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VOLUMES. CAPE ISLAND. XKW JKllSKY, TMT.-d.'AY. MAY 23, lStil. NUMBER o'i.

' m~~ m a m z FREE DO SI S CALL. lUrk I i* th»! not FMIob'i voire Sound inn aloud throughout the North I "To arai ! to arm* ! butr I make jour clinic* 'Twren liberty or chain* ! Coma forth ! Com* forth ! ye gallant men I Com* forth f j KUr, friend* of frMdora, through the North. Haik ! that booming rannnn'* roar I* the mult of trvaton dire ; From Carolina'* undj ilinrt We *ee, we hear, thr rebel'* fire. -Come forth ! ye gallant men ! Come forth t *i "Yc Mentis of freedom from the North ! "Way, »t»y thoae band* of trattore now, *■ Nor lrt them Uft an Impiou* arm ; let ever) man his cause avow, And save hla country from all harm. Aye, let the sound go proudly fcrlh That yc are racnricx at the North I Hark ! what sound la that we hear. breaking from the diataut North},. TU cnro'lc** men. who, without fear. _ : At Frredom'sTtll are atartlag forth. They've heard the Eagle acrcaai, "t.'a/e-rt j They're rallying now throughout the North! They come ! each patriot heart on Ore • a They come with weapon* la their hand*; , ' Thej com* with only one desire. To (taut a* men 'midst ITwdon'a band*. Aye t let th* patriot werda go forth. There'* none hut rascxca at the North ! ~ Sec ! aee tbeir flag ! It float* on high, ' The field blue, a'rlpe* white and red— Star* take" irom the a Jure ,ky, Spread hy Cod's OJrr. tahd nl-nve each hcaih | The flag thry proudly Lea r on high j la ths ••orlflame" of Liscntt. A !W **. For the "Ocoan Ware." .» j CRITICISM. Many hove been the praises, numer- , otts the encomiums, and loud the plsu- j dits, bestowed by the world upon its i great orators, statesmen, poets aud nut liars ; while, nl the same time, different ; base been the opinions, severe the criticisms, and rigid the judgments, urged against those who afterwards were acknowledged to be men of superior merit, j a -H«. who in poSUn-of Wadegy. ruafi, ■incomparably bo the master spirit of his j age, touching the strings of domestic ' distrust with so much of force and fee!* ; ing ; his language having at once the i graces of fancy and tone of nature, can j cull iuto actios the. most hidden springs of the soul and thus by appealing to the feelings- and passions of his auditors, greatly injures the character and reputa tion of those agaibst whom his calumny * may be directed. With a voice of ex- j crllent modulation and easy aadrefs, with enthusiastic and energetic feelings, be pours fqrth his theme, till the public inind, fcciiug tiie speech, the power of language and dignity of appearance, has been swayed and led captive by bis eloquence. Such a critic can do moro to injure and abuse, (if lie is so disposed) than an other kind, not however by force . of argument and truth of expression, but by passionate appeals und popular baranguo. - Criticism Ins been the means of bail--ding up the reputation of many, and is . not without its good advantages, bat it 1 is of its evil effects upon society that : we propose to speak. It is the means "by which men, in whose very natures nro implanted ambition and intrignc, •deceit and calumny, arc enabled to car:ry out any hateful and jealons designs, -which they may desire, to prevent their •fellow creatures from arriving at that in--tcileetual position, which their genius and talent would meritedly entitle them. When we taken retrospective view, we Und numerous instances, where tome so- ; vere and bitter articles have been the -cause of blasting the hopes of those, j who already by their writings have prom- | lied tobecomedi8tingnished andcelebra- i red authors. We do not pretend to sny, not tbat there may have been just cause ■ fur criticisms, yet thoso critical opinions | eoukl bave been given in such a way as j BOt to offend and discourage, hot rather to please and incite. Well has the poet said; '■Fuji ewj a ro ot putrot ray «erene. The d»ik iiulvl'.cart cave* of orrea hear | S alt nvey a flow ;* bom to btual; inreen, Anfl * »»!c tM tf/rtoi •» OB the .Hirrt air." T>ke for example the cuz" of "ffcofl" ao English ;>oet, who was c tnon of delicate aud effeminate constitution, aud possessed of a peculiar temperament. H 1 1

He might justly be called u thild poet, so sensitive that yon con read his char- j acter and disposition from his writings, i The "Hyperion" and "Endymion"' his most celebrated poefts. now ncknow- 1 ' I lodged to be pieces of great popularity . i and merit, urc to impressive «m account j of the bcaulifnl jimiics and fertility of imagination displayed, that no one reads' ' them without admiring the character of j I the- author, and without sympathizing' J with his misfortunes, Sorrows and cnrcs JI Eagerly and witli anxious solicitude did [he await the criticism which he well i knew would appear in the Reviews ofj ( that day, some of which were very tar- ,j j cnitie und unjust. The time at length ! j arrived, when, with throbbing heart, he : j pound in deep study .over the critical! »| jadgt raent, on his production, in ortirr to see what impression he hod made on the minds of his readers. How delighted he must have been, ns ' he- perused tho high encomiums and opinions, given by the greatest men,, of that age, who, for the mo.-t part, eons der it n production which could only cut- j finale from a comprelietisire'and well in- ; formed tr.iiiJ. Soon after this, however. [ j when lie was in the height of his glory, an article appeared, which clucked him 1 in his onward career, anil was the means of consigning him to on untimely grave. : Although the criticism was written . 1 by an eminent ' writer, yet never was ! there anything mere unjust, false and inequitable than this, coming front an j ambitious aud jealous rival, i There is a great resemblance between ' j She/Iff a ud Keats: lhe same .exritablilil ; ' the same keen outward life ; the Mine ' passion for ideas the same spendin^bf ' j life in Icliiug or hearing some new thing; ; ! the same acntcncs* in philosopliicnl re- ' ♦search, but unlike tli/^ugflicr. Keats died 1 j in what should havcmRii the bill bloom ' j of manhood. Had be lived, lie might ' ) have become tin poet of his age, for ' such is the extent of untiring energy 1 i und persevering zeal, that it may accomplish untiiought-of wonders. Thus we aee that all authors are liable to be discouraged by criticism, at the very beginning of their literary efforts, and the only way to succeed, is to arise with An foau vigor; for a long and mire- ' mining exertion w ill alone be crowned with success. Loo!; what an effect a r rigid criticism on Ryron's uniting* had at first; yet those very sentiments were afterwards treasured up by the people of , ( all ofesses. At one lime ho was com- 1 polled to leave his country, and nguiu was idolized by those who before had been Ids persecutors. Even the most [ sarcastic and bitter lie viewer*, when the ■ poet Imd become the potnud idol of the j i people, became respectful and admiring j and even courted his favor,.. in order tiwi^ , j he might contribute to tbtdr review* ^ i Many instances might be cited, where t i critcistn has been tho cause of blasting ( J the hopes of genius, but the length of i this article will not permit. ' The. meanest and .most contemptible form of criticism is that which emanates [ from the gossiping or every day critic. There are those, who consider themselves qualified to criticize uny production, and freely give their opiuions unj asked, and if perchance, the composition j i* somewhat above their standard, im- , | mediately pronounce it a plagiarism. I They are the persons in whose very l | [ nature is implanted jealously and in- j { trigue, deceit -Slid calumny, but at the l same lime are egotistical, munitions, and i ' j desirous of reputation aud renown. Wc do not doobt, but there are s ; sorno who are guilty of pilfering and r 1 copying, yet a persons writings never rhonld be pronounced such, until having j : been thoroughly perused and digested, it : can be proved beyond a doubt , that not only bis ideas, bnt expressions, have been plagiarized. Then let scch on one ' be branded as a thief, and placed before - society as an a'njjfct of scorn, contempt i and indignation. ,. j If yon btfs on .opinion I o. offer, Jet It '

: be founded on truth, justice *»nd nr gupcnt, and substantiated by proof, and it will be appreciated accordingly. lie who is so lost to salf esteem, so devoid of every principle of honor and justice, so selfish in his opinions, sojeal- ' ous of the reputation of his friends, an ; so be always desiring to injure llicir ■ I character and tradure their good name, | is indeed, a mean, grovelling wretch, und | should be despised by all who lovo to I see genius growing up like a tender TjiTant, in whatever form it may present ■ itself. J. V. 0. .} Fur in- "Ottta Wave." deotksvillh jjiutauy affairs. t Emend Leacu . — Believing that it i might be a matter of iutcrest to the readers of tho Hare, to know something 1 about the military' affairs of Dennis t • Township, I forward you this for publication. A7 few evenings since, the citizens o! Dennisville csseiubK-d in a building known us the Chapel, and utter electing officers to preside over the de» i liberations of the meeting, proceeded ' to curd names lor a military company, | the services of which were to be tender- ; cd L3 tho general government. After a prolonged effort, some thirteen per-. ; soil* consented t\ uft as patriots and soldiers for tbojwnr in which the Government is engaged. The balance of ! the ctyizens^IreAeiit concluded that they i would not ^fonscnt to be enrolled ia a ! coinpniiy/umoug whom were the compnr- ' u'.iri-ly lyliud and maimed, and cspeciul- ; ly when the physical infirmities were of ' such n nature, that serious appreheit- ; sious were cuter tafued that u frlcuu, ini Stead of a foe, was in danger of lieing shot; or by thi^fcillating step of another, the hr.tins of a fellow soldier ' might be jco|**rdlked In view of nil tiiese circumsluuces, it was decided to ; organize an independent company, nud j twenty persons volunteered on that evei ning, nud Olbtr eulis'tdcnu are still being made. The prospect is, that Den- - uisvillc alone will turn oat a very rts- | pectablc company. 1 have been informed that our fellow i citizens of the Sea-shoro were organizing and drilling, under the direction of ; our worthy townsman — Joshua Town»,end — whose cleva'ion of moral character, and acquaintance with military tactics, renders him peculiarly adapted to j the position to which his fellow citizens . | have called liiin. [ I am happy to say, that not a single ' traitor can be found in Dennis Town- ' sldp; (notwlthstandiag report* havp ! been circulated to the contrary.) The 1 star spangle I banner, the emblem of our -national liberty, is (bitting in every ' part *H the township"; nnd God grant j that it may. so continue, qntil the end of '' tirr.r. I am notified that quite an cx- ; citing time is expected at a Hag-raising, to come off this week, at the public* ,- .-chool house in South Dennisville. Mr. Ashmcad, the principal of the school, ] i is taking n lively interest in the affair ; and it affords mc piessure to say, thut 1 lie is uot only ' one of the best teucbers in the State, but is also one of New Jersey's purest patriots. Citizen. May 13 th, 18C1i — — "" ■ - THE "WASHINGTON LETTER. It was noticed last week that we had re- ' cived a letter from Mr. tl.W.Sawyer, ' I of this place, who i* now in tb* Army. He ■ j wrote hi* letter at the 0. S. Arsenal, D C. I ' Ho was with the Pennsylvania troops who 1 j attempted to go through Baltimore, on the 19th uit.. and got severely hart ia the riut. B The company which he went with was the tirst that landed at Annvpo'.if. At this place they bad to go to work and haild r ; bridges and lay railway tracks, fov thrjse ' i days, and livsd on nine rreeUr* each. 1 per day. They killed two men, wonn l ded one, and took ono prisoner, near Ane uopolis. When they first ar/ived in Wash5 Higion the company quartered ia the SenB ale Chamber. In speaking of theto quar t ters he oays : "Well, now, I had no iJea I ■ abcnld ever meet there in a body, not to ' deliberate, bat lo etecnta." He say* th*y it ?rallj around the olJ flag io doiotieb oi

real love. Wtf etlng to it as the only hope , i Freedom. We grasp 'tho sword and shoal- , i d«r the mu-ket with confidence tbutjooc. ■ cxase is just, and imperatively demand Wf' j Us speak* of the farmer, merchant, me- ] chatiic and professor, who have' quit their peaeo avocations and rushed to tho rescue j < of the American Nation. ! 1 lip says that Lieut. Talbot, ©r Fort j 1 Sampler, is their drill master at preseut. — j i Hardee's drill it the standard. The heavy i i artiilflTfat tho Arsenal is pointed toward" i ' . Alexandria. Confidence is expressed that j \ , Jeff. Davis will be conquered after a few ' battles. To capture Washington. h« think* ' 1 the rebels will have to march over the dead , ' body of every" soldier, before they can do 1 ; it. lie call* npon the Capo Island Homo;1 Cnard* to 'tender their services lo tho President, "rhut come to the seat of war. 1 1 whetn they wii! have an opportunity to dis- j 1 ; play themselves. '•j J. S. Lcach —Dear .Sir Tho under-: 1 signed, at the request of the Office" and ) ■ men.hers forming the "Cape ]*1and Home j ■ Guard" organization, pciitioned the ('ho- ! , spu Freeholders of Cop» May Co.. for an j appropriation to nrm and equip said rom- | paoy for ac'.ivn service, and fur tire defence j _ of our common county. 1 de-m it due to , 1 tho courte*y of the honorable Hoard cf Chospn Frooholdors, to lav before yonr ' - reader* a copy of the memorial, frith the resolution passed by said Hoard, consign. ■ ing it to a long Vesting place; both of i ' which yon will hove the Kindness to pub- I liihjn the Ocean Wove, and oblige i Yours lCespectfully, JOHN WKST. Capo Island. May 14th laCl. To the llonoratily Hoard of Chosen Fie* holder* <.f Hie County of Cape May. - Coii-idv'ring-tho insecurity of our shores against invasion by the hostile Confederacy , of the South, it become* necessary lo pro ' vide fur the safety of ou property and our i homes. We have therefore organized a i i company on Cape Inland, ealtad the , i •* Home" Gnu id," und would respectfully in , [ vile your attention to tl.e necessity of pro- , Tiding the said company with arms and equipments ; nud that an appropriation tie j, made by yonrtmnorabl" body, lulicieni to | arm and equip said company for active ser- [ vice, for the defense of our common county, in this solemn crisis of our history. Submitting tho above for tho ctuisUlero- j ■ tion of your honorably , body. By order | r of the Company Tory Respectfully, ! JOHN WKST. j Captain of the 0. 1. Home Guard. ! ' Texntm's I sect P. O., Cape May Co . May 9th, 1861. | To Cai't. John Wxst : — Dear Sin— Ou ! 1 the tth of May, :n«t.. a', a meeting of the j ■ . Hoar! of Chosen Freeholders of the Conn* | : tr of Cupa May. held in the Court House , of said County, a memorial, signed by John . f : West, Captain of the "Cape Island Home Guard." was presented, asking said Hoard ti make an appropriation lor aiming and , •■quipping said company, which, after n ' - brief consideration, was laid upon the table ' i until tho noxt day, the 8th; that being the ] , annual ftqgpd meeting of the Hoard. — 6n the 8th the said memorial was taken • Troap t he -tutde, and after consideration, the ; ieilo-siiig rcsoiutioB rvlativa thcrvto was 1 Adopted — | Resolretl, That the memorial of lire ] "Cape Inland Home Gnard" he indeSRites ly po-tpooed ; and that no Clerk of the f Hoard inform Capl. West of Cuo action of ; the »aiJ Hoard, relative to said memorial, j lJy order of the Hoard. J USUI' A SWAIN, Clerk, j TESTAMENTS FORTHE TROOPS. i- The mi Idiers who have recently left the r, Stute under tho command of Brig. Gen. o Runyon. four Reglmeni*. be ween three 1. and four thousand in nnmber, wero famish0 ud each with a copy of the New Te. tawent. e This was mostly done in the city of Trcnt. ton. under the direction of tho Bt'dw Sue peiintendent of the Uible society, jast bei* fore their departure. -Tho 'ultima* u<ed <1 were or a neat gilt-edged pocket-book form, '«• aud were selected not only for their inti. iriii«ic value, but as keepsakes front fellow t citizens and Christian friends at homef Tee provitmn wo made for Ui-se who were s- not otherwise Tarnished with than; books, i»- in a term convenient to carry on the perr son. and were willing to receive theui. The distribution ha* the approbation and Lo co-operation of the Governor, the Adjutant iy General, and other ©Acer*. In many eases lit was made company by company, either I • ' ■ • • ••

in the ruuka or by calling each soldier by j uair.e and having Litis step forward and ro- , . ■[ ct-iw lire book. Col. Johnson'* Regiment from Newark, 780 men, were supplied when ou parada, an ■ interesting spectacle. not one of thofpmbcc j declining to receive the gift. The wholu i matter was treated with seriousness by tho ! and many expressed gratification, The bobks will doubtless afford employ- ; men I und solace in the leisure hours of the j camp. The presentation was made in 'lhe of the Hible Society of the County ! from which each Company calm;, aud which ! it b not doubted will cheerfully bear the expense. The new llt-giiitcnis now formr ing will be supplied in Trenton, *o the *ame , way. Person* wishing to aid in this departin en t of the Hible Society V> work can send L their contributions to Charles Hand, Tree1 surer of Caps May Cunnly Hible Society. BY AUTHORITY. | LAWS OF NEW JERSEY. JOINT KKrQLUTlON. i Whereas donh'.* hate arisen o* to ill* coo- ; strnciion of the Resolution parsed at the I lu.t session of tliu Legialutew* relative 1 to the printing of the Con'us reltirui, Rc.olv.d by the Seuate niid General ' Assei bly of the State of New Jersey, That the Secretary ol Stale is hereby directed to prepare and publish tabular statements of the lad Cen*u. returns on file in hi* office similar to those published with the Law* of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. A further Supplement to the act entitled ■ "An act to regulate eh-Clions," approved. April aixteeuiU eigbtcou hundred und A 1. He it enacted by th" Senate aud Geo- S oral A*»cmhly of lhe Siale of New Jersey, That the county of Morris shall constitute — - lliive Awembly districts; the first district be composed of the township* of Chatam. Morel-, M»uUh*ai and Chester: the second district t«i bo composed of tho townships of Ilunover, l'oquuunock and Rockawav ; tho thiid district to be com-po-ud of ilio lunnships of Randolph, Itoxburv, Jefferson and Washington. ! U. And be it enacted, That the county of Ocean -hail constitute cue Assembly , district to bo composed of the township* i therein. ' 3. Aud be it enacted. That the town of i t'hilipsburg be added to the first Assembly ! district in the County of Warren. 4 And be it enacted. That this act shall I lake t-ff-ct immediately. I Approved May 7. 18»1. I An art making au appropriation to the , biato I'risou. , I. He it enacted by the Senate and Gec- | era! Assembly of the Stntu of New Jersey. . ' That lhe sum of ten thon.aod dol'ar* lie , paid by the treasurer oat of the treasury , ; to thifkccper of the siuie prison, to lie ap- ) plied to the payment of the debt* now duo I ' and unpaid, against the aforesaid institution i : mill for the rapport thereuf, said sum of L. ; money to be expended under tho dlmtkn , of the iuspector* and keeper of the sure j prison. a 2. And be-it enacted, That this act shall » take effect immediately. < Approved May 8, l.ttil. P GLORIOUS SEKTIME5T OF HETTET CIAT. Jii 1HA0. Henry Clay uttered the followl e log language, striekicgly npplrcahle in tho f ' present crisis, in tho Senate of the United j .Slates : •* ! "Mr. President : I hnre heard with pain j and regret a confirmation of a remark I. , made, that the senlimeul of disunion is b— e j coming familiar. I hope it is confined to i, South Carolina. I do not regard as my duly * e what the honorable Senator seems to ru. ,. gard as his. "If Kentucky lo.morrow unfarls tb* bani. ner of resistance, 1 never will fight under that banner. I owe a paramount allcgittics io the whole Union — a subordinate one lo j my own Htate." i. There speaks the tree patriot. ^Wo are i- shortly to see whether the blood of Clay • still has its living representor v>s w Old i- Kentucky, who will lead the loyal hearts e : and hands of h*r sons in the cause of tho i, 1 country against the trailolh * ^ j From tb* tenor of official advice* there j ; is no prospect of th* recognition of th* confederate Blalei by any of tire foretga- „ ] Power, sgsinst the protest ofYbe Adiuin:r iaretlon at Washington. V ■ " ,