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Year: 1861

IL stands in a sunny meadow,


The house so mossy and brown,
With its cumbrous old stone chimneys,


And the grey roof sloping down.
The trees fold their green arms around It,
The trees a century old;
And the winds go chanting through them,
And the sunbeams drop their gold.
The cowslips spring in the marshes,


And the. roses bloom on the hill;
And beside the brook in the pastures,


The herds go feeding at will.
The children have gone and left them,
They sit in the sun alone;
And the old wife's ears are failing,


AS she harks TO the well known tone.
That won her heart in her childhood


That has soothed her in many a care,
And praises her now for the brightness
Her old face used to wear.
She thinks again of her bridal,


How dressed in her robe of white,
She stood by her gay young lover


In the mornings rosy light,
Oh the morning is rosy as ever,


But the rose from her cheek is fed;
And the sunshine still is golden,


But it falls on a silvered head.
And the girlhood dreams once vanished,
Come back in her winter time,
Till her feeble pulses tremble


With the thrill Of spring times prime.
And looking forth from the window,
She thinks how the trees have grown,
Since clad in her bridal whiseness,
She crossed the old door stone.
Though dimmed her eyes bright azure,
And dimmed her hairs young gold;
The love in her girlhood blighted,
Has never grown dim nor old.
They sat in peace in the sunshine,
Till the day was almost done;
And then at its close, an angel


Stole over the threshold stone.
He folded their hands together
He touched their eyellds with balm;
And their last breath fioated upward,
Like the close Of a solemn psalm.
Like bridal pair they traversed


The unseen mystical road
That leads to the beautiful city,


Whose builder and maker is God"
Perhaps in that miracle country


They'll give her lest youth back;
And the flowers of vanished spring-time,
Will bloom in the spirits track.
One draught from the living waters,
Shall call back his manhoods prime;
And eternal years shall measure


The love that out.lived time.
But the shapes that they left behind them,
The wrinkles and silver hair,
Made holy thus by the kisses


The angel had printed there
We will hide away meath the willows,
When the day is low in the west;
Where the sunbeams cannot find them,
Nor the winds disturb their rest.
And well suffer no tell-tale tombstone,
With age and date TO rise
Yer the two who are old no longer,


In the Fathers house in the skies.
Year: 1861

b6- Although Mr.. Crittenden has commit.
ted deplorable error of judgment in the propo
sitions he has offered in the Senate, yet his dis
position to sustain the existing Union and Con.
stitution is not doubted. The other day he had
conversation with leading citizen of Mary
land, which is thus reported:


"He was decidedly of the opinion that at
this time Maryland should quietly, firmly, and
bravely, stand by the Constitution and the
Union, and should await future developments
before taking action Of any kind that he could
conceive of no action which Maryland could
take at this moment which could be productive
of favorable results to the peace and quiet of the
nation; and that these would be best promoted
by inaction at present"
Year: 1861

VIRcISIA.-The Convention bill, unsatisfac-
tory as it is to the nullifers, was only carried
through the Legislature, as we understand, by
the aid of promises given by the Eastern to the
Western members, that the taxation of slaves
should be raised to meet the views of the latter
This is the beginning of the sacrifices which
secession will impose upon shareholders in Vir-
ginia, and which will only end with the entire
annihilation of their property.


The people of Virginia now have it in their
power, by so deciding when they elect delegates
on the 4th of February, to require any act of
secession which may be adopted to be subse-
quently submitted to themselves. Can it be
possible that they will not choose to retain this
control in their own hands?
Year: 1861

We commend the annexed card TO the at
;ention Of those who desire to invest in the
new National Loan. Payments can be made
through any Of our banks though doubt


less soon the Treasury Department will APP
point an agent in Vermont Still do we adj
here to the opinion that the people Of Yer
mont should take their State six per cent
loan, and at par, il being obviously for tho
interest Of the taxpayers Of the State to hold
their own debt. Nevertheless there arc some,
and VIC hope many, who can do their full
share in contributing to the wants Of the
State, and have something left for investment
in the National Loan The Federal Govern
mcnt pays interest semi-annually at the rate Of
seven and three tenths per cent. per aunum; /;
and the State pays semi-annually at the rate Of
six per cent. As both loans bear interest from
dates already past, those who subscribe must
pay the face Of the bonds and the interest al
ready due aud when the first payment Of
interest to the holder becomes due, be will
receive the whole interest from the date Of
the bond.
Year: 1861

In ocuversation with gentleman Of this city,
wbo spent a night among the rebels At Loos-
burg, under the protection Of flag Of truce, we
eain . better impression than we have yet had
Of the spirit Of determination and confidence
which animates the rank and file Of the South
ern army on the Potomac. Lees affected than
their leaders by the depressing ihhuence oi our
recent successful movements along the coast
ard the ominous signs Of coming disaster TO tho
Confederacy. which arc 20 patent TO us, they arc
carer for q trial Of strength with our army, and
potbiog but much more decided proof Of mill.
tsry superiority than we have yet been able to
give, is likely to disturb their dream of irwin.
eibility. This will come in good time, though
for the pressn. neither of the grand armies is
disposed 10 a forward movement, conscious Of
the great advantage possessed by the party act.
ing upon the defensive. Along the Upper Po-
toniac II ia indeed impossible to move with mud,
a. II now is n foot or two in depth, and when
the frost shall have hardened the grounl' we
fear the season will have too far advanced for
active operations.


We can better far afjrl to wait however
than tho rebels The authority we quote above
assuros us from personal observation Of wha' we
have before known, that, wLilo ahundantly
.eupplicd with substantial food the S,utherncrs
are sadly deficient in the comforts Of life. A
regiment, otherwise well dressed, was fcon on
parade without shoes, the table TO shich he was
invited was innocent Of salt, and the coffee was
most oxecrablo. The comfort able quarters and
the careful attendance We are able TO provide
for the sick arc also wanting TO the southorncrs;
and, as a consequence, they have lost nearly OF
quite every caso Of Omputation, while those
operated upon by our surgeons uniformly dc
well. But courage and an ihvincible spirit 0
determination are, after all, what win the day
and IL VIC lack in these our material advantage
will avail us little.
Year: 1861

Perhaps the people generally may inquire what is
the matter at CARROW'S store when after look.
ing around some they soon find that thus is the
very place 10 buy cheap Goods Under the present
Crisis such an inducment will lead any man. woman
or child 10 stop in. without searching further, and
This is where the Bargains The greatest pains
has been taken By the subscriber to select n choice
and desirable stock of Fancy Dry Goods, including
Cassimeres, Cloths, &c. The greatest care and eiur
will be made to show The public his new assortment
feeling sure, after close examination they will be
ready To buy The fact this idea has been sugg
cd by several. Cume and sec his cheap lot Of Sugar
for 81, Z. and lO cts. per ID. apl.4i
Year: 1861

This celebrated Female Medicine
possessing virtues unknown of anything
else Of the kind, and proving etieCtuai
after all Others have failed, is designed
for both married and SRdie ladies, amt
ia the very best thing known for the pur
pose, as it will bring on the monthly
sickness in cases Of obstruction from am
cause, and after all other remedies of the
kind have been tried III vain. This may
seem incredible. but if it fail in any case
the price will be refunded.
Year: 1861

Manhood will come, and old age will come,
aud the dying bed will come, and the very last
look you shall cast upon your acquaintance will
come, and the agony Of the parting breath will
come, and the time when you are stretched life .
less corpse before the eyes of weeping relatives
will come, and the coffin that is to enclose you
will come, and the hour when the company will
assemble and carry you to the churchyard will
come, and the minute when you are put in the
grave will come, and the throwing of loose dirt
into the narrow house where you are laid, and
the spreading OF the green sod over it-all will
come on every living creature who now hears me;


and in few brief years the minister who


now epeaks, and the people who now listen,


will be carried to their long homes, aud


make room for another generation. Now,
all this must and will happen-your common
sense and your common experience serve to con-
vince you Of it. Perhaps IL may have been lit
tie thought of In the days OF careless and
thonghtess and thankless unconcern which you
have spent hitherto, but l call upon you to
think of this now, to lay it seriously to heart,
and no longer tri6e and delay when the high


matters Of death, and judgment, and eternity
thus set 30 evidently before you. Aud the It'd


ings wherewith | am chargsd-and the blood
lieth upon your own head aud not upon mine, If
you will not listen to them-the object of my
coming among you is to let you know what
more tidinls are to come; it is to carry you be-
yond the regions of sight and sense, to the re-
gions of faith, and to assure you in the name of
Him who cannot lie, that as sure as the hour of
laying the body In the grave comes, so surely
will also the hour of the spirit returning to God
who gave it. Yes, the day of final reckoning
will come, and the appearance of the Son OF
God in Heaven, and His mighty angels around
Him, will come, and the opening OF the books
will come, and the standing of men of all gene.
rations before the judgment seat will come, and
the solemn passing Of that sentence which ia to
fix you for eternity will come.-Dr. Chalmers.
Year: 1861

the dark. kissing ones own sister has been
aptly likened to eating veal sandwich; carry
ing out the comparison, kissing ones cousin
unless she be particular cousin, one coming
under the denomination Of dangerous be
considered equivalent to discussing a beef sand
wich; and the chaste salute, snatched from the
lass We love, to the piquante appetite provoking
combination of ham, mustard and bread"
Year: 1861

Domestic Remedies.-No other formula combine in SO
compact or concentrated form the active and essen


tal properties Of medicine well adapted to
family use as these popular remedies. Devoid Of min
cral and vegetable poisons simple but efcacious in
operation they may be administered with equal safety
to the infant ms to the adult No household should be
without supply, as they always useful in case of
accident sold by all Druggists at 25c., G2c, and 81
per boz pot feh2s
Year: 1861

WohLD'S HAIR DRESSING is essential to usi with


the Restorer, and often times in young persons will
stop the Hair from falling 1t the best dressing for
the Hair known, rendering it soft silky and glossy


disposng it to cnr and remain in any desired posi-.
ton. Read the advertisement. No other preparation
has such array of convincing testimony. del 2w
Year: 1861

~ The following letter, which emphaticaly speaks
for ITSELF was written by the Dean of the Faculty of
the Philadelphia College of Medicne-to the editors
OF the Pacific Medical and Surgical Journal San Fran
cisco, for publication;
Year: 1861

UNITED STATES SENAToR.-The Legislative
proceedings show that joint resolution to go
into election for U. S. Senator, Jan. 2lst, was
tabled by large majority. 1t is our opinion,
simply, that The Legislature did wrong. The
sooner they dispose of the Senatorial question,
the better for the State. AS long as 1t is unset
tied they will do no important business, for the
reason that it will, more or less, influence the
action of members upon every bill before the
Legislature. The Assembly squandered two
wceks' time in gratifying personal spleen and
prejudice over the election Of Speaker do they
desire to spend the balance Of the session in log
rolling and political trickery? The people de-
mand that Senator be elected Immediately, for
the reason that, in all probability, LINCOLN will
be forced to call an extra session of Congress
Immediately after his Inauguration. Gwin's term
expires March 4th, and his successor should be
ready to leave al a moments warning.


Remember, gentlemen of the Legislature, that
your constituents are awaiting your action with
more than usual interest.
Year: 1861

CALIFORNIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
Journal Of the Board of Managers of that body
1t asks two questions-' Whether we are in favor
of the permanent location of the State Fair, y
and "if so, at what place" 1t is a matter in
which mountain people take little interest. We
believe, however, that it would he better, and to
the interest of the institution, to permanently
locate the Fair, and further. that it should be
located at the Capital of the State, for various
reasons.
Year: 1861

SCOTT SIC CsloNlsTCongress1na Scott of this State
hnioftnnaieas written long letter to Chas Iindlcv
PRESIDENT ol the breckenridge State Committee in which
he ASSUMES that the Union will be dissolved favors
Pacihe kepubc lie is secessonst heart ana soul and
says:


Whilst cling with affection and devotion to the Con.
sitntiDn which fathers made and transmitted to us


rich legacy whilst would make any sacrifice to preserve
Union with the haow ed and sacred associations that
cluster around IT, in my heart of hearts | warmly sym
pathise with the South, and cordially endorse and fully
justify them in not remaining in the Union under the
President elect whose whole record proves him to be the
open and ayowed enemy of the south"


With the Marysville appeal, we think that A curious
way of exhibiting his devotion to the Constitution
Year: 1861

ALL RIGHT AGAIN.-Wc were not od until
this week, that the dam at the head of the wat
er race of Maj. Price, on Canon Greek, was swept
out by the late food. 1t supplies the miners on
Pennsylvania Bar with water. The dam was fin
ished the last Monday, and mining goes on again
Year: 1861

81 have just returned from the Committee of
thirty-thrcc, having in consideration the perilous
condition of the country, and although we sue
cceded in passing to-day a resolution looking to
the settlement Of existing evils, very much fear
We shall be too late with our action to secure
success in our earnest desires. /, for one, shall
"otk to preserve the Union to the last and that
not without hope, for while there is life there is
hope"
Year: 1861

ITALIAN AFFAIRs-The most interesting
and important news in relation to Italy, is,
that Notwithstanding the frequent recent ru-
mors in regard to a projected sale of Venctia
to the Sandman Government, the official
gazette of Vienna distinctly denies that any
negotiations with this purpose have taken
place, and says that no proposals for parting
with any of the imperial territory will be
even considered. 1t this is SO war is incvita-
ble. The King of Sardinia cannot stop now
with Garibadi and all the freed portion OF
Italy pushing him on, and Venice calling to
him for help.


The war will be bloody one Austria
has already one hundred and fifty thousand
men in the Venetian provinces, and, in case
of attack, could pour in as many more in q
week.
Year: 1861

To VISIT PARIs.-Some time since, the Cap
tain of the City Guard Battalion, of Balti-
more, wrote to the American Minister in
quiring whether an arrangement could be
made by which his company would be allow
ed to visit Paris on an excursion, with arms
in their hands and in uniform. Mr.. Faulkner
opened a correspondence on the subject with
the Minister of Foreign Affairs and The result
was that an answer was given to the effect
that the Emperor had generously accorded
the privilege asked. Its supposed that about
next June, we shall have the pleasure of see
ing this company in Paris.-Iaris letter.
Year: 1861

THE entire Congressional delegation Of
South Carolina remembered to draw full nav
before their departure from Washington city.
with stationery and full supply Of public
documents They also took seeds from the
Patent Office, and were evidently determined
to get all they could out of the Federal Gov
ernment
Year: 1861

THE NAVIGATION OF THE POTOMAC.


The firing Of shells from one Of the points
Of Occoquan Creek, last week, into hay-load
ed schooner, has caused the general circulation
Of the statement that the navigation of the
Potomac Is closed. This has been followed,
naturally, by q rise in the price of heavy arti'
cles Of general consumption such as coal, hay,
&C., which we receive by the river, and must
embarrsss the chartering and sailing of vessels
for this port with Government stores. The
coal dealers here are said to have put up the
price Of coal from six to eight dollars per ton.


lis not believed by naval officers who have
been cruising on the river, that the point OF
the Oecoquan Creek, from which the hay loaded
schooner was fired into, was fortified with a
view TO impede the navigation, for which pur-
pose its advantages are 20 much less than those
of many other places, where the channel is
much nearer the Virginia shore. This Deco
guam battery is. in fact believed to have been
constructed to prevent the landing Of troops
there, on the supposition that our generals
might mediate flank movement in that di.
rection against General Beauregard.


Upon the general subject of the closing of
the Potomac by batteries on the Virginia shore,
1t may seem to be surprising that the enemy
has not attempted it before, considering the
number Of places at which it may be done. and
the fact that he is 80 admirably supplied with
artillery. He has probably been restrained
from It by knowing that he would be bepromptly
dislodged from any point at which he might
make the experiment, and that any stoppage of
the navigation which he could effect would
only be temporary. Our Government, of course,
cannot occupy the whole line of the Virginia
shore Of the navigable Potomac. All it can
do, is to hold the naval and military forces in
readiness to break up and scatter any force
which may actually attempt to take position
on that line and to fire into vessels moving mp
and down the river This the Government has
done and is doing, aud it has no doubt OF it
power to keep the navigation substantially nn
impeded hereafter, as 1t has been heretofore
We do not believe that there is any occasion
for serious alarm upon the subject.


This whole difficulty, greater or less OF tn
occupation, by the enemy, Of the right bank q
the Potomac, will be ended by the retreat, o
defeat, of his main force, of which the head
quarters is at Manassas, one or the other @
which events cannot be long postponed.
Year: 1861

Es- On the day before Mulligan's surrender
Gen. Lane was at West Point, sixty miles from
Lexington, and on that day, left to proceed Sadh
that is to say, still farther from Lexington for
the purpose of surprising supply train of the
enemy. This he is reported by telegraph to
have successfully accomplished. But evidently,
he Was not acting as if charged with the duty
OF relieving Mulligan.
Year: 1861

Religion is often made repulsive to chill
dren instead of attractive. BY the way in
which their parents speak Of it they begin to
think it is something very auscre and gloomy
and that the God they are taught to serve is
a being without love for his creatures for
when the subject OF pioty is referred to, it is
only to deprive them Of some fond pleasure
| and introduce them to some unwelcone duty.
Church and Sabbath-school, and study and
prayers are referred to as though it were a
painful task to attend to them. 1t is not
represented as desireable TO attend the Sab
bath school and to 60 to church, as de-
lightlul exercise to pray, and as G pleasing
recreation to read and study. They soon be-
come accustomed to look upon these things
as dull dry studies. When they DO wrong
they arc sometimes roproved in such fret
ful aud passionate mood that it is just calcu-
lated to give them distasto fot q piety that
always drives but never leads them to what
is right. Some parents go to the opposite ex-
treme, letting their children take their own
course, instead Of training them in the proper
course and firmly, yet with all affection, in
sistiag that they should walk therein. Fssm-
ness should be used combined with love ;
but commands should never be made unless
it is intended they should be obeyed, and
threats that are never carried out are worse
than useless.


There are other ways in which piety is
made to appear undesirable to children.
Perhaps at family worship if that is prac-
ticed at all, the longest and least entertaining
chapter in the Bible is read in . dull, monot-
onous strain, which leads them TO think the
Bible is an unattractiye book, and the read
ing Of it is only an intrusion. Then long
formal prayer is offered, which the family
group have listened to thousand times with
out any emotion, and were only glad when it
was over. There is interest ia the Bible,
and there is power in prayer let family
worship be conducted with Judgement and
entered into with earnostness, and then It's in-
nuence will be sweet and powerful in all af.
ter years.


There is often wanting subdued, religious
cheerfulness, instead Of that morose silence
or selfish severity that SO often prevails in
the homccrc!e. Children will play and
ought to play. To reprove them for it is un-
reasonable, and leads them 10 suppose that
thei rparents are opposed to their happiness.
When they commit acts that are improper
and SINFUL then is the time to reprove and
punish in such way as to show the earnest
regard of tho parent for his children's well
fare, and then the correction will be needed