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Year: 1861

HE THouGHT OF DEsMEMDER1Ne THIS I'm.
ION, says the hon. Joseph Holt of KY. which


has been the source of all our strength and


all our joys as nation, can be entertained


by no true man Dismemberment would in
volye the abasemCnt Of all Of which we, as
Americans have so long and so Justly been
proud, and the complete ruin of that grand
inheritance which we have received from
our fathers, and which it is our duty to
transmit undiminished in its blessings to our
descendants. 1t would conduct Us from
palaces Of prosperity and power to novels
of wretchedness and graves Of dishonor.


When the wise man of old, sitting 10 judg.
ment upon the rival claims of two mothers
to the possession Of the same child, decreed
that it should bo cut in twain, and that
one half should be given to one claimant,
and the other half to the other, it was
the false mother who accepted and exulted
in the judgment, while the true mother
turned away with horror, preierring TO CON-
NIT the life Of her offspring to the keeping
of even her own enemy, rather than that it
should thus perish The flial and the ma
ternal instincts are in this regard the same.
The man who is willing that this prosper
ous and free country shall be severed by the
sword Of treason now suspended over it,
may have been born upon American soil,
but be has no American heart in his bosom.
The true son of the republic, like the true
mother, tnrns away from the proposal With
Indignation and adherence.
Year: 1861

WORKING AND THINKING.-It is not less @
fatal error to despise labor, when regulated
by intellect, than to value it for It's own
sake. We are always, in these days, trying
to separate the two we want one man to
be always thinking, and another to be al
ways working, and we call one gentleman,
aud the other an operator +; whereas the
working man ought always to be thinking.
and the thinker often to be working and
both should be gentlemen in the best sense
AS it is, we make both ungentle, the one
enyying, the other despising his brother
and the mass of society is made up of
morbid thinkers and miserable workers.
Now it is only by labor that thought can
be made healthy, and it is only by thought
that labor can be made happy, and the two
cannot be separated with impuuity. All
professions should be liberal, aud there
should be less pride felt in popularity of
employment, and more in excellence of
achievement.
Year: 1861

The capital letter a." is plain up and
down sort of an affair, and to some people,
anything downright or upright, is always
diSagreeahle. Yet we think that the dis,
like with which this mode of expression is
regarded, is unjlst in great degree. For
instance the editorial "qoe," il, in this way,
just as strong all embodiment Of personality
as the first person singular, aud yet al
article may be studded with we's without
raising an objection. In fact, the cir
cumlocution adopted to avoid the /, is FIRE.
quently more egotistical than its direct use
We fud this idea admirably developed in an
article in late number Of the Atlantic.
The writer says:


There are various ways in which sell
consciousness diSagreeably eYinces its ex-
istence and there is not one, perhaps, more
diSagreeable than the effectCal avoidance
of what is greatly regarded as egotism.
The straightforward and natural writer who
frankly uses the first person sin Eular, and
saws II think thus and so, II have seen
so and So" is thinking of himself and his
own personality mighty deal less than
man who is always employing awkward and
roundabout forms Of expression to avoid the
use of the obnoxious I.


Every such periphrasis testfes unmistak-
ably that the man was thinking Of himself;
but the simple, natural writer, warm with
his subject, eager to press his views upon
his reader, uses the without thought OF
self, just because it is the shortest, most d.
rect, and most natural way of expressing
himself, The recollection OF his own per-
sonality probably never once crossed his
MUD during the composition OF the para
graph from which an ill-set critic might pick
out score Of rs
Year: 1861




For upwards Of three years past. | have been enga
ged in business which has yielded at the rate Of
$4,000 per annum, but being desiTous Of going Eu-
rope in the Of few months for the pose OF
there introducing the business, willing TO teach
il to any one who will send me sl The business is
no humbug. but Of highly useful and general char.
acteT adapted TO the Of both cities and villages
and one that any person Of ordinary capacity young
or Old male or female, can acquire with few hours
practice, and by which they can very hand
some income. Ssveral young ladies who have re.
ccived instructions from ne. both in New York State
and Pennsylvania, are earning upwards OF $40 per
week by it, and there reason why any else
cannot do the same. lnvads. even. can do we'll by
it, as it is peddng affair. but business that is
perfectly respectable. Gentlemen and ladies lei.
sure, who would like to learn the business for iher
own amusement or pleasure, will find the practice
it pleasant pastime and one they will take great
interest IN it, On receipt ofSl, will send printed
instructions by Which Nny person can readily acquire
the art and these instructions will also contain every
particular relative TO carrying it on that il will be
highly profitable. The purchaser Of the printed in.
sttuctIOns" will be authorized TO teach il to oheTs
and have sometimes received high S200 for
teaching it personally TO a single individual. would
state further that 81 so SO will buy every thing that
is necessary TO commence the business WITH and the
artc"s can be got almost any where. in city coun
try, or if preferred, can furnish them. Address
ALV0RD I. PARSONS,
| 33m Ne. So Liberty ST., New York.
Year: 1861

New Day GooDs SroRE-Louis FEEDER has
opened a new store at No. 80 b street. and
fitted it with fine stock of dry goods
Charles Goldbaum is salesman, and he is well
posted in the business
Year: 1861

DROP LETTERs.--We are desired to call the
attention Of the public to recent regulation OF
the Post Office Department, which does not
seem to be generally known, that ali drop let
tsrs must be prepaid, otherwise they are sent to
the Dead Letter Office, as other unpaid letters.
Year: 1861

NeW York, June 25.-The captain and crew
Of the privateer Savannah have arrived in the
Harriet Lane. They were received by District
Attorney Smith on the charge of treason, and
piracy, and robbery on the high seas. They
will be tried next week.
Year: 1861

FINANCIAL.-The Chicago Tribune of the
22d instant, in the course Of an article upon
the national finances, says:


The importance of money being shown,
how is Congress to procure the requisite amount
for the vigorous prosecution of fhostilites? Who
can suggest a better method than q patriotic
national loan, backed by the taxation neces.
sary to provide for its interest and ultimate re-
payment This taxation may consist ofdutes
on imported goods-abolishing all free lists;
of stamp taxes on bank notes issued of taxes
on incomes over a certain amount of excise
duties on liquors. and of direct taxes on real
and personal property, 80 distributed as not to
he burdensome on any one thing, and yet in the
aggregate to produce the requisite sum"


T!'s paragraph only reflects the readiness
OF the people to submit TO all forms Of taxation
necessary to sustain the public credit at this
crisis 1t is not the people who are unwilling
to pay taxes, but it is the demagogues who are
afraid to impose them


The Chicago Tribune, as will be seen pro-
poses revival, SO far as the banks are con.
cerned, of the stamp tax imposed under Madi.
son, during the war Of lsl2-l5. There is no
reason why bankers should not be taxed upon
The profitable business of furnishing paper
circulation, ard there are many reasons wby
they should be- and if such taxation cuts of some
Of their small notes, which exclude gold and
silver from the hands of the people, so much
the better.
Year: 1861

WA HSeroS, May IL, 1851


Much anxiety manifested to learn what distribution
viii be made among the States Of the forces to constitute
the thirty nine regiments of infantry and Of cavalry
making minimum aggregate Of 34,5o0, and maximum
aggregate OF ~ o34 officers and enlisted called into
service under the Presidents proclamation for volun-
teers to three years. The desired information will
very be publicly announced The plan of organza
ton has been prepared Each regiment Of infantry will
consist of ten companies, with minimum aggregate o.
$780, or maximum aggregate OF 1,046l officers
and men. The cavalry regiments will consis'
OF four, five or Elk squairons, each squadron
Of two companies, with minimum aggregate
OF seventy nine, or maximum aggregate of ninety ge
officers and men to eachcompany. These may be muster
ed IN by companies or squadrors. The company comzis
Stoned officers will be appointed by the Governor the
State furnishing it, and the comm issioned officers
until the company shall be embodied in a
regiment will be appointed by the captain
Afterwards by the colonel, on the recommend
alton OF the captain. The field officers will be ap-
pointed by the Governor of the State which furnishes
regiment The general organization provides for three
divisions, Of from three TO four brigades The
brigadier general and assistants are to be ap.
pointed by the President, as also the major
general OF each division. Two thirds of the company
officers are to be appointed at the commence.
ment of the organization Of each regiment aud the re-
naming one third when the regiment shall have Its full
complement OF men, will be appointed to be taken from
among the sergeants the recommendation of the col
onel TAe regiment is to be approved by the general
commanding the brigade After the completion of the
organization OF the regiment half of all the vacancies
on the lowest grade of commissioned officers by promo
ton or otherwise, will be appointed above from the
ranks. The corporals will be taken from the prvates
the first sergeants from the other sergeants by the cap
tain and the regimental non-commissoned staff from
the sergeants Of the regiment by the colonel


plan of organization has also been prepared for the
increase of the force of the regular army drectedby
the President. promotion from the ranks similar to
that relative to the volunteers provided for The in
fanry Will consist Of eight regiments, three batalons
cavalry one regiment six squadrons of artillery one
regiment, eight batteries, with aggregate minimum
of eighteen thousand orlmaxmum Of nearly twenty three
thousand o1icers and men.
Year: 1861

HAKRtBURG, Nay IL, 1901,
There was grand review at York to day. The Cover
nor and any members of the Legislature were present
There were FIVE regiments the ground The Thirteenth
regiment, for some reason not known, did not parade
The FIRST Second Third and Twelfth regiments made
fine appearance Thrty-one freight cars with rough
seats for the soders Immediately opposite Harris.
burg on the Northern Central Railroad and twenty
at York They evidently intended for the immediate
transmission Of troops in large bodies.


The camp at York s Hlled with water in many places
special train ths morning for the Governor returned
at seven tonight Great numbers Of the citizens OF
York present the review The Governor was re-
ceivcd with loud shouts by the troops.


An attempt was made day to tear up the track of
the Northern Central Railroad fourteen miles this side OF
Baltimore. II detected before much injury was
done. Great indignation prevailed at the determination
TO take summary vengeance.
Year: 1861

THE LINE.


WASHINGTON, May IL, 1861


An agent Of the government who despatched to
Harper's Ferry and other points along the Virginia
and Maryland line to ascertain the true condi-
tion of affairs there, has just returned He reports
pretty large force there, not 80 large however, has
been reported but that is daily being augmented He
says 1t s impossible to tell how many troops there
h the neghborhood Of Harpers Ferry, but from inform
alton from reliable parties there not than four
thousani at that point How many there may be
In the vicinity he had no means of learning


They fortifyng themselves in every possible way
They occupy only the Virginia sde but have taken
possession OF the Maryland SIDE They were expecting
an attack from the United States forces and good
deaof alarm and apprehension manifested by them
He says that city of Baltimore and State Of Maryland
are furnishing them large quantities of arms and prov
sons. They have military road open leading directly
through Maryland TO Baltimore city, and that several
wagon loads of supplies passed him at different points
He saw and conversed with gentleman who said he
Baltimorean, who is furnishing the rebel troops with
bread.


The government will undoubtedly soon put stop to
the furnishing of supplies, and also cut Of the military
road leading to Baltimore city


The has Its eye upon several parties in this
city who are suspected OF furnishing important nforma
ton to the Southern rebels at Montgomery The parties
suspected are loud their protesatons Of loyalty to the
Unon and take every occasion to denounce the South in
most unmeasured terms.


Reliable Information reached here this evening that
four regiments arrived at Richmond yesterday morning
one from New Orleans from Alabama and one from
Tennessee A gentleman who saw them says they were
about hard looking set of as he The
New Orleans regiment armed with short swords and
pistols, anticipating, they said hand to hand fight He
says troops constantly pushing forward in the di
rection OF Harper's Ferry.


The fact that the government has the appointment OF
I've Major Generals in the army has produced quite
competition. 1t reported yesterday evening that
they had been decided upon But oday hear that the
slate is broken and that shuttle and deal is to take
place which win probably change the condition OF mat
ters 1t ia to be hoped that party win not enter into
these appointments.
Year: 1861

Gently oered their services " the government have
been placed duty seoopi neutenants as no higher
stations under the present crcums ances can now be
assigned them.


The earnest effort Of the department is to make the
blockade effective within the shortest possible time The
War Department is equally busy, vast amount Of work
being performed day and night by Secretary Cameron
and Chief Clerk sanderson with their experienced assist
ants, in addition to the abors of Lieutenant General
Scott, Adjutant General Thomas and other military gen
tlemeu
Year: 1861

WAsFnNGroN, May Il, 1861.
The adm nistraton time ago notified the British
government that 1t would be compelled owing to the
tng condition Of affairs TO withdraw most Of s squadron
for time at least from the African coast The English
governmentyhas s understood determined TO augment
their squadron those waters thereby only aiding
our government, but relieving 1t of the necessity of
keeping large squadron there They aware that all
the vessels Of the American navy would be required for
home protection This action their part is clearly in
dcave OF the good feeling and sympathy entertained by
them for the North in their struggle with the South
Year: 1861

Harper's Ferry-DaEr2m OF the LO-


caHty-Military Observation-Disclosures


Advance ON the Relay House. Sc. sc.


The gathering or the Southern forces Harper Ferry
and the arrangement of the federal troops by Gen. Scott
TO checkmate any of the movements Of the rebel army
in that quarter, clearly indicate that this locality will
figure largely in the contest that now upon Us and from
recent accounts IT not at all probable that the st real
engagement between the federal and rebel armes will
take place at or near Hapers Ferry. The latest nte


gence from Gen Buffers quarters at the Relay House.
was that he was daily expecting attack from troops
In that quarter On saturday ast whilst Gen Butler was
at hilersyile, he received intelligence OF pro
babie attack upon the federal forces a. the
Relay House, which are under the command OF
Colonel Jones, OF the Massachusetts Sixth regiment.
General Butler Immediately teegraphed to Washington
for four companies of the Eighth Massachusetts, reg
ment TO proceed at once to the Relay. Upon ar
rival at the Junction met officers with dispatches
to General Butler, informing him of certain military
demonstrations within eight miles of the Relay, and
formidable body at Point of Rocksa place nearer
to Harpers Ferry The information assured the General


that the troops at the Relay good condition. and
ready for attack. General Butler telegraphed to
Colonel Jones that he would proceed with Major Gle
mence, by special train, to the Relay and command the
forces in person. and that reinforcements would
join them from Washington |. ia most likely that the
secession troops referred to rebels who flying
from Baltimore and do contem plate attack upon
the federal forces at the Relay House.


Harpers Ferry also the place that the Baltimore
roughs have fed to when they found that the action Of
the Grand Jury making Baltimore too hot for them


1t was here too that Wnans attempted to take hs ste
gun; but was prevented by the vigilance Of the Massa
chusets troops II will bo seen, therefore, that the
rebels consider Harper's Ferry important point and
their planting their batteries the Mary land side of the
river and the daily report of the arrival of troops in that
locality, gives the appearance of determination hold
it until the last In view of these facts, furnish
Year: 1861

EDGkRTON will address the people OF California up
the political issues of the day at the following
Places. The several County Committees will please
make arrangements for the place Of speaking In the
lncaIities NAMED
Year: 1861

"slidelI, as the American public know, is
an intriguer Of the first order, combining the
keenness and energy of his native Nsrth with
q depth of seoretiveness and maliguity which
belongs properly TO climes nearer the equator
than even his adopted South. He is a sort of
cross between the fox and the tiger. Expert
enced, energetic, dextrous, unscrupuIous and
fred by quenchless hatred Of the section which
gave him birth and of the country to which he
owes allegiance, he is admirably fitted to push
the interestSOf the rebellion in countries whore
his own is neither loved nor comprehended.
AS for Mason, whatever may be said of him in
the extravaganza of righteous scorn, his power
is by no means to be despised. He is In many
respects a dangerous adversary. His astute
ness, his self possession, his audaoity of pre-
tension, bis skill and experience in affairs, the
prominent figure he has cut heretofore in our
public life, and even the ancestral glory that
made fool of him here, would alike oonspir
to render him effective abroad in the capacity
in which he sought TO go. With all his many
and indefeasible titles to contempt, ii can no
be denied that he is we'll informed, ingeniou
and plausible. ."--LouisviHe Journal.
Year: 1861

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune says:


"ThOugh nobody pretends to know McCel-
lan's plans, the impression is very general that
he intends to drive forward at Manassas, and
having thrown out powerful corps d'drmee on
either flank, to move upon the center, or very
opex of the frowning triangle, with compact
mobile columns. These are to succeed one
another with rapidity and freshness, each in
turn falling off and giving place to It's successor
as soon as the tempest Of its energies begins
to flag, a.


GAS to the time when, it is almost as hard to
fix the date of movement as it was q month
ago. There certainly is much that is yet to be
done before Mcclellan will De satisfied to move.
The review which took place on Wednesday
last, though it numbered seventy thousand
men, exercised but a third of our entire fore,
in that necessary style of massive evolution
and it would seem, by the patient manner il
which the General has conducted these fell
examinations, even from the day he began tn
organization of brigades, that he intends to b.
thorough with them all. ="
Year: 1861

The Frankfort (Ky) Commonwealth, speak
ing of Colonel John Cochranes speech in
favor ofemploying the slaves ofrebels against
the rebellion, says


The policy indicated by Mr.. Cochraue is
exactly right, and in accordance with the
ussges of civilized warfare. We hope to see
it adopted by the Government. 1t should
have been at first. Had it been, many lives
of loyal citizens would have been saved that
were lost through the wishy washy and an
omalous conduct Of the Government toward
traitors in arms. Since the commencement
of this most unna ural war, it has been safer
to be bel than to be loyal to the Govern.
ment. The extreme punishment of treason
has thus far been an "oath of allegiance
which rebel will take with as much sang
froid as he would a gin cocktail. Why should
not the slaves of traitors in arms be conis-
Gated to the use of the Government2 The
Democrat will not deny that slaves are prop
erty, as clearly so as are mules. Is it right
and proper to confscate a mule, and put il to
hauling transportation? If it is, why is il
not equally right and proper to conf5cate Q
slave for a driver of that mule? Both are
property, and both are employed by the reb.
els in their attempt to destroy this Govern.
ment. We believe in fighting the devil
with fire."
Year: 1861

1t is said that General Mcclellan had
planned a grand flank movement few days
ago, but an ascension by Lowe in his bal
loon revealed the fact that the rebels had
anticipated the flank movement, probably
through the treachery OF some one connected
with the army.


1t is also said that General Mcclellan as
serts that the extent of the treachery must
be astonishing in some quarter, for every
one of his designs or proposed movements
are very soon discovered by the enemy.


We advise the General to keep his secrets
to himself without getting any help to keep
them. Get up grand review of two hun
dred thousand troops at time; take posi-
ton, and have the troops all march past be
sure they are headed toward the South, and
then never give the order "Halt" till they
reach the Gulf Let the news of your com.
ing reach them at the same time your tri-
umphant columns do. Let coumbiads be
the tattlers and carry the news for once
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Year: 1861

PASTORS AND PoLrICs On this the Cali
fornia Conference passed the following reso,
luton


That the claims Of God and the people,
whom we serve upon the pastoral hnd minis
tcrial office, are so comprehensive and imper-
a.ive, and the integrity of the office are Of
such inestimable Importance to the success oi
our cause, that We deem it proper to express
our strong conviction that no one employed in
the regular pastoral and ministerial work
should accept Office at tho hands OF any polt-
icsl party.
Year: 1861

WHAT DOES IT NEAN.--The Western
.4dvocate under the above heading sa,s


The Canada papers affirm that the Brit
ish Government is sending vast quantities o.
arms and ammunition TO that country, and tia.
before Winter there wi! be guns enough to
equip one hundred thousand men, and am
munition enough for Il three years war. WHAT
does this mean? Does England intend to
take sides with the rcbs.s against the United
States! Or does she mean to iutim.datsrs IL
to recognition Of the Southern Confederacy ,
There is certainly some motive for this vast
war preparation, What is it The Amer
leans have right TO know. IF no hostile
designs are intended or threatened, it will be
an easy thing for the British Government 10
say so, and thus end the doubt.


As we have said before, so we repeat, th4.
war with the United States is the wrong
way to Ct cotton. Great Britain &Gows
very well that this war has been forced upon
The slave power. VIII she, ai.er all the
blame she has cast upon us for our connee--
ton with slavery, now join herself with sia'.
very to crush cut liberty from the AmepcS's
continent ? If not what does sic mean =
We trust our Government will press this
question upon the attention Of LORD Lyons