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Year: 1861

Desire Of Soldiers far Water on the Bat
lie FteM-A Yankee participation in the
light ut Great Bethel gives the following
idea Of the risk "A soldier will run TO obtain
water upon the battle field


'S"me of Us have had very narrow chan.
ces for life. In the course OF the fight, sev
eral of US ran across road along which
the cannon Of the enemy We're constantly
playIng,in order to get water. q find, by
the way, that on the battle field man will
risk his life, without hesitation, for water
Having got II, We were waiting TO rush
back again, dodging the balis in order to
do so. Our First Lieutenant sang out
"Don't so many of you come at once !" l.
with some others, stopped to allow the
next lot TO pass. They made Tnsh, and
when nearly across, a cannon ball came
whizzing along and killed four men, NOW.
ing them down instantly.
Year: 1861

Headquariers-Gov Pickens has made
Columbia hi. headquarters for the Sum.
mer 1t is matter OF surprise. and strange.
ly so, that our Legislature continues from
year to year to neglect n proper provision
for MI Executive mansion. In nearly every
other State ample and comfortable arrange.
ments are made for the use of the Cover
nor but with us, he has 10 seek any ar.
rangemcnt he can make for the time he is
obliged to be at the capital. The necessi
ties of the times requiring the presence of
the Governor here, brings this matter prom.
inently TO our notice aware, as We are, OF
the large amount of business constantly
present Every Governor, on going out Of
office. advises some permanent domcIe for
the Governor, but still he is left TO put up
at an inD.- Cdr0iinian
Year: 1861

Isras Rangers. body Of men are
eminent in their profession. A Lieutenant
OF The corps visited Us yesterday. tie is a
man OF powerful stature, fearless rider,
and apparently able to cope with platoon
Of the enemy. Ills bowie Knife would
strike terror to the soul Of every Lincolnite.
The Rangers are now encampcd at How.
ards Grove, bat will probably leave soon
for the Northwest. They ask no quarters,
and will give none.-R Richmond Dispatch.
Year: 1861

FEELING oN THE BATTLE FIEID.-The following is
the experience Cf wounded Frenchmen in the Grim
war, in regard 20 the feelings Of soldier in
fict


Before the battle begins is usual to feel little
tremor, and many checks which known to be in
communication with stout hearts, blanche vsibly. As
the conflict becomes imminent, courage returns, and
with the first flow Of blood enthusiasm is raised which
constantly increases and very seldom flags in the least
until the last shot is fred The effect Of seeing com
rade shot down is generally excite an unappeasabe
thirst for vengeance against the foe though in the end
one gets used to it."


when wounded less than mortality it is not usual
for the soldier to be Immediately of the fact
less bones are broken. Z sabre may be run through
any feshy part of the body, and even bullet may
lodge in dangerous proximity to the vitas, and he for
some time be totally unconscious of a scratch.
When life is taken by single blow the effect varied
with the nature Of the wound well with the tenn
perament Of the man Some times the poor fellow will
leap high in the air, giving piercing scream, and
again he will lie down quietly. 0ftener however hesm
ply falls dead without struggle In most cases the
features ofthe killed remain unchanged for along time
after death-eyes open and brilliant, and perchanee
smile Illuminating the face. To see such ere it is
difficult to realise the presence Of the grim monster
DEATH -
Year: 1861

An alderman was heard the other day getting off the
following specimen of what may be called Corporation
logic: "All human things are hollow; I'm a human
thing, therefore I'm hollow I'll stuff myself as full as
I'm able .
Year: 1861

In another column appears a communica-
tion from "A Douglas Democrat recommen-
ding fusion of the two wings of the Dem
ocracy. 1t is hardly necessary for US 10
state that we do not agree with the author
in all respects. but of course have no OBJ.
lection to publishing his views. The pros
poets of the Douglas party are not by any
means as hopeless as The writer endeavors
to make it appear, and bis opinion that the
entire Bell-Everett vote will be divided
between the Breckenridge and Republican
parties this year is certenly erroneous. We
are just as anxious as the writer that the
Republicans should be defeated, but we
are little more particular than he is in
regard to the principles of the party that
defeats them. We are opposed to the over
throw of the Government, and can never
consent TO support men for Office who
sympathise with, and justify the acts of the
rebels OF the Gulf States With few excep-
tions, the Breckenridge leaders Of this State
sympathise with the rebels, and If they
bad the power would attach California to
JEFF. Davis Government They may not
10 their political conventions openly declare
their principles, but the leaders are too
thoroughly committed to leave US in doubt
as to what they would do If they had the
power. II is true, as our correspondent
says, that the question which originally
divided the party is no longer a praciaal
issue; but if we are not mistaken, there is a
radical difference of opinion upon ques-
tion of greater importance than was ever
before presented to the American people.
The rebels having spurned all offers Of
compromise, the only course left is either
to crush them out, or else allow them to
90 on until the Government is overthrow.
This is the great question now before the
people, and until this is settled all other
questions sink into insigniicance. For our
part, we never could think Of sustaining
any men for Office unless they are in favor
of putting down the rebellion, let the cost
be what it may, and such we believe is the
determination OF ninety-nine in every hun
dred of the Douglas party. The Breckln-
ridge party, on the contrary, are committed
to the policy of supporting the rebels, and
of opposing every effort on the part of the
Government to put them down. Such be-
ing the case, union of the two wings is
out of the question.
Year: 1861

THE BLoCKADE.-The New York Tribune
says that the main portion of the feet to
blockade the Southern ports would be at
sea by the middle Of May. The fleet will
consist of fifty war vessels, with steam
transports sufficient to accommodate 10000
men. They will blockade every port the
entrance Of which has six feet of water.
The army on board will require the rebels
to keep in arms, at the various assailable
points on their coast, an aggregate Of at
least l2O,O 900 men.
Year: 1861

SoUTH CAROLINA MATTERs.-The New
York Herald Of late date, publishes letter
received by a prominent citizen of that city
from relative in Charleston. The letter is
dated April 26th and the writer says;


You cannot for moment even imagine the
effects Of secession on us. The best | can say
of it is, that it will be lasting heritage to all
coming generations, even if it were done with
now, but shudder at the future. Many Of
your friends and aequaintances were killed at
Sumter, among them John and WilliaIl, (your
cousins.l Many more of them are now start
ing North, but you will not blame them, as it
is not matter of choice what man will do
here, and few more fights would depopulate
this State We were not permitted to decently
inter, or even see, but small number out of
over one thousand killed here; and what can
we expect or hope for those who now go North?
Well may you say that we have reign of ter
ror.
Year: 1861

RFLED GUNS AND SHELLs.-An Arm
strong gun--a one hundred pOunder-was lately
tried at Shoeburyness, England, at one thou
sand yards distance Ga little over half mile)
against an old ship for target. Pieces Of pa
per II inches square were set up for special
marks, and were struck every shot. The expe-
riments were made with shooting percussion
shells, each of which exploded whenever it
struck, and made hole in the side of the ship
about the size of an ordinary house door. This
old ship was partially plated with iron, for the
purpose of testing the power Of the shells One
plate was struck on the edge and split COM
pletely through and the vessel was at last set
on fire with shells filled with molten iron.
Year: 1861

GENTLEMEN.-Perhaps theseare rarer person
ages than some of us think for Which OF US
can point out many such in bis circiei Men
whose aims are generous, whose truth ls con-
stant, and not only constant in kind, but eleva-
ted in degree; whose want of meanness makes
them simple who can look the world honestly
in the face with an equal, manly sympathy for
the great and the small? We all know hun
dred whose coats are very well made, score
who have excellent manners, and one or two
happy beings who are what they call in the
es-ssd have shot into the very CEN
tre and bulls eye of fashions but of gentle
men how mary7 \ Let US take little scrap of
paper and each 1sake out his list.-7hackery.
Year: 1861

IMPERIAL STEEDs.-A lady writing from
Paris, says: l received most important
document the other day, admitting me with
party to the Emperor's stables and so they
went, hardly thinking it worth while, but
they are really one of the wonders of Paris
The stables-or saloons as call them-are
under the gallery of the Louvre, and there
must be more than 100 horses belonging to
his Majesty. Each horse has large stall to
himself, with his name over the top, and his
manger is constructed of black marble. we
were then shown the State carriages, some OF
which were loaded with gliding and lined with
satin. then came all the saddles, which were
very elegant; and when we had visited tne
whole, we did not wonder that such grand
card of admission was necessary for the estab-
lishment.
Year: 1861

At the late adjourned Breckenridge State
Convention, the following Platform Resoln-
lions were adopted by the majority 1t is
understood, however, that the great chiefs of
The party dissent from the majority and will
not accept nominations on this Platform:
Year: 1861

INDIAN TRADITioN.-Among the Seminole
Indians there is a singular tradition regarding
the white mans origin and superiority. They
say that when the Great Spirit made the earth
he also made three men, all of whom were of
avery fair complexion, and that after making
them he led them to the margin of small
lake and bade them leap therein. One imme-
diately obeyed, and came out of the water
purer than before he bathed; the second did
not leap until the water became slightly Maud
dy, and when he bathed he came up copper
colored; the third did not leap in till the water
became black with mud, and he came up with
its own color. And then the Great Spirit
laid before them three packages of bark, and
bade them choose, and in pity for his misfor-
tune in color, he gave the black man his first
choice. He took hold of each Of the pack
ages, and having felt them, chose the heav-
lest; the copper colored man then chose the
ightest. When the packages were opened
the first was found to contain spades, hoes,
and all the implements of labor; the second
enwrapped hunting fishing and walking ap-
aratus; the third gave the white man pens,
ink and paper--the engines of the mnd-the
means of mental improyement---the social
links Of hHmanity-the foundations of the
white mans superiority.
Year: 1861


Oh, her hair is as dark as the midnight wave,
And her eye like the kindling fire,
And her voice is as sweet asthe spirits voice
That chords with the seraph's Tyre.
But her nails are as sharp as toasting fork,
And her arms are as strong as bears;
She pulled my hair, and she gouged my eye,
And she kicked me down the stairs.
She may shake her knuckles full in my face,
And put the lamp to mybeard,
And hold the hroomstick over my head
Tn not at all afeard.


For I've bound her over to keep the peace,
And I've bought me crabtree cane;
The sheriff will come and the constable, too,
II she NEEDLES with me again.
My head was week in the linen cap,


And my eye month in the patch;
never thought that the torch of love


Would light such a birthstone match!
Year: 1861

1t is amusing to see the shifts that some
of the Republican papers resort to, TO re-
lieve their party from the odium Of having
brought about dissolution of the Union
They cannot truthfully deny that the tri
umph of their principles has done the
mischief, but they say that because Demo,
Gratis predicted that they would dissolve the
Union when they got into power, therefore
the Democracy are the disunionists, and are
responsible for the secession movement
That is one way to fix the matter up. Per
haps they can make the people believe that
those who did their best to save the Union
and warned them not to believe the Repub-
licans, who told them "the South could not
be kicked out of the Union," are response
bic for the troubles. We suppose, upon the
same princi pie, if one man should caution
another against taking strychnine, and the
latter takes it Notwithstanding, the former
would be responsible for his death. Or if
Governor Downey should veto viainous
bill passed by the Legislature, and that body
was afterwards to pass it over his head, the
Governor would be responsible for it. Or
if the conservative people of the United
States beseech A. Lincoln not to plunge
the nation into civil war, and he does it,
they are, therefore, responsible for it.


MorvSuille Express.
Year: 1861

Aug. 29, fell asleep in Jesus Emily f., el-
dest daughter of Edwin G. and Sophia Wat
sen of Worcester, aged "A yrs and 7 mos.


The subject of this notice embraced reig-
icn the last winter, joined the class, and led
an exemplary life while she lived. She was
possessed naturally OF an amiabe disposition,
was loved aDd esteemed by all who had the
pleasure Of an acquaintance with her. She
was almost constantly in attendance at the
class and other social meetings; and never,
to my recollection, during the four months |
have labored upon this charge, when present,
has she allied 10 give her testimony in favor
Of religion. The example she set in ;hs res
pect is worthy Of imitation by many much
older in years. 10 thc Sabbath School she
was no less punctual and interested At home
she shared largely in the affections Of her pa
rents, was the delight Of the household, cheer
ful ard patient with her brothers ard sisters,
and made every one happy aroand her.


Little did We think q few short weeks ago
that she was so near her home in Heaven
The hand Of disease Was laid upon her; sick
ness in the form Of Typhoid Fever prostratel
her upon a bed of Ianguishing and pain
Yet in heart she was the same beautiful En-
lily. Patiently did she endure her pain No
murmur ever escaped her lips. Herphysician
and friends thought she would recover; but
alas !! the disease assumed suddenly differ.
ent form, which batded all their skill. He-
father, who was absent, was summoned at
once In thirty.six hours after his arrival
her happy spirit took its departure, but not
until after she had, with all the love and ten
derness of christian child, eotwined her arms
around his neck and ontreated him to seek
the Savior. She bade her friends all good
bye, saying she was glad she had sought and
found the Savior wbon she did, and without
struggle or groan her soul winged its way
to the realms Of joy and light.


Her funeral was attended at the NJ. E.
Church by largo conc0urse OF people, both
young and old, for all felt that they had lost
friend Her remains were followed 10 the
grave by long procession, including the S.
5. School class Of which she vas member
and nearly the whole school; and as they
were lowered into their final resting place
flowers were strewn upon the coffin, the burial
service was read, and with sorrowful hearts
we turned and left all that is mortal of Emf.
ly to rest until the voice of the archangel
and the trump of Cod shall summon it forth,
fashioned like unto her Redeemer's "most
glorious body )" then soul and body being re-
Year: 1861

Local Preachers Annual Meeting.
We invite the attention Of those interested
to the Fourth Annual Meeting of the local
preachers of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
We are glad to see that the troubled state of
the country is not permitted to interfere with
the meetings of the association. Their form
er meetings, as they came under our notice,
were interesting and not without salutary re-
suits. The ensuing October meeting will, we
trust excel in importance and result in good.
The call is in the following words:


To THE Local PREACHERS OF THE u
NITED STArrs.-Dearly beloved brethren,
the fourth annual meeting of our order will
be held in the city Of New York on the third
Saturday Of October. Annual Conference
associations are entitled to send one delegate
for every ten local preachers in their Confer
ence. Our constitution provides that no SUBJ
ject Of discussion will be allowed that is cal
culated to excite local OF sectional prejudice
The previous annual meetings have been at.
tended with the happicst of consequences
To get and to do good, and to quicken each
other in the great work Of spreading Chris
tian holiness through the nation, has been and
now is the great idea of this union. Come
up, then, ye unpaid laborers, to this great ma
tional feast Of lay preachers, and let Us, in
the spirit Of a pure Christianity, pray for the
peace, unity and prosperity Of our Method
ism, which we have so long labored to build
up and establish in cur beloved country
Where there are no Conference associations
yet formed, brethren Will please form them
for the purpose Of clecting delegates whc'e
this is impractcabe, let brethren come with
out this tormalty. Any one who may have
interesting "reminiscences OF the labors Of To-
cal preachers is invited to send them to either
of the undersigned with view Of presenting
them to the meeting, and embodying ia per-
manent form that which is historically inter-
esting to our order. The committee who are
empowered to make arrangements for the
meeting will give notice Of the church where
it will be held


CHARLES G. LEIGH, President.


WILLIAM H. KlNCA1D, Secretary.
Year: 1861

SOLEMN TO L1yE--We are accustomed to
regard death as TIE solemn hour. 1t has its
soemuities but they are mainly drawn from
life itself:


How true is it that it is more solemn to
live than to die! Life determines the char
acter Of ones death-time. A lost hte.tjmc'
1t is like u living body which has lost its
head. II is like tearing out Of a beautiful
book all but tho index. Death is the index
of your life, reader. A lost lifetime! Even
to Christian it is like offering you house
and robbing it of its furniture, and taking
away your mother, father, sisters, and all
your friends ont of it, making it empty and
solitary, and putting, in place of all these,
the ghosts OF past sins signing through those
empty and silent halls All it is more SOL
emn to live than to die.
Year: 1861

Coon ADVICE TO A SoLDIER.-Rev. DR..
Mageo has the following advice to the citizen
soldier:


You 60 forth at your couutrys call, to
uphold your country's honor, and preserve
her institutions.


Permit friend to give you few hints in
the way Of advice.


Cherish deep feeling Of dependence on
Almighty God, who alone can shield you in
the hour of danger, and crown your mission
with success.


Remember the Sabbath day, and endeavor
to keep it holy unto the Lord.


BE sure to carry your Bible with you, and
use it as Book given to men to be lamp
unto their feet, and light unto their path


Seek to make your camp Christian camp,
where daily prayer shall be offered TO God.


Allow no vindictiye or revengeful passion
to have place in your heart.


Let your very calling remind you that there
is but step between you and death.


General Haveock was not the worse sol.
dier for being a devout Christian.


The great and good Washington dscoun-
tenanced profane swearing in the army, both
by procept and example.


" Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved"
Year: 1861

EMANcIpArIoN.-.W believe it is DR..
Hague who thus handles vexed question of
the present day: "When Moses set forth
upon his great mission, to emancipate the Is
raelites from Egyptian slavery, he did not
begin with demanding emancipation from the
Government of Pharaoh. A three days jour-
noy into the wilderness, to hold feast unto
the Lord, was the thing he asked. lie was
careful to demand only what the king could
grant without producing rebellion or forfeit
ing his throne. We can easily conceive that
some blunt and honest agitators among the
Lsraelites might have said 10 Moses, Why
make demand SO limited? You mean emar.
cipatign-why uot say 50 outright g But
their thoughts we're not his thoughts. lie
made demand that ali parties could uphold,
and as to emancipation as an issue, be let the
shareholders themselves force it upon him, Ii
was ought about in The due time, with q
high hand and a stretched out arm. God
took care Of the result. lie led the pcopc
forth from 'the house Of bondage, and down
ed slavery in the Red Sea"
Year: 1861

| would be sorry to take $50 for the lot
For all Of which they expect handsome no.
tice in the Era or bulletin. As this scraw,
has already become somewhat lengthy I will
not, at this time, undertake to mention the
mills for working the ores.


In concluding this letter / trust it NAV not
be considered out Of place to say, what I
should perhaps have said in the beginning of
my first, viz: That wish it to be under
stood that in these letters | do not aim at
penetrating to a depth exceeding six miles
into any particular subject; nor do / endeay-
or to rival the elegance, correctness, and bril-
liancy of literary stars Of the first magnitude.
/ am content to glimmer in dusky corner
of the literary armament, somewhere between
Dickens and Thackeray, and would not de.
sire to blaze alongside Of such transcendent
lights as Slyvanus Snobb or Bub Nedline.-
| have endeavored to set FORTH in my crude
and rambling way, some Of the peculiarities
Of society, country etc. for the amusement
OF my friends at home. In my descriptions
l may not always have been as successful as
/ could have wished in some instances in
cidents' supremely ridiculous or intensely
ludicrous to an eyewitness or one CONVEX
SAINT with the thoughts and feelings Of the
class among which they transpired may ap-
pear to those unfamiliar with such scenes ias
being extremely vapid. In such instances
can only humbly beg the patience and for
tsarancc Of my readers. The above apology
Year: 1861

some violent conclusion, and thu
fragments of various pieces of furni
ture lay scattered upon the floor
The boy begged that light nigh:
burn in his apartment till he was
asleep, and anxiously examined the
fasteniDgs of the door; but they
seemed to have been wrenched asun-
der on some former occasion, and
were still left rusty and broken.
1t was long ere the pedlar attemp-
ted to compose his agitated nerves
to rest but at length his senses be-
gan to ''steep themselves in forget
fulness,' though his imagination
remained painfully active, and pre-
sented new scenes of terror to his
mind, with all the vividness of reali-
ty. Suddenly y the boy was startled
from these agitated slu1nbers, by
what sounded to lin like cry of
distress; he was broad awake in a
moment, and sat up in bed but the
noise was not repeated, and he en-
deavored to persuade himself it had
only been a continuation of the fear
full images which had disturbed his
rest, when, on glancing at the door,
he observed underneath it broad
red stream Of blood silently stealing
its course along the floor. Frantic
with alarm, it was but the work of
a moment to spring from his bed,
and rush to the door, through a
chinck of which, his eye nearly dim
med with alright, he could watch
unsuspected whatever might be done
in the adjoining room.


His fear vanished instantly when
he perceived that it was only a goat
that they had been slaughtering
and he was ubout to steal into his
bed again, ashamed of his ground
less apprehensions, when his ear was
arrested by Il conversation which
transtixed him aghast with terror to
the spot.


'Ihis is an easier job than you
had yesterday" said the man who


CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT.