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HATHAWAY. . Attorney a JrCoaaaellor at Law, Cbaxpon, Geacoa Cul'KTV, O., Will give prompt attention to business entrusted te them. In Geauga and adjoining Counties. KTOflice first door south of the Court fiouee apstair. : v j A. a. THaABtiia, L. i. pcarsi, I, a- iiathaway Chardou.Mov. aith. lai'J. bliit w. 1. rtaxias. , w, w. atvueK. . PERKINS &. NEV1SON, Counsellors & Attorneys at Law, wirxox blocx, rii.stsviLtx.ouio. JKrCollcclion promptly luadcJ ., CIIAS. n. SANDERSON, M. U P try I c I a n Ac 8urea, Cbaxdo!(,Ohio, Will attend to all business In the line of his pro fession, with promptnos and fidelity. aLrr.Ei.Nctsi t. a. BAMiLtoa, a. d. joh mcKow, a. p. 6 1 ' ft OrrlttG. Thayer, GUN & RIFLE M AKER, , Onejnlle west of th Center ol Hambden. Ohio. Rifles made with Improved Gunning Twist, i.i:a.i ('iiwIine.Pieces. Telescope Biilits Fateut Muixle and Starter, Breechwedger, ic , made to order. JOB WORK dona on short no- lice. KT All Work Warranled.jCS oz.'ti ilainbden, Nor. 13th, IBbl. 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SOitlf UNITED BTATE8 AND FOREIGN PATENT AGENCY, Na. 8 Bui Btbbet. Clbvelakb.Ubio; W are prepared to transact business of every sever. 1 ' -- ((., Caveats, epecincauona, raienia, iniringemeots aad itta Patent Law. B11A1NERD it BURRIDGE, ftOitf ... BouciToa or I'atimt. C. M.lrTf3SEIBEL; Professor of Instrumental Music, Yirouldrcspsolfully ssy to the cilixeii oiChar VV Aoa aad vicinity, that he haa now located hunself in their village, where he intends practic ngjiis profession ia all Its varioas branches. win gl Inttrueiton in Piano, Meiedeonor Band Music, in the most approved and modern styles. rr Piaaoa aad Meludeone repaired and tuned thtt dm) manuer, on abort notice, and on most geasotubls term. C, M-BIBEL Cis.-aoo,Aua.t 16,1861, mil A HERO PROMOTED. Al? (or the hero u quietly (leeping, -Alaal h the hrart and the home of hi lore; God eom'ott the tnntirner deeoairingly waejiing, Hu.ialn and protect ihem.O Fatber ab.ire! - Our pray -t for the heart that are hopetewly break ing, " ' ' - In ladnen w otTer.ihero ympalhy t caret Healeep tl deep .lumber that know ao awak- Ing, - " . No more earthly trouble, nar anguiah nor fcara. Bo yoothfut, to noble, a'erlbremoet in danger, - iirare eoldier! ah, mournful indeed waa thy doom; A nation lament thee, the friend and the atran ger, A dark cloud of torrow oVreludow thy tomb. And rot not in vain do we gricva and drpLwe IlKW, . . . The iweot (tar of promiae ia ririnj alar; W think of the lieroe promoted before thee. To peneaful dominion in glory1 bright car. Then real thre, thou ''loved one! frcab laurel around lure; IM a at OVr Iriut tanlilii r n Thar hataaa. We tru.t that the angela hjv joyfully crown'ed ,1 - j tlwe. And that were far belter than all earthly fame. Tbou weet dove of peace, O return! a no forever Dear up on thy piuions the flog of the slain; The cords of disunion they perished to sever, God grant that ihoir life-blood were abed not in vain. Our Correspondence. FROM SERGEANT T. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 23rd, 1862. En Democrat s It I a bright and glori ous dav. I ant forbidden to enjoy it, n rr ii f.lM irk lit MaVnu 1 . I.kk t... I . s - ....... ." ! hosunal to the house of a friend last Thurs. I day. and brpe soon to bo able lo go back , to camp, but otiifoss that vour eorreepond- tnt't chance for Dromotlon for irallnnt and merholu 7lJ., ZJZ,r AVMw',,- are not very bright at tbi, lime. Our friend J. C. Hathaway, of Clarldon, I in this city, and make many a Ooauga boy glad by the light of hi countenance. Oeii. Wilson, of Cleveland, while taking care of a lick ton of hi, own, has been making him ...ir . . 1 1 u c t 1 . 1 1 1 .1 ... i-uii kumi.bmt unjmi .1111 limtl. uulirTuu V . . - -i.k .u... .1. . r 1 ! 1 with those they eamo for, have returned homo. Bo fur at I know, nono of the Oeauga boya are dangerously tick at this nine. . ... from account 1. the march of the W. - np W lo Wel Point; .,t..,i ... r Brigade from camp where thoy embarked, wa ono of the so verost any army was over called lo make. The cold was severe, and the mud, loo deep to bo freion solid, was perfectly horrid The wagon woro unablo to eome op, and many of thctn slept exposed to Ibe severity of ibe weather. ; " Your, T. For the Jeffersonian Democrat. Grapes. ' The Ann ia a white crape, and oris! nated in Newburg, N. Y.; an early and profuse bearer, ripening pt. 2Utli ; will hang Tong on the vine without injury from froaf. It ia unequaled for its keep ing qualitiea, and make excellent raisins. The fruit fom young vines hare tomo toughness of pulp, but it disappears ka it acquires age. ilie bunches are large hnd loose, the berries large and round ; color light amber and white ; tweet, rich nnd vinous ' flavor ; not to ncid as Ca tawba, but tweet to the center. Im proves by remaining on the rine for tome time, and never mildews. The Cuyahotra ia a whit grape, and originated in Euclid, Ohio, a few yeart ago. ' Kipem about the mpiuie of Septem ber. Bunchca and berries about the size - of Diana. Perfectly ' hardv, good bearer and strong grower. Color of fruit n greenish white, with a yellowish glow. Thin skin, very transparent, and but little pulp, sweet and deliciou. Thought by Dr. Kirlland, of Cleveland, and Baleham, of Columbus, lo be the best white grape of American torta. It it not ao good for wine at many others, not having sufficient tartaric acid, The Alvy is another new kind, coming into notice, and thought to bo equal' to the best by tome fruit men. ' The liaab Is a small, round, purple grape, verr tweet, vinous, fragrant and pleasant navor, naray ana proauotive ; thought to be a hybrid of the Catawba and Etsingburg, and superior to either. The Union Village ia a magnibcent vine, being gigantic in all its proportions; vinea Inrge and leaves larger than any other kind. : Bunchea and berries very large, round, black, very juicy, thin skin, eood flavor, with lew seeds. Fruit unin jured by frost, and improves by hanging long on the vines. Ripens about the middle of September. ' ' ' The lubecca oiigtnalad M Hudson, n. Y. ; It ia a light-colored grape, being light green in the shade, and golden in the tun. Cluttert nnd berries larger than the Diana, and ripen with it, but not so sweet. The berries are oval, with ajigbl bloom, considerably transparent, juicy, iwee,t and delicious. Ho louahnets or acidity in pulp. May be kept long afler being gathered. Growth rather slender, and some liable lo mildew j and, for this reason, Mr. Prince, of Long Island.claims that it is of foreign origin. A. B. C. , in Coktihemtal MoMsr. Mr. Lowing, in bis Field Book of the Revolution, gives scale of ibe depreciation of the Continental money. In January, 1777, the p&per currency was st 6ve percent, discount. In July it was at twenty-nve per cent, a is count, and before iho end of tb year thre dollars in paper would pot command a silver dollar; - In 1778 the paper cur- lency continued lo depreciate, so that ia Annl four dollars in paper were equal to one in coin. In September Ibe ratio was - . , .. , at live lo one, and at the close of the year was six ana a nan to one. u hi depreciatoo rsptdly continued, inteo ruary lie . ratio waa eight dollars and half of paper to on of ailver, ia May was twelve to one, in September eighteen to one, and before tbo close of the year faper dollar wat only worth fourceott. n March, 1780, a paper dollar wat worth three cents, in May it was worth two cents, and in .December seventy-four dollars paper was worth one dollar ia silver; At this point the hieteiiaa stops. u . t , : -. Little Eddie, the Drummer. A eorrwpond.mi or tlm Chleago Tribw, writhif from Bontno B trrack. St. Lou la, Wot a ory touching (tor of a drummer l a it a in A few da vi Wnro oor rorlmeni rooolvotl ordori to join Gun. Lyon, on hi march to Vt ilion'a Critvk, the drumaior ol our res I mont waa taken tick and eonveyed to the hniitat, and, on the atoning preceding the day :hat we wore to march, a negro wa ar rested within I ho lino of the camp, ami brought before our captain, who aikeri him 'what huainea ho tiad wlihio the line. replied, :I knnw a drummer that would He k0: lo enlist In tour company, and I have eome to tell ou nf it.' lie was linmodialely re quested lo Inform the drummer that if he would enliit for our ihort lerm-of aorvioe, he would bo allowed eitra pay, and to do this lie auti bo upon the ground early in the morning. The negro wai Ihon passed beyond iho guard. On the following morning thorn appeared beforo the Captain's quarter, during the boating of the reveille, a aood tookinc mid- dle-agad woman, dnwaed in deep mournir.g. !M,1'n b' ,h, h"?d h'P. Pr '."j ing boy, apparently about Iwalro or th look- thirteen yeartofagn. Her ainry waa toon told. Sbo was from East Tennesson, where her husband had beoti killed by the rebel, and her property destroyed. Sho had eome tn 8t. Lout, in search of lior sistor.but not And- mC ..or. ...u ueing uea.nu.o 01 money, sne thOUVnt thtt aftniaM hNMIir. aTt ailllaklte-asai fA lior boy as drummer for the short time we . bo. ATL had to remain in the service, .he could I And employment for Iver.olf, and perhaps find her istor by iho time wo were discharged. Daring the rehearsal of her dory the lit. tie follow kept bis eje Intently Axed upon in countenance 01 mo v.aptain, who was' .... i, I...:: .... " "'" " " ZZiTllTLl "' " ' 1 ""'. uptaiu.l can iJrum.- 1 bi ! HU o much eotifldenoe ho C.pt.io latmodi.tol, ob.ervc,l..i.h ,m"J ".;. ergiit.briiig the drum. . " . w .mil. IVI..IV, .u m few minutes the drum was produood, and our flfor niada his appearance, a tall, round shouldered, good-natured fellow from ibo Dubuque mine, who stood, whan erect, sninoiiiing ever x lees. vt , . i . a i . ITiMmn l.iltia ln.ao.ti,Mwl Ia VlIm mam. raJu. ho stooped downward, with his hands resting upon bit knees, that woro throwu forward Into an acute angle, and aftor peer ing Into tbo Utile follow' face a moment, he 1!!!?;"? - ?r"5?rT ho ,,,"? ' for Capt. in Tennesseo.' Our Ofor commenced straightening himsolf upward until all the angle in hi person had disappeared, when i . i , . , . , ho placed his flfo to his mnuib, and played 'Flowers of Edinburgh,' ono of the most tunos lu follow with' the drum that could havo been tolocled, but nohlv did iho little follow follow him. showing him lo bo muster of tbo drum. Wbon tbo music had oeased, our Captain turned to Iho mother and observed, 'Madam. I will take your boy. Wtiat la tits iwrou" -H l.nv,' ., r plied; Ihon placing her hand upon Iho Cap tain' arm, iho continued, "Cuptaii., II ho not killed' hare her maternal feelings over eamo her ntteranoo, and the boot down ovot hor bny and kitsod h'm upon hit lorohead. At the arose, the observed, -Captain, you will bring him back with you, won't you? 'Yes, ye,' ho replied; 'wo will bo certain lo bring hlin back with us. ' Wo tball be dis charged in six weeks.' In an hour aftor our company led the Inwa First out of camp, our drum and ft'o playing Tho girl I tuft behind me.' Eddio, at we called him, toon becaino groat favorite with all the men in the com pany. When any of iho boys had returned from a horticultural oxoursion, Eddie's thare of the peaches and melt o were Brat apportioned out. During - rur heavy and fa tiguing marches from Holla to Springfield, it was niton amuiing to too our loog-leggod flfer wading through tho mud with our little drumaior inountod upon his back and alwsyt In tbat position when fording streams. Tho night aftor tho fight at Wilson' Creek, whore Lynn fell, I wat detailed for guard duty. Tho hour patted slowly away, whon at length iho morning light began to stream along tho eastern sky. making surrounding objuott mora plainly visible. I'rosently I beard a drum boat up the morning call. At nrst 1 thought eamo from tho camp at the enemy across the ereek but as I listened I found that came up from the deep ravine ; for a few minutes it was silent, and then as It became mora light I heard it again. I listenod the sound of the drum was familiar lo mo I know that it was Our drummer bov from Tennessee, Beating lor help the reveille. . I wa about tn dosort my post to go hi assistance, whou I discovored the ofiioor of the guard approaching with two mon We all lietenod to tho sound, and were tat. Isfled that It waa Eddiu't drum. I asked permission to go to hit assistance. officer hetitaled. saving that the orders wore to march in twenty minutes. promised to bo back in that lime, when consented. I immediately tlarted down tho hill, and upon reaching tho valley, followed ihe tound nf the drum, and toon found him seated on Ihe ground, hit back loaning againtt the trunk of a falling troo, while nit drum hung upon a both hi front of him, reaching nearly to iho ground. toon at bo discovered me, bo dropped drumsticks and exclaimed, 'Oh, corporal, am to glad to toe you I Give me a drink,' reaching onl bit band for my cantoen, which was empty. .. - I Immediately turned to bring him tomo watei from tho brook lhat I could bear rip pling through tho bushes near by, when, thinking that I was about to leave him, commenced crying, saying, "Don't leave me, corporal I can't walk.' I was soon back with tho water, wben I discovered that both of hit foot had been thot away a cannon ball. After satisfying bit thirst, he looked up Into my face and taid. 'You don't think I will dio. corporal, do you ? tbit man laid 1 would not bo said tne sur geon would cure my feet.' - "I now discovered a man lying In grass near him. dead. By his dress I lOognii-Kj Dim a Belonging to loo eueiny. h,, .ppe,rwl ,b he bd thM tbr0U(,'n .engnixed blm at belonging to Ibo enemy. me bowels, aad bad fallen near whore Ed- die lay. Knowing that be could not llvo, sod toeing the condition of the boy, crawled lo him, took off his buckskin bus- ponders, and corded the littlo fellow's betow in Knee, and then lay down died. ' While bo was tolling mo these par ticulart, I beard the tramp of cavalry coming down tho ravlno, and in a moment toout of the enemy was upon nt, and I taken a prisouer. I requested the officer to lake Eddie op in front of blmt be did carrying him with great tenderness When reached tha camp nf the ncmT. fo deewl. . It kt 0o" "ni "'noo md J MP rolnMcCulloch gra . . Interpretation of the Word "Gentleman." inatt. I I j ' j , i : ... o t 1 snced by usage, or accompanied by fail the nre in undertaken duty. 11 is nu incom difficult narablv lets iruillv form of robber v to cut a Jr.- i - . ii .i . j , .Z J!olor.n eevera ly, Ibe mind, of h higher ftud lower e Mm. hare town w:de dimension and widrr mirorton through the aociely of modern dnyi. These errora r m 'lie model ol lolerpreling the word gentleman. lis primal, literal, and perpetual mean- ing la, a man of pure race, well bred, in the aense that a horte or dog ia well br.'d. The eo-called higher elaaica.being gen erally of purer race than the lower, have retained the true idea and the eonvictions associated with it, but are afraid lo apeak it out. and t-quivocale about it in du ublic this rquivooalion mainly proceeding from their desire to connect another meaning wiil it, and a false onethat of man living in idleness on other people's labor with which idea the term has nothing whatever to do. The lower classes, denying vigorously. aim wua reason, tne notion mat a gentle man meana an idler. amL rinlitl fralino- that the more any one works the more of . a a' aeaaa. V" 0oome.N Ba w ""'T TTT B?. T'l . .1 ,,,e yht7 1T -"'g'" 'rora. ,l ,ru,h. because with ittliey wanted to hold falsehood, namely, that race was of no consequeoce. It being precisely of aa much consequence ia man a in any other animal. Tl' 'T rper t.ll . llr n! nuknf "L01" ,UlMe Trott K 9L of. Oentlemen have lo le.rn tf..t It is no pari of their duty or privilege to live on other people's toil. They have lo learn that there ia no degradation in the hardest manual, or the humblest seivile labor when it is honest. . But that there ia deg radation, and that deep, in extravagance, in bribery, ia indolence, in pride, in taking places they are not fit for, or in coining places for which there is no need. It does not disgrace a gentleman to become an errand boy, or a day laborer, but it disgraces lii-n much to become a knave or a thief ; and knavery is not the less knav ery because it involves large interests.nor theft the less theft because it is counten- a puree out ol a man's pocket than to take it cut of hit hand on the understand ing you are to tleer hit ship up the chan nel when you do not know the soundings. Oa ihe other hand, the Inwnr -"! and all orders, have to learn that every vicious habit and chronic disease com municates itself by descent, and that by purity of birth the entire system of the human body and aoul may be gradually elevated, or, by recklestnett of birth, de graded, until there shall be as much dif ference between the well-bred and ill-bred human creature (whatever pnintbe taken with their education) as between a wolf hound and the viletl mongrel cur. And tho knowledge of thit great fact ought lo regulate the education of our youth and tbo entire conduct of Ihe nation Jittlut. Southey's Love of Books. It it ( ; to Having no library wilbin reach, I livo upon my own stores, which are, howover. moro ample, perhaps, than were ever beforo Kottoiteu by ono wrtuae wbole ottato wat in it inkstand. My dayt among the dead are patted j Around mo I bohold, Where'er these oatual oyot aro cast, The mighty minds of old My never-failing friends are thoy, With whom I converse every day. With them I tako dollght in weal, . ' ' And teek relief in woo And while I nndortland and fool ' ' How much to tbem I owe, . My ehoekt have often been bedewed With loan of thoughtful gratitude. . My thoughts aro with the dead; with them I live in long-past yeart ' Their virluot love, their faultt eoodemn, Partake their hope and fears ; And from their lessons sock and find Instruction with an bcmblo mind. My hnpot are with the dead anon My place with tbem will bo, And I with thorn thall travol on Through all futurity Yot loaving hero a name, I trust, That will not perish In the dust. ROBERT SOUTHEY. I bo I At bit 1 To this my bo appropriately added an extract from a letter of Wordsworth's, dated July. 1840 I "1 ought not to forgot that, two dayt ago. I went ovor to toe Mr. Soulboy, or ralbor Mrs. Sou they, for he it past taking pleas ure in tho protenoe of hit friends, lie did not recognize me till be wat told. Then hit eye Hashed for a moment with tbeir former brightnoat ( but he tank Into the ttate In which I bad found bint, patting with boih bandt hit bookt affectionately, like a child. Having attempted in train interest him by a few obtorationt, I took my leave." Could thore bo a more affeotlng Instance of "the ruling passion ttroog in death ?" be by tho ro- ho legs and a EvilImAoibations. Evil imsginations arc voluntarily entertained. I have no right to hsng vile pictures around the chambers of my brain. Not even in thought bavs I a tight lo indulge in for. bidden pleasures. All suoh indulgences debase the mind, pollute it, prepare s realise In our eooduet the wicked imagi nation or conception. For are such pic- lures, such impressions upon the tablets of the soul ever enaced T Moral cbem Istrv has no neutralises that wholly ex tract the stain. No graver's tool ean ever wholly abiade it i for it is like the Image upon the shield of Pbid.h.s, graven deeo that whatever woold remove ! W0UM annihilate the tout ittelf. It may be covered up, end thu hiddea from the common eye, Dot a reigeni win tjeieci and cxposs it. Ihratt Afann. r ..v wat so. and Pbopuc who like so muoh to talk their mind, should sometimes try to mind their talk. [PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.] DARK HOURS. BY CAROLINE A. BEIGGS. , Oh.rny tired anul, be patient I Rongheat rind Fold ever aw cleat fraifget oeaviert eloada IJI . nam w mow tmpM arretg on the lirkJt ; Tfrow greenet where the wintry snow H.v. fall.. dcwp.t..d th. fsir.-nower. gprin, from old, d.ad Vy. The darkest mine Yield, the mot flashing jsw1. from iuceli, And Mar are bora ofdarkneas, dsy of night. Oh, my tried soul.be patienil-Yui for thee Uwe ootho secret alchemy of life; God, the One-Giver, grant no boon to e rth ThM He withholds from ihee; and from the dark Of ihy deep sorrow shall evolve new light, ' New strength to do and sufT.r, aew reeolve. j Perchan-.-e new gladness and freshest hopes! oh" '" time when lean weep no more lTn, 1 h,T eonered, fori know great strength " Dorn 01 Mndr'"r " truat tkat still, Wrapt la th dry busk of my outer life. !ie warmer seeds lbs aver yet have burst From it dull covering; tronger purpose Rur consciously within, an1 make me great Wiih a new life a life akla te Gjd'a Which I miul purturs for the holy skies. Help me, thou great All-Patient! (or the flesh Will sometime falter, and ih apitil fail; Add to my human Thy diviner strenith. When next I waver; rouse my faith aa now, Thai out of darkness I may we greatliaht. .... ' SnA tM0 ' l- '- bee! National Era. Scholars and Statesmen of Great Britain. . It It nothing now for English talesmen to be accurate and profound scholar. Cur ran, tho Irish orator, carried hit Virgil alwaya in hit pocket, and hit biographor found him crying over tho fata of the un happy Dido, ia a storm at soa. when ovary other person on board would have soon Dido bung np at tbo yard arm with indif-1 foreoco. Fox, tho Eugllsh orator, states man and historian, complains In bit letter of imtrrrpliom$ of the politic, while ho peak with dollght of whole dayt devoted to tne el assies. Bnerluan do red over Ku- ripidea day and night, and drew from the uroeK poet tne Inspiration of hit eloquonoo Pill wa the best Oreek sonolar In the king dom so tars Iord Granville, who wat hit constant companion In such ttudios. Hi apartmonts woro strowu with Latin and Greek classic j and they wore at all suits bio limes hit favorite tbame of conversation. 8ir Robert Peel won the flrtt honors of the University of Oxford, both in Ihe classics and the mathoraatica. In bit inaugural ad dre. whon entoring on the lord -rectorship of Glasgow University, be dec Is rot tbat "by far Ibo greater proportion of tho chief names thai have floatod down and are likely lo remain buoyant on the stream of time, arw those men eminent for classical ac quirements and elastica! tatte." "Take tbo f ' ....1.1 1.... ..... .a.- a votnuuar lor two bundrod years," says Lard Maoaulay, "look at Ihe Churoh. Ihe Parlia ment or Iho bar, and it bat el watt boon Ihe caso with iho men who were first in Ibe eompolltlon of life" And so thoroughly are ihe leading minds la Groat Britain con vinced of this trntb and tho practical In ference which It Involves, that by a recent law of 1'arliamont civil and military an pointment at boms and in India are based on competitive taste In classical and mat he- matieal studios. Wa are not surprised. tnereloro. when wo son statesmanship and scholarship go hand in hand in Great Brit- altxfiMioMca Sacra. General Buckner. Simoo Bolivar Buckncr, Ihe Rebel Geo eral captared at Fort Donelton, is a Ken luckian, and graduated at West Point in 1844, his age being about thirty-eight. He served with distinction ss nn inlanlry officer in the war with Mexico, and wat wounded at Churubutoo. In 1847 he was transferred to tha Quartermaster'! Department, and in 1862 to the Subsist en ce Department. In 66t he resigned his commlttion. Buokner then bocame somewhat of a speculator, and acquired a large property In tho Free Btatot, chiefly in Chicago. . List soring he had com mand of the Kentucky militia, and pre tended to be loyal to the Union. i Last summer he visited Washington, representing himself there as loyal, ingra tiated himaeif into Gen. Sooti's confidence, obtained permission to inspect all '.he for tification, in lhat vicinity, made Hon. Robert Mallory and others believe that be wished to lake active service in the army of the United States, returned to Louis ville and remained for a brief period, with out giving public indication that be con templated any disloyal movement, but all (his time was holding conference with Jeff. Davis and bis conspirators. Subsequently he managed lo seduce a large part of the State Guard into the Rebel service, and for this was sppoinled to the commsnd at Bowling Green. He is an adroit,skillful, bad man. The days of bis active treason, however, are now endod. The Rebel Jackson's Poem. to so it The Rebel Gon. Jackton. now command Ing on ibe Unpor Potomac, wroto a beau tiful poem addressed lo"My Wife and Child," while commanding on regiment, in ine Mexican war, at Camarco. The followlog are the flrtt two itantai t . The latoo beats the lights are gone Tbo camp around in slumber lies '. The night with solemn pace moves on, The shadows tbiekoo o'er Iho tiles, . But sleep my woary eyes hath flown. And sad, uneasy thoughts arise. I think of thee, oh I dearest one I ' Whoso love mine earl life hath blest Of thee and him our baby son Who slnmbors on thy gentle breast God of ths tender, frail and lone, Oh I guard lhat little sleeper's rest I In 1849 Jtckton was elected by iho Leg islature of Georgia Judge of Iho E tstern Circuit for four yoer. Soon aftor the ex-' plralion of hi term of office, he wa tent to Austria, as Charge by President Pierce, and In 1864 wat made Minister Resident. After hit return, during Buchanan't administra tion, be wat Prosecuting Attorney in the attempts to bring slave-trader, to Justice at Bavtnuta, and boldly resitted popular sen timent In endeavoring to discharge bit duty. AV-Offioial returnt show Ihreo bundrod and twanty-ono killed, looi bundrod aud flftv-four wounded, and one bundrod aud fifty woandod ia MeClernsnd's Division, at t ori uoueuea. The Washington Family Relics. ' When Mrs. Lee loft the Arlington Hon, tomo tlrno aftor hor traitorout buabaod bad jninod the confederate armv, tho andortook to carry with her all the Wash ing tow relict which had boon to joalnotly preserved by hor patriotic father, Georgo Washington Parks Cusii. Repeatedly the wrote In General McDowoll, with whom the bad boon acquainted at her hatband's associate on the staff of Gen. Wool, daring the Mexi can war, that the had left nothing at Ar lington in any way eonnoeted witn tne public or awmottie life of ibe rather of his Countrv. What Mrs. Loe, or any one fa voring Secession and rebellion could want Ith relict which must bo a constant re minder of him who taid, "Whatever moaaurea have a tenJeney to dissolve Ihe Union or contribute to violste or lo en the sovereign authority, ought to bo eontldored a hnttilo lo the liberty and Independence of America, and Iho author of them treated accordingly, cannot easily bo Imagined. Nor It it Surprising lhat, aftor all their protcstatlont lo tho contrary, the wife of the Confederate Ooneral thould have loft bottled tome of the choicest and most valua ble momontocs of the home life of him whoso wise teaching both alio and ber bas bami havo so thoroughly ignored. For a long time after tho fligbt of the Loos, General McDowell, though quartered on tho ground, refuted lo enter tbo Ar lington House. A tcrupnlout rotpeetor of prlvato rights, ho would neither occupy, nor allow lo be occupied by hit officers or men, any poilion of the mention, whioh, in bit opinion, bolongod to Gen. Leo quite as much a though be ttill made hit homo within lit maativo wall. Whon Iho confiscation aot waa pataod by Congrots, and a telegraph operator bad taken possession of ono of iho best rooms, he wat ttill reluctant to enter tbo old building, oa account of iho Wash ington memorwa olualoring around it, and it was at last by force of circumstances, . I . 1 a. r :n i . rather than bi own freo will, lhat bo made It bis head-quarters. For a long time access lo Ibo nppor rooms was forbidden, and evon ibe cellar waa not open to curious visitors. Tho daub of Mr. Cttstis, nick named historical paintlnga, which so clearly demonstrate that, however true a patriot tbat worthy desovndanl of Iho Wsabiogton family may have been, bo was by no means an artist, and which Mrs. Leo bad shown good lasts in , loaving behind, wore most carefully guarded. .Never did tenant use a bouse more gingerly. Relict of inestimable value might 7ave slombored in lit nppor oliambort, ot had quiet preservation in iti batomonl rooms, forever and aye, had none but Gon. McDowell entered ibe venerable preiuitoi. j. v. . Bat thore lately came te Washington a curiosity bu'ntor aa antiquarian, vigoront aud insatiable an enthusiast in Washington relics Caleb Lyon by namo ha ef Lyons dole, who. disdaining ibo letters of Mrs. Leu, toaght permission to nnveil Ihe deepest reeeesoi of ibo establishment. He searched - tmmmt alial-a. m .OT-f-.a aae. Furl u nata search I for in an inner oeJIar be found a prioelett prise, in. a variety of housobold articles Uontifled as belonging to Washington bat which ooe less familiar with ibo history ot Mount Y croon and Arlington would bavo passed by a of no especial interest or value.. . Among the articles aro a number of pieces of the Martha Washington china. Tho centre of each piece has the monogram 'U. W " from which four golden rsvs di- vorge, each point reaehiug lo a blue oval. In which. In distinct rinetL connected b, vol dec links, aro written tbo names of the original Statut and Kentucky, while around tbo rim tbo Egypliao tymbol of cloroal union green serpent with lit tail in ill mouth and a erimioo ribbon bearing tha legond. "ZSt-cvi rt iHiamt aMI; exquitiiely paiutod. complete tbo decoration, which. for rlohoe and appropriateness, bas net or boon excoued ai Bovret. Tbi tot of porcelain was protected by General Lafayotla and hit brother officers. including Rochamboau and Count do Gratia, at a fitting tvttimonlal to tbo lady whose house had been their home while fighting tne battles ot tne devolution, and alto with Ihe tanotion and tubtcriptinn of the Mayor or Ibe municipality ot faria. Tbo tot originally contained four hundred pieces, A plate, a saucer, or a eup, were occasion ally proton tod by Mr. Washington or Mr. Cutllt At tbo cboioett ouneaiV Iboy could give of the household relict Of Mount Ver non. Specimens aro in possession of Ihe widow of Maj. Gon. Brown, the family the Alderman Petots, Major Popham, Caleb Lyon and othera and it was from a la. mtliaritv with the ono given to Ibo latter gentleman torn years since by Mr. Cut lis. lhat be waa able to promptly identity the rvmiinuw ui sua bus reuajuiDg a, &r lington. r r . l . a i . . Two of tbo rich porcelain vases presented to Washington by Mrs Vaugh, and sketched by Lotting in bit "Mount Vernon and III Associations" thoso ornamented with Moot and ligen worn alto brought to light by Mr. Lyon. Tbo one doco rated with leopards bat not been uncovered, and Is probably lost. . Tho ground work of these vasot it ol tne nnett and rarest blue, but Iboy are somewhat broken. It will be remembered that tho officers of tbo Revolutionary Army, belonging to Ihe society ol Cincinnati, sent to China an order for a thousand pioeea, including break fast, dinner and tea sett, or Ibe finest India waro, for presentation to Washington. Tbo ornamentation ia bluo and gill, with Ibe coal of arms ef tne society, neid by famo, witn a bluo ribbon from which is suspended lha eagle of the order, with a green wreatn about ill neck, and oa lit breast a tbield representing tha Inauguration of Ibo order. Altogether fifty pieeet of Ibis tot yot remain at Arlington, moro or leu perfect. The lea labia need by Washington and one bookcata alto remain, uonerai mcuowoii naa ren dered Mr. Lyon every facility for brushing ud tbeto Interesting relict, aad expects an order from tbo War Department lo plaee thorn in tbo patent otnoo or Smithsonian Institute. They would bo perfectly safe at Arlington while Iho General remains there bat lo guard against tbo carelessness ol those who may soma after him, when tbo long-promised advanco begins, and'lo gratify Ihe nubile It is doablleee wise to so dispose of the precious articles Car;. .V. I. Avra g fotL i ' m. i ' . . - J -. -t Tksatusbt or EaiMtrs There aro many hn will endure any hardship, make aiy exertion, beat any sacrifice, for their friend, fin whom Iboy can nevar do enough ; but toward tbeir enemiea. met aro uosinu, im nlsoabla and resentful. . The ma a who bss iniured them, thoy ean never' forgive for blm tbey have ao klndnett, bnl bold him in contempt, aversion ' and neglect. But nhristiaaitv roouiree bigber and mora aiuiiiiaraitad virluo Ibao this. Cor - it com I mands us to be kind to out enemies. The Fail of Fort Donelson. 1 After three dayt of the most rhnrmrarriT fighting ever wiinoatod on thit continent, ito dectarot a veteran regular officer.) the most, desperate fighting against Ibe most tremens dnut odds, in which dsy after day tli' multitudinout hotl of invadert were driven back patl their own camp, our gloriona Spartan band, from theer exhaustion, bis boon borne down by a new avalanobe of re inforcements piled upon the already ennr.. moat weight againtt which tbey bavo hith erto draggled with complete tuccots, and hat suffered ono of those misfortunes whioh are common lo war, but which entail dishonor mi oor cattte, and which will only ' -animate to Ihe most item and undying re-1 tittanco ovory true Southern heart. . If, those bloody barbarians, whpse bandt are now soaked lo the elbow In the life-blood ' of mon dafonding tbolr own homes and flrotides, droam lhat tbey are now one loch noarer tbo auljugallon of the South taoa, when thoy it tried on Iboir infernal mission,, . they prove thernsolvos to bo fooll and mad-. mon at well aa lavages and murdorers. Thoy have laugh, ui a lesion, wo admit t , they havo admonished as to bo snore wsry and circumspect, to husband with greater, care oar limited rosources, and not to an-, domic our onemy. But tbey havo alto placed between them and nt a golf tbat can never bo crowed by thoir arte and arms. and a universal determination lo die, If die we must, for our coontry, but never permit her to be subjugated by the most malignant, the most murdorout, the moanott of man kind, whose namo It at thit very moment tuch a by-word of loom and reproach throughout Europe, for tbolr combined erwelty and cowardice, that tbolr own em-' ban tailor cannot stand fho storm of the) world's contempt,, and aro H-auxkjut ta lly back tn the Carted States. Thoir tucsets at Fort Donelton, gained only by vast tu-' potior it y of nombors, will only bavo tha1 effect of converting Ibo whole -vvrp-ttatio r tk. B..ik nAn .n.l .l.ilrnn 1 of Ibo South mon, women and ehildroo ' into an immense army, was wtll resist them at every step, and everywhere "wet-, eome them with bloody band to hospitable graves. l no glorious valor or our troops . at Fort Donelton It not dimmed In the slightest degree by their inability to bold thoir ground agaiost overwhelming oddt but, on the contrary, thinei through tbo. black cloudt of disaster with a radiance hlch wilt kindle the whole South into a blaxe, snd surround their own names with n halo or Imperisusulo venom. liieknuitut ( DitpmtcL . . The Crisis. a of The crisis of the war is at last noon n. . and te verse upon reverse comes in quick, succession. We hare sesreely recovered fiom the deDretsion eonteauent unon our defeat at Fort Henry and Roanoke, ene we are called upon to tnect a still heavier calamity in the fall of Fort Donelsoa and tla .awiaser wr.e-ar bvwve troop ttoltuag that important post. It is true, the facts concerning this last disaster have not y4 reached uk Irom sources collated . to our belief ; but enough is known to convince us thst we have sustained another stag gering blow. - We have not been of those who entertained the belief tbat our arms would always be successful, or that it waa within the boubds of possibility our smalt army could meet and drive back the over whelming hordes of the enemy at every point at which they could penetrate, and , are not, therefore, taken by siffprise, nor greatly discouraged, by the untoward events which have taken place in the West, and on the Atlantic coasL We have not known ' our own strength, although we have been greatly too con fident of Ihe weakness and cowardice of our foe. If these disaster! shall turn our thoughts In npon ourselves, and shall arouse as to the ' full comprehension of our perilous situation, and to the energy and , activity requisite for thpoccasion,. they will not have overtaken ns in vain. - We do not believe the defeat at Fort! Donelton is of the proportion our tele-' grtpio columns would give us lo under ttand. It matt be remembered the in telligence tbey furnish comes from th enemy, who are not apt lo depreciate Ilia victorie tbey gain.' And we see much id encourage as even in this dark hour.--Our permsnenl Government is Isnnshed up on the stormy sea, it is true ; but wa think ber timbers are stout enough to bear the strain, and that the noble structure will be none Ihe worse for the rough usago lo which it has thus early been subjected. The War Department received Monday evening from Gen. A. S. Johnston, a tel egram announcing the fall -of Fort Donel ton, but couched in so ambiguous a style that it became necessary lo reqaett more intelligible information. f No aotwer has yet been received from that officer, prob ably on aeoount of the interruption of tel egraphic communication, ticcasioned ' by iho severity of the weather. ictmond Viipatch, Jfb. 19A. ... , . The Hero of Fort Donelson. Brigadier-General Ulystes . 8. Grant, the Hero of Fort Donelton, is about 40 yesrs of sge. He is a native of Ohio, and a graduate of West Point, being tbo ap pointee of Hon. Win, L. Hamer, wben a member of Congreta, and who was sub-. sequently killed in the Mexican war. , Gen. Grant served in the Mcxioan war. was to some of tbe principal bailies, an ass twice brevetted for gallant and mer itorious conduct, . ui was in tne 4tn in fantry, resigned ia lriSand went into business in St. Louis.' He subsequently moved to Galena, 111., where - he now re sides, and becsme interested in a large leather ettablithmeoL , , ,. '. At the breaking out of the rebellion he immediately offered hi services to the Government, and was soon pnt ia com mand of an Illinois regiment. He par ticipated actively in Ibe campaign is Mis souri, and obtained great credit. At tha ex'ra settion hit'name was brought for- wara lor a urigaoier-ueneraitttip py air. Washburn, of Illinois, of the House of Representatives, and the entire delegation . - W j, , , . .r. joined ia tbe recommendation, and be was appointed. - me soon alter went into com mand of the military district of Cairo. -' The Hero of Donelton haa been unani mously confirmed aa Major-General an honor nobly won and worthily bestowed.