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Year: 1861

The phrase Liberal education +" is
one of rich significance, and wherever
a knowledge of books, however pro-
found, does not induce liberality of
thought and feeling, and set its pos
SCISSOR free from paltry prejudice and
his heart to beating generously, the
"libcral is sad missioner indeed.
Grammar, Rhetoric and the Classics
are called humanities,' but there
are humanities to the teaching of
which, they are not equal. We have
known llcllenist that Richard Por-
son would have delighted in, who had
no more heart than Donnegans Greek
Lexicon mathematician, whose
soul and body were constructed ON the
principle OF u triangle a teacher of
belles-letters with no more grace than
4 cannibal.


An Astronomer may swing himself
up to the moon by the lines Of calcu-
lation he may set the ladder Of
mathematics against Orion, and trip
up its rounds as lightly as common
people go up stairs to bed, but what
matters all these bold excursions, il
that mans mind has never Clipped
the selfish shell in which it was en-
veloped-if his heart forever remains
in the narrow horizon that bounds the
meanest of mankind ? The poets
fancy may move with rhythmic grace
in tunetul words, but what a pity he
cannot borrow line Of his verse and
put it into that life of his that creaks
Year: 1861

along the dusty way like cart-whcel
that Of all the angels that hutter
through his stanzas on Iambic wings,
not one can bless his house and heart.


The man with whom so called cdu-
cation has left nothing but its facts
and figures, IS like the wire around
which clusters the crystals of alum
a miserable wire still. One would
think that if there were anywhere a
scientific cure for human pride, it
must be found in the contemplation of
the far fields of space that God has
sown broadcast with worlds, and in
the disclosures Of the telescope, that
angelic eye, which lidless, slcepless
and fearless, catches the dim glimmcr
of the hidden world but every days
observation demonstrates that pride
like a cat strikes on it's feet though it
may have fallen even from the sweet
Plciadcs. How naturally do we asso,
ciatc noble qualities with great men
tai requirements, and yet how often
and how bitterly arc we disappointed.
Year: 1861

Cars FREE FROM HEADAcHE.-It is
quite wonderful to see a cat Jump
down heights. She never seems to
hurt herself, or to feel giddy with the
fall she always falls on her feet, and
these are 50 beautifully padded that
they seldom or ever get broken. |
never knew of cat breaking its leg
from an accident, but in one instance,
and that was a French cat, which fell
down stairs in the most stupid man.
ner. Why does not the cat get a
headache after her deep jumps ?-why
does she not get conclusion Of the
brain, as a man or a dog would, if he
performed similar acrobatic feat !?
II we take down one of our dry cats
heads off the keepers museum wall,
and break it up, We shall see that it
has a regular partition wall project
ing from its sides, a good way in
wards, toward the centre, so as to
prevent the brain from suffering from
concussion. This is, indeed, beau
tiful contrivancc, and shows an ad.
mirablc internal structure, made in
wonderful conformity with external
form and nocturnal habits.
Year: 1861

before the foundation of the latter
was begun. This is owing to the
kindness with which Nature takes an
English ruin to her ncart, covering it
with ivy, as tcndcrly as Robin Red
breast covered the dead babes with
forest leaves She strives to make it
part of herself, gradually oblitcra-
ting the handiwork of man, and sup
planting it with her own MOSES and
trailing verdure, till she has won the
whole structure back. But in Italy,
wherever man has once hcwn a stone,
Nature forthwith relin1uishcs her
right to it, and never lays her finger
on it again. Age after age finds it
bare and naked, in the barren sun
shine, and leaves it so.-H0rMorne.
Year: 1861

BUsINEss.--The experience Of all
demonstrates that a regular syste-
matte business is essential to the
health, happiness, contentmcnt and
usefulness Of man. Without it he is
uneasy, unsettled, miserable and
wretchcd. His desires have no fixed
aim, his ambition no high and noble
ends. He is the sport of visionary
dreams aud idle fancies-a looker-on
where all are busy, drone in the
hive Of industry, a moper in the field
of industry and labor. If such were
the lot Of the feeble and helpless only
it were less to be deplored, but it is
sadly otherwise.
Year: 1861

A Coon WOMAN NEVER Grows OLD.


Years may pass over her head, but
if bencvolcnce and virtue dwell in her
heart, she is as cheerful as when the
spring of life opened to her view.
When we look at a good woman we
never think OF her age, she looks
charming as when the rose of youth
first bloomed on her cheek. In her
neighborhood she is the friend and
benefactor. Who does not respect
and love the woman who has passed
her days in acts of kindness and mcr-
cy? We repeat, such woman can
never grow old. She will always be
fresh aud buoyant in spirit, and &C
tive in humble deeds of benevolence.
Year: 1861

\ GREAT REFORM COMMENCED. We
are pleased to tind that the practice of
having the scholars learn all their les
sons during school hours has been
adopted in a portion of our public
schools, and it will, doubtless, be ex-
tended to them all. We hope that
this step is but the beginning of a
great reform, and that the whole prac.
tice of stuffing the mind with mass
Of undigested matter will be aban-
doncd. An eager desire to make a
great show for the time or for the
money expended is the most perniciouS
vice Of our educational system it
leads to hasty slurring over Of les
sons half understood, and bcgcts a
habit Of being satisfied with vague
ideas, which is very apt to continue
through life. The most rapid mode
Of teaching is that which requires
every lesson to be thoroughly mas
tered and comprchendcd before it is
passed by. \ scholar with this habit
Of study will soon ovcrtakc another
who is far in advance with crudc and
superficial notions of his studies. If
parents or teachers are very anxious
that child should learn rapidly, let
them insist that the lessons should be
few and short ; no more than the
child can learn both thoroughly and
easily Scientific American.
Year: 1861

CORNER OF EAST WATER 4 DETROIT sTREETs,


MI WIEREE


This House is located ia the business part of
the City, convenient to the Cars and Boats
Ga Omnibus and Baggage Wagon always
on hand To convey Passengers and Baggage to
and from the Boats and Cars free Of charge
Year: 1861

FINDING FAULT WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
1t is al times necessary to ceusure
and punish but very much more may
be done by encouraging children
when they do well. BE, therefore,
more careful to express your approba-
ton of good conduct than your dis
appreciation of bad. Nothing can
more discourage a child than a spirit
Of incessant fault-iiuding on the part
Of its parent and hardly anything
can exert more injurious influence
upon the disposition both of the parent
and child There are two great mo-
tives influencing human aetions--hopc
and fear. Both Of these are at times
necessary But who would not prefer
to have her child influenced to good
conduct by desire Of pleasing rath-
err than by the fear Of offending? If
a mother never expresses her gratif.
cation when her children do well, and
is always ccnsurins them when she
sees anything amiss, they are dis
couraged and unhappy their DISPOSE
tions become hardened and sourcd by
this ccascless fretting and, at last,
finding that, whether they do well or
i'll, they are equally found fault with,
they rclinluish all efforts to please,
and become needless Of reproaches.
Year: 1861

Of the Tennessee Rebels, and to furnish places Of
refuge for those loyal TenesseAan. who have been
driven from their homes and families by the des.
potic sway of the Confed crate leaders, and the
mscreants, who, lawless as the COW boys Of our
Revolution, still ASSUME to constitute vigilance
committees, and turn honest men out Of their
houses that they may steal the contents We
shall have more of these camps and more men
under training before many days, Let the United
States Government push on its supplies OF arms
and ammunition and Kentucky will find stout
hands to wield them and make them efficient.
If there has been any suspicion upon the loyalty
of Kentucky, it will soon be removed, and tho
whole country win have to acknowledge that her
escutcheon remains Us pure as ever, and that
she has never for one moment faltered to respect
in full force the truth Of her State motto
United we stand, divided we fall"
Year: 1861

Is bubble, as has been represented by the nortnem
baronet, who on the spot received from LORD Jonh
Russell digDifed and ttatosnsnlike rebuke. NO,
Sir; believe that IL is no bubble that has burst I'D
America. II has been obvious for long time that
storm was gathering over that mighty country. i,
along with my honorable colleague deeply regret that


in North America spirit Of monopoly prevails. In
the South the domestic institution tho perpetua
tion Of Slsveryis the object of their eorts lregret
that the object Of the North not to break the ieers
of the slave; they not yet 90 rehned IN mofah as
TO attempt that, though, no doubt, there are many
earnest Aboitioniss among them The sole 9oJect OF
the North s the maintenance Of their monopoes ana
the South have Just ground for complaint. From the
South, moreover, we have drawn our suPpy
of Gotten, which, next to corn, rs OF primary
importance to this country. Well, how Will the Nerth
conduct themselves with regard to foreign coun-


tfes7 An effort made at the Paris 70


put end to privateering in time OF war but Amerl-
ca would not consent uness commercial ships were 70
be entirely free from capture. PnvateerlDg may


therefore still be resored to- Will the North, then,


zeal up the Southern ports and compel them 10 leave


that supply Of cotton which is much needed here TO


rot upon the ground do not thilk civilization will
allow that To counteract such consequence ae far


ss possible efforts now being made 10 produce cot.
ton in other parts of the world. We have market


open for the competition of the world which s almost
incredibly large. From an article in The Tunes II
appears that In this year cotton 70 tho amount OF
fi0 900 will be wanted from abroad, in addition


TO all other produce imported into this country. am
clad to be able to say that in India every effort IS
being made to supply our wants Our Consuls in all


parts OF the world have also been appealed to to


what be done in the places they respectively rep


resent in tho way Of supplying us with cotton. IL Hear
hear" aud cries Of "Order."l To show the enor-
mousness of our trade in this article permit TO cay
that rise Of Id IN the pound on the stock In LIVER
pool amounts to no less q sum than E2 593. These
,afte demanding earnest attention
Year: 1861

FINANcE.-Some time since, Wall street
gave out that it would not let the Government
have money to meet the loan bills then pending
in both Houses, unless that body would do
something tangible toward compromise; but
since that time they have taken the eight mil
lion loan, and that, too, before any plan Of COM
promise was agreed upon by the Committee Of
Thirty-Three. 1t was suggested that If they
had no money to loan, or did not want to loan
it, law might be passed authorizing the issu-
ance OfTeasury notes in small sums of twenty
dollars and upwards, so that the people would
take the loan ard become the bondholders. This
was enough for Wall street-it was conquered =,
and gave the money.
Year: 1861

CoMPRoMsE.-A meeting of the Breckin-
ridge State Central Committee will be held
tomorrow at Sacramento. There has been
some talk Of the Douglas Committee meet.
ing at the same time, to ascertain whether
or not platform could be agreed upon,
satisfactory to both parties, and joint call
issued for Convention. AS the Douglas
Committee have not been called together,
We presume all negotiations for compro-
mise have been broken off. There is only
one point that we know Of on which the two
parties could unite. and that is in Opposi-
ton to plank in the Republican platform
Of excluding slavery from the Territories
by Congressional enactment. But that is q
question Of small Importance in comparison
with others which have lately been forced
upon the country. The right Of seeding
States, or of individuals in those States, to
seize all the Government property within
their reach, will never be sanctioned by the
Douglas party of this State, nor can they
unite with any party that will not join in
denouncing such lawless acts. From the
tone of the Breckenridge papers it is evident
that large portion of that party sympa-
thize with the secession movement in the
Gulf States; and as that is now leading
issue in national politics, we do not see how
it is possible for any union to be effected in
this State.
Year: 1861

The Texas Senator's, Wigfall and Hemp
hill, gave notice on the last day of the ses-
sion, of their intention to withdraw from
the Senate, being satisfied that the people
of their State had approved the Secession
Ordinance.
Year: 1861

The officers of the regular army, however
much they may love the Union, do not, as a
body, love the present Government. On the
contrary, they regard the greater number of
the Cabinet with aversion and detest their
principles. 1t is hard for men to fight for a
cause with good heart and at the same time
hold in contempt those who nave that cause
in hand at the moment. was talking to an
officer the other day in front of hi0 tent,
around which were standing six other Off
GERS. The conversation turned on General
Fremonts proclamation, and one said, "If
this is to be made a war against slavery l
shall resign, no matter what the conse-
quences may be-" don't think there was
an officer there, except one, who did not Join
in and say, Il would do the same" On in
quiry found some were Marylanders, one
from Delaware, one a Virgini9n, one from
Ohio, and one from New York; and it was
remarked to me that every one Of them had
voted against Mr.. Lincoln. The Black Re-
publicans, somehow or other, are not consid-
ionable and low, and it is odd enough to see
men who are tobacco, sugar, and rice mer-
chants, swelling with indignation at the idea
OF being ruled by a set of hungry lawyers
and politicians sprung from the very lowest
condition in society. In q monarchy one
might comprehend this extreme disgust, but
it seems out of place here.


hOWoVer, IuOuRn Jue law uOeS uOt CEeaLe
or define them, there are strong and broad
limits between the different classes in soci-
ETY., which, purely conventional as they are
nevertheless are rigidly observed Ali men
are equal, but it by no means follows that
the man who sells tobacco behind counter
! is equal to the man who grows tobacco for
sale on his estate. The North has got the
taint of commerce upon it; the South, from
its broad fields of profitable crops, worked
! by negroes, turns up its refined nose at the
smell of the lucre, though not Indifferent to
the thing itself.


AS one of my friends expressed it, "The
North may put what construction they
please upon the war, and shout for the Union
as long as they please. We are determined
never to be ruled by set of low-lived black
| guards, and" (excuse the words) "suffer our
| property to be at the mercy of the loaters in
these overgrown towns. This is the WGr of
gentlemen against the rule of Snobs" The
| snobs are not always beaten in such battles,
| and, according to one definition of that pc
culiar race, it may not be easy to determine
how far they may be distributed on both
sides. Any way, it is most miserable war,
and the sooneri it is ended the better for
America and mankind.-RusssH to the Lon
| don Times
Year: 1861

LIFE IN WASHINGTON. Whatever the mill
tary value of Washington may be, there can
be no question that those who are happy
enough to live in it are exposed to some dis
advantages at the same time in consequence
of the alarms of war to which they are sub
ject. The people run out to the dOor-steps
and to the windows-others get on the roofs
of their houses-some cluster on the front of
the public buildings and gather ON the lofty
rising grounds. Soon Rumor comes with a
tremendous twanging long bow, and lets off
awful squibs and crackers among the men
and women, along the avenues and up the
by-streets and narrow lanes. Sometimes be
is disguised as a gentleman of the press and
does little bit of "local news" for second
edition occasionally he is an officer from
just round the corner, who knows all about
the fight, and can tell the exact number of
the Killed and wounded and anon he is q
"higbest authority"-a clerk in q warfaring
department, or a respectable e-loOking old citi-
zen, or one who has "this moment come in
from the vicinity of the slaughter" II is no
joke to be living in the way of this universal
toxophilite practice; but the excitement sub
sides as soon as it is created. often wonder
what state of things in the Great Republic
will those little children live to see whose
memories of childhood will be filed with the
thunder of cannon, the blast of trumpets, the
march OF armed men, the flint and steel,
waving Of flags and clink Of spur and saber-
all those tiny Zouaves aud pretty Union
maidens, with their red white and blue
sashes and ribbons, who are now passing
thoughtlessly and happily through the most
fearful periods their history can kno6. The
small folk in Baltimore win probably have
strange "reminiscences of being seized by po-
liceman for wearing reasonable bsau-knots
on their aprons, and sporting Secession and
Confederate colors round their necks.-RHs-
sell to the London Tines
Year: 1861

Our readers will no doubt have been some-
what surprised, as we are, at the revelations
which one English cotemporary has made.
In reading the complete programme of the
expedition in a journal which is considered
to be well informed on the secrets of the En-
glish Cabinet, very simple and very inno-
cent reflection arises If the treaty referred to
is on the eve of being signed; if the three
Governments have come to an understand
ing not only on the principle, but on the
plan and details of the expedition, as the
English journal alleges, how happens it that
we receive the first news of the matter from
London2 How is it that, at the present mo.
ment we are reduced to the information
which is supplied by the Euglish press ?
Why does the Moniteur, or at least the jour
nails which on occasion serve as its substi-
tutes, continue to maintain absolute silence
on this subject2 On the other hand, how
can the almost official notification which the
Morning Post has just made be recOnciled
with the language which for some days past
has been employed by the journals of Mad
rid, and with the pompous details they have
given on the subject of the expedition which
the Spanish Government is to undertake
against Mexico on its own account, and on
It's own resolution 2" These are questions
to which it seems to us the French public
has some right to have an answer.
Year: 1861

Some time ago--how long we are not
able TO say--a young and promising youth,
son OF a prominent Judge now living in
Buffalo, New York, became acquainted
with a celebrated courtesan of that city,
Familiarity known as the "Hoosier Girl"
who, with considerable personal attractions,
possessed the art to weave web of intatu-
alton around the impressive young man.
which made him reckless of his future for
tune, or the feelings of bis nearest and dear
est relatives, who sought in vain to break
off the disgraceiu alla: ce. Together they
left Buffalo, and in time found their way TO
this city, while the parents of the youth
were nearly broken hearted by the disgrace
and desertiOn OF their tavorite child la.
deed, so seriously did the father feel the
blow, that his reason could hardly sustain
the shock.


Time passed, aud the unfortunate youth
was taken sick and removed to St. johns
IL ospital. His paramount, however, did rot
desert him at this juncture, for, passing as
his wife, she spent great portion OF each
day in the room OF the invalid but meui
cine and nursing were OF no avail. and
few days ago be breathed his last. Inteli-
gence was forwarded to the Judge, his
father, who, being too feeble in body and
mind for the journey himself, prevailed upon
clergyman to visit this city Tor the purpose
of conveying The remains 10 Buffalo. Upon
his arrival he found that the body was re
moved from tue hospital to the residence of
the female, the former companion Of the de-
ceased, who positively refused to give it up
unless assured that she would be allowed to
accompany it to Buffalo.


j he friend of the family, however, indig-
nanvly spurned such arrangement, and,
procuring the assistance OF the police, it
was taken possession OF and conveyed to the
railroad depot, But the woman, who, in
spite OF her degraded condition had, it
seems, cherished an affection lor her victim,
which, under other circumstances, would be
pure and holy, and iraught with the poetry
OF love, still ascertained her right to the
unconscious ren,aius. and procuring writ
of repleviD, prevented their removal from
the city.


She failed, however, to produce the neces
sary security, and the result was that the
corpse was carried away yesterday evening
in charge OF the friend Of the family. 1t is
said, with what truth we know not, that
the woman, with devotion worthy better
Cause, also lett the city upon the same train.
-- Cincinnati Enquirer.
Year: 1861

of principles, with candidates to represent
them, less patriotic, would be presented |;
but party spirit has prevented the realiza.
tion of these hopes and expectations.


From the determined spirit of the politi-
clans and the aroused political prejudices of
the people, there are no hopes, in the short
space OF time intervening before the day of
election, of accomplishing the object for
the attainment of which this movement was
undertaken. Nor can it be perceived that
the continuance of the candidates in the
field will result in any other manner than
the creation of chance for the election OF
the candidates who ask the suffrages OF the
people upon platform which should be
condemned by every man who seeks that
which is above, and includes everything OF
present interest to the highest and lowest
in the land--the preservation of the Amer
ican Union.


The candidates nominated by the Peoples
Union Convention, only allowed their names
to be used in the hopes of preventing party
strife, and for the purpose OF committing,
ii possible, every man in the State unquali>
fiedly to the prosecution OF the War aga nst
traitors until they are crushed out, and the
Federal laws obeyed and respected every
where.


1t being now apparent that this cannot
be done by the continuance of their names
before the people for the offices to which
they were respectively nominated, they have
been Withdrawn, and those who have united
in the movement OF country above party,
will hereafter act as they shall Individually
deem best, and with the assurance that
events will show the wisdom and patriotism
OF their action and that it vii! be time
enough to struggle over who shall admin
lister the government when we are sure we
have one to administer"


BY order of the Union State Committee,


C. D. GlLFlLLAN. Chairman.