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JOB PRINTING
a OF EVERY D^SCRtPTIOX
KEATLY DONE AT THIS OFFICE.
She Did.
Stare were beaming, Luna gleaming, I was dreaming
Dreams as sweat
As the olden Summers golden that have rolled on
Still, yet fleet.
Then from A idea eam<- a maiden 'beauty laden
Girl was she
Glorious creature! each fair feature a love teacher
I'utoaac.
4,41o*e beside me "-who <l?e chkle me?
Here, Lore, hide thee<
Blrshes?Grace!
It ewnfesses bow her tresses with caresses
Totiahed my face.
There's no praising the amazing bright eyes gazing
Into mine,
Uperwhose meetnees, whore repleteness of all sweetness,
Were divine.
Dni she waited, meditated: I?elated Gently
chid;
ttoiCng. told her no one older would behold her
If she d?
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^Nearer. nearer, softer, clearer, warmer, dearer,
Came her breath!
Then forgetting all regretting, angels letting
r~~~ Her?oh! Death!
Jttill she waitecl hesitatal said she bated
Tcv I chid;
She grewarilllng?oh: Twa? thrilling! dream fulfilling:
For?She />w. - A
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The Teociile among the Mormons.?
Judging: from the contents of a copy oi
tlic ueseni Xeirt, published underlie auspices
of Brighain Young, the sanitxS art
in a fearful state of excitement over yie
anticipated breaking :*p of tlieir h^use]Vld
irrangenieRs. Brigham is l>v nc
means tired of matrin^ny*ycfc tpd expects
to make iu*' add^ions to his harem
ats opportunity otfegs- The brethren
p_ in arms ugaip&t the phdniialUimj
to the number of wives they cirooa^o t*,
jkuiso, except that of fancy ami the
promptings of the tender pu&sion. There
i%no accounting for tastes. % In this blessed
and pions crthiinunitv, men endeavor
to get rid of their wiVls hi every possible
-way?brThe decrees of a court, in some
instances ; in others, by the chemicals oi
the apothecary ? while in Utah, where
each p'ti'sfitrnili'is is blessed with a dozen
or more partners of his bosom, they resist
any diminutibn of tiie number, tooth and
:k it. I?,i nti/i nttl iliwlirCK
XlJmr ^ t
polygamy to be a pnrf* of the religion oi
the saints ; no mere carnal institution, but
u beat itied and holy ordinance, affording
the elect a foretaste here of the felicity
which Mohammed only promised his fol"
Ihwtrs when they reached the other side
of Jordan. He ryaintains that it is a
Scriptural institution, sanctioned by tht
example f Fuftw ^Abniham, and the precepts
of Moses and the prophets.
It is doubtful, though whether the women
are so well satisfied with this plurality
of wives as their lords. If the attempt
to reform the system should be persevered
in. and lead to -open resistance, an offer
of liberty to the women might detach
th? in from the eons?, and the presence oi
a few regiments of northern troops would
develop ii Union feeling that would put an
end to moiauonirm without the shot of a
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BEAUFORT, S. C., SA1
THE WAR.
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I Congratulatory Order of flic General
to Hi* Arms'.
One. -w eek ago Gen. Hooker issued a general
order (which has just got into print) congratulating
his army upon the achievements of the
preceding seven days. The reasons for the recrossing
of the river were of a character not to
be foreseen or prevented hy human sagacity or
resources; and the withdrawal without a general
battle was an evidence of the implicit confidence
of the army in itself, and of fidelity to the
principles it represents. The Army of the Potomac
will b^the guardian of its own history?by
its recent movements it has added new laurels to
its fonner renown; it has made long marches,
crossed rivers, surprised the enemy in his intreuchments,
and inflicted heavier blows than it ha< re
ccived. It Las taken five thonsind prisoners,
fifteen colors, seven pM*fs of artillery, disabled
eighteen thousand of the enemy, destroyed his
dejwts, stores, communications, captured prisoners
within his capital, and tilled hie country with
consternation; and the officers and soldiers have
no other regret than for the loss of their brave
companions, wflo have fallen in the best cause
ever submitted fc> arbitrament of battle.
New* from Hooker?* Army.
" "YV'ashixotov, May 17, 1803.
It is ascertained from gentlftnen returning
from the Kappahar.noek that General Hooker
seems higlify gratified with his recent visit to the
President.
The river front of the enemy lias been reconnoitred
raid the discovery made that fining the
tiiorbt nf tlip lXth iiiflmrit the eneinr threw un
now anil extensive earthworks along the ridfe ol
hills in the rear anil to the left of Fredericksburg.
It is reported to-ilay that every available soldier
now on detached serviea in and around
Washington, Baltimore, and 99 the railroads in
Virginia and Maryland, will be t'orvarded^to
Hooker's command, and their jtbees supplied ly
Pennsylvania militia, which, it is sai^, #hav<;
been tenifcrcd by Governor Curt in. 1
A Richmond paper says that Stonewall Jackson
not only had his loft arm shattered, hut got
a bullet through his right hand, and both shots,
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"through a cruel mistake," were iired by his
( own men. Richmond pajcrs of t^ 12th say
| that Jaakson died 011 Mondiy from the effects oi
his wound. *
liaaiMt AK-xaus a Ay ok t At Potomac. ">
Tuesday, Mav 2. 1 <0::. f
The Ricl#toftd papers ol vesterdav announce
' the death of Stonewall Jackson en Stutdav af'
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, ternoon from the effects of his reeent umyiita.
; tioti and pneumonia. His burial was hxc^ for
i to-day. , , ,
!i The military I %iul in Frederick?l?urg have
"yhvcn performing dirg& '-lie greater portion of rhl
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, , . The Medical Director of the Army ct" the I'o;
tomac reports that all our wounded in the field,
' , about one thousand two hundred in number, are
* . comfortable, and are expected forthwith to l>e
; brought to cmnp.
' ' A large train of ambulances proceeded to-day
i toward Cnitcd States Ford, for tne remaind* ot
, J our wounded within the enemy's lines.
! 1 We learn from the army of the Potomac that
[ : the estimates of our loss in the late battles are
. i greatly reduced. It is thought the aggregate will
, ! not reach 11,0(H).
From Tenneswe.
? Nxahvilli, May IK, 1?GU.
t j Seveuty-aine rebel prisoner*, including on<
s I colonel and one captain were sent North to-di#lh
j Dr. Cheatham and family also left for Altoa, to
remain during tdc war. l tremv-nre renei iuib;
ilies have heen sent South by Brigadier Genornl
J. T. Wood, who assumed command of Xstsh!
rille this morning. The river is still falling.
- There is four feet of water on the shoaK
Major Kiemcnkiel, the rebel Van Horn's .r1 iui
tanf, has l>een appointed confederate adjntant
j g-meral of Missouri, with rank of br%odicr gen:
eral. He was formerly a lieutenant in the Uni'
ted States cavalry.
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:URDAY, MAY 23. 1863.
MrRPnKZ?!io!iO. Mar 17, IW>3. |
I I have the Chattanooga [if Jut nf mterdnr. J
'"'l- * the "<?!?. _? ?!i? ifltc'lOK !
; lOUl IIIM. It luilluill- nil >v?nn>i.e . ,
i regarding Grant's successes:?
Mojiii.e, Mar 14, 18(53. j
J Jackson, Mississippi, is oeenpied by the ene!
raj. We lbught them all day, hist could not
| hold the city.
Ruiimom>, May 1 .*?, 186.3. j
j The segregate number of wounded brought j
! hero since rite battle of Fredericksburg, is 7,000. i
j The finishing shops of the Tredegar Iron
! Works, and the Crenshaw Woollen Factory
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were destroyed by fir* tliis morning. Loss
i henry.
| There are rumors in camp and at Nashville
'< that Gancral Kosecr&ns is to take command of
j the Potomac army, General Hooker retiriag. (
It is not known what truth there Is in this rei
nor: -. but it is stated it grows out of some ini,
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| port ant correspondence between Governor .Johnson^id
Secretary Stanton. Nothing is known
of it at General Ko?ecrans' headquarters,
j Breckinridge, in his official rejwrt of the batI
tie of Stones river, admits the loss of seventeen
; hundred in four brigades, one brigade not rci
ported in Friday's three hours' fight.
: Bragg has changed his line somewhat. We j
j Iroer of liii left at Williams),ort. Their movcj
nientn to our left look suspicious. It has been
1 l?ccii suspected for some time tl^it if he attacked
' 1 it would be on our right wing.
J General Palmer with his escort attacked a
, party of Georgia cavalry three miles from camp j
to-day, and succeeded in capturing eighteen of
t ; the rebels, among themjL'aptain Kdwards.
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From New Orlruua.
Nrw Orleans, May 0,
I Admiral Farrngnt arrived from the United
States ship Ilartford, coming by way of the Keel
^and Atchafalaya rivers. Hv this arrival we
have the important intelligence of the capture of
; Alexandria by the squadron of Admiral 1). I).
, j Porter on*he morning of the f>th inst. The adraneed
guard of General Hanks' iuuir reached i
*therethe evening of the same day, bnt found the
| city iflready in possession of our flaral forces.
. ; Tlie enemy hnvf retreated in the direction of
^ Shrevepert, but are completely used np and deijpor^i/.ed.
Their gunboats, the Webb included,
; are ^t>ore the falls o^Ked river, where our squad- j
.* ton catm* follow.
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I Fbanr^k, Tenii., May 10, 1863.
( A flag of truce from Spring Hill to-day ;
, ' repots Van Horn's death confirmed. He ;
^ shott>y Dr. Peters, not Maj. C'heary. .
i w* lipd long been tin undue intimacy ;
, jjotv^cn Mrs. Peters aiut^ien. Vtui Dorn. |
JLft. Peters escaped to Nushvlue. Maj.-^
W. H.0 vTnckson, Jormerly of the '
ufcirA dkAm v Nmi i mmi i !
< Y;m Doni in^ominaiifl? Brig.-Gen. Do-!
bucy H. Maury will soon lake Command.
All <l\uc{.
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;4' PfsiLLAMMors Pea<??"Wsir never!
leaves where it found si nation. It is lirv- !
er In be entered jnto without mature de.
: liberation ; not a deliberation lengthened
oufeiuto a p#*pl^\ing indecision, but a
| dtjlih eration lending to u sure and fixed ]
j judgment. When so taken tip. it is not
, i to be abandoned without reason as valid,
! as fully and extensively considered. Peace
may be made as unadvisedly as war. No!
thing is so rash as fear ; and the counsels
' of pusillanimity very rarely put off, whilst
; they are always sure to aggravate the evils j
^ i from which they would tiy."?Bwkr.
j Inuring the reign of Bonaparte, j
I when the arrogant soldiery atiected to tie- {
; apise all civilians, whom they, in their .
J barrack-room slang, termed Pekins, I
: Talleyrand asked a general officer, "What
! is the meanning of that word 'Pekin V "
( "Oh," replied the general, "we call all
i those Pekins who are not military."
| "Exactly," said Talleyrand, "just as we
I call all people military who are not
! Why is the letter A the best remedy for
; a deal" woman? Because it makes U-.r
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NO. 20.
The Slav:: Stampede fhom Missouri.?
The " deportation without compensation"
movement in going 011 at such a formidable
rate in Western Missouri as to threat
eg the absolute extirpation ot slavery in
that quarter in a short time. The slaves,
not only of the bonier counties, but of
counties low down on the. river, are swarming
across ihe line in droves,staking whatever
movable property they can seize, and
making their way, without molestation. >-sw_
On Friday night of last week, tifty rnn
away in a gang from Lafayette County.
carrying oil' six wagons, eighteen horses.
and one carriage. Nine of these belonged
to Mr. Packard of the City Hotel, nine to
H. Wallace, three to Gen. Vaughnn, two
to J. H. Graves, and two to Joseph Moreland.
The Ts. i?>iton I'dhm states tlfht during
the last three weeks not less than thrte
hundred slaves have escaped from Lafa^"
ette County. These slaves all go to Kansas.
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The Kansas City t/ourn>d of Cminwro* "
reports that a procession of six wagons,
five horsemen and ten footmen passed
through that place last week, for Kansas.
Each wagon contained from ten to twelve
persons?the whole numbering from eighty-rive
to ninety self-emancipated 4'chat-#
tels," on their way to a hind of liberty.
Each family had a heterogenous collection
of household furniture, uitlcs, shot-guns,
clothing, etc., in their wagons, and all appeared
well supplied with the necessities #
of life. Such things are of almost daily
occurrence in this part of the state ; aiuL
the papers report that a similar exodus is.
going 011 iu other quarters.
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Sleep.?Tho most vi:)lcntifc>assi'oas and
excitement of mind cannot preserve even ^
powerful ntfnds from sleep : thus Alexander
the Great sler.t 011 the lield of Arpela,
and Napoleon upon that of Austerlitz. . '
Even stripes and torture cannot keep oft*
sleep, as criminals have been known to
sleep en the rack. Noises which at first
serve to drive away sleep, soon become 4
indespensible to its existence; thus a stage
stopping to change horses wakes fell the
passengers. The proprietor of an iron
forge, who slept close to the din of ham- t
mers, fqpges and blast furnaces, would 9
wake if there was nnj inteiruption t<? .
them during the night, and a si#k m?ller,
i who had his mill sto- ped on that account.
passed sleepless nights until the mill resunned
its usual V rise. Homer, *in his. %
Ileau, elemuitly re] esents .sleep as over- v ^
cornmg all men, a "id even the gods, except #
Jupiter alone. ^ *
conundrum by our cockney contributor,
and fully equal to Punch, i$ the
following :?"In case of dissension among
the players at a game of whist, what is ,
the best thing to be done V pour Eoyle
upon the troubled waters. '
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The Coin to do Paris has painted n large *
picture of the battle of (hfino's Mill. 4 * > t *V
which ? miiify poi-fr.^fs, umvtig
wiiich that of Gen. AicCielhui *s not to be
found. The picture has been photographj
ed. 4 ,
A Yankee poet describes the excess of
his devotion to his true love : #
"I sincr fcrr prai*"' in poetry:
For i:er at morn ami rrr
I rrie? whole pints of miter O'ur*.
Ami v/*p?s them in my sleeve."
Is your master up ?" said au early visi- *
tor of a nobleman* valet. "Yes, sir," re
joined the valet, with great innoeeence ;
; " the butler and I carried him up about
3 o'clock."
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Flavel said that if men should rise from
the dead, and read their cpitajifes. sonic
of them would think they had got into the
wrong gifev?\ f *
A good lady in the country, recently refined
to let her daughter dance with a.
! young Cambridge man, beeau.se sfec understood
he was a bachelor of arts.
"I do not say. " remarked jfr. Brown.
"that .Tones is a tliief; but I do say that if
Ids farm joined mine. 1 would not euro to
try to keep any sheep." ?
If a man that riiakes d deposition is a
depositor. (Joes it necessarily follow that
a man who makes an allegation is an alii- t
gator '}
Why is a muff like a fool ? liecan.se it
holds a lady's Inuul without squeezing it..
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