Year: 1863

A Here Fallen.


Another hero has gone to his ieag homo


The country has to mourn tho ioss Of Admiral
foote. Perhaps there was no o6lcsr Of our
navy who was held in such high esteem. There
was not one. certainly, who deserved it more
than tho Christian hero who has just yielded his
last breath, universally beloved and regretted.


Admiral Foote'S patriotism has always been
Of the most marked character, and nobly and
faithfully has he performed every duty assigned
TO him. He was the first officer in our navy
who practically demonstrated that in moral
suasion there is great power; he was the first Of
our officers who made Of his ship temperance
vessel; and. more than ALL he was one of the
first to hurl the vengeance and justice of an
outraged Union against wsywArd and rebel
lious band of States


His every act, both public and private, was
marked by that spirit Of truth and equity which
ennobles man, while 1t has the happiest in
Huencs on those BY whom he is surrounded
In bis personal intercourse he was as modest
and unassuming a. he was brave and heroic in
bis profession, and We have yet to learn that
ever an 0fiioer or sailor was heard to utter q
word against him. On the Western waters he
accomplished some OF the most brilliant
achievements Of the war, and he would un-
doubtedly have done much more, but receiving
q severe wound In his foot, hs was compelled
to relinquish command in which he had rem.
dered the most important services to the
government. He was out down in the very
prime Of life, and at time when the eyes of
the country were turned towards him for the
accomplishment Of one of the most arduous
tasks yet assigned to the commander Of q
squadron.


His death was caused by his overworking
himself in the duties which the Navy Depart
ment had imposed upon him. He had not
sought the post; but, being ordered to perform
certain work, he bent his utmost energies to it,
and has fallen in the performance of his duty
His death is none the less glorious because he
did not die in battle and, although perhaps it
might have been his desire to have ended his
days in fighting for his country, yet he has been
taken from us while engaged as arduousy ID
though he stood upon the deok of his own
flagship.


Admiral Foote was most exemplary Chris
tian. living up to his profession Of religion
with an exactitude quite uucommon yet he
never intruded his religious views upon pro-
miscuous assemblage or at an unreasonable
time. He was eminently God loving and
God fearing man, aud as he lived 80 he died.
But our loss is his gain.


The WATERING Pi.AcE SEAs0N.-We have here
tOfore predicted most brilliant season at the
watering places this summer As we do not
claim prophetic ken. nor the gift of second
sight, nor that clairvoyant power of which Judge
Edmonds thinks so highly, we may as well ac-
knowledge that our prediction was based upon
the calculation that the war would last through
the summer, and that the immense war expen-
ditlres, past, present and future, would enable
our shoddy aristocrats TO enjoy themselves to
the top Of their bent. Unfortunately, however,
We did not calculate upon much fighting this
summer, and the invasion Of Lees army may
now spoil our prediction about the watering
place season. The rebels have very large
army in Maryland. Hooker has another large
army to confront the rebels. But, as the pre-
Schs Cohtcss WOuiu rcciu w oc Ouc VI stTAtSky
and man9uvring, no one can predict how il will
result. If Hooker's military ability were as
great as his own opinion of himself we should
be very confident. As 1t is, each State may
soon have to protect itself, and our citizens
may be obliged to pack their knapsacks for an
active campaign, instead of packing their trunks
for the watering places If Lee should by any
chance isolate and capture Washington, break
ing up the federal government and taking Mr..
Lincoln prisoner. matters would become very
serious, and more people than the landlords Of
the watering place hotels would suffer. In this
case, as in many Others, however. those persons
who have done the most mischief will receive
the least harm. The abolitionists down East.
who were largely instrumental in causing the
war. will be the least affected by the rebel in
vasion. Very likely, therefore. the watering
places in that section OF the country will have
glorious sesson and be thronged with crowds
Of gay pleasure seekers although the people OF
the Middle States may be fighting bravely in
defence of their homes. This is an exceedingly
curious world, and the.longer We live in il the
more Of puzzle il appears.


The FRIGHT IN PENNsYLvCIA.-The alarm
of the Pennsyranans al the invasion Of Lee
is extraordinary. The population along the
Maryland State line are rushing across the Sus-
quehanna in state of panic, believing they are f
comparatively safe with tha, barrier between
them and the enemy. But the citizens Of Har.
risburg and those in its vicinity residing on this
side OF the susquehsnna are packing up their
valuables for fight. and seem TO think they will
not be secure till they have crossed the Della.
ware. II is said that the rebels openly pro.
claim that they will not stop till they reach
We hope. however, that Cover
nor Curtin's draft of 10000 men will arrest
many Of the fugitives in their fight How can