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Year: 1861

The Hudson River may now be considered as
open from New-York to Albany, snd but few
days will elapse before navigation will be fully
resumed The last blockade Of ice near Castle
ton gave way on Monday night, and oil along
ths river preparations are being made by the
owners Of vessels to commence business
Year: 1861

this Is the truth II al the eiaves Of Virginia
could only be got rid OF, the actual value OF
property in the State would be immensely in
creased thereby. Nothing but the curse of
Slavery has prevented Virginia from being the
first State of the Union
Year: 1861

Who are the real leaders OF the Secession
party in Virginia Wise, Mason, Hunter and
John Tyler. They all belong to the party which
was crushed in the Presidential election in that
Statc. They zee that if they can get the State
out of the Union, they may regain the power
they and their party have else lost forever.
Hence their zeal for the destruction Of the Fed
eral Government.
Year: 1861

The NAVAL COMMANDER OF THE GREAT Ex-
PEDITIoN.-The splendid engagement which
resulted in the capture of Forts Walker and
Beaufort by our great expedition, says the New
York Herald, surpasses any previous exploit in
the naval history of the republic. and gloriously
sbscures the errors and mistakes in that branch
of our service of the las, forty years. Our
other naval trlumphs have been Ofa character
SO different that Commodore Dupont may claim
to have achieved a new as we'll as a most
brilliant victory.
Year: 1861

There is nothing new from the Lower Poto-
mac this morning. Three or four coastne
vessels have succeeded in running the blockade
during the past week, but it is dangerous ex-
pertinent.
Year: 1861

Several members Of Congress have arrived
IN Washington during the past few days, and
are hunting up quarters for the winter. The
hotels cannot accommodate the rush which will
be made when Congress meets
Year: 1861

We, therefore, the representatives of the
people of the State Of South Carolina in
Convention assembled, appealing to the
Supreme Judge Of the world for the recti.
tude Of our intentions, do, in the name and


by the authority of the good people Of this
State, solemnly publish and declare that
the State of South Carolina is, and Of
right ought to be, a free and independent
State, aud that all political connection be-
tween it and the Northern States is, and
ought to &c totally dissolved, aud that as q
free and independent State we have full
power to levy war, conclude peace, con-
tract alliances, establish commerce, and to
do all other acts and things which an iude.
pendent State may of right do. And for
the support Of this declaration. with firm
reliance on the protection Of Divine Provi-
dence, We mutually pledge to each other
our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred hon
Year: 1861

For PARENTs-How TO RUN a Son.
Let him have his own way-allow him
free use of money--suffer him to rove
where he pleases on the Sabbath day
give him free access to wicked companions
--call him to no account for his evenings
furnish him with no stated employ
ment,
Year: 1861

If the men ready AID eager to strike q blow
for the Union were to-day armed, equipped and
awaiting the word, We believe there would be
no blow to strike. If We are to meet One Hun
dred Thousand men with Seventy-fve Thousand,
we shall have q bloody battle with q doubtful
result. Increase our force to One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand and the result is certain, and
may perhaps be attained without serious con-
test. In the interest then, of Humanity, Of
Peace, and of the National dignity, we insist
that the volunteers for the Union be enrolled,
armed, equipped and dispatched to the front at
the earliest moment. We consider it quite proba.
bic that such regiments as we have sent to Wash.
ington would defeat even q larger number Of
such men as the rebels can oppose to them; but
a victory thus won would cost many precious
lives, and we want to save them. Two Hun.
dred Thousand plenpotentiaries on the banks of
the Potomac may secure us an early and blood
less peace, when much smaller number would
expose us to the caamities and mischances Of
protracted war.


We want peace, but it must be an honorable
and durable one, 1t must be peace that fully
upholds the dignity and insures the stability OF
the Union. A peace that afIirms, even by impli-
cation, the right of any State to dissolve the
Union at pleasure, would be the inauguration of
perpetual anarchy and of chronic civil war.


The meanest and most disloyal Of our city
journals is hard at work, in its usual insidious,
sideong manner, striving td rekindle the embers
of partisan strife and Jealousy. 1t chatters about
the Presidents adhering or not adheTing to the
Chicago Platform, as if that had something to do
with the attainment of peace. What it evidently
aims at is recast OF our party politics at the
point of rebel bayonets. That can never
be. What is now to be decided is the legt.
imacy of an appeal from Ballots to Bullets
to settle question of domestic politics. Any
meddling with party platforms in treating
with armed rebels would be plain con.
cossion of the vital matter in issue. No:
We must first put down rebellion by bullets,
Year: 1861

The LonisriIe Journal thus speaks of the trea-
son Of John Bell, in abandoning the ranks of
those who maintain and defend the Union:


"A sudden, and utter and ngorous detection
suffered by sacred and impcrsd excite
speaisbc sion ard ;us and indignation in the breast
every and enlightened lover o! his country. burn.
ing scandal to the Of constitutional liberty


Who would not rather be Andrew johnson,
receiving the insults of the SecessiOnst mob, yet
true to his country, than the miserable man
whose own friends are constrained by truth and
patriotism to denounce him in such language as
this
Year: 1861

The Mars, steamboat belonging to Cincinnati,
has been seized at Helena, Ark, and her cargo
appropriated. AT Napoleon, in the same State,
an attempt was made to seize the steamer West
moreland by mob Of rebels, who fred volley
into her as she lay at the wharf crowded with
passengers many Of them ladies. One passen-
ger was shot dead, and fireman was wounded.
BY prompt action the captain of the boat got her
off without further loss though a fire was kept
up on her as long as she remained within reach.
Outrages like this need no comment.
Year: 1861

II is said that the Legislature Of Maryland
Las refused to call Convection to consider the
question Of Secession, and the Uuion feeling is
said to be rapidly gaining in the State. The
question of the transit of troops, it is also said,
viii be satisfactorily settled.
Year: 1861

The People Of Virginia are to vote, some four
weeks hence, on the momentOus issue of Seces-
sion or Union, and, in order that they may do
30 with due deliberation and impartlality, the
Secession mob now rampant in all the Eastern
Counties is engaged in the laudable business of
hunting up all outspoken Union men and driving
them out of the State. Every day, quite num-
Der of these traitors TO Tirginia-such il their
designation in the Secession dialect-are routed
from their homes, and fly for their lives, leaving
farms, stock, implements, furniture, everything
but the clothes on their backs and perhaps tho
little money in their pockets to tho mercy Of the
mob, who will Of course appropriate all that can
be- dcyoured or carried off. Where one open
Unionst i. thus driven of, probably a dozen
arc frightened into mounting Secession
badge aad shouting for JEFF. Davis SO that,
when the Election comes to be held
(rira roce, not by ballot), the voto will
be unanimous for Secession, and just as heavy as
the conspirators choose to make it. Very likely,
tho Reign of Terror now fully iaauguratcd and
rapidly extending Westward will ensure the
boasted Secession majority of One Hundred
Thousand, or any larger number that may be
desired. But the larger it may be, the more
complete will be the evidence that the election is
farce, and the result an at.estation of the mag.
nitude of the general fright and terror, not an
exhibition of the true sentiment of the People.


We did not need this evidence of tho fact that
the traitors dare not have fair election in any
Year: 1861

A report that Senator Mason of Virginia had
been arrested at Perryyille was extensively cir
culated yesterday. We regret to say that it
was founded only on the arrest of some other
parties for examination merely. hason has
been one of the most arrogant and cOntumacious
of the Southern traitors, and ought to be taken
into custody if he can be found within reach of
the arr Of the Government. We are surprised
that ne vas allowed to escape from Phlladel
phia unmoested. The mpudence of these fel-
lows is only surpassed by the easy good nature
of the North
Year: 1861




The Memphis Avslanch calls rigorous
ly for an army TO defend Memphis from
invasion by the troops at CAIRO, by march
ing upon Them and slaugRtsring them
promiscuously. We extract enough to
show the spirit Of the secession animal.


The concentration Of, this army at the
proper point is new an Immediate and
military necessity for the defense of the
Southwest. No time should be lost 10
carrying out this suggestion, Measures
should be at once taken 10 secure the CO.
operation Of all the States on the Mississ
ippi. south Of Cairo-all being interested
in preventing the occupation and block
ade ofthis common highway of their
commerce by the common enemy. The
people are ripe for this movement In a
week an army could be assembled on the
banks ofthe Mississippi that would drive
back any torce that might present itself.


Memphis has a vital interest in this
matter. and should spare no effort to pro-
mote the proposed movement, by which
she would be- efectuslly protected from
attack. The danger thickcns upon her
Year: 1861

FEED Bones To THE HESs.-If you take
fresh bones from the kitchen, and wilk
sledge. on rock, or any nataral or arti-
fetal anvil pound them up into small
pieces, hsns viii eat them ravenously, and
not only viii they digest the bones and
make better manure of them than can
be made in any other way, but they will
be themselves greatly bete6tted by them.
they viii lay throughout the season


with much greater regularity than other


wise, and will fatteu on the marrow with
in, and the fat and muscle will adhere to


the bones.-Homestead.
Year: 1861

Pbe National AtsHigsncsr says the
following form of oath Of allegiance has
been prepared with view to its being ad-
miristered to all the employees Of the
government connected with the several
departments. The form was prepared by
the Attorney General, who was himself.
we believe, the first to take and subscribe
to the oath, aud we presume that no
one in the service of the government,
will. al such time as the present, refuse
to taken it, unless his COINCIDENCE fOrbids
to be true TO it,
Year: 1861

to make it victorious. These remarks
apply to the border as we'll as free states.
Thirdly, the demonstrations growing out
of this policy settle for the time the an
ticipated trouble from tariff conflicts, as
trade will not go to the same vicinity
with squadrons and troops. Fourthiy,
it legitimately augments The expenditures
and all the embarrassment which natu-
rally environ the path of the conspirators-
+" The way of the transgressor is hard,
and it ought to be made SO.


Thus we see that the government 10
not only well-meaning--it has the inside
track. If it continues to show the same
wisdom, it is master of the situation TO
the end. 1t will not only exhibit seces-
sion as a crime, but it will convict it of
being blunder.-B Boston Journal.
Year: 1861

The Governor of South Carolina, on


the 22d ut., in reply to an address from


the Commander Of the f" Pickens Cadets"


related the following interesting facts


al remember while in a distant court


of Europe, and at the most despotic OF
all governments, that on a memorable
occasion / visited the magnificent gar
dens that surround Peterhof, near St.


Petersburg. The gardens and grounds


were dedicated to the enjoyment and


peaceful pursuits of the greatest and most


brilliant of courts. On a remote island
of these magnificent grounds that had
been set aside for the private enjoyment
and private walks of the Emperor and
Empress, tree was pointed out TO me in
that garden, cultivated by particular and
devoted hands, surrounded by wire wick
et-work, and flowers fourishing all a.
round il. There stood on one branch OF
the tree a large brass plate, and on one
side of that plate, in German, and on the
other in Scalvonic, was written, This
tree was planted in 1889, by Nicholas,
from an acorn that grew near the tomb
of the great Washington This was the
inscription upon that tree, placed there
by one OF the most absolute rulers that
ever swayed the scepter of empire. And
yet in his private, secluded gardens, he
paid this deep heartfelt tribute to the
memory of the greatest and purest man
the world ever saw.


He did not take an acorn from near
the tomb of the great Elizabeth; nor did
he take it from the garden of the Tul-
leries, grown in the time of Louis the
XIV; nor did he take ii from the tomb
of the great Napoleon nor did he take
it from the garden of the Caesars, near
Rome but he took an acorn from the
tomb of a pure and mighty man, in the
wlds of America, who had planted the
seeds Of government consecrated 10 the
freedom and independence Of nations,
whose every principle was directly at
war with the principles of its own gov
ernment; and yet SO great were the
virtues and integrity of Washington.
that even this mighty monarch, in private
and secret, paid 10 him bis heartfelt and
deep tribute. The tree was watered and
cultivated with more care than any of
the trees in that garden. 1t was -four
shing and green, and trust in God il
will continue to flourish fresh and green
until its branches shall oyerspread the
civilized world.


| have also seen the cossack of the
Don and the Yolga | have seen the
Lancers of Russia, and l have seen the
Tartar and the Arab IN the wilds of the
interior, and yet, Notwithstanding their
sem-barbarian life, even they converse
of the mighty Washington in their tents
at night. There is no portion OF the
world that has not heard of his name,
and love and admire his great and manly
aud virtue
Year: 1861

Will she come to me, little Efie--


Will she come in my arms to rest,
And nestle her head on my shoulder,


While the sun goes down in the west
| and EfIle will sit together,


All alone in this great armchair
Is it silly to mind it, darling,


When life Is so hard to bearl
No one comforts me like my Effie,


Just think that she does not try
Only looks with a wistful wonder,


why grown people should ever cryj
While her little soft arms close tighter,


Round my neck in their clinging hold;
Well, must not cry ON your hair, dear,


For my tears might tarnish the gold.
am tired Of trying to read, dear;


1t is worse to talk and seem gay:
There are some kinds Of sorrow, Efie,


1t is useless to thrust away.
All advice may be wise, my darling,


But one always knows it before;
And the reasoning down ones sorrow


Seems to make one suffer the more.
But my Efiic won't reason, Will she


Or endeavor to understand;
Only hold up her mouth to kiss me,


As she strokes NY face with her hand.
If you break your plaything yourself, dear,
Don't you cry for it all the same
don't think it is such a comfort


One has only ones self to blame.
People say things cannot be helped, dear,
But, then, that is the reason why,
Forif things could be helped or altered,
One would never sit down to cry.
They say. too, that tears are quite useless,
To undo, amend, or restore
When think hot0 useless, my Efie,
Then my tears only fall the more.
All to-day l struggled against it,,


But that does not make sorrow cease,
And now dear, it is such blessing


To be able to cry in peace.
Though wise people would call that folly,
And demonstrate with grave SURPRISE
We won't mind what they say, my EfIie,
We never professed to be wise
But my comforter knows a lesson,


Wiser, trucr than all the rest
That to help and to heal a sorrow,
Love and silence are always best.
Well--who Is my comforter tell me!
Effie smiles, but she will not speak,
Or look up through the long curled lashes
That are shading her rosy check.
Is she thinking Of talking fishes,
The blue bird, or magical tree
Perhaps am thinking, my darling,
OF something that never can be.
You long-don't you, dear for the genii
Who were slaves of lamps and Of rings;
And IL am sometimes afraid, dear,
want as impossible things.
But bark there is nurse calling Elie;
1t is bedtime, so run away
And must go back, or the others
VIII be wondering why stay.
SO good night to my darling Effie;
Keep happy, sweetheart, and grow wise
There's one kiss for her golden tresses
And two for her sleepy eyes.
Year: 1861

q One night, as my friend P and mvseJf


who were both students at old Yale. were nm.
taking little walk around the cty, we fonnS


ourselves.at Q late hour Of the night before th q
door Of we'll known grocer BY the name of
Year: 1861

we icould once more call attention to tho
iact that there are undoubtedly Tory spies In
TINS city, both male and female, and SYSTEM
atlc measures ought to be adopted to ferret
them out Committees of the HOOhe Guard
might parcel out the different wards and aid
the police in bringing to light enemies OF tho
can be found in the battle field There IA no
subject connected with the defence of Virginia
more important than this. We recommend
prompt, systematic, energetic, and persistent
Year: 1861

entire profits Of all sales ara to Be devoted to he
relief Of the sick and wounded soldiers Of the Conedeas army
under the direction and special charge q the aLidies soIds
Relief Society Of Tennessee"
Year: 1861

The probable duration of the war
which the rebels have inaugurated is q
matter of general interest in the pub
lie mind, and of speculation amongst
our cotemporaries. In an article upon
this subject, the New York CONNER
csdS comes to the conclusion that the
great improvements in modern warfare
will make the contest short and deci-
slve, like spring freshet." The lar
gest war waged in modern times. If
says, was that between Russia and the
allied powers; yet it was only a davis
work In comparison with some that
have taken place, even since the inven-
ton of gunpowder. The great Italian
war lasted less than three months:
and active operations in the field con,
tinued barely six weeks. In our inva.
sion of Mexico neither the telegraph
nor the railroad could render any ser.
vice; yet eighteen months may be said
to have brought the war to close.
Each knew what the other could do
and what he could dare; and each
knew that the other possessed that
hnO"ISuS0 iSSPcctihS uiiu.


1t does not, therefore, anticipate any
protracted state of hostilities between
the Federal Government and the Mont.
gomery despotism. We are too init,
mately acquainted with each others
sources of strength and weakness.
The few thrusts to be delivered by such
skillful swordsman will be quickly aim
ed at the most vulnerable points, un-
less the weaker should quickly give
in, and the stronger generously forbear
exercising his full power. Now that
the whole people see the necessity of
taking hold of the matter in earnest,
they will bestir themselves with vigor,
unanimity and expeditiousness, to bring
the controversy to speedy and victor
ious termination. They will be as
prompt in execution as they have been
dilatory in preparing for action, and
unwilling to believe the designs of the
revolutionists.
Year: 1861

Fort MONROE Va, April p.
DEAR FATHER: We arrived here on
Saturday noon, encountering no worse
enemy than sea-sickness and unpalata-
BILE food. A spy was arrested on the
steamer just before we reached the
wharf, and put under guard. The
troops at this fort met us with marked
signs Of friendly welcome, for our ad-
dition to the fort relieves them of
great deal of labor and duty. We
went upon an expedition in the q. S.
steamer Pawnee, Saturday night. de-
stroying the property in the Norfolk
Navy Yard, and two war ships, burn
ing everything to the ground, to the
chargin of the rebels.


Yesterday was the first Sunday of
the campaign. We passed two inspec-
tions on the parade ground in the fort,
and last night slept in tents raised on
the same spot, which we shall proba-
bly, continue to occupy if we remain
here. The men are all very well, only
one fault being found the rations are
unquestionably poor and scarce. /
have not had one decent meal since l
left Boston; but / find much less fault
with the quality than the quantity-we
cannot get enough. There is one thing
which the men all say-and it is reason
able-that if they are to fight for the
nation the nation must provide for them
plenty of food. l hope, however, to
be so we'll satisfied that when / next
write / can truly say l am growing fat.
| am now as well as ever in my life !;
have not had so much as a headache
since l left (other than the sea turn),
but l am kept on short allowance.


In few days we expect to be put
to little practice with the big guns. I
suppose this is considered the greatest
artillery fort in the country. All we
want is secession target, or an at
tenet to raise battery around us.
The frigate Cumberland is just outside
in the roads," collecting revenues.
Our company is grouped all around,
under the shade of trees, most all writ
ing home, and whatever may not rec
ord of our doings, some OF them un-
doubtedly will. We are. very anxious
to receive Northern letters and papers.
We have got barber in our company
who takes the hair off down to the
roots without pay, The tattoo is just
beat and | must close.
Year: 1861

We are far from being sure that the trial, bitter
though it be, will necessarily prove an unaloyed
evil to the people of America. The territorial re-
suit of the first halfdozen battles and out dsnking
movements next autumn, does not appear to US by
eny means the most important consequence likely
to ensue from the great duel about TO be fought.
Nothing but the test of physical encounter could put
an end to the wasting rivalry between two conflict
ing systems of policy and opinion which has long
consumed the best energies of society on the other
side of the Atlantic. The permanent formation of
two separate confederacies, each more powerful and
capable of definite expansion than most Of the great
Kingdoms Of Europe, may not be vision acceptable
to New England pride, but it is contingency which
sooner or later seems to us ineyitaole' ana from
which we own we anticipate far less of evil than of
Year: 1861

Statesmen in Europe will probably form their
Judgment from their own observation, and not from
the manifestoes of eitEer party in dispute which
has attained the dimensions OF civil war. An Union
which requires to maintain 1t the calling out Of an
hundred thousand volunteers and upward-an ~
crease of some twenty thousand in the regular army
and some eighteen thousand in the navy can
not but appear to most European eyes aa Union
past praying or fighting for. We are at all events
well convinced that "this Unon' las Mr.: Seward
terms it, will not come out Of the conflict just as 1t
goes into it. If that conflict is ever so little exas
perated, or protracted, it must draw much altered
conditions Of re union after it. We donot
think the present scission of North and South the
result of any sort of Misunderstanding, either on
one side or other. But we think it very strange
misunderstanding of the real depth of its source,
which permits parties to it to fancy for moment
that the close of the struggle can leave the organ
lied ideas and interests engaged where they stoOd
at its opening
Year: 1861

The war must end in an accommodation OF some
sort. however severe the struggle, however decisive
the ISSUE The South may be thorougniy oeies1eu
hrt cannot be destroyed Surviving the conflict,
she will be in position to negotiate with her NC
tors. The more she viii be embittered. On the
other side there viii be exhaustion, or 81 least