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ThurKflfty Morning, Oct. 30, 1850.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
Wo woulil call attention to the advertisement
of Mr. (Jolla. We know him to boa man of
taste, and one who will endeavor to servo all
who may call on him for any tiling in his line.
His notice speaks for itself—and being confi
dent that his goods will please, we ask our
friends to give him a trial.
Sudden Death.
We are pained to announce, that on yester
day noon, Mrs. Nancy F. Mitchell, who was
landlady of the boarding house on Broad
street, directly in rear of the Gin Manufac
tory of Clemons, Brown k Cos., fell suddenly
•lead whilst engaged in conversation with Mr.
brown. We did not hear that she was any
wise indisposed. .She was greatly beloved by
all who knew her, and her loss will be mourn
ed. Truly, “in the midst of life wc are in
death.”
‘fhe parties who went in pursuit of the Pri
ces, returned without success. They trailed
them with dogs across the Rail Road Bridge
and u)i the river to Buzzard island, their place
of residence. The premises was searched and
they were found to have left. Tho dogs wore
again put on their trail, which was followed to
Hummervillo and lest. Nothing lmd been
heard of them when our paper was put to
press.
The Steamer Chancellor, bound for New Or
leans, was sunk a few days ago in the Missis
sippi, near Goose Island. She had a full car
go of produce. The boat and cargo aro said to
be a total loss. .She was owned in New’ Alba
ny, Indiana, and was valued at $40,000. She
was insured in the Ohio river towns. Her car
go was valuable, and was partially insured in
St. Louis.
Florida Election— Official.
The Charleston Courier of Tuesday, says
complete returns from Florida have at last
coino to hand, which show the election of Per
ry, tho Democratic candidate for Governor by
400 majority, over Walker, the K. N. candid
ate. Hawkins, Democrat, is elected to Con
gress by 800 majority. Legislature being also
democratic, secures a Democratic United States
Senator.
The Charleston Courier says among the cu
riosities exhibited at the late Fair iu Peters
burg, Va., was a tea pot used by Dr. Franklin,
deposited by Wm. 11. Davis, of Chesterfield.
The identity of this ancient pieco of crockery
is well established.
Tho samo paper learns that a mallet used by
Franklin in his earlier service us a printer, is
iu possession of one of the craft iu Charleston.
The Cotton Crop.
The Montgomery Mail of Tuesday says,
there is already a falling off in tho receipts of
cotton here, though wo presumo there will bo
still a considerable influx for a week or two to
cmne. One fact, however, may be relied on :
Many planters are through with their crops
already, while a largo majority will be done
picking within a week. The crop is very short,
and within a month the fact will bo so dem
onstrated, that tho speculators will be una
ble to devise theories to keep cotton down.—
When we consider the abundance of money in
tho world, now—tho high prices of all descrip
tions of property—the undoubted shortness of
the present crop—wo are surprised that plant
ers should sell at present prices.
The Late Outrage.
Tho attempt of a few Irish Catholics to pre
vent the immersion of a young convert to Pro
testantism, at the Second Baptist Church, on
Sunday night last, excited a considerable de
gree of indignation in the community. Tho
ringleaders of the outrage were arrested and
taken before the Mayor on Tuesday. Their
names are John Joyce, Michael Moon, and
Timothy llyan. Tho name of tho young lady
is Mary Cullen, and she testified as follows:
“ Ryan is my step-father. On Sunday morn
ing, when 1 returned from church, lie said he
had heard 1 was going to bo baptized at the
Second Baptist Church, and if lie knew it to
ho so, he would cut my throat from ear to ear,
all the Virginians in Richmond could not pre
vent it. Mr. Joyce, my undo, knows that ho
said so.”
The evidence of other witnesses corrobora
ted the statement of tho affair published in
Tuesday's Whig. The Mayor disposed of the
case by requiring each of the accused to give
security in the sum of S2OO to keep the
peace; remarking that if another case of tho
kind was brought before him ho would send it
to the grand jury, and the offenders would
doubtless bo subjected to fine and imprison
ment.—Petersburg Intelligencer.
The Banks Trial.
Tho trial of T. (1. Banks, for tho alleged
murder of Wm 11. Trone, was called on Mon
day last at St. Stephens, Washington county,
to which it had been removed, nud was set for
Wednesday last. Tho State was represented
by R. B. Armistead, Ksq., and Judge K. S.
Dnrgan, and the prisoner by Robert 11. Smith,
Daniel Chandler, I>. C. Anderson and W.
Boyles.
At the time appointed, the State announced
itself ready to go to trial, having all its witnes
ses iu attendance; but tho prisoner, through
counsel, presented an affidavit that some es
sential evidence that ho required was not on
hand and prayed a continuance of the case.
Vt'tor consideration, tho Court granted tho
prayer of the petition, and tho case was ac
cordingly continued to the Spring term.—Mo
bile Tribune.
U. S. Troops for Florida.
A largo number of United States aoldiors
arrived in this city on Saturday evening from
a Western.station, via New Haven; they will
join the forces now stationed at Fort Indepen
dence, under the command of Major Scott;
and the combined force will embark to-day iu
tbo ship Arkwright, Captain Davis, for Char
lotte llubor, Florida. Maj. Risely will accom
pany Major Scott with tho troops to their des
tination.—lioston Traveller.
Indiana,
The official returns from this State do not
differ materially from the unofficial reports
previously received. Kighty-eight counties
(out of ninety-one) officially heard from show
Willard. Democrat, tube elected by upward of
• ven thousand majority. Six” Democratic
members of Congress, out of eleven, are cer
tainly elected.
Affairs in Nicaragua.
Tho other day we published a dispatch from
the Picayune, in which it was stated that a de
creo had been issued by the government of
Nicaragua restoring tho institution of slavery
to that republic. Tho steamer at New Orleans
has brought us El Nicaraguense of the 6th
inst., but it contains no account of this impor
tant movement.
The following, however, from a letter from
Granada, in a New York paper, shows that the
statement is true:
“ An important decree, emanating from the
supreme executive power (President Walker)
was published hero on the 27th ult., which
may have an important bearing on tho future
prosperity of this republic. It decrees that
“inasmuch as the constituent assembly of the
republic, on tho 30th of April, 1838, declared
the State free, sovereign and independent, dis
solving the compact which the federal consti
tution established between Nicaragua and the
other States of Central America; and inas
much as since that date Nicaragua has been
in fact free from the obligations which the
federal constitution imposed; and inasmuch
as tho act of tho constituent assembly, decreed
on tho 80th of April, 1888, provides that the
federal decrees given previous to that date
shall remain in force, unless contrary to the
provisions of that act; and inasmuch as many
of the decrees so given are unsuited to the
present condition of the republic, and repug
nant to its welfare and prosperity, as well as
to its territorial integrity, that therefore all
acts and docrees of the federal constituent as
sembly, as well as of the federal Congress, are
declared null and void; but that nothing
therein contained shall affect rights heretofore
vested under the acts and decrees hereby re
pealed. Now, one of these acts or decrees of
the federal constituent assembly, so declared
null aud void by the present supremo execu
tive power of Nicaragua, provided that slavery
should be forever excluded from the five Cen
tral American States. The institution of slave
ry is, therefore, in effect, now recognized and
authorized in Nicaragua, as tho acts of this
republic previous to tho compact which the
federal constitution established between Nica
ragua and tho other States of Central Ameri
ca, are now again in full force and virtue.—
Thus it will ho perceived that the late decree
of President Walker is highly important to
planters and others in the Southern portion of
tho United States, who desire to emigrate with
their property to this garden of the world.—
And it is presumed, that in the recent pur
chase of Mr. Soule, for SBO,OOO, of one of the
most valuable cacao ranches in Nicaragua,
flint distinguished American statesman antici
pated the issuance of this important decree.”
This is sufficient of itself to alienate the sym
pathies of Black Republicanism. Accordingly,
wo find within the New York Tribune, which
publishes tho extract, a very sad picture of the
critical condition of Walker, and very decided
opinions that he is likely to be driven from tho
country. The later news shows that this is a
great error.
The result of this decree will be to make the
relations of our Southern States with Nicara
gua more sympathetic. That country were
valueless without slavery. The negro can
work there in health and with profit, when the
white man would be helpless. Thus we shall
have presently a larger tillage and more abun
dant tropical products. Sugar will be made
cheaper by it, and sugar which the Black Re
publican uses in his family will cost, perhaps,
only five or six cents a pound ; whilst the cost
of his confections, including the candies for
his children, will be reduced fifty per cent;
and thus he will liavo comfits and comforts
which ho can now hardly provide. So good
will be done to these people, although in their
pulpits and their papers they snap at the hand
which feeds them.
We learn from the Granada paper that a
government commission had taken possession
of many of the estates of those who have com
mitted treason against the republic, and that
it was in sesson to consider the propriety of a
general confiscation of all the property of these
malefactors. A number of very valuable es
tates in the department of Rivas were already
advertised for sale. The owners have the
right to be reinstated in their property by
proof of their loyalty to the government.
There can hardly be a doubt of the great
value of many of these estates. Under tho
improvidence aud thriitlessness of the owners,
however, they have been of little profit. El
Nicaraguense of the Gth says:
“Embraced in the list [of confiscated estates]
will be found ranches growing cacao, indigo,
sugar, tobacco, coffee, rice, coni, bananas and
plantains. Besides these staple articles of
production, on these ranches may bo found
many fruits and vegetables too numerous to
mention. The preseut condition of these es
tates is such that a practical man might at
once take hold, and with the first year realize
an abundant yield ; not such a crop, however,
as he might produce in tho second aud third
years, with the superior machinery aud educa
tion of American invention and intellect. The
manner of growing corn in this State is to make
a small round hole in the ground, in which the
grain is deposited. It is then left to grow the
best it can, without any assistance except one
or two weedings. Asa matter of course na
ture will not do everything, and the result is,
a growth of stalk from three to live feet high,
bearing bothing but small “nubbins,” to use
a farmer s term. We appeal to the agricultu
rists, it, when such is tho case, lie might not
oxpcct with proper sub-soiling and judicious
hoeiug and lulling, an ear of corn equal in
every respect to tho Indiana or western pro
duct ? Suit is with every other species of
planting ; and even with this indifferent train
ing, the sugar cane of this State challenges a
comparison with that of Louisiana or Texas.
The stalk is usually au inch and a half and
two inches in thickness, growing to the height
of eight or teu foot, closely jointed and very
juicy. The stubblo is never superseded, but
is allowed to grow for a generation.
At such a disadvantage, and with hardly an
apology lor mills, the sugar of Nicaragua is
almost equal to its first boiling, to the best
chrystalized sugar sold in New Orleans. The
grain is pure aud clear, and we have seen spe
cimens perfectly transparent, which were nev
er subjected to uuy regular process of chrys
talization. A gentleman from Mississippi, who
has lived in Loon, also informs us that the su
gar used in that section of the state is not only
equal in every respect to tho best Louisiana
table sugar, but that it is sold cheaper. Not
only does the country present an aspect most
favorable to the agriculturist in ail the above
respects, but it is undeniably one of tho best
grape-growing states in the world. Tho priests
inform us that many years ago the grape was
cultivated to considerable extent, and wine
produced superior oven to tho celebrated Cata
lonia brand. The Spanish government, how
ever, in a jealous mood, ordered all the vines
to be cut up and the manufacture of wine to
be suspended. After the revolution of inde
pendence, the country became involved in such
a state of anarchy and consequent uncertain
ty, that no efforts were made to recommence
the cultivation of grape; and a look at the
wasted ranches and decayed buildings that
mark the State’s gradual decline, will at once
convince the most skeptical that this is the on
ly reason why there aro no vineyards in Nica
ragua at present. At every point the signs of
decay are manifested, and even the wealthiest
haciendas not free from the reproach. No
improvements appear to have been made with
in the last fifteen or twenty years, except such
as were absolutely necessary; and at every
footstep exists the sign of a former wealth aud
population not now known to the State— Mobile
Tribune.
Walker’s Great Battles,
The steamer Tennessee, which reached New
Orleans on the 22d, brought the following ac
counts from Nicaragua. We quote from the
Picayune:
The news from Nicaragua is of the most in
teresting and highly important character,
indicating the complete success and firm es
tablishment of General Walker’s Government.
‘fhe enemy, that is the army of the Leaguo,
having been for some time advancing towards
Masaya, and evidently seeking to occupy that
town, Gen. Walker withdrew the small force
stationed there, in order to encourage the ene
my to occupy the place, knowing it to be a
much more favorable point for him to attack
than Leon.
After some ten days had elapsed, the leaguo
having collected a force numbering 4,0U0
men, occupiedlthe town on the 11th of Octo
ber.
This being known to General Walker, he
marched towards Masaya at [the head of one
thousand men, leaving a small force only in
Granada.
On the morning of the 12th instant, while
Walker’s troops were approaching Masaya, the
enemy sallied out in full force and attacked
them, but were immediately repulsed with im
mense loss and driven into the city; the Ame
ricans literally paving their way with the bod
ies of their dead foes.
As the Americans advanced and entered
Masaya, the enemy occupied the four piazas
and the principal houses of the city. During
the day, Gen. Walker succeeded in driving
them from all the points they occupied to the
main plaza, which lie himself gained at about
11 p. m., cutting his way through the walls
of the houses, and carrying his howitzers
along.
While waiting here for daylight to renew
the attack, a courier arrived from Granada
with information that a force of the enemy,
comprising about one thousand natives and
four hundred Guatamalans were besieging
that city.
On receiving this intelligence Gen. AValkcr
immediately marched his troops towards Gra
nada, and reached there about 10 o’clock on
the 13th.
Upon his arrival on the heights near the
city, he found it to be barricaded by the whole
force of the invaders, whereupon he gave or
ders to charge and drove them from their
posts, taking their commanders prisoners,
capturing all their field pieces, entirely rout
ing them from the city with great slaughter,
and following them till not a vestige of them
remained.
The enemy lost at Granada 400 killed, and
at Masaya 400 killed and 300 wounded, mak
ing in all 1100 men.
Gen. Walker’s loss in both engagements iva3
only 10 killed and 28 wounded—none of the
wounded mortally.
It was reported that Gen. Mendez was the
second in command of the enemy at Masaya,
and was shot dead.
At the time our informant left, Gen. Walker
was to march the following day to Masaya and
Leon. His troops were in the highest spirits
and eager for the march.
During the absence of Gen. Walker at Ma
saya, theeitizens of Granada, learning that the
enemy were advancing, repaired to the Ord
nance Department and, arming themselves
awaited the attack. They fought with unsur
passed bravery and desperation for twenty-two
hours, defending the Government buildings,
until the arrival of the army under Gen. Walk
er to their relief.
Mr. Lawless, the Rev. D. IT. Wheeler and
Mr. Ferguson and son, citizens of the United
i States, who had never taken any part in Gov
ernment affairs, were dragged out of their
houses in Granada and murdered in cold blood
by the natives.
Latest From Kansas.
Topeka, Kansas, Thursday, Oct. 16, 1
Via St. Louis, Oct. 22, 1856. f
A Delegate Freo State Convention was held
here to-day, at which it was decided not to
hold an election for electors of President and
Vice President, on the 4th of November, on
account of the disturbance and distress prevail
ing throughout the State.
A mass Convention is called, to be held at
Big Springs, on the 28th inst., for the purpose
of providing for the election of a Delegate to Con
gress, the election of J. W. Whitfield being re
pudiated by the settlers sis based outlie fradu
lent laws of tho bogus Legislature.
An emigrant traiu of nearly three hundred
persons arrived yesterday, via Nebraska, under
the direction of Col. Eldridgo all in fine condi
tion and spirits. They were all arrostcd by
the regular troops and brought in prisoners,
but discharged on arrival.
The grand jury are finding indictments
against the Free State prisoners charged with
murder, and trial begins to-morrow.
W. F. M. Arny, from tho. National Kansas
Committee, arrived yesterday to ascertain the
condition of tho settlers, and effect an arrange
ment with the State Central Committee for
mutual co-operation.
CmcAao, Oct. 2l{.—Advices from Lawrence,
K. T. to the 14th instant state that the emi
grants arrested at Plymouth had been released,
and that Governor Goarv had ordered them to
disperse or leave the Territory. They retired
to different settlements and claims. The arms
found in their wagons were restored.
Stop the Report.
Tho “Educational Journal,” published at
Forsyth says that it has “learned from a relia
ble source that the Small Pox is prevailing in
Perry and Fort Valley, Houston County, and
that several deaths had occurred from it.”
This lias been published in several papers.
The Journal has been misinformed, there has
been no case of that disease, nearer than six
miles of either place. Six or seven cases of
Varioloid and Small Pox occurred in the fami- I
ly of Dr. Brown, but did not extend elsewhere.
Au infant child of Dr. B.’s mid his father (an
aged gentleman, and also otherwise afflicted)
died of the same disease. The other parties
kavo entirely recovered. It may be regarded
its very singular, that all the persons having
this disease, had been vacciunated within the j
last two or three years.— Macon Messenger.
———
Dmi; ’.ass Jerold, one of the “Punch” school
of English satirists, has tired a shot at Mrs.
Beei her Stowe which is very telling.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Telegraphed to the Daily Sue.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
AITEIVAL OP THE ATLANTIC.
New York, Oct. 29.
The steamship Atlantic has arrived with
four days later advices from Liverpool, being
to the 17th inst.
The cotton market was firm, without change
in prices. The sales of Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday up to the sailing of the
steamer were 29,000 bales—of which specu
lators and exporters took iO,OOO.
The money market is reported to be tighter.
Consols are quoted at, 91J to 91].
From New Orleans
New Orleans, Oct. 29.
The cotton market to-day was rather feeble,
owing to the foreign accounts. The sales were
four thousand bales at the quotations of yes
terday. Flour has declined G]c.; Corn is ten
ding downward 70c.; Lard and Pork dull.
From Charleston.
Charleston, Oct. 29.
The sales to-day were fourteen hundred
bales. Good Middling lljjc.
Walker’s Forces.
The Nicaraguense, on the eve of the late bat
tles gave tho following exhibit of Walker’s for
ces :
All the internal and extcrnalfoes of the State
have been straining their utmost energy to
cripple us at a season when it was impossible
to take the field ; and yet, despite ail tlieso ob
stacles, the Government stands firmer than it
ever did. With two thousand men capable of
bearing arms, with all the improved means of
warfare, with a better knowledge of the coun
try, with a steamship line bringing means to us
at every juncture, and with renewed confidence
how can we entertain an opinion contrary to
the speedy and certain restoration of peace and
executive authority over ail the departments of
the State? It is only a matter of time, of
weeks, before this whole difficulty will bo ter
minated.
An Impatient Juryman.
An Arkansas correspondent of the New Or
leans Picayune gives the following as authen
tic : *
You are all fond of cracking jokes at the ex
pense of Arkansas; now here is one on your
State, absolutely true. I got it from an eye
witness:
The district court in one of your northern
parishes was in session—’twas the first day of
the court; time, after dinner. Lawyers and
others had dined and were sitting out before the
hotel, and a long, lank, unsophisticated coun
tryman came up and unceremoniously made
himself one of’em, and remarked: “Gentlemen,
I wish you would go on with this court, for I
want to go home—l left Betsy a looking out.”
“Ah !” said one of the lawyers, “and pray,
sir, what detains you at court ?”
“Why, sir,” said the countryman, “I’m fetch
ed here as a jury, and they say if I go home
they will have to find me, and they moutn’t do
that as I live a good piece.”
“Wliat jury are you on ?” asked a lawyer.
“What jury ?”
“Yes what jury. Grand or traverse jury?”
“Grand or travis jury? dad-fetched if I
know.”
“Well,” said the lawyer, “did the judge
charge you?”
“Well, squire,” said he, “the little fellow’
that sits up in the pulpit and kinder bosses it
over the crowd, gin us a talk, but I don’t know
whether he charged anything or not.”
The crowd broke up in a roar of laughter,
and the sheriff called court.
“Louder.”
A man lately went to the Post-office, and
putting his mouth up to the delivery box cried
out “Louder!” The clerk supposing the man to
be deaf, and that lie was making a request of
.him to speak louder so that he could hear,
asked him in a very loud tone the name of the
person for whom he wanted the letter. “Lou
der!” cried the mail.
“What name?” yelled the clerk.
“Louder!” again bawled the man, who now
supposed the clerk to be deaf.
The clerk took a long breath, and with all
his might again bawled out in the man’s face the
same question, “ What name?” This was done
in so loud a tone that tho echo seemed to re
turn from the far off hills.
The man started back in alarm, shouting to
the very top of his big lungs :
“Louder, sir, Louder ! 1 told you Louder !
my name is nothing else !”
“Oh, ah! oh, oh!” said the clerk; “your
name is Louder, eh! Did’nt think of that; here’s
your letter; Mr. Louder here’s your letter.”
Washington Star.
Panther Killed.
A Panther, measuring nine feat from tip to
tip, was killed in 12 miles of this place, says
the Dahlonega Signal, near the foot of the
mountain, a few days since, by a lad about
twelve years old. His father had sent him
out to drive up the cattle ; ho had not pro
ceeded far before lie heard the cattle bellow
ing at a tremendous rate, and making in the
direction of homo, lie quickened his pace
with gun in hand, when in about sixty yards
of the cattle, ho discovered something squat,
leaving nothing but tho head visible, which he
supposed was a deer. He immediately drew
a bead and fired, the ball taking effect in the
upper portion of the skull. With buoyant
hopes he approached his game, but the death
struggles and tremendous screams of the
monster proved to the lad that it was more
“healthy” to return for additional help.
Melancholy Suicide.
A respectable looking man, apparently
about 35 years of age, went to tho Lanier
House last Sunday night and took lodging,
registering himself as A. J. Lounsbcrrey,
Somerville, Teun. During the night lie pre
cipitated himself out of the window of his room
in the 3d story and was found dead in the mor
ning. We understand lie had been previous
ly stopping at the Floyd House and had ex
hibited indications of insanity.— Macon Tele
graph.
*
Ohio Elect ions.
The official returns from Ohio show a great
er Congressional gain for the Democrats than
was at first reported. They have elected
eight members o*’ Congress from that State,
and Campbell’s seat, who is reported to bo
elected by nineteen majority, is to be contest- j
ed on tho ground of illegality.
Mr. llanghton, of Chatham county, North |
Carolina, has sold his coal plantation on Deep j
River to an English mining company for j
8140,1100. Mr. Thomas Unthank has sold nis :
farm, which joins Mr. Haughton’s and con- !
tains valuable beds of iron ore, to the same,
for SIO,OOO.
Bifle, Axe and Saddle Bags.
HENRY B. BASCOM.
Among the many graphic sketches to < !
met with in the work above mentioned, j
tract for the entertainment of our readers t' l '”
following, The author assumes that thiv
“tools ” for the civilization of the great \\ ‘t
were the Rifle, Axe aud Saddle Bags, audl/ .’
ing shown how tho hunter made his f oot ; I .’
good against beast and savage with his rith ‘ ’
how the pioneer made erection for comf
with his axe—ho next goes ou to show ;
harmony and culture borne over all its rtn lf 6
ter sections in the saddle bags of the Met!
dist clergy, and takos as au illustration arid -
type, character and history of Bishop Bascoir
We drop some of the features of the sketci”
but preserve enough to give a conception I
the subject.
And now let me give you some facts f trr
the history of one of my own friends, whom ]
loved well-nigh as a father—one of the nobles
men that ever trod this globe. Hu left t.
nearly six years ago. Although not one oft!,’
earliest, ho was in the field at a sufficient!-!
early date to entitle him to the name of anC’
eer preacher.
He too was a specimen of Young Atneti
for ho began to preach at the age of sixf t
years. As I remember, lie had never rccei„.
three months’ schooling in his life. Hey
remarkably handsome. For five and twin
years he was called the Apollo of the West!
albeit for a good portion of the time Apollo-,
homespun. Henry Clay, who should h av j
been a good judge in such matters, pronmir.e
ed him the most eloquent man he ever heard
open his lips.
I have said ho was very handsome, and that
in the esteem of many of his brethren, w.i’
equivalent to lieresey. 1 have known man,
well-meaning simpletons, “couldn’t abide hint
because he looked so like a dandy.” Many of
the old brethren of the laity and clergy thought
it ‘wasn’t in him to be a preacher.’ Y\ lien th..
saw him coming towards them with his ing e ’.
nuous face and kindly carriage, their counten
ances would lengthen to n preternatural lon-. -
tude, and uttering wlin-t they meant to hi? 5
pious groan, they would murmur among then:
selves, “he’ll never do.”
There was one old brother, who, while h,
shared this prejudice, nevertheless felt some
interest in the strippling; blunted, indeed,
must have been that nature which refused rt
spohse to the generous spirit of my fiiend.
The oid gentleman took it upon himself to de
liver admonitory lectures on the subjects nf
apparel and demeanor,” to tho candidate fw
holy orders. “Henry, my son,” he said, in ;
gruff, rebuking tone, “why don’t you try to Le
like a preacher, and look like a preacher
You’ll never be worth shucks as long as vou
live.”
“I don’t mean anything by it,” modesty re
sponded the young man—never have 1 known
a woman more diffident than he was, excer.t
in presence of peril, where lion was never
bolder—“ can’t help the way I look ; lam just
the way God made me.”
“No you ain’t.” responded the senior, “you
can help it. Dress better, and don’t look so
much like a fop.”
“I have to wear the clothes that are given
me ; you know I have no money to buy new
ones.”
If that is all, said the old man, “it can
soon be fixed. Will you wear a suit of clothes
I’ll Lave made for you ? ”
“Anything in the world,” rejoined the oth
er.
“Very well, trust me. I’ll make you look
like a preacher.”
“I wish you would, with my heart; nothing
would please me better,” said the future ora
tor.
They parted, the young man going to his
work, tho old man to see to the tailoring. At the
endof six weeks, the” appointed time, the young
man made his appearance. The aged saint,
standing in the midst of a number of friends
whom he had summoned to witness the trans
formation of his deformed protege, rubbing
his hands in glee, pleased with his anticipa
tions of success, pointed to a thicket of hush
es behind which the new suit was deposited—
lor houses were small, and the only dressing
room was the “timber.” The re-appearance
ot the youngman clergy in his canonicals was
impatiently waited. At length, attired in his
new habiliments, with manly stride and noble
person lie approaches. The old gentleman
looks, then stares, unable to believe the evi
dence of his senses. He hastens to meet the
parson, then withdraws a pace or two, and
performs a circuit round him. Some trick
.has been played upon him ; these are not the
clothes he has caused to be manufactured.—
Rushing up, he turns the young man round
and round. “Yes, it is the very suit—copper
as homespun, shad belly coat, a vest to match,
breeches, as nearly alike as possible. Whirl
ing on his heel, his countenance expressive of
disgust, mortification, and contempt, lie ex
claims, as he inarches off, “tut, tut, boy!
there’s no use in tho world trying to do any
thing with you. You look more like a dandy
now than over you did in your life.”
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One other incident of his eventful career let
me relate as he told it to mo himself. Ho was
preaching in a large country church on u
bright Sabbath morning. The house was
crowded to its utmost capacity ; the windows
were all open, one of which was immediately
behind the pulpit, overlooking the rural grave
yard. The preacher was indulging in a de
scription of the various typical forms and
manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Who that
ever heard him in one of his happy moods,
does not remember the enchanting power of
his oratory ? Spell-bound, breathless, the
audience hung upou his lips. It was the bap
tism of Jordan. With John they saw the
opening heaven, the Spirit of God in the form
of dove nestling upon tho Savior, when silent
ly, suddenly as an apparition, a milk-white
dove flew through the open window at the rear
of tho pulpit, and nestled on the preacher”
shoulder. Astonished, he paused ; an instant
it sat, then rose, and describing a circle annual
his head away flow the snowy bird to tho vernal
pastures and summer woods. Tho effect cf
this startling coincidence upon the audience 1
leavo you to imagine.
I have snid lie pro- evered. lie became a
Doctor of Divinity, and deserved his degree,
which is no faint praise in the United States
He became tho President of a University, 111,11
graced the chair lie filled ; he became a Hidl
- in the Church of God; and a truer, noble 1
man never trod this Continent than was Henry
Bidleman Baseom.
Tho Border llu/Kans (Irgaiiliinß AfH" 11 ’
At a meeting held at Westport, Missouri,
September 18th, a complete org.-mimt l " 11 u ‘
Missourian:! took place for the purpose ot D
cilitating further emigration to I’
sas. There were committees appointed R
Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia,^o' 1 11
and North Carolina, Missouri, Maryland. 1
aware, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas. L°
iana and Mississippi, to receive
in aid of the organization, and resolut,
were passed, that in defiance of “Yankee g lll
rillas and Lane’s banditti, they will 11,11
claims and occupy them.” The plan !'!” ‘’
to be that of military colonies, at couvv' I,u ‘
distances, “to afford mutual protection. •