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The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27

The WOVEN WIND.-One of the most
characteristic manufactures of India is the
fine Daccan muslin or "woven wind" as it
has been called. So fine is this material
that when laid upon the grass to bleach the
dew makes it disappear. This used to be
spun by native females who had been
trained to it from their Infancy. So nice
was the sense of touch required for the
spinning Of this yarn that they were con-
stantly waited upon by retinue of SER
wants whose duty it was to relieve them
of all mental Offices which might endanger
the fine tactual faculty which long practice
and seclusion had bestowed on their deli
cate finger tips. Singularly enough, al
though the steam engine and spinning ma
chine can produce far finer yarn than any
that the finger of Hindoo maiden ever
spun, the English loom, in other respects
so perfect, cannot weave the Daccan mus
lin. The fine yarnsrequire to be taken back
to India to be woven by hand into the
fimsiest of tissues by the rudest and
most primitive of all LOOMS
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For the Southern Kqis.
IT'S ALL I HAVE TO GIVE THEE.
BY II. A. NJ.

Who is my friend, if tbs not he
Who bids me from my errors flee2
Then know, dear friend, that thou art priced,
More than from words can be realized.
Ills not thy beauty, but thyself
More to be priced than earthly pelf;
Thy hearts prize more to admire
Than all your wealth of kindling ire.
Accept an offering, though it be poor
When this is all, we can't give more;
A thankful heart offer thee
May it be ever pure and free;
Tho' darken'd once by sin and sorrow,
We have hope of a bright tomorrow.
tbs only they who should be Stunned,
That every kind advice have spurnd;
Then let us live as friends once more,
Evil eschew and truth adore.
Then friendship will more brightly burn
Upon its altar, and in turn,
Twill be more heavenly in its hue,
And pure rs early morning dew.
No richer gift can offer thee
Than this fair pearl-a hearts devotion,
In friendships holier shrine.
If thou it spurn, still twill be as truly,
Fondly, ever thine, through time and chance,
Through veal Or woe,
Ever and forever so.
HAvRE DE- GRACE, Hartford Co., Md.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27

WHAT is A DARLING Pit is the
dear, little, beaming girl who meets one
on the doorstep; who filings her fair arms
around ones neck, and kisses one with
her whole soul of love; who seizes ones
hat, who relieves one of ones coat, and
hands the tea and toast SO prettily; who
places her elish form at the piano, and
MARBLES forth unsolicited, such delicious
songs who casts herself at ones foot
stool, and clasps ones hand, and asks ca
ger, unheard of questions, with such bright
eye aud flushing face and on whose light,
fossy curls one places ones hand and
breathes "God bless her, as the fairy
form departs.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27
BEL AIR. MD. SATURDAY MORNING.
warnt good for enything, he didn't do
any particular HARM"

W
any particular harm"
The Kernel didn't seem to like this sto-
ry much, for ses he, "Majer, [ think you
are gettin kinder personnel" SEES I, "No,
Kernel, I don't mean to be, but you know
stories sometimes will fit closer than you
think for when you begin to tell EN-"
Jest here Seward cum in, an with his
churchyard smile, ses he, "good mornin,
Mr.. President. I've got good news from
England. There won't be any interven-
shin now, an the rebelyun will all he over
in go days. My friend Weed thinks so,
too"
"What's up, Boss?" ses Linkin.-
Tbats the name he calls Seward by
"Oh,' ses he, rubin his hands, "don't
you see by the papers what large amount
of money the merchants in York are SUBJ
scribiu for the poor, patient, starving En-
glish workmen. God bless EN-" Here
Seward drew deep sigh, an then ses he,
"It will produce such good effect in Eng
land Intervenshin is dead The rebel
yum is crushed, an all by this grand and
noble idee of mine to feed the starvin
poor. What flanthropy will do, when it
is done right p An here Seward CON-
menced rubin his hands an walkin about
the room, an actin. like gal that is jest
goin' to get married. didn't say eny-
thing, an the Kernel didn't say enything
either, an it warn't minut afore Seward
lodged out Of the door as quick as he cum
in. After he he'd gone, ses 1, "Kcrnel,
how many times has Seward he'd the re-
bellyun suppressed p "Oh," ses he, che
goes to sleep every night with the sartin
belief that the Union will be restored by
daylight; that JEFF. Davis will be hang
ing on a sour apple tree by noon, an that
he will be elected next President by sun
down" oval" ses |, "Kernel, I think
you've got queer cabinet" "Yes,'
ses he, "that have. Seward thinks that
his ritin letters to Europe is goin' to over
throw the rebellyun. Chase thinks it
can't be done, except by his greenbacks
an freein the piggers Old granfather
Welles is sure that there is nothin will
restore the Union except his gunboats,
while Blair feels sure that he kin do it by
stoppin pimmecratic papers p SEES I,
why don't you change 'em ?" oval"
SEES he, "what's the use of swappin jack
cts There amt nothin to be made by
it. No, won't change my Cabynet on
less Pm druv to it. It's bad enough now,
but Lord only knows what it might be eff
| undertake to change it,
[ was in hopes | could induce Linkin to
put In some new men an get out Chasc,
Seward, Stantin an Blair. But it's no
use, so we shall jog along after the old fash
ion. Where we shall be in the spring no
one kin tell Congriss has gone to work
in arrest to fix up the fnancies, an to
take keer that the Dimmecrats don't sue
Linkin for suspendin the habus korpus.-
The philanthropists are also bizzy, an
they are goin to give all the niggers here
Christmas dinner, which, I suppose, is
expected to last 'cln the year round. Eatin
like Turk one day an starvin 1854 is, ac-
cordin to my idees, poor way of Twin.
Yours till deth,
- MAJER JACK DOWNING
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27
ARTEMUs WARD ON THE INDIANS

ARTEMUs WARD ON THE INDIANS
The red man of the forest was fomerly a
very respectable person. Justice to the
noble aboorygine warrants me in saving
that origgernelly he was majestic cuss.
At the time Chris. arose in these
shores, q allood to Chris. Columbus), the
savajis was virtoos and happy. They were
innocent of secession, rum, draw poker,
and sinfulness gin'rally. They didn't
discuss the slavery question as custom.
They had no Congress, faro banks, deliri-
um tremens or Associated Press. Their
habits were consequently good. Late
'suppers, dispepsy, gas companies, thieves,
ward politicians, and other metropolitan
refnements were unknown among them.
No savage in good standing would take
postage stamps-you couldn't have bot
coon skin with barrel of them.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27
Mist&llan&ous,
LETTER FROM MAJOR JACK DOWN
ING.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 1862.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 1862.
To the Editers of The Ca,ocaShin:
SURs Wal, I'm glad to say that
Congriss has got together, an the Message
has been red an digested. The Kernel
worked hard enuf on it, I tell you. He
wouldn't let Seward or Chase have eny-
thing to do with it, but he jest maule it
all out himself. The next day arter the
Message was sent in, Sumnure cum in an
sed the Message warn't exactly grammati-
kal in all it's parts. [ telled him that II
guessed eff he had to work around short cor
ners as the Kernel did without gettin trip
ped up, he would find it nifty hard to get
everything just accordin to grammer.' |
telled him 'sgrammer warn't of eny ac-
kount vile the rebellyun lasted-that, like
the nstitushin, the grammer was sus-
pended, or locked up where habus korpus
couldn't get at it. In fact" ses I, "Mr.
Sumnure, think eny man who talks
bout its bein necessary to observe the
SIS IF grammer or eny othe. laws, wen the
nasnlu is in deth struggle with traitors,
is disloyal person, an orter to be sent to
Fort La Fieit." Wen | sed this, Sum.
nure turned all sorts of colors, an ses he,
oval, Majer, perhaps you're rite about
grammer; but think you orter spell the
Presidents name rite in your letters
It's disrespect to the Cheef MAGISTRATE
not do it." oval" ses /, "Mr Sumnure,
I've got my own idees on spellin. 1t is
a good deel like sparkin the gals-it's jest
as Teller takes noshin. My idee is, ef
spell word SO as to git its sound, I'm
rite. an / don't keer wat you say, it's the
only rule of spellin that holds good in the
long run Now" ses |, "ef Li.n-k-i-n
don't spell Liukin, what on arth does il
spell?" That seemed to stump him
"But," ses he, "Majer, there's some gin.
neral rules that orter be observed-rules
that the schools all use.' "Wal," ses |,
81 don know much about schools, an
guess the Kernel don't neither. | went te
school six weeks, an the Kernel SEES he
went six months. School larnln is nifty
poor truck to put into feller's he'd onlcsf
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27
Am ILLusTRAr1oN. .-Thc Boston Pos

AN ILLUSTRATION. The Boston Post
says, in illustration of the uselessness of a
mere proclamation of freedom to slaves,
that when John Brown, after six months
living and persuasion among the slaves,
put pike into the hands of slave of Col.
John Washington. with which to butcher
him, the liberator was asked by the sim,
pie slave: ssOn which side will Masss
John fight? / want to be with him.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27

TROUBLES OF A FAT MANA large
gentleman thus speaks Of a difficulty into
which he got from not being able to di-
vide himself:
81 am a fat man, and require ROOM
I had to travel by diligence from Macomb,
in France. | sent the rascally servant
from the hotel to book two places for me,
aud paid for them. When / came to the
Office to take my place, found they had
booked one seat for me inside, and one
out "
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aeS- Some one blamed DR.. Marsh for
changing his mind. eNell,p said he,
.'.that is the difference between man and
a jackass; the jackass cant change his
mind and the man csn--it's Q human
privilege.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27

as-All men are kings BY birth, for no
man is born without . crown to his head.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-27

No subscription taken for less than year.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
From Murfreesboro'.

We have before us private letter from
Murfreesboro' the 3lst which is very full
of interest, giving a deal of information
about the position and prospects in Ten
nessee, some points of which there
is no improperly III making public.
The letter says that Gen. Forrest was
then encamped in front of Nashville,
and that Gen. Jno. H. Morgan was re-
ported at Gallatin with strong cavalry
force.
PeoIle from Nashville are seen almost
every day. The distress there is truly
affecting. Some despair of the city be-
ing relieved of the presence of the Abo-
litionists this winter, while Others still
have hope.
Rev. Drs. Baldwin and Ford, who were
confined at Camp Chase by order of Andy
johnson, have been released on parole,
and have returned to Nashville. DR..
Elliott is still in Andy's bastile. 1t is
stated that there was very urgent neces-
sity for the presence of Drs. Baldwin and
Ford to be with their families, and their
release was asked and granted on that
ground; but that such circumstances did
not exist in the case Of DR.. Elliott
These eminent men are released without
any concessions to the usurper, save be-
ing paroled.-Atlanta Contederacy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
Circuit Court

Net here last Monday. Large crowd on
hand. A pretty full attendance of Con.
scripts, according to previous notice, but
no one here to receive them. The same
remissness, we learn, has occurred in two
or three other counties-which shows
that either the enrolling officers or some
body else are neglecting their business
The attention Of the proper authorities
should be ELECTED in behalf of their recog
nized agents. If the CONSUMPTION is to be
enforced it is about time the farcical par,
ofthe performance was dropped from the
programme,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07

The washington correspondent OF the
Chicago Times, reviewing the letter which
Gen. Scott wrote to Lincoln the day be-
f,ro he wos ;,ouorro,.d ond Which ,vo.
CO. co.. =. we ,nas.@ w W n''
nrst gwen 70 the puolic Dy oohn van bu-
rem in his speech at New York:
"The. last paragraph in the third plan
suggested by Gen. Scott ought to be deep.
" pondered on by statesmen all over the
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
Off for Kaintuck.

Rumor has It that several Conscripts
have abandoned their homes in this coun-
", within the last ten days, and fed in
the direction Of Kentucky. 1t is also re-
ported that about bakers dozen of
the fugitives were drowned in attempting
to ford Tennessee river. Every one to
his taste, as the old lady said when she
hussed the cow" But for man who
would at this late day leave the rooftree
of his fathers, the scenes Of childhood,
among the peaceful hills and valleys, that
he may reach and enjoy the meretricious
embraces of Lincolnism-all we have to
say about it is, "d-n such TASTE" Ifthere
ever was any sort of apology for such fol-
ly, there can be none now. Every man,
woman and child in the country knows
precisely what Abe would be up to if he
just could. To those who vamosed we
say. "go it, bob.tails and keep a-goin."-l
To such as are yet at home, but mediate
a departure, our advice IS, "stay where
you are, discharge your duty as loyal citi-
cons, and you may live to die in your bed
like good christians, and so cheat the de.
vii of his Just dues at last"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
Tone Softened.

The ultra abolitionsts of the North
are beginning to mollify the rebels
They do not preach determination and a
wiping out of the South, to the same ex-
tent as before. Greeley lately said:
Whenever the rebels really desire a
peace-as we think they very soon will,
If they do not already-they have but to
notify the Government that they are
ready to return to loyalty, and to that
end have abrogated all ordinances, acts,
and oaths of allegiance inconsistent there
with. President Lincoln would thereup-
on feel warranted, we doubt not, in issu-
ing proclamation of amnesty, inviting
the States lately in rebellion to elect
members of Congress as if no rebellion
had existed. The rebels would need no
further assurance of immunity; their
friends of the Vallandigham persuasion
would guarantee them practical ascend
ency in the House, if not in the Senate
also, and thus shield them from all seri.
Gus harm. And, if they should choose
to have Convention to revise the Fed
eral Constitution, we have no doubt that
this would be easy of attainment, though
we should prefer 10 have no stipulations
on the subject. They might have had
one without objection in IS6l; they car
have one without stipulation in 1863
But the true and sufficient basis Of I'M
mediate peace is "The Constitution as j
Men can devise no better.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
From Chattanooga.

We clip the following items from the
Rebel of the 4th:
WORTHY OF IMIrATIoN.-The ladies OF
the Methodist Church in this place have
taken the carpet from their church
and given it to the soldiers for blankets.
Can people be conquered when the la,
dies are SO patriotic?
We wish correct list of the specula
tors and extortioners in every county in
the Confederate States could be kept, ir
order that we might know after the wal
is over who were our enemies. Let THU
be done.
The reports from Nashville are meagre
Forrest with large force invests the cit,
from every side. There are daily Skin
mishes, which supply our boys will
amusement until more extensive opera
tons begin. Ger. Breckenridge is bus.
organizing the army department at Muir
freesboro'.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
Shoemakers Wanted.

Two or three more good Shoemakers
could make money at this place. True,
pretty much MI the county is engaged in
that useful branch of industry. at this
time, but they are all on government
work." 50 that a modest unpretending
private citizen like oi7rself stands but a
slim chance. We wouldn't have single
one who is really engaged on government
work" stop minute, though every man
in the parish had to 60 unshod through
the biting frosts of winter. But as there
arc good many dear old ladies and sew
sral interesting young ones residing here,
who must'not be allowed to expose tIeir
pedal extremities too much, we must
have more of the descendants of St. Girls
pen in our midst. It is well enough per-
haps to state for the information of all
who are not posted in such matters, that
Crispen was, end may yet be for aught we
know TO the contrary. the Patron Saint of
the 6Aobs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
Late from New Orleans.

On Sunday, 10th, the English man-ot'
war Rinaldo approached the foot of Canal
street. and, assuming hostile attitude
demanded from the authorities the re-
lease of James Syme, druggist, an Eng
lish subject, who was confined in For,
Pickens, and naturalization for the sci
cure of his property and person, to the
extent of 100000. General Butler re.
quested ten days to consult with the au.
thorities at Washington, to which the
Captain sssented. The Captain Of the
Rinaldo is young British officer of great
gallantry, and whose sympathies are said
TO be warmly in favor Oft the South. When
our prisoners were leaving New Orleans
the band on his vessel struck up the live.
ly tune OF the "Bonnie Blue Flag" to
the great chagrin Of the Yankees.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
Severe Sentence of Liquor Seller.

The business of selling liquor IN Peters
burg, Va, against the authority of Mill
tary law, is not very safe one. VIM.
Harold, for the offence, was sentenced
to have one half his head shaved, wear q
barrel shirt, and stand with it on several
hours day for three days. in front oil the
house in which he sold it, and to work
for six months on the public Notifications
with ball and chain attached to his leg.
The Express has also the following sem
tence by the same Court Martial:
Michael Hanley, a citizen of Richmond,
convicted Of the charge Of attempting to
smuggle liquor through this city TO Rich
mond, is sentenced to wear barrel
shirt" with the words "liquor smuggler"
marked in large letters on it, to be march
ed through town to the Southern depot,
and there to stand exposed, in his novel
garment from 10 till o'clock to-day
He is then to be sent to hard labor on the
Notifications at Fort Caswell, for the pc
Rod of six months. with ball and chain
attached to his left leg. This is the man
who attempted to smuggle liquor through
the city some days ago, packed UP in bar
rels OF potatoes. The liquor was seized
at the Southern depot and confiscated,
and the potatoes about As bushels. appro-
priated to the use of the hospitals.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
Parson Brownlow on the Poor Ten
nesseeans-A Revolt Advised.

Parson Brownlow, who seems to have
played out at the North in his original
role of exile and patriot. but is still de-
termined to keep himself in the public
mind, gets off the following in a letter to
the Cincinnati Gazette:
But the poor East Tennesseeans have
no friends who can be heard or respected
in their behalf. They are now ordered
into those ice-bound mountains Of Vir-
ginia, to be starved out, frozen to death,
and butchered by superior forces, with
out money, clothes, or tents. predict
general rebellion and revolt, and hope
it may come, if they are forced into Vir-
GINA. If they have the pluck think
they have, they will suffer themselves TO
be shot before they will obey the order.
They want to fight their way into Ten
nessee where their families are starving,
plundered, and oppressed because the
heads of their families are in the United
States service. Let it be remembered
that while our Generals find it impracti-
cable to cross into East Tennessee with
an army and its necessary transportation
Bragg and Kirby Smith can cross the
same mountains into Kentucky and IN
wade that State. Let our Government,
then, turn over to Brig. .Gen. Carter or
Spears this Cumberland Gap army and
its accomplishments, and will under.
write that they will 60 into East Tennes.
see, take the country, and hold it.
now propose to the Government, in
good faith, to give me the command Of
$4,000 men, including those East Tennes
see regiments and all the outfit necessa
ry, and promise to take East Tennessee
before Christmas, and to hold it and it
railroads. am in earnest in maxim
this request. l am sick and tired of thi
criminal and uncaled for delay in seizin
upon the strong point of the rebellion
Besides, am able to 60 into active Sc
vice, and if / can't get into the army
must at once start paper at the Nortl
for the benefit of Northern sy mpathizel
with this rebellion, and Secession Gene
ais, and Secession staff officers who al
in the United States army.
w. G. BRowNLow.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
Runaway Negroes.

1t seems that the skeedaddling towards
Abraham's domain is not confined en-
tirely tothe 'poor white trash" but that
the colored brethren are beginning to
move toward the mountain, the mountain
having very respectfully declined to come
to them. There are advertisements tor
four or five runaway niggers in our COL
umns this week. We would advise slave.
holders to Keep little watch over their
property, and see they are at their proper
places at seasonable hours. Another ia
vorite business seems to be horse. stealing.
Every day or two we bear of cases of the
kind. Our friend, Rev. Timothy Sullins
amile below Athens, lost one few nights
since, an advertisement for which is in the
paper
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07

We know very we'll the cant will be-
is being-fred off upon us by those whom
an exposure Of hard facts have argued to
a non Plus. "Whatl are you in favor Of
slavery" Our answer is, that in the alb
stract we are against everything evil; but
in the concrete we bow to the dispensa-
tons of Providence, and do not presume
to fly in the face Of Divine WISDOM
Prostitution, drunkenness. idleness, squat.
id indulgence, sensuality, slavery, are not
to be got rid of simply by shooting, SEN
sualists, sots, planters, through the head.
The slavery Of Louisiana is bad, but the
liberty of Dahomey is worse. Slavery Is
an ordeal through which men must
search their own way to freedom, the on
ly way that God has decreed for perma
nent emancipation. Who would be free
himself must strike the blow. and all in
reference with the progress of society. in
any other way than the Creator has pre-
scribed, has only led, can only lead, tt
discontinue and retrogression. Sallus
said truly, that the vicious and ignorant
alone were slaves,