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THE HAPPIEST HOME. That is the brightest, happiest home, Where love and peace are shrined ; And whence the heart would never roam, A warmer spot to find. ‘Tis not the mansion, proud and high, Nor halls of lordly state ; ’Tis not the robes of richest dye, Nor slaves that round us wait; ’Tis not the steeds that prance in pride, With harness flecked with foam ; No—luxury and dominion wide Have nought to do with home. r . . 1 , But one condition makes a home— Hearts must be happy there ; As well in hovel a3 in dome. Content can find a lair. Want and disease may bitter life, Discordant souls may hate, Strong interests may engender strife — These are the common fate. But, if we ask it prayerfully, Joy to our roof will come; Love, the condition sole must bo, For love will make a home. Love—A Mystery, [From the German.] Mv heart! I bid thee answer— How are love’s marvels wrought 1 “Two hearts to one pulse beating, Two spirits to one thought.” And tell me how love cometh ? “It comes —unsought—un. Jnt! And tell me how love goeth ? “That was not love which went!” Portrait of Mr. D’lsraeli. There is a decided character about the whole external of Mr. D’lsraeli, jet it is most difficult to determine in what it especially consists. The first impression conveyed to your mind, as with clothes shaped apparently with too much care for effect, and those long flakes of curling black hair that can ha'-dly he distinguished from the ringlets of a woman, he walks hastily, with a sell absorbed air, and a quick, short, shuffling gait, toward his seat, is that of an effeminate, nay almost an emasculate affectation. There seems to he a dandyism, not merely’ of the body hut -of the mind also. We usually associate the idea .of pride with an erect chest, aloftygaze]a hautuer of hearing. Strange to say, Mr. Disraeli’s hear ing produces the same impression, from a totally opposite cause. He has an habitual stoop, and there is that in his hearing and carriage which might he mistaken for humility. He has also an air of self-absorption, which does not appear natural ;it seems to arise from an affected indif ference to the gaze or the observation of others. It is not the less pride, though not of the most noble order. You can see glimpses of an evi dence that self-esteem is no stranger to his mind. In spite of the assumed stolidity, you may 7 de tect the self-constraipt and the furtive regards of a very vain man, who is trying to appear as if he were not vain at all. Although his eyes are downcast, they have not the downcast look of modesty, hut rather of a sort of supercilious ness, which is the most striking expression on the face. He seems to look down because lie considers it too much trouble to look up. But a further study leads j’ou to think that your first impressions have been erroneous. You see that the intellectual preponderates in Mr. Disraeli’s organization, and bv degrees, you begin to be lieve that he is as much absorbed as he seems to he. Like Sir Robert Peel, he appears to isolate himself —to have no associates in the House, except those forced on him by the im mediate necessity of party 7 . This isolation and self absorption arc equall y conspicuous whether he is quiescent or in activity. Observe him any where about the House, in the lobbies, or in the committee rooms—you never see him in confi dential communication with any one. All in lets of information and impression seem as if I they were violently closed up by an effort of the will. Yet we know, from Mr. D’lsraeli’s speech es and writings, that he is keenly alive to the A ightest and most impalpable changes going on >und him—that, in tact, his intellect must be nrc on the watch, although, to an observer, it ever >to be in a state of self-imposed torpor, -seemi him where you will, he glides past you See sly, without being apparently conscious I noiseles istence of externals, and more like the; of the ex an the substance of a man. Involun- j shadow th mports himself like one- possessed tartly he eo holic monomania, and who has no by a meiaiac* mis with the realities of life. When natural relatii he equally shrouds himself in his lie 1s speaking, ’atmosphere. You would think own intellectual rd to the thought of whom he he paid no reg*. but only to the ideas he was was addressing, i Is. Still with downcast eyes enunciating in won. almost be called a torpor of still with what may he seems more an intellec tive physical powers, living, breathing man of j tual abstraction than a If someone of his | passions and sympathte offer a friendlg sugges- j friends interrupts him to tatement of facts the j lion, or to correct a nns-s t notice him at all, ! chances are that he will no qfo a gesture of im ou, ifhe does, that it will \yi like a snar h as patience, or with somet or g an p- pj s .when a man is grinding a * 3 pipes utter a band suddently be stopped, th slight discordant moan. , trays itself /fhis singular sell-absorp ion You never even v-ben he is in a sitting pos back in see him gazing around him, or loW. • a • ofcher liis seat, or seeking to tate hs ™ U raen o in the intervals political ext.teme. He sits with his head rigid, his body con rac hia arms closely pinned tohsa.de as though; he were an automaton, lie looks like oik ■ . those stone figures of ancient Egypt, that - bodv the idea of mentionless quiescence forever. _Critical Biographies, by G. H. Francis, • If you don’t wish to get angry, never argue with i a blockhead. Remember, the duller the razor the . more you cut yourself and swear. Champlain •- \vhotakes a pair of skates and *•“£"“ sory note on the ice with such perfect on, that in less than an hour the sun liquidates . ■: .| tiBEEAi. SoLscEirrios —:A gentleman from New •'•'fork has subscribed 5d1),i,6:0, the who,e amount required to> build a railroad troin Fayetteville, * . C $ me Deep’river coal mines, vu the Stato &l)c Himes avti Bcnimd WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 23, 1853. Mr. Mason’s Report on the Honduras Question. The very decided tone of this report lias created no little excitement. With the lights before us, we hearti ly sanction the conclusions of the committee. The Uni ted States have a deep interest in all questions affecting Central America. In all probability no safe and expe ditious route to the Pacific can be opened in man} }eais across the continent South of Tehuantepec. We can not, therefore, allow any maritime power to get the control of Central America, and least of all Great Brit ain. She is the only European nation whose policy conflicts with ours in this question, and any encroach ment of hers ought to be watched with extreme solici tude ; and she should be held strictly to her treaty stipula tions. It is the opinion of the committee : That the Is lands of Roatan, Bonacca, Utilla, Barbant, Helena, and Morat, in and near the Bay of Honduras, constitute a part of the territory of the Republic of Honduras, and therefore form a part of ‘Central America,’ and, in consequence, that any occupation or colonization of these Islands by Great Britain, would be a violation of the treaty of the 19th of April, 1850. “The committee, from the information before them, entertain a decided opinion that the British settlements at Belize, as defined by the treaties with Spain, lie within the territory of the Republic of Gautemala, and so equally constitute a part of ‘Central America.’ Should such be the fact, whilst the committee are not prepared to say that, the engagements of the treaty of 1850 would require that those settlements shall be abandoned and discontinued on the part of Great Britain, yet th:s gov ernment would have just cause of complaint against any extension of the limits of these settlements beyond tfiose prescribed by Spam, or as further allowed by the re public where they may be found ; and that in any man ner to enlarge or change the character of these settle ments by any mode of jurisdiction, would be in viola tion of said treaty.” Congressional Election—Col. Pickens’ Letter. The people of South Carolina are very singular in many things; but there is one of their peculiarities which strikes us as very praiseworthy, and which ought to be imitated by every State in the confederacy. It is known that there is an election to be held in the second Congressional district of that State, very shortly ; that there are three candidates in the field, one of whom has but few equals as an orator; that the result of the dection is exceedingly doubtful; and that the most in significant circumstance may turn the scale in favor of one or the other of the candidates. Under these circumstances, it is natural for us to suppose that neither of the candidates would allow any opportunity to remain unimproved to win popular fa vor. Yet all of them have peremptorily declined to address the people, for reasons highly creditable to themselves; but which are too lofty, we fear, to be ap preciated by politicians of other sections of the Union. Col. Pickens, one of the candidates, in his letter to a committee of the citizens of Abbeville District, uses the following language: “I am deeply attached to the people of Abbeville from all the associations of my life, as well as from all the histori cal recollections connected with the early settlement and defence of the District by our forefathers, and I would do anything that a man ought to do to meet their wishes. “If there was any great public question immediately in issue upon which the country was divided into parties, I would not hesitate as to my course—l would meet any where in the discussion of those questions, and there should be no voter who would be ignorant of any sentiment I en tertained on the question at issue. But in your resolution and invitation there is no such question intimated, and it would result emphatically in an‘active canvass’ for person al claims and merits between the candidates. Now, in such a contest at present, 1 confess nothing would be more unpleasant than to appear to become the solicitous advo cate of my own claims. It strikes me, that the peculiar fitness and merits of all of us, who are now belore the pub lic for choice, is clearly a case, in the existing state of the country, for the calm and deliberate judgment of the peo ple.” It certainly is very unusual for politicians to decline •‘an active canvass for personal claims.” Little else is thought of by most of them. They build up their fame on the wreck of civil virtue,and prefer success to truth, honesty, and their country’s welfare. Fire. About twelve o’clock, on Saturday night last, our citizens were alarmed by the cry of fire. The Livery Stable of Messrs. Dudley & Martin, and the old Thea tre, used as a carriage house, and the house of enter tainment, kept by Mrs. A. J. Ila'l, were entirely con sumed. The further progress of the flames was ars rested by the timely and efficient exertions of the fire companies. Further Particulars of the Late Fire. Messrs. Dudley <fc MartinTastimost of their carriages ; Messrs. Smith and others lost theflMpols and a quantity of timber-, Mrs. Hall lost the whole ofv.her and kitchen furniture ; Col. Spivey lost a valuable.k or<s9 and a quantity of forage : the woodwork of the cannon of the Ringgold Artillery was also consulted. To the credit of our community, however, the flames had hardly subsided before a committee was canvassing the city in favor of the sufferers, and a large amount had been already raised before the list was pre sented to us. “We hope and believe that the Euflerera will find that their loss will be their gain. We were somewhat surprised to find in the last En- I quirer the following paragraph : “Now this suggestion is our own. Would not our citi zens take pleasure in contributing something to the sufferers? No fire that ever happened, injured a m re honest, indus trious and worthy set of men than this. When the rich suffer on such occosions everybody comes to the rescue. The needy, generally do net fare so well. In the case be fore us, the small assistance granted and unfe.lt by the many, in the aggregate, might prove o immense benefit to the suffering few.” We are perfectly willing that the Enquirer should enjoy the felicity of having suggested the propriety of relieving the sufferers, though we are of opinion that be fore the article was written, the active be nevolenee of our citizens had already gone to work. We cannot, however, pass unnoticed t*\ e sentences italicized. Our observation, at least \a this city, is qiite the reverse of ,‘hat of our neighbor. If there is one quality which distinguishes the people of Columbus, it is the prompt ness with which t * ne y respond to the cry of dtstitution. The Orphan Asylum is a mouument of their charity, and the 1; tQ fire 'which laid it in ashes bat afforded an opport- Jn j ty cf showing that their benevolence was only e T .ailed by the demands which were made upon it. “three thousand dollars were raised in three days to 1 rebuild it. It is a well known fact, toOj that hundreds of Factory operatives have been clothed and fed during i the past winter by this community. And the last fire ; has not found them idle or indifferent spectators of the calamities of the indig -nt. But we are extending our remarks too far. We only designed to correct the erroneous impressions of our neighbor, and to render honor to whom honor is due. Steamboat Sunk. The steamer Retrieve, Oapt. W. S. Nell, was, by accident, driven upon a rock near Owens san an sunk in deep water, a few days since She had on board, we are informed, about twelve hundred bales of otton, most of which will be saved, though m a damaged condition. The boat will be a total loss. It was owned principally by Capt. Nell and C. A. Clink, the Clerk. Further by the Alps and America. Viscount Melbourne’s death creates a vacancy in the Peerage. His title is extinct. Mr. Cobden offered to bet £IOOO to Is. that Napo leon would never invade England, and was taken up by Mr. Brotherston, who bound him over in legal bonds for the full amount. Dr. Newman had been fined £IOO for his libel on Dr. Acbilie. Napoleon’s civil marriage took place in the Tuillereis, and the service was performed by the Arch-Bishop of Paris. The Empress refuses to allow the Senate to settle any donation upon her 5 she has heretofore re fused to accept jewelry from the Municipal Council. Napoleon’s speech to the Senate, atinounuing his mar riage, had created consid< rable sensation at Vienna, and the answer given by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Austrian Ambassador, in regard to the Emperor’s allusion to Maria Louise, was not satisfacto ry. A difficulty also exists between the two Govern ments concerning the time the Roman States are to be occupied by the French troops. Turkey. —The Turks commenced active operations against Montenegro on the 12th of January. During the day, three villages were destroyed by fire, and Omar Pacha, at the head of 24,000 troops, was push ing towards the capital. Austria had dispatched Count Jellachich to the frontier with 18,000 tro ps, and Count Leimingen goes on a private mission to Constantinople, which is supposed to relate to Montenegrean affairs. Counterfeiters. “W e learn from the Georgia Courier , that seven or eight SSO counterfeit bills, on the Marine and Fire In surance Bank of Savannah, have been circulated in Stewart ceunty, by a couple of fellows who are travel ling through the country with a few horses as hor • dealers, and embracing every convenient opportunity to palm off their spurious money. It gives the following description of one of them : lie is about six feet high, weighs about 180 lbs., has light hair and rather light complexion. The bills circulated in Stewart are lettered K, made payable to C- F. Mills, dated Jan. Ist, 1850, signed J. Olmstead, Cashier, Edw’d Padel ford, President, and numbered over 1100. More Rumors. A correspondent of the Savannah Republican says : “Mr. Pierce is expected here about the -Oth inst. Who will go into his Cabinet is still a matter of uncertainty and conjecture, Public opinion, however, seems to be settling down into the conclusion, that Mr. Cush ing, of Massachusetts, is to be Secretary of State, and Col. Davis, of Mississippi, Secretary of War. These two appointments, by some, are considered ‘fixed facts. ’ For the other places, some conjecture that Commodore Stockton is to be Secretary of the Navy, Mr. McLellaa, of Michigan, Post Master General, and Mr. Flagg, of New York, Secretary of the Treasury, &e. All this, however, is rumor. A few weeks will settle the mat ter by a disclosure, which, perhaps, may show all these speculators how little they know about it.” Fatal Accident. Mr. Keli.y, a mechanic connected with the Variety Works, of this city, died on Friday evening last, 18th, from hurts received a few days before in accidentally falling from a platform, some ten or twelve feet high, upon a pile of rock below. The deceased was a native of Ireland, and had secured the friendship and esteem of a large circle of acquaintances bv his industry, sobriety and general good conduct. Ilia death is consequently much regretted, not only by the natives of his ov place, but by all who knew him. Tho deruh of such a man is a peculiar loss to our city . a great deal of whose prosperity depends on the success of her manufactures, and the prosecution of the mechanic arts. — Columbus Enquirer , The Vice President elect, the Hon. Wm. R. King, arrived at Havana on the 6th instant. Great attention is paid him, we f understand, by the authorities. On the arrival of the Fulton with him on board, British^ man-of-war Vestal sent a boat to her it^lfr. King would accept a salute. Mr. King declined. A Man We learn that was „ hot by Simpson Clem, on Tuesday^g th jn Augugta? Gafmd * lying in a condition. The difficulty origin ated ifl-J.ke reprehensible practice of throwing brick bu-ts at houses. Clem was arrested, and, after exam ination before a Magistrate, was discharged. Circus and Menagerie. We have beeu requested to state that Raymond, Maibie & Co.’s Circus and Menagerie will not visit Oglethorpe or any other place afflicted with Small Pox. They are now on their way to their next appointment, and will be careful to avoid all infected places, so that the public need feel under no apprehensions from their visit to our city. Progress. The Delta, in speaking of Progress, says: “And even if the sword must be the indispensable companion of its course, we must not forget that sometimes, ‘like the patriarch’s wound, it may blossom into flowers to deck the conquerors brow.’ ” More of the Capitol Extension Fraud. Mr. Borland moved to add the appropriation for the ex tension of the capitol, a proviso that hereafter ail moneys expended on this work shall be disbursed by the commit® sioner of public buildings. He said that it was uecessary, from what had taken place, that there should be some safeguard placed over the disbursement of the public moneys. He was a member of the select committee on this subject, before which there was a mass of testimony showing that there had been a total disregard of the pub lic interest, and a fraudulent misuse of the public money, to an extent unheard of before in thiseoantry. When the first appropriation for this work was before the Sena e, he called attention to what he considered was fraud in the matter, and yet he had been denounced for it by the special organ of the administration. There was a mple evidence before the committee of large embezzle ments. The evidence of commissioner of public buildings had shorn that the architect when informed of the frauds of the superintendent refused to notice them. Large sums had been embezzled daring the past year. Sn‘ * -quently fio said that it was shown that the arehi tect had made contracts fur pieces of marble containing over thirty cubic feet at $1 per cubic foot, and at 65 cents peT cubie foot for pieces containing less thau thirty cubic feet. That result that the large were brought here at great expense, and after they had here they were broken up into small pieces to be used. In th s way $65,000 had been lost. Mr. Brooke protested against this divulging ex-parte evidence before the committee. Mr. Cooper defended the character of Mr. JValter, th* architect- Theameudment was’agreed to, as also was an itun for $20,000 for the Library of Congress. Conundrum, —Why is a fat duck, with its wings clipped, like a bad cold ? Because it is easily caught; FOR THE Times & SENTINETi. Mr. Webster’s Death—Reflections. He died when probably he least expected it, in the midst of political excitement to which his own name and position had powerfully contri buted. He died like Samson in the very effort of pulling down ruin on the heads of hisenemies, in the moment of his greatest out lay of strength. When his great heart was most severly tried, and most triumphant, most resolved, collecting into itself the resources of his large experience and manly nature, it suddenly ceased to throb. Just as he plumed his wing for a loftier flight and a wider sweep through the firmament of national fame, the shaft of the relentless archer smote him in his eyrie, and he fell. Just as the sun of his genius seemed to be kindling its re flections upon the disc of each lesser orb, it sud denly sank in night. He died when the nation least expected it, an old century oak that had battled with a thou sand storms, he stood bravely flinging his giant arms and leafv boughsin defiance to thetempest; ; solemnly from his high place he fell. The earth j trembled beneath the weight ol his trunk. Wide j rts )unded the eochoes of his fall through forest ! and field ; not an ear but caught the stunning j sound, not a heart but lost a pulsation at the announcement, “ Daniel Webster is dead!’’ From capitol to cabin, from palace to hut, from ! heart to heart, from eye to eye, from lip to ear, ! with telegraphic speed, the electric, the startling intelligence, ran back and forth, to and fro, un til every lip quivered, every eye faded, every cheek blanched, every heart dins deed. Up to the hour of his death the nation never luteiv Mr. Webster. The author of these reflec tions, a stranger, a southern man, a political op ponent, and thousands like him, press their way to his new made grave and weep lor him as for a friend. Os Mr. Webster’s physical courage, we know little. It would be painful to know that he possessed it in an eminent degree, it I would too much assimilate him to the vulgar heroes who butcher mankind for pay. Hang* ; men and heroes let who will admire, we j turn from in disgust, to dwell with Mr. j Webster at Richmond amid the glories of the > “morning,” which he there so powerfully, so I poetically, so almost piously portrayed. We stand by the tender hearted old man and weep, as he plants his elms and plies his spade, and having finished his work of love, hands it to his j son Fletcher and says, “ cherish these trees, my son, and when you look upon them remember Edwin and Ella.” How touchingly eloquent that dedication of j one of the volumes of his lately published works, j in which he says, “to my Brother, whose name I wish associated in the minds of men, with eve-. J ry thing 1 may have done worthy of human re memhrance.” W h i) can ever forget that letter which he 1 “Tute in sight of the grave stone of his Father j and Mother, Brothers and Sisters ? What heart is not touched by his description of Webster, and of his noble old puritan -TaiJmr ? ; What human sensibility can res/fr the sublime but simple exclamation from his deep | bosom, m the thoughts and beau- : tifui tropes£i,i(eThe solemn voice of the ocean in the mjjjijf* of the mountains and forests of earth. jo*fDear, dear kindred blood, how 1 love you all !” ; What heart does not almost convulse and break j as he exclaims to his Father, “Brother and I will O'Orh, you shall not work , we will wear our hands ojf 7” Heard not God, the great Father | in heaven, this sublime echo of love ? Os Mr. Webster in the political world, l have little to say, in my humble sphere, I differed Irom him, toto ceedo, in his policy. But his letter to Senator Dickinson of New York upon his re tiring from the Senate of the United States, and his noble Eulogy upon Mr. Calhoun sufficiently demonstrate iiis magnanimity and patriotism. and he main object ol these reflections is to ore- | sent Mr. Webster before the public in his rela tion to Religion, it cannot be doubted that he was deeply and sincerely convinced <>J the truth of the Gospel of Christ. Never did he smile up- j on the tribe of little witlings who deem it mm- ; hood to question the claims of the Christian Reli- ; gion ; never bent he upon them from his olym- 1 pian height a nod of recognition save when he : m rked them for the thunder ofhis denunciation I and with a frown that fell like fate as in the ; great speech of the Girard will case, when lie I cried “;aere, sheer, vulgar infidelity and deism !” | It will he remembered that Mr. Webster on I one occasion promptly instructed a foreign min- : ister to protect the missionaries of tiie Gospel, j He did it with a will , doubtless rejoicing at the j opportunity of throwing the shelter ofhis great name and the governmental protection over t mt | religion of which he himself says his father was an earnest ■’ professor. When my distinguished friend, Dr. Alex. : Means, of Emory College, was leaving the Uni- j ted States on his late European tour, of which I have reason to hope the public may yet learn : something from his own eloquent pen. he called on Mr. Webster, then Secretary of State, for an introduction to some leading man in Europe.— ‘ He met him with an affluence of aecommeda- ‘ tion that, if it did not overwhelm the Doctor, pla ced him under lasting obligations. The Savans of Europe wondered that a methodist preacher and a simple professor in a cullege should go in to all lauds with the imprimatur of tin American Republic and the troad seal of the nation. The more than courtesy was alike creditable to the amiable and accomplished Doctor, and the libe ral and great Secretary of State who additional ly authorized him to call upon him from the farthest shores of Europe or Asia in any emer gency. Tha general tone ot ’ ferensic, senatorial and political,evincesT"^ found per sues on of the truth of the chnP’ Scriptures, a deep reverence for God, an faith in the great facts of revelation. No Lfiltl cant, no German trancendentalisir, evereJ, ] his lips. Whatever may be said of his life T cr, never, never, did he utter a word, that thr a suspicion on his faith. We all remember'd* current report of his criticism of a sermon on evidences of Christianity in which he presJt the issue of the truths of the Gospel, or the” ’ * posto ship of Christ, denying that the factsTf the New Testament admit the possibility ofth e self deception of Jesus and his apostles. I„ same luminous conversation he describes th e sort of minister that he delighted to hear, sought the house of God not to witness a di>pl lv of time! eloquence, not to hear a poetic ihari sody about the virtues , not a didactic oration oti m0r,.l improvement. He waited to hear the p rea . che.- that stood in the holy place and told him that lie was a sinner, that Jesus is a Saviour, that death is at the door, that the Judgment is a ? h uid, that Heaven is the prize and Hell the al tn native. O! that the methodist pulpit even Wi re as orthodox at this point, this vital point’ as the great statesman ! Mr, Webster was never at fault; we all reinem. her his allusion, so pointed and effective, to the Wesleys, in his speech in Boston. He had read their lives and evidently appreciated their labors. After the death ofhis daughter, Mrs. Appleton what melting words did lie pour into the ears of his Pastor at their first interview; shaken in every nerve, trembling in every muscle, the Tj. tan old Statesman stood tearful and for a mo ment silent in the presence of the man of God. When at length he mastered his sensibilities and spoke, what a declaration for the stunned and shattered ear of infidelity. Sic orsus ab alto! ‘ Faith in Jesus is all that is worth a thought” Mr. Webster did not die like an infidel. “He prayed long and fervently, calling on God to forgive his sins through the merits of the Lord Jti is Christ.” Who does not hope that such a prayer, in such an hour, was heard in heaven! WM. F. SAMFOffD. [From the Savannah Georgian, 18th.] Anti-Liquor Law Legislation Movement- Grocers’ Meeting. YVe are informed a large and respectable gathering of the Grocers of this city was held at the Armory Hall, on Wednesday night.— They numbered upwards of eighty, and their proceedings were characterized by good order and unanimity of Sentiment. We learn that the object in view is an organization by which any attempts at the passing of liquor laws in Geor gia, as recently agitated and enacted in other otates, may be forestalled, and at the same time to assert the probity of their pui suit, and repel such aspersions as may tend in the eyes of the public to lessen its moral rectitude. Mr. Wm. Davidson was called to the chair, who present ed his views substantially as follows : “Gentlemen : “Having been called on to preside as Chair man of this meeting, I consider it proper to state to you my views in relation to the object of the call, as far as I understand it. •cfJ'irst. —That it is the object oftke meeting t) form an Association for the protection, of the rights and privileges to which we are entitled iff the prosecution of au honorable and legitimate du si ness. “ Second . —Believing the business we are en gaged in, as Grocers and Liquor dealers, t> he legitimate, honorable and just in its calling, wj deerff it our duty to oppose, by all lawful and jpx&l means, any attempt of legislation derogato ry to our interests, whereby infringements might be made upon our rights as citizens ofthe Uni ted States. “Third. —As union is strength, it is our de sire to co-operate in the adoption of proper measures to sustain our rights against any un just interference of a certain portion of oir com munity who are using active measures to injure us in our business, and would therefore, as Chair man, suggest the propriety of calling the atten tion of all interested, not only in this city but throughout the State, that they also might un:te with us m maintaining our just privileges against all fanatical prejudices. “And with these observations would recom mend your passing such resolutions as may be requisite, also appointing committees to carry them into effect.” Remarks were made by different persons, and a committee of five appointed to adopt appro priate resolutions. Toe meeting then adjourne 1, subject to the call of the Chairman. The Southern Pulpit on Slavery. —The Rev. Mr. Clapp, ofNew Orleans, in his thanksgiving discourse, preached in that city, remarked as follows: A northern minister said to me last summer: “I would not pass my life amid the slavery of Louisiana, even on the condition of being made proprietor ofthe whole State.” 1 will not wea ry you by a repetition of my we.l known views concerning slavery. But I say, with absolute sincerity, that the Africans held in servitude at the South are, in general, much better treated than the colored people in part of the free States. I go farther; we cannot at present discharge our Christian duties without retaining them i* l b< n lage. I have seen more cruelty in Massa chusetts than in Louisiana. In sjdte of the outrag ous caricatures ®* Uncle Tom’s Cabin, there is more suffering m my native State in one year by the ruthless breaking up of poor families and the everlasting separation of parents and children, than the slaves in Louisiana have suffered from the same source during the thirty-one years of my resi dence here. Tiie romance which I have j u -| mentioned is a tissue of the basest untruth, am the most erroneous injustice. I would no men write such a hook, if I could, than I would com mit murder, or set my neighbor’s house in tianus at midnight; no ! not even if I were sure to gam thereby the paeans of all the abolitionists in * tvV and Old Eng’a id, and the entire gold ot Ua i fornia. God have mercy on the sai,r autnre'S- The time is coming when she may weep i*> r terness of soul over the fatal consequences ol hev ineffable folly.