Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 25 May 1861 — Page 1

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SERLES--VOL. in, NO. 45.

4,-Cry LUi bM TIIM* Wamw ^btarkucM. The American people, thank Heaven, IAY0 not yet lost the ability to feci for great miseries, or the right to sympathize irtth 8 noble nation in calamity, and even fo the midst of oar national agony we can )«IK1 an ear to the cry of distress and deBMir borne across the Atlantip from unhappy Poland.

Another great crime has' been committed by Russia upon that much wronged people. It is but a few weeks since we had to record the large act of Imperial magnanimity on the part of Alexander II, vhieh put an end to Russian serfage, and though we at the time rightly interpreted that measure as a political and economic necessity rather than the prompting of philanthropy, yet it was regarded as showing a disposition to obey the inevitable tendencies of the age. This hope is now rudely dispelled. Whether from evil advice, or from one of those revulsions of temper common to men raised too high above their fellows, the Czar has sanctioned or permitted an abuse of his powers to be made by the military authorities of Warsaw and tbe result is an atrocious massacre of unarmed men, and of praying prieBts, women and children, in the streets of that city last month, which recalls the most forocious type of the old Muscovite dragonade.

After the Warsaw 'emeute of February last, it was generally believed that the Czar had determined to pursue a conciliatory policy toward the Poles. The European journals for weeks brought us reports of various concessions—separate executive council, elective municipality, national education, &c., vouchsafed, them.— But instead of becoming practical realities these promises seem to have been followed by a series of galling restrictions, and finally by the dissolution of the Agricultural Society, (an association of many thousand Polish nobles and gentry) which had long been very dear to the Poles as cherishing the sentiment of national unity, and as the sole voice through which their aspirations toward political and social life found expression. This body, which the government has long been in the habit of dealing with as an independent power, was suddenly dissolved on the fifth of April. As this was not done till a large body of troops had been concentrated at Warsaw, there seems uo reason to doubt that this was a premeditated act of aggression, and it would be difficult to conceive a more tyrannical piecc of folly.

ty killed, aud the wounded are^ said to number over one thousand. The characteristic which first strikes one iu this

Polish

movements, now extend

ing through three or four mouths, is that it is, from first to last, a moral demonstration. It differs as widely as possible from a mere insurrectionary outbreak or revolutionary effort. It is, in the truest sense, a national act—the act of the whole people stirred by the same glorious memories and animated by the same undying hopes. That which Nicholas resolved—that there Bhould be no more Poland and no more Poles—and which by thirty years of cruel, stern, unflinching determination, he flattered himself ho had effected—turns out to be as good as futile. Poland gives forth a cry of life Amid tho marvelous spectacle of resurgent nationalities which mark the present and past year, Poland sees herself forgotten and ignored. She deeply feels this, and in her despair which takes a form pathetically characteristic of

may know she lives—so that the nations may hear tho echoes of tho volleys she receives without an answering word, lhe whoi® episode reads like a manifestation of the antique exaltation of the martyrs. Men died without an attempt to defend themselves, so that their blood might be the seed of a new national life women, holding up their children, called to the soldiers tojire, to the end that their blood might cry to Heaven. In the strange tactics devised by thoso fervid ^souls, the. workmen, it is said in the morning drew lots as to who should be the first sacrifice, and the victims, after confession, calmly marched forward, bared their breasts, and fell under the balls without murmuring a word!.[*^|i|.

race—she courts

It is these facts which invest with such profound significance these manifestations in Warsaw. It is idle to suppose that Poland qra make ahead against Russia, if ever a struggle of physical force. The attitude of Russia is wholly untenable.— Meanwhile there is for Poland to continue her attitude of protest—a calm and firm demand that-the written treaties which assure hor nationality be acted up to. The Polei haye, long had a singular power of •rcitiqg pjuipitbies of the world- it

t's through this means—by subtle and indirect frays, it m&j be—that the solution of her problem will come about. The partition of Poland baa long been regarded as an insult and a challenge to the nations of Western Europe. This latest outrage has deeply Btirred them with indignation and pity, and the presses are strongly urging the eommon interference of England and France on her behalf.— N. Y. Times.

Barbnrbarium of the Traitor*. A letter from Evansville, Ind., gives an an account of the arrival there of some of the fugitives from southern despotism, such as are now pouring into the North and West at all points. The letter says: "For the last few days our city has been literally filled with deserters from the Southern army, and they are, or seem to be, the happiest men alive to get on free soil agaiu. They are all for the Union, but had been forced into the southern army. There were five of these men who came up from Memphis on Friday they went South with several boat loads of tobacco for the purpose of selling it there were thirty men in all, I believe they were taken from their boats, and had to choose between joining the southern army or having all the hair shaved oil their beads, having a number of lashes on the bare back and being put in prison for thirty daj^ upon a diet of bread and water. Five of'" the men were true to the Union—the five who told this story the others (25) joined the army but intend to escape. The five men had all the hair shaved off their heads, and their backs were terribly mutilated. They escaped from prison and and ran all the way to the river, and got aboard the boat which brought them here. Another young man by the name of James, is also a deserter. Ho said the secessionists tried to force him and four companions to join their army. Three of them said they would not do it that they preferred death, and all three of them were hung on the nearest tree, in the presence of the soldiers and their comrades. The fourth one called them cowards, thieves, traitors, and taunted and cursed them, ?fZic» they 'pouredcold tar over him and set fire to it. 3Ir. James joined the army. At night he was awakened by some one creeping over his body. He asked what they were doing. They said thev were ifoing to desert, lie joined them. When he got outside of the camp he ran until he came to a railroad station. It. so happened that he had money enough to take him to Memphis, where he got on the boat and never stopped until he reached our {dace."—In a village in North Carolina, within the

To these outrages the Poles replied only by calm and orderly demonstrations ot feeling, expressing their desire to possess those political rights which the Czar had solemnly sworn over and over again to give them. In this attitude a large assemblage of the pennle of Warsaw took place on Sunday, the 7th of April. On the same evening a council of the military authorities, under the Viceroy General, Gortscha- tarred and feathered and .sent to Fort Sum koff, was called, and a massacre was delib-1 ter to work in the chain gang there. cratcly resolved upon. Accordingly, "TTTTTIT*,'"*'*' when on the following evening, the popti- Tiai: ivs-: vTt.cii littion, attain presented themselves with visitor to liarj.c their petition, they were attacked by mili- fail to have his at ten tnu tarv, the cavalry charging and die infantry appearance of the Kentucky regiment nut fi.iuff Instantly the"niasses fell on their less by tin, greater frequency with vvh.ei. knees and sang the national hymn, and on its uniform is seen ovc these groups, imploring the justice of hea- the stuki ven, the troops fired. At the same time |aiu' kecn-i the priests of the Church of the Berna- material for good soldiers it would seem j.-]ia]]

At the same time

last

dino came out, with their crosses, and fell at a glance, could! not he desireu. lhe on their knees, the cavalry charging on

them all Nor did the atrocities cease with the mas sucre they refused to allow the people to

«c»i

them, throwing down and cutting to pieccs hight, stoutly framed, and wore upon their

ill iu their way, men, women and children, countenances an expression of ready intel-1

nurse their wounded friends to bury their the hour of action shall come, lhe madead relatives. An eve-vvituess describes j«rity ot them, as 1 learned from one ot the scene inside the court of the Castle, its intelligent members, are from the coun

when after the firing, the dead and dying were ruthlessly dragged in there something appalling. From the care taken by

ten days, three men,

a northerner and two southerner:-

wer.s generally above the medium

ho ..trnr.itinR cense with the mas-! licence and ot resolution which conveyed

a.promise

deeds of heroism whenever

ties of Western Kentucky, a eonsidera blc portion of the remainder hailing from Louisville. Their expertness with the ri-

the authorities to carry off the bodies of I A® a subject ol remark in camp, and the dead and wounded, it is impossible to was publicly illustrated one day last wee.c, estimate the actual result of the attack when at a target-firing parade of the rcgibut the report prepared by the llussian Ministry, enumerates two hundred and fif-

ment five out of every six shots fired hit the mark within circumference of thirtysix inches. The)' number about six hundred, are uniformed in hiuc woolen hunting shirts and trovvsers, with slouched bats, and arc commanded by Colonel Blanton Duncan, a wealth)' gentleman of Kentucky. Colonel Duncan raised, equipped and tran ported his regimeut to Virginia at his own expense. The Kentuckians are armed with Minie rifles. They are specially detailed to guard the strongly fortified Maryland Rights the key to the whole position. They know it to be the post of danger, and express an eager desire for the fight which they believe is soon to occur.—Baltimore Sun.

IMPORTANT FROM TIIE GULF—Tin: BRITISH CRUISERS THERE.—The Key AA est correspondent of the Express communicates news this morning of the highest importance. The British fleet which Lord John Russell announced in the House of

Commons

death so that the world Honda. Ihc entire number ot %esaels is

steam screws—names not given. A T. tenant from one of the vessels had put offj to one of the reefs to inquire if a fourth vessel, the Styx, had

blockading

PATRIOTIC IiBTTCH BT SEXATOK DOCG1AB. CHICAGO, May 10.

My DEAR SIR: Being deprived of the use of my arms for the present by a severe attack of rheumatism, I am compelled to avail myself of the services of an amannensis in reply to your two letters.

It seems that some of my friends are unable to comprehend the difference between arguments used in favor of an equitable compromise, with the hope of avert-, ing the horrors of war, aud those urged in support of the Government and flag of our country, when war is being waged against the United States with the avowed purpose of producing a permanent disruption of the Union and a total destruction of its Government.

All hope of compromise with the Cotton States was abandoned when they assumed the position that the separation of the Union was complete and final, and that thev would never consent to a reconstruction in any contingency—not even if wc would furnish them with a blank sheet ot

paper and permit them to inscribe their

These startling facts, taken in conncc-

North,

arrested for uttering sentiments of the Union. The northerner was placed to rally to the support of our common in jail to await his trial for using incendi- icountry, its Government aud (lag, a.-., the jloncuns arv language, and the southerners were only means of checking the progress of the plainest dictate of common sense that revolution and of preserving tho Union of [whatever altects the whole should be the States. ... sw 1 am unable to answer your quea(i6ns* in respect to the policy of Mr. Lincoln aud his Cabinet. am not iu their confidence, as you and the whole country ought to be aware. I am neither the supporter of the to understand partisan policy nor the apologist for the fui proportions errors of the Administration. My previous relations to them remain unchanged

The northerner was placed to rally to the support

's Kerry can we

fail to have his attention challenged by th

aiu

other than by

appearance of the stalwart

keen-eyed men eomposin: it. Better

I but I trust the time will never come when

not

,'aerihcc of personal feeling and party policy for the honor and integrity of mv

co-m„rv

kl'nv

and

been at Key West-

IST Tho London Neics makes the bold assertion that "not only will no more wooden line of battle ships be laid down in English dockyards, but the construction of those which are in progress, ten in number, will be discontinued." Neither is tho process of converting line-of-battle ships into war steamers, to be oontinued •ay longer- Truly, the world moves.

the other dav as havinu been iheseacs pal iotu LMH.O.I dispatched .o tho Gnlt' of .Moxico i» look «ovot bco„ demcd cv.dcncc, o! mWAly ... the to»„5 or political treachery, on the part ol Clay and a sufficient supply to

of that Zdeu\: enthusiastic and romantic after British interests, is reported off Cape I ^eV c^a ^m of'money almost ruin- Atlantic,

In view of this state of facts there was nomination of a candidate for President, That each State has aright to net as it p!easc-s, in whatever relates to it-

but one path of duty left to patriotic men. jjjc

not triven—but it certainly includes a ization of the old W big Par^three decker of ninety euus, and three apprehension that the farm and i.nan- the best theycan prcte.Tingn^ Lieu-' imous support which tbe Democratic lead-, of poverty, with security of life and pernut- off'crs

aDt^

masses

ar0

controversy—some years ago—is also one Vi r» forget that a man cannot be a true DemoA tbTaconn° cdon, (he from he ha lojal patriot.!

fleet, off Charleston, is extreme-!

ly interesting. Belfast, it would appear, after being chased by the Niagara, succeeded in ruuning the blockade—while several others, on making their appearanco off port wero ordered off, and the order, of course, had to be obeyed. iV. Y. Tribune.

evidences of infidelity Democratic

wherefore wc infer that that vessel, famous principles or want ot loyalty to the organ for the pranks she used to plav with some ization and creed of the Democratic party !gers say of our vessels, pending the right of search °P

saj(j

It was not a party question, nor a question involving partisan policy it. was a question of Government or no Government, self exclusively, 110 one will deny, nut.it country or no country and hence it be-i is perfectly novel doctrine that any State were jcanie the imperative duty ol e\ery Union ]ias ^ucli aright when she conies to act in la\or man, every friend of constitutional libeitj I concci't with others, in reference to what

he willing to make anv needful land the

of do W which a loval df CW._iUit ..rmpUj ',» ...p-: ™«Tizcn may so well demonstrate his devotion press physical force as an element to his country, as by sustaining the Flag, change, and to keep wide open the door jj,]^

U1 jl«vt il^'U 41

all assailants, at home and abroad. The I^re

course of

of our wc shou]d Devcr

W ith

the sincere hope that these my

One British vessel, from conscientious convictions may coincide

with those of mv friends, I am very truly, yours, STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. To VIRGIL Hicox, Esq., Chairman State Democratic Committee.-,.

6STA "snue:' business man of Mobile possessed a stock of goods valued at $4000. He was assessed to take $500 of the "loan of the Confederate States. Being unable to pay this amount in cash, his stock was sold by auction for $611 17, leaving him eleven dollars and seventeen cents to support himself and family during the war. As for the bond of the Southern Confederacy for five hundred dollars, he- was perfaetly well awarfr.of its worthlessnes®.

CRAWFORDSYILLE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA,. MAY 25, 1861.

TUB TBUK ®0CTJH.\£. The argument of Jefferson Davis to his 'Confederate Congress, in favor of the right of secession, by a State, was answered and demolished bjr Daniel Webster thirty-one years ago. In his famous reply to Hayne, in January. 1830, Mr. Webster said

When the gentleman says the Constitution is a compact between the States, he uses language exactly applicable to the old Confederation. He speaks as if he were in Congress before 1789. He describes fu'ly that old state of things existing. The Confederation, was in strictne^ a compact the States, as States were parties to it. We had no other general government. But that was found insufficient and inadequate to the public exigencies. The people were not satisfied with it, and uudertook to establish a better.— Thev undertook to form a general govern

seCession.

:it

the history of our country will record the involves certain ruin fact that during this eventful period the gion of contrary view great leaders of the Opposition, sinking the partisan in the patriot, rushed to the support of the Government, and became its ablest and bravest defenders against all assailants until tbe conspiracy was crush-

ed and abandoned, wh*n they resumed |groes

are

now giving to the Con-1sous, to the harrassments and tender iner-,

iV.nrth stitution and the Union will ever be deem- cies of the men who are trampling out the

to regain and perpetuate the troops number only 7,000 men, and not all _• dling ith

ion feeling amonir

1 1

the State

ment, which should stand on a new basis jCongress of the Confederate States has —not a Confederacy, not a league, not a declared war against the Lnitsd states, .. compact between States, but a constitution \!,i1^ 's now engaged in secret session in

Bstablijslie a

own terms. LF -,1 .R„V.! it is the announced belief, and demand Still the hope was cherished that rcas onable and satisfactory terms of adjustment could be agreed upou with Tennessee, North Carolina, and the Border States and that whatever terms would prove satisfactory to these loyal States would crcate a Union part}' in the Cotton States which would be powerful enough at the ballot box to destroy the revolutionary Govern-1 ment, and bring those States back into the Union by the voice of their own people.— This hope was cherished by Union men North and South, and was never abandoned until actual war was levied at Charleston, aud the 'authoritative announcement

I of powers between this their general goveminent, ami their several State government: When they shall become dissatisfied with this distribution they can alter it. Their own power over their own instrument remains. But until they shall alter it, it must stand as their will, and is equally binding on the General Government and on the States.

made by the revolutionary Govern-1 power to prevent secession resided in the |0f Jeff. Davis, express the upinion that ,'i-y that the Secession pet]eral Government—in other words, the lie will not come to Washington till hi

ment at Montgomery flag should be planted upon the walls of j,'e(jor!li (Government had power to pre-j

the Capitol at Washington, ind a procla- ]j0

itself.

mation issued inviting the pirtUcs ot the world to prey upon the commerce of the United States. life, expressed sentiments similar to those attack Fort Pickens first, or delay that til!

Mr. Calhoun, townrd

|of M].

cotton fields I fact

tion with the boastful announcement th:u \vi!l not long rumam inactive. 1 her the ravages of war and carnage should be nullification he did not acknowledge, ,n quickly transfered from the

of the South, to the wheat fields aud com of secession by a State. In a letter to fields of the

furnish conclusive ev- political friends and supporters," troops from the South who are coming to would say, "that the idcnco that it was the fixed purpose of the

Fdml!irv ls44) refllsmL, U)

Secessionists utterly to destroy t»ie (rov-i jjn \irsriiua. |wcri retraidod as th -eminent of our fathers, and obliterate the

IKl!ne t0 llseJ 111 lhe

United States from the map of the world, Democratic national convention for the

«l l,n^tJinS jlSlye

the whole. In such cases it

reg

ulated by the mutual consent of all and not bv tiie discretion or each." A year earlier in another letter, dated on the 4th of duly 1 S5he invites his countrymen all its great and beaunoble political slrue-1 quantity of artillery and small arms, ture reared bv the wisdom and patriotism •^,1 h'ie, it is not safe to assume .. ,i Genera! Davis will not with such a of our ancestors, and to have the virtue! ,. strike a blow at

ense to serve and protect it itist as soon as he can get ten thousand land declared it to be the duty of the troops from Tennessee—who are considerFederal Government, under the guaran-! ed the most, brilliant fighting men in the

the Constitution, and the Union, under all for tj,,, free and full action of all the moral: three millions to arm the State. Union circumstances, and under every Aduiinis-1

eictn.-.nts

tration (regardless of party politics) against j^, \r,. p., n, pkm alone Kentucky can be tiiken out of

Administration of General Jackson, in I las later utterances give no aid and com-j ]ianjs

the days of Nullification, presents a noble j-or^ j_0

worthy example for all true patriots.!, .... I the State will rush out of the Union. Mark the consequences

At the very moment when that fearful cri-j STII.T. TIIEV COJIE. If a blow be struck at Washington be-

that which now separates the Democracy household goods. The schooner now lies to occupy and fortify the many naturally bone. All reaped the corn except me

the declaration of Union sentiments left to fall back upon.

being sent into the interior. The

their former positions as partv leaders up-, least- show ot insubordination anions the on political issues. blacks is cheeked by an instant bullet or, outbreak of civil war ... America

ha've bv merciless if not fatal flatrcllation. Pro-

dying embers of patriotism in theuowiv- lhe eves of Tories L'listen withde-. misnamed Old Dominion

armed even then, they are strong enough, tn-'ians are content .o pa and find sufficient sympathizers to intimi-

or SOUTHERN MOVEMENTS. The well informed Washington oorres-

lon.

rnercc writes as follows under date of the 13th ins, in reference to the probable designs of Jeff. Davis and the leaders of the Southern rebellion: 'possession

Tbte Northern journals and perhaps the y\*e

Lincoln Administration consider that this' city is now safe and 3ecure from capture. It is safe no doubt from the raid of irresponsible bodies that was looked for in February, it is safe against a more formidable and regular attack which might have been made upon it any time before the 20th of April. But it does not follow that it is also safe from capture bv a well appointed army of sixty thousand men, such as is now gathering at Richmond, Norfolk, Harper's Ferry, Winchester and various other points in Virginia.

Since fbis city was pronounced safe, the

distribution making vigorous preparations to carry it on

of tho Southern army that they should bo led to Washington. The Virginia author-

But Virginia must yield to

This doctrine so forcibly Webster, was that upon which son acted in putting down nullification. Gen. Jackson held not only .. iatelv, and who also have the advantage or that a Mate could not secede, but that

an a-quailUance wit!j t|1(i

comes to stay

i11

military character

neither be

Webster. While he".had justified j:lfter campaign at the Northwiird.

he opposed the doctrine ot the right

too hasty nor It is easy to

slow in the movement.

the close of his! that he is yet undetermined whether to while the other may have to swing for it. Hcsides, if the President would issue a leclaration of war against the Southern are Confederacy, it would be after a fashion, already thirty thousand troops within a ia- jan acknowledgment »l its nationality, and dius oT* fifty miles around Richmond, and give it a claim to 1 eeognitioa everyday swells the numbers of excellent-! Powers. "Don you to

^iTer's Fern, Norfolk and other camps have declared war

scon mi:nber

Kentucky with him just as soon as Mr.

wiri-y

in its -wwer." Whatever, there- nieii of Kentucky inform me that by this

m:i

Clay and Webster towards the sies at one time, concerning nullification,

I menccd, and military enthusiasm excited, songs.

ami ir.iu„ from the Republicans. But the moment ^t, j{eod street wharf Our reporter yes-: strong strateirotic positions around the power. l'Oi• v\ hy.' lhe sower was an an- ihe writer thinks the .Mobile merchants a en ire _\ :m enemy rose in our midst., plotting the terdav visited the craft, and with deep re-' city. Besides, if the city is defended, it'ihor. an inventor! And.su, in t!ie nansL ought to sell to such people hcncccasaricn dismemberment of the Union and the dos- grct

truetion of the Government, the voice of material from a locality where such scarci-: bevond it, so that if a defeat, be suffered him bare in the midst of the poor, uiiselpartisan strife was hushed in patriotic si-! ty exists. A gentleman on board informs in the first battle, there may be something fish soul's attempt to found charity for lence. One of the brightest chapters in

brines with it the I The British Oulcry Po »ulur Snsti-' l1(,:irl

necessity either of enlisting in the traitor union, n. ih. ruitui fet.ni-a. jand man Latiifod hirn-^li". army or of submitting to extravagant

J-lie

^unuon ^cu's

Goycrmncnt of the*United

!ia

1k'c"

tu0

extremely dear, .".v

Nor have lous. The rcfusecs have couio here to do world ever »aw, broken pieces by trea-1

s,gnal !l"cl

Ulii

victual the H'Jions. are bidden to look across the

r".

The eyes of Tories glisten

th(

help* poor Virginia !"—Phua. Gazette.

..v

of Royal Arch Masons of the State of Georgia and the General Grand Chapter of the late1 United States of America be ®nd the same is hereby dissolved.

sis was precipitated upon the country, par- .[ mon men are leaving iOastern Virgin- fure autumn, it will probably be about the streets rung with his lines and tunes, while and lueir condition, in regard to pro]erty, tisan strife between Whigs aud Democrats j,, considerable numbers. The troubles 11st of July. It-must be cas'ly seen that fiddlers fid lied him and were paid, and wlnc.i^exhibits a striking eonuast. Some was quite as bitter and relentless as now there are driving away many of the best I Washington is not now in a position of de-! the songsters .sang him and were richly have lift v, some one hundred, and some between Democrats and Kepublieans.— citizens of the Virginia towns. Late on fense against such a force as Gen. Davis paid, the geiiuin that set all tho.-? empty mo, oi !e.-:.s s..u es. he: gi atci "um icr The gulf which separated party leaders in Monday night a schooner arrived from Pc- can bring against it bv, or before, the 1st music-pipe.- a flowing, and a million ears thong,i, ai \ei\ pool, aud are now by the those days was quite as broad and deep as tersburg, with sixty-two people and their of Julv. No attempt, has yet been made listening with rapture, was fleoOi.d lo the

tiie disruption of so much sterling is not by means of an action witiim it, hut1 of successes- that enriched others. and ieii

while anexprcs oroUe uuwii 11:r the double agony Ot Ji wruiij-^ and an eniiitv beilv,

-]a3

forced loans at the hands of the rable representing the most radical and popular bones, and a half penny in his pocket!—, leaders. The parties say that Virginia is clement in British politics, which is de-'Think of this, when you next hear Cod rapidly arming, and that all valuable ne-!

cjdcc|ly

anti-slaverv and friendly to thc\Sa'f the Qwrn.

son, and she agonies ot a bloody conflict,. ton

and wc are asked whether an hereditary

monarch and an hereditary aristocracy would not have averted this great calami-

dling with the franchise, aud timid P^'-.

ticians are content to pause, in order to

the francbLe,

scc

those

-—v

To use the language ot a

1 n0

how matters will eud.

date and crush out the expression of L"n-, Ihis is just what wc exr

^,,

„.- British Government and the British am-1

MASONIC SECESSION.—At a convocation tocrary doing any thing that would have a

of Georgia which closed its ses-jbut, on the contrary, wc have believed the Cabinet, although

nn ilifl oftfVi illt.. thc fol-" nv ninn 1 #1 ovnlf nv»r ?n^ do nil tVint. Ithey

sion in Augusta, on the 26th ult., the fol- they would exult over and do all that lowing resolution was unanimously adopt- possibly could to compass its overthrow, ed: Our example has been a shining light to the oppressed nationalities of the world,

Resolved, That the connection heretofore existing between the Grand Chapter jjag been

evcr tremble for results adverse to their interests at home. If our Republican ex-'

pendent of the New York Journal of Com- perin,entshouldfail and our Union go down

torests

lai

itics, it is trtiefdo not wish to pass the litn-1 be. conducted according to the custom of jIl0t be content to bore her boso its of that State, in the war, if they can nations in relation to such affairs. The

defend themselves without such airgress- I Government, however, is obstinate on this j1"1' movement will no be in ad I 1 1

the orders I subject, and persists in recaril-ing.secession

tic

of well-informed us if \hoy could and halt

persons from Yirgiuia within a few days elaring war against us, they have-riven us past who stale that' the character of the) a status in the world, which entitle e.a to troops they have seen, both those from )you notice. Put ihe iroverument, we 1 eVir«'inia and other States further South, I peat, is obstinate-JU this subject, ami peril:, no doubt, of a high military order. sists in taking a sensible view ot the inat-

Tiiev speak particularly of the ca\alrv, ter. It intends and .--o delates its intenwhich thev sav is superior. Almost eve- itions to be, to put down rebellion, peaec

it experts in

because compose of that weapon. Then again the South has the advantage of ready means of transportation, at little or no expense. Again the\ i\e got a number of the best officers ot the United States army. They have any necessary

the project of appropriating

'Breckinridge and Gov. Magoffin thai! be

have been .li. U.i IOUU a uere- UNJ01, and into the Southern Confed-i never failed to hit the public. He wa

eniCy

11)C

base of on

The stran- light as t,bey point to the disiuption Oi the. j.^ nermancntiv stationed here, and confederate United States as an argument against med-

aud

expression ot Ln-. his is just wnai we expected from t-lc complaints are made because an expedi-

who are loyal.— jrovernint classes of Great Britain, despite tion has not already been sc-nt into Vir-f1s!l

beacon of hope, sending its

word of good cheer to encourage them in their struggle for their rights, and while it- stood aristocracy and despotism would

,1*

of the Congress of the C. S. A or to those las a conspiracy—the warlike pranks of our position, ana until, the North shall lay her of the Davis \dnfinistration. or to the [Southern friends as simply and only re- side inn iuplolely irc loan efficient

corned. A prisoner of war, to bo provi ded with rarions and comfortable subsistence until the peace, or discharged upon 1h, is a verv different thine from a

|)l

would catch lint by de-

member of a troop is a landholder and .aidV" it it can, forcibly il it must rnl a*slaveholder, and rides his own favorite I which is intensely distrusting to our Southhorse, and is armed at his own expense, ern tiiends. They juldn mind being 'with sabre, pistols, and carbine. So with captured by an army and held as prison-1 Washington, Franklin, Jefferson —all com-

the rifles thev are iid to be very efficient, ers of war. but the idea of being arrested bined iu Congress or out of Congress, in

lie use by a constable and tried voltinir to their pride.

treason is re-

IM'SSC OT 'B'iBK ACT KB Oil OS'' Hiiro lii (uci'ii." The following extract is from a work by Charles Iteade, entitled The Eighth. Commandment:

that I leurv 'are was a man of genius. He. was a ii giniaii—the writers ot it, the orce wrote for the theatre with immediate ami authors ot it, and you who ha\e lived un-

Washington very soon—(lasting success. Next he handled satire, dor itfiom lTbli down to this year of our aud Pope Swift for to lyrical

two rare talents he invented immortal melodies, and the immortal words to them. He wrote the words and melody of the Nation Anthem for ibis last he denerved a pension and a niche in Westminister Abbey.

In a loose age he wrote chastely

As soon as arms are put into the his age vet immortal. No artist can do

the militia and drilling com- more. Hut there was no copy wright in

of that gap

distressed performers, natur siiddeui

l,dl,fil They found him cold, with skin on his

States, says: .j „rv aTo SI

Washington correspondent o. to-

l-reto^u ior an out- ,jav's Philadelphia Press says:

.^"»^y against popular in.sti-, *General Scott is abor.t to re-.no-iel the

at the greatest uepublie tl.u

rnite(1 S{f,tes armv int0 t!l0

en as t0

„ivc

thal d*inonstrat5o'ns in s.,ppurt

]llV iI m(,n in th(. SyHtht anJ in

ojr tbc dfttcrmiuation {0 rotake

of the

furtherance

stolen prop

erty, will move from this point. Some

all their fair professions toward us. ovinia for the I",rPsc_of ™hnvll\c6 at home for an addition of five tru«t -t,rMv '."ho'.T.inr.ont.'fi nnd thousand men to the force in Canada, and I British Government and the British aris-!

nJtfr5n

(trust entirely upon the experience

triot

:sm

of'

c.-cott.

SUHtainod

IIe

bv the

of the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of tendency to preserve the American Union,! Chase, Cameron, Seward, and the rest ol thousand'0 rem

ht-artny

Messrs.

VIPV t»i«it Postmastcr-Gcnera i-..

more extreme and aggreaiive policy

The Germans of Boston have sub

scribed $2,000 for two German volunteer companies in that city.

8 I a E a send a fleet to lake Ontario, to protect her interest in those waters.^.

WHOLE NUMBER 989.

TIIE CO.\FKD£RATE PtA.IH. The, following from the Richmond cor-

r^P°ndence

in the blood and darkness of civil war, I7th, is a reasonable statement there is not a Monarch or Lord in Europe |°f-^

who would not consider his title-deeds to

caut

sl,rocuta

and power vastly stronger, The prominent question now is, what is .' I the policy of the war Ours, so far, is of ion all patriotic Americans to keep

of the Charleston Mercury,

n,*au3

a,,d

calculations of tbe in-

resi8,anco merolv and this

a tuarp look-out at tiso present juncture, )v carried out as is irithin the range of upon foreign powers. The old admonition reasonable ability. An army is an artifiof Washington, "Beware of lorcign infill- cial thing there must be men, but there cncc," was never more patent than now.' must also be arms, implements, utensils, T, -, ., .. clothiug and provisions, and at the verv Be not beguiled bv their lair words and I I TL spot where they are needed. These aro diplomatic courti.^ies, or by their pretended being prepared as rapidly as possible, and philanthropic zeal, for it will not stand a'asfast as they are prepared, there are men a moment in the way of

their political in-

afl efficient.

to take them. Iu this way the State is

dotted by encampments. I think that up-

on the call to rally, there could bo assent

HlfliMAriAG. bled at least 50,000 ready for their work One of the crosses and vexations but the\ will not rally yet. For the preJeff. Davis and his secession followers are 'sent, at lea.st, we will await the fire of the compelled to benr, is to be found in the enemy. If he shnll make head towards fact that the President will not declare Harperis Ferry, or Norfolk, or Richmond, war against them. They insist that the wc will be there to meet him. And, Southern Confederacy is a Power on the 'though I am sure the wnr will yet bo "carearth, a great, nation, against whom war ried into Africa '—that the South will not must bo formally declared, and which must oe contented with resistance merely—will bosom only to sure that de until af-

thn stroke— yet I tcel equally,

f,,i'_ih«

Mr .[ I I iH 1 I I If I Uli I I lii 1 tu 4J li'.l lli 11 iJ IHI9 11U I lOIJ U1 lllwll

captured traitor to be tried by the courts |1C spoke as follows on tho fifth of July, too and judged bv dm laws „gainst trea.uu.--

enenn ahaH have left his strong

I Kll *1... .Ilw.lt.l' I.aII Lnxn IaI' I

Henry A. Wise is now a traitor to

the Union. lie is determined to destroy die Union and the Constitution, of which

U) liu, a

see !The one enioys an honorable restraint, -r

.spinb,

„,t!l0rcd together

to wit-ues.'' the obsequies of James Mon

Listen to me now, and to what I am go1111ir to sav I wish that there was no noise jand that there was silence in all the earth

by foreign I md that had the trumpet of an archansee," .li'lf Davis jgei to sound it everywhere. When our 'late United Slates' l':,thers attempted to form this Union they against us? If wo [did no know beforehand, what sort of

Union it was to be. They set to work and diil the best, they could under the circumstances. What, ihev would accomplish no man could tell. There was not a hertd upou either that had the human wisdom to foi tell what it was to be but they went into Union for Union's sake. By all the I nods, by all the altars of my country, I go for Union for Union's .sake. They set to

work to make the best Union they could, and they did make the best Uniou and tho best. Government that ever was made.—

nvention IT out of Convention, never ile that ('iin.sLitution—God Almighty I sent it down to mir fathers. It was a work, to, fit' idorv and of inspiration. I believe that as fully as I believe in my

IJ ii!e. .No man, fr in ii.imilton, Jay and I Madisi.n—from Ivlmund Randolph, who had tin1 ehi'-l hand in making it—and he

took his verse: for Swift's, ami Uurd, 1808—none of your lathers, aud I'ope's Lastly iie .settled down none of your father's sons, has ever mcaart with a rare combination of Mired the height, or the depth, or the

length, or the breadth nf tbe Wisdom of that Constitution.' -M

,\o ro

V(!1,I

.M I:I:K AT IST. HTI:1*13

The Mobile Mercury of tho 6th instant,

speaking of St. Stephens, Alabama, says:

A correspondent informs us that a Mr. Fletcher has been trying to raise a military company in the neighborhood, and not a single volunteer offered. lie gives us the charm

in us the charnerer of tie population ot the

the law. While the theaters and the neighborhood—even the names of some

(failure

ot the last crop, and their indigent

ejicumstanees, at the point ot star».ition.

v. life on time for, he says, Lincoln will take Mobile His words are, say they will take it. I give it under my hand and seal that they will take Mobile." Tho writer CONTINUE. 1IO\Y are you, tlieu, to get the poor people of the country, whom the merchants of Mobile will not credit for a dime to fall upou the rear of the invading army, and (dint them up in Mobile '. Do you think that reading the Alabama

rode"

few

Ill(,re

pci.ref.?j(111

eflicienov and'

fh„

0|(i

|ler0 works with as-,

itil nrr i,.j

.,is

actj.-e]

mjn,i

zeal, anil :ns mi many a man at fifty-five, thai he contemplates a that Washington is to be Matiour, that a lartre force

11 is long the will

wiii make them turn out

I hear stated that money i0 loaned by a few ar 12 per ecntiiV :.llow is it Have a

favored individuals not control of the banks, and monopolized all the nceessaricd of

life,

French sys-

to extort from the country people

the la-t cent hey can niue, and then ex-pi"-t that tliev and their wives and children will live on lire, and patriotism and honor tell you that they are not .such fireeatcrs. 1 tell you that, under the ,-tate of things sujiposed, the class ot pcof'ie

to whom I have referred wiil look upon the .Lineolnites as their deliverers. What does it boot them whether they arc in the frying pan or in tue fire 1 will not enlarge on this subject. A word to the wise is .suilicient. ...

*... .1 r• made a requisition upon the military au-

a noticeable fact that the Brit-

Commander-in-Chief in

Is Cana(ia. What does she"*,

Canada has

summer.

Britain must- have now from twenty to ular troops in ivant with more

hn-'la"'1 ,lurI,1g

llie

Fifty-four Crimean veterans have

enlisted in the Sixty-niiub Kegiiuent, under Colonel Corcoran in New iork.

—i

S&" A company

Massachusetts

of H'-'in artillery of

is bciug termed, who will

each bo armed with a light hunting axe.