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Patriot feelings warm'd her heart, Their glowing influence to impart, As if 'twere days gone by ; - She could not bear despotic tricks With spirit of " Old Seventy-six," But yoarn'd for liberty: I saw the evenine shades appear, And heard the mother's fervent prayer Ascending far above That blessings would her boy ai.enJ And rest with him e'en to the end, Thro' God's own %ill and love. And then, 0 how imploringly, As still upon bee bending knee, She ask'd one favor more ; That 11e, the .ighty Conquerur. Would guide our hosts throughout the war, Their triumph t-, seure I A mother's love-how great its i.'cr ! Influe:ncing the passing hour With its unebangiIg light ! It guide ith niever dying real, A c:ptive to its sweet appeal, Thro' duty's pa-h c: right. I h;ar the war-cry's dread alarm, And pray that God will keep frn harm That mother's only buy: But ihould he fall no more to rise, May he be wafted to the skier On wings of boundless joy . isccI i[ents. The Brave Boy. -- I shall never forget a le;suin which I re c -ived when quite a young lad at the Acad my in Ii. Among -my .tehtulelliows were Hartley and .emsoun. They v.cre somewlt older than myrelf, and to Jenion I looked up as a sort of leader in matters of opiniou as well as of sport. He was not at heart mali cious, but he had a folish anbition of being thought witty, and he made himts-li feared by the had habit of turning things into ridi rule, and being ever on the lookout for matter of derision. Hartley was a new scholar, and little was ~Len him----~ a- - -- - ing, as we were oh the way to-school, he wasl seen driving a cow along the road towards a neighboring field. A group, of bos among whom was Jeson, met hit as he was pas. ing. The opportunity was not to be lust by Jemion. " Halloo !" he exclaimed, -.what's the price of milk ? I say, Jonathan, what do you fodder on ? What will you take fur al the gold on her horns ? Boy- if you want t. see the latest Paris style, look at thoe boots ?" Hartley waving his hand to us with a pleasant sm le, and driving the cow to the field, took down the bars of a rail fence, saw her safely in the enclosure, and then puttingr up the bars, came and entered the school with the rest of us. After school, in the~ afternoonl hie let out the cow and drove her oir none of us knew where. And every day for weeks he went through the same ta'k. The boys of B. Academy were nearly all the sonr of wealthy parents, and sorne of them among whom was Jeumson, were dunces enough to look down w ith a sert of disdain upon a boy who" had to drive a cow. The sneers and ;sers of Jeun,'on were I.nocordingly often renewed. He once, on a:e th~3 iat he did not like the rdor of bran, refu-edl to sit next to Hartly. O ccasion-ally he would in quire afteL the cow's health, pronouneing the word -'keow," after the manner of' some count ry people. With admiirabl.e god nature did Hnrtley bear all these silly attempts to wc'oid anud annoy him. I do ,,ut re,,nem;ber ih&/ h w eten onc bdtragvd intou az 1~'; or ,'ord t* qa gr1y retaliat(ion. ((ood " I suppo-e, Hartlei," $said .l":meon ;e day, "your daddy nme.'n . r..>mLke a m:ilkmnan onit of you F" 4I n tothinig -.l inly on h-ave muc.h wat, r in the cans after you ring' eem--that's all ? The boya laughed, ani Iartley, not in-the leat iwr-rti'i repiled, " nevar fe-ar, itf ever I abould rise to be a milkman. I'll give goud ineasure and good mnilk~ too." The day after this 'conversation there was a public examination, at which a nonb'er of ladies andl gentleomon fr~nan thbe neilhh r~zig town4 were presenat. Pines were awarded by the principali ot our acadrmy, and both [Iarth-y and Jemson gut a creditable nuimber ; for, H' respect to scholairship these t wo werC eaut equal. After the ceremony of distributiot', the principal remarked that there was one prize conaistinig of a g'ol.J maed:t. whic-h wa rarely awarded, not so mucvh on thne accoUmi of its great cost, but ~lecau-e t e instannee, were rare which rendered this bes'town! pro'per. It was the prizen (f heris'im. The las b who rece-ived oIne, was y oun g Mainners, who, th~ree ea5rs agon, re,aued a blind girl frainn niWrtwning. nTe pr;;vipal then satid that, with the perimission of the c-nnpany he would re lte a shoruit atory. '4 Nut lung since, somre sc. .airs were l'ii a kite in the street just as a poor boy on haorgtback rode by ..n his way to mill. Trhe h ,rse took fright nnd threw the boy inj::ing hin so sadly that he was carried homne and confined some weeks to his bed. f the scholars who had unintentionally caused the di..aste'r. none followed to learn the fate of the wounded boy. There was one scholar however, who had wittnessed the accident fron: a distance, who not only went to make in quiries, but stayed to render services. " This scholar soon learned that the wound edl boy was the gtandson of a poor widuw ..uoa sola snnnort conis~tted in selliag the milk of a fine cow of which she was the owner. Alas! what could she now do? She was old and lame, and her grandson, on whom she depended to drive her cow to the pasture was on his back helpless. "Never mind, good woniai," said the scholar " I can drive your cow !" " With blessings and thanks the old woman accepted his ofier. But his kindness did not stop here. Money was wanted to get articles from the apothecary. "I have money that my mother sent me to buy a pair of boots with but I can do without them for a while." " 0 no," said the old woman, I can't con sent to that, but here is a pair of heavy boots thatl bought for Henry, who can't wear them. If you would only buy these, giving us what they cost, we should get along nicely." "The scholar bought the boots, clumsy as they were, and has worn them up to this time." " Well, when it was discovered by other boys of the academy that our scholar was in the habit of driving a cow, he was assailed every day with laughter and ridicule. His cowhide boots in particular were made matter of mirth. But lie kept on cheerfully and bravt ly, (lay after day never shunning obser va:ic , driving the widow's cow and wearing thick toots, contented in the thought that he was dciv righ/, caring not for all the jeers and sneers that could be uttered. Be never undertook to explain why he drove a cow, for. no was not inclined to make a vaunt of his I charitable motive.-, and lurthermore in his heart he had no sympathy with the flse pride ttat could look down with ridicule on any nd..j-l employmaen/. It was a mere accident that his course of kindness and selt-denial was yesterday discovered by his teacher. "And now, ladies and gentlnin, I appeal to you. was there timt true hroi.m in this buy's conduct ? Nay, 3Mis'er llariley, do ott hide out of sight behind hie black bo.ard ? -You are not afraid of i idicule, you must not be afraid of praise. Come forth, come forth Master Edward James Hartley, and let us see your honest face! As Blartley, with blusli:i, cheeks, tmade his :ipearici, a round of applause in which he whole company joined, spoke the ge!eral plproebatiun of his condtiet! The ladies stood t uponl benches and waled their handkerchietf. The old mcn wiped the gathering moiAsure t ruim the corn'-rs of their eves, and clapped their hands. The ciuiny bouts on Iliartle.'s fet seemed a proutl-r ornatment than a cr.'wn would have been on his head. The medal was bestowed cin him amid general acclana- . " Let meellou a goid stor Jof me J. on e of his ill natured raillery, and after we were dismissed, he went with te.rs of manly self rebuke in his eyes, atad tendered hid hand t IIartley, waking a hand-oie apology for I i pa-t ill manners. " Think no more of it, oll fellow," said Ilartley, " let us all go aid ti've a ramble in the woods before we break up for the vacation." The boy:s one and all, olhoed d.non's exaipele, and then sent forth hauzzas in the woods. What a happy day it was ? Boys and girls, never dcspise swthrr who ay be more plainly clad than yourselves. j There is inany a noble heart under a well athed garmient. Whenever you are temnpted to look scornfully upon one in a poor or plamin dress, think of Edward James IHartley, the 1 brave boy, and his gold medal. Our friend P--, had met with inany losses in his time, and tinally lost every tooth in his head. This, however, ws more easily remedied tha:: some of his other remedies ; fr he maitpheiyed a dentist, who filled the va Cancv and set his jaws going again. Lst season P. was attacked with the chol era, and his friends and physicians cotnsideredt hin a lost case. As lie lay the-re apiparenitly uio his del.ath bed, the doctor asked him if the medicine he had taken affected his teeth. "1I don't know," tbintly replied the patient, "hut yoeu can see-.the-y're in the top drawer of the bu'reau. M r. P. ill hanad them to von.' The docitor looked tuponi the dubile row of sider1,s ats he helId theam in his hand, and t~en at the sick tman, and at lr.st with a grim s:nie, he said :"I gneCSS he'll live." Jne~ Jerneha.t It is many 3 ears since I ll ini Ion, nith | .ime Ji, ,ha ali~ggs, ttie handsomesi-t counif cry girl, hy !ar, that ever went on IT-s By .et.iow, cre,.k, aml wooed and di.1h as we d d walk, and the mnoon-light etmiled on h--r nieet in:: ipe. ude the' aight winds leatnied our talk. J&-n .J-rmtha was a~ll mo me, fht my hesit was5 oung and true, and loved with a double tand wie1l.edik, aind that love was honest tot,. I ru:inedi all over the imtighbeor's farmis, I rbbed the widwood beiwers, and tore iiny trw-r aind scrai-ttce nmy Lhands, inr .earch oft I iie t flowers. In miy love 1 brought all thec-e to my .lernsha .Jaiie; bunt I wouldni't bec sfosti niow if I were a bcoy agauin. A eiity chip thien camne alonig all dressed tip in stoire ti-.c withi a .aiin; buat and .siiiiy vest, andl a mu-t ath utder hi-, ni.-! l talked of sigiig .-cht iol,, I(thr her f~i her had a faiim) and :.h lett mei, t hie counitry love, and1 took the n WCe ips anin. All night I never shtpt, nor c~uldl I cat the next damy, for I loved that girl w id a Iearvenet love, tb-at nauitght could dr-ive tway. I strove to) win her ba:ck to ime, btut it wa all in vain-ithe city e.api, wita tile liar ry fil, nmarried dernahan Jane. And iiy poor henrt was sa ian-d sor-, uiiti the thought struck moe that just as goced ihih rennmied as ever wits ini the .,ea. ho I Went to the Neth oit church one night., aind saw a udark browg curl peeping froii under a gipsy bat, and I married that girl! And many years haie pssed aiid gone, aiid I think mny loss my gain; and I often bless that hairy chap that stole my Jruha JTane. Lates, Th'axt Novir----Ini putting ump cook ed provii>n. ihr the soldiersx, be atire to let everything becomie thoroughly cool before it i; boxcd tup. Wheni put up warm, it will spoi in a f ew hours, so that it cannot be eaten. * tuch that ha-s heen sent to the forts anid Ij-.. a.- iCd v beena l.>s ou this accouut. THE CROP LOAN. Synopsis of the Speech of Hon. R. W. Barn well, Delivered at Gillisonville, S. C.. July 1st, 1861. At a meeting of the citizens of Beaufort District, held at Gillisonville, on Monday, the 1st of July, on motion of Capt. R. J. Davant, Mr. Edmund Martin was called to the Chair, and after briefly explaining that the meeting was called for the purpose of hearing the lion. R. W. Barnwell on the condition of the coun try, he introduced to the audience, amidst tremendous applause, the Hon. R. W. Barn well, who arose and said : Felluw-citizcns: It is not my purpose to make you a speech, but I have called you together to speak with you on matters of great importance both to y'on and to the country. He said that were they individually to meet him, after having returned from Congress. the first question they would probably put to him would be, "Watchman, whatofthe night?" What is the condition of public affsirs? How stands it with us and our enemies ? What are we to expect ? and, in answer to these in. quiries, be would say the aspect of public afairs was not as might be expected. That at the first sound of the bugle our men had rushed forward to the protection and preser vation of their homes; that they felt as if they were struggling for the right-for all and that all the wisdom, eni-r::y, force and wealth of the enemy cannot coanquer as. That now South Carolina feels that she is urrounaed b sister States whose inter, sts were identical with her own. That she was bound to them by the common tie of de-tiny; hat before she felt that she was not represen ed ; that in foreign courts she was not on lorstooi and recognized as she sh.'uld i., m-l that she looked upon her so-callei sod vould be musters with infinite disgust, anit hat she deliberately deternined no lo::ger to lave masters : that for our liberties we were illing to fight in the field and contribute at tome. f He said that in the former tariff protection tins riven to some thin:, and manufactories t hich were in opposition to our views, and u our interests, and that in the present tariti i here was a gradual deduction of'sll the du es. Thst sume thin:; were now a little too v igh, but that it wa- impossibli to regulate verything as we wished it at oncte, and that t every gener:a r. gulation there were always 'me exceptions ; that this was purtly a mat- e :r of taxation. That this ;overnent had t Uti:Cd'l its career by declarin, to thaim. - r 'as in form of tree-trade. That we puhi-h d . ur words and acts plain to he w hole world. Ve declared that we were wiiling to live i: d eace and amity with the balance of the w. itd. "I 'his was declared by the tariff :lil. Tout t he North tok ash anutge of this by shippia.g I tr cotton over the railroad to New York, a rin thence to Eur. pe. thus making Ni ( ork the great comtuercial empor;ttm. To p..-vent this, we, lh-gila:ed that cilotn I.. d not ps .ut of our Countr y ,excet t hruight our ports, and this, We de-ig edcl that drvigni ttations should not get p sse5siun of ur cotton with'ut they removed the oi. k- i le for u-. To nake. this mo.re effietual . 1 It ,e exported from our country but through tmr own ports. Nor did w. mistake the na .nre of our people when we passed this law. ae knew that they would endure nuythitng, md put up with anything g!adly, for the good f their country, and the good elfects that I his produced we have already witniesed.1 ortern manuf het urers have already been i :ompelled to send to England and France for nrt cotton to carry otn their work, and Eng and and Fratice are compelled to have our ~otton, or millions of their people will be bhrown ont of emphoyment to meet nothing ut starvation--and this they cannot and will tot statnd. They wtill compel the North to Iet he have cotton trom us. This becomies to .enm a mantter of positive necessity which they :toit at all ohbinlle. Many were of the op'intion, he staid, that ev could nt. have war, and foar various reasons. We felh that we were right, andu so strongly was t his princeiple infixed in us ; so Lrt~ainl werM w'e of onr right to secede, atnd so tied was our determination, that we couli tnt blieve~ that the North wouild bring war upon us-for cinteniding for simply it hat our forefathers foutght-fre' noibridled libe-rtyv but hie thought otherwise. The Noirth hadl lng sinco abiatndoned every consetituitiontal p ritcple. Tbey had abandoned themselves long since to the lusts, love of poawer, money and ambtii"tn, anid were therefore prepared for the comintg issue. He. however, did tnot be 1e that they would becotne inflamed b'y the fanacisin that has now seized hold upon them. That he didl not believe a temipersinui far to that of the Crusades, when a Peter the I,erit cried, "iit is the voice of (God," and thereby gathered around him large levies of mon, wo:d have caus~ed our late so-called brethren to do what the.y are now doing. But that their fainaticismn had turned into fury, and properly to meet and rej~el them, was noIw the object, of our* government. I~I said the army was first organized with the presumuptiont that the war could not last over twelve motnths. and that therefore these meaisurs were fully' suficient---they thought that tI.e ienemy could niot march over the .irder States to reach us, and that a knowi-I edge of this would deter them from attemt-t ing a protracted war, hut that this sta~te oif tiings had altered enttirely. Thec North had levied troops and collected taxes for their sup. port, and that their expressed determination was to exterminate the whole of the Southern people. That a frenzy had seized upon the public nmind of the North that bordered ont to madness, and that effectully to resist this outbreak upon our liberties, required a very different measure fronm that we first adopted He said that Revolution after it has broken it-s c nfines often takes the shape of passion and that int seeking and fighting for liberty, it is often overthrown. Thus it. was with our *nOmin and so great had become their pas. sion, that it amounted to fury-this fury must be met not by a fury similar to it. Not by a wanton madness on our part, but by addi tional coolness and resolution-by guarded precaution. * * * * * * *. * He said that at this time to raise a regular army was impossible, for the materials which compose a regular army are refugees from every clime and Government on earth-the securff of the earth, such as the population of most large Northern cities are made up of such men as these we did not have ; that our men were men of high character-men of re finement and discipline-that our men now in the field were well disciplined, and that they were dependent on each other, and would willingly fight for each other. That they were the great Southern army, and that no other force on the face of the earth can equal them. * * * * He said that war should he so carried oi; that it would still leave us in nossession of that for which we were fighting; that already the North had destroyed all of the Constiti tion. and delivered themselves to a despotc government ; with us it was entirely diferent. We prosecute the war and still retain ours individually, but yet for our country we were willing to make any and every sacrifice which the protection of our country reguired. I He said that the bond of freedom is the p rvation of property, and that in its preser ration we keep the country from bankruptcy. hit the G, vernment was based upon proper v. and that the property basis must support the Government, but that the Government lid not want to tax the people. They offered cermis to the people which are advantageous o them both-they are advantageous to the iople and to the Government. They were ffered in the shape of a loan. The (lovein itent don't cal' upon the liberality of her it:zens to give to her of their substance, but o loan ; that liberality to-day is extortion to norrow. That they proposed terms equita e-advantageos-upon which we are build ng a Government, and which, by the help of od, we will maintain, lie said that we could tot avail ourselves of silver and gold-that hey were secarce, and destined to become mre -they were not found, except in small quar. ities in onr country, and that they were not he representatives of our Government-it as, therefore, determined to build up our ;overnment on the agricultural products of he country. $ lie said it wrs first suggested that the Cov rtnent should become the purchaser 6f all h agrieltural products of the country., ut tter than the public could, and that they rer'd to d it : and t1at, therefore, it was cided to let the planiter dispose of his pro ace and contribute to the Government, in w shape of a loan, as much as he could spare. rret hs factor or commission merchant to .+1 it, and with the proceeds of the sale buy ofejderate Bonds ;thus keeping the whole tatter under hi- own control, and only lend tg a portion of the proceeds to the Cunfed I.'. said the bonds woull not rest upon the -eo;s of the Government, but upon the cred ;s of the individua s with the Governm:ert vas a comm non patrtnership businless. T1hat hre were but two mecasure'.l that we could ropt to raise fundls for the Government. Fitrst, by Ilevyling a~ tax ont t he pro'per'ty of idividuals, prioportiotetL to the amount of rpenditures. Second, lby using the credit of the country r procur'ing moneyIC), Lh, reby making a coml 0:m1 p.rtner$!ig interest of. the planter with e G;overznment, and wmnking it to mutual in rest of ch to subscribe a goodly po~rtion f the crops. Here Mr'. Barnwell1 read the agreement to ec signed by persons subscribing, and ex. ~lied it to mleant what he had before laid lwn as the policy of the Government. After' r'hich he said the war would in all probabili. y be long and protracted. Theli men in the ield arc to be supported by the means he had 'nentioted, and they' mu st be as comifortable S the necessities of the ease mayV commallnd. hat to do all this, and what maly be reqauir'ed f u.,, we will have to make sacitices, aind ev' tmay be muore numerous thun we at pare et have any I idea. HJostaid that he was unwilling to detain hein any longer : hat he had alr'eady spoken longer than lie had allotted to himself, but hat he wuu.d again reiterate : Yiou subscribe to this paper-.him~ply-taat by the first of arch you will send down to y'our factor cer aii por'tiomns of your! crops, and direct himt to e I it and invest the amount in Confederate bonds, whi'h are payable in a certain period , time, and hear for you eight per cent. in. ters. Hie eaid they were a good se'curity, a that. no creditor would be more or better erd than lie who holds these bonds. lie said they were a cuirreney-and of the samte value in all p. -lions of the Conf'ederate States. Tne advanatage which the Government pro poses to give itself in tihe issuing of these bonds, is that they dlesiltn to mnake it at ini Ve~stmenlt. Tihe planter invests so much of his fuands in these bonds as he feels that he can rnpare, and the Government pays hiin the iiterest on them semi-annually, lie said the war required that the people should comn enCe at system of retrenchment, that there shuld be' a diminution of their expenditures, and that each man will invest all that he can in these bonds. He said that these bonds might le used as a currency ; that, for the benefit of he public, there han been some issued as lo as one hundred dollars ; and, also, that these bonds had a great advantage over bank bills-that they would pay debts that bank bills would not. They would be received in payment of taxes due to the Confederate States; that they would be good everywhere as 80 mtuch currency, while the Government would have the advantage using the money. He said that those bonds would be payable in twenty years' time, but that the interest is payable semi-annually 4 per cent. at a time. He did not know as there was anything else of impotance to be said on this subject, but, it' aiy prsun found) anytig which they d'id not understand, he would be very glad to ex plain it as far as was in his power. Mr. Colcock wished to know if the blockade was not removed would the Government cause the planter to force a sale for the sub scribed portion of his crop, at prices far be low its value? Mr. Barnwell did not know positively. Said it was for the benefit of the government as well as the planter to realise a good price for the cotton or other produce. He presumed that when Congress met, on the 20th of July, they would make some provision for this end -but thought of course the government had the power still. Mr. Barnwell said that the Government would act according to the exigences of the case. If the price of cotton was too low, then the Government might take it, and is sue bills upon it-but there was now no pro vision for such a measure-it was only pre sumption. Mr. Edmund Rhett wished to know what Mr. B. thought would be the policy of the Government if the blockade was not removed by March. Mr. Barnwell said that if the blockade ias efficient that cotton cannot be exported at all, the Government must take it into warehouses and bank upon it. He said the Government will take from the planter his crop at a fair price, and give him fur it a Treasury note, which will be current all over the country, and will be upon a sounder foundation than any bank bills are issued upon-a certain amount of specie in vault which cannot by any means equal the amount of circulation, .nt that a Treasury note would be based upon so much cotton in storehouse, and would, therefore, be better security than a bank bill. This, he said, was but his opinion. He did not know what the Government would do; he was not able to predict their probable action ; but it was the design of the Government now to get the people intimately connected with the Government-to make r them feel that their interests wero one. Mr. Colcock wished to know if they would e not amend the bill at the next meeting of Congress. so as to make it have this effect. .ir. Barnwell did n.t know, but thought f they would do so. Mr. Colcock came up to the stund, and said Mr. Chairman: I desire to say a few words p to my fellow-citizens. We have just heard h the statement of our honored representative in Congress, calliug upon us to subscribe of c ,ur substance to support the government. He said it was the first call that our government the appeal was to us for our self-preservation, a w well as for our liberality, and that, there core, we ought the more liberally to respond. lie had always believed that this govern nent could not be dismembered without war. chat he had often expressed this belief in private as well as in public, anud that he tought that it was wise and best that it should be so. Ile thought a peaceable sei a ration would have engendered a thousand dit- a iculties, and instead of our establi-bing a ;reat government, it uight end in confusion and shume, and that instead of building of a ;reat government, we would be the ridicule L f the worldi. Ii is said that by war we accomplish our it iherty aind independence-t hat the iufanucy L >four Government has been bap~tized in ti lood, and that our liberties, by being struig- ti led for, will becomne dearer and more cherish- ti d, lIe said war tries a people and pro~ve, I hat they are. It has its blessings as wel! C s its sair lrings That peace causes us to, 1 luxuriate and become effeminate~ whiIk war ~ ardens and enervates t be peo.ple. lHe here c raphically 1i:tured the ble:sin'gs derive-l t~ rom the war of 'iti, and called uprin the pec. lo as descendats of the patriots Lf th-~: t' times that tried men's souls" to make the il sacriices which he said the country demnan- u ed. lie sid that w e uld not believe the sufferings of our forefathers ; that they were S so far removed fromu us that we could not feelr for them; but that the time was coining wheni 13 we waruld probably havo to endure the same-a thought we may have to do as did Marion's I men; and that now when the government~ t calls upon us to subscribe, to keep our soldiers I in the tield, that we must do it. He said thatt it was expected that each mtan would give at( least or~e-half of his crop to buy bonds-pay debts with them ; and if a man refused to takei them, why let him sue. We must encourage 4 our representatives, and when he went back I to Congress, let him at least say that my Dis trit have done their duty. Mr. C. worked I so uron the sympathies of the Chairman, that e got up and said-put down half my crop anyhow, and you may have the whole of it if you will but support my family. Correa Sncer.r:.-W~e received a letter, some days ago, fronm the vicinity of Norfolk, giving an account of the departure of an ex-1 pedition to secure a cargo of coffee in a wreck. ed vessel on the North Carolina coast, which the Lincolnites were said to be watching. We deemed it prudent to suppress the informa tion; but now learn that the cargo, consist ing, of some 4,400 bags, was secured without difficulty. A portion of it will be brought to Richmond.-Richmsond Dispatch. A number of oflicers in the Northern army threaten to resign unless the rebels will agree, 1 1. Not to erect any masked hatteries.1 2. Not to put any batteries anywhere with ot giving three weeks' notice.1 3. Not to fire into regiments riding on rail1 way trains in the vebel States.I 4. Not to touch detached companies on the outposts, without filing their intentions. 5. And not put any bullets in their guns. The Fort Smith Herald, of the 1st, states that on Friday previous a company of scouts, under Capt. Reiff, of Washington county, were out near the Missouri line, and met sud denly a large number of Lincolnites in a turn of the road. As soon as the Lincoln troops discovered them, they turned and fled. The Arkansiansf fired on them and took one priso .nr .. a Piced up a quantity of amns. Death of Ex-Governor Adams. We are pained to announce the death of Ex-Governor Adams, which occurred on Sat. urday, the 13th inst., at his residence in Rich land District. In an article announcing the death of Gen. Adams, the Charleston Courier speaks as follows: " Geri. Adams, as he wan more commonly called by friends, in deference to long habit, was no common man. With native gifts, which comprised quickness of apprehension and address, he had acquired and improved considerable advantages of education. Al though never exclusively or professedly a scholar or student in the sense of ostentation or distinction, and ever actively engaged in agricultural pursuits, and often in political canvasses and offices, he ever found time to tcquaint himself fully with current history. "He was a dilligent and successful planter, tnd a neighbor loved and esteemed best by hose who had the fullest opportunities of in ercoumie and acquaintance with him. " His personal qualities and gifts, with his rdent and eager patriotism, procured for him nilitary promotion at a ccmparatively early ige, and as a Brigadier of Cavalry he did nuch to bring that important arm of our vol. inteer service to the excellent condition in shich it is now found within the limits of his ormer command. " As a debater and speaker before a popular usembly, and especially under an exciting 1anvam and issue, he was ever ready and ef eetive, and often impressively eloquent. "As Governor of this State, he will be re nembered by many beyond its limits, chiefly or his argument and n essage in favor of re pening the labor market from Africa. The oldness, earnestness, candor and ability with rhich he pressed this measure were admitted ry the large majority of his fellow-citizens rho differed from his views on that issue. " With the care of a large and beloved imily, and a full measure of honor, after mtiring from the chair of State, Ex-Governor ,dams would have preferred the uninterrupt d life of a planter. The grea movement of edemption and political regeneration now in rogrees called for such men, however, and e was not capable of resisting a call of duty -o1 his fellow-citizens. " It was not permitted him, however, to take ,at active share which his qualities and prc aration would have justified. The threaten ig advances of affliction were upon him, and is friends began to perceive them with in reasing apprehensions. He made a short ur across the Atlantic in hope of restoration, ith only temporary or apparent benefit. olifa-WiT'ctrin a- t15nt7Aat ira ,ne of legiance to her knew no doubt or drawba?. eu must await fuller information and oppor uity for rendering a tribute more worthy of true, gallant and genuine Carolinian, who a loved intensely by his friends-and they ere many-and who was feared but never ;spised by the encniei who must almost ne ssarily attend an active and decided career. " We are not at present inlruel as to his e, but suitoise him to have entered the zth decade." A Tti' To W.surwr.-Last Sunday eut. Col. Thomas II. Taylor, C. S. A., of entucky.., left this city for Washington, bear. ga letter from President Davis Lto President incoln, understood to be an official notifica on of the course that will be pursued by uis overnmenlt in the event. of the execu: on or other criminal punishment of the pris lers taken on board the privateer SarannaIih. o. T. proceeded to the headquarters of Gen. eaun-ganrd, by whom it is said, he was fur is~d with a letter to Gent. McDowell. in >mmiand of the Lincoln forces on this side of ue Potomac. lHe then proceededl to Esirfax .II., where he was furnjishied with an escort Stwelve men and two n~on-comm~uissioned of cs, under commnand of a Lieutenant, w'thu white flag. Thecnce he proceeded towards rlington, eneounterinig a squadron of the ncemy's dragous wh~en within about seven iles of that pla5ce, to whose comtmanding of cer he mnade- knowna bis errand. Arriving t Arlington, Geni. Scott was notified of his resence, and sent a carriage to convey bim; j Warbiu;;ton, where he arrived about 9 'cock Monday night, and delivered his letter a Gu. Scott-Lincoln not being visible. 01. T. was then ruconveyed to Arlington. here he sp~ent the night, and the next day ras escorted back through the enemy's lines. Je. 8. infornmed him that an aniswer to the ttr, of whieb he was bearer, would be for yarded to this city by one of his oticers, and equsted Cul. '1. to deliver his "kiid re ~ards" to Generpis Lee ad Beauregard. Col E. while in the enemy's line, was treated with ourtesy.Richmond Whig. A CoNFAL BeEEEN OiWi AnE AND Gr i~o-.- A gentleman, recently arrived from ew York, relates a conversation which, as as reported in Gotham when he left, took place a few days ago betwecen Abe Lincoln L.D., and Old Fuss and Feathers, during hih the gouty old soldier told the King of 1l the A bolitionists a most unapalatable truth. t seems that Abraham and Winfleld were ~iding together, reviewing the Yankee mnerce. arios in the Federal Capital, when the former emarked to the latter, " General, this is a plendid army-a mighty largo army, and ,osts the Government daily a heap of money; >ut why is it remaining here idle ? You once >enetrated to the capital of Mexico in three nonths, with one-fifth of the force that von tow have under your command; why do you tot push on into Virginia and take possession >f thie capital of the rebellious Old Domia on?" " Ah," replIed Old Scott, "the reason a plain and palpable: the men who carried e to the eily of Mexico are the same that arc now keeping mcocut of Virginia." NORTnERN TuinT FOa BL~ooD.-The New York politicians are becoming blood-thirsty. rh New York Central Republican Club has adopted resolutions against any compromises ' short of the unconditional surrender of every raitor now in ar-ms against the Government, and the confiscation of all his property, to meetth iba n exnanses of the war, and to compensate those who have heroically p. riled their lives and their fortunes to sustain th. | Government." Despotism in Alexandria--The Right of Prayer Denied. The following facts are communicated to the Baltimore Exchange, by an Alexandria correspondent. The outrage is said to have created intense excitement there : ALEXANDRA, V.A., July 8. To a people once accustomed to enjoy the fullest liberty, oppression goes hard. Our sins against the assumed power of Abraham. Lincoln have been most heavily visited upon us, and deep is the wound inflicted upon the people by the iron heel of despotism. Dail) are the cords tightened, and daily are we made to feel the authority of kind "protectors." The Northern arms never meet with the slightest reverse-never run afoul of a pig pen, or a masked battery-that our communi ty is not made to feel deeply the wrong that has been done, in daring to obstruct the pass. age of our " protectors" on their journey to Richmond. Yesterday, the cup of our humiliation was filled to the brim, and an insult offered to ho. manity and Christianity, which must meet with a rebuke from the powers at Washington. as it will doubtless receive the frown of One who is greater than them all, and in whose hands are the destinies of all. A large con gregation assembled on Sabbath morning at the Second Presbyterian Church, to hear th, Rev. Jas.'Turner Leftwich, one of the most eloquent and able divines in the Church-a man:of mark, and one beloved by our whole community. Combining as he does, in at, eminent degree, true piety and real bravery, he has more than ever since our late trouble, began, entrenched himself in the love and es teem of our people ; and there being but two other churches, out of the nine or ten in the city, open, his is always crowded, and among the congregation are invariably a number of our protectors, drawn no doubt to the church from curiosity and as spies, as the sequel proves. Mr. Leftwich has never in his ser mons in the remotest degree introduced politi. cal topics, brt has, evor since the occupation of our city, and the absence of our brothers, fathers, and friends, who have gone out tq fight for their fire-sides and liberties, wits: characteristic Christian fortitude, prayed fer vently for them and for the success of our - ause. For thus giving expression in prayer! for the Southern Confederacy and our soldiers, he was arrested on co ..ig out of the pulpit by Orderly Fairbanks, and taken before his 1 Colonelship Heintzleman, who, judging from. s not be eks he sometimes performs, power and on? S.itIfjmed :o the execise of that Mr. Leftwich, nrcasured by their own standard, would have bent the knee, asked I pardon for his grave oleuce, and promised as he was authoritatively informed henust du -to pray for the Union and for the President of the United States. But, alas! for Lumian. expectation-as bold and fearless as good, t1uw. reverend gentleman, with an air of triumph. coolly informed his captors that he should .e all occ'ions, whenever an opportunity ofl'eredl, pray with all his so il fur the Southern cause and for those who had gone out to Gight for him and his, H eint zlemauu thn told him, in aything but a gentiemao: ly way, that unless L.e praye.d fo~r the uion and the President of the U.nited States, he should pray no inure, and he would order his church to be closed. In re-ply. Mr. L. said that his hceart could not he maile.i~ld: hat he (lHeintzleeman) had the pouwer to close the churc-h, but, that if it wias open and he of ieted, he ehould certainly pry for- the South and her cause, whic-h he believed just and righteous. Before departinig, Mr. Li-ftwich propounded this questiion: " IDo I understand you, sir, (adrssing He-intzlemnan,) to deny ti'e free domt of pr-ayer as wv-ll as of speechu ."Th question was ai poser, and fur a tomenlt Hei::t zean hung his head, and what was left of shame fur a second eullused his face ; bunt soonu recover ing himself, he answered perent ptorily,I '- Yes." Ve-ry wells" said Mr. Lei twich, "be it so; but I give you tu updJartandl, sir, that I hall pray for wham I please." Then turn ing, he left his eaptors dumbh-fountded at theK he spirit of the man who had dareid assert I his freedom an:d independence in their augu-t presence. An anxious crowd awaited Mr. L.'s release, (for all felt sure lhe tr~r~ 19s re leased,) and when he~ appear,.d he was eagerly grasped hy the hanud, and a number osf a ious inquirers gathered round to li-ten to the accounts of' the arrest and to what had been, lone and said. Observing the crowd, the aforesaid Orderly, who made the arrest, wasi quickly- despatched to listen to what wonl be said. Bis presesuce, h~owever, had no other effect than to elicit a few jeers fromt the boys in the crowd, and some remarks upon himself by the elderly portion, which mnust hav~e rmde him feel decidedly smnal. In acordanie with orders fronm his Colonel ship, when, at night, the sexton was about to open the church, the Provost Mar.,bal ap peared, closed the gates, and statioted a fille of soldiers to guard the entrance. This pro ceeding caued much excitement, arid a large crowd assembled in the neighborhood of the church, who gave expresion to their opinios of thia outrage in no mearsured terms. The ladies, (the truest in the land.) who had a+ sembed to attend church, were ps.rticularly caustic in their remarks. t is said that orders were received from Washingtuin by telesgraph to allow the church to be opened, hut fo-r the truth of this I will not vouch. However, in accordance' with these orders, or because of a returning sense of shame and reason, the order for the closing f the church was countermanded, the guard removed. and the Provost Marshal desputched to the pastor's residence to inform him that he could proceed with his services as usual. The account by telegraph of his outrage on the church is, as usual, falsified. There was no request made to have the church opened ; on the contrary, it was determined by the elder tole te onus lie where it properly be '.nged, and to let the church stand clocsd. As you may imagine, there was much excitC ment and indignation manilested on the part of our citizens, and mnuch shame and confu smn of face exhibited b) those of the soldiery possessing any refinement of feeling. Mr. Leftwich'a course of conduct, under the'e trying circumstances, is worthy of the highe coimnendation, and sonecf the soldiers, who dare express an opinion of their owu. ;evere ly condemn Heintzlniman's act. The denial of the right of frcedom c-f prayer cannot fail to have its efli-et at homie and abroad, and cause the rfeeeting portion of the Northern people to conider into what a despotism they are fast drifting, and if they are not already too degraded by the powers at Washington, they will turn upon their tyran nical rulers and indignanti hurl them from power. Freedom of speech we expectod tr be de nied, but to undertake to manacle the l:r and suppre-s fervent prayer to Almighty 0-..) for a just cause, is f ranny tyranxnied. Lincoln's Army and Navy. We extracr what follows from the comment of the ew Toark Herald on the reports of the Secretaries of War and Navy: The total force now in the field is 310.000. Deduct 80,000 for three niontLa' voluntl-r-, and there will be still an army of 230,000 rreater than ths.t with which Napoleon the Great abatterrd into pieces the armies of the Powers of Europe which combine. against him. Louis Napoleon commanded 140.009 men at the battle of Solferiaa, and the Aus trians had ]40,000. The result of that bat tle decided the fate of Ital and Austria. When General Scott is ready to advance up on Richmond he can bring a greater force up. on that point than conquere-l the Austrians in Italy, and the re. : .-!! ie eorjityc decisive as to the fate of secession and its leaders. This force, however, it is proposed by the President to raise to ,00,000 men; and Sens tor Wilson has introduced a measure to Or ganize a National Guard of ](4,000 men, all uniformed alike, and to be a sul,.titute for a standing army, the officers to be cicon- by theme of the regiments, subject to the :p probation of a board of officers, who may r ject for incompetency-a provision wLich will -ecure good commanders and prevent political influence from operating to the detriment of the force. The following are the estimates of the expenditures in addition to the appqropr'. atinns for the year e:ding .June 30, 1it1, fe: the troops now in the field. or to be ca!to ii.. to it within the nexct twenty day. : Qnnrternmaster'.s Depart:menat......... !,2,2('i 21 Snhtijstence Dcpart:ment ............ . '= ..pograilhii:d Engineer De par'tu'. ':,::I (# Surge.n:- eneral'. Delartiti:...... " - -' . " lne States vwhich have made . vane:ea for trouepq .......,........... 1". , --- Total............................... . The Secretary o;f W:r e-" : hr. fact that, notwitha:.:i.:: - - the (o..verrr uf .iisouri " : the l're.side nt for trolop, the: .::d :.- - i:ate lavei t.::-eh ~icas t.:,1,xia:. - . Licers and men?, ,:'.ain :: r1-.:1 *' welAve orgai-:ed re;:iment::''i *. G as has given*; ore, x;uii, a!i 6:' K ' - t en, miakiing four re;mee It will graiy our readersi ta .r. . liin':-u.1a made arrar g t:or~ . 'J: a irge peortion~ of the smooth-horedL~. acua .or; on h-mnd; an~d as to smn:dl ari:5, in.<e States to supply the detmnd. TUe cow t in: a little moare, L::t it is deezmed~ :'::fe'r :L .c :iat cln our own ri sourca :tan to '.rusat to. the unec riinty o.f tranit ot: :.- e A thici under -er..--t i:'1 1: : N.. w \'-i to the pubie. lie gimo eimong? Oii.eg. ti.*a tillwing di-ecions : Never.i put a p.adlock4 0n yLour ba,:; it i- *f no mohre. u;.e in keepinig ::. thief Onl that -& straw. I't onl all ..Ur doors go ..s e. It ck.1; then caLrry yourz k'y 3ito .i n, r, yo*u ieave it ini the house, pi :t inl .5 drawer. e: some piace where it is~ out. of sight. 11 a thief ses a good~ horse aco imio r. h:lrn that ha., a lock on with which he is not familiar, he will go to the uwner's housee and stay all nigTht. pasing~ hi:n.sel o.7 as a trnr:eller-nll for thr sak.' of ge-iting a <.iht of h : arn doo'r key. All a thief watls is Io~ ::e a key once, ar.d from thrat one .ight 1e w;!! "go sn5. have or. that will miake a great nw:-. A mail one bettcer thant a la:rge ano..A tLef .wa i .L nothing so mehwl a a barki:ut~ l. 1' : a: .b-anpe traveler .stays at your letia 0la :. 1. and you 0nd your dog~ dead la d acer vou may rest assured ho h~as p:oironed 't. In1 s'uch a case the hbettter way is to say nothing, but the tighbts followting keep a dil gent look out around your barn, ho.zse, &c. Lastly, when you have a horse or cartT stolen, don't adlvertise, (I presume the edi tors won't agree with me here.) ju't :alegraphi to officers to tell them to watch for yon. No one is looking out for aidvertisemrents as much as thieves. It is very seldom that any but of fleers catch thieves; anyway, officers who make it their business, know where and wthen to look, so don't advertise. This advice will be beneficial to all farmers if they will follow~ it. It is from one who is young in years, but knows well what he is writing. THE STAR SPASoG.ED BANNE~L-It i3 a faCt worth knowing that every male descendent and relative of the author of this beautiful song, liable to military duty are now in the Cont, deratet army. At least fifteen members of that patriotic Iumily are at this time doing service against thetnconstitutional and tyra. nical Govertnent at Washington ; and right. fully claim to be flghtiig for the principle.2 to whieh that Aug~ was uaigiall de..Cdted.