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MAYSVIMiE
WEEKLY
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ROSS &. ROSSBH, Publishers.
MAYSVILLE, KY, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 1864.
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MAYSVII.t.F, sr.p. s
A Morning Hymn.
Sir g to the Lor " ! Tho id-.ades of night
At his command have poescd away,
And the morning' doubtful light
Hath brightened totbefull orbed day.
Wat:hcd by that Eye that never tdeepi,
Sale and in y.nfidonce we slept;
Who sun and cUrs innumerable Keeps,
Hi servants faithfully have kept.
o earthquake rdix-k, no hungry flame,
No tempest with destroying brenth,
At midnight to onr dwelling camo,
To make our sleep tho sleep c I ueatu.
Tl;v guardian angels. Lord!
rrd! were near, I
n.l -o-the the t'rast; ,
To smooth the pulso an
N. r trtur'ng pain, nor hamting tear
Hrcke the sweet quiet of oar re.-t.
Now ca'ded t" duty by the light,
Our mornirp tvank to thee we pray
F.-r the kind ministry of tho night,
For the new glory of the day;
For li:e preserved, for strength renewed,
For the tie. r Love that guard us still:
l',:it lnist we i-ak our grati.ule
By w ills suhmissive U tny will.
Hcpe.
Ti e WrrM may change from old to new,
From i.ew to t hi again;
Yet hope ami heaver, lorever true,
W'i hin muii's heart remain.
The .1 -tains thai llis- the weary eoul,
Tl v !-tri!2gi"-s of (he strong,
Ars step t' war I s--me harpy feoal,
Tlie dory of Hope's sol g.
Hope leads thee! i'.d to phin; the Cu;r,
The man t.i sow the seed;
?or 'eaves tnlfi'incr.t to her hour,
But prompts at-ain to den'.
And ere npon lira old manVdust
The grass iscen to wave,
We look through fallen tears to trust
Hope's si. ushine on the grave.
Oh nclit i no flattering lure,
ISo fancy, weak or fond,
Wln hope w.'U (1 bi a us rest secure
In better life beyond.
Kor loss nor rdiame, nor grief ucr sin,
ller i roinise may gaiiisay;
Tl e voice Divine hath fpoke within,
And God did reVr betray.
From the Atlautie Monthly.
The Bridge of Clouds.
BY U. W. l-ONOTELLOW.
l3iirn,0 cvtniLg hear h, and waken
Pleasant visions, nsof uldl
Though the house by winds be shaken,
Safe I keep this room of gold!
Ah! no longer wizard Fancy
Builds its castles in the ir,
Lurine me by necromancy
Up the never-ending stair!
Uut, instead.it builds roe bridges
Over many a laik ravine,
Where, 'neath the g.i-ty tidges,
Cataracts dash and roar unseen.
An 1 Teres tnem, littl heeding
Blast of wind or torrent's roar,
As I follow tho receding
Footsteps that have gone before.
Naught avnils the imploring gesture,
Naught avails tho cry of pain!
When I touch the flying vestuTe,
Tis the gray robe of the rain.
Baffled I return, and leaning
O'er the parapetsof clond,
- Watch the mist, that, intarxening,
T"rnps the valley in its shroud.
And thesounds of life, ascending, .
Faintly, vaguely, meet ttit ear,
Murmur of hells and voires bkuding
With the rush of waters ocar.
Well Ifenow what there lies hidden,
Every tower ai.l town and farm,
And, again, the land forbiddea,
Resumes ite vaDqui.-died charm.
Well I knew the recret places,
And the nests in hedye and tree;
At what door are fiiendly faces,
In what hearts a tbcugbt of me.
Through the mist and darkness, sinking,
Blown by wind and beaten by showor,
Down 1 fiiug thi thought I'm thinking,
Down I tossthis Alp.ne flower.
Tho female soldiers, discovered in the
disguifc regular anilorm, are said to bt
good fighters. Prentice sajs the women
who wear the breeches always were.
Oyters are more plentiful on tbe shores
of tbe Chesapeake this eeaBot (ban they
bare besn for a Lumber of years. Tiie
creeks and bars are raid to at-oucd with
these of tbe best quality.
Statement of Bishop Kavanaugh.
To the Public: It is well known to the
public that I was recently arrested by the
military authorities on this const, and was re
quired to answer to certain charges preferred
against me, by persons even now unknown
to me.
If I were but a private individual, holding
ro official position in the Church with which
I am connected, I should perhaps deem it
best to remain content with the vindication
of my conduct, s established by tbe investi
gation before Generals Mason and Mc
Dowell; but claiming, as I do. to be a min
is'er of Christ, and clothed aJ I am. with the
high functions of a B'shop in the Chnmh,!
whosf duty it if, bv precept and example,!
to inculcate the lessons taught by my DNine
Master, I owe it to the cau?e of relig'on and j
tiuth.and to ray high and sacred cillin, to
explain to tbe public frankly, and In all hu '
miiity, thfl c'rcnmtancHS connected with my '
arrest. 'I he very Tact of my arrest implies
a suspicion of improper conduct on my part,
und it i dun t? the Church of which I am a
minister, that I should explain the cirrum-
sHrces, bat do repr'sch m iy r-t npun the 1
cause ot th religion which I profes to teach !
and practice. In making hi- publict'ion, I ,
have no motive but to v'pdica'f myself frim 1
suspicion, mid my high i ftico frm reproach; !
and I doit, with ro feelings of ipiorulon j
complaint gtuift tlie rmlit iry auiuonties,
by allof whom I was treated with the ut
most ccurtpv and kin Ihi-ss.
With tlii p'olimio iry exiii-'iiation. I now j
proceed to state, that whl I wa in ntten 1 j
anc at a rtnp meeting, some thirty miles
from S'ock'jn, at the ranch of Mr. IJUck,;
on tbe rfcd t' Copporoolis trnni th city of ;
Stockton, on the l.Mi day ot July, and j
shortly before I had an appointment to ;
preach, I w :i approached by Ci; Jacks. m, !
l'rovost Marsh! of the S imliorii I) strict of J
California, who took me nsi le, with one ot ,
mv brethren in the ministry, ('he 'i:v Mr J
Hurchard ) ami sa d he was or.l. r-d 'a arrest t
me, and to tik p 8ssi-..n of my person and j
property ar.il take tn to Sj') Frar.fiso I I
told him I wouo! jo' with him. O i boir.g .
itifrmed that I ha) an appointment ti '
p'P.ich at the hour ot 11 o'clock, ha sail I,
cou'd do so. and ho would stay and hoirmt. 1
After the 11 o'clock services wo dined at;
Mr. Klack'-, aft'-r which the C.vprain asked j
me to meet him on tlie boat lor Siu Frio- i
cisco a 4 n'c'ork on the nex' dav t Stock- j
tor, which 1 aired him I would do, and !
did so a c idinly.
From the tune of mv arrs, the Cipt-'"t i
I r the nke ol ipnenide and I eace.ei j lined :
secrecy up n m and my friends is M 'he I
arrest, ii i'il I -h.ol'd reach Sr.x-k fo-i . ''
'Irsre'iu t I yielded my lul' c.nsont, as I(
i ei' her v ishe i t h ) the cmse or t ti i ncoi- j
sion of at.v troutile to the authorities or p-o- j
l'j ol Calitorria, and carcfiii.y ob erve I th i
i junction. I ace -nip i"! l tlj.i lrov .st
Marshal to this ci'y. On parting on the,
boat, in 'he moriiini. ha r- qiies'" 1 m-i to '
meet h;ni at his ofli a twelve o'clock I :
complied wi'h tn: re'piest, when tin told !
me he was r. quired to examinn mv hisr'g.', !
my letters, e,c, whirh he did in the pr -s j
et.ee of ttie He v. Mr. Iir ivn of this C.tv, an I j
myse'f. He di 1 tins . fli e with all h dl- i
u-.icy he Could , to be faithful to his or.l.g-i-j
lii.i.s. Ho then at'C'impinieii me to Gm J
M.isoi.'s lieadqu ir'e s, the Assistant I'rov.-si
Marshall (j'Mi--r-d lor this Coast. I now.
lean. i ll from (ien. Mason for the first time, I
he charges tint were inadi against mo lid j
sa'd it h id lieen stated of me in his oOice ,
FirM That I was a ciuzeu ol the State i
of 0-ori:; I
Secondly 1 hat I had crossed the mili
tary lines with a pass from tho Co:. federate
authorities; and
Thirdly 1 hat I was on this Cou3'. with
out any visinle bus.ix-iu.
These cha-g s were veiba'Iy stated I
whs not furnisl.ed with anv wrtteu cnarges
or spec Scat ions, nor with the names ot mv
accuser or accusers. I did not nsk who pre
ferred these charges. Infi- ed. I had no de
sire to know thti names o; thoi') who n u'd
ret on loot sncn baseless accusations, live
to Gen M ascu a st at em en I of the facts in the
ca-c, to which he replied, that he thought
if I would commit tho stalem -nts t writing
and present them to bin, tnat they would
bo satisfactory to Gen McD iwell, 1 did so,
and presented him the following sUUment
of facts:
San Fkancisco, Ca!., July 20 h, 1861.
Brigadier- Genera! John 8. M't&m, Aw'tl
arit J'rov'St Mnslial (SencrulDeur SVr: I
arrived in Cal fornia a few weeks g , oo
business exclusively connected w.ui the
Church ol which 1 am a member, and am
here on no political mission ot nv charac
ter w hatsoever. I am a native of Kentucky,
in which btate-1 have resold I all my life,
with the exception of ab ut t.vo years piss
ed in the citv of Cincinnati. The priut.d
minutes of onr Church will how nn wvnere
abouts from the year 1823 to 151 when I
was elected to the Eoiscopa y Fr nn that
time lotlr.s.rny residence ti is b.e.n at V--r-sails,
Kentucky Smco the commence
mtiit of the war, 1 have never crossed ttie
military lines, nor entered any Stita in re
bellion, except on a visit to Nashville, Tenn.,
then in possession of the Federal troops and
under tneir control, toge her with tho whole
line of road liom my residence to that city.
I have never beeu a politician, nor in any
manner participated actively in political af
fairs, and have never preached politic either
before or sn.cn the war. On tho contrary, I
have invariably discouraged it in th minis
try of the Chu'ch over which I had in some
sense tlie supervision. For tho truth of this
statement, 1 appeal to all who have ever
heaid me, or kuowo my conduct on this
Coaet, or elsewhere.
The particular occasion of my presaDt visit
to California is as follows: The Fac.fi: Con
fereLce of tbe Methodist Episcoptfl Church
South has beeu, for four years, without tho
presence of a Bishop. During this period a
number of tbe members of the body were
elected to the order of Deacons and E'.dars
in tho churcb, aud for the want of ordina
tion, could not administer tbe Sacraments
ot tbe Cnurcb. Their ordination became an
imperative necessity. The Conference pass
ed a resolution appointing the Rev A. M.
Bailey to correspond with me on the sub
ject of a visit to this coast, to ordain these
ministers. in:s resolution is on me recoroa
cf the Conference, and is mentioned in the
correspondence botween theTlev. Mr. Bailey
and myself. This corrosponlenee with me
was ordered because I wa9 the only accessi
ble Bishop, able to travel ro far, and per
form the furcHons of the offl?o. I cam
hnre on this business al.ni. and on no mis
sion, either directly or indirectly, connected
with politics or the war; and last of all to
stir up dissension or encourage opposition to
the Government or laws. Tlosi ling, as I do,
in Kentucky, where great diversity of opin
ion prevails in regird to the war, I haya
deemed it my duty, as a minister of tho
Gospel, not only to abstain from participat
ing in political affiirs, but. on th contrary
to militate as far as practic ible. the aspert v
of feeling which prevail bo w'dclr in that
State. I havn deemed ra'ne to be a mission
of love and peace, and have so acted both
the-e and here. So far as I know my con
duct has never been questioned in Kentucky
bv the military authorities (where I have
lived so long and am so widelv known) not
withstanding the intense excitemant which
has prevail in that S'.itn
Under the circumstances, I find myself
comprativel v a strarur on this coast, and
far irorn my home, suddenly arra'gnel be
fore the military authorities on charges pro
ferre I bv persons wholly unknown to me.
That I am deeply pained bv this prorpol
ing, I candidly confess; not so much becaujp
of ny personal injury to myself, us because
of the reproach it bring on my sacred call-
ing, und on ttie Church with which I am ' cordial welcome to the cabin of M r Steven
connected I acknowledge, however, w:'hjson. Soon after this, Indian hostilities
pleasure, tho curesy whi'h ha been er- i ceased and Mr. Stevenson erected a cabin a
tenod to m by all the flicors connote! ! few miles distant, on a tract of land he bad
with tho affiir, and trusting that this expl I purchased, and there removed bis family;
mtion f tu y conduct ami mot'ves mir 'and in that cabin, within the simo year,
prove Fatis'acturv, I am, very respectfully, j 17S0, Jam 's Haw an I Benjamin Ogden or
Y nirs, II. II. Kavantgii. ganiz ! the fint society of Mt tho lists e.sta1)-
I was called upon for no proofs an 1 sub- I'-'ed in tho wilderness of Kentucky.
muted none other than tha foregoing stato- ' From that time to his death, covering a
merit; nor do I know whit proofs, "ll ativ ,' per od.or for'y year?, his house was a ro-ular
were adduced against ma. " ' preaching plaj, and thero tho woiry itiner-
Aftor submitting this sr foment, I called iant preachers found days of pleasant rest
in person upon Gn. McD iwell. who ra. ! from their arduous labors. To the primitive
coive- mo respectfully, and expressed h is ! r ibin firsl erected, other an I larger build ing
ii'isficion w fh mv explanation in reply- to Wt,re added; but rothing now remains to
th charges preferred agiinst me. Wo then ! m ,he Phce r-otahla in the early hi-tory
had some conversation in rpect to the ! "' Kentucky Methodism, save tho adjacent
name of the "Methodist Episcopal ChurCn l'rying ground, whero sleep the remains of
South." I expl lined to him that this nara-j I Thomas and Sarab Stevenson, and many of
was adopted in 1854. at tha time whoo a lhoir P!-eer neighbors, tho old spring, the
division, ur.foriu.a'ely, occurrel iu tha foundations of destroyed house-, an 1 a mas
Meih-dist Church, an 1. of course, lon ' slve chimney, which stands, or did
anterior to th.j war. ami when thn cm.nirv i s!a, (1 'w years since, a monument alike
was onrirelv at peace; ami that the teini ' "f earlv Methodism, and of the mechanical
S o.i.h" was appended, .lot as indicating a ; t-k''l! of Governor T omas Metcalfe, who
p .1 tical sii'.im.mt, but a go i-raphicil j "ectod it.and who subsequently disungmsh
division and to des nt t ho "now Church I e(1 himself lu the war of 1812, was nine
or ' iu'z it loo from tho old. and t'lat it wa, I
ie old. and t'lat it Wii,
.significition as applied I
.h cli a til us tie cmiu -
in ended to havi no signifie ition as aptdiacl I
... t ho u.ijiiri, unr ...-h ..nt .j .. -
.rv. Tho General, however, thought that '
1,,'ik. ..r. ....... r..,..tiii,... ,r ii,u .!. I
term "Smth." a at-oli-.l to a Church oran-
lz tion in iti's coast, was not oi.ly of ques
tion.inlo propriotv, but was liable to misc. in
struct ton
On leaving tho General, I was most favor
ablv impressed with his soldierly bearing,
and wi:h tils evident desire to perform tho
del. cie duties of his high station in a just
-.nci impartial manner, an 1 I shall not soon
forget l!io c mrtesy for which I am in lebrod
to him and his associate offi'-er concerned
:n my arrest And in this connection is is
proper to say, that neither I , nor those of mv
friends conversant with the character of the1
c.n arges preiorred against nit, blame any of
tho military functionaries in charge of the
Fao fiir co i.t foi calling mo to an account
lor the items alleged against mo. Tho un
scruptii His witness, it is presume 1, has
renlerel hirnse'.t powerless of evil with tha
c flicers of this post.
I tiave deuiued this explanation proper,
uoi so m ien to vindicate tnvsoif, as tuehioN
my s.icrjd ollico from tho semblanco of
wrong. H. 11. Kavanacgu.
San Fbanciso, August loin, 16Gt .
Watt the Isvextoi ofthk Steam Ejt
Gi:"E A young man, wanting to sell spec
tacles in London, petitioned t.ie Corporation
t allow him to open a little shop, without
paying the fees of freedom, and hu is refus
ed. He gos to G'ascow, and tbe Corpora
tion retusu h'm there. Ho makes tha ac
quaintance of some memb.s of the TJni
versitv, who God bim very intelligent, and
permit bim to open his shop within tboir
walls. He does not sell spectaclds and
magic Isn'erns enough to occupy all his
time; h" occupies himself atituervals in ta
king asun -er aud remaking all the machines
he can come at. Ho finds there are books
ou mechanics written injloreign languages;
h borrows a dictionary an 1 laarn thos
languages to road thoso books. Tbe Uni
versity people wonder at. him, aud ara fond of
dropping i ito his little shop in the evenings,
to tell him what they are doing, and to
look at the queer instruments he constructs.
A machino in the University collection
wnnts repairing, and he is employed. He
mkes it a new machine Tha steam-engine
is constructed; and the giant mind of
James Watt stands out before the world
tha herald of a now force of civilization.
But was Watts educ itod? Where was ho
educited? At his own work-shop, ami in
tha best manner. Watt learnal Latin
when he wanted it for his own business.
He learned French and G srm ui. but tboso
things were tools, not ends. lie used them
to promote his engineering plans, as ba used
lathes and levers. Fincheii Review.
Tns Alteksatitkfob Democrats. Tho
Indianapolis Sentinel, the organ of the or
gan of the Indiaua Democracy, says:
This is the uuiversil expression of the
Democracy of Indiana. Tne issue is the
election of Liucoln or McClellan this is
the only alternative. Wao such an issue
is presented, can any Democrat, can aoy
conservative cilizan, can any one who de
sires tbe supremacy ot the law, order aud
constitutional liberty hesitate foi a moment
as to hit duty' The election of Liucota
means war anarchy and disunion tbe suc
cess of McClellan will bring peace aud the
restoration of the Union. These are the is-
1 al,Aa imrnlva.t in lha alurvlinna ni O'loHer And
I Noveuibor.
From tho Owcnsboro Monitor.
REV. EDWARD STEVENSON, D D.
Rav. Edward Stevenson, D. D., of the
Louisville Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, died at bis residence in Rus
sellville, Kentucky, on the 6th day of July,
1S61, aged nearly sixty-seven years.
Dr. Stevenson was the pon of Thomas and
Sarab Stevonson.who were numbered among
the early Methodists of America, and early
pioneers of Kentucky. ' They uoited, in tho
Stao of Maryland, with the second socMv
of Methodists organized In America, in 1763,
when that denomination numbered less than
two hundred members on this continent.
Soon after the'r marriage they migrated to
Kentucky, descending tho Ohio river in tho
second flat boat that left Fort Dnquesne.
(now Tittsburg,) for the wilderness of Ken
tucky. The voyage was a perilous one, the
country on eithershi.ro being infestad by
hostile savages. The next boat which fol
lowed them was attacked by Indians, fifty
miles above Maysville, lost some of its pas
sengers, and narrowly escapod capture.
Mr. Stevenson and bis friends, however, ar
rived safely at the mouth of Liraestono, and
found a refuge in a ' blockhouse," or fort, in
tho narrow bottom whore Maysville now
stands, and a few weeks aft.T removed to
Kenton Station, a few miles distant.
During their stay in Kenton Station, Rev.
Beijunin Oglen a Methodist preacher, ar
rived there, li9 having been appointed, with
Jan a II aw. Presiding Elder, to travel
" Kent tick v Circuit." The missionary found
crs in Lion ;ross From rx-ntucKy, anu 10
J'e Ti Governor of tho State, and throng'
ou t h:s poitical career was familiarly knoi
'rs m L.on -ross irom ivniucKy, ana lour
J iTi Governor of tho State, and through
ou t h s rn.itical career was f am marl v unown
"Old b'one Hammer "
Uton" a tomb stono i
tomb stone in .the neighboring
igriveyard is tne foMowiog rc rd
Sacked
Ti Til K MEMOltt f'K SaKAH StEVES'SON, WHO
WAS li RS OOT 'BKK 7tU, 175G, UNITED WITH
TUB MKTUoDIST CUCBCH. AXD EMBRACED
KELIOION IS 17G8. LIVED THE O SI'KI. HALF
A CENTURY, AND DIED IN PEACE MAY 27TU,
I8'J3," md beside tier rests ttie body of her
husband, who also died In peace El ward
Stevenson, the subject of this sketch, was
born at the place described above, Octo6er
31,17117, was converted in his youth, and
identified himself with the C'.urch of his
parents.' He early became a minister, and
preached his first sermon in his father's
house, in the presence of fuher, mother
other members ol tr.o family, ami a number
of irreligious neighbors. Tho circumstances
attending the preaching of th.it sermon,
were detailed to tho writer of this sketch by
Dr. Stevenson himself several years ago.
The rec tit conversion and earnest zeal of
young Edward in partic 'paling in prayer
mooting exercises, attracted to a prayer
mooting at his father's house a lrge num
ber of irreligious persons, among whom
were many of his young associates. By a
singular circumstance all of tho members
accustomed to participate in prayer meetings
worn absent; wnereupon, an irreligious man
importuimd Edward to preach for them
Scarcely knowing what he did, he aro?e
took the bible and hymn book, 6ng aud
prayed, and announced his text: ' Piepiro
to meet thy God," aid preached with power
aud great success. Seven persons made pro
fession of conversion that night, som 5 of
whom were known to ba shining lights of
tbe church a low years ago at an cdvanced
age. Dr S evensou said in his ol 1 age of
that firs: effort at pre ic ing, "I am disposed
to regard that among the best sermons 1 ever
preached "
Dr Stevenson became a member of the
Kentucky Conference iu 1S20, and remain
ed in connection with it till its. division, in
181G, fter which period he was conuecte 1
with tba Louisville Conference.. He was
stationed in most of tho largo towns aud
cities of the State: as Mt. Sterling, Ilarrods
burg, Danville, Hopkinsville, Kusse'villo.
Bowling Green, Suelby v.illo, Frankfort,
Maysville, Lexington, and Louisville, and
was four years presiding elder of the
Hopkiosville district. lia was a membarof
the General Cuilerunco of lSli, and was
among the protestants against the Abolition
policy inaugurated therej which rent tbe
Church in twain. He was a member of the
Convention which met iu Louisville in 1815,
and organized the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, was a member of tbo first
General Couferenco which met the ensuing
ing year at Petersburg Va., aud was a mem
ber of every Goneril Conference hold alter
that time. In 1816he was elected by tbe
General Conference 'Missionary Sjcrotary"
and "Assistant Book Agent" ot the Church,
with bis residence and office at Ljuisville.
In 1850 he was re-elected Assistant Bo k
Agent, and in 1851 was elected by the Gen
eral Conference Cnief Agent of tne Publish
ing Uouso, located at Nashville, Tonuesseo,
and successfully conducted the affairs of that
establishment, in connection with h.is asso
ciate, for lour years. In 1853 he accepted
tbe Presidency ol tbe'Russolville Collegiate
Institute,' which position he filled with suc
cess for nearly six years, ending witii his
death. . The important stations Ud filled, as
an itinerant minister, with credit to himself
and profit to tbe Ghutch, the honors con
ferred upon him by the Annual Conference,
of which he was a member, and the im
portant frusta committed to his charge by
the General Conference; composed of dele
gates from every conference in tne Church.
'show the high estimation in which ho was
held by his brethren, and speak louder in
his praise than any words of eulogy we
might pronounce. The sickness, ultimating
in his death, was long and severe. It was
erysipelas, was caused apparently by slight
wound on his finger, made by a piece of
glass. During a considerable portion of bis
illness he wasdelirius But there were mo
ments of consciousness, during which he
live evidence that his coufidence was in
Christ, whom he had preached so long as
the Saviour of them that trust in and honor
Him. Several times he joined with friends
in singing with" spirit and feeling tho sacred
hymns ho had sung in other davs. He ex
pressed his gratitude to God for His loving
kindness to him, while for more than forty -five
years he had preached his gospel. On
one occasion he said:' 'My faith is invinci
ble I know in whom I have believed.
T 1 r T 1 . 1. . . ,
j .uy recoru is on nign. j kijow mat my iwo-
:eeraer iivetn, ana mat ne snail statu at
the latter day upon theearth. And, though,
after mv skin worms destroy this body, yot
in my llesh shall I see God. Whom I shall
' see for mvself, and my eyes shall behold.'!
J ust before his death he exc. aimed, 'I am
almost there!' In reference to departed
friends who woro named, ho said, 'they are
all so happy up there;' and soou his spirit
went 4 up' to swell the number of tbe happy
ones 'there '
Servant of God, well done;
itvot from thy loved employ;
The I'uttos for.ght, tlu victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy.
"Soldier cf Christ, well done!
Praise bi: thy ne'.v employ;
An 1 whi.eetorual ages run,
Uest in thy eternal joy." J. W. C.
A Kappy Home
The first year of married life is an im
portant era in the history of man and wife
Generally, as it is spent, so is all subse
quent existence. The wife and the husband
then assimilate their views and their desires,
or o'so, conjuring upon their dislikes, they
add fuel to their animosities forever after
wards. I have somewhere read, says Rev. Mr.
Wise, in his Bridal Greetings, of a bride
groom who gloried in his eccentricities. He
requested his bride to accompany him into
the garden, a day or two after the wedding.
He then drew a line over the roof of their
cottage. Giving his wife one end of, he
retreated to the other side, aud exclaimed:
Pull the line.
She pulled it at his request, so far as she
could. Ho cried:
Pull it over.
I can't she replied.
But pull with all your might, still shout
ed the whimsical husband .
But in vain were all the efforts of the
bride to pull over the liue, so long as her
husband held the opposite end. But when
bo came rond, and they pulled at the same
end, it camo over with great easo.
There! as tho lino fell from tbe roof, you
seo how hard and ineffectual was our labor
when wo both pulled in opposition to each
other; but how easy and pleasant it was
when we both pulled together! It will be
so with us through Ute!
In this illustration, homely as it may be,
there is sound philosophy. .Husbaud and
wife must mutually bear and concede, if
they wish to make home a retreat of joy
and bliss. Ono alone cannot make home
happy. Thera needs unison of action,
sweetness of spirit and great forbear
ance and love in both husband and wife,
to secure the great end of happiness in the
domestic circle.
Homo is no unmixed paradisa of sweets;
tbe elements of poaca and true happiness
ara there, and so, too, are the elements of
discord and misery; and it needs only tho
bitter spirit of tha world without to make it
a pandemonium, or the loving geuius of
harmony to make it the prompter of every
affectionate impulse.
Small Home-Faults. Homes are more
often darkened by tho coutinu il recurrence
of small faults than by the actual presence
of any decided vice. Tnese evils are ap
parently of very similar magnitude, yet it
is easier to grapple with tbe other. The
cistern Traveler can combine his forces and
hunt down tho tiger that prowls opou his
path; but ho can scarcely escape tho naus
quitos that infest the air he breathes, or tho
fleas that swarm in the smd he treads. The
drunkard has been known to renounco his
darling vice; the slave to dress and extrava
gance, her besetting sin; but tho warpish
Temp r, tho irritating tone, the rude domes
tic manners, ana tne nunarea nameless
negligences that spoil the beauty of associa
tion, have rarely done other than proceed
till the action of disgust and gradual aliena
tion hag turned all the currents of alfectiou
from their conrse, lowing nothing but a
barren track over which the mere skeletou
of the companionship stalk alone.
Now and Then. In looking over the
Literary American, published at New York,
in I8oo, wo hod tba following, relative to
our tbeu glorious aud happy Union:
"Tho people aro independent and happy;
peace sheds her blessing ou them; and in
testine commotions aro far away; plenty fills
their bams; freedom of person and freedom
of thought is tboir inalienable birthright.
Such is the birthright we have received
from our forefathers."
The writer of this little dreamed, at that
date, to what our country would come
through the machinations of traitors and
fanatics. "Freedom of person and freedom
nf thought" at tha present time is an Ad
ministration joke, and as to tha people be
ing happy, they can best answer that them
selves. . Fiom the year 1353 to the com
mencement of the present Administration
was entirely different from tha past , three
years and more. Saoddy now rules than
Democracy. Quite a difference. Washing
ton Constitutional Union.
The Winter of Discontent Henry Win
ter Davis.
Cairo, Sept. 21. In April last a French
family, named Castilain, living In tha edge
of this city, were assaulted at night by teven
or eight soldiers. The old man, seventy or
eighty years of age, and the son and son's
wife were all beaten until they were left In
sensible. The old man has been hopelessly
insane ever since, and the son has frequent
attacks of insanity. The soldiers robbed
them of the little property thev possessed.
The matter was laid before the French Con
sul at Chicago, who referred it to M. Mer
cier, Minister at Washington. The Minister'
ordered the Consul to go to Cairo and in
vestigate the case fu'.Iy. He was on here in
June, and after a patient investigatlon.raado
his report to the French -Minister, who at
once laid the matter befere the Washington
authorities.and claiming $50,000 indemnity
and the speedy punishment of the criminals:
The authorities at Washington sent a Mili
tary Commission here to probe the matter
and find the criminals.
The French Minister, it is understood, de
mands tho arrest and punishment of tho
military officer whoso duty it was to protect
the family. Castilain applied to the Pro
vost'Marshal of this post, who refused to)
grant him and his house protection, npon
the plea that he had not a sufBceccy of
guards to detail them for such purposes.
Secretary Ssward will again have to bend
his supple knee to th6 haughty and imperi
ous demands of foreign power. Grave)
trouble will yet grow out of this unfortunate
alTair. St. Louis Republican.
Why the Dying Neveb Weep. The
reason the dying never weep is because tha
manufactures of life have stopped forever;
every gland of the system has ceased its
functions. . In almost all diseases, the liver
is th? first manufactory that stops work;ona
by one others follow, and all the function
of life are at length dried up; there is no se
cretion anywhere. No, the eye in death
weaps not; not that all affection is dead In
the heart, but because there is not a tear
drop in it, any more than there is moisture
on the lip.
More Repudiation. The Westchester
county, (N. Y.) Monitor renounces the Lin
coln dynasty in favor of General McClellan.
After referring to tbe imbecility, vacillations
and corruptions of the Administration, that
have so shocked the public mind the Moni
tor say s:
In view of these incidents against the Lin
coln Administration, tbe Revolution in pub
lic sentiment is astounding, and the country
with one accord exclaims, give ns a change
in the Administration. Influential presses,
heretofore its advocates, all cry aloud give
us a change'.' We certainly cannot be any
worse off. We mu3t have it, or may high
heaven alone protect our common country
from ie impending doom that awaits ns in
the downfall of our Government.
An Irishman by "the nam of Patrick
Murphy recently made his appearance at
the United States Hotel, when the landlord
said to him: "Why don't you go to work.
A g-r-e-a-t b'g, doubled-fisted good-for-nothing
stand up in the corner and drink a
glass of lager Irishman like you should
not be a begging.' Ha said he could not
find any work, 'Well. then enter, the army.
Thoro you can get $300 bounty, besides
$16 a month and found.' 'Found! 'replies
Murphy, 'bejabers, found dead on the bat
tle field an, I'm not the man to 'see it in
that.' That's what the matter with Pat
Murphy.
To Raise Large Army. Let Lincoln
place a rifle in the hands of each of his four
hundrei thousand lazy, and cowardly office
holders, and order them to tbe front. Most
of them have had considerable experience
in rifling, and you may bet that all of them,
know particularly how to charge. What a
btilliaut and 'loyal' army they would make.
Will tbese 'patriotic' cowards go? Ex.
Bon Butler the beast and Dave Hunter
the Statue thief are against McClellan.
This is a very good reason why every patri
ot and white men should go for Little Mao.
Where the Money Goes. There are in
Washington at presant, about twenty thous
and negro women aod children. They live
in huts erected for them by the Adminis
tration, at an expense of hundreds of thous
ands of dollers. These poor unfortunate
creatures subsist upon the money of the
people, used by the Administration for that
purpose, and prostitution.and this in Wash
ington, the proud'capitalof American free
dom! :
There is one provision of the Constitution
which Lincoln has not violated himself or
allowed others to violate. That is that the
President's salary shall bt paid in gold.
Lincoln is in favor of that provision, and
insists upon its boing respected in his ease.
"Honest Old Abe!"
Influence of Iros on Vegetation. A
curious discovery has recently been made
regarding the influence of iron on vegetation.
Ou the chalky shores of France and .Eng
land, where there is an absence of iron, veg
etatiou has a sera and blanched appearance.
'Phia is antirelv removed.it a d Dears, bv tha
application of a solution of sulphate of iron.
Haricot beans watered with this substance
acquire an additional weight of sixty per
cent. Mulberries, poaches, pears, vines and
wheat, derive advantages from the same
treatment. To the cultivation of clover
wonderful advantages have bean gained by
the application of the sulphate of iroi on
soiU in whioh that ingredient is wanting and
in cases where it is desired to produce an.
early crop The material 13 of course oheap
and "tba quantity applied small. All scalds
i ' ir, nrnur.d tha bisirtW smith's anvil ahonltl
be saved for tha land they are worth five
0 eta a quait to gardners. No fruit is ta
much bauiSud by iroaru3l3 in wila
paar.
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A lady correapoudonJ, who assumes to
know bow boys ought to be trained, writes
to an exchange asfollows: '0 mothers! hunt
out the soft, tender, ganial side of your boy's
cature. ' Mothers often do wUb. an old
fchoo to tho boy's benefit.