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Year: 1861

ST. LOUIS, September 27.-The following
will appear in the Democrat tomorrow. Just
before leaving the city General Fremont
wrote letter to friend in New York. We
have succeeded in obtaining a.copy, which,
as it relates to public affairs and possesses at
this time peculiar interest, we commit no i'm
propriety in laying it before our readers:


"ST. LOUIS, Sept. &c, 1861.
MY DEAR SIR: l leave at eight in the
morning, and send you this hurried note in
the midst of the last arrangements before
starting. We have to contend with an en-
emy having no posts to garrison, no lines Of
transportation to defend or guard, whose
whole force can be turned at will to any one
point, while we have from Leaven worth to
Cairo, and from Fort Scott to Paducah, to
keep protected.


"I wish to say to you, that though the
position is difficult, l am competent to it and
to the enemy in the field. l am not able at
the same time to attend to the enemy at
home. 1t is;a shame to the country that an
officer going into the field, his life in his
hand solely actuated by the desire to serve
his country and win for himself its good
opinions with no other object, should be de-
stroyed by system of concerted attacks
utterly without foundation. Charges are
spoken of when there are no charges; explain.
ations where there are none to be made.





falsehoods, except to fsmiliarize the public
mind to the idea that something is wrong?


"Already our credit, which was good, is
shaken in consequence Of the newspaper in
timations of my being removed.


"Money is now demanded by those fur
nishing supplies. To defend myself now
would require the time that is necessary to
and belongs to my duty against the enemy.
'lf permitted by the country this state of
things will not fail to bring on disasters. But
l never would have been attacked in my ca
pscity as an individual.


al am no exponent of a part Of the force
of the nation directed against the enemy OF
the country. Every thing that is directed
against me is directed against it, and gives
its enemy aid and comfort. My private char
acter comes in only incidentally-I defend
it because naturally his reputation is dear to
any man, but only incidentally.


"This is the foundation of many of my
acts, and will be il l stay here. Every
thing that hurts, impedes OF embarrasses the
work intrusted to me, strike without hesi-
tation. take the consequences. The worst
that can happen to me is relief from great
labor.


"Yours truly, ~. G. FREMONT"
Year: 1861

LOOK WELL TO RAILROAD BRIDGEs.--There
is no bridge on any road but should be ex-
amined daily and guarded nightly, to secure
safety for those who cross, and to prevent
mischievOus parties destroying them to in
terrupt transportation. One who knows
how strict the bridge-police rules in England
are, thus writes:


Seeing the great loss Of life by breaking
of bridges, ripping-up of rails, &C., on the
railroads here, for the safety of life | think
the railway authorities should be obliged to
see that the roads are safe for the passage of
trains, especially in times like these, when
danger is imminent. had some knowledge
of the working of the Great Southern and
Western Railway in Ireland, and in l94S it
was in contemplation that hands employed
should be sworn in as special constabes, and
if the breakout was general it would be So.
Always, when special train was to pass, a
notice was sent to each oYerseer of eighteen
miles to have his men divided over the road,
to see that it was safe for the passage of the
train. He was bound to drop copy of such
notice to each working ganger in charge Of
three miles, who would himself and his
men, distribute over their length, and see
that the road was safe for the passing train,
each carrying red flag or light to stop the
train if danger was apparent. have
travelled some here and was surprised at so
few men in charge, yet the fare is as high.
To avert danger is my apology for troubling.
Year: 1861

will blaze up with rage, but like the oil.well
excitement, will soon 90 out.


The hardy sons of Kentucky in this couuty
who still love the Union, no doubt by this
time have been called TO arms and provided
for the defense of their homes and fresides.
Year: 1861

A terrible tragedy occurred in Exeter,
Otsego county, New York, last week. Levi
Thomas and bis wife had recently returned
from Ohio, bringing with them two of their
three children-girs of twelve and fourteen
years of age. On the morning in question
these girls were awakened by their father,
who came into their room. He kissed
them both, and spoke of two men who be
said owed him small sums of two and three
dollars each; after which he returned to the
chamber where Mrs. Thomas was sleeping
and stepped on the foot of the bed, whence
he deliberately fred one shot at her head
from revolver. The ball grazed her cheek
and she spraDg up and grappled him as be
was preparing to fire second time. The
little girls, alarmed at the noise, jumped out
of bed and entered the room in time to see
him get their mothers head between his
knees and shoot her through the back. He
then released her and she turned over when
he shot her again in the breast. Immedi-
ately afterward he placed the muzzle of the
pistol at his left ear and shot himself
through the head. He died Immediately,
but his unfortunate wife fingered about
half an hour. Thomas was man of sus-
picious disposition, and was always disposed
to doubt bis wiie's chastity, though by
everybody else she was believed to be inno-
cent OF any disloyalty to him, even in
thought.
Year: 1861

He hath been mour2ed as brave men mourn


the brave,
And wept as nations weep their cherished


Dead


With bitter, but proud tears, and o'er his head
The eternal flowers whose root is in the grave,
The flowers of Fame, are beautiful and green !;
And by his graves side pilgrim feet have been,
And blse sings, pure as men to martyrs give,
Have there been breathed by those he died to


save.


Pride of his country's banded chivalry,
His fame their hope, his name their battle cry;
He lived as mothers wish their sons to live,
He died as fathers wish their sons to die.
If on the .grief-worn cheek the hues of bliss,
Which fade when all we love is in the tomb,
Could ever know on earth second bloom,
The memory of gallant death like his
Would call them into being but the few,
Who as their friend, their brother, or their son,
His kind warm heart and gentle spirit knew,
Had long lived, hoped, and feared for him


alone;


His voice their morning music, and his eye
The only starlight of their evening sky,
Till even the sun of happiness seemed dim,
And life's best joys were sorrows but with


him;


And when, the burning bullet in his breast,
He dropped, like summer fruit from off the


bOugh,


There was one heart that knew and loved him


best


1t was mother's-and is broken now.
Year: 1861

their masked batteries, and falling before
the steady, systematic and overwhelming
advance of the army of the Union, whose
momentum must demolish all opposition.


Gen. Scott must be dealt with dec idedly.
He must be entrusted with the entire con-
troll OF operations, or all responsibility for
them must be withdrawn from him.


The President has determined to trust
him in war matters most implicitly and
though great deal may be done with Mr..
Lincoln, and sometimes by personal impor-
tunity, he is the most obstinate of men when
he is convinced that be is right; and he
would not bulge an inch if the whole coun-
try should howl, and even the Chicago
Platform give forth symptoms of decay and
suffering.


1t has been insinuated that the Presi-
pent and Cabinet were losing confidence in
Gen. Scott. With perhaps the exception
of one Cabinet officer, Mr.. Blair their
opinion is embodied in the following words,
which were employed within the last week
by one of them: "It is perfectly certain
that General Scott's plan will be success
ful. The only objection is that it takes an
enormous force, and more time than the
country is willing to spare. The Lieuten>
ant Generals anaconda will do his work.
The only objection is it eats too much.
Some other plan might have more speedy in
execution. None other would have been
so certainly executed"


SCOTS system Of wearing out and crush
ing down the Southern rebels is, beyond
doubt, precisely the sort of warfare that
they hold most heartily in detestation. II
they have wild spree of a campaign, full
of encounters and adventure, they might get
along with it, with some spirit and cheer
fulness But to be slowly pulverized under
weight they are incapable of lifting, is in.
tolerable. They feel that between the
blockade and the Federal army they are in
mill that, though it grinds slow, makes
fine work, and they are becoming desperate.


The cost of the war will be enormous
no doubt of that-and the Secretary of the
Treasury is maturing bis policy for provid-
ing the means. Can state with authority
to propositions. First-that be will bor-
row the money from the people, instead of
going to the banks fOrit. Second, that the
tariff will be modified so as to yield the
largest possible revenue. The smallest
treasury notes issued will be of the denom-
ination of twenty dollars, and all will bear
seven per cent and fraction interest. Each
note will have endorsed upon it statement
of the sum of interest it draws for day, so
that every plain old farmer or mechanic, or
other person not accustomed to cyphering
up financial mysteries, who may loan the
Government money, can tell at glance how
much interest the Government owes him
every day. The agents of the Government
who will serve in this extraordinary fnan-
cial emergency will probably be the Post
masters or County Treasurers.
Year: 1861

OF the firing in the rear, and whose
premises we were on. I told him be knew
the first as we'll as did, but as to the last
could give full information that the house
belonging to one Adjutant Whiting, who,
just before, had sent bullet whizzing by
one ofmy boys, and that my greatest pleas.
ure would be to burn the rascal's house in
payment. "Your wish will be gratifed at
once" said the Colonel. 81 am ordered by
General Butler to burn every house whose
occupants or owner fires upon our troops.
Burn it," He leaped upon his horse, and 1
upon the steps, and by that time three
Zouaves were with me. | ordered them to
try the door with the butts of their guns
down went the door and in went we. A
well packed travelling bag lay upon MAJ
hogany table. | tore it open with the hopes
of finding revolver, but did not. The first
thing took out was white linen coat; 1
laid it upon the table, and Colonel Duryea
put lighted match to it. Other clothing
was added to the pile, and soon we had a
rousing fire. Before leaving l went into
the large parlor in the right wing of the
house-it was perfectly splendid. A large
room with tapestry carpet, nice piano,
a fine library of miscellaneous books, rich
sofas, elegant chairs, with superior needle
work wrought bottoms, what-nots in the
corners,i loaded with articles of luxury, taste
and refinement, and upon mahogany GEN.
tire table lay bible and lady's portrait.
The last two articles l took and have them
now In my possession. / also took decan-
ter of brandy from the board, and left the
burning house. By this time the Zouave
Regiment had come up. Joined them, and
IN short time came up with our rear guard,
and saw sight, the like of which | wish
never to see again-vz: nine of Colonel
Townsend's Albany Regiment stretched on
the floor of house, where they had just
been carried, and eight of them mortaly
wounded by our own men. Oh the sight
Was dreadful. I cried like boy, and so did
many Others. l Immediately thought of my
decanter OF brandy, took tin cup from a
soldier and poured into it my brandy and
filled it 1.-THE cup) with water from a can
teen, and from one poor boy to another I
passed and poured into their pale and quiv-
ering lips the invigorating fluid, and with
my hand wiped the sweat drops of death
from their foreheads. Oh how grateful
the poor fellows looked at me as they saw,
by my uniform, that the usually stern off,
Ger and commander had become to them the
kind and tenderhearted woman, by doing
tor them woman's holy duty. One strong
fellow, wounded in the head, and bloody as
butchers floor, soon rallied and was able
to converse with me. l asked him if he
knew the poor fellows around him. He
said yes, and pointing to one be said: "That
man stood at my side-he was my second
mani saw his gun fly out of his hands,
being struck by a grape shot, and moment
after we both tumbled to the ground to.
gether." went out and picked up an En-.
field rifle, nearly cut in two by ball said
he, "that is his gun" saw its owner die
and brought the gun with me back to my
camp, and have it in my possession.
Year: 1861

Ofu IuHufeU.
. Lord of Hosts! Almighty King!
Behold the sacrifice we bring
10 every arm thy strength impart,
Ihy spirit shed through every heart!
w axe in our hearts the living fires,
Inc holy faith that warmed oar sres:
Thy hand hath made our nation free
10 die for her is serving three.
BE thou pilared fame to show
The midnight snare, the silent foe
And when the battle thunders loud,
Still guide us in it's moving cloud.
God of all Nations ! Sovereign Lord
In Thy dread name we draw the sword,
We lift the starry flag on high
That fills with light our stormy sky.
From treason's rent, from murders stain
Guard thou its folds till Peace shall reign,
Till fort and field. till shore and sea
Join our loud anthem, PRAISE TO THEE!


atlantic Monthly.
Year: 1861

THE Battle OF LIFE The battle of
life, in by far the greater number OF cases,
must necessarily be fought up hill and to
win it without struggle we're, perhaps,
to win it without honor. II there were no
difficulties, there would be no success if
there were nothing to struggle for, there
would be nothing to be achieved Difficult
ties may in,imdate the weak, but they act
only as a stimulus to men Of pluck and
resolution. Al experience of lite, indeed
serves to prove that the impcdiments
thrown in the way Of human advance
ment may, Tor the most part, be overcome
by steady good conduct, honest zeal, acti.
vity, perseverance, and above all, by
determined resolution to surmount diti-
onl,iss, and stand up man'ully against
misfortune.
Year: 1861

That terrible old legend a,.
Of the one
Whose frame had lost its shadow
In the sun
How wildly, oh, how sadly


Casped his hands
When he saw no proof Of presence
In the lands!
What days Of white ,lipp'd terror
In the light,
As be prayed to the mocking sunbeam
For the mig int
The night, for then, then only


Hid the curse
OF walking without responses


The Universe.
O soul read'st thou the meaning
Wrapp'd Of yore
In that legend of the shadowless
On the shore :?
Had he lost his sacred uses


Therefore naught
His frame on hill and valley


Ever wrought?
Soul tremble at the legend


OF that one;
Lose not thy sacred uses


In the sun.
On thee shall also blacken


The awful curse
OF walking without responses


Gods Universe
Year: 1861

A writer in one of the reviews wns
boasting that he was in the habit Of distri'
buting literary reputation. Yes replied
friend, "and have done it so profsely
that you have left none for YOURSELF
Year: 1861

TIE STATE FAR--The grounds were being
rapidly cleared yesterday, and day or two
will see nothing left. During the Fair large
amount Of vaiuAble stock has changed hands
at good prices, md more Will be sold in this
city ty their owners. Nothing took place at
the Fair Grounds yesterday, the Military
Committee holding their test Of fire arms sad
tho Champion dill fee to the public On the
Like Shore Park, IS noticed elsewhere
Year: 1861

Coroner James held an inquest yeste1day,
upon the body Of q dissipated aud proaigate
womap, who lived in an alley near the City
Arnory. Her rame Was Mary Pursely, and
the cause Of her death, whisky. The testi-
mony introduced showed that she was an
habitual drunkard, aud the evidence Of the
County Physician left no doubt IS to the man.
ner of her death.


An inquest was also held yesterday upon
the body Of one O'Niel, who was found about
six O'Clock in the morning in his night clothes
lying upon the sidewalk in front Of the
franklin House, On Franklin street. The
deceased was about 81 years Of age, and has
wife and si1 children living at Canton, m
He was a harness maker By occupation, aud
Was In the city at the present time in search
Of occupation. Yesterday he was very much
intoxicated, and tits supposed raised the win
dow OF his room on the second story In the
night, and fell therefrom, receiving injuries
which resulted In his death.
Year: 1861

TEE STATE FAIR Police CoURT.-TAe Po
lice Court which has been In session at the
state Fair grounds for the past week, received
SiS5 in dnet. asseased IN forty cases, the most
Of them trivial The Court was the most
profitable institution In the neighborhood
Year: 1861

Take a round piece OF pasteboard, Tor
any other shape, and insert it IN quill
open at both ends, and lay this on an
other piece OF pasteboard o. the same
shape. in which is stuck pin, SO that the
pin will enter the quill. Blow through
the quill as hard as you may, but the
lower piece cannot be blown off.


A common spool, such as is used
sewing cotton, forms suitable apparatus
for trying this wonderful experiment.
Take a bit of smooth writing paper, a
little larger than the head of Abe spool.
and run pin through the paper and into
the bore OF the spool. Now, by blowing
down il will be found impossible to blow
the paper. By observing closely, it will
be seen that the paper does not quite
touch the head Of the spool. 1t is, of
course, necessary 10 hold the paper up
with the hand until you begin to blow.


The explanation is this: When the
currents Of air are established. radiating
from the central tube horizontally betweea
the disk and the paper, the greater area
of the disk, as compared with that Of the
lube, cuases the air above the paper TO
be rarifed. when the pressure Of the air
below, not being counterbalanced, holds
The paper up. The pin acts as anchor
10 prevent the paper from being blown
away horizontally.-SeisntDfe american.
Year: 1861

WHOLESALE SELF-CONDEHNArIoS.-T N.
Z. Tr16Hns makes the singular confession that
its whole course for the last ten years has been
q "perDicious blunder," as for that length Of
time it has devoted itself to the work of CRYING
down the resources Of the South, and deridine
the idea of its daring to break loose from the
Union, with its energies palsied by such an
element OF weakness as the Institution of slave.
~. But now it regards slavery until 1t is abol-
ished, ss "An element of positive and terrible
strength" +" and says:


The history Of this war, on the part of both
government and people, is little more than a
record of the discovery of mistakes and the
rectifcation of blupder. Nobody is to blame.
The press which supposed that the rebellion
was mere continuation of the system of bull
lying by which the South had always won Its
victories, and the statesmen who fancied it
csuld be quelled by patiently waiting thirty,
sixty, or ninety days, were equally honest, but
have been proved equally mistaken Among
the most pernicious blunders which have EN-.
barrassed our warlike operations, has been the
oiunder OF undertaking the strength of the
rebels. AS matter of course we have over
rated the strength Of the loyal States"
Year: 1861

The GOVERNMENT LoAN.-The Government
loan continues to bs taken with great rapidity.
The New York Journal Of Commerce SAYS:


There Is increased activity in financial matters
and the pressure to take new loan 10 very great
1t has been found physically impossible for the
Assistant Treasurer with his present force to re-
ceive the applicants for the loan count their de-
posit, and issue the certificate Even II he signed
by deputy the coin could not be counted and tested
In the allotted time. The banks are therefore
making arrangements to turn the tide Of appli-
cants towards their counters and we hope will
be successful In relieving Mr. Cisco of portion
Of this exhausting burden. A proposition was on
foot for The banks to pay and additional six per
cent OF the loan Tomorrow, but as the Govern
ment does not need II, and Ii 10 inconvenient for
the Assistant Treasurer to receive Ii until the rush
Of applicants is little over, or 1t Is diverted to
another direction, 1t will be postponed for few
Year: 1861

1t betrays exceeding bad taste. II not bad
feeling, to use contradiction in society for the
sake of being perverss. If it be really ne
eessary to use it in self defence. it should be
done with gentle and becoming dignity.
Year: 1861

One of the greatest inconvenience which our volun,
teerr will have to encounter during the campaign, VIII
be the unskillful cookery Of their food Most OF them
have been usad TO better tere than provided Tor our
Year: 1861

accommodate those who may pretend decent
neutrality. Neutrality 10 such an emergency
is disloyalty The Government must be MAIN
tanned, and those that withhold from it their
cordial support, must be ranked among its eue-
mics.
Year: 1861


Oh say can you see by the dawn's early ight,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilght's last


cleaning
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through he


perilous fight,
o'er the rapparfs wa watched, were so gal1antly


streaming
And the rockets red glaze, the bombs bursting in


air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag still


there;
o say does that Star-Span gled Banner yet wave
O'er the land Of the free, and the home of the


brave
On that shore dimly seen through the mists of the
deep.
Where the foes naughty host in dread silence re-
poses,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering


steep,
As il ftfully blows, row c0nceals, now discloses7
Now it catches the CLEAN Of the mornings first
! beam,
1 In fua glory ref acted now shines on the stream;
lis the Star-spangled Banner, q long may it wave
Oer the land Of the Free and heihome Of the brayeI
And where is that band who so vaHntingly swore
That the havoc Of war and the battles confusion
home and country should leave US no more
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps
pollution.
/ No refuge could save the hireling and slave
! From the terror OF flight, the. gloom of tho
grave;
And the star spangled hammer in triumph doth wave
o'er the land OF the free, and the home Of the


brave.
/ Oh thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the wars desola-
ton,
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven
rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and preserved us


a nation.
Then conquer We must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto-ssln God is our trust''-
And the star-spangIed banner in triumph shall
wave
Ger the land of the free, aad the home of the
brave.
Year: 1861




The question is simply, Government, or no
Government! Are We 10 abandon every liberty
We have enjoyed, tue protection that the Fed
eral Government has always afforded to the
whole people, and surrender ourselves to an
irresponsible and hostile oligarchy at the Soutbl
Oar citizens are now to decide between Loyalty
and Treason. There is no middle ground to
Year: 1861

not +; the people of the North, with a unanimity
never before witnessed, sustain the Government,
saying by their actions always preferable TO words
that there canse for the warlike rebellion J
that the Federal Government has done no wrong
and dare not surrender. Therefore, there IS oat
one course left if those who began the fray persist
in its continuance, force must be met with force


The honest masses of the North see and appreciate
the state of the case and are Fastening to the sap


port OF the Government-declaring that to Toes
from abroad foes ri home 1T shall never ylelo'
Year: 1861

WILL give for good cast-off clothing the high
L est cash prices In gold. All kinds wanted.
Call before selling elsewhere also have large
stock Of nice new clothing which am selling at
extreme low prices for CASH. All, therefore,
who have good clothes for sale can get the high
est cash price here, and buy at the lowest, as !
buy and sell for cash.


Come and see No. a6s D street, between
Ninth and Tenth feb l8-ly