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NEW SERIES—YOL. m, NO. 13.
ATHENS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1849.
5 Volume xvh. number 2&
A
THE SOUTHERN WHIG.
atjirius, fiwgw:
Thursday Morning Sept. 27, 1849.
DRATU OF nr. SAMUEL wi:iu.
Id ib* burry of going lo press, last
neglected fo meni ion the la-
tnented decease of Mr. Samuel Wbir
one of the oldest and most respectable
citizens of this county. .The deceas
ed was a native ot Mecklenburg county,
N; C., but had resided near this place
lor many years preceding his depth.—
Ho ya? “ the noblest work ot God—-un
honest man’’—JpM
jJgutgpf^Th^fctfri^rfhis departitreinourh-
cd by nil who hnexyM;*.
er The New-Orfeans Bee states
that two gcnt.lemen of that city have in
vented n.machine for drying cotton,
which bids fair both to improve the
quality and increase the quantity of that
staple. If this machine shall fulfil the
^objects of the inventors, xot ton may he
rittpd at seasons when rain precludes
the possibility inf employing the ordina
ry scaffold for that purpose and even
during heavy rains 260 pounds may be
dried in an hour. The expense of the
machine is said lo be , trifling. It can
be made to operate with half horse pow
er; and a simple leather hand attached
to the mill, and regidated by one man
will suffice to keep up-it* net ion.
cral,” which we' copy from the Dalton t he been true to our interest ?
Eagle. It now remains .to be seen‘ sides, lie has been crammed '
liethef the leaders of the Democracy j s ®*
ill he able to accomplish ' what they i * ,<>rP ‘
■ , | • l- , * ! respet, f I, .tm-i, «buui i auv uo , **«>* «>wi
have, threatened, va. o compel^Dtp in 5u bmit to their dictation whetlmr ' certain intmosi
fhl-dftgh fear of the part^Jnsh^ lo svp-'ijike it or JgWfK. F.ello^-rit^q/. T
^ f-Tr»Urr”! W " "* ,,u *=""d
hrtftls JWv <l,iv*o l.v I k ," w ‘f'r "• teTlI r m b,..1S. S eIv
. . * , r elect thetr own nominee lor Governor,
ll.™ lam November Support. Ihcr | andt , he ne „ |irae io Reeling n can.li-
Janus-faced candidate, it is certainly j «] ate , I reckon they will ask us whom
decidedly cool” in ihem to attempt to] we will have nominated. But a little
ijole them into the support of Towns, J more to the point: What has Towns
The Penitentiary in the Field l!
Will tbe People of <aeorgl« .ulmli to
of tbe Convicts In tbe Pen!
. tlnry t
The Executive Office, the State Road
and every thing else under Dei
control, we knew would he brought to
bear on the present contest inihis State,
but, really, >ve were not prepared for
(he attempt at Charleston dicta
tion, through the columns of '.he Mer
cury, or w’bnt is infinitely w
DICTATION OF THE PENITEN
TIARY CONVICTS!! Gracious Heav-
Has Locofocoism reached so pro-
».compelled" lo in
KeTiutcmstsowufcieiy o
n just punishment for their, mimes? ; since Ins inauguration
Have the leaders of the party
Read, Taylor Democrats!' J willing to co-operate with the President
Let the honest Democratic voters, in the. proper execution of the laws and
W ho. loving country more ,ho„
and scorning the dictation of upstart was a own-that cooM be fully trusted, 0 .._
leaders, patriotically determined last' ii would be a bisk fur me to support of the States is
iseeks £
From the
JbsWft. v , w _ _
In these days )i W common for pub- f what he deems the popular curreut, am
lie men to wax wrathful when! endeavor to swim ashore. The lip-ser-
any thing like jwj*Vasion or the rights J vice in favor of the people then begins
~ '} ^iPiipte.d. Men who, j to show* itself; his zeal grows warm—
office, and finds himself hard! would have been proud of you if you —with his money I came r to America,
usual for him to jump into had died on the battle field ; but here— I This poor woman nearly diefl with joy
f men !—go! I will send At deceiving me. Now if the «on of my
fall lo sustain the .Southern candidate . him in opposition to Taylor’s admin is- • a few years since, A>uld stand calmly I his anxiety for the public weal increases
for the Presidency^the brave old Hero j lr a l *°n ; but as it is, l shall not do it, and j by while the cdjwtftederal power was j with his approach to the final issue—
r,rr.«/Jp—.i,» r.,tL,„.:..„ ! 1 h^ve that confidence in the friends of: crushing lhe'sqvepvgnty of ihc individ- j until, like Governor Towns, he rallies
T ~ , _ Taylor in Cherokee that they will not. | ual Slates, noviK»»<vme to he the exclu- j all Iris energies to one great point, and
appeal to them IWTr laylor Demo-, T 0 ' wns we have tried, and where has | sive guardians ofhU that is worth pre-j promises to work in the ultimate strug-
And be- ! serving in the hi
i by a j served rights.
men who seem to think that we up. mark to the p»*
i Cherokee are not entitled to any J palpably evince.
! respet j in their deliberations, and bouu | d j Executive of-thi
(aloguc of their re- I gle. But what can give the people
llude, in this re-1 Adence in his professions? Will a life
ms propensities so . that contradicts them all do it?
late letter, of the j you,, or cun you believe that a soldier
in answer to' who has hitherto deserted io the ranks
propounded lojof the enemy, ou every trying eroer-
*~ 4 T" <Vft ^s.Coj*nF-' giji} n r^B*inn«l upon nsafead*
rsoof onr rb^L Jer io ihe greatfdreisitve battle which is
few ye„affii.!o decide t hw fate of a.great nation?
mriv.cpt We feel thfiUyou will not. There is
and if we have not over-estimated their
intelligence, patriotism and indepen-
deuce, it cannot he done! But we
shall sec.
done for us since he has been Gover
nor? Why, when our Taxes were full
high, he used his exertions to raise them
25 per cent. When the vitality o( our
country depended op the Rail Road, he
did not encourage its .extension. Un
der his administration’, the Penitentiary
is likely to fall a dead expense instead
of a profit. By an abuse of his office,
the business of Widows and Orphans
in Henry county is neglected, from not
having a legal Clerk of the Court of
Ordinary.
By an abuse of his office^ convicts
sent to the Penitentiary for*murder and
From the MotwUin Eagle.
To llie Taylor Democrats.
Mr Ware:—I wnnt through you r col
umns, to let my Taylor Democratic
friends know, that there is yet a Taylor
Democrat in the land of the living and
the place of hope, notwithstanding the
guillotine knife has been-so freely used
among us. After sufiering all the abuse j «... . , - ■ ,
ii ml ri.liculo mid .lisgas.ing rpi.h.-.s .hat counlarfc.tmg have be*, par.ln„c,l
coal,I be invciite.l by a grovelh.g »t of V' r , n, ' <l at , l " r S°. “P™ " ur I'Z
, , J ■ ■ - I, f W iv need we have Courts or Justice,
demagogues, lor exercia.ng our nghro.rj " I0Cltte our bwSi wlli ie
' we have a man nt the head of our Gov
1 eminent who will release our convict
and set our laws at naught?
Let us away with such a man, and
vote for a friend of old Znck—one of
wisdom and experience—one who hai
r right of! Why " cel <
suffrage in support of the old Ge
for President. I trust we shall not
he coaxed into their rafiks to fight •
the banner of Cass against the old hero.
To abandon him now’jo the ruthless
hand of his furious enemiqs, would be
as cruel (in a political sense) as for his
soldiers lo have deserted him and joined
his enemies in Mexico after be had
achieved for his country such glorious
victories. He has not vet done any
thing to forfeit my confidence, and 1
shall stand hy him. Let demagogues
rage and howl as they may, I am no of
fice seeker, and shall not hold up the
hands of any man to prevail against
him. In the service of bis country, be has
.bemj of TbeMsrrti.l-b:
undergoing shine with transcendant brilliancy
since his inauguration as President,
what has he done, or what has he had
the chance to do, that he should be left
ry, ue nas ~ ' T , ° v*r.— i . 1 1 ln v»cieor fee foun,*}- , • r^ver-taKcq istorm. lie
; y took refuge fn fores,. .«]
Ss&V •«%««; 7 S pon perceived a c^itTcnuuge'in a Ifl-
ncy ; and Judge Hill, and in my hum ) e opinion against John Quincy^ AJams? Whose , i 9 there no ally to bleed for thy cause? tie‘‘clearing,” at a short distance. He
tempUble an opinion nfthe intelligence, th? prcy a „j fporl soch ollcon .
and virtue of the people ns to suppose
they will be swayed by such . corrupt
agencies? The outlaws in the Peniten
tiary writh'' to their friends to rally to the
support of Gov. -iTowJts! I! Just think of
this, voters of Georgin, and say if the
leaders are not •• hard run” this time !
Wo find the following statement in
the last number of the Daiton Eagle.—
It will be seen it is not ** bear-say evi
dence”— the editor gives it on bis own
authority:
» .. ” A poor man who resides in this
neighborhood, and who is destitute of
education, asked the editor of this pa
per the other day, to rend a letter for
nim, which he had just received from his
son, who is confined in the Penitentiary
for some offence against ..the lows of tlie
Slate. The son is also, illiterate, and
the letter was written lor him bv one of
the Keepers. Two, sides of a foolscap
sheet was occupied, and off, hut just sir
lines, consisted of a pathetic appeal to his
father and all his friends to rally to the
support of. Gor. Towns who was a true
friend to the convicts. No Methodist
preacher's appeal was ever any strong
er. The Keeper wrote this in*the poor
convict’s name, ns though his very soul’s
Salvation depended oh the re-election
of Gov. Towns.
“.’piic.fener nlso slnted that nil the
Convicts fove<r(Jn\y Tnwns nhd ‘Hvrre
going fer.him and had written letters to
their relations in nil parts of the. State
lo rollv to his support.
“Will the people tolerate such con
duct ? As this is the first instance
whyre a Governor of Georgia has had
to invoke the aid of the poor convicts it
If tlie election had been
i.year before it was, General Taylor
ulil have been the President without
rcely a dissenting voice. Whigs and
Democrats in every direction were huz
zaing for “ Old Rough and Ready.”
And in every section ani?by all parties,
he was nominated for President. But
why was he so suddenly thrown away ?
Not anything disreputable or unwise or
unpatriotic could be found against him
though it was diligently sought. But
the Whole secret was this: demagogues
began to consult, and what were their
deliberations? “ Why this old man ii
not one of our sort of men, and be will
not dp. He is a Whig, and if we elect
always given entire satisfaction both to
friends and foes in whatever office he
has been called to fill. Let us not then
for the sake of being called Democrats,
go against our own interest, and oiii
country. But for aspiring demagogues,
the difference between the parties would
not influence our elections as it does.—
So tar’as I am concerned, no better
Deniocrat ever filled the high and respon
watched with siJ>iymerest the rabve*f Wo feel i^otjy
meats of political ^magogues—we do something more than empty promises,
not remember evc.*fp> luive seen such a j extorted by interested and despairing
fanfaronade of useHfss. bluster, such a J partizaus for political .effect, necessary
word-of-mouth determination to whip to secure Ills fidelity.lo Georgia and the
somebody, as is«onfnincd in that letter. | South. That something he has never
If Governor Tow-vw^stands up lojiis ; shown*
rack—if, . when; ilrei-crisis comes, his j '■—==
courage does not out and flag, the !
people need apprehend, no more danger i
from the malignant -Wrath of the North- i
i fanatics. -All jtfll be safe. His'
puissant right arm x^iil shield us from j Kanpnria fallen 1 it cannot be
harm, and his broad i breast stand be- i Another Poland bowed in sad defeat!
tween us and tlietee^ of the. storm that i ^ ! Why, why cannot the brave be free
is gathering to destroy US. But will he > Fro,n shackles heavy at j»roud Russia’s feet,
do it ?—Thai’s the fr*estiou. { ?rom degradation by Oppression’s arm,
Now, il may be 'that ll-.e Governor I Fmm 6, ‘ ef ’ deflating loan,
wool,I do as he-'SJri-thal he would T.»wwW«r! And mu.: tb-alarm
prove himself one mosl energetic: 0 ' lost, apfavtclilng armioi gain,
defenders of the S-nrtU that ever drew j s " ch co,1 ' n ”" d,,B 'God-likc .pirits.chain 1
a blade in a noble cause; it may be i Shall the patriot’s prayer ia vain ascend,
that he would.peril liis all in a contest j For Freedom's sacred cause, his native land ?
for our rights, anil dJHhr Hie last ditch j 0,arm Omnipotent! thy might extend
defending the sovereignty of Georgia. | To aid’gainst millions, a little band.
But does his past h?3tl»ry authorize us ; With Right, and common Truth identify
to hope that he wrfl tfe-so ? Has that ! Thyself, bravfi Kossuth, in resolution strong,
history furnished any-avidence that he j Swrar , one. knee shall not bend or spirit die
will stand by tllcNsovereign power of! ’^ ! » l h a tyrant's hands devoted to wrong,
the commonwealth over* which he pre- D ‘ e l‘^ e Koscinsko, and long live in song.
s‘ules, or defend'~ , f^t3oil ol his na
tive State ngainit tbe^ggressions of fed
eral power? 1^so, where is the proof?
More than twenjy years ago the rights
and sovereignty of this State were me
naced. Our thfen talented and fearless’
Executive was |h»tfl?Wy4>y every hire
ling minion of power, and oar citizens | Id noble death, despise a hope to live,
threatened vvlthjthc baSFdoets of regular! And be a martyr of the patriot's love,
aokliers.lw darjog^.«o,lieale ll.*r on-1 Po , lo „ ia tcV „ tVlMi „ om ; , ore .
questioned rights, ghno.^ of j, Rtent ivjovat,
more honorable, sagacious and pat
riotic could not be placed in our Exec
utive Chair.
A TAYLOR DEMOCRAT.
e like Koscinsko, and long live ii
Mighty mind, brighest of the constellation,
In which Drmbinvki, Bern and Georgey shone,
Receive as each withdraws a new creation.
On, on! Belona, drive for thee alone
Her furious steeds. Rouse malignant hate,
Thyself consume, and to Hungary give
Thy lingering glance, and coming fate.
oh! unhappy w
you a priest toutferyou the consolations
of religion. Think of God and France—
you are no longer of this world,!”
The soldiers threw thcmslves at his
feet not to ask Tor their lives, but for
their pardon before they died.
As they were going out he called
them hack.
“ Listen !” said he ; “ if I give you
your lives, will you he honest men ?”
“ No, we warrt to die,” answered one
of the Sdldiers ; we desire death!—
let us be shot !’* ^
** Bui if I do jjot vtish you lb die, will
sai? shed
blood Lut on tlic'-^kJd of hatile. I have
never ordered own soldiers to be
shot at, and I do rot wish to have you
killed, for ymr are Frenchmen, and my
brothers; although-'criminals.**
The soldiers could not restrain their
tears.
“ Listen 4o me,” continued Murat;
you have committed a great crime, but
3 you seem so penitent, I will spare
_ our lives. You must, however, be
considered. dead; especially hy your
regiment. -To-morrow, before day, you
will be conducted 1 to one of the gates of
the town ; there you will be shot at by
a file of men ; you must fall as if dead ;
your regiment will then pass by. As
s the Iasi file has turned into the
cross streeti a roan, whom, 1 have brib
ed, will place ydiiiiD a cart and carry
you to the country ; there you will find
some sailor’s clothes and one thousand
francs for each of you. You must
crete yourselves for three days; in that
time an American Vessel will be ready
to sail for New Orleans—you must go
in her. Go! I will take care of your
families.” .
The soldiers bathed his feet with
their tears and declared he should be
satisfied with tbera,
Everything happened as Murat had
foretold. A severe example was given
to the regiment, and Napoleon thanked
Murat for having sacrificed only three
men. The Emperor was happily de
ceived, and never became cognizant of
the ruse played off upon them. Mural’s
plan was not revealed till after his
death.
In the fall of ’3j, a young man who
was hunting near New-Orleans was
.over-tfikcu ”
Another Windfall.—We learn
from a South western paper, that pro
posals have been issued for a meeting or
mass convention at Nashville, Tennes
see, lo be held on the 16th instant, of
the heirs of Wm. Jennings, Esq., who
is said to have died intestate, in
Suffolk, England, in 1779, leaving an
immense property, now estimated at
some $40,000,000, consisting of divers
bank and other stocks, mortgaged and
landed property, &c., still unsettled,
and lying in the hands of the British
^ . Government, subject to the claim and
him for President, our parly i« ruined, t conlfol f lhe beirs> Most of the claim-
and •— — J —* u - cc — T 1
you it won’tdn; so leiosbegfnto man-j ants leside in Tennessce * Mississippi,
age our wires. In the first place and as j Virginia and Indiana,
early as possible.let us nominate a can- /. ~ "* „ T ,
didateofour own, and by all possible / Augusta Factory &tock.- We learn,
diligence and exertions, let us rally the } says the Chronicle and Sentinel, that
parly.” These things ybu will remem- ! fifty shares of this Stock have heeii sold
her were all set to rolling, and a)l who..,, 0,,^ hundred and ten dollars per
would not fall into the train and sanction ; , . f . .
i,. , , i ; share—an advance of ten per cent,
all their dictates had to suffer persecu-1 * r
iiiiii |,r„ S cr,|„m,>. Bbl will we live j T, ‘ ,s look* well.for ll.e success or
in aland of freedom, and I rejoice lo “ experiment” in Augusta and we
know* that in Cherokee, a goodly numlfer trust will open the eyes ot the capital-
had the independence to exercise that isi$ jn Georgia to the propriety of mak- *Slate . a —
ho^y boon in snppnn ol 01,1 Zac." - , (ew more ^peHmeo.s ol ,h. same or a prnv.ncc V| /,e-Nox
vr hat 1 now have to My, in relation! . . HE * Hts feelings andy)’mpaihies were
lo the present canvass for Governor; i^ characler * - against us—his, tafep^’ Sqch as they
Ihmdier llil., ll^lO&timiUtiqS ; ra 1 Wm H Cradrfnrd E<n fins ac- "* t ' re ’ Wero fim V=
tnuiors to our party and as unworthy • * * „ * ^ , pressor; he was thiy^vowed defender
the name of Democrats, shall these de-r ce ? led - e a PP° ,,, I aient lo deliver n f Adams &. Co. ag.4mst_ Georgia ainl
rhiiors come to us with sugared lips I* 1 ® Anniversary Oration before tbe her noble sons. Wi^Hre or any of hi
blood does not, at this
in his heart when lie
rind and realizes aga
lion with which t(ie sovereignly of Geor
gia was assailed—the heirtlessness with
which lhe rights of the state were, for
a time, attempted to he [trodden down
beneath the iron heel of the invader?
What then was meaiftijy the rallying
cry of “ Troup and tee Treaty?”—
Every,child knew -its' meaning. The
encroachments of the Ijederal govern
ment were to be resisted—the sove
reignty of Georgia was t< be maintained
—the bristling bayonet of a hireling
soldiery were to be torrid from the bo
som of a free people,
pregnant meaning of the
tie cry.
The struggle lo wide a we have al
luded, was well calcuHntd to ;ry the
political nerve of every/ patriot of the
country. . There were'fwt two courses
to pursue: to resist tlyt encroachment,
or.submit like slaves. kWerimr Towns
promises now, with a profusion ol threats,
to vindicate the rights *W,(G«*orgia against
all the wrongs of the \Tilmot Proviso.
What prool has he ever- given that he
will redeem this proipise ? Did he
stand hy the side ol Tubup, in the
>rahie contest for tho,] sovereignty of
the State? Not he. Ilitl he hare his
arm ami do battle a^Ninst the fearful
power that threatened'! to deluge the
blood and reiluce her to the
1staul day, boil | What moral weapon can battalia
to that I>e- . Dpaf to'the world's corses or its applause ?
he determina- | Friends of freedom, be ye panoplied in steel,
And heavily deal wounds Russia may not heal.
succor comes not, when succor is not sought,
Tho’ noble women die in bloody fight;
And victories won. are still dearly bought.
If by countless legions once chang’d to flight.
Shall thy cause fall, a cause t’ inspire the dead ? |
Oh! could the dead the living shame and call I
Their heroes pale array'd from gory bed.
And strike for Hungary before her fall,
To save from death, dungeon deep and prison wall.
Rut has such precious blood been vainly giv'n ?
’Twill blacken a murderer's damnation;
Blood not lost—vengednee is the God’s of Heav’n.
A enrse ’gainst man’s bloody dissipation,.
Shall strike the laurel’d head ’midst fire and smoke ;,
The giant humbled, yet shall bite the dust;
His allies joyous, doff their heavy yoke—
Shake from their bristling arms, an age's rust,
And in former principles renew their trust.
Goinemlle. * W. P. Rivkrs.
pproached it, and knocked al the door,
it was opened hy an old woman who
invited him to enter, and led him into a
small hut neat hall, the walls of which
were decorated with portraits of Napo
leon, (surrounded by laurel branches,)
and numerous engravings ofhis princi
pal battles.
“ It seems,” said the young hunter,
“ that my good star hak conducted me
to the house of my compatriot.”
Yes sir, replied the old lady, hesi
tatingly, “ he has been established here
fora long time; and thanks be to God
he has not repented it. That woman is
his wife. We live .respected and hap-
py-*‘
and persuade us to help them make such I Literary Societies of Oglethorpe Uni-
a man. Governor as George W. Towns, i versify, on Commencement Day, No-
ihat they may the more successfully j VPrn h Pr I4ih
carry on their unholy \Varfare against :
she Pemicminrv in retain hUr. in offire. »ljc- utlminisuranon. Gentlemen;] shan’t I jy Judge Loxgstbeet, fnrmerlv of
let us give him such a rebuke ns wil®&«- Taylor for-, Gebrgia has the Presidency of the Cen
pul an end to u hereafter.” >akes us, then it will be Umeenough to* , ° n ,, r , ... ,,
fmsnke him. ' He is a great m * slnr ! lens'? College of Loutstatfat and has —
put
AfNeat Cool-.—Wc have heard of an ' vo _’kman whom we have'employed to
old Indy who was so rcry particularly fi^dd us a house. If we furnish him
neat, that she would always nicely wash w ’ 1 !? l ' ,e right kind of materials and skill-
her eggs before shchroke them into the .JW "ho are ready to co-ope-
pted a similar post i
at Oxford.
» the University
, . ., . . ... ... . , , Foreign Animals in the United
pan ,lofry, and was always particularly rate with him and carry his-schemes States.—We learn from the Charles-
careful, moreover, to spit in the pan to ,n l° operation, 1 have no doubt but we ton, S. C. Courier, that Dr. Davis, of
see if the fat was exactly hot enough to f^all have a building worthy of a great Boston, has recently brought into South
fry them. Now this, wc think is bring people, and reflecting much honor upon Carolina, from the old world, specimens
a Icetle too particular. , »‘s constructors. But on lhe contra of the Thibet Shawl Goat and iheBrah-
4 r ry, if we furnish workmen all work- min-Cattle. Whether the Cashmere
Jin Intelligent Jury.—A late English ing by different rules and systems, and Goat can be successfully acclimated
paper sa3’s a cm oner’s inquest was late- striving to be masters, the schemes of lhe Southern States, remains to he se<
»Lk I** r re - VS,U ‘. , * 1 ‘ in ^ ales,- on our great master, will be continually The Bralirnin cattle are said to make
oi v ol a roan found on the s*-a thwarted, and there will be nothing but fine beef, ami are used for carriage and
sbore.^ I he verdict returned was **fela confusion and disorderaroong the work- saddle purposes. They pace and can-
,, f*’ although there was not the men, and the work, ifjt ever he construct- ter well, and frequently travel sixty
•lightest evidence tnat the deceased had ®d, vvill be a fragile concern, incapa- miles »n a day. They have.a. fatty pro-
coromuted suicide. It was subsequent- hie of suppfining it sown weight and c»»u- tuheranceahovethewithers.whichpre-
Jy ascertained^ that lhe jury meant hy syquenll^’ a useless and an expensive venls lhe saddle slipping forward, and j the perilous hour to which the mind ly. to remove the stain from your names,
loeir ten ict ‘\ffff in the sea.' 1 .jful^ic. - when killed this hump is a great dainty J of every Southern man is anxiously 11 will not promise to convey your last
Then from the building of this great for the epicure. They are beautifully turned ? Is he (be man? ! wishes to your parents. Have you
"muscle. There is nothing easier than to make j thought of your mothers ? Tell me.— ...
professions of patriotism. When a man 1 (Sobs choked their utterance.) They j It was y
supporters deny thl.’? Some of his
supporters may, but jpe know that he
ill not. We know lie will not.
It strikes us thatifmCttifficnhy which
is now approaching, involves the same
principles as the one jn which we have
referreed. Then, as.flow, the properly
of the people and the constitutional rights
of the State were invaupd.^ Then, as now,
the brute force of hofpbcrs was to he
made the arbiter hefvyecn the insolence
of power and lhe projpferty of citizens.
But the man, so furfoos now for a fight,
was not then found 4n the ring ; the
man, that now for the sake of a few
votes, threatens to rdsin io the last ex
tremity. was not found then resisting at
all; his talents and* his energies,, his
hopes and sympathies, his partizanship
and his patriotism—-if" he. had any—
were devoted to the cause of-the enc-
Is this the kind of champion tliat
fttiscclloncous.
Tbe Rnse dc Guerre.
AS EPISODE IS THE LIFE OF MURAT.
Wliite Italy was in possession of the
French, a mutinj' broke out in one of the
regiments stationed at Livourne. Na
poleon when he heard of it, determined
to make an example of the offenders,
and commissioned Mural to punish the
ringleaders.
Murat soon arrived at Livourne, and
ordered the seditious regiment to pa-
cajjtejlo tb£ place ; lie then told the sol
diers tliat he had been commanded by
the.Emperor to punish them for this
misconduct,-and that he would have
every tfnth man in the regiment shot.
The force of his gestures and language,
coupled with the authority of his name,
caused die men to submit at once. They
became greatly alarmed, threw them
selves oil their . knees before him and
prayed for tnerev ; but he was inflexi
ble. He ordered- the regiment to be
confined in the citadel until the day ap
pointed for.tbe execution. While there
the soldiers seut deputations contini-
aljy to Murat, beseeching him to inter
cede, for them with the Emperor. They
seemed so penitent, that at last Mural
sent them word that if they would select
three ‘men to be shot he would pardon
the rest. The victim’s were soon de
signated, and their execution was ap
pointed for the next morning. In the
meantime the rest of the men remained
close prisoners. In the middle of the
! night, the three soldiers, who were to
die the next morning, were sent for by
and disorder among the work- saddle purposes. They, pace and can- we are to look to in the great struggle. Murat. When they came, he said to
that awaits us ?'*•<’Is'if.bn such a ;eader | them,'‘ '
that we are to risk the safety ot our good I “ You will be shot to-morrow. 1
w , old State and her glorious citizens in I hope you will endeavor, by dying brave-
uselessa ** ** k ' y r- •
m i . . . . * lltn “i® building olihis great for the epicure, i hey are beaut:
" ro F it ad l e BI a r k s tn u 11 s m Cali- house is seen theimpbrianre of having limbed, with a development of m
(orn« gel for shoeing a horse. roen in everv office who are ready*and similar lo our quarter racc-horse.
This gentleman,” said his mother,
has done us the honor to stop for a lit
tle while under our roof until the rain
over; he is one ol us, a Frenchman.
The farmer made him the military^
salutation, and welcomed him
seemed singularly struck with his figure,
and was so much moved that he could
not speak. However, at length he stam
mered out,
Sir, you will, perhaps, consider my
question impertinent, but I am obliged
sk you your name.; your figure”-—
My friend*” interrupted the young
huntsman, “ lh;it is ,lhe only, question
which I cannot answer. I could easily
deceive you by givuig-you a false name,
but I prefer to be silent. However, al
though I refuse tp give you my own,
can I ask your name?”
The farmer sighed, but did not an
swer..
“ It seems,” sqjs the young man.
that you are .obliged to be silent also.”
“Yes sir, the name I bear,is uoi my
own ; but what good would it do you to
know it? Here I .am called Claude
Gerard.” ,
- “ At all events,” said his mother,
is not necessary for the young gentle
man to imagine that my son has disgrac
ed his name; there are reasons which”—
“It is so with me,” said the hunter;
“ I do not wish to tell my name except
to those who deserve it; but as I be
lieve you.a re worthy.people, I will tell
you. I am Achilla Murat, son of the
King of Naples,”
Claude 6erard and his mother fell
on their kness and - wept. The prince
seeing them weep; knew not what
to think ot it. Claude, as soon as
he could speak, showed the Prince* a
portrait of the King of Naples, and
cried—
“Behold this, my benefactor,'and
the guardian saint .of this farm—your
glorious, father; I owe olflo him—he
saved my life.”
“ On the field of battle?” asked Prince
AchiUe.
“No,” replied Claude Gerard,
was condemned to death; Two
rades asguilty as myself, were to be shot
with me. We were led out to the gate
of Livourne ; we were shot at; we fell.
father who arranged all this
... _ ^...
royal benefactor wishes for my life, my
goods, my arm, they are all at his ser
vice.” %
“ I don't Know, I duu't know about
that.”
Of course you don’t, .endless <
No one ever knew you to be q
fied with any thing, exc
ybtir qwn opinion. ^Vre
a f»lah proposed to which you. did not
object ; nor on enterprise undertaken
of which, you did not complain: if til
failed, you knew it would L«nd if it*
succeeded,, if wa? mere bV-4iit T
! »y wn m lhe projector. No lino-op
d^i\vn so Straight that your sq
cannot detect a curve in il; m>
he woven so closely, that
eyes canb'Pt sec-'through -*
built so compactly that you cannot.pick
a flaw in it. You have ' indeed a wet
cloth to lay on every body nnd Every
thing that comes within your reacfi. ; lt,
never rains when it should and ns it,
should ; it is always too wet,.or too dry,!
it is too hot, or jt is loo cold. Tn short,
such a disposition as yours would find
fault with the New Jerusalem itself; ns
walls would be loo high, its gates too.
narrow. You feet yourself, and you
fret all around you, and that continual
ly. In a word, you are a poor, unhappy,
croaker. Now, such characters, more,
or less fully developed, are to be found
in every community, eversurronnc/edLy
an atmosphere peculiarly their ow^n
which neither the lungs nor the!heart of
any one can freely play—an atmos
phere like that in, which the poor needle-*,
grinder labors—full of sharp and deadly
particles. But it is not because the^c-
men are by nature so much worse than
their neighbors, that they are so unhap-,
py themselves and can render all abound.
them so miserable. Their endless dis
satisfaction, their ceaseless fauU-Hndiiig,.
are rather the natural consequences of a
long indulged habit of looking on the
shady side of everything. Disappoint
ed, it may be, in their cravings after
distinction; fretted, by the successes o?
those whose early promise was much
less lhan their own^_dnd conscious,
possibly, of undeveloped powers which
would have made them shine in die.
world; they have beconie morbidly
sensitive to everytljingf th.af affects their*
oQ^n repotation or rpintsfe»4 to the repqj*
ialion*of others ;;and-4lfc indulgence of
these morbid feelings^ has gradually
wrought itself ih:o a spjrit of fault-find
ing with every body and croaking at
everything, which has at length render
ed them the most undesirable of human
associates. Does any one see the Iinea-,
merits ofhis own character in ibis sketch
—a little exaggerated, it may be, yet
truly drawn ?—Boston Traveller.
Personal Trails of Calhoun.
Less is probably known to the public
ofthcjiersonale of the great exponent of
South Carolina opinion, lhan of any
other ofour eminent statesmen. A num
ber of facts in reference to his* personal
habits, ecu, have recently been disclos
ed, which will prove of interest to our
readers. The family of the Senator con
sists of Mrs. Calhoun and seven children*:
Of these one son is a planter in Alabama,
the next a captain in the army at New
Orleans, the eldest daughter is in Eu
rope, wife of our charge at Belgium*
Of the three sons at home, one is a physi
cian, the others are youngmen of twenty
and eighteen. Mr Calhoun has upon Ins
table everything of southern production/
but is himself a spare eater, The view
from his house commands distant mou**’
tain ranges forty and.sixty routes away.
His study is '.wcniy feet south of his
mansion, has but one room and one door.
His library is not large, but choice, and
mosl of the bocks relate to the Union and
her interest. The key of this building
he always keeps under his immediate
control when at home. No one enters
it but himself, unless he is there. His
house stands on the Seneca river one
thousand leet above the level of lhe sea,
and two hundred feet above the river.
There are perhaps^ seventy and eighty
negroes on and about the placp. The
largest part of bis negroes arepin Ala
bama, under tbe management of his
eldest son. Mr. Calhoun has a peculiar
manner of ditching, draining, and plan
ting, of such utility that his neighbors
regard his as a model farm. His crops
are represented as far before those of,
any other cultivator in that region of the
country. His farm is known'as Fort
Hill, from a fort which once stood there
in the time of the revolutionary war.
Mr. Calhoun’s habits are very regujar.
He rises at four or five o’clock, exercises
on horseback, rtf' in a long walk over
the farm for an hour: writes until
breakfast at eight, and, after break-
fasi, is busy in Ids library until one or
two. On Friday, which is mail da}*, he
rides lo the village. His newspapers,
of which large numbers are sent him,
arc spread in the hall for the use ofhis
visitors. He is very hospitable, Is a great
lion even in the very neighborhood of
his own house, and in all the relations
of private life, is a mosl estimable, up*<
right, and honorable man.
“ The prospect of heaven itself,”
says au English paper, would have no
charm for an American of the. back-
woods if be thought there was any place
fu r the r -