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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18

Ny surprise was nearly as great as
Philips must have been at what those
few words revealed She bnd refused
him. then, after ollureing him to pro-
fession of his attachment From the
present my mind wandered to the past
to the low grave where Carrie Hall
was sleeping
"Ol Carrie" I thought, "ohc Of
your own sex has unwittingly avenged
you.
did not see Philip the next morn
ing, although he had promised to drive
me, At noon note was handed me
from him 1t ran thus
DAvIp-That ticket was blank.
Miss Cameron declines the honor of
my hand Saratoga has henceforth no
attractions for me / leave for New
York this morning, ! hope to meet
You there in the fall Meanwhile, good
bye. PHnr
Circumstances prevented me from
meeting him ugaiu for many long years.
Time had thrown the foregoing
events into the background of memory,
when one day travelling ON a western
railroad, my attention was attracted
by an individual who entered the car
Mt one of the way stations. | thought
| had seen him before, but where !
could not tell His hair was iron gray
and his form somewhat bent. Tho
lines around the mouth were sharply
drawn, and his keen dark eyes seemed
to cast suspicious glance on his fell
low travellers. His reserved manner
prevented mo from addressing any
casual remark to him, but ! watched
him carefully At the station he left
the car, and ! saw HIM walk away into
the town An acquaintance Of mine
entered the cars rs they moved on
and seated himself beside me.
do YOU know that man r ] asked
pointing to the receding figure
Yes, that is Leeds, the lawyer il
D.
"What is his first name?'
"Philip, Think. Doyou know him?'
Il once knew a Philip Leeds, mt
presume this is the same one. Wha
kind of "a man is hc}
"Wen he replied, smiling, "he is
lawyer and a hard one, too
as he wealthy?
yes he has made money 'An'
thing to get property has been hi
motto, / believe. He was run once
for representative to Congress bu
ms reputation as close listed iawyo-
was such that our western farmer
would not elect him
is lie married? r
"No he is too close to allow himscl
such a luxury as wife He is Away
grulnbling at the high price Of board
ing houses.
and this, I thought is the ono
generous, gifted Philip Leeds. En-
doved with genius that should hav
made hmm a noble aud gifted man, h
has labored for self alone, and yeril
/ lie has his reward.
At That moment felt glad that gen
tie Carrie Hail. instead Of becomin,
the wife Of Philip Leeds, had gone il
the brightness and beauty of he
youth, with a heart pure and unsullied
| to that distant land where change an
, disappointment may never blight tn
+ trusting spirit
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THANKFuLNEss. I hope friend, you
and / are not too proud to ask for
our daily bread, and to be thankful
for getting it. 1t is a thought to me
awful and beautiful, that of the daily
prayer, and of the myriads of fellow
men uttering it, in care and sickness,
in doubt and i'll poverty, in health and
in wealth, all over the world, what an
endless chorus is singing of love and
thanks and prayer. Day tells to day
the wondrous story, and night re-
counts it to night How do | come to
think of sunrise which | saw near
twenty years ago, on the Nile, when
the river and sky flushed and glowed
with dawning light, and as the lumi-
nary appeared, the boatmen knelt on
the rosy deck and adored Allah So,
as your sun rises, friend, over the
humble housetops round about your
home, shall you wake many and many
a day to duty and labor. May the
task have been honestly done when
the night comes, and the steward
deals kindly with the laborer 49, Ihact-
cray
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.5glpttea 29liafellang,
THE AMBITIOUS FRIEND.
By Anna RAWsoN.

One pleasant june evening we were
walkng together, my friend Phillip
Leeds and myself We had entered
the seminary together and /, natu-
rally sensitive and shy, looked upon
the proud, talented Philip with great
respect and was proud to feel myself
patronized ly him lie seemed I'M
tlsual y thoughtful as we strollod along
the country road and when he spoke,
IT va with q quiet determination
had never seen before
/" Which is stronger IN you, David,
ambition on love
! laughed at the question.
Did You ever suppose, Philip, that
We ambitious 90
u fancy SO. Shy as you are, there's
soncthing beneath the exterior. But.
Dayld, ambition and love have been
rival in my nature but now ambition
has overcome
Nv nat do You mean p inquired
- Il tell YOU You know Carrie
'Nos
'Woll, about six months ago / asked
her certain question, aud She said
sYes
III congratulate you-"
WYATT till 1 am through. And /
have been thinking that it was a fool
ish step, and that l must break the
Engagement
Why must you ?" | asked
Because | am poor and ambitious
yam TO be a lawyer, you know and ]
mplst be IN college for four years. AND
tod law two more before l can begin
~ Now, if | burden myself with i
VI poor as | am, cannot get on; anc
70 / must quit Carrie
DO you mean that, Philip" l ex
~'med, overcoming the magnetism
" 'aAy felt III his presence.
do, - he replied "my friends tel
m that | have talent, and / believe
'hat | shall yet make my mark in the
world and to do that must be tho
one ann of my existence
But my extremely modest friend
nave You ceased to care for Carrie ?"
NO, he exclaimed. Il love her q.
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Tyler. In 1S45 he re-cntered the Sen
ate, and was y member of it, in 1880
when he died.
Daniel Webster came to the House
of Representatives, in 1911, from New
Hampshire. In 1920 he was elected
from Boston, Mass, to which city he
had removed. In 1928 he was ELECTED
TO the L. S. Senate. In 1871 he was
Secretary of State. In 1915 he was
again Senator
In 1850 he again took charge of the
department of state, and filed that
position ut the time of his death. His
political career lasted about thmtysiS
wears.
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Selected 9oetyg.
THE BURIAL OP MOSES.

snd fla buried hmna allcyin the land of Mo-
or,- arain-t Bfhpcor but uo man *" Ntih
Dis sapuohro unto this day Deui ~ g.
By Ncbos lonely mountah
ON TINS side lordans wave.
In vtie in the land of Moab,
There lies @ lonely grave;
And uo man dug that .cpucme,
And mo- man saw 10 e'cr.
For the angels of God upturued the sod
And laid the dead man there.
That was the grandcst funeral
That cvcrpassed on carim
But no man heard the trHmplns
Or saw the trsiu go forthi
Noisclcsslv o.. the daylight
Comes when the night is done.
Ana the crimson streak ON oceans check
Grows into the great red sun.
Noisclossly ais the Spring Time
Hor crown OF yerdure Vcavcs,
And all the trees ON AL the hills
Open their thousand icayps
So. without sound OF music.
OR voice of those That Wcpt,
Silently down from the mountains crown
Tho great procession swcut
pcrehanee the bald oid Eagle
ON gray }ethucors height,
out az h.a rocky cyrla
Looked ou tho N9ulrous sight.
TcrcMuce the lIou, .tainuc,
Stil shuus ihlt hul0wed 9u0t
For beast and hrl haYo soon ond heard
THAT which men luo0cth uot.
Bnt when thc warrior letb,
His comrades n the war;
With arm. reversed and mu.ilcd drum
Follow thc funeral rar.
I They show the banner taken,
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18

FAsHIoSApLE Women. Fashion kills
more women than toll and sorrow
Obedience to fashion isa greater trans
gression of the laws of womans Ma
ture, u greater injury to her physical
and mental constitution, than the hard
ships of poverty and neglect The
slave woman at her task viii live and
grow old, and see two or three gener-
ations Of her mistresses fade and pass
away The washer-woman. with scarce
ray Of hope 20 cheer her in her tolls,
win live to see her fashionable Sis
tors die all around her. The kitchen
maid is hearty and strong, when her
lady has to he nurscd ike sick baby
it is a sad truth that fashion-pan.
pcred women are almost worthless for
al the good ends Of human life
They have Int little force Of chalac-
ter, they lave still less power Of NOR
nj viii, and quite as little physical encr-
~. They live for 20 great purpose in
life they accomplish no worthy ones.
They are only doll-iorns i'll tie hands
Of milliners and servants, to be dressed
ana fed to order They dress nobody ),
they feed nobody; they instruct mo-
body; they bless nobody They write
no books they set no rich examples
of virtue and womanly life. If they
rear children, servants and nurses do
all, save to conceive and give them
birth And when reared, what arc
they? What do they ever amount to
but weaker scions Of the old stock {?
Who ever heard of fashionable wo-
mans child exhibiting any virtue and
power Of mind for which it became en-
ment Read the biographies Of our
great and good men and women Not
one Of them had fashionable aothcr
They nemly all sprang from strong
minded women, who had as Little to do
psith fashion as with the changing
clouds
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18
MORAL CONTRASTS OF TIE WAR.

1t is constantly urged by a class of
persons, that this is a war for the negro
So far as the North is concerned this
statement is false for the North did not
originate the war Mt all, either for the
negro or for any other cause The re-
proach which is deemed SO singing
the sarcasm which is thought so scorch-
ing, lies solely upon the South, who did
commence the war for the negro, and
for the dominance Of slavery on this
continent This is their own account
OF the matter, as appears from the pub
hshed declarations OF their higher of
hcials. The North were forced to take
arms in defence of the constitution and
the laws, and the blows which have
fallen on slavery were the result of the
fact that the South forced their domes-
TIC system into the war, and made 1t Il
bcligerent, and the whining, either
North or South, about the fatal thrusts
it has received, is both pitiable and ludi-
crous tits urged, also, that aiust ground
OF offence on the part of the South
existed IN the extreme views held by
aportion of the North in regard to slave
ny, | have never been nm apologist
for fanatical opinions on this subject, or
any other, but freedom of speech Is a
necessary condition of the existence OF
free governmental where christian
ity sconstantly assaiiedby mfdels, and
the marriage and parental relations
upon which rest society and law by So
cialists, without legal restraint, it would
hardly do to prohibit all discussions on
the subject Of slavery or to prevent the
expression of the widest theories, and
the stormiest dennnciation. To de-
mand this would be TO demand the alb
rogation of our free institutions.
The revolt is for the exaltation and
extension of human seryitude the re-
sistance Of the loyal States and people
is necessarily to abase and destroy it as
the special enemy of the nation, and
the common enemy of mankind. The
object of the insurgents is to perpetu-
ate the bondage of four millions OF
blacks, and the ignorance of mental
slavery of six millions Of white men,
who are necessarily tending to balba-
rism under a system which deprives
them of schools and churches in ou
armed resistance of the traitors we are
proyidentially forced to declare the sac
ceptable year of the Lord, the opening
of the prison doors" to our poor white
brethren, and the right of the black
man to his wife and children, and a fam
compensation for the labor of his hands
In this controversy, where is truth and
Justice ? Is it with the three hundred
thousand Shareholders who are in insur-
rection against the government, or is il
with the freemen of the North, who
return the poisoned chalice profl'ered tc
their nationality to the lips OF slavery
Is that the cause of righteousness which
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18

have Nept With her, SO lovely did she
look in grief am sorry for her
but | have wed ambition, and cannot
take another bride.
"Phihp Leeds, [ said, pausing and
laying my hand upon his arm, 'let
me warn You against this rash deed
do not destroy the peace Of coniding
girl Carrie will wait for you, and
with such prize in view you will
study all the better Love will not
impede your progress, believe me-
DO you speak from experience p
he asked with a smile.
"No from common sense re-
Piled,
cor rather from sensitive feeling,
he added u fancy, David, he con
tinued, chat Carrie would suit YOU
better than myself Well after to-
morrow night she viii be free for you
to win. But, excuse me, / have an
engagement. l shall he in my room
at the usual time.
Hcre he left me, and | sauntered
back to the seminary thinking of
C8Uie Hall, and wondering how her
woman S heart would bear the stroke
that was impending, | knew that the
beautiful, graceful woman, that in
four wears She would become, would
do honor to as prond a collegian as
Philip promised to be. Deeply as /
pitied Carrie, | felt that he would be
the greater sufferer, for | knew that
however successful he might be in the
world, it never could give him the
wealth of her true, loving heart
| did not see Philip the next day
after study hours de seemed to avoid
me. He was absent during the eve
ning, and, as we roomed together, |
determined to await his return Nine
clock came, and | was fast beginning
to hope that lac was spending a true
lovers evening. when | heard his step
in the hall / had retired, and fcigued
sleep as he entered He walked with
his usual proud energetic tread but
as l glanced fmtiyely at him. ! saw
thot hs face was palo and haggard.
His hand trombled, too, ashe setdown
tine hght He then took q packet Of
letters from l1lFktt and tNIffI,tl
tbem II, n small n.nnk 7 siobed and
went to sleep
Pbilin was now wholly devoted Ia
his Studies He seldom walked fol
exercise and hardly noticed the ann,se.
ments al tbe plny-oround.
one niolt about n month otter nj.
Abandonment of Carrie. ! learned that
She was dangerously III Of fever.
went immediately to INV COON. wher,
S Philip was engaged with tins Euclid.
80 Pbilp sand. III seems Car
RE Han has found n bridegroom viii,
viii prove more faithful than Won
were
Whom he asked. starting ner
vouslv
Death, p / answered.
! was watching him closely, and
saw that in spite Of his self commanC
his color changed and the book h,
s held trcmbled in has grasp.
what do you mean: r he asked al
most fercely
DR. Saunders says she cannot liy,
through the day She is dying OF ,
broken heart / suppose, | added il
IN, i1p1.,4.,un
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RAyAGEs OF WAA-yery few persons
have any adequate idea Of the cost of
the war. When We talk Of one or
two millions OF dollars per day we
seem to regard that as the sum total.
We seldom think Of the cost Of life.
Hence the following statistics, present
ed by MIR Colfax at the late mceting
OF the Christian COMMISSION will SUI
prise many
in the Peninsular war, the annual
loss OF the British army was lG5 to
every 900; in the Crimoan war, dur
ing July, august and September, it
was AT the annual rate of 2O3 in 900.
but during the following winter months
It rose To oil IN 1000, and during tho
next three years the loss was at the
fearful rate of Sl2 IN 1000 During
the last year the loss in the American
army was only .hfY.fce in every 1000
No more valid test of manhood, ihan
to r,erf0t N, faithfully a, hat Won ryonisa
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FRrAK OF NATURE story is told
Of an apple tree planted over the grave
Of Roger Williams to this effect Tho
tree had pushed downward one of It's
main roots in a slipping direction, and
nearly straight course, toward the pre-
else spot that had been occupied by
the skull Of Roger Williams there
making a turn conforming with its
circumference, the root followed tho
direction Of the backbone to the hips.
and thence divided into two branches,
each ono following the leg bone to the
heel whore they both turned upward
to the eXtrenieties of the toes of the
skeleton One of the roots formed "a
curve At the part occupied by the knee
JOINT, thus producing an increased re-
semblance 70 the outlines of the skel-
eton, as If, indeed, nodded thereto hy
the powers of vegetable life. This
sngularly formed root has been care
fully preserved, os constituting very
impressive eXemphication Of the mode
in which the contents of the grave
had been entirely absorbed.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-03-18

SFNsE-Sense Is a tangle OF contra
diction The boy throws wood on wa
ter, and it floats then he throws in
his new knife and it sinks How was
he to know that the same force would
lift stick and swallow his knife
He throws feather after o knife,
and away it swims on the wind That
is another brook then, in which the
feather is a stie'-, and the stick stone
Not only are results of single law
opposed, but the law pulls one this
way, one that, as gravitation contends
with currents of water and mir. If we
could be shut in sense and surface,
Nature would seem n game Of cross
purposes, every creature devouring
another. The beast eats plant and
beast he dies and the plant eats him
again fire. water and frost, in their
old quarrel, destroy whatever they
build the night eats the day, summer
the snow, and winter the green. Change
is revolving wheel, il which SO many
spokes rise, so many fall motion re-
turning into itself Nature is Il circle,
but man a spiral No wonder he is
dissatisfied with his longing TO get on.
Eating and hunger labor and rest
gathering and spending, there is no
gain. Life is consumed in getting q
living. Afterlaborious years our mon
ey is ready in bank, but the man who
was to ENJOY it gone from enjoyment,
sbrivelled with care, evelyappetite dried
up. SO learning devastatcs the schol-
ar, IS another plague of wealth, and our
goodness turns out to be hasty mis-
take r Holmes, IN .4tioat'c Monthly
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Nomore valid test of manhood, ihah
to perform faithfully what YOU promise
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-27
NomIns alton OF hen. Wood for Congress
He Declines

The nominating convention of the Fourth
congressional district met last evening at the
Sixth Ward Hotel, corner Of Centre and Duane
streets.
Upon the first ballot the Hon. BENJAMIN
Wood, member from the district during the
last two congressional terms, received unAni-
nous aud enthusiastic denomination. A com
mittse was appointed 10 wait upon Mr.. Wood
and inform him Of the action Of the conven-
ton.
While the committee was absent on this mis-
sion the convention remained In session. On
the return of the committee 1t was announced
by the chair that Mr.. Wood had declined be.
coming again a candidate. Another ballot was
then taken, which resulted In the nomination
by acclamation Of Morgan Jones, Esq., who
had already been put forward by another wing
Of the city Democracy.
We make the following extracts from Mr.
Woods letter;
"The compliment you extend to me in thil
tender of denomination Oenhanced by the cir
cumstAnce that Its acceptance would insure ny
reelection. IL gives me 70 understand, more
over, that my constituents approve Of my po
lItIcal course and adopt the opinions that haV,
expressed and defended, both as journals
and as q member Of Congress. There Is NJ
poesIbIlIty of miscOncepLion In regard 70 thosI
opinions. MyTecordis before the world, trace
In characters that all can read and understand
Il embrace hostility, under all circumstance
70 the doctrine OF an armed coercion OF thI
states, and Il Attests that have never voted l
dollar or a man to assist In tho prosecution 0
thIs unholy WaT."-NeW York Times.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-27

Tho Army and Navy Gdsotte this week pub
lishes very lengthy report from Gen. sully
of his northwest Indian campaign. lie says
that he Is perfectly satisfied Of the impractics.
billty of road for emigrants over the route he
took.
All the country In the vicinity Of the Little
Missouri river is broken and affords an excel
lent protection in every part for small bodies
of Indians to torment an emigrant train, and
there is certainly no safety In travelling ituntil
tho Indians are exterminated. The santees on
the Mouse river are almost starving and want
to give themselves up.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-27

/ y ..Id Uanrv w.,d
Two is " "-.s
Beecher on Sunday nignt, ana We nsvs con-
quorcd half the rebel territory, hold the keys OF
the whole, .nd y nave ave rs nss oes.r1yea y sne m,
,h,s M, IN % twe wears AZ Of wsr.o aFosr war, Won ron
mean said q bystander. "No," responded
Mr.. Beecherj "I said two years Of ,ear. In the
1rst two Gen. Mcclellan was In command"
Has ANYBODY ever seen the Chicago plat
,,-,, IL, r,.,,oo-.,,. ,.oor .,n,o ,ho a.. =,
LOT" in n0mooia''e p"p'' s'noo 'no us'o ',
its promulgationf MOI but vast number OF
the Union papers keep II up a. standing mat
ter In their coiumns-beinR found the best
electioneering article they can publish.
A puTrHRNur asked q soldier II he was for
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-27
OF, GENERAL GRANT

THh o1 -
Mr.. Carlos fieree' Oh boston, mas . nam
moth "1' weighing Jour thousand ponnd'' upon
his fArm In stansteaa' oahaaa East. Inc
Aa''aehI'm P'one""a" oi last week an
nounces tnat hr. rieree' Aisei e1nioinns MIN
t" r'ise iund 'or the reiiet OF soldiers In the
"rIy' INTENDS sending MIN 70 washington 10
he presented 70 President Lincoln on the 9th
Of November ncIt, unless General Grant, in
INC mchntluo, bhhcs niCuuuOuu, WulCu cNCut
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-27

DR. EDWIN V. WRIGHT, the celebrated
phys clan arrived in town yesterday.
Tue BOsToN Journal of yesterday says Gen.
Banks viii address his old townBmen in WAlthAm
Tomorrow eveuing, On Saturday evening no adj
dresses the citizens OF Boston, In FAneull Hall,
upon the state OF the country and the duty OF Its
lecture before the Young Mems Christian AssoclA-
tiOn on The Negro Population Of the South a.
connected with the Restoration OF Government In
the rebel StAtes." The mAtuTed experience OF Gen.
Banks In civil and military government, and the
great huSerh which has attended his efforts TO re-
organize the labor OF Louisiana on free basis will
give especial interest and value 10 this lecture.
BRIG. GEN. soHoULRR, AdJutant General OF
Maesaehusstts, went TO tho ifUnG on James river,
on Tuesday on business with the soldiers Of his
state,
Hon. RuBRRT j. WALKER has written Q long
and able letter Ia favor Of Mr.. LiUoolnB Ts-eleS'
tlOn. II 10 published On our outside to-day.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-27

REPORT OF THE sUPERINTE y DENT OF THE
COAST SURVEY, showing the progress Oh the
survey during the year 1881
We have received, through the kindness OF
Prof. A. D. Bache, Superintendent OF the Uni
ted States Coast Survey, this splendid quarto
volume, executed by the Public Printer. II
contains four hundred and thirty five pages of
printed matter and hfty maps, sketches, and
diagrams, illustrating minutely the portions OF
the coast surveyed. The book is a monument
of honor 70 Professor Bache and the depart,
meut under his superintendence, and work
Of immense value to the country.