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WEEKLY
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t, O. SOWHLOVT, Editor and PrtprUtsr,
TBE V!OaTHS CONSTITTIOX, AND THE LAWS."
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ICNOXVILLE. TMN. S4TURDAY; OCTOBER it). lSGl;
VOLUME XXIIL
NUMBER 12.
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KXOXVILLK, TBS.V.T
Mrdr Mrlc OrUWr 19, 1861.
A Qs&rret Pefareca Confederate!.
M Ukc the followirr from a recent issoe
i" tb Hlcfctnond nqrtr. W tUin to be
'aor cbaritible than tcet of those wb tntj
;ta2it we belle re botk purtici, and shall
- aeunue to do o, uclil eoe mji ioroethlnj
jwrib of lh other:
B. 7L0T9, XSD " OfflCIU Of TH1 TII
LIGI0X."
rkfol!wingktter ligned w Joha B-FloTd."
MfailisbeJ at kit epecial Imunta and re
IIutMUAiTxti Autr or Kajuwhi, i
Casp ox Sxwill, Oct. Cth, 1881.
Sir: In the Enquirer of Oct lrt, j-oo have
.iiiijed ceruitt letters, dated la Camp De--me
purporting to be writtea bj officer!
i the " Wise LfErioc' uader mr command.
pt? it irt oot pretend to narrate my conduct
; thu campaign, particular! j in toe late ac
oei on the CUule and retreat to lleadoir
-sC Their eutectenu art calaapiator
tiebdi, Laring o ebadow of trath for
itr MBodalion ; bat their inieatioo, and
hotlesa their malifnitjr, U too oorioni to
vait at to believe that the can be icj an
us either tomrovt repuUtion, or that of
"it armj -wLicb I then commanded. Eren
it oiijenrUf, 2 sboald leare the Judg
of .thus oJEceri to Bjr gOTernaaaat.
lLich,harie( beea exactlj informed of their
Wdial nrprobation, and remit taj personal
U-hidicatioa froa maiicioBi detraction to hia-
Y-to love jiutice. Hut the dutr of a com
e:4dr coB)jef me to demand of joa the
Muu of those tndivfiiuais who bare to far
rgotten the honor of gentlemen and the
tfw-acU-r of officer-, at to invent asd pHO-
iilLfll on their General and their com-
cioa-in-ariui thus vile in apirit, and un-
fj-uUiful in material, that tber mar be tried
Ef th railiurr tribunal- and punished, if
rv '!u f-i i ti tn tUm I m arm tt t Ym m rmv
I a3i, Etrt jour obedient servant,
I ' .' Joa &. FtoTD.
I The following rej4j is also submitted to
xocra Urnci, 1
Oct. 10. 13(31.
til B. Tiovd, Esq.,:
r: lour letter ef October Cth, 1801, is
Hre as. Not reeojmizinz anr aithoritr In
rfeif, either indiridaalir or as Commander
X tL JLtmr of Kanawha, to demand the
I" of our correspondents, we decline to
-avpirun your renesu
TTLKE, niSl JLU.I0 ss.
declined to Tarnish the itarnee ef oar
"ndnu to Jn. Fiojd becaase of bis
'lot to seek bis vindication through a
m iiartikl, Instead of the usual mode
'-oj tntloTien. Whenever Gen. Fiord
fits a personal rindkation, the names
f or corr-spofilenu shall be furnished.
a aUail dismiss this letter with the etata-
t that tbe characters of our correpondCttts
ve nerr been stained hv tfaa tamii-ina r a.
Izxe, and that a charge of falsebooll against
u is tanch eatMsr mad than proved.
rr aro eentkruen tlie equals af Gen. FloTd
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rery respect, and what they have arerred
U.eir communications, wa believe to be
? in letter and spirit.
Charge ef Iteoapetency.
The following opinions, expressed by as
fry as four different Secession papers, may
to oar readers for what they are wortb.
nitle so cnarge. for if we were to, we
jli liktly have to come before the afegoit
F'-Wities of the Confederate Court. ' We
p be allowed, however to copy what tbe
&'idn tirnals fay :
f&4Witlaay friend Is form as why and
!' lie li.chiayni papers reach Colambia a
f 7 before tiey reach Charleston lCAarfcs-
Ccnryr. ,-.,- T '"
Je tLiak we can, ys the Ssvaetab B
Iw. Q the Srst place the msils are ta
l care of there wives, and just go ia any
xrtion they uke a notion to. Tbe aaost
f ittigsted iur-otaaetency yervadrs Um vbole
;riaject. Tl iineiiata reatoa. thonirb.
tbey arc not distributed befare arrivlnir at
I point wLere the roads diftrge to Charlti
JwiiAurJtA. Wa hava ao re calr vy
IttUftgoirlUchnwad mail fa Savaanab:
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g8U, balfri get It flsUe cflett tU An
gaiU suad a, lty Itbind Uisa, , The depart
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taent wta 4 tj taat ta the nai cisieaity,
and la tehtlf tf a tt aJoriy of in FP'
we IntUa Jleagaa to give Uc for soma
nan wko audarttaadi the baslaesfc i
We tympathite wua ew,nnsi.i i
Ceurwr, Zqmlik and I'.- We have bad
oo mail froja Kicbtacad for ftJsple of iJ!
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t-a-i-a-iMesaa-isaTi .r '
. V.'Tiii" fcdertl Cfciaptiitt.' r,
; The Intelligent war correspondent of tbe
Charleston Crir writing from lUcbmoad,
girea out the fallowing, as a part of the via
ter'i eampaigo; ?ir .
It it tbe opinion among some cf tbeoficers
belonging to WUe'a suite, tat the enemy de
ign a grand demooslratloa against Ukbmoad
by tbe way of ortk Carolioa, McClellaa is
batily togsged la fortifying W'asbingtoa: for
tbe winter, and does cot propose lo come out
of bis entrenchments at present. In tbe
medusae, Scott or tome eta er expericaced
General ia to laad on the coast of Kortfe Car
olina with 100,WO men, and march on Peters
burg. This will force Johnston, Smith and
Beauregard to abandon tbe .Potomac for the
defence of JUcht&ond, and thus Washington
will be relieved. If KcCleltaa Is disposed, he
caa then march out and attack Richmond on
the JCorta, and also toccupyihe valley of tba
Shenandoah. If IlMencranU succeeds la de
featiag Lee and occupying the Virginia and
TeanesiM Railroad, Richmond and our armies
beiag cat off from the rest of the South oa
all aides, of course tbey snnst fall into tba
bandi of the Licolniles. This argue the
ofSceN in questtoa is evidently the plan cf
the Federal Generals, iad It explains what
tba Korthera jpaacri mean when they say
Richmond U to bo reached by another route,.
It explains the secret preparation! going o
at tbe North since tbe battle of Staaaues,
aad it explains the apparent unwillingness of
XcCleilan to. risk another engagement just
now on tbe baaki of the Potomac There
may possibly be some value ia these conjee
tares. I give them to yoa for what they are
woab. ..-- -.
The Senettr&tioa Act
It seems that even South CanltM U not
agreed upon this Seqaestratloa Act - Hr.
PeUigrew is one of the Srst Lawyer la that
State, aa well as one of the best uu . See
what be has said, aad let other Lawyers profit
by it; ., , -v..,-
gyfUl mipatca t the Ektoooad InmAt. . .
CaaatxsTox, October 8. The regular Oe
tober tern of the Confederate Court opened
hero yesterday. Tbe ttrm will likely be a
busy one, aad maty Important cares will come
ap for adjudication. : ' 1
la the Court, yesterday, ilr. James L. Pct
tigrew, one of our most promioent lawyers,
ia reply to the writ of garnishment served
upon him, with tbe view to a-certtio whether
be bad sequestrated property, and what
amount, asked leave of tbe Court to file a de
ruurrer.
Hr. PeUigrew contended that said writ wai
not wa-ranted by any law, aad was sot in ae
cordaneo with the Constitution o tbe State
of South Carolioa. tie declared that the writ
was most tyrannical in its features, ana a-
reproduction of tbe Court of tbo frtar Cham
ber and Spanish laqaisitionv lit. W. Wbaley
took a similar position, likewise filing a de
mnrrer. , . .. ,
' Tbe proceeding caused quite a sensation in
on r city. Tbe argument is fixed for Monday
next -
Extortion, .
It is aodeniablej that there aro men who
have taken adranage of these war times to
enrich themselves at the expense of the peo
ple. The darling object with three sort of
men is tofrt ricAr this is the acme of their
ambition, and tbe sum total of all their en
deavors. Tbey have no regard for msn or
devil, only so far aa tbey taay be made tribn
lary to these ends. They are the horseleecb
ea of tbe body-poliUe the vampyres of so
ciety ia whose presence widows weep, aad
the wail of wretched orphanage is heard ia
vaia. Their iroa boxes are gorged with gold
and silver, and this is tbo Atk of their Cove
nant with Hejlf '"d the depository of a coin
age froa tears and blood. Tbe laughing fiend
keeps gaard ever these boxes and bags of
gold, and grins horribly at the presence of
hollow-eyed penury. Tbe beggar is dismissed
empty, wit'u a grimace of which bell Is made
ashamed, while the lea a arms of the fiend
caresses tbe gold like coiled snakes ia the
darkness of bis den. Such aa one ia ripe for
the flames of the pit, and , should have tbe
badge of bis damnable doom nailed upon bis
forehead by a hissing populace. It is with
a shuddering feeling we think of each men ;
our souis revolt, and wa spurn them back aa
tie very refuse aad offscourings of creation.
It would seem from this article that all who
are operating in Alabama, during this war
panic, are sot tbe " Cower! of our race. The
Rtporter administers a jost tebuke to the land
suaru la loatqsartcr. ., ;
T One Param JTtdtt Chaplain to the Cth
Kcrtb Carolina Regiment, writes from Tlrgla
ta, under date of Sept 34th, a letter which
appears la tbo Ashtville Atfwa. From 'tfcli
letter we taVe the following extracts t V
' MOur forces at this place have been greatly
weakened by disease. ! think t art tuUsi
boaodi of reajos srheo I Mjsua half tba Cth
Regiment of North Cro!ioa Volunteers are
aick. The pretalllng disease !s CattpFeter.
The Regiment has beea pall ootbieg i!pr
thebonnty icoaey wftanfeeived.1 Thieiibbtl
kard aad diafaurasriaff. : la thert sa help tor
this evil? Can tht Old North gut do totUs
to Inspire toned' I wis it could
ui 1 -arts tt it several ehsplainsbsvertsJgi
d, and ethers will do it, owing le the legisla
tion of. the Confederate Coarrtss on tba sub
ject of Chaplains.".
- Oar Fintaciti Condition.1 '
There Is a growing feeling or aneaslness In
th country regarding the conduct of our pub
lic, affairs. Many letters we receY admonish
us of this fact Ooe correspondent goel to
far it to say, that this feeling of uneasiness
it augmented by the silence of the press. For
months, while the War Department was ia
hands utterly incompetent, not murmur of
complaint found ita way to the pabiie ear,
through the columns of the papers. The ap
prehension exists, ia tlcw of the sluggishness
ef our operalioaa, that similar impvrftictioas
still continue, and are smothered over by tbe
remissness of editors. :
There may be something in this. We, in
common with tbe press and people, received
the Administration with open arms and un
bounded confidence. We all felt that our
destinies were linked with It We had faith
in its seal; we bad ba aversion to distrusting
its capacity for promoting onr common wish
es. The deplorable consequences, which re
sulted from the mistaken confidence la tba
War Department, aro still felt, aad so ay at
this rery time be causing tbe embarrassments
which shed such a gloom over the land. -There
is, however, another branch of the pab
iie service, little less important tba a tht War
Department which attracts public attention
and excites anxlsty; that which relates to the
wars and means for defraying the expenses
of tbe war.
It is evident our expenditures cannot fall
abort of three hundred millions of dollars.
What expedients has the Secretary of tbe
Treasury proposed by which to raise this
amount of money 7 We are only aware of
the loan for $15,000,000, authorised by tbe
Congress at Montgomery or which only tea
millions have been taken; the prod ace lean,
which baa yielded oaly some thousand bales"
of cottoQ, not yet told, and not likely to be
told sooa; the $100,000,000 treasury aotet,
authorised by the last session of Congress;
and the direct tax, which 'xaay yield fifteen
txulliona. This is tbe sum total, and oa its
face, it doea not reach one half of the Inevit
able expenditure, Tbe failure to realize the
loan for tbe whole of the 1ft millions proves,
sot a waat or siai among our people, but the
absence of money. No people are richer ia
froptrty, necessary to the support of Life, but
not convertible Into specie; and none bate
more valuable products, when tbe markets of
the world are open, but valueless aader exist
ing circumstances. As to the Prod ace loan,
We suppose every mau la the Confederacy,
except '.be Secretary of the Treasury aad Mr.
De Row, it conscious of its utter failure. Tbe
direct tax, when collected, may produce 15
millions. Hut that, la connection with tbe
State taxes, will require itore thaa tbe auouuT
of money in the hands or the people. The
Banks will be the only recourse; and they, to
meet tbe wants of the community, will be
forced to expand to a polut prohibited by their
charters, and endangering the worth of their
ptper. Tbe reiuaioing aad most considerable
item la the.nundrea millions of Treasury
notes. Withoat this Item, supposed to be
opposed to all Mr. Utmmingers financial
Tiews, be would not nave more than T5 mil
lions with which to confront S00 millions of
expenditure; with it, he caa only muster 125
millions, leaving an unprovided deficit of 173
millions
It will do no harm to look the diffleulty
quare in tbe face, The war must go oa. it
will require large earns of money. The peo
ple, who have no money, art willing to mi rt
gage every particle of property they own, to
reed, dome ana pay tbe army. Bui bow does
the Secretary of the Treasury propose to
raise the missing 175 millions? . The Direct
Tax is already accounted for oa tbe other
aide; tbe Prod ace Loan cannot be relied on
for a dollar J and any other mode of borrow
ing Is wholly impracticable. If 8 per cent
etock ia ot taken, neither would 29 per cent
and for tut same reason, the want of money,
or tbe conventional repicseotative of value.
It will not do to postpone this vital question
till our armies are paralysed fof tbe want of
money, at tbey were tlx weeks ago for tbe
waat of Anna and powder If Mr. Memminger.
caa fight the war through without money, no
body would be more rejoiced at it than we
would be. But we do not believe, be or any
one elM caa achieve impossibilities. We
know vast sums of money will be cecestsry
to work out this great cause. If he hat aay
tber expedient for raising there turns than
by converting the prodaeUont ef tbe country
la to cur-secy, u will oe a great feller to know
what it U. Oar coavlctioa Is, that if a wise
forecast had beea exercised in this regard,
tbe Confederate States might six months ago
hare bad 150 or 200 millions ta their credit
In London, and onr coast might now be guar
ded at all points by, iron plated steamers.
ieimond Whig.
Floyd tnd Wiaa.
A nice little squabble is now going oa
between the frieods of these two tatn. Floyd
it the senior officer, and therefore, ranks Wise.
It seems that tbey both want to be Vice
Presideat Floyd especially ah4 ' therefore
were jealous of each other especially hat
Floyd beea jealout of Wise, and hat issued
orders to him which he refused to obey, and
the Government bat ordered him elsewhere.
Tbe newspaper scribblers in Floyd's camp have
beea petting oat tome articles going to thow
that Wise has mads a failure has bo military
talents, a&d ae empliebed no thing. Per con
tra, tome of n asms class la "' Wite't Legion)
have (OAde a very fair tbowUg ia hit defence,
and that Floyd bat beea unsuccessful aad it
IsckiBg ia military Utt sit Bc4 ja figment: ;
Not belsg well posted oa tbe merlu ef the
(Sir-recces eetwtea Wise and Floyd, we are
usable to lay wt itier both are la blame of
whether ba"4 art at fault We know them
both to be voraciously ambitious taea, ' asd
we are well satisfied that Fiord htl tattle aa
attempt lo ret bis name before the people for
the Vice Presidency next -month, wall he
theald hare beea contriving meant to math
enemy oet of Western VlrgloiaCferArarjr.
We understand Mr. Jno. II. Gilmer raised,
In tbe District Court, now sUUag, an. impor
tant and delicate question, iavolring tbe con
stitutionality of tbe SequestratloB Bill, re
cently passed by the Congress of the Confed
erate Sbifet. .
Mr. Gilmer, ia a letter to the receiver for
tbe city of Richmond, dated 13th of Septem
ber, presented the question 1st That the
Confederate Congress had no power to pass
rach a Bill ; and 2ndly. Admitting tht fewer,
that the Bill oa Its face it clearly unconstitu
tional. ?
These questions we learn, will be freely
argued In tbe Circuit Court, la a short time.
Tbey are Important and deeply Interesting lo
the public. It Is proper that such questions
should receive tbe deliberate consideration of
the judicial tribunals, and be fairly eoosidered
by every one. Aad as to tbe merit of tbe
grave question involved, ve do not express
any opinion, but timply give the facts, at a
puplichronlcler. Richmond Whij.
Presently.
Never My you will do pretly, what your
reatoa or your conscience tells you, yea should
do now. No man ever shaped bis own destiny
or the destinies of others, wisely and well,
who dealt ranch in prt$tntlitt. Look at Na
ture. If sbe never hurries she never post
pones. When tbe time arrives for bads to
open, they open for tbe leaves to fall, tbey
fall. Look upward. Tbe shining worlds
never put off their rising or their settings.
Tbe comets even, erratic at they are, keep
their appoinment ; and eclipses are alwaya
punctual to tbe minute. There are no delays
in aay of the movements of the universe
which have? been predetermined by the abso
lute Cat or tbe Creator. Man, however, being
a free agent, can postpone the performance of
of bis duty ; and he does so, too frequently
to his own destruction. Tbe drafts drawn by
indolence upon the future are pretty sure to
be dishonored. Make now your banker. Do
not My you will economise presently yoa
may be bankrupt ; nor that you will repeat or
make atonement presently, for presently you
may be judged. Bear in mind tbe Important
fact that alike by the history of nations, ru
lers, aad private individuals, that ia at least
three cases out ot five, prtttntly is too late.
Life of Women in the Eut
The following description, taken from a
work entitled the Egyptian Sepulchers and
Syrian shrines, writtea by two sisters, tbe
Misses Beaufort, is interesting
The gayest sight we saw was tbe Sweet
Waters of Alia, wbkk-LlT fulwtr kind
ly took us, on tbe great day of the year tbe
Friday after Kourban Bairam. This is the
summer liyde park of Constantinople the
Sweet Waters of Europe being only in fash
ion during tbe winter reason. There is no
beauty in the spot, save that of a few fine
trees, beneath whose shade tbe women sit tbe
whole day. Tbe place was excessireiy crowd
ed, and one could not bare a better oppor
tunity or studying Turkish women ; they did
not seem to be enormously unlike the pictures
drawa of them by those of our modern poets
who describe them as fair and modest pearls,
sitting like snow drops enclosed ia one of
Ward's patent scaled cases, the damp dews of
the glass answering to the jealousies through
which tbe aluiond-sbaped eyes gleam in half
veiled light.
Here the gay flaunting flowers of the Bos
phorine harems were sitting in a closely pack
ed mass upon tbe greea sward, under the
shade of the oak and elm, the colors jumbled
into eaqh other, like tbe pattern of a brilliant
Parisian arpet, thrown up upoa a ground
work of (beir white veils, almost daxtling in
its confused brightness, while the harsh, bird
tike, ceaseless chatter of the ladies' tongues,
was almost relieved by tbe occasional cry of
a spoiled child or tbe squeal of a swaddled
baby. Each group of two or three women had
their own mattress, ooollA (clay jar) of water,
and an embroidered handkerchief, containing
their comestibles for the day chiefly raw cu
cumbers, of which tbey cat from taorningjill
night and most of tbeut were smoking nar
gilens. The richer ladles were driving round
aad round tbe small meadow, seated la glided
painted toUja, something like our royal State
coach, only two or three of which had car
tains drawn to conceal tbe inmates.
Some of tbe Saltan's family were there,
each lady with a couple of slaves oa the back
teat of tbe carriage, dressed at gaily, if not
at rlcbly, as herself ; many of the tlare are
petted up almost as much as tbeir mistresses,
aad tbeir slavedom is sometimes the extreme
luxury. Since the last few years thtyesmak
has ceased to be a M snare," aad become oaly
a " delusion "once It concealed tbe features
of the wearer, bow It only tett off and en
hance! their beauty
"Like the ladiatlect, gDit-a,aa4 vapoevM f-et
Wkka rroB(l-4 i kfci tU CoImUaU la Qro-
fteaa the atao-ce cf awe," .
the single fold of gossamer gaute across the
mouth and chin, acting far less jealously ea
the fair facet of tbe Constantinople ladies
than tbe " violettea " ! the shady ridlag-hate
of our owb country. -
There were tome beantiet among them, aad
tome of those were remarkable for intelli
gence more thaa others, reminded me of
aweet, gentle faces at home ; but thef e were
few, for, la geacrai, they look Mdly iasaae.
And yet we were assured oa the beat elbor
ity that they do not now by any meant lea4
the entirely vacant lives they are accustomed
to believe they do j there it scarcely a harem
beonjtiBg te etoUmlle rlrh pereea, where
the ladies do not read French and pi ay ea the
piano forte, betldet occupjing. t hernial vet
wltt) -aaay ktada of embroidery, and tome
tvt sleg and draw t one pasha1 w,ife wa
mentioned to us who had lately played the
whole Travatore M by heart t earlafora
tat But these Mccmflithmest are U
learned from French g oreraeiJH aedww
tkdmbrt with whom they are liberally sep
plled ; aad with these accorapllshtsentt they
learn the morals, or rather I in morals, of their
teachers, who are invariably a very disrepu
table class.
- M Progress bts Indeed began event is the
Turkish harems, bnt Is thr progreit of vie
oaly ; formerly, if they had not iBUiiigence
taoBga to bs useful aad good, tbey war ia
happy ignorance cf many cf tbe vices to
which tbey are bow addicted. Perbapt the
tight of European women doe them more
barm thaa good- for whea they tee oa f eirg
and coming asd rrjoicing ia ear liberty; they
faery that tbey mast ase that liberty for only
tb same objects tbey would; tbey eta con
ceive of noother kind of restraint upoa our
selves than that of brick walls and strotrg
locks, and tbey Iocs; fof thr freedom which
could enable them to obtain tbe paradise of
passing tbe whole day In endless coquetry,
flirting and admiration. 1
... Yoaz- Sim. ,
Whatever department of active life yoa
may be led to choose, let it he tbe result of
fervent prayer, and the sincere desire that it
may be the fulfillment of God's plan for you.
Tbe great peial to be considered is, not so
much what yoe shall er, at what you shall
eeo-ae what you shall do to blest yonr gen
eration. . Filled with the great idea of duty,
yeu will feel -ourselves strong ia the might
and good will of God. Once fully commkteJ
to what you believe to be God't plan for yoe,
all that may befall you, no matter bow pain
ful, vexatious, or unaccountable, will be re
garded as part of the Divine scheme of yoer
life, and will be accepted thankfully, bravely,
without petty murmuring! or mean r-xietle.
All outward states, employments, relations,
are chosen Instruments to qualify yeu for a
career of usefulness on earth, and for the
blessed "tonnmatum ea,' of eternity.
Be assured, furthermore, that talor is the
price of success. Yea are st dying a profes
sion, or preparing yourself for a mercantile
life, or are about to assnme tbe management
and responsibilities of agricultural affairs, or
engaging , ia tba Important duties of the
teacher's ofSce it matters not what Activity,
patience, close attention in a word, labor
will alone secure you eminence. Distinction
in scholarship, Influence in tbe councils of
the country, leadership ia the great enter
prises of the time these are aot tbe gifts of
fortune; tbey are tbe conquests of appli
cation, energy and Integrity. Ia themselves
these very elements of character are a nobler
possession, a more desirable, enduring good,
than the Sucre. they wir.
Otfiat it TJt.
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Teslamant is "Christ ia you the hope of glo
ry." O, tbe preciousaMt ef sack a onion
with CarUtl Aad yet it Is to be feared that
many of bis followers know hot litt le of it
Some have merely a historical Chri
Others bare a dogmatic Christ the Christ of
the catechism and the school. What we need
in order te know the full power ef CbrWa
the power of bit life, the power ef his doe
trine, the powerof his resuirection is tohav-
Christ in us as the object of thought, of Unit,
of affection, of desire, ef hope, of joy to be
la sympathy with hit feeling! aad kit w-srk
to be swayed by hit Spirit
Eternity. . '
Eternity bat bo gray hair. The Cowers
fade, the heart withers, tbe man grows old
and dies j the world lies down ia tbe sepul
chre of agee, but time write ae wrinkles on
eternity.. Eternity I Stupendous thought!
Tbe ever present, unborn, nndecaying 1
undying, the endless chain. Ccmpasstag th
life of God the golden thread, entwining the
destlnie of the universe. Earth bis Ike
beauties, bat time shrouds them for the grave ;
its honors are but tbe sunshine of an hour
its palaces, they are but gilded sepulchre,
Its pleasures, they are bursting bubbles. Not
o in the untried bourn. Ia the dwelling of
the Almighty caa come no footstsp of decay.
It way will know bo darkening eternal -splendor
forbids the approach of eight
The CHeHjM cf Uicnacnd.
The city of Richmond ia full of the TSWt
licentiousness. ' Among all tht loathsome vi
ces imported into it by the harpies who psey
Bpoa the roy, that of gambling baa became
so prominent and brazen at. to defy pt&lk
decency as well as law, tatrudisg its elAire
meats oa the most fVeouested parts of cur
most public street. 'This tnfrectwo of the
law, and abase ef pallia decary, appears U
be easily wlaked at ia the lic-e aad rorrap
sUa ef the timet, to which aa IneCcient l-o- .
lice does all In Its power to coaUibute. The
painted dent ef Saa Freaclteo aa4 beris cf
the old Federal city, were not a whit mere. ,
diabolical thsa lb 4sJeoB4, oa Kxia itmi, ,
Richmond. Tbee resorts are presided ever ,
by elegaat i;ambUag adveitarert, who may'
be seta cry day a oar stmt corner, la tie .
dainty ajfitutloa cf aea&i-mir.Ury eostunr :
ttarlsg lad'-rt out ef eeustesa&ce, cr eatielsg V
yoaa J men Uto tielr ccmpaiy. There it sail -ta
be bow It this city si saSlcie&t number of '
gambler to fwm a tegfraest It would, be aa "
exctsllcst 14ta isprost these tdilier ct.r
fbrtBe,"glTi8thji,th tlteraatiTe otUs ',
war of the Fe&llcaUary. kVittRi ?,
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