"Oh, don't be in any hurry, Sir!" placidly remarked the Executive.

however, he was greatly bored by visitors. | just called to see how you were," said the The Honorable Mr. Blowhard and the visitor. Honorable Mr. Toolittle did not fail to call on his Excellency, to congratulate him on his message and his proclamation; gentlemen in the humble walks of civil life were at the capital for the first time, and couldn't leave without seeing the successor of George Washington; persons with axes to grind insisted upon a little

"Thank you, Sir, I'll call again," plied the visitor, executing a masterly retreat from a fearful contagion.

"Do, Sir," said the President: "Some people said they could take very well to my Proclamation, but now, I am happy to say, I have something that everybody can take." By this time the visitor was making a desperate break for Pennsylvania Avenue, which he reached on the double quick.

French Sensibility.

Amongst the gentlemen present on the platform when Mr. Beecher addressed the people of Edinburgh on the American question, were M. Garnier Pagès, M. Desmarest (a distinguished member of the French bar), and M. Henri Martin, the French historian. These eminent foreigners had been attending the social science meetings in Edinburgh, and they had arranged to leave for Paris early that evening; but at the request of somebody they consented to attend Mr. Beecher's meeting to testify their detestation of slavery. Near the close of the proceedings, the chairman stated that M. Desmarest had intended to address the meeting, but owing to an allusion to the Peninsular War in

aid from the great American rail-splitter; and between them all they gave the convalescent Chief Magistrate very little leisure or peace of mind. One individual, whom the President knew to be a tedious the course of Mr. Beecher's remarks, he sort of customer, called at the White House about this time, and insisted upon an interview. Just as he had taken his seat, Mr. Lincoln sent for his physician, who immediately made his appearance. "Doctor," said he, holding out his hand, "what are those marks?"

thought his national sensibilities had been offended, and had left the room before the reverend gentleman had concluded. The following passage is supposed to have wounded the Frenchman:

In the beginning of the war we were peculiarly English-for I have observed "That's varioloid, or mild small-pox," that England goes into wars and makes said the doctor. blunders in the first part-["hear, hear,"

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They're all over me! It is contagious, cheers and hissing,]-for it is generally I believe," said Mr. Lincoln. found, I say, that England has blundered

"Very contagious, indeed," replied the in the beginning. [Renewed cheers and Esculapian attendant. hissing.] That is mere punctuation, I "Well, I can't stop, Mr. Lincoln; I suppose. I will make all the noise that

Lieut-We don't wish to conquer the South; but we'll restore the Stars and Stripes to Tennessee, if we have to hang ten thousand such dare-devils as you are. Col-Never mind, Sir, you will never

is necessary. I have noticed that in the
Peninsular War for months-for a whole
year-there was a series of rude endeav-
ors-misunderstandings at home, and want
of support to the armies-money squan-
dered like water-contracts, and contract-get up to Nashville.
ors making themselves rich

["hear," Lieut-Then Nashville will surrender

cheers and hissings]-but if I recollect, before we start.

at last [cheers and disturbance]-at last Col-Well, well, the old United States Wellington drove every Frenchman out flag is played out-we intend to have a of the Peninsula, and did not stop his right Government down here.

course until he had swept every French

Lieut-What am I to understand by a

man out of Spain. And I say that we'right Government?'

have not lost so much of the English blood, Col-A Government based on property, and not a damned mechanic in it.

from which we are derived, and which yet flows in Yankee veins; but that we began by blundering and blundering[laughter]-but I think we are doing better and better at every step. [Loud cheers.]

Lieut-Do these poor fellows, who have been fighting for you, understand then that they have no voice in the 'right Government' that you seek to establish?

Col-They don't care. They have no

Right kind of Government to be Established property to protect.

Down South.

Tracing his Political Pedigree,

Colonel Hanson, of the Kentucky Second, was one of the prisoners that fell into Union hands at Fort Donelson. Not so taciturn as some of his comrades he entered into an animated conversation with the Union Lieutenant who had him in charge, on "the situation," telling frankly some bad truth: Colonel-Well, you were too hefty for with the remark: "You came honestly by

us.

A northern sympathizer with the South was denouncing, in immeasurable terms, the United States Government and the war, when the company was joined by a neighbor, a strong Union man, and after listening for a time, he interrupted him

your principles-you are a tory, natural

Lieutenant-Yes, but you were pro- ly." "What do you mean?" said Secesh. tected by these splended defences.

Col-Your troops fought like tigers. Lieut-Do you think now one Southern man can whip five Northern men?

Col-Not Western men. Your troops are better than Yankee troops-fight harder-endure more. The devil and all hell can't stand before such fellows. But we drove you back.

Lieut-Why didn't you keep us back? Col-You had too many reinforcements. Lieut-But we had no more troops engaged in the fight than you had.

Col-Well, you whipped us, but you havn't conquered us. You can never conquer the South.

"You know," said Union, "that during the war with Great Britain, the British entered the harbor and burned the town of New London." "Well, what of that," said S. "Why, somebody piloted them in, and when his dirty work was done, he came home with the British gold, and his neighbors, hearing of his presence, provided themselves with ropes and made him an evening call, when he made his escape by the back door, and fled to the island of Bermuda, and died there." "Well," said S., "what has all that to do with it?" "Well," said Union, that pilot was your grandfather."

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Pelicans vs. Eagles.

sympathizers. He took notes and kept A little incident in connection with the his own counsel. One night he was waited custom-house at New Orleans, would seem upon by a ruffianly looking fellow, who adto show that secession was a thing thought vised him to flee, as there was to be an of by some of the southern leaders many uprising of the rebels, and his life might years ago. This was not done merely to be in danger. Out of respect for the assert the doctrine of State Rights, but Catholic religion, he had called to give rather with the deliberate purpose and ex-him timely warning. "The wagon which pectation that Louisiana would one day you may have seen filled with bedding," become an independent nation. The cus- said the fellow, "contained guns and amtom-house in question has been in the munition. Our friends (rebels) are supcourse of erection some sixteen years or plied with arms, and will soon be in possesso, and, more than ten years ago, there sion of the country." were put up the heraldic ornamentations and devices which usually give to such an edifice the indications of its nationality. had already mistrusted. I give you two An examination, however, shows that there hours to leave this town. If you are found is not on the building the slightest indica- here at the expiration of that time you tion that it was erected and owned by the need not appeal to me to save your life. United States. As many as ten or twelve Go, Sir!" years ago, Beauregard and Slidell displayed their propensity to treason by ignoring the arms of the United States and substituting in their stead the Pelican of Louisiana. And there to this day is the sectional symbol, occupying the place of right and honor in the great room, where should be the eagle and the shield.

Mistook his Man.

"Sir," said the priest, "you have come voluntarily into my house and told what I

The ruffian had mistaken his man. He disappeared, and the rebel sympathizers did not rise. The nearest Federal officers were at once informed of what was going on, and the Union citizens were immediately supplied with arms.

Sprinkling Blood in the Face of the People.

Jere. Clemens, of Alabama, in a public address given by him, related an interesting Rev. Mr. was a priest of the circumstance in connection with the early Catholic church in Missouri, his parochial history of the Rebellion, as illustrating the precinct embracing several counties. A predetermination of the leaders to plunge staunch Union man from the beginning, he the country into war. He was in Monthoisted the Stars and Stripes over the door of his church at the commencement of the war, and there he kept them flying. His life was threatened, he was warned to flee, but he maintained his ground. He knew the views and sentiments of every man in his parish, which extended from the Iowa line to Missouri river.

gomery soon after the Ordinance of Secession was passed, and was present at an interview between Jeff. Davis, Memminger and others. They were discussing the propriety of firing upon Sumter. Two or three of them withdrew to the corner of the room, and, said Mr. C., "I heard Gilchrist say to the Secretary of War, 'It must be done. Delay two months and Alabama stays in the Union. You must sprinkle blood in the face of the people.' The meeting then adjourned."

One day he saw a man moving about from house to house and having business with rebel sympathizers. He watched the fellow's course. He noticed also a wagon filled with bedding, with a woman and The traitor chieftains were as good as children, as if the family were on the their word. Sumter was fired upon. move. It stopped at the houses of rebel | Blood was sprinkled "in the face of the

people," and from this sprinkling the best for this purpose, I desire about fourteen blood of the nation, in both sections, was days. made to flow as a river. "Sprinkle blood in the face of the people!"-a trim and

Howell Cobb.

polished phrase which filled a continent with woes unutterable! It was doctrine such as this, that Howell Cobb taught in Georgia, and, by carrying that glorious old State over to secession, gave force and prestige to the disloyal movement in its first stages, and thus reddened the history of the whole country with four years of blood.

Gov. Johnson-It seems to me there should be but little hesitation about the matter. All that is required of you is to sign the oath of allegiance. If you are loyal citizens, you can have no reason to refuse to do so. If you are disloyal, and working to obstruct the operations of the Government, it is my duty, as the representative of that Government, to see that you are placed in a position so that the least possible harm shall result from your proceedings. You certainly cannot reasonably refuse to renew your allegiance to the Government that is now protecting you and your families and property.

Rev. Mr. Elliott-As a non-combatant, Governor, I considered that under the stipulations of the surrender of the city, I should be no further annoyed. As a noncombatant, I do not know that I have committed an act, since the Federals occupied the city, that would require me to take the oath required.

Gov. Johnson-I believe, Mr. Elliott, you have two brothers in Ohio.

Mr. Elliott-Yes, Governor, I have two noble brothers, there. They did not agree with me in the course I pursued in regard Andy Johnson and the Clerical Secessionists. to secession. But I have lived in TenThe State of Tennessee had a watchful nessee so many years that I have considpilot at the helm when Andrew Johnson ered the State my home, and am willing was its Governor. He was early called to follow her fortunes. Tennessee is a to deal with secessionists and traitors in good State. this capacity. One day a pair of citizens belonging, professionally, to the cloth,' stood before him, and the following dialogue between the respective parties, 'spiritual' and 'secular,' will throw some light on the question Who was the truer man?' Gov. Johnson-Well, gentlemen, what is your desire ?

Gov. Johnson-I know Tennessee is a good State: and I believe the best way to improve her fortunes is to remove those from her borders who prove disloyal and traitors to her interest, as they are traitors to the interest of that Government which has fostered and protected them. By your inflammatory remarks and conversation, Rev. Mr. Sehon-I speak but for myself. and by your disloyal behavior, in weaning I do not know what the other gentlemen the young under your charge from their wish. My request is that I may have a allegiance to the Government, you have few days to consider on the subject of sign- won a name that will never be placed on ing this paper. I wish to gather my fam- the roll of patriots. A visit to the North ily together and talk over the subject; may be of benefit to you.

Loyal Demonstration with a Crutch.
At one of the fashionable hotels in New

In July or August, 1862, Mrs. Hudgins and her two children had unexpectedly York, there boarded for a time, during the returned to the farm, taken possession of war, a somewhat wrathful secession sym- the mansion, and set up a claim to the pathizer-one of the New England and harvest of 1862. She came with her consequently one of the worst kind,-and claim to the provost judge, John A. Bolles. a chivalric, spirited Major-General of the On the other hand, Anthony Bright, in army, minus a leg, and hobbling about on behalf of himself and his black co-laborers, his crutch. Fired by natural folly and a presented his claims to the fruit of his luxurious dinner, the former insulted the labors, and called on the judge for proteclatter, as he was passing through the halls, tion. A day and hour was appointed for with loud and coarse denunciations of the the trial. Mrs. Hudgins was an intelligent war, and all who fought on the loyal side lady, and in all her conduct and conversain it. The cripple turned and faced the tion made a very pleasant impression on coward, demanding apology and retraction. those who observed them. Anthony Bright They were denied. The man of crutch was a tall, finely-formed, and very bright and soul then asked the name of the pol- young man of perhaps thirty years of age. troon traducer of his country and her He was a slave. His master had been patriots. With natural instinct, a wrong many years in California, and during that one was given. Other words followed; period Anthony had been left in charge another insult was added by the traducer; of Mr. and Mrs. Hudgins, who had allowed whereupon the hero of Chancellorsville and him on payment of $75 a year to work for Gettysburg "shouldered his crutch and himself and to act as though he were a showed how fields were won," by breaking freeman. it over the head of said degenerate son of Adam, who then took himself off, with to begin, Col. Joseph Segar, the member at least one new idea in his head, namely, that the next crippled soldier of the army he insulted had better be somebody else than Dan Sickles.

First Oath and Testimony of a Slave in
Virginia.

About half an hour before the trial was

of Congress from that district, called upon the provost judge in behalf of Mrs. Hudgins, and among other things inquired if the judge was intending to allow Anthony or any other slave to testify. The judge answered yes. But the Colonel begged him to reconsider his determination, reA few miles from Fortress Monroe, to- minding him of the exclusionary rule of ward Buck river, there is a place called the Virginia law of evidence, and remarkFox Hill, in the neighborhood of which ing that in his own judgment the admission are or were several excellent farms, one of colored witnesses would, more than alof these being the "Hudgins place." The most anything else that could happen, disHudgins family had absconded when Gen- please the Union men among his (Segar's) eral Magruder retired from Hampton, and, constituency, and prejudice the cause of the under permission from General Wool, Cap- federal government. The judge, however, tain Wilder (superintendent of the colored was unmoved by that suggestion, and veninhabitants) had allowed a colored man tured to express the belief that never again named Anthony Bright to occupy and cul- in the Old Dominion would a colored man tivate the Hudgins farm. Under this per- be banished, as unworthy of belief or as mission Anthony had carried on the place unfit to be heard, from a court of justice. in 1861, and up to August, 1862, assisted" However, Colonel," said he, "I will first by other industrious and well-behaved ne- examine Mrs. Hudgins, and possibly she may save me the necessity of shocking the

groes.