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REILGIoUs POEMS. BY Harriet Bseehsr Stowe
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LFrom the Augusta Constitutionalist !
Dcn0rali2Gd.
l'ETITE.

The late civil war did much to lower
the moral tone of this people, North
anu" South, but even more, as we cannot
lut think, to weaken their ideas OF poll
ilcal right. Offences against decorum
are IN tic province Of the clergy anu to
'Tosr reverend gentlemen we leave that
subJcc', wishing lhem good speed in their
ru"rtS against the wantonncss OF the
day, hnt. Tie relaxation orroli,ical ethics
Is something that comes within-onr own
jurisdiction. Men 'now.a DAYS seem TO
forget that they were born frccmcn.
North and South the great bulk have
hchn SO long subjected to the slavish obe.
dirncG,o milllary discipline that they APP
pear 20 have forgotten how to command
and know only how to obey. Passive
obedience is the creed Of government and
p choice of masters the utmost stretch OF
party. Everywhere there is the brood.
ing presence of un unknown. intangible,
dreadful presence that must DC propiti-
ar"d by scrvile alteration lest, like tie
OH oi wild African negroes, it break
forth in fury to read ils ncglcctful con.
rcmncr. In the North this henous
Moknnna seems The Gouernmcnt, and
assumes the haunting guise Of RcStora.
tto0. But in either section the fear and
the dread of 1t are npon tho bearts and
the minds of tens OF thousands. Men
do not dare To cali their souls their own
ii not from fear at least from illjndged
views of time.scrvng propricty. AS
was we'll said of an ancient empire--
,hcrc is party for Brurus and party
for Pomrey and one for Cmsar, but
there is no party for Rome. There are
some men for Congress and some for the
President, and some for piddling half
way course they themselves do not-x
ac,ly comprehend, bat there is no party
for. Tho Constitution. That is strong
meat Tor men and we seem Ike pulling
babes only fit to imbidc tho swill milk of
party hacks. ~
Why Just think of it that the other
day when it was telcgraphed that the
Supreme Court had decided court.mar.
.lial had no right to tsy civilians in time
Of peace, what roar of exultation went
up all over the land. No right to try
civilians, indeed! Why what people
worthy Of freedom ever doubted that
proposition before? And what people,
save one debaucfed by despotism, would
ever have permitted the occasion for
such decision to arise Look at
Canada that we--pour blinded wretches
affect to dispise as mere foo:stool OF
royal power. She was invaded by arm
ed and lawless bands, her property was
stolen aud her sons were slain. La the
midsL of profound peace she saw>a mad
elcned crew of poor de!uded creatures
vomtel forth upon her shores, and yet
in what single instance did she depart
from the strict principles Of justice. o.
humanity, and good goverhment2 Nc
"mihtayy commission" there-no tink.
ling Of little bells--no calcium lights to
blast The optic nerve or claPping into
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PosrMAsrrn.GEt RAE DENarsoN sn
SIGNED. p PostmasJ General Dennison
has resigned. He W b to the President
that the call Of the ladelphia Conven.
ton is antagomstic tbe policy Of the
party that moninhhnd elected Mr..
Lincoln, and Of u convention over
which ho prey;ded. 10 therefore with.
draws from the C$et. Rumors are
credited .of other r naYtions tololIow.
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For THE NEWS.

SMILES.
Sunlight o'cr the mountain,
Moonbeams on the sea,
Starlight in the fountain,
Dowdrops on the tree,
Lightning in tho heavens,
, Flowerct Of the isles,
Rainbow, Ged's pledge given,
These arc Natures smiles.
Smiles of beauty dancing,
On the lips we love,
Smiles from bright eyes glsncing,
Lead the thoughts above
Where the smiles eternal
From the Angcl-band,
Sh d their sunlight vernal
O'er celestial Lands
This world would be so dreary
Without the smiles Of earth;
Our hearth would soon grow weary,
Had human souls no birth
Like Angel. spirits near rs,
They seem, in brightness dressed,
Ged sends them here to cheer us
Untilwe find our rest.
PETITE.
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Three important events occurred in Eu-
rope on the last anniversary OF the battle Of
Waterloo. On that day Prussia mode
declarations 0fwar against Austria. and Italy
followed her example. And IL was on the
same day that the British Ministry sustain.
cd Illuminating defeat on the Reform bin.
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GEoRdETowN RAILROAD. The citizens Of
Georgetown have etermined, by o vote of
sixty against four, to sustain tic resolution
of their own Town Council 10 subscribe
100000 to the capital stock of the George
town Railroad. md pay for the same by Is
sung bonds bearing seyen'poy cent iuterest,
rier, "a 1''-1'FtJ' ~ 49,
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THE TAX on INcoM Es.--Aithough the re-
venue OF the Government amounted to $780,
ooo,00O last year, thus largely exceeding
the official estimates, Congress has not re-.
lieved the people Of any portion of their in
come tax. Those who make more than
5000 year must still pay five per cent tax
upon the cxcess. Even in tax-ridden
England, the income tax Is reduced when
the revenue is larger than the estimates. -.
'New York Herald
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Some misunderstanding with regard to,
stamps upon checks is set at rest by a. de-
oision in Washington that "if a check is re:
ceiyed as payment Of money, or in pay
hent of n debt due, the receipt given there.
for is chargoable with a stamp duty of two
cents. If tho amohnt exceeds twenty dol.
lars" nns i.tNr
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An AnIrishman observing dandy taking his
usual strut in Broadway, stepped up to him
and inquired, Chow much rent do you ask
for those houses ?" "What do you ask ME
for?" "Faith, and thought the whole
street bcloned 10 yo.," ysstf IA
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Anecdotes OF the War.
CHICKEN PIE.

When the two armies were entrench
ed around the city of Petersburg, Va.
there were many little incidents trans,
plring almost daily. to relieve the ia.
ngue and anxietics constantly upon the
minds of the "hoys."
In the rear "Wilcox's old Brigade
Mahone''s 8 Division, which was situate |
Jnst on the right Of Harris Mississippi
noys, was long hollow leading to with
in some iNy yards of tho rear of the
line, where there was spring Of ele.
giant water, shaded by n majestic oak.
Inns WIS IN great measure secure from
the enemy's missiles, and great numbers
OF the free tiegroes from Petersburg used
to bring their truck-"pies and things"
as we called lhem--and sell them to The
hall starved ''rebels" at enormous ratrs.
"A long lantern-jawed, cadaverous.iook-
ing Alabamian, who presented the ap.
'pearance of one fed on weak rice water
Tor many months his hunger knew no
bounds here was an abundance Of every
thing to eat but he lfaG no money not
even a Confederate rag" The Iatkies
were too watchfui I; he couldn't slip
anything: But he was determined to
have dinner, let the consequences be
what they might. Some little time after
his determination, yo., u'ight have seen
HIM vending his way toward one of the
most popular of The stands, with n sack
siung across his shoulder. And thus
lie accosled theevenerable ":Aunty;"
"Well, Auntv, what's that chicken
pic worth?"
"Four,cen dollars, massa. Cheap at
dat"
"Well, I haint no money, but here's
four pounds of sugar in this sack, IN
give yon for as much of one as l can
eat"
:. "Dat,s trade. shore. Here's de
Alabama ate about three fourths Of
the pie, Strengthened himself up, and
handed over the sack, telling her as the
PIC was so nice sire might have the sack
too.
The old woman thanked him, but the
soldier hal watched for busy moment
TO hand over his payment, and while
thc PIE maker was waiting on others
he wendcd his way back TO where bull
lets were whisthng where he would be
Zee from prosecution.
After a fnll in her business; the old
woman concluded to eaamiNe into the
nature of her trade, and on opening the
sack and pceping in, she exclaimed
p,STYNl,. ,.l,t,, I
cachIng down her hand for more mi
'nie inspection Immediately her eyes
''lated; her face elongated, and with
mouth protruding beyond her nasal ap.
'endagc, growled:
"Nm6In but Sand."
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-07-17

The New York Postoffice does lafte
business, and is said to seHd away each day
an average Of 10000 pounds of mail mat.
ter, whilst the average daily receipts for
distributidt in New York city are 90, 900
pounds. The number of bags received,
closed ard forwarded in single day often
exceed 1000.
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-07-17

a MlNrATuRE SnIF STARTS Across THE
OCEAN.-The "Red, White and filue." n
miniature full-rigged ship. of four tons bur
den, commanded by John NJ. Hudson.
accompanied by one F. l.. Fitch, set sail
from New York on Mon>lay, evening. over
tho wide blue sea. bound finally for London,
to tonch at Cape Finnisterc, Portugal The
New York World says: "When A,st seen,
th2 vessel was rapidly rushing through the
Atlantic, aud proceeded. il not with the
sangulnc expectations. Mt least with the
best wishes of thousands of spectators and
friends, starting for the Paris Exposition.
Captains Hudson and Fitch state that they
fully know the peril and difficulty of the
undertaking, and are provided against all
contingencies.