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Fromthethtfi Francisco Jour, of C>»irini»w,«ept.l5* gecms lO I»e
. California-
The jircKnt ttntc nujljtroTjKCls of fhe i
Country.
We me wither disposedlo lie a Cfoak-
cr nor to despair of lh*t olrirnnie pros
perity nud greatness of California. But
i lit el licence, on which we can rely con
fidentially. has rrnrhrd us respecting! tUHiUUes*Ho a
ihe ,r„r«me of.nfloirl in ihe imerior. d<-«wqiy>l-lli» cwy.
which leads os, even against nur will,
lo form evil forebodings as to tlic pro*
balde slate nml prosjwcis nt the couii-
ir v, during the approaching winter.
1
Sping in our
ipproaebing w
social.
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Jlrts Southern, fourteen. If A Mnmp Speech | Indies ol South Carolina.
’lea lucky and Maryland abnl- J Thefollowlng specimens of quaint hu- • The following extractor a letter From
» •* stand eleven lo fhir-: mor we find in one of our • exchanges,; a Lady of Sumter District has been fur-
Jirfuntil disiress and despair unite them,! which we look
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- - , t . . . ; • “““ 111 .“iiy . u* uul civiiaii^vs, . “ »** oumioi uas iu»
i 1 hi*, win be exclusive of the' under the head of “ California Corrcs* i nished for publication to the Charleston
British provinces, pondence.” They purport to have been i Courier. It shows the feeling which
WeltNlk upon •** OSSUTCOS the fool- ■ delivered llV 9 Glnmn Rrin ! ni’rvnilps ihn pilivpns nf itinl Slnlp m>n-
> gentlemen of charactci
v, with
— rni""W''*'i bm -wjn Qtsuretu the foot- ; delivered by a stump candidateat San j pervades the citizens of that State gen
ii will ^t»e difficult to suppress,, and t supsofUmc.” The Northern section of Francisco. . erally, ami which will soon pervade the
x ‘— iffrubdued-al'llie expense of bfood.J the Uniotf will fierieafier be divided by j « Fellow-Republicans and Fed- 1 entire South :
e»gcd by the ,poUticulj>;uiieiiiml.wUlvibvvilb each ; low Suffebbos :i am a plain anti We have no longer the unjust, design-
j °lheiy I«» see which enu go farthest in ^ modest man, born at an early period of ing fanatical legislation of an unpalriot*
p^piriatinn-of the Abolition sentiment. j my existence—which great event occur-; ic and scheming majority to discuss, but
i-xed at home one night while my mother we have what is of lar more importance
them to their children. One imagines!
that he sees the family of a shepherd j There isj._ 0 w _
who is distributing the milk of his flock.! horetl, and yet there is no individual
It is named the polo de vac or cow tree. 1 more useful in his way. From the great
arch devil do\vn% Tn© printer’s devil,
Tbo Devil.
> name more generally ab-
svmild doubtless be 4
•struct ion
Either free passages out of of the coun-' .
else a large expenditure of money | No Southern man could find a place <
, ■ • .^ o .. ' he has his uses and nbusA^
and Wen are poking l deal ol fan“al T j 1 ® «* e ». c a«<r young ladFor ra,hio„ .
•« ' 0 „r ,i * • , would he shocked to hear the name
Bostonians on account ot the Lmd ... . u„ . « r u«.
f*»i public nnd private improvements | a ticket run hy either one of those par-1 was out—1 have struggled from the ob- to consider, and that is whether it ii
through all the towns and cities of the j ties. The true [Milicy of the South is to • scurity, to which an unlucky start had possible the prosperous, bountiful south,
\Ve have just Im-cu conversing with f Stale, can alone prevent the social j keep clear ofalliiuiecs with all Northern j doomed, me, till 1 have risen like a ; with such a popular:
J «• 1 .... „:t pvila we nimrehend. Thermites' whv . narlies anil unite hprself 'in nnp <irpni Krioki P«hnlM'mn ; n avanim, m ilm ' mwI a whirk «ln
.. ..od'Veraci-
honi we are acquainted, amli , J ,e y
sinister motive or preju- 1 '
ils we apprehend.. The mines! why i parties and .unite herself 'in one great • bright exhalation in the t
and
From the Anjrn*t» Ci»n,Ututiot»li»t.
Prcsideiit-tfaklng.
" There is no man of his age in the Uli
on tcho is so greatly the favorite oj the
American people—and his ndeent to the
Vresidency is as sure as the footsteps oflime.
—Southern Banner, October 17.
So speaks, or rather raves the Editor
of the Southern Danner, in reference to
the Hon. Howell Cobb. His intellects
hav been so long steeped and absorb
ed in schemes of President-making, that
his wildest visions, by familiarity, have
become to wear to his view the features
of sober probability. In the midst of
the wild commotion of sectional ele
ment in which the honor ami vital
terests of the South and the sovereignty
of their Stale governments are threaten
ed to be engulphed, or may be saved
ly from the wreck of the tempest loss
ed Union, which may go down in the
storm, the Editor of the Banner is pall
ing and mousing over party schemes for
the advancement ol his favorites lo the
Presidency. He reminds us of the
beef man sucing for and crying out,
Bed, beef,” in the dark days of the
revolution, as inimitably described by
the immortal Patrick Henry, in
liis fincsts burst of oratory.
It waB but a few months ago the Ban-
r, in an agony of distress at the
dent widening of the breach between
the Northern and Southern wing of the
, . ... , ... Democratic party, exclaimed, “ Unless
hand. We are on the eve of a crisis thc organization of the National Demo-
tlicv
dice for what the y say; and, 1 hough
lucinntly, still \r|ieri*pu*lipd and crosf-
rtnniiitril nn jhe subject, they candidly
confess, that life and property are not
safe in the mines} that murders and
robberies are of daily occurrence; that
men known to have gold are frequently
disappearing; that the rife suspicion m
most eases, and the subsequent circum
stantial evidence.in nil, seem tn justify
1 lie emielusion, that foul play n«d se
cret murders are extrusive ly practised.
Throughout the diggings' there arc
tlioiisumlS of desperate nnd disappoint
ed men, .who on finding that their
hopes of sudden fortune arejhliglited,
nnd that n bare subsistence is n»l so
easily realised, have resolved to stand
nt nothing in order to posses* themseves
of the means either of gratifying their
vices, or of leaving the country before
the winter sets it.. Men nre being put
nside, either by assassination or by
oj»en violence,and the perpetrators after
providing themselves with someofdicir
neiglilmr’s horses, gel out of lho way
with celerity befitting the emergency.
As for Mexicans nnd other foreigners,
their ii\cs are made little account of by
the ruffians who nre at work on this
game of rapine and blood, nnd when
the intended victims, to try to escape
from the mines with what they have
got, and turn their faces homeward,
re almost invariably pursued by
of confederate robbers, and eith
er quietly plundered or slaughtered
the road.
This deplorable stale of affairs,
stead of abating towards winter, will
obviously become worse. Thousands
of infatuated dupes will yet have tc
drink the dregs of flic bitter cup,
mu! then find themselves thrown
upon the ultimate resources and crim
inal expedients ol desperate and un
scrupulous men. The mania lias been
e, and a powerful reaction is at
t less deplorable whether it come i
the shape ol a collapse nr nn explosion.—
When thousands shall be udnft in the
interior, with no hope of gaining a sub
sistence but by violence • r thoir wits,
we agree, not to enter into details to
depict the fearful aspect and condition
ol society throughout the country ai
large. • Thc despondent and disap
pointed, together with the loose and
reckless elements of society, will fall
back upon the towns, and think it
robbery to help themselves to the pro
perty of their more fortunate neighbors,
nnd if resisted they have no alternative
heforo them, between death cither by
starvation or violation, on thc one hand,
nml thc acquisition of money nt all
hazards to take themselves away, on
tha oilier. When two or three hun
dred thieves only nre to be dealt with,
society can protect itsslf by means of
police vigilance and a rigorous adminis
tration of law, but when necessity
drives thousands lo dcs;>era!c shifts for
self-prcservaiiiin.thc sympathy of num
bers ami of common interest and ca
lamity, is very apt to mako men look
with wolfish eyes on private property^
and to develope a formidable confede
racy for criminal and agrarian purpos-
All this is in keeping with human na
ture ; and it is folly to close our eyes to
the truth of the foreboding. What is
there to ohvinte this state of things, or
prevent so lamentable nnd destructive
ai result? Neither police forces,
trained hands of civic guards, nided by
the paltry detachment of soldiers with
in our rcHcl).|CnuId save Snn Francisc
from rapine an»l plunder, from bein^_
sacked nnd destroyed by an army^ of
desperadoes, united and cemented to
gether in nn agrarian confederacy and
hound by thc strong tie of common in
terest and danger, and justifying their
nets «»n the pleu of necessity and self-pre
servation—tl»e former of which has no
law, and thc latter is the first lam of na
ture. Deliisioq lms been ' practised,
anil thousands arc now the dupes ol t|io
infatuation *«> universally produced.
But when it comes to n question of life
. death, and so many in the same prcdic-
. ament unite to urge and countenance
I her ic hern.-, ao agrarian war, with in
discriminate rapine and plunder, if im
perfectly resitted* is by no means mi
improbable result to -lie apprehended
frotn so anomalous and desperate a
siatO of a flairs.
Already we find nibheric# becoming
rife in San Fraricisco. aod ii is npt safe
to .walk unarmed through the city by
night.’ U this .lie tho; case even now,
whiMi - comparatively tew have ns yet!
lomid their Way hack from tlic mines,
whiit mav we not expect, yvheo thou-
samls. will lie fl.*ckiug down ujwm
driving thousand* every day to
lespondency and dentil, or else to mad
ness nnd despair. And if a merciful 1
Providence interpose not to aid the ef
forts of human prudence nnd benevo
lence, a sc!f-iiiflic!cd cnrscand dire ca
lamity will soon overtake this devoted
community. May Heaven gram that
our forebodings may never be realised;
but that thc clouds that' lower upon
our heads may pass away without
bursting, ami leave us unscathed by
the lightening of so fearful a convul-
r ^ g ip the and a cause which should inspire apathy
Southern Rights Party, pledget! to com- ’ very summit of human greatness anil with energy, cowards with heroism, and
promise no more of her rights. grandeur. Gentlemen. 1 profess no thc wavering with enthusiasm, can pause
— — {principles—unfortunately, 1 have none, much longer on the course and measures
From tlto N.O. Picayune. . Out he unhappy occasion o{ my birth,, they should adopt. I am convinced the
From Texas. a dismal and melancholy man, clothed inclination to submission is not the fault
By the arrivalyestenlay of the steam* in thc sombre hues of mourning, swap- ( of the people, but of many ot the leading
ship Galveston we have received pa- ped me away (or another baby, and sub-j men, who truckle to power, are aspir-
pers from Brownsville of the 23d ami! srqnently lost me nt a raffle. Bad event! | ants for favor, and stop to calculate
„r «u„ ok.u | But who can control his fate? Wc are j probabilities, while the enemy is pre
clasp the fetters tbat make
Galveston of the 25th _ .
Thc returns of the election on the the creatures of destiny—‘there is a j pari:
Boundary bill arc coming in very slow- divinity that shapes our ends rough hew
ly, though it is almost ceitain that there them how wc will.*
will be a large majority in favor of the . «* I was intended oy nature for a
proposition. ! great statesman. Had l lived in the
The following are the returns, as days of Hannibal, I should have beaten
far as received, in addition to what wc j that great chieftain in crossing the Alps;
erode parly is kept up. General Cass can
not be elected President in 1852,*' and we
suppose be would have softly breathed at
the same lime if his thoughts had found
utterance, ** nor Mr. Cobb of the Vice-
Presidency."
The nomination of Martin Van Buren
for the next Presidency of the united
Democracy ol New York- rather dims
the prospect of any ticket a Southern
Democrat could run on as Vice Presi
dent. The time has come when no
Southern roan can run before a Northern
constituency and hop$ to get Northern
votes, without abating somewhat of his
Sonihcmism and being extremely tol
erant of free soil principles. No ticket
can succeed hereafter at the North,
whether Northern or Southern men be
upon it, which does not pander in some
way lo abolitionism. The Martin Van
Burens and the William H. Sewards
the Hales, Chases and Gidding*s now
rale the Northern mind, and control its
elections.
The 'Southern Banner may as well
give up its dream of tacking on thc
people of Georgia to the tail ol a North
ern free soil party ns the price of the
elevation of Mr. Cobb to the Presidency
or Vice-Presidency. They will not be
bartered off in that way. They have
something of more vast concern with
which'to engage their thoughts and en
ergies.
Thc division of the Southern people
by the old national organizations of
Whig end Democratic parties, by which
their strength was neutralized nnd re
duced to a cypher ha* worked nothing
but evil. . -
The last Presidential election is an
illustration. A Southern man was elect
ed by aid of Northern voters Southern
voters combined, and he turned against
thc weaker section' to please his free
soil supporters. Had Gen. Cass been
elected, the South would probably have
come out Do better, ami her rights would
have been'just where they ore now.-—
She would equally, and by the same
process have been cheated out of her
entire share of ihe. terxunries—Califor
nia would have been admitted with her
Wilmol Proviso Consiiibiion, and a per
manent free soil majority established in
the Senate. ... t
It is time thc South ^should cut loose
from these connections with Northern
parlies, and stand aloof and independ
ent. Thus may she hold tbc balance
of power between the contending fac
tions of the.abolition-tainted .North*.
3 This sjiq can do by the triumph,
which must soon he realized, of The
, Great Southern Rights Party, cmbrac-
* ing' io it# firoad folds. a large majority
in each ofilie Sinies of the Soutb.
During this summer, the cry of “Cass
and Canada, Cobb and-Cuba,” has
have already given:
To accept. Reject.
San .Antonio, 417 22
San Joan precinct, Bexar county 23 4
Walker county 978 48
There were also large mejorities in
favor of the hill at Casiroville, and in
Burleson and Milain counties.
A private letter, dated thc 12th inst,
from Corpus Christi, slates that a gen
eral Indian war on the frontier is ex
pected.
In the recent capture of two German
girls by the Indians, it was the oldest
that made her escape. She was to have
been married a few days after the affair.
A small patry of Indians visited the
ncighltorhnod of San Antonio, on the
10th inst., and stole twelve head of
hotses and mules, from farms on the
Cibolo. They were pursued, but, as
usual, not overtaken.
The Harrison county delegation in
the State Legislature have resigned
their seats.
We take the following from the
Brownsville Sentinel of tbo 23d inst:
We are informed that Col. Portillo,
with command ol two hundred, men,
left Malnmoros, a few days since for the
interior of Mexico. We know not upon
what errand.
It is rumored iu Mataraoros that the
wiseacres of that place intend resort
ing to a little ruse upon tfce Govern
ment, for thc purpose of “ raising the
wind ,? temporarily. The plan that is
designed is too good to be lost, and we
should be branded as a faithless sentinel
did we not cry the alarm. The case is this:
The commandant of the military forces,
like Brutus of yore, has run short of
the sinews of war, and has not the where
with to pay his “grim visaged” war
riors. To remedy this it is contem
plated to throw the port of Matamoros
open for the reception of all kinds of
merchandise,* after which the Govern
ment will be informed of the fact, and
before answer can be returned, either
in favor or against the operation, suffi
cient money will have been raised to
meet the ends desired.
The Rio Grande is said to be remark
ably low at. present. The steamers
Camanche, Corvette and McKinney
were aground between Brownsville and
Camargo.
In Leona, Limestone, and surround
ing counties on the upper Trinity a two-
thirds crop of cotton will be made this
year. The corn crop has not been gen
erally so good ns the cotton.
The upper counties are seldom trou
bled with the cotton worm, and in this
respect arc more favorable to the cot
ton planter than those on the coast,
larger emigration is coming in this year
than formerly.
§J, _. .
njcaiw .the |>nvaiio;f, ol winicr, aml.jbeen staricil nt Tnmroaoy Hall. It i,
thousands more shall.nl l Ho same time • a cry destined Ao deceive and betray tbo
. .l*\¥ rr l , vi* , S t3 ° N* teach thediggiugs, |6<»uth, if she traslsif. Canada will be
to <|o any gooil tyr:themselves, even'annexed in a very, few years, if the
Slncnlar Defence of a Player.
An itinerant player, possessed oi
more wit than money, was a few days
ago driven by the hard master, hunger,
to commit thc high crime of ppaching,
in the neighborhood of Birmingham,
England, and being unluckity detected
in the act-, was carried forthwith before
a bench of magistrates, when the offence
was fully proved. The knight of the
buskin, hewever, astonished the learned
justices by adopting “Brutus* speech
to the Romans on the death of Caesar**
to his cose in the following manner:—
“ Britons, hungry men, and epicures!
hear me for my cause, and bo silent tbat
you may hear; believe ine for mine hon
or, and have respect for mine honor,
that you may believe; . censure me "in
your wisdom, and awake your senses
tbat you may better judge. If there be
any in this assembly, any dear friend of
this hare, to him I say, that a player's
love for bare is no less than bis. If
then that friend demands why a player
rose against a bare, this is my answer
not that l loved hare less, but that I
loved eating more. Had you rather
this hare was living and I bad died star
ving, than that this hare were, dead,
that I might live a jolly fellow? As
this hare was pretty, I w&p for him *
as be was nimble, I rejoice at-it; as hi
was plump I honor him; but as he was
eatable l slew-turn.*'. Here the gravity
of the Court was obliged to. give way;
prosecutors, spectators, and all burst
aud it is a dead certain thing that I
could have distanced Cortez jp crossing
the Isthmus. _He never performed 1 lie.
feats I did; he never came‘up the Cha-
gres river in,a-cinoe, .with a deaf and
dumb * bomjirej withJpt a red cent, or
chauge of .summer apparel. * But a
light heart and a tbin pair of breeches,
goes merrily through the world.'
‘ Sir».every tnan who has come
here is a Columbus! He comes to dis
cover new diggings, I am a. Columbus!
dead broke at home as Columbus
was, and I have come out here to strike
new vein. But I-ain not going to the
mines'. Oh, no. You dont catch me
up to my waist in' ice water, with a ju
venile pickaxe and an incipient crow
bar, laboring under a sun of one hun
dred degrees in the shade, to dig out the
filthy lucre. No sir! I’m not on that
lay. I hate labor—it was an invention
to vex mankind. I prefer an office, one
that is lucrative and not laborious;
what you call a sinecure. And if I can
not get one myself, I will go in for any
man who will devide.on the dead level,
and no.splits.
' "Sir, where will-you find
a country like this ? Talk not of orien
tal gorgeousuess of eastern countries.—
Tell us not of the fairy scenes which
poets, who revel in the great warm bath
of heavenly imaginations, paint,
golden pens, on leaves of satin. The
description of this beautiful country
should he written with the golden wand
of an angel dipped in the softest rays
of the sun-beam upon the. blushing and
delicate surface of a rose-leaf. Excuse
me, gentlemen, I except only the rainy
season and the lime when the dust flie
We love our native land—we hon
or her flag, and would not rob the Cus-
lotn-House if we had a fair show. ^But
Congress must not put on any airs,
will take charge of the Custom
House and Post-Gffice, and make
great muss generally. These are my
sentiments, gentlemen. If they don’t
admit us into the Union, we will burst
open the Custom House and admit all
liquors free of duty. And now, with a
parting blessing upon the girls we. left
behind us, and thc boys who are coin
ing after us, wo will adjourn and take a
private drink.”
Distressful; Suicide.
Mrs. Hindes, a lady residing on Lee-
strcct, between Hanover and Charles,
committed suicide on Monday night un
der the following circumstances:—
About mid-night an infant child in the
bed with herself and husband com
menced crying, and Mr. Hindes was
about to gel tip and obtain a light.—
Mrs. Hindes requested him to lie still,
however, and she would get up. She
did so, and went out of the chamber
with the avowed purpose of gening
6ome matches. Mr. Hindes fell asleep
the mean time{ but about one o’clock,
Q3 called by a latly in another room,
sister of Mrs. Hindes, who slated
that she heard a singular noise in the
garret. Mr. Hindes called to his wife,
who he supposed lying in'the bed, but
not finding her there, sprang out and
them vassals. It provokes me, be} r ond
endurance to hear men of education,
holding a large property in slaves and
land, saying there will be a complete
backoul—it will end in submission the
more degrading after the threats we have
made of resistance. This is the most
effectual method they can lake lo injure
the cause. These faults are not with
the people: every poor man I have seen
for fighting for his rights. There is
1 lack of patriotism with them. On
Monday at Sumterville. there was a
Southern Safety meeting, and theunao-
infity and nlncraiy with which they
signed the preliminary step to resistance
gave good assurance of their determina-
peril all for country and liberty,
My confidence in Georgia is unshaken ;
Mississippi and Alabama are true, and
North Carolina will sustain her revolu
tionary reputation ; and we may count
upon Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Texas. It would be treason to suspect
Virginia ; and, in fact, if all desert
1 trust South Carolina alone will take
her stand, regardless ef consequences.
Her Southern sisters contain thousands
of brave spirits who would fly to so glo
rious a battlefield. Let the test come
ami every Southern roan at least in the
army and Navy, would scorn to act
a cause so unjust and cruel, in which
they could reap nothing but remorse.—
A revolutionary soldier, shaking with
the infirmity of age, signed first in the
Court House—the cheers were long and
loud. There was no speaking, the time
for that has passed. They moved up
in solemn order to set their seal to a
work that must be done, at any cost,
and determined upon vengeance.”
thrown off their balance, and losing
.l«:_ fcgjjjiy 0 c f e e|ing, and nice, deco- . . * ,
. propriety of deportment, under ror '" hcr ™« r, «8 •PP*™'- .
present excitement. But wait a bit, 1 '! e P. rea !; her [ r “‘ n >he pa'ptt denoun,
gentlemen, till you have teen similarly c ' s U,c deV'Und all hi. imps, nnd yet
tempted, nnd >} mny be our turn to man ofsaocttty will look very lilts
laugh. Perhaps yon, too, may i w ,h -= deyd if his congregation do not pay
thrown “off the l.«.ks"-tar more irre- “ffeast him on the good things of
coverably—by the marvellous vocaliza- 1 1 e \ . , , , , ,
lion of “the Nightingale.” If wc cold, The church would be prolaned by
unimpressihle Yankees can be roused ‘ he a PP ca ' ! ? n “ lhc Je r il > Y' 1 h “ w
to such an intense pitch of enthusiasm, 'riony deviliah tricks arc played under
Id he no s,range spectacle among j > h « ' cl ' of sanctimony ... the church—
your excitable population, to see lh ” i And where would the church be tf not
huzzaing throngs worked up to absolute ! or ,p. e l ,evl . , , .
frenzy by her singing-so far as even, . I ,u: 1 { : “ ct .‘ s ' , ' evi1 ‘ 3 , /‘Mcssary to
like the Berlin students, lo take lhe ke well be.ng of the world as salt I,
horses Irom her carriage, and delirious-1 salvation of pork. Without the
h„m„ Ihe scene ef her f = ar ol Salan before OOreyCS, WC Would
r the miUi-
A Disappointment.
It was at one of the watering places
near our city that the following incident
occurred :
A very romantic young lady—one of
the misses who would rather elope with
a distressed coachman than marry as
every body else does—a young lady of
the novel-reading, white muslin, pink
ribbon, long ringlet st3’le, condescend
ed one evening to make one of a party
that strolled down a very long wharf to
witness the arrival of the city boat.
How it happened no one could tell,
but a shriek and a splash in the water
suddenly heard, and Miss Sera-
phina had as suddenly disappeared.—
The bustle and confusion were great;
several ladies fainted ; the young miss’s
father went crazy without a word of
warning; and most of the gentlemen look
ed and acted as if they were rehearsing
the first appearance on any stage of
ylum. Meanwhile Miss R
mance was drowning.
Another splash was heard, and a big
Newfoundland dog dived offer the fu
ture mermaid. A moment more and
he re-appeared towing Miss Saraphina
ashore.
She was carried instanter to the ho
tel. She had, as in duty bound, faint
ed. The big Newfoundland shook him
self and coiled up in a sunny spot for a
regular nap.
Soon the young lady regained her
senses. Her father’s joy may be im
igined. His astonishment might also
have been discoverable on hearing his
fair daughter, so soon as she could
move her tongue, ask for her heroic
rescuer—she must see him—she must
thank hint—she must offer him the
hand, the heart he had saved from the
briny deep.
The poor father, half slupified by the
strange proposal, attempted in vaiix^to
expostulate with her or to show her the
unreasonableness of her conduct,
was of no use. She adored her rescu
er ; she knew her heart would break
if her father apprised her wishes: she
was determined io many the brave fel
low or descend into the tonib like a fa
ded flower.
" Well,” said her father, “if it roust
be so, }*oii shall speak to the hero at
ly drag her home from the scene of her
triumphs. For our part, we glory in
the reception thc Swedish songstress
has met with among us, and tne vehe
ment enthusiasm she has awakened.—
The triumphs of the “Joan d’Arc ol
song” in Boston are another proof that
we are not wholly the straight-laced
people—the soulless icicles—the cold,
grubbing, utilitarian earth-worms, that
we are represented to be. It shows
that the love of lofty excellence in art,
and of unblemished parity in morals,
has not yet died out among us—that
we care for something more than the
hard, mechanical routine of our daily
vocations—that we are capable of a
higher worship than that of the “al
mighty dollar.”
For these reasons, it is with no unea
sy twinges, but rather with a keen ap
preciation and enjoyment of the jest,
that we read such clever jcux-tT esprit
as the following from the N. Y. Tribune:
Adas, for Boston !—The Bostoni
ans, after all their rebukes, their earn
est Puritanic remonstrances against the
honors paid to Mdle. Lind, in this city,
have shown very strikingly their supe-
dignity and serenity of demeanor,
since the arrival of the Nightingale
among them. There is but one theme
in the Boston papers—Jenny Lind ;—
but one house in the city—the Revere ;
but one man worthy of notice, “ Ossi-
E. Dodge, Vocalist.” Of a verily
the Boston folks are mad. O! staid de
scendants of a rigid and unsmilingstock,
whither has fled that saintly decorum
with which yc were wont to be clothed ?
Where is the ancient dolour of counte
nance, expressive of a satisfied soul;
victorious over tl
world ? Gone, alas
the allurements ot
eyes,
all literally ** go to the devil.”
Here a little smutty-faced imp at
ir elbow whispers, “ More copy sir!**
Oh, the devil.
Why Women arc Unhealthy.
Many of the physical evils—the want
of vigor, the inaction ot system, the
languor and hysterical affections—which
prevalent among the delicate
young women of the present day, may
be traced to a want of well-trained
mental power and well exercised self-
control, and loan absence of fixed hab
its of employment. Real cultivation
of the intellect—earnest exercise of the
moral powers—enlargement of the mind
by the acquirement of knowledge, and
the strengthening of its capabilities for
effort, for firmness, for endurance of in
evitable evils, and for energy in com
bating such as they may overcome, are
the ends which education has to attain.
The power of the mind over the body
is immense. Let that power be called
forth; let it be trained and exercised,
and vigor of mind and body will be the
result. There is a homely, unpolished
sa3 r ing. that it i? better to wear out than
to rust out; but it tells a plain truth;
rust consumes faster than use. Better,
a million times belter, to work hard,
even to the shortening of existence,
than to sleep and eat awa3 r this precious
gift of life, giving no other cognizance of
its possession.—Madame de Wahl.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington, Nov. 1.
The great Industrial exhibition, which
is to take place in London, next spring,
occupies some attention of our public,
the vanities of the | Extensive preparations have been made
swept away by ! by American citizens to take a part in
vvotnan’s voice, 1 the exhibition, and the products of
igodly tongue.— American skill and industry will form
no mean portion of it. As it is a gov
ernment affair, on the part of Great
Britain, the countenance of our govern
ment has also been given to it, so far as to
furnish a national vessel for the gratuit
ous conveyance of the articles offered
by Americans. Some of the newspa
pers suggest that the big ship Pennsyb
Fearful Sfort.—A correspondent
writes us, that a member of Mr. White’s
school, Amherst, Mass., a lad of 17, on
Saturday the'12th, having a rifle in his
hand loaded with a ball, in sport, plac
ed the muzzle under his chin, and said
to another youth present, “see how
easy a man could kill himself,” at the
same time placing his foot against the
hammer, pushed it back until it had
nearly cocked, when his foot slipping,
the hammer fell upon the cap, and the
rifle discharged. The chin was entire
ly blown away and the ball passed
through the back of his head. The
fortunat
His name was Frederick Good
ale.—Boston Traveler.
uui unuin” ucr iiicic, ^jji.iii” nui unu
obtained a light, witlT-which he hasten
ed to the garret. On the floor a most
horrible sight presented iiself, Mrs.
Hindes lying in a pool of blood, with
her left arm cut to the bone above the
elbow by a razor, and’she nearly insen
sible. Dr. Knowles was instantly sent
for, but she died before he could arrive.
Sho had spoken on Monday in an ab
sent manner'to her sister—was noticed
feeling her arms; and said to her sister
mar she must tnfcfr;’gooi! care of her
children, as she did not expect to live
long. There is no doubt that the act
was committed whilst laboring under a
mental alienation, as her family rela-J once.” And opening the door he began
lions were of the happiest character, } whistling and calling “ Fompey ! You
and no earthly cause can be assigned ! Pompey ! Here Pompey !"
for the distressing act. Coroner Reilly j. Poinpey came, Miss Seraphina faint-
held an inquest, and the jury rendered ; ed again, Pompey barked at her, as i !
a verdict in accordance witli the facts, i glad to escape “ the hand and heart.'
*—Baltimore Clipper. * . Somehow or other the story leaked out
-——— j Whether Pompey or the old geulteraar
The Effect of -Disunion in New- j mid it could never be known. The ef-
York.—-The Express says: - ! feet howt ver, was tremendous.'Pompey
“ Grass-would grow in our streets : %vas called “ Great” ever after, and as
we say, if thisUnion- was shattered ; for | for Miss Seraphina—as Jeemes Yellow-
wbat is this city but ah exchange for plush indites it—“ phansy herpheelinx.”
into laughter at the ready wit ol the' coUbn,forrice,(or Wbacco, aswell as —New Orleans Picayui
“ noor actor.**' The information was ^‘ r
wuhdrawn7and the knight of the sock ; *«, importations from Europe ; and i Tub. Cow Tree.—On the parched
.. - k.. - «*— »<ii.i .- i e of ifje side of j» rock in .Venezuela'grows a
Europe - tree with a dry and leathery foliage, in
* *■ f, v;«v c I * ,-wi.BineimrmKn.o. appearing on the wiui wnicn we nave imercourw; where-j largo woOtly roots scarcely penetrating
t£i»cc. mm iitway inat^tew thousands-^ delusion, for Southern men to indulge: stage the same evening in an “ emirly by oar commission merchants, onr job- j into the ground. For several months
or even A*mh//w# nt starving anil desjie- the iliuuglu that any party can ever iri- • •« * - ■ . ! !»•»•« nn, imnnn*,, ami uTiwtrinr, ni’«ll I in ii«. »,!ir ihn UnvM nrp
rale men will n«.i siaml. nt trifles to sup- .umpli at the North; that is not pledged,
** r . ■ rr Jj^toselves, to deeply, irrevocably, to opposethe acqui-
perisli tikn iratile in our streets? No.’shion of more sltvc territory ami the
certainly not, no man can expect'jt.-r- admission of another slave State. In
When aMK’ieiy foil*to ««>|»plj the mean*, iwenljr-Gvcyears, ifiUe Union lasts that
of- preserving life, its bonds nre soon long, there will be fifty millions of peo-
r Atnrican manufactured goods, and |
Tlte Oldest Soldier iu the World.
Johu Kolombeski was born at Ostro-
•a, in Poland, on the 1st of March.
1730, and is now 120 years old. He
entered the French army in 1774, be
ing then a promising youth of 44. He
became a corporal in 1790, at the age
. He was in all the republican and
perial campaigns, and in 1808 was
received in the 3d regiment of the Vis
tula. In 1814 he was wounded and
sent to the hospital at Poitiers, which he
.after left, to be placed in the 2d.
regiment ol light infantry. He soon af
ter became an officer, and in 1840 at
the age of 116, was enrolled among the
veterans of the 6th company.
This most extraordinary instance of
longevity ever seen in the French army
is now upwards of one hundred and
twenty, has served seventy-five years,
aud been in tweni3'-nine campaigns.—
He enjoys excellent health, is rather
strong, very well built, and does not
look torescorc. LouttPhillippe, iu one
ofbi9 travels, felHu with his company
Dreux, and saw the old soldier
on duty. He called him up to him, and
taking his own cross off his breast,' fas
tened it on the soldier’s.
Kolombeski, received a pension on
the 18th May, I860, and the minister
authorized his admission into the Ho
tel of the Invalids.
The governor of the invalids had or
dered that this brave veteran should be
introduced to him on his arrival; but as
Kolombeski was fatigued, he was taken
to the infirmary, and the governor visit
ed his bedside, as did general Petit like-
In future, every centenarian soldier,
when admitted into the Invalids, is to
be treated as an officer, out of respect
for his great age aud the long services
he has rendered the Stale.
new character.”
' j tiers, our importers and exporters of all! in the year the leaves are -moistened
c’.as es live and thrive. (by a shower; its branches look as if
. ; .. _ ~flnh. ~ (ifCnli H^jif'C^spt' mir|Whiit thesound.oflihe City Hall bell obtain j when the trunk is bored, a bland and
cj»n expect'jt.-r- . admission of another slave State. - In I TowerV cleared at ibis pon to-day; for their livelihood from the sugar and cot-; nourishing milk flows from iu It ii at
nmole thrf mean* imniv.lbn Vwrfv.. Cumana Venezuela^ to recover tbc trea- ton planter of the Mississippi, the Ala-j son rise that thc vegetable fountain
*to, • -.* ■ — - . r ,_ surd from the Spanish ship San Pedro, baraa,lbc Chattahoochee, the Santee, j flows freety. At that time, the blacks
rciit as«un«lt*r, and its obligations are it pic in' tlw present territories ol ihe U- sunk near Cumana. She lakes out~an etc., who exchange herethe products of; and natives ara seed coming from all
iiii jpuid, nnd MiuU-ss the. governmental jSini<4. , The Southern States will .have engine, diving bell, and cither machine- his soil for the handiwork of the North ; j parts, provided, with bowls to receive
——i—i........ m~A ^ - — ry Vjiecessai^ fot- ihe experiment, anil and what an utter suicide it is for such j the milk, which grows yellow and thick-
power Ue overwhelming, anarchy and • sixteen millions,^ihe Northern tbirty-
rapmc mdSI.supervene. . £ ’ *
Should any such terrific crisis
- j four. There will be ai least fifiy States, ihincca mcn.—Boston Transcript, 28lA h eity to ;pile bn tIie abblilion .lorch, ] ens at ils surface. Some empty their
sis as this ot which tlic rion-slavelmlding will have { 1 n ■ *•*-*•.— - and to set on fire so glorious a work!” J vessels on the spot, while others carry
mnia, be selected, and if the exhibition
was to be of a naval character like that
which lately took place at Cherbourg,
there would be some propriety in it.
The building for the Exhibition has
been already commenced, and it is to
cover twent)-oneacres. The Parisians
and Belgians are, it is said, to make an
unprecedented display of their wares
and fabrics and fancy articles. The
British artizaus do not, it seems, much
favor an enterprise, which implies m
doubt of their superiority in the arts,
and which also mvites competition with
them, and opens the door to successful
/airy.
The statements made in several quar
ters, that the Executive has determin
ed to enforce the execution ol the fugt-
act, are correct. The President
has repeatedly intimated his determina
tion to execute the law to the letter.—
The subject has also been under advise
ment in the Cabinet, whose views coin
cide with those ol the President. Mr.
Webster and Mr. Crittenden are still
absent. The City is very dull, but pre
parations for the session aud the recep
tion of a vast crowd of visitors are eve
ry where visible.
An odd Nurse's Curb for the
Summer Compdaxnt.—Take three nut-
megs, grated; to which add the yolks
of three fresh eggs, and three table
spoonfuls of French brandy, or best Port
wine. Dose—a table-spoonful three-
times a day. It is one of tha simplest
and most effective remedies ever used
for cholera infantum. For thirty year*
an old nurse used this, and during all
that time lost not a dozen cases. With
ordinary care, good nursing, proper at
tention to clothing. Sec., no child need
die of summer complaint, if you will
but use thc above assistant.
miss Lind.
Some of the folks Eastward are grow
ing exceedingly anxious touching tho
forlorn condition of spinsterhood in
which Miss Lind persists in remaining.
It is slated that she received two offers
of marriage while in New York, one pf
which was from an enterprising me
chanic of Brooklyn. Willis, the Editor
ot the Home Journal, is also troubled,
on the subject. Qoth be :
“ To see such a heaven as her heart
untenanted, one longs to write its ad*
vertisement of ‘ To Let.’ Yet it would
tale polygamy to match her; for, half
a dozen poets, two Mexican heroes, sev
eral drygoods merchants and a rising
politician, would hardly ‘boil down* in-
How^a Jackass Became Respected.
—Laku, King of Siam, being awaken
ed from sleep aod saved from assassin
ation by the braying of an ass, com
manded, in the ardor ot bis gratitude, _ _
that all mankind should be called asses, to a man of gifts enough to be worthy
The story tells us that whenever an of her.*’
ambassador from China came to the
Siamese Court, the master of ceremo
nies proclaimed—‘Most potent Laku,
absolute Lord ol the Universe, King of
the white Elephant and keeper of the
sacred tooth ! a great Jackass! from
China, has come to speak with your
Majesty !* . '
09* While the Criminal Coart »t Richmond vu
in session, on Wednesday, » prisoner named Har
dy, who was on trial, made his esespe by mixing
with the crowd in attendance.
Havaba Lottext—The grand prize of 20flOQ
dollar* in the last Havana Lottery, was held by a
fortunate indiridnal in Near Orleans.
