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THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
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VOL. XIV. SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1857\ == ?= 8 '
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BY C AVIS <fc TRIM MI Eli.
T. 0. P. VERNON, Associate Editor.
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CAROLINA SPARTAN.
Purchase of Mount Vernon.
Col. John A. Washington has again consented
to the purchase of Mount Vernon by
the Slate of Virginia, on the original con- J
ditions?but requiring the arrangements to i
be mnde during t)ie next session of Hie j
Legislature. 'Ibis consent lias given cow i
impulse to tbe operations of the Mount
Vernon Association, and tbo "Southern
Matron," whore eloquent pen whs stopped
by Col. Washington's former abrupt refu- !
sal to sell, is again breathing her fervid and
patriotic appcnls to the countrymen of
Washington, to put forth new energy to
secure the requisite sum of ?200,000 where- '
with Virginia may acquire for the nation :
the sacred resting-place of the Father of his
Country.
This subject conies before the people at '
a happy moment Recent events portended
a dissolution of the Confederacy. But
the "sober second thought" evoked enough |
conservatism to defeat such calamity. Con
templating the narrow escape of the coun- j
try from her perils, a feeling of intense na- j
tionalitv pervades the public mind through- i
out the Union, with thankfulness to God
that lie defeated the mad schemes of impious
fanatics. At this opportune moment,
when gratitude wolls up in the popular
heart, Mount Vernon is again offered, in effect,
to the purchase of the nation. Shall
it be secured? The "Southern Matron,"
and tbe noble women engaged with Iter in
tbe effoit, say yes, and appeal with irresistible
force to the love of American hearts
for him who was "undismayed in danger,
unshaken in adversity, uncorrupted in prosperity."
We understand that the Charleston
Courier is the central organ of this State,
in which the instructions of the Mount <
Vernon Association will appear, together j
with llie names of subscribers and contributors
in the Slate. Very stoutly the la
dies of Spartanburg will l?e called upon to
reorganize their District Association, and
renew their labors. We are sure they will
do so with cheerful alxciily, and a* far as
our paper possesses the capacity, we shall
readily lend our columns to their si.I.
llelow we give llie appeal of the "Southeru
Matron," and the Report of the Corresponding
Secretary.
TO THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF
WASHINGTON.
We place before you the nbove corres
pondence, with tho conviction that the
patriot*t in our land, who remember the
virtues and services of the Father of his
Country, will rejoice to learn tlnjl hi> Home
and Grave can now l e secured; and also, |
that in becoming Virginia's they can, in
one sense, become ttnirs.
The "Ladies' of Mount Vernon Association
of the Union," in procuring the privilege
of presenting the purchase fund to
\ Virginia, procured for thetn, through the
Association, the opportunity, tiny the sacred
privilege, of laying their grateful ottering*
on his tomb! ami llrus, while recording in
a deed never to be forgotten, that he does 1
live "in lire hearts of his countrymen," con |
vert that sacred spot to be in feeling a 11a ;
tional, a4 well rs a hallowed slninu. around
winch their children's children can gatlir r, '
thero to learn to love political virtue, and
to comprehend true gre.itnes*! Surely,
this will keep alive love for his memory in
succeeding generations and keep them under
the inthience of his example ami hi*
counsels, making his sacred ashes a bond
of union, too strong for ambition, corruption,
or mad fanaticism to sever!
It is not known to all of you, that a few
patriotic ladies of the South consecrated
themselves, three years ago, to the accom
plishment of this great object. Deterred
by no difficulties, discouraged by no apathy,
they laborod on in faith, that the American
heart was still true to Washington,
and would in time be alive to the beauty
and necessity of this work.
Itif ilonran< I Imr itrmmpil lOWUS And cilifS.
*V MVB'"V' * ? J ? I
8tates and statesmen; enlarged tlio form
and title of their Association, in order that
it might embrace every paliio', of every
section who might desire it; and, finally,
received a noble reward in the grant, on
the 17lit March last, of a liberal charter
from the Mother Slate. When thus near
the attainment of objects dear to the
heart of every American worthy of his
birthright, Mr. Washington, regarding
aome of the provisions of tlie charter at va
nance with the terms upon which he had expressed
a willingness to dispose of Mount
Vernon to Virginia, without the estate,
tate. His letter, now before you, shows
that he has acceded to the wishes of patriots,
and consented to place it once inoro at
the disposal of Virginia, upon the conditions
formerly given. In justice to Mr.
j ii noiii.^ivii, ?* vj iwi vwimii?tiiicvi iu mniu
I that he has acted with entire consistency
j throughout. Having, on the application
of the association to sell to tlicin, assumed
j the position, that "beautiful as the tribute
| of giatilude theso excellent and devoted la
dies would pay to tho memory of our comi
inon father, would not the world cry shame
' on the government and on the man who
would stand by and permit such saciiflees?"
Also, that hi> feelings could not submit to
tho "Mortification of receiving these offerings
of patriotism." Without a change in
these opinions and feelings lie could scarcely
puisne a difieieiit course from the one ho
now consents to adopt, viz: to sell to and
conjine his action in the matter to Virginia
?leaving her at liberty to make any arrangement
with a third paity which doc*
not interfere with compliance by her with
liis terms?which were prescribed before
she entered into any?i. c., \ irginia must
purchase from liitn on her own responsibility.
We would call vonr attention to
the fact, that Mr. Washington can have no
peisoual interest to servo in arv of the
nirnagements (apart from the amount and
mode of payment) in reference to the transfer
of Mount Vernon. Wo have reason to
believe that lie only desires to secure what,
in his judgment, nre the surest guarantee for
its future safety ami preservation. Virginia,
too, can have no other motive. Wo can.
therefore, but anticipate arrangements grali
fying to all panies, when those who are to
decide how best to guard his sacred ashes
are only influenced in their joint deliberations
and conclusions by a desiie to nscer
tain and adopt the mode best adapted lose
euro the desired ends.
Patriots of our country?Virginia has
nobly responded to our appeal for Washington?and
for yon! She has granted
you live years in which to make your golden
oflerings for his tomb, and to secme the
high honor of a share in your father's homestead.
What will he youi course now to her!
After proffering to becomo donors, will you
n?k to become borrowers, and let this
luylv cause fail unless tho advances for you
?trusting you for years for a mm (fc200,000)
too paltry to be named when we think
of your boundless wealth?in short, ask her
to confide in patriotic generosity without
evidence of its existence? Impossible! Deli
eaev, honor, pride, puliiutisin, alike fo:bid
it! Relying, therefore, upon your patriotic
generosity, and the universal desire to see
Mount Vernon ldnced in as much of a r;o
(tonal position as is prudent or possible, tin
der the limitations and contingencies of a
federatiee (fovcrnment, we lime pledged
| ourselves and you to Virginia, to redeem
our obligations in reference to the "pur
chase fund," by ihe time she will need ii.
This pledge l?y woman for woman is no
light matter; for the world over it is known
ttint she succeeds in whatever she under
takes with her heart ami soul. Failure,
then, in this cause, involves not only lie?
credit, but our country's, for it would pro
claim with trumpet tongue that Gratitude
cannot exist much le?* flourish in a re/tub
I lie. No, not even in the h< art of teaman!
Washington belongs to our whole country,
though ho lies mid must lie in his
mother's bosom. She has generously re
cogni?cd, in consenting that his children of
every section shall have the power to eon
serrate his last resting it I ace i <> he theii
Mecca, their Westminster Abbey, if thev
cmae-p M. where, unner mo vaullco, starrv
roof of God's glorious firmament, thev muv
erect monument* of gratitude to llio son?
they mav delight to honor.
Can there he in our land mind* and
ln-arl* iiiM'ii-ihU* to flie mural beaut", or
necessity of tins work? If so, we point
silch to the homo of Shakspeare, so long
and zealously preserved with pride and
care by his country men, and now to ho enclosed
with glass, that no destructive agencies
may hasten the day when it mast become
dust. To our own Tennessee, who,
with pious care, has made her Hermitage
the Nation's own ? for the fame of her
adopted son had become the Nation's
property. To the grateful descendants of
the Pilgiiin Pal hers, who arc now calling
on an indebted country to coinm-onoraie
their services, hy a Monument at the oo?-t of
$300,000. Ami then to the grave of liiin
we call Father?left in neglect to the mur
muring dirges of his own Potomac! he, of
whom it is said, "that until time shall bo
no more, will a test of the progress which
our race has made in wisdom, and in virtue,
be derived from th < crnem/ion paid to the
immortal name of Washington.
Can aaglit less than a tribute never rrn
dered before to mortal man?such a tribute
as wc now plead fur?wipe out such a blot
as this/ lav, then, the year of 18o7 test
our progress, ami he ever memorable by
such a tribute of veneration as will etlaco
lire past foicver!
']' ? woman, on such a mission, no heart,
no pulse, cuiiM he closed.
She thru has but to will it?ami on his
own birth daif, in 18"j8, the lloiue ami
Grove of llie Father of his (Jot(iiliy can he
publicly ami solemnly placed under the
sacred guardianship of his Mother Slate!
She has hut to will it, and henceforth,
wherever the "Slnr* and Stripes" may
wave, or Washington ho honored, tho 22d
February will he commemorated not only
as ma hirlh dav?hut the hirlh day also of
Jiepubliran gratitude!
And in all coming lime, every pilgrim
to that hallowed shrine, from tho remotest
regions of the earth, can t/iere learn who did
this deed of love!
A SOUTHERN MATRON.
President of tho Ladies' Mount Vernon
Association of the Union.
REPORT FROM THE CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY.
For the benefit of those not familiar with
tho regulations of the "Mount Verpon Association,"
and who may desire to unite
with it, either as contributors, or laborers
to honor tho memory of Washington, lie
doeins this a fitting occasion to stalo that
the Association it under the direction of a
Central Committee, formed l?y the Southern
Matron, in May, 1855, which is nomi
tiitijr lutiiuu ill iiii:iiiii('iiiii mil iu iiiuku
it as national hs circumstances will permit,
it is designed to add a member from every
Slate, which unites with the Association, (
I by the contributions of its citizens. The
. regulations of this Association provide for 1 (
: each Stato to have chargo of its local ope- 1
! union*, but in default of regular organiza- 1
; tion, these duties fall to the Central Coin j
! mittec. Papers giving fuilher information,
and the ''subscription papers," to be used as
| a Registry for subsetibers, can be obtained j
by application to this committee. I
In order to extend the piivilege (o as j ,
many patriots as possible, the conliihulioti |
j of fcl will secure "membership" and entitle
' I he giver to have his or her name, enrolled
' in that "Registry of Fame"?the "Mount ;
Vernon Purchase Rook." Subscribers fur
larger sums will be classed as donors also. (
All donations of $.T>0 and upwaids, will bo
j gratefully acknowledged iu the "Monthly
; Reports" of the Central Committee, in or!
tier that our country at large may learn the j
1 names of her generous patriots! 'J'lie or- j
trans for the Central Committee are the ; Southern
Literary Messenger, Richmond, (
Va., ami Gotley's Lady's Rook, Philadel- j
: phia, Penn., but we earnestly hope that all
friendly papers will give these Reports an
insertion.
As the name, sum, anil residence of
i every member is to be published iu a hook
I and copies to he deposited at Mount Ver- j
i lion in the archives of every State iu the 1 .
, Union, ami to ho a member will hereafter
I be regarded as a precious privilege, it is j !
I important to guard against all coiitingen- i '
I ciea which might ari?o from careless coSlec- '
j tois, impostors, or mails, causing the oinis |
I sion of names, ami turn reception of fund-; j '
, therefore, wo shall hereafter puisue the ,
j plan of publishing in each State the names '
of all subscribers in that State, as they ate
i r...w,rtn.l lin.^ i.. t? - 1
| "rw ? ??p|fi.|fci j
of general circulation, l<? l>e regarded as j
the Mount 1'ernon organ of the State;. This
will not only secure an early correction of '
error*, prompt and systematic action, an '
! accurate knowledge of tire amount subscrib- '
cd and paid in, but will also lessen the j
j immense amount of labor entailed by onr
contemplated published registry. It will *
be the duty of the principal !>ircctor in '
each State to see this done, to lilo the pa | '
, pers, and have them carefully transmitted ! '
' to the 1st Yieo President of the Central I
Committee, for future compilation. We 1 '
! feel that the following papers, warm aifco
! catex of onr cause, will generously aid in
the matter, bv becoming the ''organ" of 1
their respective Stales, viz; the Pennsylvania
Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa.; Richmond
, Enquirer, Richmond, Va.; Wilmington
Journal, Wilmington, X. t.'; Charleston,
I Courier, CIihilesion, S. C.; Cluonicle ami
Sentinel, Augusta,Cia.; Herald and Tiibune. '
| Mobile, Alabama.
We earnestly request that all those who j J
have taken collections in the past three !
years will arrange to commence a puhlica
lion without delay, with an asterisk to
mark sums not j et paid up.
Communications for the Southern Mat
! ron can be enclosed to the 1st Vice Prcsi- |
dent or Secretary at Richmond, or to ativ
of the Central Committee in the other
j States. ~ I !
1 We respectfully invite persons desiring
to be a- live in this work to communicate
llie fact at once.
Our "Charter," with the above puhlirn
lions, will soon be issued in patnplilel foiin.
S. L. PELLET,
Cor. Sec'y Ml. Veinoii Association. [ ,
i The fallowing writhe member* at pu-etit
! of llie Central Committee. The honorary
members have llie rank of Viro Presidents,
j but are thus gratefully designated to note ,
llioso whoso earnest fiuppo.l in the early
' struggles of ibis cause bus h*i<l such an in- i
! fluence on its side:
PRESIDENT.
TlIR sol'tiieiik MaTI'.on.
VlTK l'UKSIDENTF. i
Mrs. Wm. F. Ritciiib, Richmond, Va. i
Mis. E. K. Semme*, Richmond, Vu.
Mrs. W. II. Macfarland, Richmond,,
iVrt- . . !1
Mrs. \V. P. Hi.\in. Richmond, Va.
M is. li. H. Minor, liiel.nvnd, Va. i <
Mrs. ,).>hn Tvi.i:u, Charles City, Va. <
Mis. Wm. C. Itivics, Albemarle, Va.
Mrs. Joiin H. Ki.ovo, Washington Citv. I
1 Mis. 11 knninuiiam C. Harrison, Haiti- l
i inure. Mil. I
Mis. It. It. Walton, St. Louis, Mo, !
Secretary. j i
i Mrs. S L. IV.Li.Kr, Richmond, Va.
Thrascker. !
Mr. Wm. II. Mai faiii.aso, Richmond, i
j Vh.
Honorary Members. <
Mrs. R. C. t'i N.NiNOHAM. Kosemonte,
Laurens District. Smith Carolinn.
Mrs. Wm. J. Eve, Agti?ta, (?a. i
Mrs. I*. It. Dickinson, Wilmington, i
VT ?/l ?
txorin i>aronna. | i
Mrs. J. Mvi.viard, Philadelphia, Pa. i
Apot-oorric.?Yesterday, upon receiv i
S? ?jr our usual pile of luitnrs by the morning ' (
11 hi I, we accidentally opened one >u) Jru??cd i
to i4yl South Carolinian," instead of "77o
South Carolinian," and found it was a reply (
from a lady in the New York Ileruld of Jot i
April: ; i
"A gentleman, a native of South Caroli- ,
lift, is desirous of contracting marriage with i
a lady of New York, Philadelphia, or Jlos- t
ton. lie is possessed of an independent |
fortune, consisting of a plantation (cotton) i
; and 120 slaves. The lady must he hand
i some, or nearly so its possible. She must |
1 he intelligent and lively; piety or politics no i i
: objection. She will havo an excellent op- (
pm limity for tho exerciso of those philan- <
thropic feelings which tire so characteristic j
of Northern ladies, subject only to the law ;
of tho Stato relative to the abduction of! |
slaves. Any lady desirous of opening ? j
correspondence will piease address A South t
Carolinian, Coluinhia, S. C." |
Upon looking with morocare at the envelopes,
we found a few moro post-mnrked at i
other cities, all which have been rettirnod '
to tho post office for tho benefit of the ml- c
vertiser.? Carolinian. ' c
uuuirsiic t uujint*rcc.
'l'lie allusion in Mr. lLtchamuTa Inaugural
to the free ami unrestricted trade among
the States cannot have escaped the oiiick
intelligence of the American people. That
one simple argument shatter* at a blow the
specious reasoning of those who seek to
prove that a dissolution < f the confederacy
of theso sovereign States can possibly work
good to any portion of the country. Suppose,
for the mere sake of argument, thai
that disunion project ol tl o late Worcester
Fanatics was to prevail, mid the free labor
Stales were ruparated from those in which
negro labor is believed to lie valuable: on
a bat common basis won'] Massachusetts
rttd Illinois from a common union! On
what common basis of interest or de-t nv
would Oregon and Maine form a union?
Joining South, whom would be the material
for a union between Mai viand and
Texas? 'I he tiraml Tttiiik railway of (Jannla
finds its terminus at Portland. The
lialliiliore ami Ohio Kaiboud hinds Maryand
aild t Hiio together with bands of iron.
The Mississippi, in its eternal flow, reflects
lie inseparable interest* of Minnesota, bova,
Kansas ami Nebraska with those of Tenlessee,
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louis),
ion. This glorious Union, based on the
unterial interests and geographical necessities
of the people, has a future and a destiiv,
under the protecting influence of a wise
Providence, which man may not set aside.
The States are 'joined igelher" by the
neurot ics of our revolutionary struggle for
mlepemlcnco, bv the patriotism of the peo)!? ,
and by lire laws of trade.
Washington, in his Farewell Address,
minted out the connexion of interest to
ivir.ch we refer between the planting States
rnd the commercial State*, between the
South ami the North, and this interest has
issumed still another form since the vast
ticioas'.- of the cotton crop and the growth
if manufactures in New England. The
mmluetcial necessities of the countr v, how
ver, from the very beginning, constituted
no of the strongest reason* w hich led to
die Union. "An unrestrained intercourse
lietwecn the States themselves" (argued
mo of the writers of the Federalist) "will
tdvance the trade of each by an interchange
>f their respective pioductions, not only f-?r
he supply ??f reciprocal wants, luit for ex
puliation to foieion markets." "It tnnv be
replied to this," (the R.tino writer add*,)
"that, whether tlio State* are united or
Ununited, there would still he nn intimate
intercourse between tliein, wiiicli
would nnswi r tin? some etuis; luit this inlercuiso
would he fotteied, itilcrrttand
u.titowed l?y n miliitu do of tn i?i. A
unity of commercial n? weil ns political* in
lerests c>in only result fmm u unity <>f jvivcinmcnt."
In litis belie! lli" constitution
was adopted, and pubse.pient events liavt
justitied its wi-doin. It was a constituiioi:
of mutual agreements or coinpi"ini*es. one
tliit>tr licino yielded I v the South and an ?
llier I?y the Ninth. '1 lie rapid ajjitators at
the North 111 to f ojjet thi*. and to inn
aiue that the conces-i-uis of that instrument
were all on one side. Not so thought out
if the favorite statesmen of the coniir.ercial
North. la Is Allunv speech, in IS0I..M1
V\ eh-ter said: "Was nothiiii? \ ?? !''.1 hv
the South to the Noll Id \ oil knov that
New ^ oik slops lloat over tile W hole jjlnhe,
an I 1 'iinlT abundance <if riches to \nui (>\vii
shores. ^ on know that tins ?. |!o i?. o:!i .
the coiurneu i.tl policy id'the United >: ? and
of the commercial power ye-tcd hi i'mi
eiess hv thee institution. And how was tin
L'ommeiee established? Hv what con-iitn
In ilia I pr-ivi- i -, and I r win benefit!
1 lie South w t* never :? cotiiineiviiil eoun
iry. 1 In* piui'.ation S ite> wete never
commercial. lint what did tliey do} The*
afreet I t<> fortn a po\ eminent, that should
regulate commerce i?cc??r?In?t?> the wantand
xxi*h?* < ! i!.? 11<>ili.ein Stale*, an ]
when the constitution went into operafon
n commercial *\ * em was artn ?!lv Mahlish
l'?I, ?ni whicii has risen up the whole plorv
ol New \ uih ami New Knphim!. llow
was it ellerte II \\ lint did l "oiig * -s <! >.
tinder a ttoithein leal, with siiiilherti a*'
[juh'see/ It protected the coinmeico ?>1
New ^ Oik ai d the eastern State* I?V ?li*
eliminating iniiage dutie*; anil that higher
iluty on foieijjn shin* has never heen *nr
lendere*! to this dav. except in con*i*!era
tioli of a jn*t enuivaleitt; s<?, in that
re*|#eet, without gimlgn ? ,.| complaint on
liic pari of the S >uth. hut getier?)ii*lv ami
fairly?not l?v xx av of concession, hut in
the tine spii iv . f the con*titutiiui?the commerce
of N exv Yoik and ihe Nexv hnplaml
State* xx a* piote le i l?V the pr>n i*ion i t ill.
I'onstiimioil to which 1 have referred."
ihe North should remeinher tin* ?x hen any
if its citizens attack th?> consiitution; mo
should it forget (what more o*pee> *!) . Jillwithin
'In' ratipe of our p e*eiil object) that
it enjjros*es aim >*t delusively, al- >, the <h
rert adxaiit ign ami profits xxhndi ll >\x from
the coasting trade. This trade, tiom Slate
to State, along the Atlantic, ami mum I
L'upo lloin l<> the Pacific. i* practically I he
|>rupeily of a few Stales, some < f xxii *
citizens aie inn-i clamorotls ag *'ii*t the g ,
remment, while they me d.rlv pr no, i*
i larpe extent, i?v its e\i*teii < ami Us poll
V. No language o til suitably d* *enl?*
i lie; i' I * > I i v ami 1111? r *1 it ii. le. I ike aw.ix
rout New England and New York then
ousting tiudc, and strike out from henoith
llietn the vast aggiegate of which ihe
pioducl i>| Mnitlinn labor, and what ct
eel woiiM tlie change uol produce upon
heir growth and pinspeiiiy and wealth!
V\ o warn the thinking and it > mnblo and
tracheal men of New England not to yield
11? the tlictntc.1 < ! coiutnon satire to tire
Slid vaguiies of moon stuck agitators. I He
institution is still worth pieservinjj as a
;roat blessing to them as well as to the
South, and they ought as rapidly as any
teople on the faco of the earth to approcitin
the mischief* which would flow to
immcrco from a failure to presetvo the
Union.
On the continent of Europe wo find die
nenihercd State*, each having its taiifl
'eguiation* and its separate interests. It is
erlainly not necessary to detail the woful
>flToct there observable from this causo on
every branch of industry ami trade. There j 11
is no such thing as free trade possible on *
the continent. Every kingdom lias a poll s
cy of its own. A hale of cotton, or hanel a
of (lour, or cask of tobacco, is lauded at the ; t
free port of Bremen; and yet, when it pro- t
oeeds a short distance on its way into the t
interior of (iennanv, it must pay a heavy ti
' tribute to Hanovei! Imagine a custom- t
i house at Cairo, Illinois, taxing northerners ! s
' going South, or Southerners going Noith! o
It we hate confidence in any one thing (.
more than another, it is in the matter of t!
fact every day common sense of tlie Ame- e
! rienn people. Covetiiinent is established I;
for tliu good of the individual as well as
for the Stale. Personal interest has its o
philosophy. The business reSatious of a ll
people affect them in a thousand wjiys; and o
1 we led sure that those who liave a slake in c
! the domestic lianquillity of tlio Union ami o
the expansion of our coinuieice, will of tie "
1 Ce>siiy tailv around Mr. Ihii-linuan's adiniti- h
; i>tration, if for no other reason than fioin ri
' the simple fact that ho is pledged to the ti
maintenance of that Union, the rights of o
the Slate*, and (ha compacts imh> died in ll
our admirable constitution.? Wathi nylon u
j Union.
The Pulpit ana the Judiciary.
KIIOM TIIE MIW TOKK COM M EHCI At.. h
A few years ago a meeting of ministers ''
I of I be Methodist denomination wa> held ill 'j
this city, and the con litulio ality of a le 1 *'
Cent law of Congress Was discussed. All 1
the clergy (with i :te exception) expressed 1
their opinions with great freedom, and do 1
cidedlv in condemnation of the law as ll.i !'
grantlv in conlliet with the constitution ?l , '
iliu United St..tes. The celebrated Ifr. ! *
Olin was preset.i, a man of acknowledged ' "
supeiiority in intellect, learning, and judg- 1
ineiit, but be remained silent during the , '
1 discussion, until lie win personally called 1
* upon for his opinion. Then lie modestly I
1 icmarked: 1
' llrelhren. I have mil ilireefe.l me sin. I f
i dies specially to the constitution ol the Uni- 1 '
led Slate's, and am not qualified t<? give an ! H
>ti in a question like tliis. 1 lie inter- ?
jnelalion of liie constitution lias been lell
lu llie Supreme (Joint, a body of jinisls se '
loi'ted l<n their learning, wisdom, and judi j '
cial fitness to determine important qtles !
linns of litis nature, and I should have fa* I v
greater confidence in their judgment ill.in l'
in my own."
1 ho above paragraph* occur in the course (
of some editorial remarks in die New Vrnk
< >hserver upon a sermon recently preached 1
hi this city, avuweillv directed against llie I
i highest judicial tiiluuial of the republic for i 1
Us devisioii iii the I lied Scott case. Some '
I of the U!im;ivei's lomark-are veiy severe? 1
mine so than, as a secular jo nnal, we 1
. should led at liheity to in ike. I?u? in the '
seiitiuieiit inculcated by the above anecdote
wc most eordially concur. Once admit 1
thai llie ju Igmeiil o! such a body as the '
Sujueine ('.tint of llie I nilid Slates, el?o '
sen e\ jii t >s| \ to decide on the con-million- I
aliiv of any incasiue, an l so peeuliailv
, qualified l?? make such deei>ioll, is enliiled '
lo no deleiciice or cotifi lenee. and that a v
citizen having i.o such autho itv and in> 1
siicli qtiahli a,toils niav, w: loiilt b'cacii ol ' '
modesty or decorum, proclaim fr..m the)*
Ions,. t.u?s o|.ini ?ii as of equ il authoii- \ 1
, tv with theirs. In< ini.v luai hcli/ni as
| equivalent to their united judgment, at;d I'
i what leinains upon wtiicii the p qaii.i* luiod '
in iv test with that confidence and r<q>o?e 1
IV 11 li*' k :ili. ...,..'.I| .! I. i I !... it-iiii...
' ami I >**t 11 > :i 11 -111 w ell-lieing ?<f anv conuirv
i ; ii* 1 espcoa. v <>f a co nitiv tlie i
I of w|id?e iii?liiiiti?ui-? ?1*-|??*mlh 11 j> >*i the 1
urn ver-.n' Mil>.iu?^ioii of flu. (?.?lii?* t|?* '
cisi* .1 i I ill il ai*i>0 I.if*.- i ' Hi which lliev '
II *'|
have lhcUlM*|vc;i Oleatcil to he M tlllnlTl.il III :
final ifMiiil
.
Wo |?n*< ime there arc few living men '
, wlio woiiltl claim t<> a in*?i?* gij;aiilit
iatcilcc*. a ch- ii**r perception, ami a !
mcirc coinpieherisive gra-ii of iiihi 1 th.ii
ili*? late I *i. O m. A ii* I ivt: apl?toheml tliat
llit* sentiment utleie.l In Iiihi on tin* occa*i*iii
rolcMc'l lo i*? just iliat i*eiitinienl in f
f which evei v t r u' v jot* it ami iinliln mi ii*1 ' 1
tvuiil.l Ikmrlilv concur, lit tvlio ii_*liil\
C>*lllt*r.*licll'U tit** I'Min'ipics of lii? C nintrv'j. '
o. i\cr ii n it'll I, a ho appreciates llo* lea liin.; '
an.I \vi'i|i*iil ih?c**s-.ii v f"i tlill s*!irion of j
cor.'tiiu ioiiai ?1 *i* -: .ii* of siiclt in * *uiIu 1?*. j
ami a lio Ii is perceptive faculties strong
enough to foresee ill** ovil-t 11. it iniist u -nil 1
from ilopnvitig ||m Supreme (Joint of lliat '
attrilillle ailli which tlie nation lias en*]o\v - 1
eil ii -licit ol i i. Ii.ii llatltflv sctl/uryeveiV '
ilispnti aliont the in** ailing of llio c<> *-t11*i
' ii.*n -so Ii a iii in cannot fa ! to f*el, a: It '
t .* great iii iii rcfellcil lo, lliat ill** e liaient '
i hi?i* composing 'li d m?i aie in-?rt* liuh 1
riff / i':im ?iry ??t:;ci* f**r the .! . >.uii !
ii li a I ill it it U-c-iini-i everv '
citi/en, >?ii11 t-|mvi illy every t iii/?Mi who has 1
nut i|i*v?ite*I lii- 111?? In llie HiVfntin.il mi *! I
slicll Ollf-tloU*. III (il.li'tl "III n|,. |l,.r Cilllfl*
lenoe hi iheir judgment ilian in In. 11wi.| '
It tin? In* imt a sound |i inciple, an I if ii I
l-II it In i?..Velll fltlZi-IIV with Ifpeil ( > | In* '
allegiance they owe to their country, what j
i 1 il :In*. i> lint t > |?? i Inn.ii-il as a i nil* '
! judgment an i nf anion, as a standard ol
i?iii*.I.* i c?? mid Miliini?*?inii, where are ? ( !
In-! lis Innk at ill - hi 1111*r calmly ami lnui *
i? -11 v, eschewing nil personal inferences, ami 1
Inking into view the loonier healing* ,,f i
tin* whole rjneslinn. Is it any more hocom "
1114 in a minister i f the <?>*pol to take i l I
vantage of In* position ami i nil nonce, ami I
liis ci inmaml of a I no, auditory, for the I
-.*t 1111 if ii|> of his i ii. i 1 v it I u;il o|iiuion against '
1 lie decision of ihe Supreme ('mill, than il
1 ivoiiltl he for a judge of (hat or auv other |
1 o*.(ii 1 to take advantage of hi.* position to >i
tleiioiince theological tenets of any kind? *
Wniihl not llio assailants bo eijnal in the i
main futures of their position.*? Ivich I
Mini!,| he stepping out of his own peculiar v
i line of Mtiilv and invading that of another t
, profession. E ich would he seeking to tin* '
. ilermino llio Hillhorily ami inthicucu of a *
hody of men who might faiily he presume I
to ho much lienor informed upon the point*
111 controversy than himself. Kicli would ,
ho doing this under cover of a p< *;ti<>n that 1 t
admi 1 ted of no reply, of no correction of i 0
nictate uieuit*. or misconception*. or un j
mriaiit?d inference.*, or eironeou* iinpre.s I
ions, and in which ho wouhl have all the j
rguiuciit to himself, to coriect the speaker ;
leing t<? incur the penalty due t ? the in- |
i*ri npiioti of a religion* serv ice or to a con
I'tnpl of court. Just us much tw a judge
II the bench should hlnink with the M*ti*i
iveiiess of modesty ami tlecoiiini fiotn asailing
any theological tenets, for the above
hvioti* reason*, ho should the minister of ilie
?o?pcl, we respectfully submit. abstain, for
lie miiih* lua-oni, fioiu a-ouilt.s upon jtulicial
xpositions of Common or cotislituiioiinl
tw.
And again: It it surely no lens the duty
f the clcttry to fo?ior popular ippprct for
lie jmlici.tiy ami their functions than it is
f the judiciary to foster respect f >r the
lergy ami the institutions of religion. This
( ligation is umIoiiht?-dly reciprocal. It 1
rill he a pad day for the republic and its
Iter lies when our judges individually, in
emlering their deci-iotis, indulge in retlec ;
ion* upon the clergy, impugn the purity
f their motives or even the correctness of1
lieir teachings, ami e pecially when they !
rge upon the cotninunitv the dulv of dis
egardmg or resisting those teaching*. ;
hough the evil effect of a corresponding I
ondtict on the part of the clergy may be \
f?s inuuediatP, it is u > less certain and no I
fs? disastrous. Tito pulpit can no more
enounce the judiciary without peril and ,
image to in*- supremacy of law ami jus- \
ice, than the judiciary the clergy without j
ujiirv to <-letical influence and tire can?e of
elision and truth. The infidel and iminorI
will a^ mucli exult o\er the clergy in |
onflict with the courts an the lawless and
agabond. Both will ho aided hv ns?an!t*
ipoit i ith'-r. The mini-tor of the (?osn< I
tid the minister of law nui?t MhimI or fill '
ogelhcr, and the moment one seeks hy de- !
iiincirilion to gain a triumph over the olh
r, he loo-cns the foundations on which I
o"ts his own influence over the people. J
Jnited, thev give g??d government to a
ree people, for where religion is practised
aid the laws are ie*pected there are free
;evernment and a happy people. L?*t ei
her aspire to overthrow lli? other and nbain
tin* mastery, ami anarchy or de-potisin
allows, and both fall into contempt.
There is another aspect of this subject
ihich we nppronch with delicacy, viz: the
haracter ami intlticnce reflected hack upon
lie pulpit hy its conversion to such use*.
Jour is of law were instituted bv men for
he consideration and decision of questions
niching statutes ui.d the constitution; the
lulpit. or the ministry, was instituted by
lie L>i* ino Being lor the teaching of divine j
tilths essential lor human salvation. By j
oinmoti consent the ju |g? i< held in little I
steein who perverts the human institution
rout us specific purpose,and itis unreason I
d?!e to suppose that the minister of the j
? rspel, who employs his oflice for any nth j
r purpose than the momentous one of its J
uiginal establishment, mil still retain the
ieoplc's respect. < )f course, here coiae1* up )
in imp utaut question: What is, or what I
- not, included in the galaxy of truths j
\hich the ministry are instructed t r exhibit |
cloie the pcqde? Volumes have been j
vriiicn on this point, and we shall not pre
tis 11 e to mingle in the controversy. But '
hci> i> a cuiniiioii-scuse iicw o' the mat 1
ei wlrch liiols its siippoit in the judgment
f everv holiest, r dii feeling man of ord;tin !
v in'i i.igeiitfe; w!i'.-!i an cnliglileiied sense
>t light and propriety npproxcs, which, es
hewing a'l ihe i 1 ,'o distinctions of schools
aid c.,si|i?t- Ieel at once what accords with
Ilice at; 1 piof. --t .ii ol a ministry which
laiuis a Biviue coinini?iuii and embassy
. I..O u.i.l l V .
... v ...... .1 / am Ujnv ?|| >??j?i|T>; r V
tr of argument can overcome fn the |>''pilar
inin.I tiiu intuitive perception of what
licit a ministry ought to teach and what
five i<i others i.? teach; ami in ju*t so l.-u
i. it depaits from tIn* .imj?!ici'.v uu.l single
v.-i of miiiUlialimi it not only practically
leiiif. it own pio!f.>i m-i ami claim*, lull
oaken* its religion* power niid influence.
icli, at lea?t, w.? believe, will l?o the c?il
liision of my lellueting an I impartial
nin I. A minister or In-, hearer*, ln*ui^ all
ininan, ill?)' ill tune-, be carried iiu nr by
lieir feelings so far a* to be temporal iiv
ilunloil to the full extent of tha mischief
0-n'tini; f'r.iin intro lacing err .nr.iu* sub ct*
into the pulpit. Klorjaence ami iutel ;
ecliinl skill m *\ prevail f.ra while oyer re
le. lion, judgment. an 1 tie fail perception
>f pulpit re*uiciioii*. Hut the <1 lections
v: ! in t lie come np, i. llii* not a ilepait
ne fi hi; the example of ilie (Jieat Teacher
ii,<l those who immediately succeeded Inm.
iii?1 h;.\e left their inspired teaching* on
ecor.l, ami, if so, \ohy tlii* departure? In j
linking liie-e renin'k- we may have seemed
tfllin'is oll'selves to bo I'll |\* <>f
nit of .utr province. I'uil ii is onlv a seem
ug. We hold ill it the rrlitjioHxn'iuof pill |
el teaching am) I lie supremacy of our conn :
ty'ii laws a>e e?senli il to a fies and happy
e|i ildic, ami shall at all times resp -vtlnllv |
uoic.t again-l any thing calculated to mat j
r impair eitln-r, even though elo.pienoe
n iv ii ne j lined with an almost n tionnl
ixcitemeiil to make it popular for the hour.
Marrikp vs. Usmarhip.i>.?'You've no
vife, I believe,' - lid Mr. I tlank. to his neigh
?or. 'No, sir.' was the roplv, 'I never w as
n uiivd." 'All,'said M'. blank, 'you are i
i happy <1 ?g.' A short tiimi after, Mr.
bank, in addressing a married man, von
?v?? h wile, sir)' *V ?"?, sir, a wife
li eogcliildren.' *1 t? h*ed.' mid Mr. lihmk, 1
\. i it re a happy limn.*
'Wliv, Mi. Itlniik,' said one of the com t
i.inv, 'yotir remarks lo 11 to unmauicd
nnl 111o manied seem to conflict some
vital!' 'Not at all ? not at all, sir. 'I ln-r?
h a difference in ni\ statement*. P.-- i-o
o more observing, s;r; | -aid the mm
v lio had no wife was a 'Imppv </'>7 and
lie man who had a wifo was a 'happy'
inn;' nothing conflicting, sir; nothing at
il ; I know w hat / say, mi!'
[Olire Branch.
A wi>e man ought to hope for the lies',
ie prepared for the worst, and hear with
quaniinity whatever may happen.
Chinese Sugar Cane.
We find in the Carolina Timet the following
letter froin Hon. W. S. L)Im on
the cultivation of the Chinese Sugar Cane,
which is beginning to attract much attention
in agricultural circle*:
Hour, March 27ih, 1857. Messrs.
Eoiioio: Having Irtst year, through the
column* of the Faiifield Herald, catted
the attention of tlio agricultural portion of
the community to the value of that new acquioition
to our icsou'ces, tlie Chinese Sugar
Cane, or Millet, I ask n place now in
your columns to answer the many inquiries
in reference to iu cultivation, <kc., which
ihui call has pi von rise to.
M v expeiience in its cultivation embraces
but a single year, that of 1850. U|?on that
experience, with its observation, I would
suggest the following mode: Select ^our
piece of ground (the richer the belter, of
course) and bed it up, precisely iu yon
would for cotton, wiih the rows three feet
apart. Then open and drill your seed and
cover with a brand. In thocouree of a few
weeks, when the millet i* four or five inches
high, shave it down with the hoe, carefully
picking out the young grass, &c. After
this is done run the straight side of a
half or twisting shovel next the millet, covering
up the grass and weed* in the middle
of the row. In nbout ten days, or when
the plants are eight or ten inches high, U10
middles should be ploughed out and the
dirt lopped high and well around the
stalk*. This was all the cultivation I gave
m?>i tear, and is sutlicienl tor everv purpose
I think. 1 would then thin out to ona
s*ti?Ik about twelve indies apirt. Tiiis will
enable llie stalks to prow sufficiently large
for grinding f..r syrup.
After the fi st crop i?? cut, and converted
into syrup, the second, which is far mora
abundant, from th* numerous shoo'.a which
)>ui out at the root, enn be u-ed for fueling
or ennveiting ?*to forage, by cutting ninl
Irymg as you would any of the millet
family.
I will say of this cane or mil let, that it * .
is far superior to any of this family of.
phints. That it will produce as much as
die couiii\on millet, the brootn corn, or
Dourali ? will stand drought belter than
either?and fioin its abundance of snccliArine
matter, is worth one hundred per cent,
inore than uny of them.
The experiments of Gov. Hammond, Mr.
PeUrs, of Georgia, nnd many others, have
settled the question beyond controversy, of
it* adaptation to syrup-making, if not sugaruiaking
purposes; and I have now in tnr
house a small bottle of syrup, sent ine bv
my friend Capt. II. C. D.ivU, of Ridgeway,
made in lliecru<lest manner possible, which
will compare favorably with the best specimens
of West India molasses. F-?r myself,
1 entertain not the least doubt that in five
years Iroin this time syrups will l?e made,
to supply the home demand. South of Ma
oil and Dixon's line, and probably some
for exportation. Should this, however, not
be the case, for forage and soiling purposim
tii? Mi?nr intllpt will I?o f.nm,l a!
>'V. 3 i' r m
I will close l?y staling. tint an energetic
ami public spirited friend, William Glaze,
if your citv, will be prepared to furnish, at
the shortest notice, ami on tht most favorable
term*, til I ilic machinery for crushing
i11 1 hoi'tng the cane into syrup. lie has
i... I in 1 several dilTe-ent I no lei*, cither of
w hich in wc.i adapted to the purpose.
liespcctfullv, your*.
W. 8. LVLES.
P. S.?I atn now planting rny first lot,
and will plant the next nbuiil (lie let of
M iv. and third, if s > disjKJsetl, about the
tir^t of J une.
Smi t iv WiiKAr. ? M*. 11. F. Piaikler, of
nirilville. Tarinnl county. Te.\a<, in n letter
to the Commissioner >>t P ttonts, stales that,
in looking over the Patent Office reports
f >r 1335. his attention was called to the
"iibject of smut in wheat. This brought to
hi> iceollectioti an experiment which was
m ?>ie by an acquaintance of hi>?, Mr. John
Mili iicll, while lie (\[r. I?) resided in
Nicholas county. Ivy. One bushel of wheat
wa* prepared in the following manner! One
peck was covered with water, and after boi
g peiir.died to remain undisturbed for
I wonty-tom liouis, it was r.rlJed in hickory
ashes, and sow n itnmedi ?tely; a second
peck, after being treated in a similar way,
was rolled in lime anil sown immediately;
a tiiir 1 peck, alter being steeped in water,
was rolled in ashes f?otn o.ik wood, nnd
iinrr.-diatclv .'.own; and the fourth peck
was sown without anv preparation.
1'iiC soil used for litis experiment was the
same in all cases. The result was highly
satisfactory, as the wheat which had been
11'i'I i,o .'i 1 l.v l,.-lii(* rr.!!? .! in n-lxw ivi. hai
touched by smut, whilst that which had
boon prepare 1 by rolling in lime had four
or five head* of smut, nnd that which had
boon Kivvn without anv preparation was aU
must ciitiie'v destroyed by it* ravages. This
was liio oniy ex peroneal nf this kind which
lui l co-no iiinb-r tho notice of Mr. Hn who
further si ttcs that the enemy of the wheat
cwj> where he now re*ido* is the chinch
bug.
Modern Eloqi'rn'ce.?A correspondent
t>f the Boston {Courier give* the following
extract fr.ttn a serin ?n recently delivered
by a professor al Harvard University, and
a*ks if students are safe when exposed to
such language:
"View nig this subject from tiro esotertq
stand point of Christian exojjetieal analysis,
and agglutinating the polysynlhatioal ecto.
blast* of homogeneous asceticism, wo per.
ceive at ??nce til? absolute individuality of
lliis ontitvj while Com that other stand,
point.of incredulous synthesis, which character
"Z. s the Xenocati.* hierarchy of tho
Jews, we ar? consent un*oU?lv impressed
with* lb? precisely ?uti|?eri?tatic ooalitv
*f" ' *
Art enthusiastic gentleman, in apeakinff
of ill? coinage ,?f his "adored," said, "Sh?
would walk up to a (nation'* or a lover'a
mouth, without shrinking a inu*?!?!" Bravo
girl!