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m all violence and oppression"--such as occurred at Chambersburg the other day? or is this to be a prayer for the publishers of the New York World and Journal of Commerce? His peroration is sublimely doubtful. He says: "Let us pray that God will give wisdom to our rulers," (particularly to Governor Seymour, say we,) "purity to our legislators (amen to that, whether they meet at Albany or Harrisburg), uprightness and boldness to our judges." Is this a slap at the New York Judges McCunn and Russell? They certainly have boldness, but uprightness would fit them strangely. And finally, he wants "meckness and charity in the clergy," qualities which we imagine the majority of them possess much more of than this governor. The proclamation is no doubt considered a gubernatorial triumph. It will be read with joy in Richmond; it will cheer the heart of every wisher of evil to the United States Government. Is it not cunningly done? It is of course a harmless, meek, devout document, p