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Decisions la Relation to the Draft.
As-the draft is approaching, it is
important that every ono should be
posted in regard to exemptions, &c
We, therefore, have collated from the
opinions of Gon. James B. Fry, Provost
Marshal General, and Col. Joseph Holt
Judge Advocate .General, the follow
ing decisions:
Circular No. 66.-Provos't Marshals
-will see that drafted men, whether prin
cipals or substitutes, are sent to the
designated general rendezvous on the
day thoy are accepted, if it can be
done ; if not, then as soon ivftcr as pos
aible. Whoi'o there are no military
.guards available, Provost Marshals
must employ oliongh special guards to
aeeomi)lish.this -purpose. Substitutes
csncciallv should bo sent promptly
to the rendezvous, and the Boards
Bhould only accept them as they are
prepared thus to dispose ot tncm.
Boards of Enrollment should con
luct the draft for sub-districts, and the
notification of persons drafted, in such
manner that the drafted men will be
rcquirod to report for examination in
quads of manageable sizo, and at suc
cessive convenient periods, and not all
tho same day.
ONLY SONS.
Circular No. 57. Tho following o-
pinion, in relation to section 2 of the
Enrollment Act, which says: "where
there are two or moro sons of aged and
infirm parents subject to draft, the
father, or if he be dead, tho mother
may elect which son shall bo exempt,"
is published, and will licreaucr gov
ern "Tho only son of aged or infirm pa
rents dependent. sc.. is absolutely ex-
mnt: but where there are two sons
both are subjoct to draft until an elec
tion is made by the parent, and the
namo of Iho ono olocted should bo re
moved from the list. After the draft is
made the persons drafted are no long
er "subject to uratt, but to duty, anu
a parent cannot secure tho practical
exemption of two sons from military
duty by waiting till ono is drafted and
then electing to exempt nun.
: Circular No. 61. Tho following
opinions of Col. Joseph Holt, Judgo
Advocate General of tho Army, arc
published for tho information andgui-
. oil V . I I .
tlancooiaii omcers oi mis uurcau:
The only son of aged or infirm pa
rent or parents exemption.
OPINION.
'Tho Dnlv son of aged or infirm pa
rent or parents is nut exempted, unless
his parent or parents aro dependent on
his labor for support. If ho is in the
condition to support, and docs support
them without his personal labor for
that purpose, ho is subjoct to draft, bo
causo he is in a condition to- perform
military service, without depriving his
parents of tho support tho law. desires
to secure them. Tho parents need not
ho wholly depondent ou their son for
support. If thov are so dependent for
tho principle part of their support, tho
right of exemption then arises."
In tho caso of a widow having four
sons.
OHNION.
"In tho case of a widow having four
sons.threo of whom aro already in tho
military service, tho fourth is exempt,
provided his mother is depondent on
his labor for support."
- In the caso of a widow having two
Hons, one of which is already in the
service
OPINION.
"In tho caso of a widow having two
sons, one of whom is already in tho
military service, and the other has boon
drafted, tho lavter is exemptod, 'as tho
only son linblo to milita y duty, in
i'Un ennan ff tlin not. ."
In the caso of aired or infirm parents
having two or moro sons subject to
military duty.
OPINION.
In tho caso of agod or infirm parents
having two or more sons subject to mil
itary duty, cloction of tho son to be
draftod must bo made betoro tho arait,
and his name should not then appear
in tho draft-box. If ono of only two
sons of such parents is already in tho
military sorvico, the othr is exempt,
provided his parents aro dependent on
bis labor lor support.
Of persons having conscientious scru
ples in regard to bearing arms.
opinion.
"Persons having conscientious sent
pies in regard to bearjng arms aro not
on that account exempt. They are
not found in tho list of exempted clas
ses, and tho Act exprossly declares that
no person except those enumerated in
that shall be exempt. Tho Socioty of
.Friends and othors entertaining simil
ar sentiments, if drafted, may find re
The
THE
VOL. 4. NO. 39.
ieffrom their scruples in tho employ
ment of substitutes, or in the payment
of three hundred dollars."
Of a mun whoso wife is insano.
OPINION.
"Tho children of ah insano mother,
who may at any tiino recover her roa
son, cannot, in tho sense of tho law, or
with any propriety of languago be
termed 'motherless children.' The
father of such, though ho may be de
pendent on Ins labor for their support
cannot, therefore, claim exemption
from tho draft. The caso is a hard ono.
and would probably have been provi
ded for, had it been forseen. It is,
however, tho law as it is, and not as it
may be supposed it ought to bo, that is
to bo enforced.
A father having four sons, two of
whom have died in tho military ser
vice; also of aged and infirm parents
electing which of two sons may bo ex
empt. OPINION.
"In tho case of a father having four
sons, two of whom have died in tho
military service, it seems clear that tho
remaining two aro not exempt from
draft. Before such exemption can be
allowed it must be shown that the
father had, not has had.' two sons in
tho military service. So tho law is
written. Congress might well have
accepted the loss of two sons in tho
field as equivalent to their continuance
in the service, and therefore securing
tho same privileges to their family,
but this has not been done. To hold
otherwise would not be interpretation,
but legislation.
In the caso ot aged and mum pa
rents having two sons subject to mili
tary duty, tho father, or if he be doad,
tho mother may elect which of them
shall be exempt. The right of exempt
ion does not restnpon the parents -cro-
pondncjo on tho labor of their sons for
their support. The law does not con
template any such dependence."
Circular No. C8. The following in
terpretation of tho second and third
clauses of section second, is published
for the information and guidance ot
officers ot this bureau, viz:
Second ''The only son liablo to
military duty of a widow deponent up
on his labor for support.
The term only sow commonly means
that there is but one, henco tho expres
sion 'only son liable to militay duty,'
means one sou liable to military duty,
w hero other sons, if any, are not thus
liable. Thus, to make good claim tor
exemption under this clauso, it must
bo established first, that the person
drafted is tho only son liablo to mili
tary duty ot a widow; and second, that
tho widow is dependant for support
upon this particular son.
Tho widow may have any number
of sons not liablo to military duty, as
minors, over aire, or otherwise; but if
she have one son who is liablo, and she
is actually dependant upon that son,
ho is exempt.
Third ''The only son of aged or in
firm parents dependant upon his labor
for support."
This clause carries tho same mean
ing of tho word only, making it synon
ymous with ono. The same construct
ion will bo placed upon this as upon
tho second clauso ol this section.
To obtain exemption under this
clause, it will, therefore, bo necessary
to establish first that tho aired or in
firm parents havo but one son liablo to
military duty ; and second, mat nicy
are dependent upon this particular sou
lor support.
LETTEB FIIOJI LOUISIANA
Vermillion Bayou,
Lakayettk Pauish, La
D pt of Gulf, 13th A. C
Editors Gazette On the 2d of Oc
tobed our Army Corps commenced an
advance movement from Brashcar
City towark Franklin. After a march
of about four hours wo camo to Bayou
Techo. Proceeding up tho Bayou
some ten miles we camo into the
Techo country. From tho Techo
to tho Atakapas and Opelousas there
arofino prairio countries, and aro ex
tremely rich. Tho soil is of a deep,
block mould, and of inexhaustiblo fer
tility. Over theso prairies droves of
a
wild horses and cattle roam in the
enjoyment of primeval liberty. Theso
countries have been called the sugar
planter's paradise, and in point of
grandeur they aro beyond description
Tho orange groves wore richly laden
ed with rich fruit offering," and our
army scarcely made an impression up
on tho fruit that hung in such rich
profusion beneath the cool Bhadeof
1
tho orango and tho limo many a
weary soldier, sought rcposo.and
dreamed of loved ones far away. In
many instances the fino residences
havo been abandoned, their spacious
halls echo ajonq tho tread of tho Fed
oral soldier. Tho destruction of prop
erty has been great, aud it will take a
life-time to replace tho damage done
The dcstruction.of war is a sad subject
to contemplate. Our march was one
long to be remembered. The grand
eights, the giant old oaks appear at
distance as an Immense wall of wood
Such is their linear regularity that
thoy look as if sot out by human
hands. These old monarchs of the
forest stand like sentinels guarding
tho prairio that lies in a wilderness of.
blushing beauty beyond. At Frank
lin, Major General Franklin made
-Lancaster
UNION" OF THE STATES-ONE COUNTRY-ONE DESTINY.
a speech to the 10th Army Corps,
(composod of eastern men) in which
ho said to them that they were now
supported by tho 13th Army corps
that had come to them fresh from the
battle-fields of tho Mississippi, crown
ed with imperishable honors; that
they had nover marched ono step
in retreat, and that the 19th corps
must say to them that tho East has
sons with as bravo hearts and strong
arms as those who have conio to renew
thoir vows in a now department.
' At Carrioh Crow Prairie on tho 3d
hist., about fifteen thousand rebels un
der General Green attacked one brig
ade of our men under General Bur-
bridgo, killing, wounding and captu
ring about 500. Tho 17th Ohio Bat
tery lost two guns. Our Division
(llovey's) was ordered into lino and
went into tho fight at charge bayo
nets. Tho 5Ulh Ohio infantry recap
tured ono of tho guns belonging to
tho 17th Battery after a sharp fight-
Tho election news from Ohio is in
deed cheering. It nerves our armies
for tho contest to think that our own
nativo State is loyal and has given
such a rebuko to traitors and peace
men. Great battles must bo fought,
and many lives and much treasure
sacrificed ; but the complete overthrow
of the "Southern Confederacy" is a
settled fact, and is only a question of
time. Tho great scheme of mad am
bition that has entailed untold mise
ries upon tho South is a failure in
wholo and in detail. Tho rebels have
learned to their, sorrow that the sons
of the north whom they affect to regard
with contempt can fight as stoutly and
chivalrously as they. When the fight
ing is finished we do not want a tran
sient and unsubstantial peace it will
not do to lcavo the fires of rebellion
smothered, but still ready to burst
forth in flames at the very first breeze
of discontent. Wo want a lasting
and enduring peace not for ourselves
alone, but for our posterity through
centuries to come. The blood has
been so nobly shed on the battle-fields
of this great contest, would cry out
from the ground that it had been shed
in vain, wero the war to result in an
inglorious compromise '.hat should still
leave theseec's of civil discord in our
soil. Tho rebellion must bo destroyed
root and branch, so that wo shall for
ever havo aii end of this bloody busi
ness. There can be no terms with it ;
it must be blotted from tho face of the
earth. A compromise is impossible and
all talk of it is silly and arises from a
ympathy with the rebellion. Those
that are for tho Union first, last aud
all the tinio, know that tho pathway
of peace lies through fields of forward
and determined war. Such a war will
bo waged, ahd those that entertain
tho hopo that the Government will
over make a compromise with traitors
in arms, doludo themselves with an
idle dream. We must lay aside our
polly prejudices ot section in this
struggle; we must exerciso faith in
tho stability of our Government, and
provo loyal to her cause; and while
tho clouds of war aro rolling heavily
abovo us, and tho flood tide of danger
is surging close to our country's heart,
all will be well. If this faith is kept
close to our hearts, it will give us
strength to conquer and courage to
endure. Then will we know alike
how to welcome fortune or obscurity,
victory or death.
Yours truly,
GEO. WILIIELM,
Capt. Co. F, 5Gth Ohio.
Report of the Secretary of Hie
Navy.
INTERESTING SUMMARY OF
PERFORMANCES.
Cieat Miigiilludc of Operntions.
Baltimore, Dec. 8.
This report embraces 30 pages, and
begins with tho blockado. Tho extent
of tho coast blockaded is thirty-five
hundred and forty-nino miles, undone
hundred and eighty-nine harbor and
river openings, and much of the coast
fresonts a double shore to bo guarded,
n addition moro than 100 vessels have
been employed in patroling tho rivers.
Tho distance thus patroled on tho Mis
sissippi and its tributaries is 3,055
miles. On tho Gulf and Atlantic two
thousand miles of sounds, rivers and
inlets have also boon penetrated and
watched with unceasing vigilance.
The blockado is .becoming moro effect
ive and complete Thero has been
nrocrresB in repcllinir tho rebels from
tho coast. The unprincipled traders
who successfully violated law ana puo
lie morality' bv illicit traffic with tho
rebels in the early part of tho war.
havo found their operations during tho
past yoar most disastrous.
Admiral Lee commands tho North
Atlantic sanadron. The highest en
comium is passed on tho naval officers
us men ef sleepless vigilance and he
roic bravery. It is hot known that
any vcssolS clndo the vigilanco of the
South Atlantic sguadron. More than
year ago operations were commenced
LANCASTER, OHIO, DEC.
with a view of interdicting all trafiie
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iiu, uuu ji uunniuiv, n cupiuring ;
Charleston itself; but byJreason of'ih;-'
lays and difficulties in fitting out the j
iron-clad fleet, a dcmotiHtratiou was not i
made till tho 7th of April.
A history of opcnUio.s,boforeC'harlus-;
ton is then given., the Secretary then
ainuies to tho conuict that took place
in Warsaw Sound, between the Wee-
lace i
haken and tho Atlanta, and concludes
that this remarkable result was an ad-1
ditional testimony in favor of the moni- ''
tor class of vessels, for harbor defense!
and coast survey, against any navy !
vessels that have been or likely to bo i
constructed to visit our shores. It an-1
jiears to have extinguished whatever j
lingering hope the rebels may havo'j
had of withstanding our naval power ,
witn naval weapons.
Ihc naval lorco at tho commence--i
meni oi tins Aamiinsiraiion, consisiou
of forty-six vessels, of these only for-1
ty-two were in comipition. The ad-.
ditions which have since been made
havo elevated tho country into u hrst
class naval power. In tho following
statistics an exhibit is presented of the
altered numbers and description of our
vessels at the date oi my last report
and at the present time.
The Navy at the date of the present
report, contains 5S8 vessels mounted
with -1,413 iruns, and of 407,9(17 tons
in the a'Mreirate. lhe Navy at ti
ie
date of the last report, embracing -127
vessels, 3.2(58 guns, and 3-J0.030' ton
nage. Tho incrcasugcxclusive of those
lost, is 104 vessels, 1,125 guns, and
120,931 tonnage. The vessels of the
navy lost since December, 1802, are:
Captured, 12 vessels, 48 guns, 5,978
tonnage. The increase, exclusive of
those lost, is 1G1 vessel, 1,173 guns,
and 120,931 tonnage. Tho vessels of
the navy lostsinco 1S02, captured, Ac,
12 vessels, 48 guns, 5,978 tonnage; des
troyed to prevent falling into the hands
of tho rebels, 35 vessels; 287 guns,
2.8S3 tounage; sunk in battle or by
torpedoes, 4 vessels, 28 guns, 2.201 ton
nage; shipwreck 5 and collision 13
vessels, 01 guns, 4.854 tonnage.
Vessels placed under construction
since December, 18G2: Double-end
iron steamers, 1,030 tons each, 7 ves
sels, 84 iruns, 7,210 tonnage; single tur-.
ret iron-dads, 014 tons each, 20 vessels,
40 guns, 12.280 tonnage; double tur
ret iron-chuls, 3,130 tons each, 4 ves
sels, 10 guns, 12,520 tonnage ; clipper
screw sloops, 2,200 tons each, 8 vessels,
100 guns, 17,0HO tonnage ; screw sloops
of givat sjieed, 2,2(10 tons each, 5 ves
sels, 50 guns, 10,000 tonnage; screw
sloops of great spaed. 3,000 tons each ;
2 vessels, 10 guns, 0.000 tonnage.
The lbllowing is the general condi
tion of tho navy when the vessels un
der construction are completed: Iron
clad steamers for coast survey 40 ves
sels, laOguns, 0,218 tonnage ; iron-clad
steamers for inland service, 2!) vessels,
152 guns, 20,784 tonnage ; side wheel
steamersj 203 vessels, 1,240 guns, 120,
517 tonnage ; screw steamers, 198 ves
sels, 1,578 guns, 187,892 tonnage: sail
ing vessels, 112, 1,323 guns, 70,250 ton
nage. There have been added to the navy
during tho pastyearhy purchase, some
30 tugs ; over 50 steamers for blockad
ing and supply purposes, and over 20
other vessels for tenders and store
ships. At least 20 of tho steamers were
captured in endeavoring to violate the
blockade.
Tho Secretary then discusses at some
length the improvements in naval ves
sels. THE EEPORT
TARY
OF THE
OF AVAIL
SECRE-
The Report of the Secretary of War
is of considerable length. It reviews
our victories and pays a high tribute
to tho bravery and skill of our troops.
He says the combined operations of our
army and navy against Charleston
have not, as yet, accomplished wnat
was expected of them.
In Texas a largo force is operating
under Banksand will give protection to
tho peoplo of that State and cut off a
chief avenue of the rebels for foreign
commerce and foreign aid.
Tho armies of Leo and Meado now
occupy relatively tho samo positions
as they did at tho dato ot thelast annu
al report.
AVest Virginia is now clear of the
rebels, and the people of that State arc
now enjoying, in comparative peace,
tho blessings of civil government.
Tho rebel forces in Missouri have been
driven beyond the Arkansas river. No
military operations of any magnitude
havo taken place iu Virginia or North
Carolina.
Tho Federal forces aro now firmly
planted in every rebel State. The suc
cess of our arms during tho past year
has enabled the Department to make a
reduction of over 8200,000,000 in the
estimates for the ensuing year.
The trouble in regard to the exchange
of prisoners is reviewed nt length, nnd
tho blame fortho non-exchange thrown
entirely upon the rebel authorities, lie
alludes to tho good treatment the rebel
prisoners have received at our -hands,
.and denounces the rebel authorities for
tho cruel mannor in which they havo
treated our prisoners in their hands.
lie thendisensses the act ofCongress
for enrolling and calling out the nation
al forces, and says that tho law has
been enforced in twelve states.yieldir.g
50.000 soldiers and 510,000.000 forpro-
curing substitutes. Tho 8300 clauso
is alluded to, as aro also tho conflicting
opinions in regard to its justness anu
injustice llesays that a large propor
tion of tho troops, whose terms expire
next year, will ro-cnlist; it being stip
ulated by Government that they shall
hdvn at leaBt one month's furloudi bo-
fore their Present term expiree. The
Gazette
24, 1863.
indications are that the force required j
1 1 , i i
win in u great measure oe raised oy
volunteering, aud without a draft,
An immediate appropriation for
- bounties should be.mado. lie then
alludes to the valuable service .the
the Invalid corps has rendered to the!
Government.. Ihccor.ret now number
20.0h0 ollicci'B and privates, lie cays:
J mniediatcly utter the issuance. of the
Presidents proclamation diligent ef-
fort wero commenced, and, have con-1
tinned unfl the present time, for rais-1
ing colored troops. Fifty thousand
colored men are now organized, and
the number w:ll rapidly increase as our
armies advance. The freed slaves !
make good soldiers' arc easily disci-1
plincd, and are full of courage. The
slave has proved his manhood and
capacity, una makes a goou mtantry, '
artillery or cavalry sold;eis. as has .
; Ueeu cvuJeiiccu on several occasions,
The colored troops havo been allowed
no bounties under, the construotion
j given by the Department. They tan
only, by the exinliiit; Jaw, receive ten
i dollar per month for their services,
j while white soldiers receive thirteen
; dollars, with clothing and a daily ra-
tion.
The fortunes of war havo brought
within our lines large numbers of col
j ored women and children, and some
' aired and infirm persons.
A solemn trust rests upon the Gov
ernment for their care and protection.
The Adjutant General recommends
that tho term of enlistment in thereg
ular service be final at three years in
stead of five, in accordance with the
act of 1 SGI, which expired by limita
tion on tho 1st of June, 1803.
The Secretary gives a list ofthc prin-
cipal ordnance materials m control of
u.e jjojiunmciu ai u.e ocginning o ,
the war. etc., aud the nuantities of
these urtlt-les on hand June 30, 18(53. ,
The figures are immense1
The operations. of the Chief Engin
eer, connected with the survey of tho
northern and northwestern lakes,
havo been continued; and during the
past season have consisted in tho sur
vey of Portage entry, on lake superior,
and in the resumption of tho survey ol
Green Bay nnd Lake Michigan ; ubio,
the examinations ot tho Saint Clair
flats, and ol'ttaiut George; also of St.
Mary's river, &e,
The details of the Quartermaster-General's
Department aro also given ; as
also the report of the Conuuissary
Gcncral of Subsistence. It is believed
that the troops at even point have
been supplied with an abundance of
wholesome .food ; and that if, in the
movement of the armies thero has been
a lack of provisions, it was only tem
porary.
The Paymaster's report and the
Surgeon General's report, with full de
tails, are given.
A compliment is paid to tho military
telegraph, and tho valuable services it
has rendered under the superinten
dence of Col. Stager and Major Eck
ert. After alluding to some claims against
that department, and saying that fur
ther legislation or a larger appropria
tion will be required to carry them
into effect, he concludes as follows:
'I may bo permitted to express the
hope that the next annual report from
this Department may announce the
complete overthrow of the rebellion
and restoration of peace, and the estab
lishment of the Union on a sure foun
dation in all the bounds of the United
States."
AUEKICA TI1K LIGHT OF THIi
. ' NATIONS.
The citizens of New York gave the
Rev. Henry Ward Beccher a inagnifi
cent welcome at the Academy of
Music. Tho admission fee was
two dollars ; reserved Beats three dol-i
lars. The proceeds were given to the
Sanitary Commission. Mr. Poccher
closed his address with the following
beautiful peroration :
We havo not como so far along the
path of victory to bo defeated in these
last hours ; wo shall vanquish rebel
lion, reunite these States, and at the
last provo that a self-governing poo-?
pie aro competent to every emergency
in life. They aro competent to make
a government; they aro competent to
framo laws, to establish institutions of
educution, and maintain free churches;
competent in prosperity to deal with
nature, -with society, with tho most
voluminous questions that ever aroso
in society; they aro competent to deal
without und tako caro of any nation
that wants to niahe war, or any vile
Slavery that dares lilt up its head
within, aguinot our free institutions.
Wo want to light that torch which is
to bo for tho illumining of nations.
Wo havo lit it. Somo there aro that
rejoico as tho traveler rejoices when
lie sees tho light in the far-off cottage
window, and thanks God as hostuui'
bles along tho road, guiding his foot
steps surely to tho light, though the
humble cottager is all unconscious of
the guided traveler. And yet that
light is the terror ot tho burglar, who
wails for its extinquishment that ho
may commit his crimes unsoen. There
aro somo in our abodo of. liberty that
offer to put out the light, notwithstan
ding it burns, the choer of tho weary
hours of night, and it ever shall burn
until the sun rises thut shall not go
down. Wo are going on; never back
ward. We are not going to the Uuion
as it was. I plant a tree, and I plant
a canker worm at it root; and by and
by tho leaves wither and drop, and
tho whole branches are dead, and then
tho gardncr lays bare the roots, and
thero is the ' cause of all the mischief,
burrowing into the roots and the trunk
of the tree. And norr shall men say,
Established 1826.
"Let us leave thut tree just as it whs."
tr ,i . . J . . -.
Yes, all except the worm. rApula'iso.l
The Union ;is it was. Yes, as it was
in the egg. in the intentions of those
men that founded it; in the intent of
the ConMitution; as it wa? to have
been and would have been but for
burglarious S!avurj-. But we have
drifted far from tho Union ns it was.
When the shinmcster. tossed bv storms
duys and nights, knows not where he
is, and at hint the clouds break arid the
sweet sunshine comes forth, shall any
! man say to him, '-go search lor the
'spot where you 'deviated from the
track and start over a?ain from that
place ? ' Xo: but he" shall take a
fresh observation from the sun and go
Ion his course by tho shortest way.
We Eet out for the haven of universal
liberty, and by the storms of intestine
.Slavery we have b.-eu drifted far out
ol our course ; but . a last the bk.es, Le , t
,T,l K,JrWf al ?"-ol;.ltUl'no.les'ofi;fee,ntinue. In soeiAfo
or shall we take a froMi oWrvittion ; i ....... .1 ... .
from clouds and eor of liberty, and
tako tho shortest path to the haven
rni - .. .
to u.o Kui.-.iuonj, .meriy inut win .
smooth every grave, comfort every
heart, a reward in death, and in t!
smiles of men we
nan see tne out-1
hinmg of Gods smile, and there shall
be great peace heeause. of purity and ;
hbertv. God bless the tmou and .
iimne h nee:
At the conclusion of his fpjech
the following resolutions were adopted
" 4" w " evident from the records in all tho
1 a the .,t,?wcrT, bu- c 1 courts, and the columns of all the news
not turDnsido. Burdj n. we have y.-t ! ,,.ipi.PStllilI1 Americans. Once was
to bear, looses we have J et o feel, Ull)c a a,.l(j!,meet ..
sorrows w,l yet wnng our hear s, nowi t fJ ,
sons must yet fall in the ba tie an. be .w. t au(J . mj
lowered in the grave, inartys to lib-j truthfully
erty; but as the grave cl over sons j of our,plem of ouucat;on .
0 priceless we will ,,ot he bribed by we ,mve g(;W), f
anytl. nir on earth; wih hvc I, C )Im female medical colleges, and
c-ty on this continent from the lakes fl.muj0 ,().aven8. 0l)r irtt .refined.
"ifteoted. lUat the bold the pru.. ,;k(;url Isat wintt.; partie8.
dent, the feai hns, and gentle wur-e j heaven bo kind tg th J00rwreU,u
pursued by Henry 'Ward Dee. her jwil0 marries in lashionable circles.
Ins recent encounters with an adverse i-i., ril (i.,. , ...i,:,,,, ni.
pubuc Eontimcnt in England, has re-
ceived the general approbation oflus I
countrymen, and deserves the a.lmi-1
'linis hti.I crtMit iliiiLi fit nriri' mu..U
.h -v
and patriotic heart in the notion.
"jtcwira, i uai suen suosianiiai ano
lasting services abroad aro possibly I
only lor those who have ripened into j
strength of ,lame through J-atient la- j
bore nt home, and that we behold, in
Mr.Leeehers short but glorious cam-
nntirn in i.pnr T -., T,, T in nrn,vti !
culmination of an illustratrious career
of Ghiittiaii soldiership ot. his cwu
country. . .
'Jlaolce l. That nothing could add
w.v . .vv,.. .... . v.......
i kirsts avinit inn tri'unn trilh u lii li liA I
hastens to bind his own fresh laurels i
' ' --l"-."' .
round the wounds of our national, sol
diers, and to convert the pride and jov
with which he is welcomed into a cor
dial for the sick and suffering of our
noble armj- ol martyrs."
Bird Mmlc aud tbe Music of tne Camp.
Morning breaks strangely and mu
sically in camp. Not a familiar sound
it. it .ill- i.n i,..iia nr.li, u-ii, irli!..-.k m.i
cock's shrill clarion, no rattling pave-'
mcnts, no opening doors. Turn out j
before the camps are astir, an 1 just us
thewhole family of caiiva-.Sihlov, cone, '
'(vall,'aiid thathit ot kemi.-l, the 'dog' !
tent, begin to show gray iu the dawn, j
The colors at head quarters dj-i.pLcav-j
ily and damp. All around you, us far j
as the eye can reach, it seems a badly !
I . IJ!.ll I... ..
narvcsieu neni mac nas growu a mon
strous crop of men, now lying heads
and points every where. Bv the cal
ender it is Sunday, put the pattern too
narrow to lap over into Alabama in
this year ot grace and gunpowder, '03.
And now tho music begins flouting
lightly over the tops of'the woods and
the top of'the morning, comes a strange
melody; thecal) bird whines through
the song of the sparrow and robin, aud
the bell" of the baholinlr rings out over
the scream 'of the jity.'1 And tho little
brown master of this brisk skirmish ot
discord and melody sils on the ut'.ei
most green billow of summer the lit
tle epicure lor beef-teak and fat siii-
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uum. i nan ...i i1'. i iu iiiiiii niv ii.iiiiiii
that I was in the homo of the Mocking
bird, that winged polyglot of the South.
These birds sing out : tho night and
the moonlight, and have a monotonous
note, for that hour. They seem to he
posttfd liko sentries, and soldiers as
they ride, hear them passing the lhtlo
signal along from grove and thitket to
grove aud thicket again, and are thus
challanged by each unseen picket, un
til the day break and the song break
come grandly in together.
By and by, -from field, wood and
hill come the sweet notes of the reveille;
bugle echoes bugle, the files warble up
through tho roaring surf of' the drums
and the dear old swell of a full band
rolls over the top of the trees from an
unseen army. In singular contrast to
all this, an analagous gamut of groans
neighs strangled in the making, and
hamiuman shout's, runs round the
wholo landscape It is tho hideous
rebel battle shout, 'in the orginal pack
age, the morning welcome of tho im
menso cordon ot mtiies to tho rustle ot
morning forage. Flags flutter out and
blue threads of smoko curl1 up along
tho camps; tho clinic 'of the butt-ends
of the bayonets, beating tho little rag
of Rftj. give you the merry music of
the soldier's coffee mill, littlo tin pails
and campkettlcs go tiukling about.
You aro bugled to breakfast, bugled to
guard-mounting, buglod to dinner, bu
glod to battlo. bugled tcrbed, tho whilo
bass-drums give three vicious growls
at your heels as you go. Theso 'calls'
aro pleasant little devices for transla
ting curt English orders into music
Brigades move to them and cavalry
charge; tho' sound clear and shrill on
tho field of battle, and tho horse and
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willbe cuutiuued at our terms until forbid.
""Li-tril advertisements. Ai!miifltrstor's autlc.a, f,
Ac, mwlfl piud fur in advent:., fur rtaaoa. whiek V
v will oxi.lmn ntthi! time. I
-ilieii"veti'rnis strictly observed In all
liis rider obey them together.
But there is one 'call' sounded just
after breakfast, before tho tent of the
Surgeon, that summons up in camp
phrase, tho 'cripples' for treatment. It
is not an ugly strain, and has been ren
dered for us into words tliat exhaust
at once the cure and its burden : 'Como
to quinine, come to quinine. Walk up
quick, walk up qiiiek-comctooui'n in 7
Thus much and enough for tho sound
of tho camp. Correspondence Chicago
Journal from the Army of the Camber
land. WIIV MESi UOVT MARRY.
Tneeensusstatistiesshow very clear
ly that more than four-sevenths of the
marriages in Massachusetts are among
the foreign born population. Why is
it? For the most simplo reasons ; the
foreign-born can afford to get married,
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I deeper aiul jnorv destructive social cor-
unr.iif.ii ...,,) :,.
iikiJH uuu uiui Viiin in BV, JB IJJIUHt
karno(, Wld K- they can sin?, dance
inanos, paint, talk jrench and
I Italian, and all the soft languages,
,,., - ..'.,.., i i,.,. i-i " . "
T. .. ' ... (K. Ui , ,.., Bf .
anil tliCV can ,)e taken from
0(J, umJ muirri(.j at fi;lct.n nnd di-
jT0I.cH at Uvent Th mnke ,en
i ,i ,i, ,....,. v,.:,i.,i ,,. ,.n...t,
i flirt ' , t p -.,terinir i)hu.-cs and
w, for,(.t. no WJv jiag bare floorg
0ilOW vulgarth'ey would he! What
are thoy at makil breaJ ftnJ
. ... . 77 . . -
beet W hv, how thoughtless
t0 Lu Buru (hL.v ku loard cr hl
we are:
loard or have ser
vants.
What r.ro they at mending old
lfl lii-tci ' lint tluti'A f tn nirniH Ka
fa!ihion c,10n8eg SQ o(un llmt'nooody
LiW oU but thu rai,.m&u and p
,t.,..lllakL.r I)0W. Wl.a't are they at
- .. ...
washing babies faces and pinning up
their trowsers ? And there is our in
! tolerahlo3tupidity again : havingchild
jren is left to tho Irish I What lady
thinks of having children now? or, if
llc J3 60 uuiyi-mujit,. (Jon t she put
. . . .
t1L,m t(J V-L,t ur,u(1 to Degin with, and
boarding school afterwards? We ro-
! at we have come to the point wher
young men hesitate and grow old be
fore they marry and atterwards keep
clear from bankruptcy nnd crime.
'hat is the consequence? There are
more peis-viis living a singlo life are
there more living a virtuous life?
It is time fur mothers to know that
the extravagance uic. encouraco is
destructive to their children ; that all
the foolish expenditures making to
ruli their daughters to matrimony are,
answering that end, tending
1-;st',.v the.insututiou of marnags
altogether,
recipesT
Boii.i.Nu Mkat. In cooking meat let
it... w.,tcr he hoiliii-' and kent boiling
... . . a O
fast for the first ten or fifteen minutes,
olsj the gelatine or sweet portion of
the meiit will gradually soak out.
Pkki'Auku Gli"e. Dissolve common
glue in eider vinegar, as thick as mar
be wanted. As it becomes too thick
from time to lime, add vinegar.
ViSF.iiAB. To eight gallons rain
water add three quarts molasses, put
into a cash- and shake well a few times,
then add two or three spoonsftils of
yeast. If in summer, place thecask in
the sun ; if in winter, near the chim
ney, where it maybe warm. In ten
or'fifteen days add a sheet of brown
paper, torn in strips, dipped in molas
ses. The paper will, in this way, form
what is called the "mother," or "life
of the vinegar."
Boii.imi Potatoes. Tliis is a formu
la ; Let each mess be of equal sise.
Let tho water boil bol'oro putting the
potatoes in. When done, pour off the
water and scatter throe or four table
spoonfuls of salt, cover tho pot with a
coarse cloth, and return it to the fire
for a short limo. Watery potatoos art
made mealy by this process. How
simple is tho process, yet how few un
derstand it I
Soda Ch.vckf.hs. Tako ono cupful
of shortening, two tea-spoonfuls ol
cream tartar, and rub them in ten cup
fuls of flour. Afterward add one cup
f il of sweet milk, ono of water, one
toa-spoonful of soda, and a littlo salt.
Knead until tho dough is smooth. Roll
this, cut n squares, and bake quick.
Pickle for Bkf.f. To eight pounds
of water add two pounds of brown su
gar, one quart of molasses, fbur ounces
of saltpeter, and fine salt till it will
float an egg. Beef put up in this way
will keep good without aDsorc-ing so
much salt as to make it hard and tough
when cooked.
How to Remove MitDBW from Liu.
Ex. First of all take some soap, (any
common sort will do,) and rub it well
into tho linen ; then scrape some chalk
very fine, and nib that in also j lay the
linen on the grass ; when it dries, wet
it again; twice -or thrice doing will
remove tho mildew. Another way it
to mix soft soap with powdered starch,
with half the quantity of salt, and tbt
juico of lemon. Lay this mixture flU
with a brush, and let the linen lay out
on the grass for a few frosty nightMnd
tho stains will disappear. I know tbi
receipt will answer.