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Year: 1861

Notwithstanding internal troubles, the United
States arc determined to occupy in the year 1851 an
activo position in the great international exhibition TO BIO
held in London in 1852 Congress, at s last session.
authorized tho President 10 take for facilitating


proper representation at that exhibition and the Exc
cutve in his message regretted that he had unable
20 give the subecta subject at interesting in
itself and extensively and intimately connected with
the material prosperity Of the word"the personal at
tenton it deserved. He, however, appointed several
gentlemen commissioners represent tho interests Of
such American citizens may desire TO become cxhib
tors and they issued circular inviting the operation


their fellow citizens in carrying out tho objects OF their
appointment. Agents have also been appointed In the
various States and largo cities to solicit contributions
manufactures, agricultural productions, &c, and every
effort will be brought TO bear that may bring tho United
States Of America prominently heretofore before
the world a first class agricultural and mechanical
country The fine arts have not boon neglected. and a
fair chance is offered for competition.


THE COUNTRIES TO BE REPRESENTED.


All the world win bo represented-at least II Is IN
tended that such should be the cascand to prevent the
confusion likely to from such gigantic schome,
the British Commissioners will only communicate through
a similar commission to bo appointed by each Of the
countries that may be interested, and article will be
admitted to the exhibition except through and with tho
sanction Of such commission.
Year: 1861

Alderman CoRSxIL moved that room be furnished the
Of tho First district Of the Nineteenth ward
the vote Of that district which had been in
terruped election day and that committee Of the
Board be appointed by the Chair to supernend said in
spection.


Tho motion was adopted, and the CHAm appointed Al.
dermen Cornell, Chipp and Allen as the committee


The Of the Twelfth Alderuanlc district was
next proceeded with The vote for MAY aud Alderman
was oa fOllOWs-
Year: 1861

In the Fourteenth district Of the Seventeenth ward
naccuracy in tho vote Of Opdyke occurred, giving him
vote that found in the Councimanic box, ana
spelling his namo opy, and the matter was referred to
the district for the necessary correction


After proceeding thus far tho Board took recess for
Year: 1861

y great many foolish things are said
and done IN the world, among which an
unknown writer classes the following:


For a young man to think he does him
self credit by hanging around stores and
taverns, smoking bad cigars. and paving
for whiSkey and oysters, in order to be
called liberal by set of youths rs soft
in the brain as himself


For "A lady to be annoyed because a ron
tlcnan did not give her the best side of the
street and the incest seat IN the public as
sembly. She should not forget that these
conventional courtesies are not her right
any farther than they choose to conccde
them


For an unhcdged clerk to think that he
must buy eXtravagant gloves and cravats
for every festival occasion. because Jones.
whose father is worth half million. does
so. The best way Of proving his manhood
would be to let such things entirely alone


For @irl 70 stay away from party
because she has worn all her dresses and
can have a new one Isn't it something
akin to selt-conceit for her to imagine that
people have no hing to DO but TO think
about her dresses?


For a man To be extra fastidious about
coio-nes. diamond fin@er-rings, and per
Tuned ocket-handkerchleiS, and then set
society at defiance with his cigar ease and
tobacco box


For a siri to Ihink that she Is establish
ing her character as a young lady of fash
ION hy allowing her mother to toll through
all the drrdgery of the house, and then
inTcetin@ hcr money in gaUdy hroa :hes
and artificial flowers


For man to suppose himself a gentle
man because he touches his hat 10 a party
OF splendidly dressed young ladies. while
be scorns to lend a hclping hand to the
woman who Is struggling across the street


For simple working Girl to buy imita-
ton jewelry, because her wealthy neigh
bor spends a small fortune in the real.


For an elderly young lady to think she
renews her bloom by dressing in the style
of sixteen, with pink roses in her bonnet
and carmine roses on her cheeks
Year: 1861

Undoubtedly the amendment to the
army I'LL adopted BY the Senate yesterday,
which proposes that Lieutenant General
Scctt be retired from active service, re-
tanning the emoluments Of his Office, refers
to scne future period, and was incorpo-
rated IN tic hill at his own request. We
are without any authentic explanation OF
the matter, but wc presume this is the cor
Year: 1861

RuNoRED ArFKAY AT CAMP DorGlAs.-
There were rumors in the city yesterday that
on Sunday night, while attempting to break
out Of the guard honee, three soldiers had been


wounded, one Of them severely. As near as
We could learn, The men had pricd Oft board
from the side Of the building, and obtained
possession Of some muskets belonging to the
sentry. Thus armed, the prisoners became
turbulent and made known their intention of
leaving their uncomfortable quarters. In using
the force necessary to prevent this, three of
The contestants received ugly wounds from
Eabre-bayonets. We give this as the general
tenor Of tho story spread abont the streets
yesterday, trusting that it may upon exa1nina-
ton prove without proper foundation il fact,
Year: 1861

must make some desperate display Of my
solf in style Of costume which | deprecated.
She relieved me Instantly with;


mo. that will not DO, there arc people
moving about aud you will be seem.


1t was now my turn to stammer out


What's TO be doneF For saw that the
little hazel eyed girl was superior to me in
presence Of mind and energy Of action. She
did not wait long to answer my question.


You must lie still here while | get up
When have lefI the room you can rise, dress
and so away at the drst opportunity was
her response, delivered in quiet, business
like manner.


And so | did. Under May Stevens com
mands buried my intruding head under the
bed-clothes and kept it well covered till l
heard the retreatiug footsteps on the stairs,
which was but a few moments, though it
seemed an age then with desperate bound
/ sprang from the bed, turned the key on the
departed one. II was the quickest dressing
ever made, and will venture to say that no
man ever sneaked out Of his own apartments
more stealthily than I.


That morning we-mct. .atay Stevens and
l. at the breakfast table--I in the character
Of the newly arrived that morn-and were
formally introduced, during the ceremony OF
which, we astonished every one present, and
planted a thorn Of wonder in the sides Of Net
tic and Carrie. by bursting simultaneously in
to a hearty laugh, which we never fail to re.
peat when the memory Of our first moebnn
comes up


And now. Cousin Jane you have the whole
story Of how first met my wife.
Year: 1861

Mr., Vallandigham said:


Mr. Chairman In the Constitution of
the United States, which the other day we
swore to support, and by the authority of
which we are here assembled now it is
written:


"All legislative powers herein granted
shall be vested in Congress of the United
States"


1t is further written also that the Con,
gress to which all legislative powers gran
ted are thus committed


"Shall make no law abridging the free.
dom of speech or of the press"


And it is yet further written, in protec.
ton of Senators and Representatives in
that freedom of debate here, without which
there can be no liberty, that


"For any speech or debate in either
House they shall not be questioned in any
other place"


Holding up the shield of the Constitu.
ton, and standing here in the place and
with the manhood of a Representative of
the people, propose to myself, to-day,
the ancient freedom of speech used within
these walls; though with somewhat more,
| trust, of deccncy and discretion than
have sometimes been exhibited here. Sir,
| do not propose the direct question of this
civil war in which We are engaged, Its
present prosecution is foregonc conclu.
/ sion and wise man never wastes his
strength Oh fruitless enterprise. My
position shall at present, for the most part
be indicated by my votes, and by the res
olutions and motions which l may submit.
But there are many questions incident to
the war and to its prosecution about which
have something to say now.


Mr.. Chairman, the President in the
message before us, demands the cxtraordi-
nary loan of s4OO, Goa, ,OOO-an amount
nearly ten times greater than the entire
public debt, State and Federal, at the
close of the Revolution in 1888, and four
times as much as the total expenditures
during the three years war with Great
Britain, in 1912.


Sir, that same Constitution whicn I
again hold up, and to which I give my
who'e heart and my utmost loyalty COM
mits to Congress alone the power to bor-
row money and to fix the purposes to which
it shall be applied, and expressly limits
Army appropriations to the term of two
years. Each Senator and Representative,
therefore, must judge for him mself,upon his
conscience and his oath, and before God
and the country, of the justice and wisdom
and policy of the Presidents demand |;
and whenever this House shall have be-
come but mere Office wherein to register
the DEGREES of the Executive, it will be
high time to abolish it. But have a
right, believe, sir, to say that, however
gentlemen upon this side of the Chamber
may differ finally as to the war, we are
yet firmly and inexorably united in one
thing at least, and that is in the determin-
alton that our own rights and dignities and
privileges, as the Representatives of the
people, shall be maintained in their spirit
and to the very letter, And be this rs it
may, | do know that there are some here
present who are resolved TO assert and TO
exercise these rights, with becoming dc.
Year: 1861

SEVEN Sons IN SERvICE.-We published yes
terday paragraph giving an account of four
widows living in the South who had sent
nineteen sons to fight for their country. This
We thought doing very well, but there is q
widow lady in our city, who we think has
done better than any other We have yet no.
ticed. She has already sent seven into ser
vice--some OF them fighting now at SeWeli )
Point-some anxious for u chance at other
points, and some ready 10 reinforce them
All waiting for orders and the Old widow
says she wishes she htu as many more of the
same sort-she would send them all. With
such mothers and such sons 10 lend their aid,
the Southern cause must necessarily be yicto-
rious Lyuchburg Republican,
Year: 1861

A PATRIOTIC OFFER.-We received 4 call this
morning from a gallant Mississipian, Captain
James Edwards, of the Bay of st. Louis,
Hancock county, who comes TO offer the SER
vice Of himself and the use of his mill for the
defence of the coast. lie proposes that the
Government shall take charge OF the mill
saw lumber toZbuiid gun BOATS or for other
purposes, and says all that he asks is a SOL
dier's rations during the war. Furthermore if
the timber cannot be obtained, he has twelve
hundred acres of live cak which is at the ser
vice of the Government Captain Edwards
came from Mississippi TO make the offer, and
he is now urging its acceptance by the Navy
Department He is not wealthy man all
his property being mentioned in these few
lines. Sneh patriotic liberality is certainly
worthy of record.-Aontgonser AdU., ed.
Year: 1861

FORTRESS MONROE Nov. 0, 1861.


The ferry boat Commodore Perry arrived here this
morning from the great expedition She lost sight Of the
feet on Friday evening" about thirty miles Off Bulls Bay.
The hest was bearing towards Port Royal The captain
knows nothing about the reported loss Of the Union and
another transport His boat became so disabled that he
could proceed no farther but had to toward the coast
for safety The Mayhower distance behind the
ncet with signal Of distress and the captain thinks she
could not have reached her destination Tho Commodore
Perry lay several hours Cape Fear and finally made
Hatteras Inlet.
Year: 1861

Behaving that the time has arrived when the
great Republican party of the United States ought
to be fairly represented in the daily press Of the
National Metropolis, we have embarked in the
enterprise Of supplying the citizens Of the District
of Columbia with daily publication, under the
title of the" NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,"


In its political department. this journal will
advocate and defend the principles Of the Repub-
lican party, and endeavor to disabuse the public
mind Of groundless prejudices which have been
engendered against 1t, by the false accusations
Of its enemies. Having the utmost confidence
that the administration Of Mr.. Lincoln will be
such as to merit our appreciation, we expect to
yield 1t q cordial, but not servile support. In
the great Issue that is likely to be made with his
administration, by the enemies of the Republican
party, the people Of Washington and the District
of Columbia have more at stake than the people
Of any other portion Of our common country. We
believe that TO support Mr. Lincoln's administra-
tion will be synonymous with maintaining the in
tegrity Of the Federal Union, against the machin-
ations of those who would rend it asunder No
one can doubt upon which side of this issue the
people Of Washington will be found, when they
come to realize that 1t is fairly forced upon them
We feel confident therefore, that in yielding to
the administration Of Mr.. Lincoln cordial sup
port we shall have the sympathy of an immense
majority of the people of this District and vicin
ity. ,


It Is not our design, however, to make the
National Republican mere political paper. We
intend, that as a medium Of general and local
news II shall not be inferior to any other journal
published in this city. We shall pay particular
attention to questions Of local policy, and advo-
cate such reforms as we may deem essential to
the prosperity of the city, and to the advance
ment Of the moral and material welfare of its
inhabitants.


We deem it unnecessary, however, to multi
ply promises, as the paper viii. Immediately make
Its appearance, and will then speak for itself.
livered to city subscribers at six cents per week.
Mail subscribers, $3.50 year, payable in ad-
vance.


The publication Office is at the corner of Indi.
ana avenue and Second street.


LEWIS CLEPHANE l. co.
Year: 1861

Resolred, That we, the Democracy of the
Union, in Convention assembled, hereby de.
clare our afhrmance of the resolutions unani.
mously adopted and declared as platform of
principles by the Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati, in the year 1856, believing that
Democratic principles are interchangeable in
their nature, when applied to the same subject
matter; and we recommend as the only further
resolutions the following:


ResOlred, That it is the duty of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection
to all its citizens, whether at home or abroad,
and whether native or foreign.


Resoiued, That one Of the necessities of the
age, in a military commercial, and postal
point of view, is speedy communication be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific States and
the Democratic party pledge such constitution
al government aid as will insure the construc-
ton of a railroad to the Pacific coast at the
earliest practicable period.


ReSOired, That the Democratic party are in
favor of the acquisition Of the island Of Cuba,
on such terms as shall be honorable to our
selves and just to Spain.


Resolved, That the enactment of State Leg
islatures TO defeat the faithful execution of the
fugitive slave law are hostile in character, sub
versive of the Constitution, and revolutionary
in their effect.


ReSolred, That in accordance with the in.
depreciation of the Cincinnati platform, that
during the existence of the Territorial Govern
ments, the measure of restriction, whatever il
may be, imposed by the Federal Constitution
on the power OF the Territorial Legislature
over the subject Of the domestic relations, as
the same has been, or shall hereafter be, finally
determined by the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States, should be respected by all good
citizens, and enforced with promptness and
fidelity by every branch of the General Gov
ernment
Year: 1861

BLACK PEARL FROM A MUssEL-A black
pearl of rare value and beauty was found,
on Monday, says the Alta, in a mussel,
which a gentleman was eating. The shell
fish was taken somewhere along the coast,
not far from the Golden Gate.
Year: 1861

The following striking poem was reclted
by Miss Lizzie Doten, Spiritual trance
speaker, at the close of recent lecture in
Boston. She professed to give it impromp-
tu, so far as she was concerned, and to
speak under the direct influence Of the spirit
of Edgar A. Poe. Whatever may be the
truth about its production, the poem is in
several respects remarkable one. Miss
Doten is apparently incapable ef origina-
ting such poem. If it was written for her
by some one else, and merely committed to
memory and recited by her, the poem is
nevertheless wonderful as reproduction
of the singular music and ALTERATION of
Poe's style, and as manifesting the same in
tensity of feeling. Whoever wrote the po-
en- must have been exceedingly familiar
with Poe and deeply in sympathy with his
spirit. But if Miss Doten is honest, and the
poem originated as she says it did, it is un-
questionably the n ost astonishing thing
that Spiritualism has produced. 1t does
not follow necessarily in that case, that
Poe himself made the poem-although we
are asked to believe great many spiritual
things on less cogent evidence-but it is. IN
any view of it that may be taken, very
singular and mysterious production. There
Is IN the second verse an allusion to pre-
vious poem that purported to come from
the spirit of Poe, which was published some
years since. and attracted much attention
but the following poem is of higher order,
and much more like Poe than the other
| .Sn1lnnGelH Ren1LI.cnra
Year: 1861

1t might be presumption in him, but lie
fought the Senate, representing the sew
cral States, and being an advisory council
ought to advise the President, by resolu-
ton, to withdraw the troops, and not to
take any steps looking like menace; but
to throw the chances on an amicable ne>
gotiation.


If tho peace policy was not to prevail
let us get ready for the conflict. But if
blood be shed, the last hope of preserving
what is left ofthe Union will be gone
His opinion was, that the Federal Govern.
mont cannot be restored or preserved or the
principles which brought the dominant
party into power.
Year: 1861

CuRE FOR NEURALGIA-The following
is given by high medical authority as q
certain cure for neuralgia Take watch
glass, and piece of lint little less in size
than the watch-glass to be used-which
need not be more than two inches in dism.
e'er-putting it on the hollow side of the
glass. Pour on few drops of chloroform
sufficient to saturate it, and chen apply it
at once to the part affected, keeping the
edges of the glass closely applied to the
skin, by covering it with the hand, for the
purpose Of keeping 1t in position, as we'll
9Snt. ess'Stins aeaeT4onr qtie~ ror ten llh1n-
utes, according to the amount of irritation
wished for. The patient during this time
will complain of a burning sensation-not
so severe as that produced by a mustard
slnapiSm, which reaches its height in five
minutes, and then abatcs, but does not en-
tlrely disappear for more than ten minutes
10 insure the full operation of the rem
edy, it is necessary that the watch-glass
be rather concave, that it be closely applied
to the skin, and the hand applied over it
be sensibly y warm. The immediate affect
OF the application is to remove ell local
pain in neuralgia.
Year: 1861

NIGHT AIR.-An extraordinary fallacy
is the dread of night air. What air can
we breathe at night but night air? The
choice is between pure night air from with
out, and foul night air from within. An
unaccountab'e choice. What will they
say, if it is proved to be true that fully one
half of all the disease we suffer from is oc-
casionGd by people sleeping with their
windows shutl An open window most
nights in the year can never hurt any one.
This is not tosay that light is not necessa-
ry for recovery. In great cities night air
is often the best and purest to be had in
twenty four hours. l could better under-
stand shutting the windows in town, during
the day, tlsan during the night, for the sake
of the sick. The absence of smoke, the
quiet all tend 10 make night the best time
for airing the patient, One of our highest
medical authorities on consumption and
climate, has told me that the air of London
is never so good as after ten o'clock at
night, Always air your room, then, from
the outside air if possible. Windows are
made open, doors are made to shut-the
truth of which seems extremely difficult of
apprehension. Every room must be aired
from withont-every passage from within.
But the fewer passages there are in hos
pital the better.-Florence Nightingale.
Year: 1861

The aborigjnes Of Australia have nc
idea of Supreme Divinity. the creator
and governor of the world the witness
Of their actions and their future Judge
They have no objects to worship, even oi
a subordinate or inferior rank They
have no idols, no temples, no sacrifices
In short, they have nothing whatever oi
the character OF religion, or Of religious
observance, TO distinguish them from the
beasts that perish.
Year: 1861

An INDIANS SHREwDNESs.-At an early stage
in the proceedings of the New York Central Rail
road, while the directors were negotiating with
the chiefs for the land around Jemison Hill, the
c0oDel aud others had made some strong speech
es, depicting the worthessness OF the land, aud
enlarging considerable upon the fact that 1t was
good for nothing for corn and consequently it
should be leased very low. When The colonel sat
down. the old chief replied in the Seneca tonga,
to the Interpreter, to tho effect that be "knew
it was poor land for corn, but mighty good for
railroad I" The force of this remark will be fully
appreciated when it is known that the little strip
of land around Jemis0n Hill was the only posi-
bic place for q railroad that did not involve the
building of two expensive bridges across the Al
leghany
Year: 1861

IIoME.-A board shanty, with little skill and
wight spirit, may compass all the best features
of home. The man who can use an AK and
handsaw ought speedily to dwell under his own
roof. 1t will be all the more dear to him If his
own hands have fashioned and repaired it. Ordi-
narily he is a stronger and better man for the
State when he has acquired an interest in the
soil On the two relations, IL is better to hp
ones own landlord than the tenant OF another !;
even though the ordshpi is only over miniature
potato field. There cannot be the best conseora-
tion of our dwellings until our permanent inter-
est are vested in them. Nay, not until we havo
come to consider the probabilities that our child
rem will gather it at the same hear thstone Until
then, paucity and barrcnness may linger around
our abodes.
Year: 1861

Seated one day at the organ.


was weary and i'll at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly


Over the noisy keys.
do not know what | was playing,
Or what was dreaming then;
But struck one chord of music
Like the sound of great Amen
1t flooded the crimson twilight,


Like the close of an angels Psalm,
And it lay on my fevered spirit


With touch of infinite calm.
1t quieted pain and sorrow.


Like love overcoming strife
1t seemed the harmonious echo


From our disoordant life
1t linked all pcrplexed meanings
Into one perfect peace,
And trembled away into silence,
AS If it were 10th to cease.
have sought. but I seek it vanly,
That one lost chord divine,
That came from the soul of tho organ
And centered into mine.
1t may he that Deaths bright angel
win speak in that chord again.
1t may be that only in Heaven


shall hear that grand Amen.