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Year: 1861

An officer of the army, of Southern birth,
stationed at Washington, got leave Of ab-
scnce, in March, for ten days visit to
Philadelphia. He at once proceeded to
Montgomery, and after making arrange
1nents fora Majors commission in the rebel
forces, returned to Washington and went
nominally to his duty, and Of course, to
his pay. A few days ago, as troubles be-
gan to thicken about the Capital, this man
quit his b,uiness as spy, hurriedly threw up
his commission, and went across the Poto-
mac to seek his friends. We have mislaid
the note containing his name, else we
wduld gladly do our share in making him
infamous.


Here, now, is an oflcer-one OF the
many staff-supon which the Government
must rely in this hour Of its peril. The
pay roll is full of such-meu who are pols-
encd to the very core with the pestilent
Calhounism which has brought about this
rebellion, and who wait only for the mo-
ment when their treason may be most
damaging, to betray the popular cause. A
month was required to purge the civil ser.
vice Of the synpathisers with treason, be-
fore the President aud the Departm nts
could safely act. We trust that the Army
will be more summarily dealt with Let
new oath of allegiance, binding those who
take it, to do the will of the Government
at all times and against whomsoeve: may
oppose be rendered to every man in the
service; be the anteeedents, and opinions,
social relations and family connexions Of
all of them be looked to, and let those who
cannot stand the test OF loyalty implied in
these, be sumnaarily dismissed This is no
time for false delicacy. We cannot afford
now to put the armed forces Of the he
public under the command Of men whose
only study will be how best to betray them
to the euemv
Year: 1861

Il must he a dismal thing for a solitary man
to be taken i'll mean 30 seriously III as 0 be
confined to bed, ct not go dsngerouslyill III as
TO make some relation or friend come a. all
sacrifices to be with you. The writer speaks
merely frem logical considerations baEply,
be never experienced the case. But one can
see that in that lonely life there can be none
Of those pleasant circumstances which make
days in bed, when acute pain Is over, OF the
dangerous tuTniDg-p9int OF disease is hanply
past, as quietly enjoyable days as any nan is
ever likely TO know. No one should evsr be


seriously III, (if be can help it) unless be be
one Of considerable household. Even hen,
indeed, it will be advisable to be III as stfdom
as may be. But to a person who, when well,
is very hsrd-woTked and good zeal worried,
what resful days those are OF which wa are
thinking You have such feeling ef peace
and quietEess. There you lie in lazy lixurY
when You are suffering merely the weak.
ness Of serious illness, and the paiL and
danger are past. All your wants ae so


hOughtfuily and kindly anticipated. Il Is a
very delightful sensation 10 lift your head from
the pillow, and instantly'o find yourself giddy
and blind from loss Of blood, and Just drofyour
head down again. It is not question, even
for tae most uGessly eXactiHg Conscience,
whether you are al work or not it is plain
you cannOt There is no difficulty On that
score. And then you are weakened to tat de-
gree that ncthing worries yol. IhingI going
wrong or re enainiDg neglected about the gar
den or stable, which would have annoysd you
when well, cannot touch you here. All you
gant is TO lie still and rest E"eryhlngsis
still. loa family hear the door-bell ribs; aud
though y0u live in quiet country house, .shere
that phenomenon rarely occurs, you feel not
the least curiosity to know who is thera You
can look For long time quite coBteate4iy st
The glow Of the FIRE on the curtains and ~ the
ceiling. You feel no anxiety about tds com
ing in Of tie post; but when your ettes and
newspapers arrive, you luxugioasly Iess~Ahsm,
a very ittis At time, and you soon forset all
you have read You turn over and fail asleep
for a Will; then read little more. Your
reviving appetite maksssimple food a source Of
real Ell j)ymsDt. The children cone in and tell
you wonderful stories Of all that has happened
since you were i'll. They are little subdued
at fret, but soon grow noisy, as usual; and their
noise does not 10 the least disturb you. You
bear it ss though it were miles off, After DAYS
and nights If great pain, yCu understand tue
blessing of peace and rest; you are disposed to
be pleased with every higg, and everybody
VA IS to please you. The day passes away,
and the evening darkness comes before you
are aware. Everything is strange, and every
tAIng is soothing and pleasant. The only dis
advantage il, that you grow 60 fond Of lyiag
in bed, that YOU shrink extremely from the
prospect Of ever getting up again.
Year: 1861

HAY We feel that we cannot too urgently
press upon the attention of our farming friends,
the Importance of securing every blade Of hay
that can be saved from all their fields the pres
ent fall. A very large proportion Of the fod
der has been lost +; and the deficiency thus pro-
duced must be supplied and we know of no
way in which it can be done, but by moving
the fine stands Of grass Which have grown up
on the unpastuTed wheat and cat fields Of the
country, during the last few weeks. Now is
the time to be acting upon this suggestion
No time is to be lost 10 three weeks, at far
thsst, we shall have killing frost, and then it
will be too late Vest Tennessee Whig.
Year: 1861

The WoRLD.-CTeditors never annoy man
as long as be is getting up in the world. A
man Of wealth only pays his butcher once
year. Let bad luck cvertalJe him, and bis
meat bill viii come IN every merning, as Tegu
laIly as breakfast and hungry children Again
we say, never plead gull y OF poverty. SO far
as this world is concerned, you had better ad-
nit that you are a seound-el.
Year: 1861

have them; 100000, and you will have them
And then, if the worst comes to the worst,
and the stars and stripes are stdl in danger
ask for 800, ,000 and they will be at your
command. Do any call this an eEsfayagant
statement2 Sir, we. have in 0El0 alone
nearly 300 900 able bodied men whoare sub
ject to military duty by our laws, They
Government; they will defend the Capitol (;
and they will defend our glorious flag as
long as they have loaf Of bread to eat or a
gun to FIRE.


Peace and harmony we all desire but we
will never purchase them with dishonor' ard
the surrender of self respect. Those who
make war upon the Government withous
any iust cause must bear the responsibility
and punishment which belongs to rebels and
traitors.


1t has been supposed that the people Of
the West are divided in sentiment on this
subject, and that alarge number Of them side
with those who are now seeking to destroy
the Government. This, however, will be
found to be great mistake. Theresolutions
of the Legislature of Ohio, as read from the
Clerks desk this morning, show that the
people of Ohio are all but unanimous on the
subject of maintaining the Government
These resolutions passed the Senate unan-
imously by the votes Of both Democrats and
Republicans. Sir, when the question comes
up Fidelity to this Union, and when the
Government is in danger, we of the West
will never stop 10 talk about names. We
will overleap all party lines. We will, if
need be, sink all party names


"Deeper than did plummet ever sound"


We will come in solid phalanx. We will
rally as one man to defend the Union and
maintain our glorious flag, which gives pro-
lection to our citizens in all lands. 1t now
floats proudly, triumphantly over this Cap
itol and it shall never sbe struck down by
rebels at home or enemies abroad.
Year: 1861

MAJOR ANDERSON AS AN ARTnLERIsT.
This officer whose name is now household
word, is considered one of the best artlllerists
in the army. He is the author of the stand
ard book on that arm of the service, used at
West Point and in the army. The country
may rest assured that if he uses his guns at
all, he will use them well.
Year: 1861

prominent gentleman of this city was in Wash
ington yesterday and had business interview with
Secretary Cameron and during the conversation
the Secretary informed him that the Bull Run
battery had been taken by the Federal forces at an
early hour in the morning, but the Confederate
forces rallied and retook the battery.
Year: 1861

The STATE Register denies that it has ever
drawn any invidious comparisons between
different sections Of the State as to the
alacrity displayed in filing up the armies
Of the Union, but Says it has "pointed to
"the fdet, which cannot be gainsayed, that
"the Illinois democracy largely exceed
"their illinois opponents in the ranks Of
"the Illinois volunteers. II this is 'un-.
"eeemly,' the TRIBUNE will fnd that it can
"not correct us in that behalfn Once for
all, We deny the mean and unfounded as
eertion, and call for the proof Of course
the proof cannot be produced, because the
fact does not exist. The Register has been
called on repeatedly, by the Quincy. Whtg
and other inquisitive Journals, either to
make good its statement or to withdraw it.
It does neither. The public will judge
what respect, what credence, such chatter
ing is entitled to. They will also Judge
what kind Of patriotism It Is which is al
ways taking q census Of the army, fbut
never getting it, for the purpose Of. keep
ing alive party disaenalons. a more prof
table and laudable design would be for the
Register to tell us how many 1ed-haired
men there arc in the army, and how many
over six feet in height. These things would
be valuable as statistics, and at the same
time up to the Register's intellectual stand
ard
Year: 1861

A great deal Of fuss is being made by
certain journals about the dire effect that
Fremont's proclamation would have had
on Kentucky, if it had not been counter
manded. The answer to that is, that the
proclamation never applied to Kentucky
at all, nor to the whole Of Missouri. If it
be held that the principle involved in the
proclamation was such that its adoption
N one place implied it's adoption in
all places similarly situated, the reply is,
nlst, that Kentucy was not similarly
situated and second, that it would
have been easy for the President
to have made q special exception Of
Kentucky; and in view Of the loyal atti-
tude OF her people and Legislature, all the
loyal States would have gladly ratified it,
Year: 1861

effort viii be made to pay them the money
thai Floyd stole from their trust fund.
Due regard, however, will be paid to such
property as they happen to have invested
In human beings. because It is not likely
they will employ their slaves in or upon
any fort, navy yard, dock, armory, ship or
entrenchmens or in any military or naval
service whatsoever against the Govern
ment or lawful authority Of tile United
States" They will keep them safe at
home with the squaws, raising corn 10,
Col Drew's regiment.
Year: 1861

By order Of Collector Cotton yesterday all
further communication by the steamboat bo.
tween this city and points On the Ohio river


Sig pieces Of ordnance were brought to this
city last evening over the Louisyille and
EIankfort Railroad
Year: 1861

THE Coloma Times says that VIM. Sehooly
formerly of that place, was thrown from horse
and badly injured in Georgetown, on Saturday
last. After throwing him the horse jumped his
fore feet on his breast, then turned and kicked
at him, one foot striking him on the top or back
of the head, cracking his skull. At last accounts
he was doing well and probably will recover.
Year: 1861

Phi BETA KAPPA SocIkTY.-Pursuantt 70 announce
ment an oration was Tuesday night delivered in the
large Chapel of the University. before the NewYork
Beta of the Phi Kappa Society" The orator was
Prof Henry b. Smith, d. D., of the Union Theolosi'
cal Seminary. The telegrapbic Dispatches from tho
seat of war, which had magnfed the Vienna affair into


battle and which had reached the city not long before
the hour for the opening exercises doubtless had an
effect upon those interested in the Society which was
unfavorabe to the assembling of large audience The
house but scantily filed, though the audience com
pretended some Of the Oldest and most honored men,
bers of the Phi Beta Kappa itself one Of the first
founded and best known of all these societies peculiar
TO colleges and from which the unnatedare excluded


That the listeners well pleased with the effort
Of the speaker was evident from the eager anxiety
which they eyiuced to catch every word. Difficult -
is the task TO secure the cose attention Of assembly
in such exciting mes these, TO any theme not war


ike in It's nature this feat was last evening achieved,
and the orator may congratulate himself that his au-
denoe was so large he deserved bis Grafton wss
listened to with spprecstive attention by those whoss
good opinion on literary matters is well worth the
winning.
Year: 1861

The Repub lean papers are great on treason.
Anything and everything that don't come to their
standard is treason. 1t is treason to circulate
ment of our national troubles. and it is proper 10
arrest persons circulating them. 1t is treason to
question the coast ttutiona power of the President
TO increase the standing army without authority of
law. 1t is reasonable to question the power of
military commanders to refuse to obey writ of
habeds corpus; and more reasonable to question
the authority Of the President to confer such pow
er on his suborlnates. Il is reasonable to object
to squaGs of military visiting private houses, and
without warrant from the civil magistrate, making
searches and seizures. |. is treason to question
the right Of the President to seize the private cor
picion complaint has been made. 1t i. treson
to question the infalblity of the President and
treason not TO concur with him in all Of his recon-
mcmdations 1t is treason to talk fthe hard times;
to refer to the distress the country consequent
upon the war; to ruin trade; to closed nanufac-
tories and workshops; to prospective heavy taxes.
1t is treason to say this might have been avoided
had the Crittenden compromise been adopted
and not spit upon by the Republican leaders. In
fne it is treason to be truthful and faithful to the
Constitution and TO the people. 1t is very good
thing that these Republicans have not the power
son. Had they the power they would shame des-
pctism itself with their acts of tyranny.-Cincin,
natl Enquirer.
Year: 1861

ANY time ap to the middle Of July will do TO SOW
this valuable grain, and almost any description Of
soil, dry, and not absolutely barren, will yield
tolerabls crop provided it be moist enough. show
or two, and the dew will bring it on aftery ards
We have ev en- raised good crop of buckwheat
when sowed in dry time in July, aid it did not
come up until the middle of August.


The ground need not be pillow ed until nearly ready
TO SOW, the fresher the earth the more ready
will the seed gerniiAate- 1t s. ould, however, be
light and fine. Half bushel to three pccks of
SC ed to the acre is sufficient, as the stalk branch
es out like a tree, and the grain is borne every
tendr. Cool September nights best fill and ma
ture the grain. Early sown, and blooming in the
hottest weather, the seed apt to blast in forming
and hence light crop; but if fully set in early Sep
tember, before frost, rapidly fills and gives
bountifu yield.


When ready:o cut, which may be done while
some OF the later kernels are yet green, it should
according to its bnlk on the ground, be carefully
cut with a cradle or scythe, and lie day or two
to dry, and then be cai efuy forked together into
little stocks to cure, and not taken in until the
stalks fully dry. 1t can then be thrashed in
machine more eiiectually than il any other
mode, although it is easily beat out with fail.
When cleaned up, spread it thin over floor, that
it may thoroughly dry, s:ce being late in the sea-
son, it is more liable TO be damp than the earlier
cut drains.


Well stored, and kept dry, the straw is tolera-
ble fodder for your stock Of any kind, and sheep
will eat it greedily for change. We have fed
tons OF II advantaseously to our winter stock.
while for cattle bedding nothing is better.


The virturcs of buckwheat IS 4 table food we
need not enumerate. Buckwheat cakes are lax
ury wherever known, and for poultry the un,
ground grain is excellent. AS pig, cattle or horse
feed ii is better ground than fed whole. and when
ground is substantial aud nutritious. Some farm
ers have prejudice against growing buckwheat as
It ''fcnls' the land for the succeeding crop. 9th
ers shink 1t i'll lures Se land in its fertility. From
long experience, we think otherwise. Ii kills
wire worms. leave the soil light and free, and q
crop of winter rye may be sOwed Immediately on
Its stubbe to good advantage.


We believe in buckwhcat as one of the staples Of
an annual farm.-A griculturGtst.
Year: 1861

The following is too good to be lost these sraue
times The edeitor of the Observer came TO the
conclusion that the editor Of the Fayette County
Democrat ought to be hung, and thereupon he rec
ommends that the treatment be adopted in the
Democrats case upon which the culprt remarks
as follows


a. To TO BE- HUNG.-The Observer
recommends forming Vigilance Committee to
hang traitors, and stigmatize being ira itor.
We enter our solemn protest against being treat
ed in this unchristan manner. Wh.n We shuttle
off this mortal COLL we don't want coil of hemp
around our neck. It's very nconvenent, TO say
the least of it, But to return to our subject


'We would not die in summer time


"No, no. Not when the flowers are blooming
and bursting their tender petals to the sun, and
the sweet forest warblers greet the da wning day
with rustic song and cheering lay, and when the
fishes bite so beautiful, and all nature looks so
gay, and when we have just cast new roller, (by
the way, don't the inside OF our paper look better
this week than usual y and just ordered a lot OF
new type-DIE NOW and leave all these-and
never get to wear any more new clothes'-be
hung upon tree


For little boys and girls to jcer at,


And the noisy rabble in the street to sneer at .


"Nary time Egypt is great place for Demo
Gratis, but they can't be raised On trees .


The editor of the Observer never liked US ;
VIC have been in his wa7 to some extent ; and now
he wal Is to get revenge. That's what's the mat
ter He wants to have US killed so he can get to
publish the tax list Oh you scamp you canni-
bal you murderous poster you carnlvorous
cuss You ought to be ashamed of yourself"'
Year: 1861

A COOP REJoINpER. A worthy Lancashire clee-
gyman was reused from his sleep at O'Clock in
the morning 10y loud talking at the side of fish
pond on his grounds His reverence put his night
capped head out of the window, and saw three
men standing by the side of his pond.


"What are you doing there said he.


Fishing sa they.


"But you are trespassing on my land you must
GO away"


go to bed again. was the rejonder "you,
Master was not in the habit of sending away poor
fishermen"


The good clergyman could, Of course, only turn
in again.
Year: 1861

GREAT Age OF IfoRsE.- Wilkes Shirt Of the
Times gives an account of a small black Galloway.
eleven hands high, which attained to the greatest
age of any<,horse of which we have any record.
Tie wasa resident ola small village near Hadding-
ton. in Scotland. He was 90 years old and at
the time of his death he was hale as well as old A
few weeks before his death he trotted for several
hours at the rate of seven or eight miles hour i.
and fed we'll in his oats and hay to the last
Year: 1861

CURE For BLoAr IN CArrLE.-One Of our subscri-
oers Informs us that, when by accident or other.
Wise cattle eat TO much clover and are severely
bloated thereby, they can be relieved in FIVE min
of he irtshorn in pint of water.
Year: 1861

Co1ToN VS.. WmsKy.-The editor of the Brook
haven Miss.) Advertiser, offers the following ar
gumcnt in favor of raising more corn than cot
ton


We have always been pe-sistently in favor of
planting large crop of corn, if cotton has to
be a little Neglected, particularly in times like
these, when commun cat OIL with the Ohio may be
cut off at any moment. Corn is a necessity, but
cotton is only convenience. a man can live
without shirt, but what can do without whisky
Year: 1861

An old lady, observing a sailor going past her
door, and supposing it to be-her Billy said:


Billy. where is mycow gone -
Gone to the devil for what know" returned
the sailor.


Well as you going that way" said the old
lady, i just wish you would let down the bars.'
Year: 1861

AS the sleeping car on the Shore line was
leaving New York last Sunday evening,
bearing numerous passengers, including Gen
Butler and his aid, young gentleman who
had evidently been taking little too much
wine, forced his society upon the general,
not knowing with whom he was conversing.
The generals aid was for expelling the saucy
individual, but Gen Butler decided to let
him have his talk. In the course of the
conversation, Gen Buffers political course
was discussed, and the individual vowed
that "as for Butler, he had been a little of
ererything;" :" that at the Charleston conven-
ton she voted for Douglas" and he couldn't
understand show it was he was run as a
Breckenridge candidate for governor in Mas
sachusetts." The general replied that, ac-
cording to his memory, Butler voted fifty
seven times for Jeff Davis at the Charleston
convention, and had never bp--. a Douglas
man. The individual proceeded further to
remark that he thought Butler was mi ghty
smart lawyer, and had heard him often in
Boston and Lowell, but that he never knew
he was any thing of a military man until the
rebellion broke out. The general replied
that the statement was all true, and asked
the stranger what he thought of this outrage
Gus war, and whether Virginia had acted
wisely in having made herself the tail to
South Carolina's kite. The individual re-
piled that, consulting her individual interests,
Virginia had acted rashly, but upon general
principles she had done right, and that the
South had done right, ending by avowing
genuine secesh sentiments. Gen Butler re-
peated his question, and received the same
reply, then drawing himself back, informed
the impertinent individual, in a very calm
manner, that his name was Butler, General
b. +. Butler, and as the head of the depart
ment of New England he arrested him as
traitor and .ecessonist, and that he should
be sent to Fort Warren in the morning.
The surprise and fright Of the half-boozy in
dividual can very we'll be imagined, and it
was some moments before he could realize
his situation. The general continued very
sternly, that as United States officer. he
should not allow any one to talk reasonable
sentiments in his presence, but that as he
saw he was under the influence of wine, he
would order him to his berth. and If in the
morning he did not beg his pardon and
avow Union sentiments, he should proceed
to Fort Warrcn.' The astounded indi, dual
crawled up into his bInk but before morn
ing dawned the fear OF again meet
ing the general, and the idea OF putting up
at Fort Warren Instead III ihr Revere HOUSE,
was SO terrifying that he skulked away, and
probably got off the train at New London
BoStou Transcript.