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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
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FROu THE PErERSSURa PP0NT

fEnRBURa. DC. 1.-The enemy attacked chr
'oroe' at Hcksiord, Friday aftern ION, and war So.
naiy repulsed. Yesterday uo,nng be Ietrested. md
vas closely pursued by out cavalry. Daring TIE re-
treat the 'nemys flank was several times ftruet by
our forces, Wlo. 1t Is b,lievsd did muci execution.
nd oiptured nunbs. OF pris mars. The tnem,'s
e'iamn is nov thought TO be returning dIfcom6led 10
our iron having been successful niy in robbIng Tie
oil ms OF Sussex county.
dlVh OF OF tho tnam)'s Infantry, with civaIry, si.
'anctd upon our right yesterday but we're hand omey
driven back, With the los Of few ptisoners and como
killed and wounded.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
Very respectfully
WILLIAM Smith
Various rasIlutiOns Of INQUIRY.


Various resolutions of inquiry as to e19ediensy,
Eeie adopted. 10 ludug-
Mr. TOHENs0N-As to rtqsirirg resident aliens
q naturarzs themselves and asO to lire resident
lld srOuraing BaIylsDdsrs to do military Gu y under
ensll, of having their LANDS aud other properly
cheated 10 the State.
Mr. MUaDAUGH-AsiO amending the SC for the re-
sl Of iame7 OF sOd,sfs 90 rs % extend the beltf
Of tho ct to all Od,eTs Who have been driven from
heir counties by the public enemy.
Nj Net UE As to amending the Law o. the Trlt'C-
lion Of sheep and the growth OF wool 80 as to prevent
the many svss,Ons aud violations OF said La.
M .BURNE L As 10 the GxI sdielcT of providing
Tor the election OIL commissioner OF roads and internal
,,nmuuicaE oul, who shall bs charged with the duties
a. che commissioners OF public works, ard Il repeal
G Lao e,eIh the Office Of commt slonsr Of public
srks AlHC, az TO eettng a commits oner Of manufa,
uSl and sEncu tur', Wlo shall perform the duties
ofsSs agent for The pa chase o: cotton aud fabrics Of
coiOR and such other dates as mSy be assigned him.
n. AsKERYILLE-As TO bet or providing the T..
gaia troops Vth cothIpg aud comforts and establish
an agency ioT the pu'chsse in the Confederate
Gtss OT By impcSta ion OF materials for el IthinE
Ga motion Of Ne. an 3ERI Tie House sdjSurnSd.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
Wshh and hisIsttAr.

The Nav York Herald says thAtths letter purpOftns
to be that OF Ambassador WsBb. Il hOs1 II 90, h
ia tbs csJs,est hozI that ever EsFpstrsted. When
We read t. We could Gcac'ly eOaVnee Ourselves thai
We we're not read ny leader In the deiupet Coa1iI
aud ENgulss. II Webb himself had come across ?,
bsfore Is had been pronounced TO bs = forgery b,
others We Golbt Whsther BE would not have misALs en- ii
for hs own produ' iOl So Byron lie said 70 have MS
tsksn 8 fctl i1ua conversation with him by Dr.. Ne,
giuD, for a reality. l Is WEBB al oTsr-thtFs is Cou
F'sy and Enquirer in every sentence. Above all the
writers Of our day, W bos idiOsyncrAsy Is the
marked and peculiar. EVerythI he says par.akes o.
his individuality. Hs can no more go out Of HE syI
tan be can eaarg5 his skin. Il WAs therefore, N
fortunate for bis reputation that he undertook to write
q novel he can draw no character bVt one, and Ihs
James Watson Webb, Z a., Lieutenant OF the Uni
I'd States Army, Colonel Of something stmsWbeIe
BigsdieF General Of Militia, ,dtor OF she Cosrtsy
aud E-;-;res. snd Envoy Extraordinary and Minis e.
IL nlPo:ea,iay 90 the OoGrs of BAIL 81, =, &s-
ThrouSacu 81 The voisstudes Of his ca n, Whethe,
eoNhidinS Bennett, or running. from Duff Greer
whether being caucksi Oll OF Tsmnsny Hal SAIL
esremo1ls eI sane euottsS Noah expressed il, Or
ent rAinrg Lod Alfred Pages 81 his own tAbls VIE her
aiDg.ng zig 50 tummersst over % 900 feet o.
"a {" as TIE esreaturs; called bis Dargain with G.
dd,, or stsl sgcg the IN 'OrtuaAte Oey 70: Ahldi
s, be same be the came niKurs Of uPsiSr. w gart
Z d raul It cse'enCs-the same eomP1and OF T =
co Snd oss.qlOl nss7. If he did not Eri shs Ii eF
soso, VI sassaln. it Is ths eleVsrsss imitation t1'ast
sni ssdcva Vh;sher he has no. written something to
tls fuI a. asrosaa', aud 20 the full as laiiCrOus.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
The " Anzaiper.'r

1t will be seen IT IN al aa,.r,ssmsnt n ~ a.,
paper that Cspain Gunsva' A Wallses, formerI, ef
'ha "Wise sion," has btc,ne proprietor Of the Oar
man oa'y p'res PubliAhed in this city. He p o7epes
10 ehings The paper sud to muse additional uts,ss,
INTO is to'unfs. NJ. H.ssol. ths founder OF tbs
arnal will bs the s.stoa'e siiios. Ia promotion Of
ais enterprise, Captain Wall c, will soon visit Ola
soa'hon cities for The purpose OF extending the circr
'auon OF the "AIzigsr." We wish lin great uscses
n hIs uhdeItk.nR.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
TIKI CITY.

sAoRsD CoscsRr.-The Cor cert at Eopum,r,. =,
Ohur' came If en- Fadsy evening" last, az usr .d,,,-
tlsemsnt asht ugh the weather was yer, upp oprou.
for The occasion still there was lite a ,e.D.otshs
attendance OF lovers of sscred mu O. tsoush IL ~.
not 70 large % the occasion OF tho coucsrt or the u.nt
CT the perioi mros iasd and the di,uosi ION Of N,
pubic would have ensured had tbs weather not b,,n
90 unfsvofabls. The sppueisi Ct good mu,IC ty
those wto we're p;esni was ma, isst tto, hal, s,,
da'e 5ls-f me- G., .ii.ti saE,,rr ya,s,.
'-fe " a, 80 aStF & ..~ ...sd Gu. swan
snI i he s.NL 49, BAL . .....-....
Toe singing was IL cu.od in tdmirsbls st,Is AL
tho organ Accompaniment was nasly sdsp ed To ~.
vocal performance Much creei. 10 due the en,, obi,
for the manner in which the seysrai dffrut mn css
we're '1ou'ed. exhibiting as I. did, much pc eyrrares
aud cultivation 10 arriving ths, point .,e,
don go gracefully aud srsiea ly shown Oh the ,c
cas;on. Tho various p6c.s were seleo.ed with se,d
'atie, AMI the arrangements disp ayed good udr En-,
aud eoumendsbls i'p,etion pleast. Tie sips.rs
sers amateurs, aud kindly gsv. their vio.s n,
on Il; Of the needy. Lat US hcpe they ma, sor,fn,
70 npeat'ha c5hcsrt, Tot only 10 aecomplkb mora .
fec u,ily tie object for which 1t vas originated bu,
IKE wise to snsble vsry many loscrs of food sacred
music 10 hear 1t, who would have stterded had ,Is
weather not sen 80 nsnt
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
VIRGINIA LEeIsLATURR,
ERNAfE


EA9URDAV, Der. 10. 1854.
The sunaaO W. OEllSd - 0sass o. - OolOok u. b
he President, L'Oal 00e. SAHu1 P0lcR.
Pnyos By R.T. %. DSSgOts. Of che \. oAureA:
FhC rOl UAs oAlisa Ana Q constitutional nsjorsy
Of ROnhsEs found % b pHeaaa6
On motion Of N JOHNSON, The rules d Ios lAsSssS-
non we're OdOptsd for Tire government 81 MA
NsssrS. OoLIIHR, DICKIHsoS and Bnuos we're ap-
pointed . OrN ult,oa - !uAiI on The Governor, etc.
me eomnlItOo retired, and, otter short absence.
lie Chairman, NJ COLLISH, presented me annual mss-
SagO Of Gov. Smith.
Iho table and painted. Agreed 70.
NJ WILEY m1vsd thS the eoeunsats ssooHpanys
pR he 0OvosnOsS ne0sAgS Be laid On the table and
Or nSSA Agreed 70.
Yho SPREKER presented . COnnur ieation from Gc
Auditing bard, showing che NUMBER 81 elaine. and
tho amount that had been passed upon ~ Ino boAre
AuPi q ths lest twelve monIba.
NJ NILEY moved LhGI the document b printed
aud rsissIod 70 The Committee On S.Bance. Agrees
m, JOHNSON mevs that when the Bsra.s Gcj 'urn
% das, &C ., JOSR 70 msSt again on HOnIsJ o.
clock ana on saOh aay thsTAtSOs 81 he aADO b0as
b. JOHNSON offered Gks lOl Osns uAIOA 80 Hsr~d
..fas sras having heard that car datiDguhhSt
allow ei, I,u, Cen J0sEoG Z JOHNSTON. u NOU "
The CRy OF RsAnOnd,
Resolved, that . committee b Opponeed - 0nos'
rim legged seas u the nate On0Dsee, ono - 10
.rOduOs him f1EnAIy 70 NE SSSai'. O. sosA Eino q
he PSEsIOENP sEDoinss6 Mems JoAOsos, Noe
aan OF MaSCu GGs DSSCn, % oOHpOss ED commioo
Ga nat o. Of Mr.. UOLLlER. Gee
Resolved, That The several poFtiono o. Sho 0oVsf
uors SaAes 0HpRcpRiSso tor O'On6ne eesnlttSSs "a
ed are hereby IOiOFrSa 10 TIE ooDnlusoA SAsa Sp-
Do. tOa, respectively, having IAOsO ssb1 90 10 charge
Ga motion CT Mr.. DILL AID, hsSoS
ksSo Vs1, That b Conn tee On Ei1nss b Instruct
d 20 rsPoFt SG bill - early - p'e3eooss Sitn
veW 70 shorten he OssGon, BY promptly making ne
l.SislOton T, q lirsd Or taAs'su' OSS.
Ga moEOn VI n. AL DERs0G he Senate q surSSd
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12

hfLiir OF RiFrs ans The Dscenb,r tenn Of Tia
Hu''l IS Jour! tomulsloss to day. Wssgain q hs
attention OF the Out 10 the acts Of AcemDh roaj,
'"S them to msie provision for ths relief i'd
refugee amiiis residing in the city Tee L,sl .tu,e
Jas made an appropriation for tie u;pcr. OF this IN
ortunats clis' Of oar population, a1d n Is had that
'nsy should be dsprvid Of by the failure Of tie Hos
riga 10 rt to award the cert ,,tes n fred b, Inv
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
EVENING WING.

We shan publish, to-day, At O'slSuA n u, Sna
Svsry succeeding day Sundays sIoSVs1,l q shS an'
hour an evening saidOn Of the Wig. Tie EESRins
Wig viii contain the Atas, hSWl b. All AID s'l"ErSPh'
up 70 ths hOsI Of going V ru. S4.O'SS oGAi intel
IigSnSs, 80. w
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12

., .A,a,slO s1onAslsA Us ASS GAnA Osa- ~ %
tAlnk h 3 UnO I0s tAs peiQP p'sp0ssU 70 tass hse
OsusidsrslIcD, end SOP SSDSurg' We en- have 40
psass anti Ne CT d - ashtrg.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12

fhs gauboat, sssuIAsd 10 day, one Of them eensas
erably damaged.
NAsavmLs, Tenn. Door g. $50 P. M.-Msttsrs at
the irons present no change from tina. OF several days
pat
There has been Less oannonading to- day than usual
Dol. Johnsoo, who escaped from Block House No.
20 professionally, was slghiy wounded BY rebel bu.
let 10 day. .l..,
Two prisoners we're brought In this morning. They
belonged to Tennessee aud Askau sas reeimenls
The river ct this point Ia i've feet Deep The water
on the lhoals 10 scant and falling.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, D CT 8, ls64.-A recapnoissance
Was mace 10 d'y BY our forces between the Lebanon
and Nashville pixies.
After proceeding o short distance the rebels were
discovered In considerable force. Our troops charged
upon the bill which the rebels occupied and drove them
of. Tzo or three of our zee killed, seven Sc
vertlJ wounded, add few slightly.
NAsHvILLH, Tenn, Dee. s-Ths Nashville Press, Of
yesterday, says:
Smelling the reb,l lines and their working parties was
kept up on the inst, but hardly so vigorously or
pei sistently as the day before.
The rebel General Jrsst, 9Th his command 10 said
to be across the Cumberland river. We cannot youoh
for the truth Of this statement but give Ii as we hear
Il.
The impression gaias strength among both our SOL
des and e that the bells eyacuatns, and II
ths be tho march on Keatueky may be said to have
commenced. We think this 10 quite posaiole-indesd
probable.
CAIR,, ILL.,, Dec. IA despatch from PAducah states
that a reporI had reached Ihers that th0 rebels had
planted battery at Harpeth Shoals, Tennessee river
and that gunpoat had bsen sent to that locality. Ia
the meantime transports are not permitted to procsed
above 6mthland.
The American, In lie aftsruoen edition Of the b,
contains the following, which Affects 10 be the "lates
from Tennessee l. will DO seen that the Yankees are
attempting skuly to meet the rspulss Of the gun
bosis on the evening Of the 7sh on the Cumberland
river with prior events referred 70 In correspond.
spe, Of the Til from P4dueah to the 81. 'uis D.wO,
era. This Yankee trick won't T. .set;s ~ =,
that our batteries 1hibr,G .ls y Aet .. On ID
cuabaland, and that Hood, hsraied BY the lid
sAbt FJrIest, 10 marching nor.hwatd;
ran lIroRrsD DisAsFsK TO our susBeArs es ZEE
oUxsIRLASD nj m NOT TRUE.
81. LOUIS Dso. e.-The Denoct ais Padu.ah spcoial
coFrsap0nasul, It the IN, says InaE al The stories
about disaster 70 our gunboas on the Cumberland
river wholly untrue. The river Is clear md uaob-
struoted to Oarksvie to winch point trar ports run
aitnout convoy From Osfksvllle TO Nashville th.
are conveyed BY gunboIts. hare are several bate.
rlss bstween the points.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12

a., slGtaiLs sSsWpsIoA iSsa EAtAsy ssssise. % 60
isrrOd % tie O6nmitiee % osaHe % Justioes aDt
Oha, The saia comm Ito b directed report u opps
Ion . the House, Whistler tbe division % guar
anteod IN The 90 sFusl,of lie Ooasstution properly
observed, and chat leHssIioa nag b 1sesasasy %
the SuljseE
o. no ion, he 1lsass Stj-umsd
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12

SYST TO oARoIIsr.--J m Do s. scott, WIN sbo, r,
DAVID d. BsTaus Nas en- Saturday carried bsfo Ju,-
zee YarboTough, who remaud,d b m to Caroline far
Trial. hrJ L. hape, Jr counsel for the cccuped
admitted hat the latter shot BvinL
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
HOUSE OF pLLEsArEs.

FAlDAY, December 8.
The House net Of IL o'Sock, and WAS opened with
asysP bV { eR Y. d.. Moore.
The sPEAKER laid before the House a message
rom TIE GoV,TuOS, and alec coumuuicAton iTom the
AuditirR Bard OO.n OF When LAID on the table,
,nd Ir AIRED &C be printed.
The CON uuu cGion from the Governor related 10 au
rror anoh ,Ce1'red hts Message Of yesterday, and
a. On he desired 20 correct. The following extract
sllItn the error slu96dto;
SfAfE or Va EIsoUnVI DRPsRTNIHf,
December 8, 1864 !
To ,Ie &c tsyal AsSn6'y Of VTgnid
6tntltmtB:-Il my mo saga OF yesterdsy md
80 ACCIDENTALLY led into an error which it proper
soUld - promptly corrected. The letter of the An-
tor Of Public Accounts, herewith communicated,
a.pi,inl the mslage aud how it occurred From the
ala furnished me from the books OF that Ctfcer, i
stated that there would be ds6cisrcy in the treasury
4 ,bs end Of the fscll year 1865 Of eleven milons
our hundred and sgt IT, th u and three huodted and
orty 20 dollars and seventy four cents, which, oon-
ga vas sn amount uush greater than l supposed.
Erom the statement supplied, am grstifed 20 cay
nat the estimated deficiency will be only Tires mi
l,ps nine knd 81 AID '0sstytwo thou'GRa three hun
bred and thity H,ns d1HGJs and If siz otats an
mount, m tune OF war, really n4Ie ,ncant. When /;
ii, lnsidsred hut the people Of the UommonWsal b.
or tie last year. were relieved almost entirely from
sts taxation this result lie certainly very encouraging
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12

CHiRGID WITH boass S1EAIIG WIN. No,,o,
AZ! Vagina BATTALION Vas committed 10 tic Ce-I,
yesterday, obarg d vi hero stealing. Tue secUssd
Indignantly protests his lnuectIca, aud cara Colonel
John hssoy will stqlit him on sight.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
Lineoln's Message.

There Is little 10 hs Massage 10 1T Fost the readsr
Even ID those parts OF il Wheh relate entirely u. he
Sls uspOshng thlt We did no. PFsTiOusly know. Thus
says be il determined to prosecute tbs NII. We
knss that. he , determined % Asespt HOesnBFo-
mise, We lnsS thAL He viii AgFSs TO n'shing VhOEt
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
IRON fHR UE1fRD STATES.

We AsVs received esaL Giles Of lited States
VNpss Of The eth END Oh insnt' including the after
aOSM edition CT Inc Diiinors Anssisda of the H.
ne nses 10 generally uninpOrlsaL lees RIP r.sd
in sASills On tbs sh-snd the rspor. was generally
AeHsVsd-tAst HOO3 vAs moving into Ksntucky
1osrsst Sw reported 80 having creased the Cumbsr.
land Sith his eIvsly. A expedition seat out on the
Gsht a che 7tb cSosisnE ~ ssVsa CUR boats return
saN NshSlIs os che b, tiss nesting 9Th repulse
from cor bssteflSs tie Cunsssiaud sbeu! fourteen
niies doVn che rssR. ols Of sAs euabOsis Gas badly
dimlGed.
Gold eiossd on che sA o. 1ssf
ssSsrd kaS Orttsa sharp Issssr 70 Adams, Ysrkes
Minister TO oiGsad refusing 10 sIIss The funds ls.sy
sosoet in Rngsud at the Coaisdsrsts Fair, for the
hsAst Of OOufsasrsas pSsoassa b Tssiss psisOus, to
b esati0 tAsis destination.
Fa0H 3INEEHsHE.
SOD esrostSb HAsosIss 1880 kmsvcxr -soRRrsr
sUsSasaS - aAss csnsabp sas cvnsssLAzD-sE.
VVIas 90 TAsHa1 srsSoAH,
ne Herald q he sA pzhlisaas tho believing des-
PAtAh@ froM TeaHazssa:
NIsHNILs Dec. s.--fbe eeksls have established
battery On . bad f6uSteAa miies AoRa The river.
LAst tight seven gunbeats reat down ana engaged
tss battsIy but wiihost aislodging the rsbss fftm
their poslliea,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The telegraph has not got over its inter-
mittent fever yet. Its voice for the last three
days has been very feeble. However, it has
given several spasmodic kicks, which are
important. Grants forces have advanced in
4 southeasterly direction from Chattanooga,
and captured Tunnel Hill. They then press
ed forward towards Dalton, but the rebels
appear to be in strong force there. Dalton
is surrounded BY hills of considerable height.
Meanwhile it has been definitely ascertained
that Longstreet is retreating towards yir-
cinia. At last dates he was at Bulls Gap, a
station on the Eastern Tennessee railroad,
running into Southwestern Virginia.
A courier who had arrived at Memphis
reports that Sherman had captured Selma,
Alabama. If this be true, Mobile is not the
point for which that General is moving. In
such case, he is attempting flank move
ment on Johnston. But there is motor
was not when the war commeneed-railroad
connection between Selms and Montgomery,
Ala. 1t was reported some time ago that
the rebels had made the connection for stra-
iegic purpose but whether the report was
true or not has never been determined. If
this link has not been supplied, Sherman
would have to march, before reaching the
railroad system of Georgia, forty miles
through very rough and broken country.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-29
EXECUTION OF THE Law.

The success OF society will generally de-
pend upon two things: the form of govern
ment and the character Of the people gov
erned. II the members be sober, peaceable,
and settled, mild form of government which
will not irritate and make them restless, will
be more free from resistance, and Just as
efficient as one Of more arbitrary character
would be; but if great portion of the peo-
pie be lawless or unsettled, the laws which
govern them must have more severe penalties
attached for any violation. But no govern
ment, whatever be its form, or the character
Of the people, can be efficient unless its pro-
visions are certain of themselves, and strictly
enforced. A large class of our people are a
floating, unsettled population, coming and
going hither and thither, as mining excite
ments may call them. Seeing this the Terri
torial Legislature Of 81 enacted some very
stringent laws, and to the crime of murder
attached the death penalty; but since that
time scores of men have been killed" I'M
lawfully killed, with malice aforethought,
expressed or implied" which constitutes the
crime of murder-yet how few have been
punished for that awful crime? 1t is no
pleasant thing for a judge to sentence man
to die; and no man Of human feelings
can send a convicted criminal from
this world without shudder; yet
the safety Of the community requires that
the law should be enforced. That when
crimes and misdemeanors are committed, the
perpetrators should be apprehended and suf-
fer the penalty of the law. Otherwise, if
there be dereliction Of duty on the part Of
officers Of the law, in some cases where
circumstances may seem to palliate the
crime, it will lead to doubt, and the tempta-
ton to commit crime has not the proper re-
straint Of certainty Of punishment. In such
a state of government criminals will always
rely on the benefit Of the doubt. Unless
there be strict execution of the law, in all
cases, by the proper authorities, there is LA
BILE to be popular uprising of the people to
drive from their midst suspected citizens, or
visit upon the heads Of unconvicted men their
direst vengeance. This state of society is
greatly to be feared. This mob law, this
reign of terror, in which the life of no man
is safe, has had its sway in part of our
Territory, and it is to be dreaded in the rest,
unless the gross violations of law, so fire.
quent Of late, shall cease, or the perpetrators
be punished.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-29

VOLUNTEERING IN New YoRK.-The
New York correspondent of the S. F. Call
of late date, gives the following lucid sketch
Of the volunteering process in New York
which, taken all in all, is decidedly spicy.
The various causes enumerated, however,
can hardly be said to apply to the volunteer
ing process in this region-as patriotism ma y
be truthfully said to be the only motive, as
neither money or matrimonyi have anything
to do with it. But here is volunteering in
New York city:
There is hardly loyal state in the Union that
has not an active agent here, to obtain re-
cruits for it. And yet, such is the potent nfiu.
ence of high bounties, the volunteers come to US
besides. Some men, besides, rush to arms merely
to escape some other evil they consider more
alarming One man commits Il taU1 pas, and
presto in his fright he turns soldier to avoid I'M
pleasant results. Another man gets inextricably
into debt, and ker-slsp he dons the United States
uniform shakes hands with the sergeant and
laughs at the Sheriff. A third man marries wife
and 10 instead of protecting an angel unawares
JAIL but the wings) discovers he has caught Tar.
tar. He flies at once to the bottle and the bar
racks snaps his fingers at Hymen, and goes in for
Heneral Dx In lieu OF private happiness. Une
fellow, who only welded last Sunday, left his
brides arms for the arms of Uncle Samuel on
Tuesday, and had the lady at his heels a moment
afterwards. There was desperate struggle in his
breast for an instant, between Cupid and cupidity
There were three hundred dollars on one side and
his blooming wife on the other, and between the
two inviting bundles of hay he was trifle dis
tracted. How happy could be with either" he
seemed to say, with Captain Macheath but he
finally concluded that money was scarce and wo-
men plenty, and so he accepted the bounty.
Such scenes are quite common at the committee
rooms where l often go to while away an idle
hour and study human nature