The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-19

bayonetss keeping c<,BstaBt vi,Als. Inside, II
il irne, are officers OF the civil administration
but the Secretary OF State, the Cofnpttplier
me Treasurer, the Clerks Of the Federal curt
and the United States Marshal have offices
there, siie by side with. tho Ptovost Marshal
and other agents Of the Ilitsry authority. The
mass Df THE visitors 10 dhc Capitol arc not now
as fsrme;ly, or yotaries of pleasure, sask ing
ihe means OF whniRg away moments whch
might h~hg heavily upon ahetr irauds:: The
light huoyant step and cheorful nicin. 40 char
aclcr istic Cf TenncsGecaDs, are mot observed
among them. An oppressive' meWhus' seems
to dIsturh tiea. prema'uve age. deep Nnes
|csre and trouble distinguish them. They
have been engaged, directly or indirectly, in a
conspiracy against their government: and in
their inmost hearts, they feel tlhst there was
no good cause for tnening their hands sgsins,
that which showereG upon tl.esn blessi1ys
without number. Conscience. the silent nloni
tor, - doing ifs work. ffnct, we read fricor.
re-tly signs which Fan srarcely be mistak N,
Tic Capitol, snanSe-as it may seem, had
mnch to do with the change of Nashvdlie from
a Union 10 dis uniow-city. ittis n magnii.
cent building. coeGtructss et q cost which bu,
few States would have incurred. II seemed "a
appropriate place for tho meeting of Nation
al Cungrsss. In case of tae auccesa ofhihc
rebellion, it might be selected iEs fhs i,lacG fur
the meeiing OF the Confederate CoagresG nod
Nashville, i'll consequence, become a cay oa
the first importance. Real estate would rise
business of slEkiuds- hscsease; and the genersl
prosperity augment beyond the rposr asngtine
expectations of those who had faith In tie fu
ture greatness of tho city The temptation was
great. it proved irresistible--U nionirm was
supplan'ed bya "vanlting ambition" which
hath "overlcaped itself" and made Nashville
what it ns to-day. --s---t% .u~ ---.1
Tho lesson watch the past Two years has
Taught the people is Instructive. Let them
profit hJ' it, and Nashville will yet become o
grca. city.
ntis~ Hume, the Medium" made another
trial of his eki latsiy at the TulIeries, mi
which Professas Maaty wax present Noue
but the male portion OF the 'ftsnpererfs gusstd
were present at th6 senNee. His Majesty
who has been bnsily studyiRg the question
for some time past, had neted down several
questions to propound to the mighty magi
cian. In no one case were tho proofs OF pow
er successful, and The resuit of the siuin,
was unsatisfactory enough, to give, fopf ths
moment. entire gaia ae cguae 10 .Maary-, who
profcssod 10 have discovered tlfe secret The
table rcae--the candelabra few from one end
oi the room to the osheS-Athe rondarone Chi
nese Joss Of solid bronze slid, Rs II lid btce
before, across the carpet as though it were
Skating nNon ce-and yet the exReriIaes4 sp.
on IL, III the latter caae, was concfusive enough
Of the irntrobiliiy OF the figure, and che d..
ception practiced upon the eyes alone.
AS socn as the displacng Of the joss was
proposed by the Emperor, Prof. Maury slid
beneath it a Fage fro,s his caLpin. whioii Iauai
Of necessiiy have moved had the weighty
bronze hut stirred one line. After tho mon
stcr had been seeu to ,slide across thc carpet
and regain it's place, k'rof. Manry drew the
page from beneath. it--nnsulIfed, uucrnaAed
exactl, as he had inserted it but q inmate be-
fore. And yet ho declares that he Ain,eelf
was among those vino bel,eld, aud will, .lae
most aniazemcnt too, tile steady progress oi
the bronze towards he fireplace. and oven
n"~ cannot get over the perpexity he expe-
ricnceti on bcholding it turn nround on reach
ing the fender and slide back to its place he
hmd tue door. Hume, ,.tley. say, has no Idle.
himself of tho power by which Ire acts, and
experiences quite as much perplexity a. vsx
atiQn at bchoiding the new obstacle thrown
by thc erudiIion OF Prof. hanry In the read
To SUCCESS he was tteadng 90 galanuy q Dit
ito while age.