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East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-01-07
SOUND. GOOD AND TRUE.

Colonel Biddle, member of Congress
from Philadelphia, has received letter
from some Of his most distinguished con-
stituents, including George M. Dallas,
@. j. Ingersoll, and others, urging him
to assume his seat in Congress. He is
now Colonel of a regiment of volunteers.
In replying to the letter, and expressing
his intention to obey the wishes of those
who elected him, Mr.. Biddle takes occa
sion to remark as follows.
"My political opinions are what they
have always been. l am Democrat
never more one than at this hour. re-
joice that il was with my name upon your
banner you overthrow the Republican
party in this city.
"When say that am Democrat, l
do not mean that belong to any knot of
politicians. When | say | am a Demo
crat, | mean that / have maintained those
national principles which, under God,
made and preserved us nation; those
great national principles of justice and
equality Cor all the States which, so long
as they were practiced, made our various
institutions and interchangeable commodi-
ties bonds Of union and strength, rather
than grounds for strife.
"This, at least we may say for the
Democratic party-it rated az their true
value the fantastic theories, the WITNESSES,
the 'isms, the questions of mere phrase
ology, that men, calling themselves states
men, have preferred to peace, to Union,
to the gradual progress and development
Of each section, and all races in due rela-
ton to natural causes. This, too, we
may say for the Democratic party--while
it maintained its sway, Secession was a
little baffled clique; as the Republican
party rose, Secession became AN army
with banners
"Nor was the foresight Of the Republi
can leaders wider than their patriotism
The false prophets of the party promised
their followers that three months should
see the end Of all the trouble; and wher
the war came upon them, even then they
wanted but three months volunteers tc
end it. They created and fostered thai
intoxicating self-confidcnce that was th'
cause of our early reverses. They hac
so persistently abused that part of tn,
, American people that lived across q geo
graphical line, that they had come, q
last, to mderrate and despiss them, anc
Republican orstory summoned its hearer'
not to stern encounters, but only to pay
and pillsge.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04

! We find the following account of the pri-
vatc funeral Of Col. Fletcher Webster. and of
the inspection of his ilustrous fathers re-
mains, in this weeks issue of the Plymouth
| Rock -
The tomb Of N1arshfcld once again opens
| wide its portals to receive the last of the
sons of the Great EXpounder"
The funeral Of Col Fletcher Webster took
! place in MarshfCld on "Wednesday. Sept 10.
The body was brought down from Boston in
a richly comparisoncd hearsc, with four
| horses, by way of llingman and South Shore.
Several coaches conveyed his Boston friends
from the Kingston depot, while large as
sembagc gathered from the neighboring
towns. Rev. NJ. Alden, the village pastor
! conducted the services, the body resting on
his fathers writing table in the library, ac-
cording to his dying request. A large pro-
ccssion followed his body to the tomb where
the coffin was deposited with the family
whom Il nation mourns
BY request of Peter Harvey, ESQ, and
Others the oakcn box containing the great
statcsman's coffin was opened and the me
tallic cover of the glass removed. How were
the feelings of those personal friends stirred
within them to find those lincamcnts and
features which no man ever looked upon to
forget, retaining the same color and impress
natural as when ten years ago they gave
him up to the grave.
The eyes were more sunkcn, but the heavy
shadows beneath the brows were always
there in life. Even in death, and for a de
cadc the captive of grave, that kingy
presence inspired the same deep reverence
and spccchless awe as when in the living
temple of his matchless mind
Said one who looked upon his face again,
Il forgot all else, and cannot tell you any
thing of the tomb or surrounding objects
The velvet pail with its rich embroidery was
in perfect preservation, though deprived of
its primitive gloss.
In silence the lid was dropped and the
box recloscd. Farewell, thou great depart
ed ! Earth's communion with the is DER
No more shall human eye behold that face
over which thought and feeling once flashed
the light and shade Of that imperial mind"
Rest noble statesman, with thy patriot
sons. Thy memory "still lives" cnshrined
in II nations admiration and gratitude.n
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04
Noses n Ghuptcr Out OF E.ivyntcr.

How beautiful are the noses on the Egyp-
tian sculptures You may spend hours in
studying them on covers of porphyry sarcO-
phagi, But if you would have all the ma
.jcsty Of Il nose, look at the Greek Jupiter
or if all the masculine beauty. study the
Apollo.
If YOU turn to the left on first entering the
! British Museum, you pass into a gallery of
Roman portrait busts. Several are of doubt
tul or unknown pcrSOnagcS and u number.
am sorry to observe have lost their noses by
the accidents Of fifteen or twenty centuries :
but there are the busts and noses entire. and
to all appearance faithfully accurate, of
Julius Caesar, Augustus. Nero Domitan.
AntonimuS. Caiguu, and few imperial
ladies. Suppose one were to transpose the
two noses of Nero and Julius Caesar. Each
face would be made monstrous Ncro's is
monstruuS aS il Is lie has been called hand
some, but his nose is that of demon of
cruelty and lust. And this notion of a trans
position of noses reminds me that the change
of this one feature is all that is necessary for
the most cttcctual disguise. \ false nose is
rs dclusivc As an entire mask. \ false eve
must be matched in color with the true one
or there is Il disagrccahlc contrast but a
man who has the misfortune torcQuirpa false
H'7N must Stl one III lllIllpIN Win MS whole
face, and one which is therefore a true ey-
preston Of his character. or the effect will be
very unpleasant. No two faces are alike !:
no two noses will suit the same face; and
none but nose Of wax will suit two faces
Nose Of wax - \ pliabc character is
one whose nose may be moulded to any
contour.
II you look at the progress of the indyid-
4 I l,. ,l- N
stages. Who ever saw Il baby with Roman
or aquilinc nose or even Grocian The
baby-nosc is little snub, the nose of weak
ness and undcyclopmcnt. The child's nose
keeps its inward curve; in youth it straight
ems; and then comes in certain characters
and races, the bold, outward curve of the
aquilinc or the stronger prominence of the
Roman. 1t may stop any point in this
march of progress, and present II case of ar
rested Development And we all feel instinct
lvely that certain shaped dnOsc is the proper
index of certain character.
When ! had pOndcrcd Luvatcr. and sur
vcycd antiquities in stone and bronze. trcs-
Goes and vases, looked into the collections
OF portraits Of distinguished men, looking
especially, as we always do and must look,
at the most prominent feature. What wonder
tul noses they have, There was not such "A
nose in all Europe, in his time, as that worn
upon the face of the Emperor Charles V.
and those Of Henry ~, Pope Alexander
VII, Charles MI. Of Swccn, and Frederick
ii. of Prussia, were scarcely less remarkable.
The fierce nose Of the youthful Napoleon,
compactcd into the massive one Of the En-
pcror; and then, for soldierlv and heroic
nose, where would you look for finer one
than that which marked, among million,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04

DISLoYALTY IN lLLINoIs-Thc corrcspon-
dent Of the Chicago Tribune from Spring
field, Illinois, announced that loyal demo
Gratis of that State are dcnomcing the action
of the recent Brcclinridgc State Convention
lie says:
The War Democrats here arc on the ram
page. General McClcmand, Judge Scates
and other gentlemen of that side of the
democratic house openly rcpudiate it. Gen.
John y. Logan has already done 80 in ad-
vance, in very strong speech delivered at
Carbondale. Judge Scates was treated in n
most ungentlemanly manner in the Conven-
tion. lie offered series of resolutions en-
dorsing Mr.. Lincon's letter TO Horace Gree
ly, and urging a vigorous prosecution of the
war: but they were lain on the table with
out reading.
"The Douglas Democrats in the northern
part of the State cannot go where John A.
McClernand and John A. Logan refuse to
lead, and they will not A delegate from
Stephenson county, in Committee, offered a
part of Douglas last speech-thc great
speech of his life-to be incorporated into
the resolutions. But A. L. Knapp, Mem
Der of Congress from this district, fairly
secuted at him, and the Stephenson gentle
man left in disgust"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04
Criltcndcn's philadelphia Come
rmcrcial College,

n E. Corner Of 7th and Chestnut sts Philadelphia
NNHTS INSTITUTION, which was established in
| lSlt and is now consequently in the 18th year
OF its existence numbers among its graduates hum
drods Of the most successful Merchants and Business
Men of our country.
The object of the Institution is solely to afford
young men facilities for thorough preparation for
business.
The branches taught are, bookkeeping, as appli-
cable to the various departments of trade Penman-
ship. both plain and ornamental Commercial Law,
Mathematics Navigation. Civil Engineering Draw
ing, Photography, and Modern Languages.
The system of instruction is peculiar no classes
set lessons are made Of but each student is taught
individually. so that he may commence at any time
and attend whatever hours most convenient.
Catalogues are issued annually after the 18th of
April containing of the students for the year,
and full particulars of terms, &c, and may be OBJ
taincd at any time by addressing the Principal
In extensive accommodations, widespread rcpnta-
ton, and the lengthy experience of the Principal,
this Institution offers facilities superior to any other
in Tic country, for young wishing to prepare for
business, and to obtain ut the same time diploma,
which will prove a recommendation for them to any
Mercantile House.
Z - Crittendcns Series of Trcatiscs on Book
Keeping now moro widely circulated than any other
work on the subject, for sale at the College.
5 HODGES CRITTENDEN, Attorney at Law,
February S, lSj2.--ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04

NEW YORK, sept. %.
| The steamship Scotia, from Liverpool.
! sept. 18Th, and Queenstown, Sept 18th,
/ arrived here this morning. She brings lGS
! passengers, including Chcvalirr IIulscmann,
/ Austrian Minister The Scotia passed the
/ Europa going into Liverpool, on the eve
ming OF the 18th inst.
| 1t is asserted that ii general amnesty to
/ Garihaidi and his followers is all but de
/ tcrmined upon.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The London Daily N,,rs has an article in
! dctcnCc OF American hcroism and patriotism,
and condemns the sophistry of those who
find fault that the Americans are not sutli-
cicntly dcspondcnt.
The Liverpool Post advocates mediation.
and argues that England is the power to
mediate and Lord Palmcrston the man.
The L"der, the London organ of the
ConiedcratcS says, that George n Sanders
brought no communication whatever from
the Confederate Government to the Europe
an Commissioners
The London Times Paris correspondent
gives version of Gen. Buffers difficulty
with the French Consul at New Orleans,
very unlayorable to Gen. Butler
Important discoveries are said to have
been made to enable iutc to be used to Il
! great extent as a substitute for cotton. The
| article had advanced nearly fifteen per cent
since the first OF the MONTH and the market
was greatly excited. Hemp is also considc-
rahly higher.
Serious disturbances had occurred at Press
nitz, Moravia, owing to the stoppagc of the
cotton factories. The riots continued three
days, when they were stopped by the mill
tary.
1t is stated that the Queen Of England
has formally demanded the hand of the
Princess Alexandria, of Denmark, for the
Prince Of Wales.
FRANCE.
The Prince of Wales and his bride elect
leave Brussels early next week, to join the
! Queen in Germany.
ITALY.
| 1t is reported that Victor Emanuel will
! soon visit Paris
A distinguished English physician has
been sent to Garibaldi.
THE LATEST.
LONDON, Sept. 12.-The London Times
to-day has an article on the justitcations
which are now being put forth in the North
for the war, and says, this symptom is II
hopeful one, for if reason is to be the arbitor,
it is certain the war policy can never be
sustained. 1t refutes the arguments of Ed
ward Everett and others.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04

| fortune seemed, about three weeks after the
battle of Wagram, to smile upon the cause
of the allies in Spain, by the victory of Wei
| lington ut Talavera, so honorable to him and
| the British arms, that transCient smile was
| soon changed to her wonted trown For
the best Of military and political reasons,
Lord Wellington abandoned Spain, withdrew
with his army into Portugal, and entrenchcd
himself within the three fold lines of Torres
Vedras.
"We are told indeed that the inauspicious
and untricndly tone of the British press
represents the feelings neither of the govern
ment nor of a majority of the people of
England, and this there is reason to believe
The steadiness with which Lord Pamerston
has resisted the clamors for intervention
and the rCbukc administered hy Lord Rus
sell to the blOckade-runners from Nassau
who, after violating every principle of the
law of nations, have the cilrontery to demand
the protection due only to honest trade, are
much to the credit of those ministers and
the government of which they are the heads.
We cannot perhaps much wonder that the
public press Of England with a few honara-
Bile exceptions, is, in this respect so little in
harmony with the temper and policy of the
government, when we remember with what
tcrocity the conduct Of their own generals
and the policy of their own rulers was
asSailcd in the war of the French revolution.
We foreigners certainly cannot expect to be
more handsomely treated than their own
ministers, their own commanders, their own
country, during the various fortunes of the
great contest over which we have lust cast a
glance. The editors Of the daily press
says Colonel Napier, with reference to the
convention Of Cintra. broke forth with such
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04

HEROIC CoNDUCT OF Two LADIES.--Thc
conduct Of two young ladies of Danvi.lc,
Ky, ON the occasion of the arrival the Rebels
at that place, was equal to our idea of
Spartan courage. For many months beau
tilul specimen Of the national flag has tloatcd
from the residence of Mrs. Taylor, an csti-
mable widow lady, and when the Rebels
took possession Of Danyillc, was but natural
that they should seek to remove the hated
emblem. A squad of half-a-dozcn men were
sent to Mrs Taylor's residence to take pos
session of the flag, but they were confronted
at the door of the residence by Miss Maria
and Miss Matti Taylor, the two accomplish
ed and charming daughters of the patriotic
widow, the young ladies announcing their
determination to defend the cherished ban
ner The chivalrous halt-doZcn returned to
their commander and reported that it would
require force equal to full company to
capture the flag, and company was ac-
cordingly despatched to make the capture
Arriving in front of Mrs Taylor's residence,
the commander of the company demanded
the surrender of the flag; but the two young
ladies again made their appearance, bearing
| the flag between them, each armed with n
revolver. In response to the demand for the
flag, the ladies informed their prosecutors
that they would never surrender it to Rebels,
| and drawing their pistols, vowed that they
would shoot the first Rebel that polluted the
sacred emblem with his foul touch. The
company of Rebels retired, leaving the ladies
| in quiet possession of their flag, which they
: yet retain. - Louisville Journal,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04
General stevens last Battle.

The following extract from private letter
OF Captain William +. Lush, meritOrouS
officer who was Assistant Adjutant- General
on the staff Of Maior-Gencral Stevens, gives
interesting details OF the manner of his Gen
erals death. 1t was written Immediately
after the battle of Chantilly, in which Gen.
Stevens was killed.
whenever anything desperate was to 6e
performed Kearney and Stevens We're always
sclectcd-with this difference, though--that
Stevens was rarely credited with what he
did, while Kcarney's praises We're very
properly published. On MONDAYS fight the
Generals son and l were walking together
in the rear Of the Seventy-ninth regiment,
when Captain Stevens was wounded Find
ing that he was able to move off without
assistance, | continued to follow the rcgi-
ment. Soon the General came up on foot.
Have you sccn your son I! asked. Yes
said he, i know that he is wounded and
then added: Captain Lus!l, | wish you
would pass to the left of the line and push
the men forward in that direction did
as was ordered, and on my return found
that the General had been killed and the
troops badly slaughtered.
The General, You have read, was shot
while holding the flag Of the Seycnty-ninth
regiment in his hand, There were five men
shot holding the same flag in about twenty
minutes time | found the sixth man
standing almost alone, at the edge Of some
woods still clinging hopelcsslyto the colors.
drew linn back to the crest of hill, n
couple of hundred yards, and gathered Il
few of the Seventy-ninth about it, kcarney
then came riding up and asked the name OF
the little band. On being told, he said,
'Scotchmen, you must follow me- They
told him they had not Il round of ammuni-
ton left. well, said he then stand where
You are, and it may be you will be able to
assist my men with the bayonet.' The
soldierly form moved on, and it, too, soon
was dust. Stevens was a great man, and
KcaIney a courageous soldier
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04
"ashim.tOn's Opinion Of Northern,
and Southern Soldiers.

The following is an extract from an un-
published letter from General Washington
to Mr.. Lund Washington, dated ut New
York. June 18th, 1716:
1--WE have lately had a general review,
and am much pleased in informing you
that we made a better appearance and went
through our exercises more like soldiers
than | had expected.
The southern states are rash and blama-
SIc in the Judgment they form of their brcth-
ren of the four New England States. do
assure you, with all my partiality for my
own countrymcn and prciudiccs against
them, cannot but consider them the flower
of the American army They are a strong,
vigorous and hardy people, Injured to labor
and toll, which our people seldom are and
though our hot and eager spirits may suit
better in a sudden and desperate enterprise
yet in the way in which wars are now carried
on, you must look Orpcrmancnt advantages
only from that patient and pcrscvcring tenn
per which is the result of labor.
"Ihc New Engandcrs are cool, conSidc-
rate and sensible, while we are all fire and
fury, Like their climate they maintain nm
equal temperature, whereas we cannot shine
but we burn, They have uniformity and
a stability Of character to which the people
of no other states have any prctcntions; :;
hence, they must and will alwaps preserve
their influence in this great empire, Were
it not for the drawbacks and disadvantages
which the influence Of their popular opinion
ON the subject of government have on their
army, they soon might, and probably would,
give law to it,"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04

There is no doubt that the sudden and
swift rising of such vast body of Penn
salvania State Volunteers $4,000 mem and
throwing them on the Southern border of
the State, has had great deal to do with
cooling the Rebel desire for march upon
Baltimore, or an invasion of Pennsylvania,
and may have had little to do with their
flight out of Maryland These volunteers
were this week crossing over into Maryland
to protect their own State, by acting rs an
immediate support TO the National army
and in many contingency which might
have arisen, such a tremendous force might
have decided the fortunes of the day.
a very large proportion Of this Pennsyl.
vania army was from the rural district, and
the villages, and was composed of hardy
fellows, thoroughly familiar with shotgun
ritc-a class which has not entered upon
this war in any such number in the Northern
States as the same class has done in the
South and Southwest They were out in
the South by invasion. and it has been threat
cned invasion which has called them to arms
in Pennsylvania, as well as in Ohio and other
Free States Formed into companies and
regiments, Il very short time makes such men
fit for actual service in the field.
General Lee did not expect to have this
vast additional army to contend with when
he entered Maryland. His blows were to he
so quick and heavy as to paralyzc the North
and induce it to acccdc to terms Of suhmis-
sion or disunion. But the people Of Mary
land failed him; Baltimore was too hard
nut for him to crack; Washington was SC
curely defended by an army twiceas large as
his own, and Il loyal hostsprunT out of the
soil of Pennsylvania that was almost sutf-
cicnt of itself in Il few weeks to annihilate
his ragged Rebels. These gallant volunteers
of the Keystone State deserve all applause
for the alacrity with which they sprung to
arms, and the splendid patriotism they have
shown; and even if they should take no part
in the actual work of the battlefield, have
earned the honor and credit Of having done
much to discourage and crush the Rebellion.
--Nctc lork TdacS sept. 20.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-04
'Eaae ~. H.Ouis.

AsStnW Street, betweeN Third aud Fourth.
PHLADELPHIA.
,NIIE undersigned, having leased. for term Of
| years, this popular house, have the pleasure of
lnounciug to their friends and the travelling COM
unity that it is now open for the reception of gnests
he house, since the first of March last has been
ltrely renovated and rodtted in superior manner
apartments are large, well ventilated and fur
shed in modern style 1t is centrally located,
lnvonient to all the depot and steamboat landings,
nd in the immediate vicinity Of tho Custom House,
ost Office and the Corn Exchange.
Connected with the Hotel is Restaurant for the
ecommodation Of those prefeTing the European
Ian. Prices Of Rooms from Three to Seven Dollars
or week according 10 location.
Board 81 90 per day, Table 'Hote for merchants
nd business men from to p. NJ.
HENRY NEIL,
ISAAC L. DEVQE
Anril II. 1862 --ly