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but victory finally turned in. favor of the
deicndc. s, whose powerful Mows and hear
ty con: ,i're they eould not withstand.—
Those who were not repulsed it creU-fc up-
CTietl out that a party of them had beaten j When he rejoined the anxious group be-1 “Sieze the »»i«1 siese the eah” shouted
down one of the doors and were pressing j low. Lanjrford.
into the hall. - I “ That door must be shet,” said Podi- “ Ttw w«lf ton!’’ exclaimed Nat Her-
Po.lijah .tod Hazel nurct sprang to meet • • • ” ' ’ ’' ■ - •- 1 - - - - -
them. For a time the result wots doubtful, ra ts in a hole! . 111 snet it, or suffocate ! e n girls.
trvin’. Wax my flax, if I don’t!” | '“Oh, Paul, save us from those wretch;
The tall form Of Podijah disappeared incs!” shrieked Judith. „ »
the mass of smoke that rolled from above , “Here’s foe you Mister!” said Herrick j er to-night, and twice have I been
v 1 -r like thunderclouds. There was a moment j leveling a pistol at Paul. A bullet whis-: ed by that unknown devil, One eyed Saul
on the floor with broken heads. The door of intense anxiety, then the door was tied close to the young man’s face, who, i of the SwampJ”
was replaced i»nd everything moveable heard to close. Almost simultaneously putting himself between the young ladies ' “ Tf’a tha <r.l.
A volley of oaths foPowed the md.
“ YouVc in Ipdtamprr, Cap’n," aaid
another,- who prove# to heSnon Amur
smith.
” Who wouldn-’thf in bod temp** to be
baffled in than way V growled Vantassle.
Twice the gal seemed to be in my pour-
piled against it.
The Tories ignominiou<ly withdrew to
the shelter of the surrounding trees and
shrubbery, and Hotter hoped that the at
tack would not again he renewed
Podijah tumbled down the stairs, covered | an d the villains, held them at bay. His
with cinders, his face and hands blistered, ; person was the. target for a dozen furious
and some of his white locks withered to i blows, with surprising adroitness, he turn-
ashes. j ed aside and.baffled.
“ Bravely done _!’’cried Jessie. “If you; The four, men were now engaged in an
The girls, during the scene, behaved not saved us, you havc-at least given i unequal conflict,
nohlr. "Overcoming the natural timidity j us a reprieve.” I “ Fly to the swamp, girls, while we
of their sex. thev made themselves useful: *’ Don’t praise me." returned Podijah.— . keep the miscreants in check !” admon-
t o their brave friends in various ways.— ' “ f lhe praises of a gal intoxicates me like , jshed Hazelhurst.
Paul Hazelhurst fought like a lion. If he j ardent spent—the pootier the gal, the The maidens ran like frightened deer,
entertained fears, they were not for him-' drunker it makes me. I never shall git j but their defenders had the mortification
self, but for Jessie Burnside and her com- a "' a -V fro:n this P lace aliv ,® if there s an Y' to see two Tories in pursuit of them with-
patiions. When he paused from the con-1 thing desperate I «»n do. J out being able to go to their assistance.—
Hiet panting* and thirsty, she brought him j “ Desperate! all is despreate. said Overpowered by numbers they gave ground
water ; her little hand presented the cool-1 Butter, “ we might cut our way through j but inch by inch. They were braised and
in - draught to his lips. He would have 3,1,1 savc ourselves, perhaps, if there was j bleeding; they began to despair.
led that ministerin'- mem-! nothin' of a feminine natur to look arter; “Take’em alive, boys ; take ’em alive
glrlly imprisoned
musket balls,
. Paul. “ What
r i<j«ll % j shall we do?—not for ourselves, but for
, “ i do not know,” he replied. “ 1 have these poor girls.
not thought of myself; T have thought on-1 “Escape as you can through the dark
ly of you and your friends. I never have i nCssaT, d as for us girls ; we will trust to
time to think of myself when you arc near i llle mercy of the enemy, and yield our-
i— I should despise mvseif if I did.” j selves prisoners, answered Jessie, eager-
“ You are too bravo, too generous,” an-, j b'- . , ,
steered. Jessie, with emotion. “ You ex-1 “ Vos, we will trust oursehes tothe hu-
pose yourself needlesslj'. You have too ! manity of the lories, said Judith and
much contempt for danger.” ; Hnth, hurriedly.
“ There is no such word as danger when “ 1 ou will find it a poor trust, return-
! .do battle for-thc safety and honor of Jes- ccl H utter, looking compassionately at the
t0Burnside.” ' j three girls. “It’ll be miserable mercy
” Too chivalrous! too chivalrous !” ex- 11 "j 1 fr°m them... No, no . we can t
-Tpsjjfc. . . think of tlmt.
. I eno^t, <piite understand ibis silence,” "<Jod bless you, Tmn Hutter, no! We
said Hut ter, approaching Hazelhurst : can’t, indeed, think ofthat Me will die,
“ Wax my flax, if I don't believe the if 11 be Heaven’s will, for these dear and
critters lias got enough on't!” said Podi- helpless ones; but forsake them, never,
j ill. “You see they can't stan’ near so j A loud shout arose from without, lhc
much hammerin’ as folks can as are fight- 1 Tories were exulting in their success. .
in’for liberty. A few right smart knocks | “What must be done? asked Paul, in
takes the starch right out of’em.” j an agony of anxiety.
“ We can do two things,” replied Hut-
! ter. “ Remain here and be burnt, or rush
out and he shot.”
We’ll neither be burnt nor shot!” re-
tnrtcd Podijah stoutly. “ I’m bound to
live as long as uppers and unders’ll hold
tl ain’t goin’ to knock under in
that we may have the pleasure of hangm’
’em,” shouted Varitassle.
‘It’s the gal—there’s where the shoe
pinches. The J«W of the silver plate is
what troubles die. Twas a fool’s trick to
set the house on fire and burn it up, arter
all. There was enough on us to take Lau-
rehrood bv storm, and we ought to have
done it I’d been content with the booty,
and them Jhat preferred it might had the
beauty, and welcome. Women are well
enough to do the bookin’ and house-work,
but as for havin’ one on ’em agin her will,
f can’t see no sense in it though them may
have different views that please. Whoev
er gets a chance tolookmriong the ashes
yonder first;; ”11 -git richly paid for their
trouble.” ... i ■ -
“A greater YrasHre.tbaij all the plate
of Burnside ..{louse has pipped through
my lingers this night? Simon Arrowsmith,
who, in-the ftenffs' name* is thisOne-eyed
C|t Sitaaiiart.
Adntiafti Tneodny last.
- The meeting of the “unterrified and nfr*
terrifiable” Democracy of Cass county on
Tuesday last was the largest eouaty
meeting that we have ever seen assembled
in Cass, and it was as enthusiastic
large. We discovered that the |fcn off
doing business by ballot met wifii general
approbation and was quite preferable to
the old plan of-doing everything by com
mittee.
It will be seen by reference to the pro- j
ceediogs of this meeting, which we pub
lish in another column, that a portion of
the Democracy of this county are bitterly
opposed to the re-election of Hon. Joseph
i E. Brown to the Governorship of Georgia.
1 If the charges brought against him in the
TIVBSBAT HORNING, (resolutions given are true, then we say
Xmproremeata.
We see same indications of a spi^
substantial improvement in our town._
Same are repainting and refitting the*
buff dings -arid others of our Merchant,
hnve, and at* receiving large stock**
B^eds, of which they wifi doubtless gj Tt
their friends, and th# public generally
due notice through the rt| of tha
Standard.
CASSVILLE, GEO.
MAY 5,1859.
A single rifle shot rang sharp and dead- j Saul, who is;; such a terror'to Our fellers
ly through the air. A Tory, who was pres- j all along ; the Santee, especially in the
sing hard upon Hutter, threw up his arms. j neighborhood, of. this cussed ^wamp ?*-’
" They’re cowards if they don't try it j.
again,” returned Ilutter. “There’s a doz- i
en of’em, nl least, and they ought to be a i
match, in the course of nature’ for four;!
but we’ve got something within us that!
thev haven’t—love of friends, home, coun
try ami justice. Fee what work they vc , t >” nlolW 0 - niy days, by gum ! I know
inaije. ol vour house. Miss Jessie; the win- R h . gioms but I don’t want my There
derffs. e riddled, the doom broke, the fur-, while it’s so green. I’ll hold on Jt is Sa
mttife riunciL and everything at .sixes an<l • ” . . * ° cn i Ctt . ABr t I ¥
. ... iy ’ j c j to existence to the last grasp, l suoti :— you. I
M "'"' r , . Tom Hutter, I’m goin’to cut jest about g0 this wav and that way, and
e Laiircln ood replied Jessie, j my i,;„ ness an d the bigness of one o’ these rest for my head this night.”
to the cause of freedom better, j —,, ’tarnal Tories, A lcctle ivai. iw. n-^ntc nmiillv
and fell dead at the feet of his comrades.
“ Hounds of Hell!” cried a thundrous
voice. “ You love blood, and slaughter
and carnage; you shall have it!”
An athletic man, with a black patch
over his left eye, a rifle slung at his back,
a pistol in each hand, and a large sabre
swinging at his side, appeared in the midst
of the Tories as if he had suddenly fallen
from the clouds. He fired his pistols and
unsheathed, his sabre.
Tremble miscreants for One-eyed Saul
is among you!” •
The sabre flashed like lightning around
the stranger's head. The tones of his voice
the fierceness of his countenance, and the
fatality of his arm, struck terror and con
sternation to the hearts of the Tory rene
gades. The survivors turned and fled for
life.
“ Cowards! wretches! come back, and
I will meet you single-handed!’’
One-eyed Saul looked wildly around and
laughed mockingly, then turning to Hut
ter and bis panting and bleeding compan
ions. and pointing in the direction the
girls had fled exclaimed:
“ Why do you stand here ? After them
—after them, for they need your help.—
are shrieks yonder; away—away !
Saul, of Laurel Swamp that commands
sevens.
“ \Yc love
“ but we love me cause ui irueitoiu welter. | *. ,v ^ ^ ^
Tiie detraction of property will grieve us g^Xrau can load a load o’ hay when
but ,ule. ,f valuable lives are spared and , thunder shower cornin’ up like a
Uip i orv miscreants punished. i / . . r ,
•■Punished?—be assured that tbev will ,ace ‘‘i < ' ) se -
exclaimed Paul Hazelhurst. “ Heaven is | Laurel wood House shook with the vio-
just! Some of them are even now reap-; lcncc of the devouring flame, which had
ing the reward of tlieir villainy. Look at; eaten through the roof and now enveloped
(base expiring wretches who fell near the j tiie and rafter. AVhile the group looked
door. Listen to their moans of anguish ! | '*P ,n alarm, a red sword of fire was thrust
What thought have they to comfort them | down through the ceiling,
and soften their pains of dissolution?— “ It is the flaming sword! it waves us
They die—a horror to themselves and eve- i from our .Paradise! ’ cried Jessie,
rv justice-loving mind. What a rcineni-i “Nay,’ said Paul, impressivelj’, “some
brance the Tories of South Carolina wi’l of us ma y bc g° in " lo eternal Paradise,
leave to posterity!” j The fire above glowed angrily in answer,
“ Tiie word Tory will be the svnonvni, antl lbc black smoke curled into the room
of infamy,” said Judith. ' ‘ | like the rank and destructive breath of a
The night had set in quite dark, and ob-! ,loal ° n
jeets coiild be seen at a short distance on-1. , , ,, ,
lv. The trees looked dim and misty hr the? ' na,led ' lake «!«• Stand back as
norturnal gloom. Tom Hutter and Ms com-1 far as > ® u »»*"« » n<1 smoke
rides strained their eves 1 in cvoryidirceiioh! ...? bu r? ln c |” der on J our ^ resS! >
in search of their foes, hiit without discov^i ** lss , * 7 1 ,,
eringthem. The surrounding scenery was'j It is out, said Podijah. composedly,
as quiet as if it had never been disturbed smoll, oi ing the incipient glow with his
by the sound of human conflict; nothing|
broke the quietude save the groans of the
wound 'd in Hie house, and, at long inter
vals, the cry of a wolf in the tangled hedg
es of Laurel Swamp.
The fears of the young ladies began to
subside; an assurance—faint and trend»-
ling, at first—that those lawless men had
retired and would not return to renew the
conflict, took possession of their minds.—
It’s more’n I can fell, Cap’n; but-I
know that he fights like a hurricane, afid
is never still Firs.t you bear of him at one
place, then'at- anptber a long way off' * He
goes from p’int to p’mt like a racehorse,
and alters leaves his mark on the kinmen.
—He has a buitiin’ hatred for the Tories,
and woe to them that he puts his eye on
for vengeance, for they don’t live long ar
ter. Jim Pollard has got somethin' to do,
I reckon. I’m glad it wasn’t me that drew
his name from' the hat on the night we
crossed our sabre’s- over the red blaze, and
swore—we seven?—to stand by each other
to the last in all cases and under all cir
cumstances,”
' “ Poor luck we’ve had,” sneered Martin
—“ though we had the advantage in p’int
of numbers. There’s seven on us match
ed agin seven ; well see how it’ll end.”
“ A dozen . of us seem to be no match
for four, to-night,” returned Arrowsmith,
morosely. “ I wonder if any of our seven
got their quietiis ? Satan takes care of his
own, they say.”
“ We’ll know, to-night, when we meet
at the cypress tree. I got a a broken skull,
and noticed that two or three others had
some ugly marks;, but it’s my opinion
that the seven will turn up at the proper
time. Some of our friends went under,
the house.
Hob. Wm. H Seward—tbejfionth,
and Slavery.
'Untilrecently the object of the anti
slavery party seemed confined to the non-
extension of this species of property into
the Territories belonging to the General
Government; but Senator Seward, proba-
that Joseph E. Brown i* not the man to
| be Governor of Georgia. We have up to
| this time cordially supported the adminis
tration of Gov. Brown, in the main, but if
the charges brought against him can be
Paper. Wasted
If any of our subscribers have a copy *
the Standard of the 27th of January l**^
we should be pleased tb get it
jgF’DeBow’s Review, for May, has beta
received. This is one of the most ntir’ok
publications now extant, and is abknovl.
edged as good authority upon any sulject
about which there is a dispute. Publish,
ed at New Orleans, La; terms |5 per *n-
num. Address J. D. B. DeBow, Editor.
Frank Leslie’s New Family Map.
sustained—and several intelligent and re- j zine, for May, has been received. If it j*
spectable men declared in this place on j a possible thing for any one Magazine to
Tuesday last that they would ncear tp the j please all classes of readers, Leslie’s win
truth of tome of the charges—then we-ve-) come about as near up to that mark u
bly more iu.^ t’han! ? "*** ^ , that ^ e wiU not support | any Magazine we know of. Term*-*,
Gov. Brown, in the next canvass, eren ; per annum. Publication office 13 Frank
thould he get the nomination. We will fort street, New York.
neter support any man for any office I
whom we deem unworthy of promotion. I Gordon County, as we have been
I have work to do, work to do, must. the bodies of a few were burnt in the h
is way and that way, and there is no ! I s’pose, but it’s the fate of war, and can’t
■ ' 1 *’■” ” * be helped. It’s Jessie Burnside that wor
‘Let each man see that his weapon is
Wc must rush out two abreast; said
Ilutter. “ Podijah and I will go first—
Hazelhurst, you and Blinko keep near the
ladies. "Blinko be brave and use those
large arms of yours to some purpose. Give
’em the contents of the blunderbuss in the
face and eyes then club it and break their
heads.
“ Yes mars’r Tom. This chile know
, , - , . , , ... . , what lie ’bout Habbcnt for’git dat hang-
■\ K P0t, ; n, 7 1 to thu,r P a e i in* yit Thought Fs done for dat time.-
caee vs. As then ow n danger grew less ; jt hurt when dey run me
imminent, ,n their estimation, feelings of| to de ' limb! Tcared to stop my breff
.•ompanson tor the wounded Tones visited j likc y ou stoo d bv me, mars’r Tom, and
then- hearts. I hey would have produced : n , stand by you . * Lor » won ’ t I make dis
lights to examine their condition, and make oJc blunder 'bu SS spoke to ’em, de minute I
remedial applications, had they not been I b ., b a chance to obsquintifv across de
cautioned bv their more experienced de- -
fenders. ' I " . , . , iV
Hal,'an hour elapsed. The silence con-! Thc P art,esi w f^ now dnv f n £ ‘ he re ‘
tiniicil unbroken. Tom Ilutter was not a‘ f nu) J ,est of the room by their new
ease, but walked about nervously, casting I ? nd T res, " , ? b ‘ C "' V ’ wh,ch
lin ing glances from one window, then ■> 1 K.^en^b anil fiercene^ w,th fhglitfiil
from another. lie was suspicious and un-! Huttcr “ffteped the d<x»r, and
,, , 1 , , a . the fresh access of the air gave additional
sa-isfied He knew that they had suffered i conflagatiom He stood a
loss, hut not enough to prevent breve , ^ one in the outpouring smoke, but
m n or persons of even ordinary hard,- was fired f ro m the compiled
hood, from making further attempts.
... ° , 1 . and watching foe.
Paul Hazelhurst at first shared Hutter s .. There is n0 help for it> « added Tom:
m pi,etude, hut finally jmned thc ladies— .. We , nu st try it now or never Podijah!”
confident that there was no immediate • At vour side!” responded the Yankee,
d ingor to apprehend. ” '■ i ' — * ** *
With these words, rapidly and vehe
mently uttered. One-eyed Saul strodeaway
and was in an instant last to view.
CHAPTER IV.
IX THE SWAMP.
Casting anxious looks behind them, the
fair fugitives saw the flames of their burn
ing home, and groups of men struggling
in the light of thc red glare. It was a
mournful, thrilling spectacle, and they hur
ried on to escape it. Jupe, who had prov
ed courageous and active, encouraged
them by precept and example. Ruth Hav-
iland, being a little behind her compan
ions heard thc footsteps of pursuers and
admonished her friends of the feet, who
needed ho stimulus to excite them to the
greatest effort of which they were capable.
They reached the swamp and took shelter
in it like frightened birds. The laurel was
well nigh impenetrable; innumerable veg
etable arms were stretched out tr> oppose
them, a net-work of vines and branches
disputed their passage. Their hands were
lacerated by contact with continually pro-
jeetingpoints, and shreds of their garments
were left upon brake and briar. Urging
their way along in the darkness and terri
ble intricacy, they soon aud unwillingly
became separated, while their attempts to
find each other involved them in new lab-
arinths. Torn, bleeding, fainting with fear
and exhaustion, Jessie Burnside sank up
on the earth.
Fora time, her physical and mental fac
ulties were in such a whirl of a tempest,
that the consciousness of every thingaround
her seemed slipping away from her. There
remained with her only a heavy realisa
tion of something fearful and shocking.—
At length the chilliness of the ground and
the night air cooled her fevered system
and restored her coherency of thought.—
She raised herself and supported her head
by her hand. Her disheveled tresses, her
disordered garments, and her lacerated
person reminded her of the ordeal through
which she had passed. There was a lat
tice-work of vines around and above her.
She thought of the sudden change of her
circumstances. When the sun went down
last, she had a comfortable and beloved
home ; now she had none, but was a hunt
ed, persecuted fugitive, cowering in a dark
some swamp, the resortof wild b«istand o The ciralmsUnces ^
lawless men. She-could not be so selfish . , , , L 1
ries me thc most!”
Imagine the feelings of thc yonng girl!
Picture to yoursetf her trepidation, her
trembling horror, at the proximity of vil
lains whose religion was passion and plun
der, and whose depraved instincts hurried
them to the commission of enormities too
shocking for the mind to dwell upon. She
was like the dove hiding from the hawk
—the hare shrinking from the teeth of the
hound.
“ All hope of the gal isn’t lost yet” said,
Arrowsmith, hopefully. “Herrick and
Langford fallowed ’em, you know!”
“ How fur could they foller ’em through
these infernal meshes of wood ?”
As fur as the frightened little bodies
could go. How do you think they could
fight their way through such diffikilties
as these? Why, they’d leave some of
their clothes tt nwrj step, and wuaMtat
have a rag on’erfiVythetitnc ( they’dgrfne
a dozen rods, 'Think how thtrpretty dears
must have torn their soft flesh.*
Arrowsmith laughed, as-if the idea was
a very pleasant one.
“ They couldn’t go a great ways; that’s
certain” replied Martin effectually.
“They may be’thin ten yards of us,”
asserted Arrowsmith with confidence.
The effect of this remark was anything
but agreeable to Jessie, for the distance
was much less than the ruffian had nam
ed.
We might look about some,” added
Arrowsmith. “ They’d be apt to snuggle
into Jhe fust hidin’ place they come to,
that’s the way of the critters. When
they’re frightened they put their silly
heads under the fust bush they find.”
You forgot that Tom Hutter, Paul
Hazelhurst, the tail Yankee, and the nig
ger, started after ’em the minute we tow
to our heels. They’ve found ’em IT war
rant, and-that arch rebel, Hazelhurst, is
whisperin’ fine things in Jessie’s ears by
this time. The davs ’ll be long and the
nights restless till Tve covered him with
the muzzle of my rifle. Little shall 1 sleep
till he ceases to stan’ atween me and Jes
sie Burnside.”
It isn’t best to let out any secrets,
Cap’n for we don’t know what ears may
hear us.”
A twig broke beneath the slight weight
as not to think of her companions. Where
“ 1 cafv't comprehend it!” muttered Hut- j ltad ^ accus tomed to it from childhood.
- t r. in a perafoxed manner. “ There’s al-, Tbc wa p s s hobk with the vehemence of
!e:s mischief goin on when folks are still. . tbc bre and there was a warning creak
“ That's about my way o think in, re- an( j groan among the joists and trembling
m irked Podijah, who heard 1 out s remarks. ra f te fs
The most mischief is done with the leas' ! * « The roof will fall in a moment!” cried
irusc cordm to my experience fust and ; Hazclhurst “We are readv. Quick,
■ 1 ist, here and there, by anu large as the i u u tter Quick
Did you ever go a courtin’, j — - •
ded fresh terror'to her situation.
“ What was that?” whispered Arrow-
smith.
“ It was a noisel” said Vantassle, sud
denly, whose bad temper made him reck
less.
“ I know it was a noise but it allers
takes somethin’ to-make a noise. What
did I tell you f
“ Your beauty may be concealed herea
bout ; push mhead and see,”
Jessie heard Vantassle parting the lau
rels and pressing slowly toward her. Her
,. , , , at re- beaT * violently, she believed if he
of her fcth^s mawion^ave afew ^ ^ ^ it The crisis of her
and smouldering brands tltot still j ^ it seemed to her, had arrived. Should
j and stoop as you go. j s® 1 U P * mournful incense from the non-, . - •_ attemnt to flv. or re-
! Thev glided unmolested to the end of ly hearthstone. She wept, sorrowed, pray- . s jl e nt a moment longer? She chose
: 1 ^ 1 r U ear nothin’ but Paul anil the ; the idling. ed-for it fe upon God. at lasl that tfie * V ^"e w^withta three
gals. Paul s rather sweet on one of cm, « Now for the shrubbery in thc direc- tossed, stricken, and disappmnled mind
c t , c tn u..i ! turnc TK. iiMfinub and exnerience of the be pontiooed in the \ Y Weekly
of April 20th, and. for sale by every News
Agent throughout the United States.]
The NEW YORK WEEKLY published
n arid goes.
Mister V”
■ 1 i.ever did," said Tom.
1 who exposed himself to danger as if he j were they? She suuddered at the possi-
* bility of what might have befallen them.
—A painful recollection in regard to her
brave defenders added unspeakably to the
distraction of her mind. Far off in the
depths of the swamp she heard the shriek
of the panther, the howl of the wolf and
the dismal notes of the owl. Frightful
contrast to the peace and security of Lau-
The heart of Tom Hutter swelled with [ relwood! Looking upward through the
courage and resolution ; his form dilated; ' tenacious foliage into the dim sky, she be
held a black cloud of smoke—all that re-
l .-u\ er dut, said lorn. , his muscles quivered for the contest. j held a l
" " U 'K tIlal s aficout-thc stillest work ; “ To'thc right, friends—to the right!—j gained
\ >u can liuil, I reckon, thnjigh sometimes ; under the smoke as much as yon can i charred
some of the other leaders of this party, in
a recent speech at Rochester, New York,
is reported to have said that it was the
ultimate design of their party, the Black
Republicans, not only tb exclude slavery
from the Territories, hut to assail that in
stitution eren in the States where it now
existed. This is certainly the chief corner
stone of the Black Republican party.
We were taught in our youth that an
avowed enemy was to be preferred to a
pretended friend, and while we may ad
mire the candor of the declaration, we say
that we contemn the logic which results
in the conclusion that the Federal Gov
ernment has the right to interfere with
State institutions. Has it come to this,
that it is to be boldly and openly pro
claimed that the States have no rights re
served ? that Congress has the power to
abolish, or protect any institution in any
of the States as the freak of fancy of the
majority may dictate ? If so, it is the cli
max of federalism. As monstrous and un
constitutional as the doctrine may be, we
have long believed that it was the spirit
and design which not only controlled but
bound together the abolitionists. This
party now hold the balance of power at
the North, and will secure Seward’s nom
ination for the Presidency ; and they are
determined and will force this issue in the
next Presidential campaign. Be it so: it
presents a tangible issue, and one on
which there can be no compromise ; for
when such practical issues are presented
in politics, it matters not what theories
and schemes statesmen may suggest, they
must be boldly met, no matter howsoever
bitter the pill may be to the politician.—
Such issues. sometimes arise from acci-
dent, or from popular passion, but it is of
no consequence from what cause they
spring, if it engages the mind of a strong
section, or friction of our country*. Can
the South—will the South submit to any
compromise on this issue? No—emphat
ically no! If she should, not only her in
stitutions and her interests would be com-
promitted, but her honor and the memo
ry of her ancestors.
The casualobserver can well see that
the abolitionists, to a certain extent a sep
arate and distinct party from thc Black
Republicans, have seized this as the favor
able time to have their policy of the en
tire abolition of slavery engrafted on the
platform of the Republican party of the
North, as they well know they hold in
their hands the power to control; hence
Senator Seward, the leader of thc Repub
lican party, is catering to their tastes -to |
secure bis nomination for the Presidency, I
and that he will succeed we have no ques- j
tion. The higher law party* will not cease
their assaults upon the South and her in
stitutions until we plant one foot upon the
Constitution, the other on separation, and
boldly* strike for the one or the other. —
Time alone can prove the result
With this declaration of direct assault
upon our rights, what is the duty of the
South ? It should be an unit—select men
for the coining contest who have been
tried, true, and faithful—men who have
never quailed before popular prejudice,
but who have gallantly stemmed the cur
rent, and who have proven themselves to
be safe pilots, to steer the ship of State—
men who know her rights and will main
tain them. With such men at the helm,
the South has naught to fear.
We like honesty in politics as well as in ! informed by a friend who has just retum-
everything else ; and when we are called ed from Calhoun, has appointed Delegates
upon to support men for offices of honor j in favor of the re-nomination of Gov.
and trust, who have not the qualifications ! Brown, and opposed to the nomination of
to discharge properly the duties of the of- j Col. Lewis Tumlin ; and in favor of the
fice tb which they aspire, or against whom j nomination of Col. E. W. Chastain as
such charges as those spoken of can be - the candidate for this Congressional Dist.
sustained, we shall beg to be excused
from doing so. If “ honesty is the best
policy,” and we have been always taught
and believe that it is, then why should it
not be practised in politics as well as in
anything else ?
The Pic-Hic.
“ We will dance upon thc merry, merry i
green.”
On Saturday* last, according to previous
notice, a large number of persons 'assem
bled at the Free Bridge to enjoy the day
in rustic amusements and thc more sub-
stantials of life. The morning was clou
dy and savored of rain, yet those who had
said, “we will not fail,” were there in full
numbers, with full baskets, and hearts
that were willing to welcome. Thc Band
of Kingston opened the ball as they dis
coursed sweet music in passing along the
road and through the bridge. After this
the large crowd clustered in groups—here
you might see the elderly matron—there
the stately and queenly-looking wife—and
now the beautiful,-blushing maid of six
teen—there you could see the elderly cit
izen, the sturdy farmer, and thc gay
young gentleman—all of whom had for
the day thrown aside life's dull cares, and
come prepared for enjoying the May day
celebratipn, where
“ Thtr sprightly Sylvia trips along the
green.”
An hour spent thus in the “ feast of rea
son and the flow of soul,” difiner was an
nounced, when all assembled around the
festal board, which was spread near the
bridge. Reader, you should have been
there—no pen can describe the scene ;
plenty* and abundance had been furnished,
and pleasure and mirth reigned. After
the repast the large ferry boat was bro’t
up, and the Band escorted some distance
up the river, and as the boat was turned
back we had music which could cheer the
heart and thrill the soul. The day pass
ed in peace, quiet and pleasure. When
we left, which was early in the evening,
they were “ tripping the light fantastic
toe.” Well may wc say :
“Though fate upon this faded flower
His withering hand has laid ;
Its odored breath defies his power,
Its sweets are undecayed.
And thus although the warbled strains
No longer wildly thrill
The memory of the song remains,
Its soul is with me still”
John Cobb, one of the accomplices of
Crockett in the killing of Sam’l Landrum,
near Atlanta, some months ago, has been
sentenced to be hung. Jones, the other
accomplice, has noty*ethad his trial his
probable that he, also, will “ pull hemp,”
or at least ought to.
Sickles, who killed Key, in Washington
City, recently, on account of the crimiail
intercourse of the latter with thc former’s
wife, has stood his trial %n the charge of
“murder,” and found “not guSty”—a
righteous verdict, truly.
The Confederacy says that not less than
ten thousand negroes have passed thnwgh
Atlanta since the 1st of November laRt,
on their way from the old States to the
cotton and sugar regions.
It is a fact of significance, that Benito
Juarez, the man recognized by our Na
tional Government as President of Mexico,
►s a pure Indian. Never until now, since
Montezuma, has a pure Indian been the
ruler of Mexico.
The net increase of the Methodist'
Church South tile past year, was 44,398,
making the total present membership of'
the Methodist Episcopal Church Sooth,
699,17(5. ’ '"a"''
M. G. Jones, son of Rev. Dabney P. .
Jones, was killed near Palmetto, Campbell
county, Ga., on the 26th nit., by Darby
Penn.
lip The late frosts have seriously in
jured the wheat in Northerii Georgia-
early wheat especially.
Freeland, convicted rf the murder of'
Vaughan, was hung at -Cumming on the
15th nil.
[communicated.]
Messrs. Editors : The voters of the
Kith District of Cass county present the
name of E, V. Johnson, Esq., as a suita
ble candidate for Judge of the Inferior
Court at the election to be held on the 7th
of May next. KINGSTON.
there’s a heap o’ business done.'
“ Hark !’’ said Ton
Dmglu stack below par.
The Two*Headed GirL
Let none fail to see this wonderful girl.
She is the embodiment of all that is ex
traordinary and strange, having two fine
ly formed heads—very intelligent, and of
a most amiable disposition. She sings
very prettily, and with both of her
mouths, talks and walks well, and always
interests her visitors to a great degree.—
There is no chance for donbt but that she
is the greatest curiosity ever witnessed,
and should by all means be seen by ev
ery body.
Remember that this wonderful freak of
nature will be on exhibition at Cassville
Interesting Foreign Hews.
! The Steamship Africa arrived at N. Y.
on the 28th ult., with Liverpool dates to
the 16th. She brings the following inter
esting intelligence:
It was reported in Liverpool, at the time
the Africa left, that the Peace Congress
would assemble on the 23rd of April, at
Carlsruhe, a city of Western Germany,
and the capital of the grand Duchy of Ba
den.
The report appears to be confirmed that
Austria refuses to participate in a Peace
Congress, unless all the powers disarm
simultaneously.
The London News says it is just as pos
sible that the proposed Congress will em
bitter the relations of the’contending par
ties, as it is that its deliberations will avert
The Paris correspondent of the Herald
When the division of sentiment (re- this rooming (Thursday,) at 10 o’clock.
marks the Macon State Press) find arose! Will > be at Cartersville Friday, that be has good reasons for believ
10 o clock, A. M. Go at once and take . „ . , . , , . -
. . . .. ing that Austria s proposals as to points
your wife and child, and otar word for it 1
in this State as to the position assumed
by Mr. Douglas in his late contest in Illi
nois, those of us who charged that gentle
man with an abandonment of the prind-
1‘ikcs me. sain loin, uiat mo d ; es be Lnive r
air is growing hot and oppressive. Listen!: s t eadv bearing and flashing eyes told that ed, affficted, and world crashed souL—
be quiet there, Paul and the gals. i ho was ready to do f l>r the fiur be- ; Prayer to Him made her calmer. A Strangs
R ich of the parties became attentive. under his protection. j balmy influence, unexpected and swed,
A hissing, roaring sound wits heard over- ’ ’T. Xow . fbr a dash—fest. fester-stoop— i stole’into her being. She would not, riie
bc4d * , „ ■ M'e as small a intftk to the enemy as pos-1 did not quite despair. -
“The house is on fire! cried Ilutter. There was a sound m the laurel hedges. . •*...- * . . .
“Some of the Mood-thirsty rillians have \Vh en two or three rods from the bum- ! She listened with every sense awake Per- | the their * net, °® *° ^
effected an entrance through the roof. ing bui , ding the g ames shot up with in-1 sons were working their way through the: ^ get the“ r « Be,Bber8 . it was paraded that
The scout’ rushed up stairs and drew o- creased brilliancy, throwing a strong glare j tangled masses in the direction other cor- j wgt - KI y tbr ^._i. hh« We do not wish j Green, of Missouri, was for Douglas; Hun-
p»n a dbor. A dense tolume of smoke. ] „pon the fugitives. A dozen men sprang ert - Their progress slow and difficult.— j .. except to pH— where
mingled with flame, met him and drove from the grass and foliage to dispute their ; She beard muttered curses and imprea-j^. T, —* —*—'*-
trim back. Beds, garments, everything j progress. j turns. Her fears were immeasurably in
combustible had been piled in a heap and ; “Stop!" shouted a voice that was start- , creased, for the voice of Martin Vantassle
fired. The straw, the feathers, the linen, r familiar to Jessie Burnside. j was so odious, and made so many disa-
were like tinder; it nteded but a spark •* Down !” thundered Hutter. springing j greeable impressions upon her memory,
to kindle the mad blaze, and that had been j toward him with a fierce bound and aim-; that she could not hut recognize its sligfat-
a;»plied some minutes bpfore by a cunning j j ng a blow at his bead with his rifle: Van-1 «st tones. She shrank and crouched to
and malicious hand.
Scorched by thc furious element and; The tall Yankee pressed to the side of
half suffocated, Hutter mounted the stairs Hutter and the Tory fell crushed at his
again, in hopes tb combat the destructive! feet
- u —“Have at you, youtarnal critters!—
Podijah Mokepeaee didn’t come out here
for nothin'. Come on—a douen of ye at
once! There's a scare of airthquakes shut
up in my bones!”
“Shoot down file rebels shoot
down!” cried Vantassle Lover whose pros
trate form four stout fellows
tassle staggered and fell upon one knee.— mother earth for protection, as the startled
A- <1. W iUiaiMMt No. 22 Beckman St, j ^ the Kansas bill, were not only ac-
New York and-is sold by all respectable t r . , .
News Agents in the United States/'The ! of mis-stating his speeches, but
price is four, ceofts, but in some cases; wiwe also met with an array of great
where agents have; to pay extra freight or names, all of whom were said to lend
1 ^ ' ’ Everybody
ter, oi Virginia, was for Douglas ; Brown,
of Mississippi, was. for Douglas; Breckin
ridge was for Douglas; until, in short It
power by scattering the material which
fed it but it was too late. Podijah Make
peace ran after him and dragged him back,
half choked by the penetrating hot and
smoke-loaded air.
Paul Hazel’aursk in defiance of the black,
asphyxiating vapors, rushed to the cham
ber to. close the door that.had been left
open, but sank blinded and'overpowered
upon the tbwshhoid. It was with difficul-
patridge 'hides itself beneath a bough or
in the friendly brake, to escape file hurt
ling shot of the hunfer.
Discovery appeared inevitable, for file
crackling cf'the limbs and the struggling
and the low-breathed curses came nearer
ko discharged his blunderbuss, an4
t j that he could retrace his steps. He'wa$ the scattering Storm flf buckshot wounded
gaping; for breath like a di -vnin'g min rFvcrel' -'***' -
“ Perdition mere these brambles!” ex
claimed Vantassle. “One can neither stand
up nor lay down, go forward nor go hack!”
Jessie heard the speaker caat kaareeif
reck testily upon the ground a ftnr yards
from her. Tha laurel bent and
ed beneath his weight, communicating a
W£vr of. moths to the vines remind he*.
_ it—
When sent by mail the priee~will invaria
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tions tat«. for three months. Two regies
wffl be sent for a year for $8; four copies
for $6; eight eofare for fil2. Postmasters
who get up dubs of ten, and rend us $15
at one time, will he entitled to an extra
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vent banks taken at par for subscriptions.
Canada subscribers must send sixty-six
cents extra with entry subscription, to
prepay file American postage.
Washington, April 21,—Mr. Dallas, U.
S. Minister at London, has hh written
to the President, that in the high ret offi
cial drdre foot in tiWfi »
opprered foot nobody wre feft to opposc whereupon some one d
you will not regret the visit
The Menagerie,
Of Van Amburgh & Co., did come to
Cassville in accordance to their appoint
ment. A number of animals, among oth
ers the Elephant were exhibited, to an ad
miring crowd. The man did actually en
ter the cage of trained wild animals, and
to be submitted, will be unacceptable to
France.
The Paris Patrie says France cannot be
expected to diminish her army, or remand
to the arsenals a single piece of its cannon.
Many French naval officers have been
ordered to join their ships forthwith.
War materials are accumulating at Mar
seilles to an alarming extent.
Five steam frigates have gone to Alge-
exhibited some feats of controling power.
During the exhibition the Tiger and his ! rl * f° T tr°°P s -
majesty, the Lion, took upon themselves j " 1 ^ ie ** te * ...... ,
to perform some “ fantastic tricks” in the j an<1 Count Walewski, it is 1>e | 1 *J ed ’
The late interview with Lord Cowley
hire except a few poor durfls of threoun- u ^ ^ ; „ d themi
try prere, who hod no right to an opinion luervmpu..
m IhrTiljir The tato debato in the’* re S aUr BUnl P ede commenced, which
United! States S
ent fore-on the matter. Neatly
lending Southern Democrats took port m 1 c *® ,n 8 004 WIS * **>**•
the diseoreiou—among them, Merera. . w
Brown, Davis, Green, Mason, Hunter and
Itevred. Between *n three xenttemre, ^ they reaped jerrujfrmo.
Mr. Dougha, there was apparent an irreC- |y Floyd county delegates are m-
of opinion—nor did a | etructed to go for Brown for Governor,
■her rente to the as- and for Wright fbrCongressL Polkcoun-
ef tin -tatter. Even Plight qf delegates are instructed to go for
Obiot would net go the full length with: Brown for Governor, and Terhune first
the fflfooif Senator So nraeh for so much. 1 and the Wright for Congress.
ted in serious difference of opinion, affect
ing the amity between Frtoce and Eng
land.
***" TT" jumT I might have resulted iq serious coosequen-: ln the sn,aller Gc™** 1 States, warlike
! rea, hod it not beenstopped, t>j numbers} preparations are going forward
^ ‘ ealliiig out it was a hoax. Several that! The Bavarian army*-is piece*oue war
we saw reached the ground from the top; foot' n S- .. _
»”« to th« wT tt— *’**'*£
protest against the Congress.
It was rumored that the King of Napfea
was either dead, or in a dying -condition.
Holland and Belgium were said to hove
concluded a treaty for their mutual fie**®
in ease of war. , - *
See advertisement of L. W. Gaines.