Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-15

al communities, some time in their career
need the help from others, which the.
| themselves have either freely given or sci
fshly withheld. But however that be, gen
crosby never hurt man OF nation. Mag
nanimity is the truest policy, and mere!
can win more lasting victories than sword
In these stormy days of ours, the Catholic
Church has been at its post, Las striven tx
do its duty on the battle field, IN the camp
in the hospital its trained and disciplined
ministers have been at hand, and men who
had heard of the grand old creed of Chris
tendon, only from its defamers, have learn
ed to know it and respect it in its works OF
charity and broad and liberal benevolence
I heard few days ago from a Southern
man a story illustrative of this. In South
ern hospital, during the war, a confederate
soldier lay dying. BY his side sat priest
vainIy endeavOrlng to raise his thoughts to
the new world he was so soon to enter
The poor fellow understood nothing about
it he had never heard of the simplest
truths Of religion. They had not Taught
him these thugs where he came from
" But I'll tell You what, stranger, said he;
q though / never heard of them things-ot
hell, and heaven, and purgatorv-I heard
of angels, and / know one, too The
priest was silent with astonishment. ''Look
We here, stranger, continued the soldier
do you see that ere gal down there-there
moving about around them beds that gal
with tie big white bonnet, now that's an
angel, if ever there was an angel" and he
pointed to Sister of Charity near by
" Now, stranger" said he, 81 don't know
you, or what you are talking about, but
know the gal with the big white bonnet
just call her here. and whatever she says is
right and true. | go that, if you like. -
And so the Sister OF Charity sat also by his
side, and, as she babe him, he consented
to believe, and thus his life ebbed away :;
and perhaps, who knows, the angel face he
met beyond the dark river bore glorited
resemblance to that OF the "gal with the
big white bonnet" Well, YOU ladies can t
Ill be gals with big white bonnets," and,
perhaps, don't care to be- Female tastes
on that subject are apt to vary. But You
can perform some angel work, for all that.
Iou remember when Shylock would have
his pound of flesh, and refused to abate one
lot Of what was nominated in the bond.
You remember how elOquently the young
doctor of Rome pleaded to him, and atrove
to soften his heart.
The quality of mercy is not strained;
1t dr0ppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
upon the place DCHCdtn II IL twice DCSS y
It hlcssCth him that gives, and him that takes
lis mightiest in the miGhtiest 1t becomes
The thrOned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptro shows the force OF temporal power.
The attribute to awe anG majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear OF kings.
But mercy is above this sceptred sway
it is cnthroncd III the hearts of kings,
1t is an attribute of God himself
And earthly power doth then show tikeet God
When mercy seasons justice.
Therefore, though Justice BE- thy plea, consider
this -
That III the course of justice none of us should sec
salvation. We do pray for mercy.
And that same prayer doth teach us all IL render
the deeds Of mercy.
ALI, fair young Roman Doctor OF Laws,
gentle lady of Belmont masquerading it for
pastime, but growing into serious earnest
in the presence OF danger and warming
with all the fire and elOquence and tender
ness of her wOman'S nature in her struggle
TO set pity and mercy i'll that uncongenial
heart, had we among our modern women
such heads and such hearts, could they
plead as she did for mercy, for charity and
the wounds of civil discOrd
would soon be healed and the light of peace
md Union shine forth again over this rack
I'd and tortured land. Sisters, be kind at
east to your sisters in the South, and let
7our household intiuence-the true realm
If woman's dominion-soften and elevate
natures less fine than your own; and thus,
lcrOss the sea OF sorrow, us dark and dreary
is ever tempest tossed, the light may shine
gain; the light which of old shed its rays
III the Lake OF Galilee and lulled its waves
o rest; the light that for nineteen hundred
ears, in all their clouds and storm, has
lever been wholly extinguished, sometimes
limmed and Pickering, but ever renewed,
lCfnp 1Iorl,4 oh oil &h1
avs are blended and cOmmingled, of Chris
ian charity and mercy and faith and hope.
The Tax BilI-Important Amendments AS
Adopted-Large Additions to the Free
List.
The report of the committee of confer
nee on the tax bill fixes the tax on cotton
t q cents, to go into effect September l.
The Senate amendment to tax manufac-
ures exclusively of glass three per centum
I'd valorem is retained, the words ''other
han window-glass " being inserted, with
n amendment by the conference commit
ee, rs follows "On leather of all descrip-
ions, and goat, deer, calf, kid, sheep, horse,
log, and dog skins, tanned or partially
AIMED, curried, finished, or in the rough,
/! per centum al valorem.''
The Senate receded from its amendment
Chewing sirups and molasses from the
'er cent, and reducing the rate upon SUI
ar, so that item reads 9 On refined SUI
,ars and on the products of sugar refinie-
les, not including sirup or molasses, q tax
# per centum adj valorem."
Section nineteen is amended by adding
he following And no suit for the pur-
Ose of restraining the assessm ent or col
action of the tax shall be maintained in
ny court.
The Senate recedes from its amendment
lacing upon the free list boots, shoe find
ngs and strings, and gloves made of leath
+ or skins.
The House provision, placing on the free
st steam locomotives and engine boilers,
og, siding, and shingle machines, is re-
loved, but scythes are inserted in the free
st. The Senate recedes from it's amend |
lent making wire cloth free. The rate on
randy made Of grapes is increased from
fly cents to 81 per gallon. The Senate
mendment provides for the repeal of all
axes on advertisements or receipts of toll |
Dads. The Senate amendment is retained |
hich provides that the tonnage duty now
imposed by law on all ships, vessels, or
Gamers engaged i'll foreign or domestic
shall be levied at once within
ne year, and paid by such ship, vessel or