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194 SOtawellaiwiNi* SclHoa. From Chirrf*r.’ Kdln).ui*li Jo#rul. the CHILD AT PLAY. A rosy child “ cut forth to play, 111 the first flush of hope and pride, Where sands in silver beauty lay, Made smooth by the rc treating tide; And, kneeling on the trackless teas'e, Whence ebbed the waters many a mile, He raised in hot and trembling haste, Arch, wall, and tower a goodly pile. But, when the shades of evening fell, Veiling the blue and peaceful deep, The tolling of the vesper ltd 1 failed that boy-builder home to sleep. He passed a long anti it tless night, Dreaming of structures tad and fair, lie canto with the returning light, And lo! the faithless studs were ban . f.css w ise titan that unthinking child, Are nil that breathe of mortal birth, Who gr,with strivings warm and wild, The false and fading toys of Earth. Hold, learning, glory -w hat arc they Without the limit that looks ou high? The : md-foi is of a child at play, Which are n ,t when the wave goes by. \ PARAGON OF A WO MW. The Indianapolis Journal gives the following ac count of a lady ri siding in Parts, Tennessee. 1 it;r tx atnple is worthy of iinitatiuu, not so much as regards the extraordinary fecundity site lias her elf exhibited, as the genet otts conduct .tie ha manifested tow aid those not of lu-r own blood. We are sorry that we cannot give her name in full. The matron in ques tion is aMi D , now eighty seven years old. She had twenty-throe living children, and prayed to the good Lor 1 to give h r one more, to make the round and goodly number of two dozen. Besides these, she lias raised fourteen orphan children. She has educated thirty children- her own and a portion of the orphans and for many years sent nineteen children to school in Paris, and their dinners with them. She ay that none of those she has reared and educated have ever disgraced her or themselves. The girls have all married well and ate tieh. The hoys have all done well; one of her orphan jirutegt has been in i ‘ongress, several others in the State Le gislature: there are sundry colonels, <Vc., among them, and all are highly respectable. -o >***•*. MELANCHOLY SITUATION OF A WOMAN uF TALENT. The New A oik Times of a recent date, says; “Among the twelve who were published lot drunken ness was one u female -whose history’ is truly me lancholy, though by no means unusual. She is not yet old and wasouoo pretty, courted and admired by all. She was horn in the smith, ol wealthy parents, and her early years were blessed with all the bless ings of one in her situation. Her education was thoroughly complete, and site early gained a good reputation as a writer. She soon evinced a passion tor the stage a passion so uncontrollable that des pite the entreaties of patents and friends, she became an actress, Jn this sphere she was very success fill, and after a lime made liei appearance on tin boards in this city, where she created no liulc/ujwt. Her appearance wus always hailed with enthusiasm, tint after a lime her lituie and Untune began to watte. - She fell, as many of her profession had done before, a victim to drink! Becoming daily worse, no man ager would run the task of engaging her. Kora time ■he gave evidence of an intention to reform, but the terrible passion predominated—she again fell. The formerly lovely w oman, talented authoress and fine actress, sleeps to-night a vagabond in the Tombs!” MOIU.WI L INCIDENT DEATH ON THE CARS. A passenger on the cars, furnished us w ith the fol lowing statement of a very mournful incident, com ing under his own observation, and occurring, as it were, almost m our very midst, it is sad storv, and appeals to the sympathies <>{ the reader: In the multitude of wavs, in which the “arch en emy'’ attacks our mortal rave, it seldom happens un der the following circumstances: A pour forsaken mother w ith her siek babe, enters the cars ntt'otuni bus for Macon, tin. She lias been at the former place in pursuit of an unfaithful husband and an un feeling lather, failing in her object, she returns to her desolate home about lo miles from Macon. The luihe dies in her arms, unattended by a single mourn er, save the heart-stricken ami heart-broken mother —no kind hand to wait upon her in this the hour of her Htlliction. A passenger took a seat by her side, closed the eyes ol tin- lifeless corpse, and tried to ad minister words of consolation to the bereaved moth er. Mr. Lindsay, the kind hearted and gentlemanly Conductor, {.would that all Railroad Conductors were like Mr. Lindsay) made her situation known to some of th- pnssi ngwrs and took up a subset iption for this poor and helpless woman, constituting himself agent for h. r relief. When w* arrived at the Macon De P°t. the mother with her dead babe in her arms, sot out tor her home, her eyes streaming with tears at ear'll mournful step. We have witnessed death many times, but never so affecting, at any 4uiw , BS liloom> tint beads this article-—Death on the oars. l/,teen Ttltyrtyh, NTWinoug the aneedotes told *f Mr. Wel.stcr, 1 111 ’ ,s ww> io K though slightly reflecting on his negligence iu jnc ruary matters, is Mill very Wet*. KUi;an In its wit : -- ‘Hvasw.,, it is related, he .* the guest of to’ 7 S<,K,t " rs n '" l <ei's Wt t.t,iea in the z rr‘r- u; " 1 a;i ' uLd f^n “y thH, hei,^ t vv.| ‘ l,n r m his “*'•* fceh,s and “mw zttz itt Nt * ll rr i mnv res,*,* lt\ ‘ ‘ i Uc in many rcsmvu ,J t ‘ c U,c r KH ' n mentioned,’ “ ” * Wh 1 * the Send la-net irt Tv* ‘ erniTs ,Wt, goodj idgeson.-a „ v , n , confess that lam a lov w ~f Oio Watulfm uvo I'oints ofresembhnu e. B,a Uu,e Ual^t Utym - * Southerners, it , i aid, never pay their debts, and the same has also ; been Miiil of me. In the* • particulars, gentlemen, I feel I am like the Southerners.” Shouts of laughter follow ed this sally of wit and I good humor. _____ -- C|f Cniipcrancf banner. PENFIELD, GEORGIA. jSalimlav Morning. Oimiilier 8. 1855. * AGENCY RECALLED. We would give particular notice, that Augustus Heard, better known as the Rat Killer General, who iv.'t appointed by us an Agent for our Paper, is no longer authorized to receiv subscriptions. Those who pay subscriptions to him for our Paper, do it at their own risk. -*<> *- Tl Ol It KtIADEKS. We would invite the special attention of all t c readers of the Banner to the following Prospectus.— We an promising “big” things for next year, in the way of a paper. Our whole soul, head, heart, and “appi tite,” are absorbed in the enterprize, and if cx ertiotiu ever count anything, we intend it shall not be all promise, but some “eider” shall come “too.” “.-1 little mrr rider,” at any rate. t* it < si* i; ii s or THE TKMPKRIM K (RUM. (OtOSLAJI) TKMPKKANCK BANNIiK. \ OITA TED by a conscientious desire to further the cause of Temperance, and experiencing great disadvantage in living too narrowly limited in space, by the ■ nudities.- of our paper, lor the publica tion of Reform Arguments and Passionate Appeals, we have determined to enlarge it so a more conve nient and acceptable size. And being conscious of tile fact that there are existing in the minds ol a largo portion of the present readers ot the Banner and its former patrons, prejudices and difficulties which can never tie removed so long as it retains the name, wo venture also to make a change in that par ticular. It will henceforth be called, “THE TEM PERANCE CJRLjSADKR.”. This old pioneer of too Temperance cause is des tined yet to chronicle the triumph of its principles. It has stood the test passed through the “fiery fur nace,” and, like the “Hebrew children,” re-appeared unscorehod. It lias su-vived the neicsjnifier /am me which has caused, and is still causing many excel lent journals and periodicals to sink, like “bright ex halations in 1 lie eveniie ,” to rise no more, and it has even heralded th “death struggles of many contem poraries, laboring for the same great end with itself. It “still lives,” ami “waxing bolder as it grows older,” is now waging an eternal “Crusade” against the “In fernal Liquor Traffic,” standing like the “High Priest” of the Israelites, who stood between the people and the plague that threatened destruction. We entreat the friends ol the Temperance Pause to give us their influence in extending the usefulness ol the, paper. We intend presenting to tin public a sheet worthy of all attention anil a liberal patronage; for w hile it is strictly a J eiujivrunce Journal, w e shall endeavor to keep its leaders posted on all the current events throughout the country. “Price, as heretofore, £l, strictly in advance. JOHN 11. SEALS, Editor and Proprietor. Petilield, (hi., Dee. ,s, 1855. TO 01 U ADVERTISING PATRONS. Tin’ year is speedily coming to a close, when every honest man feels a desire to pay his debts, and as we feel a “slight inkling” in that “direction,” we would, in the most polite manner imaginable, “hint” to our Advertising patrons that a settlement with us would he very acceptable, for it will enable us to blunt the end ot many a “sharp stick” punching us in the abort riba. Si HSt’HII’TIO\ ACCOUNTS. Some lime sim e we commenced sending to Sub set iliers the innoiim of their indebtedness to the liiniit r, em losed in the paper, but on several eonsid elatin’ s soon diseoutinueil tin plan ; w e shall resume it next year, and will endeavor o send out all our bills in th first lew issues of the /.nr i itprr. PH ESK STATIONS. At the special request ol the several ('onmiittcos we give place in this issue to the several addresses which have been delivered during the week, arising from presentations made to Key. |>. 11. M c ll. They w ill he found in ollr r columns, and are self-explan atory. COLLEGE. Ihe Exercises ot the University close on next “eek, the examination ol the several classes eom tneu, ii 4on Monday or Tuesday. PGM VIE SCHOOL CLOSED. On Wednesday list, our Tamale Seminary, under the charge of R, T. Anbury, list]., came to a close. - The little Misses, atceii ItttU Hyu)]Jia t —with teel ings ot mingle.l joy and sadness, bade their Teachers tares ell, receiving their pnilui- hie sings, then turn ing to each other, and exchanging aileotionate kisses and shedding the tear-- of youthful innocence and chiM-likc simplicity, separated until another term i shall again unite them in the same old school nwin. i 7.V po lfari*.’ mid don't he frightened at th* thought j of having anew teacher. Mr. Asburv's n-sociaiioit with ns its a teacher and citizen, leases \ ith the term; wt sincerely t egret that things are tint* oulahiud. ills gentlemanly deport lumt, all dn.- in hurts, mid social disposition has won lor him the esteem ot all those he is now leaving be hui'l k good iriend ufourspersonally, ne evoke for him a hi* .-smg -may bis Hark with full sails set, ever be drifted along by propitious breezes, Mid with a su-ug baud iijHiti the tiller may be direct it trom this.* lights to some sure H. aeon, where ho may fling out bis grapnel and safely anchor it in some delightful Haven. GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE Uan excellent Mouthly. Hi- „ 0! - cction m but national--* recommendation to Southern readers— liftboy will si 1 persist u. ii lionizing Northern jour | lht ; ‘'* clu ' :ou “ f *>> u periodicals. Puh h*dM * ho bdlowing rati-s : one copy. two cop- THE TEMPERANCE BANNER. ■ ics, $5; live copies, $10; by A. If. Lee, 100 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. DEER HI NT. A party of our citizens have gone to Black Island, on a hunting excursion. We give notice to our friends to listen for an invitation from us to eat Veni son. Our associate Editor is a member of the party, I and has promised to bring us a “horn”—(Deer’s horn, remember,) —and he will certainly do it, unless he tears his breeches, (presented to him before leav ing—‘factory osnaburgs,’)—or loses his shoes in the marshes. He is very unfortunate in regard to his “understanding,”—lias already rendered one foot noTw-rious in some 4 caloric’ experiment. RAILROAD MEETING IN SPARTA. We are rejoiced to see that the people of Hancock are being thoroughly aroused on their Railroad sen sation. There is, in our opinion, no portion of the country which would be more benefited by u Rail road than that through which the one spoken of is want to be run. The citizens of the county have had an offer 0f51,000,000 to aid in the construction of the Road, and we are happy to see it has stimulated them with new zeal on othe subject. They held a meeting on the 23d of last month to consider the project, but as many of the citizens were prevented from bring present by public ‘excitements’ in differ ent pol l ions (if the county, the meeting adjourned, appointing the 4th of December the time for meeting again. We arc anxiously listening to hear the re sult. HAIR DYE. A man was placed, a few days ago, in a lunatic asylum, at Berlin, to lie treated for mental aliena tion, brought on by the ttseof hair dye. It produced violent pains in the head and at length led to mad ness. Look out ye grizzly whiskered lovers of black beard, lest while you change the color of your heard, you also change the character of your minds! In the above ease, hair (tye led to insanity; we think the general rule is, insanity leads to dye hair. * EPITAPH. The editor of the Burlington Recorder bears wit ness that he recently discovered in a flourishing city in the line of the New Jersey Railroad a grave yard, in which stood a tombstone, on which was inscribed the following “touching and simple, yet exquisitely poetic” epitaph: “He was a good egg.” Excellent! That simple sentence implies bu-sAefa of wisdom! A great deal more than can be com pressed into a “nut shell,” for it requires an eggshell to hold it all, (we speak exclusively of goose and shanghai eggs.) We hope to merit such an epitaph at our final “exit, but some of our “kin” died some time ago to whom wo think the reverse applicable, (we will not pattern after such “hen fruit” however) and shall re commend upon their Head stone the inscription, Iln i lies a had 4 rt/jve ,’ (egg.) RED NOSE. “What are you doing there, Jane?” “Why, pa, I’m going to dye my doll’s pinafore red.” “But what have you to dye it with ?” “Beer, pa.” “Beer! who em earth told you that beer would dve red?” “Why, ma said yesterday that it was beer that made your nose so red, and I thought that—” “Here, Susan, take this child to bed.” That’s Chattanooga! Hut her to bed ‘twice,’ Su san. We’ve got a “red nose” ourself and can’t “stom ach” insinuations. FAST BOY. A ‘A ostein pedagogue, in “teaching the young idea limv to shoot,” found it very difficult to impress the letter “(*’ upon the memory of an urchin of four years. He finally asked the young hopeful, by way of illustration : “What does your father say to the horses, when he wants them to turn to the right?” “Hep! git along 2.40!” exclaimed the youthful prodigy, his countenance lit up with animation. The teacher has since adopted a different manner of il lustrating his subject*. The above 2.40 “sprout” was doubtless brother to the little* “scrub” who knew but two letters in the alphabet, let her ‘go’ and let her ‘rip.’ PRESENTATION OT A GOLD H ATCH TO RRV. P. H. MFt r.. — o — FIELD, Dec. 1, 18.')5. Dr. T. P. Janrs, Dear Sir—The citizens o, Pentield anil vicinity, who witnessed the presentation by yourself, in their hehn’f, of a gold watch to Rev. P. H. Mell, thankful for the highly satisfactory manner in which you rep resented their feelings anil wishes, have authorized us to request of you a copy of the remarks made by you on that occasion for publication. Truly yours, r. l. McWhorter, v •1. F. D.UJG, ‘• Committee. JAMES R. SANDERS, \ Po'fiki.d, Dec. 1, 165 j. Rev. I>. 11. Miu., Dear Sir—We have been appointed by the citizens ol Penfield and vicinity, who listened to the eloquent and touching address made by .on yesterday, in the Town ljall, on receiving a token of regard from your , friends in this place, to request of you a copy of the I same for publication. Truly yours, r. l. McWhorter, i J. F. DABG, > Committee. JAMES R. SANDERS, \ ADDRESS OF DR JANES. i You, Ladie- ami Gentlemen, uavv assembled here | to-day, for the purpose of witnessing the presents j lion of a waeh to our fellow-citizen. Rev. T. li. Mell, and I have been selected as your representative to , deliver to him, this token of your kind regard and 1 high respect. I You, Sir, have been well known to us lor many years, in many important and responsible relations of lile ; and 1 Gel houored, that to me ha> been assign ed the )>osu,on of expressing to you tiie kind senti ments entertained towards you by those among whom you have lived and labored. There are some present, who knew you during i their col leg” days, in the important and responsible ‘capacity of a laborious Instructor, who mingled the instruction and commands of the Teacher, with the advice and entreaties of a friend, and watched over their morals with the constant care and anxiety of a Parent. ‘I here are many present, who know you in the sa cred relation of Pastor and people, and cheerfully testify to the faithfulness which at all times charac terized your labors as a devout Minister, as an able expounder of the Scriptures, and as a bold defender of the Truth—and it is with pleasurable emotions that we would refer to the seasons of refreshing which we have often experienced under your ministrations. I here arc some present who have long known you in the more intimate and endearing relation of a |Per sonal friend and confident—ever true to the sacred I trust reposed—in j’ou, we have always found “The bosom of a friend A\ here heart meets heart, reciprocally true.” All present, have known you as the humble chris- j tian, leading a life of exemplary piety—as a high toned ami honorable gentleman, and as a useful, pub lic-spirited citizen. As an evidence that yon have faithfnilv and nobly performed all the dirties which the “various relations of life have devolved upon you : and as a slight tes timonial of the kind regard and high respect enter tained towards you by the donors, allow me to pre sent you with this watch, remembering, tiiat “They are the noblest gifts of which when a man doth think The memory delights him more, from whom Than what lie hath received.” REPLY OK REV. P. H. MELL. .)ft. < hal, hum, cm! Citizen* of Pvvfidd and vicinity: It is with no ordinary emotions that I take the part in these proceedings which your sympathy and kindness have assigned me. Formed by nature to appreciate highly the good opinions of others, and having no misgivings that 1 had utterly failed in se curing, in some degree at least, their confidence and affection, I have found myself, by a combination of interests that 1 will not characterize, suddenly, with out warning, stricken down; my moral character as sailed by many-tongued rumor; some of those who have been accustomed to greet me by the title of Christian brother, gloating over what they term my fall; and even my fellow-citizens, among whom I have spent the greater part of my manhood’s life, quoted as rejoicing at my overthrow, and congratu lating themselves at the prospect of my speedy de parture from their midst. Such was niv apparent position a few short weeks ago. In these circum stances, nothing appeared to be left to me but to re tire in upon my own resources, and lean solely upon that support which a consciousness of rectitude and the consolations of religion could afford. For, dear as the confidence and affection of others were to me, I could not, because of their apparent loss, prove re creant to tp\self, and to tile high obligations to God and the religious denomination of which I am a hum ble member. It seemed to be left to me then, only, to guard my heart against feelings of resentment and despondency, and to go to work, quietly, and unob trusively, in w hatever coiner of the field the Master* may yet have left accessible to me, with the hope that, by a patient continuance in well-doing, misap prehensions, in process of time, might be corrected, prejudices removed, and animosities, if any, assuaged: and even if forever I should fail to recover that so cial fellowship so dear to my heart, I might at least maintain a confidential communion with God and my own conscience. That day, however, in some of its most gloomy features, has passed. This act of yours, gentlemen, with the kind expressions by which it is accompanied, is a signal proof, that, by m neighbors and intimate acquaintances, lam not as yet cast out and rejected. With this interpreta tion of your act, I accept your valued gift with emo tions too profound for utterance. For nearly fifteen years, gentlemen, I have been occupying official positions in your midst. During that time, many questions of a private and public nature have sprung up calculated to elicit difference of sentiment, which it devolved upon us to settle.— In the complaints urged against me, I suppose it will not lie alleged that I fail to think for uiyself, or bold on to my conviction with too little tenacity.— It is not surprising, therefore, that there should have been between us some dashing of opinions; and it may be that not seldom you have regretted that 1 have been so earnest in opposition to whnt seemed to you right and judicious. Hut what was your course towards me in consequences* Did you nurture re sentment, and lav these offences up in memory until, in combination with other issues, and other antagon ists, you could array an influence that woukl lie to me irresistible? Have your resentments been so strong, or your prejudices so invincible, that you have been indisposed even to examine into the jus tice of my cause, and inclined to condemn me with out u bearing? Have you been so affected as to be tempted to rejoice at my overthrow even in the ma.n tenanee of the right, because of my success in other things which appeared to you to be wrong ‘ Never! I This scene affords an impressive exhibition, if not of my worthiness, at least of your magnanimity and forbearance. From henceforth, I take my phioe among you as a ; private citizen, to prosecute unobtrusively the duties of an humble minister of the Hospel, with no aliena tion of feeling towards any of you, and holding no one accountable for opinions expressed, or positions taken, upon recent public events. Through your Chairman, some of you have been pleased to refer to the relations which existed be | tween us when it was my province from the Proses ! sor’s chair to impart instruction to you in Mercer j University. It is tour privilege, gentlemen, to look ! bnek with pleasure to past relations with our noble j Institution, and forward with pride to the glorious ; future before hei: while I—why should not /also , leel pride and pleasure in cont. moisting Iter?—the ! child (shuli I say it?) of my affections, the object of , my solicitude, in whose service I have exhausted the I energies of the best part of my life. In the hour ot’ I bar adversity mjr connection with her was formed, . and with her it continued until she had attained to a i position w hich made her the pride <>f her friends and ! the admiration of ail who !ehe!d her with unprqju diccd eye. Why should I view her with alienated f-elkiiis, or contemplate her with any other emotion, ‘ than admiration and hope? Gentlemen, I claim tie right and exercise the privilege, to cherish with you i . the warmest feelings of affection for our noble Uni j versity—noble in its origin, and the ends it is de signed to accomplish : noble in its endowment, and lin its history; in the educated and influential men w ho, ns its alumni, represent it abroad, and in the character and scholarship and promise of those who are now drinking at its fountain. Let us neverad nut feelings of despondency in reference to her fu .ure. Founded by the labors,and consecrated in the ‘prayers, of Hie fathers who have entered into their rest, and surrounded by hosts of friends who “hope l on hope ever,” its future mmt be one of success.— By the errors of misguided friends, and the machina ,lions of “l ,en or insidious foes, its progress may bo I arrested, and its lustre dimmed for a time; but as ! the temporary obstruction to the rising tide onlv causes it to gather power and flow with more resist jitss for**, or the passing cldud leaves the rays of the | sun shining more brightly in its track IK.-c.ausc of their temporary ob- uration, so adversity and own disaster will only gather and concentrate the resour ces of onr noble University, and cause her to shine out in greater splendor in the view of friend and foe. Gentlemen, T share with you the pleasure and the pride you fc 1 in eonlemjdating your Alma Mater. Tell me not of recent or any other events: nothing shall abate the interest I feel in Mercer University ! Mr. Chairman, I thank you for the flattering terms in w hich you have conveyed to mo the sentiments of those you represent, i accept your valued gift—- valuable intrinsically, thrice valuable because of its associations. | shall wear it, Sir, near my heart, its throbbings, as your representative, responded to by my own pulsations. Whenever I look upon its face, i shall see your images reflected tin re; and until the lapse of ti i e shall cease to lie noted by me, if not bl it, i will be to me a memento of a friendship that like pure gold, has survived the furnace of detrac tion and disaster. Mr. Chairman, and citizens of Panfield and vicinity, accept the expression of my p raf mildest thanks. PRESENTATION OF A GOLD-HEADED CANE TO KEY. P. H. MELL. At a meeting of twenty-nine students of Mercer University, in the Ciceronian Hall, on Thursday evening, the 20th of November, the following resolu tions were unanimously adopted: Wiimtu.vs th< pleasant relationship which Rev. I*. H. Mell has heretofore sustained towards the Stu dents of Mercer University, as Professor of Ancient. Languages, no longer exist, Resolved, That we, Students of Mercer University, take this method of expressing our appreciation of his exalted merits as a true friend of the Student, as an able and accomplished instructor, and as a faith ful minister of the gospel, and that we, with feelings of deep regret, see him retire from the responsible position which he has for many years so honorably and successfully maintained. Resolred, That in his retirement he will cany with him our best w ishes for his future happiness and the earnest desire that in w hatever sphere his lot may be cast, his labors may bo rewarded with tbo same eminent success that has attended them during his connexion with Mercer University. Resolved, That as a testimonial of the high esteem and admiration which we entertain towards him, both as n man and as a laborious and competent Pro fessor, we tender him a Gold-headed Cane, bearing the inscription: Prof. P. 11. Mell, from Students of Mercer University. Resolred, That the above proceedings be publish ed in the Temperance Banner, Christian Index, ant: Tennessee Baptist. A motion was made, and prevailed unanimously, that the meeting, on Saturday night thereafter, re solve itself into a Committee of the Whole, and en name, make the presentation in due form at the pri vate residence of Rev. P. 11. Mell. In accordance with the above resolution, Mr. E. L. Compere, as Chairman, attended by twenty-eight young men, after a very neat and appropriate address, made the presentation of the Gold-headed Cane. To which Prof. Mell replied ex tempore, in sub stance, as follows: for nearly twenty years, in the school and recita tion room, I have been engaged in the instruction of of youth. During that time, many and various have been the manifestations made by my pupils, cf their kind regat ds to me; for, until I came here, none have ever left me, so far as I know, with any other feel ings, towards me than those of friendship. But no demonstration has been ever so grateful to my feel ings as that in which you, Mr. Chairman, and gen tlemen, are now engaged. Let us recur to recollections not so pleasing. Xot many weeks ago, a blow was struck here, almost in the dark, a victim sacrificed, and a demonstration made tiiat was construed into exultation. It) this demonstration, on the authority of those high in po sition, the Students of Mercer University were said to have been involved. To young gentlemen of in telligence and moral worth, with whom I had been long associated, it was said, I had become so obno ious, that the announcement to them of tnv “r*- j | muii” was greeted with a burst of applause *_ nnv ■ that when the question was formally pur to them j they, with one consent, lifted up their hr n(Js ; n fayo ’. lof my expulsion. Such are some of th-. absurd state , menu which rumor ms busily circulated through j.he State. In this, injustice has been done, I not t 0 ,nc 00| - T ’ but l ‘> you By your visit to Jme to-night, however, with t> ;e object‘vou have in I View, you have at once s,V l( -ed this misrcnrescnta ition, and demonstrated, ir, a manner grateful to my , leeimgs, your friendly sentiments towards me. Lentlctnen, strange as the announcement may ! “ ou "' 1 to - vou > 110 Allege officer, perhaps, has W 1 ,norc sl ‘ nMlive t( th“ estimate in which he has beer, hetcl by tile Students tlmn have I; an d no sue ha i 101 l more keenly the manifestations of cooYiess and aversion. It has always been a source ? regret tc me tiiat the College community is necessarily so oi gamrej as to give rise to the notion that there fear. antagonism between instructors and pupils—that, i there should be a public opinion in your commuaitv mat puff:m interdict upon an intimacy between th Professor and the Student Unhappily, however there is a wide gulf between them, which the former cannot pas- over if he would, and the latter dares not, unless he is reckless -.fa loss of caste among his fellows, and insensible to a suspicion which touches a student’s sense of honor in a tender point. Bc- December