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1'ii £ COLIN T R If M A N
nre and with more propriety* Until
that time we desire to adjourn the
trhole subject-matter,— Col. Enq.
A VfcinV Proper View,—The Col-
iitnbfis Enquirer says that the Charles
ton Cowrielh In an editorial, admitting J
4 previous misapprehension of the j
meaning -ftitd importance of Mr, j
Wright’s ‘peace’ resolutions, for which
he was so severely denounced by a
portion of the press, takes ocC/!«lon
to state correctly the form in which
they were offered, and the true policy
for us in reference to the. suggestions
which they contained. Having pur
sued, from the beginning, the cautious
course which the Courier commends,
it is hardly necessary for us to say
that we entirely concur with it in the
views expressed below :
A little consideration, and a tempo
rary renunciation-of the right which
some editors assume, of pronouncing
The Syren’s Song.
itV William jihoWne.
Steer hither, steer your winged pines,
Ali beaten mariners,
Here lie undiscovered mines
A [Trey to passengers 5
Perfumes (ar sweeter than the best
Which make the phoenix’ urn and nest.
Fear not your ships,
#or any to oppose you save our lips;
But come on shore,
Where no joy dies till love hath gotten more.
For Swelling Waves dUF [Mrititlg breast;?,
Where never storms stride,
Exchange—and be awhile our guests—
For stars, gaze on our cye3.
The compass, love shall hourly sing,
And, as he goes about the ring,
Wc will not miss
To tell each point he nameth with a kiss.
Impressment of Horses.—We
think the attention of the proper offi
cers might well be direefed at the
oracularly on every event, might have present time to the impressment of
suffered the resolutions to have an
swered all their purposes by being pe l -
lished in silence.
Congress did not havo them up for
consideration—nor did the mover in
sist on consideration. There were
reasons urging and recommending the
expediency of publishing such reso
lutions, as having been offered—rea
sons having nothing to do with the
merits of the resolutions, an l not com
mitting any editor or inembei of con
gress. It is not Mr. Wright’s fault if
the incontinent garrulity and loquaci
ty of others have prevented the de
signed effect of his resolutions. We
are only surprised that some who
deem it a strict duty, on all other oc
casions, to support and recognize in
dividuality and independence in pub
lic jm&u, should d-enoun.ee Mr. Wright
for a -simple proposal of inquiry and
consideration, as fully as if he had vo
ted for anything to be considered.
There are movements in military,
and in diplomatic, and in legislative
strategy, .about which it is often good
policy to say nothing. It
is not, we
conceive, the duty of the Confederate
press to correct every erroneous re- would obviate any necessity for taking
horses in certain localities. We fear,
from what we are informed, that it is
carried too far, in some cases ; to an
extent thatis likely seriously to trench
upon and impair production. We en
treat earnest and immediate consider
ation to this subject, and that it may
be acted upon in that enlarged view
which* takes cognizance of all the va
ried interests and exigencies of the
public service and of private necessi
ty. If more horses are needed, there
is a source of supply not yet exhaus
ted, that should be resorted t-o, ere
animals are taken from the plow or
the wagon. There are in this city a
number o( fancy horses, sleek as moles
and consuming daily more, grain 01
meal than would sustain a man for a
fortnight. They may he seen any tine
afternoon, bestrode by riders as sleek
as tliomselves, curvetting our streets.
Why not dismount these men, even
though they wear tidy uniforms, with
undimmed stars on the collars ? A ! bistory of
triple benefit would result : Good hor
ses, now useless, would be put in the
service ; the food they now consume
926 90, and received the money.
When the mistake was discovered by
the hank, Mr. E. M. Novval, one of
the officers, called upon Flaherty to
make good his account, which the lat
ter declined to do, saying that a short
time before the bank had paid him
$50 too little ou a check, and refused
to correct the error, and now he refused
to correct this error made rn his favor, it
being a bad rule that did not work
both ways. Mr. Norval, yesterday,
lodged information of the facts- before
the Mayor, who,pronouncing rt an en
tirely novel case, took time to con
sider what action was proper in the
premises.
“Aunt Nabby sent him a cockle
with the motto—
‘To Samuel I resign my heart.
He only can relieve its smart.’
He gave her a cockle containing—
‘When Abigail’s persuasive voice I hear,
My heart beats quick, and I feel very queer.*
And when she handed him another,
reading—
‘Wilt thou name the happy day,
O, my bosom’s idoly ,
Then myself I will array
For the tender bridal,’
he returned the following, which clinch
ed the whole business—
‘Flank of sweetness, hear me speak :
Let us both hitch teams next week.’
Aunt Nahhy was as* good as mar
ried, and Elder Sparrowgrass rose
from the table with five thousand dol
lars more than when he sat down.”
would be left for citizens ; and it
to correct every erroneous
port, or inference, or impression, that i horses from the plow, where they are
may go abroad, if the error promises i s > much needed. In the present cir-
to be of benefit to us, directly, or in- ; cumstauces of our city, no person, we
directly*. Yet, we believe if some care not what his means, has a moral
’special’ would publish a pretended tight to keep a horse for pleasure.—
roll of Lee’s.army—and this would I Rick. Sent.
“ Gov Pierponl, the Union govern
or of Virginia, says a Washington
letter, is now engaged upon a report,
to be presented to the President, con
gress, and the world, in which will be
shown x W some of the most nefarious
transactions of the Federal authori
ties in Alexandria, Norfolk, and
Portsmouth, which ever disgraced thf^£
any nation. The report
will be accompanied by a document- -
ary evidence as damning as it is con
clusive, and as conclusive as such ev
idence can be.”
“They have a little tenor in London
seven years old. Many families con
tain still younger screamers.”
njkw advertisements.
H ATS FOR WOOL.-I wHI swap a wool
hat tor two pounds ot wool washed
A JNOVEL UASE. V7U liie, 331‘tl Ot clean, and clenr ol cockle-buria. Riing your
March last, Thomas Flaherty having j wool to ihe Shop,and get your hata. I will not
t - - , beci ‘ hi formed by the Bank of Vir- j "a iTkThauVj
by a squad or so than the other fellow gmia that there was $6,926 40 to ins , order. I have some already male, of various
• eported. Do these men actually credit in that institution, in an hour ! an 1 ‘ V0U c '^ n con,e a "d ««bct for ypur-
know tlffit we are at and in war ( afterward drew upon the bank fur $8,- j '* j\j a y < set.
be as proper as much That is written
for the press—another ‘special" would
be found to correct errors and assure
the yankees that the army was smaller
•I. A. TURNfR.