perate state of the country, shows that the power of the Government is to be exerted wherever the least murmur or discontent shall arise at the highwayman's command of "Stand and Deliver: " "The heavy demand for the services of our citizens as soldiers, and on the capital and credit of the States, and of individuals, have necessarily operated on the regular order of business. Trade is greatly depressed, and all kinds of business transactions are embarrassed. These are some of the necessary inconveniences of the war waged upon us by the Federal Government. It will require economy and hard struggling to keep up the business of the country, so far as shall be absolutely necessary to supply the actual wants and necessities of the people. In times like these the 'strong should bear with the weak,' and all should be content during the continuance of the war, with the making of enough to meet expenses. Any man who shall be found capable of taking advantages of the necessities of his country and of speculating on the miseries of his neighbors,' to gratify his sordid soul, is a detested wretch. We hope none such may be found among us. So far as we are informed by expressions from the people everywhere, especially in the interior, the feeling and the sentiments seem to be universal in favor of a suspension of forced collections, and the sacrifice of property and the pecuniary ruin of individuals in the present pressure of the times. Public sentiment is strongly in favor of a 'suspension of all legal process,' till this war is ended, and these sentiments may be so strong as to need no legislative interference upon this subject. If, however, it shall be found that the public opinion is not strong enough to stay the love of gain, then it will, in our opinion, become the duty of the Legislature, by its act, to suspend all civil process till the causes which render such a relief measure absolutely necessary, shall cease to exist in force as they now do.

"It is the duty and the interest of every man now to sustain and defend his country. More than two hundred thousand of our fellow-citizens, 'as good by nature and better by practice' than we who stay at home, have already left their business and the endearments of their homes and gone at the peril of their lives to defend their country and to defend us. Many of these have already sacrificed their lives, and many more will yet be victimized on the altar of their country. Our safety, our property, and our lives at home depend on the success of our soldiers in the war and on the battlefields. When our soldiers shall have repelled the invaders and conquered for us an honorable and a glorious peace, then business will revive and prosperity will come to relieve us of the embarrassments of the present and reward us in the future. Till we gain our independence and peace for our country, it is the paramount duty of every man to relieve, to the extent of his ability, the necessities and to aid in the defence of his country.

"Accustomed, as we have been all our lives, to peace and the largest liberty, we come slowly to realize the stern demands which a state of war imposes on us. We must all learn the hard lesson which war imposes. Conduct censurable but allowable in a state of peace becomes sufferable in a state of war. Any man or any corporation who, Shylock-like, will demand the pound of flesh' in these times, must be restrained, if not by public sentiment, by legal enactment.

"On the other hand, men who have the means ought to pay, and help their country and their neighbors freely. If they be true men they will do so Men who have money now, and lock it up, either from a mean fear of losing it or for the purpose of speculation, are almost or altogether as bad as traitors, and deserve the execration of the community."-Montgomery (Ala.) Mail, June 19.

A WELSH bard, of the clerical order, who marched in the escort at New York, composed the following on the occasion of the departure of the ' Oneida (N. Y.) Regiment:

ENGLYNION.

Glewion O ddynion a ddaehth-
O'r diwedd,

Ar du ein llywodraeth;
O, Oneida, fan odiaeth,"
Am ddynion nuoynion, a maeth.

Hil Gomer hael gymerant-
Y bradwyr,

A'u bradyr a ddifant;
Ergydiau o'u gynau, gant,
I'r aig ein galon rwygant.
Jeff. Davis, O gyff diafol-
Ddu elyn,

A ddaliaut yn rhwysgol;
A blingant ei ben blwngol;
Dyna tlawd yr adyn ffol.

Which, being translated into English, reads thus:

WELSH RALLY.

Oneida is a hero land,

Full of true braves;

It marshals forth this gallant band,
To save our nation from the hand
Of base, secession, traitor knaves.
The sons of ancient Britons come
With wild hurrahs;

They join the host that guard our home,
And crush the foes who madly roam

To rob our fields and change our sheltering laws.

Jeff. Davis, our most hateful foe,
The Devil's son,

These conquering forces will o'erthrow,
And trample in the dust below-

A villain's end, deserved for treason done.

LEATHER AND SHOES.-The Southern people have heretofore purchased large quantities of leather goods from the North. Of course this supply is cut off by the war. Our people and our troops must have shoes. How are they to be supplied? Winter is near-no time is to be lost. The necessity must be met in some way. We have good reasons to believe that there are hides and leather enough in Alabama to shoe all her people, including the volunteers. In the northern portion of our State large numbers of cattle and sheep are slaughtered for home consumption. Many of the hides thus taken are entirely lost or indifferently tanned. If some plan could be adopted to purchase and collect these hides, they could soon be converted into leather and manufactured into shoes. In this way our volunteers could be furnished. Either a company should be organized to purchase these hides and have them made into shoes, or, if such company cannot be formed, or cannot accomplish the object, the necessity of the case would justify the State in assuming the management of the business. There are shoemaking shops enough in our State to make all the plain shoes we need. And there are, perhaps, tanneries already in operation which could furnish the leather, if they had or could get sufficient stocks of hides.

We believe there are hides enough on hand, which, I that I might frankly tell you that in a den of conspitogether with those that will be saved this Fall, in rators plotting your assassination, there is one who, the hands of the people, to supply the demand. It at regular intervals, without suspicion or arrest, visits will be necessary to save and make available these your camps and communicates with your officers. hides. How can this be done?-Montgomery Mail. From my own personal knowledge he has, under the guise of patriotic devotion to the Government, reTHE women of Portland have furnished to the moved every obstacle, and as he has thoroughly perMaine volunteers 3,400 flannel shirts, 1,600 pairs of fected his plans, God only knows at what moment he drawers, 4,200 towels, 1,800 needle books, 1,200 may put them into execution and you be assassinated." neck-ties, 1,600 handkerchiefs, 700 bed sacks, 900 sun-hoods, 800 linen havelocks, and 840 rubber blankets.-National Intelligencer, June 26.

HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 23.-At a recent parade of the Wisconsin regiment, a scene of a solemn and deeply affecting nature occurred, which I have not before noticed. After a regimental parade, the colonel, Starkweather, commanded the attention of his men, and addressed them on the subject of the great cause which brought them so far from home, and appealing to their courage and patriotism, asked if they were ready to follow him. All responded affirmatively. But to give full effect and formal dignity to this resolution, he called for the colors of the regiment, and waving the Stars and Stripes in the breeze, kneeled at its foot, and offering up an invocation, in which the men were called upon to join, the whole regiment knelt as one man, and renewed their fealty to their flag. There were few dry eyes witnessed this affecting scene.-N. Y. Tribune, June 26.

Ir is a curious coincidence that the first regiment of Massachusetts volunteers passed through Baltimore on June 17, as the first regiment of militia passed through on April 19. Had there been any hostile demonstrations on the part of the roughs, the boys would have remembered Bunker Hill. They threw out neither advance nor rear guard, the colonel saying that they should repulse any attack with the whole body. The band played on the march "Yankee Doodle," "Hail Columbia," and "The Star-Spangled Banner."-Boston Advertiser, June 26.

ANECDOTE OF GEN. SCOTT.-The editor of the Lancaster (Pa.) Examiner, in a letter to that paper from Washington, tells the following good story of Gen. Scott: Several days ago the general was called upon by a Virginian, whom he recognized as an old acquaintance. The visitor, after taking a seat, frankly acknowledged his allegiance to the Southern Confederacy, but presumed that as he came a mes senger of mercy, he might safely claim by the courtesies of war a friendly protection. Upon an assurance of entire safety, he told his story thus:

The general gracefully thanked him for his friendly devotion, and asked a description of his treacherous murderer, which was given him in detail. After the departure of the chivalric Virginian, the general, instead of being shocked, appalled, or horrorstruck, merely smiled, which to his secretary was incomprehensible, who anxiously inquired what it all meant. The general's reply was, "That's Bob again; he is beginning to murder me as he did in Mexico. Bob's a good spy, but he so often unnecessarily troubles my friends that he must stop it."

"CUTTING OUT" A PRIZE. The correspondent of the N. Y. Times, writing from the U. S. steamer | Niagara, off Mobile, June 6, gives the following account of an exciting exploit :—

A daring and successful exploit occurred last evening, with three of the Niagara's boats, fully armed and manned, under the command of Lieut. John Guest, with Midshipmen O'Kane, Swann, and Casey, as aides. During the day we noticed a large schooner go alongside of the wreck of a large English ship, near the entrance of Mobile Bay, where she erected shears and commenced work. We supposed they were mounting a battery on the hulk, and resolved to put a stop to it at all hazards. During the evening three of our largest boats were got out in readiness, filled with about 40 men, and taken in tow by the gunboat Mount Vernon. When within a mile, and in shoal water, we out oars and shoved off, making a sweep directly under the guns of Fort Gaines, and succeeded in cutting off the desired prize. While this manœuvre was being executed, the ramparts of both Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines were covered with an indignant and impertinent-looking crowd. I cannot see why Fort Gaines did not open fire upon our boats-we certainly expected them to do so-the distance being only about three-quarters of a mile between us. The crew of the schooner (16 in number) were engaged in removing the masts, &c., of the wrecked ship, and, as you may imagine, were greatly surprised at the capture of their craft, which had just been newly fitted up for the campaign. Among her papers was found a permit to enter and depart from the harbor of Pensacola, signed by that damnable traitor Ex-Lieut. F. B. Renshaw, as Chief of Police. This gentleman seems to be rising fast-from a Lieutenant in the United States Navy to Chief of Police in the rebel forces !

The prize (named the Aid, of Mobile, and worth probably $4,000) now lies at anchor under our quarter, and is being fitted with a couple of 24-pound howitzers. She will be commanded by Acting-Lieutenant O'Kane, and will hereafter overhaul all ships wishing to enter this harbor. The rebels have one of Uncle Samuel's" revenue cutters here, in their possession, with four guns mounted on her, which we hope now soon to be able to capture with the schooner Aid.

"I am in alliance with the Confederate army, to which I have liberally supplied men, and money, and arms; and while I justify and support a resistance to the Northern invasion, my individual sense of honor and personal respect for your military greatness, im- BEFORE THE FIGHT AT GREAT BETHEL.-The fol pelled me to hazard my life in crossing the borderslowing occurs in a letter published in The St. Albans

VOL. II.-POETRY 4

Messenger, in a letter from Adjutant Stevens, of the First Vermont regiment. The occurrence took place on the march of the troops to Bethel, when they were nine miles from Fortress Monroe:

refinement, and upon a mahogany centre-table lay a Bible and a lady's portrait. The last two articles I took, and have them now in my possession. I also took a decanter of most excellent old brandy from Just as we halted to start to the rear on hearing the side-board, and left the burning house. By this firing, a rebel scoundrel came out of a house and time the Zouave regiment had come up. I joined deliberately fired his gun at us. The ball passed so them, and in a short time came up with our rear close to me that I heard it whiz-on its way going guard, and saw a sight, the like of which I wish through the coat and pants, and just grazing the skin never to see again-viz.: nine of Col. Townsend's of Orderly-Sergeant Sweet of the Woodstock Com- Albany regiment stretched on the floor of a house, pany. The rascal was secured and is a prisoner, and where they had just been carried, and eight of them what was done, by way of stern entertainment, to mortally wounded, by our own men. Oh! the sight one of the F. F. V.'s, you will hear if I ever live to was dreadful. I cried like a boy, and so did many return. I then, as the firing to the rear had ceased, others. I immediately thought of my decanter of with revolver in hand, accompanied by Fifer, ap- brandy, took a tin cup from a soldier and poured into proached the fellow's house, having some expectation it the brandy, and filled it (the cup) with water from of an ounce of lead being deposited in my tall body a canteen, and from one poor boy to another I passed without asking my permission. By this time all our and poured into their pale and quivering lips the introops were out of sight in the woods, by a turn in vigorating fluid, and with my hand wiped the sweatthe road, and I was alone with Fifer, when some ne- drops of death from their foreheads. Oh! how groes came from the house, having less fear of two grateful the poor fellows looked at me as they saw, men than of two thousand. On inquiry, the slaves by my uniform, that the usually stern officer and told me that Adjutant Whiting, whom we had just commander had become to them the kind and tendertaken prisoner, was the owner, that he belonged to hearted woman, by doing for them woman's holy the secession army, and that no white folks were in duty. One strong fellow, wounded in the head, and the house, all having left. Without the ceremony bloody as a butcher's floor, soon rallied, and was able of ringing, I entered and surveyed the premises, and to converse with me. I asked him if he knew the found a most elegantly furnished house. I took a poor fellows around him. He said yes, and pointing hasty survey in search of arms, but, finding none, to one, he said, "That man stood at my side-he left the house, and started to overtake our column. was my section man-I saw his gun fly out of his On reaching the bend in the road, I took a survey of hands, being struck by a grape shot, and a moment the rear, to "see what I might see," and discovered after we both tumbled to the ground together." I a single soldier coming towards me, and waited for went out and picked up an Enfield rifle, nearly cut him to come up. I found it was Clark, of the Brad- in two by a ball; said he, "That is his gun." I saw ford Company. Before he reached me, I observed a its owner die, and brought the gun with me back to horseman coming at full speed towards me. On my camp, and have it in my possession. reaching the house, he turned in, which induced me to think him a secessionist. I ordered Clark to cover him with his rifle, and revolver in hand, ordered him to dismount and surrender. He cried out, "Who are you?" answer, "Vermont!" "Then raise your piece, Vermont; I am Col. Duryea of the Zouaves;" and so it was. His gay-looking red boys just appeared turning the corner of the road, coming towards us. He asked me the cause of the firing in the rear, and whose premises we were on. I told him he knew the first as well as I did, but as to the last, could give full information; that the house belonged to one Adjutant Whiting, who, just before, had sent a bullet whizzing by me, and shot one of my boys, and that my greatest pleasure would be to burn the rascal's house in payment. "Your wish will be gratified at once," said the colonel. "I am ordered by Gen. Butler to burn every house whose occupant or owner fires upon our troops. Burn it." He leaped from his horse, and I upon the steps, and by that time three Zouaves were with me. I ordered them to try the door with the butts of their guns-down went the door and in went we. A well packed travelling bag lay upon a mahogany table. I tore it open with the hopes of finding a revolver, but did not. The first thing I took out was a white linen coat: I laid it on the table, and Col. Duryea put a lighted match to it. Other clothing was added to the pile, and soon we had a rousing fire. Before leaving, I went into the large parlor in the right wing of the house-it was perfectly splendid. A large room with a tapestry carpet, a nice piano, a fine library of miscellaneous books, rich sofas, elegant chairs, with superior needle-work wrought bottoms, what-nots in the corners, loaded with articles of luxury, taste, and

TEE BAPTISM OF ONE OF THE BIG GUNS OF THE NEW YORK SIXTY-NINTH BY FATHER MOONEY.Father Mooney, on the occasion of the baptizing of one of the big guns mounted at Fort Corcoran, made the following remarks:

Gentlemen:-It is with more than ordinary pleasure I come forward to perform a ceremony which is not only pleasing to us all, but highly honorable-I should say a welcome prerogative to me on this aus picious occasion-and that is the christening of the noble gun on Fort Corcoran. In the kind Providence of God it has been for me, as a priest, during the last nine years, to baptize many a fine blue-eyed babe; but never had I brought before me such a large, quiet, healthy, and promising fellow as this which is now before me. Indeed, I must remark, it has often happened, when pouring the baptismal water on the child's head, he opened his little eyes and got a little more of the baptismal water than he wished. But on this occasion this noble son of a great father has his mouth open, evidently indicating that he is anxious to speak, which I have no doubt he soon will, in a thundering voice, to the joy of his friends and terror of his enemies. I need not tell you that a most appropriate name has been selected by our esteemed colonel, and one that will be wel comed by you all, and that is the honorable name of the gallant commander of our brigade-Colonel Hun. ter. Therefore, the great gun shall hereafter answer to its name, the Hunter Gun. Now, parents anxiously listen to the first lispings of the infant's lips, and the mother's heart swells with joy when she catches the first utterance of her cherished babe, in the words "mamma, mamma;" but here I shall