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Advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on them, will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. Coinunications, post paid, will be prompt ly and strictly attended to. f.T'he following gentlemen are anjounced b their -friends as candidates for the Oftce o _a Collector, at the ensuing election: lo JOHN. QUATTLEBUM, EoGE .- SHEPPARD, EDMUND MORRIS, 0MPSON B;.MAYS, utJAMES B. HARRIS, Ki S. C. SCOTT, :I . WILSON. gT The 0ollowing gentlemen are announced by their friends as candidates for the office of Ordinary at the ensuing election. Col. JON HILL, -Capt. W. L. COLEMAN. The friends of Major ABRAHAM JONES, announce him as a candidate for the Legislature, to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the death of James S. Pope :Esq. From the Lousi~lve Examiner. DUIELLING. The first time we were called upon o witness a duel was in Augusta, Geor gia, in 1820. We were just entering manhood. The parties were from our native State. We knew them both well. They were stationed at their places, and at the word fire, the elder of the two, a mni of promise and place, fell dead. We saw him fall, saw his. brother who gazed wildly into, his pale face,:just now ,sa iis friends as they re .stonwa .topnhmae4 ee s ifierwardsi thelgrey haired father a hie ent' over that body, bot tears falling down, his cheeks full as one struck with palsyfor-his prop the boy of his lopes, was'taken a-way, and there was no longer happiness for -him on earth. But the survivoi! Business relations brought us together; we were his attor ney; and we had to sen him at home, and our house. In 'coiupany we saw no change in him; he was light hearted, almost frolicksome in his gaiety. He never spoke of the murder; by unuttered, but well understood compact, (and how terribly did this describe the deed,) none ever referred to it. But soon we learn. ed he never slept without a light in his room. Soon af ter-we found that he was fast becoming a drunkard-and scarce three years had passed since the duel, are he was stricken down in early nian, hood, and laid near his antagonist in the arth. But this deatht! we were present atI t, and nevermay we witness such anoth er i That subject so long untouched by family or friend-the murder of his c:ompanion and neighbor, was at last broken by himself. 'I could not help k t,' said he as'his eyes glat ed upon us, dad his breathing became painful from its quick audible-action. We knew to what he referred; and endeavored td di rects his thoughts into other channels. In vain, I could not help it; 1 was forced into it; could I belp. it 7' and all this -was, in duelling sense, true. He had evei-y excuse a man could have to fight; bast when so assured he exclaimed wild ly,' 't will not do-I murdered hin - see him now-I have seen him as he -lay dead on the field, ever since I sletw him. My God ! my:God!' And muu, tenn~g these, and like sentences, with a shrieli, such as I never before heard mhortal utter, he died ! Another instance."-A young Scotch man iamne to Chiarleston, South Caro '~Jna and settled there. He gave off'ence ~p; noted duellist, anid was challenged; (ought. and killed himi. Hie removed pjterwards tp New Orleans, was enga. grnd in necesful liusiness, and was regar gled the iRerriest felloiw about. His in tamate friends thought' the tsurder had po impression.on" hing not one of his -relatives believed ite carod any fhing h about it. 1n 1834 or '35;' hdeijas: engaged in ~ prge cation speculations: 'News' of a - ise in price reached 'NewOrleans, soon jiler he had shipped a large number 'of 2Silsto New York. If he could sell, senae some particular .arrangements, Se obld realize'a fortune. But. it was p eeary o go Nyew York. He jumped Bn boird a steamer, Wrent to Montgomio ry, Alabama, and pushed rapidly on by land for Washington City. Over ex citement, brought on fever, and he was obliged to stop in the interior of Suuth Carolina. s Full fifteen years, or more had elapsed since he had killed his man. For the first time he lay on a bed of sickness. He had fever and delirium with it. And in that delirium with terrible anguish and maniac fury, he spoke of this deed of death I It made those of us who heard him, shudder as we listened. Was his laughter, all along, forced I Had his merriment been lip deep; of the intellect and not of the heart ? He grew better, and his physician thought him conva lescent. Now and then he would start in his sleep, and exclaim, 'Take him off me, don't tie his dead body to me,' but the fever had abated,;and we all thought h6 would soon be well.. He did grow better, but' watching his opportunity, he went to a chest of drawers, as iffor some clothing, stealthily took from it a razor, and drew it- rapidly across his throat I It was a dreadful gash that he made, and would have been a fatal had not one of his who was neat struck up his elbow, as he. was making the attempt upon his l'f, ! Poor man ! Jie knew and had known no peace, since ihe day he killed his opponent. When he thought his end near he made the confession. '.He felt,' he said, 'as if he was a murderer, though fio one charged him with a crime.' From the N. 0. Daily National. 11th inst. RICHARD HENRY WILDE. The fell plague that is hovering over our city, after revelling in the cottages of the poor and humble, seenis to have suddenly changed the character of its victims; it has gone into the mansions of wealth, and sought out the favored by nature, and, by striking all alike, showed that it knows no distinctions-that lux ury or penury, ignorance or. wisdom, are alike unequal to ward off the fatal blow. Richard Henry Wilde, the ac complish gentleman, the. ripe scholar, the distinguished statesman and civilian, has fallen ; the cunning of the mind has left iti mortal tem'aple, 'and nil that, was duigi~~epoe ma our -qiidsk. amass of iises iilla ' chilling effet upon tIhe hearts of his t'n-ihousand frierd-i, and upon millions of others who admire genius and respect high. moral worth. Among our great names, that of Mr. Wilde will ever shine with a steady light. His early struggles for the honors of scholarship, his amiability as a son, his exemplary character as a father, his talents as a lawyer, and philanthropy as a statesman, mark him as no ordinary man. While his literary fame, acquired in the leisure of stern pursuits, will ever associate him with letters, his poetry will make him blessed by the fireside, his industry for the muse will associate him, even in foreign lands, v ith Tasso and Dante. Mr. Wilde's parents were natives of Dublin.-They removed to Amer icaand settled in Baltimore just after the close of the American Revolution. In the yeair 1803, the mother of Mr. Wilde, a widow with a family of little children, removed to Angusta, Georgia. The struiggles of Richard to obtain at this early day, a liberal education, in spite of the wantof books or pecuniary means, is one of the most interesting of.t'nue struggles of literary men against difficu,iI ies:. He conquered, however, and- so rapidly rose in his pi ofession and in t he esti-mation of his ,fellowv citizens, that he was in 1815 elected to seat in Coagress when but a fortnight over the ago requi red by law. He served but one session, but was elected again in 1828, and sere ved through five sessions. As a politi cian, be was never a patrtizan ; his hon esty was above qrtstion ; he was indus trious and always commanded respect. In 1835. Mr. Wilde sailed for Europe. He traveled through France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Jtaly~ and finally set tled in Florence, where he remained three- years, deeply engaged in literary pursuits. As a result of these labors, he published"the Researches concerning the Love, Madness, and Imprisonment of Torbuato Tasso." Having comple ted this work, lie endeavoured to learn something of the history of Dante, and obtained from the Duke of Tuscany, the rare priviledge ofexamining archives of Florence. By an interesting train- of events,. Mr.. Wilde caused the discovery of an original' portrait of Dante that had been hidden for centuries, which discov ery created a sensation throughout the whole of rtaly. Upon his returrr fromr Europe, Mr. Wilde resumed the practice of law and chose New Orleans . for his theatre of usefulness. Here he soon catlled'around him a most numerous circle oft admirers, and ha nvcr occupied a most prominent place in the estimation of our citizens. Whilst not engaged in the active duties of his profession lie assisled in forming our eontemplated university, and the Regents of that institution with a prompt ness complimentary to their judgment, elected Mr. Wilde one of the Professors of the Law Scool, which he was emi nently calculated to fill with honor to himself atnd our city. The place left hy Mr. Wilde in our cammunity, we fear cannot be filled. His presence will be missed in aliost every phase of elegant life. The ripe scholar, the elegant gentleman, the pol ished statesman and lawyer, we do not expect soon. to meet again in any one person, as they were hapily united in him. In the death of Mr. Wilde the community has lost one of its most dis tinguished ornaments, the country one of its richest and most cultivated minds. Rail Road Accident.-An accident occured on the Baltimore and Washing ton Rail Road on Friday last, in conse, quence of the Mail Car having become detached from the train. On discover, ing the loss the locomotive was reserved and in the act of returning. In tne meantime, some of the laborers had ta. ken up a rail for the purpose of repla. cing it, and when the cars approached, in stead of making a signal for them to stop, they replaced the rail without any fastening, which caused two of the cars to run off the track, one of which was seriously damaged, but without injury to any of the passengers.- In consequence of this accident, the mail did not reach Washington until 10 o'clock. Sad Accident.-A powder mill, on Latirel Run, about two miles east of the borough of Wilksbare, was shattered by an explosion on Thursday afternoon last, One man, named Charles Kin. ney, was so badly burned that he died next morning, Another man was in jured, but it is believed he will recover. The mill wasjust started by Messrs. tarish & Knapp, two enterprising young men, whose loss is two or three hundred dollars. cleik in hardware store in Cincinnati, pnt one hundred and fifty dollats in a tea kettle fot safe keeping, and while he was out of the way the master of the shop sold the kettle for seventy-five cents, not suspecting the treasure it con tained. The customer was so well pleased with his bat gain that he has not been seen at the same store since. A Discarded lleadsman.-The pub lic executioner of Paris however lately been dismissed front his place, without, as lie thinks, sufficient cause, has drawn up and published a pamphlet in which he pleads for restoration, on the ground that in the whole course of his experience he has acted with the greatest kindness and respect towlards all his clients, that he has invariab y cut off their heads in a very neat style and great dispatch, and that he has introduced some importants in the guillotine. Sucesful Surgical Opraion.-The Manchester N. H. American states that a physician of that place a short time since opened the stomach of a patient, tand removed several hard lumps which had completly obstructed the passage from it. Hiowever singular this may seem, it is nevertheless' true.--The pa tient, is doing well, and will undoubtedly recover, operation was performed in the presence of several gentleman and occupied from ten to fifteen minutes, Improved Collon Gin.-A valuable improvement has been made in Cotton Gins, by E. T, Taylor & Co., of Gi rard, Georgie, which consists in a newv arrangement in the mrachine for -tighten ing~ or looserri-ng the main .band without cutting or altering the length, Embalming-A case of embalming was recently expnrimented on at our Alnms House Hospital by the consent of Dr. Reese, which proved to be unsuc, cessftul. Could this art be simply and certainly practised, it would be co-n soling to the friends of deceased and beloved r elatives.- N. Y. paper. Freezing Mixture.-Mix sixteen parts of water with five .of' nitre, and five of salaimronac, in fhne powder, when the temperature will fall about 4f degrees below the freezing point. This experiment can be conveniently performed at any time. OA Dear I-A fashionablo young gentleman, who has been in Paris, fainted away, last week-, at Saratoga, on hearing that his brother had been seen in new York, at an nofashionable neriod e amburg Republican. A. nog of the citizens of' Hamburg asset on Wednesday the 16th lost. for 'il ose of adopting such mea. sures: ght be suggested in relation to ths achievements of our Army in MenV d of those brave spirits en gage t affair, on motion of B. C. ydn: -sq., the Intendant, G. W, Gar' 'was called to the Chair, and H. C qk, Esq., requested io act as Secre (6 i on 0f Maj. W. W. Stark, a comtfi of. seven was appointed by the.C - an, to draft Resolutions ex press of the sentiments of the'meet ing, upon the chairman appointed thef ing Committee, viz: Maj. W. W. ke, M. Gray, Esq., Dr. J. F Grifll .1. Blackwood, B. C. Yancey Esq., J. 'Stokes and Samuel W. Shelt Tb .oumittee after retiring for a .few o ents returned and reported the folio . Preamble and Resolutions, which re unanimously adopted t Wh as intelligence hafreached us of th' eat victories of Confreras and Chu . sco,of the glorious bearing ol the etto Regiment, and of the un. timel Od heroic death of many o1 oyr b officers and soldiers. - *B2 animouuly cesolved, by the citize of Hamburg and its vicinity, That feel proud of our Army, and glory its military achievements. R i ed, That the Regiment of Caro bearing the Palmetto Standard unde F alls of Mexico, covered it self a tate with immortal honor, and filled. hearts with jov and gratitude, ed, That delightful and patri otic a may be 'to rejoice at victory, and e at the glory shed upon this land a ation, it is a manly, a mourn ful pIe e to mingle our tears and grief with- amilies and friends whom the forte war have made beartstricken and Re hat.we inourn the deaths of our tWdOir-citiz'ens of Edgefield Distr a 10Butler; Lieut. David Adi r ivite Tios.F. Tillman an "it the'r.families on the Z esile hat a comniittee' of twc be ap inlted to confer with any - com. mitteethattmay be appointed at Edge fit"ld Court House, relative to the taking measuris to bring back to their homei the remains of those who have fallen ir battle. Resolded, That a copy of these Res olutions be forwarded to the respective families of the deceased, mentioned it the fourth resolution. During the evening the meeting wa! addressed by Maj, W. W. Starke, B. C. Yancey, Esq., Maj. C. M. Ham mond, Dr. J. F. Griffin and M. Gray, Esq., in a patriotic, eloquent and feeling manner.. On motion of Mr. Jeflers, ResWoled, That the .proceedings of this m'etilag be published in the papers of our Town, and that the Edgefield Advertiser be requested to copy, The meeting then adjourne 1. G. W. GARMANY, Chairman. H. C. PARKs, Secretary. On the introduction of the above Preamble and Resolutions, Maj. Starke made a few appropriate and eloquen1 remarks, from which we have been per. mitted to make the following synopsis: Mr. Ckairman :-We are assomblec ont an extraordinary occasion, and under unusual excitement. Intelligence has reached us that two great battles have been fought1 two triumphs gained by the American Army. Intelligence also has reached us that the Regiment of South Carolina, contending against powerful odds, and performing prodigies of valor, has lost in killed and wounded; one htl of her number. It is know, Mrd Chair man, thai I. was unfriendly to this war in its outset. Although sensie of Mexican outrages, I believed not in violent measures, I was unwilling that two neighboring republics, eschewing Kings and reverencing the rights of man should be found 'n deadly array against each other. I was unwilling that such a spectacle should he exhibited in the face and for the amusement of the crowned heads of Europe. But the Amiericangovernment & people thought other wise. T be die being cast, the pol. icy of the war was no longer a question with me. From that moment to this the American Army has been uppermost in' my minde .I have sympathized in. its triumphs. .1.abi free 'to confess, that unfriendly as rhave been to the policy of this wir1-I would not take .baek the yictories-of Contreras and Churubusco, of BuenaVista, Certo Gordo and others. [ would iot exiinguish the memory of national andindividual proivess so sig. nally exemnplified in the' campaigns o1 Taylor abid Scot for all the produce of the Mexican mipes, since the days of CurteamankdMoiin-zazm.. What has the Ameriean Army done I Fought against odds of 4 and 5 to I eight pitched battles-gained eight vic tories I Covered with glory this land and nation, shaken the dry bones of despotism throughout the world--im pressed upon hoary Legitimacy a lesson of moderation not to be forgotten, and settled the question of foreign investion for a thousand years. Will a Congress of sovereignsithink you, Mr. Chairman, will thq principalities and powers of Europe be found in this day and gen eration gravely mooting the point of a military occupation of this republic. Will the descendants of Blocher and Suwarrow think of planting their bloody standards on these shores, of sending bdck for the edification of royalty the triumphant tidings, that "order reigns in the American Warsaw." If liberty here is to be cloven down if the Union of these States is to become a bye-word, and a dream, foreign prowess is not to be the instrument. The Gorgons of discord and bigorty will be the drdmatis persona of this por tentious tragedy. The Cyclopes who are to forge the thunder-bolt that is to rive, this political temple to its funda t:ons: The Palmetto Regiment I , What shall I say of this little Spartan band, of its sufferings and of its valor I We at home, Mr. Chairman, by our families and fire-sides. under our vine and fig tree, know not and never will know half of the difficulties of the American Army on the plains of Mexico. They had to battle with open enemies and midnight assassins, with driving sands pitilesssunshine, with rocks and ravines, the chapparel and the mountain.-Their march by day, their camp at night, their long drawn trains were infested and sur, rountled by wolveS dnd blood hounds, in the shape of nen.-The animal, the minral, the vegetable kingdoms were Mexicip bugvgs. .Notwithstanding all this, where i the Ameri Eagle ? Entangled in the'cha'pparer "idsring in the dust, chained toa #L. No I But cleaving" the hi I ting above the clouds, and sunshine, eyetng a manficent pnorama of ocean, mountain and piktn '. The Regiment of SouthCa linwhii it crossed the Savannah Rivet itein months ago, numbered morethan a thou i sarid men. On the plains of Contreras and Churubusco 273 only appeared in military array. On the memorable night of the 20th Augus 197 camped unhurt on the battle field,and 136 were biting the dust and welterint in blood. Where are the 700 Carolina Volunteers, the remnant of this well appointed Regi ment ? Are they at home amid theit families and friends ? Did they like Nestor and Ulysses return in safety to their Pylos and their Ithaca? No! they would not leave their comrades in forlorn hope in the niidst of eight millions of enemies. Hundreds of them are lin gering in hospitals, fiom Puebla to the Gulf, many have paid thb debt of na ture, long s'nce, and gone from time to eternity ; some pei haps victims to the lasso by the way-side,and like lomer's heroes feeding the vulture and the wolf dog : Look over the world, Mr. Chairman, box the milit ary compass of natrons, a nd wvere is there an example transcentdenatal to all this? To the feats of the volunteer and regular, to' the.banttles of Taylor and Scott. Was it at tire Straits of Ther mopylea? Where Leonidas wasprt ted by the ocearr on one side, by prec1 Ipitous mountains on the other. Was it in the camipaigns of the great Napo-' leon? Of him whose genius eclipsed the~ blended greatness of Ceasar and the Scipios? In which ofhis b'ulketins is recorded a greater sacrifice, a nobler heroism? In brow beating the Czar of the Russias, in overrunning the empire of Charlemagne, were against strch fearful odds do you find him plaming his eagle, or scaling and- storming a balt ilementi Mr.. Chairman', let uft g'o- intoi defafl. Let us contemplate for a momrent the commander of the Palmetto R~egiment, Col. Pierce M. Butler, Broken down by lingering sickness, prostrate upon his back with fev'er, surroutnded bysurgeoQ, by medicine, by all the paraphernalia of disease, when he heard that the flag of South Carolina was waiving upon the battle field, what did he do I Did, he cover himself in his bed-clothes'! D.id he redouble his groans ? No, sir! Hie threw aside- surgeon, and nurse and medicne, sprang from his couch1 moun ted his charger,- placed himself at the at the head of hts regiment,. and mingled like Diomede in' the bloody strife. His horse being shot from under him, faint with wouds ho was taken back to his tent. Did he stay there ? No. The body was weak, but the immortal spirit was strong. The t-ide of lifo llowed kindly, a momentary strength returned., Stimulated by the clangor of arms, the roar of artillery, the impulses of a Ito: , nian patriotism, again he abandoned h tent, again he appeated at the head o' his Regimenti and there amidst the but.. cheries of the *battle field he fell like Montgomery, upon a bed of glory I Ransack the military annals of the World, ? and wete *ill you find a sublimei deathtf '. Let us come, Mri Chaitman, to. our own immediate circle. Hamburg had a roble represontatiye on that occasion. Lieut. David Adams. Born and reared among us, he was known to all; a law yer by profession; he was remarkable in life for manliness and* modesty. Stimulated by a praiseworthy ambitionst he made up his atind to go abroad, to test upon no prop btt hiuself, to carve~ out a fortunel to build op a naie. He - go Iias surrounded by a large and fond fam. ily, father, mother, brothers and sistersd Aware of his resolution, they urged himn to remain at home, to leave to other# "war and its dire alarms," to spend witk them the manhood and evening of his days. But love of personal distinction was the lord paranount of his bosom. Although fond of his parants and kina dred he burst asunder all these ties, rose above all these considerations, united Isis fortunds to the Palmetto legimentf past unhurt through the horrible inlic- 7 tions of a Mexican campaign-was one of the 273 gallant Carolinians who fought in the memorable battles of Chu. rubuteo, and one of the never to be forgotten thirteen, who sword in hand, passed "from time to eternity?, Like the braVe commander of his regiment, he lies upon a bed of glory, and friende who knew him once will know him no more. WHO IS OLD? A wise man will never rust oat. As loug as he cab move anfl breathe, he .. will be doing something fir hims*lf, .bi neighbors eJor posterity. v'Almost to t~e as ii * iis life, Washingon.was 0re Franklin d Newton4 1te-v *Jexer,./d 1ay - -to sup os :Vmust IeG f w7.-~ pw oa li lot and .ffii'W. e old. Who i-oid:s the~~in rgynot the day lalior in'scienceq1iit'or benevolence4 but le only who~iifeis his energies to wastev,_- , away, and the springs of life to become motionless; on whose hands the hours drag heavily, and to whoni all things wear the garb ofgloonm. Look at that old man, Farther &wall, now in his eighty-eight year, who is trateling about our State, and preaching from Sabbatio to Sabbath. He has the lifeand energy of a young man-end for aught we know, may yet live to- do the work and accom. plish the labors of half a dozen puny, W sickly, sentimental youths-who are afraid of the rain-dropv, the dews of - Heaven, and the grateful showerbath4 Is he oldl should not be the question ' put; but is he activel.-can he breathe freely and nrove with agility! There are scores of grey headed men we should prefer, in any inportant enter price, to these young gentleman who fear and trem'ble at approaching she. - . dows, and turned pale at a lion i theim' path-at a harsh word or a frow--Saf, Courier. A Talking 'Big.'-.W'e cr thisg frowi the Boston Post. 'My dear,* said Mrs, Bell to her companion, .Mts. Poppies . tone, as they walked past the excavathra t1 for the water workts in .Washaington 'k streetr yesterday morning-deaU tellma -.f e~ what them holes are made for'P 'Certaity,' repiedI Mrs, F. "t'hey are for the anecdote to bring water fromnt~~~' - Lake Cochineaf.- The linipi'ng Elimreut will Leander thro' the krou .eubes, and . irritate all the circumfacent benefices- , They'll have hidras at the corners of aBh ~ the streets, and probalf a 'jetty doughr b upon the connnon, for itis a law of hie roglypites that water alwafs descende 4 up to the level of its source, and this here fountain must rise as' highy at that 'erm laite. .I shall he very glad then j the water gets here, for I ar as fond of a absolutions as a musselman,as I dar''no. wash my feet in .famaiky water on ac' count of the dut of the hees4 - b. A German writer calls a lriss "-' de' . hicious dish, eateir vith crimson spoons.'*" We suppose this is what is meant when ~4 it is said of a young fellow courting, . that "he is aftea the speosD.W A desparing swain, in a 6t of desper ation recently declared to his uanreleat ing lady, that it washis full determina~ tion to drown himself or perish in the attempt! Santa Anun bieing asked if he-had any personal dealings with Taylor and' Scott, replied. 'Yes, 1 .have knept pit running~ account awi both of tita,'m."