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a (dinrnri a hd WEEKLY r inn iJiullLy'JbillL IQic JiUiUilU A : r A if) 33y Jo,xtlc3 IFLeecL. VOLUME XII. NO. 1. ASHTABULA, 0., IzideiDozi. clout in cell tilings. SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 4, 18C2. AYIIOLE NUMBER 023. terms or rBscniPTioir. ' fa. Dollar. P ifj" .rlMlT I. .-... P ADVKHTIB1NO- ' ft HO I Two anware three mo. $ I i) B ,.1noM Card, of not .It llnea-p -a 00 Twelr. Hum orlof Mil" la ak "I01' Obituary Wntlra of mm- thaa "re Una, tntow eerl UUrwilllaertdatthiJrta- JOB PRIST1KO. ferery inert ptloa attended to aaeaU, In tb most tasteful BUSINESS DIRECTORY. FARMERS HAWK OP- ASHTABULA. nvina EKII'Tia. Fram A. M to IS M. anil fw 1 to I. St. Iwlcli. DR. J. C. HUBBARD. Ashtabula, Q. 61 DR. mkINOSLKY, Homeapathist, Klnirs t1I1.0. Ha-rlng had vr.l yenr-a eoerlane, h fcel himself competent to at re satisfaction to oil who may km Mm with a call. Odlon, Mala etreet, nearly opnoalte of r Rjickwall. Ftcrerancea Homeopathic Madlaal Facntty tweUmdl Br. Geo. Z. Noble, Pood,, H. Y.I O. E. Kohl, P.'o Yen, W. Y. H. B- Palo, food do Ut. Wis. M7 O. F. M'DONAI D Physician and Sors-eon located nppoalte Jobn MaoeOekl'. Clothing Star, Mln ' iirwl, Aalitabnla, O. . 7a A. B A BRETT, Mechanical and Surplcal Dei tint, eond Honr.Flak-. Block, Aahtantila, Ohio. 468 5Tw. FOSTER, Eclectic Physician and Snr. reon, Geneva, Ohio. 8 Attorney. enKRMAN FARMER HALL, Attorneys ""iimelW at Law, Ashtabula Count, Ohio. Tab) P. fwFB, i Abstabola. . Jrmw Q. FAlunm, ................... Thkopokw Hall, .............. ftwwm. CHARLES BOOTH, Attorney tnd allor at lw, Ahtnlwl, Ohio. - Coun- 410 W. D. CHAPMAN, Attorney at Law JntlBO of tho Pose, Cotnralwfoiwr of Daodi far Mlehlru and Iowa. OiBo thro doom of tko TrMaaM Uoaa. Conooant, O. mm M.li. OAK V, Attorney and Counselor at law nation, O. All haaaa aatraateA him wiU aa atompUy attndd to. COOK. A PRATT, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Mala Street. orr MorrUon'a Btora, Aahtabnla, O. CoUoctiona promptly attcedrd to. Patronaga aollcltcd. 04 Hotels. ASHTABULA HOUSE T. 8. Fuller, late ol tba Jrlferaon Houso, Proprietor, Aabtabula, O. 019 THE AMKKlUAN liOUriE, at the Depot h ia jvat been put la order, and being com-enlt-btly an p?"i-ftnilv aituated, with pood aceommndatlooa for nian and l-ei-l, Is a pod .topping place for tmvelero, or thoaa from , tia ii.Utrior liavlua; toama to ba cared fhr whlla dtirlnir a tciip r!i'y abssnco by Ibe Kailroad, 11. VI0WUY, Pioprie tor, A-btab;i!a. July, 1S0. t3 Flalv HOUSE Ashtabula, OIi. O. Ulba- ftfvv, Proprietor. An Omnibus rnnnlnff to and from erery train of oara. Alao, a food livery-atable kept ia Connection with tbla houaa, to eoovey paaaengara to any point. 4H8 AMERICAN Jaffexaaa, Ohio. nOUSE John Thompson- JMercUnnt. IIASKELL k EON. Dealers in Dry Goods Omeerle, ProHatonn, and Brady Wd Cotliln(r. Alao, - Dealer In all kind of Whit Wood, Aah, Oak, Hickory Lumbar, and Flour Barrel Hoop, Mala street, Atbtabnla. J. W. HAaKliLt.. 816 J) W Habmil. STEPHEN HALL Dealer in Dry Goods, nrocerlea, Hat and Cp, lataand Shoe finding, and gen eral Meichandt, I floor aooin or too uana. ota A. I1ENDRY, Dealer in Drngs, Medicines, Chemical, Painla, Oil, Varnlatiea, Braah, Dy Staff, Ae. Chair Fam lrGrocorlea, Ineindinc Teaa, CofTaa. Ae. Pa- tent Medieina. Pur Wine and Liquor Cor Medicinal pnr- noaea. Pdysiciao'i prcacrlntlou carefully and promptly aV tonoeo to. a PRENTICE & 0SB0RN, General Dealers in l'mrtirlmi. Produce, tnd aa forth. Uain a true t, Aahtay Quia, 'lino. " TYLER & COLLINS. Dealers in Dry Good - Ororerie, Croekerr, Bii and Shoo. ITata, Capk.Ae two door North of Flak Hoa, Aahu'jui o. 41 J. P. ROBERTSON, Dealer in Dry Goods, Orocarlea, Hardware, Crockery, ProTtalona, Boot and Fhoo. and erery other claaaof Oood uaually looked for In Fint Claaa Country 8tor. Courteay and fair dealing ar the inducamenta olfered Sara abar of puoilf uror Main atreet, Ashtabula Ohio. H. L MORRISON, Dealer in Dry Goods Grocer lea, Boot and Shoes, Hat and Caps Hardware Crockery, Book. Palnta, Olla. are-, aaniaunia. i GEORGE WILLARD, Dealer in Dry Goods Oroeeriea, Hate, Capa, Bool and Bhoea, Crockery, Glaar war. manufacturer of ready-made Clothing. Alao, who)- aal and retail dealerln Hardware, Saddlary.haila, Iran Steal, Drag and Mediclna, Paint, Oil. l)Ttun, Mala - etrevt, Aahtabul. WKLL8 A. FAULK.NER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Wei tern Iteserr Batter and Chaeee, Dried Fralt and Flour, AahUbaula, Ohio. Order reepeet ' r.,11. aaiieitad.and Slled at tha I0wet eaahcoat. 47S J. G. WRIGHT, Dealor in Millinery Goods Worked Collar and Sleerea, and Fancy Good. Next door to the Fiak llooa. 470 Wateh4 Jawalry, 4kfV 3. W. DICKINSON, Jeweler. Repairins; of all kind of WatcJ' and JkwMry. Bbop, 0,pll tha rtak Hooaay A Clothing. L. WOLFF k CO. Dealer lb Ready-ihSde Clothuj and GanV FurnUblug Good. AahUbwla, O. M4 BRIG II AM V CO Wholesale and retail Waaler in Ready Mad Ckitlllog, Famiahlnf Good, Hat, Cap, eta. Ajutaooia. Agent ta. IT. TASSETT. Acrent for tha Purchase. Sole, a Ranting ef Real Kaiate, Inaura se, negotiating Loana, Col Laotlon of Debt. Ae. Property aold for Coaimiaioo only, and aal no charge. A ante, direct or Indirect, eonaU tutea a aommlaalon. Mala street, Aabtabala, Ohio. Ala, Notary Public 47B MMfnetrcrs. GEORGE WILLARD. Manufacturer of Sasb Blind and Doan, on hand and nude to ordar. Alan, Plan tag, Matching, eta, done to order In tba beat aoaaibl man nar, aauiaDuia, u. at GEORGE C. UUBBARD. Dealer in Hard war. Iron. Stoel and Kail. Htoeaa, Tin Plata. Sheet Iron Copper and Zine, and manufacturer of Tia, Sheet iron and Oauue War. Fiak' Bioek. AabUauia, Ohio. 410 T. M'UUIRE. Manofacturer of Tio, Copper and Sheet I roe war, rune aneaoon pain m aiuing.aatt uu ui an l reiiairlnr Storta. tUe-l'fa, Pump aixf Lad . uonauefcora. via. viu iron, jrta. upper. . aim aula Agautaw I laieui impmroinariyi Ahtabuia J. 4S U 'l'OUV'f KAM 'Manhimuta hnililpro nl SUUoaary and Portable Bteam Kngtn. saw, ana our Mill Work. ad Jokmnt pd ttevairlng don ta enier, aa short avtioc, and In workiuaa-lil maunar, soatb Maia at. Aahtabula. a I ft. O. CCLLEY, Manufacturer of Lath, Biding !tuwe Bom. Ac Phuaine: and Matching and Scrawl- rlswing 4ae ea tba aborteet oetlo. bbop aWalh 0 lb naiMuaurcp, !)1oui,ueiu. ABBOTT, Lumbr Pressor, and Manu Xr"mr ' I" Sbioglea,Llh, Kane HlnfT, ta 1 laJ"-t, anil oireuiar Saaiug doua to order, tlui atreet aa anu oc Uuum awit, Ashtabula. 41 OLMSTED t CHOSBY, Iron Founder, an anauoiaciurer , , uai ta PluwPtow Caatlnra, Mill Ct Inga, Ac Moat d.air.i.Uuu, Foundry Vi ark duac ta ordat A a tabula, Ob to. CM ITU A CAULIb!.n,Mtirjafllctureri of B.I. Upper ana narneaa i ,na ii, rrneh -- un.,'.i'i. ' " yM tt,r rllWaa4Sktna, M 1 '. ,TT. . W OEORGTTHALL, Dealer in Piano Fortea anrl MeaMleo.i". l ..iui. nUiol, CoTere, lutrurti, Booka. etc, aWuetfii 1 '. tiaet, Aabtabula. Sdfitiu..ut. l0 Iloaba. M. G. DI0K. Bookseller, Htatiouerand New ' Oraler. Alao, Pealer in hbeet-Muaie, Toy, and ttrneral , Tanaty Good, statu aueet, Aauuabula,utiUi, 401 Furuttur. LINUS SAVAGE.Furulture Dealer and Man- ufarlurer, elram calabliabinaot. North Maia atrt, near the oiuaiat Br. FarraugVu A Hull. AJituuula, if, 41 . i iL-a. avwlruuaua Ljui. atu ato tukao La baciuuiire . Lh"llrtiUnt Ctuk Mot." wlthUU Si douriiouUi ui tb Fuk Uau DT7Ci0& BROTnERS.Mannrftctnrersof a Paaltfa la Fnrnltnra of ha t dwrHptkma. and rrorr a Hotr. 1m rrml Uadrtni.and mannfartnrara of Cof. Ana Mord.r, alalo ttraat, Korth of Booth fublla Ponara Llrarw Sjtablra H. F. A J. 0. CULVKR, liare removed to the Flak ITonao fltahla, whart thay offar to tha eltlrana of A ah Ubnla tha aaa of tha haat aoiilppad I.ltary Ktabla In Anh tabula County, at arlcaa that ranga hut luat abora tha Hr Jng utandard. Call an aaa. Mo. 1, 180. I7 1loeallaaooa. 1). S. 'WILLIAMS, Wholesale dealer in Straw fiooda. Rata, Capa, t'mbrallaa, Paraanla, Ae, lot and 107 Chain bar at., and It a 91 Raaria at.. Haw-York SAM UEL iTUMPTlRKY is oow offcriner Oood Bnlldlnr l.ota ehaafar than a-rar, and at arfma wlthla tha raar.a of almoat avary ona. flaa advartiaamant. 610 TELEGRAPn OFFICE Western Union is pamoTad to tha Praf Rtora of Hendry A Coraland, mmar Main and Cantar Suaata, thraa door aonth of Flak Ilouaa J. at. ALI.KN, Marr. 7 A. RAYMOND, Dealer In Fruit and Oroa- Biantal Traaa, Shrnhhary, Aa, PanSald, Monro County, K. York. Orderaaollcltad. EMORY LUCE, Dealer in Bweet I'oUto, and othar Knrly Plant, and VaartaWaa. Alao, (Malaria Pnanrad Fraita, Trmiatot, ka. Eaat A tabula, Ohio. . w. R. ALLEN. Book Binder Books and MaaMlnaa bound la any atyla deatrad. Blank booka mada and rnladto ordar. Jaffaraon. O. d"0 Jaffaraon, O. WILLARD A REEVES, Dealers in Italian and Rntland Marble, OraTa Stonea, U ommaata,Tabla Top Aw Aahtaoala. - LIME. I shall sell Lime at tbo V eta par huahal. 4H0 Harbor for i. w.niu. So TIME TABLE OF THE CLEVELAND & ERIE RAIL ROAD. ; PamaotarTralm will run aafollowal COIXO ABT. oomo wrat. ail. Ae N Es iTaTHwa N Kx Aoro mail.) a. a . r.w. r.u. . a. r. u. a mi R.2A t.im Cleraland, 7. In 9.2A T.16 10.M 4.42 10.07 PalneaTllla t.V) A. 10 6.07 U.X2 5.13 Madlaan, 7.41 .W .2U CnloBTilla, l.tfi U.SO ' t.S Oanara, 7.M I.Si 6.44 8aybrook, 7.10 1J 02 8.68 11.08 Aohtoonla, S.Ofl S.Ki 1.04 lii.ld .)! KlDK.Ttlle, .4 4.4V 12.83 B.80 Conneaut, 4.S5 8.20 4.81 l.ts .4 Eria. S tO a.m. S.ai rralna do not atop at Station where tha tiro la omitted la tha above table. M Ail throuth Traina eolni Weatward, ermnect at vieTeiaoo, with Train for Tofute, CUnfa, Caltmlmt, tiactaaati, fa- rftaaopM'a, . . . . And all thronah Traina golna Eaatwaro. eonnecT ar i ranair. with the Train f N. Y.A B. B. R., and at Buffalo, with thoee of N.-Y.Cantral.and Buffalo A N. Y. City Railroad, for iVaa) rr, Albany, Batttm, mtgar t out, . A. 0. UUDUAHD, Station Afeot. Ci.HTm.Awn, Not. 4.1K01. More New Goods! TITE rnderifrned has jnst returned from New York with a Fresh Stock of Merchandize, rbul,, all tba I'anal Varieties knnt la kl several Pcpaitinenta, which he offer! or "Caah for Ready Pay" a low as any other deulcr, here or elsewhere. Remember, for CASH or READY PAT, nntll after tbo War la orar. Coo. W tllnra. Asbtabala, No. 14, 1851 . Laditi Drrtt Good Plain and figured Me rinos, plain and figured Coburgs, plain and fig- DeLaines, embroidered and printed Xleps, I op lins, DcBages, Valenciaa, black and colored Silks, in great variety. Print and Cingliam large assortment, Tory cheap. White Good or every description. Hunndt. a great Ysriety all wool. . Show! A. sptendid lot of all wool Long Shawls. Also Brocha, long and square cheap. tlocf Skirt, all styles and prices. Glote and UossVry A large stocfe, and ery Sheeting Uleacbea ana Drown a iuii as sortment heavy and fine. Cotim Yarn A fin assortment of all num bers 1 Cheap for the times. Cotlosj Bait, Wadding, Wicking end Twine. Cloth A. full stock of Beaver and heavy Coatings, Broad Cloths, Ladies' Cloths, Cassi meres, Satinetts, Kentucky Jeans, Tweeds, Testings, Ac. Ao. Clotting . Fall Suits got up on short notice. Allkiqds of work made to order. Cutting at all times. A foil assortment of Tailors Trim- mings, Ao. Boot and Shoe a choice lot of the very best work made, not only good but cheap. Haft and Cap general stock of both Men's md Boys. CrocJcery a fresh new stock, Just opened. Caj Wart fine assortment, including a large stock of Coal Oil Lamps, which will com pete wih any thing in the market, in beanty or price. 1 2,000 other kiods of Dry Goods and Yankee Notions not enumerated in the foregoing, to be found ai the old popular stand of Geo. Willarp. Groceries. la Family Groceries we have a large acjl very choice supply. Drvgt and Medicine A fresh sopply of all the leading and desirable articles of Drugs. Hardwar and Sadlery. The Best and most Eilensive assortment of Shelf and TJeavy Hardware In the county. Paints, Oil, tj-c White Lead, Zine and Mineral Paints, Red Lead, Yellow Ochre, Ye- oeAian lied, Fans Green, Cbrome Green, and every description of artist Paints. Also Lin seed Oil.Turpentioe, Varnishes, Ac cheap. Iron, Steel, tj-e. a full and complete assort ment. I Nai74-200 kegs, assorted sizes cheap. Glat Ud rutty The largest and most geueral assortment of Window Glass ever be- rore Drootni into Asntaouia. Also, rouy Whiting, Ao. very cheap. Rememlkr, if yon have the Moneyto pay for goods and kant get the value of it, call at i Gio. Wuxabb'i. Finally. you have any kind of Produce to sell for Cag, or Exchange for Goods, bring It to the old aid well tried stand of Ashtabula, Nov. 14, 'ei. G. Whxabd. Commercial School. THE Undersigned proposes i EVKN1KO SCHOOL. to open an at ths loom alar bUphea Hall' rjuua, on the Iftth Instant, fur th purpoao or giving inairueuon ia nooa-meenma; Double and ninrla Eotre. and la Practical Peumanabin. Ilia long aipnrwnw ta Bouk-Kaeping, and alao aa laaeaar In on of tb lilt L'eiunieiial loUrge in tue anunlry, anu enable hire ta ehr ta hi pupil loatruetloa ev.l y tba aaa ba obtained la any ef tba long etaading aabool ef our silica, aoJ at icb lea eipeuse, the teius beiu within the reach of almoat arery young maa. But young I adlea ahouM be eumulaullracnaiul4 with th meaner at keeping ae enuutis aud v buManaa, at ta qualify thaw lor tb actual dip ticsiilH-a. At Ibi tiiii, too, wbun ao maoy ef our young men are ealled I Uie battle Seld, will not many of tb out bei-etiib.r deroMng noon thain, fall upoo Ui wouiea aj aur laud t tbea the abuufd ba ducald tut Um uiupo, ud tbia opitoitiMiiiy should not ba afflctA Any ueraua of aa erdlnary nbuoi aduostlaa, i Qualified Aw tut uiuci, el Untrue! iuo. tack aua ili v lauhl aeusrala- V' " C"muiaua'at time, 1 eJ auu a.. oft evciuuga a week, from iba date the tuJo cwemueuuea, for ., (A u0 Any tni..naati,u will be givna oa application to the sub- fflf, " f.u a bi tvaldcuc oeit door V, eat has a!'.!!?' "ir a.. . B- tAolMA. AibHbula, Kof Stb, leil. 4K.) NOTHING TO DO. Miss Mollina McMornn wss hearty an 4 hate, Yet wished to be slender and languid and pale, defrauded her storasch of what was ita duo, And cheated her muscle of exercise too. She dipped In the goblet her fingers so rare, And wiped their tip ends with a dolieste air, Then crossed her white hands on her hoop-bespread lap, Too Inert to converse, and too vain for a nap; For still 'twas her aim in attracting the view, To convince all beholders she'd nothing to do. Miss Julia de Scamper was agile and bright, Her step like the queen of the fairies was light; So, her feet for the sloth of bar bands made a mends, And she took for ber tailing to tall on bcr friends. At all seasons and times she saluted their view, Though they might be busy, she'd nothing to do, But a plenty of small talk around her to fling, So she babbled awsy like a brooklet in spring, Hanging up slain boor as she went from the doof, Aim! for sncb trophies when time is no more. Miss Ceiestia Fits Mackerel would dawdle all day Over crochet and worsted, or novel and play; She sorted bcr shades with an accurate eye, But let ber poor mother's wsn fcatores go by; Who, worn half to death with Iter family care, Found nothing like help from her daughter and heir. The getting of dinners, the loll and the stir Of such vulgar pursuits, were disgusting to her; And thus to her nondescript creed she was true, The mother might fell, but she'd nothing to do O, young men, my masters, who dream with de light Of a home of your own, which no discord can blight, Where the roses of Eden, from fading exempt, And an Eve whom no contraband apple can tempt, Where the wheels of good order like clock-work shall move, And babies well trained bring an ocean of love; Where prudence with smiles of endearment shall glow, And wealth hand in band with economy grow I'd fain sound a trumpet and bid you beware Ofquicksaods beneath, though the surface seems fair; Avoid, like the Upas, with poisonous dew, Those exquisite ladies who've nothing to do. Adventures of a Snake Hunter. A correspondent of tbe Wheeling Intelli gencer gives tbe following : Capt. Brags was crippled with tbe rheu matism, and the Surgeon of Col. Tyler's Regt advised him to go home a while to recruit bis health. Tbo Captain loft us with tbo Colonel. While gone, tbe Col. sent for me to know f I could get over to Floyd's advance, and see what their force was, &c, at the time cautioning me to be careful. I told tbe Colonel that was what I was there for : at the same time I asked him If he would let Sam Drake accompany me. Tie said for me to do as I wiehed, bnt to be careful. Sam says : 'Camming., are we going in this uniform V I told him we bad better try (be farmers' disguise, lor that was tbe best in the moun tains. We started up the' Ganley river, and as we were then above tbe bridge, we knew we must cross the river. LTert we were in a dilemma. I told Sam to come on, some thing wonld turn op so we could get over. We kept -on our way, now climbing up the rugged steep of tbe overhanging rocks of the mountains tbe Ganley flows through, then again diverging into a narrow valley. We crept along tbe base of the mountain for fear of surprise. We then got up tbe rirer as far as we cared about veutnring on that side, and we stood still to bold a coun cil of war. 'Down Sam I'. I said ; 'do you bear that noise V We both got down in tbe bushes and lis tened. Some fellow was going down tbe river in a dugout, singing Dixie. We crept to the river shore and here we saw tbe fellow, whom 1 kuew to be a Becesb, paddling along at bis ease, singing bis fa vorite song. I remarked to Sam, 'I'll chango that tuoe to Yaukee Doodle.' Sam cautioned me against fireiug, bnt I told birn there was no danger.as we must be some 6 miles from their camp. 'I'll have that dug-out at any rate j so here goes.' I took aim, and Dixie was hashed and old Secesb tumbled into the river. 'Well Cummiugs said Sam, 'that was a good shot,' . 'Never mind, Sam, you get that canoe, and I'll watcb for more of them.' Sum got tbo boat, and we crossed the river. I was somewhat at my wit's ond to know how I was to get into their camp. I badn'l made np my mind when tbe rickets bail ed us : 'Halt there 1 which way 1' I had my old flintlock horse pistol point ed at Sam, SDd told them this m a Yaoke prisoner I bad brooght along, aud wanted hint pat ia jail, for be bad been tba terror of tbe neighborhood since thorn tarnal Yan kees bad come out there j that ba bad kill ed several loyal men, and I wanted him dealt with accordingly. This was sufficient passport, to we went oa !. I delivered Sam np, and bad him pat ia tbe guard-house, loafed aroaud camp awhile, waiting for something to turn up, so I could relieve Sam. A rebel captain, uamed Geo. W. Stall, came along aod asked roe where I lived. I told him 1 lived oa tbe Peter's creek road. 'How far from tbe Yankee camp,' be ask ed. 'About 5 milea.' 'Are you well acquainted with tbo coaa try there, I told blui very well. lit said . 'You are tbe maa I want. I bavo been looking for you fur some time." ' I then told him I bad a frieud in lis Jail for getting drnok and raising a fuss, aud I wanted biiu to go along. lie weut to tb euard house and too: Sam out to go with uo. U tbe detailed eight tucu out of bis company to go on a scouting eepedition. We all started for a reconnoisance of the Yankee camp ; went down the river with the rifles the roptain had given us, nnlil we got to where we had left the dugont. Af ter three of us got In, one of the chops said. "Charley, don't this look like the boat Alec Taylor started scouting in this morn ing V I told him that canoe belonged to old Bill Hcndriek, that lived down the river a conple of miles. They were all KaliFfled. . I ferried them all over. We traveled until we were dnsecHding a high bluff, when Sam noticed a smoke. I had posted the boys, before I left, to look out for me, no mat tor who was with me. We Advanced cantiously to where the Cre was. They asked us who had camped there ; I told them the Yankee Snake Hun ter, and that they were prisoners. Jnst then the Snake Ilnnters raided all around at a charge bayonets. The "Hubs" acknowledged they had been sold, so we marched them to the guard bouse, and sub Arqiienlly they were scut to Columbus, Ohio. From the New York Independent. THE NATION'S CHRISTMAS HOPES. BY BORAGE CREELEY. A full year has rolled aronnd since the Nation was first confronted by the flagrant disloyalty and grave perils of secession. Tbe first quarter of that year was squan dered in doing nothing; our National rulers either openly conniving at and promoting the operations of Ibe traitors or tamely succumbing to them, and in pitiable im potence permitting those operations to pro ceed as though the Republic had no stami na and Us Government weio a fog bauk to be dissipated hy tbe first snn or whisked away by any lively breeze. Then followed a season of hesitating, qualified preparation implying a lack of serious conviction that the traitors were in earnest, and a ground work of belief that they would disband their nrmies and return to loyalty in defer ence to arguments, protestaiions, and re monstrances, without waiting to bo over come in battle. From this dream, tho Na tion was rudely awakened by the disgrace ful flight at Bull 11 n n, and compelled to commence in earnest, and with adeqnnte conception of its magnitude, the wot k of preparation for the mighty straggle forced upon it. This preparation is now nearly i complete, and a force of half a million of Unionists is about to be launched from Various points upon the defenses of Slave holding Treason. As we wait ia solemn earnestness bnt in reverent trust the shock of the opposing hosts, let us camly, con siderately note tbe grounds of our convic tion that the ultimate result must be favor able that the National integrity and au thority are to bo vindicated and restored hy the events of 18C2. These grounds are briefly as follows; I. The danger of surprise is past. The Federal .Metropolis, which was to have been captured in May, remains nnvisited by hostile abot and in no serious danirer of changing masters, at the close of I)e cember. Ir mignt nave ueen seized in April; it could have been successfully as sanlted in Jnly. Henceforth, its safety is almost if not qnite beyond contingency II. We must have reached the bottom of our disasters by imminent treachery. The forts, armories, ana arsenals, are now held by loyal and true men. We may be worst ed in battle; bnt we shall no more sec regi ment nfter regiment basely surrendered to the rebels by Confederate traitors who eat tbe bread and wear the uniform of the Na tion. It most be that the traitors in re sponsible, influential positions have been nearly or quite weeded out of the National service. What ships, what ports remain to n, are held by men who will not betrny their trust. III. The Nation at length is armel, or very nearly so, Tbe treason of Floyd and his confederates in the Cabinet of Mr. Bu chanan had nearly stripped the loyal states of arms when the cannon of Sampter peal ed tbe tocsin of war. We bad neither Geld artillery, nor small arms, nor camp equipage, nor munitions at all adequate or suitable ror tne contest so saaueniy lorcea npon as. We now have all these, with the fit men to pat them to use. Henceforth, whatever reverses we may encounter will bave some other cause than our lack of -w . . . . A . arms. II nor, now nearly reaoy ior me strife, we never shall be. IV. W e have measured and tested tfu strength of ottr adversaries. They have bad the advantage of a most extraordinary and unexpected triumph. Tbe prestige of success, the moral advantage of a menac ing attitude, have been theirs for months Tbcy bave been expecting aud preparing a. i---, lr . I i aa: : 10 seize Aiaryianu, jveniucnj ami juissoun, and advanco into tbe free states; but they bave never been able to cross the Slave lioo in any force. Tbo tidings of Bull Run grossly magnifying tbe extent of tbe re bel triumpn, called to tholr camps every one disposed to fight for tbeir causa. They enlisted expecting to ba revelling la tbe plunder of Philadelphia and New York be fore this time; they find themselves (till shivering behind their breast-works around and ia frout of Manassas, awaiting and expecting an attack from Qen. Mo- (Jlellen, no longer even meaitaung an as sault oa bis liues. Tbe morale of tbe of fensive is lost to them. V. Th Natioo ha gained ground in the confidence and co-operation of tba Border Statu. Maryland, by a great majority oa the sid of the Uoion. Kentucky, by the result of two popular election and tbe action of ber Legislature, bas done likewise. Missouri is two lairds bold by tbe Unionist to-day, and her legitimate government is strongly for the Union. W are more likely to regain Tennessee than tolose Ken tucky. The signal triumph at Fort Royal, establishing a Uoion force solidly in tbe heart of rebellious South Carolina, is fait a a (tunniug blow throughout JufT. Davie' domiuloua. At Fort Pickens, tbe Uoiou flair ha beea nobly upheld. Th new no sllioa of our force at Ship Island threaten the whole Gulf coast of Louisiana and Alabama. Western Vir gluia I silently relinquished by tbo traitor after mouttis oi desperate tiiorts to uuju. crate It. And tuougt tb gallaut uprising of tho TJuiouists of Edit Tconeee has probably been ruthlessly crashed, tbe spirit I lint impelled it still liven in thousands of loyal Southern hearts, end will sonu find new and fairer opportunities for decisive manifestation. VI. Finally the Nation Is at length folly amustd. V' has measured Use If with its Implacable enemy, and sees no reason to distrust , its ability to conquer him. It reulizos that Slavery is the soul of tho re bellion, and is reudy to strike telling blows nt the very life -Real of this fliigiiions trea son. Everything indicates sharp, decisive work at hand. It seems hardly possible that Spring shall hnre again put forth her buds before we may assemble around our several altars to thank God, the Father of Mercies, that tho bnckbone of this atrocious conspiracy against Right, Law, and Liberty is broken. God grant it, and his be tho glory evcrmorel BY BORAGE CREELEY. TIME KILLING--TIME KEEPING. BY REV. THEODORE L. CUVEE. In many a lione there is a corpse lying nnburied. It Is tho remains of the '"year of grace 18614" jnst departed with its ac count to bcaven. The honest verdict over the wau and wasted corpse is willful mur der. And what a crime against God and the soul is this murder of human existence! Men spenk of "killing time" as if it were the most inoocent of amusements. Killing an hour, w hen a dying monarch once offer ed her kingdom for au hour to prepare in for eternity I Killing a day, when a day bas sometimes decided a iinui'a whole life and even a nation's destiny I Killing a trteh, when that short spnee once sufficed for the creation of a globe I Killing a year when only thirty of them are given totho average of men to be saved or lost ! Worse than all to kill a life to doze it away in guilty indolence, or wear it on tho rack of sensual indulgence, or squander it on oar lusts or dream it away in luxurious reve rie; surely if it be a huge crime to take another's life, it is but little less monstrous to destroy our o n. Time killing is the crime of the fool -Time keeping is tho secret of many a wise mini's success. "Take care of tho pence and the pounds will take care of them selves." And in the lime currency, mo ments are tho gold filings the preeions diamond dust that, saved or lost, make or unmake a life. Tbe miracles of fucccss that have been wrought by certain men have been achieved through nn economy of lime as close as tho miser Elwcs' economy of farthings. Elihu Bnrrit t once told me that that lie had acquired bis partial know ledge of Gfty languages during tho intervals of Ins labors at the blacksmiths anvil. Minutes were his only fortune. Dr. MaBon Good, the learucd English author, composed bis translation of a Latin work in the streets of London dtirbjg his extensive walks and rides to visit bis pa tients. His practice was to -take in bis pocket two or three leaves of the original. lie read this passage over and over as be walked along, nntil he hud engrave! it on his retentive memory. Then be translated tba passage in bis mind, corrected it, and when be reached borne committed the trans lation to paper. He thus finished the work without omitting a single professional visit Richard Baxter, who wrote more books, preached more discourses, and made more parochial visits, ibnn any minister of bis day, was a miser of miuutes. His good example became contagions among bis flock He taught the Kidderminster weavers to fasteu religious books on their looms, and study their contents while they were throw ing the shattle. Whilo saving their min utes they were also saving their souls. He that murders his moments will probably be arraigned at the last tribunal for the sui cide of Lis soul We bave been set upon this brief train of thought by looking over the past year, und Gudiog bow much of it we have wan tonly killed how little of it we bave pro fitably kept. Let ns just cast np a strict reckouing ot our wasted moments in a sin gle day. The time lost in tho morning in debating whether we shall get np or not (instead of following the example of sys tematic John Wesley, who, when be was tempted to loiter in bed, was overheard to cull out, "Well, John Wesley, you may do as you like, but am going to get np) the time lost iu iudecision as to the duys work in mnkiug long talks, aud long calls, when shorter ones would achieve more iu idle reveries in trifling awhile between each separate engagement the aggregate of each day's loss from these sources would be astounding. The losses ia ten years might execcd the actual time that Mtltou occupied ia writing the Paradise Lost, or Bunyan in writing the Pilgrim's Frogress the time that Fultoa spent ia constructing bis first steamer, or Newton 10 completing bu immortal "Fiiu cipia." Witn a Christian, time-killing is one of the unpardonable sins. How can be ever consent to murder one precious bour of such an age as that ia which we live? Wbcu life grows grauder every year when so maoy Harvest ucias invite toe sturay arm and praying heart when such mo mentous battles are waging against oppres sion, infidelity, and intemperance wbun every bour sees hundreds of souls bursting into etoruity to mcot their doom to waste such hours of the world' history that no tears cau expiate. Truly, as brother Becchor bas nervously said, "It Is a siu against heaven to bave no pulse that beats ia tbe palpitations of aa ego that trembles with the footsteps of aa advancing God." Home Life. Even as tha sunbeam composed of million of minute rays, th home light must constitute tbe little ton derocssca, kindly looks, sweet laughter. gentle words, loving counsels. It must uot be like tbe torch blase of unnatural ex citcment, which is easily quenched; bat like the serene chssteuod light which barns a softly ia tbe dry east wind as the stillest atmosphere. Lt)t each bear the other' burdou tne while: let each cultivate the cnutnal confidence which U a gift capable of increase aud improvement; ud soon it will b found lust kindness will spriug open every lido, displacing coasUtationai onaiiit ability, want of mutual knowledge, evea as we bave seen sweet violet aod priin roBC dispelling tic gloom of tho sa rock. CONGRESSIONAL. The Senate meet on the-25th. several petition were presented, among them two foy the emancipations of slaves under the war power, by Messrs Snmner and Trum bull Mr. Davis gave notice that he should Introduce a bill confiscating every species of property of all persons who have bad any connection wiib the Southern Rebel lion, either in civil, military, or naval ca pacity. Mr. narlnn Introduced a bill for estab lishing provisional governments in all the seceding states. Referred. Mr. Howe introduced a bill amending the Fngitivc Slave Act.. Referred. Mr. II ale offered n resolution that the President be requested, if not incompati ble with pnblic interest,to transmit copies of all despatches which have passed between thts country and Great Britain, relative to the seizure of Mason and Slidetl said dis patches to be communicated in either open or executive session as may be deemed proper. Mr. Hale snld bo had understood from the pnblio press and those who bad more intimate relations with the administration than himself, thongh the absence of Intima cy was not bis fault, as he was willing to be as confidential os anybody, that Tor 3 or 4 days past the Cabinent bas had under consideration a proposition franght with more evil to the coontry than anything that had yet marked its history, and that was the surrender of Muson and Slidell to Great Britain. By doing this we would yield nil we had gained in the war of the Revolution, and be humiliated to a second rate poaer. No maa would go farther than himself for peace, but be wonld not submit to National disgrace and dishonor to obtain snch a peace. He would favor ilie arbitration of another power, bnt if a demand has been made by Great Britain for the surrender of Mason and Slidell, war should be declared ngaint her instantly. He would make all honorable concessions for peace, bnt a peace involving such sur render would be indefinitely worse than war. His friend from Indiana, Mr. Lnne, bad remarked this morning that his State bad now 00,000 men in the Geld, aud would double that number to maintain the national honor. If this Senate shonld go home after snch a surrender and bnmilia lion, it would be snlject to the scorn and indignation of the country. He regarded the orogant demand of England as a pre text for war. She was determined to hu miliate us first and fight us afterwards. Let our cities and villages be pillaged and burned, but let our national honor bo pre- 1 served. Francis the First said that after the batttle of Pavia that all was lost bnt a T . fc.t- SJ I-.?- nonor. lie wouia pray mat tins auiusuis iration might not sacrifice our national honor. Thousands would yet come to the Geld to defend it. If this surrender was made, the Administration would meet with snch a fire in the rear that it would be hurled from power. If we had a war with England, it would be for the same cause that had sent one King to the block and another homeless and honseless over the world and one that would appeal to men wherever the English language was spoken. He believed, too, that if Napoleon had one desire more than another, it was to whine out the stain npon tbe French arms at Waterloo. All over Canada there were thousands of Irishmen who would rash to arms to sustain such a cause as ours. Our principles were our strength, and if war mnst come, he must say let it come, and thank God we are the instruments iu bis bands to work ont his own raasa Mr. bumncr said his own belief was that the matter wonld bo amicably adjust ed. It was in safe bands and it would be better for the Senote to reserve themselves for facts, and not act upon rumors. Mr. Halo's resolution was laid over un der the rules. Adjourned till Monday. is Not Eves Chestxlu. With all the other crop disasters, the crop of chestnuts failed in r ranee. Ibis, to people in this country, would not seem so serious a loss ; it would interfere a little with our fireside amusements, and possibly be missed slight ly by tho pigs, who think tbem fine fodder, but it would ucither interfere with nor in crease the price of our three meals per day. But iu France it is very different : there, chestnuts take rank as an article of food, and are prepared plain, or cooked with milk in various ways. In some districts, tbey almost take tbe place of potatoes with tbe poor classes, who consider them a most important article of diet. The loss of this crop is thereforo a very serious one to them and especially when taken in connection ith the failure of the potatoe crop, aud the serions defection in wheat, not only in France but in Spain and Portugal. Alto gether, a power greater than that of man seems to ha to tied the hands of Europe, and forced allegiance to King Cora instead or King (Jot toe. Certain it is that, at the present timo, our western granaries hold the balance of power. Every Tcb ox its ows Bottom. You must go through this world with just such faculties as Uod bas given you. livery man, looking at himself, should say, "With just this bull, with just tbee spars, with just these sails, with just this compass, I must make the voyage of life." Are you finely built? Are you an object of beauty? Do you sit like a duck oa the watetr It will be comparatively easy for yon to make the oysge. Are too tbe next one blunt as tbe bow? Are your spars clumsy? Is your riczinir unwieldy? Yoi need not cut yonr bow. You may cut It till the vessel sinks, but you cannot ehauga bar form. And you need not attempt to ebaar the spars aod rigging. You must take bow, those spars, aud that rigging aud make the voyage with them as they are. Do you Gnd that you are built aftsr the pattern of a scow? It Is useless for you to wish or try to be anything different from what you are. God shoves you out, and says, "There, pot to tho other sidtil" aud you must go through the same storms aud th came current that tbo( of belter build are obliged to go through. Bom are built Ilk noble steamer, some like fine sailing vessels, aud some like acowa, sad each is to lake what God has giveo, and go. across the oceaa v.ith il.tf.hir. English Sentiment. Reflection, fnys Thru low Werd, is fip?:. tated by the evidence which rcreis yon eve rywhere, that the public mind of F.aropa has been abused and perverted ; that the caoses of the Wor ar either wholly ruisnn derstood or totally ignored. I bave not not yet met a Foreigner who docs not in hi conversation, present th quest ion wrong end Irst who does not twist and travestio everything. They generally regari trio South as oppressed the North as the sg gressor ; and of connte their sympntLies ar with tbe weaker sectino. The tates were sown whiTo wr? slept. And the enemy bas been most dilligent. Long before we could rcaliie tl poffiibifity of a civil War, Treason was doing its worlr, here. More than a year ago prominenr Southern men were Iu Paris representing the wrongs of the South as so grlevou. that they conld not be endured j that t'19 leelion t4 n 'Abolition President was to be followed by violent Kuidncipa, lion. . - The secession infiuenees most active and potent here come from that portion of our Country ceded to ns in ISO! !y Franca. They represent to the French People, and probably to the Government, a wiilingne-i tt be reanfieser to Franco, if in thst woy only they can be exempted from Northern oppression ; and so ill informed are Peopln on this side ot the Atlantic, that this mon strous delusion prevades and dnrkeus llo pobh'c mind ! Louisiana wronged and op pressed by the Federal Government f Ori how wicked and perverse 1 That Stele ha, iu an eminent degree, enjoyed favor and protection. -. Her right and her intcreta Lave beeo ever cherished. She has grown rich by means of Government Protection a Protection without which tbe Sngsr of the West Indies and tho Brazils would have rendered her soil comparatively value less. LomVana loses no Slaves, nor a: her rights or ioterests In atif way Injurious, ly affected by tbe North. On tbe contrary, she is indebted to the North for the proleo tion against the South v irginia and Si. Carolius having for many yoars been aa hostile in tbeir Policy, to Louisiana, as to Massachusetts. In France, and to- some extent in Eng land, the Manufactures believe that the Sonth not only furnishes Cotton, but is al so tbeir best Market for Silks, &c , Are. This, and other delusions, most be dispelled. We must find some mode of teaching ana converting opinion In one most essential elements of War we shell soon be relieved, itie laci that the South intended War long before we supposed it posible, and not omy niled Northern Arsenals, but procured large sup plies of Arms from Europe, left open to the Campaign at great disadvantage. This disadvantage has both delayed act on and exposed our Troops to murderous tra before their inferior Arms became effective. Mr. Schuyler, the Government Agent, bas completed his mission. H has obtain, ed from tbo Government Arsenals ia A as tria and Saxony over one hundred thousand Rifles equal to any in the World. Tbesa Arms are now on their way to America. Ma. Cuaeles Elliott, a civil engineer at Washington, has published a psnublel making I grave accusaiioua agaiusi, vrv..v.ui uwisnui, eharirina- hitn with iwfficieDCV and incanacitv. Several specifications are made by tbe writer to show the correctness of his charges," among . .. . , '.L. f ii : wnicn me most, uircci are tue luuuwmg; . That the rebel army is wholly depeof dent for its existence, as aa organized body on the Orange ond Alexandria Railroad, which supplies it with food, munitions and rcinforcementsj that, as engineer of tbia end of the road, he, Mr. Elliott, knew haw to instantly cripple, reduce and disable its already deficient supply of locomotives and. rclling stock; that be endeavored to submit bis ideas to McCleilan, bnt conld get no bearing, though backed by tbe President and Gen. Scott) (bat while endeavoring to get acctes to tbo General, and passing; through an ordeal which nothing but pa triotism enabled him (Elliott) to bear, tba enemy was allowed to seize the Baltimore) aud Ohio Railroad without opposition, and bear away sufficient locomotives and rail road irou for all their necessities; that each locomotive so procured, is worth to them thousand borses. Again: that lately our army was en camped within fortitiad line close to the river tho enemy pressing up against us it theu being easy for ns to get b-Liud Liia aud lorce u:in to ngr.i on our own ground ; that instead we bave advanced against bis eutrenubmcnts until tbe position is nearly reversed. That the number of Forts built across tbe river are not, and never bavo been deceutly garrisoued; not a tenth of their adequate complcmcut of mxu being stationed therein, and these igoo aut of ar tillery practice. Further; that despite thu mouths of lime clapsiog, no proper com muuicatiou bas been constructed bclwecu Waabiugtou and tha tiaus Potomac arpiy. This is only a small part of th charges set forth, Th painpbktba mad a very decided sensation at tb Capitol, where it is plain t see, o4 ooly by th letter writer but U pro eediogs ia Congress, that the reputstiou of Gen. McClellau is rapidly falling. Macyp . per that bave heretofore defended are now ai aailiag bias with all their power. Among lb most prominent of these is the Nw Y- rk World, which now gocaalioad of the JVtluite. fxj-Some idea may be formed of the magnitude of tbe Mississippi Kxpcdiiioti, from the preparations being made at Cairo, There are 13 gooboats at that p a e, and 3 at Mound City, six milts aDove, each of which will carry 12 heavy guns. Ther are also S3 floating mortar batteries snj number of large scows. I'y thousand, men are at Cairo, and within tv short dis tance. Movements iudieate that the expo dilioa is nearly ready. Utilitt of Hsvisasita. Long atUictlous V roach wet off th glory, of lieumu. Tba lotifer tba atrm tb sweater lb eulan tha loiter lha wiutar oigbts, tbo sweater tba summer Tba new wina of Chriot'a kiiisdinn It moat . ;t t thou who bav torg beea oiiuUng bi i viuegttr. Tb big tier tb iiiauuUiu, tba sjta'i-.-r w 1. all be tiuu wa fei to i)a Up uf it. ' longer our iaurcey k, ls u Ut '! I e on." and; and lie lor.gvr cur .i--a;'8 U li a u.n.j tleairabl Will lUtf bovuo be. Jacob's UMiir, v.bf:t coaveya to ieateu, of.ett ba it foot ju tl peaiuil t, Al,:.