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IE ROME COURIER. BRED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, BY KNOWLES & MYERS. mf ~ T.e'rMS: . : • i tu CouniER will bo published at Two Dol- Wlth strict attention to the requirements Of the , at the usual rates. .Jisccllancous ndvortlsomonts will be Insort- 1 at Ono Dollar pdr square of 12 lines or loss, for the first, and-Flfty Cents fbr bach subse-. quent Insertion. .Liberal deductions will be made in favor of |hose. who advertise by tho year. BUSINESS CARDS, &C. BOOK & JOB PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE '.HOME C.0UH1KB, B. ,W. ROSS, DENTIST, Rome, Georgia. •■«e ever if. J. Orahcrg’i Clothing Store Jan. 16,1851. FRANCIS M. ALLEN, WHOLESALE AND UETAII. DEALER IN - Itaplc and Fancy Dry Goods It Groceries. Receives new goods ovory week. Romo, On., Jnn. 2,1851. 'PATTON & PATTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Rome, Georgia. Will practice In all tho counties of thoOher- okoo Circuit Sopt. 5, I860. DANIEL S. PRINTUP, Agent fbr the Southern mutual Insurance Company at Rome, Ga, I Insures against loss by Flro. Also Lives of Persons and Servants. Chocks on Charleston and Now York for salo by D. S. PRINTUP; Oct. 10, I860. • ' ■■ ' - <‘W. 0. DABBS, WATER OR URIN DOCTOR, 'ivo mlloS South of'Rome on tho Alabama Road. April 8,1862—8m. VOLUME 7. ROME, GA.. THURSD'AY HOMING, MAI 6, 1852. NUMBER 31. AGENTS NK TEE COUEIER. H. P. Wootten, Dirt Town, J. T. Finley, ChtttoogftvilJe. Daniel Hicks, Summerville, W. M. Peeples, Calhoun. E. R. &A88EKN, LaFayctto. Post Masters generally are requested to act Agents, also to glYe us Immediate notice o' paper not taken from the office. !oney sent by mail nt our risk. Letters, to insure attention, must bo di rected (post-paid) to Knowllr &. Myers. B. Our Agents and others who feel nn interest in the circulation of onr paper, will coqfbr a Ikvor ky urging upon their friends the importance of sustaBing a paper at home. We shall endeavor to make the Courier wor thy of tho patronage of Cherokee Georgia. LAN IE It HOUSE, DV LANIER A SON. BATHING ROOMS ATTACHED. 11 Macon. Oot. 2,1861, GORDON HOUSE, BY BARKER. IIII.L A CO., Calhoun, Qa. ALSO, A LIVERY STABLE. F. R. SHACKELFORD, FACTOR ; AND COMMISSION MERCHANT. „ Charleston,..South Carolina. April!, 1862. 1 - SOREVEN & HARRIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, No. S3 anil. Sired,Savannah Go. w. E, aciiavEN, c.U. Harris. Reference—J. Knowles. ■ ’’March 25, 1862. 8tn. ~ 7 JOHN A. MAYER, DRUGGIST, 161 Broad Street, , Nov. 14,1851. Savannah, Qa. iy „ Ware-House and Oommlssjor- Business, i, N. OCBLEY A SON, JL Macon', da. GODFREY, 0IJ8LEY A CO., • Savannah, Qa. »«. E. flODFREV, N. OUSLEV, H. F. OUSLEV. N. B. A U. WEED, otters and Dealers in Hardware,Nails &o. IrouMon Street, Savannah, Qa Nov. 14, 1851: ly ■UTTER AND CnEF.SE EHPORIUH, |Y SEABORN GOODALL, SAVANNAH. WHOLESALE HEALER IN tor and Cheese, Direct from Goshen, New York, lev. 14,1851. . ly* #;u. eeiin, Savannah. | J. foster, Hancock co. BEHN A FOSTER, its and Commission Morohants, ‘ • Savannah, Qa. BeFERENCE—J. Knowles. Nov. 14:4861. ly* LYON A REED, Wholesale Dealers in Ready.made Clolhing, Hats, Caps, and Gen. ' siemens' Furnishing Goods. Nos. 166 Cong, and 76 St Julian Sis. Savannah. Nov. 14,1861.ly , E. F. WOOD A CO. WHOLESALE AND DETAIL DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. M’S. 01 and 152, Gibbons Building, near'the Market.Sign of the Large Boot, Savannah, Qa, , Nov. 14,1861.Jy N. B. KNAPP, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN >DLES, BRIDLES, HARNESS, &o, farket Square, Savannah, Qa. Nov. 14,1851. 6m ,.bad: Atarke W.hi CARSWELL, | T.J.ROBERTS, | SAM.B. SURAT. CARSWELL, ROBERTS A CO. Factors and General Commission Merchants, Dr avion and Bay Streets, Savannah, Ga. . Nov. 14,1861. ly < ■ PETER G. THOHAS, •taler In Window-Sashes, Blinds and Panel u- Doors. No. 168, Bay St. Savannah, Qa. g^. Orders from the country promptly at- ludcdto. S3T Terms : Cash. Nov.'14:'1861. ly. . • i " ' CIIAS. U. CAMPF1ELD, 171 Bay Street, Savannah, Dealer In Agricultural Implements of every . , kind, Burr Hill Stones, Colton Gins Ac. '• Nov. 14, 1851, « m * YONGE A ODEN, | Faotors and Commission Morohants, ■No 94, B"V Street, Savannah. , ' will attend promptly to whatever business ’"nay be confided to them. -Nov. 7,1851. ly (r. r. vonoe. | w. open, CHARLES H. SMITH, ’ ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rome, Georgia. _ , , ( Col.N.L. Hutchins, Lamrcnccvil Refer to j ,[ on n, NEa Holt, Colutnbus£C Boo. 20.186L * ROBERT FIDNLAY, MANUFACTURER OF m Engines, Boilers, Machinery, Ac, ■I •• AND DEALER IN MILL STONES of every description. Steam Saw Mills, Circular and Straight, put up WASHBURN, WILDER A CO. -Faotors and Oommlssion Merchant;, And Agents of the Brig Line of New York ^packets.' Satimnah, Ga. rill mako llboral advances on produce con ned for solo, Ofllco 114 Bay Street, east of Exchange. r to Major John S. Rowland, Cass co. .SUBURN, I JNO. B. WILDER, I F. O. DANA. 6m* DISStydiTION. hip heretofore oxistlng be- "oultornnd Wm- FARMER’S' EVENING FRAYER. By'mRI. ELLIS. It is tho holy hour, of evening prayer— Deccnd, thou peaceful Dovo in mercy there. Lo I tho poorsuppllanl ills sorrow brings— Descend, thou Dove with healing on thy wings. If weary ladon in a world of grief, Before ho kneels 1 with tears he asks relief: Faint ing beneath the burden of the day, Ho seeks tho shadowy night tojwccp'and pray. If in pomp of manly power be stand, Asking a boon, yet seeking to command,— Descend, thou Dove, hisearth born pride con trol, Como, w th tho dews of evening melt his soul. If ho hath aught against his brother,—come, Como, heavenly Dovo and lot ono happy homo Rccolvo thorn both, ono bower of peace bo tliclrs: Angel of moroy, listen to their prayers I If he have wandered from tho ways of truth, Blighting the promise of his early youth, Call back tho prodigal, thou gentlo Dovo, Teach him once moro to trust a father's love I But ifthiscarthly home be all too fair, Then, holy Dove, descend, yet spare 1 oh spare,! Let tho dim shadow of thy hovering wings Warn him, but gontiy tell thy tale of tears, Blast not his hopes, but yet awake bis lbars. Listen I he prays thee to behold his heart; Canst thou not purity tho vital part With loss torture—loss than fiery trial 1 Angel of moroy I then uplift thy phial,— Four dow the burning flood, so let tho end Bo glorious—thou the mourners friend. agritnlinral. [From the Southern Quarterly lteview.J Treatment of Staves in the Southern 8tates. Tho writer of this article, though bora and raised in a slaveholding country, is free to confess, that, at an early period of lift, ho had some conscientious scruples in rotation to holding a human helngin bondage, and sup posed tho institution of slavery to have boon entirely tlio result of a spirit of aggression up on tho rightsofothors,—a system of human oppression. But a moro Ihmillar acquaintance with di vine record, has tended to remove these doubts and scruples, demonstrating, as he thinks, very conclusively, the existence cf that institution at a very early period of the world's history. As an evidence of its hav ing received the divine sanction, tho sacred volume abounds with instructions and direc tions for the treatment and management of slaves. In the 25th. chapter of the book of Leviticus, we find the following iqjunotion and instructions given: -'Thou shalt not rale ovor him with rigor, : bnt shalt fear thy Cod." "And ye shall take them as nn inheri tance for your children alter you to inherit them for a possession. Thoy shall, be your bondmen forever” Raised, as the writer has been, among negroes, and bavinga largo interest in them, the principles of humanity, as well as interest, induced him to study closely their nature and disposition; and an experience of three’ years enables him,, as he thinks, to bear testimony to tho wisdom of the sorlpturo Injunction, “Thou shalt not rale ovor him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God." According to his lexicon, tho term rigor, means austerity, severity, strictness; and this, he presumes to have boon tho Sorlpturo interpretation. Were this injunction more generally heeded by masters much of the turmoil and strife incident to the control and management of slaves, would, we are sure, he driven from tho land ; for tho benign influ ences of that heavenly record, in this day of gospel light, is operating upon the master's heart, and has effected a vast change in the treatment of slaves, compared with what it was thirty years ago, that causes tho heart of tho philanthropist and Christian to rejoice, as tho morals of all aro improved by a knowledge of its divine truths, which clearly point out tho duties of both master and servant, Such are the gospel and social privileges now en joyed by the people of color dn the South, that tboy are rapidly improving in civilisa tion, intelligence and morality, which renders thorn moro docile, more easily governed, and that without .coercion.—The writer is ready to acknowledge that a great change has come over "the spirit ot his awn dream,” for he, in his early days, gave in to the common preju dice, that it would bo impolitic and danger ous to enlighten the slaves; that they would be rendered more dissatisfied with their con dition and more inciinod to revolt against it. Ho, therefore, was opposed to their learning to read or having books, but subsequent ex perience has frilly satisfied him of his great error. Inpurohasingslave&many years ago, it was his lot to get saverai who read tho B! bio, in which they seemed to take great do- light, for on the Sabbath when not attending, church, instead of running about, they were generally found poring over tho sacred page, reading to and instructing their fellow-ser vants, especially their own families. These men believed the divine record, amT squared theirnctlons and conduct by its holyprecepts. Thoy have boon truly taithful sorvnnts. Their oxample and tholr precepts oxorted a happy influence', not only upon their own children but upon alltho slaves with whom thoy had any intercourse. Ho has owned one of these slavos between thirty and forty years; and he is proud to say, he nevor knew a more consist ent, upright man. The writer feels affected to record tho fact, that ono of thoso aged and truly faithful servants has been recently call, cd to his account. Having a presentiment that his cud was near, on the Sabbath preced ing his death, he said ho wanted to read his good old book to his fellow servants once more, Its precious promises cheered his heart, and drove the fear of death away. The messen ger found him clad in the wedding garment, for ho was ready. ^The writer believes that all men are made by reading the Word of Life—the blow man as well as the white man; he therefore encouraeesSils ncgrooB to learn to oy can toad tho tasta- for thoso siayes who are in tho habit of read ing thoScripturcs, and taking them'for thqlr guide, have never given him tho least troubio. It Is a source of gratuiatioii that' tlioro Are but few, in the present day, of those rigid disciplinarians, inheriting their notions from for sympathy and’protection.' Ho tlfen has a hold .upon their affections, which prompts them, intuitively,' to mako ids Interests their own. Aiithomon, if practicable, should be accommodated with wives at homo. This leaves them without, nn excuse for gadding the old colonial selimd of tho English, who about, and rendorstliiun much more valuable. i,ni.«tan"«tarariBto traffl- on tnelr little like the marriageable girl told of by the ruio and govern tlicirpiautntlons and cs' ftTifcri'tbclr"wives are not M tho plamr.;: r„, crops,They are «Dewcd theTnlhnarket prie* good Lnfijntalns. She was somewhat diffi- reaily the same solicitude, and learn to feel as deep an interest in the fate of tho main crop, as the overseer or master possibly can. The necessity of quarrelling and cocrtion is thus superseded, to’ the great gratification of tho humane master. To prevent the necessity,,! upon tho princi|des of martial law, allowing tholr negroes no privileges, no opportunities ofmaklngor doing anything for themsolvcs; cutting off all intercourse' with their neigh bors, end thus driving them into gloom and desperation. We never now hoar of tho cru elties whieh disgraced various portions of our country at a porlod not entirely boyoiid tho memories of living men. Under tho old sys tem, which regarded tho negro as well as the Indian as only a sort of brutal parody on tho white man—at little ^superior, indeed to the ape and monkey—* shocking prejudice whloii we owo to the ignorance of tho European peo ple, and which our bettor knowledge of negro and Indian baa onabled usta dissipate—cru elty was tho rule and iramantty the excep tion. Under this iron rule, the slave was broken down equally in body and spirit, and frequently perished from despair. But there is no such history now. The Christian senti ment has probably made a greater advanco in the Blavo States in the Union than in any other port of the world’; as may bo reasona bly gathered from a fair comparison of tho statu of popular morals in tho South campar : cd With the North, and compared with those European countries with whoso statistics we are most Ihmillar. There 1b, hero, no hostili ty of fooling between llm wplto uum and the negro. There is no social collision betwcon ibc parties by which had feelings aro engen dered. There are no political issuos between mem moving tnem to jealous/or hate, as at the North. Each occupies an unquestioned place, with which both aro satisfied. The conscquonco is, thatlndnlgsndeandsympathy are accorded by the one olassjpgWllon and scrvico by tho other. Thoiiegro is regarded as property, it is true, but this docs not ren der him less an object of regard as a person i and policy and Chlrstlanlty happily unite to secure him In ovory right and privilege, as a human and social being inferior in rank but most worthy of affection. Tho laws, seconS ded and enforced by a public opinion which has rollgiolt for its basis’) secure tho negro in his placo and guarantee his happiness. Tho happy influences of Christianity, and the re finements of the ago In which we live, repudi ate and condemn those ancient codes that were formed for tho government of the Afri can slave, when brought to our shores In his wild, savage stnto. If there aro stlil suffered harsh old English laws upon our statute books, in respect to the negro, they are obsolete, and remain momoriala only of a blind and bi goted past. Under a mild, humano, hut firm system of treatment, the writer frcls assured that the slaves of the South are tho most cheorful and happy loborers to be found upon tho faco’ of the globo.- In his early agricultural opera tions, ho was governed in tho management of his slaves by the customo of the country.— Not residing on his farm, ho had to depend upon agenta and overseers; and, although hq Was always particular In selecting thoso' most highly recommended, yot ho rarely evor ob tatned ono, in whom ail tho necessary qiiailfi cations wore combined to constitute a good manager. They wore genornlly on oxtremes; thoso’celebrated for making largo crops were often too severe, and did everything by coer cion. Henco turmoil and 'strifo ensued.— The negroos wore ill-treated and ran away.— On the other hand, when ho employed a good- natured, indulgent man, there was a want of proper disciplino; tho negroes became ungov ernable, and, as a natural result, tho farm was brought into debt. To obviate such difficulties and annoyan ces, ten years ago he sottled upon his farm hlniself. and adopted a system of manago-i ment with which ho has great causo to bo sat isfied. lie has uniformly made good crops, and that without strifo and confusion. His slavos are contented and happy; there is no running away; ho has not lost ten days’ work of a slave in this manner during the whole ten years. His slaves have been generally heal thy and very prolific; and tholr increase Is no small matter in the item of profits. His neigh bors will bear testimony to tho fact that no Blavcof his,although he pays taxes upon more than one hundred and fifty, 1ms, within the last ten years, ever committed the smallest depredation upon their poultry, their stock their orchards; at least, ho has noVer yot heard tho first whisper of a complaint. This he at tributes Iri an eminent degree, to tho privlto ges they enjoy, aud the happy influences of tho gospel; for he has always felt willing to aid in paying a missionary, to preach to his peo ple, who seem to appreciate tho boon most highly. As an evidence of this, they never fail, themselves, to make a contribution outof their crops, to pay the preacher, and ovince liberality far beyond their means, in doing so. Ho confesses on many occasions, that ho has frit admonished, rebuked and affected, when seeing a faithful fellow willing to give.tho half of the proceeds of his little crop to support the gospel; while his own sordid heart, out of his abundance, would never allow him to con tribute in any such proportion) Tho writer Is aware that his system is far from being perfect, ahd that it conflicts with the opinions of many skillful and oven scien tific planters. Ho attaches great importance to certain privileges in which the negroes are indulged; one of which is that of allowing each of them to plant and cultivate a crop for himself. This binds and endears to them their homes, and lossens their strolling propensities, Feeling that he has great cause for gratitude for tho success that has attended l,is opera tions, which have tar surpassed any of his ticipatlons, ho begs leave to submit his sys tem to tho considorptiqnpf ills follow-citizens, with tho conviction that, if they will give fair-trial; they will realize similar honefits. The first groat duty of the master is to that his slaves are made as comfortable and happy as tho nature of their condition will ad mit, and to let them feol that ho cares for thete asa raan’. They thonregard him as tholr they are a great deal more exposed to bad wenthbr, and are not so healthy, having tholr bedding, clothing, &c., at tho houses ofthclr wives. Tholr lodging places aro apt to bo un comfortable, and when sick, they aro fre quently fbund In a destitute situation, need ing hew provision ihr their comforts. Each ftmlly should havoits separate houso. Two families tagethor are not apt to agreo, ahd to crowd them, endangers their health. Their houses should bo dry and cemlhrtabio, supplied with doors and windows, so ns to bo easily and freely ventilated, and raised two two and a half fret from tlio ground, so that accumulations of filth may bo readily removed occasional sweopings; cleanliness being quite as condnclve to health as comfbrt. In tho rear of their houses, they should hero a small vegetable garden, fruit or shade trees in tho front, with a hen-houso near, as all are al lowed to raise poultry. When. thoy are sick, addition to tho sugar and coffee supplied them' from tho house, thoy can havo tholr chicken soup, and tlicir own vegetables, which add greatly to their comfbrt and attach them their domicils. Supplying them with an abundance: of wholosome food, is a matter, of great import ance ; and, in ordor to make tho meat ration usuallyjrlvan hnld. out. jEreo -of vegetables, especially turnips and puu««M, aro cultivated. The latter ia an invaluable article, and is raised in such quantities as to last throughout the year. They supply to some extent, the placo urboth moat and bread; especialiyamong tho children; as thoy are both wholesome and nourishing. As negro tamilios , prefer doing their own cooking, their rations aro weighed out to them once a weak. Three and a half lbs. of bacon are allowed to each hand ovor ten years old, and p peck of meal or more if required; though, with a plenty of vegetables, a peck is qplto sufficient. The children are tad from tho kitchen; largo quantities of vegetables are boiled; soup is made, and this, with milk, and a small quantity of bacon, supplies them b’ountlfrdly with wholesome Ibod. On each plantation there Is a largo house under tho care 'of a faithful woman, who cooks, provides fbr, and takes care of, the young children.' Tholr mothers, when leav ing <br tho field, take them’to this receptacle. Such a house sorves as a hospltal also; when any‘of tho flold hands aro sick, they aro pla ced undor the care of this woman, who nurses and attends them till they recover. Throo suits of working, or evory-dny clothes year, are furnished, so that they may always mako a decent appcaranco. If allowed to go ragged and dirty, they soon, lose all solf-re- spect and pride, and become degraded and worthless. Time 1? allowed them for wash ing, and tho women in bad weather do their mending. During the winter, the little ne- groes aro clothed In woolen, by which thoy aye kept warm and rarely got burnt On tho Sab bath, all the grown negroes are required to dress up, and attend ahureh, when there is’ preaching In the nolgfiborliood; and undor no circumstances, are any allowed to go into tho flold on Monday morning with dirty clothes on. Cleanliness is, perhaps, one of the first processes by which to inculcate equally self- respect and religion. Thoy are not allowed to ran about the country, hut when they wish to visit a neigh bor, and ask permission, they are usually fur nished with a pass far that purpose. This should always designate the place to which thoy are allowed to go. The duties of the overscor are not always properly understood' He too commonly thinks them all dona when he makes a frill cotton and provision crop. He should attend to all the duties of a tarm; not only to the labor of tho hands, and making the crop, hut paying strict attention to raising stock of all kinds, by which tho farm is sustained. He also weighs out tho rations to the slaves and sees that each gets his fall allowance, attends to their complaints when sick, and when deemed nec essary, calls in medical aid. In givingliis orders and directions, he does so in a mild, firm tone and manner. Being a man of tem perance, he is' strict in guarding against dis sipation, he never allowing the use of intoxi cating drinks. He is himself cool and dispas sionate ; indulges ill no blustering, no abusivo language. When his orders are disobeyed, or his rules violated, ho chastlses tho offender In a propor manner, as ho Would his owti son he makes no unreasonable demands, by over tasking, nor does he’ require the negroes to work at night or in had weather. Ho soes that tlieir houses are supplied with wood du ring winter, and that all behave in a quiet, orderly way. Ho allows no brutality, no swearing, no quarrelling or fighting. He is tho umpire fbr settling all disputes and dlffi' culties that may ariso among them, and in tho absenco of their owner, thoy. aro to refer ail cases to him. Tho experience of tho writer satisfies him that nothing exerts a happier influonco upon the slave than sunbring hipi to cultivate q lit- tlo crop for himself. It prompts him to ff more faithful discharge of his duty. Antici pating a remuneration at tho end of tho year, ho is mado clieorftil and happy. A Certain portion of land is appropriated to his uso, a largo family, that is, a man with a wife and several ohildren, an aero and a half; to a smaller family, ono acre; ahd to & singio band half an acre.. In order to have ft well culti vated, and to prevent their working at night, and’on tlio Sabbath, tho overseer agrees thAt, if thoy will ho diligent and plant his crop, ho will in turn plant theirs, ^fhis acts as a pow erful stimulus to their industry; for, so anx ious are they to get their own crops planted in time, that they work with llfo and energy, and need no coertion. When their crops are planted, tho overseer says to them, “Now work over my crop and I will Work yotlrs also." So much afraid they are that the grass will take their fields, that thoy are willing to work pet Into theto. • They hare for it at homo; and to prevent fraud or pilfer ing, so soon as tho corn is matured (for that Is tho crop thoy usually cultivate) the over seer takes the hands, gathers and measures it, and givck to each a statement in writing of tho amount. Instead of paying thorn in mb- noy, wliloh might tempt them to buy spirits, and get thorn into bad habits, as well as to prevent their being cheated abroad, in barter, he inquires into their wants; and such arti cles os thoy most need, for their domestlo comfort, especially Sunday clothing; ho pur. chasos for them. As thoy generally cultivate rloh land, tho proceeds of their little crops add wonderfully to their pleasures, theirprldo, and opjoymont,—supply them with many lit tle household resources, and fUrnish tholr wardroho; so that they havo no oxensofor not attending church regularly. Theamonnt of their crop's varies from ten to fifty dollars, which sums, judiciously laid out, glvo anair of great cheerfulness to tholr habitations, in crease their self-respect, and clovato them above that degraded condition into which ne groes otherwise will generally fall. Accusto med, os ho has been, to visiting their houses on Sunday mornings, his heart has been re- jolqcd to see their tables spread with dcilca- cics and comforts that the laborers of many Hew to Many off Old Maidi. A young lady in tho neighborhood of Lille found herself, some seven or eight years since, arrived at a proper ago to marry, and as she was both rloh and beaullftil, she did not want for -.suitors. But Henrietta was a cult in hef taisies, fomul one too tall, another too short, this ono too thin, and that one too tat, with innumerable other deficien cies just as objectionable as these. Those she had rejected, mortified at tholr want of suc cess, deterred others who might havo wished to try their luck with the young lady, so that at last she found herself almost deserted and forced to the extremity of “setting her cap,” as it is called, for a husband. Boveral years were thus past, when one day an undo, who was well acquainted with the subject, and to whom the troubles of Henrietta had been told, undertook to got her married. Being suppli ed with money and frill power. In the proml ses, he took his niece»«tho aonth of Franco, and .while on tho way hold with her this little discourse. "My dear nleco, tho great point of success in this world is to seise opportunities when thoy ariso. Now you havo permitted all yours to slip by. .This is unfortunate to be Sure, but whatls to bo done 1 A maiden of your age finds a husband with difficulty. It is not so with a young widow. Henceforth you aro no longor Madcmoisolle Hcnrlette X , hut Madame 0——,_a widow. Your husband, who lived only thraa months after your union, was an officer who died of a fall C0 ^“ S r 1U,£Urie5 ’ N.B.P. no?liiilfren°—^Dut'my^cSr^’nnite, ^teaSru it all to mo, and lot nt now purchaso the uu- Hark, ye Girli. It is high timo somebody told yon a little plain truth. You havo boon watobod for u long time, a certain class of you, and it is plain enough you aro trying plans to cheat somebo dy. . You intend to sell chaff for wheat ; and there is danger that sorao of the foolish gud geons will be sadly talcon in. It may not bo yonr fault that you belong to tho 'one idea party’—that tho singio idea of getting a husband is the only ono thatch- grosses much of your timo and attention.— But it Is your-tault that you pursue this Idea Ip tho wrong direction. Your vcnorablo mo- thorof Eden memory waa called a 'help* fora man, and you are looking for a man to help you; to help you in the half silly way you have .commenced. Men who are worth ha ving, want women for tholr wives. A bundle of gow-gaws, bound with a string of flats and quavers, sprinkled with coiogno, and set in a carmine saucer; this is no help fol'a man who expects to raise a family of boys and girls on veritable bread and meat. Tho piano and tho laco frame are well enough in their places; and so are ribbons, and tlnsols, but you can't mako a dinner of tho former, nor a bed blan ket of tho latter. And awful as tho idea may seem to you, both dinner and bed blanket aro necessary to domestic enjoyment. Llfo lias its realities aswoll as its fancies; hat you makclt all a matter of decoration; romom- bering tho tassels and curtains, but forgetting tho bedstead. Suppose a young man of good sonse, end of course good prospect*, to bo looking for a wife, what chanco havo yon to be chosen 1 .You may cap him, or trap him, or catch him, but how much hotter to mako it an object for him to catch you! Bonder your selves worth catching, and you- will need no shrewd mother, or managing brothors to holp you to find a market. Life la Sweet. A fomaie under tho escort of two gentle man,-was taken on board the steamer Ham burg, yesterday—state-rooms for the three were engaged, and' all tho preliminaries .ar ranged for a trip to St. Louis. Tho lady was taken into tho cabin, and the two gentlemen went ashore. Inthecoursoofanhouror so, she began to sigh. From sighs, sbo wore in to those spasmodic incipients which mark the approach of hysterics, and sccmod to straggle to avert that most unpleasant crisis, and finally got ap, put on her bonnet and shawl, started ashore, and stopped still npon the gangway plank, looked down into tho wa ter. A deck hand approached with a barrel. “Out of the way thoro, madam,” sald he. “How deep is the water here, sir,” she in quired. “Not mere’n knee deep,” “It won’t do," said sho, with a sigh, which she exhausted npon the weather brown taco of the deck band and the barrel. “It won’t do.” "Why 1” asked the deck hand. . "I want to drown myself. I’m persecuted.” "Qb 1” exclaimed the deck hand. "Co to tho stem. Ten foot and a risin.” Bure enough, she passed aronod the barrel, walked ashore, and plunged into the water at the stem of the boat, screeching “help I" sim ultaneously with tho splash. The deck hand left tho barrel to its fiite, and rescued the wo man. Instead of hysteric potions, cough Candy was last in demand.—Cin. Paper. Claims of tub Heirs of Lafatette.—Tho heirs of Gen. Lafayette have brought suit to recover Several hundred acres of land, having a front of600 yards boyond tho old fortifica tions at New Orleans. This is o portion of The AnMY Speculators,—Wo loam from Washington that, in viow of tho late abuses in the army In the matter of officers specula ting .upon tho govoraUient, in tho purchase of supplies, &c., tho subject hits bech under the consideration bf the Committee on Military Affairs of tho'House of Representatives. The result is, that they have determined to pre pare a hill that will effectually put a stop to such practices in futqre. The manufacture ot the May State Mills is exciting attention all over the country, it is a species ot felt doth, and is said to fully equal the most rich and elegant Brussels carpets in the appearance of tabrio, tlio variety of figures And the spletador of the colors. It is intended for floor cloths. \ Sir, I say that it is employment tTtat tnakes the people happy.— Webster', cessary dresses and tho marriage gifts whieh your husband would liavo glvon you. Sco I Madame 0-—-, hero is your marriage ring. Recollect now you are to put on a mourning figure And a serious air.” Arrived at Marsoilies, tho young widow pro duced a great sensation in the social circles lo which she was presented. Tho great quet. tlon .among the young men now was who should obtain tho hand of Madamo 0—-1 Many proposed, among whom ono was at last aocopted. Tho evening before tho marrlsgo,. tho un do took his future nephow aside and said “My dear sir, we have deceived you I" “Howl" exclaimed tho young man. “Am I not then beloved l" "Oh, far from It." "Have you deceived me, then, In reapeot to her fortune 1" “On tho contrary, she is richer than I told you." "What is It, then 1" “Alas! a little pleasantry wh made one foolish day—my nteea ls note widow." “What 1 Is Mods. 0. still firing 1” "I know not how that may be, bnt my niece is still a maiden.” At thoso words tho ihture nephow hastened to protest that tar from being an obstacle, this news servod only to Incrcaso bis desire for tho flil- filmcntnf tho marriage. Tho union was not delayed. Atrip through Italy was takon as their wedding tour before tho happy couple, returned again to tlio paternal roof. Conjuual Affection.—A woman went In to an apothecary’s shop tho other , day with two prescriptions—quo for her husband and tho othor for hor cow. Sho inquired tho prlcoof them, and the apothecary replied it was so much for tho man, and so much for tho beast. Tho woman, finding sho had not enough money, reflected a moment and said, “Glvo mo, at all'events, tho cow’s; I can send fop my husband’s to-morvow." Liberation of the Irish Exilea. The Dublin Freeman’s Journal, of the 20th March, says: "It is reported that orders have actually been issued from the Colonist Office, or will shortly bo issued, directing tho immediate release of tho Irish Exiles, subject to the condition thatthey aro not to return to any part of tho British Islands. Mr. Whltesido (now a membor of the Derby administration) had heen^nacttveintoucssor for tholr liber- K The First Newspaper in Viroinia.—Pal mer’s Register states, that tho first press Vlrgintawas inserted by tho city of Williams burg in 1780. Tho prices of advertising and subscriptions of thoso times, are thus stated in the following oxtract from tho terms of tho paper, fttatained in its flrnissuo: "All poisons may bo supplied with this pa per at fifty dottars a year, and have advertise ments (of a^odorato length) insert^ for ten dollars the first week, and seven £ each week after.” It should be recollected too, that this was a weekly paper, making tho cost to subscri bers about 96 cents a number. Emigration from China. The Intelligence just received from China, by Way of England, represents that tho emi gration of the Chinese to California is greatly on tho increase. During the past month vessels havo sailed; ten are preparing leave,and more are required. Man^wl .had previously emigrated havo returned with substantial proota of their success, and tho Chinese are not slow ill following tho ex ample of their countrymen-when money is in tho inducement.—N. O. Crescent. A Fronohmqn residing In- London roSonti/ icstvcd an onltfohow ’stylo of solf-dostrac- tlon. He first bought an egg In tho market, extracted its contontenta (by "suction") and filled tho shell with about tlireo ounces of gunpowder. Then going Into a Very CfUwdcd thoroughfare—wo presume to give eclat to his enterprise—ho placed tho infernal ma chine In his mouth, and “touched It off’ with a match: Ihste’Ad|ii6*8ver, of blowing his head to atoms, tn powder, when ignited, merely poured for" a stream of.flro and smoko frohl the aperture in the shell, but without doing any sorious hArto to thetoan, (f he Astonishment of the pAssors bv At behold ing a human, raottth silddehly become the oreater or an active volcano,'may be Imagin ed. Tho disappointed matt was taken Into custody by the police and conveyed to the hospital From the < 'kattanooga Gazette.. Chattanooga. We venture tho assert tea that there, is no place this side of the. Alleghantes, where there are eo few idle men ae are to ho found in Chattanooga. Every man seems to have something to do, and eeems .determined to do It quickly. Go down about the wharves, and xou will find hundreds of men encased in reqclvtog and discharging freights from tlio boats, and working about tlio largo numbor of drays and about the warehouses. The •treots present qbnsy aspect, and in tho stores and.shopsail sccmtohocngaged' About tho Depot, work goes on regularly, often unttltho small hours of the night. Last,hut not least, tho Mechanics keep time with «U other business men. There is a plenty for them to do at fair prices, and they go at it with proper spirit and energy. The sounds of industry are pleasant the car and drive dull care away, "I love the banging hammer, Tho whirring of tho piano, The crashing ofiho busy saw, The croaking of tho crane; Tho ringing of tho anvfi, The grating of thedrfil, The clattering of tlio turning-lathe, The whirring of tlio mill; . Tho buzzing of tho spin’dlo, Tho rattling of the loom, Tho puffing of the engine, And tho fan’s continual boom; The clipping of tlio tailor’s shears, Tho driving of the awl, Tlio sound of busy labor— I love, I lovo them nil." A young gentleman who had been paying under protest from lior rich tullicr—his ad dresses to a young lady, and had almost given it up as a hopeless case, obtained nn eligible situation in a foreign mereantfio house, Otf mooting a lady of ills acquaintance, soon after ho had arranged to go abroad, ho sqid to her— " If you will promlso nover to tell it to any ono, I’ll confide to you a secret.” “0, no I of course I’ll nover mention it," said tho lady. He whispered in her ear— "My fortune is made—l am gotogto Ha vre,” "Yon don’t say sol" "Next week." They separated, and tho noxtday tho foth- crof the young lady appeared before our hero, flourishing a big cano in his right hand, demanding to know by what authority lie had proclaimed that ho was about to marry his daughter 1” The young man denied the )soft impeach- mont. "You did t" roared ho wouldn’t-bo-tHtlicr-In. law; “you told Mrs.—that you wore going to have her noxt week." "And so I am—to rail for tho port of Ha vre—in tho Humboldt." Tho old gent sloped. Habit. ”1 trust everything, under God,” said Lord Brougham, “to habit, upon which, inail ages the law-giver as well as tho school-master, has, mainly placed his reliance; habit, which makes everything easy, and casts nil difficul ties upon a deviation from a wonted course,— Mako sobrloty a habit, and intainpcranco will be hateful; make prudence ahabit.and reckless profligacy will ho ns contrary to tlio child, grown or adult as tlio most atrocious crimes are to any of your lordships. Glvo a child tliu habit of sacredly regarding truth; of carefully respecting the property of others; of scrupul ously abstaining from ailactsofimprovidencu which can involve him in distress, ami lie will just as likely think of rushing into an element in which he cannot breathe, as of lying, or cheating or stealing,” A lad ten years of ago, named Henry Moy ers, was ran ovor by tho locomotivo, nt Mans field, Ohio, on Monday week. Both his legs were nearly cut off. The little fellow had ids legs amputated, but lived only a few hours after. When told by his mothor that ho must die, ho said, “I know it, but I niat afraid, I wont to Sunday school, mother." Vine Measure.—Throo spoonfuls of bran dy mako one .cocktail—three cocktails ono go—three goes ono spree—three sprees a muss with tho night police—throo musses with tho night polico, ono visit to tho Peniten tiary. Outit out and paste it inyour hat. Punch says that the daiigor of abolishing tho property qualification for members ot Parliament is this—that if somo of our logi?. inters were to bo without their property qualification, they would havonoothcrquali. ficatlon whatever. Rooms in which, from any causo, there arises an unpleasant odor, may bo freed oftlie noxious effluvia by placing n few kernels ot coffee on a hot shovel, and allowing tho aro ma, or smoko, to be freely disseminated. 1; will dispel effectually tho most powerful odor arising from putrid animal or vcgotahlo mat ter. It bos been much used and with excel-. icntsuccess, in locniltits infested with cholera. (gp April showers fids yqar aro mingled with April snows. Thoro was quite a sprint. Unit of snow In this vicinity last Sunday the 18th. On the mountain, wo understand, iliore Was a storm of hail. The gaylivcryofSprin.' is retarded in its development by tlio lingering cold ofslowly receding winter. * Chattunvog,, Advertiser. Abolition Excitement in Viboin Thoro is considerable oxcitemcnt in On county, Va., growing out of tho abolitionists.' The citizens hnvo hcl ing and called upon tlio coramitU lanoe tor increased activity in for; ail persons tinctured with nbolltl county, offered a reward of SlOO prehension and delivery of i Roberts to any one of tho commit! lanco. The clerk o’f tho eoun’ " tribunal wo presume the.populace) tender: first day of the tort unable t