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SKY, and the surface of the wster was smooth
and CLASSY as o millpond. Nature seemed to
smile upon the enterprise, and water, sky and
5wind presented most delightful manifesto
ton of the divine favor toward our just and
noble cause. ...,,,. :.
: The deep silence that brooded over the wa
ter was only broken by. the ,gurgle Of the
screws, as the iron-covered vessels moved
slowly over the bay. Having reached Fort
Sumter, they came to anchor, and there await
ed the going down of the moon 49,, ..l
AT 3:o'clock, the report Of two guns echoed
through the air. That was. the signal for
their departure, and once more the .gun-boats
are in motion. Silently they move through
'the darkness, urging their course with all
speed SO as to come uponth sunsuspecting
war vessels before the dawn ofday. p - :
The undertaking promised rich rewards,
and the nearer the monsters drew to the hos
tile ships, the more impertinent and resolved
became the gallant men who were benoatthl
their iron roofs. Never did the little vessels
seem to move SO sluggishly, and most closely
did the officers and crew scan the clear horiz
zon, fearing that the light would steal over
the sea before they reached the blockading
fleet, -
But deep darkness is 'sti!l on the deep, and
they are near the enemy. Commodore Ingre.
ham descries black form just ahead, and the
Sharp bow Of tue Palmetto State is turned
npon tie object. Nearer aud nearer with
all steam on moves the iron vessel A crash
is heard, and the ram of the gun-bost pene-.
trates the wooden side Of one OF Lincolns
blockaders. And while the water was wash
ing into the hole, the guns of the Palmetto
State opened upon the hostile vessel.
The officer in command of the Aercedita,
seeing itswas folly to contend with such an
antagonist, Immediately struck his flag and
surrendered. Tn short time the vessel went
Gown. AL this .ime Captain Tucker, of fhe
Chicora, was laying about Tim vigorously
righ, and left The shells fr6,n his guns set.
tire to large. shipof-war, and she lowered
flag. He sunk, it is believed, another, and
lFbe tgQ monsters threw shot and shell at the
n that seeing the. fate, that had
'bsffa then comrades, TUNED their bows to-
~ szs king ssSsst epsed %
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How to Manage Stubborn
EaoYSPS,

Ii your horse, instead OF being
wild, seems 10 be of a stubborn CT
nu!ish disposition; il! he lays back
Ms ears as you approach him, or
turns his heels TO kick yon, lie has
not that regard or fear for man tAat
he should have, 10 cnaA'e Eon 70
handle him easily aud quickly: and
it might be we'll to give him few
sharp cuts with the whip. about the
legs, pretty close TO the body. It
will crack keen as It plies aroond his
legs, and the crack Of the whip will
affect him as much rs the stroke: be-
sides one sharp cut on the legs will
affect him more than Two or three
over the back, the skin on the inner
part Of his legs OF about his flank be-
lar thinner. iucre tender than on his
back. Bat 10 not whip him much:
lust enough to scare him: it IS not
because We vast to hurt the horse
that We whip him: we Only 90 it to
scare that ja1 disposition QUITO; han.
Ba& whatever voH do, do quickly,
sharply, and with a good @ca! O fie,
but always without anger. II yen
are going . scare him. you mast DO
it at once. Never 90 into Il pitched
battle with your horse, anal whiu
him until he is mad and fight You;
you had better not touch him at all,
for you VII establish instead Ok fear
and regard. feelings of resentment,
hatred and III will. IS soon as roH
have frightened him so thai lie NH
stand up straight and pay some at
tention TO you, approach hjm again,
and caress him great deal more
than yen whipped him, then Jon
will excite the controlling, passion Of
his nature, love and ;saT: and then
re will fear a1d love yon too, and rs
scon as he learns what 10 do, viii
obey quickly.
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ss2lsteliantuus.
8 S'Yas3es'' Cat with Brass
Buttons.

Mr. and Alrs. Hall have resided N
Albany for some months. Their
home was formerly in Michigan
Mr.. Hall is a. gentleman Of full hah-
lis, and q strong passion for duck
shooting-this accounts, perhaps, for
his having bagged Mrs. Hall Mrs.
He'll is : hright-eyed, middle-aged
woman, who docs not like to be ''leit
alone She is subjected 10 fits Of
nervousness, aud runs away with the
idea that the more solitude you have
ia house, the sooner it becomes
haunted. Mrs. Hall is a very agree
able woman, has magnificent eve,
and talks "anilly," as Mrs. Harris
would say. So much for the gener-
al appearance Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hall.
o. Monday last, Mr.. Hall imprinted
kiss on Mrs. Hall S cheek, and told
ne' ne was gong i shooting On Long
Island, al" "o"'N DC absent rem
nome Tor a week. MFS. Hail o"fs'
INTO tears a"d sal" S"ch ~ absence
"'uid ." TIE oe&'A OF N@7 )! :,
Ha'i SAID S'''"' ""'' '"':c'U"'''
l.,
the SPeec" 'y promising u 'F'"S "''
+" HhNdFe'i 0'II"F 0''SS, from Gre
waTt 8. ATS. 1"'l was mo'l'1e'.
in consequence o; 'N'S, Ar. t1"'' re-
pare" 10 'Ile ounce 10 write ''i' '''
cash o'oS' an" CIV" '"e clerks S"cn
ADVISE as "o"'" Keep ''r'r morals
sweet Ter the coming week.
During Mr.. Hail $ absence "at tn"
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Medical.
HOSTEI'TERS
STOMACH BiTTERS.

c,ranri,.ors ar,, manufacturers Of HOS
T,TrE.'S CIhEEnATED STOMACH BIT
wi.ES cam arr,ai w.,,i ,cr:rci confidence 10
,i,,i,.,.,u. ami cir.l ~ generally of The United
,;r, because the aiii.lr las attained rcpu-
;niiua heretofore unknown. y few facts upon
hi. point VII speak more powerfully Than
,rIu,',r> nr larc assertion ar VI 1onp. pmilrry.
TIE, co .,..n,,f.un OF i!"~.ciivrs Stomach Bit
,c, ,.~ .,rr lat YEAR ninuIrIci to over II half.
,.iri.,u i.l,,l.. an, nnu is manifest steady
,,,,.,,.. -, ,,,.,,, ,,,>r II t. c, rnt thai during
80. ,.,r,,.,.. ,....r me-, ,ur,>u,rlliuu will reach
,...,...,...,.l 3, hotties. ih.s IMMENSE amount
c.,..i. never. i.ayr l,.n ,,L lg.i for the rnro
,,,,.;,,.i Fl, ,,..:;,. contained, IA the rrrpnra.
,...,, ,,I iL, ...,.;,n rl the most prominent
,.,......,,,,, :. Inns. ,c.r.n,,, e the country
= I...c ,I,, article f., ir,t Anovu. who No, oaly
,....,,.,..,.i ,t, Ii,,,,. in iIr;r puli.uis. Int
,.,...,.,,l .,,... ,rs,i,n,u;ol. ia il,
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"He that by the plough would thrive,
Himself mus, either hold or drive

REMEDY FOR THE HORSE DIsTEMpER.
Horace Hamilton of Root, n. y,
says in the Wool Grower: As this is
the season when horses are generally
most affected by the disease known
as horse distenpcr, thought it
would be of advantage to both the
horse and his owner, if the following
simple remedy was published.
Nix in vial, equal parts Of spirits
Of turpentiae and Gil, and apply
once day s tsaspoonful Of the mix
ture to the bone on the top o. the
lead, directly between the cars
From three to five applications gen
orally effected q cure.
have tried the above remad J in
numerous cases with invariable sue
csSc
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THE Splui#rds SAY

THE SHAui#r!s SAY
At eighteen marry your lang Inter
to her superior, at twenty to her
equal, at thirty to anybody who will
have her.
lloLD your tongue for fool, said
an lriShman to his wife.
Then you he after speaking, was
the cutting reply.
Why is a man up stairs whipping
his wife like an honorable mat?
Because he is above doing a mean
action.
\ LUCKY FELLow.-An editor ont
west boasts that he had a talk with
a woman AMI got the last word.
IT is good to laugh, at an" rate,
says DRYDEN, and IA straw can tickle
= m#n il is an instrument OF hap
piness.
\ n' I",' MS I,' i,n,a ''NN " WV
away ''"' ''>' wv So
LIFE isa beautiful night, in which
/: one .'"' w.! S,'>' '''" =" "''' ''''"''
'>>,' III 80 '.'>.
IEDAGoGUE-N lElt docs Il y | Il
Sr,,''
n'y-l oo''' T'''" ST.
e''aS'z@ Tt LOU I " WV: "''"'
"'r' }0'l @'' '' ''|' 'I,''"' =.
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THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, which

THE NEW York TRIBUNE, which
once had grea: faith in tie efficacy
of Il Proclamation Of Freedom, has
50 far reconSiderea It's opinions rs IL
pronounce it an "cXpermeut which
NAV " lead to no result" IN it's ed
itorial columns Of tie l7th Instant il
quotes the following extract, among
others, from late letter Of the New
York Times London correspondent,
which, say the editors nt the Tribune,
"secns TO lis cminently sensible and
pracrical:
" Military success alone can save
the Repn!ic. The proclamation. at
the hest, is an experiment. Ii may
lead to no result. Defeat the three
armies in the South--in Eir4inin,
Tennessee, aud AT FickSburg. Do
this, and Won may laugh at reco.ni-
ten. Fail to DO this, and it will
come sooner or latcr--it matters not
when. II the element o. time were
favorable to the North ani against
the South yon might indulge in lie
v.atre Of patience. But il is not so.
Time constitutes, encourages, and
strengthens the South At home an;
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,-.,,z...u,..zua-z=.--
.Lo ur1.nr R;v.,
turned to town on the Hudson n'sT'
Railroad. he came up IN ehe D L =
N train and got home about Jog -
II. WAC met ON the step by the house
1.u ,.ho ,y,,,gad his tail and when
cog VINO ""e7
the door was ote''e" - '''s 49, "
companied him cup stairs. MIR.
Hall found Mrs. Hall still up and
dressed Mrs. Hall was surprised at
~. ~,,1a ratrrn and h,Dn1
'l'' il"'' . - A. u
nothing ""o ""Pi'V"''. ~ =
said, mo, nothing serious ""'l "
SIRE throat, that little care >and
hoarh,,nl von}d soon overcome. "
,f.s R.u said she WAS reinicel t.
hn = and osra 1r. Hall a kiss
Nv" ~ e, ia t:,,,, -
that Fe!"'"':e'' '''"' '. viva '''''t'
Just here: the dog, Carlo went '''!'
the bedroom an" commenced 0'''
- $3.50
lia' ''''' uoS o"' Mug '''' ~
dear: =. =, -.
Ian say unless 1t '''v VIZ :,
tTeSseo Cav ''"' ''"' ''"'-0'
SUMNER. .,,.7.r;.3 J.,
NSt li5s illlCI S-bt LA.thG - iN-' -
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Ata Quarterly Term otthc county court {"
Monon.aFiA County. Virginia. held in said coun-
ty on the &nth day Of January 1863,
George McNeely, ct al.
rs.
Eliza g. Wilson, ExeculrN Eugene N. Wilson
and ionric Wilson. Executors Of the last will and
testament Of Edgar {. Wilson. decd.
On melton Of George NrNcrl'. Margaret Gay
and Matthew CIV. creditors of the late l. {.
Wilson. il is ordered that Eliza ). Wilson, EN-
rrrriX and Eu-cnr w. Wilson and Lonrir
Wilson, Executors Of tho last will and tcS' tiN"n'
OF Edgar E.. Wilson. dec Il. LcSummoncd to show
cause if any they can. VIII" thrt shall not re-
quir"d 10 ryccnic Il new bond with snt'icicn' sure
ties. conditioned 'or the :,ilhr; DISCHARGE {" MIR
duties. And it appearing lax Affidavit flied IN
this court that Erycrc NJ. Wilson and h@Hrl.
Wilson. Executors IS aforesaid. are not rcl>ie,'S
oi this Commonwealth il is therefore cT'i..r'I.
that they appear here within omr month a!'." 2r"
publication Of this order and attend 10 their in
;ercstS herein. y copy. Test,
\. l.. WADE, Clerk.
feb. gl-iw.
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Miscellaneous.

1IITCH d SCOTT HAVE JUST RECEI.
i we'd and l,svc on hand. large supply Of
FRESH Drugs. IEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS,
PATENT MEDICINES. VAREISHES,
UYE-STufFS, Books, WKrIIxc-PASSs,
WALLPAPER. ENVELOPES,
STEEL PENS, BLAsK Books,
STATES, PAINT BRUSHES,
INKS. SP0NGES, CHALK, ROZIN
WAGUN.GREASE, BLACKIfG,
SHOE BRUSHES. LAMPS, LAMP.
CuINSEYS. WISDOW-GLASS, GLASS
WAKE. JEwELRY, Clocks, VIOLIN STRINGS,
Carbon OIL IS cents per gallfs. ~
Cider Vinegar,
Wines and Brandies for Sacfamental and Medic.
inal purposes. ,Eg
Soaps. Candles. Putty, Tobacco, Cigars, Pepper,
Atlspiee. Cloves, Cinnamon, and sedA, iiil
besides great variety Of other articles, Eotions,
kc.. which will be sold very low for cash.
Cur terms hereafter will be CASH DOWN III
ALL INSTANCES. Consequently nakiRS %
bad debts, we can afford to sell cheap Tor Cashl.
and we are determined 70 do 20.
Feb. IA, '63-r So
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VIRTUE fnr2ivrS INJURY, even a. IT,"
sandal tree perfumes The Ratchet that
f,cllH it.
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OYSTERS! OYSTERS" oYsTERsm

GU and trr dish ne FRESH q n
OYSTERS, (HEST n TOWN SAIey
at Mrs. THony's SALOON IN the cor w
ncr nf MAIN i WALNUT STREETS done up
ir EVERY STYLE, with plcn'v Of SIDE DISH
E:5. and SOMETHING 20 WASH THEM DOWN
Feb II iSG3-5m
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Woodburn Female Seminary /!
MorgantoHn, Virginia.

MOFgaHtohus Virginia..
TINE FALL SESSION Of this Institution viii
J. commence on the
First Wednesday in November, 1869.
The most thorough and approved Teachers are
engaged with u view to making thorough scholars
in all departments. Four regular classes are en-
Traced in the course-Primary, Middle, Junior,
and Senior. Pupils will beeNamined on applica-
ton and placed in the class 10 which their profit
cheney entities them. and the Institution having
been regularly Incorporated. diplomas will b
conferred on those Who complete the regular
course
Terms per Quarter, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
Board. including Fuel. Light, kc,..SSo,0o
Tuition in Primary Class, ........-...-.+,0o
q Junior - .......-........ 500
Middle - :. .............. 900
- Senior - ..........-... 90
Optional Course.
- Charges will he made per quarter for -
Lessons on Piano with use Of instrument, $1,000
- Guitar. 40 - 1000
- in Drawing, Painting, or French, 100
Latin or Greek $50
~ Books and Stationery furnished st Book
Store Prices.
For further information ADDRESS
REV. J. X. MOORE, A. NJ.
Feb 49, 'GS It. Superintendent.
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y
Physician to tho Troy Lung and Hyccni Insi
rntr. and Phvsician for Diseases or the Heart,
Throat. and Lungs. No. % Fifth Street Trov,
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New Advert semcnts.

yE7lhLEf 4 IIhGANS. Attorneys al
w La,". NORGNNTOWN. VA
IT, Office: First Door BRICK Row--lcii side
Court House. Feb. 81. '6%. ".
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b. "a 'f3-2tl ALEX. L. WADE, Clerk
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DEATHS.

Private Conrad Cramer, Co. F, 9sth New York
Vols, April llth, chronic diarrhea.
Civilian Benz. Guyton, late of Co. D, 62d Ohio
Vols, April 6, chronic diarrhea.
Civilian Jno. B Gourly, late Co. c, seth New
York, April 81, of asthma.
Private James Mccormick, Co. C, S1st New
York, April 9th, typhoid fever.
Private U. S. Stelgert, late of Co. c, 176th Pa
Vols, April A. typhoid fever.
Private Mifiin Slega, Co. I, 174th Pa. Vols,
April l3, typhoid fever.
Private John Kelly, Co. K, 47th n. Y, April
18th.
Corpl. Chas. G. Hall, Co. C, Sd n. H., April
10, apoplexy.
Private Abram Ferguson, Co. B, Slst New York
Vols, April IA, chronic darrhea
Civilian Jeremiah Mills, late of the Eth Maine
Vols, April Is, chronic diarrhea.
Private John Denmark, Co. Is, 10th New York
Vols, April l5, lung fever.
Private Ferdinand Martin, Co. D, 9th Penn'a.
Vols, April Is, consumption.
Private Levi Dasher, Co. C, 18th Penn'a. Vols,
April lG, chronic diarrhea.
Assistant Surgeon, John 7. Bates, 1lth Maine
Vols on board the Steamship Cahauba, April II,
typhoid fever
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while ON picket duty at an advanced post, on the
little Ogeechie river with his comrade, they at
tempted to desert to the enemy, when they lost
their way and became bewiliered; the next day
they were accidentally discotered in the Marsh:
His comrade committed suicide before he would
be made a prisoner The mssket of LIE Vol was
discharged as it was suppeied at his superior
officer for which he yesterday suffered death.
LIE Vol was shot at the hour stated on the common
east of Laurel Grove Cemetery; large body OF
the military being present. He was attended by
the Rev. Chas. Pendergast ofthe church Of st John
the Baptist. Four of the six balls took effect,
killing him almost instantly.
An article on the fight at Charleston, which we
can hardly decipher, says:
.sThe east face of Fort Sumter was struck about
forty times by fifteen inch shell and eleven inch
solid shot. at distance of from nine hundred to
eighteen hundred yards and yet in quite as good
condition as before the attack. One gun was dis
mounted and one bursted, and five men were
wounded, all Of whom are dong well. Lleut.-Col.
Yates having reported for duty the morning OF the
battle, was assigned to the special command oil the
parapet batteries. Major U. Blanding to the
casemate batteries All the officers and men in
SUMTER as well as in the other forts and batteries
behaved with great galantry, 1t was proud day
for Charleston and the Cappnians. 1t Is re-
markabe coincidence that Gen. Beauregard, Gen.
Ripley. and other officers and men who commenc-
ed the assault which resulted in the reduction CT
Fort Sumter nearly two years ago, should have
been present, aiding and assisting in its successful
defence.
The paper of the l4th which was stolen from US,
contained quite an account of the defeat of Van
Dorm in Tennessee-probably by Roserans,c who
had driven him fifteen miles and out of the State.
Van Dorn's loss was very heavy. Freeman's no.
ted battery was captured and Freeman was killed.
The rebels are quite jubilant, over the loss of
the George Washington and Keokuk. They say
the Federal fleet has left Charleston harbor, and
they cannot account for it. Very little else is said
about the attack on-sSuunte---z-= =z,--.-.lz--
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AN ALARMING MYSTERY IN MIcHIGAN-"SUPER-
NATURAL FIRES "a friend residing in this city,
but who is a visit to Owosso, Michigan, informs
us cf very singular and unaccountable affair that
is now transpiring in Bush township, five miles
north Of Ow0sso.
A farmer named Stearns, residing in that town,
has an adopted daughter by the name of Freeman.
who is ten years of age. While this little girl was
sweeping the sitting room, about week since,
she discovered the carpet to be on fire, and, the
inmates having put out the fire. undertook to learn
its origin. There had been no fire built in the
room that morning no light had been carried into
the roonl nor could the family in any way account
for the fire. In less than an hour flames were seen
issuing from rags in another room. The same day
the girls clothes caught fire, and the next morning
damp towel, that Mrs, ,Sterns had used in wipng
her face, upon being hung on nail, commenced
burning. This last occurrence took place in the
presence of some twelve persons, some of whom
are among the most respectable citizens OF the
place. Next, straw-stack near Mr.. Stearns' was
consumed At one time, when several persons
were in the house, the falling Of some heavy sub
stance was heard in the chamber directly above
their heads Upon going up stairs it proved to be
bag filed with books and rags, and suspended by
cord to beam. The bag was on fire, and the
string was also burning when the parties entered
the room.
Mr.. S. and family became so much alarmed by
these movements, that they left their home.
When the furniture was being removed, trunk,
said not to have been opened for more than'a year,
was discovered to be on fire, and, when opened,
the flames burst forth, consuming all its contents.
The family are now living in house some three
miles distant from their farm, but the mysterious
torment, termed by the doubling ''humbug,'
by the spiritualists the manifestations Of the
Spirits" by the Mierites the 'speriod of fire and
brimstone," and by DR.. Tappen, 'sthe works of the
Devil is bound to stick to them like brother.
No sooner had the girl entered her new home,
than her clothes took fire in three different places
And now, one other family where she has visited,
are as badly tormented as is the family of Mrs.
Stearns.
In Owosso, as well as in the adjoining village Of
Corunna, the excitement is most intense. People
! arc Ancking from every direction to witness this
| truly wonderful mystery. Some of the most pro-
found scholars of ths State, among whom are DR..
Tappan, Chancellor Of the University of Mich.
gan, President Fairchild of Hilsdale College, and
others, have been to sssee the sights" and all
agree that there are hidden mysteries beyond the
depth of the closest observers.
One man remarked that 'the judgment of God
was about to be inflicted upon The heads of His
wicked people, We suspect, however, that a
good practical chemist and skful detective
could soon unravel the mystery.-Cleueland Her.
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Speaker Grow, in a late speech in Congress
saws: eve met as legislators of the Republic on
the threshold of its most important era. Its sun
shine of almost half century was for the first time
darkened with clouds. Grim-visaged war stalked
through the land, which it has since drenched with
blood. While graphing in death-struggle with
this hydra headed monster OF civil discOrd, you
have, by your labors, contributed not little to
the advancement of the industrial interests and
the promotion of the greatness and glory of the
country.
Few Congresses, if any, will hold prouder po-
sition in the future. Though we separate with
darkness lowering over the horizon, behind the
clouds is the sun still shining. 1t seems to be a
part of the plan of divine Providence that every
marked advance in civilization must begin amid
the carnage of the battlefield. Over the Marath-
ons and through the Thermopyles of the worlds
history, liberty carved out her victories, and the
nation has marched on to higher and nobler desti-
nies. AS the lightnings of heaven destroy only to
purify and invigorate so freedom cannon burrows
the fields of decaying empires, and sows them anew
with human gore, from which springs more Wig
orous race to guard the hopes and cherish the
rights Of mankind.
The boom of cannon on the plains of Lexington
shook a continent. and bore an obscure militia
colonel from the shades of Mount Vernon to the
highest pinnacle of earthly glory, to stand for ever
on that proud pedestal peerless among men wnl!e
it called Stark from his granite hills, Putnam from
his plough, and Green from his b!acksmith's forge
to immortal fame. The iron hail beating on the
walls of Sumter again shakes continent, and the
genius of history is recording the names of those
born not to die. The country's martyrs in this
hour of her trial will live for ever. Their tombs
will be the hearts of the greatand good OF all time
their monuments, the granite hills of nation re-
joicing in freedom.
whether the night of our adversely is to be long
or short there can ue no doubt Of the final dawn
of glorious day. Such is the physical geography
of the continent, that between the gulf and the
lakes there can be but one nationality. No mat
ter what changes may be wrought in its social or
ganizaton its territorial limits will continue the
same. The traditions of the past and the hopes of
the future have crystallized in the American heart
the fixed resolve Of one Union, one country, and
one destiny from ocean to ocean,