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A Striking Lesson,

Napoleon s career was providential !;
there is no name in history, whose
whole coarse bears so palpable proof
of his having been created for n histo-
ric purpose. Europe, in the partition
ofPoland had committed a great crime,
France, in the murder of her king, had
committed great crime. The three
criminal thrones, and the regicide re-
public, were alike to be punished
Napoleon was the appointed instru-
ment for both purposes. Ho first crush
cd the democracy, and then he broke
the strength of three powers in the
field. He thrice conquered the Aus
trian capital he turned Prussia into
a province; and his march to Russia
desolatG her most populious provinces,
and laid her Asiatic capital in ashes
But France, which continually paid
for all these fearful triumphs with her
blood, was still to suffer final retribu-
tive punishment. Her armies were
haunted from the Vistul, to the Rhine,
and from the Rhine to the Seine, She
saw her capital twice eaptured-her
government twice swept away-her
conquest lost--her plumber recovered
by its original possessors, and her ter
ritory garrisoned by an army Of stran-
gers-her army disbanded-her en-
pire cut down to the limits of the old
monarchy-her old masters restored,
and her idol torn from his altar. Thus
were thrown away the fruits of the re-
volution, of regicide, Of the democra-
cy, and of a quarter Of century of
wretchedness, fury and blood. On
Napoleon himself fell the heaviest blow
of all. All the shames, sorrows, and
sufferings of France were concentrated
on his head. He saw his military pow
er ruined-his last army slaughtered
his last adherents exiled--his family
fatigue-his whole dynasty uncrown-
ed-and himself given up prisoner
to England, 10 an English dungeon, to
be kept in English hands; TO finish his
solitary and bitter existence in deser-
ton and disease, and be laid in an Eng
lish grave leaving to mankind, per-
haps, the most striking moral Of blast
ed ambition ever given the world
Blackwooi Magazine. a b .''l-''' .0.i
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LATER FROM MEXICO.

New York, 21.-Havana advices
confirm the flight Of Juarez, and add
that San LUIS Potosi was occupied on
the oath ult. by Mejia unopposed. On
the 9th he was attacked by the forces
of the States of Durango and Zacatecas.
The action lasted four hours, when
the Juarists were driven back and lost
all their artillery, wagons, &C., and
some prisoners. In the battle Of Ma
rilla, one Juarist general was killed
and four wounded. They penetrated
to the public square, and were only
driven out after hard fighting. The
Juarists retreated towards Warcartes,
where they are reported to have been
routed again by the French,
The Juarist Governor of Matamoras,
zini, has bought 10000 rifles lately
from Europe, said to have been intcn
ded for the Confedcrates.
A fight took place at Agasco, in the
Valley of Mexico, in which the Jua-
rists were defeated by French detach-
ment, with the loss of 80 or so.
Key West advices say the rebel
steamer Gray Jacket, with 500 bales Of
cotton and a quantity Of turpentine and
rosin, was captured by the gunboat
Kennebec off Mobile. She is worth
100000.
The British schooner Don Jose, from
Nassau, bark Roebuck, from Havana
for Mobile, and the sloop Hancock, were
taken on the Florida coast; all had val
liable cargoes. .. gl =.
Admiral Frragut had reached Key
West. r... ...........,. ..... .-....
Adyices from st. Domingo expect
the advance of Gen Gondora to Maya
qua, and victory over the Dominicans
at Lahsa. A Spanish war steamer had
captured two schooners laden with
rifles and ammunition for the Domini-
cans.
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.An.odote or e.nsral builder.

Enter, bluff rosy lieutenant, the
picture of robust health, ,bearingin his
hand doctors certificate, which de-
clared that the lieutenant could not
live thirty days in such climate as
that of louisiana The general look
cd at the man in some amazement. n
"You see, general" said the lieuten-
ant. "that the surgeon of my regiment
saws / can't live thirty days in New
Orleans" ewlIisi-7@a.a
eDo you think SOP" asked the gencr-
al looking him steadily in the face.un
"Well, general" replied the officer,
with manifest abatement of conf.
dence in his cause, Il shouldn't WON
derif the surgeon is right" b7c
81 propose to try the experiment"
said the general. Il think you will
live. But if / prove wrong I'll ask the
surgeons pardon. If he is wrong, he
shall apologize to me.'-Purton.
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e.nernl Mengh,r ON oopp,rheaa..

The returning veterans of the New
York Irish Brigade were entertained
with a dinner at Irving, Hall, New
York City, on Saturday. Among the
speakers was Gen. Meagher. He said
that he would address to the brave
men of his old command q few words
of earnest exhortation. They had re-
turned to renew that strength and Wig
or expended in the army SO courage
ously and so heroically. They had
come, he said, to city where the enc.
mics Of the republic had pitched a
camp, all the more dangerous because
it was intangible and insiduous. Let
them beware of what has grown to be
q most important power in the com
munity. They should beware of the
reptile Copperhead. Great kissing. !
They should have no parley with them;
and if any of Them came near them,
they should show them no mercy, but
repudiate, trample on them, squelch
them. Tremendous cheering. They
knew what it was to meet Southern
soldiers on the field. They could re-
spect such men for their bravery; they
could not but admire them for the per-
severance and fortitude with which
they had clung to their course. Ad-
miration could not be withheld from
the women of the South for the fdcli-
ty and devotion which they had shown
But for the enemies of the Union in
the North, who have no excuse for
their perfdy, who bade their friends
60 forth and fight, but who cut the
bridges behind them, as they did in
July last by raising an infamous revolt
in this city against the government Of
the nation, for such he and his soldiers
had nothing but detestation-[great
cheeringl-and as for the Irish por.
tion of them, he repudiated and exc.
Grated them. Traitors to the public
they were also traitors to the ancient
Irish name, Tremendous applause.
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GEN. Gantt's Advice TO coppsrheads.
Gen. CAN'T, Of Arkansas, addressed
a large Union meeting at Harrisburg,
Pa, last Thursday. In the course Of
his speech he gave the following good
counsel to grumblers and Copperheads:
i hear men in the North denouncing
the secessionists with apparent bitter
ness, and they say, exterminate them,
but save the negro. They might as
well say Of a.man bitten by mad dog,
kill the man, but for Gods sake, spare
the dog! Laughter. We in Arkans-
as are going to kill the dog and try to
save the man. Kentuckians say there
are two parties, destructives and con-
servatives. He believed the destruc.
tives were the secessionists and their
unwilling aiders; but these latter call
cd themselves conservatives, forsooth!
We in Arkansas are going to vote for
whoever you nominate as an uncondi-
tional Union candidate for President
! GCheers. sTHz za,t. ft..s tH
j say to those conservatives that the
only way you can stay this desolation
and blOodshed is to say to the South
yield to the Government, then we will
withdraw our armies. t
But, no! the Conserv atives have not
the time nor the men, they say. They
see their true and gallant neighbors
shedding their blood in defense of our
rights, while you stay at home and
watch the Constitution. Ifyou can't
fight, ifyou can't join either side, for
Heavens sake keep quiet and say
nothing; for when the rebellion is con-
quered and the soldiers come home,
they can see for themselves whether
the Constitution is desecrated or not,
and punish the desecrators. [Cheers1
By your present conduct in mur-
muring x muttering, you preach peace
propositions and encourage the insur-
rcctionists. ..,.r
have been among the rebels, and !
know thatyour conservatism is aiding
the South. For once | appeal to you.
Leave your party and go for your
country; nominate an unconditional
Union man and elect him. That is
what the Union men ofthe South want.
The rebels are waiting for the inaugur-
alton Of u new President, and they
wanted you conservatives to succeed.
Then will be their time for success
The hardest blow ever struck the re-
bellion was the Emancipation proela.
nation enforced by Union bayonets.
AS to compromise, he said, would il
not be wise for southerners, after 60.
ing out, to come back to the President
and say: 'We are willing to join you
l again" The question would be: "Why
5 did you 90 OUT" "Why. to protect
the negro" What have you come
back for?' "Why, to protect the ne
) gro" Laughter. But that is al
r stuff. jeff Davis and the leaders won
) do that. The people are willing to re
) turn. The bitterest secession ladies
daily marry handsome Union soldiers
l was afraid my wife would leave mi
; when | determined to support the Un
ion, but when | told her my reasons
) she said it was the noblest act | cvel
; done. ... @
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= AFTER mURFREEsBoRo.
~ v BY y. W. WATSON.


set must pass the lines, Colonel"
pt1 an very sorry, my dear madam,
to deny you; bnt my orders cannot be
departed from" was the answer Of the
gray-haired officer who sat before the
camp-table, and addressed young
girl who stood just within the door of
tent.
"And can it be possible that men
who profess to have human sympa-
thies can issue such orders" ,.,
Certainly, young lady. Why not ?
The soldier has every attendance, and
the presence of any amateur nurse
could not fail to irritate and trouble
him, thereby retarding his recovery"
"Colonel, this is not argument, but
sophistry, Ihave asked permission to
pass, that I may seek one whom your
own surgeons report as mortally
wounded. Do you intend that he shall
die, without friend by his side who
can carry his last message to his far
off home, and to the old mother who
will prize it beyond all other words
that will be spoken to her in this
life 2"
The old man leaned his head on his
hand to conceal his tears, but reused in
amoment. ila
aThe case is very hard" he said
but the good soldier wants only his
comrades about him when life is going
out. Some one of them will bear his
dying message. You must not urge
me, young lady; / am a asoldier, and
cannot depart from my orders. have
no discretion"
The girl turned away with a white
face, and slowly walked out OF
the camp. Many q cap was touched
respectfully to her as she passed, fol
her errand was known to the soldiers
and however much they may have
aclSnoWledged the necessity of the or
der that shut her away from hasten
igdcto the wounded man whom she
sought, there was many one among
them Who wonld have lacked the firm
ness of the old Colonel, when he de-
MED the passionately ely-worded plea o
the girl 1soeiss'aeo raaa. saFt
VT6e smoke Of the terrible struggle
at Murfreesboro had not yet cleared
away, and crowds, of civilians, bent or
every imaginable errand, ifocked tt
the camp. dRelatives seeking the deat
and the living, newspaper correspond
ents, peddleFs and campTfollowers
thieves and gamblers, all sought en-
trance Within the Federal lines. i
was this influx that brought forth thu
order under which Eleanor Price hat
been denied tho privilege Of seeking
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just due. / hope your new nurse will
do you good. . If you want anything,
send flor me, and ifthe things possible,
I'll do it."s.dU.sf 43s' W af''H
And 80 the doctor walked away.
rSOh, Eleanor, why did you come to
thispIace2 1t seems like a dream
But you must 60 away; you. cannot
stay in this terrible spot% a yshn5
@Yes, Frank, L will 60 when ] can
take you with me but not before. And
now, darling, remember this is my first
lesson as nurse. My name is not e.
eanor, bnt Lieutenant Smith Gordon,
of the 18th Michigan, and am your
brother. You will, of course, call me
Smith, and remember my position here
is always safe, unless you betray it,
Now then, one kiss only, to seal the
bargain, and then remember that men
don't kiss each other sg asS 52
Toward evening, when the doctor
made his rounds, he was astonished to
be able to report that there was q man
ifest improvement in the patient, and
congratulated his brother ON the good
effect fhis nursing. The servant Of
the latter had arrived, and according
to direction, had been admitted with
the young officers luggage, from which
had appeared a pair Of blankets, a
clean shirt, and many little necessities
and luxuries, that the doctor declared
to contain life In their very looks.
The days sped over, and each was
marked by the improvement Of the
man who had been given up to death
INCREASINGLY at his side sat the never
wearying young officer, sometimes in
deep and whispered conversations, and
sometimes reading such books or papers
as could be had, to while away the
time. Many was the favor accorded tc
the firm, quiet manner of Lieutenan'
Smith Gordon, that could not be got by
the command of those higher in rank
or louder in tone.
At last the day arrived when thC
wounded officer could leave his coucf
and go once more out into the air, and
then it was upon the arm of the young
lieutenant that he leaned for support
Pale they were both, one from thu
weary confinement OF the hospital pal
let, the other from watching beside 1t
but upon the faces of both shone a hap
piness that could only be generated by
love. We claim the privilege oflisten
ing on one of these walks.
"The life that you have saved, Elean
or, shall be devoted to you only"
o"Not to me only, Frank To me, Of
ter our country % 1i a 'r .
Had there been lookers-on as well q
listeners, they would, at that identica
moment, have witnessed the extraordi
nary spectacle of two persons in til
uniform of the Union service claspe,
in each others arms, the taller pressing
kiss after kiss upon the lips, checks
and forehead of the other, and within
q week after, if they had scanned thu
columns of the Cincinnati papers, the,
would have seen this paragraph:
"MARRIED-On Thursday last, b,
the Rev. ---, Lieut.. Frank Gordon
U. S. A., to Eleanor, only daughter {
Mr.. Samuel Price, of this city"
Our story is told =
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ooIINTY eOFFIoERs.

-. - Foirdeld Common Pleas C0urt-P. VAN
rposIIcpv Residence, Lancaster Ohio
pronate ,Judqs-JEssE LEoHNER; Office in Pub
Building.
pyo,eeutinc Attorne,-TALL SLOUGH ;,
Sherif-JIMEs MILLER; Office at the Jail.
rYsrk Of coart-JoHN @. RAINEY; Office, Public
"TssiIerN U WILLIAM ROBINSON; Office, Public
,,r,n,,lrsJLo r. DAVIS; Office, Public Building
Rseordsr-A sYEERT; Office, Public Building.
S.r,e,,or--E. L. HANNUM; once, Public Building
COronsr--MITCHELL MORRIS, residence Amanda
Township. .o,u
uissionsrs--JoEL HEFFER, Of Madison town.
sbin. HENRY ALSPkUGH, Of Greeafeld township
and JOHN W CUNNINGHAM, Of Hooking Up.
,sehod Eraninsrs-wILLIAM WHITNEY JOHN
WIIIIAMS and URIAH O. RUTTER-
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THE RNROLLMENF BILL In THE
kKNATE

d .H q F.
In the debate in the Senate on Fri.
daNon the Enrolment Bill, the ques-
ton turning on striking out the COM
mutation section in the bill, the follow
ing vote was taken: q, IN
YEAs-Messrs. Brown, Grimes, Har-
Ian, Lane of Indiana, Morgan, Mes
mith, Ramsey, Sprague, Ten Eyck,
Trumbull, Wade, and Wilkinson-l2.
NAYs-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew,
Carlile, Clark, Collamer, Conness,
Cowan, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fes.
sender, Foot, Foster, Hale, Harding,
Harris, Henderson, Hendricks, How
ard, Howe, Johnson, Lane of Kansas,
Pomeroy, Salisbury, Sherman, Sum
ner, Van Winkle, and Wilson's. 4
On the question of changing the
amount Of communication TO S46O, the
vote was as follows: -.
YEAs-Mcssrs. Anthony, Buckalew,
Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Davis, Dixon,
| Fessenden, Foot, Hale, Henderson,
Hendricks, Howard, johnson, Lane Of
Indiana, Lane Of Kansas, Morrill,,
Powell, Salisbury, Ten Eyck, Trum-
bull, Van Winkle, and 'Wilson-23
| NAYs-Messrs. Chandler, Conness,
Doolittle, Grimes, Harding, Harlan
Harris, Howe, Morgan, Nesmith, PoSie.
roy, Ramsey, Sherman, and Wilkin-
son-14. w .. ..l -, +.
A resolution was then offered exempt
ing minister of the gospel, and Nom.
bers of denominations who shall on
oath declare themselves opposed tc
bearing arms, from service in the field
with the alternative of serving in hos.
pitfalls or paying s3oe, to be applied to
the benefit ofsicls md wounded sol.
dicrG ., 80.
Mr.. Grimes move pike out, in
the first line, the wofds "ministers o.
the gospel and"
This amendment was agreed 10 by
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony, Brown
Backalew, Clark, Cowan, Davis, Fes
sender, Foot, Foster Grimes, Hale
Harlan, Harris, Henderson, Hendricks
Howard, Howe, Johnson, Lane Of In
diana, Lane of Kansas, Nesmith, Ram
sey, Sherman, Sprague, Ten Eyck
Trumbull, and Wilkinson-2S
| NAYs-~Messrs, Dixon, Doolittle
Morgan, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Powell
Salisbury, Sumner, Van Winkle anC
Wilson-10
The question was then taken ol
, adopting the amendment, and it wa
agreed to by the following vote;
YEAs-Messrs Anthony, Brown
Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon, Doc
little, Fessendcn, Foot, Foster, Grimes
Hale, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Johnson
Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Nor
ril, Nesmith, Pomeroy, Powell, Ram
sey, Sherman, Sumner, Van Wrinkle
: Wade and Wilson'S.
NAYs-Mcssrs, Buckalew, Chandler
Conncss, Davis, Henderson, Hendrick:
Howard, Morgan, Sprague, Ten Eyck
Trumbull and Willinson-12.
Mr.. Hendricks proposed to rear
, range the two classes fpersons enroll
cd SO as to divide them into the mar
ried and unmarried, and to provid
that the unmarried shall be first sub
ject to draft. a as.5
This proposition was disagreed to b.
, the following vote; -..-
: YEAs-Messrs. Ruckalew, Collamel
Davis, Doolittlc, Hendricks, johnson
Lane ofIndiana, Lane of Kansas, Mes
NTH, Powell, Salisbury and Simmer
, IL. .
NAYs-Messrs Anthony, Chandler
Brown, Clark, Conness, Cowan, Dixon
Fcsscnden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale
Harlan, Harris, Henderson, Howard
Howe, Morgan, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Tel
Eyck, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague
Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, Wade, VIII
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rHr suprRFLuOus MAN.
ny JOHN Q. SAKE.

tF.4ttt . ny JOHN g. SAKE.
II ;s ascertaiped by inspection Of the registers oil
,nany countries, that the uniform proportion OF male
to female bths as 2lto2o; accordingly in respect 10
marriage. every 2lst man is naturally superfiuous'
Smiths Treatise on Population. tl'
Hong have been puzzled to guess &- A
And 50 have frequently said, & ss =
whatthe reason could really be '---
sssfs That Inever have happened 10 wedi Ubfl
..ssBut nowit is perfectly clear sos % IuAn
l e.,a pm under natural ban; -.t..
t' The girls are already assigned
And I'm superHuous man! sn
These clever statistical chaps
Declare the numerical run
''''i OF men and Women in the worid'
lin, Is twenty tc twenty-and-one; .s-a
And hence, in the pairing you see,
Since wooing and wedding began'
For every connubial score
r They've get superHuous mani
al Tar .Gr4 ST. -'f
a, By twenties andtwenties they CO.
aai And giddny rush to their fate
For none of the number, Of course
f iCanlfail Of conjugal mate
But while they are yieldingn scores
-1 To nature sinhexible plan,
There'sneyer woman for me,
.rrs For I'm superauous mani
1T isn't thatTma dhuh,
-.,f To solitude over inclined,
1t isn't thatI am at fault
In mordls, or manners or mind;
Then what is'the reason, you ask,
lam still with the bachelor CLAM
I'LL 1mcrely was numbered amiss-
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from ohattanooga.

New YoRK, Jan. 21 Tho Worlds
Chattanooga letter, dated the 9TH, says
that when the Spring Campaign opens
the battle ground will be in east Ten
nessee. Gen. Grantis believed to be
preparing Sherman will concentrate
an army at Huntsville. Nearly all
our cavalry are with him.
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"THE more the merrier.p Not SO /;
one hand is enough in q purse n
NOTHING on earth is SO ridiculous as
the affected caution of q fool after he
has been humbugged,
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! nook AND JOB PRINTING.

We are prepared to execute all descriptions ,o o.
IoB WORK; sueh as CARDS, CIRCULARS, POS
TIERS, BALL TICKETS, and every other variety Of
PLAIN AND FANCY JoBBING' with ne" ana supe'
rior type, and on short notice.
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Cheer,ne from North Carolina.

'BosToN, Jan. 2l.-A correspondent
of the Trdreller, writing from Newbern,
North Carolina, says information had
reached there that a call had been is
sued at Raleigh for State Convention
for the purpose of seeding from their
allegiance tothe Southern Confederacy
The writer says that Gov. Vance and
nearly every leading man in the State
desired to return o''the Union. He
also says that an army Of 10000 men
under Gen. Butler, could march to Ra-
leigh, take possession Of the capital,
and free the State from the rule Of the
traitors in one month. Such an army
would receive an enthusiastic welcome
there and all along the line of march.
So say men that know. N'At
81 U - q
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We suppose that q 'shower of gold'
must bo composed Of reigning sover-
eigns. '.a o'ts
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-11-26
The Song of the Bachelor.

oh, bachelors life is always so gay,
Then why should a bachelor marry,
And give all his freedom to woman away?
He might just as well to old Harrie;
For II he should look with Investigated smile
Upon a fair creature charming
His wife would 20 painting around for a while
And make things look dreadful alarming
CHoRus-Then give true freedom. a bachelors life.
never will yield to a woman;
have an adherence of family strife;
And that you'll acknowledge is common
And if he's disposed to go of on a spree
Among his companions jolly
And had he a wife Of the best that could be,
She'd give him lecture folly.
From occurring deliver my soul.
They'd better, think, mind the babies
And many husbands from seeking the bowl,
Now don't think me cruel. dear ladies.
CHoRUs.-Then give me true freedom, &C
1t pains to think of the wiles of the sex,
How some of them SO heguiling.
And often in youth my poor head did vex,
With angelic looks and by smiling:
But still I'm bachelor. so I'll remain,
If cation is reigniRg salremeiy
But why let me ask in heavens high name
Should he reign in b0S0as seemlyl
CHoEus--Then give true freedom, Sc.
Now this I'm determined as long as live
Saint Paul is the man whom follow,
To woman my heart and my purse neer give
But some one may say they're both hollow.
Some people who marry perhaps may do well,
But have concluded on BETTER
I'd rather enjoy many fair ones spell,
Than one and eternally fret her. more
CHoRUs-Then away with your wives, torment me ne
A bachelor now and for ever;
pipe of tobacco can comfort restore,
4 woman shall comfort never.
j. W. Pope.