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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 -