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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-02-14

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SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRU'Y Il.
DEATH OF Rev. DIR. HARRISON. -Under
the obituary head will be found notice Of the
death of the venerable and esteemed Rev Dr..
Elias Harrison, Of this place. For near
half century, this excellent man and exen,-
plary Christian has been the pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church, succeeding the Rev. DR..
Muir, whose assistant he was for a few years,
before the decease of the latter. In all this
time he performed his ministerial duties with
q fidelity and devotion which endeared him to
his flock; and, in all this time, too he wonthe
esteem of his fellow citizens, for his upright
conduct, his unpretending manners, and his
active benevolence He was foremost in every
good word and work, in our community, in be-
half of the cause Of charity and education, and
whatever else could benefit his fellow men. It
was our pride and pleasure to have been furnish
ed from his pen, with appeals In be-
halfof our philanthropic institutions, and other
objects ofinterest, and he never failed to endea-
yor to enlist the public in their SUCCESS and
welfare or to turn tie attention OF our citizens to
such objects as were worthy of their support.
Tn the church, Of which he was a member,
none of it's ministers stood higher, for those
qualities which place the seal of appreciation
unon q Christians life and character. He has
been taken from US, amidst the regrets of the
whole society, among whom, from youth to old
age, he had labored with zeal, and humility,
aud devotion, and constancy, which will sane
tify bis memory, and which will make him a
bright emample for imitation.
The LIQUOR BUSINESS. Gen. Heintzleman
has issued an order authorizing 1.-THE Mayor OF
Alexandria to issue licenses to limited extent
in that city for the sale Of spirituous liquors
under such regulations and restrictions as the
city authorities may adopt subject to the ap-
Droyal of the Military Governor Of Alexandria,
who may at any time revoke them This Or
der being laid before the City Councils, the
Common Council passed the following resolu-
ton: Resolved, That the Mayor be author
lied to make such arrangements with the MILL
tarv Governor Of Alexandria, for the sale OF
spirituous liquors by licensed dealers as he may
deem requisite The Board Of Aldermen
however, laid the same on the table. For the
present, therefore, it would seem, the proposed
arrangement does not take effect.
Prices Of provisions of all kinds in the mar
ket, continue very high. Poultry is 'out OF
the question: The best cuts of beet, veal and
< re
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-02-14

In the Senate debate, on Thursday, MIR.
Wilson said that the Army of the Potomac
had three hundred regiments and one hun
drel thousand men. General Rosecrans,
at the battle of nIurfreesboro, had one hun
dred and forty regiments and but forty-hye
thousand men. There were other interpolla-
tons such as that the President, Secretary OF
War, and Senators, were oppressed by apph-
cations Of officers for promotion, that there
were not many Major Generals and Brigadler
Generals who were not in active service, and
that General Mcclellan had not yet been able
to make official reports Of the battles OF the
Peninsula. .....
John Russell, Ole of the earliest pioneers OF
Illinois, died at his residence IN Bluttdale,
Green county, on the ed ult. He edited the
>Backwoodsman one of the first newspapers
published in Illinois, and became widely known
az forcihle and vigorous writer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-02-14

Prices Of provisions of all kinds in the mar
ket, continue very high. Poultry is out OF
the question - The best cuts OF beet, veal and
mutton are offered at Is cents per pound
Vegetables are also. scarce and high. The
small se;nes used in the neighborhood of town,
are catching considerable quantities OF yellow
perch, mullets, club &C.
The late DR.. Harrison, was native, we
believe of New York, and came from New
jersey to this place, in the spring of 1916
He was Immediately called to the Presbyterian
Church, as an assistant Of Rev. Dr. Muir, and
succeeded him as the pastor Of the Church.
Tom. Thumb and his wife visited President
Lincoln, yesterday, and were kindly received
and entertained. -~7
The sun., 1863-12-02
General Intelligence.
by Mall 10 tkS NY. !SvN.J

ruK n,tor,ous Bell. Bovd. .ho has beou eonsnrd
70 ihs "a Z y cl ieon 10y ,em. time, vss 10 b
cent 10 CITY Point on Monday for sIehspC.
TUE sgueeuct 70 ,uppiy washinstou and Gsorsetovn
WITH sstsr fron ths PotomSc has been com psted.
sad Oh the 9th of December the .str viii b. let
Ma Gso,srw WATT 10, bscn .rryrsd in Mon;
land. Ne Tie -C committed for trial.
L,RsS cturs, Just tn sh-d in Psris for 'bs Hay.
,ro and . maistto. John IL pAinisd tssiy. les
hlEb.
Az least forty thousand d-s.rsrs frcn tbs army of
o!nne British pro,,ness They are no. ali al hulhsrs
or "b1un'y Jump-r." 10 70 propor'icn Of them
are sifaid to reIoip their feSimenta
A rnysioIAs Of Wheeling. y ", has FOR come time
rsst no, n suenGins ,oung Gil -ho lad br,n ssdy
have, hc poured sbont mt OF atsr upop her head
The sal va tten rem tod 10 60 10 to sncthef
.he,e sh. eondacted h.ssI.ery quietly. The doe
sss stand ns IN The j OF q the room, beefopsd io
him 20 rom. TO her. sbs -tepped back into the
tUcs-' ~ ~a'e upon him, r.n,s king that bs iAc,
needed ~s.hins a. much ss ber'. did
wnsr the Ana reached nshs.,. y. q, on he, lss
Rev Henry Ward r,r-eher. .bo had ius, come OF
shore, and wS stIsenins HE iess By = ~slt on ,b'
unteered his ar.st nee The 10 Of his sddi,ion I,
mu Gle on the i.ps guiet brought the eae bang OF
- the wharf h- stood athaf, however, 10 md. q
hr and hi- hicud. "a hrrsd around to srsmins II
hat he had lem land TO land u nIu,hs . in
tended for the -olthern Conf~deraey. A Boston 20
, - 10 80 'ns, ,bi. iol ths story
rui vNiou, rumor. Of the ~i'hdrsvai ~ ths nes
frsct'on,i currency sr. sithout foundsticn In fact
The cur"ne' "a lIy is'ued, aud o peparstjons ar
-nu'' - the pihlc may require. The objection q
the paper. ~ ittns. which ~es raised against tn
Ira urv payer .peclsl y, but shicb 10 said IN bs
equally true as 10 all Pap has produced scSd re
tur, as il hs stimulat,d the rA-ury TO make = ps
yer 'he csBn0t be plt, d. 'iderstum never heior
ATTAINED rnch pp 10 nov m,Ank In the lreAS
my and al the Issue III h. pTint.d upon It
a. Iuffeisnt lusnt.ty can be asnutaetured
The sun., 1863-12-02
Do, or tc-morsv. Nothing Of deeisivs ehsrsssss
has vsaspirsd up 70 the pressn' tine.
REpEL ACCOUNTS

Fovtr,ss Mrtroe, Dee. THE r ehmond vnio Of
Soven be- IS b sna 20 b. contain. the foio- in.
Orsncs CoVvs Houss, nor. % SUNDAY, Q 4. A
rain stern pre,siied ell cay yesterday No move
ners Of Importance 10 ei her army M morning
the an,my are dspsyins 10 our from, in line q bat,
us
rhs wwa, In eomrueps,ss upcs ,h. ii'r,,rh,ss,''
Their hi. been NO dsh,ius sinee Friday. There
vn .oms II fnishlnf 90 ssturdAy We fause,s
hs'. sisht days rstions Gen fr,hnsh Les trovr
,bs susmys ssvslry scro~ K.Seoon Ford snd Nor
too FORD yssierds'. Fridays hSht .ss uosiy 9Th
nusi,tfy hSssty tsi d the mar o Ia. isnsss
.sses tsin n.G Brsps, station on frdsy morning
aud burned rutv sasona And esp,ut-d iis muls'
sad % horses. The Committee from H'hmoud 20
loos sNsr tn. .ousdod, sfrtvsd ct Gortonssiiie 10
dsy. Tbstso armies ere confronting each other In
line ~ battle. sessrsi hrbt cannot long hs poet
posd. zen. Evell returned t. the arm, tc-ds'
Gen. Jonss, vhs vn voupded 90 Friday, sin Is.ufs
10 bis comm sud to morrow
The sun., 1863-12-02
The Texas Expedition.

Hiahly Important nsvs mas Just been rceivcd frcD
TeIss. A fest Of Eve French steamers arrived OF
B.sLos tpear the mouth Of the Rio GrandsJ on tn.
lot olt, from vera Crur. This even, In cenDsXloI
With the smbtiou. d,sisus Of the French upon Taln
sulpAs on the Mexican side Of the river. poi sscs
st the present time unusual ssnihcsnce. There cdn
BE- h,i, dOubt bat that the Oh ct Of ts Pr,neh
u u vItch the 'sors,ns,h. az N, p,d,ticn under
Gen hanks A correspondent ofthe Bos on JoUssAI,
vrit ng under date Of November llth, Gays.
I.is 'ct,unate that zen. H,us. 10 sb.. 10 under
stand the stuaton. Ind ninks mseli ter oi u,
It "a. HE nrus nee, and that siope uhch prevented
the revolution Of cobC- fiom resulting IN turning
over the uv ~ hatAmorts to ,he French
population Of that place. e. neral Corbina 10 nos
iu command Oft Meyicap 10 crs. and ths Aetna
Governor of Gntsmorss. lie ha, lust 6isrosed OF
tohos governor fOr lust ~, ut t~o hours after u
summary fsrhio1. Co'G- ssr tas-u ont hs iie ~
ke,icsn soldiers, and shot vii Two of nj. o. n cp
posit' The e,inp, OF Bantt ,cldiYs. H. !. ~ Ns-
pol.on Ill vli hsv. 20 rent h. tore he pottets the
rev suue Of the stsunch little s,as Of Tsmaup>s
Nh.n the newa Of the snival u the French Nee,
reshed Mo~n'viis ,p'culst0rs And conf, dsra a. At
once BEGAN TO h,i- stocks Of cotton to the
Iiesn side Atpresent there are NOR. than &c Oh
bale OF cotton piled along one baph OF the river.
vhich belonged 10 the rsDe Lu, 10 ost 20 from he
tsct Of u. being MsTicsI coil, aud controlled by
English sseaa.
The sun., 1863-12-02
From Charleston.

The fs.losinl IA hon late Nj, bmond papsu;
Chiresion, kOr. ii.-Ths fankees kept ~ heavy
mortar shslins on sumter Isst night, continuing u
this uornins. sIshslls sers thrown into tie CIT.
to day. rso buiidioSs we're struck The shelins Of
Sumter. houltris. johnson and sinptinsb the enc
N.Y. from Gfess and wssner. has been lively aud con
tnuou. -Four hundred aud sirty QUE shots ssrs
dred on Sumter on Tbursdsy and Friday
Charleston, Nor p shellips has been hept up
steadily on sumter. Noultris Johnson and simp pkins
ssysnty-tve tsn-ineh Colamoisd, we're cred upon
sumter frsm Gregg to-day. 1ns enemy have com
msnesA hrins thiresn-inch mortas from Cummings'
Poiut Twenty. .sistt shslls we're 6rd During the
night the enemy eont,nued their usual prrc,iee on
sumter, vi;h Psnett suns. Tvo hundrsd and ans
even .hots we're hrsd on idsy night. Cspt. Jacob
Nslentns and two CT three privstcs vers severely
vosndsd In Aoultrie, BY the explosion Of Pasro,t
shsA No ca-uaitiss Gu james Isiand to-day.
The sun., 1863-12-02

they eossder these very p>er rect for such pov
% Ru. q. Fro nous e,er;ions sre being u'sd 20 b
tan he tyi.fs Elr.tG 4 ru-a ~ith suiable
arrunt en-. eli IN E n rArh .o.s b, sud Oh -,
a-d ~tll p. nc 'ovpd tts 'b' Ru. ists hs,s
are nov b-lns cduced n ,bon' dorep fac orttN
~ntsirs dsy AL n eh and in fe~ d.vs eno,h,r
80 ck VI ccnm net. II. wrdueiiou ! b. solid
cas- scel srne, tom n pounisr to th. l-ineh
ein, Inch at'tf 10 - Are aS ID. shell To
prov,de the nocrsrrv 'ho' And she'll 20 heir guns all
a.. T. unhit scund - Pttrr ncrs have Wdc-y ~a
&! 'n2 r. u to esch n he ,hot sndshell N, TN
~ goundcis Ny aus 'ot I,io SUM Round. hammer.
~ steel shot are a.n he'us prepared TO ,uu the naval
~ pound ruu. ous hrr soue hss On hard 1900 Of
theae And srtiiisrv fo'eee sre slso sdcp;ina the
~ ~ surs ict their service. In sntieipaton Of ear
snd MS .upr - ~ sfwof plstes te ~ storr~d, tso
fctss, are tstins ctpth.t o, makins ten OF tselss
thousand tous pr gsaf u amor plates l. re sup
piirs " 'Aipsus have been par, hsssd aurus he
SIMMER sud The p.irder otts have been extended
sud srs ~o-bia, niehi and Ia, flcur has t,,n ,erv
10 s"v 'nght for delivery W Fthruay sod for thcss
place. sh ct the 1rin.tv roas 10 hv sater In sprnG
extra prices are b.ine psid for .intt delivery. Tso
ysns 'ursir o, Goals has been provided for the fsst
The sun., 1863-12-02
JIsAs A. BIlI, OlL,spo KULo.,3,
aud NuIlAs IA b0OAgf
European News.

The Chy Of Nev YORK arrived yes,.rday sith later
fi-, u irrpsAn psp'rs but no later her in
,.ii.s having be.u anticipated by telegraph from
Csb- Race W. sslsct n. lolo.ing sdditionsl ia
tai. from our psIers
lntns Ptu. VI Chamber of Depu y. ~ sn'ustsd
drb,ts rTed the report testve 10 the decree.
sg.nsJ tny press recommended IN tns royal speech,
sui Aug ppu.ltiOu Hsa rAnlfrsted Against any
h.D 'e.rtsIru. Vt ~ liberty Of the gg.ss.
-a. gssrAsss
TIE ItuE. has. con.piouous notice u he prrs-r I
~ h, 4r-psrstions of Russ lOtd"lh"b is Eileriu,
trnil.s ,a-ss Or surbg htnins tronstst' and
6.-r.us the Npp. Csch 10 the Sesa In Ons chsDnei
ed OF 10 Ihr TACK Of CtOn.tSdt about 300 lighters
l,ir1 With -'ooc,, have been euDk, 90 hat ia 1O
o. "a heI, more than foLr l,sto satr. IL anoth'
~ en1tl 800 IN efrz mt~N!n Nre - be lad, .ich
ui -hirn rNl CIpti .Crcn pp, ndf of . sdrI and
nlod. b, si2ti toich 'ron. veas'i p',l.ns over Oa
II man isl.nd Q, croh' Nd'' 'ris.id isrss sslth
vOtt4 are VEINS ttr.sn yp sen. Of these earih
o. an sngic 4 a. xrers sn, oty - tbs lop, &C
a. % form ADO LI Gls ~, oI d'i' ace con
tr,s 0fa sp'u.ine hos = 'oo','l dir ons, ~
H.. construction II hict svoc -" toB. O itoa and
ttse 10 bs us. d. |. |. said sl bos WIZ Lave en-
gses sDiGpd by comp CssHd Al, 70 nav aver sroni
Teak. .itb povi,ioas for a. aching large eylsdrr
chased 18th posder TO H. bottom " vessel - u
lra ~ .icCtIicity. The puties nays sln. The vs,s
viii see hs, they doing ny means d bulls eyer
And they viii rsguls the depth at which they swiEl
fuIly spiuy quite clOss 10 the surface. ~ Ii Is
/ ef Jups, ls6<, the main aspsItReni eonbdsHtiy az
ssais V have = CIaasssAt v Lss-sAAA vssaasA ~
The sun., 1863-12-02
Army Of the Potomac

gI,I rgt.n. Js' R"pJr' .'u. braton station
,,..n III. ,t,,.reut. u hraVs brins " -, dAS
~ s1r.ssm, ~ Of the IhId ,orIs On rrdsy is'i'
iIit5ts 'anssel -, e,prnis.y g. I" tl' ''nb'f
a. b.. - son tttrs, "birh ss' e. l'''tsu '"re-
a.. s,.'.A our lou IN killed a1d suInosd - b. =
I,,ed 10 be three hundred. ihs Tc-ort' that ten
l. retrea.d arr not credited. On 10 contrary
nj, a,dbpi..troue,. oc.tsd ~ ~ f''e
tl u.s 4u.,. L froR' on sunday, an Monday
A.. .,og, az ., uog, Ah oar las'rnst wien 'AH
+ Is,,d N pO.i'ion u bear pp'n tb' l'''l V''s
.,-ss, .s.1s - ct'n. r.. .irse 'ip -, '' po'i.
to il i.on, OF ,sdssicks cou'.''i Ait"f . ha'
b.,fs,'8v y s.non,dlns, 20 Sb.ch 81 'n''py '..bP
,.,louo-o, sD attack ~A ordorso. Cen warren Gu
A., isft came uuon ths enemy sttGLvrr IN nnmher'
49, ,2d,ir4 taan vas anticipated, and sked toI
,..,het iEs.raclion-. The fo sad mo'.msIt "a
..sa ,pecss:. sBG al bgiDg c.s'-a
4E,rJsD iIsp.TCH.
ma tyV1yis-s 4rng Of ths Ptt9ad1 So'' 'V'--
T.s,tg,s- T. u DsHe!A!s heGde and Lee 40 9IsldsS
A. ,.i.. XIV, ,s',ey, o-,ips the fTedtnchiDpf'
..o.,ax, p.lA - ~ about IL mile, fr.D the lts
t., ,...ce TIE N my are strongly u'rsnt bee, sn
A.. 1i. aetei niHs'ion 70 ns<e sd.spsrsts res''
snc. some c,pDoDD.ting h.i t>Aen place this lore
nom. sbIcD vas fe.b.y repled t. by IbsL tstteTis'
.. I,ue Of yosIs i. usAI vei.iss'llc, 81 soDnsnd
As ,s:i,.s.,, be- .ay Giy ssAASl' b Asiss<AH y
The sun., 1863-12-02
News Items.


Jous Mosus telegraph TO Coluu bus frsm To-
routo, Monday, ann uncins his Nrivs' there
Gr,ssnL,s 81. very trcublesoms on the Comoss-
land CTcnn K ur, bait sre tired 100, housss aud
oiilIsss robb, d. aud propsrty cA!sj Of or dstrcyed
Ne. DAVID II CAsR, ths United = Ates MsisbAh Lr
the District Of Connecticut, died suddssU ss his rss
dsnce in Nev Maven. last syenlps.
M.JOs wissga. sooss fraudulent rSvsnus tnnsse-
ION. st Cato has te.o sieusphsd all the eosn-
try, -n arrested ., Aeviehais Theatre, ChieAse,
last sht
tn, 'ubsc,lp'lon ssent reports the sale yesterday
Of slsss 900 6,s-,-entles lo0,o0 dollsrs ere FROM
wsshinston, aud the balance about equally divided
bst.een the wet and the eiues Of Nsv York. Phils.
dey . snd bosom
The sun., 1863-12-02
New York

Hd'hiny'on, Dee. L. Governor seymour taopu'ly
appointed eomnrsiou, con.istins Of Hon Jsme.A
Bl Il, Of the Sev lork Senate. Hou. Orlando ssoss
oi the EseI Congregational di,triet, III Advsnt ten
efs H.llhcGss, and Mr. WiilaIn H. BoSsrt. 20 ooafsr
9Th the War Department In relation TO tie bouhtss
paid ~ the o6 and partially Allied rssiu ent'. their
quota, and the seneral quota Of the STATE The Gov
sruor also Iequss,ed ID 10 act IL behalf OF the suf
ferius Union In Richmond. In fur,h.rsnee Of
thsir IN ssiop they sent letter TO the Secretary Of
war, of which the folio -in6 Il copy:
WAsu,ssTo-, bee ~, 1865
Non EdvSH " sian IN, SECRETARY ~ Var: The
undet.irb-d commis.ioD dee sDated b. the Cover.
,sA ion to affair. Of the immediate fatns Of trUops
fo the service have The honor 20 prrten' beresi
ett.rs Of sccfedt anu infrofuction but he fore
tsIns ne specific du' 10 shic they have btsu
sisyntd, 'hey ash 90 sa' that thev kie directed by
He EIcel'nr, ihe Governor 10 oncr in behsl OF the
10 aiIevisiion ot the ferinrs OF the Union men 10
pr son ~ Richmond, submi'iins Of eoups the man
NJ aud iiec 60 n. Jujymrnt ADd authol ~ oi
YOU dc oRitment 1hs un1ett.ned Al once submi'
th' prorN ion az In Ia nature taxing prseedenoe o.
all Other shs,rs.
JAsAs A. Bal, oIL, ,sDo KsLn.'S.
aud WILLIAM IA boOAsr.
fbe answer Of the Secretary of War vss highly 10
vorsble, and immediate MEASURE we're taken by hin
TO sAoertsin. through ths Commisionsp Of ErchsnIc
Ia shat Iasnnsr the relief can b- most prompt
| afforded. The A s,tant AdlutAnt General Of N.'
! YuTA, MAJOR stoDehouse, accompanies Aid ae,s 4
! conjunction sth ths com mhs.on.
The sun., 1863-12-02
OTHER OvriCRRs RI.RCrxD.

OTHER OHflCRRs Rl.RCTRD.
Csaploss returns from the various districts hAvs
BOT rssehsA up - the hour of going to prs. The
following, however. hsvs hees elected;
Ahevws~ ~ District, nsrssn Jones, Dso. iSth,
John d. Ossivsll, Rep 18th, Terence Farley. Dsn.
Pour listriets have besa returned iueoms,sts -
foisvs ;-<th dist lot. Jama AeNAAea. 1873 VIA
can DousAsrty, !si, g. q. EAsls as 9Th, listrise,
Jossph shsason, TJs james RssA, iiss ". n
wililsms. - sth dsries. Peter NeKnish. sosi |:
W. Z. Ely. soos wsitss -; Mitchell. -. iosh
listhst, q. A. Jeremiah. a06f Jshn Ialo. llS0 Z
J. ". Rsyusida. ffA
Ctva Jvastess.-iN pist,ist. Dssis Qsiss. Dsa.
-. TAoass Kiviis. DsA
Police Jvsesass.-iA Dlstrics. EAvOd Heesn. D.
~ Jssspa Dsviiss. Dsu- -. Wiliisa Dsdsa Dsa.
9Th. Thonas 4. LsdvMk Dsm.
o. The Laa PsSe Win ~ fssaA aAAAaisaAS
HOtaeoa.
The sun., 1863-12-02
SIssaau's t.verrIIia =.

Toronto, Dee. l-four OF bve Of N'Ig.o's ,-ilo.
prisoners i,Porsd to have arrived tonight the
pertern rain.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
GENIUS AND TALENT.

WHAT Is GENIUS ?-Genius is the
bird that sits and sings and scars as
her feelings move her. She rises
like the eagle on her heavenward
way; she touches the tops of the lof
tiest crags, and if she comes down
to the wales and plains below, it is
but to descend gracefully and dip her
plumage In the crystal waters of the
mountain lake. Genius is the an
vii of the dragon. which, uplifted,
evokes all earthly and divine things;
unlocks all secrets ofnature, science,
art; which calls, and is answered; !;
which says, and it is done; which
commands, and it stands forth;
which makes things of what were
not things. But we promise to show
not only what this strange mystic
power called genius is, but also
what its relations are to talent and
to tact, other forces upon which it
depends for its best manifestations.
and most benefcient results.
WHAT TALENT Is.-But what is
talent and what is the connection
between it and genius ? Talent is
faculty of the mind which enables
it to put forth useful effort. 1t
comprises generally strength of in
tellect and a peculiar aptitude for
being nodded to specific employ
ments." Such is the definition the
learned give us. Talent too is the
results of training in no such
sense as genius is. We would call
it an acquisition rather than an en-
dowment. For instance, man, as
the result of years of patience, in
dustry and faith may paint a good
picture or carve statue, or write
a poem. By following certain max
inns and rules in literature and art,
he may acquire an aptitude for
certain special kinds of labor. But
if he be painter, he cannot paint
like Apelles he cannot make cher
ries look so natural that the birds
of heaven shall be deceived, and
come and peck at them. Talent in
painting, sculpture, architecture, or
any other art, may result in consid- |
cradle progress and efficiency, nay, |
may lead to respectability on the
part of him who exhibits it but
that is all eminence is impossible
to any efforts save those of consum-
ate genius. Nevertheless, talent,
As we have said, is not to be des-
pissed nay it will accomplish what |
genius itself cannot achieve. Tai
ent is intellect in its vigor and |
strength, and it is that which rules
The world. fit cannot plan cathe-
trails, it can build them if it cannot
shine as the sun, it can twinkle as a
star and genius herself must look
through windows constructed by
Eye and ear, and head off this home
y yet useful power.-National
Quarterly Review. |
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
Working Women of France.

The great misfortune of French. villages is
the degradation of the women through labors
which belong to men. In their earlier years
they tend to the focks and gather in the har-
vest As young girls, an instinct of coquetry;
and the foresight of their mothers, removes
them from :he rude fatigues of husbandry
but no sooner do they marry, than all is
changed; they abaEdon the house and follow
their husbands into the fields. You see them
bowed to the earth as laborers, or laden with
enormous weights, like beasts Of burden
There are districts in France where they are
harnessed to carts with the OK and ass
From that time the skin becomes shrivelled
their compilations like coal, their features
coarse and homely, and they fall into pre-
mature decrepitude, more hideous than that
of old age. But while thus performing the
labors of men, their own labors-those labors
which sweetsn and refine all other5-remain
neglected or unknown. Nothing can be more
filthy, nothing more unwholesome, than the
interior OF their cottages. Fowls, ducks, pigs,
eontending for meal; the door opening into
the mud, and the windows, where there are
any, serving only as vent-heles to carry off the
smoke. 1t is there, nevertheless, in a hole
miry as the hut of savage amid the grunt-
ings and fetid emanations, that every evening,
two human beings, male and female. repose
from the fstigues of the day. Nobody is
there to receive them, nothing to fatter their
regards, the table is enpty, and the hearth cold
as ice. There, lastly, otter labors await the
women, and, before thinking of her husbands
supper, or the care of her children, she must
think of the stable and of supper for the
beasts. If asked for examples of these things,
we will cite whole provinces, the richest as
well the poorest, of France-Perigord, where
the women live in state of eth and abject-
ness, which reacts on the whole family; Pi-
cardy and Limousin, where, degraded to the
lowest rank, and as of an inferior race, they
serve their husbands at table, without even
daring to take place by his side; Brescia,
where they are mere iaborers, mere beasts
of burden; lastly, Lower Brittany, where hus-
band, wife and children, reduced to a state al
most savage lives all, pell NELL, in the same
filthy chamber, and eat black bread in the
same trough with their sheep and hogs. Eve
rywhere is the degradation of the women
sura proof Of the bruitiShness Of the men,
and everywhere in the bruitshnsss of the men
a necessary consequence and reaction from the
degradation of the women. Do not offer them
comfort of well-being they would rejecti it as
strange. To desire comfort it is necessary
for them to know what comfort is, and ages
have passed over their cabins without leaving
there any other thoughts than those of labor
and WretchedneEs.