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FOR THE TIMES AND SENTINEL. To Emma G. Host wick. Song-bird of America, I greet thee! Mute, delighted, entranced, 1 sat bere3th thy song, And felt my foul melting away. Sweet-toned Songster, There is a melody within thy soul that wafts The senses into Elysium, and charming, .Makes us deem the sweet sounds that fall upon theecr. Angelic strains, gushing forth harmoniously, Among the groves and blissful bowers of Paradise ; Beneath their peaceful shade no sweeter sound is heard; Upon its fragrant air no softer notes can float ; Along its flowered banks and o’er its murmuring streams, No more melodious strain—no anthern more divine— Is wafted tunefully upon celestial breezes. Song bird of America, I thank thee 1 From the innermost depths of my soul, I thank thee ’ Tho a hast made me to experience in-fore hand, A portion of that endless joy and bliss supreme, Which exists afar in mansions of happiness, Beyond the starry vault of heaven, w here ten thousand Times ten thousand harps, struck by angelic ha. ds, Yield a musical incense grateful to His ears, Who sits upon His burning throne diffusing joy, And life and light upon the wondrous ho. ts around. I thank thee—that thou hast touched chords of tenderness, ! Before unknown, w ithin my bosom’s deepest cell, And caused them to send forth sounds of delieiousness. 1 thank thee—that within the portals of my heart, Thou hast opened a living lbunt of remembiance, Whence I can draw deep draughts of ever-biding bliss. I thank thee—that, as evening clouds are made to glow, And cast a ruddy, luscious light o’er all the earth ; By the dying day god’s departing biilliancv, by the mu.-ie of thy song, n.y soul is made To shine and radiate happiness through all my frame. I thank thee—that thou cast over me a spell. As soft and sootning and gratefully refreshing As the tired traveler feels when the wings of eve In kindness fan his hot brow with cooling breezes, from the fragrant hills of Ara’oy the Blest. Song bird of America, I love thee! I love th< e because thou gratified my sense Os the sweet, the beautiful, the divine, Brightest gem, In beloved Columbia’s tuneful diadem ! A feeling of affection has been awakened Within my breast, by thy powers of melody, Which time nor space nor misfortune can e’er destroy ; A string within the harp of my song-tuned spirit Shall ever vibrate in honor of thee. My dreams, Shall, from thee, borrow love and joy and harmony, As some smooth lake is silvered o’er by bright moonbeams, My whole life shall be illumined by thy glad voice, As midnight skies are lit up into gorgeousness, By the lieh splendors of the borealis lights. Song-bird of America, fare-thee-well ! May .honor, glory, wealth and kind affection prove But golden apples in thy path, that shall require, Only a gathering hand to make them all thine own. E. M. S. A Governor in Petticoats.—During the reign of Queen Anne, the Earl of Clarendon was appointed Governor ot the Province of Mew York, and commissioned to “represent Her Majesty” in that office. The Earl, whose “upper chamber” seern3 to have been some what scantily furnished, understood this phrase rather too literally, and actually put on a wo man’s dress as his official costume! A paintin'? of him, thus accounted, still exists in England. Col. Pickett.— The Athens Herald has raised at the head of its columns, the name of Col. A. J. Pickett, of Montgomery Ala., as a candidatefor Governor at the ensuing election. Southern Planters* Convention.— At the late meeting of the Maryland State Agricultu ral Society, Messrs. C. B. Calvert, President, John Merrvman, jr., Vice President for Balti more county, and C. P. Holcomb, Vice Presi dent for Delaware, were appointed a delegation to represent the State of Mar , land in the Con vention of Southern Planters, to he held in Montgomery Ala , on the first Monday in May. No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate hap piness. What does such advice mean ? Hap piness is not a potato, to he planted in a mould and filled with manure. Happiness is a glory shining far down upon us out of heaven. She is a divine dew which the soul, on certain of its summer mornings, feels dropping upon it from the amaranth bloom and golden fruitage of Paradise. “Here’s vour money, doll. Now, tel! me why your scoundrelly master wrote me eighteen letters about that contemptible sum?” said an ex asperated debtor. “Pm sure, sir, I can’t tell, sir ; but if you’ll excuse me, sir, l think it was be cause seventeen letters didn’t fetch it !” Good Logic. —“Brudder Bones, can you tell me de difference twene dicing and dietin'? ?” “Why, oh corse l can, Lemuel. When you diet you lib on nothin, and when you die you hah nojjin to lib on.” “Well, dat’s different from what I tort it was—! tort it was a race atwene de df *ctorin stuff* and starvation, to see which would kill fust.” Glancing over a page of Blackwood recently we met with this observation : There is hut one way of being correct and agreeing with everybody ; it :s to say nothing that can be oi any possible use to any one. The following incident “came off*” in a cer ta’n poor-house in New Hampshire. \ voung clergyman visiting the establishment seated him self b v the side of a deaf old woman, when this conversation ensued : Clergyman (shouting)—“How old are you, my good Madam ?” Woman—“ Eighty-eight years old, come last May !” Clergyman (in a sad tone)—“Eighty-eight years old I Before eighty-eight years shall have passed over me, I shall be food for worms !’* Old Woman (horrified)—“Worms, did you say * Are you troubled with ‘em * i never know’d grow’d-up men-foiu* to have ‘em bad!” Ihe clergyman was observed to come away vary suddenly alter that question and answer ! Heavy Damages. — A verdict of six thousand dollars damages has been rendered in the Su perior Court of N, Yorka gainst Mr. Bow’en, of the firm of Bowen 6: McNamee, in that city, fora written slanderon Mr. Fowies, a salesman formerly in their employ. It appears that Mr. Fowies left Messrs. Bowen & McNamee, with letters of recommendation from that firm, and subsequently obtained a situation in Cincinnati. After some time, however, the slander com plained of was written, the plaintiff was dischar ged from his situation in Cincinnati, and claim ed damages from a New York jury, who gave him st>,ooo. Another State Rights Alan Appoint merit . — i We perceive that the President has made an other appointment that gives dissatisfaction to Greeley and other abolitionists, We shall ex pect so hear the Soufhern whig papers cry out against the appointee as a jre-eater. The ex tract below- from the Washington correspondent of the Tribune gives the northern groan on the subject. Mr. John K. Miller, of Ohio, has been appoin ted a Judge in the new Territory of Washing ton. Oregon. He will doubtless be confirmed immediately after his case is taken up for con-i sideration. Mr. M. was a member of the XXXlst Congress, wherein he was most distinguished as being the northern member who w-ent with greatest vim with the South upon slavery ques tions. He deser-es the credit of having taken j and maintained his positions on such subjects ! w-ith signal boldness, and of adhering to them with equal decision through thick and thin. (Times tmi) Sndincl. co| UMBUSj GEORGIA _ WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1853. General Summary and Review. We arc pleased to learn from our exchanges, that i small pox is disappearing in Russel county Alabama, | and in the city of Oglethorpe, Geo., and congratulate i ur own community upon our entire f escape from this I meet loathsome disease. A man can bear its ravages and s'ill retain a share of manly beauty—but woe ia the woman who has been scarred by the monster—especi ally if she be unmarried. We are much phased to record the br< ach between Colonel Bentos and his quondam friends, Phelps and Lamb, and hope his influence will continue to wane like Adams’ until his ago alone will save him from contempt. We were mueh surprised to learn from the / rihune , that our old friend and fellow-soldier, Blanton Me. Al pin, of California, had reached Washington city. We are surprised however to find him so popular with that viie print, and hope a residence in the goid regions has ! not destroyed his allegiance to the South. The release and embarkation of the Madiai family is | a signal proof of the humanizing influence of steam. If j they had been immured in an Italian jail 50 years ago | for heresy, no power on earth could have effected their j release ; they would have rotted in their chains. The death of Mrs. Cass so soon after that of Mrs. j Fillmore, is an impressive commentary upon the vanity of all human pursuits, and will be a sad affliction to her aged and beloved husband. The buoyancy of youth I sinks under such an affliction ; and we fear it will be ; too much for an old man like Cass, and that he will | soon follow his wife to the tomb. The New York papers are full of apoehrypha! specu lations as to the quo modo of theNew York appointments. They regard the defeat of Schell, and the appoint ment of Dickinson to the Colh etorship of the Port of New York, as indicative of the waning influence of Marcy, and predict that he will very soon resign his Secretaryship, and be succeeded by Cushing, whom they affect to regard as an unscrupulous scoundrel, who will push forward his own interests, no matter who is crushed by his success. We have learnt however to pay very little regard to Washington rumors —they arc as often false as true. If it be true that the United States ship Cyane has seized upon San Juan, we may soon look out for squalls. We hi pe it is so, as we especially de sire to see the Monroe doctrine put to the test If ; its enforcement is delayed much longer, there will be i no use in attempting it. Great Britain will very soon occupy the Peninsula, and once her foot is planted there, it will be no easy task to shove her off; she has but recently annexed Pegu, the southern and most im portant part of the Burmese Empire ; and her whole j history gives assurance that her grasping avarice knows no limit but incapacity. Second Congressional District. We invite the attention of our readers to the com munication of our esteemed correspondent, “Alpha,” in i reference to the candidate of the party for the next congressional election. We freely endorse his estimate of the character and services of Col. Lawton, without, however, expressing any preference for him over other j distinguished members of the party who have hereto lore borne aloft its standard and led our hosts to battle J i and not unfrequontly to victory. Cos!. Henning, of this | city, has and servedly won a warm place in the affections of his fellow citizens, and if he would consent to the use of his name in this connection, the party would cher fullv unite in his support. Not less worthy of confidence is Col. Clarke, of Albany, whose long and devoted ser vices to the party are properly appreciated. There is a host of other gentlemen in the District, whose talents and services commend them to the favorable conside ra’ion of the party, and among these, M. J. Wellborn of this ti y and John A. Tucker of Stewart, arc par- I ticularly worthy of notice. Doubtless all these gentle men hate their friends, and their claims will be pressed bv them upon the party. It must not be forgotten, however, that unanimity in the party is of greater im portance than the triumph of enher one of them over the others. No man, no matter how commanding his talents, no matter how eminent his services, has ar*y claims party as a matter of right; if he is available, the party has a right to command his services, and it is his duty to sacrifice his own interest to promote that of his country. We propose, therefore, that a con vention of all the bona tide supporters of Pierce and King, meet iu convention at Albany, at an early day in lune, and select a suitable candidate for congressional j honor?. x This course will reconcile all conflicting claims, and guarantee a splendid victory at the October election. It cannot be disguised that with the success of Pierce and King, the principles of the Democratic party have be :-n approved by the great mass of the American penp’e; and if the South is true to herself and will •land shoulder to shoulder around the administration and give if a cordial and zelions support, we may rea sonably hope that the ship of stale will be kept upon the Republican tack, and all our great interests will be protected under the broad constitution. We are much gratified to learn that Robert Toombs and others of the leaders of the M hig paity m Georgia have pronounced the highest eulogiuma upon President Pierce’9 inaugural, and have given strong assurances of support to li<s administration. e tna\ therefore look forward with hope to a brighter future. The union of tlie South in support ot a strictly Republi* ! can party ill the nation will inflict a deadly wound upon all the hateful which have so long disturbed our peace and threatened the integrity ot the Inion, We therefore urge our friends to hold primary meetings in every countv in the district, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the Albany Convention ; and to hold themselves in readiness to give a zealous and unanimous support to the nominee; and confidently predict an overwhelming victory to our cherished opin ions in the coming election. FOR THE TIMES AND SENTINEL. C'ol. W. J, Lawton, of Baker. As the time approaches for the nomination and election of a Congressman for our district, the inquiry naturally arises who shall be the man. Without in Lite least designing to disparage the claims of the hundreds of worthy gentlemen, who are deservediy prominent, and many of whom, would m ike the Southern Rights Democ racy a good Representative, suffer me through your pa per to suggest a name, cherished by every Southern Rights man in the State. The author of the Bill, for the call of the Convention of the people of Georgia. The worthy champion both in the State Senate and House of Reprc i sentatives of State Rights and strict conservative Doe ; trines. lie has been one of the few prominent mer. of ! this State who has never recede and one inch, for pol ey or I preferment. And when overwhelmed by numbers in i the convention of 185 J, spread upon its journals (as a ’ monument of his devotioj? to the South) a set of Resolu tions which have become the tal.sman for thirty five thousand freeman who rallied under the patriotic banner of that old veteran, lion. Charles J. McDonald in 1851. Col. Lawton has sought retirement since 1850, as was evinced by his declining a nomination for Congress in the Ist District, and last year declining a nomination for elector of President and Vice President in this district, when tendered to him by the Delegates, but to show his identity with the Southern Democracy, he became an al ternate elector. And whether he will now consent to embark upon the rough waters of politics again, I tun uninformed. But this Ido know, that one of his enlarg ed and sound views of public policy, unblemished character and vigorous manhood, would he of essential service to his country it engaged in its councils. ALPHA. FOR THE TIMES AND SENTINEL. Macon and Western Rail Road. BEWARE OF PICK-POCKETS. i Travellers are notified to be cautious on the Macon and I Western Railroad, particularly between Gr'ffin and Ma | eon. On Tuesday night, 29th uif., at Griffin, I took a j two dollar bill out of my pocket book and bought a ticket j to Macon, and tied the string round the book as before and put it in my pocket; and at Macon found my pocket book ex.ractcd of its contents (apparently without being disturbed) and n the same position I left it when at Grif fin. The pocket book contained one fifty dollar bill, the balance in twenties, tens and fives, all, I think, on the Georgia Bunks ; also two or three two dollar and two or three one dollar bills on the Georgia Railroad Bank. I attribute this rn sfortune, first, to the stringent rules of the road; compelling passengers from Atlanta to Macon to go through without lying over on the way, even for the next train, no matter hew urgent one’s business The fare through is three dollars; the fare from Jones boro to Macon is also three dollars, but from Jonesboro to Gntfin is 75 ets., and two dollars from Griffin to Macon, and you lose seventy five cents going from Atlanta by stopping at Jonesboro; and you make twenty live cents of it back by buying a ticket from Jonesboro to Griffin, and from Griffin to Macon. But I lost two hundred and forty six dollars Av the opeitukmq ‘sceLsrdsy, I blame the conductor for Ids tvmissness; that night I observed the lamp in the rear burning bright and brilliantly all the time, at least, while I was awake, while the lamp in front was dark and dim, in fact entirely’out; this, with our napp : ng, was a favorable time, and the viliain made good use of it, RICHARD BYRNE, Covington, Ga. Dra ft of M •<?. Cass. —B iltinv r il I. M re. Cass died at Detroit on ‘1 hursday night, Nrm'na'iom. — Washington, March 31.—8. C Pressley, Esq., Editor and Proprietor of th Char leston South rn Standard, has been nominated to the Senate as Sub-Treasurer of the U. S. at Char leston. Appointments <sc.~ Baltimore, Manh 31.—Judge L g ! and, of Baltimore, has been appointed Solicitor of the Treasury, Philip Francis Thomas, Coil >etor of the Port, and Jacob J. Davis, Postmaster of Bal j ( iinure. It was rumored that Mr. D. S. Dickinson, the newly app ined Col'ectnr, and Gen. Dix, the Sub-Treasurer of New-York, will decline their ap pointments. Later fr im the Cape Vei and: Ida ids—Baltimore, M. rci 31.—The U. S. Ship of War Gerrranioicn , has arrived at Bos on from Por t* Pnyaand rep >rts that many vessels sailing under the American flag being engaged in the slave traffic, the U. S vessels of War Perry and La ntrug 2 had gone on a cruise in search 1 f them. j Serious Difjicul y at San Juan'—Baltimore, j April I. Advice# have been received it New- York, from San J uan de Nicaragua, w hich state that the American ship Ciane, seized that place on the 12. h ult., and that the authorities piotcs'ed against | the :c\ and resigned. Two vessels had been sent ! —one to B uefields, a town of the Mosquito Terri tory, and the o J her 1 o Jamaica—'o give information to the British authorities. The inhabi'nnts had or ganized Committees of Vigilance. The excite ment grew out of the difficulties that exis’ed with ! the Nicaragua Transit Company. Tut key. —From Turkey we learn that the Turks have evacuated Montenegro. Dervis Pasha had ; been routed by :he Montenegrins. The Russ no i Minister’s u'timatum had been repelled by the Di van, and the Sultan invokes the assistance of France and England. The British Fuel bad been ordered from Malta to she Archipelago. Death of Mrs. Fillmore.— Washington Marsh 30. ; Mrs. Milliard Fillmore ded at VVilliard’s Hotel at j Line o'clock this morning’ She had been suffer j ing with pneumonia for some time pas’, but no se* 1 rious apprehensions were enteriained until within a j few fays past. The immediate cause of death wa< | I suffocation, caused by the nceuraulat.on of water j ! up* n the lungs. Mr. Fillmore, with his family and a few friends, j I will leave with the remains early tc-.norrow inorn- j ing, for Buffalo, The Ice Crop.—-let-cutting operations in the vicinity of New York have been discontinued for she season. The result inot more than from j one-third to one half a crop has been housed, and j that portion secured is generally of an inferior j quality, lacking in thickness and solidity, and is consequently more peiishable Last year, the ag gregate crop housed by ihe New York Ice Compan ies somewhat exceeded 200,0C0 tons. This year, it will tall short >1 ICO.OtO, which is the. smallest for many yetr.-. The concern meet largely engaged in the btis ness, the Knickerbocker Ice Company, has secured thiv season only about 25.0C0 tons, against 100,000 tons last year Washington, March 30. Directly on the meeting of the Senate. Mr. Sj’vardsaid, “I wish to make a motion whicn I hope will receive the favorable consideration of >he Senate, Intelligence has been received of the death of Mra. Fillmore, the wife ot Milliard lili niore. late Piesidetit of the United State** c..ru this morning. Asa mark of respect to her mem ory, I move the S mate adjourn,” Which was un animously agreed to. fMUityof hail- Road.—We see. in some pat ers. a notice of a recent Oh o, by which the Cleveland and UolumbuTrt.ad has been required to pay S6O) to a brakeman who had his hand crushed bv a collision The court charged, that the com pany are responsible for ail injures even to em ployees where the accident is the res*.lt ot careless ness on the part of others to whom ihe injured par tv is subordinate, and in this the court was un doubtedly correct. Brit'sh Annexation. —The Washington Union has received from an authentic s >uice a copy of a decree of the governor general of British India, an nexing to the Br lish dominions in that region the large and poptih us province cl Pegu—tiie sotuhern and most important portion of the Burmese empire. Tae annexed lerri ory includes the several outlets ot the Burrumpooter, and all ihe other large river* ; and some of these rivers a (ford ea>v c* maiunication not only with Ava and the whole of northern Btir mah, but extend to the borders of the Chinese do mini* ris thus, under British rule, opening a direct trade with the most densely populated country on die globe. Morganatic Marriages. —lt is sad the Duc-.-e.ss of O Fans is about to contract a morganatic mar riage with an aid de-camp of her late consort : and also ihat tiie Countess de Mnntijois about tit many again. Albany (Georgia) Arteeim Well. —A company of | citizens hnvc made theneeessiry arrangements to | have an artesian well. The operators are on the j ground wi h the necessary implements, and will j commence work m XI week. Sma.l Pok. —Those of our eotellJpOfdfir.> Woo have reported through their columns, the existence of the small jox in Russell eo. Ala, will do a favor to the cit.zens generally, by stating that the disease has been arrested. We have a letter rom tiie Sani tary Committee at Viliu,a, stating that there had not appeared anew case since the 19 h nit., and ail desTonsof visiting that village could do so with •earless impunity. The quarantine measure are still carried out, which is right and proper.— 'East Alabamian. k atfords us pleasure to state that there has not anew cate *f small pox in Oglethorpe lor the last ten day.-. There are three cases in quarantine, cl’, convah scent —and will be dismissed in a few days. Tnere arc none on the sick list. The Physicians report no ca<*es, on their hands, which we know to be true,— Democrat. Lumeek. W< M'iN. —The Savannah (Ga.) News is ere* ib y informed that a company of twelve wo men and girls in Taylor county, near the line of the Muscog.’ip Rlilroad in ihat State, are felling the hugest pines in the forest, sawing them into blocks, and riving and drawiuo- shingles for mar ket. Savannah Medical College. Under an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, passed in 1838, incorporating the above Institution, and appointing Trustee* to. man age its affairs, a majority of the ‘Trustees so ap pointed, met last week, and organized by the election of Hon. John M. Berrien, President of the Board. Theory and Practice of Medicine—U. D. Ar nold, M. D Principles and Practice of Surgery—W. G. Bulloch, M. D. Physiology--E. H. Martin, M. 0. Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children—P. M. Kollock, M. D Medical Chemistry—C. W. West, M. D. Anatomy—J. G. Howard, .VI. D. ! Materia Medica|and Pharmacy—H. L Byrd. | M. D. Pathological Anatomy and Demonstrator— J. ! B. Read, VI. D. ! Ladies Riding Sideways. —The honor of the I introduction of riding sideways by women in | England, is attributed to Anna of Bohemia, i consort of Richard 11. She it was (according to Stow) that originally showed the women of this country how gracefully and conveniently they might ride on horseback sideways. Anoth er old historian enumerating the new fashions of Richard the Second’s reign, observes: “Like wise noble ladies then used high heads, and cor sets, and robes with long trains, and seats on side saddles on their iiorses, by the example of the respectable Queen Anna, daughter of the | King of Bavaria, who first introduced the uus j tom into this kingdom; for before, women of | every rank rode as men.” A New Hampshire farmer, going to a parish meeting, met his minister, and told him that iiis | society thought of increasing his salary. “1 beg I you not to think of any such thing,” said the minister, “for it is about as much business to collect my present salary as ( wish to attend to; if it should be increased, f should be oblig ed to devote my whole time in collecting ir.” The best safety valve to a boiler is a sober engineer. Congress may legislate till dooms day, but as long as the officers carry too much Steam, the boatg will follow their example. “‘What did you hang that cat for, Isaac?” asked tiie school-marm. The boy looked up, and with a grave look answered—“ For mete tiny, warm.” He had fifty marks immediately put down against his name. “Daw kter, Dawkfcer,” said an exquisite the other day, “I want you to tell me what 1 can put into my head to make it right.” “It wants nothing but brains,” said the physician. Charles Juhbal, formerly the tutor of Kos suth’s children, Charles Vtidrasfty Von Deven yujfala, Casper Noszlopy, and Samuel Sarkozy, were executed on the 3d lust., at Pesth, for the ! crime of high treason. Audrasffv was shot in i the Neugebaude, and the other three hanged at the usual place of execution before the 1 iloer gate. “A great crowd/'says the Tresse. “was collected. Sarkozy suffered first, then Juhbal; Noszlopy, the lasi, was the only one who show ed no *igns of repentance.” [From the Richmond Examiner.’ Col. jack Hays. -‘ls this thesconrage of Fiance 1 l-|*his the Tidbit So much feit’d abroad i That tv th this nn ue the mo hers style their bah,., I see, report is bibulous and fal-e : 1 1 bought I should have seen some Hercules, A second H j ctor, tor h s urirn aspect, And large proportion of his strong knit lim i?.-’ Amid the countless multitude attracted to Washington, from cariosity, business or pj e ., 4 lire, during the last few weeks; in the thrniH* of distinguished and remarkable men, of wh undoubtedly there were many to be seen, j Mt) . bablv no man was tiie object of deeper inter est than Col. Jack Hays, the world renowned ‘|\. x an ranger. He was indeed the observed of all observers. It may bo sa elv asserted that n, ( man in Amer ica, since the great John Smith ex plored tiie primeval forests of Virginia, and held communion with the “noble savage” Powhatan, has run a career of such boldness, daring ami adventure. His frontier defence of the Texan Republic constitutes .tie of the most remarkable pages in tire history oi the A meric an character For importance of results, brought about by 5 ,p. parentlv utterly inadequate means, his smices stand pre-eminentfor daring mid endurance, for privation, suffering and hard lighting, this soldier with his little band of followers, stand-, without a parallel sea reely in the history nt warfare. It will hardlv lie credited by alter time that tins man, with forty followers, \v: is required ami did successfully defend from the ravages of a most powerful savage horde, an exposed and defenceless frontier country of hundreds of miles, in extent. That he accomplished still mure than a simple defence of the frontier, and, ear rving the terror of his name far across the her der country, drove the terrible Camanehe to in terpose for his own safety forests and praiiits, rivers and plains, between him and the unerring | revolver of his relentless pursuer. But the story ; of his warfare, even amongst his own country men, appears almost fabulous, when we remem ber that, supersadded to the border defence, against the Indian, was also imposed upon this little band the duty of keeping watch upon the wily Mexican foe. of meeting and fighting them in all numbers and under all circumstance?, whenever they crossed the border—assisted on ly by such hardy frontier men as could be col lected from their fields and firesides upon an emergency. This campaigning was confirmed, and ran through a period, if we remember light Iv, of nearly eight years. There was no well appointed commissariat to supply this devoted little hand with the ne cessaries even which pertained to a common life of drudgery ; no marquees, no camp equip age, no ordnance, no wagons, no grooms— none of the pride, pomp,and circumstance ofglorioits war, garnished the return of the daring frontier man and his brother in arms. Their covering was the firmament, and their beds the earth— their food was such game as they killed upon | their march, and as for bread they Imd none.- i Not even the ammunition which they used wa> I at all times furnished by the government ; they purchased jt with the skin of the wild beasts which they killed for their fookt And amid all this were perpetually recurring* desperate and bloody conflicts dfcith the foe. seldom did that grim array return from “a sedan t,” without an empty saddle or so told the tale of their daring I and their dangers. i The world is familiar with the services of Col. ; Hays in the war with Mexico. Everybody re j members the praises bestowed upon hint as the. Murat of the army by the glorious and lamented j Gen. Worth. But an opinion expressed by that I gallant officer relative to Col. Hays is certainlv I calculated to mislead. Worth said that Hays, j when in front of the enemy, was the tallest man jin ihe saddle belonging to the American army. ! Far otherwise is it with him when seen amongst ! a crowd of his countrymen. If you expect to see “a second Hector from his grim aspect, ! you wiil be disappointed—you will onl y see a | slender, well propotioned, tightly knit man. of I scarcely middle size, remarkably, certainly, lor the formation of his head, and the quiet, peue i irattug fire of his eye —but modest loan extent truly surprising for any one, certainly fir one I who has not only seen the Elephant, but has for | a great part of his life lived with him. Col. Hays has paid a short visit to our city, but remained only long enough to pay a visit of respect and courtesy to the venerable mother of one of his most esteemed companions in arms— | the late Major Chevallie. He returns home shortly to California ; and few, we venture to ! say, who have seen him, but would be glad to | know that the best fortune of that golden laud ! may be bis, — The present writers for the Times , says Eli \za Cook's Journal, are only known by rutin r The mystery of newspaper editing in Eng land is stiil guarded as strictly as possible. The I editor is not, a man of mark amongst ns, as i< France. His name is even studiou-ly conceal ed ; and, though wielding a great power daily before the eyes of the people, his name never appears. In fact, the social position of the English editor is not yet recognized ; and ; hence he remains behind a mask, hidden and ! irresponsible. Rumor avers that Mr. Delaine, j the younger, is the chiei editor of the Times, j although Mr. Mowbray Morris (who was ex- I arnined before the newspaper committee the oth | er day) appears before the public as the respon ’ sible man and editor. The Rev. Thomas Moze ly is, however, the most brilliant of the Times : writers: he is the tnan whose articles, appeal i injx for the first time a few 7 years ago, gave evi ; deuce to the world that a “new hand” had come | upon the Times. Hi- thunder is mixed with | laughter, and his bolts are tipt with wreathed f smiles. He is a waiter of great pith and em j phasis ; and you cannot misi.do- the article | from his pen. But there are others as good as | he—Sam Philips’ review sos new books have j recently attracted great notice ami admiration, ’ The slashing article on “Carlyle’s Life of Ster ling” was written by him. Ward writes the ex | ceilent articles on sanitary reform —recently a ! prominent feature of the journal Lowe dis courses on colonial subject-. and Henry Reeve, the translator of*‘De Tocqueviile’s Democracy,” writes the principal at tides on foreign affairs and policy. Oxen ford is the theatrical critic, sometimes cleverly review mg ids own plays; but he writes well, and is up to his work. Mr.