Mt. Vernon Democratic banner (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1853), 1865-01-21

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Any lady ftf genUeman lrUt values a beautiful " bead of hair abonld use Byoh'a Kathairon, It ia jkm4wn aad aaed throughout tht oiVUixeil' Worid. Sold by all reapeeUblb dealefa, - . f-. IIS H A3 8.BJLB.XE8 4 CO. iT Terk. 'Mar.-3ft.ly-- , - - Tbia ia the invat deliirbtt'ul ad extraurdinarr afli- ilele erer dlaeovered. It ehangea the aun burnt face aad baada to a pearly aatin texture of ravishing beaa-Ir, imparting the inarble purity of,youth,' and the e!i(iHjre appearance au inviting in, tbje city betlb fit raanion. It reraorea tan, rrecKlea. piihpiei aad rougb-beaa from the akin, Rearing lae complexion freab, transparent aad ainooth. It cotitaios no material injur ioei to the akia. Patronized by, Actreaaea and Opera Singers. It ia hat aVfefy tidy ahUald nave. Bold brfynbf6. . Peparee by W. E. HAOAN, Try,N. T. Addreaa all orJera to DEMAS S. BARNES l CO. New York. fiaWlSly --' V UKIMSTREET'S . I tiinit3Ie JTIr liestbrtitl ' JiOT A DTE Bat restores gray hair to its or!g)ftl color, by anp-prjriag the capillary tubes with natural auateanhrfc, impaired by e or ilAm All iianteneut dgtm are eompe4 wf Utmw eietfo, destroying the vitality bad beauty of tb'e hair, and afford of themfelreft no dressing. HeiwHreet'a Ini aitable Coloring not only restoree b.iir to ita natural coler by an easy pro-eesa, but girea the bair a Lvinrlaat BeaHty, prom it ita growth, prevents it falljnij ttff eradi-aatea dandruftv.'snd imparts health and pleasantness to the bead - It has -stood the test of time, being the erigtaal Hair Coloring, and is constantly increasing ia favor. Used by bi'th gentleman anl ladies. It is eld by all respectable dealers, or ran be procured by them ef the eommen-ial agents. P. S. BARNES A COt 30 J Broadway, New York. Two sizes, 50 cents and St; ' - , : k SJ3xleai aiiiitsiig Liniment. : Tha parties ia St. Lenta Cincinnati, who have ooaaterfeited the Mustang Lihiment under pretense of proprietor abiny have been thoroughly enter a by tsMtCeurU. To gufd a)j'ist further imposition,' I Mrs procured Irwin the" United Stat oe Treasury,- a private steel plate revenue stamp, which ie placed ve lb top Of earh 'bottler Each stamp bears the fe tmiU of my gignatarsv nnd without which the ar-iteieaa Coat-terfeit. dangeroua ant- wortbteae mita-ainssv gaaaaine ovety bottle. -Tbia- Iiiaimoat baa beeit fa aee and growing in favor for many years, tbern hardly exiaU a BainUt on the habitable Globe that doea not contain evidence of its wonderful effects. Lt iatfia beat eaaolisneat in the world With it pres-nl Unproved iagTedieata, its affweta npon nn and aasUkaia HSffeet!y remarkable. - Sofea are healed,-paiaa relieved. Uvea saved, valuable animals wads useful, and Mtoli ilia assuaged. For cuts, bruises, sprains,? rheumatism, swellings, bites, cuts, rakod breaata, strained horses, -e. it is a Sovereign Remedy tbat.s bonld never" be -dispensed with, ' It should be ia every .iamL'y. - Sold by all Drufajirts. . . D. S. BARKKB, New York -, XftT.SS.lji.-:r.- - ;-f's ' - g. t isao. x. ' 'Person of sedentary habits troubled with weakness, tassitude, palpitation of the heart, lack -of ape-' tite, distress after eating, torpid liver, constipation, Ab.; deserve to suffer if they will not try the ceJe-' brated- ;- , - - ' - Plantation Bitters, which are now recommended by the highest medical authorities, and warranted to produce an 'immediate beneficial effect. Tbey are exceedingly agreeable, " perfectly pure, and must supercede all other tunica where a healthy, gentle stimulant is required. They purify, strengtfien and invigorate. They create a healthy apetite;.' . ; They are an antidule U change of water and diet. ' They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours. They strengthen the system und enlived the mind. They. Prevent miasmatic and intermittent fevers. They purify the breath and acidity of the stomach. faey Cure Dyspepsia and Constipation, hey cure Diarrhea, and Cholera Morbus. ?hejr Bare Iiver Complaint and Nervous Headache, hey make tbe. we.ik Htrwhg, the linuid brilliant, and are exhausted nature's great restorer. ?.. Tbey are . ennposed of the celebrated Calixaya bark, winter-greenaatsafras. roots and berbs, all preserved in per-festly pare Si." U(uix ruui. For partii-ulars, seo cirr eular4-aa t testim'intals around each bottle. -- . . DedTara of importers. - Examine every bottle. See tha it baa aur priv.Ue U. S. .stamp uninutilatcd over the cork, with plittion scene, and our signature on a R.iitool pUta aide UbeU -See that our bottle is n-Jarefllel with .Sjiuriona aad deleterous stuff; Any pefa prctealiaz sell : Fiantatlun - Bitters . either fey, th.e,,iU aal Bulk, is an imposten. Any per. a o a, imitating this bottle, or selling any otbr material therein, whether callod rUntation Hitters ; or B'tJU-a.eriiatnal aatder the U& Lmw, and will iao pmaacnte-l by jir.. ' Ww already have our rye on ev erUjp-vrties ra-ftlUag est tt. Ae ho will sue, ceejl in etUsx theaxelras.injtct clnns jqn alters. Tbe desaaad for, Drake' Plantation Bitters front ladiea, alefgynMB. auirrhants, Ac, is incredible.. " The sim-laj taai.'f a b-ttle is the oviden wa present of thfir wirth anl saperi rityv- They re sold by .JL -re ?etable druiji'ts.Br'teers.r pyait-i.-in,' hotels, sa-oonsxataambaate and country stores. i; s DRAKE A CO. Slri2flyiav" d .1 r 20T Broadway. N. Y Are inTlible for oostivenessfsp.aJHnd, log8of appetite, sick headacba, giddiness,, sense, pf bloating after taeits dUxinesa, dro wsines s,,.anI cramping pains, and all disorder of the stomach anvl .bowela. v l0 ritual Letter at 2SI Canal Street. :NeV ' Yote.' " . ' . , : - - - . - , X.Y-.nCOfint'publWl'er."f ,ihe Stile Banner Beaninjrton,T"t: Jays; be was attacked .with UXS-rE1SJAandso severely Jrom. if yiatnot.prticleof food could be swallowed without occasioning the most dacfoable eeutimlar hi stofnach. Tor . fire. . Tears t tuffered from thts dreadful oomptaint. when e ad.B B. A N DR ETH'fi JtlfclS Jbe first box did Jeenf Wben8t him inuch.Jut the second produced a ehar. abdibyAna time,. be bqid. taken. aix4 boxes .a CQI FLETrCjJR aa,effecte4, I?e - aays t f' My dyspepsia waa gaAi and my;expectaUon .91 an early, pth K genUeminar4 (f ectaa Debility,In-ompeieaaj-'PTftirieoay and youthful Error, actualed by a'desire Co benefit others, will be bap. by to rraiah-iall ybwnydwife tfrtf 9&y&)tt reoeipCandu-eoljo'ns for making the simple remedy usedhWeaaa.3 TJbesef wiahiag rtyifcaa-. prieaee,aad poaaeaaa VMblflmayjvUlysiqBi the same, by returning jauiCftamfuIIy sealed, by" ddreesing . . .-iSK-B. OODElf, . r' t, v,!, 15 "Mbaj id t -.-c Pabtfadsad fera w. .-vm t Debilit, PHunatere Deeay of Mab4 I 1, La'-k'd nM,wderraier-eaai tfUla key-3 Bysaaoleaiar SSaS , , - . II r HATHANIKL UAYWAZtZmt. tl rnums imr sATttanxr vdiins r L. HABPEK. Offlee In TToodward llloek, Sfl Rtrj, $2.50 per antlum' payable rtrlctly A' kaVaijle tfr $S.OO .If ."paymebt. bba'elayedi ' . . ' AtT- JTBtib. tbrtta will .baidly. adhered Cow , T 3 - " 'Y ' A tikter sketch. ... : We never look ont in the morning, upon tho Vrst snow of winter without " referring- to the following beautiful poem by Ralph Iloyt, which 'will live a! iohg as snow-flakea falL Ed. .-: ''-. The blessed mora has coma again ;-The aarly gray Tapa at the akimberer'a window pane. And seems to say -,.v ' Brtk, brisk from the enchanter's chain, AWay,Away! Tis winter, yet there is no sound -r '. Along the air, Of winds upon their battle ground, ' Bat gently there. - ' Thb sbow isfaliing-all arohhd . Jttow fir how fair 1 . . The jocund fields would tnasquerada, rantastie seen' ' TreB, Ibrub, aHd lawn and Uhfel grade Have tail Iheir grfcfcn, : And" joined the" revel, all arrayed 'So white and clean. E'en tnbold poitlk. thai hol'J tkfc bat; ; Aad the vl'd gate. Forgetful of" their wintry wars . ' And age sedate, U lligh capped, aad plumed, lika white hnssars, Stand -here in state. The dxifta are haaaiag by tbb sill) The eaves, the" doof; The hay-stack harbeco.ee a hill; All eoTered a'er; The wasron loaded for th mill ' . The ete before. - - ? Maria btittss the water-path But wherb'l the well r ; Like tan iri of a fairy tile, Mt strafijt to telV All vanquished, curb, and crank, and rail! : How deep it fell ! The wood-pile, is playing kidS ; The axe, the log; The kennel of that friend so tried, (The old wat-h-dog.) . Tha grindstone standiag by its side, All now inctg . The bustling eck looks out aghast From his his;h shed ; a No spot to scratch him a repast; Up curve? bis head; Starts the dull hamlet with a blast ; And back to bed. Old drowsy Dobbin, at the call " ' Am axed, awakes, " Out from the window of the stall ;'.".--. - ; -- A iew be takes,; . '-. While thick and faster teem, to fall The silent flakes. " The barn-yard gentry, musing, chime Their morn in it moan : .: Lrke Memnnn's mnsic of old time-The voice of stone 1 t : . So Warbled they and so sublime Their solemn tone. Good Ruth has railed the younger folk To dress below ; : Full welcome was the word she spoke, Down, down tbey go. . TBb cottage quietude is brok$ ; Tho rttow ! the ifiow ! Now rises from around the fire A pleasant strain ; Ya giddy sons of mirth, retire ! And ye profane: " A hymn to the Eternal j$irw Goes np again. '. The patriarchal Rook divine; Upon the knee, OpeB where the ceres of Judah shine, - (Sweet minstrelsy!)" . Ho soars each heart with each fair line Oh God, to Thee ! Around the alter low tbey bend, Devout in prase s As snows npon the roof descend, . ,- So nnrels there-' Come down that household to defend, .-. M'ith ccn tic care. -. . Now sinzs the kettle n the blaze; a - The buckwheat heaps ; . .' Rare Morhn. worth an Arab's praise, FweetFuan steeps. ; The old roinil stand her nod obeys, And out it leaps. Uncmn rrwrs darlaiv-''---' The banquet near:, -, . Soon, busv appetites in "there; And dispTeaT The jrlortcs of the ample fare- With thanks sincere. Now t'ny snow-birds venture nigh. Frm copse and spray. (Sweet strsneera! with the winter's sky To pa-s Hwny ;)-And sntber rrtmhs In full snpply, -. For all the day. Now l.-t tbe heavy bonrs begin ; " Out r"ll the -i-bum ; --Forth bte th.Urwier hoy, and brings In . . w The brush to burn ; . . :-. Sweep, shoyel. sconr. sew. knit, and spin, ?-, -" , -Till nipht return- - "To delve his thresh :st John as t hie; .- His srardy sbx - - - -.-.. Can all the snltdile damp defy "' : : JIw wades be tbrf.npb I While dainty milkmaids, sk'W and chy, II is tritik pursue. - Each to the hour's "slotted care;- ' ' To shell the tvim: Tbe broken harrss f. tcpair; - , : Thr sletth to adorn ; ' - As cbe -'rful. trnnil; frosty. fair, ' Speed rn the morn ; " White mounU the eddyinj; ?tnrke amain ' " From inahy a W.nth, - , . . . V " And all-tVe landscape r'tn.s again,, . , . . ,, ? t i ".-' With rustic mirth i . .' . . : t . , V' . 'So"g!adsomeeems to';Vry.siraia : '. ' The kowt earth. . - . -Hi - 1.'. . , Da you erer, read the list of pjarr i ing-paper?- Being a man And infold ba chelor atltliaj, I 43uPfi9? you a wnman.- - T alu7Av -r? abd feel therefore competent to asefHTftl uiti iub euice.uiiw cxueiwara btokeptandciilljslnri pjincjpalticiQsyixo line-took Bucjrajrqrm UDwardarrrT?"- One, twa,6r ihref Olluwlck P4fl$w appears m a Wor ftoHtarv-p ptrv Tlitirr M.?.f'jYtf'iM f 25n5;ar"tfc.t:,:r?oaitAaU r . z. I iXritni l0nouTd i tot tae r5. i ih't li Iref.j Jiorf taatiU iZhmtoCB otliz of the'dwarf CtlfrlWt-aOWVpa '"-v-1 " - v.-l I iofuoei itji tSf?.$ jbtlU'- alxUlzl'.'f jAt? 'S .Td:zxtt eiiU.cf b?r not -.i:i!.i.Mr " ? tl .-. SV 4 S.TTL '.AiJ. 5 anatninK upon fbr,6i?e of those". hottrpVetTntfitd which;. hare dhtedmf6g wives in Alive the I,. M t l.ln ta.l.MW V. d A A . . jl breating article - jt btensil they lay5 "their handsjtipon, de- BtrrveB tnia paoiiccKnowieagrnejat. 4 j ; It is indre sad itiilr Koweierito-think of the. young women who are ' gradually wearing out inejr roses ana tneir .amiability under the influenceof; ihese' de-pteasing cifcmnatances - iyeeltB letikib- ened .iintOi. months; months into Tears. and at the turning of every hew corner the prospect, becomes more- alarming! A line here, a wribfcle there a disinclination , to strong lighU.a jUjar, o vef jr late hours, and lo ! some Very fine nlorn- ing a crows-foot, and not married yet ! is not that enough to sour the sweetest teinPer ? v ,v 1 " ! ' --r ,.. '' '::: . . V ater-falls. cUrls, crystal oaets. float ing ribbons, pretty -boddices, tTtetish u&is, DasK veils, uaimy uoois,ngni-nt;-tlng glbHsi fafcihatlng manners, Jill of ho avail. Whit can theyoung nieh be thinking of ? What,' indeed J i' . Such chahrJes for pickingmitl thdds tng haveh't existed ift ydrs hefofej and may ndt fdf years agaih. Black eyes, blue eyes and gray eyes, are all in hiafi ket, accbtnpntiietf b tellrjale ankles-, dainty: waists, and a gfea ter .prQfusion of hair, than was ever seen before, and if it isn't all natural, why it is probably bought and paid for,, and that would be n saVitfg after. marriage. . ' . The want "bf matrim ties is not caused by . the absence of young men ; there are plenty of them to be seen in the streets, in society.; and upon any public occasion. But it4SA ticed that while they are unusually polite, they are also unusually reticent.-They oaly venture on the commonest attentions and civilities, they seem to have a fear of a trial for breach of promise perpetually before their eyes, and to be always on the defensive: ' : This tiaturally pdts ihe girls to a still greater .disadvantage they are not on- lv denrived of manv of tliplr nanal trift- t - 1 J 'li lv: i. 1 fj. 01 xnem. as JiaraiyYer ,cJiea thoaa of making J jhessidhv but ialSfiJ of many of their former pleasures.'?! trTelian lhey are not inyited. half so often to theatres, concerts or operas, or even to take a. chocolate or a cream, probably becauseprices at fashionable restaurants have doubled, 'fend young men find it.ivs much as they can do to keep themselves in cigars and other luxuries. . The idea of love, or "that sort of romance which leads men 'tb "coinniit the folly, of taking a wife and tr8ting to Providence for the means to supply her with bread and butter, is all - gone it never could flourish very well in a pnre Ly mercantile "rmmunityf atid it seems to have been' i6st ehtirely. ih the recent; financial changes and revolutions.. . The majority of our youtlg ttieh &Ct as if thejr had been brought up tinder' the tutelage of old Jonas Chuzzlewit, and to do great credit tt) Ins' trainings .They are coul and calculating as an old stock operator, pride themselves on being up to all the 'dodges and are never to be caught" unawares. - - 1 ' - - Marriages, therefore those that take place will shortly begin, to assume the attitude of a close bargain, in-? which both sides will seek to gain the ad ran-tage. Young women t ill have to make themselves objects of interest in quite anotherisense. from that to which they have been accustomed, and must give up all notffinfgaTning display of feminrte attractions. A ca- sual unhonncenicnt by tpnpa, down. of how mucn he intends to pay down, will do mbre to elicit an ' a, owal of seriousintentions,- now-a-days, ilia n a h entire battery of personal and . millinery charms and, it is feared, will do so for some time to come. . Famitj Courtesies. . In the' family the law .of . pleasing ought to extend frouj the 'highest to the children ;.aiulyoAifuCbUare . . -f iJ , ' . , " , tequlitv?. lu ve up hi !.i-a ol iTenkiog down to please each pthr; ana you ari bomidtafejnsWtutWs by Fjuderai law' ;, , . , , v fO p!eise.yoaservanttf, M' you exnecti . Mr. .Stevens' The ctU'nun mil allow me them to .piease you iSoruu pleasant iu the-houaeholdfnc men', are i pleasant In the-hou-ehold; nd nowhere C Ise,J I h a veiho wti "xtie h m e n!: were good fathers, and kind husbands I f you ha d seeifc them iv trfeiricrw n h ome you wauhi hve -.thouskt thev . were, al most ngelahutfif you had seen. them4 in the street, or in'the Vcdunting-hbu " w v-wvi uuttiuu ut Liitfir own aouefi.yQ ou4 oave taougU t.tiiem al- mosdemohtacirBnti the -opriosity U ' . apt--tcr be; th$-ca5ef,When? ?we aiTg H J5 Hurn. J ihameof te; white 7 tm&H ,cet!ar,a4f ;ayr thatGeni ambng b't:hejghDori?ir a3nbffilwf t 9 fKl'Wpii JW wMfr&9Q&rtvS Gtsa E. 'gersFe JotufseTfes MtA 1? -r (.nson. would never have, tmharkisl Imhe tyfbut-'Whenweerhome4," JaicwficwyaTtbwa lbi&Mtnf 4ferortbaermWioaf? f-rfe J1,.:a.aak..fjli, S-VV ft .w. . r "-J. .12 ' - r T . V IT haJ - ' J a U a - - HlElVtSaDClSlftttMl MitHtffaTMrtfrfrM1olBeraidenf a chance to show th.! VivlliT Priy.Bwriret.preTeauoaMi -- ;wk-s;TniiirJari!ate .ffl ir..At Wft TVrTSt''1 A .T.i!iV . HON: fl ALIUBIf S. COX. i t trt.a rvW ' Alit -TiJv : I - .... . . We reprint from the Gleb the official re- orfdf Mk CbxVrmarke Wlbe ' Hoilse' laat ocginnma: wi(ii n wruwn. im men tale- gt, aaccjeeiuc tu e ?eaait piw uytOmnt's article on tiie Blair tnifieioir to itichhloiiil: i- ,h"S6w' mr'frieriil'jrom Pennstvl vania" r.Tr- terizipa the authQi1 'of that jtu.bftcation a a Jia-tifisQiahed' and 1 fcTTe patriot.1 He.oes . not even now,ner hearing tt WitoHslfed, witii-. 4raw that predion Irofti Mr. Oreely. - Yet for Iioldinr and'propogatin the same otinton9 ! hela hy tiie delegates who tm-t at Chiraeo aad tionTiittt(pd 'Ofnerl JMbnafti . held by - my coireftue-(MrI- Pendlelon) "who"' waa on tlv ticket with hin'r, rntineiaft'd tit the letter oao-eeptanee'ofiQeneral McClfllan wfaerv he' ppoke of "'exhaustitij; alf $h"e re6rce8 ol ,'etatetmad-Riiihi jjfactifm bjr ei viliztd "nnilons apd iaujrht by the tratlitiOfiti of th e Aineri:fl Q 'iMople cpn-sistent with thef' Lotiof and iii'tereetn of' the royiiijr?. to teenre. jjeaee ahd , reaia.hlib.', lite TJhioneDOiicraled in tLe'iettef Willi even more etiiphaRitr and diettinetne ihan in the platform adoptwl in Chicago, ami whose tranHcript . in fetter-and apirit in to ' be ; found, in the "very iaxguavre of the ediror of the New York 2Vt-bunet for erterU!hlri2 andtatin, tbeee. Chria-tiar) a nil at a t ejli ati j i a if titmehta. he 'pehtle-mah from PennfylvAnia fesardrf a ReputdicaB aa a dwtirijcurwhed patriot, hut a Democrat a a traitorOTiT'pnerhCTdc' 1 4 f t : vty 'hei not the gentleman, who is aJwyB b-;ll and defiant fa hw ejtpreith, denpufite that editor who U now ewtilerriije vitli " his hrother iicpuhjiniri 'alioti) pearef tVljy doe he not have the ritle ot the .fIoii!e reait and drrre him H n inter lofief frbtu this? chanilter? U.anghterJ Why does he t?nler wjth Ifr. nlaix. the up0rtt!biia emlapRa.dnr, wi'd, ey'rK now aa I sieak. ia n preaent in the' Cliam-lier? ' W hr are ye all in eon ferenoe here. v s-nppifiooVIv near and fraternal, if it is not v to carry oht the i.fea promtdeated at Chirapo. Md rr which Hrie miHlon Heteri liUiiilreil and fifty thouaanif pebplij- in fhia "cdtirltry gVe-their votes? What answer can the gentleman from Pen y va t. is ma k e? None," ti iiete he heaps reproaches upon, hi own party and the very able, diatingtiishef. "atid" pat rfotfc elector, who will cast his vote for Mr. Lincoln, or unless he withdraws I lie Unhandsome labgbage used hy him toward the le'uorratic party and ii hotninees. ''Wr. iChairin'an, l am not itiseh pible'to the appeal of the fentleman from reiinsyrvania." 1 answer hut appeal ,m t-tii ripmedf God' and 'humanity to Vbie for Tfhe Hixuiiion amendment rry neaeeoiiuitr aim in sieei efore ha stks ue torflarnrh-owr in in r v - t .... ... . ance the' old Wkand for tti a' 'ebh- nected with mnnieipal liliertv, and legislation of domestic matiera-hy State -soverefen ( r le- fire he sk tta .to elianpe thb organic law . of ihm tand tor seveny years beseeeh him that he wiJVat least 1frr to laavertatnV forrhallv or informally, whether ther ! anv hone of these insurgent States, yl5t Itt iririfil foriftidaMe. conrMiming. and flagrant war; retnrhjng to the ''establisheti ahd - rigbi fully constitutedGovernment."- I beseech' this in the name of civ-ilizanon and Chrietianity- God and hnmani-tyl 1 liray foHl on heh'atf bf nearly two million tvhhe inen7 who have voted thefte e'alighl-ened entimenta. ' ' ! ' . o vou tell tne that ybU will only hear from Mr, Pavis. that he will ohly stand oh he' llt-ilertendeHCe of his rephhiic? Very weTl.. let tis bear that.; It will he iirfweleofneV hnt ' let ns know it. ThVwttrtnilKOTV brpeirJT)le who helieve tliftt: iJiivU; atd lt me a r associated wfth hTrii would I real npon'the hasfs of the old Dnion, or at : leapt',3 hv?ey"er, negotiations "might "begin, they would thus terminate; I do no; say that I lelieve ft. ! I lo not say "that I teieve it.' ' I do ot sat that mem hers hpon this side believe it; bnt 1 say, in the la"nnge ol this aUe, disrigmahed and patriotic editor, let tis at least take some mean to ascertain" that fact. " I.et Via diseard punciillfiand; reach i he-foot; ' No harm can "come fronPita ascer-tainiiient.1 -if the Onnfrderate President refuses to confer npon the hnsisr of the. ntiamend-ed Constilhtion ad"oM Union: if he 'will 'not help to re-estnldish peace pon the old ' order, or at last as near'-to it-aa the' fission and strife sf men who have; made it 1 possihle and racticatle will not Jour knowlelgeof that fact ii.pire a more henlthftif and rtrtiied srntnient among the popTe. even if it Jo n6t influence one votes nnoa the amendment as to "slaverv? Therefore; 1 ssk the pentleman from Pennsyl vania whether wonM ; nnt have ' leen- lest. hefore he iiisksMheee'pathetw appeals.-in the nameof ihs Father of men and Gtnlof human' Hy to have made-awattemK, hy ChrtsMan and rational ! fpethods to-' stannch the leedin'r wirindof the hod v nolitic. to save the shed- li-g of Wooif. tA irtop the increase of fixation thi cnmulation" of det-t. 1he destrttction "ot I values, and the eVeriaatmg itration- of penai laws on -on r" Federal wtatiite: to atay,' if -prawn' 1 1 the mnimirig-ahd ltiHmrof men. and tears of widows and orphane; tiie deaolation hy fire an'l swl of our land, and to save,"1 oh! ves. hetorc it is tr late forcveip,to save the tjniot-w hile itjna bf: wftlfc,th.e' samficcrcmadei for i: fuivsnrm. : til tie not give nn sometitintr 'i-"..At"i r 1,1 1 -.-.ir'-.t'l.' .i-.i-. 1 n,.JV,-,t vt" -.riA?sf vvif'-'F-'t nK.JSiiJ fro mfieito sjj-1 ya uia hot .to. hold t bat.' all - mi are jrHitti. fnai . tslevena esyetrybut Wt,qualnyYit H ;thi;8-in.ply btdVliw WcaIh nllemal. Tli?SZ T I ,rf .fsce-, tetore;ihe a w :,. Tj. ir.,',r,'pw-r:a a '!k vrl vasnier,i;.4 4 I wcrsld hi a ert lb tend tn dmfutljel-an- uenian irou,tmjivsaim tUrtevrnsx tlniHc icentleman baaaucn a pnsaaiiive way. - II t can appeal wit h such patboa to aodamd hnmaaity, hai he iiiisht indue them, at least to eooswUr a. n prupwiuon ir peace. loupaeu apon lueir ow aegiae. - Hr. Ureelev- ia "nof apeciflc as v iu iiri WRJ..UI auKcrwMiung wnai we oesire; judgayer tbrreewbetbetiU i Wtv to-wnd commissionera or aa;erim. or receive fromt hem COnrmip8i0rierhere; whether hy ascertaining if they will meef uV"in national cb'rlven-.tfbwT and- aUd by j it r Judghieat ia all points in diapate; r wlielber we' ahoald to use the language of General McClellan, echoed howby Mr. Greeley, exhauat all the arta of Chrwtian and crHlizetl Btatesmanehip and the aradiuonanof our nation to bring these recoa jtnta.hack.tatheu' old -Coastitution. "; Civiiiza-tion, as practiced by the most refine J aationa. regards every efTort at peace aa humane and 1rkiiornhr7 'H . d Ch ristia n ity woti Id reganf, e ven toward the heathen, am! certainly, to ward par Iwetarep; ?.Iluch-etfona aa inpirired by ti very genius of humanity, inotleration, and mercy.. In this spirit let us make some effort. Try if; oartlhcan co'thV troth try lug; anrj. if il fail, weMn thta skle of ihe chamber will e letter ready tc conauier your proposition to chanee the organic - law. "jlr Chairman,. I would like, before X conclude, to have "read from the clerk's desk the resolutions whibh 1 alusj proiose to the House. Tliejr are almost in ia the language of the editorial in the STri-bvne, modifieil to suit the circumatancea under which they are offered. The civilized "or Chriotian portion of the Republican party shall have a chance pi putting themsel yea on, the record before tb afik formally for a- vote on the bonstiiiitiohal amendment. I aak to have the reaolutiona read." J ' -The resolutions were read by the fleik, aa tbllows! . . .- I' . - , 4. . -. . ' Whrrtat, TJi r.ihitry hails with . macifea-tationa f.f patriotic joy and congratulation the yictorite recently .achieved. ly our brave ar Hi left;i arid whereas, "the recognized object of war. at leat among civilized and. Christian nation,: is an . honorable, and eatiefaetory peac.eahd that all hough we .Jo not know that the 1h6ilrgent are yet prepared to agree to any terms paeit! nation that our Government either woald or should deem acceptable, yet as there be no .jrfv-siUe harm rewuUing from ascertain ihg precisely What they are ready to do; and in order tb refute the Imputation th"t : theAd-ihihUlf-atibtt trbtitehiplates with satiffactioh' a continuance of hostilities for "their own sake, on auy ground of merepunctillio, or for "any reason tiecaue it ia compelled, by an abeorW ing regard for the very .end of ita existence;" and whereas, "an established and rightly constituted government, eom batting armed and menacing rebellion, should strain every-nerve to overcome, at the earliest monx-ut, the resistance it encon titers, and should not - merely welcomeT. but seek ' satisfactory (however, informal j ast-urancea that ita end haa been at iainei;" therefore. . -; . : - . "Bet.W, Thst- nQa. in this hour-of vietorv fnns l1ierTtolirof niaffn iiiitnitv: and hefo iit aniuii c mnrn 10 CilHI'e me UOtiSllIU lion bf the Onite.1 fJtartMt ia "eminently thl duty bf the Preideht. bu the basic of the pnea-ent iyighifuJlt eouMituted goVef ntlienUe-itb-er to send or receive commissioners or agents, wuh a view to national pacification and tran- fiuiiitv.or by eOme mher ratToiil means known to ciViljled and Chriatian hationa. secure the cessation Of bOetiliiiea aid .thl -utiioa of the ctates. ,, ., .- , .. i'-i";-iWi':'' :.. ' Whisky is getting to be "king." since cot ton abdicated,. if eoi'oh haa resigned. Enor moos fortunes have been made' br'the'spetid' 4atorsjupAB it. .. Before the war it was sold at four or five ahillinga a gallon, Now4 taxes and. depreciated paper, and the high'cot ol em m, nave carried tne price up -.to .SZ per jrauoa. ar wnoiesare; an.i tne way tiie people drink wbUky now, at high price-, the cost making. this formerly despued liquor quite fashionable, ia a caution to these who don't want to become drunkstrda. ; - A fingle vlietiller in Pennsylvania has just paM $120,000 to the United iStatea &yernmeht as1 his tax for whisky manufactured b'. hnu the past six months; pnd otiiera iiianuiactiirera ami holders, have latl large sums in taxes upon thia . kind oi liquor." All classes have speculated in it. Meri high in position m ib Government old politicians who have: 'run machines and distil fed public serttimentWrhtirloiv Weed at the bead of theni have made thejr tens of thoua-ai'da -hlthe' ast two years in whisky specula-t ions- and John - M orr isseVr now' poMell ied and in no fighting tritRthaa a!o made his pile in tiie.aame traste, by. f lie ente of I hnrlow and company. Congress has been ridden like an ohl horse,' by The" sfxculatorsj". who' have at. teinpted to shape legihlatibn to suit themselves. The taxation laws afiected ihent,- T?e disttll- ers wn one. thing, ihe.specuVtora anOtheK- A Isw hap just Veen passed, levxina a: tax of ?2 a gallon on whiVky ttcf Janimrv 1st. X- -I . I.'- . . - . .. . - -. iow Lue parK areworicingnpon tne rrssntenl. Tlie. sfieculatora.- leant: him to s.ign the" biH-wlulst ttie-'distiUera are as areent that hesliall veto ii. the Govt-rmenf ia. broilinr in whtS- ky." What a "s4d final termination to the Maine. Law!;? Tbe Governnrntia now jetting its rich-.st ireasurea ' from ita taxon wlil.-ky and. other liqiiprai f The war. i toronaideTable degrfe siiprter by the iniuiense quantities o liquor that the .teople afe drinking;andintox-K-att9i i?qtrbr"lwliir the most attractive and frtf-hioaable article in the market- to sperjtlla- tmg - purposes. : After . making' (bowande of drnhkardK: aflrt ftiaking.it fashionable' JU keep hq li of in tle house,;ahl in c.liilvrooma; after r-A tain r the oM Hqior Ibvtnjr falctice of off erinir the intoxicating cup to Irtynda who call the Mkine J,aw..ha dune .ita wQrk -of evil; hvI t:'fiVrjnited ta,tes governovnt drawiaiw Vjtff. sums bT hiohev from its tax on that which fellow them; aad it-srndwej too.bew mistaken! ' 1 - - " ' . r - m .1 . ,1 sire tne virwsi 01 inese xu. in wiers oi uie-uoapet who turn, theiy atterition troin religiousduties. and embark 10 the work' of forcing those fanat- ical idea wpon h statue kookerf' rnt6-"'the poucj o4 the government.r()irrfJ3V; : ? Ht.jJOT-l do not ' k now. ; The If .CJ , -Tr rr 1 a iew uays- agw tne win 01 tue taie , 1 noinaa Jamlaon,whoreidjpd.neax5t. Georgia's, wms barned juiulerjhe follow i ng iingalascircutu-sUncesCi-lie. Jatmson. recently deceased, ha! left-hiw large tae, -about a hundred tboua-aaa doilarain value, priaei pally to hia ' aoca, leaving hia danghtera,, three fn number, oiily six tboaaand dollars each, coupled with the atfange condition that thaLamount should be forfeited if tbey married without the consent of the executor, Mr. Thomas J. Craveit. - The will waa drawn by Charles B.-Lore, c q., and witnessed hv Mr. Eli Biddle, , Jt waa read after tiie burial of Jamison". A few evening' afterwards the young ladies sent fbr Mr. Craven and desired to look at the wills He went there and found a hot fire in tbe stove, a talde opfosite m seats on. the aide near the etov for the ladiiC and on the further side of tiie aove.Toe huhs4f." One f the ladiea stated that eb wieited to examine- som items," al requested the wilto l handed, to her. Mr. Craven cUm plied with her request, but-aua-jiecting Her iatention. : moved to the opposite 4de bf tbe table "and eat alongside of her,- She examined the will carefully, when, he pr ceived Miaa Aauie Jamfsoa tipeis-the stove door. He at once moved to :take hold the wilr, snpecttng her intention. ' when hia suspicions were allayed by tier ask me her sister for the poker. Thihkrng'f he wished only to poke tha tire, he ;felt rather aahathed. of "thia suspicions, when he Waa - handed Harper "s MagMzine to look at. Thisj for a moment-diverted I his alteniion, when., in an. inMaut the will waaliamied to Annie, with' the leaves all opened, and ranuned into the hot etove,' Mr. Crayen puehed on one side.. the light waa put out, ahd the will, before be could . interfere, destroyed, fore ver. vThe will has not been re corded, but Cbarlea J$. Iore, Eq., has a copy. The ladies say they would "not mind the. small, amouat of money left them, bat they do object to one. hot connected with the fa mil v hiving any, thing to say in their matrimonial engagement a. The "eaae -i!t be heard before the' Register, ami moie than probably" come be-J fore the Court at Newcastle, DaAuearr J2rpv&-Lean. - v. Petroleum in Europe- . . A London correspondent of the New York Herald writes: "Your new kingdom of petro-lia ia creating one or two email revolutions in Europe. It haa stuck one branch-of industry that few, would suspect waa in . danger. - Letters from Italy aay that the advent of American cos I oil haa so reduced tiie demand for, olive oil that there ia ; no- profit in their olive orchanla, and that no more will be pl-snted, while the old ouee are, many of -them, beiug cut down. You know that olive oil is used in the south (Jf S. uropei for purponea. of illumination, and uuroefous househokl and maaufac luring purposes, aa well as ibr the table.-. For most of these purposes coal oil. ia boh better and cheaper. , The grease from the Ohio pig adulterated much tdive .oil heretofore, and eheapene.1 it; and now the new ,Oil - Dorado is going to come in and complete the destruction of on of the most ancient agricultural tanrsntta of tlift sthmre of th &fniiLrrananf the Leaat'aai the east -a production noted since I e tore 4 fee time of ouravTotir.--4 IIere inTEajrland the reatilM- seenf destined to be quite as great. Noil wells oroiebosit have be'eh fbniHl as yet, and aa the coal minee are. many of them two to four thousand leet deep, it may lie aafely inferrer,, that little or hone of the petroleum exista under tiie surface of these ialandp. Tliere! are, -however, thtee'eoal in iris in Wal that proluce coal that, by heat and distillation produces gool coal oil. And these juinea, have already been laid under contribution by an . enterprising American, who has contracted far all the coal produce for fi fly years. When, hi engines, furnases and machinery are all completed he expects to use five hundred tone a day, and out of each ton to make from one hundred to one hnndred and twenty gallons, of oil. at a net profit of ajound sterlng,($5) a ton." : : -mi ' -' ''". " Atmospheric Phenomena! .- , - A correependent of ihe Staunton 'Spectator (relel newspaper), writing from fwiatairgb ureennrter vo., va., guteva cescripuon of a remarkable atmospheric phenotnenost witnessed in that town!: It Wfs an apparent, procesay ion of shadowy forms like those of hnmari be-inga thonsanda utson ;thonsanIs in nbmber moving, through a deep valley, in clear view of the spectators and finally ascending a steep ! mountain ana iiisappearmg. 1 ney were nead-jng dne North," and occupied about an" hoof in passing.-,; The wrtter save tlrtil "there seehv- ed to be a great variety, j)t the eia of the men;" Vtlieir arms, lega nd heads ;.co4d be seen distinctly in motloq;'' they marched alotit forty abfeaet on the "donhje qick,' and observed strict military discipline; they were dressed in Joose . white, bloitses, - with white pants, wore wool hats, and earned nxr guns, l swords, or anything that indicated., a ho"ila purpose wSDJirmyof Unakerr ghosts, truly l Jhe persoh whb saw; thl- spectralsbow ia'cer-'-. tifie.1 to aa V truthful man.' The wiiter S'Hh ihst fbnr respectable ladies and ant", w It iteaeed- the phenon.eaoav -1 - er-, f j .- Tbe Richnaoaal Ditpatck oottyine and com meriting on , this curious, atory. ; says- hat, a spvtaeTe" almost, t-leatical with the -one de-scriled, waa seen on the day previous to- the. date ol the above mentioned ; occurrence, by. eight or tnvof the relel , pickets. , at Bunger'B Mill, also in Greenbrier, Co., Tha latter place is not. put down on. tha maps, so tbht have no means ofcalculatuig.the rate at which the spooks were progressing. ' -The" Dispatch also say a that ihe "same scene has een described in-several respect a Me papers, the eoitors - of which all vouch. forthe re1ialiHty of heijr in formanta.". "The' opportunity. o jgive . a " pro plieric twist to ihj- phantasm "was a tempting ot.e: tut the 'retiel.newspatiers weem to- hve resolutely resisted it.; We are! not told tbat it was 4nttrprtiil as -ao atiuf r of coming peace, symliolised by the while - reaJe of the ho3tiy' tLX-Jout.. Covu-i v.-. - 1 ' 1 ' . I . 1 1 1 A. Paris letter mf ihe. 9tb' ssts: 1 1 rhnat bdt upoa record that I havesthiaday the Isonor 4f an interview witn-trenera 101 iBirxi,: nr. Thumb, tbe baby, and tbe-beby'a aont,-Miss MtaNS. I receiverf poute tidle from the G enerare- private secretary, f int iro ating ,that. haB'irmVdrawiRg-roonT; Ho.Q5f -oui! the -first floer of xb t Wotel Juj Louvre, .we Xottnd tb e ut- tetin party, .Xhev only yisitors, besides ourselves) were the "Peniviari minister, with hisi WifVi4 tw.fadresv-; baa teat? been- haa wn tBEarbne, ia-lar splendid healthinaBajBBers are aiStble 4 ad waeffected. and hi toilette ejeriooa Me ; . H 1 wire II aitnougu tne punnc receptions were over, the 1 family -would' have' plf $scre' ift? receWmgl mvrelf aVd wife at s brivatinterview; ifi'al low the average; and. lifting op .her expeoslr lace frock. showeI me her" little. Toot in- red , marocco' shoes." wblch" aire not larrerJlhari rthose- of a rholerate-slzed doll.' - 2Xy iptjuTff whether the child wa expected to grow tra dwarf . et with the oantiooe answer that ther waa rno preceIent.l,.Thi ia, I lielieva, trwe: There is. I am pretty sure, no intanceof such a small vtmple aa Tow T"BCia! and bia'itw having been the progenitora tf a ebthL r I awfa-. tore o prophecy, however, that Misa; llnrwja SaaaTTOJC (that is. lbe name of tha ;in fa&Q will, if abe jivea,. to "attain her " raajoriry, .be nearer the ordinary sire of mankind -than "that of her pare.!. I do not believe ia tha foaa'-datiou ol arfce of piniies. i ?-- " 'Tna End'of the auT Te art asked fifty times a dav, more or lesA. whea we think the war will eml.- 'As Wf bat 00 right to think, , ia the abeoce kf talf to think upon; we are sotnaiiiuea at avloaa for aa answer.. However. , for . the .inforinailoOj.ol these whb ate iMrututarly inquisitive and anxious upon the subject we will relate.; a . dream that a friend ot ours had upon the duration 'ot the war. which may thro some fight upoa .-be aabjeetf --:-- V-: J " s.- He dreamed that. he awoke from awleep fifty years, and found himself upon the south, batik ot the Hapidan. He saw.- JitUe .dra-tauce from the. eot where be awoke, a corpwK ml and seventeen men with a wheelbarrow.- He approached, and asked the corporaLwhat the little gathering meant. c ' " 7"T -Th s," replied the cbrtofaTristhe: Afnif of Northern Virginia.' 5 3 '.""- " " - -V here are the Yankeest" - inquired aiF friend. : - - - . - -- - - -" -V Tbey art Oh tba other. ida f the ritetVW repliel the corporal. ;Tbey have tl sdvan tage of us. in nutnbera and transportatiotv" they have twenty one men" and two wheel bar, rows but we'exct to get theadvaatagVld-Dositkm. will whip, them, and - then Ithe wars will, end." . - . .- ' ) LiM As this ia the lst information wa.hava. about the probable doratifin or the war, we give it tree gratia fttr njjthlng at all. StutAsr paptr. ..--.;:-": - - ", - l -lA ' v "m" ; i - ,.-..5 irj How t$ Bob,. Bee-Hives. . . A soldier arrived from Sherman," who wai through with Sherman, telle ot the trip, as re- ported in the Dayton Journal:.'" -"; ".".'?' The boys ; lrarned hOw to rob- bee-hives s without the. penalty of stinging, ,The ' plan waa to rapidly approach a hive, take it suddenly, and hoisting it npon the shoulder with the ooen end behind, run ; like thrioderV The bee bustle out, and fly hack to I be place ' where, the hive stood. The honey belong 4t tbe boys who win it. A cavalry Iieatenaof5j with bis squad, rode opto a plantation liotisf; one day, and were pretty crabbed !y Teceivie.'l, by thegirls of the bonsewho desired to lrtvU whv you'nn8 cau't let wTune be?' and hJpfew the devil would get the. Yanks.. t The lienten ant was not very well pleased with.hia recepj. tion, and seeing some temoting' looking hivesi ol honev in the vard. be-ortlered one of - nfc3 mtn to doiki og up iv mini -..i.uw. un, handed op ina jiffy, aod . the . lieutenant, b.l-. t - ltng Ue gala goort-oy. atartert ou" wu ut hive on hia shoulder," But the bees came oot the wr- ne way. and i warmed upon- tbe lien-tenant and hia horse, compelliug the former to drop the hive, while the taunting rebel-females on the porch clappetl their daint, ,ttaV hands," start ped tlreie jiiils hare Ufeeti 5afld screamed 'goody I goody II goodylU' ntil tbef I cried for joy.'. . ... . . , . v. . .; ..; -. , i- , - ! :Agrriani8m with ' VeTiaJite, T In the reported proceeding of th Crtifo Leg2 islalnre of Tbnrsday laat w note the ; fblla'? item. : - Mr. Eggleslon fnfro!tree. a resoTfth.o which was laM Ou the' table nI Ordered b tT " printed, instructing our Senatow nnd mree- ting our Reiesentaiver.in-CongTesav to. twa--their itiffuence to proenre such ameadmnd, menta to'the Internal Revenoe Law as will " secure tile following levy upon certain real et' tate 1st. "A 4ey of I p-roent. o wiVsreal .--7" tile (as returned to tha Aditor4sf she sVer-al .SimU-b for taxation.) held by anv uviividnaf alovethenm of $5,000. d.: A 'lwi Of S3 ner cent, on each acre of land owned br tnosaa who da not peisowally reside upon andoceopf sd . the same; also upon each acre of land which an VlrtdltidUal owrij, Jtlrbve Ihl 'o'umber p jwi 1 buWlreit acfeav" T" - '-",-',' ?'-M ..''; If the felloV ia'reporie3 eorreotTy Be' mot J-be a fooior a la'oafie ft !s ImniateVIslI vrhfcVv ,-' The- proposition ahowabs is onfif fcr sr "LeglaTi"" Xtt0r.rA And'yetr h e1 was eWed ity Ttgri 1 from Hainiltort coonry uthelata-election-t, Cincinnati tnust leel highly boborid in having U BUch-Wpresewfatlve;..'ttf ' - r- - - - ;' Blaif Arrived at Xiohfionav it toi ; New Yoxx. Lx Tbs -Hithaiond DiapaitS hj" ha h,',,,winPiil-'C'K " , Francis Blair. Si the Yankee PseejCbm rai38oner. arrrrfl in th elty Jnfe wefnealaa nigbt, stteaded by s serran. -Hrl Blaieaiai'12 into our3;lea at ,sl point 4a -frortl -pi T orra IJarriaon., held by theCitT; BattAJion., waa delay ed several " hours' pa our linca. wait- . ing for a permit 10 "come to the ertv whictf . ' was not procured fill a late hour Of the '4iiSfc: ' Since hia-arrival h has heea-trpt, ot-haa kept biuiBflf, front j the1 ptiblipjtya and hia - sworements and wbereahonta areehrondea iiti- mystery, lie Is belrevecf fo be lodged anhe 8frftteawo6l Hotel; aad we lhlhk there is RtU' doubt that be is tbeff, thoegh his nam tfjs' not a ppear On t be register -II baa been- met - by several'of hi old ; acqoiintanc, and theft meetirge were eharaeterizfd ' by' the vttttoter cordialityow both sides. - He li aaJd teCarra bad interview with tbecbief exeonflveeC!eriii of the. Government, .What . pawed a t-T i interviews we need i.ot expect to, know .until , Mr. Blair returns to the Unitf.1 States.'whssr'" everything will be pal dished in tU3 ia tbir T-3 York Tribune and other New York paper' T4s' fe!' l" Peopje whojtaw win tjembUtTn) they jieara ; that SeerHajv fiftantoa baa gone to et a)la at Saraanbv-w x- t Sherrnaobaa. hitherto beetf vietoHotts-birt hiatji lanrets are. now' iardasgen. ifar i jrebezal Ist-.h-i: sflredjtithia t.ha infloeneaof :Wahir?itin .-r.j has5 be sbowniA be fork man .to, swim wiiltin- th eirel cf ti. ret if aelstrom. j SytntatIs tb VadyarTcs setst i; jOjfeer; of SbeTtrJaaadwnun b tt'fs U , juort. lt Sberutfafr ptcp&fr -tumtti Err t , a Trsi .- - 7a4eh.c8rliaal3 i:t: : I u I t fonied In this, fahionVr -Tfc ' '?- trVd.aTikf-'nf fiea'nAy ': 1 . rei?5-rwu.v..i ,c , ,, -Li fhrow'n" tntj c' p water, i --5 -' ' '1. V tit . 'eas wioatf Philadelphia Psaaurylvaada. V r 'i -v . 1 .--.-.-