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Year: 1861

Lyscpsp A white abolition miscreant was detected
few duys ago n the ehdish business of cutting away
railroad bridge and tearing up the iron track near WI
son, N c., hoping thereby 10 throw The cars WIN uoop'
off The track For this be deserved summary punish
ment, and justice was quickly satisfied He was swung
up at short rotice. ss
Year: 1861

CAUIIos-Persous who use fire arms should remember
that percussion guns pistols sometimes discharged
without the caps. A Southern paper says: young
man YVES badly wounded in this city yesterday, by the
accidental discharge of pistol in the hand Of bis friend
II !, worthy of remark that this pistol had cap on IT,
but il seems that small portion Of the percussion pow
der was ON the tube and this su lent to fire the
novder
Year: 1861

From ne Advertiser, Prortdeace, RI
The Cephac Pills said to remarkably effective remedy
for the headache and OF the very best for that very frequent
complaint which has been discovered.
Year: 1861

A TREMENDOUS thunder shower passed
over our city Saturday afternoon. accompanied
by bowling wind. Being an outsider. ws can
bear testimony to both the penetration Of the
rain and force Of the wind.
Year: 1861

NOTICE ExTRAORDINARY AND HIGHLY
IS1EREsIlNG TO INTERESTED PARrIxs.-Ws have
taken an oath and propose adhering 10 it rig
IDLY. We have avowed to numerically thrash
any person We detect overhauling our ex
changes. stealing or borrowing our scissors pens,
pencils or anything pertaining to our profess
sium have procured . boot with q lead heel
and javslin toe. and can kick like cusa We
mean just what we say and itch for . subject
to practice upon. Bewars
Year: 1861

GEN. CAss' REsIGNAr1oN--The an
Douncement OF The resignation of General
Cass. Secretary of State, caused 10 little
as'onishment and regret. Hs has by his
whole public life proven himself one of the
most conservative sound men of our nation
and the announcement that he had al this
time, resigned his secretary ship, on &C
count OF difference of opinion between
him and the President, caused general
CONSERVATION.


The Constitution, in noticing the resig-
nation of Gen. Cass. says: ITO avoid all
misconstruction or misstatement of the
reason which cause! this event. we hav.
taken pains 10 ascertain the true cause =
Ii is not thu. Mr.. Cass differs from the
President in regard To any portion Of his
late message. On the great question of
coercing States to remain in the Union by
military force. the President and General
Cass were perfectly united in opinion
The difficulty arose from the fact that Mr..
Cass insisted that the military and naval
forces should be sent Immediately TO
Charleston to reinforce. the forts in that
harbor, and that the President was of the
opinion that there was no necessity for any
such measure in order 10 secure the forts
agrinst attack"
Year: 1861

The President called the Convention tc
order at 81 a, m.


The DooRKEEpER A message from the
Senate and House of Representatives.


MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.


Mr.. President, 1 am instructed by the
President of the Senate of the State of s.
Carolina, to signify the acceptance of your
invitation to attend upon the ratification Of
the Ordinance of Secession from the late
Confederacy of the Union.


MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.


Mr.. President, am directed by the II
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, to state to this body that they
have accepted your invitation to attend up
on the ratification of the Ordinance of Sc
cesson.


The Convention then rose and joined in
the procession to the Institute Hall. The
procession moved down Broad to Meeting
street, and up Meeting to the Institute Hall
Bon6res were kindled and fireworks were
being set off on all sides. At the foot o1
the staircase the Delegates were joined by
the members of the Senate and House Of
Representatives, and the procession then
moved into the Hall.


The President and Clerk of the Conven
ton, the President and Clerk of the Senate
the Speaker aod Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives, the Governor and suite, and
the Rev. DR.. Bachman were seated upon
the stage. The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev, DR.. Bachmau.


The President then asked: Are the At
Year: 1861

We ARE OUT OF THE UNIoN.-And we
thank God and South Carolina for it. We
are no longer under the dominion of the
North. The step which South Carolina has
so boldly and gallantly taken, is fraught
with more aud greater benefits to the hu.
man race than any one thing since the COM
ing of Christ. It will give more force and
power to the truth that oman is capable Of
self government )" it will iuaugurate the
system of "Free Trade" all over the world,
and will lead to the overthrow of all those
devices by which labor has been made sub.
servient to power aud robbed Of its reward
by cunning and designing men it will es-
tablish the principle that governments are
formed for the protection Of the rights Of
every citizen, and not as an engine by
which the rights of the many are to be
seized for the benefit of the few. It is the
dawn of the great political and moral mil
lennium, which will extend its influence to
all the world and to all future generations.
1t is the beginning of the time and the
state of things for which we have long
Year: 1861

I IC0rresp0ndencs Of The Associated Press.I


FORTRESS MONROE, August Notwithstanding
the regiments taken away from Old Point, there is
still an effective force here sufficient for all probable
emergencies.


The great portion of the men sent to the Rip
kaPs are to be quartered inside the Fortress. An
excellent state of feeling now prevails and our
troops are anxious for an advance.


The steamer Minnesota will sail southwark short.
ly. The st amer Quaker City is up from the Capes
and reports a ninety gun deck ship of war ashore
at Cape Henry. She went aground at ebb tide and
will doubtless be got off at food tide. Two power.
full propellers are going to her relief.
Year: 1861

WHEELING, August 2O.-Tbe Western Virginia
State Convention adopted to-day an ordinance
creating new State to be called Kand,cha The
ordinance provides that the matter be referred to
the people at an election to be held the oath of
October for approval or rejection. The adjoining
counties are to be admitted if a majority of the
voters therein desire it.
Year: 1861

KENTUCKY AND TIE TAx.-We do not believe the
people OF Kentucky are in favor of the war now
being waged against the South; we believe they
are opposed to its further prosecution; and, in
opinion, they will refuse to pay the direct lev
led BY Congress at its late session, and in doing so
they will do right.-LoHisville Courier.
Year: 1861

A SOMEWHAT novel wedding occurred at
the Church of the Holy Trinity, in Brook
lyn, Ten married sisters appeared with their
ten husbands, and a small army of children
to celebrate the marriage of the eleventh
sister
Year: 1861

Nor OVER MODEST. The Washington States
alludcs to rather an unusual scene which oc-
CARED in the gallery of the House of Rep
resentatiyes. a gentleman in one of the
front seats, accompanied by lady, was no
ticed to keep his arm around her neck, and
it was only when a polite note was addressed
to him 10y the doorkeeper, stating that hug
Ping in he House was contrary to the rules
thereof, that he took away his arm
Year: 1861

If Arkansas and the other Border States
mean to unite with the Seeding States, in
ease proper guarantees are not given 10y the
North, they may as well do so at once. If
any compromise is patched up, somebody
viii be sold No such guarantees can be had
Accept such as you can get and you will
see what convenient things words are, to
cheat withal.
Year: 1861

will probably never recover from the effects


Of that suicidal stroke which she has aimed


at her own prosperity.


Not more certainly does water ran down
/ bill than viii capital and population seek


those climes whore peace, security and lib
orty arc to be enjoyed, with a competent


reward 70 industry. The prosperity ccjoyCi


by the Northeastern states viii attract thou
sands Of poor people from the South. where


before only hundreds have sought them
The limits Of the cotton growing region has
been reached at the Southwest and beyond
it negro slaves cannot be employed with ai-
vantage nor, we believe. will the hardy
miners Of New Mexico, Utah or Arizona he
disposed to admit the African clement of
population among them.


The seeding states must, therefore, loose
largely while they have no prospect Of any
further growth, with the possible exception
of Texas The border states arc likely to
increase in population at others expense ::
and if they should adopt a line Of policy
looking toward emancipation, some Of them
NAV double their numbers Of industrious
white settlers during the next ten years.
Oar limits prevent Us from Indulging in
further speculation regarding the future
but we have no doubt that the country is on
the eve Of important changes, not from VIC
lcnce or agEressj0ns upon Southern rights
by the free North, but from the opening Of
the eyes of the Southern people themselves
to the inherent faults Of their system Of
labgr.-N. !. Com. AGrOuser.
Year: 1861

changing the fundamental law of the land
thereby virtually admitting these charges to
be true


1t this Union was to be broken up, Mr..
Iappan argued that it would be owing to
the agitation which rocked the land as with
tempest from the hour of the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, and the ambition of
political leaders to do the behests of Slavery.
But he said if such should be our fate, a
Government Of the United States of Am i
ca would still exist, with territory and
people teeming with all the elements of
greatness and of freedom, of unsurpassed
progress and future glory.
Year: 1861

THE BOSTON CONVENTION.


The Crittendcn COMPROMISE Convention
in Boston on the 9Th, went strong for "c5n-
cessions." Very little had the Cottonocra-
cy there assembled to say in the wy Of con
demning treason against the government Of
their country, but a great deal to say in
favor Of coaxing the rebels back to their
allegiance by concessions Of political power
to them for all time to come NIr. Stephen
son, the Chairman. said he was ready to 60
for the Crittenden plan, or the B-s.er plan
or the Douglas Ilan-"any plan, DE said,
which would take slavery out Of the vortex
of party politics, and to enable Union men
at the South to lift up their voices in their
own States for the Union"


1t is curious thing that politicians #
that sort can not conceive Of ''auy Ilaa to
take slavery out Of the vortex Of party poll
tics, except one which shall make it a
more viruIent element in political strife than
ever. There is just one concession which
would satisfy the southern politicians, viz
to grant them a perpetual control of the
U.S.Ssnate & House, "a perpetual control ofthe
Presidency, perpetual control Of thcJudici-
airy, and perpetual control Of the Pulpit and
the Press; and to haveit high misdemoan3r
for any one to speak or to write, to hear or to
read any thing rejecting on the saoreiucss
Of slavery or the rule of the slaychoI2ing OH
sarchy. We see nothing in the speech of
Mr.. Stephenson, OF ofMr. Curtis, or in the
letter Of Mr.. Everett, read 10 the meeting, to
show that they would not grant such con-
cession as that, if the South would only show
fight for it. All they have q different race
of men in and about Boston from that Of
eighty OF ninety years ago. They are large
ly in the cotton business nov-aud to have
that flourish they Will cat dirt ofany quality
and quantity, if only served up to them by
the hand Of a southern planter.
Year: 1861

TERRIBLE DISASTER IN FRANCE.-The for
eign papers give accounts of terrible casualty
in the department of Gard-Franco. In conse-
quence Of a powerful stOrm-the bursting Of a


water spout according 70 some statements-the
I.alle mine was flooded, and the sides fell in,
burying all the workmen. An explosion of gas
took place al the same time, by which a portion
of the mine was blown up. The number Of
men missing, and considered as killed by the
accident is nearly three hundred. There is no
probability that but very few can be got out
Year: 1861

WAsfINUTUN, NKlCH IoUI.
From intelligence received here this morning II is
highly probable that the first resistance TO federal
tAority win take place in the city Of Baltimore II ap
pears that those who favor secession have deter
mined the of the appointment Of any Of
those who voted the republican ticket to any permanent
Office such Collector Postmaster Naval Olcer, they
shall take possession of the Office, and that they win
resist them the last Their purpose is TO bring
.hrepressible conflict"


II understood that the President has been informed
OF this determination.


70 the result Of tho ntrgues Of the secession ympathsers
n Maryland.
Year: 1861

member OF the Virginia Convention called upon Pre-
sidsnt Lincoln this morning and had an exceedingly
satisfactory inter view The President assured him that
NO vessels had been sent South with hostile intentions
The vessels had been despatched contained only
vhors supplies for troops in Texas and also for tho
Home Squadron He stated further that there would be
nothing done in regard to affairs in the South for sixty
day ard that IT his purpose to restore peace and
prevent the shedding Of blood.


The vreinian left fully impressed that President LIN
coin was peace man, and would not allow himself TO be
drawn into adopting policy to please few radical
Pepubtcans.
Year: 1861

Has for itself such for the Of variety
Lung Complaint that it is entirely unnecessary
for the evidence of its virtues, wherever has
employed As las long been in throughout


this section, aeCd not do than assure the people lis


quality is kept the best it has been and that
be relied their relief all has been found do
Year: 1861

BEE HARvEsTs.-There are for the
bee three harvest seasons every year
spring. summer, and autumn. II only
one of these yield abundantly, the bees
will secure a supply for all their prospec-
tive wants; and so likewise if all three
are only moderately good. When they
can gather plenrifully duridg two of
them, they secure supply y and a
surplus and when they all yield amply
there will be superabundance of stores.
As general rule, destitution or starva-
ton will only occur amoog bees which
are diseaeed. or mismanaged especially
when by improper, or excessive, pruning
in the spring they are constrained to use
for comb-building the avails of the early
harvest, and the latter ones prove 70 be
mesgrs.
Year: 1861

That times very hard and money very tight.
That the people have not ork, and in bad plight
And that for Carpets and Crockev they cannot high
And that, for all extras they must pass them by
Of this and other matters the people they complain.
And it makes me feel sad to see their faces filled with


paint
And if by selling cheap-if this will make them SMILE
Even if my money lose, they shPTe it awhile
Therefore have concluded, without regard to cost to


sell
All Of my Kitchen Goods Cutlery and Carpets as well:
Also, my Crockery and Glass Ware at discount am


selling,
With Brooms and Bra hes, and everything, all cannot


be a telling
Therefore ladies and gentlemen come and buy upon this


invitation,
For have full supply of House Furnishing Goods at


my Poetca station
1t is located in the Bay State Block, at the Poets



Here have good Stock Goods and as CHEAP as any,


upon my honor.
Now come one and ALL buy your goods, and times


for better will change,
Andi money Is little, it will hold out If buy at


the POetical Exchange
And should my capital at the end of the be light,
Why then here energy and AMBITION wich Is in tor the


fight,
Forle is battle field and If do right my customers
Ana we can put to flight hard times with one vigorous


sally.
And in conclusion my customers thank for the tavors


that are past;
Also for those which am receiving in the way of pat


ronage-may it always last
N B.SThe people respectfully invited to call at
the PoetieSf Exchange, and examine my Goods, which
jeIe dtf .QRSoN n. HEATH
Year: 1861

hope and believe that, If he had not been re-
strained from the expression Of bis personal
sentiments by the reserve and caution appro-
pirate to his official station, be would have
gone one step further, and pointed out that the
opp csits theories which he combats with such
invincibDe power Of reason, spring, and will
never cease to spring, from the system Of chattel
.lavery, and that we never can become homo.
sen-ous aud republican people so long as that
system diseases any part of the body politic.
Year: 1861

We are requested to publish the following
letter:


To the Pensioners Of S. Johns church, Ma


rysviAe.


My DEAR BRETHREN In few days trust
under Gods blessing to return TO my Parish,
nv mission accomplished Meanwhile have
found it impossible to supply the pulpit; thus
YOU have been without services for one Sun
day. and of necessity the ensuing Sabbath
must still leave you unprovided This |
deeply regret, yet it is unavoidable, for the
higher duty-and this labor devolyes upon
me-is to rescue the Church Of Christ in the
important district of Marysylle.


If we fail now the services Of our beloved
church must be lost to us for many years.
How urgent then is the claim upon each one
of you, my dear friends, to sustain my hands
by your abiding faith and patient coutinn-
ance in well doing. Let not this temporary
cessation in your church worship cause you
to abate one iota of your attachment and
adherence to the cause of Christ. Soon
shall return, when shall expect you to come
out earnestly on the Lords side, and by YOU
liberal donations fill up that which may b,
deficient


Remember, my dear friends, the pccula
emergencies of your claim, and though yor
may feel that you have done enough, ye
recollect it is but lending TO the Lord, of tina
be it little or much, which lie shall give unt'
thee, and which shall be returned TO you an,
your children's children in manifold blessings


Faint not-be not weary--but by you
earnestness in the good work, let the woll,
at large see that your religion is of that vita
character that will carry you on TO the END
amid all storms and tcmpests.


With aiiectionate regards, | remain you
faithful pastor. II SMEArnMAN.
Year: 1861

"On FOR A TONGUE TO CURSE THE slave
General Lane, who left New York for the
Pacific, on the first of April, wrote to a friend
Just previous to leaving:


Here am out of poitice but shall con-
tinue to stand by the right. will urge the
Democrats Of Oregon TO adopt the Constitu-
tion of the Confederate States as their plat
form.


The old villain had better be directed to
dig up his part Of Oregon, and proceed with
1t in the direction Of the Court Of His Majes.
~, JEFF. Davis. There would not be more
than pocket full of it. and that be might eat
10 show his devotion to the constitutional
rights" Of the rebels to break down the Con-
s,itution ana the Union
Year: 1861

THE Buffalo Republic tells this story /:
at is said that one OF the editors of the
Lewisburg Chronicle, soon after he went TO
the printing business, went to see preach
er's daughter. The next time he attended
meeting he was considerably astouishcd at
hearing the minister announce his text.
"My daughter is previously tOrmeuted with
u devil"
Year: 1861

Fare thee wcll-we part for ever!
All regrets are now ia vain
Fate decrees that we must sever,
Ne or to meet on earth again.
Other skies will bend above thee,
Other hearts may seek thy shrine;
But no other c er will love thee
With the constancy of mine.


Yet farewell we part forever!


All regrets are now in VAIN;


Fate DEGREES that we must sever,


Ne er to mecto on earth again.


Fare thee we'll
Like the shadow on the dial
Lingers still our parting kissl
Life has no seyerer trial,


Death no pang to equal this.
All the world IS now before thee,
Every cline to roam at viii,
But within the land that bore thee,
One fond heart will love thee still.
Yet farewell We part forever,
All regrets are now IN vain.
Fate DEGREES that we must sever,
Ne er to meet on earth again.


Fare thee we'll.
Year: 1861

HoRATIO KING of Maine the recently ap-
pointed Postmaster General has most honor
ably and fairly earned his promotion. Twen-
ty-fre years ago be entered the department
in the lowest rank Of clerks, and By diligence
and devotion to his duties united with rare
ability be has worked his way up, slowly but
surely His confirmation was delayed until
the Republican Senators could satisfy them
selves that he would execute the new law sus-
pending mail service where postal matter il
tampered with. Mr. King was once the
partner Of the Vice President elect in the
publication of newspaper.
Year: 1861

A RELIGION that ever suf6ces TO govern .
man will never suffice to save him; that which
does not sufficiently distinguish him from :
wicked world, viii never distinguish him from
perishing world.
Year: 1861

THE following letter from our friend Nc
Grew was intended for last week paper, but
owing to the failure Of Friday mail it was
not received until after our issue was worked
Of. -EDITORs
Year: 1861

UNION REsoLUTIoNs.-There is some pleasure
to be derived from the contemplation, that al
though the Legislature which has just dissolved,
contained several as arrant traitors as ever es-
capped halter, there was yet decided majority
passage of Senator Chase's resolutions, have
pledged the moral and material power of the
State to assist the present National Administra-
ton in upholding the Constitution and laws of
the country.
Year: 1861

THE CLUB REsoLUTIoN.-The Union Club
of this place, at their last meeting, passed res
mendation and approval from such body of
men, is highly esteemed by US, and more than
compensates for all the loss we have sustained
from the secessionists. Men who take sides
against their country and its flag, are not the
kind or people we desire to have dealings with
Our path lies in different direction and in the
absence of wealth or distinguished name to
transmit to our posterity, at least intend they
shall say, when perusing the history of these
times, that their blood bears no taint of treason,
term of infamy begotten in hell, and which
sears the hearts of those who profess it, like the
gnawlng tooth of the never-dying worm.
Year: 1861

Snow SToRM.-Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day were raw, cold, disagreeable days. Sunday
night there was tolerably heavy frost, which,
however, did but little, if any damage, and it was
confidently expected that would end the matter.
How great, then, was the surprise of our good
people to discover the ground white with snow,
when they looked out from their sleeping apart
ments Tuesday morning, May 2lst! Many of
the young fruit trees were bowed down with the
weight of the snow, while others were broken or
stripped of their branches. The damage done
in this respect is said to be considerable in all
this region of country.
Year: 1861

PRoTECTING Roses IN WINTER.-I would
like 10 communicate an experience I have
made these last two years-that is how to
keep tender roses through the winter safe and
in small place. | take my roses up 10 the
fall, trim them considerably back, and heel
them in frame. kept over hundred roses
under one sash and found them all alive and in
good order, even though my ground is very wet.
found not only that they kept well, but they
lowered very fine the whole OF last summer.
found this idea stated in the Ohio Farmer
some years ago, by Mr.. Elliott. In speaking
OF it, he says: $ have yet to learn that it is
aot the best way 10 keep them"
Year: 1861

In THE RIGHT PLACE Chas. L. Scott the
misrepresentation of California in Congress,
for the last four years, has turned up as a
Lieutenant Colonel in an Alabama regiment
of King jeff S army. May Providence, in his
infinite mercy, remove few more of that class
of men beyond the borders of this State, into
the same field of operations. They have been
blightiug curse upon the body polite of this
State from its organization to the present
hour, and their departure from our shores
would be hailed as a millennium.