1861 And 1898

rlie martial spirit that pi country at the present time, and the Ik unding of the press, earries one back in memory to the scones of 1861. The same profiera of assistar.ee and the same "mouthings" oí embryo h ís heai-d now as t.hen. "On to Richmond" was the cry! The flrst "Buil Run," hu-wever, see-med to damp the ardor of many, and before the v;ir was over our Volunteers had to be bought by large bounties, jnst as if they were lerd of cattle. Mtglrt not the same animus" Influenee them to-Jay, as did ii that time? We see offers of whole iients made to the secretary of , and probably ere long they will ■ pensions founded ori the cl iim of "anxiety of mind whltót in the service "1 the United States." Let thls Spauish embiogin be eft in the hand.-i of the presiden! and hls ;id lser and let us ni for o:r flrst war befon eoramence another. VBTERAN. In the course of ." few daya i Arbor railniad eompany expects to ird the con'tracrt for the constn, ol a car ferry steamer, which when eompleted and launched, win make a toto] of three boats of thls eharat-ter in M?werViCe f the Ann Arbr on Lake