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PolAHD.-The last acc2ants respecting
tho Polish il.uEsoct;oa state .hat The pat.
rio,a had met with severe revegse-tha'
their great leader, LtvqlEw1Erz, who he'd
been proclaimed Dictator, had becn defeat.
81 b. BE Rrssi.ns and forced to take ref
uce in Au.;rian territory. The Austrian
government had J oaorably protected him,
ard assigned him s residence. Russian
troops mere being poured iato the lsvo,lej
Districts through 2ru sis but 1t ~as said
he Emperor hed determined TO coacede
al amnesty ard n, constitutional form Of
government to the Poles.
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Ny The three hundred doI,zr

~ The three hundred doIzr clause Of
tie consumption bill must have been N
serted for the especial beasft Of New En~
gland. She has go, 20 more men for the
war, and does Tot inteud to furnish auv
more. She will give money instead,
which she can sft,urd 10 do, since all her
people have been Hlskipg monay By the
war. /. is the West which must farai,a
The men.
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iUg s:LrFFEEJxcs az, Tprf.xn-a oar-

luz ScFFERISGs OF IgELAyD.-A gen
IaTaan just returned to Dubuque, Iowa,
from Ireland, says the reports about the
starvation and misery are fully as bad as
represented, in some parts of that once
happy isle, and but for the troubles In this
country emigration would be larger then
ever known
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Dangerous Condition Of Gen. Foster in
North Carolina.

Philadelphia, April TO-
The Bulletin of his citv learns from a
passenger Just arrived in The steamer Ems.
line from ewbern, the following facts in
reference TO Gen. Fosters position a, Little.
Washington
One vessel had reached Gen. Foster
since the rebels had surrounded bis camps.
Two Of our gun6oats, the Hunchback and
-outhtielJ, had for some DAYS been station.
e just below the rebel battery, and kept
them busy in rep! ying to the vessels.
As the steamer left Newbern, two Union
gunhoats had arrived, and were about
starting to the relief of Gen. Foster. Land
reinforceiReats were also on their way to
relieve Gen Foster, hut none had reached
Little Washington at last advices.
1t WAS the opinion Of our informant that
Gen. Foster could hold out some seven or
eight days from the date Of the sailing Of
ihe Emeijne as communications by means
Of small toala had been made with BIN
during the seige. The situation of Gen
Foster was, no" ever. critical, au! every
thing depended upon succer reaching
Kim quietly, as the rebel force was very
heavy.
Fortress Monroe, April 10.
The steamer Spaulding arrived to-day
from Morehead City, Yesterday.
No communications has been received
al \ ew bern from Gen. Foster since We'd
nesday night.
The wo."cn and children are leaving
Newhern
Seven thousand troops attempting to
reach Washington from Newborn wero
driven back, on Weade-day. eight miles,
with tie loss Of about fifty men.
The last account from Ger. Foster,
states that The rebels had seat in flag of
truce for him to Surrender Washington.
Posters reply to the last, was to send
30 more flags, for if they did he would
capture them, aud if they wanted Wash-
ing'on to come and take it.
New York. April 13.
4 steamer from Newber n G., brings
the following:
It WAS expected that Gen. Foster would
have TO surrender from the want Of provis-.
ions.
a transport with 500 men, went on the
1th, {" reinforce Foster via Ia, River, bu.
were obliged to return in consequence Of
rebel batteries.
Fosters force consists of twelve hund.
red men.
On the 9Th. Gen French with 5000
men enIeavored TO reinforce Cen Foster,
via Neuse River, but meeting superior
force Of rebels they returned Il is said
be rel els are marching on Newbern.
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The PIRATE ALABAMA.-Tbis rebel p;-
rate captured thirty two vessels, rvarious
Kind, from January 25sh to February 9th
little over thirty days, averaging just one
a day. Of this number, six were released
and The balance destroyed.
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A Draft to be Ordered.
Wa hinctop. April |

Warrington, hpIH "a.
Posts Specio'.-The Government 10
Taxing preparations for draft to fill up
old regiments which have been depleted
by the casualties of the service. The state
Of New York will be among tho first called
upon for fresh troops,
Tie weather is magnificent, and the Wits
ginia 3osds are in excellent condition.
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untiriDg AZ later dap propose 20 bring
10 TIE notice If Ike G<psrtreas thelE ia
dividual service.
Win tie de- c'-,sI ISIS .r0-sb!s
latte, in which, 7. Lsp:, ss.!Iy ~, aUH
hours euf.asI IL es,uJ.s We rad a.
tac,:ei tt. .I.r-v :. 80 .iIon, dil'en tbsal
from tn.c i!.s sn TAX, .ai .~cGr,t
2 fooirs s.,a.s It n ,le othsr. UTTER
Ire deu..ss ;. ~ b..lJs. Ee.-r..s ". n,i
a:GieY.i /, yic>s., ~ sn as.gi.a.r IL
vested -..d .sa pf.-lis a. for,eT .gcces
ses aud ;.a.f.t ~ sr-1ant ;,.g:a.a -
Our t.rc-. SIP. ia. b..ft couqnsgoF. on
a field voc by tarr Ys.or, .ud c1veTsd
with the d.ai zn3 ~c4nG-i of ,he saefsy-
The ghl, nossg-g. pfesanted sssIou.
que.tlo.s R3r.G. bE5an ~ sst i <ts'e
resDoasbili,i.. 10 rsnsg .La stlscx
again Of IL leli, q: . ter IA. -!Ls: ..ls
chaa,e - ,ue .-ea - T-,nsns =: 81
day Of .s-f-@sc.. 49, liz la,:ioH- r-f-E-
me A csr.tul s-s .a.;oas .srv-g 81 10
condition Of my .ou.msat .Hi ~ s.o-l-
edge 81 .ss sIs.zs i5Irr All gas iuHA
tailed 10 lsngT,s =. - Az F.>.-B&Gis
certainty - s1c.s-. - r.7esi ne a; AZ
wtnc-i fssat.Cr,rg aF'.nI, T.s %
tue s!2!'.r.t STATE u go. u the Csip.
suii.eai - fs,sr ~ '.osn frs:.ny .i.sln
into i.siedltt ~ ivs IA r.. 81 1t ~
duty 10 -, Stay rad 81 ..anify IL bsds
ths :,ss .'sE.; n Ls..y m-seU.rt
which L. s'.t roe. - -. is.s q ~h.t
had a2aH G.l4ci IL p~st.o.,. Ga,. l!sp..i-
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In this order they proceeded up the maln
channel, arriving within LOO yards OF
the main forts. The Ironsides became
unmanageabe, owing 20 the tide and mar
nsrowness of the channel and was therefore
obliged 10 drop anchor to preseu, drifting
ashore.
Owing 10 these circu mstances, she
signsled her eonsorts 10 disregard her
motions. The remainder of The squadron
continued on its course, aad soon came
within easy range Of the rebel fire from
all points The obst.uctiors Of the chan
mel from Fort Sumpter to Moultrie inter-
ferel with the progress Of our slips. In
consequence Of this. and the position OF
the Ironsdes as above stated, the plan Of
oppera,ons was deTaoge', ana the space
for maneuv7eing being only from 500 to
1000 yards, the vessels were obliged 70
prepare and at once engage the forts and
the adjacent batteries.
The signal had been made for action at
half past three o'clock in the afternoon
by the Ironsides, but tie rebels had pre-
visuslv opened fire on the leading vessel.
The contest is represented as the highest
degree exiting, representing fearful scene
Of fire belciing from all points on land
and water. A continuous roar of cannon
in the course of thirty or forty minutes.
The keokuk was in sinking condition
and was obliged to Withdraw from the
fire and seek an anchorage ba.ow the
range Of the ensmy's guns. A few minutes
afterwards all the vessels withdrew from a
signal from the flag ship, it being deem
| ed impractlcabIe to continue any further
Lostilities
/ Tie keokuk was within five hundred
or SIX hundred Yards u Fort Sumter, aud
was completely riddled, and struck f:o,l
/ al the batteries within range, a. least
ninety times in thirty minutes. The shot
was from ritled cannon of he heaviest
| CALLER.
Capt. Rhind her commander, ,eceived
a confusion on the leg, from fyiGr rag
nlent Of this vessel, which only slightly
| Ismcd him. Twelve Of the men were
wounded together with tie acting ensign
Mcintosh, who had charge of one Of the
guns.
The injuries are supposed to be fatal
The next morning, finding it impossible
to save the vessel, Capt. Rhind called 2
tug which took all bis men on board. A
few minutes after the Keoluk sunk. TIE
persons belonging to Tie ship lost ak then
private effects On Wednesday the squad
ron remained at anchor IN the main ship
! ctannei
It is sail the number Of mon il our feet
was only abou. 100, with thirty guns
While the enom: had it is supposed Al
least 800 guns, the best in the world
Tie injuries to the vessels, excluding the
keokuk are 'eporte! to be of such Il
character as will require but short time
for repairs.
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BUTTER.-it ia so long soce ne have
seen any butter that We couldn't tell il
now. Wen, sons Of our subscribers send
rs in an ounce or .vo-or two G. tLraa
or five or six pounds
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Return Of our Monitors
Charlston. Anrii /


day. Four iron clads out of seven in the
Yankee feet are engaged. The firing
from the fleet and from Font Sumter and
Moultrie, and Morris Island, was veay
heavy. The lfonsides was bit and ran
ashore. bat subsequently cot OFT and Was
taken GU, Of range. AT > O'clock il tie
afternoon seven Monitors and The lrou-
sids opened fire at q distance of 5000
Yards At Lalf past two o'c'ock the firing
kept Z . I'll! five O'clock, when it gradually
diminished. The fire Of the feet was con,
centrated on Fort Sumter. The tronsides
and tie Keokuk withdrew from The en-
gsgsuent :. four o'clock apparently dis
sbIed, intsncc excitement prevails in the
city. Our monitors have gone out 10
take part in the fight Our casualties are
one boy Killed and five men badly wonn-
de;! in Fort Sumter. Reports from the
other batteries have not Yet come to hand.
nr Charleston April S.
Saysu turret iron-cstls and the Iron
aides ara insd. the bar. The keokuk is
sunk OF the beach of Morris Island.
New York, April II.
The steamer George Peabody, from
New 'Orle,ns the 3lst and Key West tie
9th. arrived this evening. Capt Atweli
reports he ~.s at Hilton Head on The 9th,
here he saw It's monitor Nahant repair
ing. She had FIVE holes in her chimney,
aad It was reported she had 500 shots
fred ut her by the rebel batteries in Char
le.ton Earbor, but wa. not asriousIy in
! iureA, but some rivats had been started
tsom her turret which prevented her guns
working te advantage.
| The kaokuk had bsen SINK and one man
o-t on hsr.
! At 10 O'clock on tie evening of the 9 h,
the George Peabody WAS eff Chsrlston Bar
and spoke the gunboat. but obtained no
news other than that Gen. Hunter T. as NJ
/ The DAY.
The rebel dispatch states that in tie
engagement Of the 7lh, that all the Moo;-
tors we're frequently lit with nha: results
were unknown.
| OHa gun was dismonnei in Fort Noul-
trie and oas man wounded.
ri. Monroe, April i.
The Mary Sandford arrived at Morehead
On Friday, from oil Charleston, with the
lntarma' ioi' OF the attack, "hich common,
cen al COCK aha i'Steu 'n'ee hours.
The kaokuk passed half mile about
Sam,eF "hs'e 'he net oosfacti2ns' al
winch Time terFilic nFng was kept up on
I Il Il
both a'@:'' "neh sac received shot that
passed through her between Wind ana va
ter. rem when SIZE SUNK IN eleven hours.
lee 's"aht was WITHIN -Vo yards OF
/ oEt sumter IL the ACTON, and received a
S''e; ~ ne ',c'.o', q we 'sIfS' IN NC
800 ~ Pc 80 '''o '"'' = on
49,, % '''N - '''''s' ~ ''s
~,
~ 'o'',' 10 g" 30 '''o's' S"'-
c"'",''2 no 81 -, ,""s0 l"'tfrf e"ah Statl'h? Z
% !'1'. ~ , '' ~ ~ :. '.''' l:sot was U'.o
l'o' .,1' '.,.'':,' 'i'' '''' :, '1,e It
- asear,9f, lbo inc.Et. af ,ro nr.,r',.
t;,ns
Oar entire loss vas two killed. ana seven
! wnnn,laI
A. tie Sanford Iaft so,nn oe Tho ;ror.
,7.,ls r.oro c-o;,c, - llo,,, =, -. 1,,.,l-,,r
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81 We have no. sufficient returns to
indicate who is elected Chief Justice.
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~" 4ui now, ss 'toCt to bid yo.
good NIGHT. a!io77 "a - 49, by -ay Of .2,;c,
,s4.I ~ .or.r prtrc;13its az 20. ore, ssc-Cas
rJU A.. MONT. TAe-e, AID .hess .'oa+ il
.ice4-sful ~ Civ. pe,cs 10 ii. Country, sad
er,-,.r. ~ pespe ATTY Q. sss government. ElAs
no 5lrsa.r. nor c1n g'c..j'F. - e'tasr o. ne
opposing r,!.ttc. psf'.s. al Il 80 De de:.ssed,
>, we ,n>4 p.sh =. re, IA tie coming e-L.~si,
DO no. ID ai...e2sfai bet S.az.I -ru. as ss4'il-
:, cr l.l.g, eHG-st msr Ill Josa yea isosl tas
sihsr psGt.r- enough - give you tie r.ctefy-
sDd preserve the government N ~ c"nsf!s"tles'
a ;rr,,s;;. s,r-yer n--SrFPB,s A. Dc,Gt.s
- -. -.-sryk. frolq II. 6s,csny # IL. Michigan
E.-hfs3>, D4t,ct, 1850.
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G.lG DEM aEsC CREED.

E!g-l aul exact justice to al men, Of shcteE-
sc stst. or pgtsIa7ioG, religious cr political.
The support Of the Safe governments IN Gil
thcir II Eh-= tie 5grest bala.gks sgail4t anti
republican reuie-cie-.
nli!d aad -.fs c0ryeetiT e Of abuses alich
sre Topped oy the sword of reTol4;.oa, her .
pesc able relasi.es are unprositcd.
generous ,gisit Of Concession aad coTHpro-
Ii 9 .he vial principle II republics, ~ithsE'
si.ca ,baEs uIUst be a. .ppe4l 10 io!co, tha Vi
- priu5ips nd immaculate pa ent efueEposi5n
The supremacy CT tbs civil power over IL.
military authority.
ECONOMY in tha public expense, TIA! labor
..ay D. light. harlhrHed- ...
Freed IN Of sst gioa, i,.eiea ofspscch, free
l5.a u u F,e,s, s-nd fresdo1s OF the PsrGoS,
un.Ier the ptatS Of tat s.oe.s corpus, aid
sfial by jur5 IL partially .-iecssd-
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UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK on CHAR
LESION.
Loss of some of cur Gun Beats /!

TIE Chaand Entirely Obs.rscssa !
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Washington, April II,
The steamer Fianbeau arrived here this
afternoon with dispatches from Admiral
Dupont. 10 the Government.
The reports from The several colnmau-
ders, had not been received up to the
sine of the departure Of the Fiambeau, on
Wednesday night.
From other than official sources, it is
ascertained that the vessels composing the
fleet advanced upon Charleston on The At. t.,
in the following order /: Weeha .ker.
Capt. Rogers; Psssaie, Cant. nraytou a;
Montsuk, Capt. Worlon; Pstapsco, Capt
Anmen. .H
The flag ship, Commander Turner, with
Admiral Dupon. and his staff on board,
next followed HE Ca'ski;l, Capt. Geo. Ro,
gers, Nantucket, Capt. Fairfax, Nahsnt
Capt Downs, AMI Keok1k, Capt, Rbnd
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BEL AIR. MD, FRIDAY MoRaNIr5JtS IA q.

character which has given him unengiable
fame throughout all subsequent ages. AS
Aper was led before him, in chains, charg-
ed with the murder Of the emperor, Do
cletian, looking upon him sternly, and
granting him no trial and demanding no
proof, plunged his sword to the lhilt in
his. bosom, exclairning, rsThis man is the
assassin of Numerian. 9tEa E an
In the meantime Carinus, who had been
left with the imperial command at Rome,
developed, under the influence of wealth
and power, character cruel and despica-
BILE in the extreme. He was vain, treach-
erous, and devoted to sensual pleasure. -
There were no ties held by him sacred,
and no law but his own imperial will
which he condescended to regard. In
the course of few months be married
and divorced nine wives. Like Maximin,
the barbarian Goth, he was so hostile to
all who chanced to know him in the days
of his obscurity that he doomed them all
to death. He selected his favorites from
the dregs of the populace of Rome and
seemed to take special delight in humili-
ating the cultured and the opulent. The
palace was crowded with, dancing girls,
buffoons, and all the retinue of luxurious
and gross and sensual dissipation. Fond
of display, he revived with more thau
their ancient splendor the old Roman
games of the theatre, the circus, and the
Iamphitheatre. "a .yuss l..4 a.a ~
Language fails in the attempt to de-
scribe the spleudor of the shows in the
Coliseum. This colossal amphitheatre,
elliptical in form, was 564 feet in length,
and Ago in breadth. The outside walls,
l40 feet high, were of marble, richly
carved. The slope inside was composed
Of eighty rows of marble seats, luxurious
ly cushioned. They would comfortably
accommodate $4,000 spectators. The inn
mense arena was now a forest, again a
lake, and again smooth plain strowed
with the finest sand. Here Carinus, re-
nowned, for the majesty of his stature and
the beauty of his person, received the ad-
ulation Of. the degenerate Romans. At
one display on this arena, which, for the
occasion was filled with trees dug up from
the forest, a thousand ostriches, thou
sand stays, a thousand fallow deer, and a
thousand wild boars, were let loose and
pursued and slaughtered by the hunters.
Carinds sent his army to meet the
troops from Persia, who were menacingly
advancing qnderthe banners of Diocletian.
The crisis rendered it needful that he
should place himself at their head. In
the midst Of the battle he was slain by
some Of his own officers; and the emanci-
pated slave, Diocletiah, was the recognized
monarch oil, the world II ,.I.E
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Courtship.

/
Falling in love is an old fashion, AanG
one that will yet endure. !, Goblet, . jgood
sound Englishmans sstFitted Malthpsg ths
anti-population writer with the fact tht {
do all hescould land all ethat gosemmenl
could--ay, all that swsaty thousand gov.
ernments could--he could not, prevent
courting and falling in love. raBetween
fifteen and twenty-two,' said he, Gall peo-
pie will falljin love- Shakespeare push
es out this season to the age of forty.fye.
Old Burton, writing on love-melancholy,
gives us still further extension of, the
lease aud certainly s'there be old fools
as well as young FOOLS" sBut no. one is
absolutely free from the universal passion,
The Greek epigram on the statue Of Gu
pid which Voltaire, amongst a hundred Of
others, has happily produced, is perfectly
true: 3u4 IA sg.nssis ofllu,n,.a
| FL "Whoe'er thou art, thy master see, t4yD
| n Who was, or is, or is to be" .i6t ot mi
Probably no one escapes from the pas.
sion, We find in trials aud in criminal
history that the quaintest of men, the most
outwardly sanity, cold, stonelike beings,
have had their moments of intense love
madness. 4 Luckily love is ias lawful las
eating. when properly INDUCED in.. ,wa
Goblet tells us how an English yeomap
loved and courted, and how be was loved
in return, a prettier episode does not ex-
ist in the English language. Talk not
lof private memoirs, of courts---the gossip
1of the cottage is worth them all, Goblet,
who was . sergeant major in a. regiment
of foot, fell in love with the daughter ofa
sergeant of artillery, then in the same prov
ince of New Brunswick. He had not
passed more than an hour in her compa-
ny, when, noticing her modesty, her qui-
etude, and her sobriety, he said, 'sThat is
the girl for me-" The next morning he
was up early, and almost before it was
light passed the, sergeant,s house, There
she was. onthe snow scrubbing out a wash
tub. f'That's the.girl for me-, again cried
Goblet, although she was mot more than
fourteen, and he was nearly twenty .one. !.
IS "From the day / first spoke to- her, he
writes, 81 had no more thought of her be-
ing the wife of another man than /. had
of her becoming "a chest of drawers He
paid every attention to her, and, young as
she was, treated her with all confidence.
He spoke to her as his friend, his second
| self. n iats 4rtyi M i9nPg3,4s d5 g!iiGY ui
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MODERN WONDERS when a. young

MODERN WONDERS When a, young
man is % clerk in q warehouse or bank, and
dresses, liketa princes. smokes "foine ci,
gars,,, drinks ,.".noice brandy attends
theatres, balls and the like, 1 wonder if he
does all upon the avails of clerkship?-r
When a young lady, sits in the parlor all
day, with her lily-white fingers, covered
with rings, / wonder ii her mother DOM
make the puddings, and do a good deal oi
work in the kitchen 2 When o man goes
three times a Day to get o dram, I wonder
if he will not, by-and by, SO four times
When young lady laces her waist a.third
smaller than nature made it, ] wonder i
ner pretty figure, will not shorten her slife
some, dozen years or more, besides making
her miserable 4 while she, does live IN
When a young man is dependent npoI
his daily;toil for his income, and smarEis'
a portionless fine. lady, who does not know
how to make q loaf Of bread or mend .
garment, I wonder if be is not lacking
somewhere-sayt towards the top, for in
stance Ia glia!gib. 9di 9Yo1Q q; GaJl
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. gss-A Kansas editor, iip reply to . com
received, replies in his own !
columns :il3qsdsi ,aifnod 81 s9i7srio ;get
Y ia femalsb correspondent sends US anigJ
laninteresting piece Of poetry, and requests, /
Us to publish itaeTheg moon is called
bright; the stars,4ag tfattered With their
original appeliationaof smeek.eyea,s ataeol
trees come In orafull share ofglosys Y
and the falling spfiugiis 'pronouhssa sil-,
|ser-piated ,bora something to that eject ,-7o (
Beside ,thisy thesp spoemslis equally iAssruc 1.
tive on ofher i6p6rtans suhjectas hsIfl
washed her dishes, mended her Nose, and
Swept theashHIse 1the9week afterlshe was 4
sstruck with the poetic frs,f we win give
10, and stsrtls ths literary vofldafrpm issst
|iethargys For TIC: present we say, Ndaraa !,
| your stockiSgs ana dae' sdarA' year ppatsy h I.
|too. Mssttt hrs,sutEF e xfftgoyd III N
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THE AIERRY9 AND AND rHE SERIOUS. ~ ~
Mankind may be divided, 'intoethe merry
and the seriionis, who, both of them, make
"a very good figure intihe species, 50 long
Jas they keep their respective hunors from
degenerating into the. ,neighboring ex4
treme there being natural tendency in
the one to5 ga melancholy moroseness, and
ia the other to Q fantastic leyity, The
merry part Of The world are very amiable,
whilst they diffuss q cheetfnlness through
conversation at proper seasons and on
proper occasions !; but on the contrary;
great grievance to society when they in.
feet every discourse WITH einsipfd mifth,,
and turn into ridicnle such subjects as
|are not suited to il. For though laughter
lis looked upon by philosophers as the pro.
perty of reason the excess Of it9 has al
ways been considered ascths mark of folly.
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Poland's Prayer.

The subjoined fowery but touching
prayer is published in an extract from a
favorite Polish poet: a'aNl - '+.'iY
Z Lord, what we ask of thee is not hope !.
it already rains upon us shower of flow
ers; not the death of our enemies that
death is written upon yesterdays cloud !,
not to cross the, ,threshhold of the grave
we have crossed it.; not arms, for Thou
hast already placed them in our, souls ;nei;
thersdo we ask aid, for Thou hast opened
for us a free career y but we do ask Of
Thee to give US a pure intention in the
depth Of our hearts. Yes, Holy Spirit,
Thou ,teachest us that the greatest power
on earth isthe powerof sacrifice ]; that the
grahdest. reason Is virtue; grant that
through love We may draw the nations on
ward to the end wliereto we aspire. To
each nation; 10 Christ has been given q
vocation. In each one lives profound
idea spfinging from Phee, and embracing
the secret Of its destiny but, among the
nations, some have been elected to defend
lou the earth The cause Of celestial beauty,
and to offer to the world an angelic exam
pie by bearing tkeir heavy cross along the
weary way, overAowing with blood, until,
by this sublime struggle, they may have
given to men loftier and more sublime
ideas, d holier charity and wider; fraterni-
|ty,'in exchange for the sword that has
been plunged into their own bosom -
Such d one is thy Poland, 0 Lord Jesus.