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FROM OUR DAILY OF MONDAY, MARCH 7 j
i.,rnn <nc M currcs-
£tei¥’ln another column,
tributor, Leola,eho-
. ,„. „ few days created soms
, ~r ; .,.itv with our reade l ’*. •P" r,h 11 i,r • 1 imong
.... ...r ineiii f, ers of the sex,) as to
j1,,. :,l,.„tv oftho gfntle authoress. Thecunore
• f.. < Q h,*, xer,. is only surpassed
I i hi- exn■*ive impudence. He not only in
i.atcs the young lady about her personal
appearance and’mautal elmrucUriMiw; whether
' i- a blonde or brunette—with black eyes
, ■ ,h,■ Whether grave or gay, short or tall, etc.,
but the wretch even has the impertinence to
co. A- re./t—the greatest of all affronts to the
•• ; r . t : and bolder still, the shame-faced fel
low goes solar as t» put the delicate question.
, f / t ,//„.,• »/« '» M deserves
i -,-vere retort from “Leola," and we hopeshe
will -•■•re him throqgli the “ NZu/e J’<ess.”
The Bible Panorama.
I . will K a gratification to the citizens of Ma
<• .ti to karn that Mr. Williams' magnificent
j’auoi-ania of the Bible, will remain one week
longer on exhibition nt Concert Hall, affording
other opportunity to our community to
witne-> this great work of Art.
The very large aud fashionable assemblages
uliich attended the I’uuarama lust week, is a
high testainonial in behalf of the good taste of
oiir citizens as well as this unrivaled triumph
of art. We are snre this Painting will be visi
■ d by thousands here, ns it was in Philadel
phia. Charleston, Savannah, and other cities,
where it has been open to the public. To the
young, us an aid in, llig study of some of the
holiest events in man'a. history, it is especially
valuable; and as the most liberal arrangements
can be made with its Proprietor for schools to
visit it. it is to be hoped that none will allow
the opportunity to pass nnavailed.
Blr. Stephen Massett’s Musical
'' ENTERTAINMENT TO NIGHT.
‘ Col. I’ipes' 1 appears for one night only at
the Medical Reform College, aud produces his
Entertaining Monologue, Musical Lecture of
".■song and Chit-Chat of travel in many Lands.”
From present appearances the Lecture Room
will not hold the numbers that we understand
a:.: going to sec aud hear this celebrated mu
- cian, and composer, aud we are quite sure
that had Mr. Massett been fortunate enough
to have obtained a larger Hall he would l>e
equally sure ot si croweed audience. We
,-trongly advise those ladies and gentlemen in
tending to be present to have their tickets im
mediately secured, as but a limited nitmber are
i—'.ivd. Those who neglect to hear “Pipes”
to-night will miss u rich and rare intellectual
treat. 'The “ Col.” needs no recommendation
from us as his fame is world-wide, and his pecu
liar and inimitable style of entertainments have
elicited the commendation of the nicest critics
both in Europe and America, ns fur example
the following commendatory notice from the
London Morning t 'Arrnm/c, than which no au
thority is more reliable;
■■ lie rejoice that Mr. Massett bun found bis way
t<> tiie metropolis, aud we prophecy, from the recap
tion that he met with last evuuiug from a large and
in:.eellaueoua auditory, that lie will becomeaum-
Vvrsal favorite and a pet with the public. He was
... of tli.s-e wl.'.m, though we had never beheld in
th. tie- i . we knew by a sort of intellectual intimacy
. iug re eniiy coins across him, as a pleasant
tbo'ight ; n tin* . rilica! corner of -..me Australian or
< if .rni.i newsp.ip. r, ace unpanied with praises o
powers of humor and pathos. And now that we
L... s-ell him. weevil bear testimony to the sama
. . I lliat lie has true liuluor witli n deep sense
ami faculty of tile pathetic. Among his aeeemplish
ii: us must be enumerated a command of that most
p q.uhir of'all instruments—the piano—on which he
:> m| anied himself tn liis songs. In eouclu 10u>
w. must admit that bis fame is well earned, hint
. o'y a personal visit can convey an adequate impres
sion of his gr.at and original powers.”
3d Congressional district.
The Columbus Times of the 4th inst. says:
Our contemporary of the Georgia (Macon)
TeL graph gives the list of names mentioned in
onneetion with C'. ogress in the different Dis
tricts tn the St r ,te, failing only to enumerate
th. .se spoke u yf’in the Third. We feel great
interest f or the sinless of the Democracy in
' ‘.as district, and believe the race will be won
in the next election, if a true man is the stand
ard bearer. The present incumbent is a wor
thy gentleman, but there are many salient
points about his political record, which, if ex
posed by a muster hand, will result in his de
feat. His vote to increase the pay of Congress
men to >35 per day during the short session, is
looked upon as rather extravagant by the eco
nomical parly. They uuunot cry “ reform 1”
when their leader is voting this gum of money
Jr his pat. We hear mentioned the name of I
1,1. Speer, deGraffeuried, Tracy, Lochrune, of
Macon, Smith, of Talbot, Smith, of Upson, I
Moblev, and our young, but talented friend,
King, of Harris, for the succession. Either of
them will run well.
A correspondent amends our list ot
candidates lor this Uongressicm.il District by
suggesting the names of CoU. Bass and W hit
■i: eof this city. We accept the amendment,
:.-there arc no men whom we would more
gladly aud zealously support, but we are oblig
ed to decline publishing the communication
siuce the write? lias uegk-cted to .'/ire his name,
aud we cannot violate our rule in such cases.
THIRD DISTRICT.
1 nder this caption the Savannah Jicpubhcau
of the otli last., says:
The Macon .si Ue J’ilm wishes to kpuw whal the
A'.y Wican has to say v.. ruuuiug Mr. Clisby, of the
7. ' ■ o.A. for Congress in the above District. If
our cotcmporary will tell us wherein Mr. Tr ippe. ha
been delinquent to his constituents that he should
not he eoiitiuued in his present position, we will an
swer llw question.
1 lou t dodge, neighbor—answer our question,
mid we will pay our respects to Mr. Tkiti’B in
due season.
The Oxford Mercury (Miss.) has this para
raph. . ..
' Perhaps there never was, in the history of
Mi--;—ippi. such a demand for negroes as
there is now. The great demand has increas
ed, as a consvquenee, the price of them enor
mously. G I fid,) hands cannot be purchased
1 r le-s than sixteen, seventeen aud eighteen
liuolr.-l dollars, while mulumics eommand
prices "f :2.ikii> and upwards, and generally
i\pui ■< :.<• . I lainod u t a |] as voluntary sale, —
In our ov. a <- imtry there is work for more
slat - than arc employ«]. Agriculture is re
iluMllg an al . iitiou which it never eotnmand
ed l« fort . 1 In-building of the Central Kail
r ad has given the . untry n life us if it luid
eme'r m tin o rating hitlid of the Crea
tor. she • peniiig up, 4 ,c || lu yieh lands
lying in llic Missi.-.ppj R..tt u ni, during the past
lour or nie years, has drawn a great many
Irni. I- from the phrntatious Lafayette. Tim
1.1. reasd demand f. r cotton, the price
of ti e staple, w,th,. ur ja»rf<s I market
1.1. Hies, Jm» run, up the valuation of lH*gn>
ialior mor. than d., U I b what 4a a. Is-fore Um
itnilrimd era.
a r ,n ’ 4 h* iiig in
a’- gilt*'**? •akr®” a
v( wik r *a*L u*»»»
Furthei’by the City of Baltimore.
CRUAT liIIITAIX.
In the House of Lords, on the 14th of Feb., !
the Earl of Malmesbury, in reply to Lord Wode-
I house, said he would lay before the House the
recent correspondence with the United States’
government respecting the right of search.—
thought that Englund had exercised a wise dis
cretion in giving up that right, and he believed
that a code of itistructions which had lieon
agreed to by I'ngland ami France, and had ,
been submitted to the United States for approv
al, would be found to work satisfactorily in re- |
pressing the slaveholders!
The Earl of Clarendon said the right of search
was a belligerant right, and could not be prop- I
erly exercised in time of peace. He trusted •
that the new code of instructions would prove '
satisfactory ; hut unless they More adopted by ;
all the great maritime I’owers, there Would al
ways be disputes and inconvenience.
The Earl of Derby belived that the code of I
insiqMitious which liad been submitted to the
United States, would prevent future complica
tions.
Mr. Disraeli, in reply to Lord C. Paget, stated
that goverunient would not grant unconditional
guarantee either to the Atlantic telegraph or to
any other submarine telegraph.
FRANCE.
The war panic appears to be dying out. The
Paris Correspondents of the English Press have
little that is now to-day upon the subject. The
correspondent of LeNord says that all the ef
fort’ made by England to induce France and
Austria to agree upon a common ground for
negotiation on the subject of Italy have failed.
The French budget of expenses for the pre
sent year shows an increase of 29,500,<>00
francs.
The Palis correspondent of the London
Globe says that Niuciunos, Metz and every arse- I
nal in France, guns and stores were on the
move for the Mediterranean and Lyons.
The Paris coriespondent of the London Dai
ly News, says the Emperor was making propa- .
rationsofa nature to indicate that he intends ■
to take the field in person, and that it is cer- '
tain hv burns with the ambition to command an
army in actual warfare.
The French Ministers at Hamburg and
Frankfort had had an interview with the Em
peror. It was reported that they were sent by I
him to report as to the state of public feeling in
< lerntany.
The London Herald's Paris correspondent,
continued to write very warlike letters. In uis
last he states that an impression prevailed that
before the expiration of two months b>’-ulities
he will break out. j
Information from all parts of France shows
* I
that trade had relapsed into complete stag
nation, without any symptom of improvement.
Sudden heavy failures had produced uueasi- .
ness, and in some manufacturing districts gen- i
eral distrust prevailed. M. Bordier, a banker,
had been declared bankrupt at Orleans. ,
The Paris flour market was dull, but wheat
was steady. The provincial coni markets were ;
generally firm. The wine market was firm.— ,
Breadstuff's quiet.
The 22d of February was thought to lie the •
day fixetl for the meeting of the conferunee to '
discuss the point raised bv the double election :
of Col. Couza, as Hospodar of the Dariubiau i
Principalities.
AfSTBIA.
The Oesderreisehc Uorrespondc iz contains
an official article in which it is iv .iuitted that
the speech made by the Empero.' Napoleon ut
the'opeiiing of the I .egislative Assembly is cal
culated to dissipa\ e the appri hensions of war
which have re cently been entertained in Eu
rope, more particularly if it is followed by a
cessation ( ,f the armaments which have been
Jto’.ag forward in France. The article intimates
‘Jiat Austria is quite willing to take as a basis
for diplomatic discussions on her temporary
Occupation of Central Italy whatever may be
agreed on between the two Western Powers,
and has no doubt that matters will thus be
brought to a successful result.
It was generally believed that the bids in
Loudon tor the six million Austrian loan, were
only between Xl,hut), <>00 and X 1,500,000.
SARDINIA.
The Paris correspondent of the Loudon Globe
states as a settled affair that the King of Sar
dinia will marry MariaJ daughtei of the Grand
Dutchess Maria of Russia.
Tho King of Sardinia had conferred upon the
Prince Imperial of France the order of the
Anonciado.
NAPLES.
The Nettpolitaw frigate Stromboli, w ith the
amnesterl political prisoners on board, was at
•Cadiz on the 3d of Feb., for the purpose of
transferring the prisoners to a Spanish vessel
bound to New York. The comtonnder of the
English steamer Amazon had offered at Cadiz
to convey nil the exiles to England free of
charge, but his offer was declined.
| The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany,
. dnnghter of tho King of Tuscany, died at
1 Naples.
Terrible Explosion—lmmense
LOSS OF LIFE.
New Orleans, Feb’ry. 28. —The steamboat
Princess, from Vicksburg for New Orleans,
w hen near Baton Rouge, on Sunday morning
exploded her boiler and burned to the waters's
I edge. At the time ot the disaster there were
about 4UU pereous on baord, two hundred of
I whom are supposed to have been killed or
drowned. Those missing were mostly resi
( dents of Louisiana and Mississippi. A large
J number of ladies were among them.
Among the killed are; J. M . Seymour, of
Baton Rouge; Calhoun, of Maysville, Ky.
the Pilot of the Princess ; tho assistant engin
eer, 11. B. Murphey, of St. Louis; J. J. Hodges
1 of Mississipi. Three unknown persons are
, missing. Charles Bannister and L. Howard,
P . repseiitatives, at Baton Rogue, Joseph
i Clark, second Clerk, aud Samuel Watts,
iot Virginia. No other Northern or Eastern
, names have been ascertained.
A large number were badly scalded and oth
, I erwise badly injured.
The boat (which was one of the ffnest on
, the river) aud the cargo are a total loss.
SECOND DISI’ATCII.
New Orleans, March 1., —A boat has re-
I turned from the wreck, bringing a number of
the dead and wounded. It is reported tbat
the Priucess was behind her time at Baton
( Rouge.
A ilitpateh says that the engineer is roporteil
' to have declared tbat lie would reach New Or
leans at a certain time or blow up the boat. —
' The engineer was cut in two.
About one handred are wounded ; many
dangerously ; some are dying. It is yet im
possible to ascertain the number of lives lost.
Koine were saved in bouts. Numerous unrecog
nized bodies are being found along the shore,
but no further mimes from the North or West
have been obtained.
7','i mt miaul t.'unjtla;i< ultuu —Ar< u '/ Ja-uunml
Balm uj ( <ytou aiul Arm Tkoumutl Bay* t>f
Biuned Bin id.
Bosrux, March J.
Ti e immense waiahutiM, No. 245 Broad
Street, w an bund lust night, togedier wilii sev ■
uu thou-aud Udes us cotton, *cvm thousand
l*ag» ot bussK'd, a largo quantity of saltpetre,
vie., tb« io»s iseotiiuulud al jjh5<A>,UHU.
/'x.m K'IMMU -Arar (,M />»«<«. >rs—Mr.
, Ln is, Feb. 27.—The Leveuwortb Jimta baa.
advices from Denver City to the second inst.-- :
New mid valuable discoveries of gold are re- |
ported on the Vasques Fork, ten miles from I
Denver. Claims are being rapidly taken up.— !
Large accessions to the population are constant
ly coining from California, Utah and New-
Mexico.
The winter has been very mild. The Indians !
are numerous, but continue peaceable.
The Steamer Black IVan 'mr—Explosion of a
X/rahi Boiler.— New York, Feb. 28.—The j
Steamer Black Warrior still lies in an exposed .
condition, and will goto pieces. A large quan
tity ol her cargo was brought ashore, yesterday, 1
demolishing the upperdeck and seriously inju
| ring the engineer.
[roti THE STATE FHES,]
To Leola.
BY R. Q. LAFIVB, M. D.
Please to tell me, darling L-»v. t
For I wish to learn from you—
Just precisely al! about you,
Kince earth’s stores were less without you !
Is your figure tall anti graceful.
Or petite, yet neat and tasteful ?
Is your skin oflilly whiteness;
Eyes of dark or azure brightness ?
Art* your lips like roses buded ;
Chiu and cheeks with dimples studded ?
Have you golden hair or jetty;
Are you plain or are you pretty ?
Please to tell me darling Zow,
For I wish to learn from you—
Are you young or growing older ;
Do your pulses throb the colder ?
Arc yuiir skies with pleasure glowing:
Fortune's rich gilts round you flowing ?
Does your heart enfold another
Dearer than a friend or brother ?
Are your manners mild or queenly;
On your brow sits fame serenely ?
Please to tel! me, darling £ow,
For 1 wish to learn from you —
Which, or earth or Heaven seems ueareftr
To your soul which clings the dearest?
Do bright angel's soft wings fan you,
And their love-arms gsently span you?
Du earth's love-beams dance around you
Till their halo quite cuufouuds you?
Doubly blest in mind and graces,
Has care left on you no traces ?
Have life's rough winds ne’er blown o’er you
Strewing hopes like leaves before you j
Tel! me. darling, dearest Lou,
For I wish to learn from you.
Macox, Ga.
I ~
From the Montgomery Mail.
Floating Jokes.
Fallin;/from (trnee.— The State of Arkan
sas although as it is now, iseivilizeil to what it
I was a few vears ago. But a little while ago,
l the native American ilisputeil savageh every
inch of ground with the Saxon intruder—the
I black B< ar and the gray IVolf roamed the for-
I ests, to the terror of the pioneer’s Hoc ks, ami
I '.he destrueiion of his grain “ patches”—tho
Bison and the Elk swept over the praires, and
1 the Beaver built his dams. Wild as was the
.ountrv, however, that industrious denmninii
i tion of Christians, the Methislisis, bad planted
i themselves there. Here and there in the wil
| derness, might Ist seen the rough-log church.
I nr the tough biisli-iirlmr. where these pious
1
people met to worship their Maker. At one
; of the principle churches, there had been a
eam[emeoting in 18—. ut which ninny persons
had professed religion. Among the number
of converts vas Jeff' Weaver, a notorious des
perado. The community in general, ami the
sect in particular, were highly elated at the
change manifested in Jeff s career. Hitherto
I a wild, reckp-ss, fearless bravo, he l>ecumo an
amiable and industrious citizen. Jeff joined
“on’trial,” and did amazingly well for sev
eral weeks, but he began to yearn for the fun
and frolic of his former life, and step by step,
1 by slight indulgences and departures from
strict discipline fell back to the ‘out side world.'
A month or so afterward, the Presiding Elder
came along and held a ‘quarterly meeting.’—
Old brother S—— ■, who took great interest in
Jeff's conversion, was sunirised to learn that
he bad back-slidden, and inquired of him the
1 cause of his fall. Jeff, worse now than before
his conversion, had fixed up a talc to suit him
self, and quiz the good minister.
‘Wai, Mr. S says lie, ‘1 bad a drcam
not long ago, that skeared me clean out'u the
stock o’ grace I had on hand, an' sliow’d me
’twant no use’n my try’n to get to heaven no
how!’
‘A dream ?’ said Brother S , “why what
sort uv dream did you have, Jeff?’
'Wai, I dremp’t that 1 lost the bottom out
on my jug. kick’d the bucket, or died, whut
somever you in.ait call it, one night, and 1
struck a bee-line for Heaven. I vvurn't long
■ gittin' up. but the road vvur so all-fired straight,
‘ and there vvus such a tremenjus rise to the hill
anil nobody to talk to on the road, that I was
powerful tired when I gut to the gate, I can
tell yer. 1, howsomever, walked up to the gate,
jis' like I wus usin to the place, and com
menced laminin’ it with this same old stick,
in yernest. Old Gabriel cum to the gate and
savs ; Whose that inakin’ such a thunderin’
i racket out thar ?’ 1 tole him 'twits Jeff Weav-
I er. the best man tbat ever died in Arkensaw.
l ee kil t more buffalos, bars, pauters and deer,
j and skalp'd more 'greezers' und trapped more
! beaver, than any six men you’ve got inside
' | thar.’
‘W liar did you say you cum from ?’ said ole
! Galve.
‘Arkensaw. I tole yer. didn’t I?’
•Wai,’ says he ‘Mr. Weaver, you mils’ be
mistaken. Thar's no such a place as Arken
, saw on our map.’
‘Look here’ Mr. Gabrcl,’ says I, ‘you orter
know 1 letter n I do, but you jos’ look on the
! outsquirts of Uncle Sam’s big plantation, close
to whar he guv them “red niggers" some nateh-
” . w- 1
| es, an’ you’ll find it, share. W al. he went off
vvitn a whiz with his wings flappin' like a tuck
le'dove, an’ was gone morc’n an hour, I do
b'lievc, when lie lit down by the gate agin’.—
j ’Wai,’ says I, ‘I e'en a most gin yer out: did
j yer find it ?’
‘Yas,’ said he, sorter lazy like, ‘I did find a
leetle sdot in tho big hollow on the Ris-ky Moun
tains. named Arkensaw. but Mr. Weaver, lie
in’ as you ar’ the first man that ever eum from
thar. the ls>ss says yer can’t eum inter this
I enelosyer.’
4 ’Fore I could say nothin' to him. he
clean outen sight. Now. Mr. S , you see
■it’s no use fur me to try to git to Heaven,
I 'cause old Gabe, knows mo now,’
Brother S tried to talk seriously with
Jeff about the matter, but iambi get nothing
from him but “no use tryin’,” and finally gave
him over to hardness of heart" and stiffness of
neck. G ♦ ♦ ♦.
A monster, iu liumaii form, named
Perry Strickland, residing near Columbus, ,
Ga., has been committed to jail for frightfully
cutting ami mangling a woman, named Lucin
da Page, at Girard, Ala. It appears that the
I woman was employed as nurse to a sick man
' iu Girard, when the prisoner oomme»ced a
distiirbaiice outside the bouse. She went
out sud commanded linn to leave, w lici'eiqsm
he attai ked her with a knife, intiictiiig severe,
but it is luqied not fatal Hounds.—NommmA
Ar*r>.
O. A. IsM'hraue. Esq , of Macon, call- j
«d on u« yesterday. PliysK ally, he never ,
haiked la tter. Soc-ially coiisulervd. lie is Lard
to twat. Mentally, lie i« letter A. No. I. '
' < >rat**ricalij taken Ire i» otie of our finest >|a‘ak
era. 1 i atomlly vieaevl, lie is true 44 as t
the ireedle to the pule,” We are alway a glad I
,to m« Col. LoiLruiu. -- dtlaola InUlhyeiKer. j
FROM OUR DAILY OF TUESDAY. MARCH 8 (
The Boy Preacher
Delivered a sermon at the Baptist Church, in <
this City, last Sunday night. Wc intended ,
publishing a criticism on his discourse, but (
want of space compels us to postpone it. t
FOR TIIE STATE PRESS. ]
Dr. Leo and the Savannah Re- ,
PUBLICAN.
Mil. Euitzh :—My atuniion Las been called to an
artiule h ailed Cheap Laboh, eopied from the Savau-
I nuh Republican and published by the Telegraph on
the 22ud of February. Allow me a place iu your
Daily that 1 may correct the statement of the Savan- 1
, nah Republican. The Republican says: •• Proses- I
sor Lee iu bis slave trade letters to Mr. Gardner I
complains that laboring men are paid high for
their work and that our true policy is to adopt a sys- 1
tern that will reduce their wages. If these arc not
his words, they are at least a fair statement of Lis ar- 1
gument.
Such is the language of the Republican used in its '
feeble comment on Dr. Lee's letters. Isay it isneith-
Dr. Lee’s words or a fair statement of Dr. Lee’s ar
gument. The sum and substance of Dr. Lee’s argu
ment is this : By the importation of negroes from Af
rica wo wuld have a cheap tiryro labor, and not a
cheap irkite labor—as the Republican and others say.
Dr. Leu meets aud successfully refutes an argument
used by Mr. HaTperwhen be says “the rapid increase
us white population und the inevitable chcapnoM of
uhite (not ntyro) labor are by an irresistible course of
events working the extinction (abolition) ot slavery
iu Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and
Missouri.” Mark the itlea that negroes are not, and
arc not to be, the cause of the cheapness of white la
bor in those five States, but dense population is the
inevitable effect us cheap white labor. 1 will uso a
comparative-converse argument: Suppose Mr. Row
land, that the citizens of Macon were to resolve the
removal of all the negroes now in .l/acon and that nu
more negsoes should ever be used as laborers in the
city; what would be the effect upon white labor?
Would the wages of the white laborer be made
higher? Oh yes! says one. No other result
could be, says another. They forget that the
very cause tbat abolished the use ot the negro
coaebman, chambermaid, nurse and cook, would
have the effect to induce an influx of three white
coachmen, 0 chambermaids, nurses and cooks in the
place of one negro.
Then the writable consequence (as J/r. Harper
says) would bo cheap labor, that is whereas the white
laborer gets a dollar per day with negroes iu Macon,
without negroes iu J/acon, he would get 33J cents
per day. The poor man who labors, is taught and
impressed with tho idea that negroes living here in
.Vacon is the reason he does not get higher wages.
I have to some extent broken the connection of my
argument: I will now resume it. Mr. Harper urges
as a reaons why negroes should not be brought from
Africa because the negroes now in the five States ol
- Maryland, Deleware. Virginia, Kentucky aud Mis
t souri, would by the controlling circumstances of the
high price of negroes, iu the cotton States aud the in
creased ami dense population to those States (because
of the transfer of the negroes to the cotton States) in
sure the abolition of slavery in those five States.—
Now the result of Dr. Lee’s argument is to introduce
I a cheap negro lab>>r in the cotton States. Thai the
R negroes now in Maryland, Virginia. Kentucky, Dele
ware and Mississippi may be kept there, in those
1 States, thereby preventing the abolitou of slavery in
(i those States.
Dr. Lee neither expressed nor implied a complaint
against the high price of white men's labor in the Sou
thern States. What he does complain of, is the high
rice of negroes in the most Southern States What
’ be proposes is the introduction of negroes from Afri
s ca to the most Southern that slavery may not be ab
-8 olishtd in the most Northern-Southern States. The
j negro in the South has prevented that deuse popula
tion that you find iu the Northern States, hence the
high price of white labor at the South. The poor
r man asks, ‘bow does the negro being here keep up the
price of my labor ? Ido not understand that.’ Weil.
‘‘ my dear sir. I will tell you again, although I have
y told you iu my comparative, converse, argument*—
’ It prevents a dense population, thereby lessening the
i voluntary competitors for work. Yuur labor is not
1 controlled Lv money here, as it is # controlled by money
in the Northern States and otl» r densely populated
parts of the world, for at tho South there is voluntary
1 i *
1 and involuntary, independent and dependent cornpe
| titors for work.
1 At the North only voluntary and dependent compe
titors exist for work. At the North ami Europe the
i' agricultural pursuits aud mechanic arts are <liruvtcd,
- contracted for, aud controlled alone by men of wealth;
i whereas in the South the Agricultural pursuits ami
t mechanic arts are neither directed, contracted for.
nor controlled by wealthy men alone. Besides, we
have no large landowner with bis little farms and te
nantry. The poor man can be at the South—if he
” chooses — intL pt ndent of capital; for his labor to him
in the South is capital. But bow do negroes in the
I Southern States prevent a dense population ? In a
good many ways. It keeps many out of the Southern
States because of their dislike to negroe labor and
slavery. Our agricultural pursuits are so different
) and of such a kind as to prevent many from coming
to the South tor they could neither grow cotton. Rice
[ Sugar, or tobacco. The difference between the sys
tem of labor at the North aud the South is this;—
The poor man’s labor at the North is bought aud
suld. The poor man’s labor at the South is neither
" ‘ bought nor sold. The poor man’s labor at the North
is contracted for and controlled. The poor man’s la-
J bor at the South, is neither contracted for nor c<»n
. trolled. The one is dependent and the other is indc
-1 pendent. The fisrt is dependeut because there arc no
i negroes there. The second is independend because
t there are negroes here, that prevent danse popula
tion.
I now ask the poor man of the South to choose
lietween the policy of Dr. Lee ami the policy of the
Savannah Republican. The one leads to voluntary
1 independence. The other to involuntary servitude.
The one throws the mantle of independence over the (
- shoulders of the poor wau. The other dresses him '
iu the garb us dependence and slavery, ami leaves
! him, like autumn's fallen leaf, wiltcred, sapless, dy
ing’ only to be used for life's most meuial service.
RtTLEfXiE.
I
FOR TIIE STATE FREJS
Industry.
Man to be happy must be occupied. To ea
healthily, sleep soundly, enjo;, health, lie must
labor. The very necessity which forces man
to labor is a blessing. In the world there is
not to be found a briar or thorn tbat God
could have spared. The man who overcome*
• by industry the sterility of his soil, is happier
than he would have been, furnished with
• plenty without toil and labor. Labor improves
F mind and body. They are strengthened by
• toil. They are fitted for new exertions by fa
• tigue. The pleasures industry bestow s are
■ more than a reward for toil. The enjoyment
I of pleasures from labor are peculiar. Money
cannot buy them. Laziness can never know
i them. They only flow from industrious cx
' ertion. A. ll' W.
I . .1
New York Correspondence.
i Mein's Eclipse—Fog—Trade—" American Cou
sin"— Ticen'y-Sccond February—John M.
Botts- —Holy Dayt—Smith O' Brien—Catholic
Sunday Lectures —Bishop Ires—Ed wo rd Er
erett, <fv. rf'e.
The eclipse of the Moon was on a most beau
| tiful morning: clear star light and pleasant. '
so that all who desired and who were not
“eclijised" themselves, had a beautiful view of
tire "Veiling of the Silvery Queen.”
The densest fog 1 ever witnessed on land or
• sea, occurred here on the mornings of the 19th
and 20th inst.; it was impossible u> see a house
10 feet troui you. 3r anything else: aud I
groped my way for two hours near tin* East
Biver, by hearing and Dot by sight. The fer
ry boats were entirely suspended for the luoru
inz. The steamer Black Warrior, of t'alilor
nia. aud Mariou ot CharlesUm, were drhen in
to the saud and are there yet, but hope* are en
tertained iff getting them off wiUuail damage.
There was in our wide aienue*. great dithculty
I iu breathing the utuioaplien-; a good rain t<>l
i lowed, aud we hate now beautiful spring wen
ther-
Tn»de is very especially Southern
trade; great activity i« sew viaibla m <>ur las- i
.lire. MUM**, and a very large trade • .xifiJrni ;
I ly anticipated. |
j “Uur Amsre.-au Cowun, hk« “I mi« Turn's i
Cabin,” in having a grout "run” already hav
ind passed its hundredth night, and is now i
spreading itself into the vuriouc Theatres and 1
Negro Minstrel places of amusement: the <
Wood’s Minstrels have gotten up us a “take
down,” "Our African Cousin,” with so fur, i
about equal success. I
“The 22nd February” was well celebrated
here. Hon. John M, Botts, of Yu., delivered
an Address at the Academy id' Music, and was •
repeatedly and vociferiously cheered, notwith
standing it was n very long speech \ it was de
voted to national politics and the "next cam
pisb/ii.” He illustrated very forcibly on one
thing, viz. “Ohl Viryinny nerer tires V’ The
Speech was published in the Express and Tri
bune and in pamphlet form. The evening
was made memorable by balls, Jiops and eli
tainments, and passed off well.
Some of the New England states have made
the 22nd a holy-day, and it was well observed
this year. I think it should be n holydaij all
user the land: our laboring classes arc kept
too much at the grind stone.
Smith O'Brien, the great protestant Irish
Patriot, is expected to land here to-day, and
will be well received by his and our country
men.
We have had some dreadful murders here,
but as 1 seldom detail “horrors,” your readers
will luive to look elsewhere for them.
The Catholic Sunday Lectures have proved
comparatively a failure. “Bishoplves,”of North
Carolina memory, who had on one occasion
there, “to go deranged,” to clear himself of
apostaey only had obout five hundred hearers
a: Mozart Hall last Sunday.
Hon. Edward Everett repeats his address on
Washington, in this City, on the 4th of March.
Yours, E.
The Kansas Gold Mines—An Imhaktial
View. —A correspondent of the St. Louis lie
publican, writing from Auroria, under date ot
' January 18th, says:
In regard to the gold mines, I would say
that 1 have taken much pains to gather all the
information possible, and being a trader here
1 have an opportunity of talking with men
who are prospecting in different sections of
the country. I have also visited the mines
where the few who work are engaged, and
have traveled the whole length ot < berry
Creek. At first 1 had but little faith ; but
from all the information I can get, what 1
have seen and heard, I believe the mines will
pay from two to fifteen dollars per day to an
industrious miner. No rich leads have yet ,
been found, but each day of my sojourn here (
new developments are made, and I am now
led to believe that this will prove a good min
ing country. It does not resemble any part ot
the California mines which I have worked,
and bolds no comparison to that country. Yet
gold is found in Hat prairies and high banks.
It is very fine and driftgold ; and the most ex
perienced miners are completely baffled in ac
counting for it. To this, however, let me add
that I have met men who said they had pros
pected thoroughly and had not found any
mines which would pay; they are tired of the
country and some have left, disgusted with it. ,
From Washington.
Washington, March 5. —James Y. McDuffie,
of the Georgia, lias been appointed Superinten
dent of Indian affairs in California.
C. W. Gholson, of Mississippi, has been ap
pointed Governor of Washington Territory.
Destructive Fire.
Wilmington, N. C., March s.—Magnolia, lo
cated forty-eight miles from IV ilmington on the
W ilmington and W eldon Railroad was visited
with a destructive tire last night. The Kail
oad w arehouse, full of g.iods. Merriman's store
and four dwellings were burnt. The loss is up
wards of $70,000. A portion of the property
is covered by insurance.
Extra Session of Congress.
Washington. March s.—There is now hard
ly a doubt about the call for an Extra Session
of Congress but whether it will lie made before
or after the autumn elections has not been de
termined by the President. This is general
public rumor, and very generally believed.
Markets.
New York. March s.—Sales id' Cotton to
day 85IMI bales, at advancing prices. Middling
Uplands 12] cents. Flour buoyant, sales 24,-
000 barrels. Wheat active, with sales of (»0.-
000 bushels. Corn improving, sales 17.000
bushels; Mixed 87 and Yellow 85 cents. —
j Spirits of Turpentine firm at 50 cents p gal
-5 lon. Rice firm.
Savannah. March s.—Sales of Cotton to-day
100 bales. The market is quiet, as holders are
asking an advance, which buyers seem unwil
ling to give. The few sales made were at un
changed prices.
Ch arleston, March 5. 1 P. M.—Cotton —The
| market is firm but quiet. Sales to-day >OO
bales at 10J to 121 cents.
FOR TUB STATS PRESS.
Monroe Superior Court.
Monday February 28.
' liis Honor ELDRIDGE G. CABANISS, pre
siding:
State vs. Richard Willi—verdiet not guilty. ,
The Court, delivered an elaborate opinion in I
the case of Jossey and wife vs. Parker Eason. .
Guardian el. ill.— demurrer to bill sustained. |
Clower vs. Fletcher—Deceit in sale of a ne
gro—verdict, sustained in favor of plaintiff
Harrell Risley & Kitchen vs. Ponder —ver-
dict for Plaintiff.
Goodrum vs. Jacobs—mistrial.
Freeman vs. Greer —Breach of Warrant —
, verdict in favor of Plaintitf.
Docket cleared of all cases ready for trial,
i except cases in which Judge Cabaniss was for- ‘
tnerly Counsel—on which Judge 1-amar will
' preside this week.
Bonaparte Wyence, charged with assault
I with intent to murder, plead guilty of an as
' sault—Court lined him SIOO 00—in default of I
payment, imprisonment in county Jail sixty 1
days.
Gentlemen of the bar in attendance,, besides I
the local bar:
Hons. E. A. Nisbet, W ashington Poe, John
Rutherford, John J. Floyd, Henry Moor, L.
T. Doyal, O. 0. Gibson, J. M. Smith, James
Gieun, Boynton, of Butts, M. Blandford and
Geo. W. Norman.
The Court is still in session.
Important Statement of Samuel
F BUTTERWORTH. IN RELATION TO THE
KILLING OF PHILIP B KEY BY THE
HON. DANIEL E SICKLES.
STATEMENT OF MB. Bl TTEKWOBTII.
In consequence of erroneous and false state
ments which have appeared in the public press,
in relation to the death of P. Barton Key Esq.,
1 feel that it is necessary that 1 should state
the facts so far as lam connected with the
occurrence. On Sunday morning, about 12
in., I received at the house of a triend with I
whom I was staying, a note from ths Hon. D.
E. Sickles, say ing, •’ Dear B„ come to rue right
away,” which I allowed to Hon. Robt. J. Walk
er and Senator Gwin, with whom I was then
conversing. I asked the bearer of the note
who was there, and said to my friends “ what
can Sickle* desire t" 1 immediately went to
the house of Mr. I* On my arrival, I found
Mr. Sickle* in hi* bed room, lying on hi* fme
<MI the pillow,overwhelmed with grief Some
time elapsed la-fore I could obtain from him
Mi amount of the cause ut fals ntfiictiiHi. He i
kept enlaiudwg—“ I d’W" » dialamored and 1
ruined man, and eanriot in the face." ,
Finally, he iliscXuwed to me tb« follow lag ctr> j
CuustaiM.es t >
(Ip Friday. Mr. Sickles received an anony. J
mous letter, stating tbnt his wile was in the
habit of meeting Mr. P. Barton Key at a bouse
on 15th street, in a negro neighborhood.—
Through an agent Mr. Sickles had ascertained
that Mr. Key had rented a house in that neigh ,
borhood, and was in the habit of meeting n
ndy there corresponding in dress and appear- ,
since to the wife ot Mr. 8. Being possessed of
these facts lie stated them to Ids wife on
Saturday night. She said nt once “that she
perceived that she was di-covered,’" and there
upon made a full confession of her guilt in
writing,
By this confession it appeared that this crim,
inal intercourse had been going on since April,
1858; sometimes, in the absence of Mr. S., at
the bouse of her husband; and that at the
commencement of the present session of Con
gress Mr. Key had hired an unteuanted house
< n 15th street, where they were in the habit of
meeting frequently.
After he had apprised mo of flic foregoing
facts, ho consulted me as to the course he
should pursue. 1 advised him to send his wile
to her mother, at New York; that as it was
now near the close of the session, it would ex
cite no remark; that during the time inter
vening between the close of this session and
the commencement of the next he could go
to Europe for a few months, and in the mean
time a separation could be arranged between
himself and his wife; that I presumed the af
fair was known only to one or two persons,
beyond more surmise; and that for the honor
of his little daughter and his wife’s friends, this
course should be pursued.
To this Mr. Sickles replied, “My friend, I
would gladly pursue this course; but so aban-
■ doued, so reckless have Key and my wife been
that all the negroes in the neighborhood, and I
dare not say how many other persons, know all
about the circumstances.”
1 then left Mr. S. in his bedroom, ami, on
going down stairs, 1 met in the library Mr.
Geo. B. Wooldrige, a clerk of the House of
Representatives, I said to him: “This is a
terrible affair.” Ho then banded me the writ
ten statement made by Mrs. Sickles of her
guilt, which was written and signed, as I was
then informed, by Mrs. S. in the presence of
two females and witnessed by them. I read
the statement, laid it down on the table, and
said I will go down town for a while and re
turn here again, and requested Mr. Wooldrige
to say so to Mr. S. if he should enquire for me
I immediately left the house and walked to the
Club, on 16th street, drank a glass of ale with
a friend, and slowly returned to the house ot
Mr. Sickles. On entering the library again,
Mr. Wooldrige informed me that Mr. Key had
twice passed the house during the morning, and
. had a short time since waived his handker
chief three times as a signal. Whilst conver
' sing with him Mr. Sickles came into the libra
ry ami said that he had “seen the scoundrel
1 making signals,” and he added, “My God!
this is horrible!” 1 said, "Mr. Sickles, you
■ must be calm and look this matter square in
! the face; if there be a possibility of keeping
the certain kinacledge of this crime from the
public; you must do nothing to destroy that
possibility ; you may be mistaken in your be
lief that it was known to the whole city.”
He instantly replied, “No, no, my friend; 1
am not: it is already the town talk.” I then
said, if that be so. there is but one course left
for you as a man of honor—yon need no ad
vice. After a few’ moments’ silence, Mr. S.
said that he “ was satisfied that Mr. Key had
been in the habit of making his signals from a
window of the Club-House opposite : and what
surprised him very much was that his wife
strenuously denied this, though freely confess
ing her guilt. He then walked into the hall
and said tome, “ C<Wic, go over with mo to
Stewart's room, in the Club House, and lie
may be able to inform me whether Key has a
room there, anil for what purpose he uses it.”
I assented, and walked into the street, suppos
ing that Mr. Sickles was following me. 1 left
the house for this sole purpose.
When I left Mr. S. in the hall I am satisfied
he had no weapons on his person. He was
without his overcoat. He said nothing to me
about weapons, or the probability of encoun
tering Mr. Key. I walked slowly down the
Avenue, on the south side, to the corner, and
as I was crossing the street I saw Mr. Key ad.-
vance a few steps towards me. He saluted me,
saying: "Good morning. Mr. Butterworth,
what a fine day we have.” I responded, and
said: “ Have you come from the club?” He
said, “ I have.” I asked, “Is Mr. Stewart in
his room t” lie answered, "yesand quite un
well. I then said, “I am going up to see him ;
good morning," and turned to leave him. As
1 did so, 1 saw Mr. Sickles for the first time
after leaving his house coming rapidly down
the street, on tae side next to the square, and
then near the corner. I hail walked about
thirty feet on my way to the club when 1 heard
I Mr. S. exclaim, in n loud voice, “ Key, you
; scoundrel yon have dishonored my house —
I you must die.”
I turned immediately and saw Mr. K. thrust
his hand in his vest or side coat pocket, take a
step in the direction of Mr. Sickles, and simul
taneously 1 heard the discharge ot a pistol. —
Mr. Key then rapidly advanced on Mr. Sic
kles, seized him w ith his left hand by the col
lar of the coat, and seemed to make an effort
to strike with something in his right hand,
which I then supposed to be a weapon. Mr.
' Sickles backed into the middle of the street.
when he succeded in extricating himself from
Mr. Key’s grasp, drew a pistol from bis over
coat-pocket. presented it at Mr. Key, who re-
I treated backward up ICth street toward the
Club, and threw something at Mr. Sickles.—
Mr. Sickles followed, and w hen within ten feet
1 fired. I saw that Mr. Key was wounded. He
staggered towards the side-walk, saying, “Don’t
' shoot mo.” He leaned for a moment against a
I tree, when Mr. Sickles advanced upon him.
: exploded a cap. ami then tired a third time.—
As Mr. Key was tailing. Mr. S. frequently ex
claimed, "You villain, you huie dishonored
my house, and you must die.” He uttered
these words again, while standing over Mr. Key
with his revolver in his hand. 1 took no part
in the contest.
I believed them laitli to la- a rim'd. When 1
left Mr. Sickle’s house I .had no thought of
meeting or seeing Mr. Key, my object living to
visit Mr. Stewart. 1 had no arms with me.—
1 did not know Mr. Sickles intended to take
arm- with him. He left the house after nip.
and without any suggestion from me came to
wards the club, on the north side of the square.
When Mr. Key saluted me. I did not know Mr.
Sickles was approaching, nor did 1 see him un
til I turned to leave Mr. Key. 1 did not see
Mr. S. shoot Mr. Key after his fall, nor place
his pistol in contact with his head or clothing
After, the third tire I adianced ami took Mr.
Sickles’ arm, ami walked with him up !<>th
street, and advised him to go to his houae or to
the Attorney General's. He dhi an. I return
ed to the scene, and pickisl up mi iqiera glass
from the inidiiii-of the street and gave it (o Mr.
Sickles. This is the wlwde of my ismnaetiun
with this uuloriunsti uoHsrretme. It is not
true that I eitlu-r sough or detained Mr. Key.
He first addressed um. am! our iulen ten del
not last one uiinuu- I have known the late
Mr Kiv, in New Y<»rk and in W usliington.
during the last ten tears, and ear retai tons i
hate eter lie.-!! ih»- most fruunMy ifaaiactrr
I did u h aniieipate a colfisiou on the KaLLath,
though I did n>B doubt l>ut that it would take 1
piece at an early day
bsa. F. Biticaawarn. M
FROM OUR DAILY OF WEDNESDAY. MARCH 9
“Modesty, relined.”
The Federal Vuion of the Sth inst., says :
Our sprightly contenqwrarv. the Macon Stale
PnM, waives all title to the compliment bes
towed by us on the Preus of the Third District.
Now. come brothers Rowland, don’t tell brot
her dishy that ho is the only editor in the
District without modesty. lie may have as
much modesty as you have -.and may aummnec
your name in the next Tdeyraph in four line
Pica. So, hsik out.
We did “lock out,” ami looked in vain, as
our eotcmjsiry will see from yesterday’s
yraph, that our neighlmr makes no response
to our suggestion. I’crlmps he is mad liecause
we took his name down.
[Prom the Washington States W <W.|
Another Special Message.
At nine o’clock last night the President of the
I'nitcd SUU«b transmitted to Congri-iH the subjoined
special menage:
Waslh-ngton. March 3> 1859.
To the Senate and of Jtcpre*t Utah >•< * :
An iiuperativo seiiHC us duty compels mo to make
an appeal to Congress to preserve the credit of the
y
and no provision baa yet been made for the payment
of appropriations and to meet the onUtandiug Treas
ury notes, issued under the authority of the law.—
From the information which has already been com
municated to Congress by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, it is manifest that the ordinary receipts into
the Treasury, even under the most favorable circum
stances, will scarcely meet the ordinary expenses of the
government during the remainder of the present fis
cal year, ending on the 30th of .June. At that tin.v
nearly eight millionc of Treasury notes will have be
come due, and many of those not yet due are daily
paid for duties at the diflerent ports, and there will
be no means in the Treasury t- meet them. Thus
the country, which is full of resources, will be dis
honored before the world and the American people,
who arc a debt-paying people, will bo disgraced by
the omission on our part to do our duty. It is im
possible to avoid this catastrophe, uullss we make
provision thisyery day to meet the lawful demands
on the public treasury. It this were the first, in
stead of the last session <»f a Congress, the case would
be different. You might then be convened by a pro
clamation for to-morrow morning. But there are
now thirteen States of the Union entitled to seventy
eight Kcprcsentatives, in which none have been
elected. It will therefore be impracticable for a large
majority of these States to elect their members be
fore the treasury shall be compelled to stop pay
ment.
Under these circumstances, I earnestly recommend
to Congress to make provision within the few remain
ing hours of the session for the preservation of the
public credit. The urgency of the case not only jus
tifies but demands that, if necessary, this shall be
done by a separate bill. We ought to incur no risk
when the good faith of the country is at stake.
James Bi <u an ax.
Extra Session.
A 12 in. the Senate was called to order by
the Vice. President.
The proclamation of the President of the
United States was reail, convening the extra
session of the Senate.
The following new Senators were sworn in :
Robert Toombs, G:i.: R. M. T. Utt titer, V a.;
11. Wilson, Mass.; A. G. Brown, Miss.; J. A.
Grimes, lowa.; R. S. Bingham, Mich.; Jas.
Chestnut, S. C.; 11. B. Anthony, R. L; J. P
Hale, N. II.; \V. H. Sebastian, Ark.; W. P.
Fessenden, Me.j S. A. Douglas, Ill.; A. O. P.
Nicholson, Tenn.; Janies Bragg, N. C.; C. C.
Clay, Ala.; J. P. Hemphill, Texas.
The President of the United States was di
rected to be informed of the extra session ot
the Senate.
Messrs. Blight and Collamer, the commit
tee appointed to w ait on the President, retired,
and reported that the President would soon
semi a message to the Senate. The Executive
message was received, and the Senate adjour
ned until to morrow at 11 a. tn. — lb.—A.th,
Treaties and Fillib asters.
We see by the Atla California of the latest
date, that the United States marshal was to
sell at auction the steamship Hermann, at San
Fraueiseo, on the (itli of February.
The Panama papers, we see, connect the
Hermann with another iillibustei ing expedition
that we expected "down the Coast” from Sail
Francisco; but there does not appear to be any
good ground for the suspicion. Nevertheless
the United Slates shijeof-war Deeature wa
cruising off the Gulf of Fouzeca, doing police
duty for Great Britain, ami keeping a sharp
look-out for the Hermann, or any <>tl*:r craft
with fillibusters, while Sir Gore Ouseley com
pleted bis treaty with Nicaragua—a treaty, in
fact, which forever excludes American citizens
from participating in the advantages, commer
cially, or otherwise, to be derived from that
country. — Washiugtan Slates.
Death of Joseph W. Thomas Esq.
This Worthy citizen expired at his residence
in Bohllwoihl, near this city, on the sth inst.
After a lingering illness, death lium st ized a
man, who was known in this community; for
his integrity, his enterprising spirit, his noble
nature*, his generous impulses and his Christian
deportment.
lie held during his life several offices of trus
in the County, and us Editor of the
during a part of the year 1X54, he ceuductcd
its columns with dignity and ability.
To his family, we oiler the tear of sympathy
in their bereavement. — Cvf. Tlhum.
Election-Republican President.
Hon. Javfs J \< k<i>\. the Representative from the
fith Congressional l»i.-trict, in the course of his re
marks on the 10th inst., upon "law and order,” said :
••Xir, uiy colleague in ti e Senate* (Mr. Iverson) a
few days since, expressed the opinion that the I nion
could not survive the election of Mr Seward to the
Presidency; that opinion has been ridiculed, and the
Senator dernled. Yet. I undertake to say, that a
more solemn truth never was uttered in the American
Senate: and every nuui in Georgia, who knows any
thing of me, knows that, in my heart, “the wish is
not father tu the thought.” My vk ws have been con
servative—my love of the Union of iny fathers, in
tense: I have s<»iuetimes thought. Mr. Chairman, too
strong: but, sir. iny judgment, stripped of all feeling,
cold and naked, can see no other result from his ac- j
cession to power. Even if the South waited for the
inauguration of a man who announces that all the i
States must be free or slave, the first effort he uiadr
to enforce any law at connected with slavery,
would be resisted, if. for no other reason, for the pur- ;
. pose of producing a separation ; blood, revolution,
civil war, would follow : and the Union, as our fath
ers made it—a Union of equal and of assenting States
—would be at au end forever.”
News Items.
Cu ini.es in the I . S. Senate. —The terms
of twenty-two inemlirrß, or one-third of the
I’nitoit States Senate, expire w ith the thirty
fifth Congress toilay. Os these, ten are re
| elected fora new term which will expire March
Ith, 1865, ami the successors of three have not
yet been elected, -lit.
SJ.'lJttlO roll Febiii aiy.—The Treasurer of
the State ILnd ha* forwarded to Col. Tripp,.
State Treaaurer, thirty-three thousand dollars. '
profit <>f the working of the State Road fi r the
short month of February.
• Tin- steamship Alabama, which tailed
troin here 5 u'rluck Thursday morning lust, ar
nitsl at her w liar! in New York 12 o’chs-k
Saturday night,— HepuMraH.
Per Europa.
Nupjisia'*iutautivii.ale siu-1 UiLe eurlaiuly 1
Im««I ou aar. ’
The lale i n.Miaeiital intetli, < !•<•* i« more •
ssrbk.. 1
It is iwpuftad that • «amp »f <>u« liumlml <i
thiMitatul iui-ii uill assiti Is-fi<mu*l at T'-übm I
llw H -uas ufl-tamou. has rUMiitod lu fai or <
the wise wUiMMi iwta. t >
Affecting Talc.
THU H’MASTERS’ DOO
Many long years ago, in the daysoi a High,
land chief, ot great renown, called .M'Alislcr
Mme, either from his deeds or his stature,
there was n skirmish w ith a neighboring clan
that ended fatally for the M’Alisters, though hi
the contest at the time they were victorious.
It appenrs that a party of their young men set
out upon a loray ; they marched over the hills
lor several hours, and at lust descended into a
little glen, which was rented as a black cattle
farm by n w idow woman and her two sons
The sons were absent from home on some ex
cursion, and had carried most of their servants
w ith them, so that the M’Alisters met w ith no
resistance in their attempts to raise the cattle
They hunted every corner of the glen, secured
every beast, ami, in spite of the tears of the
poor w idow, they drove her herd awtiv.—
When the sons returned, mid heard the stm v
ot the raid, they collected a strong part-, of
their friends, and crossing the hill secretly by
night, surprised the lew M’Alisters who were
left iu charge ot the spoil, vanquished them
easily, and recovered their cuttle. Such a
slight to the power ot M’Alister More could not
go unpunished. The chief him .ell' headed the
band which set out to vindicate the honor of *
the clan. lie marched steadily over the ri _•
ged nionntaiiis. and arrived towards suuset in
the little glen. To oppose the force he brought
with him, w mild havy been fruitless ; the sons
and their few adherents were speedily over
powered, and led bonnd before him ; thev
were small in number, but they were gallant
and brave, and yielded only to superior
strength. M’Alister More was always attend
ed by four-and-twenty bowmen, who acted as
his body-guard, his jury, his judges, and his
executioners. They erected on the instant a
gibbet betorc the door of the w retched mother
and there her sons were bung.
Her cottage was built nt the foot of a crag
gy, naked rock, on a stiip of green pasture
laud, and beside a mountain torrent; the gib
bet a few paces from it, ou the edge of the
shelf; and the setting rays of a bright sum
mer sun fell on the bodies of the widow's sons.
They were still warm when she came and
stood beside them. Bhe raised her eyes on the
stern chief, and his many followers, and slow
ly ami steadily she pronuuced her curse :
“Shame, shame on you M’Alister! You
have slain them that took but their own ; you
have slain them you had injured ! You have
muidered the fatherles, and spoiled the w id
ow—but he that is righteous shall judge be
twe >n us, and the curse of God shall cling to
you for this for ever. The sun rose on me,
the profid mother of two handsome boys: he
sets on their stiffening bodies!” and she rais
ed tier arm. as she spoke, towards the gibbet.
Her eye kindled, and her form dilated, as she
turned again to her vindictive foe. “1 sutler,
now,” said she “but you shall suiter always.- <
Yon have made me childles, but you and yours
shall he heirless tor ever. Long may their
name last, and wide may their lands he; but
never, while the name of the lands continue,
shall there be a son to the house of M'Alis
ter.
M’Alister More was young then, and new
ly married : he lived long, and in glory, but
he died childless. From that day to the pres
ent titne,none but collateral heirs have suc
ceeded to the lands of M’Alister. The cur-e
of the bereaved widow clung steadily to the
house of M’Alister. The lauds passed from
heir to heir but no laird was ever succeeded
by a son. Often had the hopes of the ei:qi
been raised, often, had they thought for years
that the punishment of their ancestor’s cruel
ty was to be continued to them no longer—
that the spirits of the widow's sons were at
length appeased ; but M’Alister More was to
suffer for ever : the hopes of his house might
blossom, but they always faded. It was in
the reign of Queen Anne that they flourished
for the last time; they were blighted then, and
for ever.
The lafrd and the lady had had sever.d
daughters boi n to them in succession, and at
last a son : he grew up to manhood in safety—
the pride of Id s people, and the darling ot bis
parents, giving promise of every virtue that
could adorn his rank. He had been early con
tracted to the daughter of another powerful
chieftain of the North, and the alliance, which
had been equally courted by both families
was concluded immediately on the return of
the young lai’d from his travels. There w.n
■ it tercour e in those day s with France
—most ot the young Highland chiefs spent a
year or tw o in thnt country;-many of them
were entirely educated there: but that was
not the case w ith the young heirof M’Alister;
he bad only gone abroad to finish his brew -
ing utter coming to man's
shortly before the first rebellion in 1715. ami
being young, and of an ardent nature, he was
soon attracted to the court of the old Preten
der who.-e policy it was to gain every Scotrli >
noble, by means ol his views. The measures
he took succeeded with the only son ot M Al
istcr : —he returned to his native count!’.', ea
ger for the approaching contest, pledged heart <
and hand to his exiled sovereign. In the
troubles w hich broke out almost immediately *
ou the death ot the queen, he and his t ither I
took diflerent sides; the old laird fortified hie |
high tower, and prepared to defend it to the ’
last, against the enemies of the House ot Ilan-,,
over. I
The young laird bid adieu to his beantifn! I
wife, ami attended by a band of bis voting I
clansmen, easily gained to aid a cause so ro- ■
mantic, he joined the army of the Pretender M
at Perth. I
The young wife had lived with her husband, fl
at a small farm on the property a little way up fl
the glen, a mile or two from the ca-ile. B
when her husband deserted her, she w:.- re-I||
moved by her father-in-law to liis own home. Isl
for (.renter seciiri'y. Months rolled aw ay
; the various fortunes of the rebels were rejoiflfl
I ed. from time to time, in the remote
I where the chief strength of the M Alistcrs lay.
News did not travel swiltly then, and oftea
they heard w hat was little to bo relied on. to
much did hope or fear magnify any slight >■ Kj
cess or any ill-fortune. At last, there came a
report of a great battle having been foii-i
somewhere in the west country, w hich had m’
I cideil the fate of the opposing parties.
voting hiird ami .his valiant band had InrtU'lfH
the fortune of the day. Argyle wa- debated
and slain, and tin- Earl of M ..-toriirtCfl
King lames had arrived ami wa- t"
crowned at Scone, and all Scotland wa
owu.
It was on a cold, bleak, stormy, November
evening, when this news was brought, by s 1
Brae Marr man, to the laird's toXer. He "*’•
wise an ! prudent, and he would gi'<’ '' ar f
to a tale so lightly told; but his la-anti• l ' 1
daughter-in-law. sanguine for her husband
sake, cherished leports that brigliteintl all "
prosjiects. Mio retired to her clmmlicr. alm”w I
hoping' that another day might see g
ed by his press-nee. without whom life * ■’*' -ll
was a dreary blank. Mio was lodg'd Ui * g
small apartment, on the third story ' M
lower, op r ing straight from tlw mir; ■ 9
Age at the be»l at the w .ailing stall’
leosmall windows w liM’h looked oo ti ■ .-FP
court yard ■>! tbs castle and l« >oi.d. I"
wm Una a oswv meadow, and tbs !>>«■
