The Causes of the Rebellion. Hon. F. P. Stanton, 513 Word-Murder, 524 Stewart, and the Dry Goods Trade of New York. W. Frothingham, 528 Unheeded Growth, John Neal, 534 Red, Yellow, and Blue, 535 One of the Million. Caroline Cheesebro, 541 Las Oraciones. C. K. Tuckerman, 557 A Merchant's Story. Edmund Kirke, 560 The Union. Hon. Robert J. Walker, 572 The Wolf Hunt. Chas. G. Leland, 580 The Poetry of Nature. Chas. G. Leland, 581 Maccaroni and Canvas. Henry P. Leland, 591 The Proclamation. Chas. G. Leland, 603 The Press in the United States. Hon. F. P. Stanton, 604 Was He Successful? Richard B. Kimball, 610 Aurora. Horace Greeley, 622 From Mount Lafayette, White Mountains, 626 The Homestead Bill. Hon. Robert J. Walker, 627 Literary Notices, 636 Editor's Table, 638 ANNOUNCEMENT. The Proprietors of THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, warranted by its great success, have resolved to increase its influence and usefulness by the following changes: The Magazine has become the property of an association of men of character and large means. Devoted to the NATIONAL CAUSE, it will ardently and unconditionally support the UNION. Its scope will be enlarged by articles relating to our public defences, Army and Navy, gunboats, railroads, canals, finance, and currency. The cause of gradual emancipation and colonization will be cordially sustained. The literary character of the Magazine will be improved, and nothing which talent, money, and industry combined can achieve, will be omitted.