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Year: 1861

BALTIMORE, May 2s.-The U. 8. Court House
and adjacent streets we're densely crowded to-
day to learn the proceedingsin the habeas corpus
case of Mr.. Merriam, detained at Fort McHsnry.


A writ of attachment was issued to-day against
Gen. Cadwallader for contempt Of Court The
Marshal reported that on going there he was re-
fused admittance to the Fort. Chief Justice
Taney read a statement showing the proceedings
of the militia war illegal, and said that in an
oral statement, fearing he should be misunder-
stood, he should put bis opinion in writing and


file it during the week in the clerk's Office ofthe
Citcuit Court, and also forward one to the Press
ident and calling on him to perform his consti-
tutional duty and see that the laws be faithfully
executed and enforce the desire Of this Court d
Year: 1861

RAISING THE STARS AND STRIPEs.-Thc other
people, President Lincoln raised over the Post
Office building at Washington National flag
When elevated to its position, there being but
little wind, it remained motionless. But sud.
denly gentle breeze came from the North and
its ample folds were extended in a most graceful
and beautiful manner. This incident furnished
to the President the occasion for the following
very opposite remarks:


LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-i had not thought to
say word, but it has occurred to me that few
weeks age the "Stars and Stripes" hung rather
languidly about the staff all over the nation. So
too, with this fig, when it was elevated to its
place. first it hung rather languidiy, but the
glorious breeze came, and it now floats as it
should. [Cries of Good" and applause And
We hope that the same breeze is swelling the
glorious flag throughout the whole nation.


Secretary Seward, being called, came forward,
and responded to the impatient and oft.repeated
calls for him as follows:


FELLOW CITIzENs-You here have known we'll
the statesmen and orators Of some of the South
ern States. We have known their courage, and
the courage, the spirit and the resolution of the
people of all the Southern States. But knowing
all these We know two things which even they
cannot do-one is to destroy "Hail Columbia" !"
md the other is to destroy the Star Spangled
Banner. Repeated cheers, intermingled with
exclamations of "ko""Never."1 They will fail
to do it only because human nature needs that
the one shall continue to be so, and that the
other shall float over the sea and the land; and
what human nature needs God Almighty, the
father ofhuman nature, DEGREES. Great cheer
ing, and music from the band
Year: 1861

IMPORTANT FROM FoRr PIcKENs-A dispatch
to the Mobile Register states that the Naval
Dry Dock was to have been sunk in the chip
channel at Pensacola on Thursday night last, and
that Major Brown, in command Of Pickens. had
given notice that if this was attempted, he would
open his fire immediately 2
Year: 1861

Col Forney writes to the Press: "Mr.
Lincoln is equal to the occasion. He
displays much Of the jackson spirit in
his quick decision and unwavering firm
ness. Those who expect to find him
unnerved will be disappointed, With
the aid and cooperation of a united
Cabinet, Mr.. Lincoln has a plain duty
before him, and that duty he is prepar-
ed to meet and discharge without halt
or hesitation. His capacity for the
emergency will be recorded in indelible
characters in the future history Of our
country" The verdict Of the country
and the world, when all the administra-
ton has done and is doing has been
proclaimed-when the people fully un-
dcrstand all the tremendous obstacles it
has had to encounter, and the policy
upon which it has acted, will sustain
the opinion of the Press. Never in
the history of any country has there
been greater energy or stronger proofs
of wisdom shown than by the Cabinet
of Washington, since the present ad-
ministration came into power. The
people now seem satisfied with the effort
it is making 30 Vindioate the honor Of
the Nation But a portion Of the New
York press daily teens with attacks up
on it for its alleged ineficienoy or in
difference, charging it with not COM
pretending the danger which threatens
the government. We think their cen
sures unjust because they have no good
foundation to rest upon, 1t is not diff
cult to imagine how different would have
been the state of public feeling at the
North, had the administration COM
menced aggressive measures against the
rebel States, strong as the prOvocation
was, before their attack upon Fort Sum
ter. Instead Of a united people, as now
the sympathy of a large portion Of the
Democratic party would have been with
the South. Now they are to a man
earnest in their support of the Govern,
ment. 1t strikes us that the admins,
tration have acted with consummate wis
dom aud energy since the campaign has


been opened"
Year: 1861

Waterbury gold-so called from the
place where it is principally manufao-
turod in Connecticut-wasf first discov-
cred in France, and so strongly resem-
bles gold as to deceive all but the most
expert. The "oreide" is composed of
copper, zinc or tin, magnesia, sal ammon-
lac, lime and cream Of tartar, fused care
fully together. The cost of the metal is
very light, and the expense of manu-
featuring it into articles of ornament is
reduced, by machinery, to SO low a
point as to leave handsome profit to
those who present ga full set of jewelry
to the purchaser of book worth one
dollar
Year: 1861

LINT AND BANDAGEs.-Tho banda
gos should be Of unbleachod muslin, of
at least seven feet in length, and, if
possible, without seams; they should be
from two to three inches in width, and
rolled up in the tightest manner possible
so as not only to be in the smallest
compass, and therefore occupy the least
space, but because when they are thus
rolled they are less in the Surgeon
way, and very much facilitate his labors
they do not then unroll unless it is dc,
sirable. The lint should be made Of
linen cloth-if old so much the better
1t may be either scrapod or rayeled, but
the raveled is much preferable, as it can
be more easily removed from the wounds
The linen should be cut into pioc es
about three inches square, and tn en-
raveled These directions are Of cx
treme Importance.
Year: 1861

SIZE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG. The
standard Of flags for the army is fixed
at six feet six inches in length, by four
feet four inches in width; the number
of stripes is thirteen-seyen red and
six white,


The blue field for the stars is the
width and square Of the first seven
stripcs-four red and three white, and
these stripes extend from the extremity
Of the field to the end Of the flag The
eighth stripe is white and forms pleas
ant relief to the blue ground Of the
field The number of the stars is thirty
four; one being added on the admission
of each State
Year: 1861

Where on earth is jeff Davis p
Louisville journal.


We don't know where he is on earth;
but we know where he ought to be, and
where he will be after he leaves the
earth. Tfnot, what's the use Of such q
place. Frank fort Commonwealth.
Year: 1861

Gerrit Smith, who writes from Peterboro.
is dissatisfied with the working Of things in
camp. He says:


President Lincoln is man Of understand
ing and Of honest intentions; and why he
has not ere this ended the war and saved the
country is simply because he is wor>hiper
OF the Constitution and feels that he can
love and honor and serve his country only
through the Constitution. Every breach
made, In the Constitution is in his eye a
breach made in the country; and with him
the alarming prospect of lost Constitution
is all one with the alarming prospect of lost
country. But the good man cannot help it.
For how rare is he who is able to snrmount
his education And the President was cd
ucated to worship the Constitution. This
education hampers him at every step. With
all his heart would he save the country, but
his reverence for the Constitution will not
let him
Year: 1861

ON one of the railroads, says the Elmira
Press, the directors have come down on the
dead head system, and very much curtniled
the free list An individual who had been
in the habit of travelling to and fro without
any charge recently applied to the Superin-
tendent for pass, and was much offended
when it was refused As he was leaving
the room he angrily exclaimed: 'I'll pay
my fare this time, bit the road shan't be
any the richer for it'll pay the oonduc-
tor"
Year: 1861

SkiTmIshes Of OutpOsts near Washington.


The Washington Republican of yesterday
says:


Rumors continue to float with regard to
proceedings in the military line on the Vir-
ginia side of the Potomac. If we were to
believe all we hear, that part OF the country
has already become a vast battle-ground,
and will soon swell into the importance of
InkeTmann and Sebastopol That pickets
occasionally meet is neither novel nor sur
pIising; and that occasionally soldier is
killed is but a consequence of war. The
disunionists are, doubtless, scouting in large
parties, watching their opportunity to take
advantage of smaller numbers of our troops.
They have become impudent under the mis-
taken idea that they are invincible or bullet
proof. The time is coming, however, when
the illusion will be dispelled.


Under the lead OF Mcclellan, we feel salts
fed that the rebels will soon meet with an
effective and wholesome check.


The only trustworthy information we
have is that, about eleven o'clock yesterday,
a considerable body of Oontederates ad-
vanced to the farm of an old lady, this side
of Balls Crossroads, and encamped. The
advance of this column came in contact with
our pickets, and fired into them, killing one
or two OF our men, and wounding several
Others. The pickets Immediately returned
the fire and retreated. 1t is thought that by
their fire some eight or ten of the Contsder-
ates were killed.


Our pickets afterward advanced again, and
the enemy drew in their lines. Our inform
ant states that he left the neighborhood
about one o'clock, and that the firing was
then going on quite briskly. 1t is said that
there was continued series of skirmishing
all day yesterday, although NO considerable
body was at any one time engaged.


While the forces are in such close, Prox.
can be avoided many days.
Year: 1861

A COLONEL AT A CAMP MEETNG.-A large
camp meeting of Methodists has been held at
Sing Sing, in grove mile back of the vii
daily by numbers of persons from this city.
Yesterday, Colonel Perry, who has been
pastor of the Pacific street Methodist Episco-
pal Church, of Brooklyn, was on the ground
and addressed the audience. He said that it
might appear strange to some that Method
ist minister should address them in uniform,
but he was indebted to the United States
Government for his education at West Point,
and when the rebellion broke out he felt that
he owed his services to the country. He also
stated that two of his sons were in the battle
ofStone Bridges one Of them had returned.
the other never had been heard from. Hil
remarks were listened to with marked atten
| tion.-N. Y. Post
Year: 1861

There seems close connection between
children and fowcrs-the children Of men and
flowers Of the earth. Flowers constitute their
great natural playthings, and the young heart
rrjoiees over the possession Of a bunch of
wayside flowers. And between the unstrained
mind Of the child and the susceptible nature
it the poet there is a strong likeness. As the
child loves, SO loves the poet; childhood and
genius are alike in admiring the grand and
beautiful in nature, and alike regardless Of the
pomp and vanities Of life. The child's pratt
tie and the musics tone speak the praises Of
flowers, rejoicing in their fragrance and color,
and touched with sadness when the color fades
and the odor has departed. The busy people
Of the world, active IN its hard reality, intent
on enterprise and speculation, have little sym
fathy with the childs enjoyment or the poets
sentimenti TO such primrose is yellow prim-
rS'se, nothing more; but.it is more to the child
and more to the poet.-LGdes' Treasury.
Year: 1861

The eloquent Robert Hall thus moralizes
upon this often repeated subject:


'3Fime is the most precious Of all oOF pos
sessions; by far the greatest deposit we have
received, in regard to what depends on its use.
There is nothing in eternity but what spr ings
out Of time. All the good which eternity has
in store, and all the evil, all the promises and
all the thrcatenings Of God in Scripture, oil
will be realized in consequence of, and in pro-
portion to the improvement or abuse of the
present time of our probation. Time is the
arcd of eternity. AT the Judgement the ques-
tion which will decide your destiny, will be no
other than this-how have you spent your
time? And the less there remains of this pre-
cious article, the more valuable it should ap-
pear. The narrower becomes the isthmus
that separates us from eternity, the more time
seems to enlarge itself in moral magnitude
In word, to squander time is to squander
all
Year: 1861

servants but to those warm mother hearts


which made light Of all fatigae and care for
the sake Of the baby-who accept ths sweet
task committed to their hands by a Heavenly
Father, how much better 10 have the key Of
sunny faces and joyous rippling laughter, than
wry faces and sbrieks "that make hideous."-
If child is Born healthy, all it needs to thrive,
is the carrying out of simple, natural laws
For the first few weeks, every two hours is
often enough for nursing, after that once in
three it will then be regularly hungry and
as regularly satisfied, if it cries, you will know
it is not hungry and its stomach will never
be overloaded.


Let it sleep in crib by your side, never
with you then sleep is longer. sweeteF and
more refreshing. Never wake q child-no,
not to show it to the Queen Of England =
Wrap it well, all but the face, aHd take it
daily into the purest air you can find. Let its
baths be not decidedly cold water, and before
nursirg, and then another nice nap will fol-
low.


AS it grows . few months older, keep it out
Of doors half the time, and in summer its best
maps will be under the broad roofs Of heaven;
and in winter don't stop for cold, but wrapped
up like mummy, out with baby, and if you
want to see the little ones cheeks take on the
rose, let it feel the SPLENDID Jepic in sharp
north wester, and it will smile at the snow
fakes as they softly melt ON its velvet cheeks,
and grow daily so strong and fat and happy
that the little life will be one continual
hymn of praise TO God for its own existence.


The observance of regular hours for the
morning and afternoon nap, and laying the
child in its crib, wide awake, when the time
comes, is of the greatest importance. 1t all
turns on commencing right, and then there's
no trouble. How infinitely better to lay
laughing, playful creature, with goodnight
kiss, to sleep its long healthful sleep, than the
common rocking and hushing so often repeat
ed, and often in vain-or the watching by the
bedside, or the leaving of light to go to
sleep by. Never reward a child for crying
By giving the article desired wait till it stops.
Teach it to amuse itself often, and not require
some Que to be constantly shaking rattle, or
tapping window, but lay it on bed or floor
with plaything slipper is an unfailing
amusement when all other objects fail. Last
", always endeayor to have u serene, pleasant
face when you nurse your child for chameleon
like it is taking hucs to its soul, that color and
shape it for life aud eternity.
Year: 1861

There is not spider hanging on the king's
wall but hath its errand; there is not a nettle
that gFoweth in the corner Of the churehyard
hut hath its purpose; there is not a single IN
sect futtering in the breeze but accomplished
some divine decree; and will never have il
that God created any man, especially any
Christian man, to be blank, and to be moth
ing. lie made you for an end. Find out
what hat end is; find out your niche, and fll
III. If it he ever so little, if it is only heEer
Of wood and drawer Of water, do something
in this great battle for God and truth.-SPur-
gcon.
Year: 1861

An enthusiastic and unconditional guion'
meeting was held day or two since in CAM
bridge, on the Eastern shore OF Maryland
The attendance was very large, and the speak
.ers mostly wcre Of great influence inthe State
Year: 1861




Many have wondered why the Presi
dent did not include Kansas in the re-
QUESTION upon the States for troops, and
further, whether the brave men of that
frontier will get to participate in the
struggle for constitutional liberty. The
following from the Chicago Tribune will
relieve all doubts and uncertainties.


Gov. Robinson has issued his procia-
nation calling for eleren regiments, and
fixing their respective headquarters
This would be pretty hard strain on
any other State of an equal population.
But Kansas contains a larger proportion
of men accustomed to fighting and fond
of the amusement than any other mem
Der of the Confederacy. The crops are
all in the ground, and they can now leave
home for inoursions into Arkansas and
Missouri (in case she secedesl without
Inconvenience to themselves, but with
immense inconvenience to an enemy
they may happen to encounter. Gen.
Lane will probably lead large detach-
ment down into Texas, and Montgomery
will have corps of sharp shooters and
stabbers for any desperate service that
may be required on the Western and
South western frontier.
Year: 1861

My good Bertha joins me in the in
vitatioa," wrote an old friend, VIII lived
the life of sclf-indulgent country gen
tleman, some fifty miles away from the
noisy city, amidst the work, the din, and
cares of which | often grew weary
Come, and come now, when the trees
are greenest, the earth in rich attire, and
the air like stainless crystal" he added.
1--WE will ride, and sail have the fair
est Of pleasure boats-and spend the
days as merrily as if the world had never
care or sorrow. Come? | will take
no refusal You are wearing yourself
out too fast in that toiling city


The invitation came at the right mo-
ment. | was dropping over my work
with slow hands and failing ardor.


IL will be at Fern Dale [ wrote, Gin
week. Many thanks for your kind in
vitation."


And in weeek I stood face to face
with my old friend. 1t was twice twelve
months since I had seen him. He had
gained literally in flesh during the time;
and his face, though rounder and larger,
was fresher and younger in appearance
than when | last saw him. The years
had not dealt kindly with Bertha, his
sweet wife, l was grieved to see. Her
face had grown thinner though not less
beautiful 1t was not the beauty of old
that caused your eyes to linger on her
|countenance, for the delicately rounded
outline and warm tinting were gone
But there was more thought and feeling
there, and depth and mystery in her
eyes which [ had never seen before
How sineularly in contrast was the
broad, radiant smile that litup her whole
face with the glow Of sunbeams, and the
fickerisg light that played now and then
so teebly, yet SO fall of angel sweetness,
| Just around her-mouth. She was sitting
with baby on her lap when [ entered.
Instead of laying it down, or calling on
an attendant, she received me, with the
nursling in her arms; and her eyes
passed every now and then, from mine
to the cherub face that lay against her
bosom


"Another baby" said I, as l touched
the peachy cheek with my finger


"And the dearest darling of them all, y
she answered, looking down upon it ten
derby.


"She's perfectly bewitched by that ba-
BY" said my friend, as he laid his hand in
a fond way upon her shoulder. "You
would think, to see her, that she d never
seen baby in her life before. But
come into the library; I've got hundred
things to talk with you about"


And he drew me away ere had been
five minutes in the company Of his wife
| Saw that her eyes followed us, and
fancied that look Of disappointment
was in thep.


I "I'm sorry to see that Bertha is no
looking SO well as when l was at Ferr
Dale last time" said [, as we sat doWr
lin the handsome library.
Year: 1861

ing of the dreadful condition of our
country, at this time, says: "It was a


crime among the romans, even under
the pressure of the greatest reverscs and


in the close prospect of thickening dis.


asters, to despair of the Republic Let


our patriotism, in this Christian age, be


at least equal to that of Pagan antiquity,
and instead of drawing from the perils
which environ us the maxims of dos


pondency, let us rather grid up the loins
of our mind TO more vigorous 'exertionx


for the salvation Of our beloved but dis
tracted land"
Year: 1861


At meeting Of the Moody True
Blues, held this day, to express The feel
lngs OF the company upon the untimely
death of Sergeant DAVID II DUNLAP, the
resohtionswere unanimously adopted


Reaohed That the Moody True Blues,
deeply deploro the untimely decease of
their companion in arms, David II. Dun
lap. In him they lose one of tho most
amiable, generous and exemplary mem
bers of the company and had he been
spared to meet the enemy in battle, we
feel confident he would have been among
the first at the post Of danger and of
honor.


Reso5ved. That we sincerely sympathise
with the parents and relatives Of the de-
ceased, and assure them that their msior-
tune Is shared by every member Of the
In their bereavement they
have the consolation that their son and
brother fell while in the service of his
country, in this her day Of trial and peril,
and while busily engaged in preparing to
bare his breast to the steel Of Iswless in
yader


Resoivsd, That a copy Of these resolu-
tions be presented to the parents Of tho
deceased, and that they be published in
the Ners and Clarion


g. G. CHANDLER, Captain
Year: 1861

SENATOR TRUiBULLs SPEEcH-The fol-
loving paragraph was unintentionally
omitted in the transmission Of the recent
speech Of Sena,or Trumbull


Without any special act of Congress,
presume no one questions that our mill
tary commanders, in the prosecution Of
the war IN Insurrectionary districts. may
for the time being seize and make use of
the property Of the rebels and their slaves,
but on the restoration of peace the right
Of the owners would revive Hence, if
we would have uniformity Of action among
the commanders Of our armies, and for
felt forever the property Of rebels, and
their claims TO the service of their fellow
mon, it must be done by act Of Congress "
Year: 1861

The old man sat down lis child, and
she went out of the library. His stern
lips did not culver, nor his iron viii faiter
In his purpose; but there rose before him
fair picture of a young face, above which
the grass had been growing for eleven
years, as bent with proud motherly tender
ness over a little, brown, curly head. she
was lifting it for it's father kiss


And the baby stretched out his hands,
and crowed triumphantlv as his fingers
clutched the mans hair; and his baby was
the frst-born child, and he had turned him
out forever


Mary had spoken the truth It was well
that her mother was IN the grave, for it
would have broken her tender heart.


William Reylolds, the banker. was a
stern, resolute man, honorable in his deal
ings with all men, but sympathetic, pitiful
10 none.


He had married, late in life, a woman
much younger than himself, one who com
bined rare eraces of body and mind, and
who opened all the hidden springs of his
harsh and undcmonstrative nature


Their son had inherited the warm in
pulses of his mother, with the inhexible
viii of his father, and after the death of
the former, gradual arrangement devel-
Oped itself between the two, and the gen
tie, healing element of the mother was not
there to reconcile those that she loved


Matters grew worse and worse, until
having graduated at College, the Young
man fatty refused TO crafty his father 5
darling ambition Of succeeding him in bu-
siness, lie having chosen the law for his
profession.


A long and severe alteration ensued
between them, for both were equally de
termincd and angry and ended in the rich
bankers turning his son forever from his
door