Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1864-01-26

              .At -a- - -1 ... A s r 'ft mm. i ' i 7 v. 7v. 1 fc: ''!lllMBSBtfM MOUNT ' :YEIlNON, :OlS10:: TUESDAY,-1JAKUAIiY;' .-2G, ' 1SIU ' no isr VOL.X; X'l i ( r -,,' ., ...-: I'.:.;.. ' ' . ' if K(a7 'J: Jk. t . A A f V V N ' A M .1 YY YV' ' ,'v. " ; ', : 1 v. , : " 'v RQt'ST YERNON KliPlBLICAN. T E U IV ?, For ono year .(Invariably in advance)? nn i!oo ror six months, V.",", . TKttjiii .OF ADVKUTI8IKO.; Oue square, 3 weeks, j.r Duo square, !) months, '.' -, On square, G months, 1 '' ' One square, 1 yeaf,"- V '" "." Ciwi s(junre (changeable monthly) Changeable, weekly, ' . , , Two squares, 3 weeks, ; " " Two squares, 0, weeks,' ".'" r"''-'.-1: 'Two square. 3 months, rwofBqunrcHj 6-luOUtb.M,1 i jj ! , l ;1,00 ,8,00 1,50 6,00 10,00 15,00 1,75 3,25 , 5,25 ;f),75 8,00 two Bquuviin, 1 ye?r. Thrcg sqiwrcsj 3 weeks, , TJ'lveo iiiuures, 0 wcokfr,. ri'.roe wtiavoH,':9"1tinnttti ; J 4,50 6,00 .,. . .00 'Tlife.: i'uin..! year,-" .f . .. 10.U0 One-fourtfi (jotuioHi clian..pnrtcrly, 16.00 One-Aird ,1 ' 22,00 t)ne-Imlf ' ' .. . . " , " 28,00 One column, chanenblq fiunrtcrly, 50,00 .;3tlcct.; Poetry X "(' 'The following poetical description of an T(3iojdeut of h district sohool, by Wnu Pitt almerj'qf,. Jew Yiii k,'i .PresidQiit of the MaDhnt'tiHt Insarance Conipany, in ad ad dress'!)tjorfl,"lho Library," in Stockbridgej 31aS.; will, bl.jipriicjatcd t by' the many .though their lie:!s niy 'l.'..!'lilvercd over With age, have'heim thci j." A I)is!'rIiit'Soh'oiA,'n')trlar tuvay, 'Mid Berkshire hi lis, one mtcr s day -jj . V a huiuiuinxwitlKits wotited.jioibe : , , Uf tliree hcoreiiuiiioil girls anc joys '8ome lew upun tlieir tasks iiitent,' ' But moro en furtive mischief bent,. Thtf while the Master's downward look Was fastened on a .copy book " When suddenly, behind his back, illose sharp Bud; clear a rousing (Smack.! As 'twere a battery of bliss "''"'Lfet'off in one tr'emcndOas kiss ,' ' "Wjiut's tliat'C'theslartlqd Master cries; .r.VThat thur,'' a little imp replies., u ? . H'-WatJi William Willitly if yoa leathe; uuediess slauhterof bravo men, b( ij) had "1 thaw him kifli.Thii'tJianath Pcafhc!;' "pcve.r leeii a. reality' to.herj.Mtil.tfcttt wo-J. Vi.J.1) a frown to niuke statue tlirill,-.. me'ut, she had nev.er folt, into how many WJhe Master thundered,-"Hither Will!; Juik j wretch, u.ertakuu in his track, jY.ith Btuleu L-hattcls-on his back, 'i Will hnnj;1 his head iii fear and shame, j'V-A'gd to the awful presei-cc came-j, , Jot 'Jl great, reen, baiihl'ul Simpletonj ",- The butt of $11 good pa urcd fun .';. l""..With sruile suppresses), ,ad1li);eh"p v i.M raised, ' '-"'''' -'Tbe; thfoatenr faItcrpd-T,'rin amaz.d JTliatyou, my biet pnpil, should ; i .Be guilty of an act Murude; Before' IBS whole school to tuiot (., , What evil genius put you to'l?' 3;i'Twas she, herself siif," sobbed 'tho lad -'I didn't niiiu to be so bad ,, ., . 13ut when. Susannah' shook her curls,. . nd whispered I was 'ftaid of girls,- '' 'And darsnlt kiss 'a baby's'doll;, , ; .. j. i.i. I couldn't stand it. sii;j at al.. 1 . .; .' . But up and kissed hortm the Bpoti ' J know bod hoo I oujht to not, . "'I5uti somehow, from her looks boohoo 41 J thought' she kind p' wished mo tol" ' TILE YOLlNTEEirS FA3IILY. ' , Mrs.- Miller, tad jnst returned from' s'hopmu excursion;,.'What is tjie matter, 'Nell, said her husbandy as he noticed her cxauiininjy'tho various packages with anything but a..' satMed air. 'I declare,' she exclaimed, in a tone of 'Vexation, 'three shillings a yard ,for such stuff aS tli'is factory it. is hardly fit for .strainers aud everything else in propor-. tion; I have spent nil my money, and have not got myself cither a bonnet or scarf. 'redj lmuat hava ten dollors more.' . ,', "..!'. Fred looked thoughtful a moment, - and ihen said, 'Well, if ysu must have it, I will ivo it" to you, oni condition that, .you go ..with mo this after noua and. visit one- of BiV Tatients."' :"'''-' - ' ' 'I will go so give me the money,' and- at.i was soon in her elos.'ant portnionie. wish this. horrid war w.is over,' she said as "vh$ snapped the clasp ; thou ' everything would nut be so hisih. Ut , costs so much to live now-a-davs, that it iwulinost -enoguh i""drlvo.oi)",to commit suicide.'. ,. 7'' ..-"U'w'lwps U -would- do just as well if 'our foU.'!!' wonld mnk rente with the; rebels .and 1;'S tl'c;ii 0,' uaid Proilj.'jutjjtlylmK-ins the ashes lioiu )iis aisfai-.,, .. ?.i . ' Mr.i. N'.'li Miller opcried -'her eves to t-'V'jir'' widu.it "'extent 'at 'this ficoeh, Jjia as she noticed the suula lurklngai uiuid tho eoruers ot his mouth, she said a little infl'gnantiy. " ,'You know 1 did 'not 'nicnn j any such thing, I guess I am as '.ratrtoija. ussny ono; I -go to the Aid .Society once a woe f, arid I have sent ns' much'jclly , and .dried fruit to tho hospital us Mru Grundy hasand" she' is twice as woll off as 1 am.' 'I am glad my little "wife is so patriotic, for now I am suro fhe will wear .her -old bonnet this winter, go withou a soar! aud give us back that ton dollars to use as I had intended, for Mrs EJson, whose husband wont away, with our first volunteers. 'I, don't know about, that,', replied -well 'I think I have done my share; and,' be-. sides, what would Mrs Uruudy' 'say if ,1 ahodld wear my bonnet another winter; it is so old fashioned.' -: x ; - J - ''That means. paid Fred, 'that it will ou- Ty hold n pock of flowers on top instoad of .. l.lf k.,1,.,1 W-ll ..." !,.. itj Jio-oontinued. ljiughinat the odd; look she gave him;. 'but don't forget you prom,, ised to-ride with me this afternoon, -ftud we win iook ac mo uonnets as vro c)mo taox.' - 'It is phq of yoiir charity pa'icntpi,' vou iiro going to see, I suppone,' said Nell , "ns thoy scaled thcutvlv.c for the ride; I !-Iu. vj yoa liiiva nioro of tuaf class than any o'.her; I renlly think you ought to rcmeni-.rr yonrfnniilyj and not bo- So geanro'i'i vith'ourills and powders.' . t": -' 'It la tiue tha family wo ara . goin ' visit uro very poor, but I have the best fcojurify fiir the Jiay fur uuy Borviea I may render them.' ' ' I aui glad of it, but who id it, 'Siiuire Hyde?' No, Ijettcr tlian thnt; Ho to whom 1 ftm to Junk for py never faiU, and the bund which ho has giveii renda thus: Ho that giveth to the'poor leu'dctli to the Lord ''Mrs; Miller wap Bilout, but not convin-end. ' An only child, her parenta had tin-q lusciously fostered the seUwhucpsof their liivuly j;irl, until it had 'iifwuuied proportions which sometimes ditfigurod her otherwise 6noly formed charac'ter, this, ando he'eoimidcred it almost her only fault, was nuturnlly anxious to corroct.it, nut ho was prwt Geliever in tho pnpular(?) doetriue or 'strategy,' and Worked 'aceonlingly. ' Jv'oll way vill pondcHng'. -ivftli ft; eonic wliat disFatipfioA face, -jjpuii ttio lant words of her husbahd, when theynrrived at lMis Kdson's who welcomed the doctor as a dear friend; and sfeuied mucli pleased that his yife aecompau.'cd him'.' ' "Alioo will be dc-fightod to know you havo come,' she said -Iuncing toward the capy eliair, whore tke littl'one,' evidently nn': invalid was rest-;n;i.....;. v B' """' 1 'Oh, doctor,' elio cxclalmo'tf, ;'liow glad I oin to see you,' and Hniilii! took her in his arms and seated hiilisidf m hei cheer. 'Look licre, A'iee.' he said, 'I have brought Mrs Miller to see you, 'You arc very "ivid and 'kind to come here",' Slid the child, reoelilnyr out her lit tle white hand to' Nell, who' too it gently in tier own, and ktrtifpiiijr down pressed a 'kiss upon the sweet lips 'ot'littlo Alice, aud then touted herself by her tdd'o. ' 'Do 1 hold you in art easy position,' ask- ed the Doctor of his little patient; 'does it !'rC!) ynu anyl" ' uii yes, iudoen if does -you ho!d me just as papa used Jo oh, my dear papa!' she cried bursting into tears.' Mrs. Miller questioned hor mother with her eyes, who replied, after , pausing a moment, as though somqthiug had. impeded her speech, 'lie crossed the Riper, with Colouol iia.ker.' ,, . t, '' . . . . Thosejew words! how well ;hey. .told the story of her sorrow and. bereavement. Mrs Miller had read all about the terrible battle scene at Ball's BlulF-rj-that,,. fearful, hearts and homes. Unit : sua I record: imp: brought the, unguish of dcaUi.; Khe found voice tp. say,,'I awaorry for.. you; jit , was very, very hard for yim to, los him ao.- . 'Yes it was hard indeed, hardur that.his dcntl) brought no yi.sible. gooJ U tho.oq-j tryijc ioyitdo wii; Jut.i.e; Hitftgoueirom ina, ani tinust bcitr-pw sljjir1o,otlth9.tCJtj;i- piv pinicu wuieu la.ouw .. ; yyM:'" land;. I'.or myself I. can dq, I can, boar but when I thiuk of my poor lUtk' girl, how she: must bo deprived of'fhiiigsso.necessary for hex comlort, lean hardly ;opuiire it u.How.io'nj,' has she been. ill'' asked. JS'ell. r : 'It is uuw three mouths sinpo'she rceciv ed the full which 1 fear will mako .her a crinp.'o for, life-r-uoor little deur, her father wus so tender of her,, but jie, can dolor her no nwre.r-rhei'c her voioelwasllchoked by the sobs, she vainly tried to repress., i r 'Dou't crv soi luama, said , little Alice apa. wus a bravo soldier, and he . is iu the armv of the Lord - We Blmll all be with him soon. , Oti, ilra mnex, we aoctcr told me all about that beautiful place; he said.niy ,dear papa was there,: and that if 1 was good and patient, J, niouiq go , mere ton. -, I used to be afraid to die; but now I am. not, lor I shall go. whore he has gone boforq, and I shaut be lame anymore, and I shall hear beautiful musio all the time. Oh, I love to hear it so well; papa ysod to sing when he was ,with us; and that makes nie think the doctor said you would sing for1 me when you come to see ine, will yoa?' .' ..... ' Ycs dear little one' said Nell, through her tears; what' shall I einy;?' ! ' " ' 'If you know 'The Soldier's Good Bye,' I'll have that if you ploase papa sa'Hg it tho evening he went away.' , . . Nell's voice trembled a little at , first, but she soon mastorod her emotion, and sand with accustomed excellence." . 'One more, just one more,' pleaded : J It tie alice, 'and that is the 'llcsc - for, the ry.'. : . . , , . i t 'Oh thank you, very very . much,' she said, when the hymn was concluded; 'that is uch a beautiful piece, I think of it a great deal, because I am weary so much I SUppOSO..'; :' ....,.'.. ' il . 'Nell's quick eyes discovered many things, wanted, both for convenience and comfort, in the little room, and yet there Wijs no .complaining word froineicher moth cr or daughter, aud sho thought,, with, a pang ot sell-reproauli. How niauy. times sue had leut-eved her home unpleasant Dy ner thoiyhtless fault firnliug.'and .of how little shq had ever dono to further her more gen-erous husbaud in his sahouios for tho benefit of the worthy , poor. Littlo Alice's dressing gown sho noticod was ;; not , pnly thin but very much tided and worn, and, she thought how the discarded drosses of her'g would make her a neat and comforti' able one; tho lounge upon which little Alice, ht her Own request, had been ' placed, showed fin spito of all the tidy housekecp er's care) the marts of "times destroying fincers aud the baro floor seemed hard and chilly to her. who had bqen accustomed to warm und tasty 'iVtcclj.lojs.' Sho thought Of all thesc'and mi i moro things as thoy rodq away from the humblo, so filled with gorrow, so pinched with poverty, and she was aroused-from her reverie by hef hus band's askin.what milliner shop she want ed to visit. -. ' -:J - - ' ' - "-; 4 "' n 'I will not stop'1- at any ' sho ropliod; th at good women and her dear little child need this -ten -dollars tar more thaa i tlo; I only (wish I had- twice tho am't to expend for them.' f . i ' 'I am'veiy iglad to hear -yoil say So,' said tho dDCtor; ''Oh Nell,' ho continued eurnostly,.wo think too littlo -(if the' Sorrows pf others; we too often forget tlio di-yiuo iinunctioti: 'benr ye 'ouo anotbors's burdous;' ond.now. when so ninny .families are giving their dead onei to the support of our I couiilrv, wo. who, (tiny at. home should boar them in mind, aud do all in our power to. assist them.' ) ! . . . , : . Noll's nimble fingers soon finished tho coutcuiplated double guwa for liUle AHco, aud then a carpet, which had been discarded as too much Worn for uso, was. brought from tho garret and examined, ., Jt had originally covered a largo room, and the found by taking, .the best of tho could nn'iko one largo . enough tg nearly cover Mis. Ki sou's .little roepi; hut rhe.iieoded some help to carry out all hor , plans, jand so sho coucludcd to call on ,.Mrs.,(Jtuutly, who' proved very filling to assist hor,; either bcoause it. .was just then fashiouuble to be patriotic,' or because, . likq Jr8.-.Illil- lrf thijrq was A hidden, louuCvwt goodness in,hir heaut, which needed but the pros- one, of suffering , and sorrow, to cull - it forth for the ucuetit ot the aiaiotod. , ,, Jhe two ladies soon : had the carjet uiudq to their satisfaction, and then :tluiy talked of a. cover for the lounge., .tA.f'r luomnut's thought. . Mrs. 'Gruudy '4'1I tell you vhat I will, do you know that cotieh iii my back parlor, well 1 can da without it, aud they shall havo it and it will bo more comfortable for the little uirls than lounge. ,Au4 1 have a large Ciisy chair upstairs, covered to .match it, that shall go to." . t . . . .. . ; 'How good and generous you are,' said Mi's. Miller; do you kliow that 1 disliked to wcojr 'iiny old bonnett this winter ior tear you would laugh at me: , ,', '. 'Did you,' indeed, think' so ill of me? Well, .1 don't wonder, for 1 havo been tail" lit to think more of dress, than any thing else, but siuce so many of our dour fnei,ds have gou to tfte war, 1 somehow don't feel just as I used to. Mrs, Uruudy and I were talking about it yesterday, and wo concluded that it was our place, (as we had 'bo representatives to i-.eud from home,) to do all we could for the families of those who are fighting, that our husbands may'stay at jiouie. But low shall we get the things thcro as you . wishedj without tlieir knowing it?' ' Twill tell you. I thought that, as your husband has an easy carriage, "perhaps 1 q would be ' willing to lake " Alice and- hit mother out '.riding,' aud while they are gouO Fred will help us, and wc caii get all ihrough ocloro they come back. -"Accordingly, a few day3 aftorward; tin inmates of that little home wore delighted by an invitaliou to ride a short ; distance into a country it need no urging to in-duoo the tired uotlmr ui:d iHvuiid child to accept tjie, welcouiq jiuvitatiou! for both were, longing for the Bweot,fresh aid and pleasaiiii iiiihjs .which the. couatry afl'oxiis on a 'mild day in tho ' laUi autumn time, and while"' they !a're gouo a vgreat transformation was effecte'-l in their home. 'In their do'light they did hot notice,, aa ihey role away', the loaded wagon staudiu "near their place, the coutents of whieh.by the h !p of tho dot tor, were soon 'trahslVr-rcd and ' arranged to the; satisfactiuu of Mrsi Miller' and Mrsl Grundy, who made thftir appearance just as the carriage roll-O l away, d he carpet was ' najled down, tho couch and chair, placed in order, the barrel of flour, boxes of tea,' sugar aud other' comforts stowed away in the pantry, tho : new ' aouble eowri thrown over the back of the lit;lo girl s. chair, alight stand was placed by tho window near which she usually sat,' on which two or throo choice books, a five collection 'of engravings' and small pot of sweet scented gerauoum were placed. ' . ' ' , ' ' . ! . 'There,' now, that looks a littlo likd living, said Noll, as she threw herself into the easy ohair. Oh dear, how tired I am, but wou t they he delighted.' Had those ladies spent far more money, and twice the labor which thoy ha Tfu- ploved to work this pleasant transforma tion, they would have been abundan ly rt- puid by tho unbounded delight ot little Alico,und tho hea'rfolt thanks of hdr mother, when they returned and witnessod tho chango' in their littlo room. J. Y ' - God will reward, I know ho will said Mrs. Edson, 'for this unexpected aud most welcome kindness to us now.' ',"".,".',' " And He did, indeed, reward them; for never iii their lives had they felt a purer sweeter joy than that which, ,at that moment filled their hearts. 'Here aro the papers, said Dr. Miller to his wife ono evening a few weeks after the donation visit to Mrs. Edson's,' please see if there is any news, for I am too tired to read.' Nell opened one and glanced over it somewhat carelessly for a few mo ments, suddenly She uttered an exclama tion which brought Fred to his feet with thaqucry, 'What i-i it? our folks have not taken Richmond, have they? '' ' , 'No. hut see here in this hst'ot returned prisoners'is tho name1 of Jerome' Kdson, Company C, 68th Bcjr'imcnc, "N. Y. V. It must be Alice s lather. a 'It certainly is, said the doctor,' I must co to them immediately1 with the ndws: lot mo look look at it again so as to bi sure it is not a mistake. " 'All right,' ho' exclaim ed. ioyfully, I'm off! ;' " "' . - "-They wero toolRte with their good news; the husband and father (thanks to a tried friend whem ho mot in vV ashiagton, and who cut the complicated twisting!) of red tape' for him,) Was already'with those so detir to htm, and who had welcomed- him as' fVom tho grave. Ther"e- ws joy ' deep hd forvent there Was thanksgiving and praise there' was hopo arising anew "out of thd ashes of the past, in that humble home that blessed vcnih, and to little Alice', clasped oncVinore in her father's arm; tWowed life and honlth' soomed to havo beea imparted by the joyful surpris. ' 'May-Heaven" rewatd you,' -"paid Mr. Edson to tho doctor and his wife, 'for all your kind care for many dear Ones while I was pining in the dark and dreary prison lions, much as 1 suffered there from sickness ahd -privation, it ' Was nothing Com- pored to the agony I endured when tliink ht' Buffer I had Jut risoner, received a' let- mg what thev lmxl: beforo t was takcu pri tur uifiii iuui j, mo. id' that dreadful fall my 1 ttle girl li id. ivytived,, and it Wa turturo to mo to thii ! Iio might liot bn cared for as she shmtU be, but you n,:'. ' inhered the voluntcpr'" family,, Idcssinjts, ou you for that) if th j c. who remain .at home could feci lyjw it o'jlilight:i the, heart of the absent to! licr to know .". that there were those who , would bo friends, to his "Hubs family, the.v. would I' ni.' .uro, do all in their power, for 'tho e froin whose humble hearths sU ii:; hearts and bravo havjne forth to win the battles of tlTe fece; fnd when I return to my duty, it. will Lq with . i . . .. V ' i ii j' .1 .i . : . ' a liglitiT , nc :n, i.or. i sum leei, .w jrou are helping to beur my , burthen, for mo',. jftudcr among all tliovtliirty Ihnusand widliws who liivd,' already (tjven up hopos lor tho lost 'oi-'s! sod' niado appict,ioii . to ihq Govcrhlticin f'uthe pit'tnnc.of a pco-s'on. allowed .tjem - whov.,)iave ivcu.and suffered most for Hie'., country, ore there uot sumo near ou whom jou can assist iu their hour of gloom. , Not unto, many have sen ihe good fortune of Mrs, Ed son, they will wait and watch,' ji.nd wiitch and wait, till tlie li-'bt. of hope will fade outiu dark-riess aud despair. J To them, then how sweet will he the word of friendship, how opportune tho helping hand. Now when the first wild burst of enthusiasm has died a.vay, there is danger that the volunteers' will bo forgotten Thou, ladies,; instead of grumbling at high prices men, instead of whining ami fuming at Mm plethoric tax list, ud snarling about shin-plasters tud sixty per cent premium on gold th.nk that theso, are your share, a comparatively light oue too, of the burdens of tlais war for country and for right; and foryot uot those who bear indefinitlv more than you, ever remembering the that hath pity oh the poor lendoth to the Lord, and that which he hath given, tho Lord will pay him again.' ', , ' .' ... ; ; n - A Great Waterfall. i ; A dctachmeutof troops recently scouting in the valley of tho S'mke or Lewis Fork of tho Columbia, discovered; a waterfall which, it is said, is entitled to the dis tinction tf being called the grea'est in the world. The entire voluine'of Huako. river pours over a. sheer precipice oho hundred an J ninety-eight feet hi,(kirty-eiijht feet hiyher. than dim Niagara.'.! UlnnFc river n full as hxrye an (he Niagara; and the ca tiitfefn' one solid sheet' or'loriff. The locality qf this immense waterall is pear the point, .hcrcfore designated, as the Great Shoshone or Salmon fall: of that ,river; but they have always befcn enveloped 'in my1 stery. Almost it doieo jrears ago the wri ter passed along the Suako, river road, For two day? wo heard, the roaring ot these falls, but loartied no more respecting them thiiii if they had ! becu in tfie ;moon.' It was said that there" were a series of falls and .rapids, (makiug a descqnt of seven hundred feetiu seven mile?, and tho sound gave color to tho report. :) " ' S " ? ' For hundreds of miles across the greaf plain Snako river flows through a cauon, with verticil walls hundreds of feet high. It is only at long j intervals that sairout points are found by - which the river can be reached,. . The road crosses from point to point of the bends, ouly (approaching close to the river where there is a chance to descend for water. , Froni these facts very fjw, if any, of the tens of thousands of adventurors that have crossed the lams eyer looked upon the great falls, v- The late discoverers report beside the main cataract many others of less height, varying from tweuty to fifty feet each, near by,, ; yoine day they will be. visited by the tourist and 'pleasure-seeker, and. looked upon as frequently and laminariy as Niagara, ia to-day; und it will be aifmittcd that, with . tkye stupendous grandeur of their surrounding,4hcy aro as far beyqud Niagara as Niagara nowexcolsthe balance of the world. .'.'"' From the Cathollo Telegraph, . ' ' The Abolition of Slavery ana the - Laoor question. ; Ono cry of the demagoguo secessionist is, "unless the negroes are forced back in to boudage, they will . cicapcn free labor by competition." How stupid! Willnot there be as . much work in the country when negroes are free ' as how? Can hot gross do any more when ' free than now J Aro tho whitos iuferior tp the blacks, so that only fetters can keep the negro from supplanting the white man? ' Ifthe shivery of the ncgrtfix sofaeorkhk to while Inlor why is it that while laoor does not proxjivr in siuveS'ates T .. W?hy,is it that south of Mason aud Dixon's line the Irish get no employment, except : along the rivers( where'slavcs caunot bo trusted, or On the liii'es bl the railroads, where lives worth a housand dollars wilf uot be risked r 1, Wo tell you, Irish and Gorman work-ingmon, the Ihoory of slavery is net thnt black men should bo slaves, bill that Ulior white or black' should be owned by capi tal. , If you say amen to that doctrine, get yourselves appraised, and throw yoursolvoe your wives and children into the market. A'' whole family may ; not suit tho! same buyer, but by judieious parqclling, young aud old may be got oil at some pnoo, when your votes have Saiiofionod slavery, and m'ado'ea'nilali-U Secure ' cf their invest - nieuls.'. ' . r' '; fKpm: (u'i;riiKSEXTATivEs.'::' ;r.( . .AFTF.RXOON ilESSION. i The ipcial order, being- the report of the CoiiimiUco'oh Privileges and Electious siade at'tlio morniiigosiion, wisconsidered.'- 'Ppeechei iu favor' 'Of tho report wero made by Mr.'S'uutott u8 Mr. 9 l'cl-aiiiK'' '' "..'''''''i . !"' -., ' " ',:f "' "brmaoks' of wh.'dki.ano. ' ,Mr. DELANO srgii'id--. . ' . 'lst. That the House was to judge of fhu olcction.rctui us aiid quulificatioiis ' of its niCliibers. nenco each memiier iiliMt do- c'ido'f"f liiiiii;clll'ii'i.tio cutistltutltmality of the law allow uii; told, 'to v.ota. "' - -'..'' The tlecisioii of no other tribunal Is or ligalory upon1 members',' thougirall are en titled to respect and consideration. 1 "' 2d. The law allowing ' persons in the military service to vot j, is not void, be cause it couBich) with the third olause of the' Kith seetion of Article 2d of the Cbui stitutioiijheeauso, first, it does uot, in terms nor in effect, repair any prior law regulating the elective franchise, and, es" pecially, it docs uot repeal tho last clause of section 72d of tho Act relating to clco- tions. It is simply an additiou to former laws, providing for anothermodo of voting in certain cases:'' Saooudly, tho whole of sccticu 16, Article 2d, is directory. : ' ' "" Its two first olauscs havo been decided, go to be, by the Supreme Court, aud ; the third cla'u e clarly deserves the same eons struction. IIo referred to authority on this point. - " 1 . Sd .Tho Soldiers' voting law is not void because it conflicts with the 2Gth section of Article II of the Constitution, which requires all laws of a general nature to be "uniform;" because that section refers to the territorial operation of laws,' and was intended to prevent general laws, from be. ;ng made for local and limited territorial operation. "- ' : ':- :'! :--' ' ' - " He referred to numerous cases ot legis-ation, and to judicial decisions us , lllui- tration of this position. . '. , : , .,. 4th. Artielo V, section 1, of our- Con stitution, docs not attempt to regulate the manner of exercising the elective franoise. It simply defines the qualifications of ".an doctor, aud leaves ; the Legislature full PAWer t6Kscrlbe the 'fcw,' pLuv . anti. nwnutr of its exercise, provided itbo done by ballot, ,:i:Pf-Ji -'o-i. i-; 1- -r-.-"- , Oa this point ho- referred ; to '.Smith's Commentaries on Constitutional and Statutory construction; and to a ! recent? case decided by the Supreme Court Of Iowa sustaining a similar law in that ; State, which decision is not yet in the Reports, but having prooured the decision from the State reporter, ho road from it. v ' He also referred to the old Constitution, showing thit our former Constitution had a provision requiring tho eleotor to vote where he resided, which clause was omitted in the preseut Constitution.: ' i He also referred to tho constitutions of Pennsylvania, Ceunoticut and other States where veting is required iff the plae where the cle Hdr resides; and ho compared these with the. .constitutions of,, Ohio Iowa, and otheii States having no such provisions. I 6th.-Ho claimed that the right or an elector was a personal privilege or '' right weioh by the comity of nationa attached to the person and followed him wherever he went; and that although pro(u to vigore a statute could have no extra' territorial operation, still , the laws of this State might justify, sanction'aud udopt the excise of, this right, beyond our territorial limits. On this point ho quoted from Yuttel, and from Story's conflict of laws. He also referred to uumerons decisions of the Supreme Court of this State sanctiou-ing this principal, to-wit., O. K., p. 1 and 3, O. S. R., p. 873. He also claimod that the legislature of State had adopted the same priuoiplo, and referring to the act authorising Courts to take the acknowledgement of deeds in foreign countries; to the act of lust winter, allowiug'cortaiu officors . named to take acknowledgements out of the State, and to othor instances. . - ' .. - Iu conclusion, he claimed it was clear the Legislature had power to authorize the ylectivo franchiso to be exercised as they saw fit, when beyond our territorial limits; in a' vessel on the-highway of nations; in London or. Paris, or ou tho soil of another State, whon held and occupied by tho United States under the rules and regulations of war. The further consideration ot the subject was postponed till Thursday morning. Adjourned- , . . What Glilo 1 Dolus tor Sick and ' Wounded Soldiers. ' " ' In his "report of the Sanitary operations Dr. J. S. Newberry says: ' 1 ' ' '"' "As you are probably aware, tho State of Ohio occupies a conspicuous and envi able position among the noblo sisterhood 1 who havo given so freely ol their treasures 'and their blood o'save our country from ruin, Aud to luaiuUin, in purity and for ma&rnoo, all our free institutions. Among tho forms' in which her patriotism has exhibited itself, not Ilia !t worthy of mon- tio'us is hut pencral atul carnost support of our philanthropic organization. As I have before stated, aside from all that has been done by individual, other organization)1; and the State Government, Ohio' hasnowurnitihod tP tho Agon-m of the Siinjlaaj Comipitision, J)O,000 pnekages of Htif,liT-i oilier word, hull of nil thai ha le;i contributed In the Sauilary I'oui mWrti in tli,yiloyif (bo Mifsisnippi.-- 3'hisgwt cd'iriotijy vh'udi yhiy has m.m.is Listed in .par w,i.-rir.(iiestiual)ly due for .the U' Jiarl ss early orgeuizatiou of throe brancir'CAi'iiunissious in her limin, eaoh of which has been most. earnest oud untiring, and two. that of Cincinnati and Cleveland, managed with wtnderful eucr gy and skill, have been pre-eminently suuecessful aud nsetul. That of Colum bus, though accomplishing loa than the others named, has done a noble work, which will compare favorably with that ol any other similiarly situated iu tho land. With the working of the branches at Ciu oiuuati and" , Clevclacd, you arc already oousidrrably familiar, as vou havo visited tliem, have ' witnessed the perfection of their methods and have seen iilunduii evidence of the great tood which they! have acomnlishod.' ' ' ' ' have aouiplished.' . Genliis Talcni, and l levcrncss. Genius rushes like a wirlwind; talent marches like a cavalcade of heavy meu and heavy horses, cleverness skims like ti swallow in tho summer e vening, with a sharp, shrill uoto and a sudden, turuinp. The man of genius dwells with men aud with uature; tho man of talents is his study but the clever uuu dances here, thcro. uud everywhere, like a betterfly in a hurricane striking everything, and enjoyioyr nothing' but too light to bq dashed to pieces. The man of taluut will attack tliqoric8,the olov-or man will assail the .;indiv;du-alr ; aud slauder private character. ...The- wan (of uenius despises both; he heeds nonet he fears pone, he ljvesin hitusqlf shrouded hi the consciousness of his own . strength; ; be interferes with none and walks forth fli example t,hat. ''eagles fly, alone.thuy aro buUjuiep tbttt herd tuKethur,.tlt,i4 Jis; that should a poisonous . worma eross ..hiB path he may tread it uuder his footbhould a cur snarl at him he may chastise Ju ua; but he will...liot, pannot, attack tha privacy of another., .;- . , ; -. jrf ,ja Micro scopte Wrlifns. . r h " -' At the London international exhibition. 1859, a machine for the execution of mi-croscopio writing wae exhibited by a Mr1. Potors; which has enabled the Lord's Prayer to be written in the 85G,000th of a square inch a space like a minute dot.-r- The English Bible coutains 3,506,480 letters; tho Lord's Prayer, ending with ''deliver us from evil," 223 letters; so that the Bible is 15,992 times longer than the prayer, and if we employ round numbers, we nity say it could be written on lG,0(J0times the space occupied by the prnyir, pr in loss. than the twenty -second part of a square inch. In other words,.the whole Bible might be written twenty-two times on oue square inch! . This wonderfully minute writing it cloarly legible when placed under a good microscope. , In using the machine the operator writes with a pencil attached to one. fnd of a long lever. Whatever marks he makes on a piece ot paper are iufini-tesimally reduced in corresponding mo tions, by which a glass plate is moved over a miunto diamond point. ' By means of goometrio chuck, beautiful geometric de signs may be engraved on a similar scale of minuteness. Mtlh' Annual. , Gen Fremont. " - A coi responcent of the N. Y. Earning Fust, writing from Jefferson City. Missouri, under date or the Sth iust., says: "Political matters in this State are assuming a phase which must be in the higl ost dogrco gratifying to the ' friends of Freedom throughout tho North. The great undercurrent of popular fooling i. settling in with strong tido in favor of Fro inont aud all parties, bcth Ridical aud Democratic, seout - now to readily recognizors pst services in the cause of Freedom, and to entertain strong feelings of gratitudo for them. 'The Raidicals see in him a fit exponent of thoir views and wishes and a large portion of the loyal people of Missouri who . formerly : actyd with the Democratic party now recognize in him a true representative ot tho people whose rights no will ever, under a i circumstances, project aud hold inviolate, wheuaver aud however assailed, and in whoe fidelity and. iutgrily they have an abiding faith. With politicians, it u somewhat mixod. . , . . "Every effort is making to turn the Bad ical successes to partisan account; but the people understand that it. is simply an effort to steal tho thunder of tho originator of tho Emancipation movement in this SU - p Stato," to whoso efforts tho credit of these ncccesco ojquesliouably belongs. HI!. FortuOij!ld,tIItiie. OUJIRLllMiYKDCAIIi. You've not seen our blue-eyed baby f Ho'a a stranger at our home; " " Yet wo love him, oh, so dearly, And rejoiced to havo him conic. , . , , - Littlo siMrr says "God sent him," . And we know it must be so, ' Is hu uot a good, kind Father, ; , ' .' '5iui'h a'trout.uro to L.-slow .', When fie grows a little older - . .M a' .. tto bhalljihremir corts'iind U vf-;.: . Wo. will teach his lips to uljifj.ur .'. - ii'-; The sweet note of praytf uud jiraisa.' Ami we'll bo to kiud and thoughtful, "-Such a happy household band, i That a home more bright and peaceful ; Shall not be in all the kind. Thus we'll journey onward ever, Till our Father bids us come , ... Far beyond the ''shining river" ' ' To our other brighter home. ' . ' ' F.r'tio S. 8. --Visitor. ' . , The Temptation. ' ' "'' Annio Williamsons the daughter of Christian parents, who strove to lead her nhepath 'of virtue, and with God's help, to make her a true Christian, in this they were successful. Auiiio. loved to read her Bible and to praetiee tho pro, tcpts she there learned. ; Annie hud a room on tbe wost siile " d the houso, aud to this she woulth ofte'o, retire to watch the setting sun. While gazing ut the beautiful clouds her nihil) often wuudoicd I'rctn earthly things, Viiil site pictured to herself the hnppy throiig of saints aud angels singing souths in' praiso of the Savior's love to mankind. '' ',' Oue stinny dayAn'uie'a mother ' gave her a letiin to learu', am! told ,her to tallo her boot and Httdy unilnr ',a Lugo"- tri which gieSr at the footof the garden blie had liot been studying" many miiiules'.'be-foie she heard the niurry 'shouts of fliilt drcft', and on looking up.'p.-rt-eivoj Ihive ....;. rt.tA...i..ife....."t....-.:..:.f 1 1 r v iiituua iuuiwiil; lowitrifc nor. Ill a few minutes they 'came up 'au'd ask"e5 her'fd 6 il hTaekhuifyiiig'" " with" the iul- Annie kuew that she Would to disobeyiix' hdr'niother If She went, buf'ir. was"' temptntibn 1o her, as h& was' yefy ioml ot picking blackberries; " But her sens?' of duty i prevuilcd, and slid - to'd thein rslio ooUld not go: Mi.';ft ' Heir mother had been sitting itti a" window near by," and had 'overheard' all "thiiV had been said. ' As soon ai Annie's father came hpme she told him of itr Ho promised as a reward he would take Annie,, to the woods some distance froni tho house, where blackberries grew in great abuiL dance, and spend the day in ' gathering them. "' '' .; ; "v ':'';1 "" Tho next day they wont and enjoyed dolightful 'ramble. ' Tftcy talked about niauy pleasant things, and gathered many berries. " - ' ' ;' 1 " '' As they wero eoming home, Annic'a father said to her : ""'f : ' , ''"' ' " '-l "Annio, I am very gk rtou'did not gp to pick blackberries, yesterday. . ;0Vhcn-ever you aro tempted to do anything that is wrong, pray to your heavenly '. Fathcf, and he will give you strength to resist.' Annie felt vory glad she had been au obedient girl. It is always best to .obey God aud your parents. By bo doing, you will be happy, and so only. ' : - v,'- -'-' H A. A- i Harry Miller. There's a beautiful littlo boy jieoplo occasionally meet in the street, and limy often say, "What a beautiful child that is." I have seen hiiu ton, und 1 think. Ic'a beautiful Ouc thing that makes his face beautiful, is the filttsuiit smile, it ' always wears. His curls are pretty, but they don't compare with that ploussut suiilo that lights up his face. Aud then ' ho hsa a very soft black cj-c, Und I always liko to have him look at me, because ther is so much love iu his eye. - fn our Lord's 1'rayor, how sweetly duel each petition flow info the channel of tho noxt I The heart 'that earnestly r ra)$ ''Thy kingdom," nncousciousiy goes ''-fore, and ere tho wo-ds are uttore-l, breathes the prayer, '"Thy wiil bn doue."' . Coi;siN 'fhere is nothing ti V o a cousin It is theswcelcst rchitionshijs in human nature. 'J here is no excitement iu loving your sistc, and t-ourling n lady iu (J .) face of a strange family requires the pen a of a martyr, but your dear fumiliar iwniu with her provfking niaidcnly reserve. cr bewitching freedoms, and t ho romping frolics and the stolen lend', tin- s over tha skein of silk that will p't tangled mil then the, hnn rides that, n-Li ly, t'-;i about, aud tho lotig ti-tx a t.'tcs wl-i'-Ii m - nobody's bnsiuo.ss, and tho iuiijr hm 1 1 i.ii which nobody jny j-osln N , thcrn' nothing like a cou-in a J"ung gsy, beautiful witch of a couin. , t w.:j;V K: I ta'.-r-'-t : t-i tr-