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Why the Freedmen will not Work.
[From The Columbus (O.,) Crisis. !

At meeting of the planters of Marlboro
district, South Carolina, the following among
other resolutions, was adopted:
'sResotued, That we, The planters of lhe
district, pledge ourselves lot to contract
with any freedman, unless he can produce
certificate of regular discharge from his
former owner"
Either the negro is free or he is not. II
free, lie requires no certificate of discharge
from his former owner to enable him to
contract for labor.
The Cincinnati Commercial, from whose
leading editorial of Monday we extract the
above, is virtuousy indignant at the treat
duce certificate from his former employer
before he can be hired. In this practice
The Southern planters but follow the lead of
New England. In the cotton m ills of Mass
ac5useus, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and,
we believe, of the other Eastern States
where Abolitionism had its growth, each
female factory operative leaving without the
consent OF The mill owner is 6ebarred from
ptocdring employment in other mills. The
production of certificate that she left with
the consent of her former master is always
required, and failure 10 produce it. is a
failure TO get employment No matter how
badly she was used-no matter how deeply
she had been insuIled The certificate OF her
master alone can procure her employment,
although without it she must starvs. The
mill owners all require this they entered
into combination of this kind many years
since, and yet the Commercial, whose vision
is bounded alone by the negro, loudly pro-
tests against similar combination, when it
is really necessary 10 make them work, but
has not one word TO say in condemnation OF
practice when against its own country
womel, which is not unfrequently used by
her lordIJ master !or the viest of purposes.
Is the New England factory girl free or en-
slaYed9
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sOh, Edward p fell from her lips, in a
quick surprised voice, for she was strongly
agilaled. He advanced, not speaking untii
be had taken her hand.
Florence, l never thoGght to see you
thus he said in a calm, kind evenly en-
ongh voice TO perceive the deep emotion
that lay beneath He said it looking down
into the dark, soft, brown eyes. But |
think there is providence ir our meeling,'
he added.
They sat down and talked long together
talked over the things gone by, and OF The
causes that separated them, while their
hearts beat only for each other-of the
weary years that had passed for both of
them since then-of the actual present in
their lives
e Il have a motEerless child he said at
last--'a ende. little thing that love, and
to-day find her body purple with bruises
from the cruel hand of servant! You
have noble boy who is iatherless lot me
be to him father. Oh, Florence there has
been a dark vcid in our lives. A dark and
PuocdOiO NV CT udS hOHCO OOh" OOh 10 III
years. But we stand at last together, and if
the old love fills your heart as it fills mine,
there are golden days for us yet, 10 the
future.
And SO it proved. The lady and her son
did not go back TO England, but passed to
the merchants stately residence, she be-
coming its mistress, and finding home
there, and the boy truer father than the
one he had in former years called by that
name.
'Do good as you have opportunity Only
week before The lads application to the
merchant had this Injunction been urged in
his hearing by an eloquent preacher, and
the words coming 10 his thoughts LED him
to call back The boy after his cold, almost
unkind repulse.
Many times he thought OF the incident af-
terwards, and of the small event on which
such lifelong issues hung, almost trembling
in view of what he might have lost had that
slight opportunity for doing good been neg
lacted,
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-01-10
Revision Of the Scriptures.


The "head men" OF The party which EN-.
braces all the ''isms' that now afflIct our
unhappy country, held meeting at Chica-
20, Sunday evening, and resolved upon
new rsFisicn of Tie Scriptures. We live in
an age Of progress" Our GLORIOUS coun-
Try" has outgrown the Bible of our fathers.
The Con-t -titu,ion is being amended 60 as to
conform 10 the new oreer of things Why
not The Bible? One OF the modern saints of
The Republican party proclaimed several
Years ago ihe necessity of Gan anli-slavery
Constitution, an anti slavery Bible, and an
anti-siavery God" The Constitution being
nearly fixed Up SO as 10 conform to their
celestial ideas, it is proper that they now
commence their raid upon :he Bible.
The high priest who led off at The Chica-
90 meeting les himself "Rsv I. ]. Con.
, abi:'' The ''reverend" speaker traced The
history Of eur vernacular Billie and argued
iha, This revision was by no means SO infaf-
i'bls and sacred az It's antiquity was apt TO
lead some persons 10 believe tbut that be-
Jug erroneous, it was not in reality the in-
rpired work of God.
Tha, bis readers might have no doubt Of
the purpose Of s'lhe new revisien,D be
quoted passage near the close of the book
OF Job, not found in King James edItion
II my land cries out against me, and all
is burrows weep; If ! have taken its fruits
without pay and made lis tenants sigh out
their breath, e; thorns come forth in place
of wheat, aud weeds in place of forage -.
and in lew words applied to the SouIhe,n
half OF this country, and The punishment
yisiied npon IFS people for their sim
The old Bible is certainly no guide TO
those in authority now. There will, kow-
ever, remain class of sold fogies" in the
country, who viii insist thatihis new revi-
sion OF The Scriptures shall not be adopted
by The State, and who will aGhere TO the old
volume, and cIamor for return to the
old institutions which Abolitonism has been
nearly successful in suLverling. What the
result of the conflict will be, remains with
God and the people.
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Wonderful Story Of the Yield Of the Idaho
Mines,
From Private Letter TO San Francisco ]

lri"m THFate Lelter 10 San FRANCISCO.
Ono FrNo, October 8, 1865.
DEAR SIR: Being idle tod ay, thought il
would not be amiss 10 take up nv pen 10
write lew lines, 10 lei you know how
lhlngs progress here. expect you have
not heard oil the recent rich discoveries in
THIS camp. party that were prospecting
on The War Eagle Mountain, about one mile
south of the Oro Fino, found one OF The
richest gold and silver lodges ever found
anywhere; or, as they say, III is richer than
anything we read OF in the history of mines.
ltis close 10 the Empire ledge; is suppos.
ed 10 cross ii. The Empire belongs 10 Col.
FOCUS. The new discovery is named the
Poor Man's-it is from one 10 three FEET
wide. The Steam Navigation Company
have got in,o ii, and have taken FIVE ions of
the ore TO The Snker mill and worked !,
there; the five tons yielded over one ton O.
bullion. A man that stops in the house
with me got four pounds of the rock and
crushed IT. He got eighteen ounces of du-t
after re:orting. They get blocks of native
SILVER as large as candle boxes, and hammer
1t out Ike wagon lire, and leave i, all
shining with free gold. Three parties claim
this discovery, and a battle il expected al
any tiDe-ihe Navigation Compauy hold
ihe ground al present, and have three fous
or breastworks, thrown up where meh lie
on their arms, night and day,sio protect The
working party. They pack off the ore on
pack mules, besides which they have load
ed seventeen ox-teams several times. Onsl
OF lhe other parties is backed by Robson
OF the New York Company /; they are
throwing up works also and pre- i
pairing for The fight. The NavigafionI
men drove them off once, but they are back
on the ground again. They say Robson
will ley an injunction OF three millions oil
dollars on them, then comes litigation
There is another discovery on the sarneI
mountain of gold-bearing ledge four leei|
vide; they have taken out two pans oil
deeomposed quartz twelve feet down. andl
washed out eighteen dollars to the pan, andI
there are streaks of gold in The hard rockI
haIt an inch thick. Colonel FOCUS has iu-t|
put men on the Empire and struck itrich-I
as the Poor Mans crosses the Empire. This|
is no exaggerated staiement-it is all true.
am foreman of The Navigation Company
on The first north extension of the Orc FinoI
where have sunk two shafts, one huudret
ieel apart, on the ledge, finding il rich froui|
FIVE 10 len feet wide.
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A WAREING TO YOUNG MEN-The Jackson
(Nich.) Citizen tells good story of young
man in that city who had daughter "pass-
ing fair" The young man was assiduous
in his attentions, aud was a constant visitor.
This notice awoke in the young lady's
heart the tender passion, and in her dreams
she imagined that she should become the
wife of her Adonis Matters kept on in the
same old way. The young man continued
his marked attentions, and people began to
whisper among themselves, IA match,
sure ' While knowing ones, with solemn
toss OF the head, would remark, "Wha, did
Tell yous' The young man went out TO
his. supposed charmer's house the other
evening, for the purpose OF taking tea. Dur
ing the meal The mother of the girl asked,
"When are you and - TO be married p'
The young man leaned back in the chair
and cody remarked that he had no idea of
marrying anybody, and that be and the
daughter were only friends. He said he
supposed she understood il so all the time
The young lady said not word, but rose up
and seized The teapot, which was filled with
bot tea, took off the lid, and threy its boil
ing contents into his face, scalding him Sc.
verey and leaving an ugly mark. She then
suriously ordered him out of her sight
"H--l hath no fury like woman scorned p
is an old saying, and this young man can
attest its truth.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-01-10

SOLDIERS vs. CoETRABAsDs-A number OF
PhhanthroPic ladies prepared for The ne1
groes at the Campbell Hospital, in Wash
lngton, D. c., on Christmas day, a sun,ptn
Gus entertainment: consisting of all the del 4
lcacles OF the season, which had the effect
oil slckening heartily the whole camp. as
they are not used 10 such living. Like ali
savages, they gorged themselves. While
these lazy and worthless contrabauds were
leasing, the white soldiers were uibbline al
their hard tack and pork, no loyal fem les
thinking OF them. II they had been black
guards they would have been leasted 10
their hearts content; bul they were nus
black, but white, and of course did MOI
come within The province of the 7oyal phil
anthrepists. The 2IIih Pennsy lgania vol
unteers, feeling mortified al he idea of gresi
preparations Tor the negroes and the totally
Ignoring ol them, erected Christmas tree.
and hung upon il two cards, bearing the fol-
lowing inscription "Soldiers' Chrislm ID
Dinner" and Dinner given 10 The 2l4ttl
PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers by the ladies' OF
Washington" Near 10 these placards hang
bits OF musly sail pork and hard tack. II
was really most capital take off, and il
would have been well for The negro philan-
thfoplsts OF our city 10 have paid the camp
ayisiI. This landing and godifying The nee
gro only adds fuel to The flame that will one
day break out with great ferceness.-C Con-
sGtuiionQl Union.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-01-10

A COOP story was ;old some years ago of
old Marks. who prided himself upon never
being mistaken in his judgment OF persons
character from his phiz.
He was in The Western Market one day]
to get goose for dinner. la looking about
he saw lot before young woman with
peculiar fine open connienance.
She's honest said Marks 20 himself, and
at once asked her If she had yOtlng sooosel
Yes said she, here's as fine one as
you will find in the market and she looked
up in his face with a perfect sincerity THAI
would have taken his heart, i. be had moi
already II ade up his mind as 10 her char
acier.
you are sure it's young g
TO be surs il is,' and Marks took il
home.
All efforts to eat ii were fruiiless, il was
SO tough and the next day he hasiened
down to the market, angry with himself
and more so with the honest faced girl Wild
had cheated him.
'Didn You tell me that goose was young
yesterday q exclaimed, slfiding up to The
girl wra;biully.
'To be sure did,
You cheated me- said Marks, 'ii was 1
tough old gander.'
'YOu don't call me old, do yout' SID
asked.
No, should think NOT he replied.
mo, should think not, teo. am only
twenty, and mother told me the goose wad
haiched just six months alter was born.'
Lawyers mouths are like turnpike eatej
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lreIand's Appeal to the Fenians.

All You who bve your native land
Erin, the brightest spot on earth,
Come jein us as every hean and hand
To free The land that gave you birth.
Tie day, the hour has come al last;
The Feniau spirit is aboard
Arise and strikel Revenge the pastI
Strike ioryour homes, yovrFai,b, your God
Let him who haIis renounce his share
In Emmeti's blood forevermofe;
Let him confess his craven fear
Deny the name his father bore,
And when the victory is won,
And centuries of wrong redressed,
Erin will blush that such son
Was nurtured al her bleeding breast.
HaFk, to the cry Freedom or deathII
Can Fenians hear that shout, and pause !
Nor dedicate their latest breath
fnsuch an hour 10 such a cause2
Come TO The rescue, one and ALL
The'tiod OF battles Re your trust,
Obey your bleeding connIry's call
Tread the oPpfessor in the dust
The tyranl's heel is on her breast,
He mocks her groan with fendish scorn,
How long 0 Lore. shall The oppfes'd
Be with This mighty anguish tornl
Shall Erin longer bear the rod 2
Is there no power in heav'n TO save!
Forbid u. o forbid it, God !
GIVE Erin freedom or The grave.
Come, every gallant heart and true,
From every sea. from everp land
Pilgrims of freedom Ills 10 you
She lifts her iron shackled hand:
Tome break her chains, lift up her head,
o. how The dust her beauty mars
Come, and revenge her maryr'd dead
AID sci her harp among the stars.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-01-10

FHE sollowing advice can be best sppre-
cia'ed BY editors; Don't write poetry. If
you cannot help it, If it sings in your head
and will be heard, why then there is no o,he.
way than TO putt on paper and send il 10
the PRIMER. But try 10 help il il you can.-
There are only Two or three poets alive at
any one iime- A gseai poet makes and
marks an age, and poor poets, or those who
think they are poets and are not, are as
plenty as blackberries- Every hamlet has
SIS poeiasler. o how much valuable white
paper is spoiled By those who think they
can wsile poetry You may wriie correct
verse with ianllIsss rhyme, and there is not
: gleam Of poetry in il Poetry requires a
pscnliar fscnlsy, tbe imagination; you may
have genius, sense and leaning, ana the
power Of expression SO to write prose as to
SiYaf Bafke Or Johnson, and afisr all make
yosspeIf ridicnlous BY trying your hand a,
poetry Wfiieprose
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HE who INDUCES his sense in any ex-
own reason, and to crafty the brute in him
displeases the man, and sets his two natures
al variance.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-01-10

School teachers sometimes receive very
funny excuses for absence of children from
recitalions. The following is about as
original as any we ever saw:
KCania.hnmdirintate -
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THE STAR OF THE NORTH

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No subscriptions taken for a period less
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the option Of the editor
RATES OF ADVERTISING
TEN LINES CONSTITUTE A SQUARE.
One Square, one or three insertions, 81 so
Every subsequent insertion less Than l3, so
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Administrators and Executors notices,3 90
Transient advertising payable in advance,
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Lawyers months are keturDpike gated
never open except for pay
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To remove stains from the characier.--
Ge; rich.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-23
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
[rnou THE REPORT OF THE BALr,xoKrt SUM-

tFno4 THE REPORT OF THE BALTlxokrL SUM
FLoUR.-The market wa decidedly frmer to-day
for all descriptions. Supers continue scarce and in
demand, good frcsh ground Howard street would
bring $40 90 readily, and in su lots still higher
We notice q sale of 100 bbls. mixed lot ut $40,
rs. Choice Mestcp Extra is scarce, 100 hbls ia
yorite brand sold Sl2,25, We also notice sales of
Northwestern Super, old, ranging as to quality
from So to $40. pfCity Mills lUO bbls standard cI-
ira at ST.. Some inquiry for shipping brands
which are held very firm account af the high
cost Of Wheat, we quote Sl4 to Sl4,50, the latter
asked for Cordorus Stock Of this description vcrv
SMALL We revise quotations as follows: How ard
Street Super and cut Extra TO- 25aSl0. TO- do Extra
shipping II, so do. high grade l3a$3 80 do
Family IL, 50a$l5; Ohio Super and cut Extra none
do. Extra shipping 0,50aSll so, do retailing ia
Sl2, so, do. Family Hall so; Northwestern Super ga
$40; do. Extra l1aSl2,50; City Mills Snpcr 0,6Oa
Sll, do, shipping brands Extra Has so; almore
Welch's and GreepEeld Family $lG Baltimore high
grade Extra SIS per Dbl. Rye Flour, new, 5,Toa
1851 per Dbl. Corn Meal-City Mills, and Brandy
wine at 81, per bbl - -
GRAis.-Wheat was in fair receipt to-day, 1000
bushs white and s&V0 basls redi demand brisk and
all taken Al fS formes prices; included in,tha sales
were 500 bushs prime and choice white at Sass 20
400 bushs fair TO good at 65a$2 So 5000 busls rcd
sold at 400 bushs brought the latter price
for seed, bulk sales ranged from rs to sc for
prime and choice. Corn--0nly 2G0O bushels re.
esived; demand light; prime Pennsylvan yellow
WAS held at Is cts sale of 800 bushs good reported
at % cts; $50 bushs mixed Western at u cts; 400
bushs white at 81, 0S per bushe Oats-5OOD bushs
offered and sold at 45a4S cents No sal, or receipt
of Rye. y.. .. I'. .... .... t...,.. ~ :.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-23

Ax:We devote considerable portion o +
space TO the proceedings Of the philadel-
hia Convention with the Platform by it a.
dopted and the Address to the people Of
the United States by it issued, It's not
sf.eR, that We trouble our readers with
lengthy documents to the exclusion Of our
usual variety. but the Importance, of this
will We thiak Justify a-deviatiou from our
general rule We bespeak f,r it q care
ful perss.l frqm every geadsy:at.,.,
The deliberations of the Convention were
harmonious in the highest degree, and the
principles adopted sretruly patriotic and
will commend themselves to all good citi-
sens ip every section sfshe land. Once
.sgaia have We a truly National Patty
snder whose banner can rally men of every
creed or'sscti6n-Abut not of every color
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-23
Barbacue at MilIstone Point:

EEThc National Union Party intend
having 4 grand feast" at Milestone Point.
this, County. on "Wednesday next, when
food fofthc mind and body will be literally
dispensed TO all who are hungered and will
attend. .. .l H.r
Maj; A. X. Sycster, Col. Geo, Schlcy,
Hon. VIM. I. Hamilton apd Samuel Fiery,
Esq. have in charge tho preparation Of
the Intellectual alihneht, afording a'guar-
antee that in that department., at least. there
will be no stint, ,,ul
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81 Il 4f
A Pair of Proela nations.

r. Within the past week Presiden
johnson has issued two important Procla-
mations--oae declaring the blockade Of
certain ports in Mexico by Maximillian ms
illegal, and that any attempt made to en-
force the same against this government
will be dfsallowed"-a the other a
Proclamation declaring the instruction
at an end. aud that peace, order, Tranquil
sty and eivil authority noo ,erist in, and
throughout the 9holc Of the United States Of
dmcrica." to1!
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-23
sunday School Celebration

R1-On Saturday next there will DO a
mass celebration of Sunday Schools, near
B.tefsville. Schools from this and other
points will BE- ip attendance and gala
day is anticipated BY the little ones and
their teachers. Clergy@ea, teachers and
public in general are invited to attend,
and are particularly requested to provide
themselves With a days, rsti6as. A band
Of music will be in attendance and several
addresses delivered. .
The Schools will meet at Bakersvillc, q
98'eleck, and march tothe grove near by!
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-23
DIED.

Athis residence, near Hagcmtown, on the 4th
inst, of apoplexy, Mr.. JAC0BB 1EHNAN, aged
81 YEARS. smonths and daya ggHiiit;" 81. .'"e
At Funksown, on the 23d ult.. MAMIE CORA
GRAY, aged months and "a days. -
In Roonshdro', on thc 2nd init, Miss ELIZA
KNOX, in the list year Of her age.
At Beavercreek, on the eth inst, Mrs. CATHA-
RINE EBB, aged 65 years and l0inontls.)j
At Enakstnwn, on the 9th inst AURA LOUISA
PETERS, aged 10 months and days, .7',a. . .....,
In Boonshoro', on the 9th instant, CHARLES
LANE kN0DE, aged three months and Is DAYS.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-23
lsIIspII' fstssar Il ,.NesilssjyI5,' g !

.saisf4fc.k FeteE s..iN'eg,eyp 40 =
ras Pie sSSssis Az extract from the pro-
.eseahin1sssH o q tiiS Radical aaSsention which
recently assembled in Raltiiaore. ~ given
NV the Baltimore Sun;s ef9Afe
re- H HIS atitt T5b What afea ae son-
,issi4 'Psts AM rhnDozahls Y J Was there
ever rise 10 fapia7 ! 9 Mirabite ;: Dfsts, y,
From The clerk Of village Savings iinsti.
tuition, through rapid strides tptAe, post of
GasAier. the peappapt of a splendid man
.ioss, ~ fad this remark abts personage
suddenly revealing IN. the title Of Hon
,orablea''r Hut 'hanorabler4it seems RS not
even enough TO satisfy his. pretensions. =.
The simple cogpomep Of Peter is too COM
moan on =, vulgar. TO gil the measure ofhis
.y. ,.llin ambition, Peter indeed WHO
, ever heard Of a distinguished man of the
present day. With but single name and
that psms rsts' This settled, Peter aust p!
have middle name. and ~ is selaeted
What more appropriated The baltimore
paper docs not state what this potent az
stands for-whether for Iscariof or lgnord-
mil, xhethet'it - simply 70 Indicate that
he il thelL ASIlof his party, or. perhaps,
it msy be to announce the important fact
that II am The child what can read, write
and cypher!" But whatever may be the
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-23
Waehi1IetaI. Sonntx.

E1- We ind il stated IN IN / i letter from,
Hagorstown to the Bait. Sup Of, the d a.h
inst. that there is some dQuhbEbsthsr the
conservatives aud democrats q will unite in
this cO.gPty. 4a4t.tAe sappSeaihing election.
upon one .solrapoR ticket We can assure
the writer as well rs the readers of the
Sun generally that ,thore is no doubt on
this subject, and that the conservatives and
democrats sF aets will assuuredly unite; Our i'm
preston is, apd We think it well founded,
that the democrats will not even, ,holdbaa
nominating convention the q present fall,
vative ticket = praFided it be made accept
able to them, as doubtless it will.