
pew, "Brother Jones, you must attend to this
sad case In the morning. We must remember
our fellow beings in affiiction, brother Jones.
Early tomorrow you must take some bread
to this suffering family. Il you have no bread
of yonr Own, brother JONES' y says the respect
able chap, feelingl5, come to my shop aud I
- 80 W1A = 81 y9u some for this charitable pur-
pt,se:" But brother Jones proved to be
gtieyous backslider, my boy, aud said he had
morniag IN question @ y Tg1ksn Wel asg5 Sg the the
respectable chap, when he heard this, ssthen
l Will arrange it In another way. Tell our
starving brothers and sisters to have faith,''
ea5s be to the missionary, In heartfelt maa.
ner, "and they shall be fed, even as the raw
tngs fed my old friend; EliiAh.'' &c., the next
day. he called a meeting Of brethren TO pray
that food might be sent to the suffering ones,
and they used up the entire English language
In prayer to such an extent, that when tue r.
spectacle chap topped OFF with benediction.
he had to Introduce some Latin quotations.
They had just finished this noble work Of
Christian btneyo1ence, when the missionary
came tearing In and says: "It's ali over;
they are au dead the last child starved to
death half an hour ago" The respectable
son tell them to have taith-" TIE missionary
cracked 9 peanut, and says he: "Verily, L
did; but they said they couldn't have faith on
empty stomachs.'' The respectable chap
pondered awhile, aud says he: "If they
didn't have faith, my frens, the whole matter
is explained We, at least, have d3ne our
duty. We have prayed for them, frens-we
nave, prayed. for them, And the brethren
went home to their dinners. =
fonin mass- meetings, my boy, to help q
etfnegnrg country, are like prayer meetings
tc aad Tie starving poor; the Intention ia good,
but the practical benefit resulting therefrom
Is not Visible to the naksd eye.
There WIS large meeting at Accomac, sew
er1 lew Hqusr-shops having been opened
there recently, and the speakers we're as e1o-
qusnt as It is possible for men to be when ad
Eisipg other men to do what they don't care
to de themselves. A chap Of large abdominal
Developments was specially feryid- says be !:
Let rs show to them as tyrants aud reveal
lng 1nthe agoniess'of down-trodden Europe,
lhat this republic Is able to put down all ena-
mics rhatsomeyer, without Interfering with
any OF the inalienable rights Of those who,
though' our enemies, are still our lougIost
" brothers Frantic applause] Shall it be
said that 2,000, 600 Of people cannot put dow
eight millions without iDjuring those eight
millions? [shrieks OF appreciation, aad cr}es
Of !. That's eol''1 Mol thousand times ~ );
we fight, not to injure the South; not to ID
l911r5e with them, which Is our own flesh and
o1eoa, putto sustain the constitution rendered
secred ~ revolutionary gore! [Overwhelm~
irg enthusiasm. 1.-The creature which ia r..
ing to break up this here benefcent Qo7erl-
Hent, ask US what we are fighting for= then
Gnevous betngsf what a Question Il this
10 they not knov what we are fighting for
That In this unhappy struggle we--t6st our
purpose, would say, In prosecuting hostiH-
Lts Is to-1s to-Do ITs or course It is,''
ibis speech, short, terse,. and to the pur-
pose, was gl011ouh1y: received by everybody
e&ctpt friendless chap, who said he didn't
understand the last clause; and he was iu1mA
diatefy sent TO- jail for daring to be so traitor.
Cus1y obtuse.
Though the general Of the Msckerel Brig
adc was seatnd upon the highest barrel on the
PLATFORM my ;boy, and blew~hia noee loui1er
than any one else; he did not wish to be se,an
nor did be intend that the assemblare shnnid
call upon him for the apeech sticking out of
his side-pocket; but wheuthe thronr acciden.
tally found him to be the most PROMINENT
dgure I'd sight, they thnnghtless1y called upon