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Military Lira im Amsrica Sudordina- TiojCte m Militia to tub Laws. Tlio pecpfepf foreign countries havo hitherto en. tortained a very erroneous idea or the etti cieuoy andduWipUnoofour military strength and the meruit of bur militia and voluntcort. Accustomed to standing armies, and the con tinual exhibition or tlioir tyrannical and rlgoroas military code, they have no idea (bat men accustomed to liberty, in the broad at atone of the farmto act and speak as tfcey aJeaeear 1aelf ipkHmMnYrriAnMUn. tieaa-men wr are democrats, born and nur tured under democ iracy can ever bo qtiali fed to atake good soldiers or submit to the rules and regulations of war stringent and arbitrary aa they must noceasarily always be, in "order'to secure tho punctual and prompt obedience of subaltorns to their su periors. Thus we hear them speak of raw militia, uadisofpliaed mobs, and all that sort of thing, when they alludo to our military strength. Never were people morn wofully decoiv ed. They forget that there it no analogy between a republio and a monarchy they forget that a standing army of tin- rnngiii tudeof those in the employ of monarchical governments is entirely inconsiMeiit witli the genius of our people ami institutions, aad Out tho latter could not exist in the at- k t' '' 't v 4'JH yj 1-2 . ,). a d i 3k -r ft.i. .. t-!jW.'.i.j '''I . ' ,. t ' ft-1 iifi ti m -- 'S-v-i Si-MiJic?, ,i'"'f''?t .' ajajMiiSkpAipAgaHMttjjalHHHr 7 jwfl trTrT. .. . t-iii iii 'w''J,f,MaBfWBMHPWFaTajsifssftt)awsjM a t? directed ; and peace and harmony were im mediately restored. , This respect to regularly constituted au thority on the part of our people, is console iiouh in civil as well as military life, we need no soldiers to guard our banks or courts of justice. Tho former require no special security at all, and an imbecile old man with nothing hut u stun" is sufficient for the latter. A rescue is seldom thought of, and never at tempted nt tho execution of a man who has forfeited his life to the laws of the country. Tin- ttwful iudL'inent is inflicted, without call. ing in tho aid of the military, by till? sheriff and his denudes. might pursue the subject in all its Wl m undent iniw. urn! nrnve that as Ion a is the tnoapaere of a regular standing urn.y, for jlltciiJgciieo of the people is prevalent'and -. .iwjiesj-ww iinjjuiui uiiiu, uui """ .oncfarn' It is,ou sooasink under the gradual but certain en- olir military .strength croacBmcois mat uio miiuury, hi msiorj n)y .;uro,.Un count proves, would make on the civil institutions of the country. The intelligence of Ameri cans, and the example of otler countries, teach thctp this ; and while the arc ready to rush to their country's l!a tr at tin- fir-t Washington's visit to Bostom. Tho following from 'Sullivan's Lectures on pub lie characters,' gives some idea of olden Hnnntl of tlm ilriitii. forxakm-' their niiratiit.x lures. I lie starcli ot the eolcbrated menot uud callings for tho purpose th'j watch "ii would Uj suddenly shaken out of them, wilh a Jealous ovo any iiieasurc'thal hu if they lived in these jostling days. tho remotest tendency to create a staciiiigi In 171), President Washington visited the army. ' l'aftcrn States. I io travelled in a post Tlwv have always proved theinse.ves to-Vchaiso with four horses: ho was accompanied '. . ' .! . . . i... - i..,.i..,. rirr...:r.t c..v ..-j to ue auciiiato io uny emergency, cmier i'v ."j' ,i"ui """" .- j w suppress domestic insurrection or ueieat a y iuiiwi)cur,iHpm.iu ovurciary ,anu foreign foe. -Our citizens aro nwure that when they doff their civic dross, und assume the hahili incnts of war in defence of their firesides and Jltojjajrof clr country; they have to fliibinit to restraints which tho circumstances that call thorn forth impose upon them, and .Beautifui Extract. At the recent meet inr, in New Orleans for the relief of the Irish sufferers, the Hob. 8.-S. Prentlsi made a speech, from which we take the following beautiful extract : "There lies upon tho other side of the wide Atlantic a beautiful island, femous in story and ', in. song. Its area is act so great as that of tho State of Louisiana, while its population is almost half that of the Union. It has Riven to the world more than its share of genius and of greatness. . It has bean pro lific in sUtesa warriasi.aad sees: Its ,ntrv.-iN'. Y. Herald. SSfcl??'?,,,?Tal; wh!,e " hl unu us mnivyy, moves u icars uy lis street but melancholy pathos. Into this fair re gion God has seen fit to send the most terri ble of all those fearful ministers who fulfil hjs inscrutable decrees. The earth has fail ed to give her increase ; the corrimori mother bos forgotten her offspring, and her breast no longer affords them their accustomed nourishment. Famine, gaunt and ehastly famine, has seized a nation with its- stran gling grasp: and unhappy Ireland in the sad woes of the present, forgets for a moment tho gloomy history or tho past. attended by hi famous man Billy, who nukes a conspicuous figure in tho forged let tors which Washington repudiated, by a sol cum denial, filed in the office of the Secre tary of Statu on his retirement fronrpobttc hie. l-rom sonic mismanagement nt tho tunc, betuieu JJoston and Uoxbury, Wash uhich their own judgment convinces them is1 ington was detained there nearly two hours; necessary to success. Although our uiilita. ,ami ixpovu w r.i nunucusi winu ; oy ry code is hot as severe as that of other j which exposure he was visited with a severe countries, it answers the piirjiose for which iild ; main other persons wore exposed and it is framed, and those who incur its p. nal. 'aiic ted in the Mime manner, and tho afTec tics are suro to suffer for it. The result of nu became so general as to be called tho this is, that an a wholu our volunteers and! Washington inlluenzn. militia maku as goo soldiers, and are as well j Hi' amc in on horsebnek, dressed in his disciplined, uud furle.ss disposed to he iiiuti- "Id continental uniform, with his hat off. nous than thoregulur paid soldieis nl iiion-: He did n how to th" spectators as ho pass archical countries. Iixamples .so.iutim.s eil, hut sat on his horse with a calm.dignifi have to bo made, und severe punishment in- d air. He demounted at tlio Old State liictcdoii those who uro incorrigible, hut the House, now City Hall, and eumo ut on a rest know that it is neces-mry for the well b,.. temporary balcony at tho west end ; a long ing of the obedient uud the preservation of; procession passed before him, whoso saluta ordor and discipline. liJ"s he occasionally returned. A triumph- Recent circumstances have brought out ant ure.h was erected across tho street at thuso noblo characteristics of our people in 'that place, ami n choir of singers wpro nta bold reliof. j tinned there. When Washington como with- A short timo Rincc, a Southern olunteeri in hearing, he was saluted by tho clear, pow hhoto companion in urms in a iuarrcl. !erful nieo of Daniel Ilea, who began the Tho offender was tried by court martial, od for the occasion. found guilty, scntoticed, ami. shut. An Kuro.j Hancock with some feeling of stalerights, pean would hardly believe that the punish- had taken the jiosition that, as tho rcprcsen i non t could bo carried out in this case, and ' '.alive of .sovereignty in his own dominion, ho the way it was, without creating a w ide ' was to he visited first, oven by tho President, apread dissatisfaction, und perhaps a general J who, on Hancock's own ground, is tho rep mutiny of tho wholu company to which tholreseutative of sovereignty of all the States, ntrndHr beloiurod. lint nothinir of the kind ' wheresoever ho may ho within their limits. happened. Not a murmur of discontent oc curred, and tho filo of soldiers selected to perform tho unpleasant tusk of shooting their companion did it under tho conviction thin it was necessary for tho well k-ing of the ser vice. Another instanco happened in 1'hilji delphiaafcw mouths since, when thu militia of that city woro on parade on some gala day. A heavy shower of rain arose, which threatened to sjkjjI the nice uniform of one of the .companies. The captain directed them to retire, but tho moment thu colonel of. tho regiment perceived it, ho ordered thorn back. Thoy declined to obey tho order, when tho colonel ordered another company to oppose thoir leaving tho ground drew a lino on tho ground, with his sword, nnd gave them fivo minutes to rttiro behind it, or (io would direct tho other company to liro on thorn. Thoy reflected for a moment, and tlioir gWl intelligence told them they must obey thoir suporior officer, and thoy did as 'ho President was made to understand that Hancock expected the first visit. This was not deemed proper by the President. A uegoeiation ensued, and thore was somo written communication", r onded in a re fusal on tho part of tho I'.esident to see Hancock, unless at his own placo of abodo, which was at the comer of Court and Trc mom streets. The delay was aftor wards imputed to Hancock's personal debility. On tho third or fourth day, Hancock went in his coach enveloped in a red baize, to Washington's lodgings, uud was borno in the urin.s of .servants into tho house. Tho Pres ident remained hero about a week and par took of u public dinner, dined witli tho Gov. eruor and attended an oratorio in King's Chanel, on which occasion ho was dressed in black. On his departure for Portsmouth jio showed his regard for punctuality. Ho gave notice that ho should depart at three o'clock in the morning. lie left tho dcor.at whatae' brodoet efaBTisv The assort not Wing ready mo bells t attjajoodMsnW '' he weat without them; they followed and overtook Mm on the way. t I ir'f' I V .' tfca 2T l.TT A raw oama aaoa parada Ae ate ttaoa BarTB jajra -as , rataJarlroahM fmlhm.dlu V V3'aM"B tsBWf-fiijaa. WH SSVA faanalBSBftBBBBl W. BBBBDBflttaBBBBBVsBBVaBBBBBBBV W g7WWawP,P asnWf WmfWm' TtAWlVSM iM A-U.j ..-- SHBbmmiK SBBBBBBBBt.' L'-a A fl'flsl. jt "Why, JeC" ioquirasanold siaafaaaisi terJYoaleeksewad apfol 'i,y&dlt'mX' "UH, well," says jsst, rmpnj used to it ,1 raakoa, afoe git J action. . , . ..wajj,: 'Oaiuaadlaarkaiij responded itm. Ton aaa. Aiir mM iitiiM nnsjiw ssr ' w i sleeping on our areas, at weTl l) ! Jt. aasaw u jMaauaqsMqF ,. a11lBBBBBHsBnaWPMjBHBBSawrT yryMPilrV W VHVSBSSSSJlSBr. in camn. and micht aa so last night I struck a wfmm)m-Xn9 musket, with canteen for a pMelf, ajUt JIML. awful hard sImduw. It's a aasal wis.v-bb:Im xpectinSan enemy, taoaga, for Jatlari wno noes au auty is sure y aeea wMjajav wake." ' 4 ., tJbiaA .. t 1 ff t A , .-! -na-na-nai aunt aw Louis Paittip's Rbminiscexcbsop Nash yillb At a presentation of gentlemen, at .the court or France, about fifty Ameri' taaa weiep rastntTariibri wmm was a young ayAnfflaatrtain Wkm tit to wteitn sOia tliA lallstM' being presented to the King our Charge d Attain mentioned that ho was from Ten ncssec. "What part of Tennessee 7" en quired the King. On being informed, he remarked that that was near General Jack mn's residence. He then proceeded to make enquiries as to tho present condition of the road between Knoxville and Nashville, and spoke of tho Cedar Groves in this neighbor hood, tie said when he was in Nashville, "tho Grand Jury was m session, and the Hotel being much crowded, the guests were obliged to sleep three in a bed" this, ho ad ded, was called bundling. "Is such the cus tom now V he jocously asked. "Not at all," was tho reply of the young gentleman he was addressing. "We havo become more refined now wo only sleep two in a bed" at which the old KingJaughed heartily. NathvUle Politician. asWtWsBaH .sbbbbbVbbbHbbBV B "i - - ' -JbV t - iw ? sm ' (acsmabaaaasWs wJMswcn - '" m tmlmit.wmwfZjmjnBEZ" . , -'W rarrt "'4. Efforts of Missionaries. Tho Roman Catholics have been in China for two centu ries. They have, at present, 8 bishops, 57 foreign and 104 native priests, and 300,000 adherents. The Protestant mission really commenced in 1840. All that was done previous to that timo, being merely preparatory. They have translated the whole Bible into Chinese and also several books and tracts. Five or six thousand Chinese now hear, every Sab- bathl preaching in their own language. They -are eager for the truth, aad men and moans are wanted to disseminate the Bible and teach its truths. Tits "why don't yon lay your araat bajtie jbjuJ!?, "Some of the other feUem M hViai Jeff, "but I go fa for &tim)mVlUm& DurinBtae battle f tWUilai aBeere? the inJaatry, perceiviag with neat faaidity. Wt gooaauaaai ' oaaaMsasli Taltajaajal Remeaaber.. one of -these cartridaas." Piiaaty aaamJaw, cbargedintbllie ?t Ws the enemy nee to face. .Qaeof taaaaaa. charged upon a Mexican, Aad Mha. ran 1 through with his bayonet, MM "Captain, look here- I have sat ., r r ti.x. . ' nage. h.,i.ji, j , , ,. In the battle of the ResaeadeilaKalasapaB' a hand to hand skirmish, a aeUKarfa bay. ai my, a quaiat Inshman, piereed a, with his bayonet and iauneeaaauy ai the contents qf his musket. "XbjU waataat for," said the officer ia, .oowmindaCJ mWi j5iSf'i35 squadrin a tone aurnllykf Ida r .!. . uok " mUV mt nuzzled for anabawer. "what waak mt&i why to make a hole to get ray aajfaaajMir tofosure." WS, One of the volunteer CMtaiM.lriiilB.dJlB' ins his own. was addreaauMt Krai'as f'aasrr tlemenT' "Oh, please to lay aside Taatt gentlemen!" shouted a U. 8,'aaaarj'Satt soldiers are men, and we don't waft tMBtdsn be so dd gentler , . , jAWiSJ "Weigh out that poric,'' saw aa aKar.-.ta. two privates, pomting at, a pile frt haf rounds. C ' Jygi V.- "Jim," said one,te the other. kvtmtXf thin in the Governor's reaiiiaUaitliaJaBaa weighin'pork?" ..&. "1 don't kaow," aays Jin, .m'Jmmxmi share when it's cooked, but ,h'ti lllaiatraT die of blue lightaia' Ubre IfV ajsg 4sa) grease pue. . miwmmitfxbJ?x One man beiwr ordaaaa barrow and carry of refaaa. here, Mr. 0wxir, I ToUuUearaftta Uorifonu.'-fcr Ika, Hrkiah,.(l who don't like taa ataaj and atrh jectto this oaargrag-aa a Frigatb Macrdomun. The pre- paration of this vessel to start on a mission of meroy.to Ireland, is thus, alluded toiaa ' -Th. gtodSta. will be at the dock in-. fc rtf iilTiiS bout a week. tocomnicnM t.kinrr In m. er. a"-Ta "'lirr .imn7 smmWmr oo of flour and other articles oflood. Six. teen thousand .barrels of flour wfll.bo put on board ..immediately, and the good old frigate will in loss than a month bo dancing across tho ocean which alio has traversed so often, bearing.' precious freight. The Macedonian is almost the last ortho ships captured by tho Americans from tlie English in tho last nut. nuu it u a "PJ'J ri'uevuuu uimuiv guard, made our hard wi.Viaka'.i'taa, Our friend Capt. Church, of 'tiki hr,nMj. irom in army. ;a dote, of ooufse. aad' lustration of ohjuMtarVjaJjiJ B suiuaMjy I1 ..If., ; 'mmmmmmSfmi WmW Fssstt W BSBBWSjS lewa IsMU It- titaWall '" .1 ,
