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NEGROES. NEGROES, NEGROES
J VST ARRIVED, SEVENTY-SIX young
likely NEGK.O& 5 , which, added to our furma;
Steck, will make one hundred anti fourteen we hart
now on the Market. By calling at our Depot qi
Hcoibuig, S. C., purchasers can be suited, and thc«e
wishing to purchase are requested to examine our
Stock before purchasing efrewhere.
04-tw&wtf JENNINGS A ROBERTSON
valuable real estaib for
SALE.
WITH a view io contract ’ ii* »,
U.c >«: r shle (hat a
weilSwo w n property <xi which he now resides,
called BEDFORD, four miles above Augusta, on
the Savannah River. The tract consists of abem
600 acren, and can be enlarged from my other lands,
and is well improved—the buildings consisting of a
large and c mraixlious dwelling, with ample accom
modations for negroes, anJ every convenience io (he
way of out house*, barns, etc. A good shad
fishery ia attacb-d to the property, and the place has
the further advantage of more than fifteen thousand
choice fruit trees, of all fancies, seeded with great
care from the bert nun-eries in the Union, of which
about ten thousand will be in bearing the next sea
son, and will afford large supplies for the mark els of
Augusta, Savannah and Charleston. Further par
ticulars are deemed unnecessary, sb the properly is
well known to this community, and any person in
tending to purchase weuld doubtless choose to in
spect it in person. For terms apply to
b3O twAwtf JAMES L. COLEMAN.
‘-kLAfII’ATION zxWiu HBGKOBS FOR
SALE
THE SUBSCRIBER will sell
Cfi® at public sale, st the Market House in
-*— Augusta, on the first Tuesday in Janua- -L
--ry next, if not previously diepoed of at private sale,
his PLANTATION, lying on Savannah River, about
seventeen miles below Augusta, adjoining lands of
tbe Mcßean Co., and other-’, containing fourteen hun
dred and twenty-five acres of swamp Laud ; about
two hundred and twenty-five acres of which ire
cleared, the balance finely timbered wish oak, aeli,
beach, cypress hickory an poplar—to which is at
tached one hundred acres of Upland, with Improve
ments. The Rail Road from the ventral Hoad to
August? will run through it.
The Tract may be divided into smaller tracts, t®
sui' purchasers, which will be done if deaired.
04-tw&wtf ROBERT Y. HAHRiSS.
""▼AIsV/YBLB REAL ESTATE FOR "
SALE.
THE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale, his
LAND south of tbe Canal, 34 40-100 acres
-L- by recent survey. Bounded north by tbe
Canal, and opposite Mr. Coleman’s Mills —the length
of the line on (be Canal i< about 15U0 feet; eait it is
bounded bv the Commissioners Linds, seven chains
and thirty links; south by Sdcox'sLaud, twenty-five
chains and sixty-five links; weal bv the Brick-yard
Road, some.line® called Carnes*. This Land will be
sold a bargain. For terms apply to
d4-tw3w JONA HaN JIEIGS.
LAND - FORIALE'fN"DEKALB CO.
WILL be sold, on the first Tucsdiy in March,
I*sl, before the Court House door in Dt Kt lb
eeunry, a trict of LAND, known us fractional lot
No. 343. in tbe 6'.h district of formerly Gwinnett
now DeKMb county, containing 1-9 acres,and lying
on tbe Cha'taho’cht'e river, bold as the propoi»y of
Willtaui Thomas, laie ofCoiumbia county, d«cea»ed,
iu pursuance of the Will of said deceased. Titles
indisputable. Terms on ibe day. For particulars
apply io tbe Hon. Charles Murphy, at Decatur.
NANCY THOMAS. Executrix.
Dseember 18, 1850.
’ FOR Sr/LD
A A OBIIRAULE SETTLE-
MBNT, seasisting of Three Hundred Tk
aad Tweslv A a res, seven miles above Marietta, near
the place known as Rig Shanty, on which has been
raceatiy erected a frame Dwelling House, forty- four
by eighteen feet, and Kilch.n, twenty-four by Six
teen fee', alt wait eneloeed Said Dweldng stands in
the eentra et said land, twenty acres of which is
ready fer the nleugh. Nearly the whole of said
. land can be cultivated; well watered throughout '
with spring* and branches. The State Road passes
through eaid land. Application ran !>e » ade to the 1
~• I*’*"’**, ’ of
Marietta, or to Geo. V>. Gresham, Irvin? near the
preaaioo*'. jOSIAH DAVIS,
ttreenaboro, Ga., Nov 17. ni7-w2m*
50.000 ac*m land for sale:
THE SUBSCRIBERS offer for
sale Fitly Thousand Acree of the uiobt *X3
-JL valuable Cotton aud Sugar LANDS in «*»
the Sea:hern Staten, part of which is under cultiva
tion. Thi* land is situated i«i ibe South-we»tern
eoontioa el Gnergis, and in Florida, localion healthy
and desirable, aud will be Bold in tract* of fioiu tww
hundred aud flGy to six thousand acies Terms tn
suit purchasers. F-r any iu urination retarding the
■■ m c apply to the andenugucd, at either Apalachico
la, Florida, or Albany, Georgia.
oS-wjta SIMS, CHEEVEK & CO.
WoTICB.
• TSR BUBSCRIBKH offers r.-~
Kle.nluaU. PLANTATION in Wil-to
■on ooualy. eix usi'ea southwest of Monroe, ami
•even miles north wool of Social Circle, on big flat
Crock ; oentar-iag 959 er 1,1 Of' acres, with good im
provements, orchards, dec. On '*»r<us very low and
acooasmod<i ting to purchasers. Fur further ini (orma
lion esquire of the subscriber.
JOHN SCOTT.
Sosial Circle, 28- h Sept., 1850. 01-wtf
‘ valvlblTlaiw for SALE.
ATHE SUBSCRIBER offers for rpr.
sale 159 ACRES OF LAND, adjoining
and forming a part of tins Village of So- -L.
mal Circle. Sixty acres improved with a good two
story Swelling, (tn town) new F ile lien and Smoke
Hanse, and other comfortable buildings. A bargain
will bo sold io the premise*.
V. H. CRAWLEY.
Social Circle* March 5, 1850. wtf
FOR SALE.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in January
■ext, at Public Sale, in Crawfordville, Talia
ferro ooauty, 11 Nofroae, a*me of which are good
house servants, all prime field hands. Terms— 12
months credit, with approved security.
—AISO-
At the residence of the subscriber, <m Thursday,
the 29th his entire a’oek of Muloe, Horwa,
Bags, Corn, da.. together with Household aud Kitch
on Fomitare, which in of a superior quality. Terms
made known on the day of eaie.
nW-wtJl J. MeMAHON.
hotels.
FRANKLIN HOTEL.
a J BROAD STREET* Au?osU Ga.,
L one square above the Globe Hotel, on the
h aide of Broad street.
■ 0-wly D. B RAMSEY. Proprietor.
EAGLE HOTEL,
MADISONVILLE, TENNESSEE.
rpHE SUBSCRIBER taken pleasure
JL in returning his thanks to his friends and WKi«,
the public, tor the very liberal patronage here- Afc*®*
tofore extended to him. And having recently im
proved and extended bis buildings so ao to afford the
beat accommodations to almost any number of trav
ellers and persons wishing boardin?, he confidently
expects an increase of public favor aud patronage.
Building situated on second block south of the
Public Square - one hundred and fifty loot long —
rooms regularly laid off and well furnished. He is
also well prepared to lake the be«-t care ot horses, Ac.
Stable large and secure—careful and attentive ser
vants. In short, the greatest atteniK-o will bo paid,
and pains token, re reader all combinable who may
call at rhe Eagle Hotel. JOSEPH R. RUDD.
Madi>oavilk\ August 3, 1850. au3-wt!
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NOTICE.
THE umkrsigned would re
spcctfally inform bis friend*, and
die public generally, that he con- mnaaasai
tinuee to have hi* business d me io the Warehouse et
Ol M P. Stovall. AU persons wishing to favor roe
with their Cotton and o her consignments, wilt please
mark, invariably, M. P. S- A f.
HENRY TYLER.
Augusta. Dec 9. 1850. dll-wd
tlOarlcfitou Advrrtiscmcnts.
HOPKINS? HUDSON & CO.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Ottee Frwr'i Wb«rf, Charleston, S. C.
rvrvv. T“E VSDIBUGItBO b»« Imts
raggg to i.fona their tneuda and th. p;»bbc, that
USZ?'" the* hare opened an Office in the City ot
Charlestons. C-, for a
GENERAL COM MISSION BUSINESS.
Particular auentfon will be given to the rale of Cm
ton, and all other Century Produce, purchase of
•erchandiie. and Hereirin. and For. aiding Gouda.
The enstomary cash adrsaces and laciliiies will be
afford*. 1 cmuoaleis.
J H. Hvonos -nd John J. Cohss reside in
Charleston. L. Hopkin continues his retideneesl
Augusta, Ga., in the Coutmissioa Host nose
aa heretofore —bare he may be consulted iu relation
to business desired hr onr House tn Clilrierau.
lambkth hopkins August*.
JOHN K. HKD-iON, 1
•10 12. JOHN jlhartesto*.
GANTT. HUfF & GANTT,
FACTORAGE AND COMMISSION BV
SINESS,
So. Ca.
THE SVBSCKIBRRS ra
J^^^gsp.«m<ly inform the public
a.re commenced the
torage ano commission business, u
the city of Chariest *n, S. C„ and that they will re
••t-e and sell ail articlw of Produc. co trusted to
t- cara Trey will c.nbne thetnasl res strictly Io
-n-oaa eiCfommtssioa Ageuts, aud pledge them
•» wnaratto .peculate iuany description of article
.o’ *'’*■ Tne ’ r W,U -* iTt ••>*« personal
Mt ationto the porches, ofsuppiie. l.> r Ptaoters who
J. witboot.a, chary, therefor
■ '**” • n,i Go»1< so, Aunusw
*' WSc. Aecommo.
ttttfoa Wh»rf. £!,« AB „ GASTT
«-» * ■ - waiter r. hupp,
J JAMES U GANTT.
Warrijonses
_ ji KAR d & DAVISON,
WABEHO SSJ AND COMMISSION
’ MERCHANTS,
J Mclntosh Street, ........... Augusta, Ga.,
EVVVV. ANNOUNCE to their friends SVVVa
0. frjfefeaj th 6 P“^ ,c generally, that they
die WAREHOUSE and
COMMISSION BUSINESS, at their Fire-Proof
n Buildings, on Mclntosh street, and will devote their
undivided personal attention to ail business confided
e to them.
They solicit a continuance of tbe very liberal pa
tronage extended to them for a number of yours past,
and hope their experience in their line will enable
them to render satisfaction,
Liberal Cash Advances made at all times on Cot
ton and oilier Produce in Stoie.
j ISAAC T. HEARD,
au2B-d<&w6tn JOHN DAVISON.
U “ M K ST()VALL? ~
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
H CONTINUES the business, ✓
in all its branches, at hia k *d
stand {Fire-Proof Warehouse,)
■ comer of Washington and Reynold streem. He
i -mpes, by strict attention to business, to merit a con
inuaoce of tbe liberal patronage heretofore extended
to him.
Orders so FAMILY SUPPLIES, BaGGING.
&c., promptly and carefully filled, at tbe lowetf
narket prices.
O’ Liberal ADVANCES made on produce tw
store jy23-twAwtf
PEAKCE &. SIMPSON?
WAREHOUSE A3FD COMMISSION
BUSINESS,
Jackiea St.--Alignst*, Ga,
THE UNDERSIGNED,
for the liberal patronage
ge;-.*r >iiy .-j i-a«. . tvsvn would re- I
.-'peetfuily reuew the tender of their services, and
hope by rigid attention to all business entrusted to
them, to merit a continuance of public favor.
Liberal cash advances made on Produce in Store,
when required.
AH orders for Rope and Baggin?, and Family Sup
plies, furnished at the lowest market rates.
J. J. pearcf,
sl2 J. R. SIMPSON,
SAMUEL WRIGHT,
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT.
Ofice on Mclntosh Steeet, Augusta, Ga„ within
a few doors of the Telegraph Office,
Y RESPECTFULLY ton
ders his thanks to former paln.ws
and public generally, for ths very
ibsial patronage heretofore bestowed, and earnestly
solicits a continuance of tbe same, and trusts, by an
remittieg attention to business, to receive a liberal
share of public favor.
All order* for goods or family supplies promptly
executed at lowest market rates.
Mark your Cotton to S. W. jy3o»w
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
BUSINESS.
Btiie undersigned, e. M♦
I) ROBERTSON and J. R.
CROCKER, (of the late firm of Dawson AjCrocker,)
beg leave t > inform their friends, and the public
generally, that they have ectcred into a Copartner
ship, to lake place the Ist of September next for
tbe purpose of carrying on the WAREHOUSE and
COMMISSION BUSINESS, in all its branches,
and have taken the large, commodious and fire-proof
BRICK WAREHOUSE (lately occupied by Daw
son A Crocker) on Reynold, East of Mclntosh-street,
and Lot next Ww of the Episcopal Church, where
one or both can -rail times, be found, ready to at
tend to cuiitoiners and friends.
They will be prepaied to receive Consignments
upon tbe usual term*, and transact all business ap
pertaining to tbeir line; and respectfully solicit the
favors of those disposed to extend them their custom,
and at th- some time assuring al! who do so, that
they will spare on efforts or exertions to promote the
interest and wishes of tbeir patrons, to the fullest ex
tent.
Liberal Cash Advances upon Produce in Store
or in trausitu will be made whenever desired, and
upon tbe most accommodating terms.
All orders from their friends, for Bagging, Rope,
Groceries, Dry Goods, &c., file., will be attended
to with promptness, and filled at the lowest market
prices. They will also receive and f rward Goods,
Produce, &c., shipped and consigned beyond thia
c ’ l J-
They beg leave to return their most sincere thanks
to the friends and customers of the lat' concerns of
E. D. Robertson and Dawson w Crocker, lor tbe
lineral share of patronage heretofore extended to.
th'«e hou. es, and solicit a continuance of it, and
pledge themselves to merit it by their unremitting
endeavors to please, and exertions for their custo
meris interests. E. D. ROBERTSON,
J. R. CROCKER,
Aiitfustn, G® rgi® July 1. 1850
FLEMING, WiIITLOCK &Tc<)‘
WAREHOUSE AMD COMMISSION
ntTSINF.q.4
du SI iv tsSS -
Augusta,Georgia*
THE UNDERSIGNED, tf-x-ro
&JI thankful for the very liberal pa-
JBMfIL tronage of the past season, again mBKEI
tender their services to their friends in Georgia and
South Caiolina, in the sale of COTTG “ND
OTHER PRODUCE, at their Krick Warcnouse.
centrally situaietlon Campbell, Dear Broaa street.
J
i'fjfiMlNG, WHITLOCK A GO.
P. Flkmihu.
1- W. Whitlock.
J.M. Ham «21
BUFORD* BEALL &. CO.,
GROCERY AND WARE-HOUSE
MERCHANTS*
Augusta Georgia.
THE UNDERSIGNED ten-
MMB der th«ir thanks to their friends and JkoMI
the public generally, for the pat
ronage so liberally extended to the late firms of Spe r*
& Buford ami Speara, Beall & Go , aud respectfully
inform them that they continue btisineas in both
branches < Ware-house and Gtocery) as heretofore
done by the late firms, and at the same well known
stand*. Our stocks of Groceries are tresh and well
selected, and every exertion shall be used to pro
mote he interert of our friends, both in the sale of
their Cotton and io filling their order*.
Liberal caeh advances made on Cotton and other
produce in store when required.
ALL COT TON consigned by Railroad or other
wise will ba sold rnxK or commission
W. H. BUFORD,
W. M. BEALL,
J. W. L. STOVALL
Augusta, July Ist, ISSO. jyl7-w6m
DISSOLUTION. “
THE FIRM of Dv* t Hbabd 5 Co., will be
dissolved by mutual consent on the first day of
September next, by the withdrawal of M. M. Dte,
from the concern. All busmeaa remaining unsettled
at that time, will be closed by Dtb 4 Hbabd, and
the name of the old firm used i»nly in liquidation of
its business. M. M. DYE.
S. D. HEARD,
J. M. DYE.
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
BUSINESS.
THE UNDERSIGNED will continue the
WAREHOUSE and COMMISSION Bl SI-
Nl-zSS, in all lie branches, on their own account, st
the Old Stood of Dyb, Hbabd 4 Co., on Mclntosh
Street, where they solicit a contiu mnce of the pa
tronage of the frietuis of tbe old concern, and a fair
portion of tbe business of the community generally.
Their Warehouse is Fire proof,and from its favor
able location, being entirely surrounded by fire
proof buildings; i* as free from the dauber* of fire,
assay house tu the City.
Their personal attentioß will be exclusively devo
ted to the business, and no efforts spared on iheir
part to prom >te the interest of their patron*.
Liberal advance* made nu Cotton aud other pro
duce fa Store when required.
All orders for Bagging, Rope and Family Supplies,
filled promptly, andatlowest market prices.
James m. dye,
STEPHEN D. HEARD.
Augusta, July 20, 1860.
A S I SHALL withdraw from the firm of Dyb,
xM. Hbabd A Co., on the first day of September
next, 1 respectfully recommend to my friend* aud
former patruns, tbe new firm of Dye A Hbabd. and
trust that the liberal patronage heretofore extended
will be eontiuued to them. M M. DY E.
Augusta, July 20, 1850.
ADAMjS* HOPKINS &
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS, AUGUSTA, GA.
F. T. WILLIS & CO.,
FACTORS AND COMMISSION MER
CHANTS, SAVANNAH, GEO.,
thanks to their
friends and customers for t he lib
erat patronage bestowed in past
years; and again tender their services in Augusta
and Savannah, (affording a choice of ra »rkets for ths
Storage and Sale of Cotton and all other produce,
purchasing of Goode, receiving and forwarding Goods,
Ac. Liberal cash advances. * ill be made on Cotton
and other articles, when required. Address as above.
JOHN M. ADAMS.
LAMBETH HOPKINS,
sl-dAwfim FRANCIS T. WILLIS.
D ANTIGNAC, EVANS & CO.,
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
Augusta, Georgia*
CONTINUE to transact the K*VV\k
above business in all iu branches at kBHSH
their extensive Fire-proef Ware
house, situated immediately et the Georgia Railroad
DefX>k where they receive Cotton per Railroad, with
out charge tor dray age.
Office and Sales Room on Broad street.
Liberal cash advances made on Produce in Store.
Orlen for Plantation and Family Supplier prompt
‘ ly filled at the lowest Maiket price. sll-3m
Sauannal) Aborrtrscnicnt.
NOTICE.
wvrw THE SUBSCRIBER having
withdrawn from the firms of Allbn fe-SrJ
-’lßxu. A Co., at Savannah, and J fißflSSbi
M Ball A Ca»*at Macon, will continue the FAC
TORAGE and GENERAL COMMISSION BUSI
NESS in this City, on his own account, and respect
fully leader* his services to his fneuds and the plant
ers generally.
Strict persona! atteutx* will be given to tbe sale oi
Coutm aud all other preface, add to the purchase ot
Baling, Rope, and all pin tattoo supplies.
JOHN V. TARVER.
Savannah, July I 1850. jylfi-wthn
~ W. H C. MILLS
FACTOR < COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Continues business at his old stand.
No. ITS Bay-street, iavaanah, Georgia.
RBFBRkYCBS:
Afearra. Krowe, Atqnt.-fa
“ Charles Day 4* Jfatxm.
ol ’• E.
HARDWICK * COOKE.
FACTORS AND COMMISSIONMKR
CHASTS,
BAY STREET,
.*? I. “- W * a *’ | e-r,!..
3&»**'*\ I
iMISCELUSI.
r - ; v;
• SELECTED POETRY.
| THE TEAR;
f A nAMBLKO Kami r»K CISMTMAS TIMS.
J The Year—a jolly chap ishe,
A twelvemonth is his life;
He's e’® a gallant bachelor,
And never ukea a wife;
» He counts his time by days and b«urs,
: A minute is his treasure,
He never baits for friend or foe
For seconds ar# bls measure,
At midnight on the thirty first
Os drenry, dark December,
He springech from bis params* c®cch,
Cctnpleto iwav’ry member;
With crystal crown upon bis brew,
With tabs of drifted snaw,
With aceptre of an icy spar,
And cheeks in ruduy glow,
; He bounds into the bail mom,
And tw:rladb in the dance,
Hcqaafi> hisglauof bright tukay,
Or sparkling cream ot France ;
Quick, quick ibe maid be robatb,
luskms of seal and bear,
The silver sleigh-belh jiogle,—
He epaede/h like the air; —
O'er sheet* es ice, o’er brake and fell,
O’er fields cf frozen snows,
Mertriiy prance tbe amekiny steeds,
\nd wildly swift be goes!
Shout 1 *ua ha Wister’s musia,—
Laugh,—sing,—and gaily plough,—-
In fqrrows of tne yielding snow,
Sow seeds of pleasure new I
The frost is gone —bis breath
■ aflfowdno'e'cjjp
* In npo ba h biaop-rii iLd
Enwrapt in asure «hr«»ud I
’Tie May, and mill the dashing blade, —
The gallant, froltc Year,
Disportetb on tbe fragrant earth,
Our weary hearts to sheer. —
And rich is e’er h>e wardrobe,
He kings the white aside,
And q'w m groen he'a ever seen,
G’sr field and dell to ride ;
The maid that first he wan’d and wen,
Hr jilted ere the me®o,
And now the dove he anile hie lave,
He vows to marry seen 1
With her bo strays by star-light,
With bar he seeks the shade. —
He twir.oa areuad her trusting heart, —
Poor, tender, foolish maid;
A thousand flowers he bringeth,
As fragrant as her breath,
But little wills that silly girl,
The scent she bi eat has ia death I
Once more his eoat he changotb,
And with his coit hie dear,**
Per yellow aa the harvest,
lathe vesture es The Year; —
And mellow now his form and mien,
Ann ruddy now bis cheek; —
Tbe youth hath ripeued into man,
So stalwart, staunch and sleek ;
He “iiveth faet,” but t-t i! he hsrdoe
The golden fruit and grain,
Hia breath is hoi as Summer,
He talus of crops and gain ;
Anu yet his pulse »s bounding
Beneath his raven curls,
Hia v ice is clear, —hia footstep firm, —
He chats with dime* and girls.*—
And, thus, till brisk October,
He leungeth in the shade,
Then quick lor woods and stubble fields,
He quittetli town and maid ;
His garments n«w aie ruoeet,
Aod softer still be breathes,
Around his silver sprinkled brow
A golden hale wreathes!—
Sport,—sport, is e’er his pnstime,—
The gen—the red—the bow, —
His wiry limbs ire strong and tongh,
His cheeks like cherries glow ;
Each afternoon, witn friend and glam,
He sits o’er nuts and wino.
Instead of c®uitia< tender girls,
The year delights to dine!
A jollier follow in the land,
Exi.-ts not now than he,
He’s happier than a Sybarite,
His life’s »■) full of glee ;
Yet, some’.itiiee, doth th; Demon,—
That wicked mortal fee, —
With impi.-h joy, beneath the board,
Fntriphis ''tender 'eel"
Along the plains of Lombardy,
Along the hills es Rhine,
His foourep falls on Gaechaut grapes
And promos out the V% ine.
Where’er he gone throughout our land,
Soft mi ate ot'purp ed gold
Like iDceese sweet, the Year to greet,
His sturdy liinle enfold :
Ti<> then our dear, deiicous time, —
The Indian Summer s reign,
Sweet s tbe parting kiss of God
’Till Spring shall come again 1—
A month flies by,— December comes, —
The snow descends iu whirls,
It whitens all his russet robe,
It powders o’er bis curls ;
Tbe faint and sluggish veins beneath
His wan and wasted cheek,
Still with ihe hectic hues of health,
Ire wi nk:edi?’irfjce streak:
r ■
That’s built upon hia H*art,
The old lordly spirit dwells,
U’.quenche J in every part;
Ho loves l® (slk of wha« he did,
He loves tn tell a tale
That he hath told a thousand times
O’er cups sf Autumn ale.
He’s jocund still, —he’s merry yet,—
He lives in memory,—
The Pott io still bis liuly prize,—
He turns, Loot Love, to thee!
Hw Irieeds are gone,—he hath no kin, —
The Bachelor is t®ne, —
His shnvelt’d hand is aw'd and thin, —
He’s Mmotimes heaid to moan !
But, everasd anon, a crjwd,
Os noble youths call in.
Ts ebeer the Old man’s silent hall,
And drain his ch 4eest bin ;
And then he likes a kindly bid
To suppers and to revels,
For, true it is, the gallant blsde,
Is troubled with “biue devils !”
A leg **f roroted partridge,
A single glass of sherry,
Are all th® Doctor now allows
The Year, to make him merry,—
U|*ou th velvet sofa,
He nestles by the dames, —
Tbeir hands he iu the dark,
And boasts of “yeutA/’u/ flames I”
Hie toothless gucne forever move
Wi’h gasps and sighs asthmatie.
And when the east win I daropty blows,
He bints a twinge raeu untie :
And. thus, he lingers languidly,
Till Chrutmas comae with joys, *
Then, gay as erst, he knows the worst,
And loiters ’ossug the beys ;
For. once agviu, a foa»t is spread,
For him iu happy homes ;
i The ves’sou smekss, and turkies roast,
And pis crust swells in domes,
Vntil the old and hungry year
Is gorged with lusty food,
And vaeheth down his morsels rich,
With wine in Xeres browed I
A ran ad tbe board a jovial eraw,
Beholds him panting fast.
But still hs f»ed«, and still ho drin ks,—
Heroic to the last, —
His hearty Is ugh, while toasts they quaff,
Rings euc in merry ahorns, —
And so, in glee, /he Four, dies he, —
M«y manr such flit e’er us!
20th Deo , 1648. Bsamtk Manic
From ths Asiatic Journal.
A HOME SCENE.
▲ WIPB WAITIKO FOB BBR HCSBAMU.
The noonday sun has set, and still she stands
(The est read letter rustling in her hands,)
Gazing aslant along the glimm’ring lane,
Her pres*, lip breaming oa tbe clouded pane ;
Tbe evening shadows darken round—and—see I
With mkty lantern twinkiin? through the tree,
The p<>nder< ns wazon rolls its weight along.
Cheered by rude gladness of a rustic song,
High in the air the swinging cauvasa flows,
Brushing the twilight foliage aa it goes ;
Now deep’niog last as on atten'ive oar,
Up the green path a shadowy step Jiaws near ;
And wieds he now beneath those branches dim 7
No ; other cottage-foces look for him ;
And other eottage-eoro his steps await;
Hark ! down von field i ebon rds his garden gate.
Sadly she shuts again the parlor door,
And throuah the parte I shnrur, on tbe floor,
Tbe petti ra>s of eutuion m on light fall,
Aed the quick fire-light flickers on the wall.
Now pen-ive, in the chair, sbe thinks awhile
O’er ike f*od par (inf sweetness cf his smile
Now to the window goes, and new returns;
And now hnpe dies away, and now it burnjr.
In vain with book she soothes the hour of griefj
Startled by every rustle of tbe leaf—
O joyous eound ! -her tearful vigil past,—
Ths threshold echoes now—he comes attest I
HAPEY DAYS?
IT OBAILB6 MAOKAT,
Come bock—come hack—thou youthful time j
When joy and innocence were curs,
When hfo was tn its v- rnei prime.
Ad<! ledolent ot sweet-* and flowers,
Come back! and let ue r.>aru wee more,
Free hearted through life’s pleasant ways,
And gather garlands as of yore,
Ccme back—come back—ye happy days!
Come back —come back I—’twas pleasant then
Te cherish faith in Love aod Truth;
For nothing in ot men
Had eourd tbe U mper of our youth ;
Come back ! —and let us still believe
The gorgeous dr cam romance displays,
Nor trust the Ule that men deceive,
Come back-couie back—ye kappy days!
Coras back, oh freshness of the past!
When every feceseemed fair and kind.
When sunward every eye was cast,
And all the shadows fell behind,
Come back ! ’twill come; true hearts can turn
Their own Ifeeeiubers into Moys!
The secret be it ours to learn,
They come —they eome —thoee happy daw f
Thi Sailor.—O. W. Holmes, in. hts nev
poem u Astrma,” thus introduces a. sailor Im
tening to the church bells on Sand&y morning
Tbe names of his early •• love,** ’ma rked v
India ink upon his arm, is a ton oh of unco a
mon beauty: #
Ocean's rough child, whom many a.ebore bi know
Ere bmoeward breexss swept him to his ow □,
Starts al the echo, as it circles round,
A iheusand meme* iea kiwdbog With the eotgud;
, The eariv favorite’s uatorgouou cbarma,
H'io«c b>ue initials sit in his taainy
H:s first farewell, the flapping canvasssprea d,
The ►eaward sintamere cracking o'er h:s h« ad;
Rie kind, pale mother, not ashamed to wewp
Her fimto re’s bridal with the haggard
While the bravo ta’her stood with rneriem « ye,
B Smilieg and ehokiag with Us last geod-byo .
The steamer J. M Nuea, at CriMiaM
from New Otfoaas, lost throe of ber par*oage
by abeiera. She bad 338 pamage rs o b boar
\ggusta, r v. f vvvMsa aV uokenKG, January l 1551.
MMLimom m
• TER.ITCKE ISU NEWS.
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THE TAILteMAN,
Or tile Happy Reanlt of a Uoo4 Aetloa.
BT aLFBBD 6AODBLIT.
It wat after midnight, and the bride hid lung
since retired to her nuptial ebituber, when
her young husband at last succeeded to escape
from the supper table, and leasing his gue.u
to lake care of themselves, be repaired to bis
wife’s apartment.
“Come tn, sir,” said Anne, ia a discreet
voice, “madams is wsiting for you ”
Tbe yeeng husband pushed open the door,
end threw himself st the feet of bis wife, who
indeed was waiting for him, seated b* the firs
in the elrgenl and e-tquelish of a
rich widow, whose desires have been satisfied
by a new uarriags.
• Rise. I prey you, my beloved,” she said to
her husband, stretching her hsnd te him.
“No. ne. Madame,’’ replied the young man,
seizing s he hand extended to him, *no : ailew
use to remain this at roar feet and do not
rake away yonr hand, fer I fear you will e,
eape, I trees ole lost all this ehonld prove but
a dream. It soeins that 1 must be the hero of
soma fairy tale, and tbat on the point of being
happy, my happiaess will fly away, and leave
me te rorrew and despair.”
“Do not fear my belo.ed. I was indeed
yesterday the widow es Lord Melvilln, and I
am te-day Madame de la Tour, yeur wife
Banish from your mind the fairy tale, for the
tale is a true etery.” . _
_ K»owiwoe-i» Ts wr TStghl" weh think tbat
setae faveihbls fairy bad taken the direction
of bis affairs, for iu leu than a anontb he had
become rich and bappy beyond all expectation
Ho was twenty Sts, an orphan, and earned
hardly enoagh to snppert htmsolf, when, one .
day, while pusing in the Rue 81. Henere, a
brilliant equipage stepped before him, and a J
charming and elagant woman called out:
‘ Sir, sir !”
The footman unrolled the steps of tbe car
riage, and het in band, respeetfully invited
Frederie to take a seat by Ike lady, all dressed 1
in silks and covered with diamonds. Scarce '
ly was he seated when the horses started elf at ’
foil ...od.
tall epeee.
“Sir,” said the lady in a sweet voice, “I
received year letter, but notnilhatandieg your
excuse. I will expect the pleasure of yeur
company to morrow at my soiree.”
“Os my company I” inquired Frederic.
“Yea sir. yen. Ah, I bog veer pardon,"
exclaimed the lady with surprise “I beg your
pardon. Bet you look so much like an eld
acquaintance of mine, that I mistook year
eountenance. Ah. dear me. what will yea
think of me, sir 1 Bat indeed, such a striking
resemblance. Any one would have made the
warae mistake ”
Before the matter waa explained the earriage
stopped at tbe gate es a superb mansion, and
Frederic could do no less than to offer his hand
to Lady Melville.
Lady Melville was beautiful, and Frederie
was easily subdued. He congratulated him
self npvn his good luck, which had made him
acquainted with this charming woman —accept
od her invitation, and soon became ona of the
h,bitut9 and daily visiters al her house. I tie
rich widow was surrounded by a host of ad
mirer,, but one by one tl.«y were driven away,
and things went on so, that before the end of
the week, the bappy Frederic was the accept
ed suitor of the rich widow, who had made
the firs’ proposal of marriage.
Frederic placed himself sometimes before
nis small looking glass and cnnsitlered himself
with atmnti' ii He was net ugly, but st.ll be
could not bo called a beau gercon. and aa hia
means did not allow him te attribute his good
fortune te the skill of hia tailor, he was induced
te believe that he was loved for himself alone,
or that Lady Melville was fascinated by a spell
When the marriage day was fixed upon,
and Frederic repaired to hie lawyer to sign
the Cuu'ra' t. his surprise changed to amsze
ment. lie fonttd himself wor b a million !
He owned an estate in Burgundy, a bouse tn
Paris, and other proper'y hs never heard of
before. The widow had property abroad —
estates in Wales, and pastures in Devonshire.
Il was a golden dream, from which Frederic
dreaded every moment to wake up; and
the all Ike ceremonies had been duly per
formed, be would not believe iu the reality of
hia happiness. ‘ Rise, dear Fre teric,” said hia
wife once mure. “Take a chair and let ns
talk.”
Tne young husband obered without aban
doning the hand which he field, ami Madame
de la Tour began thus :
“There was once—”
“Ah,” exclaimed Frederic, “I knew it was
but a fairy tale."
“Listen to me. dear. There was ouce a
young girl, born of parents who once bad been
rich, but who, when the girl was fifteen years
old. I>l.lUi- bßra narn'mgSj I a ,&jh«. <-j
xnplCit rih>UiAtves. t hey resided ibT.voris.'
but the hope of abe’.er fate indneeii them all
to corue to Paris. Nothing ia herder to gain
again than a lost fortune T.te father es the
young girl struggled four years with poverty,
without being able to conquer it. and finally
died tn a hospital.
“The wife soon followed her hnsband and
the young girl remained alone in a garret, the
rent of winch w«s not paid, and without a
friend iu the world. If a fairy was te play a
part in my story, it would new he the time for
ber to appear. Bu. there is no fairs-
‘The young girl remained in Paris without
friends, without money, asking tn vain from
strangers fer work, which is riches to the poor.
Hanger became more aod mere pressing, and
at last drove tbe unfortunate girl into the streets
to beg fer charity. She covered her bead
with a veil, the only inheri’auco she had receiv
ed from her mother, bent down to imitate old
age. went into tbe street and held eat ber band.
But her hand was white and delicate; it was
dangoreue to show it, aad the girl was com
pellrd te wrap her veil around it as if it bad
been covered with disgusting sorea.
“Tbe girl placed herself agsinst the wall
awev from the light, and when a yooog girl,
mere fsr>onate than she was. gaily pasisd by,
she held out her baud and bogged for a cent—
a cent to buy a little broad. But her appeal
was vain. An old man came next, and the
poor girl again implored charity, but elf age
is often miserly and hsrdbear ed The old oaan
passed on his way. The evening was cold and
rainy—it was getting late, aud ths watabmen
ware repairing to their different poets for the
night. )nce me r e tbe young gi I, exhausted
and almeal dying with hanger, held oat ber
hand She addressed a young aaan. who
stepped, felt ia bie pocket, aad threwdowaa
pieee of money ; fer be would not oeaia ia
eoatact with each a miserable lankiag object.
A policeman, who was watching the beggar,
appeared suddenly and seized ber.
“1 have caught yen at it,” he ox claim sd ;
“yon are beggiug. I will take you to tUe
watch house.’
“The young turn immediate’y interposed;
he took by tire arm the p«er girl, whom lhe
moment before he would not nave touched
even with hie glove, and addreseed biunrelt thus
to the policeman:
“ This woman io not a beggar,” said he ;
“ she is well known to me ”
“ But, sir.” —replied the enforser of the law
against begging.
“ I toll yon again that I know this person.—
Poor eld woman,’' said he, whtsporing ia the
ear of the yeung girl, whom ha took for an old
woman. “ take this five franc piece and let me
acsnmpany you a short distance; yea will ibirs
avoid the vigilance of tbe man who aanoyed
you.”
“The coin slipped from year hand into
mine.” continued the bride; “and as yon
were passing jast hsn under a gas light. I saw
your face.”
“My face!" exclaimed Frederic.
“ Yes, my dear friend, it was sir life, an
perhaps my honur that you saved. You gave
a dollar to Lady Melville, toyour fntnre wife.”
“You,” said Frederic, ‘ so beautiful so
young and now so rich—you have begged in
the st reels!”
“ I have. I received charity once and it was
from you. The day after that unfortunate
night. which i now place anio-e ihe happhst
momenta of my existence, an old lady, in whom
1 had inspired some loterovt, obtained for me
a aituaiion as seamstress in a good how^e;
gaiety and happine«a soon returned, and 1
gained the friendship of my employer. One
day, Lord Melville entered the httle rone
where 1 wa* at work, and seated himself by
my side. He was a man sixty years oid, tail,
and with a freezing countenance.
“ Miso,” ea»d he, • I know your history—
Will you marry me!”
•‘.Marry you!” I exclaimed.
•‘ Yea. I have an immense fortune, which
I do nat wieh to leave to toy nephews. I hate
got the gout, and I desire some one better than
a servant to take care of iue- From what I
have heard of you. you poeseee a nobl* and
elevated mind; you may now become Lady
Melville, and thua prove that you can
good luck as well as you endured the
trials of poverty ”
“ I loved you, Frederic.” continued Ma
dame de la Tour. •* 1 could not forget you,
and I had a presentiment that one day we
should be uni’ed to each other. I knew that
Lord Melville’s motive in marr, log me was to
ven: his spite against his nephews, and I hated
to be the instrument of his revenge. The no
ble Lord perceived my hesi ation and he urged
his point Those who eurrronnded me ad
vised me to take advantage of the folly ol a
man worth millions. But I thought of you,
w Frederic. Your image was constantly before
is- my mind, and for the sake ol one whom I had
g. seen but a moment, I almost sacrificed my lo
in tune and yours. However, my trial* bad been
n- too severe to allow my romant e ideas to get
the belter of my reasou.
sn “The young seamstres* gave me up, and I
became Lady Melville. That was the fairy
tale, my beloved —a poor abandoned orphan,
the wife of one of the noblest peers of Eng
lend ! la my splendid carriage, seated on
silk and velvet. I drove through the very street
where, a few months before, 1 wa* begging for
a morsel of bread. Such are the caprices of
fortune.
••Happy Lord Melville F* exclaimed Fred
eric.
“He was very happy indeed,” continued
au Madame do la Toor. •He was rich beyond
ere measure, and never could spend his t neo ma.
rd. and he rightly supposed max grautude would
securr- hiranbe sneeltoee .f a wemsu wfro.-u
fortune be e eeld make, and he never repent
ed his in#iH go. I trusted tey future welfare
in th< litnds.f the neblo lord, and I solaced
his l.'st benra. He died leaving me all hia
wealth, and I thee vowed te myself never to
marry again but tbe man that had assisted me
ia tbe mo.', painful moments of my life. I en
deavored t.> f :d you but in vain
On sayir. diis. the bride unlastened a neck
lace of rubies, anti drew from a small silk perse
aiiaclietl te st, a five franc piece, encircled with
gold.
“ I is the earns,” said she, and placed it in
the hand of Frederic. '• Ry showing this piaee
. ' . I was enabled to obtain a piece of
broad on credit for a few hours The next
day I „l>’aiu«ji.* aituation and I waa thus ena
l»!od to keep i!; H has never left me fur a mo
ment. Ob, tib" happy I was when I met
with you a nejjath ago. 1 was ss glad that I
e.ed :he tirsi stratagem that eame into my
■ •..u to L r.ii j you near me. I bad but one
tsar, and tiiai jvas J ou married. Then
vou would ’i'eis MWo heaM this story. I
wm'd have tide you rich, and poor Lady
Matriile wouii hava returned to Eoglssd, and
-hut herself in 'be t aslfo iu Wales.”
jJ droppad the baud es his wife,
auj r:«od g-zing upon the coin, the sansa of
lus i sf>pie,»« and le-mwo.
’Y' ■- ' said Madame do la Teter.“that I
am not afi r. Y it ids«, sa the contrary, whe
:i, 'alhi«i»»"B ”
/ t.ia Ameriain.
Jbsrt Li iU- i»T:rx Pcacic Senoor. Cun.-
oaa, —M' • Jisjaa- L.nd «-> Saturday morn
tie d her '-be cb ; l ••-<•••> of the Pub
lie Sstmo; ; I align .Ail festival i’
infici‘a — the tbosiau-'s who coni
siiute'i heryeaiWart auditory, and herself en
tering mas bear,ily into the pleasure which
she was so generously bestowing oa others.
By nine o’cleok tbe school began to arrive at
tbe theatre and in a short lime tbe immense
building was erowsod in srory part by tbe pu
pils of the female schools, the beys being una
ble to obtain entrance, and being compelled to
remain in tbestreet. Probably there were net
less than three thousand seholars with tbeir
•achsrs crowded into tbe batlding; and.cn
pajsant. we may say that we with ethers were
extremely surprised at the very grset nosrisr
•f lutinri who appeared with the eehools. It
cannot ba that ethers, not teachers, could have
forced them*elv«. into the theatre* toes occupy
ing the room which properly belonged to the
eh ild roe ?
Ata quarteref 10 o’clock the orehoßlra com
menaod the overture, which was followed by
aaaria frem Figaro, sun* by eigaor Belletti.
Mis» Lind thou oeeg a sweet air from the ope
ra of La demnuobala, aad after another piece
by tbe orchestra, sang the celebrated flute trio.
Her youag audience listened to her very at
tentively, but eviuced mere curiosity to see
than gratification at hearing the eiuger, aad
■his portion of the concert, therefore, pasted
off rather coldly. It was thea announced
that rhe girls would leave the theatre iu order
to afford the boys, who were still in the street,
an opporttiniy of hearing Jenny sing. This,
after some delay and confusion, was tffecled,
tl e parquette being again filled with girfo,
whilst the upper parte of the house were anon
occupied by the boys who thronged rapidly
in
With the advent of the boys and the enthu
siaskj and delight which they so warmly mau
ifus'ed the scene ivon became changed. Miss
Lind, evidently participating in the feelings
which appeared to animate her auditory, gave
herself up to tbe occasion and appeared to en
ter into the enjoyment of it with her whole
heart. Signor Behetti sang a fine buffalo air
in hiri usual felicitous style, to the manifest
gratification of tbe boye, after which Miss
Lind eame forward, and sang with the most
touching expression and deep feeling the solo
from Handel’s Messiah—*l know rny redeem
er liveth.” The gifted singer gave this sacred
air iu a style which would set at nwght al!
comparisons and descr.ptione, and ita effect
was visible iu the almost awe-«iruck silence of
the young creatures who crowded the theatre,
a* w.-ll as in the boia erous aedannlions of
pleasure which arose at its dose. Miss Lind
then again sung the Flu’s Frio, to the evi
dent delight and gratification of her au
dienae
After seme further music from the orchestra
it was announced tbat at tbe request es Min
Lind the children would sing some of their
songs, or aaehe expressed it—“now that sbe
had sung for them thev should for her.”
iiao sung iur tueiu tney snnuto Mg for nor.
They then sang under the direction of Mr. E.
Koo:, one of tbeir music teachers, a pretty
lit'.io air,which Jenny listened to very attentive
ly, smmg and beating time as it proceeded,
and heartily applauding at its close. ‘ Hail
Columbia* was next sung—at its close Jenny
herself calling out to the children to ‘ftieg it
once more,” which was es course promptly
complied with. The “Good bye song” was
t’tou *ung by the >?boo‘o, after which three
cheers fer Junnf'Liud ca!’ed far and giv-
feeiur « it '<*» r*»o;/
bean • ®qa •»!'?.(, nd wdl "&o*btfoss he
lung re neruborvu »* « ,e yonogest child pros
ent. Thu bo yof W.-a Was doboely fined
by the children—ih<M*o»roo with weir Wight
animated cenntanaii»ec. eager with enjoyment
prewired h scene calculated te awaken the
heat feelings of the heart—whilst on the stage
stood Jv*ony closely surrounded by the mem
bers of the orchestra mid ethers, smiling, ap
plauding aud joining in the songs of the chil
dren by urn*, and acknowledging with infinite
grace and feeling tbe noisy ehou.s es her
youthful admirers. Her whole heart was
evidently iu ihe scene, and skowod thos? auii
bio nini loveable qualities which make her net
ietM admired aa a woman than as a songstress
The height te which the enthusiasm of all in
the heave rote during this scene it would be
iinp&oeiblo to describe.
At the close of the singing by the ehildron,
it was anoounaed tbat Miss Lind would sing
one more s#»Hg with them Th a waa renewed
with renewed acclamations, and by cries of the
‘Bird seng’ and for Home, aweet Home.’ Jnu
ny hereelf then came forward, aid addroesing
the boy* said—“l will sing you one more song,
wha’ *hall it be, the Bird song, or Home ?”
B it the yuung connoiaeaurs were divided in
opinion—some calling for one, and seme for
(he other. Jenny laughed heartily at ibis, and
then agaio addressing them, said, “I will sing
them both for you.** She then sang, accom
panted by Signor Benedict on the piano, first
Home Home aad then the Bird Song;
the oho with a awootnete and pathos that was
never eqn riled, and the ether with that joy
ous light hearted carol which seems to have
rMuderod 'hat beautiful gem entirely ber own.
When she had concluded,»he gracefully waved
an adieu to her yoang friends, and retired
amidst their loud and enthusiastic plaudits.
The whole occasion was one of the happiest
kind to all who were present, aud must * have
raised Miss Lind in the admiration and respect
of all. by the admirable womanlike feelings
which she exhioited in exerting herself more
to please tbe children who were gathered
around her , than oho would have done nt the
b’dding of the enthusiastic and fashiona
ble audience. For ourselves, we no longer
wonder at the existence of the Lind minia,
and can hereafter look with a forgiving
eye on the greatest extravagances to which
the presence of Jenny Lind may give rise.
The As-triam Discoveries —The antiqui
ties at Nineveh are placed, by late accottuto,
at a more modern epoch than that fixed by
Mr Ltyard. Maj Rawlinson thinks they do
not a-cend beyond twelve or thirteen hundred
years before t: e Christian era, because, in the
earliest inscriptions on the walls, references
are made to Tyre. Sidon and o’her cities,
which wero not founded snore than fifteen
r niuries before Christ. Ha ano eeoeiders
Egypt and not Assyria, as the erad.e of human
civilization It cannot be doubted that the
Assyrian monuments partake largely of the
Exvpiisn type. It is suggested that both
Assyria and Egypt, as at present known to ue,
are die chi'dren of an earlier civilisation,
every ves ige of which has disappeared ex
cept wh»»l we see in its progeny The points
of resemblance beMveeu the Euphrates and
Nileuc monumentefavor this hypothesis, rather
than the ordinary idea ; tne one io but a copy
from tbe other.
W. Mitchell Clark, who put out rhe eyes
of a man by the name of Dodd, abont 16 years
age, in Wayne County, passed through this
place one day last week, in custody of iho
proper officers, and we are happy ?o learn has
been safely lodged in ihe jail ot Wayne Coun
ty and, we presume, will stand his trial at the
next term of ihe Circuit Court of that County.
Tne poor, unfortunate being who was thus
deprived of his sight, and compelled to grope
hi* way in darkness through the remainder of
' his life, has been a charge on Wayne for fif
teen years; and the arrest of Clark after the
. lapse of so long a period, is evidence that jus
tice, a ihough slow, is almost always certain to
overtake the wicked in their career.
The law in force at the time of the commis
r sion of the deed provides no adequate penal
’ ty for a crime ot such magnitude. Clark,
should he be convicted, will be only subject to
a fine of SIOOO, and to stand exposed in the
’ pihory for the term of three days.— Miss
5 Claris
u-irws.
Distressiro Occubrxmcb.—We learn from
the Florida Republican of a mast distressing
occurrence in Ware county, in this State.—
Three children of a Mrs. Brown, while she
was engaged in washing, were heard to scream,
and upon the mother running to ascertain the
cause, she found they had all been severely
bitten by a rattle snake, from the effect* o
which they subsequently died. While the
anxious mother was absent to their relief, her
fourth child, that she had left at the plaee where
she was employed, accidentally fell into a large
tub or pot of boiling water, and was so se
verely eeaided that tn this ease also death en
sued.
Mrs. Brows's Childses. —We are sorry
to disappoint those who enjoy a marvellous
story, (see our paper of yesterday.) but a gen
tleman who re-ides in Ware county, was in
our otSce yesterday, and stated that he knew
Mrs Brown —there is but one of the name
io Wars—and that instead of four children,
Mrs. B. hae eight He thinks they are al! alive
and well now. a* he was in the neighborhood
last Tuesday, and heard nothing about the -at
tlesnake nor the pot of hot water. —deoenaak
1 I RepalksMß.
y I'fom the Evangetiit.
Increase of tmk Prxsevthhuan <’hvrc»
J im tks IftiiTKD Statks —Tt.-- MajU’ifiX urc
1 taken from the nuinutos of the <»eaergl A*sem
-8 bly of the Ihfosbytonan Cburvh fur 1437
’ minutes of the General Assetob.Hes fer ifee
* year 1450—the Christian Almanac; published
‘ by the America■ Tract Society. &c. Iniho
year 1837. tbe Presbyterian Church of the U.
States consisted of—
■■ Syncde . 2ft
1 Presbyteries 135
Minietere- 2140
1 Licentiates-•••••••••••• 2c®
i Candidates ior order* 244
f Churches- • 289$
t Cocnninaicants- • ■••220 ] 5&7
Confribatiuns for certain specified besevolost
objects, during the year preceding the re
port >282,000
Differences ia relation to cortaih church uu:
ten, which had be n growing up for sense
years, at this Session of the General Ascasthl®,
came to a crisis, and two sopsreto
uobs ware formed, each retaining
ConfaxsioM es Faith and Form of Gas c’niffife,.
They have remained dietinet ever siuco.
The following ie the present of the
ehur< h : Old School. New. Schoo'. Tela! ■
Syuode 22 20 43
Presbyter;«« J 27 192 229
Minietenj...... .. 1926 1473 3399
Licentiates 137 37!
Candidates .. •». - “ 360 fiO 429
Churches 2-‘ fls 1569 41' 3
Communicoato.. •207.254 139,797 347,057
The Old Sclieol Presbyteries report as
ed far heneve-cat obj®e.a. asebb.ru meßtieued.
Tbe mw Schoo! have net iccUded
I us itotn in their roper., the same ralie fe-
I aiCh church.
f gives $255,001', makiag
The iecre'ase Since 1837, has been ca fallows:
Synods- 20
Presbyteries 94
Ministers 1259
Licentiates 91
Candidates-... 17fi
Chuiebes
Connaunicants 126 494
Contributions $345,000
Disoracefvl Proczkdincs is Illinois
Almost a Riot—Poena, 111.. Dec 19. 1850. —
Our city was again thrown iota ranch exaiie
meiit to day. The oxeention es Brown and
Williaras far the murder of Mr liewelt, was
to have token place yesterday, bnt hr an order
from the Governor, received en Wednesday,
it was extended te tbe fifteenth es Jaeeary
■ext This not beieg generally known nor
credited, large massea el people of this end ad
orning coue’ies, apeomblcd te witness the ex
ecution, and being dtsaopeieud is tbeir ex
pectat ens, a portion of tnem roiolvod that tie
persons should be executed forthwith, and <
urged on by exciting speeches, they gat pos
sesßion of the scaffold from ih# jail yard, aad 1
erected i in the street, in front o; the jail. '
They then effected an ea-rsnee by jerking
the doow and looks; and proceeded with 1
crowbars, scantling and other iiapiemon’w, to 1
tbe cell*, where they met with resistance from 1
Brown, who, although shackled, as soon as the ’
cells were opened, stepped ioco the hail, d;s- ’
armed a few of the fey irking from
them the crowbars and scantling, barred but 1
cell on the inside and defied them. Hu broke 1
the scantling over the mobbers, and gave 11 him j
other striking illustrations es hiseanro disap
proval of such unlawful proceeding/. Tfce ’
prisoners were again secured in the eolls. and 1
before dark the crowd dispersed.
Thus resulted, what at first all voppexed -
would be a rrost tragical and disgraceful affair
The tnob fell back, and a few of our citizens
dropping in at this conjunc uro. prevented '
further violence.— Cor. N. Y. Herald.
i
The Fugitive Slave Bill of 1792 was drafted i
by George Cabot, of Massachusetts, in Novem- i
ber, and it was passed by tbe Senate 04 the f
18th of January, unanimously, fourteen mem- 1
bers from free and thirteen from s ave State* I
voting f»r it. The llonse committee, Theo
dore Sedgwick and Sheerjrsbub Bourne, of
Massachusetts, and Alexander White, of Vir
ginia, reported the bill to that body, by which
it was passed, on the 5t of February wi.h- <
out discussion. Eight free Stales were re 1
presented by 31 votes, six s’ave States by 24 <
votes; free State majority 7. The bill rectriv- (
ed 4(4 yeas to 7 nay . Maaeachuaelcs give 6
yeas te 1 nay This record th »ws that the 1
free States passed the Ji*st fugitive slave Lili {
The one passed in 1850 is a.itiost the saino ’
thing.
Pair’s Licht Gbrulvi.--This affair in no 1
humbug after all perhaps. At least Mr. <
Paine has succeeded in convincing the edite <
rial fraternity of Worcester, Maes ,of the re- 1
ality of hie invention as a method ol making (
2as from water. The edito.sef the Tribune .
Spy and Palladium, have each and ail been r
inducted into tbe secrete of the process, and (
come out firm believers in the magnitude and ,
genuineness of the invention. The Snr says : .
. •’Wne: , .
, •“» in-. -iTaon s. f jMir.u.' V»WL'i i
was /wan-’ aictHo’. for tin produced (
•' I’iiH r-'B.tnfetion «f these i» tfrtFsrent ft rn (
*kuyt!iins of Ui. k..id (ral'ora known, ya; ftna- ,
serf an well eit.bh.had priaoip/e,.’’
The editor of iho Boston Ciironotype also <
want t. Wore.it.rto s.o and jotfge for him
self, and i, n.w rej-.icing its the faith that
Paioß i. really the modern Plome h“ii», who
“has extorted from natnro the secret es th. ,
artificiai prodocti.n eflight ate nominal ce.l ’’
Other jeurnal. .tate that beth the editoro ,
of the Wercoter Spy aud of the Cbreiiotype ,
arecompe ent to speak en this subject. '
The Louia.iiie Courier cf the l!)4i iast. 1
says—
The slaughtering establishments Contino, in
active eperatian, aod the receipts are .till aben
dam. Three es the pork hoa.es expect te
slop killing this week We heard of a few
sales es geod hogs at $4 net; which is tbe ru
ling rate, aud a sale nf 1400 head al $4. net.
la ten days the season will ab.ut close at a'l
the pork houses aroued the falls, and the rssuk
will show a small excess over last season’s
work.
The amount of oil on beard the American -
whalers reported al Lahaina, Sandwich Is
lands. oa the 29.« October, is stated al sue hun
dred and eleven thousand barrels of whale, and
eleven thousand sperm. The quantily es bone
can hardly be enamerated
Liiroroit in the l/nu.d Stout. — The number
of libraries is 182—the number of veto uses 1,
294,000. Forty-three libraries eoßtaioiog car
10,000 volumes—9 over 29 000; aed 2 ever
50000 Harvard College Seing the largest,
having 72,000 volume..
Duties xkd Bvlliob ik CxLiroKxix —The
total arnennt es duties paid into tne Custom
House a' San Francisco, daring the meath of
October, waa $l7O 551. Aaaoont of bullion
pi ported from Oeieber 30-ti to Nev.mbar 14 h,
1 $1,562 417 Previously exported s2l -99 3SB
' Total, $23 461.807. Amount of bolli.o »n
--' tere.l inwards daring ihe sam. peri.d was
1 S9O 000 Previeusly entered, $3,134,M0
■ Total, $3,154 000.
. Tur Bakb Sults.vs.— I'liie ae.se', which is
now oiscbarging a cargo of fruit at India
wharf, presen’s a remarkable ioMtance es the
ad vantages of ventilating a ship’s held. It
is a common tbisg twat fruit from the Mediter
ranean has been always subject to es*re er
less damage on the passage, and nacai y ths
damage is in proportion to the length of tho
nas& ge AH this damage.it has been eontend
ed, may be prevented by a proper ventiiaiion
of the bold ; and tho Sultana is an instance
in proof of ibis position She is ventilated or
Mr Emerson's plan—h*r bold is as dry as a
store room, and her fruit is as free from dam
age as it was when it was shipped.—fiostrn
Courier.
The Marksville Prairie Star says chat the
iate heavy frosts bare materially injured the
planters, and that many ofcheui have lost near
iy one half of their crops by the snoring of the
cane. What has been saved, howevsr, is of
nuperiorquality. Those who neglected win
ruwing have been the severest sufferers.
Fkcu*ditt.—The Norfolk
Herald »tu es that a cow, belonging to a geo
lieman in that, city, bore four calves at a birth
a few nights since, all perfect, but two of them
died the next day. and the ether two the day
after. The same corv, at her preceding par
turition had twin calves.
Ths Georoia Cosvsktiov.—The President
the Hon Thomas Spalding, is one of the most
distinguished citizens ut the Sure. Hie father
was a Scotch merchant, who resided st Fred
er.ca, St Simon’s Inland. Bartram, who visi
ted that beautiful island in 1773. thus writes:
‘ I arrived at Frederica, on the island of St.
Simon, where I was well received and enter
tained by James Spalding, Eq. Thia gentle
man, carry ing on a very considerable trade,
and having extension connections wiihthe In
dian tribes of East Florida, furnished me with
letters to his agents residing at his trading
bouses, ordering them to fuinisfo me with hor
ses, guides, and every other convenient assis
tance.” Frederica is the oldest settlement in
Georgia. Here Gen. Ogte’horpe made his
headquarters. The remains of his fortifica
tions yet remain, overgrown by the luxuriant
vines of the almost tropical climate. Mr.
Thomas Spalding was born here, and he in
heated a princely fortune, which is invested in
lauds and slaves. He was a member of the
Convention which framed the Constitution of
1798, sod must, therefore be near his eightieth
year. No man in the State carries with h’tn
such moral influence as he, alike from his age,
1 his long life ofspotiess integrity, and his promi
nent position in the political history of his
* times. He is io truth the Nestor of the South.
1 Bach is the man, who, by acclamation, presides
over thia important assemblage —IV. O Pic.
A Fine Boat.—The new steamer Chat
r tan oo ? a ’ owned by Messrs. Williams fir, Co.,
j nf this city, and commanded by that pr nee ol
olev® r feilows M. Mahan, arrived at our wharf
i on h* r 6r®‘ trip on Thursday last She is 152
r feet l®og. and draws only fourteen inches
j Her cabin is furnished in a more elegant style
than an> boat that has ever been on our river
? 'Die ladies’ cabin is as finely furnished as an’
i parlor need be. Every thing about the Chat
> I tanooga is of superior workmanship, and sh<
b’ is an ha nor to the embryo city whose nam<
abe bears. — KuaxniU Register.
AylzwzL or* Wowait.— Four years age
we w-itp in poMSuiou of facilities fer looking
ent upon a quiet, liaisblo graveyard, situated
en the sixib avenue. Early one morning a
• eanty funeral trbia visited the yard, a hasty
burial service waa prsneuoced oVcr a plain
coffin, the earth was speedily covered over lb.
remains enclosed therein, and tbe few mourn
er, departed—ell aavo one. That was a girl
about thirteen your, ofgige, whe, casting her
self upon the ground, could only sob ‘my
mother’ until completely extiatisMd by the vio
lence es her grief. She recovered after a
while s ,4 disappeared, and the next morning
aye was at the spot planting flowers there
Early every morning fer two years afterwards,
that girl paid a visit te ber parent's grave. In
the season of flowers that mound blaoroed like
a garden and in the winter the appearance was
refreshed by several valaable little evergreens,
and it was religiously kept cleared of all un
sighily incumbrances.
One morning last week chance led an to tbe
graveyard,and the first object that met our
eyes waa tne girl now a blooming mar
riageable maiden, kneelinr over ber mother’s
final resting place and plonking away tbe weed,
troth amen- the peutonias, ziuftina, etc , which
beautify if. We are told by these who know
that rain or shine, cold o- warm, that girl has
never failed cnee to make her daily pilgrimage
to that sac-od shrine since tbe morning of the
t aria'. Happy parent, even in death, te have
given birth to sued offspring Wo hazard
nothing in saying tbat the girl is a jewel
staoag her sex, and that the muu fortunate
enough to wed her, will procure a tris no
man, than which the earth containe nothing
sßperior. There are aseny iioitatioue of the
article; hut this, all t ■ c.-urtn-n-
OMio iSp6fitb«f »7li Felttggqflflfl, i« the thptg.
'in ail its puiity, Few eßildren remember tbeir
parents with more than common respect while
the letter live : how beautiful to cherish their
memory aud decorate their tembe with na
ture’s rarest works when dead I— Nmo York
Morcurg.
Mysterious Rapplugs.
Wx learn from the letter of a private cor
respondent, says the Washington Republic that,
the “ inysterioas rappings ” are again excit
ing ue little attention among the citizens of
Beaton and Providence. Tn a letter wae
net intended for publication, but, as it emu
from a coarse on which we can rely, and
tenches some matters of eurions speculation,
wo take the liberty of presenting a portion of
it to our readers.
“ I have nothing now to toll yea touebing
the rapping.; lam as miieh in the dark as
over aa to the mode es their production.
Stands are made, and furniture is made to
move, and electric .enactions comainniccted.
This I hove heard, com, aud felt; aud I do
net believe the mao.festaUonc a-e Ihe result
as collusion or triak. My own opinion, so
for as 1 have boon able to form any on the
subject, is tbst the nuditm (so celled) p.-odaces
ur,tenaciously all loose phsnnmena ; but mv
notions are so yet erudo «u this point, and I
must investigate the matter much further be
fsre reeling in them sati.fied. The subject is
beginning la create a good deal es attention
noth horn and in Providence ; and almost
every sue who is satisfied sate the absence of
tnarkery aeecpte the rpiritual solution. When
1 saw the table moved, it moved the length
of ay band, so that niy hand, which was rett
ing on it, fell. This was repeated several
times. There were no castors en the table,
and it required considerable effort to move it.
The reem was light. Four pers us were pres
ent, no rat of whom. I am confident, bad
any thing te do (hrmwingly) with the motion.
I s. eensidorod an nnsuccessful experiment ;
aa a few nights bolero the table bad been car
ried across the room and back, and Bpset end
rostered to its logs Ths same thing was done
in Providence in a very respectable and intel
ligent family. Very curious all this, but lam
indisposed to believe that spiri a ent of the
fl-sh do it, although I am fully satisfied that
hare is no human collusion in tbe matter."
OrriCßns in CaLironxia.—The insufficien
cy nf the pay of army officers and soldiers
errving in Oregon and California, in conse
quence of the high prices caused by the gold
d seoverieti of tbe latter Slate, was alluded <o
in the U. 8 Senate on Wednesday, by Sena
tor Gwin, in offering a resolution to remedy
the evil. He said :
The officers and thoir families had to per-
form the most menial services, owing co tbe
high wages of labor. Gon. Riley could not
employ a eoak for his family, the wages
charged being greater than bis pay. The ami
ah.e and estimable lady of bis Adj utant General
(Maj Carby) supported his family by copying
papers for tbs Convention. At a dining par
ty given by oae es his aids, (Capt- Westcott,)
at which I was present, his wife and her sister
wa.ti d upon tbe guests. Brevet Col. Casey.
IC .■oiumat'J.tyf a reeimont. jntariained me al .
mere an hoard of a ; ’id ehip ,
a Whvrf at Beuieia , o-r nd supper
Having bean ceoksd by hi.’w?»<i’ifui and ac
compiii bed lady, an 1 placed betlirc ns to help
oiiraelvsa Icooldnaue nufuerons other tu
sirwea of peculiar h.ird-hip, but l hope I have
said enough to induce early and prompt action
en tbe subject by the Senate.
Noßcb Chskitt or Jugsr Lieu. —We have
a ithenty for saying, that Jenny Lind yeater
dav gavs one thousand dollars to :be “Fomale
Orphan At, turn'' of Richmond Charities like
th.s show the benevolent disposition es this
swaet vocalist, end constitute a large share of
the eleim te that astonishing popularity which
aha has gained in tbe world. Tins humane
tribute will canoe her te be gratetully remem
bered in Richmond years after she is gone.
A beautiful hoquot waa thrown oa the stage
last night ju»t after tne song of “Home, Sweet
Horne.” I'waa prepared by the little hands
of the Orphans, end presealed through their
matron to Jenny Lind.
Jenny Lmd yesterday visited the Asylum and
eeog for tbe Orphans — Rich (Ya.) bitpatch
of Saturday
Tun “Cottom PxaTg,” as tbe Slang Whan
gers, sail the frieeds es the Compromise and
tbo Constitutieu, being now the object of tbeir
especial abuse, the “Journal, of Commerce”
replies:
To all this Cotton io the great counteracting
element. For the sake of co ten, fleets will
arose mighty oneaßS. Fer notion, powerful
nauens wilt submit tn affronts; will avoid war.
er make peace. How maoy times has it saved
us from a war with England, and also with
Fr>nee 1 And new behold how it quickens
ths sympathise es the North towards the Soak,
and es the South towards die North. Blessed
bo cottes! It defeats ths schemes es agitatera,
nulliSers, and disorganizers. It strengthens
tbe arms of Union men. in every part of tbo
land. It has suggested a osmo for the most
patriotic party ol modern days ; wbnh IHosgb
given in deriaion, is yet extremely appropriate.
The Cotten party, eh! Yes, tan par y of
Uaien, Peace, and Concord, If man loved
bis follow man; it be were willing to make the
least personal sacrifice for the good of tuoso al
a distance; nay, if he did not delight iu the
miseries of others, and seek to make hiinsell
bappy a> their expense, the world might aztst
without eottea. But as it is the extir.cuou ol
cotren weuld spread a pull of darkness • ver the
earth. It would unsheath the aweid, and bur
nish tbe dagger. Must fortunate it is that cot
ton dene no: grow everywhere If it aid. it
wonld no longer be a bond of Union. But
now, the Seaih is the magsz ne es the worth’s
industry and prosperity. What would not
Eng'aed give fer a monopoly of cotiou. II
tbs North wore te part company with th--
death, bew seen would England step ia and
supply our place. As it is, cotton keeps both
her and ourselves io order. Hurrah, thea, for
Cotten, aad the Co’tnii party! II irrah tor the
Union, as it »s, the Constitution ot it is, and
the Compromise as it is.
- r _
ÜBTMr F * Gerald, who returned from
Ca?if»rriia l«i« fxUiteited lo ua some (
very rieh epecimene of k©!d, in quartz, anti
lt>iop-< of nearly solid a eld ; ©ne of w nieh weigh*
more lOsn four hundred and fifty dollars tn ore
and is hardly larger than a goose egg Among
his specimens is a rich one of the ore of cin
nabar. from the quicksilver mtuea, about fil
teen miles from San Jose Pic-
Ncui-Dork SUuerttstmtnts.
FLUSHES FOR railway cars,
OMNIBUSES, tc.
THE StjBSCHIBf.aS are new receiving i
large and complete aseoiliaeal if Figured and
Plain Pl CSHEb of their own imporutiin, which
they offer al the lowest taarket pricsa.
Also, Carriage Linings, Cloths, Laces, Patent
Leather, Oil Cloth, Bands, Alias, Springs, inaleable
Caaiittge, Saddlery and Harness Hardware.
P. *. T. HAYDEN,
d29-d&w3tn 219 Peari atreel, New York.
~ STRAW GOO I>S.
HM. GREENE <fc CO.. Manufacturersol
• Foreign and Domestic STRAW GOODS,
1 call Ute attention of buyers to their Goods, for Lad es
and Mieeea. They will offer inducements, in a great
variety of styles, &c., to purchasers who btiy by the
1 manufacturers’ package. .. nt
» Samples exhibited at their Store, No. 133 Pesrl-eL
(upstain.) NEW YORK. rit7 - lia
‘ GEORGIA SARSAPARILLA,
PREPARED BY
, 3. DENNIS, M. D., AUGUSTA, GA,
5 4 SUPERIOR article for diseases es tbe Lt-
f xl ter and to purify the Blood.
j All the eoinplaints for which Sarsaparilla is useful
~ (and more too) bare been mentioned in Northern ad
rer.isemeata. Large quantities of Sarsaparilla lor the
’ post three years hare been prepared in this atato for
the Northern market, sent on in barrels and then
’ sweetened with sugar or mulaseea, and we may well
I' suppose coasiderabie of it conies back again, though
sima very dilated elate. Tbe only way for people at
! the South to gel a pure article is to obtain it from
I these übo prepare it in tbe gouth. That prepared by
t . Dr. D. is from the pure Sontbern roots and nothing
I else.
'r I Tbe Georgia Sarsaparilla alone is better for dis
, eases of the Liver, or diseases arising from an impur c
, j state of the Blood, or tor Southern diseases generally,
t 3 I than any of the Northern compounds of the kind,
s. with all the sugar, molasses or e weetened water, or
I® any thing else they put into it.
r. Druggists supplied on the most liberal terms.
iy Our motto is Union, Home Ma ofaetares and the
rt- Georgia Sarsaparilla. o?-tf
18 *|?vitAßlVE SOAP.— For removing grease
ae spots, rutins. Ac., from clothing. For side by
UX3 WM. H. TUTT, Druggist.
OL;LXV—NEW SERIEb VOL XV—NO 1.
g POLITICAL.
d • —,
& “lustier froiu Heat, Jas Bwohaasan.
n Whkstlxxd (osar Laneaster,) Nov 19.'50.
t Gbmtlekehl have been tti’uorad by ih«
i- receipt es your Mud invitation i» 'behalf of the
r j friends es the coasiitutioa, and Up Union.
. without distinct! in es party resident in the city
» and county of Philadelphia,’ to attend a public
meeting to be held oa the 21st iast. at the Cbi
a neve Museum. I regret that engagements
, which I need ngt specify, will deprive me pf
the pleasure aod tbe privilege of suiting with
tbo great patriotic and enlightened eemmuni
i >7 l our ’'ty an< i county is manifesting
3 their attachment fer the constitution and the
( Union, in tbe present alarming crisis in our
public affairs.
On a recent occasion, at the eelebratisa of
thb opening of the ehstrrn periioo of nsr e»n
--9 trad railyard from Philadelphia.te Pittsburg. 1
r said that tbe eordial support es that maguifi.
cent improvement was a platform en whish ah
, Pennsylvanians, of every political deuemiaa
t lion could stand t pother in harmeoy. Tie
, sentiment elicited an enthusiastic r«apon«o
from ail present whether Deqteerats or Whig.
, 1 new say that the platform of our blessed
, Union is strong enough te sastainali traehsar
, ttd Americans It is an elevated, a gtoriuu.
, platform, en which the down-uoddon Batieuo
I es tbe oarth gaze with hope and desire with
) admiration aad astonishment Our Uuion is
, the star in the West, whoso genial aad steadily
iacroasing influence w 11. at fast, efeauid we n
, mains unites! people, dupe! thogleons of de»-
, oetiem front tbe Bncteut nations ot the world
lis morel ponar wi!l p? j»« to ha mor.? poimit
> inimouo of i. tot A ’mWerWlT. e>>?/X-nlahynl
r • ii« gloridueuttr seiir dsrknan before it has
accomplished hs/Tita missiuu 1 Heaven fer
r bid ! Let us exclaim with the heroic Jacksan
“The Union mast and shall bo preserved.”
And what a Union this has been ! The his
lory of the human race presents no parallel to
it. The bit es striped bunting, which wa.-
to be {Jaw iftly swept from the ocean by the
British navy, according to ths predietion of a
British statesman previous te the war of 1812
is new displayed in every sea. aad iu every
■ port es tbo habitable globe. Our glorious stars
aud stripes—the flag of our couulrf, —new
i protect America ns in every elime. “I am a
Roman citizen I’ waa ease the proud excla
snaciea which every where shielded an aricine’
Reseau frees insult aad ejestiue. “I am an
American citizen!” is sun an exulaasa'iue
afalmost equal potency throughout the O'vi
lizod world. This is a tribute duo to tbo pow
er and resources of those thirty-vae soiled
Blates. Iu a just cause we may defy tbe
world in arms, We have lately presented a
spectacle which has astesished oven the great
est eapuin es the ago. At the call as their
couutry, an irresistible heat of armed men,
and men toe skilled ia the nae as arms, sprang
so like the soldiers of Cadnsus, from the
lUUßKtaioa aud valleys of our great confedera
cy. The struggle ameeg them was net who
should remain at home, but who should enjoy
the privilege es braving tbe dangers and pri
vauens ofa foreign war ia defense of the
country’s righ s. Heaven furbid that the qu-e
tion o> slavery should over prove te be the
stoss thrown into the r midst by Cadmes to
taxke them turn their arms against each other
and perish in mutual conflict!
Whilst ear power as a united peopleeesßres
as against the injueueo and assaults es foreign
enemies, what bus been oar condition at homo!
Here every citizen stands eroat ia the proud
proportions bestowed upon him by hir’Msker.
and feels himself equal te his fellow man. Ho
is pruieeied by a government of just laws in
the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property ;
ho aits down under his owe vino and his own
tig tree, and (here ia nona te mahe him afraid.
A vast confederacy composed es thirty eno
sovereign and independent States is epan be
fore him. in winch hefeols himself to bo every
where at home, and may any whore throughout
i's'extended limits seek his own prosperity
and happiness in his own way. The meet
perfect freedom es intercourse prevails among
all ihe Slates.
Here the blessings of free trade have been
realized under the constitution es the United
State, aud, by tbe consent of all, tea greeter
extent than the world has over witnessed.
Our domestic tonnage and capital employed
in this trade exceed, beyond all comparison
that employed in our trade with all the rest es
lie world. The mariner of Maine, after bra
ving tbe dangers of the passage around Cepe
Horn, finds himself at homo iu his own couu
iry, when eutering tne distant port of S a
Francisco, on the ether side of the world.
Heaven seems te have bound these States
together by adamantine bnude es powerful
interest. They are mutually dependant en
etch other—mutually necessary te each others
welfare The numerous and powerful Com
meawealths which are spread ever the valley
of the Mississippi must seek the markets of
the world for ihelr produciieos through the
.rrrrub pr that fatlwr of rivew Aatiwng naval .
■
time of war. and an imieensK commercial ma
rine is required to ci.ny thoir productions to
Ute markets of tbe world arm bring back their
returns Tjie same remark applies wiih al
mos' equal force io the 'cotton growing aud
planting Siaie.s on the Gulf es Mexico and the
Atlantic. Who is io supply this naval power
and this cumoiercial marine 1 ibu hardv and
enierpri.-ing sons ill the Norih, whose home
has always been en the mountain wave
neither the pursuits uor the habiu of the peo
ple of the western and southern States fit them
fersuch an employment. They are naturally
the producers, whilst the Northern people ar«
the carriers. Thio establishes a mutual aud
profi able dependence upon each atnor, which
is one of the strengests bonds of oar Union.
The common sufferings sad «<>■««» glories
ofthe past, the prosperity es the present, and
the brilliant hopes es the future, must impress
every patriotic heart with deep love and devo
tion for the Unisn. Who that is now a citi
zen of this vast republic, extending from tke
St. Lawreuce to the Rie Grande, and from tee
Atlantic to the Pac.fic.dees not shudder at ihe
idea of being transformed into sue el i s bro
ken, jealous and hostile fragments ? Whai
patriot would not rather shed the last drop of
his blood than sea the thirty-one brilliant stars
which now float proudly upon our eountry’s
flag, amid the batlie and the breeze, rudely
tern from the national baauer ai.J scattered in
cor.fnsiou over ths face es ibe earth?
Rest assured that all the patriot>o emotions
of every true-hearted Ponbsylranian, iu favor
of the Union and ths Con.iitution, arc shared
by the southern people. What battle fluid
has not bsen illustrated by their gallant deeds ?
Aed when, in our history have they over
shrunk from sacrifices and setfsnugs in the
cveso of tbeir eoentryf What, than, mean*
the mattering thunder which we bear from
the Sooth 1 The signs es the limes are truly
portentous. Wriitat many in the South open-
Iv advocate the cause es secession aud disu
nion, a large majority, as I firmly halievs,
sti'l fondly sling io the Union, awaiting with
deep anxiety the astien ol the North, en '.be
Compromise lately effected in ( oagrew
Should this be disregarded, and njllifiad b»
tno citizens es the North, the southern peeple
may become united; and then, farswell, a
leag farewell, to our blessed Union. lam no
alarmist; but a brave and wise man looks
danger steadily in the fas*. This is the beet
nsaaas of avoiding it. I am deeply impress
ed wi’h ihe conviction that the North neither
sufficiently understands nor appreciates the
danger. Fer my own part, 1 have boon stead
ily watching its approach fer the last fifteen
years During that period I have often sounded
he alarm ; bu. my feeble warnings have been
.aiaregarded. I onw solemnly declare, as the
deliberate conviction es n»y judgment, that
we things are necessary to preserve thia
Union from the most imminent danger :
I. Agitation in the North on ths subject
of southern slavery nsuat be rebaked and pat
hewn byastrorg, enorgotto, and onligbtonod
public opinion
2 Tbe fugitive siave-law must bo executed
in its letter and th its spirit.
Or each of these petals I shall offer a few
observations.
Tnose are greatly mistakes whs suppose
that the tempest whieh is new ragtag in the
South has oeen raised by thn acts er omissisns
of the presor t Congress. The minds es the
southern people hive been gradually prepared
for this explusi n by the events es the last
fifteen years Much and devotedly as they
love tbs Union, many of th-m are now taught
to believe that the peace of their own firesides
and the security es their families cannot be
preserved v ithout separation from us.. Ibo
crusade of the abolitionists against their do
mestic peace and security, commenced ia
1835 General Jackson in his annual tstv
sage to Congress in December of that year,
speaks of it in the following emphr.tic lan
guage : “ I must also inTite J°’ Jr ■ 1 “ n ”? n
to the painful excitement produced in the
South by attempts to circulate through the
mails inflammatory appeals, addressed to the
passions of slaves, in prints and vmmm
sorts es publications, calculated to stimulate
them to insurrection, and produce all
ilia honors of a servile war.’’ From that
period all the agitation in the North against
southern slavery has been incessant, by
means of the press, of Slate Legislatures,
State and county conventions, abolition lee
tures, and every other method which fanatics
and demagogues coaid devise The time of
Congress has been wasted in violent ba
raogues on the subject of slavery, l»ta~-
tory appeals have been sent forth from this
central point through he country, the inevi
table effect of which, has been in create geo
graphical parties, so much dreaded by the Fa
ttier of bis Country, and to estrange the nor
thern and southern divisions of the Union
from each other ,
Before the Wilmot Proviso was interposed,
the aboli ion ol slavery in the District ol
Columbia had been the chief meme of agita
tion. Pe itions for this purpose, by thou
sands, from men, women, and children poured
into Congress, session alter session. The
rights and me wishes ol the owners of elavw
within the District were boldly disregarded.
e Slave y was denounced as a national sin and
’ a national disgrace, which the laws of
1 and the laws of man ought to abolish, cost
what it might. It mattered not to the fcnsuc
lbß[ the Volition «f
e would convert it m.o a cit*" l wjijeh
of two slaveholdmg Btotes. waiter arrow.,
e abolitionism 72-ihMl aroa.d. it malterea
vioiH.ian the edtni fa'
the conMitntien end of the
pledged to Maryland end Virginia. mES
= the whole wet Id knew, that these
would »»■ have ceded it to the Union?, -j»d' -
they istie-iued it eeuld ever be conrod UAM
H Cwtigrees into a place frem whieh tnoir sftaoif I
K tic peace end aecnrity might he
fanatics a»d abolitionists Nay,‘ tho
f istsereni oven oti I farther Thev agitan '
• the parpoeoof abelishieg slavery in the
. arsenals, and navy yard, which t h» .•« '•
, Staten had ended te the Union, wader tbpfaoftWgi
r siita'iea, for the protection and defap** of y/;
, the country. '
That steed the qwMtien when the Wit
; mot Proviso w» interposed fa add fuel to the
. flutoe. and fa excite the re a there people to
•' madhoss.
President Folk wm awxioas to bring the
- war with Mexico to aa honorable coaclaaion,
with *ho least possible delay. He deemed it
highly probable that an appropriation by
(fangr.se of tS.COO 000, fa bo paid te the
M.n.aa government immediately after the j
cunclurioa of p<are, might essentially aid hina i
ia aiaompliahing thia desirable object. Us 5
vent a useswge te this effect fa Congress in I
Aogutt, i»4fi; aad whilst th* hill granting the
appropriation wee pending before the Hence, g
4r. Wilmot offered his fames. Proview uu
amendment, which wa« carried by a nsajerity
of nineteen votes. Tam amendment, had it j£
even been proper in itself, »>i out of Uwe &,
and out of place beeaoae it bad ant then been g
iseertoiced whether we should acquire any w
territory irons HoXiea, and, ill point of fans,
•he treaty of pox; ■ ;-®t fairs
‘ . k.'cu:U;rSt J iSovei- -*•■
taadcd. to profar •« ~*. ■ «,s W wfat
Provus, until »•<! . . I.;;
aoMien of Cengrt™ eareafad every attempt
fa form territorial government, for eur Mexi
can aequiaitiona. Had each governments been
r:«tablivh*d at the proper time, California
would have changed her territorial into a
State government, aad weald have coma into
the Union as naierally aa a ycnag man entero
upon hie civil rights at the a ;o e r twentv-oae,
jrodneiog acareely a ripple npen pablie
opinion.
' What eonscqacnOM have resulted from the
Proviso t It placed the two divisions of the
Union in hostile array. The people of each,
itisiaed es considering the people of the etMr
as brethren, bsgan to view each other as deadly
enonaioo. W h let northern lagislatereo were
pasting rvsolutioM inatruelitg lheir senators
and requesting their Representatives to rate
for the Wilmot Previn Mid for laws teaboliol
slavery is the Distriet es Columbia. oeuihora Q
legislatures and couvounow. prompted aad
sustained by the indignant a.d united voice es
the southere people, Here peeving mediations
pledging them»elves lo emira of
The spirit of fruraticissn wee ia the ascendant-'
To such a height had it ■teamed, teat a bill ie
treduced into the ffuass es Raproaenldtivec by
traduced into the Hnus of Rrpreseuiativec
by Mt. Ghddingr. daring the last session es
Congress, aubnrining the clave.) ia the Die.
trial of Columbia to vote eu the queebea
weather they iheracelvee saeutd be free men,
tvu defeated »n the motion es my friend, Mr.
Brodhead of thia State, by the eleuder aiqjeripy
of only twee y six votes.
Thus stood the ques i«a when the present
Congress assembled That body at first pre
sented the appearance efa Pelion Diet, divided
iato hostile partied, rather than that of the rop
rosontatives of a great and nnimd people as
sembled in the land es Washing ton. Jaffenen.
and Jackson, to eoavelt aad act together <u
brethren in prom r ing the common good es
the whole republ e.
(t would bo tbe oxtremn of dangerous infatsm
atiou to suppose tbit the Union wan eel then
ia carious danger. lied tbc Wilmot Proviso
become a law. or bad slavery been abolished
in the District es Columbi nothing abort es a
rpeciai interporitiou of Divine Providence
could h.v« prevented 'be seeeveiea of meat if
not ail of no slaveholdiug States.
It was from thia great and glorious eld Com
monwealth, rightly denominated the “ Key
stone of the Arch.” that the first ray of light
emanated to dirpel tbe gloom. She is not
ruyscioue es her own power. Ska stands
netween the North nod the South, and can lay
her hand on either party, and say, “Thue far
shall thou go, and «i» farther.” The wisdom,
moderation, und firmness of her people cal
culate hsr eminently to act as the just and
equitable umpire between the extremes.
Il was the rule in our State house of repre-
sentatives, refining to consider the instructing
resolutions in favor es the Wilmot Previse,
which first cheered the heart of every patriot ,
in the lead. This was speedily followed by a
vote es ibe House es Repreaeutativns at
Washington, nailing tbe Wilmot Proviso (coif
t» the table. And here 1 ought not to fat,
the great meeting bald in Philadelphia, ah t*4
birth-d-y of the father of bis country,.‘ays*.'?
of the Union, which gave a happy aed.'lrr-Aweggß
. bits tw phtvj.t® epini.iß ih? 1
■ «. 8..,te, .nd, I may add,
Union.
Th* honor of the South has
t‘ e ('»» promise. The Wilmot
forever dead an! slavery will
ished in the D strict es Coluinbjh '
continues to exist in Maryland. Tlfcft*Vdtilg
storm in the South still con inner ts mW f
violence but it will gradually subside, sftiiiHw
agitation eease in the North. All that is ne
cessary for us to de ia to execute the fugitive
.lave law, and to let tbe Southern people
alene suffering them to manage thoir own do
mestic concerns in iheir own way. A Vir
ginia fanner erica asked me if there wore two
ho ghbera living together, what wou'd I think
if eno of them should be eternally interfering
in the demesne concerns of the otusr! Could
tbov possibly live together in peace f
Wi-h-ut reference to ihe harmony and safety
es the Union, what a blessing would thio poli
cy of eon-interference be, nut only to tbe
snvae and die free negroes, bat even to the
caste us constitutional ecoamripaiieii itsalff
Since the agitatien eomiaenced, the slave
baa been deprived cf many privileges, which
he formerly enjoyed, booaaee es ihs atom no
enmity thus imposed upon th? master to pro
vide for his personal safety and ■bat us his
family. The frac negro, for the same overru
ling reason is ihrnatt-ued with expulsion from
the land of his nativity in the South; and there
are strung indieatio.isia several of the Northern
States tbs', they will refuse to afford him an eay
-1 lum. ■
The cause of emancipation itself h.a greatly
' suffered by Use agitation. If left la its constitu
tional and natural coarse, laws ere ibis would
most probably have existed for tbe gradual
. aooll'ien of slavery in the Stales es Maryland.
, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri. The cur
rent es public opinion was ranging etrorgly ia
, that direction before lha sboliUau excitement
commenced, especially ia Virginia There a
. measuru having directly us view the gradual
abolition es slavery—offered, tee, by rhe
zrandaon es Themm Jeffvrsoa—eemo within
i one vole, if my memory serves me, ofpassing
ibe aouso of delegates. Throughout Virginia,
an well us is tbe othsr Hires SvMes which I
, have teenkonod there wa» lh-.n e powerful,
, 'kfliienUni, and growing party ia favor of
, gradual emkiicipstien, encored on to mortal
, »y the brightest copes of success. What has
, now become of this party 1 It has genu; it
t is numbered with the th’ogs that have been.
1 The interference of Northern fauatieo with the
r instilniien el slavery in the South has so oiei
s tod and exaspera ed the people, that there is ue
man in that region now b--!d vueugh to otter
0 a foa.imeut m avor es gradual emsacipaiiona
j Tne efforts es tbs abehuoUM’s hive long, very
B long, pos penod iho day es emancipation in
, those Slates. Throughout tbe grain growing
lt slave dines, pewerfT oettvas were in opera
lion, whisa mas . before asnny years, have
predue.d xredaal amaaeipaliea, These have
lt been counteracted by too violence and felly es
lt the abolitinnia's They have cone infinite mie
g chief. They have net only brought the Ueiea
into lunninout peril but they have infiioted lha
g greatasi evils boih on the slave aad on tbe free
negro—the avowed oojeeisef their regard.
Let aie, then, call upon year powerful and
influential meeting, as they value the anion of
these S a ev. the gree avttenliti. a. blessing-eras
conferred by a toon fa' Prsvi.tonse open man
—as bey value me well-bviog of tae slave and
free negro— a« thev vs’oo even ,he cause es re
gular a-.d constitutional eiMAusipalien—to ex
ert all their energies to pul dawe the iong c»R
tiotied agitation m the North against slavery in
the South, Isit uareaaonabls the. tbs Sostb
should inalte thia d»m«»dl The agnation has
reached such a height Uisl the Southern people
fest their personal .eourity to be involved. It
has filled lhe nuuds of the slaves with vague
notions of emancipation, and, in ths language
of Gsosral Jack.on, tersaioe* 'tn stimulate
then, io m.urreeiion and produce all lhe hor
rors of a servile war.” Although any snob
attempt on their part would be easily and
speedily suppressed, yet what horrors might
not in the mean time be perpetrated 1 Many
a mother now retires te rest at night nnder
dreadful apprehensions of what may befall
herself and her family before the morning.—
Self-preservation is the first instinct o r nature ;
and therefore any state of society in which the
sword of Damocles is all the time suspended
over the heads of the people must, at last, be
come intolerable. To judge correctly of tur
relative duties towards the people of the Booth,
we ought to place ourselves in their position,
and do onto them as we wonld they should do
unto us coder similar circumstances. This
lathe golden rals. it wa u dsr its benign in
fluence thatoor constitaiien of mutual com
promise and concession was framed, and by
the same spirit alone can it be maintained.
Do the people of lhe North act in this Christian
spirit, whilst stigmatising their brethren of the
Sooth with the harshest epithet-, and, impaling
to them a high degree of moral guilt beeanso
-lavery hu‘been emailed upon tham by their
■ forefetherst and this, too, with a koowledgethat
1 the consequence, of those Mseults “ “
' place in peril their persouel safety, and tbatof
J fl i they hold most dear oo^ B "'\ ‘ "P“‘
! this constant agitauon must be a"" b L
’ firm determination and reeolnto action of the
■ vast msjonty of the people of the North, who
are known to disapprove it, or lhe sacrifice of
i oUr glorious Union may and probably will be
1 at l»t the consequence.
‘ I shall preened Io present to you some views
r.pon the subject ol ths mseh misrepresented
■ fugitive slave law. Lis now ovident, Iretn «ff
e the signs of the times, that tiiis is destiaeri to
fiecoiua lhe principal subject of agitation at the
j uexi session of Congress, and to take the place
e of the Wilmot Proviso. Its toiai repeal or its