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POETRY. We most cheerfully accept for our paper the following graceful tribute to Southern kindness and hospitality, 6ent us by a lady, through the Post Office—a stranger to us, and to our clime. May the pleasing impressions she has received Induce a repetition of her visit. Wheresoever •be may be, may the skiee he bright above her, and happiness surround her. For the Constitutionally (f Republic. My Southern Home. Thou bright, and glorious South—what land So favored os thine own 7 Thou strctchest forth a welcome hand, And all who will may ooao. Tee, come and find kind hearts, and true, That groet with hearty cheer; And constant friends, however few, Might well be sought out here. Thou art, indeed, the Strangrr’s Friend, And offereet him a home, Where rich, and poor, in peaoe may blend, And none need farther roam. Bright, sunny South! I love thy skies,— So beautiful—so mild; Thy forest trec3—thy Oaks and Pines, That'grow so strangely wild. I love thy flowers of tints so rare, Os every shade and hue; Bone other can with thine oompare In kinds, and numbers too. I love thy dancing brooks and rills That steal through forost tracks, I love not less thy sunny hills Whioh send the echoes back. I love thine air so warm and stiH, That beckons on tho Spring, And flowers come laughing up, and fill With gladness—everything. But, most of all, I lovo those hearts Which feel for other’s woes; That generous sympathy imparts A joy— he little knows. Who speaks that word— performs that act Os kindness and of love 7 Tor some poor soul, whose greatest neep Is sympathy and love. Thou Noble South—lleaven bloss thy sons, And health, and bounty send ; And may’st thou e'er remain as now. The Stranger's welcoming Friend, “A Northerner.’’ The Cricket. BY HADASSAH. Tbe cricket he dwells in the cold, cold ground, At tho foot us the old oak tree, And all through the lengthened autumn night A merry song rings ho 110 whistles a clear and merry tune By tbe sober light of the silver moon. Tho winds may moan With u hollow tono All through the leaves of the rustling tree, The clouds may fly Through tho deep blue sky, The flowors may droop and the brooklet sigh, But never a fig cares he. He whistles a dear and merry tuae By the sober light of the silver moon, All through the lengthened autumn night, And never a fig care 3 he. There’s a tiny cricket within thy heart, And a pleasant song sings he; Be sings of'the mercies and goodnoss of God That hourly fall upon thee. ~ Let him whistlo loud and cloar, - ffl*** Novor drown h'm in a toarj There’s darkness enough on eartfab^T^Mr, Without the gloom of a gloomy SIHPi-j Darkness enough in tho home of That novor comes to thy lofty dotti' i ' Forth with a smile, * Wk Their woo to beguile; Forth to lighton the heavy gloom, r thd cloudod home ; v " 1 (JleSrup tie soul that is shrouded in night. Tell it in tones of love, Os hope on earth, and a land all bright— The land of Life and Love. And never fret, That you cannot get Just what you want while yon travel hore. This is not your lasting sphere; Trials, vexations, Are but temptation ; Use them aright, and they’ll help yon along In the narrow road That leads to God. Oeo them aright, and they’ll help you along. N over frot, You’ll conquer yot. Then let him whistle loud and clear, Novor drown him in a tear, But all through tho leng of trouble’s night, Let him sing his merry song. From the Chronicle <§r Sentinel. Know-Nothingiam. The following letter on Know-Nothingism, its origin, rise and progress, which we publi-.h as a part ot the eventlul history of the times, appear ed originally in the New York Courier & En quirer, and is said, by that journal, to have been written “by authority” for a London newspa per: It is not strange that Europeans should be per plexed by the sudden appearance ot a new and over whelming party in the United States, which promises to revolutionize our domestic and foreign policy—for it is more than many Ameri cans can do, to explain the curious phenomenon themselves. I have seen, in English journals, many partial and unsatisfactory accounts of the origin, progress, principles, and prospects of the Know-Nothings; and as their policy and meas ures will be likely to affect European nations quite as seriously as our own, it may be well lor your statesmen to understand this matter before things go any further. The Know-Nothing party came up in its pre sent form only about two years ago—it origi nated in causes which, although often mistaken, . lie upon the very surface of society. First. The increasing immigration from Eu rope, principally of the lower classes, had thrown upon our shores within a period of twenty years over two millions of foreigners. Few of them brought the means of subsistence—fewer still had ever been considered qualified to participate in the administration of civil government, and not one in a hundred had any adequate compre hension of our social, religious, or political life. The evils which grew out of their presence in creased from year to year, until at last they be came intolerable. Those new comers who went •traight through[our seaports to the broad and fer tile landsot the West, became agriculturists, and at once began to contribute to the growth and prosperity of the communities where they set tled. Against this class, embracing nearly, and perhap ; quite one-half of the entire number of immigrants, no objection was, or could be raised. They were peaceable citizens ; and although European peasants can coritirbute little to the embellishment of social life in America, yet they can, and do, contribute to the development of the material resources of a new country ; and their children grow up under higher influences, and aspire to a higher life than their fathers. Wrth the second generation of European peas antry in the United states we have no trouble. But the hundreds of thousands, chiefly of Irish and Dutch, who linger around our seaports and great inland towns, and who move about like hordes of Gipsies, from canal to canal, and from railroad to railroad, have constituted a floating mass of corruption, and proved a fruitful source of disturbance and trouble. They have been the Helots of the North, as the Africans have been of the South ; and, bad as African slavery may be, even in the United States, it migh< admit ol a question, which of these two Helot classes bad made the most rapid progress in the social scale. By a close estimate, it has been discovered that where tbs almshouses, and charitable foundation* of American cities have expended one dollar upon native Americans, they have expended one hun dred dollars upon European paupers. The pro portion is nearly as great between natives and foreigners w ho are arraigned for crime, drunken ness, outbreaks,and disturbances, and all sorts ol infractions of statute and municipal law. But the evil did not stop with the trouble which these pauper classes brought directly upon the country. Two other elements of danger must be taken into the calculation. Such is the loose ness of our Naturalization Laws, that foreigners by the hundred thousand, of the lowest condi tion, are enabled to vote in our elections, almost as soon as they land upon our shores. Two in auspicious agencies here come into play. First, unprincipled political demagogues, who want nothing but votes, to secure power; and second, intriguing Catholic priests and Jesuits, who stand ready to offer those votes, which they can con trol, to those demagogues, who, on being elevat ed to power by such influences, are ready, in re turn, to enact such laws, and push through such measures, as best suit the purposes of the Roman Catholic hierarchy. Through these agencies, several Presidential elections have been deemed; while local elections have thus been swayed in every State in the Union. Things had gone so far, two or three years ago, that large portions of our very best citizens abstained from voting at all. They allowed every election to go by de fault; they were brow-beaten and struck down by the shillelah, when they appeared at the bal lot-box. The district, the village, the county, the State Caucuses, were scenes ol debauch and riot—of intimidation and bloodshed; and on elec tion days, the whole country was reeking in the fumes of rum. The fruit 6of this alarming state ol things became apparent to the whole country, and when these evil causes had reached the height of their influence, and brought the pre sent Administration into power, the whole Na tion began to inquire how this state of things had been brought about, and what should be the remedy. In addition to all the evils which this system of political corruption had formerly en tailed upon the country, we found that under Gen. Pierce it had pervaded every department of the national administration; and with but lew exceptions, we learned with amazement, that foreigners and demagogues of the lowest charac ter. were filling posts of honor and influence abroad to the exclusion of all those great men whose education, social standing, and great pub lic services had specially fitted them to represent the Republic at the Courts ol civilized Nations. Pledges the most 6acred—because they were voluntarily given—were brokdn; and men of the very highest repulation, who had been re quested to go abroad, in the public service—men who had consented to do so at great personal sa crifices, were left in suspense, week after week, and month after month, until they found them selves superceded by German Jews, Red Repub licans, Scotch Infidels, and French Fourierites. On close scrutiny, it turned out that the entire policy of the Administration, at home and abroad, had been made to bend to the views, the feelings, and the selfish interests of these foreign adventurers. Here you have asolution of what would other wise be an incomprehensible mystery—the sud den uprising of the nationality of the country, and these vehement and overwhelming assaults that have been everywhere made upon the Na tional Administration. When the arm was lifted to smite it, it was not to fall until it had smitten its agents and accomplices. Then for the first time, the nation began to look around to see where it stood —what it had been doing—who weie its friends, and who were its foes—and it learned, alter a briel investigation, that the causes of political corruption and degeneracy had been in operation long enough to threaten the pros perity of a great and vigorous Republic. Such was the origin of the Know Nothing party. The first associations that met upon the new platform, assembled in secret, and they did all their work quietly. They admitted none within their enclosures except native born citi zens of the Protestant faith, and men who stood pledged to cast aside all former political ties, and give their support only to such American men, and such measures as were calculated to develop rthe expiring spirit of nationality, and annihilate the political and religious influence of foreigner in the United States. These associations spread from district to district, and from State to State, and before the Society had been two years in existence, its organizations had been formed in every State and Territory of the Union, until now they number, without a doubt upwards of two millions of able-bodied men. Will you now ask if these men have the ele ment of cohesion; if they are likely to remain a compact and irresistible body? Why should they not, at least, until they have accomplished the objects of their organization’ They have com mon principles, and they are all inspired, more or less, by a common feeling. The enthusiasm which brings them together, and now keeps so vast an army in discipline, cannot last forever; but it will last until they have achieved their purposes; and that is nothing less than stripping foreigners, Catholics, Jesuits, and demagogues of all parties of political power. They will either enact a national statute, greatly prolonging the time of residence, to entitle the foreigner to full citizenship, or thev will abolish the Natural'za tion Laws altogether They will not be satis fied while any rran but a native born citizen, of Protestant faith, who is friendly to this object, holds an office in the country. This revolution, which they propose to accomplish. Will not be achieved until more than hall a million of men now administering offices of- trust and power, are driven into private life, to give place to the Know Nothings. The first intellects of the country, in every community are giving all their might and powers to the accomplishment of this object. The Pro testant clergy of all denominations are with the movemeut,because it has pointed its lance against the Pope ot Rome. The upright, the honest, the unsophisticated—and above all the intelli gent mass of the people, join the crusade, because it has been proclaimed against demagogues. The virtuous, the temperate, and the sober, applaud the movement, because most of the evils of in temperance, which degrade and disgust us, have grown up under the “Caucus System,” where, in a thousand different places in every' Territory and |State, designing demagogues have railied around them in every rum-hold and gin-shop the unprincipled portion of the community, and in their night revels of drunkenness, organized their political machinery for the accomplishment of their objects. National men of all former parties—men who have lamented over the fac tions that have torn the country—the isms which have disturbed the National Councils, and scat tered the virus oi jealousy, animosity, and hatred through all the of society—such' men bid the Know-Nothings “God speed,” for see a remedy for those ill omened agitations which have been nothing but agitations,although they have premised vast but impossible reforms. And those hundreds of thousands of men who sympathize with Henry Clay in his American policy, with General Jackson in the spirit ot patiiotism which always inspired him, and with Daniel Webster, who was the be*t exponent o! the spirit of the Federal Union—all combine together, either to give countenance or personal aid to this vast organization. A greater mistake could not be made, than to suppose that the Know-Nothings, are waging a war against Foreigners, as such. Their chiefest hostility is, in fact, levelled against American native born demagogues, who are known to have intrigues with Jesuit leaders and Catholic Bishops,to buy in foreign votes, and sell Ameri can institutions in payment therefor. At the present moment, when the Legislature of the State of New York is in session, and must.with in a few days elect a Senator of the United States, the w hole country.is agitatedjby the ques tion. Mr. Seward, whose term expires on the 4th of next March, is a man of great political sagacity and large public experience ; but the conviction is all but universal, that he is a dern agogue, rather than a statesman ; while he is known to have built up the reputation he has achieved, chiefly by agitating those questions that threaten the permanent union of these States ; and his chieiest coadjutors are known to be loaod within the pale ot the Conpany of Jc-sus. In confirmation of all this, I may state, with entire safety, that I have not yet seen an intelli gent European who was travelling in this coun try or living in the United States, who did not give his sympathies, and openly express them, in favor of the Know-Nothing movement. In all the elections through the various Sta f e», we have but one report on this subject; and that is that intelligent foreigners universally tike sides with the Know-Nothings. They give good reasons for what they say and do. They see clearer even, perhaps, than we do ourselves, that the whole body politic of America hats been in fected by the most corrupt social influences that the Old World had festering in its bosom. They know well, what we know but imperfectly— that there is not a State in Europe, nor a Princi pality, with the single exception of Russia, that has not, during the last few years, sent to our shores its paupers and convicts. I know that this is a high accusation to bring against Euro pean States ; but I know myself from personal knowledge of many years on the Continent of Europe, that it is true. A strange and very impolite article has recent ly appeared in the Edinburgh Review for Octo ber, which adds an unnecessarily strong con firmation of this fact, so far as Great Britain is concerned. The article is entitled ‘’The manage ment and disposal ol our Criminal population.” I trust that I have thus given you a lew clear indices of the causes which gave origin to the i Know Nothing party—the spirit which guides it —the objects it has to accomplish, and the rea sons for believing that it has cohesive power enough to hold together in compact strength, until it has achieved its purposes. Os course, in this correspondence, my own feelings are not allowed to enter. My business is limited to giving your readers a transcript, by every steam er of the events which happen, ot the causes of events which may be early discerned, and-auch expositions of them as will convey to Eurojieans, as nearly as I am able to,those impressions they would receive if they were themselves upon the spot. The moral ot it all, lor Europe, and its governments, I need not indicate. The Charaoter of Paul. BY J. X. HEADLEY. Paul in his natural character, before hia con version resembles Bonaparte more than any other man—l mean both in his intellect and de velopments and energy of will. He had the same indifference, when he had once determin ed on his course, the same tireless unconquering resolution—the same fearlessness both ot man’s power and opinion, and calm self-reliance and mysterious control over others. But the point of greatest resemblance is the union ot strong correct judgement, with rapidity of thought and sudden impulse. They thought quicker yet bet ter than other men. The power, which both possessed, was all practical power. There are many men of strong minds, whose torces never theless, are in reflection or in theories to act upon.' Though men work out into language, but not into action. They will plan better than they can perform. But these men not only thought better, but they could work better than all other men. The same self control and perfect subjection of his emotions—even terror itself —to the man dates of his will, are exhibited in his coniluct when smitten to the earth,and blinded by the light and voice from heaven. John, when ar rested by the same voice, on the Isle of Patinos ft II on his face as a dead man, and dared not speak or stir, well encouraged by the language —“Fear not.” Put Paul (or Saul) although a persecutor a id a violent man showed no symp toms of alarm or terror. The voice, the blow, the light, the glory, the darkness that followed, were sufficient to upset the strongest mind, but master of himself and his emotions, instead ol giving way to exclamations of terror, he simply said—“ Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” With his reason and judgment as steady and strong'as ever, he knew at once that something was wanted of him, and ever ready to act, he asked what it was. From this time his track can be distinguished from the commotions about it, and the light above it. Straight back to Jerusalem, from whence he has so recently come, with letteis to legalize his persecutions, he went to east lot with these he had followed with violence and slaujdster. His strong heart never beat, .on*; qlirrtier pulsation through fear, as sbeJoffJr lur rets of the proud city flashed upon his vision Neither did he steal away to the dark alleys and streets, where the disciples were concealed, and tell them secretly his faith in the Son ol God He strode into the synagogue arid before the astonished priests preached Christ and him cruci fied. He thundered at the door of the Sanhedrim tself, and shaking Jerusalem like an earthquake, awoke a tempest of rage and fury on himself Wi'h assassins dogging his footsteps he at length ieft the city. But, instead ot going to places where he was unknown, and where his feelings would be less tried, he started for hi 3 native city, bis father's house, the home of his boyhood, for his kindred friends. To entreaties, tears, scorn, and violence, he was alike impervious. .Jo Antioch and Cyprus along the coast of Syria and Rome, over the known world he went like a blazing comet, waking up the nations ot the earth. From the top of .Mars Hill, with the gorgeous city at hi leet, and the Acropolis and Pantheon bebiud him, on t! e deck of his shat tered vessel, in the interval of the crash of bil lows; in the gloomy walls of a prison, on the borders of the eternal kingdom, he speaks in the same calm and determined tone. Deterred by no danger, awed by no danger, awed by no pres ence, and shrinking from no responsibilty, lie moves before us like some grand embodiment o! power. The nations heave around him. and kings turn pale in his presence. Bands of con spirators swear never to drink till they have slain him; and people stone him, yet over the din of the conflict and the storm of violence, his voice of eloquence rises as clear and distinct as a trumpet calls as he still preached Christ and him crucified. The whip is laid on his back until blood starts with every blow, and then his man gled body is thrown into a dungeon; but at mid night you hear the same calm, strong voice which has shaken the world, poured forth in a hymn of praise to God! and Io! an earthquake shakes the prison to its foundation, the manacles tall from the hanus of the captives, the bolts withdraw ol themselves, and the massive doors swing back on their hinges. One cnanot point a single spot in his career where he faltered a moment, or ga"e way to discouragement or fear. Through all his petr ous life he exhibited the same intrepidity < t character and lofty spirit. With his eye qy~» on regions beyond the ken of ordinary mortals and kindling on glories it was not permitted to reveal, he pressed forward to an incorruptible crown, a fadeless kingdom. And then hisdeatb, indescribably sublime ? Napoleon dying in the midst of a midnight storm, with the last words that fell from his lips a battle cry, and his pass ing spirit watching, in its delirium, tb-j-torn head of his mighty columns, as they disappear ed in the smoke ol the conflict, is a sight that awes and startles us. But, behold Paul, also a war worn veteran battered with many a scar though in a spiritual warfare, looking back not with alarm, but with transport gazing not on earth, but on heaven. Hear his calm serene voice ringing over the storms and commotion of life:’ lam now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course—there is laid up lor me a crown of righteousness.” No shouts ot foemen, nor smoke of carnage of bat tle surrounded his spirit struggling to be free; but troops of shining angels, the smile ol God and the songs of the redeemed—these guarded and welcomed him home. Rain and a River, at Last.—We are hap py to announce that the recent rains have had the effect to raise our river some five feet, so that at present we have abundant water for naviga tion. with a prospect of its continuing for an in dehnite period. This long looked-lor blessing will be hailed with general delight by town arid country, by merchant and planter, in fact by all classes of our cit.zens, for all are more or lets af fected by the interruption of communication on this important highway.— Cdutnbu* Enquirer. The Adams Express Company. We publish this morning lull accounts of the failures in California, tmtare gratified to perceive from the card in another column of Mr Wood ward, the obliging agent in this city, that Adams’ Express Company are in no way involved in the suspension of Adams & Co- of California.— There was formerly a connection between the two, which was dissolved last May, by the sale, on the part ot the New York Company, of tbei# entire California interests to Messrs. Ogden Adams, D. H. Haskell & J. C. Wood, who are now the proprietors there—Alvin Adams &c Co of New York, becoming, by ag>eement, the agents of Adams & Co., of California, while the latter supervised the Express traffic lo San Fran cisco for the former. There was, however, no co-partnership connection between them.and the liabilities ot the former cm have no claim upon the latter. The Adams Express Company, moreover, was organised on the first of July, 18.'i4; under the laws ot the State ot New York, with a capital ot $3,000 000, in 12.000 shares; is controlled by a board of nine managers, and. as Mr. Woodward announces in his card, is indebted to no one. The Company is. not organised for speculative pur poses, but tor doing what is known in this coun try as au Express business—such as the forward log, by passenger trains of railroads and other rapid modes of conveyance, merchandise gen erally, light freight, small parcels, valuable pack ages, jewelry, bank notes, gold, silver. &c.— making collections with or without goods, and returning goods by Express. &c. The operations of the Company are confined, also, to the terri tory of the United States, cammencing at Bos ton and running South by the seaboaid to New Orleans; all that portion South of a line lrom Philadelphia, West through Pittsburg and India nopolis to St. Louis, and the portion ot the State ol Pennsylvania North of this line. Through other companies they forward to all important acces sible points, North of their lines, including the Canadas—to California, Oregon, Sandwich Is lands and Austia, through Ogden Adams & Co, and to Australia, England and Continental Eu rope, through Edwauls, Santord & Co. We trust, therefore, that this highly respon sible and wealthy Company, whose wide-spread enterprise has been so beneficial to the country at large, will not even, by suspicion, be permit ted to suffer on account of the suspension of a firm with which they have no partnership con nection whatever. As Mr. Woodward well re marks, “their responsibilities to the public as forwarders are in no wise diminished, and their ability to comply with all their engagements as unquestionable as ever.”— Char. Cour., 23 d inst. Rumored Insanity of the Queen of En gland.—The Washington Star of Friday says: —“lt was said in diplomatic circles ol Washing ton. last night, that a private dispatch has reach ed this city, saying that Victoria was fast going the way ot her ancestors —that is, becoming de ranged, the symptoms having shown themselves in her recent illness We have not been able to trace this to an authentic source.” A Washington letter in the Baltimore Patriot has the following allusion to the subject: ’Af fairs in England seem to be in a worse condition than they have been in lor centuries past, and to add to her troubles, i see it stated that fears are entertained that the Queen is laboring under the hereditary disease of insanity. ‘1 sincerely hope and trust that this may be a slander of the opposition. She is anxious to do right if her Ministry would let her, and I entertain a high opiuion of theconseivative principles of her con sort. Il his advice could prevail, there would be a speedy peace, and it might be accomplished now, if Nicholas be dead, without loss of honor; ■for England might say, we warred against him believing him to be ambitious of extending his territorial limits; we are willing to be on terms of amity with his successor, until we see some evidence of bis being actuated by the eamespiiit ot aggrandizement. At all events, whether suc cessful or not, England might consistently and honorably make the proposition. But would Alexander II entertain it. He knows better than his father did, the strength of his armies in the Crimea, and the weakness of his adversaries. Will he forego the glory he might win by dri ving them from his territory! Who can say? There is another consideration should Eng'and be willing to entertain this proposition, would .France consent to it? I fear net. — Baltimore Patriot. An Astonished Pio.—One of our Western farmers being very much annoyed last summer Ly bis best sow breaking into the corn field, search was instituted in vain for a hole in the rail fence. Failing to find any, an attempt was next to drive out the animal by the same way of her entrance; but of course without success. The owner then resolved to watch her proceed ings; and posting himself at night in a fence corner, he saw her enter at one end of a hollow log, outside the field, and emerge at the other end within the enclosure. ‘ Eureka !” cried he, “ I have you now. o!d lady !’’ Accordingly, he proceeded, after turning her out once more, to so arrange the log (it being very crooked) that both ends opened on the outside of the field, ihe next day the animal was observed to enter at her accustomed place, and shortly emerge again. “Her astonishment” says our informant, "<-t finding herself in the same field whence she had starter! is too ludicrous to be described. She looked this way and then that, grunted her dis satisfaction, and finally returned to her original starting place; and alder a deliberate survey of matters, to satisfy herself that it was all right, she again entered the log. On emerging yet once more on the wrong side, she evinced even more surprise than before, and turning about re traced the log in an opposite direction Find ing this effort likewise in vain, after looking long and attentively at the position of things, with a short, angry grunt ot disappointment, and perhaps fear, she turned short tound, and started off' on a brisk run, nor could either coax ing or driving ever after induce her to visit that part of the field ! She seemed to have a super stition concerning the spot.”— Knickerbocker. Appointment ofJudge Lumpkin —The cen sure cast upon the administration by several De mocratic papers of this State, on account of the appointment of Judge Lumpkin, has occasioned much surprise. The Augusta Constitutionalist sets this matter in the proper light. Ju Ige Lump kin has r.ot been a violent nartizan. The busi ness before the Court of Claims, of which he is one of the Commissioners, vs ill concern all par ties, and Judge Lumpkin is well qualified lorthe .'uties he will have to perform. While Presi dent Pierce guards the Constitution from viola •k.uS and the treasury against the rchemes of robbery attempted u> be cariied through Con gress. by corruption and bribery, we should not quarrel with him about a petty appointment. In filling the vacancy in the Supreme Court creat ed by the appointment, the duty of Governor Johnson is plain. The understanding, all along acquiesced in, has been, that the party in the minority should have one Judge outof the three. Governor Johnson should appoint Judge Lumpkins’ successor from the minority. Should Judge Starnes or Judge Benning resign, Demo crats ought to fill their places. But r.o party can ever gain any permanent advantage by a viola tion of good faith. Every departure from upright and honorable dealing will weaken it. —Marietta Advocate. Important to Postmasters and the Pub lic, The law requires that all letters between places in the United States shall be prepaid, from and after the Ist of April. 1855, by stamps or otherwise ; and that from and after the Ist of January next, postmasters must place postage stamps upon all prepaid letters upon which such stamps may not have been placed by the writers, or which may not be enclosed in stamp ed envelopes. That from and after the Ist of April, 1855, the postage to be charged on each single lette: for any distance in the United States not ex ceeding three thousand miles is three cents, and over three thousand miles ten cents. The law does not change the existing rates or regulations in regard to letters to or from Cana dßor other foreign countries, nor does it affect the franking privilege. The provisions iu regard to the registratiou cl valuable letter* will be carried into etfucMPy l ' special instructions issued to postmasters ■p*‘’ e subject as soon ns the necessary blanks^P 11 “ e prepared and distributed. «■ We bag leave to suggest that Editors Sieral- Iy throughout the United States woulJpe n de r an essential service to their readers by»‘aliing attention to this subject. Jf From the Detroit Daily Advertisr- Does ticks in Love. \ Ntw York. Jan. 29, 1855. to last Wednesday night, I had never been in/ love.— Save an occasionl fit of cholera morbfi*. I had never experienced any thing even remotely ap proaching the tender passion. But on eve ning of the eventlul Wednesday, Sandie Goatie invited me go with him to site bis sister. Now my friend Sandie is not a s'diolary person, and has never received that questionable blessing, a college education. He always says'codfish’ in stead of ‘bona fide,’ and calls 'tempus fugit’ pork and beans;’ the only 'Jupiter’ he knows is a sable gentlemen ; and his only idea of 'Venus’ is a colored washerwoman, who in early life got up his hebdomadal linen. But his sister is em:- inently classic; 6he stoops fashionably, with the 'Grecian’ bend—has a Roman Nose and her name is Calanthe Maria. I went to see that sister—l saw that sister— I ‘caved? That sera phic sister—to attempt a description of her beau ty would be insanity itself. I will only mention her hair, and when I have said that this was sublime and divine, 1 wish it distinctly under stood that I use these feeble terms, because the poverty of our language does not afford adjectives of adequate force. The instant i saw her my presence of mind deser ed me I felt bashful—l was conscious that I looked like a fool in the face, and my ap parel, (on which I had prided myself,) seemed as unworthy to be seen in her presence, as if it bad been bought second hand in Chatham street. Beneath the glance of her brilliant eyes, my feet seemed to grow too short, and !my lpgs too long —my coat too big, and my collar limpsy. I dis covered a grease spot on my vest, and seemed to become mysteriously conscious of a hole in my pantaloons. Never had I been so shamefaced in the feminine presence before, and my bash fulness only temporarily deserted me, when, af ter much tribulation,! achieved a seat on a clum sy looking loot-stool, which I understood was called an ‘Ottoman.’ Whether it had any con nection with Turk, turkies and Thanksgiving, I failed to discover. Left alone a short time, I had leisure to reco ver myself, and to note the individual charms of roy lair enslaver. A partial inventory of her visible apparel, is ineffaceably stamped upon my mind. A silk dress, of a pattern which seemed to have been designed for a gigantic checker board made with a train to do scavenger duty, and short sleeves with lace curtains underneath—her neck and shoulders hidden from view by a thin veil of transparent lace, of a pattern designedly made to attract attention—beneath which could be seen but particulars are omitted. Suffice it to say that she was dressed as the prevailing fashion seems to demand. I essayed to speak to her, hut my timidity returned upon me with double l er toes while turning over her music— praised everything in the wrong place, and when she sung a false note I exclaimed ‘felicious.’ She made a two handed discord which I pronounced enchanting and when at last from excess of agita tion she broke flat down,l enthusiastically declar ed that I was never more delighted in the whole course of my life.’ Asked her to play a waltz,and handed her a choir-book- opened at ‘Corinth’‘and •‘Silver Street”—found I was wrong and turned over the leaf to‘Sinners turn, why will ye die? —discovered that all was not right yet, and then requested her to play some sacred music, and in mv anxiety to get the right notes this time, placed before her the ‘Jenny Lind Polka,’ which she at once began to play—l attempting to sing the words of Old Hundred’ which didn’t seem to jibe. We tried to dance, but my confusion still con tinued—l ‘chassey’d’ myself across the table, and into a music rack—‘promenaded’ my partner over the stove —‘balanced’her into a sideboard, and eventually attempted to seat her in a mirror where I saw a sofa. Then I essayed conversation, and I am confi dant I talked the most absurd nonsense for the rest of my call—distinctly remember speaking of Noah Webster's beautiful play of ‘Evange line’—eulogizing Shakespeare’s ’Robinson Cru soe—Trackeray’s generalship at Waterloo—at tempting to explain the difficulties which atten ded Henry Ward Beecher’s attempts to get his Opera of ‘Bohemian Girl,’ before the public— telling who had the blackest eye when President Pierce and Joan of Arc fought their celebrated prize fight in the Crystal Palace in New York in 1793—and at last, breaking down in trying to explain why Admiral Elihu Burritt, and his right hand man Xerxes the Great, did not suc ceed in taking Sevastopol in a month, according to contract. When I bid her ‘good night,’ she took my hand and set me crazy by the touch of her fairy taper fingers—dreamed all night about Calanthe —got up in the morning, called the waiter ‘Cal anthe’ and said ‘my darling,’ to him as he hand ed me tny coffee—gave my tailor an order for a new coat and two pairs of pantaloons, and told him to charge them to ‘Calanthe’—got a box of spgais and a demijohn of Spanish whiskey, and signed the drayman’s receipt‘Calanthe’—all the signs read ‘Calanthe’—every street was ‘Calan the’ street—all the stages belonged to the ‘Cal anthe’ line, and were going to ‘ Calanthe’ ferry —the ship ‘Calanthe’ had arrived, Ihe steamboat ‘Calanthe* had burst her boiler, and the brig •Calanthe’ been seen bottom upwards with her rudder gone. Isaw, heard, read, dreamed, thought, and talked nothing but ‘Calanthe,’ and cannibal that I am, I verily believe I ate noth ing but‘Calanthe fora month. The day alter I saw her first I felt so exceed ingly amiable, that I bought something of every peddler who came into the store —laid in a stock of matches, pencils, shoe brushes, suspenders, boot jacks and blacking, which will last me a short lile-time—bought so much candy that the office boy bad the colic every afternoon for a week—and called the apple woman ‘my own sweet love’ and said 'thank you darling,’ when she gave me pewter dimes in change. Wrote spasmodic poetry about ‘Calanthe’ hair —a sonnet to her glossy hair—lines to her ra ven tresses —stanzas to her locks of jet—odes to her ebon ringlets—versr-s to h r sable curls — rhymes to her black hair, and commenced a po em in seventeen cantos, to her ebonny topped head, but on reflection I was lead to doubt the propriety of the comparison. 1 called to see her every evening—substantial victuals did’rit agree with me—a kind word Irom her was a good breakfast—a tender glance lias served me for a dinner many a time, and when she pressed my hand 1 couldn’t eat any thing for a fortnight but oranges, cream, candy arid vanilla beans. We went to the theatre, endured the negio minstrels and braved the horrors of a second rate Italian Opt ra Company—in fact, every where, where there was anything to be seen, or heard, there were Calanthe Maria, and her devoted Philan- der. For a month I forgot my debts, neglected bu sines, ignored entirely this mundane sphere, and lived in a rainbow colored terial castle, of the most elegant finish—surrounded by roses, atten ded by Cupids, anil just big enough (or Calanthe Maria, and the subscriber. In that happy place there was no duns, no tailor’s bills, no trouble, no debts, no getting up early cold mornings, no tight boots, no bad segars; nothing but love, lux ury, Calanthe Maria. I came down occasional ly out of my air mansion, to speak a few words of compassion to my com panions in the cilice, who hadn’t got any Calan the, but went right back again as quick as I could to that rose colored dreamland where love and Calanthe were ‘boss and all hands.” At last, one fatal evening I was undeceived. We were waltzing, and through some clumsiness on my part, her hair caught in the gas fixture, s .me mysterious string broke, and those glossv ringlets, the object ol my adoration, came ojf, leaking her head as bald as brickbat. Relating this scrape of the locks to a friend, be infortried me that the rest of her charms would not hear mluu.e inspection, for she wore lal -c teeth, and bought her counplexiou at Phaion's; ami that her graceful form was the result of n skiffM combination of cotton and whaleb ri . This was too much. While thought Cal. ti the a woman, I loved her, but the discovery o the fishy element excited a prejudice—as a fe male, she had my affections, and I contemplated matrimony—as a land mermaid, I had no desire to swindle Barnura and become her proprie as I did from a section of country where they have human women, and where they don’t attempt to deceive masculine man kind with French milliner’s strategy, I was un prepared for counterfeits,andihad been easily delu ded by a spurious aitide. But find that in New York, perambulating bundles not of dry'goodsi in frequently pass current as women-and the millin ers now put their eccentric inventions upon these locomotive shams, tothegrea* neglect of those N|- volving waxen ladies who used to perform their perpetual gyrations in the show windows. As an advertising medium they possess facilities o publicity, beyond any of the newspapers having a city circulation, which is unattainable by any thing dumb and unpetticoated. The great sta ple of the south has not only ‘made’ some of our first men, but has been discovered to entei largely into the composition of many of our ladies. My madness was now over—the spell was broken—the blind lined was exercised —reason got back to her old bunk, and ‘Richard was him self again’. Yours, convalescent and thankful, Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B. The River and the Rain.—The rain of last week raised the river 3i leet at this place, ant very stiong hopes weie entertained that it would be navigable, but on Monday morning the clouds disappeared, the rain ceased, and the river com menced falling. — Cotuv bus Tinus 21st inst. MARRIED, On tho 22d inst.. by Lewis Levy, Esq., Mr. llkn- KV'fl. Wolfe, aBdMissMARY Sch.wkr, all of this On the 21st inst.. by Lewis Levy, Esq., Mr. Aljo-JH le.n B. Smith, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wray, all of'''*' . * this city. On the 22d February last, at tho residonco of Mrs. Jane Hobbs, by William Q. Scruggs, Esq., Mr John L. Usry, to Miss UachelE. Hobbs, alf of Warren county. Ga. COMMERCIAL* CHARLESTON, March 23.— Cotton. —There was a good enquiry for most qualities of this arti cle for several day 3 preceding tho dato of onr Inst publication, and under the influence of a compara tively activo demand, the week closed upon a om range of figures about ) a „‘c. bettor than tho rates -g™ curront at its opening. The demand fell off on 1 Friday last—tho first day of the week under re- view—but was renewed on Saturday, and transae- ” ti»nsduring these two days fully sustained our quotations of tho 10th inst. Thus stood the posi tion of affairs when the trade were prt. in posses sion of the advices brought over by the steamer Airica. which gave afresh impetus to piicos, and tho transactions of Alonday weio made at an im provement of about fe. over the prices prevailing prior to her arrival. There was a decide 1 improve ment in the demand on Tuesday, which was fol lowed up on Wednesday, and holders wore success ful in establishing a further advance in prices— The markot fully sustained its position throughout tho whole of yesterday, although tho sales, as will be seen, were limited, and closed at an advance of a full jc. on tho prices current a week since. We have advanced our quotations to correspond with this . tatc of things, and those we offer below will show the present valuo of this staple. The sales of the week may bo classed as follows, vis:—Fri day 727 halos; Saturday 3032; Monday 1087; Tues day 3243; Wednesday 2671; and Thursday 618- making an aggregate of 12,000 bales, against tho receipt in tho sarno time of 3 4,237 bales, Tbc transactions oompriso 3 bales at 6; 5 at Os; 60 at 6j; 55 at 6f; 4at6|; 21 at 6J; 108 at 7, 227 at 7J; 222 at 7f; 84 at 7 5 16; 390 at 7|; 44 at 7 7-16; 350 at 74; 300 at 7|; 865 at 73; 466 at 7|; 17 at 7 15 1C; 1333 at 8; 653 atBJ; 1820 at 8f; 137 at 8J; 1300 at 84; 17 at 8 9-16: 108 at S 3; 647 at 83; 123 at 8£; 770 at 9; 333 at 9J; 683 at 9,}; 356 at 9J; 327 at 9j; 56 at 9j; and 58 ba’es at 10c. We quote Inferior —: Ordinary to Good Ordinary 7j a 8; Low to Strict Middling 8j a 83; Good Middling 9 a 94; and Middling Fair and Fair 9) a. 9Jc. A fair bu siness has boen dono in tho descriptions classed un dor tho head of Long Cotton, which, however, hap boen crwOaed to the Middlin'; and lower descrip tions at former prices. Corn —Some 1900 bushels, received yesterday from North Carolina, were sold at 98 conts per bushel. The supply is very light, and the first ar rivals must bring good prices. Salt— Some 5500 sacks havo boen received since our last, tho bulk of which, together with store lots, havo boen soiling at prices ranging from 98c. to $ i .05 per sack, according to quantity. The supply, which consists almost en tirely of Rio, is in tho hands of our jobbers, and is being retailed at prices ranging from 11 to 12Je- Molasses— The receipts of tho woek comprise about 450 bbls Now Orleans, about tho half of which was sold from the wharf at 28c. per gallon. Cuba in quantity is worth 22Ja23c. Freights —We quote to Liverpool 13 32d. for Cotton in square bags and to Havro 3°- ToNew York. Cotton and Rice at Jc. for the former, and $1 per tierco for tho latter. Boston rates arc Je. for Cotton, and & 1.50 per tierco for Rico. npr- —IH'tone’* Vermifuge.—No remedy ever invented has boon so successful as the great worm medicine of l)r. MoLane. Ail who have used it have been equally astonished and de lighted at ; ts wonderful energy and efficacy. To publish all tho testimonials in its favor would fill volutnos ; wo must, therefore, content ourselves with a brief abstract of a ew of them. * Japhet C. Allen, of Amboy, gavo a dose to a child 0 years old, and it brought nway 83 worn 8. lie soon after gavo another dose to tho same child, which brought aw ay 50 more, making 133 worms in about 12 hours. Andrew Downing, of Cranbury township, Venan go county, gave his child one tea-spoonful, and she passed 177 worms. Next morning,;on repetition of tlio dose, she paseod 113 more. Jonathan Houghman, of West Union, Park co., la., writes that ho is unable to supply the demand, as the people in his neighborhood say- aftor a trial of the othe;S, that none is equal to I«. M’Lano’s Vermifuge. Messrs. D. AJ. W. Colton, of Winchester, Ind., happened last spring to get some of JhjWkerraifuge. After selling a few bottles, the fiomindbapume so great for it that their stock was fO<ap««)rtU3tcd.— They state that it has produced th# best effect whosoever used, and is very popular among the people. , jt will be careful to asi£ for Dr. M'Lanc's Celebrated Vermifuge, and take none else. All other Vermifuges, in comparison, are worthless. D . M’Lanc's Vermifuge, also bis celebrated Liver Pills, can now be had at all respectable Drug Stores in the United States and Canada. Sold by Ha.vila.nd, Kislcy & Co., Win-11. iutt, 1). B Plumb A Co.,and W. 11. A J. Turpin, Augus ta, (da.; P. M. Cohen A Co., Charleston, S. C.; Hill A Smith, Athens, On.; E. C. Jones, Madison; A. A. Solomons; Savannah; and by all Drug gists and Dealers in Medicine throughout the South. 12 mhlfi invalids recovering from the efi’eots ia. of Fever, Bilious D senses, orlongcon tiutted illness of any kimi.will find Carter’s Spanish Mixture the only remedy which will revive their drooping constitutions, expel all bad humors from the blood, excite tho liver to a prompt and healthy action, and by its tonic properties, restore the pa tient to life and vigor. We can only say try it. A single bottle is worth all the so-called Sarsaparillas in existence. In con tains no Mercury, Opium, or any other noxious or poisonous drug, and can be given to tho youngest infant without hesitation. Soo the certificates of wonderful euros around the bottle. Moro than five hundred persons in the city of Kichmond, Va , can testify to its good ef fects. See advertisement. lm fot>23 you are sick, the probability is that fer* tho root of your suffering is in tho stomach. Frooi a weak stomach proceed dyspep sia, languor, oppression in tho diaphragm, jaun dice, headache, nausea, bodily weakness, dimness of sight heartburn, costiveness, dysentery, and a legion of other tormenting disoases. Indigestion produces thin blood, and therefore destroys tho strength and vigor of the systorn. To restore the tone of the stomach and enable it to tt r. w off and dismiss forever all theso tormenting and dan gerous complaints, noticing is noccs.-ary but a per severing use of Iloofland’s German Bitters, pro paved by Dr. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia. Thor# is no mistake, no failure in their sanative effect mhlfi 12