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DAILY NEWS SCNUAY. - J INK 7. l7t. II t'MEY A JORII.O. PHOIMUKTOR JOIIX B. III WHEV. HTUtr R If JUTS. Wtfl h Kepublioan prew ever let up on their harping on Stipes' rights? They Uat htmmered away l Calhoun for Team. and now tht the great South Carolina italman i deal they have to transfer their attack on the (enwr.iti.' part v to perrlut t'li trren: h.:sUar Aiul yet they appear to forgl th.it it waa on th dc trine of UuV rihtn ttiAl the Republican party w a fowr.dt-1 twenty-tit yean k n the Pnh Uv July. lv4, there ma a uin iiut ention at Worcester, Ma.., of riiin-iM from all prl of tin uif, wilb'mi distinction of party. vuenel for th purl of muUiif by ail Liwful mwrnlli en rrou hiueut of the Lt v .u er iiw-iuit; th right and litxrtie of the iwopie in the Territories au! free siat. More tb an three thousand diei;icw w ere in attendance. Then ami there the It.-fttu-tii prt w .. oramxtl. and thi coutetttion found rd iu, j-artv which, front that humble limning, i-on-troiiel the National (tovrriuiiMH f.r nearly twenty year. TheMiuil rrno lutictiofihe pl.uform. written i.v the Hon. lienr H i.aoti, g.t e tt n.tmc of the party. Inch. adopted unanimoti) v. reaUa aa follow : AVi e.. That in lhoo-oMra:i-n w it It the friwnd of frer-hm in other t.tlH e hereby Turin the AVy. '.. o, j.rtv of M.iriiii-lt, pledged t. the a. rum', plwhrnent of the fodowin piirM : To rei-vai the fugitive Uv e l.t . To protect the right of ritieti coing toother Mt, aii'l In thi i-laritt ion f pnnciplea m added th following: RtMUmi, That MuutachtiH t! ht the rurvliiulion.U right, and i: in her uiier aure duty, to protect the ruMi.tl free doni of all her oiWxii. Theae rvoimivn uere unuinoiint to a declaration that the National iot - rrtment had no j n-t claim to rxer"ie police authority in the h'm ij! n tales, exactly the aaiue authority that they now claim should re excr"ted. ThU ptreat party of ti and iuiV in a hard party to keep trail of. and when defeat on.-e ot ertake-. i! o .uarel v that it will be impoMAiMe to evade the ver dict, the ill-a.'rtrd element- that now corn pv u. hat lug lvt the i-einenl of Federal (utnmiff that now hold- them torther. will devolve and te lxt sight of. until the trickster that now control the institution man.ige to start a new humbug. In all probability, however, they will be granted a respite from official duiu s for nunv veam to -ome. TO OIK I'ATKOM. I'. r -.lt. Mt't-k' pAt e hae U-en furtiishin in the Sunday e !i;:on of the Nk.an incretajtvd amount of readme matter, varyinj; fnm fuir to i .ol unin. ultahle for ai: il.uvne. This extra etlort lartfely imrrwi our ex pense for the year without any -orre- iondinc l-eouniary remuneration thf aatif.kctin deneJ ly u luuc the know'.tsjf that t.tir et?-rt pi t!ii- dirti--Uon i apprtn The proprietor, of the N j urpo mxkinc it the most a!uaMe pajn-r in the State, and to d.to w ul spare neither pain or expense. Mmh ejneim baa been rnel in new sajvr iiKiujr mnt ainer the present tirm has had full control of It; tms'ake or errors oi judgment afTeetintr ita reliability have been xrre-ted a.s tou as dixt end. and a trnrf etlort has n mad epitoDiie and lay before i;.s reader the curreul news of the Stat- as well a matter of intere-s: ha(e:iinc n!rwd. and jadctr g from the impliuicntary notices of the pres. the eMort appvars to hate eommanded praisv. I II : Houw tta-s iiuiir mif kT'"l pl---of work by passing a re.uti.n f..r the further pne-utiui of ;..rtfe K. Sew jard. the Minister to t hum. It willtw remeuirx-red that Mr. Seward s friends manage! to stav ittT my iIiimu' a. ti'.n upon his -oa at the lat srsi..n. and he haa returned to China to still further disgrace the eountry abroad. The reso lution adopted Wlneday refer the tea u mon v uken by the committee o! the laat House which investigate I his cm duct and their finding to the Judi ciary Committee, with iiistrucliona to take more etidenee if ne-esary and report to the IIous at iia next se:iin. With the ineviublv delays that at Ix-st mut attend the tnsidcratioii of the cmae when it comet up acaiu Mr. Seward will t. able to servw out most of his term. If he does n-H iinloel pro e able to hold on to his pl.w-etill the c!o-m of the present administration, but it is "- ' i , t 'rr ettort at leaat will le tnle to end the National wandal t-a.sitiiel by his re tention n so important a di phut.atic position. Whk.x Mr. Hayea a nominated. the 1'hila.ielphla I'res. in a ushintr article about him, aaid: "He scvins more di" poseii toreive impreasioi.s Irom oih em than to make them.'' That esti mate waa true, llayen has been a lump of potty In the hands of the Slal w arta. and UJ aucxevded early In impressing upon baa countenance the wiirnihcaiit brand, . OX Monday laat. in the Hu.eof ltep rewentative. Mr. Armtiehl presen!el the petion of Dr. Tyre York and live hundred and thirty-seven others, citl ten of North Carolina, f.-r the repeal or modification of certain of the revenue Uw, which waa referre-l to the Com mittee on Way and Meana. Till? Inter-Ocewn condemns the pro pcae.1 excursion to the l'a.-lfic oa.st to meet ti rant, on U K""unJ 11 Dioney-makinic acheuie; aiul if there i anTlbine a llepubocan d.-n't like it la ,. M)i'THFR Congressman titula fault with the colored s.j.ie l.-nuse titer hae an uncon pierable tepujj ' oaoc-to b.rvl work As the t.r wt,UM.r very nnitatixe. the only wonder t that, with the e xamj!e of the uthern white, befor them, they do may w"ork at all." al.f'a' Northern lgT.omn.-e and Impudei-ce a Aim You tw e a million or o of idle. tU-kus white twni prowling alnt. nrlnj. iHilMln. .s.inu.lttln(r raj-cs and plunderinx Ceunay It ani nd other Northern sul, l scarcely known in the South. These dfwpi.ood Soiitheru whitos" perform the hanl Ulor which produce more than half tho immense cotton crop. There i. in fact, far les idleness in the South than in the North. Wk !i:i received the initial imiiiber of the Itily lisp.-it-h. a new pajer whi h ha jut irom- into publication at Atlanta. It is handsomely jfttten up, is bright, newsy and leiiiocntie. and will prove a formidable candidate for popular favor. - - 4.0HS1I t OH I.4III Urfor und After Inrrlaife. IlKFOKK. S!ie wait.s aiul listens. Foltep! hill - She know met are not his. She waits and li'.eu for a aouud That st l music is. lie tines ! And with a u lien thrill. And heirt-l't loud and dear. She diK- not hsr, s!ie doe-, not .see - She lit it he is near: And, coyly liltiiu; t h. face Her e sol IiimmiiIv blue. She nun li.ur. in low's solit tones. liii. is it you 7 AIT f.K. A train sin li-tens. r'iMt:eps reach And l'";steps pass her door. She lintel. s. but her needle l!ie- Moiv swiftly than It-fote. Sl bear at leMw'th tin trend thai time And caies arc making sli.w. A 1 1 i w i.it a s:.rt ttiat sen. is her chair II ii I r k m' ; and In, Springs t" the laudiiic. and with voice More shrill than any lute's Sue s. reams, alstvc the Italuster, " A iiiiu; us, w ipe on r Imkis.' ' "Tenrs i-iniit restore my w ife, tlu-re-f.re 1 (.)" if the inscription on a French tombstone. It Is very itannerous to m ike up your jii'lk'iat'iii linn t ruing a youui lady's weight by uie.Lsiiriiic her sijh.s. A l'aciiHrt ,1a. ladv is alout to sue !r a liine on the irround t hut her luislmiid "lia-i no style about him." Vo!imr hitusewife: "'h-it miserable li:ile eirs a.tm! Von really must tell them. Jane to let the hen- sit on them a little longer f " Tlie thiiiiiest thin now on record is a nun's ekct-bxk that has just been s:ru-k i:i the -toin i. h by a milliner. .V i.f fi 7"' i n.imj'f. This is a little ctt-edu'-atioiial rocket: Professor " Who will see Mr. U. be fore next Monday?" Iidy St udeut I shall see linn uuday niiclit." AIoiit the c ultiest-lookiiiK people jn this world are a mail act-uscsl of a crime of w I. i-h he is innocent, and a newlv mariie l couple try in,; to pass for t ; rans. It a wo:iiau were appoiiuo.1 a lensus takei. the hesUMtioli of ladies to luako kiiouti t.'.eir as would not worry-her imi'-li. s.e wouhl mark down all su-li at It;-;wo years and no questions as k ed . A man and wife in Tipton, Ind.. airresl to separate. Their projerty was llVldcd. pleee by pisf, until IlothlllC was let: l-iit a bsiby and a cow. The h'lslian l iT'ive the ife her -ho,ee. and she t m k t :ie c .w . He was about to kiss ho'r. when sud denly he In w back in evident alarm. o-or;e, what is it?" said she. aiiMo'isi v. " nio!is," was all the rej.U h" m de as he glided on in the moonlight.- '. -- . I.- iC- I'r, "oine:i are -alled the fair sex, but they are any t !i..i Lit l lair in the sprinir. wheEt they want the "men folks' to lo alsi.it vi o'JiIv-m xisi per cent, of the hous,-, U aitn.. She Walked the w ho!e length of the drawing room ear, I'x.ktiik: earef.illv tntoexeit itixision. ' " hatcher want, mem?' rsled tho amiable cMidilctor. "A inp ir meiit where there ain't no ent lent, n ?" "No," shereplied bland It; 'no. i , Miipai lint n! where there's onlt one.'' N!r. K oeer was tran.j'iilly ealini; h:s br'a. tii.st, a morning or so ao. v hen h;s Uv broke the silence bv a.sk- it'C tit (It r '. m ct-t - ri t e cents to i;o to th- rmi.s: ; with that niht. Mr. Kr."-.v: proiiiptl y refuse!, on the croiiiid ! hard limes. Mr. Kroeuer' Loo. ; more than a Isiy. Mild when he sti-Iiis heart on li.i n.' any tiling, he genera . I si..-. -..s in t'e! 1 1 n: 'it ; so, whe;i s f l her 1 el !.s. .1 toeoj,!- with his re pie:, he moved oer by his n.oiher. and s.iid : "I ;i.es I il t r-i ! it, a what the cook said to oi Lis! inn(,t." Mrs. K iH-tr's e es, tl.ul.el like two balls of tire. (' a 1 . 1- e man ." she said s.- rea--ticiiiy. "to come home and .,.t toe, and kis me. ind call me your dew-em-ni- I tulip, ami then jr and rec eive th eui esses o the cMk. oll uiisrtlble fr-eyed runt. fir two pins 1"( over there and rake your eyes out." "1 .ili."- . stammertsl the lorl of the manor, when his w ite broke in: li ves. -PU I ah you ! " and, turnm; sudilemv to the toy, she demanded an explanation. "W ill ton w'ite me twenty-live sjnt.H? " "Ye-i. "ite me the uioiirv first." said the bov. "l iu op iiiitj the year on thof. t. I. principle." He ct the money, and relieves! his nioijier by t llinc her: "l-.st mcht c.Mtk came to p.i, and jfot pretty close to him " ". you w retch ! " hissel Mrs. K. "Aiul. when she irt beside him, she smiled sw e ily und said, Mr. Kroecer, the MttatM-s are i;ettimj low, and you had In-tter rel another s:ick.' The loy iot out as last as jtossible, while iuix'Cit lilted his paper btd'ore his face to veil the smile which made it look likt a calciu m - It j;ht. Pllchlert. sit in-10 i,- . or e oft he heart, m v beaut v! Min . ail mine, and for love, n."t dutv' 1 ovj civen willnily, full au.J free, Utve for h.te's sake as minetothoe Imty's a slate that keeps the kevs Hut laive. the master, in and .ut tf Ins 1,0 ,d;v chamUrs with aoni; and nh.'lt, .luat he please just, as ne pna'. ...me. from me near head a rrown, brovt U-ohlell. To the silken Ihi that's scarce be holden; (ite t a tew Iriends hand or smile. Like a generous lady's now and aw hile. Rn: the saiii tiiHry heart, that none :arc in, Keep holiest ol holn-at -t i i more; The crowd in the aisie may watch the door. The uttt-priest only eutem in. Mine, my own, w ithout doubt or ter rors, With all thy goodness, all thy errors, Unto me and to me alone revealed, "JK. vpriinc shut up, a fountain sealed." Mauy u ay praise thee praise mine aa thine. Many may love thee I'll love them too; Itut thy heart of hearts, pure faithful and true. Must lo miue, mine wholly, and only mine. Mine! .ol,I thank Thee that Thou hast given Someining all mine on thisside heaven: something as much myself to be As this mr foul which I lift to Thee; Flesh of my flesh, lame of my bone, Lite of niv life, w hom Thou dt make Two to tlie world lor the w orld's work aak e Hut eacU unto each, as in Thy sight, OHf. Ami Mulock. An African ion-hunter contributes the following: How to catch lions. The deaert is composed of sand aud lions. Take a sctve and sift the dessert. I'be lions will remain. These yon place in a bag which you Carry for the purpose. THE LASTCHARGE. TI1K NINTH OF APftlL AT APPOMATTOX. The Final Conflict- Tbe Laat Charge In the Array of Northern Virginia. illy General William It. Cox. The !th of April, lW), dawned upon a tnero remnant of the grand old Army of Northern Virginia, around which oluug the proudest memories and the fondest lio;'i of the then expiring Confederacy. For six weary days and nights, with varying success, its brotied and scarred veterans had man-hod and fought under great dirti ciilties and against overtt helming num bers, ami now, though 1'oot-sore un exhausted, closed their eyes to the in tlexible decree that the star of hope w hich had so often illumined their dan geroiis pat h w ay was soon to fa e into an e n d 1 es s e I i pse. Th e i r co u rage re mai n ed undaunted, and their devotion to the peerless chief who had so repeatedly led them to victory was unshaken; and thus stimulated, their faith rose upe liorto unrelenting fate, ami their reso lution never faltered. Kten while their vigilant a id iraliaut foe was hemming them in on every side. the word of com mand bra e I anew .heir expii ingener gie, and incii oi at e hearts beat quick and responsive m the prospect o the re newal of tin- eonllici. Tl.t-y ret let-ted not upon the numbers aud strength of their adversary. remembering only the Ciuse loi witicii they had so long ell counteied all the vicissitudes of the camp and the perils of tne battle-field. TH fc SI 1'1'ATIoN AT A I'POMATTOX. On this eventful morning we hoped t cut thtitiiLTh the .iia-s oi the Federal trNips whicii had gainett our front; se cure supplies coming to our relief from Lynchburg; and then accomplish our retreat. I lie proposition, though bold and hazanio-is, would not have been without a pro;'.-t of success but for the delay occasioned bv our cumbrous w.igou 1 1 ion. ami an interior line which was avanaiMo to the Federals, and winch enabled them to mass a heavy ImmIv of inlantry in our front. The head of our column havmgon the preceding day arrived ne ir Appomattox Conn House, before sunrise we were again in motion. Longstreet s corps protected our rear, wuue ioiion's command le-l the van, with (rimes' Ibvisioii in its immedi ite front. II. i i gpasseii through the tillage v. rested on the eastern slope of tne lull, a id awaited the firimr of a cannon, ;he signal for a gener 1 advance. The iMvisioii rested across the ro.i I Icadinir w cstw ardly out of the tow n, and our cav alry w ere already skn inisiiiug to the right and front. Sikjii 'iencral lotrdon orvlered me to to throw iorward the li v iaittii at once vlhe duties of ieueral (iruniM calling linn temporarily to another art of the tield., which w us promptly dtne in ei A ''i by brigades at mlorvais of one hutiilifd paces, in the following order: 1. Puttie's A'.i'ouiiiians. L (iriuies North CartWiiiiaiis his tld brigade i. 0. Co.x's North ( aro'.iniaus. 1. Cook's n'oiniiiiiS. sliendan's dismounted cavalry were in our front ae.d to our riuht, hopeful ami exul'aiit in ihe pro.spect of an early leriiiinatioti ot the conflict, and the sulla:ili.il rew ards w hich aw ailtd suc cess ; each one anxious to distinguish hiuiseli in vv hat he clearly foresaw must Is- the last battle in which he should be j cruiilted to participate during the war. and iiupa..eiit to pluck a Iresh laurel to grace Hie final triumph. But they weie destined to tind in a few hours that the iioti, though aore pressed and wounded, was a 110:1 still. t Kl N V I. oM I.'.fl oK AKMsIN VlllOlNIA. As the division with martial step as eeimed the bill, a grand panorama was presented. The gray morning was cool and bra.-, tig, the country open and un dulating. The impetuous zeal of the 'on federate col .r-1 farers could not be restraiuel from bearing their cross barred battle Hags too tar to the front. The division had not proceeded far lie fore Cooke's and Cox's brigades were exposed to a murderous lire from a battery of artillery in their front; but instead of halting or recoiling, they promptly charged and captured it, w hile the 'I i is on. to presert e its align ment, united in the charge at a double- puck, ami thus with a turn gradually to the left had, by this maneuver, foimed a perfect line Iteforo engaging with the small aims. The engage ment now became general along our front, and our cavalry though worn down by their incessant duties on the retreat gallantly supported us on the m!i!. The tield was obstinately ami hotly 'contested, and especially so where a few houses ami fences aflorded ten - porarv shelter to the eiifc-mv; but the rlin of our troops was irresistible; riderless horses were seen galloping across the field, and men and horses w ere captured and dispatched to the rear. The st ruirgle, how ever, was un-e-ial. I he cat airy carbine w as inef fective against our longer l'ntield range and destriict i v e "buck and ball" and but lew infantry w ere supporting these Federal cavalry, and they retired slow ly at tiist.but finally mounted and rapid ly retired behind their infantry support in the w ods, our infantry still pursuing. I now ascertained from an infantry otlicer; then captui ed and brought to me that (.eneral Ord. with "the woods full oftntops" was in the immediate front, when, taking a commanding position, we orderisl a halt. Th i information w as timely, foi soon heavy columns of infantry were seen bearing down Uon the Hanks and in front of the livision, not only demonstrating the utter im practicability of a further advance, but seriously imperiling our safety or we had advanced so far as to be without any snnport snve from a inere.sk i rmish line on our let':. T"K .I;r.X iVofc- .fst,me;i; when a courier from (ieneral (rimes directed me to w ithdraw the division, which I did slovviv, still contesting the tield. Tho troops, sceimr the movement, hastened their advance, and moved so rapidlv as to make the situation alarm ing, and hence it became necessary to check them by some sudden stroke. In this emergency I directed, through an aid, tho Itegimental Commanders' of Cox's Itrigade to meet me at its -enter w ithout halting the command, which they promptly did. I then t ailed their attention to a hill gradually rising between us and the advancing columns of the Federals to our rear, and directed that they face their reg iments about und at a double quick charge to the ei est of the hill, and tie lore the enemy should recover from their surprise, halt and open tire on them by brigade, and then with like rapid movement, face about and rejoin the iMtision in its retreat. Raising tho "Kebel Yell" so familiar in the Army of Northern Virginia, the Brigade, with precision and celerity, promptly d faultlesslv executed the order, and Having gained the brow", of the hi! the F ederals naturiillv supposed the charge would Ik- continued, and they began We had no morning reports a, this time, and hence it is impossible to re tail the names of all the otlicers w ho participated with us in the closing scenes of tin great war, and rather than appear invidious 1 refrain from the men tion of all individual names. A e are lequesteil by Colonel Moore to furnish lor his history of North Carolina a brief account oi the Itrigade trVjtn the time w e w ere assigned lo its command. If, then-lore, the- otlicers or their friends will at an early day place a: our disposal such data us may be in their possession, we trust hereafter to do theui all lull justice. deploying as if on parade, but before tfie maneuver was fully executed, tbJfe command rang along the Confederate line, Clear and distinct above the din of battle:, "Halt ! ready ; aim ; fire ! " and as the sulphurous slieet of tire and lead swepion its deadly mission the Feder al line in our front fell to the ground, and while the encircling troops were surprised and stunned by the audacity of the charge and unusual character of the tire, the Itrigade saf'elv withdrew 3 hiJlW, kU nis nihetv! i :. .;.t . i i- - . .i. i. ily, as it retreated, with columns on its flanks. We now withdrew- to a hill from which a battery tha' had rendered us most eilicient aid was still tiring. Near it we met the chivalrous (ioiduii, whoexclainie i: "Gallantly, gloriously done; " for he had witnessed, the whole moveme'it and felt proud of his men. The while ilag was waving over the tield. but the :;0;h a part of the 1st, and a portion of the :V Regiments of Cox's Brigade, which I had deployed us skirmishers, and gallantly covered the the retie t, were still to the rear, ai d did not immediately perceive or under stand the Hag', and an irregular ex change of tii e was for sometime main tained by them. It was now about ten o'clock. Our loss had been severe, and as there was contusion at first in regard to the flag of truce, some captures were made after its first appearance and re cognition by those who understood it. I had no means of ascertaining the loss of the Federals, and it was not then a matter w hich became important to as certain. Presently' all firing had ceased, and a most painful suspense intervened. The Army of Northern Virginia was soon to bea thing of the past. TIIK HOt U OK iHi:iP St SFKNSE. Having uniformly refrained from open speculation, and avoided all com ment or conversation looking to our possible til: iniate defeat, I now retired to commune with my own thoughts. Fully sympathizing with ami sharing in tli"? disappoint nent of my men at this crushing overthrow of their high est and most patriotic hopes which had been sustained by four years of courage that lnul known no failing, I enter tained too much respect for their feel ings to witness the emotions boru of such a crisis, and too much regard for their good opinion to risk giving utter ance to hasty expressions in the midst of such scenes. I was soon joined by an accomplished cavalry officer whom common misfortune had intro duced, and while we were interchang ing opinions regarding the situation, a privatesoldier from the Brigade, unable longer to endure the suspense, success fully sought me out, and rushing up in deepest agony of expression, exclaimed: (eneral, is it true that we are to be surrendered?" I replied I feared it was so. With manly tears bathing his bronzed cheeks he cried: "How can I carry this news to my mother, for my fathor was slain; or to my sister, for her husband is killed !" Brave, honest soldier.no one- to then w itness your anguish could or would have withheld his sympathy; no one that may hear your storv but will respect your mis fortune and admire vour constancy, for "The bravest are the tenderest, The loving are the daring." Nor was this a singular instance. The South had given her pride and her manhood to the cause, and around every hearthstone relentless war had left its desolating mark. A fter in using o;i the sc-pnc just wit nessed, our conversation was renewed, and the otlicer referred to inquired what I proposed to do ? I replied: "Gen eral, you command cavalry and I in fantry. I shall go on and share the for tunes of my men." Neither of us could theu anticipate what would be the con ditions of the surrender. Bidding me adieu, the cavalier remarked as we separated : "I w as not raised a soldier," and shortly alter, with his whole com mand, made his escape. Kejoiuing my command, the soldiers were found par ticipating in all the emotions natural to that eventful occasion: but that ot pleas uieat the prospect before them was conspicuously absent. Some were ue monstrativ e, while others moved slowly and listlessly alsnit as though some great calamity was hanging over them, hut there was au individuality in the ac tions of all. API' K RAM't UF IIKX KRAI. KI KLD. 1,KK ON' TH E Alter a suspense which had ripened into a moral certainty, ( ieneral Leo, the faultless soldier, sitting erect on ins matchless gray, and without his sword, his tine e ve penetrating each command, his expression thoughtfully sad, but conscious as he must have felt that he was enshrined in the hearts of all uis soldiers, passed by. There wacs no de monstration on the part of the troops. While they knew he had done all that mortal power anil military skill could accomplish, yet their sensations were so novel the cypress and the olive w ere so closely intertwine I, their rec ollection of the recent charge so vivid it was hard to realize for the moment that a further struggle but involved a needless effusion of blood, and that he had "yielded to overw helming numbers and resources" through no distrust of their "unsurpassed courage and forti tude." And such was the feeling of the Division, the greater part of which had served together almost throughout the war. It has been slated in more than one history of the war, on the authority of w hat is purported to be "an eye wit ness" that, upon General Lee's return from theconference with (ieneral ( irant, as he passed, whole lines of battle broke ranks, and rushing up to him sobbed out words of tenderness and comfort, thereby endeavoring to "lighten his burden ami mitigate his pain," while great tears rolled down his cheeks, as he dismissed them w ith a few appro priate words. While it will not be pre sumed here to absolutely contradict so touching a picture, yet it may be in sisted that the scene is too warmty col ored. Although the. matter is not one of much importance, still as we are treating of historic events it is w orth w hile to keep near the confines of truth. j'-"'"V 1? TH" "."""'""I'i i.A dt ft1 tor and vanquished, in rapid success c ion. In camp tho whole discipline is mechanical; in the field a best friend falls almost unnoticed. The heroic, the unselfish, the grander emotions are cultivated, not the sad and sympathetic side of human nam re, and these char acteristics were iltturaliy predominant ,n our army whifli had seen so much service. And tlen General Lee was outwardly form1, reserved and im uassit e, and refilled familiarity. Al- wavs elegantly inouuted, plaiuly but handsomely dossed, tall, erect and weighing oer'two hundred, he was every inch a solier, in look, bearing and manner. lis troops could not cheer him. I lave seen it attempted on several occons, but it was so much like a breach j propriety that it was always abamJitu. JacKson was the oimosite. i iKeu cneering, and all the otlicers it e army received not so and those that cheered tini, and he know it. much as he dj would follov While a irood rganizer, the troons in his presence h no reserve. Tall, an gular, au indbrent rider, taciturn and poorly dress there w ere occasions when he ajared transfornit- and tThe inabjfc to here state by whose Battery CoBrigade Wiu supported iu the last eke of the Army of North em Virgiif and was thus ;the last in action, ifgretted by the author of this narratj The honor has been claimed Ijfaptaiu FLinner for his Batterv o&niington; while another insists'th Jv'as Braxton's of Virginia. We can oyay that our attention was not calledthe identity of the artillery command time, anu are mereiore incapablexpressing an intelligent opinion fhe subjtict. We recollect distinct lJosition, the efficiency with w l ich ttus were served, and the timely sJiich the Battery rendered us. W. R. C. lookedleven f5and the impersonation oi a great soimer. BEARING OP THE ORE AT CHlEFTAlK DEFEAT. Soon after the surrender I called at General L,ee's quarters and found him alone in his tent. Of course we spoke of the situation. The terms he consid ered liberal. He was perfectly calm, self-poised and commanding. One would not have discovered that any- i iiiinii uiiiDiiai uau utvuneu vv uu ill ill !.:... ...... ..i i .i l . . . : t . i.. I ntU 1 lrf "her- He proposed with a manner most solemn aul impressive, he replied: "I don t know. General, I have no home." But the same soldierly spirit that respected our feelings, accorded and secured us honorable terms at this period, had prote ted his family and home in Rich mond, and he soon found there was a home for liim wherever,among his race, magnanimity and appreciation of his great qualities found an abi ding place. The sameevening the olli cers of the command, taking with them their field band, repaired to his quarters and after playing several appropriate airs, he came out of his tent and thanked them, when each advanced, shook him cordially by the hand, and bade him farewell, feeling as they left, that with such a leader no cause could ever be dishonored. For taking all things into consideration, it must, by the impartial every whore, be conceded that the war produced not his equal in all the ele ments ofgreatness. In adversity as in triumph he stood facile princeps. Am bitious only to do good, he declined proffers of assistance and place, and while the world was resounding with his fame, he dedicated his energies and great talents to the education of the youth of the land; and died regretted by all, friend and late foe aJike. THE VICTORS AND THE VANQUISHED. And now while adverting to the inci dents of the day, it may not be inappro priate to refer to the magnanimity of the victors, as then displayed, and it affords me pleasureto bear witness that no FalstatF came from among them to hack an unfortunate and fallen adver sary. For the four years during which these great armies had confronted each other, and fought some of the most memorable battles in the annals ol his tory, many soldiers on either side had been wounded, taken prisoners, and exchanged, and were now on duty. Being of a common country, speaking the same language and reared up under the same institutions, the mere political question at issue did not estrange them. Across the picket line, a friendly word and pregnant jest would some times pass, and a stoien exchange of a ration ot tobacco for coffee occasionally occur; deeds of kindness, never to be effaced; acts of humanity to the unfor tunate, still remembered, a drop of wa ter to the parched lips of a wounded ad versary, a brush so arranged upon the ensanguined lield as to shade a wound ed antagonist from the scorching rays of the sun, left their indelible impres sions, at d the contestants of both sides had learned to appreciate and respect each other. No sooner therefore had the surrender become known, than offi cers and men gained admission into our camp. Confederate and Federal offi cers who had been educated at West Point and served together in the old army, met together, no longer as foes, but to sample the quality of those "com missaries 'often carried in the canteens, aud which on our side had of late re treated to the medical department. The private equally generous, proposed to share their "hard-tack" and in some instances exchanged greenbacks for Confederate notes "payable two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace" betw een the two governments. Gener al Grant had accorded generous condi tions, and with an unexpected refine ment of feeling absented himself from our formal surrender. There was no undue circ umstance; no merely formal conditions exacted, and as if his spirit had infused itself among his men, iu our presence, they induhsed in no ex ultations, and gave utterance to no expressions calculated to wound eur quickened sensibilities. On the con trary they endeavored to conciliate us, and to ameliorate the bitterness of what their own hearts taught them was a se vere ordeal, thus manifesting that they were worthy of the cause which they had successfully maintained. The spirit manifested by th Federal soldiers was not even theu participated in by their "invisible and invincible" politicians, as the following circum stauee w ill manifest: After the surreuder a gallant Confed erate, appreciating that with him Othel lo's occupation was gone, concluded to deliver a farewell address to his troops The role was a most difficult one Should he concede too much, it might be ascribed to subserviency. Should he bo too valiant he might subject him self to ridicule. Nothing daunted, how ever, this son of Ihemis called out his troops; they were formed in a hol low sou are, and from their center he made his address. Returning to his qua ters, in tead of receiving congratu lations, he was told that he had granted too much; therefore next dav the men were again called out, formed and ad dressed, and now he was told he was "valiant overmuch;" and had he been compelled to continue until all were satisfied, it is questionable when he wouhl have been relieved. ( n this second day a peculiar looking individual w as seen prying through the Confederate encampment, it was ev i dent he yet had his misgivings. He was drossod in a slick suit of black, wore a bell crowned beaver, and sat uneasily on his horse. Iu their gayer moods the soldiers would have invited him to "come out of that hat" but now thev suffered him to pass unmolested. As our friend was "unraveling" his speech of the proceeding day, the civil ian, drew near, for being a member of the Federal Congress, he felt at home where words and not bullets were the weapons employed. He inquired the name of the speaker and remarked he was "a rash young man," which elicit ing no reply he moved off to a ragged Confederate and tauntingly inquired, "How do you surrender your arms ?" The ire of the veteran was kindled in a moment and he quickly anclpassion- r.p-- ana rui n round. whip you like h . and take them hn- for many of ourarmshad been captured on the battle field. A knowledge of the prominence in our national councils of the actors in the above bcene,would heighten the in terest in the incident. The reply of the soldier shows what was felt by mairy, that though over- UJ numoers tney were neith er demoralized nor contented, and had the terms been more exacting, but little persuasion would have induced them to venture an escape and inaugurate a disa.-,:rous and desolatiner nartisan -Lea- Son.. had already destroyed their arms rather than surrender them, which will in a measure account for the dispropor tion between the number of arms deliv ered up. and of the men who were sur rendered. Tii us closed the eventful day at Ap pomattox; and on the next, preparations to. oei-anure commenced earlv, and as the different commands, the (lav after took up Lheir line of march, and the roll ot the distant drum reverberated through the surrounding hills, no lon ger inspiring a hostile foe, rising above my still rebellious disappointment I co in. i uui recall the blessings of peace and reflect upon the greatness ofa gov ernment which, resting not upon the terror of standing armies, could subdue the passions engeudered by a Drotracted and disastrous civil war and bring back a whole people to the resumption of the duties of citizens, with all the avenues to p; eferment and promotion so soon again to open alike to those who wore the Blue and theUray. It w ill be fashionable this season for organ grinders to wear their monkeys with tails looped up in the back. Young men and women should not be allow ed to stand at the gate too Ion these summer nights. It is liable to bring on the new-moon-ia. m- datI of rest. 'riflOfOMES AVDSENTIMENTS FOR THE SABBATH DAY. Gar.Irning n Trotbtype of Life--V Guam oar Conversation--If I Should Die To-XIgtit. Let If I should die to-night, My friends would look upon my quiet Before they laid it in its final resting place, And deem that death had left it almost fair; And laying snow-white flowers against mv hair Would 'smooth it down with tearful tenderness, And fold my bauds with lingering ca ress Poor hands so empty and so cold to night. If I should die to-night, My friends would call to mind, with loving thought, Some kindly deed the icy hand had wrought: Some gentle word the frozen lips had said; Errands on which the willing feet had sued: The Mv memory of my selfishness and pride, hasty words, would all be put aside. And so I should be loved and mourned to-night. If I shou'd die to-light, Even hearts estranged would turn once more to me, Recalling other days re norsefully, The eyes that chili me with averted glance Would look upon rne as of yore, per chance, And soften, in the old familiar way For who could war with dumb, uncon scious clay? So I might rest, forgireu of all to night. Oh! friends, 1 pray to-night, Keep not yaur kisses for my dead, cold brow The way is lonely, let me feel them now, Think gently of me; 1 am travel worn: My faltering feet are pierced with many a thorn. Forgive, oh, hearts estranged! forgive, I plead! When dreamless rest is miue I shall not need The tenderness for which I long to night. Gardening a Prototype of Life. It seems to me that to the trardener, of all men, the doctrine of life springing from death must be easiest of belief. "That w hich thou sowest is not quick ened except to die," becomes a palpable truth to him, which he must believe even though he cannot understand. So vividly di es the yearly resurrection of nature suggest the spiritual resurrec tion which is the Christian's hope, that I sometimes think the annual miracle was expressly destined to prove to us the possibilities of the Eternal One. Then, a little later in tlie season, what a wonderful pleasure it is to watch the reappearance and grow th of that which has been "sown in corruption!" When one considers the matter, what a mira culous thing it all is! Tho swelling and bursting of the moist earth, and the saucy emergence of those tender little leaves still capped, perhaps, with the withered husk of their raiment, proving beyond a peradventure that here has come to light again the iden tical seed that was sowed. I remem ber that, as a child, it took that proof to convince me thac the pretty, green plants which sprung up so quickly in the melon patch were actually the little brown seed my hands had placed be neath the soil. After this, if sufi and shower be but favorable, what an endless amount of novelty and interest the garden will provide! Every dayr, almost every hour, produces its changes, and, in watching them, we begin to realize the countless miracles that are always be ing carried on before our heedless eyes. Thus, having first learned from our garden-patch the great lesson of im mortality, we are taught now the no less wonderful one of an Infinite Mind that works in all things, and we "look through nature's God." Let us Guard Our Conversation. "It is not just as we take it, This mystical word of ours. Life's field will yield as we make it A harvest of thorns or of flowers." If -we say anything about a neighbor or friend, or even a stranger, let us say nothing ill. It is a Christian and broth erly charity to suppress our knowledge (if evil) of one another. Much more should we refuse to spread reports of another. Discreditable as the fact is, it is the common tendency to suppress the good we know of our neighbors and friends down or back, that we were pulling ourselves up or forward. I fear we are jealous of commendation unless we getthe largershare ourselves. Social conversation, as is known to every ob server, is largely made up of scandal. It would be difficult to find a talkative group of either sex who could spend an hour together without evil speech of somebody. Better a thousand times stand or sit dumb than to open our lips ever so eloquently in the disparagement of others. What we should do in this, and all other human relations, is to practice the Golden Rule. Live Rightly. When we lose our dear ones, a storm seems to pass through the soul almost shaking it to dissolution, but nature in stead of being destroyei is refreshed, and we find the sun still gilds many a hidden slope. Time, though we so passionately deny its power does heal the wound." And is it not well that the shadows do lift from our lives; that we are not environed by them forever ? We must accept these afflictions as a part of the great chain of discipline I. e, mU9t stm nnd jov in liv ing, "tor God made laughter as well as tears;" and then, tthis life is so full of beautiful possibles. The influ ence of sorrow shouldWke us nobler TZ U?u ldeePr tenderer love for those still left us. should strive more earnestly than ld 1 - w rj j iif-r fill r lives rightly, for it ishe temper of the highest heart, like tifa nim strive upward wheT it is most burden- fhL L6 "otnsPeakable comfort in the thouirfrkthatyit is well with ones? 8 thV wonted shores recede are not the compassionate arms of the Infinite around them ? w0 them to the care of In l ceedeth ours. Mav tho ar.i Lf," mabring peace and comfort to all tire chair' Ve in their mid8ta n,r t llu ine ,same tnin& to be wise T f i A understand: for many. in. aeea, are wise in the things of eternity thCan0t n,&ny sort understand them Knowledge is naught if it hath .. uiur pieiy. .y. Gregory. Large and powerful efforts are often uiw, uuiuey are only required oc casionally; but the most powerful Strug gs win ian 11 trie way to them is not fu io small things and their efforts will h if tr i:r," na aroof ,o,i -,rr,"" mings t lunow ana aid them in their proper order. em m house in which we take lodU? 'IS? -me iiiinu ana rn may be honest anrt . "fJf othflr hon .,7.. . . on tne " "Yia ana destructive. , - V 6 . J 10 8PH the dwelling which receivAa thori. t eiling then, of th tXTJ giv hottoT-r,. . wnicn we j r j , ,ci us not DIOk (hflm at random in any book or journal whfoh falls into our hands. Tfiere arenas which once admitted, can be dislodged only with great difficulty. u,SIoaed Remarkable Instance of O ver;)M . eriug; Filial Affection. A curious and touching incident lirti been recently brought to light I y u. Republica n tie (Tonstauline. A li,,rt time ago the criminal court at Con.sUu. tine condemned two natives, brothers one to the pain of death, the oilier to the galleys. No sooner was the j u, ment pronounced than the third broth er, the only one remaining in freedom went and found ihe counsel for t1(. fense, weeping bitterly and hardlv at,;,, to explain himself fjom emotion.' yu deavoring to calm him the l:i, . said: 'All is not yet lost, the only ol,',.,., of the crime was vengeance, and u w to be hoped that the head ot tlie stMt,'! will grant, a pardon to your bioii',, r who is condemned to death." The poor fellow, somew hat reassure ' then declared that as soou as ail w,, ' decided he had made up his mind accompany his two brothers to Vn. enne, presuming a remission vv'as granted to the first, and in anv case un to leave the second. "I am going back now," uid he my douar to sell my share, and if t!, money I get for it is not enough, 1 w ill work night and day to make i,n rt ii rrV VV hotnt-oi mo tr K.,.. i not live without them 'lttirktir tltkrv "But you are not married the lawyer. ak(., "Yes, since three years." "Have you no chiidren ?" "I have a boy and a girl." "And what will you do w ill, v,,)r wife and your children?" "I shall send my wife away and t. trust my children to the care of no relatives on the douar." "What! are you not ashamed of leiv' mg youi niiiuioii .- uo vou then loi ........ I . ... ,t I, ...... K..H,,.. . i y.mi oi uuitia uciu j i.; m VoUi blood and flesh?" own "1 am young,' replied the "and later on may take another Aral,. wife. and have other children, hut who give me oaeK mv Dro;heis? M can v lath r anu moiner are ieai. ao, never will I stay here without them." nev, r This anecdote recalls to us a siiuiiiU episode in antiquity. Alexander ti'. Great, having taken prisoners tiH. chief family of a tribe of Syria, decided to put away all except" the women Ceding, however, to the prayers of one of these, he granted her the life of one of her family. When the prince asked for the life of her brother, A ex ander could not suppress a movement of surprise. "What!" cried he, "yuii'lovc vmn brother better than your 'husband, ur even than 3-our own son ?" "I cannot deny that I love my hus band, and I would willingly lav Uoui. my life for my son, but since one onu can be saved, I remember that I am still young and may love another lin-. band and other children, but 110 one cm give me ha k my brother, md-e my mother and father arc dead." Neither is the ocurrence special ! Algeria. Machiavclii narrates thai m the middle ages an Italian woman, whose brother was defending a he sieged city, was summoned toie him up. They had taken her clui.n 11, from her and told her that they uoin l be murdeicd unless she jersn'a.h.l in brother to capitulate. X.itiniiir damn e , the Italian 4ady replied, pi.i. her hand on her bosom: "Do as you will; my ho.on. u ill Lea: other children to me, but 1 v. lit no; lie tray my brother." These different narratives are Hen tical in character, and serve to prove how history repeats itself.alier inierv a) of centuries. A KerioiiH 0.iiNiiu. Contributed. ; What should be done to a man, win publicly professed to be a pen item, during the w hole of Mrs. Moon meet ings, who had hardly reached Tarbom '. ere he resumed his visits to theio shops, and his breath now smell ise than he north w est corner of the capitol squar5-when lime is scarce? And what will be the emteof one who thu. trifles with the iod that made him '.' Too awful to contemplate. "None but Jtsus can do helpless sinners good." o to him and trust his promises, is the only hope of ono so reckless, and who for four weeks could so successfully practice such duplicity. Too Late. It grew beside the way, a blossom blue. That matched its color with the azui. sky; And once a careless traveler, pasin Half stooped to grasp the treame where it grew Then left it, pondering on itsloel hue, But thinking: "No, not now: some other day I'll claim the treasure when 1 pa-, this way." And so he bade the dainty thinj.' adieu. One dav, long after, came the traveler buck, 1 Seeking tlie flower with eager look and tread. In vain. No blossom smiled alonj; ihf track Tne little flower that he had left wa dead. Are themes like this, then, worth tin poet's art ? What if the little blossom were a hear' jsi'ich:. There lives a man in Kentucky Who thinks he is mighty luck'v , For Uis age is sixty-four, And 110 shot-gun's shed his g"' ' Though he's riddled a score of inn plucky. Beecher's hor shmanship excited -a greatdealof interest in Brooklyn Decoration Day. He seemed to-n1" the exercise immensely himself, but K is said to have been rough on th- svl die. No sooner doTalmage and the Brook lyn Presbytery subside than Ktna'- "lava breast of flatim'.' i..wi..i.. .. ' . 'Jllf'r s just as fuiiou... oui n, isju 1 uan so funii v. The finding of the bodv of ,jrow u,.ti man in a reservoir from' which a town s supplied with drinking water w.ll """" toe goon work tot cause has accompli-:,,- 1 01 Xorristou 11 II ,,!!. temp.-ranr. Ii ve vcar. Here is parliamentary richm 1. we find it ,n tho Lowed Courier: Aft. Ooloiiel George had risen excited ,. RflMwLr .ft- I,. 1 the chair said that gentlemen must hn their remarks to the question fore the meeting, which t n,,, .-, w 01, la- 'V ai id.uee 01 me report. Matte had limit reauy gone far bevond propriety. tin June It on. Sweet June roses red ami w hii Opening in the mm n jug jjeht filled with honey, gt mined' with BROTHERLY LOVE. new, Every shape and every hue Maiden Blushes fair to see growing on the thorn v tree Damask beauties, peeping out rrom the green leaves round about Fair wild roseH In the dell Ask the children, thev can t-ll : yot a four-year-old but knows here to find the sweet w ild me Pure white roses, white as pearls, r it to crown the maiden's curl: 1 ellow roses rich and rare, Koses, rosen everywhere ! Sweet June roses fade, alas ! Dropping pale leaves on the gra-. Scattering petals to the winds, Shedding balm that no one f'unU. Since the lovely roses fade, L.ike all earthly sweetness made; As they blossom on the bough Let us drink their sweetness nuu . New York Hun: fi i
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