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ton to make you his spoil. VIII you
hesitate what course to pursue? I don't
make war upon the South because 1 hate
the South. 1t is not from any personal
feeling against the South, but it is be-
cause I condem their conduct and hate
the principles they are endeavoring to
/ carry out. I don't love the South the
less, but I love my country the more.
My hostility is the result of principle,
which is the same, morning, noon and
evening-in the morning Of the year, and
at the noon and evening of every year.
The mere politician says he is angry with
the South; but there is nothing reliable
in anger; it is passion, and may change
any hour or day, and be against you when
you think it will be for you.
The nation will get through its diff
culties. We have the power and will to
do it, and we shall accomplish it. That
great Providence which has made us the
standard bearer of freedom, will not per-
NIT our government to 60 down and leave
the world in gloom. I have faith:
There is a Destiny which shapes our
ends" and He will shape the destiny of
our nation. It's career has only just be-
gun, and Providence does not permit a
finished work Of such momentous
proportions to fail and be abandoned;
and 1 trust in God that we, a free peo-
pie, do not intend it. Our hearts must
be filed with the noble determination to
maintain the integrity of our Government
while we grow greater and greater, nigh
tier and mightier, richer in civilization,
grander in our prosperity, until our glory
shall cover the whole land
But you must prepare to fight the re.
bellion through to the last, no matter
whether England or France, or any other
power, make cohmon cause with them or
not We must fight them. all if need be;
and we can whip them all, in the defense
of the right. I don't want to extend the
boundaries of the war; God knows I do
not. 1 have tried to make peace, as long
as peace was consistent with national
safety. Now, I believe war alone can
save Us, and war it must be- England is
not our friend in this contest I care
not how softly she may condole with us
on the calamities of war. Let me tell |
you this solemn truth both England and |
France want your country divided; both
Of them are witnesses to you how impor-
tant It is to you that it shall not be divi-
ded. They want to Europeanizo all Am
erica. France is trying to do it now in
a portion of the continent But they are
a little afraid. There are million of
freemen in arms, and million more
ready to spring to the defense of the na-
tion against foreign foe. A voice,
with a well known brogue-" And all
ireland is ready tOor' Great and con-
tinued applause. That is true. Let
England and France make a hostile mo-
vement, and the hearts of our people will
be reused. 1t viii no longer be a con-
test between brethren. The sight of a
foreign foe will kin lie fire of patriot
ism that will rouse the nation to a just
sense of its danger; and we will beat off
the combined forces as easily as we now
hold the rebels in eheck.
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slIett 9attTg.
THE REASON WHY.

WHY does Kate look so pale, mother,
Why are her arms so small?
Why does she never smile, mother?
Why do her eye-lids faIl?
Why does she walk alone, mother?
As il she had no friend?
Why does she sigh so of, mother?
Is she near her end?
Why does she breathe so quick, mother?
And start as fit shocked herg
To hear the quick rap, mother,
Ofsmith, the village doctor9
Why does he come so Oft, motherg
Can he prolOng her days?
By leaving pills and gifts, mother,
And singing loYe-sick lays
Twas but the other night, mother,
When Kate lay near my heart
She urged me to be good, mother,
And said We soon must part
She said she was to 90. mother,
Away from home aud me,
And leave papa and you, mother,
To dwell near by the sea.
Is it Jordan's stormy bank, mother,
Where she is to be carried 2"
"Shut up, shut up, you little brat
She's going 10 b BlayTi5dfr'
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as you pass her doo, that it's the first of
April, and I am making the fire for an
early breakfast
"It's a long lane that has no end; and
somebody will find eggs in their boots on
the first of next April. '-BostOn paper. .
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DEATH, to good man, is the coming Of the
heart to its blossoming time. Do we call it
dying when the bud bursts into flower.
We do not easily discover our own faults
the clearest eyes do not see the cheeks below,
nor the brow above.
IN good society," we are required to do oblig-
ing things to one another; in genteel society
we are required only to say them.
PLENTY is as distinct from wastefulness as q
whole sack full of wheat from a sack with a
hole IN it for the wheat to run through
some people are ever dull when perfectly
sober; like wafer, they must be well wet
ted to be good for anything.
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AFoz story.

Mr.. Miller Lighthouse keeper on West Sis
ter Island, relates the following story Of visit
to that Island, last winter, of large grey fox.
On New Years day, Reynard was seen ap-
preaching the island, from tbs northwest,
riding on a cake OF ice. The following night
Mr.. Miller lost fifteen fne turkeys-hs had .
flock numbering fifty or sixty-snd in order
to save the remainder he called them home
and shut them up. Efforts were then made
to capture Reynard they would chase him
through the bushes, and when crowded hard
he took to the ice, which was not strong
enough to bear man, and going off 75or 100
rods, turn around, and sit down and eye his
pursuers. In this manner he Kept out Of
harms way. On the last day Of January, Mr..
H. saw the fox take cake Of ice, the wind
blowing strong from the eastward, and leave
in the same direction as that from which he
came, and was watched until he dTiftsfout Of
sight
| A singular feature Of this fox story remains
to be told. Prior to this visitation, Mr. Ms.
flock of turkeys had obtained their food en-
tirely from the woods, but since he shut them
up he cannot get them to leave his premises,
although he has attempted to starve them
to it." they win not go to the woods where
food abounds. Here is a question for nstur-
alists: Do turkeys retain recollection of
the fox raid upon them in the woods, or in
80 days did they forget their former custom
Of obtaining food in the wOods7-75ledo Blade.
-.-- 4af
WAR is all very well in its place and time,
but usually it is better to deal with thesward
than the sword, to use saltpetrs in the beef
barrel than in the gun-barrel, to drive the cart
than the cartridge, to use the scythe rife than
the MIME rife.
A GOOD many piOus people are as careful Of
their religion as Of their best service Of china,
using it only on holiday occasions for fear it
should get ohipped or aawed in working-day
wear.
As hounds easily follow the scent before
the dew is risen, So the Divinity teaches US,
while yet our sorrow is wet, to follow on and
find our dear ones in Heaven.
IN honest truth, name given "a man is
no better than a skin given to him; what is
not natiYely his own falls of and comes to
nothing.
IT adds much to the perplexities Of states
mans position, that the people are pretty sure,
in the end, to hold him responsible for their
own iI-sdvised acts.
WATER, Ike wine and Gre, Is an excellent
servant but bad master. An enthusiast
may become quite as noisy and absorb at
pump as at 3 wine-cask
MEN like horses, start aside from objects
they see impsrfectly. Enmihes, excited by
an indistinct view, would often be allayed by
We should round every day of stirring ac-
ton with an evening Of thought We learn
nothing from our experience unless we muse
open it.
DIPLOMACY may work as much calamity as
a battle; a few ink-drops may cost a nation
more misery and exhaustion than a river of
blood.
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She Was April Fooled.
" You can't do it again!'
Cant II"

" You can't do it again.
Cant I?'
"No, you cannotl You've April fool
ed me now regularly for five years, but
you can never do it tagain !"
The above conversation was between q
worthy couple at the South End, on Tu-
esday evening March 31st. The hus-
band, a merry, black-eyed man of some
forty years of age, or thereabout, had
been in the habit Of playing off some
practical little joke on his lovely spouse.
on the first of every April; and the good
woman had now resolved to ss,rard her
self on the morrow, and thereby turn the
Joke.
The snow fell steadily and furiously
all Tuesday afternoon and evening, but
in the wee short hours of Wednesday
morning the storm ceased, and the air
moderated, and the snow began to melt.
As the clock struck five Wednesday
morning, the snow began to slide from
the roofs in the city in large quantities /;
and as one immense mass struck the shed
of our South End joker it made so much
noise that it awakened every person in
the house.
"What's that?'' screamed Mrs. NJ.
Good heavens!" calculated NJ, look
ing as frightened as a red-headed Irish
man at a prayer meeting. "I-I-I for
got to bolt the kitchen door last night !;
SO good-by to that turkey and all those
nice apples -
"DO you think it's burglar2" gasp
ed Mrs NJ, looking as white as the frill
on her pretty night cap.
"No doubt of itp' said NJ; "but
which shall 1 do; lie still and loose the
turkey and apples, or go down and run
the risk of being shot?"
80, don't care anything about the
turkey or the apples" replied Mrs. NJ,
but last night carelessly left the spoons
on the kitchen tablet
"NOt the s'Zcer spoons ?" said NJ, try
ing to look Indignantly courageous.
go, forgive me, husband; but I did"
"Then I'll save them or perish in the
attemptr' and with bound that would
have been creditable to frightened Ca
manchee Indian, he Ieaped from the bed,
grasped the iron poker and bed wrench,
and few down stairs as if for his life.
Throwing open the kitchen door and
"Out Of this, you villain p
he commenced upsetting chairs and slash
away on the wood pile as if engaged in
regular pitched battle.
Almost frightened to death for fear that
her husband would lose his life in the en-
counter, the good woman threw up her
window and screamed at the top of her
voice:
"Police! police! for heavens sake,
police Murder Robbery Fire! Po-
lee-ce"
Her strength falling her, she here sank
on the floor, upset pail of water, and so
frightened the baby that it set up scream
" on its own hook" which drowned all
opposition.
A small lad in the house-who was of.
good stock, and all grit-ran down stairs
"Stick to him, unclel Here's pistol!
Give him goudy, while give him broad
side"
go back to your bed, my good boy"
said NJ, gathering around his stately
limbs his primitive white garment. "Go
back to your bed, and say to your aunt,
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THE SOLDIERS PRAYER

Our Father who art in Washington,
Uncle Abraham be thy name,
Thy victory wen, thy wlll be done
AZ the South, rs a. the North
Give us this day our daily Tations of crackeu
and pork,
ANA forgive rs our shortcomings,
AS we forgive our Quartermasters,
For thine is the power, the soldiers and h,
negroes,
For the space Of three years. Amen.
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How Cincinnati Got its Name,


j FOREIGN correspondent Of the New
York Post in describing his late voyage
to England tells the following story:
On our steamer was a very inquisitiye
lady, who was incessantly asking of the
officers all sorts of questions, wise and
stupid, and among them was this: "Why
is Cincinnati called Cincinnati p
This was hardly fair question to ask
of purely nautical man, but it in no
way Disconnected the officer to whom it
was addressed, who thus spoke:
A good while ago, when Cincinnati
was mere trading outpost, there lived
there well-to-dO old trader, Nathaniel
cy name, familiarly known as Natty.
The old colOnists in the vicinity yer
very fond of visiting at Natty's house,
and with a pertinacity worthy of a New
York sponge Of 1863, they always stayed
to dinner. Natty thinking to disgust
them, determined to have nothing for
dinner but salt pork, and offered them
this only for a week; still they stayed
and ate, and Natty found that he was
getting sick of the saline dish much
sooner than his guests. One day his
feelings got the better of his reverence,
and he thus said "grace;"
"Ofpork all salt, and pork all tough,
Oh! merciful Father, we've had enough"
The spOnging diners were terribly shock
ed at this. GA sin! a sin! Natty, they
all cried out, and ever since that the
place has been known as Cincinnati"
An Intrusion upon Tom Thumb and Wife.
Mr.. AND Mrs. STRArToN, who are now
travelling through this country to let peo-
pie see how small they are, stopped at
the Jones House, in Harrisburg, on their
recent visit. Their levees were densely
thronged, and hundreds failed to gain
admittance, Among those who were dis
appointed we're several staid gentlemen
belonging to the hotel, who prevailed
upon the agent to conduct them to Toms
room, after the evening levee was over
Followed by crowd of specialized and
reputable gentlemen, the agent proceed
ed to the chamber, knocked at the door,
and was summoned to "eome in" But
when the door opened, there stood Tom
in his unmentionables, while Mrs Thumb
was invisible. She had just retired, ta-
king refuge among the cambria rufHes of
a linen pillow slip, after repeating her
tiny prayer, doubtless, of "NoW I lay
me down to sleep all wrapped up in a lit
tie heap" But the General stood def
ant, with boots in hand, his brow gath
cred into a frown at the intrusion, which
no explanation of tho agent could dspel |
Nothing was left butretreat. The Gowd |
of curious gentlemen returned to the Of
fee of the hotel, satisfied that theyhad |
attempted to see, even if they had failed |
in seeing Tom Thumb and wife.
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NEGRO soldiers would make poor scluts
about this time of the year. The rebs. could
smell them afar of
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WAR is all very well in its place and time,
but usually 1t is better to deal with thesward
than the sword, to use saltpetrs in the beef
barrel than in the gun-barFel1 to drive the cart
than the cartridge, to use the scythe rife than
the MIME rife.
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3,70O BOXES OF THE
HEPATIC PILLS

have been ordered in one day. Wherever known
their use continues. Without puflng, they have
gained ground by their real value. - More
than i've hundred persons are known to have
been cured by thess Pills. IA
This excellent family medicine is
oy the proprietor as good only for Diseases OF the
Liver. His correspondents say that they also
and Fevers, Bilious Fevers, Piles and Worms
They are . perfectly safe medicine.
refer Walden. Esq, OF DiRwiddis County, Vlr-
glnla, after describing remarkable cures i'll his
family OF Bilious rheumatism and Pleu risy,
says my Doctors bill has been heret ,fore
rom $l1oto 800 per year. / have used them
lthess pills. for my family, which consist ) ct
eighteen white and colored, andhave not Gallo d In
. Doctor. This is \ great saving. They certaa inly
Rev. John w. Potter, of Greene county, No rth
Carolina, had suffered twelve years from a dice as-
ed liver, which the physicians had not been al ls
10 cure De says: Il commenced taking Il Il
Hepatic Pills with ne confidence in them. TIL, y
acted like q charm ON me. From that hour / has 7
improved. Ihave persevered in their use unit. !
now, by Gods blessing, l am well and hearty
i had anegro man who, as / believe, was saved
from death by Q dose of these Pills. My Doctors
had no use for . physician since"
Ths great tax and the immence increase in the
cost OF ingredients, compels the proprietor to put
up the price, or stop the manufacture Of the Pills.
They are no more profitable now than when he
sold at onethird these rates.
gu a box; SIS q dozen. A still grea-
ter deduction will be made to Druggists. For
Confederaey prepaid. Those who desire less thar
adozen boxes will apply to the Druggists. Ca
must always ACCOMPANY orders. Address
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What g Little Bey Did.

"Children, those Of You who will
bring new scholars to the school shall
be rewarded with some nice book"
said the kind heartea superintendent
of a Sunday shoof in gSentucky to his
scholars one Sabbath.
81 can't get any new scholars"
said several of the children to them
selves.
"Ph try what I can do" was the
whispered response of a few others.
One of the latter class went right
home to his father and said
Father, will you go to Sabbath
school with me?
II can't read, my son." replied the
father with a look of shame.
Sour teacher will teach you; dea,
father, answered the boy, with rs.psc'
and feeling in his tones.
well III CO." said the father.
He went, learned TO read, ssugh
and found the Saviour, and at lengtl
became a colportesr. Four years pass
cd, and that man had establ shed feu
hundred Sunday schools, into whic
thirty five thousand shildren wer
gathered!
Thus you 9 what trying did. Tia
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FOR THE SPIRIT or THE AGE.


In memory Of Raw. JOHN g. BRENT, uhs
daed, Aug. 8th. 1863, in full assurance
eta 6tissfu! im~msrtality.
He sleeps within the cold and silent tomb,
bis spirits ned to its eternal hsmei
With heartfelt sorrow the death-knell we heard.
While in HIS breast ne pain or fear was stirred
Unite his VISION heavens door opened wide
AND safe int glory his life barque did glide.
hls sails were all flying, his eOlors were high
Exuitin: ne cried-"I fear not to diel"
When the terrible 'tmester'' called him;away.
dis lace was as calm rs a bright summer day;
His bosom meier heavcd-no star dimmed his eve.
Triumphant he said, st fear net to die"
"Ayjourney was shert-my work is now done
The last battles fought the victory is.wen r,
Then calmly he met the LAST dreaded foe,
His futtering spirit was longing to go.
Longing to join the hea venly throns,
And. triumphantly sing salvation's sweet songi
He is "~THERE-up therein heaven above,
His soul is now feeding on Jesus lovef
The bright-sparkling eye is shut in the tomb;
The lovely form to corruption has gone,
But the soul, with a shout has gone to its God
1t will dwell forever in that blissful abode.
No more will he sigh with sorrow opprest.
but calmly he rests On Jesus breast.
Farewell! will meet thee, on Canaan's fair shor
nhere parting and sorrow are known never more
KRATO.
FAYETTEVILLE, Sept. 1853.
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know not hew soon. Would it not be
pleasant to die as little Cora died, K
claiming, oh, mother, please let me
60 to heavenT But if you wish to
die as good children, you must live as
such. You must try to be kind aud
atfectionate to all, and learn to gain all
useful knowledge you can, but above all
learn to love the Saviour; for until you
learn to leve him you are not fit for
heaven. And be says 8 suffer little chill
dreu to come unto me and forbid them
not And they that seek me early
shall find me. However young you
may be, you are not too young to die
and how dreadful it would be to die
and go to hell. And you must C
there unless you love God. &c. (
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FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
LINES.

Rsspscyu1ly Inscribed to Miss BETTE j.
W******* Of Robeson.
When night has thrown her sable robe,
AnG darkness hovers Ger the globe;
when stars their silent watches keep,
And every eye is closed in sleep;
II at the sentinel'sp post / stand,
BETTE, l think of thee and my native land.
When pale-faced Luna climbs on high,
And like 9 goddess walks the SKYE;
While through nay tent there steals q beam,
Ie llium1ne my chamber with its CLEAN:
Fond recelleetions tell me true,
BETTE, dear, that I am far from you.
watched the light glide away,
While laughing moonbeams seem to play:
o, lovely scene, it recalls the days gone by.
When life was calm without o sigh:
But now it's death or iiberty,l
SO BETTE, I'll die fer my country, and thee.i
| / SOLDIER.
| FORT FISHER, N. G..
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CoraP.

Cora P. was a pleasant little girl of
six years. She was kind and affection
ate to all; and all who knew her loved
her. She was always pleased with the
amusements of her young companions.
But still she was unusually thoughtful
for one Of her years. She had a great
thirst for knowledge. Her quick mind
and amiable disposition attracted the
attention of all who knew her. She
learned a great many little hymns,
which she sang sweetly. There is a
happy land was u of her f~avorite
hymns.
But that dreadful disease, diptheria,
broke out in the town where Cera's pa
rents lived, and she was one of its
victixs. During all the time of her
severe sickness she was never heard to
murmur. A short time before her
death, when suffering intensely. she
called her mother and said, Mother,
please let me co. This she repeated
two or three times, and when asked by
her morher where she wanted to go,
ahe said to heaven"
Her father was not at home at the
time Of her death, and when her moth
er asked her what she should tell him
she said, tell him to meet me in heav-
en- And thus her spirit passed away,
TO be forever with the Lord, as VIC be-
lievs. 4.
In the same town there lived a sweet
little boy, who was q constant compan-
ion Of Cora. His name was Charlie
He too was . pleasant little boy. Il,
had an amiable disposition, . quicI
mind and retentive memory. He ha'
committed q great many questions 7
memory. He VA improving rapid
in gaining useful knowlsdge. But in
few weeks after the death 81 his lit
playmate he too fell q victim to th
same disease, and his spirit soon passe
away to him who gave it.
And now my dear little children
you know you must all die, and yc