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"VOLUME 6. CAPE 181, AND. NEW .1 HUSKY. THURSDAY. MAY l(i, 13(il. NUMBED 51.

'*=- a m. ma --vjbl "oub dniok. eiqht oe we05g." j J Rouse, Ik srt» Cf Frcr-Joo'» oolj- bone t Ilsrl., to illsii'ilua'a cry Pe.sr Litxrty, brar&ib bet ilomr, Proclaims that ■laager's nigh i •* tome, let y our noble aboota tin* forth, In trumpet voices strong, "We know no South, we know no .North, • Our Union, right or wrong " The temple our brave faUiera made s-The » niulrr of the world, ■ Shall they behold their aooa dlamayed When treaaon'a flag's unfurled I • Uh, never, by the glorious start Wbieh no our banner throng ; Rouse, tuna of three victorious wars, p ^ For Union, right or wrong. Oof patriotic Fathers' shades, With Washington on high, Point to their Mood-annolntcd blades, I "And to thetr children cry, ' "House, freemen, by your Father's scars, On to the rescue throng ; Twfrod our Cag and saettd slats, The Union, right or wrong. Sons of the press, proclaim tta worth, [;•*.' In telegraphic Arcs, Bid young Americana stand forth And rtv.ul.tr their sires; Wake, sister States, and hand In hand, Round 1'reedcm'a Trojde throng. Come, about in One united baud, "Our Union, right or urorg !" wabhihotok irviko, l. l. d. Mr. Editor: — Your issue of April | 11th, brought to our notice a uell writ 1 ten article iu which the writer rays . | "Thcte ore no two Americans who bare ; won brighter laurels and a more enduring fsiiio than Irring and Prescott." ***' As we hare had the pleasure of perusing their works, we will volunteer our humble opinion of one whose u tunc has aud. J a glory to the literature of our country, and whoso fame is spread nhroad over laud and sea. It wotsld be a work of supererogation to F'.t forth the merit* of living us a cist- leal writer II is miscellaneous uro- [ (factious, containing twenty twWf^volnme«, have nit kinds of merit, and are , sufficiently various to suit the tastes of | all. The have been widely ycircuUted ; j nnd for the lost eight or ten years of iiis life, it is said that ho received from the sale of his books alono an average animal income of twenty thousand dollars. The brilliant literary career of Irving may be dated f.om the publication of c .> his "Knickerbocker's Hiatory of New York," which appeared in 1809. The reading community sought after it, and j | were delighted and astonished at the | wondrous antiquarian research of liar, author. This nsmtned history of lifelike pictures of the olden times, was read and commended by Sir Walter Scott, the great novelist and poet, and it it said that he almost raved with do .light in its perusal. It Is also said •that George Canning, the great satirist-•well-nigh fractured his ribs by laughter over its pages. This historical ro, nance is written in a lerio-conticnl style, and lor playful irony and genial humor, is probably unequalled by any work of t the kind ever written. "Knickerbocker" wns the name of oue of tbo early Dutch -families which settled on the "Island of ."Manhattan," now New York city and • a— county. Irving's contributions to our litem&re are of the enduring kind. He stands in the front rank as on historian; and is also well kuowu by his qnaini -essays, replete with scenes >f love and pathos, description of J»H_ days and travels, and legends of the sunny clime of Granada. His "Alhamhin" conuin* "a series of tales and sketi hes of the Moors and Spaniards," which he collectedgr.ri portrayed with all the beauties of u'i enchanting dream, while rambling, i I •' in Spain among the romantic Mountains ! B of Audaluria. All who have read his B "Sketch Book," "Conquest of Gran.'. ' A ' da," and other historical production?-, i must be convinced that he was a genH itlemnn of highly cultivated taste, nice £itorimiaauoa, appreciative judgment, ( and ualver-al research. We admirt his ■ richness sf ideality— his wealth ot imagery — hia exuberance of fancy — hiiflexi- [ :zz

bis touching pasli is— his purity of sen- | •intent — his perfection of finish, and ] descriptive powers. Although we do : not believe lie was the greatest philosopher of his generation ; and perhaps he ha* not written so many sentiments of; a wise and profound nature as some others^; but as a picturesque painter of human life in all its familiar phases, he •bines without uu equal. His lifelike ; pictures have that freshness and beauty about tbcm which nothing but life-stud-ies .C9U give, lie copied from Nature; and possessed nu nnrivuilcd keenness of | insight into character. He locked at : human nature from a generous point of view — with kindly sympathies — with tolerant philosophy — with quick perception of the ludi'Tous — with tender simI littiiy in the pathetic, nnd with a chccr- i ful spirit of bopefutiurss As a writer, Irring excels in elegance style — in g owing rhetoric— in gentle niiortivcnr»s, and spleudid raillery. He had tlio rare faculty of finish - j iug all that lie undertook, and "f pleasing everybody — even the British critics, ills works were received in England j with respect and admiration. Lord By1 j ron, Soulhey, Campbell, Moore, Lock- . hart, Dickens, and mnny othec eminent . j men have borne witness to their liking : ; for liim. And not long since, Mr. - Thackeray, (a famous English author) ; ' wrote a bcantifu! eulogy — a handsome j • and merited compliment, published in i r the "CornhUi Magazine" — in which he i soys ; "I would like to hear of some r monument raised by English writers and I friends of letters in affectionate remeinremembrancc of tho dear and good i WASHINGTON Irving. »*»*." i It is well known that (Tie University ■ of Oxford, England, conferred on Irv- • ; ing the degree of L. L. P. It Is also ; j well known that he rct-ived a fi'ty-giii- ; r j hea gold luednl, provided by George ; j IV., for eminence iu historical composi- 1 i J lion. These honor* were confered on \ < him aficr the publication of his "Life ! - of Columbus," a most luminous pro- ■ ■ ductii n, and for learned research, critical judgment, picturesque description, ; interest in the narrative, and beauty of f diition, may jnstly bo ranked among r the noblest efforts of human genius. : For half a century, Irving was the I [ classical American author ; and his ini tellectual force remained unimpaired v; during his old ace, Iu his last great • walk, the "Life of Washington," he i preserves tlie same genial tone, tho same r incomparable dictioir, the roinplctneiis I and finish in the slructnre of his style, that marked the earlier productions of I I, is life. This work is embellished with • portraits of Washington and his Getterr als, also with some important plans and r maps. Il» take* us through \|ie stormy. | and important scenes of tlie Revolutionary drama, nnd pictures vn flesh and f blood color- a living presence of Wash- > ington as a General, n-Stalesman, and , n private citizen ; giving many ot his f own words and letters, which should be | rend, at least, by all Americans Every lhooghtful_reudcr will rise from its peru- . sal a wiser physon. Let all who cherish , with feelings of veneration tlie name ol . washington, all who love the words ol t wisdom, m!1 whose hearts still throb for I the country to which they owe thiir olj legiancc, read and ponder " Irving's s Life of Washington." From vol. V., , page 301, wc quote a portion of Irg ving's enlogy. which we consider a beau- . tiful and merited compliment : i " The fume of Washington stands | apart of every other in history ; shining ' j with a truer lustre nnd a more benigs ! nam glory. Willi' us hi* memory re8 | mains a national property, where nil . sympathies throughout our widely exi tended and diversified empire meet ir. ^ I unison Under all dissensions nnd maid " ) all lb.' storms of party, lils precepts and c . example apeak to ua from the grave with ., n paternal appeal ; and his name— -by s | all revered — forms a universal tie of ; brotherhood — a tcalchtctrd Our Ux- " i «»*•" 1 A. LEA.MING. - ! Bio Grande, N. J..

" Fur t.'.r ■-•♦-.--in Wiiv. j newtox, Mas-.., May lat, 1SC0. a | Mr. Editor : — The feeling that we I . : must firmly support the government 0 j seems almost unanimous in New Kng1 ■ land. Cowards arc despised. Lifent. e j . of Bradford, Yt., lias been prer sented with a wooden sword. 10 feet long E for his valor in not going to the wur. ] s Traitors are pitied for the future retp ; ribution that swaits them, while their _ : treason is execrated. Nearly evewulay , . briugs a new icport of Jefferson Davis J t j- hung in effigy in some of our towns. 1 ! , t ; have noted two in this morning's paper j , ^ 1 Rarely wc see an extreme roe' hod of indicating the general sense of what he 1 deserves. I lately saw in an obscure ; t jilage in Boston a large rat hung by the , l ueckYXnd over it these words— "JefT. Davis : Deltb to Traitors." j The papers tell of those who have ; , been powerful in Congress now prompt _ ; in offering themselves for the Grid, such . J j us, John Shermau of Ohio, Henry Wil ( __ ' sou of Massachusetts, nnd Cassius M. Clay of Kentucky, even ready to serve I as (irivatrs. In this town a lofty (lug-staff has been f . 1 set this week ; nnd this morning many p t . citizens ossembled to wituess the clevn- t , lion of the flag., Tlie Rev. S. F. ( Smith, D D. — author of that popular 1 I : missionary hyinn_: "Ye* my Native laud j , I Lore Tliee^f— whose residence is close , by the flag-staff — being called on to lead , ; in prayer, distinctly recognized our ob- t . j ligation never to do anything on which ; I I wo cunnot ask God's bloing. May i .- ; such a reverence for the divine authoriiy I ' and desire for the divine blessing iuiluI ence the mind of every soldier and eve- t , rr c tizen, while conteudin; against u •" ! mighty rebellion ! When the flag was n ( j ruiae'l and spread to the breeze, the 1 J crowd enthusiastically sung tho "Star , • llunn<?rI"M-#vn4 "A , j Among tho thousands of women \ ( about us who are willing ro net as nurses j , i for wounded soldiers are many who have j i offered themselves to Gov. Andrew to go at once to tho army, who hnvc had ! * very important experience — some in I' (• families — some in hospitals — one was a , nurse in the Kaffir war in Africa — nn- ' other in India and in the Crimean war. j An octogenarian presented hiiue-cif at ( n Union meeting Saturday with the very , , musket and knapsack (still containing a , , few cartridges) which he used in the wur i 3 of 1812. He said if the rebels come , B this w -y he will yet prove to them bis s former valor. ! i A new company lias been enrolled in ' { Worcester, each inan of who n weighs ' , over 200 pounds. In Cambridge, the seat of Hf.rvtrd j College, a moss meeting was held lost ( Saturday, under a large elm tree near the Common. This tlui is tho Old Elm ' • under which General Washington uu- c I sheathed Ids sfeord, when he took com- ' . uiand of the 'j^meriean Army. Here 1 j thousands sympathized together iu pa- : ' jiriotic songs ami speeches i t 3 Though Boston had ninny croakers at i - the election of Lincoln It Tolls up a i jr mighty tide of wealth and loyal fceijog , . iu support of Ids Administration. flic . ^ police yesterday .coumeS more tliaii 38U0 , lings waving wrthin the city Yours, iu haste, il. p fobt moheoe. This Fort being now garrisoned by a i sufficient number of " good men and j true," may bid defiance to oil attempts j ,, the Secessionists may make agaiust it. | .. It is one of the strongest forts in the ! 1 United Slates, and constitutes the north point or the entrance to James ltiver, j and, with Fort Calhoun, which is one s mile distant, commands ibe entroncj to j g that river. The Tort itteli is Very large. 1 ;- The walls are uioro th.iii a aiile in cir- | i- en it, very thick aud bigli, aur rounded by j II a tnkat which is from filty to one Iran- ! c- dred feet wide, with eight feet of water, j r. drawbridge ami enter batter lis. It .1 mounts some three hundred heavy gun*, , d has mortars for throwing shells, furua- j L ccs f< r heating balls, Ac. Nothing j iy could approach within thiee miles, ex- ! of cept uudtr tlie tire of all these batteries. 1 s- The walls inclose seventy -firo acres, in i the centre of whleli 1s avast parade i ' grouud— the quarter* of the troop fa- j ciug Uu latter mi all sides.

\ "BY AUTHORITY. lav^s OF new jersey. An additional Supplement to the Aot entitled "An act to regalate ••lections,'' approved April sixteenth, eighteen bua- ; dred and forty-nix. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Geo- , vral A(»embly of the Slate of New Jerlej. ! Thai for the purpose of electing members of the general assembly of thh ftata, the i -evcral counties studl lie formed into as ; many assembly district* a* the said coon-' | tbware entitled to elect momhrrs of the ■ general assembly respectively, thai is to say: ATI.AXTI'* COrXTT. 1. The county of AllantiCs shall consti- ' one assembly district, to be composed j of the several township* therein. l'f::uRX roCXTT. 11 The county. of Bergen shall constitute two districts, lite Cr»t to Ko composed : ■ f" the towmdiip* of I.odi, Iluckensuck, • N»w llr.rtiudoes nnd Union ; the second to , ; be composed of the townships of llurrins- , • Franklin, Saddle River, AYubbington ; and Ilohokns. ruruxuton COCNTT. *- j i III. The county of Burlington shall con- . stitutu four districts, tlie llrsl to be com- ( | pnscd of the township* of Uordentowo, • ' I Chesterfield, .Multifield and New Hanorcr; the second district to bo composed of t^u i township* or Springfield. Burlington, Wil- - ' i Hngboro', Beverly and Cinaminson ; the j third <listri''t to be composed of the towu- • ships of Chester. Kve-ham, Mcdford, Lum- : berlon utid Northampton ; (lie fourth dis- - ' i trict to lie composed of the townships of ' ! Southampton, We*tampton i Sli unto tig. Washington und Egg Harbor. CAWpi COCRTT. IV. The couuly of Camden shall consti- . ' tute three district* ; the fir»l district to be composed of the not Hi ward, middla ward ami south ward, of tho City of Camden ; . the second district to be composed of the townships of Centre, Delaware, Newton. ' . Stockton and Union ; tlie third district to j coiupiMvd ot I hi. townships ot Wj«»Ww. , i Wulerfurd, Wasiiiugtun, Gloucester usd . 1 The county of Capo May shall con- ' j stllute oti" OMMi.'.rbly district to be com- | posed of lb.- several townships therein. ; crunRRi. v.\n 'county. I VI. The county of Cumberland shall ! coustituto two districts, the first to be j ' composed of the townships of Stoc Creek, j . Greenwich, Hopewell, FairfieN and Down-; | tho second districts to be composed br the | townships of Deerfield, C'ohansey, Bridge* j ton, Millvitle, and Maurice lliver. Essex Coi stt. VII. Th" couuly of Essex shall consti* j i tute nine districts, the first lo be composed ! ! of th" lown*hips of Bloomfield, Caldwell, j ' Livingston and Milhorn; the second dis. I trict to he composed of the first, second, , and third ward* of U||^ty of Orange ; , the third district to be composed of Belle- | ' ville township, nnd tbu eighth ward of ttn- j city or Newark ; the fourth district to br ' . composed of the first and fourth wards of 1 , tbo city of Newark ; the fifth district to i composed of the econd and sixth wards j of the city of Newark ; the sixth district j be composed of the thirteenth ward of the city or Newark and th» townships of | Clinton nnd South Orange ; the seventh ' di'trict to be composed of the third and nnd ninth wards of the city of Newark ; the eighth district to be composed o^lhe | fifth, tenth and twelfth wards of the city of j Newark ; the ninth district to be comi posed of the seventh and eleventh wards of | the city of Newark. Gloucester County* j VUL The county of .Gloucester {shall constitnte two districts, the first to becomi posed of the townships of Deptford, Green wich and Mantns; the second to be com- ' posed of the townrhipwof Harrison,. Clayton, -Wool rich and Franklin. hudson county. IX. The connty of Hudson shall consli- ! tnte fix districts, the first to be composed i of tbe first nnd second wards of Jersey Ci- j j iv ; the second district lo be composed of i the third sixth words of Jersey City; the \ third district to be composed of the footlb -land fifth wards of Jersey City ; tbe fourth ' j district* to be composed of tbe city of Ho- . bokeu and WecUswken township ; the fifth i ilUtrict to be composed of the township* of : North Bergen snd Harrison ; the sixth dis- • I tries to be composed of Honih Bergen, Bayoane and Jludsoa City.

• ih'ntehdon county, X. the cobety of Hunterdon shall constitute three districts, the first district shal^, bo composed ot tne townships of East Airwell. West Am well, Lambertvilie, Dels* - ware and Kingwood; the second district to be composed of the townships bf Bar - | tan, Readington. Franklin and Tewksbury; the third district to be composed of Clin- | ton, Lebanon, Bethlehem, Union and Alexandria. XFRCX* COUNTY. j XL Tho county of Mercer shall constitnte three di-tricta, tho first district to be conipored of tbe townships of Hopewell. Princeton, Lawrence and Kwing; the set . oml district lo be composed or the fir**, second, third, fourth uud fifth wards of tin ! city of Trenton ; the third district , to he composed of the townships of . West Windsor, Fas'. Windsor, Mashing- ! t»n, llnmiltan, and the tixtb ward of tie city of Trenton. , XinDLKSKX COUNTY. XII. The county of Middlesex shall constitnte three districts; the Erst district to i be composed of the city of New Brnnr. wick; the second district to be composed i of the townships of Perth Ambov, Piscati away und Woodbridgo ; the third district t<i be composed of tbe township* of East BruoMsick, Monroe, North Brunswick, . South Brunswick and South Amboy. W0XROUTII COUNTY. w. 4 XIII. The county of Monmoelh shall . | ^ i constitute three districts ; the first district t to tie composed of the townships of Up- 1 per Freehold, Millstoue, Manalapsn, Free- SHH hold and Howell the second district to uKS| be • omposcd of theAownsbips of Atlantic, •. Shrewsbury. Ocean, Wall nnd Marlboro; ' the third district to be composed of the township.*' of Holmdel, ltari tun. Middle- | town nnd Matawao. xorius couxfy. XIV. The county of Morris shall coe- "Si stitute three di>trlcts; the first to be composed or tbe townships of Chester. Morris, Cliathutn nnd Mendham tbo second district; ' 'VpBl constitute one district to be composed Of . k A; ! tbo lowusbips therein. rASSAtC COUNTY. mvx. -«i_ r~r i>.—.u ^ V5 st it u to threfe districts ; tho first district to lie composed of the townships of Aqusch- fiSH anouk and the south aud flfU^na^ r nf t.ha i city of Paterson ; the second district to 3Hl bo composed of the and wesj wards of tbo J 1 city of Patterson ; the third district to ba j£SH composed of tbe north ward of the city of 1 Peterson uud tho tosroships of Manchester SkBl 1 Wayne, Pouptoc and West Millford. salem COUNTY. XMI. The county of Sulem shall cots- I-.' --^5 "stilutc two districts; the 6rst to be com. ! posed of the townships of Upper Peons Neck. Lower Pcnns Neck, Pilesgvove 'vSM i Pitlsgrove and Upper PitUgrove; tho MWI i second district to be composed of the town- ftZM ships or Mauuington, Salem. Ktsinborongh ^sy.S | Upper A How ays Creek and Lower Alio. -m waya Creek. •overs cr cot'STr. XVI II. The county of Somerset shall conslitato two districts ; tbe first dislriofi J 1 to ba composed of tho ^ynships of Left. 1 minster, Bernard, Bridgewslcr and War | I reo ; the second district to'ho composed of . > the townships of Franklin, llillsboro', Moolgnmmery and Brancbborg. SUSSEX COUNTY. XIX. Tbe connty or Rnssex shall eon- 4Q ' bUtnte two districts; the first to b« com- ' m ' pesod of the townships of Sandystowc, | I Montague Wantage, Frank ford, Vernon ? and Ilordystown; tbe second district to ba r* JP • I composed nf tlie townships of WslpncJ^ ,4 . ® f Stiliwnter, Greene Byram. Lafayette, New- jj I - ton and Uparta. f tTNIPW OOCKTT. XX. The ceuuty of Union shall consti- Sdl tute two diUr'ct*> rii«? first to be com- 9^1 I posed of tbe city of Elizabeth nod -she B . township of Linden ; the second district "S to be composed or the city of Rshwav, t'-e H^B townships of Union, We«t field, Sprl gfield, S^B .. 1 'Liu field and New Providence. I warren county. B9 XXI. The county of Warren *UII cow- . BBI sti.ule three uistricts, tbs first to b* conss | j j posed of tlio township* of Greenwich* <^B I j ( Franklin. Phillti'sburg sod Hsrtnony; Uus 9 I I second to b«. composed or the township, of D I ie | Washington, Mansfi. li', luiie|>ei done v M I I, I Frc ling buy sen and HecketUtown ; the J I ^ third lo bo composed of tbe townships Si <^B J Oxford, BelvMere, Hope. KnowiuBjB 1 h Blairs'.own, Herdwick snd Paftai.iariy- t| J "fl Approvd. Marcn lb. IBC1. ■ s- 1 The -South Cavolma mtops appear 1 B willing to rw to Virsinm ead dghi, and lb* ■ fl tar very few b»vc*«ne- ■