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THE OLD YEAR.

The vail Of the old year ladens every
breeze, and almost ere another morn Wanes
il VIII have been stranded on the shores Of
eternity.
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SUNDAY REAIlING
APRATER FoK PEACE.

f'tieh By censedorate onloer, prisoner 81 VI;
iutns BIZ oentaesssRt uifh sik hundred eoIaradss
uudsf Or q their eash guns Er retaliation in mont
u Charleston. 4 q. Dee. 1854.
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STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES,

Foreign and Domestic Wines and
liquors, Etc, Etc.
Close buyers wiz ind it to their interest 10 call
Orders accompanied With the cash viii meet prompt
attention OuN broth Sts,
Z. corner Broad and Market streets, Nashville
octI4-Sm
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several of his teeth and covered his mouth

several of his teeth and covered his NOUN
with blood!
At Elmira the most scandalous neglect,
existed in the hospitals in the matter OF
providing his patients with proper food.
II do not doubt that many OF them per-
ished from actual starvation"
There was also San inexcusabie deti-
ciencv in medicine" Several weeks, in
which dysentery and Inflammation of the
bowels prevailed, there was not grain
of any preparation of opium in the dis
pensary, and many poor fellow died for
the want of this medicine. The doctors
were also extremely ignorant The NOR
-tality which took place exceeded even the
reported mortality at Andersonville.
AT Andersonvi!le, out OF q population
of $4,000, six thousand, or one-sixth OF
all, died from February ] , 1864, to August
/, 1864. At Elmira the quota was not
made up till the last of August, SO that
September was the first month during
which any fair estimate of the mortality
could be made. Now, out of less
than $500 persons on the first of Sep
tember, three hundred and eighty-six
died that month. At Andersonville, it
was onethirty-sixth of the whole per
month at Elmira it was one twenty-ffth.
At the first it was less than three per
cent. per month; at the latter it was four
per cent. per month. -
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VOLUME NUMBER SO.
Gen. scott's Letter to Mr.. Seward.


The recent death of General Scott, and
the universal lamentation over the event
at the North, as well as the respect shown
to his character and ability at the South,
justifes the republication of the following
letter to the present Secretary of State,
written on the day preceding the first In
auguration of Mr.. Lincoln:
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1861.
DEAR SIR: Hoping that in a day or
two the new President will have happily
passed through all personal danger and
find himself installed an honored success
or of the great Washington, with you as
the chief of his Cabinet-I beg leave to
repeat in writing what / have before said
to you orally-this supplement- to my
printed views Views (dated in October
Iast) on the highly disordered condition Of
our ESQ late happy and glorious Union.
To meet the extraordinary exigencies
of the times, it seems to- me that 1 am
guilty of no arrogance in limiting the
Presidents field of selection to one Of the
four plans of procedure subjoined
I. Throw off the old and assume neio
designation-the Union party adopt the,
conciliatory measures proposed by Mr.:
Crittenden, or the Peace Convention, and,
my life upon it, we shall have no new
case of secession: but, on the contrary,
an early return of many, if not all of the
States which have already bro ken off from
the Union. Without some equally benign
measure, the remaining slayeholding
States will probably join the Montg gomery
Confederacy in less than sixtyd ys--when
this city, being included in a foreign
country, would require permanent gar
rison of at least thirty-fve thousand
troops, to protect the Government. within
it.. -.
II. Collect the duties on foreign goods
outside the forts Of which this Govern
ment has lost the command, or close such
ports by act of Congress, and blockade
them. {.
III. Conquer the seeded States BY in
-vading armies. No doubt this might be-
done in two or three years, by a young
and able General "a Wolfe, aDesaix, or 9
Hoche-with three hundred thousand dis
ciplined men, (kept up to that number)
estimating third for garrisons, and the
loss of yet greater number by skirmish-
es, SleSeS, paIOieS, ttuos'ioouenS1h pS 'SNSi'''
The destruction of life and property on
the other side would he fIightful-howev-
er perfect the moral discipline of the inyst-
ders. The conquest completed, at that
enormous waste of human life to the N North;
and Northwest, with at least $3.50, ,O00,O 900
added thereto and cuis bono9 Fifteen de-'
vastated provinces not to be brought into
harmony with their conquerors but.to be-
held for generations by heavy gafrisons,
at an expense quadruple the net dutiessor
taxes which it would bepossible toe
from them, followed by a. protector OF s.l an
Emperor.
". Say to the seeded States s-IFqy-
,card sisters, depart an peace -
In haste, I remain, ycry truly yours
- WINFIELD SCOTT
Hon. w. 81. SEWARD.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Congres-.
sional proceedings are unimportant. Air.
Davis addressed the Senate against tho
reconstruction bill, and denounced the
radical policy. The radicals will endeayor
to force q vote this week. There is no
doubt Of its passage by the required two
thirds vote.
The Commissioners of Internal Revenue
decides that interest and, dividends derive
ed-from fixed investments, without refer
ence to the time during which these stocks
are held; but when gains derived from
the sale Of stocks involve interest, recely-.
ed or accrued, soch gains may be regard
ed as derived from business alone. The
value of property used in business, less
the amount of insurance, may be deducted
when lost from the gains and profit OF
business
WASHINGTON, June Sin the. Senate,
to-day the reconstruction: resolutions
nassed3yeas NJ 33. nays IL The latter We're:
Cowan. Davis, Doolittle, Guthrie. Hen
bricks, Johnson, McDougal, Norton Rid
die, Salisbury, Van Winlde; absent,
Brown, Dixon, Nesmith and Wright. ).
The final report Of the Reconstruction
Committee, setting forth reasons for the
action of the majority, was read IN both
houses today. The conclusions 'of the
Committee are, briefly, that tho people OF
the South have proved themselves lnsur-
rents and traitors, and forfeited all poi,t1,
G. cal rights and privileges; that the so,callea
Confederate States are not entitled to
representation in Congress; that before
allowing it adequate security for future
peace and safety should be required frem
them and this can only be found in such
such changes of the organic law as shall ma
determine the civil rights and privileges
of the citizens in all parts of the republic;
that representation should be upon an
equitable basis; stigma should be fixed
ON or treason, and protection should be In
81 snred to ali loyal people against future
claims for expenses incurred IN the repell-
ion and for slaves emancipated by the wa,
toeetber with an express grant OF power
in Congress to enforce these proylsons.
10 this end, the Committee adyocaSe the
;o;nt III til,y resolution amendatory of tie Con-
stitution and have presented t@o sepa-
rate bills, designed to carry tle same INTO
effect. The Committee clain, IN conciu-
sion SY that these bills are tb. result OF con-
o;G.l o1;ation Sn'' and concession The report is
sl,r s;nned bv ten Republicn members. The
dissenters are Senate, Johnson 0a anu hep-
resentatives GriderAno Rodgers.
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PRENTICE SAYINas.-The war of arms
is at an end but the war ofideas still RACES.
The bloodshed of the former is almost
.eqnaled by the inkshed of the latter.
The Pittsburg Ga=ette says that Con-
gress will do it's duty" When will itpro-
badly have the kindness to begin?
The radicals say that President John
son is inconsistent. If he is, we arc glad
that he has the courage to be.
The New York Ners says that Senator
Sumner is bold. Yery-except where
there is danger.
Parson Brownlow processes to be we'd
ded to principle. The old fellow couldn't
be if he would. Principle wouldn't marry
him. Principle would scorn the old
graybeard's addresses. Principle would
cock her nose at him-and hold it.
If the radicals are distressed beyond all
endurance that the suspension of hdbeds
corpus is at an end, let them suspend
themselves.
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Because.

1t is not because your heart is mine-mine only
Mine alone!
1t is not because you choose me, weak and lonely,
For your own;
Not because the earth is fairer, and the skies
Spread above you
Are more radiant for the shine of your eyes
That love you!
1t is not because the worlds perplexed meaning
Grows more clear;
And the parapets of Heaven, with angels leaning,
Seem more near
Nay not eyn because your hand holds heart and life,
At your will
Soothing, hushing oil its discord, making. strife
Calm and still;
But because this human Love, tho, true andswcet,
Yours and mine
Has been sent by Love moro tender, more complete,
More divine;
That it leads our hearts to rest at last in Heaven
Far above you;
Do take you as gift that God has givon-
And love you'll
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"Good and Better" ("

a father sat by the chimney post
On winters day enjoying roast;
By his side maiden young and fair, ? =
A girl with wealth of golden hair;
And she teased the father, stern and cold,
With o question of duty, trite and old:
''say, father, what shall o maiden do
When man of merit comes to WOO.
And, father, what of this pain in my breast :
Married or single-which is best?
Then the sire to the maiden young and fair,
The girl of wealth of golden hair,
he answers, as ever do fathers cold,
To the question of duty, trite and old;
"she who weddeth, keeps Gods letter.;
She who weds not, doeth better"
Then meekly answered the maiden fair,
The girl with the wealth of golden hair;
"Iwill keep the sense of the Holy Letter,
Content 70 do WELL without doing DETER"
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Meeting in Pickens.

The citizens of Pickens District assem-
bled on Monday the 4th instant, to take
into consideration the condition of the
country and the effect Of the abrogation
of the 'stay law" We subjoin the pre-
amble and resolutions adopted by the
meeting:
Whereas, Tho melancholy and most
unfortunate result Of our late belligeren-
cy has left the people, of our State in a
condition of unprecedented prostration-
and ruin; and aohereas, Southern proper
ty. which formed the basis Of Southern
credit, has been rudely and ruthlessly
torn from our possession, and thereby
forever rendered unavailable for the pay
mont of our debts and aDhereaS, in con-
sequence thereof insolvency almost uni
versal with all its direful and heart-rend-
ing surroundings, pervades our land; ana
aohereas, the question Of Southern indebt-
edness is one of vast and most absorb
ing interest, fraught with bearings and
results more momentous than any which
has ever addressed itself to the conside-
ration of our people; and UhereaS, the
general precipitation of suits at law TOR
the collection of debts, as foreshadowed
by the late decision of the Court of Err
rors, on the stay law, would unquestiona.
bly, revolutionize our population, and sink
our people to depth Of misery, desola-
ton and pauperism unparalleled in the
history of the, world; and Whereas, by
reason of the great scarcity of money,
and the immense amount which would be
thrown into the market, property sold by
Sheriff's would change owners at nominal
prices, not reaching in thousands Of cases,
the debts for which sold, and thereby
blasting the hopes of both creditor and
debtor; and a0hereas, it is the manifest
obligation and policy Of our government
to maintain the general welfare OF the
people, and it's especial duty at this crisis
to preserve the integrity of Southern
citizenship. Therefore, be it
Resogued, That the Legislature should
be convened at the earliest day practica-
BILE.
Resozved, That disclaming every feel
ing and principle of dictation, we never
theless most earnestly entreat our fellow
citizens throughout the State, to co-ope-
rate with us promptly in our efforts to
rescue our people from the depth OF deg,
ration and utter ruin SO imminent and
now pending.
Resozued, That we earnestly recommend
to debtors the Importance of proceeding
at once to make arrangements with cred
itors to settle or arrange in some amicable
way, without suit, their Indebtedness !;
and that we regard it the duty and obli-
CATION of creditors to be as lenient as
possible, 3 and, if in their power, enable our
citizens to discharge their Indebtedness
and retain their position as citizens.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the -Ke0,0ee ne c1u-
rier, and that the papers of the State be
requested to copy.
Resolved, That the Secretary be re
quested to prepare and forward to his
Excellency the Governor a copy of our
proceedings.
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The Montgomery Mail informs

The Montgomery Mall Informs us
that Gen. Rosser, whose intelligent and
gallant service for the South reflected
Such honor upon our arms, will take
charge of the division of the National Ex-
press Company from the Rio Grande to
Montgomery. Gen. Rosser will make
his headquarters at New Orleans. We
learn from him that Gen. Joseph E. John
ston will remain President of the Ex-
press, having declined the Presidency OF
the Alabama and Tennessee River Rail
road. lately offered him.
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Wvman,s rall, noted place in ST..
I,ou;s n the centre of the city, was
TI burned o. On thursday, S1st ult. Several
stores wer> burned at the s. me hme-.
$3.50 600 Jorth property was destroyed.
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The patentees of Grover & Baker

IH6 PaIeIItecS- VI N3fO'o1 W 17''NU1 .
celebrated sewing machines have applied
for an extension of the patent.
-, Adams Express Company has con-
cluded a contract with the Government
for the exclusive transportation of all
Government valuables,
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.swarms with agents who are bribing the
poor negroes away under promises OF
higher wages, and under the sanction or
Bureau as rotten as the promises OF Pha-
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OVER THE WAY.


When cod-heared Poverty knocks at my door,
And robs me of blessings gathered before,
Takes glass from my table, coal from my fre,
And robs my dear Nelly in mcaner attire,
l envy sometimes in the heat of the day
My very good friend who lives over the way.
But when I sit down at my pleasant freside, &
And count o'er the joys was never denied
Ny sweet little wife, and babes at her knee, -
My health and my conscience unsullied and free
No longer suffer my wishes to stray,
Or envy my friend who lives over the way.
He's wealthy, but feeble, he's titled, but old;
His son is a spendthrift, his wife is scold; -,
Suspicious of others, i'll pleased with himself,
His only delight is to reckon his pelf. 49,
We're he ten times as rich, I'd refuse night or day,
To change with my friend who lives over the way.
Though Poverty, howning, peeps in at my door,
I'll neither be beaten nor vainly deplore; !.
I'll scare him away by hard work if can, -. .
And look in his face with the heart Of man;
And, hiving at home all the joys that may, 5ss5.
Forget my poer friend WHO lives over the ways Z
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Judge II. ". Thomas, of the Seventh

: Judge II. W. Thomas, of the Seventh
Judicial Circuit of Virginia, some weeks
ago refused to admit tho testimony of q
negro in case before him where colored
men were not concerned, on the ground
that he must be governed by the law OF
the State and not of the United States
1t has transpired that for this act Judge
Thomas was indicted by the United
States Grand Jury at the recent session
of Judge Underwood's court at Rich
mond. No steps whatever have beon ta-
ken to arrest Judge Thomas under the
Indictment
= The Government is preparing to
proceed against delinquentand defaulting
Postmastersin the lately rebellious States.
The total amount of this class Of indebt-
cdness is about 100000, of which $780,
900 has been paid on demand, and nearly
the same amount put in process OF collec-
ton.
- 1t is in contemplation to build up
q manufacturing town at Cedar Shoals,
Georgia, to be called Steadman, in honor
of it's founder. The water power is I'M
mense.
= Gen. Grant was in Louisville, on tho
10Th. AS soon as it was known that he
was in the city, committee Of loyal men
were appointed to wait upon him to par.
take of dinner But Gen. Grant told
the committee that he aoasn't hungry, and
went on to Cincinnati.
= Several negroes in the vicinity OF
Thomaston, Ca, violated their contracts
recently, and being arrested, resisted in
carceration in the jail, which created
great excitementF ending in riot, which
Resulted r in the death of several persons,
white and black. The negroes were f.
nally overpowered and imprisoned.
- The Now York Herald denies that
there is or has been any cholera in New
York and comes down heavily upon the
Board of Health for starting such re-
ports, and rural editors for keeping them
in circulation.
Bishop Early's condition now promises
an early recovery.
Gems. Grant and Meade had Il pro-
tracted interview the other day. 1t is
said to have reference to reduction OF
the number OF troops and consolidation
of military districts in Southern States.
Long words, like long dresses, fire.
ouently hide something wrong about the
understanding.
= Why is woman's tongue like a
planet? Because nothing short Of the
Power that created it is able to stop it.
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When will Butler take comm

= When will Butler take command
again? When spoons are plentiful.
- What are you looking after, my
daughter~ "Looling for son-in-law
for you and father"
. An old lady once complained to her
doctor that she could scarcely breathe.
"Don't try, my SOUL" replied the candid
physician "nobody wants you to do it,"
"A wife's love is the golden chain
which unites her to her husband; it has
q thousand delicate links, forged by SYM
pathy. selfrespect and mutual confidence /;
sever but one of them and the chain is
completely broken as thoug h hundred
were destroyed.
= "Say, Pomp, you niggor, where you
cot dat new bat?" "Why at de shop OBJ
course" "What is de price OBJ such an
artickle as dat?" "I don't know, niger,
1 don't know-de shop-keeper wasn't
dar."
"A lawyer once asked Dutchman
concerning a pig in Court: "What ear
marks had he ?0 "Vel, ven I first BECAME
acquaint nit de hook, he had no ear
marks, except he had a short tail"
= Women are great mystery. Ac-
cording to Haller, women bear hunger
longer than men; according to Plutarch,
they can resist the effects Of wine better !;
according to Unger they grow older and
never bald; according to Pliny, they are
seldom attacked by lions; Con the con
trary, they will run after lions j and ac-
cording to Gunter, they can talk few
= The head of a turtle, for several
days after it's separation from the body,
retains and exhibits animal life and SEN
sation. An Irishman had decapitated
one, and some days afterwards was anus
ing himself by putting sticks into its
mouth, which it bit violently. A lady
who saw the proceeding, exclaimed:
$50 he is ma'am but the craythur's not
sensible of it"
= Come in out of tho wet," as the
shark said when he swallowed the sailor
= Gilded roofs and silver door locks
cannot shut out sloeplcss nights.
- Patrick gave his testimony in the
riot case "Bo jabers, the first man L say
coming at me was two brick-bats." =
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- Gen. Howard pretends to have re-
ceived information from different points
in North and South Carolina, to the effect
that outrages on freedmen by ex-rebeis
are of daily occurrence. Planters, now
that the negro is no longor valued in dol
lars and cents, do not hesitate to shoot
him down on the slightest provocation.
The murderers, when arrested, in the ma
iority of cases, are held to bail on their
own recognizances, but the grand juries
generally fail to find indictments against
them, and the result is that they go scot
free.
= A destitute, widowed mother is
searching for her two sons, who have not
been heard from since the war-who can
give her information? David S. Arthur,
of Mississippi Regiment, wounded at
the battle Of Atlanta, and Columbus W.
Arthur, Company G, lst Regiment Miss
issippi Cavalry, Forests command, cap
tured and sent to Camp Douglas, escaped
and not since heard from. Address their
mother, Mrs. Mary Arthur, care of Mr..
Watts, Exchange Hotel, Montgomery,
Alabama.
- The Washington Star says that the
Republicans in Congress are waiting to
hear from Tennessee before they will
fix a day for adjournment. Should the
Convention in that State ratify the
amendment, the Senators and Represen-
tatiyes will be admitted at once, and de-
sire to do this prompts delay until it can
be known whether it can be done.
"Why Patrick, I thought the turrle
J was dead?'
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a few NEATLY FURNIs.j u r8.Afs.t s n
a 70 lct TO single Eenus..rr tcat3n. rs.h
Sad gas; reference required apha si sssat' ~ ~,
At -
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A SUR or ROOMS TO LIZ ~ Sico$u r'0oN
"a front with 40. and cold wair .'cs ~ h 80 IL
or gcntsuen. with or without ses's .ctt - J s o~e
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A SINGLE GENTLEMAN CAa ~ sst;oS4 ,on 80.
II with large pleasant Front t5Jf r.sa cs'n's,
with breakfast 81 IN O'Clock, Tea ~ 9sc VI
week. For particulars call aCtes. - tisw4 r
~ Jrconw!ch street. OF EnfsN
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At lo7 WEST rwEIFTH sfs 70 ~
"A nished Patlor snd Roomb, e0r., " irsS 4
wnd aoor, slso ball Bedroom 10 ~ rto sd
Uupker
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DRSiRtEr,r SUR OF Roofs rt.Esl FtsaED,
N rent to party OF gen tlcnl6r seBlisQtt ..h
VITO. Apply At 23i West rli1t,.f, =: n Is
and Ninth avenues. d.
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7R FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR DEIMONT0O'S FRONT
" Rooms. newly and handsomely furnished. to a,
cuite singly with without Board; references
changed.
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= - :
NEW FOUNDATIONS.

A PHYSIOLOGICAL VIEW OF MARRIAGE-CON-
"A tanning nearly C pages and $50 hne plates and en-
cravings of the anatomy Of the human In state OF
health and disease with ease on early error ~ dspio.
authors plan Of reatnenths only rational and succcssu
mode OF shown By the report Of cases tested
truthful adviser .ne married and those contemplating
marriage who would know their physical condition Sent
FREQ OF POSTAGE address, rcpt Of DC IN stamps
posts eurrency Address DR. La CroI 81 Madam lane.
Albany N. Y.
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At Tgg WHITNEY HOUSE, J. fgss rsS
N ssn o. socorarnodatsd with Be. 4 '.~sa a
vwesk
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APH AATry sTaEEp--sw0 81 eSi
n lei, furnished, together or sets Il
ssniieNan and wife ruc party oS gee .i-asx
Sshar Rooms %
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at ITO MACDoUGAL srEEga e.l.,Gss. es E''s-s I
n nished Rooms, s,tu every nee-a.s fa.s1es ss.tt 4
bs order that family Ioay have e. q AGO.