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M THE OREGON SENTINEL. mavmmrtmmui urn 84 IN ADVANCE. tiii: oncGox srntim:l.. lir.MtV M:Sl..MU:il, Puh'r nml Prop'r. Ojjitt over CVuguge $ Drum'i Siubltt. crWRinio. One yenr. In advance. Four IVilbr . otherwise. Kite Hollar. Six months, To Polliir.i and HNy cent. No paper dis (Mllnuttl unlit arrearage arc paid, unless nl 11 option of the proprietor. AuvrnrMtMi One square (12 linen or less), f,rt lnerllnnt Three Dnilitr ; each subsequent Intttlon, One Dollar. A ill-count of llfly- per tnt hiII be wade to those who adrcrllic by the rr. ADVERTISERS. fly application to Postmasters and .Mull Cur- titr. you can learn tlml the Oiiinuv Skntim.i. fc by far larger circulation In the coiintlet dJsckson, Josephine nnd Douglas, Oregon, iJ Del Norte, California, than tiny other pit r This fact s honlil eonnuetiil the Skntim t. to you a a fuperlor medium for uilrcrtlslng. Iiit of Agents for the Oregon Sentinel, he are authorised to transact any business rotKcrnlng this paper, lu the name of the put lltkrrs ; I.I' Kishor San rrotioi.cn, ij.nurth A Itayne. Yrchw J 1! Mcl'ull Ashland ) C iMrenport Gaburg WW rowler Applegnlc I! 8 Dunlnp Williamsburg MnP I'rluille Kvrlivtillt. A II. .hlWalu Waldo V I; u-lmrl herlerrllle R J lot! ulilu tVi. Jt Stalls Altbmir Ji17'"'n Ounvmivlllt Hif, Vu ry Host-burg o U tiu-i Suk-ui I'M I..inorth Hugi-iie Cliy F ('Urm.in Oregon City. l UakclMri AIUihi liClljJIMtll I ok Cnrvnlli J. HJ-tnlth CrtHMiit Cliy "lirsixJEss" CAT I I s. t;. w. uki:l:k, Physician and Surgeon, urn cm:, cmtv dp.ug stop.i:, Jnrlisnot lllr, Orrcnii. Oil II DIliMlk-. M. l Ul TIIO'IIXKV, it. 1 1. HltOOKS A. TIIO.MPSO.V, PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS ACCOUCHKRS, ?AcU.uouviIIo, Orocon. .Nlr,l. -.1. Im.i. ! OKA .NO i: .1 A CO US, ATTOltXEY AT LAW, Jnikson' lllr, Orrgnn. "W'U.I. a'ttml to IrtMiiiess In the ("nwts til II the l-'irnl .ludivial llistriet. Usui in tbe sir-mf t tiurt. Ocl. 'JfiMl jixm x rti.i: HtSVii MAUJIMt 3IA1.LOHV, pvli: & ATTOltNKYS AT LAW, llotrbiirg, Dolllu. t'olllil)', tgn "IVII.I. a'leml to ny 'jimIw cmifkhd to 1 1 Ik- m. In ibc setwtl Courts of tlw Fimt JfcJ.ci llitlrict of Uregun. uml in tU- Su jrcan I "iirt. Oeliilnf '.'fill 1 WAR SCRIP, WAR SCRIP. D. F. DO WELL, ATTOJ1N3SY A'J' LAW, Kill (irs.-lle-) In nit the Courts of the Tlilnl wwii.-mi HH-irici, inw aiiprvmc i-uiiri ui iv p and ill Vrt-ku, Col. Ih-basun ucviit at Wu.hlogtnn.and txeets U ti,i tkat oily uud the Atlantic thU Kutiiiwr M Kail, and any bulm4 will rtite nnnnpl itssalwa. r-'''-A:'. C. P. KPItAG L'li, ATTOJINlSy AT LAW, KKitnrvii.u:, Jotmiiim: Cut'.vrv, Ou.v., flllpiiMtually ntlcnd to lHi.nerntnislil to ideate April IS lt-Hl.-l.ttf W. G. T'VAULT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, "WILL aU'U'l to bu.ne. In the severul t Court, in the First Judicial Dilrlot of rf on. uml la the Miprtuiiu Court. Ultlsu ou filifjruia XI, aprwlU Sentinel" Office, Jal-vo.sviu.i:, Oi:i;uo.. Hy 2:,th. 'til. LIlUl'JL sa.mi'j:i j:. may, 2VT013LXl.-Sr 3PX733XjIOf OFFICE IN "SENTINEL" BUILDING, Jrhoitt lllr, tlir(;on. PINTER DRITT, PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST Jncluont lllr, Orrgoii. prerMl to take l'ictureii In every style of lt An with all the latest Improvements. If sot give satlfaction.no charges will be made C4ll at Funk's Cigar Store, or nl the Gulltry 011 ti Hill, and c hU l'loturc. lltf litar of " iVsir Salt Salom," on fl,nd St. QHAVING, llttlr-ciilllnj, Bbampoplng Cur 'J ling and Hair Dyeing. Also, a ccniilnc artlolc ol riibV lUlU IlBfi- 'UTit e,aiid CrWtadnra's fatfliior Jluir i)yt for 'i- Jooksflnvtlle, Jan. ia. u SEWALL TRLIAX, SURVEYORS CIVIL ENGINEER, VVlx AT TUB fi)VT JIUILUINOM, iTucksaiirlllr, Orrgoii. ALL business jx-rtaiiilng to L.od or Land Lvr proinptly attended to. Jtelioutllle May 1Mb, 1801. 7tf A Tocm With Two Meanings. The following poem lu the Charleston JVr etiry, apparently copied from n New Orleans paper, l full uf meaning to the lurittunteil secessionists, hut lit covert Intention Is nut crhlcnt cno.igh to fay the author llahle to the chnrgc of being a I'uloii man In the midst of Secessta ; taiir.vua ov. Hurrying on lu the mult of excitement, Pushing extravagant project through, Few of us know or pause uter to question Ilvi-r to aU where we lire Lurrying to ; Hurrying on liter blessings ulitimlnl, Chasing some Joy, like the butterfly, folic, What Is the good of our wonderful Irenzy? What it the use of our hurrying on T We lmvc lern hurrying on from our entitles What but Its shadows hove we for the 1'ust T We nre still hurrying on ns expectant What shall ue gel by our hurry nt lift! Grates nre so think llmt we euiiuut well mis them, , Going with only the clothes we shall wear ; Where shall le, ttten, all we're hurrying uttirT What shall wt have, with our hurry, when tlurct Hurrying on In the wuk of the phantoms Conjimd uloue In the fever of hints, Hurrying mi with eMtuMigHHt pnjMts, l.lltle we tt-ek of tr-uxir we wusie ; l.lltle we know iM the diuiooiid muHWiits, All to In- gmoorid uwl j(Hrnrrl1 'H '" .Making uur wofthy of wurlhlss pussenhwH lp in thv laud whet w'll Lurry ihi mura. 1 rvaum thot lie all umhiw! us In pWnly We iivvir beid us we ur hurrying oh, Ami when In llntteu our e4kr ur vmpty We shall ttrri know Lw they're ht uud arc gfliie ; Then wt shsll know Imw or spirit bvc wasted, Wealth of lilernllv ittanted In Time, Tfce sil fw lu seed growing hurreii w ashes. While we nrti hurrying ul of lu cIIhhs. Owl wklmt slowlylt tkwly. wy Lrwlheri'. Nut ImrrylHK utmard In piMftvu nml strife Work" with Imc uitly. nud only Iw others, Not for biitswlr ib the gs Held ul Life ; Let us sit down nml U calm uml In.' thought. ill, Lifting our hearts to Ltwmiy' Iwtnk lst us evtiH' living !m' for the I'rerent, Let ih eUHi hurrying wlml dyu think? .Vnr Ottmtu. OttUtr ZZJ. The Printing Press. Hull, mighty lver! imwenrW wer Semi, rays of jfvtitiiMi'tr nieh lUiktHiiil hutd; Wlir iiH-nweyV rrtxird, trimtiglHg etry hwir, Ciites phuM tu truth, stuuiptd by thy jtout baud. What gl.tou tbswgbts Hiflwd In abaotle waslt For waul ul Ibtrn to nfWur iMr Wrih ; And spuiks uf irrnlu. ptwtry uml lHi, J tut klntlhtl afi. Una Mutk asjsdsi to sartb I ItMt tbou, Mintl'a rsdlrssHt, bertrutt ultig ism.- Or KumtKtbj, SebrtNw, fuoey's plrasbig slrulu ; Or the Owl if Nalur tu cxplafe, Whvre ieac uml barmany und order rein. Ye whtM.) high trust Is to rate the l'rs. O guide It l'uc and I'lMdum's MUe tu W- ; With Main's bvl Imij y hutr a preul uectwut, Titiut nut llm IiIvpIihiih nl lis mcnil luuut. 0 " MHidr well" what thousands ovwy day Vv guide lu truth, or UiMily lead utlray ; Let 110 menu drvad uf iutligetnai tUlvul What Kvuioii dielute truui her Judgmviit sut. lie holiest, faithful, swk with noble al To twich uxiMiidiug JIhhI Iwr jkihw lo feel ; Then ulouds of Igmmiue .lull m awuy. Aud Truth's rwpluudul sun make eitdlvw d y A Question of Law. It Is well known Ihut, during the troubles and perils llmt hutu recently environed the Gutormnent, the Puslimwler Utnerul bus, ou more than one oct-usbui, laheu lk' rvsjN.usibil ity of ikiiting to journal iHiioriiiusly lnnk to tlie Guu-riimeiit of the Uulttd States Ihv prit-ilee of ttuiKiniwiuu through the public inulU. As the exereiso of tbii discretion bus Uu recently culkil into qutstkin by tome wlm uie uut tu U- iiupecletl of iltaloyully lo llm Con dilution or the Luu, it bus uocuried to tu thut il miglit not be iiniuteieuling to recall Ihe gtnerul doelnut iroKiumkd 011 this sohjeet by the Democrutic Admiuistintion of Irvi dvnl Pierce, in whose Cubluut, as all know, the " Prtnidtiit of Ihe Confederate Statin " wjs 011 ucknowkOgcd chief. Il uiu during this Administration that the tuesliou n to Ihe right of the Postmaster Geuvrul or his ilcpuliis to irohibil Ihe circu laliou of prlntttl matter, "ihe tksign nnd ten dency of which ure to promote Insurriction' was distinctly rai.d und authoritatively de cided by tho Kxcculivc Department of the Got eminent. The question arose lu the Post Office nt Yuzoo, MUiMippi, where, In the lat ter iwrt of the year 18SC, the Deputy Post master refiiK-d to deliver a copy of the Cm ciiinoli t7uf lo one A. Patterson, fur the alleged came Ihut it contained matter of which tlie tendeiiey and object were to ptcdnce disuQVnlion, diMirder nnd ribelbop, nnioug tie colored population of the Stale," and uUo ll the deliviry of the pJj-er would constitute 0 penitentiary crime, uvvurilipg ,0 ,UP W pf theSlule furbiuMlpf the ilmitmlipn pf l cindlary publieulioiis. dikT80i DVW, then Becrelnry of War, was addressed on ue euu jeet by 0 Committee of the citizens of Yazoo, who expressed tlie hope thut lie womu, lu me interest uf tl'e B,t,,e' tt wcU 6S ' ,,ie 1,l'l""y Postmaster whoso conduct was under review. giye to the ca.se bis personal nltcntiou. This Mr. Davis engaged lo uo, nnu me roaiicr, es cue of coostiiuiiouul Ivt, viog been rvfcrnd i-lm n7TTtimriiiimih7 JgC JACKSONVILLE, by the roslnmslvr Guierul of llmt ilutc, the 'net expressly odmlts that there muy be lawful Hon. iTumts C'umplicll, to the Attorney Ocn-' cuuc of dcttntlon. Hut such lawful cuuc crul of the Unltul Statw, then llw Hon. Caleb j would not the less exist, nlthougli Its existence dulling, that lenrmil jurist ilelivered nil ilub- were not thus ixjin-ssly rcmgiilzctl. And o ornte opinion, uflirniinj; the right of the Pusu!n centeivoblt cnunt of detthtion, thert tan be muster (Seiierul uml of his siilHinlmuti-s in the none more owinlm Mum IrtanntnUffta of Stules to suppress the circulation of nil printed matter, " the design nml tendency of which urc to promote iimirrection." ' Xny, if, Instwid of expressly nilmitling law- The opinion given in the cnc by Mr. Culi- fill causes of dclciilinn, the net hud undertaken Ing was not tillered until the 'Jd of March, j to exclude them if, for lii'tnncc, It hud in 1PB7, uml tltereforc only two tiny. Iieforc the terms rcqtiirtd the postmasters to circulate pa expimlion of Mr. Piera-'s presldi nihil term. ' prs which, in tendency nnd purpose, ore of Hut when tin pntcr was placed in the bunds character looxeile Insurrection in any of the of Mr. Davis, on his return to Washington ns! Slates still my eonelnion would be the same, u Senator of the Unit it Stales, in the Wintir I should say of such n provision of law, it is of 1857 nml '8, he ciuiostd n copy of It lu n nullity it is unconstitutional ; not so by tlie committee of the clliscos of Yuzoti, by i reason of conflict with any Slnlc Inw, but be. wlmui he laid Inen origlimlly nddrtfisetl on the come iueonsifteiit w-iihthc Constltutlou of the tilyYi-t.nud ii ecu in hi n id its Irummissiuu with the follow iog letter i " WAHiiiMirnx, .Tun. , 186S. " Gtulltmtn Wlieli 1 last iiddreNitl you, in uiHwer to your letter itiiniiiiiiiietilliig I lie views uml frellis nf I lie uitiMns of Vusoo City in refailon to tlw olrtuluthiii of Ineeiidhtry matter thrtMigh the in.iil of tlw United Slulw, 1 pmmistil that yon shouM hear ftom me further, nml gave you uumnee of inch uetloii by the lust Atlininiattuthm us would be ittlWuctory to Mill. Imic thin Imw di'lnyed the prombjetl commuiitcsitimi in "XKcliitiuii nfrteeivliig the. tidnion of tlie Attorney Cirneral uimui ibe k gal merits of the cusp, the ijneetkui lotting kaen reA-rrttl lo him by the I'oeiiuaittr Gib - erul, the lion .Tames Campliell. " The Attorney Cineral, in Ike opinion en - closed, sustains the opinion uf the President and the Post master General, and so satlafae- tnrily disposes of the question at issue, that I one flats exduriwtly, nml In the otbsr cbielly, hope we shell besovatl from out fut titer ogllw the object ofthe restraint of the laws of Mis liti of It. llppl. Cither inscriptions of printed nut- ConcurrlNt; fully with you in your npinhm ler exist lUo transmission nf which is not pro. of the uwr of a tute, the duty of its riti- lecled by law. I dvrljrnctily u over Ihut, irts, and Ik' tddigatitm ol our eommumiy in , however, uud emiflne miseir lo tlw specific tie such cwitiugcucy as that iiecsctitrtl In the case seripliuu of mutter, tlwt wlileh bus fur its oh remeltl by your letter, I trust we shall nhm'ject uml temhnry to promote Iwurrcctlun in Rgrte thai the mailer Us Inen roncluuVd in a manner worthy of the Btutc Itlghls Adnilnis tration uudir which It nrose. " Willi pjreut remind, I inn your frk-ml nnd ftdlowciliasn, Jkitkiumin Da vim. "To Messrs. Huliert llimimiti. (,'eortfe It. Wil l.'lusun, und A. M. llarkiw, Cunuiiitiw. Yumui City." Wbul tlw ilnelrlni- hik) dnnn by Mr. Cush liur wn may be mid in the follow iug i-xlmot fiwti tin-opinion whieh ex tinted tliee pruWes frmti Mr. Ilarlsi - W'stlt ibtw prrwks. we have tlie inuiu niK-etiun v.ry much MropliO.-d. It is thU : Hits a eitiatu nf one of th I'ulted Stale pie- nary iiMbsMilable rljfbt to employ llw fuuc- litHss and ibeuAievni uf Ike L'mwi us lla- naau ul 1 naldmy him tu produce iuaunw-lHHi in uu irtlter of Ibe L n.letl Stales ? Cun tlie oflieers uf the Union tutcfully lend lu rutMliiuM lu live aitiju-Mi of on uf Ihe ijlate fur llw purpo-tv uf jirrmwiiiug itwurrai-tuw in uuutbsr S;uU 1 Taking the- but uf thre question Unit, it isobtiuui tu my Ibat, iuttsniuesi ns it U the cofWtitiitoiw! nldigolioi, of liar Uiiiieil Siuti I to jitotccl i-uuli of theSiattfcugaiut -doiinniic j 1 iidtnw.' nnd to nuke nrovuiou to -sumirun iiKurrietions,' it ciiiumt be- the right of the United Stules, or of any ol its i.fTieeu, uml ol outirse il euiiiHtl be) lla-ir duly, tu (iroiindo, or Iw the lu.lritiiKiit uf (Koiiitiliiig, iiMirreutiuu m uliy wrt uf the Uliitttl Slutes. " As to the lirst qut-Hiiou, llkewbe, it seenu ubvioiu lo say llmt, us ivurreotbui in unei-ne of the Statu is viokitiou uf law, nut qply su fur ns regard tbut Siutu ilxif, but 11 Uo us re gards Ihe United Stale, tlivrefore uo oitiaeii of the Union ouu lawfully inoile iiiiiirreetiou in any one of Ihe Slulee. Kin us betwetn foftitn Governments, il U routmry to oulmal rltflil, or tit least un net of luterimtioiiul bas titlly, for the liibabllonls of one country to stuk to ditutb the iloiiKtlc Hce of umitlwr CombiiwtluiH in one country for the purjxiii of producing, by wbulrter means, iiwiurreclloii 111 Diioiher, unbs tltey le atoned acts of war, urc ot uny tale, nets uf uujot uggiession on tlie rights of iudeieudi'iil Slutt. All sueJi nets, rcpretonsihk- gi-nerully, and of uittchiet- nus (Heel, ure eeuliarly unjust uml criminal us butwiin citucus of ililTfuiit Stutes ofthe Union, bound together us we arc by the most solemn cugugtmeiils of rtuipiocal nsjieet of one nuothtr g rights, mutual nmiiy, nud com mon support and defcic. It would bi- prept tcrous lo suppose thut ony citizen uf lbs Uni ted Stutes bus lawful r.lit to do Ihut winch he is bound by law to jsrutent when attempted ' by any nud nil others ; uud niQixtrous lo pre tend llmt a citizen of one uf the Stutes has moral right to promote or coiiimit imurreclion or domestic violence- j that is, robbery, bur glary, orou. rnjie and inimbir, y wltUtVrtki in another of the Jstii'.es. o 'Phesc coiHiJertttiPM, It setms to me, are deceive of the ((Ui-stlpu of the true construe tiou pf the apt ol Congress. Of that it is im nosiiblp fT pe to doubt. lis enactment Is. lUat 'if ony postmajtcrijlinll unlaw lully deiaiii,' lie shll U subject lo piie, igiprisontntiit and tln(iwbrieaiiuii. Tb'Pi if tlie tbiut' tvo of luw fulikiitwy.it cannot lie lw fully detuined u Idle, on the other bund, it cpunot be unlaw ful to detain thut whieh it U unlawful to de liter. Such is the plain language aud the manifest Import of Ihe net of Congress. v do not picnu to be understood that tho vurd unlawfully' of the act dettruunes the caso. Ou the contrary, my conclusion would be the same though thut word had not been hero ipsericd.. Ity cmjiioyipg il, indail, tbe OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1863. tl,aratttr. l'or, in ctcry society, the public j snfely is the iiiprcinesl of laws. United Slater. Tht Conttitulwn Jortxdi n sMrrrtffmi ; if mmmum on Qmgrrit imi I tit Vim4tnl to att the tuhonlnuite funttimaritt of Iht Unwii, aril nml military; and hbvtcu smmi om at o Cmf,m requiring a Fed t ml lunttwmry to It Mr ngent or mufrr e m (Nrrrt(o.i in ntlw uf lit Stales, uthiW tW7r. sNsMtUy, Me pmitne rfer, smrf rfecfl our o lit primary abjtHt of tkt Conltliott, " Thmv, my conclusions, apply only to news- inprr, pamphlets, or other prliiteil matter, the ehtiraeter ofwhlch is of public uototiely, or Is necessarily brought lo tlw knowledge of the postimisler by publicity of transmission , tbrnugh the nwlh iiMenled, nnd as to the nature of which lie cannot pleud Igivorance. . It is otherwise with letters, the conlcnts of wblcli be bos no ordinary nnd public means tu . know, whieh Ik is presumed not to know, nnd which he lias no business to Inquire into or 'tbuHenge. Imlstd, H-lnled pHblicotlon ure In one of tlw hlates." 'I'hc opiniun of Mr. Cnihlnp, soon nfier Its Irtiprathin, was wldHy pubHshwl in the South oru Joiirnuhi, and received their universal com-tiM-mluiluii, Tlie JmkHM iliM4i)H(iin, lite melropotlliui iirpun of the Mississippi Demoo rury, In its number IVUruary 'Jd, 1S&S, which Ihts btiiire ui, accoiuputiitd its publication Willi the fidHining emphatic endorsement : "Tills opltiiun, relating in it does tu u (pies tinn of vuji nwgiibud-1 nml grtnt public con ef 11. ilm r us to lie mid w ith ntt uiiou, Tlml it will be so mo!, end read with infinite talk- fasibwi tbrttugluMit the Slateliultlitig KtHtts.und Hulgium, hurc u lumettliut siiiuIIit debt 'und ly oostscrvsiiiee und law-abiding oitisent "". buvc not the leuit doubt. An u eutavtiluliuual urgument. It is Hwr, pow orful, and euueineiin;. Imlfetl, ctery sentence U an nrpuinetit ; uud u monument to tht- una lyiliHil jMiwets, wisdom, nnd wttlollin of its uutbor. Tlie ouiuilusiuu reached by a train ol irresisiibW reusonms k, tkat u drpuiy wwt Wrfster ur other ufbW of the Lmtid Slate il nut r ipiirnl to ib-lit er or eiroulule Kibliet.tin (web ul Almliiiuu dceuilieuU) ihingerous to HMi ami wvll-beiiig ol a eumtnuniiy or i violutbm of Stulo laws. lu rek-rring to this imi4erly douumeiit we umy lc perinillet , toruimrk that it appropriately crowns the 1 as yel, we have not borrowed a single dobor carter of uu Administration which iiiimortnbouuido the pockets ol our own wealthy end butl ituir bv its rigid adherence to the true lutriotic citbvnsT Our own resources hate rinoijJ of our Commmnl, und eudeurtd it to tho people of the South by its uiillinehiug muiuteiiunee of the doctrine ul Slute-rijfhti." .Vu'W.u Intilligruter. Smi'i.K PitiM-utiTioxs. A ludtwnllowodu niwll Iwul bullet lately. His friends weie vary inueb ulurmtd ubout It, and sent post, hiwte to a surgeon of skill, who returned the fulluning treiiripilon : Sik s Dou't alarm yourself. If afitr thrte week the bullet is not rcmotcd, gite the boy u eiwrge ol Mwt-r. Yours, etc. A fume in Mr. G. V. Hruvku's ncting lu " Othello" oompluiiis of the long pauses in troduced, aud stiys il l a common fuult trilh him. Once, whilst acting "Hamlet," Mr. llruoke made a tery long stop ufter llio words - to be or not lo bo," upun which an impcrti Hint oe-cupuiit ol the gallery vociferated to the tragedlun, " toss up for it, Urool.e !" ' ' I ! SI Wi: picked up a conftcliqucr'i) card in the street, the other day, which stated apio-i-x oilier thingi, thnt '- parliis nnd fainilir would be furnUhed ut chort notice." We suiipote a ' - 1 u1) fur-mbed this way puld. bo limited by the mean? pwii-s.nl fr its support. Poli tiuiuus would do well to avail tliimsvlvw of the propoaiiion to lurnkb parties, ' ' In the Iprt-st of Coinpicguc bat lately been fuuixl an old copier vpsp in the shape of a largo elongated gourd, and containing more ihau nine hundiid coins. They comprise a cnmpk-ic iii lis of the Koinac Kmerors and Kniptcfoes from Xero to the last CJurdiap, ppd mauv nre in fine prcurvatlon, Itiriido not afttn confer much happiness j heuy heurls frequeutly ride io S)lrpdid cjui, pages, whilst the pious laborer can return with sweet piaee of tiiitid, and rest copifortably on his nillovv-vlhis U life's blessing, Pournr is the flour of literature i prose Is the corn, potatots and meat- satire is the ucqiiufartts ; wit li the spice and pepper ; lovo-letters arc the honey and sugur ; anil ki ll rs oontiuip2 remittances arc thcdiimp-liPfq- - s Cheerful AspectTho Public Blessing. Debt "Onc of Ihe very best corthly pasrssiocs Is tff poftsxiotu" TLI. Is ns applicable to the iMHly politic ns to individuals. The Ameri can nation has had nn unprecedented career of I rccM iiroepcriiy Tor half a cititurr. Iso- latcd from the warlike powers of Kurnpo, snd wlsily maintaining (H'uceful nnd Mindly rein, liom willi the various members of the great family of nations, it hat enjoyed n degree or prosperity unparalleled lu the history of na tion, nud risen from colonial depctidcucc to be the second Power on the plubc. In the policy purstml, we have through nil the period ol our growth liecn comrurotively exempt from onerous taxes, and have never been, nl any period of onr history, bnrthened with n heavy public dibt. Reared under theses easy clrcumlaiires, It is not strange that n portion of tlie citizens ol the United Stntcs slmnld manifest 11 degree of nervous ness nnd disquiet, nt lliey Irnrn that our pres ent iK'hl Ins nttulncd tlie proportions ol 3.100, 000,000. with n pretty fair prospect of being swollen to 8fi00.000.000. The question, whether n republican form of government Ihh sufficient titallty for self-ptw-ervntlon, wliethtr lis inherent nnd tilnlirlng forces can enable it t wlthetnnd lla-slrulu nml sIhhI. of internecine strife nml civil discord, bus often been discussed by able minds. Hup pile, It Is now being discussed by the stein logic of events, nml will doubtless soon be set tled onoe nud forever. To obtain so growl n desWcratum, reqnlrc u considerable expenditure of material wealth, but who will my the object Is not worth twice leu thuusund limes Its costly price? In the eono'inplaliofl of our national affairs. it may not be Improper lo nft-r to the public indi bleduess of H'Verul of the leading pARCts of Kurope. It will tend to show that, compara tively, uur debt Is small, und instead ol ruin ing rilsrin, ts n matter so trivul ns to be but dust in Ihe balance when dared in Juxtuposl tkm with the huge sums borne by Great Llril- ulu and some of the Contlucntul Puners of littrope, The public dtbls of thrse several Kingdom ol KurujK-. ou the SUlh day of June, 1HC0, were m follows : Grvat Urltnlu ti,SC2.W)0.OW) Frown ;Mi,t)iio.iwo Itutsht l.TlS.wiu.oiKi Austria . l.ClHi.lluU.OOu Apain,,, l.u;u,uou,uun I'ltisvln s:ii.uuu,uuu Tu k-y lWOUUoOO I'oitugal , Ilib.uuii.uu0 Uelgium 1UU.UUU.UU0 Thus, it will be seen, that while the lower ICinedoms of Prtiulu, Tut key, Portugal, than our own, it appears that Spain own a debt tbrtc times ns large os ours. Austria ones more than four and one-third times ui much ; Itussia neuily Gve times as uiucb ; I'nincv just eight times as iiiulIi ; white Juhu Hull stands up under u debt more than four teen and three-fourth times the lire or the pres ent ik-bi of Ihe Unheal Slates ! The debt ol Great Ilntuin is due to her own citizens; hence It II that tills debt binds uud ctmoli dates and il a guuruulet- of the unbruKeu strength nud glory of Uriti.li Lmplre. This beiun to, umy wc not litid a similar bnud of union uud strenglb In the fuel thut, : . . . Ueii, and will be, quite amide, tu meet all the requirements cf Gut eron.mt to put down the rebellion, whoso spinal cord is already severed, und the chills and damps of death ere now upon it. The diagnosis ol Its condition por tend a fpcody death. A view pleasing to contemplate li this : A ooixidcruble part of the money thus far ex jieixled, lo use u inercunlite phrase, Is on hand. in shape of nuvui fleuls nnd thejr equipments. uud iiiuiiitlum ol wur for Iuik una uavut nun anient. Previous to the rebrlli-in, we were destitute of a navy, und meagrely mpplied . , ... . wilb the means of defense by sea or IuhcI.Iu case of uu luvutlon by a fureign foe. Whut we bad negketed to perform, we have now been oompvlltd to do, uud shall hermlti r nuiu luln u belttr war fuotinj;, and be cnubkd to eoiuinaiid tlie rfiecl of foreign I'oweri. Our navy, at Ibo present tluie, carries 0 few less than 2.G00 guns I thut of I'm nee sjH.ria oter B.UUti, und that of Great liritam 1-i.UOO ! Surely, it does not seem thut there bes been uny e-x.travuganeo iu giving to this arm of the ten tee spy undue proportions j on the cou tniry, if it were immediately doubled, it would comport better with the wialtb and diguity ol the nation The trite proverb that out of .evil comes good, is only ou rplgrammatip mode of stat ing, thut almost ull human affair arc based on a system pf (oinpentatioii. At la the opcr. alious pf the natural world, otder and eym font are only maintained by the actiou und miction of opposing forces, to in tliepolillcul ; from paralysis and premature decy springs u higher ife, fiom daiki.its und gloom breaks forth un unclouded &y. Of opjiwing eh, incuts und discoidnut ugeneies, Is begotlt'U a stranger, Idjjher, uud, nQbler tyji qf umiupal existence. To weakness strength tuccoeeds. And power frou frailly sriiig." e The say 1 pg, ogive tho devil bis due," is not wholly devoid of philosophy, and il should bo our privilege to find in the crucible of lite rebellion, at least a few ibiyiug particles wor thy of retiution. Who dare suy that we aro not to-day stronger in all the ilemeote ofsclf-prescrvuliuu thau wcstiould have becu bad not the scelb- - swsiasj?iBa. a Inp, mndiUnuip, pent-up flies uf thU traitor ous onslaught burst forth? Who b.le- ''"' ou' of tlw slimy. ixiIsihhiih mitt re of tli , olTeiislvc cess-pool will not flow stttaui, to Iriogale, purify nml gladden, the land ? What II, in putting down tlie lib. Illon, li should consume nil our looe jwk-Ki I dinnce ? What if wc should borrow lively ofixicli oilier fur a timet What ir.nl tin- che of tin drama, (and it Is cvt-Ment thai tlie l.it soitie oftlicliistneturelK'ing,ornbiut tuhf.m.icted. for the Confeilcrute pei formers nre now sull. 1 Ing from ajrjghtful liemnrtliHgc.) we fin-l tin sum expendwl S700.000 (H)0 ? This sunt 'him'd esuje no alarm. Tlw es limn ted value of tin crotwfofthc United Slates In one Iruiiful nil sonu wjuivolenl to tlie sum of S'J (Kill 000 000, nn amount pearly three times us large us the above sum. We rei eat It, the lissous ol Ibe hour cannot be loi. Tte nmiiey e.Xninhil is not sqimndeml. Much of it will n-iihuu vlsib'c, in the ueeesury means of thh-iuc in years to come, ngulnst dumestic or foreign foe It could lunlly be said of the futtmr, who. Iwvmg invested nil tils capital in hl lnud. stock nnd implements, ami should burrow of Ids kinsman a fi w thousands, lo rimhte li in tu enclose his dominion with n trniuueiii ami sulutunthil fmce, for tlie prottctlon ol hie Idiulnl estate and Its products, thai his debt was an ltnrovidelil one.utal ihut helwd mill, log to 1hw for It. Nor could it be soul ol the owner of a sjfaidld and coolly mercbuiil mun, whose vessel was In complete tig, web itoredaud tnaoiMsd cim! oOleered, but vet lack ing compus nod chart, cubits am) anebws. who should borrow of a relative ibe trifle I" supply these ut ful and nrcersary Instruments of iltfentt, that his money wus mlH-nl his! wuited, when It wucoh hnJ, in ilmjie uf fix tuns tu Ins gallant skip. Happy for u if we osef; the nlcbtmy ol gatla-riiig gokl frmn these Ihtdtn times, We shall be divinely fa voted lo be able In Iruecu silver tviii lu ull the ufHiirs of natttMHil Hie, see sparkles nf light in Ibe gloomiest seines, und uhxilute radium-e in thiw that ure bright. The lutiirc wil land forth redoldiiil with blessings for ub who hate glvt 11 cheerfully tu nulutuln our rich luherltnneei while Infumy nnd elirnal dl- ,-ruce. to such ni t-seape tin riled cxecutiuu, will lie their just legncy. it will nut be the first time In history tlml a tuppoct ed-stlul of honor has become n (CuObkl for retributive puuislimerit. Out of fancied honor and glory oomes burning shame1 nnd ovcrwhi lining th-feat, nnd the nmilyn tn truth and lllxrty. whom they blindly i-xiiute, will live Immortal In the annals of their race. 1" For humnuiiy swvps ouwatd, whire today ue mariyr sa.mts On th tutMTuw rruttvbws JuU4, with tLe sitter la his bunds While Ike booting imU of yasterdsy, lu slltsal owerrlura. To glrau up Ike stuttered qibss in hUlory' folJwi uru." B- H. Ib-cKwrn.!.. Six rnA.NCiioo, Cau. Pi b. 1st. IbO'.'. .ilia Catif'viHtan. Docsticks in Washington. Washington City lies In an ungle ol the Po lomue, uud I'oioiimc's luiteru brtich, t-xuelly like a spider wtb in the oorutr or u mil h-iur. The wbule pUll ol the tnwn Is exaetly like u spidir web ; the Cupilul budding Is ihe lut old spider In the middle, uml ull the uilur buusei bib huge flies Ihut hate got into the wtb end can't git out. Tbu wlio!e couutiy round is dutleil with little white ti ills, us Hoik ui if there hud been u snow storm that hudu't melted unay yel ; or us if smiie one of the imI heulhtu (j-ihU before tossing IT an oceun of btr ot a tnmidous gulph, hud blown the frulh ull over the sutruunding cnuntry. Nobody in ordinary iluieaiteiul Wusblng. Inn; lolhs only fluy here and tulk 1 wlnu Congress goes nwuy eirybaly gia awuy with it ju,t a If t-tiiybody thought ie wus u Coogress. The public buikliuifj urc taken , I down end mt uuny, und Ike people wy ihe lvr - ' ' . u-r- ,,... ,.... "'V "V ""' mm m" a fw,t", ' .'"'u"u covirid with ettiiy thuuipui-'nu und Ur but. (lei ; mid with jhicos of pu-r. whirh art- bill thut didn't pay, and wllh itxl tape, in if the whole pluce liud Uen stided down wilb thte iatinsting articles, in tin- hope thut they nou'd grnw up in a sphndid crop. Washington just now. hum 11 r, Is full of military men soldiers, aud sueb gaudy uni inuls, As to tho oflierrs, I tup)nu.- (here 111111 bout least thirty ofuuers to etmy sodur. In fael. I ihiuk llnrc nre u million ofuiera ul Willurd's Hotel eury day; and I uml. iHuiul there are a ttiuny as u huudrtil so!du rs du'i come to Willard's much j Isuppoe they don't kuow Willurd. You rau't migrate a rod without running over a fen- colonels, oi- knocking down u ma jor or so. This iioriiii? I stepd on Ihe tor uf a llruienunl ; ami us I turned to iipohigizf ruinnud one of my elbows lulu the stom.uhe ol a gtoeral, and the otliir into Ibe tye of u caj'tsiu. who tumbled ovir u little knot ot lieutenant colonel, who fell lu u blue uud gn! heup, drfli'ging down with tlum "rr,u cuslgh and a mejr giU'ra' W a division, g'uw I had ibmo I'llseluef. Jturr.nl tn run, when I In n u led my feet In the swords r.f a couple of oilier general, which piidud me bend nrsi into tlie ribs of another generu.1. who also fell down, tipping up in his lull two or thoeolhcr ticucrali. 1 expect! d to have a guard of gen. erols sect ufter we, with a park ol artillery or two, to pul me in lli guard linuw ; but quite Ihe contrary ; they thought from Ihe way I kn'Kked people ubout that J wo mmmun'ler in chief 5 so some ol the generals picked uie up, aud they oil touched their but. VOL. VI(-NO, 8. uwsmstiWfjmiiwwi'iiwsiiM This i.-nrbinj the h.il h 11 ureui instimtlun bill evirybmly dun it 1 dn it. Wlnu I cumi-here I suw t'Vtrybly es- so 1 birun the miliiaiy, I iomhil my kit tu eterybo.lv, my mm g-t o him-- thnt I Ih-shii to tear uui- ' putitlloii. Thin I coiici-itol the niffltn.ry so"." lute wild my foot tlumsht II wouM lie Very clhclive, esMuinlly If u mail wire u p.ui-ui h71lberbo.it nml n gllty sjmr pr.ctitvl il two day In my room, und tlioti prueiliiil Tt" in thestreit to q gi-nt rul j he iluTtuht I m'unt tu insult him, uud llmnt-msl t-n.iril hi,ii wlmi ho mMitluiHil guard hoiie. I went uwuy il-iit dke to suy I run but 1 wuii uwuy, ulu) I till'' wus. guild. Then I sludiiil into the phlhuopliy of tho military pump liundtf-suluti- busini!,; eim C nihil thai 1 wouldn't iiiiiip-l.iiinllo to uny. hotly uudir a peimul. 1 h.ul Inlli-tto Inin espeeully cinlul tu pump-huii.lle lu the )iuii Hum n w lb 8tiiies 011 their mm. I tioiiht iln-y wue major gem ml. Nmt 1 know tho ulmlu mysliry til it uud, I'll lell. Tin re ure time- sins of geoemls briy'dier general, with one tUr 011 the shon'd.r. nmjor Ktiitluls, wilh two stars mi Ihe shoulder, nml geiiir.ilMifdit.iiii. with three ibttus oil tllllor I now pump bundle to single burn led gun mis, double Juriulid gtliiruls, ulid In high piewino ctiuTiils with iluci-tliim; but no M.ow that Iwsii'i ut leu? I tine slur uu Ins shoiiahr sttuu ivr geiiuny tii'ire piiiiii-h.ind e tun ol 111.. I hud Ih-urtl mi inueb lu k about the hbili ultuekuig Witshliigtou thut I gt tnrvou ubout it. und for u kw day I lira- lu uriui (IMit on my Ii-kii uml g-it reudy n, truvei) about twenty one liin u day. Fur Instance, eur.y one niornuig I huird u lreiiitin-iii cm. iMHiitili.g Hew tu anus in 11 big fc.ire ctiu. iiimhiiIIiil' proved to lieu runaway army wugon lumbtrius uloug uu tho shleuullt wenl 11 su Wiiluid uisl got my simic oil'. eril 11 Ire, iihihIhus ehttttr ol mu-keiiy Ihw lnuinn itue us la-fort Ihi musketry pruvnl to be u vImiiiiIh niHiid smathlng crockery urt-identully saw Willurd, iiihI IiIii mure us beiore. And so for set-vral duy I wus lutitiuuully llewing lu urini, i must slop now, for I ire a frleiul, a dmib'o liatitittl gtnerul I must go i!nn uuil pump, handle to him, and then, 1 piysiiuiu, we sliull huveu little bus.t.us witu Wiur-I. CuiiUikutially, liiiieriiKs, P. I), Tho Opining of Congress. Wechji tW,NHWM( riMie frfim llmt iruthhsl. eimuuitly eMaMtnv libd Ujjiejt., pa ki, Use i"4tml IhteKigrixif ; When la awrmbers cwuh.i lf p io't Coiyrtr Wtlt- Cs'litilmi 111 siciai HMiniroli llietlllt'l Jll.y hitt, by pioi-ialoalii.ii ol ll.u l'n,d.lil 01 I lie UlnitM aiute. wt. IimU octu. .it'll, on toe il..y m llicir umiiiuiiii-, tu ailttil lu i,e c ICUIIiluiie. uiHXumpiitl 111 our In. loiy. wioeii gate In tnur ikliiieiuliou 11 1 mat iri.'ful Imui 11 ilililty i.lni iinHii ui.ev tut lias iwl luiliirio uiluulinl in ihi iun.iir ctuitoi-.f l.wi tu Hie PtojofV itipivrtniu-ltt. .M-el. utg. u tltey ilal, iiiujil ilpiriitiim wlneli up. jsuul mi M.ut-i,uy It, ire tlliHirlii of ull wlm sun piuHil u m-iiIiiihui 111 loyu,ty lu II' Cousinuiloli ul.d law u nt- L I1II111 ftiules, we men expierfd il eontMnii ioin.il. 011 luul they wou il Hi- lu the liiulil ol Hh- l-muI iluly lUey Win- u htl In ilo,iu. W- l.nil O'.l say ll.ul tlie gtlalul lfu t ol llieir ilul- lalioiir, us will u the uioiiti lit whit-,, lie V nut- lii.piul, Mlt.d In IhiW lliui the J'l-I IX. , ecuili.Hu. 01 the cuiitiiiy ut lliatdaie-wue not it FU, Hlltst. li now remaiii lor the same mimlirr ol ll.u same Coogies, foiiteiieil In uuiur Mssloli, lu lu.iiiiuie Uu ir grutu iletiU rations, ii,. i m,. IU11-sotli Ui'usure ol ftlule iHiiii-y u hutu Ikiii uuile iHtfmiiy by the uivruuur Xiiii.i. ui' t, li- public Mrtuv, ui the Mine p ril tlml uu.ioaicil ilnir eailicr tuiii.u., uml tor ll.erau.eobj.el ongnw.ly piojxinij u llalii. lie by Ihe hi,it. und Goteiiiiu-ut ol tho llaliou ill tin wur thai Im IhvIi li-ietil Ujiou Un ill by hv lbliiou,U o il- tji.iiih. boiee tin-last b-oll ul loiiL'ius the All. Illl MMlh'll Iw iiukIiiCImI I lie Mur Willi u sinri nguril lu ihe i-xiie.il will 01 tin- ,u, lioiiul lgi.lutuii', e-'iii'.iin 111 u it nj.iuily ills Willi III' riq.lllllHllio m- Csilwlllul iiill us the silpielif law of Hie lunl. nii'l Willi ihu . bv i'U il ciulm .l in lilmy pi inli nee uiwl po. I tieul iXnbeliey'. We hutf mlely dun, 111 i lew pul pilliilhii ul u ili.liiIKe liom llm sai ol Got ei nun ill, und wlueh hute u.wuts Imii iii'.ie Miiaikuii ef'.r IU- runoor t. 11 fir lHititul hutn-iU ihau for a spun of n.tu.d isiiiiil-iI. Ihe iii'iiiiaiiou o u piivt lo eiiinar, iu Hie A1I111 i-iluiiou by the iiitiiuii u ol lupie 11 1,' I itU'ietf ulieu to the hgh uud parus luoiml I ink pleri-rib d tu Ihe (j teililil'IH Ull. I r ihe Coiu-tituiiiiii und law. A we-uru awtt't-of nothing 111 ihe nnliiury 1 x gi tn-.i of the country ahtih t-all ur any iIhii je nl hi, let iu the prisa cutiou of the wur. (Ilupoiupart at ti-qiiifK-.iuv ol our uiniu 111 nt any mry i ui inn nl smtv lla- rn-nc ol the lull- strou nl Cdiigrr iioi huviiig dici"Mil uny ciiinii g- iit-iw of u imri-ly iniiiiury ri'Uiwci' r lr .! iIioh- nrigii.tly lriKi!i uml prot'ihil for wa do not 1 nun nuria-ltiH lu upp-.v lliui ihu ir-iMralou s u n-oly iimile for the tion.us t-olubii I of toe iiiii lull""; cauijiuigu ull bo ii-l is.li il or nbirutliil by hit ui"im S ikl-utu joiiiid mi tuple nl poliucji it K'niiuualioii, II i iiini'ii.' 1 ne C"iiijHiiuiioii 1 r llil uu. iioriuul H-rioiJ in our civil lusiury I lut ihu Miipl.- of Ihe loyal Hiuli huve wild sueli sur. pn 111.' uuaii umy upheid ihe huuils i;f the IVishleUl ill I In llat lf popular LMillliHiV ami revolt. Ami the 'reilhlil I it ilmvyn by hU priiili-iiee, not iiiiniuukil unit ilniimM, lliat. i' far s depend' d 011 111111. this bxjipy unainiu uy .huud ru-iii-110 slunk. Uni-r litis, elr- cillitaiuiici. jit ns wi- ore Ik-IIifhI o Im i t i- s'te o lu-pn linit tviiis, ri-su ling frorij hu dii eel ton u'til nutiinunlf gitui to liujieiidipg llliljluiy piotiiit-ii', weuifsun lhat li'i ill,, triieiiop in our citil couuP'l will I- -;mitiii! lu tin ek the iinnii ol tin titno uln-,id locy enough ileluinl, in ihu juilginiiiil of "many, by picsunud coiiitlerulioii ol uuliiurv pro. ihliiv. And lo til's uui we nre sine tin- pa. Ir'olieof ull tiuw. caiid p.irlie will unlit- in invoking upon the- CoiiL'ri-s,iit it iiny.nl ws. sion.u spirit of harmony us well a of wd in, for il i nnlr tho conjoin-lion of riih Ilia I ran firry u ciiecssfully ihriuuh Ihe t'n-at ti nlet 11 wlueh wo un-i le.'uviil lor lue vindication of he Comtituliou uud Ihu rctlvruliuu ui (I'P Uoluu, -". L ,'u W 'wriiM