The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, March 25, 1852, Image 3
COMMUNICATIONS.!
[For the Ledger.]
Kownth and Non-intervention.
Pleasant Hill, 8. C.
The extraordinary excitement occasioned
by the visit of tlio " Swedish Nigh ten- j
gale" to our shore*, hud scarcely died awav (
ere it was eclipsed 1 v the shouts of applause
and enthusiastic welcome which greeted i
tho arrival of the distinguished Hungarian ;
Exile.
The honors conferred upon this illustrious
foieigncr are of the hlglust character, j
and speak well for tho hospitality of our ,
countrymen. It is not, however, of Kossuth's
reception that we wish to sneak : i
but of his mission.
The last effort of Hungary for liberty
and independence, resulted in the most
signal failure.
After being betrayed by the traitor Corgey,
she became an easy conquest to the
combined forces of Austria and her allies;
and the civilized world has been shocked
by the deeds of inhumanity and murder,
perpetrated by these execrable dcs)K>ts, upon
a brave and inoffensive people. Yet
notwithstanding the deplorable condition
to which Hungary has reduced Louis Kossuth,
the indefatigable champion of liberty,
confidently assorts the ability of his
countrymen to free her from Austrian tyrrany,
provided they are secured against
the interferance of Iius?ia. It is for this
that he pleads with the spirit of a true martyr.
lie did not solicit this aid from any
of the Crowned Heads of Europe, but came
direct to America ; the people from whom
he has adopted his principles?the boasted
land of the free and the brave.
On his arrival lie finds himself overwhelmed
with honors and professions of sympathy
for his afflicted country. He is not,
however, satisfied with this empty shoic,
but asks for a more substantial evidence
of our sympathy for the republican cause
in Europe. lie stands before us in the
name of oppressed nations and of bleeding
humanity, lie does not ask for armed intervention?he
does not ask us to fight the j
battles of his country?but simply to main- ,
tain the laws of nations against foreign intcrfcrancc.
that down-trodden liberty may !
have play to fight its own battles with its |
own lorcc.
It is now almost certain that the mission
of Kossuth will prove a failure. The
doctrine of " Non-intervention" is preached
by our sage politicians, and the number
of its adherents, far exceed these, whose
more generous feelings would induce them
to espouse the cause of suffering humanity.
Our people do not like to interfere in the
European affaire ; particularly when that
interference might affoct the good feelings
existing between the United States nnJ
the despotic powers of Russia and Austria.
A continuance of this feeling is preferable
to the advancement of republicanism in
Europe.
Some of our State Legislatures have
passed resolutions, strongly disapproving
of any action on our part in behalf of the
Hungarian eauRe. "Let Hungary fight
lier own battles," is emphatically what they
recommend. Any people on the face of the
earth might adopt this motto with better
grace than the people of America. In
our own struggle for independence such
an answer was not given to Benjamin
Franklin when he solicited aid from the
French Government. We asked and obtained
military trooj>s and fleets to fight
our battles and received a negotiated j>eace
by the intervention of France. Like Hungary,
fighting for our homes and our liber* ,
ties; destitute of means to maintain the :
position we had assumed, feeble, disheartened,
and suffering, wo asked n. thing
more than ice had a ri'jht to expect wouM
be granted by a generous people.
More than half a century has elapsed
since that memorable period, and in the
meantime, we have grown great and powful,
and with it, it would seem that we
kn.i.
?.??o msu grown sonsn. With astonishing
rapidity, we have advanced to r. truly
enviable position. Our fame is extended
far and near, as a great and mighty Hepublic,
with twenty millions of Freemen,1
and unlimited resources, we can hid defiance
to a combined world-we acknowledge !
no superior, either oh land or sea?yet,1
when asked to exert this mighty influence
in behalf of suffering humanity, we laud I
the suppliant with professions of syinjui-!
thy for his oppressed country; but say in '
language too plain to be mistaken, " It is
against our policy to render any assistance
to your people?the friendship of Russia
is of more consequence to us than the 1 bcrty
of your country."
We humbly trust that the sympathies
of our people, may be more warmly enlisted
in behalf of Hungary and that that the
mission of the illustrious Magyar may be
eventually crowned with success.
Kossuth's commanding eloquence and
power of fascination are said to be irresistible.
From a speech which be delivered i
is Hew York City, we extract the foHow- <
ing beautiful and soul stirring language: 11
*1 Stand before you to plead the cause i
of u country?the cause of you* utHbrtoa^i
Brethren?the came of humeeity. <
I alp feuooeed or I may fcil?but I will i
?040, pleading with that faith of the mar- <
tynby which momHahn were moved,and <
I may, perhaps displease yon, but I will i
-
say with Luther, 14 May Ood help me." I
I cannot ilo otherwise."
On another occasion, when urging
the people to grant his humble request;
lie says 4lI have said that all this will bring
you iu no complication, in no war; be- .
cause you are powerful and the word of j
the powcrfui will bo respected. Well,
you may answer me that yen don't be- ,
lieve me, that you are not conscious of
your power, ihr.t yen fear l.'ussia, that you
hnow that Russia does rot fear you and
will not respect your w< id ; that you
would rather be on friendly terms with the
Czar, than rejoice in the liberty d- indcdependonee
ofllurgnrv, Italy, Cermnny
I fliiil Frnn/v*
All tills yon mnv answer if vr 11 pleas o.
j Prend ful as it is. I will wipe off the tear
of sorrow fr? m my rye, ami say to my
1 brethren, let its prav ami go to the T.or<l's
| last Hipper, j'txl thru to tattle ami to
(loath, tin r<- is ro 1 dp f< r us 1 tit in the
j trust to God ami our own trend swords.
I will leave von to the old IN man A/orij
biivdi Sir I'! tnii I?thediing hid von fare;
well; and in bidding you this farewell;
; I will bless you w ith the warmest wishes
of my heart, and pray to God that the
I sun of freedom may never decline from
| the horizon of your happy land.
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Correspondence of the Ledger.
Nr.w Vot'k. March 15. 18.v2.
Dear :?Voii must excuse me j
for my remissness in not writing to you and
thcl^cdgerthe p: st wceh. Import; nt business i
trnnsctions must be my : pdogv.
In this pre: t city of business pleasure,
possip. A c.; one feels :s if time is thrown away.
to sit by a table to write. Every hodv
and every thing is always on llie rui x tie
nndyoulnrdly have time (so immaginrd'i
to eat a meal di c. ntiy. Vice, tli" necessary
consequence of a h.rge population, I regret j
to say, does not abate in our city, hot I fear !
i inercaS' S. 'I lie other day a most inliiim; n
murucr was eointniiicd hy in Iridium.:
! named John Mulloy while in n st: to rf intoxication.
and tlie victim \v. s his i.ten wile
'lhe I'olice officers feu ml the jmor weir, n
stretched on the lloor in the einhr. ee of |
do:.th, olid her two little ehihlren weeping o i
' ver her. The unfortun te in: n w. s t ken to |
J the Station House, The princip 1 topics of j
| conversation now are, the new Hotel t<> he j
built on Broadway,and Mr. and Mrs. Forrest j
or Mrs. F. tin t wis. It iss id tlu.t the Ho- i
tel which will be called the Metrojxdit.in.will !
cost some half a million of dollars. ::nd will j
have five hundred rooms i c: hut no doubt j
you lnvc seen a notice of it in the j> pen. I
Mr. Forrest h is met with great success i.t '
the Broadway Theatre, so hr.s Mvs. F. :.t
Brouhands Lyceum. Still :k e. eh h fc j
friends who condemn the other p rty. there
of course is not that univors 1 : pproh .tion
as ono unprejudiced would receive.
My favorite Theatre Burton's, is always
nightly crowded. Burton is a man oft..lent
and genius, and possesses great perseverance.
Mr. Lester in his new j> p. r the Iler.dd of
the Union ptoses a high eulogy in the merits
of Mr. Burton. Mr. Burton he. s.ys is : n
I Englishman ;;n<l i?n educated n: n?hr.s de|
voted his life to literary and histrionic pur|
suits?that ho is a very early riser, and de|
votes a portion of ov< ry morning to his el .sI
sieal studies, p .rtieularly to the critical
j reading of the Greek writers in their otigi]
nal tongue. Mr. Burton is a nun of some
| wealth, it married in. n : nd the f thcr of scv|
er.il children. So much for Burton.
My opportunities for political knowledge
j nre very limited. 1 am enclosed in this city
j as if the ehinces walls extended around it
I save that occasionally 1 taken tri|> to Stated j
Island or Jersey city. From wli.t 1 leaan I
think Mr. Webster is decid.ilh t?i . h.???"
i tho New York j?!o fur the Presidency.
The city. I fed confident, will give Itini ?
hearty support, it is supposed by sotneth t
the SL.te isdevided. I have h-vrd ;; number .
of Honor, hies spoken of for the presidency
; hut nu doubt the p 'OpU' will ultint tel v vt i
tie upon two. More Jiion,
Lines. j
? ? i i 111 i hi i
13i'rol.\ry.?We learn that the promises
of Mr.Hoper, in Society-st., wi re forcibly I
entered, by breaking the gate lock, on
Tuesday night Inst; and that several articles
were stolen therefrom.
We nlso leurn that, about half past .1
o'clock, yesterday morning, an attempt
r.was tnade to break and enter the premises
occupied by Mr. Crawford, in Mceting-st. j
next North of the II ill of the S. Carolina
Society. The inmates were aroused by a j
suspicious noise in the piazza and aservent I
dispatocd to ascertain the case, discovered
three white men, who, on seeing him,rushed
from the piazza in the yard unbarred the
street gate and made their escape. There
was no doubt of the burglarious intention
of the men as the marks of their instilment
were left on the door of the house.
Si ccESsrt l Bi'ROLary.?We ycster- j
day afterncon warned our citizens again a
set of scouudrels who are infesting our
comunity, and recounted two instances of
burglarious entries into their residences,
and we have now to record another case in
which these nocturnal depiedators havo
been more successful.
Tho | remises of Mr. G. N. Reynolds situated
in Ilasel strect,opposite Maiden lane,
where entered last evening or early this
morning, and several atricles of value,
including silver spoons and forks abstracted
inereirora*, no noise was made. The rogue
or rogues quietly raised the only sash) on
the extreme West) which was not fastened
down by a catch, entered the apartment,
quietly appropriated what did not bcloi g i
U? them, and aa quietly deeumped. i
CniiniotiT linger.
LuiiiUKtcrvillc. S. C.
TIlIIliSlUYT^MARTH k 1852.
A Watch innkrr could do a good business
in this town. So ice think.
I to Thre
A FIRST RATE NF.CRO CARPF.N
TFK.
Apply to R.S. RAILEY.
W e are sorry, v? i v sorry, tlicro were st
many typographical errors in our last nuin
, In r, I ut wl.o call correct pr? of sheets whih
suth rr iiir with the tootli nol?o >
some of the'misery' jou a'luded to Uroth
! er Kccles!
We are ' ci1ue.-tcd to state l?v the Editoi
<>f the Camden J< nrna!, that lie expects t<
l?e iu Lancasterville, during Court, am
will !>? very much obliged to those pat
roiis of his pa pi r, who have not paid, tc
take that opportunity of doing so.
Wo earnestly hope this request will In
I complied with, on the part of those win
' are still in am ars. and that they will coiw
prepared to give him a helping hand.
HOMESTEAD LAW.
Virginia has always been considered oik
I of the most, (if not the most) prosperous
I States in the Union This is the Kxcmptior
F^:w in Virginia:
' N o growing crop of any kind, not severed.
sh 11 be li hi" to distress or levy, except
Indian com which may he taken i t any thru
after the fillet nth ? f Octohi r in i ny year.
In e of a hash ml or |> rent, there slnll
he t xenijited from such distress or levy tin
following ; rtielos, or so much or so many
thereof. s the p rty may have: One cow
one bedstead, w ith a Led : nd necess rv bedding
for the s me-sixth irs tine t hie. si>
Knives : n?i six lorKs. six pi. tes two dishes
two basins, one pot. one oven, six paces ol
wood or o: rthcrn w.:re one loom Mid its : p
purtcnanocs. one spinning-w hr? 1. one p ir ol
e rds i nd one : xe : live h rrels of com : fiv*
hush' Is of w lie; t or one b..rrel of Hour ; tw<
hundred pounds of l? con or pork, s nd live
(loll rs in v. lite of forage or hay. Slave.'
sh 11 not he distr. incd or levied upon, without
the debtor's consent where there are other
poods: nd eh .Hols of such debtor siifticicnl
for the put pose, :.nd which it is in bis powci
to t ke."
If you wisli to t'.nd \agr.ntsgo to Massachusetts
and New York. The Exemption
I .aw of the former providt s. besides neoess .
rv wearinp i'pp .rel, &e., the lot and build
ings thereon occupied as a residence, and
owned by the debtor, to the value of 50(
dollars. In New York besides wearing op
parol, spinning w heels, and a whole list ol
[ sundries, the lot and buildings thereon to tin
the value of 1000 tlol! rs. No w under sucli
[ a strenuous opposition is made to the Main-.
| I i<jor Ijiw. There may be a few othei
St. tes providing the Homestead to the vi.lut
of 500 dollars and upwards, but there an
very few St tes which do.
The property in this State exempted from
levy and s le prior to the adoption of th.b
I : et, were i s follows: To each family, twe
beds and nocess .ry bedding: two bedsteads
one spinning wheel. : nd two p.,irs of c rds
one loom, and one cow and calf: if a farmei
i the neccss ry t". rut inif utensils; if a mediani
ie. the tools of his trade ; tin* ordin iry cook]
in? utensils, mh! ten dollar.* worth of provisions.
In the n Die of all sense Mid justice
! u. s tliis not enough. w; s it not just ? I)c
l you wish more? It is folly, yes we say il
' emphatic lly. it is worse tli in folly to iidvo.
0 te a system which the re..son of. ny rcn
j snunble man would tell him was utter foolishness.
We may be issuming a too imperative
! right, hut we con-1 net a free Press and wt
speak out our opinion openly and ahovr
hoard.
'I here is no 1 .w which h. s been on 'cted
!singe the cursed Bankrupt r.ct.) which i.?
calculated to propoxate idleness, and m..k?
nill ins, (for idleness is the root i f all evil,
th n this s-ir.i ihoiniu hie Homestead Law
! his is the Lv.v the following property she!
he exempted, to v it:
' To each f.mily the dwelling house, r.n<i
houses i ppi.rten nt thereto, together witl
fifty icres of I ind. and : Iso one hors-, and
twcn.y-tive doll ,rs worth of provisions, In
. n l tli * s:me : re herehv exempted from le
vy and s h- under fieri f ei sand : ssignmciii
under mesne or fin 1 process: Provided,thai
the said exemption shall not include, or ex
tend to any property situate within the limit.'
of any city or town corporate of this State
And provided further that the value of suit
real est te shall not exceed the sum of Hvi
huiidred do!l..rs."
We will now suppose a case.
A man has u family uiid his little Homes
stead worth Five Hundred Dollars. Yes, h<
has it no power of the law can wrest it fron
him. F'o might I h ive .500 dollars in atronl
but I am not allowed to have the key. Bui
1 poll, you siy it is his home, the home of hit
j fathers, his hlessed birth place, Ac. Non
sense. Well lie h .s his homestead, yet h<
I linds lie is starving : his brother, or may Ix
his wife's brother, or may-be who you please
I writes to him from Florida, Texas, or an)
other pi ee you like., th..t if he would only
conic out i nd bring a small amount of capital,
siy Five Hundred Dollars, ho could en
tcr into mercantile, or any other business yoii
like better, and his word for it he woulr
make money. It is no chimera obscura ht
writes, ' I have been here now about fiv?
years, and I have made money?the rest ol
the family are all here, and to induce you to
COme. I iri-iku vnn lM? ftflV.'" Va ?a! ?i
think of leaving the old Homestead.
But toother reason.
Not only in this community, and this State
but in the whole country, we all know there
are men who will not pay a debt unless abso.
lately compelled to do so by lew A number
of such men own a little estate and this property
has been the mesne of so iudemnity,
for contracting debts. These men should
they now contract debts, will shelter themselves
under the wing of the Hoinestend
J Lnw. But it will bo said wc can and. must
| refuse them credit. Very well. But wo j
have honest men, likew ise, who own small
est. tes. Must we i pply the s me rulo, r.nd I
refuse credit merely depending upon chance |
to recivo our pay. It certainly would bo j
i chance, for though a mr n may Ik> over so |
honest, still that which was the true cause of !
bis obti irg credit, fails 1o be such. A man 1
may not be worth two dollars independent
of his homestead, must I refuse him my p i!
per because 1 can have no recourse upon his i
. | property ?
The fact is r.s a eotempor. ry remarks in '
another State.
I lotfo ..? *? ?w?i lo'Oo.l r\? ? I
I - 7" i;'""'"
? ! pros of justice. l?iit are rather the offspring of
. I i.n overweening spirit of gem rosily."
>| On the 4th of M..icli mi Exemption Hill j
. | w: s introduced l?\ Mr. Willi ins into the Se- |
' nnte of Marylr.iul. hut with a blank amount j
! leaving the legislature to fix the sum. The |
1 Hagerstown Herald i.ud Torch l.ight says j
r j there is great diversity of opinion among the :
i j members, rs to the value of property, which '
I j should be exempted: not a f w being unv. il- I
| ling to have it higher tlm.n Fifty Dollars. Hear
j wh t th-t p per s :ys:
' ' Men in possession of no more property. '
j therefore, than the 1 w allows will be re gar- I
' ded as wo.'tli nothing hy the business eom- j
> | munity, and w ill he trusted for their hones.
I ty or not rt all," and further, Wli .t justice |
j is there in th?* enactment of a law, which de;
prives us of the remedy we new have of eo!- !
looting what is due us from persons in whom |
J we may in this way misphee confidence ? I
. i In conclusion there is no clearer proposi- j
s lion than this, that no m n can want an e\- j
i empted 1 Iomcstend. unless lie is rpprelirn- I
si\e that, at some time or other in the course
. of his life, he may not he ; hie to p.y his
t debts, and that he will then lnve a home of
which his creditors cannot deprive him. Hut
I does he not in tlr.t event hold this home at
. the expense ofr/Arr.*, who in some c ses may
' themselves h.vve no home.! nd w hom h li s
thus leg lly defr-uded ? Justice answers
th t he does, hut gen rositv seems to divest
the s nswers of all its force long before it
r rta ehes the consciences of the legislators of
the present progressive ago."
(lelitletlien of the Dress look into them t- j
' J ter?because a minority only : re opposed to j
this law, still w" m:y right, and I tell you j
' we AltK right. Down we s v, w ith a 1 iw
calculated to instil idle and vicious principles
into your children, r *s lU'a r pvhipi i:i J
erime. ' Idleness" we rep-at, -is the root j
j of all evil " and if in n know s lie is not ohli
gtxl to work, ho v. ill not work. "In the j
sweat of thy brow shalt limit e t broad."
I I Kossuth ? Intervention ? " Suffering I
? Humanity."
I Our Corrrcspondcnt, : ppears to be :
w. rtn admirer of Kossuth. j lid n strenuous I
! dxoc.to of the c use lie is ong god in. \VV j
. reserve to oursclf the privilege of opposing
. the views which t ny of our correspondents
, might i.dopt, and in the present inst-.ncc,
. though our sympathies are : lw.iys (iu merited
cases) on the side of" Suffering Hum n,
itv," we unhesitatingly deed .re our opinion
. to be directly adverse, to th .1 of our eorres,
pondent.
Man may speak of this great ,-nd glorious i
government, he may relie >rs to yon th I cue- !
r tits and blessings in'ovid in this 1 ndofllt |
frecJitid the home ofthe brave,'hut thiscountrv
was rescued from the power of llriti?h tyr
ny by the exercise of i irtiums / riitrip!<~.?
, Virtue, w. s the bulwark?the basis upon |
, which w: ? built this f.bric?i country res- j
[ pec ted and honored, second to none nnd j
. loved by ell. Ambition h <1 no p ;rt in n- |
ebieving this cuiquvst. Wli n Itonj.niiii |
. Franklin went n* Amies dor to the Court of
France.?he stepped with the bob! step of n
, man asking for .assist nice, to restore to :i [
. virtuous people their jus' rights. 'I'h"1 just,
nrss of Ids e use. j j'/t.l his e us \ When n
single iudixidii 1, with a m.ign niiuity of
| soul, re.g rdlesi of cost?r eg rdlessofd n
? j gor?liruil only with those virtuous princi?
j pics, to aid a virtuous people. Wln-n a sin)
I gle inan we repeat, disregarding all personal
. I risks or d ngcrs. einhrrks his : II for the
! I Cause of Anvr'c-n. Fre? doi^! When all
I ..... I
this w: h done l?y a single indiv idu I. it shows ,
1 on what rested the merits of Benjamin Fr ink>
lin's mission. M r<|uis I.afiyctte gave his j
' II for American Freedom. It was not onl\
" Suffering Humanity," hut it was the c uise
t of iustiee. b sed on pitriotism pi.J virtue.
t Who is Kossuth ? How did he come to
' (dead the cause of "Suffering Humanity?"
j He came rs one expecting to i.ehieve a
1 ! triumph. The acclamations of the people
* I tickled his ear, r.nd h?* delighted to he* r h;a
i
j praises sung. Offieiousness ch"r sterise I j
i his verv movement Of th's we h tve abnn* j
" I dunt proof, and this f.et is known to nil of i
5 I our readers Yet ho came to plead the cause |
1 j of "Suffering Humanity." But ng in. Br*- j
1 cause Mr. A. or Mr. B. lo-ms me his horse '
1 | to go to Camden, must I Io:n mi/ horse to j
* every one who wishes it ??to draw the an- I
a logy.
Bee iuse Franco extended resist nee to us. j
j is that even a moral ohiig tion upon us that i
we must extend it to Hungurr, aJxnl
f
f Ijighatitudk. the rem exfrrmr nf ingraft- j
tude to those who fought rnd hied for Am- '
erica, to cast nw.ay and to trifle with the j
boon so hardly won. George Wrnhington
I charge*! us os h'.s children t?> be careful how
( we uctcd, ' to ape.' k i nd think of it ns the
( palb dium of our politic*! safety." Against
p the insidious wiles of foreign influence, aiys
( Washington, "the jealously of a free people,
, ought to be const* ntly awake ; since history
and experience prove that foreign influence
is one of the most baneful foes of republican
government" Washington further
cautions us to have as littlo connection with
' foreign nations os possible; yet this groat
and glorious republic, that such true
hearts bled for, must sweop her treasury,
to aid 'Suffering humanity.' There is no suffering
humanity, it is to pamper the
pride and feed the ambition of a crushed j
bigot.
0'
If Kossuth hud not hcenso inflated with
antbiticnm pride, itud used the proper
means to aid 4 Suffering Humanity," the
way was plain ami clear. On the second
day of his arrival in America, when crowds
of hundreds and thousands were lauding
him to the skies at Castle Harden in New
York?if he had have declined all these
public honors, and gone at once to Washington
city, thank the President and Amerienn
Congress for their magnanimous
<!"... 1 !_ I I If 1 i t i
iiin-i> fiuiuii iii ins ovnau?no con id nave
achieved the ohjoct if his mission, to
aid "Suffering Humanity". If he had
done as a valued cotemj?orary in NewYork
informs us, as was proposed to him
(lie second day of his arrival, gone t?>
Washington, done this, r< present his
troubles ml petition aid asltenj. Franklin
did, he would have aided "Suffering
Humanity." Congress woukt have give
the people of Hungary lands to ocei py,
and millions of money to bring them hither.
A representative would have been
sent to the Court of Vienna, and Austria
would have granted the request and liberated
the Hungarian people. In a fewyears,
being in dor the protoetion of this
government, and enjoying its privilodges,
Kossuth would become the Coventor of
their Slate, and at the same time our pop
ulation greatly augmented. As our NewYork
cotemporary justly observes, here
would have been something practicable,
instead of that, the syren song of adulation
chained him to the people?there he
could shine wit' tnoro brilliancy. Mind,
lie was recommended this plan the day
after his arrival in X. Y. To sum up
what we have said, we think Kossuth a
dangerous man, a second Aaron Burr, and
the sooner the country is rid of him the
hotter.
Money.
Tlii? jrr *' t : pp rent principle of life ? the
lover upon wliii'li turns power : n?! grontnoss.
from time immemori 1 to tin* present, is
Monkv. This f ein tion for money, thin
Inve for g.in. is proportion to to the inteligetice
or is/nor nee of coiiunnuity. An the
inor.d nud iotellcctu .1 e p city of in- n oxp
nil. or is mil need, so will dv: nee thiwc
extended benevolent, nnd eli l it bio feelings
the pride of ?uli /ht ml ininkiiil, nnd the
joy of God. M n w s not m de for himsrlf
lon^T or in other worls, m n wis not
m .de to pro poo., to Mid i.dv..neo thoHe
pleasures, comfort s, : n 1 enjoyments, merely
to gr.tify his own s c'ion I i pprtile.
Isvuing mor. lity out of the question, end
pply the rule nnrelv to m n's physic d
condition, it is utterly impossible for nrm to
contrihut to h's p rs<>n 1 comfort, by sol".
l v ppropri ting the comforts of lif to 1 i/ns I'/
I'li'Ti? is n d p ltd -nee i i lif - which is .-<jii 1
v oblig torv on one cl ss or profession of
in<-n, ; s nodn-r. Of II th professions of
life. th? f.rmer is looked upon i s the most
independent, r.nd yet the f.nnerU n? dep
n lent ns : ny other, lie is dependent on
the / tfnntr of others torn kc his crop?he
is dep ?n 1- lit on the f etor to purchase his
eroji. . n 1 h is dep -n lent on th t merch.int
who sufplff liini with his n c -s* ri?? Hut
we will go u little f.rther.
M..? s :t mor .1 h'in;*, is utterly inc p-ble
of using th comforts which (Jod h h given
liitn oh,nr. As th int liigenc ot'm .n imidv.
need, so will thns high, nior I nnd cnoMing
virtues, which were before dorm nt
dv. nc -d ; Iso II no v is the h -ing of.-.ti?.th
-r st .nip?In th-ist i of the p it, lie sees
his old sli dow.i.nd s'nid.b-r.; t the thought !
of his former self, yet rejoicing i.t the ]
eh.inge which h..s I ken pi :ce. As tlii<< j
cliMiigc eoinos over Hociety?is the il rkness j
of ign<>r ne is i.i de cl.-.r l?v tie- light of |
learning i.ud inteligcncc. then tie re is ;n -:ftinitv.
which dr us in n to m n? p.^inrn. :
e I love, which unites nu n . h brother*, ana,
in n i? then only **eond to find. This we |
s.y is dm- hy th power of intellectual rc:u j
won This is to Ik* i.ccnmplishcd in this way '
viz. bv using every mo ns to advance our
kuonl?lg<?school our ehihlreii, and school
ourselves. I-C.?rn .11 we o :n. s. I ways keepiiioin
mini, (hit there is much for us to1
learn nnd do it.
Hut wo commenced about Mosey. What !
is money? WnyLnd *\s Money is the instrument
for facilitating exeh nge*. This
vv hen considered as money, is its only of- ;
fiee."
Exchanges are made to promote our com- I
fort?thus money is only to be used to con- I
tribute to our h ppiness. When wc go beyond
this, and prise it merely because it is i
money, we nre certainly deficient in mental
inlcligence. Wh it an; these comforts and
enjoyments??they *r? many. Firwt we take ;
it in a physical smse. We must provide j
ourselves with food nnd clothing, for without
these we wouli cease to exist; then we
must usi* money in the m .nner which
our contcienc* Hietntrs to us, und this comprises
ail, there arc many. In a moral
sense our conscience points out many ways
to use money?educate our children, i s we
remarked nnd lo rn ourselves, by reading
books, biking newspapers, die.
Recapitulation. All wo have said amounts
to the fundamentd principal of Duty.?
Man's duty it is do all thY He owe-s it to
himself ns a man. The tr ite can..o? enjoy |
the influences and blessing* of an enlightened
mind?man c m. Mi n will find thut
it will advance his comfort, and it is his duto
advance his comfort, for as hit comfort
is advanced so will the comfort of his fellow
inan bo advuncod. An intellectual man
finds pleasure in the society of his brother
in learning, ltut there is a duy, a mor-l
duty higher and holier. Man owes it to his
God. God gave him his talents, snd God
told hiui to improve them. If he doee not,
he displeases hi* Go! and mars his temporal
happiness.
Christi n Reform. As roan sdvanoes in*
teleetual knowledge, so do his sspirstlona I
lend liini higher?lie aspires to the good, tlio I
beautiful, the tru^?a lively interest is felt
to present oblations of gratitude to the <
Divine Author of his knowledge. Thus he
reasons to this, he must be tiu nkful to God
and show forth his pr; ise bv obeying, loving
ind serving God The light of knowledge
brings him into closer eonmction with the
attributes of Hi# Will. He knows nnd feels
that not onlv his tctrnoral !? t.nir.,..,., ...:n v..
j ? 1 ? I'j'iin II III W
promoted,but his eternal!?; ppinoss hereafter.
I^'t us, therefore use 11 onvy in that way
which will eontribute to our comfort, snd to
the comfort of our fellow men, keeping in
mind at the same time, thi t we are fulfilling
the duty wo owe to our God.
The Charleston Courier by Wednesday's
mail brought us the melancholy tidings of
the decease of Col. W. S. Kino, one of
the Kditors ami Proprietors ot that Journal.
Col. King was a man not only esteemed
in the community in which he lived,
for his many virtues, but the conductors of
all the journals in the State ever found
him < huract eristic of those traits of character
w hich makes " man the noblest work
of God."
The Courier says. "It will afford gratification
to bis friends, and to a sympathising
community, to learn that his interest
in the Courier will l e continued forthe benefit
of his bereaved widow and family."
EDITOR'S TABLEGody's
Lady's IIcok. for Mar?li, wna received
I i?t week.
We were formerly a subscriber to th? Lady's
Cook, .Mid when the tn il brought us
this, it looked like Ml old bund coining to
\i?it us once more.
This numlnT h ? some twenty cmbelhihluent.s?two
fine mezzotint engravings.
"The Cottager's Sund sy morning " is
pretty an engraving ns we cvnr saw?yet
.. ..... i *- -i ? - ^
v.?- i<> mi- ?-<iuiic?ra i/rcnm 01
IIoine," wo s.?w its o<ju..J. In gl .neing over
tin- reading in ttor. (for wo have not had time
to rend it) wo thought it excellent The
f ot is, the reading in. ttor in Godv's Booh is
; I ways good.
The price of tin- I<ady's Ilook is $3 for a
single copy, or copies for &I0. Wo will
give copy of tho ls-dgcr and tin* Hook for
81 otic year. thus putting the Hook at $WWill
friend (?. send us the January t.nd
February numbers?
Graiiam** Magazine. George It. Graham,
I'hil ululphi i.
Mr. Gr. ham li s kindly sent us tho J.inu ry,
February and March numbers of his deservedly
popul r Magazine.
In willing this notice we look i t Gody
ml th'-n t Gr h in. : nd we h rdly know
which is the best It puts us in mind of an
. nccdoto we he. rd once. A c so c. me to
be tri?sl before a Magistr te in North Carolina.
The Conned for the I'l Intitf miide his
speech, and ni oneo the "Squire" exclaimed.
u S'ou lira right, sir,: nd M has no use
to speak, xjnu arc cert inly right" u Hut
Wait awhile," s..id tho t'ouncrd for the defendant?M
I A't me try my hand too." Tho Magistrate
reluct intlv gave consent, and so soon
..s the speech was concluded, the Squire
' ago'lll cxcl. imed?" You are right. Gentle
.... ?.?? i.rv' uuiii riglH? I nivalis*
the Case."
(ir.th..n)'s in si first r..t?* magazine.
Price ?>f Gr. Ii in * M.ig..zine is, single coP>
$;t, two copies ?5, five copies Ten I)ol-1
I .r*. *
Wm will t.ke plo sure in showing spx-oimens
of these Magazines mid hope they will
be p tronireil for they deserve patronage.
We will publish your I'rospectus next
week.
The Ijve CJiB.virr.
brother Wldtaker Ih 1 is *i tall p- p:>r yon "
ti .xe in Raleigh. 'i liink it is worthy the ti
tic of Raleigh Punch. We like the Giraffe,
it is cert:.inly n witty, spiey sheet Hope
you w ill continue to exchange.
The Gir ffc is published weekly in Raleigh
X. I?y W. Whitaker, Editor and Proprietor
at Two Dollar* a year.
Pat xit rro Sentisf.i..
This is the title of a new p-.per just estab.
lished at Itl.ekville, in this State.
The Sentinel is mvtly printed and of pretty
.fair size. E. A. Bronson is the Proprietor,
hut wc have yet to le:.rn who is the Kdtor.
His editorials are well written whovv- j
or he might bo. Tlic Sentinel s >ys:
* We deem it our duty, at the outset, to j
defihe our position i nd \ oneb for the eh true- :
ter of the n.ncr: As ? Kt?i?lh?rn??? ?r>a " '
tive Cnrolitii n, the Rights of our State and
the Institutions of the South, nh .11 by us bo .
maintained and defended, determined when- .
ever the St Us decides to net, to with the
SL-.te and for the St te. for wcw.l or woe.? 1
So much for the polities of the I'slmctto '
Sentinel.
; .Somehow or other, we c .nnot understand
this supporting Southern Institutions, and
yet, go with the St .to for w eal or woe.? ;
Suppose South Carolina renounced slavery !
How then !
The IIskai.d oi the Union : by C. Kdwnrd
I-eater, New York.
We have received the fourth number of
this jourraU It is n large, mammoth sheet
-nd well (ills I with interesting and iasUuetive
matter. We have re. d this number carefully,
and admire Mr. (.ester's mode of wrb
ting. One commences s long pieoe with the
intention of merely glancing at it, when he is
unknowingly led on to the end. Mr. Lester
i? a writer of cure; very unlike the writer
whom) writing* ho criticize*?Edgar A Po?
The !Ien.ld of th? Union will be publish d
until the close ot the Preeidential election
at Two Dollars por year, or Ten Copies for
Ten Dollars. Would be obliged to Mr. Leator,
If he would aund ua the preceding numbers.
.
Tns American I sti ver ard Form Boor.?
Mr. H. M. Rniney, of Ckarleeton baa sent
ns the above Pook. ft is nectly aa the title
?. J
reads, and every man of business should hsvS
a copy. Price, One Dollar and Twenty-five ^
cents. Address II. M. Rainey, Charleston
S. C. You can sco ours if you wish by calling
at this office.
ctunlkston Mercury.?This papcr J
made very favorable mention of the Led- f
ger, still does not exchange with us. Does
the Mercury not wish to exchange! If 4
so, let it be.
,, 1
rue LoshOpTheClay Medal.?New- |
York. March 16th, 1862.? Daniel Ull- j|
man Esq.: Dour Sir?The gold medal reccntly
presented by tbo friends of Ilenry
Clay, to that distinguished statesman,was "
by Iiim entrusted, on Friday last, ^ 12th 4 .
iust.,) at Washington to the care of Mia*
Lynch, of New-York, to la? deliverd to you,
Mi?s Lynch and her mother, with my
family, left Washington on that day to* f? ^
ret in to New-York, under my protect- 4fl
tion. At my instance and |M?rsuAHion, the 11
medal, for greater safety, was placed in J*?
my carpet liag. wInch contained my writing
case, and other valuable* ; and this bag t fl
was kept by me personally in the cars, ana 11 I
curried in my own hands at the various
changes and stopping places on the route,
until our arrival in New-York, on Saturday,
at two o'clock, 1'. M\ when it waa
placed on the hack which was to convey
us to our residence*. 1 saw it put on thw
driver's scat by Mr. Vreeland, the baggage
master, and proprietor of the l?ackr
by the side of the driver, and it was ut>
that situation, as we believe, when the
carriage left the foot of Courtlandt-street,
(Mr. Yreelaiul at No. 45 Ninth-street?
the residence of Miss Lynch?the bag
was missing, and the driver could give no
account of it.
Every step was iminediatly taken to
recover it that suggest**! itself to my mind,
and no pains will be spared in prosecuting
the search.
The committee can easily imagine the
watchful care and solicitude which all my
party felt, in common with myself, to
COIIVOV ill Sllf.'l V itlW ?*^"1 ?-1
the conAict of feelingp at its sudden disappearance
a i* I possible lose.
I indulge n hope that rf will be received.
I can hardly conceive of im American,
or ir>an, irrto whose hands such a treasure
might till, who would not count it to liie
highest privilege and honor to return it
to its owner.
While I cannot reproach myself with
any want of care?nor do I helfeve any
person, with a knowledge of all the facto,
would <h> so?still the charge, directwa.
and responsibility of my party crated, ?t
conrse, upon ine. I
Under those circumstances, ilia prefer
that 1 should communicate the fact krya%.
as the organ of tlio e?*mmittee, witlvth*
expression of my deep regret ft?r the occurrence,
and to reuuest that a perfect
duplicate of the modal moral once W
prepared at my cost, as sooo as possible
after the loss is Anally nsoertnfnw, and j
transmitted t>> the distinguished stnteanean,
to whom, as a tribute from Im many
friends and admirers, ft must be pcaali- A
arly valuable, and the |s>ssession of wUtfct
at the presctot time, cannot fail to lit to
grateful solace in his hours of coufinctam* H|
and reflection. t' I
In the mingled fooling of sorrow audi * fl
mortiAcation which I have indulged,, hr j
reason of this occurrence, ft ia no aneaJi \
satisfaction that it ath>rJs mean oportwr f 1
?? ...1.: .1. 1 1 ? 1 1
n, w nun 1 siioiii.i noi otncrwtse Iwta ' jt
enjoyed, to unite in this worthy memorial ^
to one of the most distinguished' men of
our country nnd age, whose career linobeen
as brilliant as it has been- patriotic,,
and whose life and times will conslitBt* an
essential element in the history of our
country during its most interesting and - i
forming period, and whose name and
memory, like that of the fatilac oC hi*country,
will W cherished as the- a own?a.
inheritance of generations to corner I ana*,
dear sir, with great r?*?|>ect, your ohadttafc
servant, Ciiaules Vutum* j
Mon.THiE Ilorsr.?-This l<eautifal nssdt 1
commodious huihling has been sold ffis
the sum of #13. 000. It wns purchased!
bv Wsi. M. Mahtem, Esq., for a com**- m
pany consisting of fifteen gentlemen. *
Kossuth artackino Mr. CLAr.?Loeisvillc,
March 8.?Kossuth, in his speech
on Saturday night, indulged in mucn personal
rotlcction on Mr. Clay, lie charged^
him with a breach of soutidence isd gentlemnnly
courtesy, in having his speech
published that was dclivcrd on the oeca~
ion of their interview in Wahingtoc, in
which Mr.Clay took string grounds against
intervention. lie styles Mr. Clay". J
IK>sition Jin iwrniinnlinni "" ? ?*
merely. II<- *ay* the puhlicatioa of (bat
speech has provokc-l him not a little, and f
ho did not answer them on grouuda of >
personal atV^tion for Mr. Clay. He aaya <
?"I took the interview for a private oaa^.
ami I refrain now from further diaewftMa \
for tho mimic cause, though I am provoiced
by thin uncalled for publicityM
He reviewed Mr. Clay's position oa aemr
intervention at some lengh, aad mow fcb
terms of ridicule than in thoae of aigauiatt*, t
Hit speech has given much dimallahertoa.
here, especially to the frienda of Mr. Ctoy. 1
Hal* or TUB MBaCHAKTB, KicmawoB,,
N.Y.?The Merch*nu,Kxchangy*taaledl6i
WalUt New-York, was told on the lttU
imL, at auction, tofureeJoae a wnrtpft,
for the aum of eight hundred aad. flip ^
.1 1 u IM *
uwuMTiq aouBis. in? purcutMrvM Wv /
W. rVf.rrmt. The building origtoatty OMb /
bout two millions of dollars.
80. Ca. Mkdical coluw. tyl
annual Commencement was hold to Charleston
on the 12th. Eioiosgaapbad ?40t?
prayer by the Rov. Wiiitrfoofd Batik, Dl
D. Tha number of gra<'uatM waaoaa to%~
drad and two. After an addiwa bf d
Godding*, the degrees warn emiftnod m
tha Ilea. M. King,. Plusiiiiat ?4
Trustees,