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%u fii?? iamilg ^mxml?^tki? ta f ?s, Stallt?, Wtks, k. BY JAMES A. HOYT. ANDERSON C. H-, S. C, THURSDAY I?ORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1866. VOLUME II?NO. 15. Tlie Intelligencer IS PUBLISHED "WEEKLY A.T $9.50 PER ANNUM, IN U. S. CURRENCY. Education in the South. Education is the paramount necessity of the Southern mind, and to a greater degree than at any previous period of our history, should this important interest command our attention. "Wo do not refer exclusively to the learning of the schools, to those scientific and scholastic attain? ments which befit the dignity and erudi? tion of the Professors' chair, or those purely professional studies which qualify J the aspirant for eminence in tho various ; walks of science, and less still do we mean to urge here' the value of those acsthetical accomplishments, which heretofore have given'such an aspect of elegance to the leisure, and of vernal trifling to the frivol? ity of many wealthy men in tho South. For the future the necessity of labor is imposed upon every Southern man, of la? bor in some sphere, which shall' redound to the benefit of tho community at large, and thus to his own individual prosperity. " The advantages of intelligence in any con? ceivable sphere of human exertion, how? ever elevated or however humble, are too obvious and have too many illustrations in every-day life, io .require. demonstra? tion. A diffusion of knowledge, an en? larged, liberal, comprehensive and health? ful system of instruction, will exercise a more potent influence, in the advancement of Southern interests, than any other sin gleagency; It cannot be maintained that tho litera? ry and educational features of the South &ave been. so- distinctly pronounced, or i have attainedsnch-a degree of elaborate developmont.as have our political and so? cial system.. It cannot be denied, howev? er, that the developments oureducation al interests, so far as it has progressed, has been based upon the safest and most correct principles, and has . been marked by the unmistakable Southern features of purity, simplicity and accuracy. Now that tho Chinese wall of African slavery, which debarred the entrance among us, of many of the customs and habitudes of the world, which some consider the evi? dences of Civilization and Progress (al? ways with a big P.), and others as tho marks of corruption and degeneracy, has been levelled with the ground, wo are brought into active eompetition, upon our own soil, with foreign ideas and alien en? ergies. Not only must wo make our choice speedily between our own, and other systems of intellectual and social development, bat we must be prepared to assert the supremacy of our hereditary and time-honored principles and practice, actively and valiantly, or at once to sur? render the field. * ; With no sectional purpose of fostering animosity, or promoting alienation, do wo maintain the superiority of the Southern system- of education over that of the North, and urge upon our people, the duty of nurturing.Southern institutions of learning, and of patronizing such institu? tions as more peculiarly and distinctively reflect Southern ideas and associations. We have alluded to the purity and ac? curacy of Southern scholarship as distin? guished from that of the $ orth; we should have added another feature, that of thor? oughness. It is undeniable that North? ern institutions have given to tho world many more graduates who would bo cail edrin current parlance, learned men, than have Southern colleges. The legislative, political and religions history of the Union furnishes striking il? lustration of the superior accuracy and Surity of Southern scholarship. . The forth can exhibit a longer catalogue of showy statesmen, sensation preachers and instances of political corruption that should startle tho dry-bones of Walpolo and Wither. It is to the South that wo must look for those examples of lofty statesmanship, true philanthropy and ele? vated "theology which, during the seventy years of Southern supremacy in the Fed? eral Government, carried the Republic to the very pinnacle of prosperity and re? nown.' Charles Sumner, that boasted light of Northern literature and states? manship, is but a " pale reflex" of the ef? florescent learning and false philanthropy of Exeter Hall, at best but a sophomore in mind and a lilliputian in hearty What Southern man could desire to see any representative minister of the Southern pulpit the. counterpart of Henry Ward Beeeher, with all his dexterity of paradox, of antithetical juxtapositions, of startling transformations and side-shows? We take it for granted that tho South? ern people are alive to the vital necessity of fostering and encouraging their own institutions with a zeal, an activity and a jealous, discriminating partiality for Southern institutions and Southern teach ors, never known among us before. We cannot afford to suffer our individuality as Yirginrans and Carolinians to perish. It would be to measure the depth of abase? ment, could we become indifferent to the Perpetuation of that noble record of valor ?nd devotion made in our four years' struggle for nationality, as it will bo the acme of distinction, when we shall have attained a degree of intellectual advance? ment, as universal among our people as were those qualities of heroism which havo made the South historical. To perpetuate Southern individuality, to maintain the vitality of those elevated attributes which have peculiarly charac? terized our people, and to reap the advan? tages of intelligent and appreciative labor are preliminary to that material develop? ment which should before many years, make the Southern people prosperous and wealthy. Wo. must not only rival the Jvorth in energy, but we must surpass it in real intelligence, not only in accuracy, but in diffusion of knowledge. Our pref I erence should be for Southern ideas, taught by Southern colleges and schools. Circumstances are most auspicious for a purely Southern educational system. The most cultivated intellects of the South, eschewing politics, are engaging zealously in the profession of letters,. Whatever of popular support or legislative aid may be needed, should be cheerfully accorded to this noble and momentous interest.? Richmond Times. -o A Terrible Tragedy in Virginia. A correspondent of the Richmond His I patch, writing from Buckingham Court House, Va., September 6, gives the fol? lowing particulars of the terrible tragedy which recently occurred there : The most thrilling and melancholy affair took place here on the 1st instant that has shocked the feelings of our citi? zens since the close of the war. The causes and results aro as follows : About three weeks ago, or more, Mr. Antony Walton, a wealthy mill-owner of this town, arose early in the morning with the alleged intention of visiting his mill and plantation, but suddenly changing his route, returned to the house. Therfe he found Mr. James Leach (a young law? yer who makes Mr. Walton's house his home during the sessions of court) in the room with his wife. Their positions rela? tive to each other were such as to excite suspicion on the part of the husband, who at once ordered Mr. Leach out of the house, and forced tho exocution of his mandate at the point of a revolver; after which, he called for the carriage, and put? ting madam in, sent her to her mother. Nothing farther of interest transpired in the case, except that a bill of divorce was filed by Mr. "Walton, until last Saturday, when Leach again rode into town. After strolling about the village for some time, he met Anderson Walton, a son of Anto? ny by a first wife. Anderson reproached Leach at once with the scandal, which Leach denied with great emphasis; where? upon Anderson shook his fist in his face and exclaimed, " You--lj-ing??, you did! for pa saw you," at the same timo putting his hand under his coat. "So you will shoot me, will you ? yelled Leach, and drawing his six-shooter, he fired, and young Walton fell pierced through the lungs, the blood gushing from his mouth and nostrils. Just then Mr. Walton the elder rushed up and fired three shots from his pistol directly at Leach, but missing him entirely, slightly wounded Captain A. T. Moseley and a negro. Once more Leach fired, and the elder Walton lay on the sward a corpse. The ball entered just above hi? heart, severing the main arte? ries and causing instant death. Anderson lingered until Monday even? ing about 2 o'clock, when as they were closing tho grave over all that was mor? tal'of his father, his soul joined him in the spirit world. But the tale of death docs not end here. The Eev. James H. C. Leach, D.D., a highly respected Presby? terian minister, died soon after hearing of the bloody drama in which his son had acted so prominent a part; possibly in consequence, though as to this no one can do aught but conjecture. Mi's, Walton was one of tho wives of | Hobert, the reronaut whose ears were cut off in LouisviHe. Ky., for bigamy ! Soon after their marriage he ran off with her money, leaving her destitute, .though le? gally free, for he had two wives living when he married her. Mr. Walton be? came so enamored with the beautiful widow that he bought her wedding clothes and lavished on her every luxury that wealth could procure until tho recent af? fair which led to the double homicide. Leach has been justified on the plea of j self-defence. A Eecipe Worth One Thousand Dol? lars.?Take one pound of sal soda, and a halt* a pound of unslacked lime, put it in a gallon of water and boil twenty minutes. Let it stand till cool, then strain off, and put it in a stone jug or jar. Soak your clothes over night, or until they are thor? oughly wet through?then wring them out, aud rub on plenty of soap; and in one boiling of tho clothes well covered with water, add one teaspoonful of wash? ing fluid. Boil half an hour briskly?then wash them thoroughly through one suds, and rinse with water, and your clothes will look better than the old way of washing twico before boiling. This is an invaluaTble rocipe, and I want every poor tired woman to try it. I think with a patent wash tub, to do the little rubbing, the washer-woman might take the last novel and compose herself on the lounge, and lot the washing do itself. The wo? man who can keep a secret has known this a year or two, but her husband told it while on an electioneering tour. So says tho Ohio Cultivator. A Dog Story from Illinois.?Some time ago, a gentleman removed with his family from this country to California, acro?s the plains, and was accompanied by a dog that had been given him by a neighbor shortly before he started. In due timo tho man reached the land of gold, and settled down in ono of tho beau? tiful valleys of that country. The dog was not satisfied with his new home. Ho was lonely, and often longed, if wo aro permitted to read canine thoughts, to re? turn to the land of his puppyhood. One morning his master missed him, and nev? er saw him again. Eecently, however, he walked into his former master's yard, in this county, foot-sore and weary, having crossed tho plains from California here. The hair was nearly all gone from hi? hide and his feet were worn and bleeding. This is a true tale, even if it is a dog tale. The Late "War in Germany. battle-fields op sadowa and austerlitz. The correspondent of the New York World, writing from Paris, gives the fol? lowing interesting skotch of the battle? fields of Sadowa and Austerlitz: I visited, on consecutive days, two re? nowned battle-fields, Sadowa and Auster? litz. They were equally common-place when the straggles to which they gave name occurred, but Austerlitz, by reason of its great commemoration, is now a tourist's .town of 2,500 inhabitants, while Sadowa is a hamlet merely, utterly de? populated. The cholera has killed two hundred of the little farmers, wood-cut? ters, &c., in it and near by since the bat? tle day, for among the putrofying car? casses the old hyena whets his appetite,: and then picks up tho living neighbors. Sadowa was a moro sanguinary slaughter than Austerlitz; at least three hundred thousand men were- there opposed, and possibly half a million, as the bulletins say. Wo all know how armies aro mag? nified on both sides, till after a defeat, and in this war tho military braggart has been as eminently elastic as in our own. Tho least truthful of all contemporary historians is the soldier himself. Had he to write our descriptions ho might make his own reputation, but would certainly ruin ours. At Austerlitz, Bonaparte op? posed seventy thousand men to tho allies' ninety thousand. Sadowa was fought in tho margin of July, and Austerlitz past the meridian of November. The former was the most terrible butchery, the latter the most art? ful embattling. One finds in the Sadowa battle only the Prussian Crown Prince's swift and persevering march to applaud; but Austerlitz was a piece of daring adroitness, fought eight hundred miles from Paris, with a great and incensed capital to guard behindhand not as at Sa? dowa, the Italian army of Austria com? pelled to face the Po, but marching vigor ousl}', eighty thousand strong, upon tho Frenchman's rear, while Prussia, scarcely inimical to him, was edging up through Bohemia to join the allies at the first note of thoir success. The great invcigler pleading falso desires for peace, fisrt flush? ed the allies till they were ovcrcertain, assisted them to advance victoriously, till by their very success they had become outflanked, then drove them pell-mell upon his bayonets on the one hand, and on tho frozen lakes on tho other, where they were drowned by acres when tho ico crashed under the French artillery. Both battles were equally signal defeats to Austria. Sadowa was a moro piquant misory, because inflicted on hor in the aight of Germany, and by a lesser State. My ride over the field of Sadowa was scarcely pleasurable, because tho cholera bad left there only the collapsed and aged, and the peasants hereabout have the reputation of veritable ghouls and giaours, whoso atrocities to tho dead pass human belief. They havo behaved worse than any class of savages would do in America, cutting purses and jewolry from the wounded, stripping the dead of garments, in a word, revenging themselves upon history, which has done nothing for them theso three centuries. Sadowa itself is an European Culpepor; for example, a little stony-faced town, with a bulbously shapecl church steeple in it, two beer shops, and tho usual per centage of Aus? trian civil officials. An old woman in black stockings stood alone in the open place of the namlet, looking at tho hospital wagons that pass? ed across the horizon. She did not know anything, except that two of Hasmer Somebody's boys, near by, had gono off with the soldiers a week ago to get back their horses, impressed after action. Had we seen them ? No ? That was strango ! That was all she know about tho fight.? Everything in the place is moro or less shot to pieces. The battle-field itself is a series of hills, half corn-patch, half scrub timber, inclined to bo mountainous, and to some extent resembling the lands at the foot of tho Blue Ridgo?Cedar Moun? tain, for example. At places on it there are vistas of far white plains, prairie-like, but of the deadly spots themselves noth? ing remains save tho uneven trenches, where tho dead, dumped in as they lay, remain to testify against the monstrous enigma of ambition, submission, and igno? rance, in which they perished, at that far dim time when God shall make it plain why our kind are thus causelessly and perpetually slaughtered. At this spot, the two Prussian armies capped the double lines of victory : Sach now, Podoli, Munchengratz, Gitschin, on tho one hand; Naehod, Skalitz, Trau tenau on the other. It would bo absurd for mo to waste time in describing a se? ries of bare slope stretches and curving hills about which none of your readers have a particle of curiosity. Suffice it to say, that all the view of Sadowa is a repe? tition of the Yirginia miseries of our own rebellion; not any better country, though it has the spruceness and tidiness of age over it all; better cleaned up, better con? tented, but inhabited by hewers of wood and drawers of water, who forget that Christ ever came, in tho better recollec? tion that they may some day go hence to Him. -* Important if True.?A Boston paper states that a company of English capital? ists, with a capital of $2,000,000, are about to start in Charleston, S. C., an enormous cotton factory establishment for supplying the European trade. They are backed by the wealthiest firms in England and France. Several other en? terprises, it is added, are under considera? tion, which, if successful, will speedily rendor Charleston the loading city of the South. Social Changes. War is a great leveller of social distinc? tions, in the communities suffering from the losses and deprivations whore it has spent its fury and where its ravages were most destructive. This has been stri? kingly illustrated in the South during the past eighteen months. Men who nave been, in times past, largo landed proprie? tors, with their overseers and hundreds of laborers; men also, who had held high positions in society before the war, may now be seen honestly and honorably ac cepting the loss of their property and en faging in laborious industry?the formor olding their own ploughs, and the latter sedulously engaged in callings, which, in former times, would probably have been nearly considered menial, or, at least, bo low their stations in lifo. But this honorable acceptance of an al? tered condition is not confined to the male portion of the population. Southern wo? men, upon whom it might bo supposed these reverses of fortune would have fal? len most heavily, have been among the foremost in accepting the new order of things, and have amply refuted, by their conduct, the oft-repeated slanders of the enemies of their section, that they were indolent and extravagant. It is not only in the instances of the nobles wives of Generals Polk, of Tennessee, and Eansom, of North Carolina, that wo find these splendid illustrations of true womanhood under adversity; they may be soen in other and humbler walks of lifo, where an honestly-gained competency once af? forded at least a life comfort; there may be soon diligent fingers, plying the needle, to aid in support of families. All such in? stances reflect the highest credit upon a people overwhelmed and bowed down under the crushing calamities of war. But wo rogret to say that there are ex? ceptions to this general rule. Tho New Orleans Delta, in citing some of the moro prominent men and women who have gone to work with a will?if not wholly able to retrieve their broken fortunes, at least to maintain themselves and families says, and, unfortunately, too truly: "Still there aro many?we wish tho number wcro less?who, from lack ot tal? ent, or energy, show that tho wealth that has passed from their familios has passed never to return. We think wo could point to more than one young man of superior education, and perhaps of superior busi? ness qualifications, who yot live along no? body knows how, and obtain their sup? plies nobody knows where; who have made up their mind to be anything, do anything, rather than hard labor, and who are much more familiar with bar-rooms and the rendezvous of the idle than with places of business." This is too true. Such idlers are not willing to labor at callings which they regard degrading?that is, at hard, down? right toil; and unless there is a reforma? tion wrought amongst this class, or until they dio out or sink from the knowledge of their former friends by their indolence and vice, they will feel that they arc jus? tified in resorting to any shifts to escape the fancied degradation. But tho instincts of patriotism, as woll as the considerations of individual self respect, should effect a wholesomo change in this respect. Young men who fought gallantly on many a battle-field, in de? fence of tho rights, as they conceived them, of their section, should learn that, on the grounding of their weapons of ?war faro, they were transferred to another battlo-ficld, in which their conduct as much effects the welfare and interests of that section as it did amid the clash of arms. Young womon who, patriotically disposed during the war, diligontly plied the needle in making up clothing for tho brave men in tho field, or who ministered to the sufferings in the hospitals of the South, should understand that their labors 'for that South did not cease with the downfall of her cause; Tho truth is, the South must rapidly recuperato, or her people will sink into a state of vassalage to those whom hereto? fore they affected to sneer at for their keonness in business, or their tact in ac? quiring wealth. The resources of the South aro too rich and attractive to be passed by, and if her own people do:;not go to work to develop them, others will, and they will be ousted. The great work of recuperation for her demands the ac tivo brain, tbo determined will, and tho willing hand of toil of every son and daughter within her limits; but if, through indolence, or a criminal neglect of the plainest duties, they refuse to give these to save her and themselves, while she will be recuperated and again become pros? perous by means of foreign agencies, they will find themselves in a much moro igno? ble condition than that to which their fancied degradation could ovor roduco thorn.?Columbia Phoenix. The Wanderer's Eeturn.?The At? lanta (Ga.) New Era relates that a citizen of that place was drafted into the ranks of tho Southern arniy during the war, and went away, leaving his wifo to sigh for the end of the conflict. At length the end came, hut he camo not, and after long waiting she took to herself another husband, and all went merrily with them. Last week, however, tho truant spouso suddenly returned. He did not upbraid his wife; was willing that she should con? tinue to live with hor second husband if she preferred to do so, but merely insist? ed on taking his son and going off with him. The mother could not consent to part with her son. If he would wait till the next morning she would make her preparations and both she and the boy wonld go with him. So he waited; but when morning came every mother's son, and every son's mother of his family had flown with the second husband to parts I unknown. General Lee. Tho following tribute to General Lee is extracted from a long article in the London Standard, written on the subject of a subscription in London in aid of "Washington College: "There is no living hero?there are few, if any, among those whoso names shine with the purest lustre in history?whoso character has commanded so high a tri? bute of affection and admiration from their frionds?of respect and honor from their foes?as that of Gen. Lee. "No life moro perfectly heroic, no reputation more untarnished, even by the minor blemishes which aro.not uncommonly found in union with the highost heroism, has over been connected with a great national struggle. No shade of vanity or egotism?nothing of the self-will or petulance so often char? acteristic of conscious genius?no tinge of affectation?no taint even of the pride almost inseparable from ordinary great? ness of mind, which can endure every? thing but humiliation, and regards sub? mission as disgrace?alloy the simplo grandeur of the Virginia soldier's nature. A piety without the sligLt3st shadow of Pharisaism, a sense of duty to which the sacrifice of overy personal feeling and in? terest appears a matter of course, having marked his whole course and guided his every public act, whether as a soldier or a citizen. A family connexion, and the nearest living representative of tho great champion of American independence, Gen. Leo has been tho "Washington of the Con? federate war; like "Washington, a man ''whom envy daro not hate," but without even the ono dark stain of doubt, if not of dishonor, which tho death of Major Andro has loft on the memory of his pro? totype. No moro "selfless man and stain? less gentleman" ever lived; no soldier ever sot a more admirable example of the soldierly virtues of honor, ehivahuc gen? erosity and manly simplicity; no groat man ever retired into obscurity, after witnessing alike tho ruin of his cause and tho destruction of his private fortuno, with more of Christian patience and unshaken fortitude. "Of his military achievements, wo need not speak. It is enough to say that near? ly all his victories were won against enor? mous oddsj and that his four years' de? fence of Virginia has few parallels in his? tory as an oxamplo of great results ac? complished with small means and at fear? ful disadvantage. What is now more in? teresting to remombor is the personal character of the man, as displayed in the various exigencies of that trying strug? gle; the simple honesty and kindly feel? ing which prompted him to consolo his soldiers as they recoiled from the cannon crowned heights of Gettysburg, with the assurance,'It is all my fault;' tho unaf? fected self-depreciation which pronounced, when Jackson fell, 'I would wish, for the sake of our cause, that I had been disa? bled rather than you;' tho Christian chivalry, which no outrage could provoke to retaliation, which, after Virginia had been rendered a desert, withheld the array that invaded Pennsylvania from inflicting the most trivial injury on person or prop? erty; which, when his own estates had beon plundered, ravaged and confiscated, took caro to protect the houses and prop? erty of his cnomies; the horror of useless bloodshed which withstood tho cry for retribution excited by the murder of Southern prisoners in cold blood, and sup? ported tho resolve of the President, that unless the actual murderers were taken, no blood should be shed hut on the field of battlo; the touching unsefishnoss of his last words to his disbanding army on the sorrowful 9th of April, 'I have done my best for you.' But it was when.all was over?whon the chief of a great and long victorious army was a private man and a parolod prisoner?that the peculiar great? ness of Gen. Loe's nature shines out with unequalod brightness." -? ? There aro some vory curious trade laws in Sweden. Women come of ago at twenty-five, and after thai age unmarried women may sell articleo of their own making, while married women of good character, who can produce certificates of a sufficient knowledge of the Christian faith may carry on the trades of milliner, dealer in old clothes, market-woman, to? bacconist and seller of pins and small wares. A widow, a wife separated from her husband, or a spinster having Swedish citizenship, may sell articles made in her ! own workshop with the assistance of jour? neymen, apprentices, or other workmen, or carry on the business of baker, batch? er, or brower, provided she has partaken of the Holy Communion, bears a good character, and can read, write, and do the first rules of arithmetic. Hardly less sin? gular is the regulation which prescribes that all clergymen mu3t preach from one and tho samo text, every Sunday and hol? iday having its appointed verse of Scrip? ture. Until 1860, year out and year in, the same set of toxts were preached from year after year. Since then tho number of appointed texts has been tripled, so that they now extend through three years, and then begin again. --*-? Singular Affair at the Dry Tortu gas?Dr. Mudd Wounded?A telegram from Mobile on Saturday, contains the following astonishing announcement : "The Florida Neves states that the Dry Tortugas Island was fired upon by a strange craft bearing tho Confederate flag, and Dr. Mudd, who is confined thcro, was seriously injured by the explosion of a shell. Tho vessel was a schooner rigged steamer, and painted lead color, with four guns on each broadsido, which were all discharged at the distance of two miles from the island, when the boat put to sea. Tho United States revenue cut? ter was lying in the harbor at the time, but, not having on steam, was unable to pursue." General Grant. Tho following is' an extract from a pow? erful and eloquent speech by Gen. Hillyer, at a meeting of soldiers in New York, a few days since: Thank God, the nation is safe so long as the army and navy stand by the'Presi-' dent of the United States in bis efforts to '" restore tho Union, and hold themselves: prepared to defend the rights of the States and the people against any usurpation of any Congress not organized in accordance with the policy of the Constitution of our fathers. (Cheers.) ?, A. voice?" What of Grant?" followed with cheers. Gen. Hillyer?A gentleman asks me what of Grant? What, feeble human ? voice would be heard in his praises amid the rattle of musketry and tho roar of ar? tillery with which his name has been-V thundered down by history from almost a hundred victorious battle-fields ? There is a daily beauty in his life; there is a grandeur of character, coupicd. with, : an honest and modest simplicity of man- - ner, which has given him place in the.na tion's heart that no man ever held; before, until tho partial eyes of his countrymen'-." say: ?' ? : _ ggfg Around him hangs such a perpetual spell, What'-er he does, none else.did e'er so ?well. What could such a soldier be other tlian tho embodiment of magnanimity I ^ How could such a man-feel aught but - . Christian charity? How could such a citizen bo loyal to less than tho whole country? I tell }rou, soldiers, that Gen-', -~. eral Grant, your late Commander-in-Chief, stands by the President of tho United. . States in his efforts to restore the Union. I speak from record. which all may ?ee and read. The same spirit which Grantir manifested at the surrender of Lee has characterized every act of Johnson in his treatment of the subjugated South. When ' General Grant, in his final" report, ex? pressed the wish that you might live in V perpetual peace and harmony with that enemy whose manhood, however -mistft^'/' ken the cause, had drawn forth such hen- -:' culean deeds of valor, he meant what Jjfr/* said.' '. "?' v.: . * One of the first, if not the very first ap? plications made by a prominent Southern ~ man to the President of the United States was made by General Eobert E. Lee, late Commandcr-in-Chief of the Confederate forces, and on the back of that applieay tion is an endorsement?? warm, earnest, eloquent endorsement?asking that that " pardon should bo granted; and that en? dorsement is signed by "U. S. Grant, . General Commanding tho Armies of the - United States." (Cheers.) When the. Prcsidont had prepared his first letter to r tho Provisional Governor of North Garo--"* lina, before ho sent it or published it, ho submitted it to General Grant for his opinion and criticism, and General GranfcJ^ endorsed overy word and syllable of that letter. That letter was the key-note to the subsequent policy of the President. *** \ In the difficulty bctwocn Congress and the President upon the veto of the Freed men's Bureau Bill, Gen. Grant stood by the Prosident. Congress adjourned, and the representatives of the people assem- .' bled at Philadelphia and sent a commit? tee to congratulate "tho President on their: - endorsement of his policy, and while that committee were in the performance of-',: their mission, Gen.. Grant stood at the right hand of tho President. Soldiers ahd> sailors of New York, survivors of tho war, I submit to you to-night, Will you stand by tho President of the United . States ? '4 (Loud responses?" Yes. we will.") Will you stand by the Admiral of tho -Navy'f *? (Vociferous cries of " we will.") Will you stand by the Constitution of your fathers? (" Yes, yes.") Will you stand by that Union which has passed through the re baptism of blood only to come out regei?:'' erated and glorified? ("Yes.") Will \ you stand by the flag, with its tbirty-six stars of equal magnitude and brilliancjrfr r* with plenty of room for more, but not,ft j single star to spare ? (Loud cheers.) - -*- ? - :v<V i Call foe Mr. Henry.?At a political ' meeting the speakers and audience were very much annoyed by a man who con? stantly called lor " Mr. Henry! Mr. Hen? ry ! Mr. Henry S I call for Mr. Henry g After several interruptions of this kind at each speech, a young man ascended^.,, tho platform and was soon airing his elo- 1 quence in magniloquent style; striking out powerfully in his gestures, when again" the old cry was heard for Mr. Henry. Putting his hands to his mouth, this man called at the top of his voice, " Mr. Henry! Mr. Henry! I call on Mi. Henry to make a spoech." The chairman arose and remarked it. would obligo tho audience if tho gentle- * man would refrain from any further call? ing for Mr. Henry, as that gentleman was now speaking. "Is that Mr. Henry?" said the distur? ber of the meeting.. "Thunder!?that - can't be Mr. Henry! Why, that'* the little cues that told me to holler!" Sensible Talk.? Doctor Colosworth says:. - ; < It is a serious evil that many a young man has fallen into, to be above his busi? ness. A person learns a trade, and he is too proud to work rt it, and he must go to shop keeping, or street loafing or turn politician. Fool! If ho.cannot make a living at his trade, we are'sure that he cannot in any other, way. And then, young men brought up to shop-keeping must buy farms, or houses, or some other foolish things they know nothing about, and what is the result ? Head over heels in debt and certain failure. Multitudes have been ruined by being above their business, and branching out into what thoy know, nothing about. -*-! ? A man killed his dog recently for barking at old Brownlow, in Tennessee.