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A* ^ **** ^ .... ^ i " ' ' 4 m ^ ^ f * * ? I DEVOTED TO LITERARY, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL, GENERAL 'AND LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. - I Volume i. Lancaster, c. h, south Carolina, Wednesday morning, april mi * . niimhekm c i 111 ?.? _ * tiif. i ' - J LINCASTKR LEDGE 18 PVBLfflHED EVERY 2 THURSDAY MORNIXCJ. m* A JR. H. BAILEY, I EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ? TKUMK: Two Dollars per year, if paid inn Amqb; Two Dollon and Fifty Cents, d in nix months; or Three Dollars, Biyment is delayed until the end of t Mr. These termp will l>e rigidly a Bind to. - - m Advertisements will be conspicuous 3 ' Hwvtad at acvcnty-tivo |>?*r aqua mk twelve linos, for tbe first insert iu i fefrid thirty-seven and a half cents for oa< Hhbsequent insertion. A single insert i< * Bm Dollar. Nothing will 1m? coiint< Hm than n square. Advertiser* are requested to state, Writing on their advertisements, the inn Wr of times they wish them inserted ; ~*.Bkay will be continued in the paper tml jfltordrred out, and charged accordingly. ' m BOOK AND JOB PRINTING iRctTTta wmi kf.atkess ano df.spatc At this Office. I SELECTED THEN *% .. . . I r rotn .Wlrtlil S Matfaztn':.) EASY WARREN 4 VT WILLIAM T C OOOKIIALL* Raymond Wairen was a "nice" ma W , ?-everybody's clever lellow, as I heard ? public man once remark, * a very oxt? . \ aim* ofHee,' with numerous duties, mm kl discharged. Raymond used to sit in lli I uCuUtney-corner late, very late on a win . * ij$ '* night, because be was too shiftless t get ready for bed. liut alt# ? a while lb i Are burned low?the glow on tho emU-i R Jbded, and it grew cold in the chimney , oorner; then Raymond Itecamc chilly,anJ. ke would stieak torestwlrero his wife|tt-i ?Jb*p* had been for several hours, endeav oring to recover t'rom tho severe fatigue o | ??uy. work, into which had been crow sled the gre ter portion of her husband' 1 legitimate dQtiei. Raymond owned ; i large (ami left him by his lather. It wa * good laud, hut the fences wcro not in re ,fc pwir, and everybody's cattle roamed thr< Jf Ike liwM* n?<| Raymond's crops wyrc no * ufiawei to ftHlhl the family a decent sun ' port. TW t),, ni liwd once been w ell stock I ed, but for want prot)< r attention tli cattle became poor? tin." sliC"U were nev tinted, even in the most ns;,1^us Wv;! liber, and ninny of them died. The w?. yom rm m?*?ui its you nmy km mc t Hti pieee of bread; \ Art J lint M you chiK>n WNr abotft it, *l?ylmw. Taint e\ tftamrfi* gnt aw-h a woman Cor n wifo.' m'hu have awwwrd, ^ /^Ua^Krt every woman that ha* ?u abe knew each remark* wonM < ly?aie hitter furling*, nd tftnngh . * I taken to market it would not bring th> Mtfkat price. Had it uot I*-en tor I'm mood's wile who watt a business woman Iks family must often have hu iii red fo i Ike eommou nwessaries of life. I Raymond's elmrca were ran-lv attend 1 ed jo by Kknv'lf, hut was a neighbor m.-i wn* more willing to work in lii 1 place. He was relied upon as the luni J ilfto would always neglect his own inter *lik, to look after those of soiucl>ody else . | *0e eonkl nev?r set himself at his farm Work, butite was considered an excel i en llJUkd, when to oblige a neighbor lie too! wdphaad in-his field. It was a bleak morning in mid-wintei I ^ Ilaymond Warren's wife was in the barn foddering the cattle?Hayinond wn Tlie Itgh^of a brisk tire whiel fHpM wife, bad Mtllt, shone directly in hi mee. It awakqptd hhu?the room wn warait and Raymond was jH-nuudcd b its invitiog appearance to arise, lie s:i down by the flre-plnce in bis slecveAnnu waited for his wife to come and get hit Mffte breakfast As lie warmed his ti . he Mt that he had reason to congmtulat t-himself on his Happy situation, and hesni w iniiuK-n, * * Tain't eveYy man's n wife as I lmv Here nlw's tnnd.- t good tire, and I'll l>. tk? chores Arc nil done." * The chore* wore done, nnd U:tyng>a had scarcely finished his nolii|?iy, whe "* the uaeftil wife hastened to the tire-phn to warm her hands, which had bccoin VtNHuugtiiy cbiik-J by the cold handle i pitchfork, with which she hud bet iny hay and straw to th?- cattle, it might he supposed tliat those occii Mfteea atKfk (dace early iothe morningMtM ItWrmhm o'clock l?ef<?n Kayinon IA few feed, '"ilia wife had I wen *e\ ing fer tarn hours, hefereshe prepared h< UwUbt; then die urged itayinond f< 4Mk Infer longer U> get np, ll? made hi |wroMitffa but left thciYt all untitled. SI Waited distil it wa* nine oYlock, and tin kaowilg ber husband's easy habits, ar *sliMin?d to have the cattle unfe<l at th; Wow q? the ?la)\ she determined to attei to their want* herself. IhfWOB^i first salutation to her a* al stood r?y tl?e dre, was * I Wish t had lotne ten Sally?hut ne ftjaifedv pi?t thw things awayKttth Warm water, with a little milk hi do jtt*t as w ell, and wh ugueti wiui me violent exercise she had \ taken, she carefully prepared her easy, \ K good-natured husband a cup of tea "and a v slice of toast, and then asked if ho would i! not cut some wood. u ' To l>e sure 1 will,' was his response. o His break fast over, lie took up his axe, a mounted the wood pile and cut half-a-do- li /.en sti< ks when alone eanio a neighbor h who wanted Raymond to accompany him h to a saw-mill about two-miles distant, and h assist in loading upon a sled some boards ci whieh had been sawed for him?of course tl id- Raymond want, ami his wifo was com pell- b , .< | ... ?<u ?<?<.<! cnougn to Keep the house ai jn warm until tin* following day. I> . I Mrs. Warren was in ap)>crunco a fee- w j l.lo woman, but sho lia<l endured hanl- fn > which would have destroyed the con- fc stitutioii of one much mora robust. Day si tlv after day her strength failed her, yet she it j made no complaiut. Raymond saw that ! she grew j.ale, and w as often disturbed to n' with fears in retard to her, hut lie was too fr easy to mention the subject, and the use- m >11 fill wife I?eeatne more aijd more feeble, un- as >] til she was seized with a violent cough.? w Raymond was one day thoughtful enough w I to sjK'ak to the village doctor as he pass- in e<l their Iioum1 with his |>on<lerotis medicine ce "* ! portmanteau <>n his arm, and the bencv- to i?r t oh nt gentleman, who had some knowledge ea til ' of R uymond's peculiar failings leIt thewo- ta man an innoe< til tincture, and forbade cx- gt posuiv t?> < ?!>I atmosphere under thceir- lui cum-taiices, and also declared that her co complaint was of a character very much th H aggravated bv severe exercise. of For a few .lavs Raymond remembered foi 1 the Doctor's counsel, and as ho had res- od poet for the physician. In' obeyed him as en j nearly as his constitutionai feelings permit- tei I ted. hut soon the wife was again obliged Tli to chop wood and feed cattle, and taking !>u j a si'V< re cold, faded as would fade the eii j ?HiimnT ruse in a frigid climate. it \\ licit Raymond Warren's house was lit j desolate and his fireside cheerless, ho saw tin ' that he had Ik-cii in threat error during wu n j the two v. ars of his married lite,#,nnd he spi a i mourned his wife deeply, it must 6e said ; in his favor, huh as a hel|>-inate and a pu r companion. Ac rented hisfann and ma- -tin e nailed to exist'easily' fi.r one year; hut i- he was a domestic map?he was not sat- tlii o..isHed with a childless widower's solitary I". J?h ni d In- hegan to look about him for a thi it second helpmate and eompayion. In a ?ni - j few months lie took to his home a woman I i win. he confidently felt would till the place u?t - j left vacant by his fir-t wife. Sadly was li iviU 'tid disappointed. ^ few weeks sai f and l.c fell into 11is old habits with com- ' - p' ti ih.mrlon. Leaving hsi own work in 4,tli s a liejjh 1 state, lie worked diligently :i one day t : ? -i-1 a neighbor in getting wit > wood to his h >u-<\ and he returned to his m-i - 1 home, late at flight, hungry and fatigued, wo >' 1 e\pe ting that liis wife would have ready din t for his refreshment an inviting supper.? he - Ill this hope lie had refused to take Mip per with the ucightior whom he had as- "k c si-ted. l'oor fellow'. the kitchen, where vie - was to liuv i 'NR. his excellent supper, at-1 ?tu - tended by a smiling wife, was cold and -I unoccupied. .No frugal Ward was there, sec t ^ nrf'-n was in bed. Raymond w" ' was nd'*'- astonishwl, hut was too good- bai -' natures 1 to co.'Mp'Hin. mid silently he ven- tin , I tiireil"to explore tli?-. Cuj'boarf^for a crust rlon which to satisfy the gd'i**hg? of his an I appetite. Not a crumb was there. ?' was - evident lii.H wile had designed that nd w.1' c | should go t<> bpd suppcrless; and supper- Inn * ) less to U' l he did g ?, grieving seriously da' i 'ovoV lii- I rir< 1 lot. lie had never Is-foro not -1 l?e< ti so hadly treated, and he thought it bi* indeed distressing. hut yet his disappoint- wli - tnent w\v not iad enough to revolutionise del t hi > eoi;-tituti nal good nature, and with< j out a mutter he fell sound asleep. his ltayinou<| Warren did not hear chnnti- oni . eleer salute tin* niorning, us it dawned af- w i- ter the jkijjht of his grievous di?apj>oint- th< sjinent.' U w as spring-time, and the birds !l 1 lr sang under his window, hut he heard them wl is t not : yt lie hoard his wife, who had risen wl is before tlx-sijp, call him? y! 4 Mr. \N arren, here I've I een for an ho it ( hour in ilu- cold. The wood's all burned, P^ d ' It is time I had some cut. If you want ?* * n 1 anv breakfast you had better get up.' ?j %\V as Ibiyinond dreaming f Was this Ml e ! a voice of reproach, that came to him in *n< <1 j his sleep, with recollections of the wife that >b liad gone before him to the Spirit Land, de c. Not so?it was a voice from the wife that b*< t dw elt with him in this sphere of existence Ml that ctttne to remind him of his duties not^ d i discharged,upon the performances of which ftl1 ii | dc|>4flned the satisfaction of those desires <? -i- I w|iieh had intruded visions of feasts upon Mi n-1 his honors of rest. All this he felt, still itfl he did not offer to leave his couch. P" n : ** llaymond Warren,* again said the of ' voice * vott left me yesterday without wood r- to help a neighbor get wood for his w ife, p' ? .win y ?u went to Ihmi last night without id votir supper. Vou'll not got a bite to eat w v- in this house till you bring 1110 wood to it% cook it with. tc ?r "There's plenty of chips," Raid ltay- n> iir inond, in palliation, rising on his elbow oh ir1 ho spoke. " in i "tiot up tlion, ami bring thomSnto the > > id ! house, Raid the resolute wife. "I didn't 1* at 1 know you when we wore married, but I "j id i know you now. I know what killed your fd lir?twit'e. Von want to litaVre ? slave of lie me. I'll attend t?? my duties; but if you y* i dont do your chore*, the cattle may starve, A v- , and you II never got a bite to oat jn this I -a ! hotpo, unless you take it uhconktti, if iid' von dont cut wyod yourself or got someilo I Wv Ut do it for you." *?< lie ! Hnvmoitd started U>lt upright, and it ! ; w :i-. iiiiLnmni' minute* Im*1?>r?- hfl wiut ? Uic woo!f-|?ilc. Diligently Jul ho work until he hud cul* an armful, which, like a w dutiful hnaVtnd for i)ie drat time in hia V ch life he citrvivd into the kitchen. a llis with htadn no alhiMoti tU What had a ?n- j.jufed tx tvrwefb theni, and Itnylnohd, at n M TOongh hnrnlftg with onrieaity to know a ' * lL <PV' Of J vherc she had learned what she had reealed to him, dared not commence conersation in relation to it. The train of lis it might revive was fearful to the easy nun's mind. His breakfast over, forgetful >f his lesson, careless Raymond wandered way from home, his necessary morning ib. >rs in his farm-yare unattended to, and is wood-pile unvisited. He returned ome and noon, strong in tho faith that c should sit down to a good dinner, beause ho was one of those men who think lint a wife should always give her husand a goop dinner, whether she have | nything to cook or not. Mrs. Warren ud enough to cook, but nothing to cook itli; however, much to Raymond's satisetion, when he entered his room he >und the table spread, and he knew he lould soon l>o invited to take a seat near When the invitation came, lie hastened ? his accustomed seat, lifted the cover 0111 a dish that he supposed contained eat; and truly, there was meat, hut just i it came from the butcher's. Raymond ( ns not a Cannibal; he looked at his ifo inquiringly; she appeared to l?e w aitg patiently to bo served. lie lifted the ivcr from another dish ; there was j>otiles just as they had been dug from the rth. All the dishes that usually coninod victuals were covord. Raymond cw suspicious, and he lifted tlie covers istily. There was bread just as it had me from the tray; there was turnips at had never been under the influence fire; there were apples handsomely sliced sauce, and there were numerous other ikies, but none of them could Raymond t. lie turned for consolation to a cup of ? his wife had deposited near his plate, lere were tea-leaves floating in the cup, t the tea looked remarkable pale; nevhlcss, Raymond, by force of habit, blew vigorously to prepare it for his palate, it when he put it to his lips, be found' it he had wasted breath ; tor the water \s as cold as when it came from the ing. * Raymond was not a hasty man. He shed back his chair deliberately, and IIK1." Hut ho know better, atYd ho often boaa(1 that hi* wife was more of a 'buaincM an.' than he wan. Tliey had liv?*l together |>eaccal>ly for anc yearn, wlien one day, Raymond wa* a go<*l humor thinking over bin prnncondition, at)d he told hin wife: ih^MBjatdnVnght* innu of the true jkjn' may nay vou wear the lireech^HHPT pleaao ?ati*fled to have w flothe thinking for our firm. And, nd now 1 nee whAt a fool I have been, I mum niako up for my early abiftlofwPHW." e He <1m1 make up for hia early nliiftlonnbm; and, undttr bin judieioun wife'* train* |g. Tie tecante luduntr- ?u*t instead of K iI^Warran. ^ Mm. Warren Wi the correct {([># oman'n right* and Roman's wn>ng*.-?Vo commend her mahltjgemeht to tnoae rhrt have 4?a*y hunbandn.' Eeperutlly da m to hi ni end it tt> those unfortunate wonen who had haHttod for thhihaelVka thfc pprohrtoun title of'actios.' HUMOROUS SKETCH. Flogging an Editor. .Some year* ago a populous town, located towards the interior of Mississippi", was infested by a gang of black-legs, who nmused themselves at times, when they could find iioImkIv else to pluck, by preying upon each other. A new importation of these sporting gentry excited some alarm among the inhabitants, lest thev should l?c completely over-run; they determined therefore on their expulsion. A poor wretch of a country editor, \^ho was expected, by virtue of his vocation, to take ujxm himself all the responsibilities from which others might chooso to shrink, was peremptorily called upon by his "jmtrons" ?that is, those who paid him two dol- I lnrs a year for his paper, and therefore j presumed that they owned him, body and soul?to make nu effort towards the ex- | termination of the enemy. The unfortunate editor, l?cing giftedj.with about as ! much brains as motley?skull and purse j both empty?said nt once that he would . indite a "flasher," ono that would un- j doubtedly drive the obnoxious vermin into I some more hospitable region. And when } his paper appeared,it.was a "flasher" sure enough. In the course of his observations ' he gave the initials of Several of the frn- j ternitv, whom he desired to leave as soon i as possible, if they had the slightest desire to save their bacon. The next morning, while the poor scribe ' was comfortably seated in fm otlice listlessly fumbling over a meagre parcel of | exchanges, he heard foototew on the 1 stairs ; and presently an individual, having accomplished the ascent, made his ap- I pearanee. His first salutation was slight- ! Iy abrnpt. #"\Vhcre is the editor of this dirty lying !1 paper f" Now aside from the rudeness of this < opening interrogatory, there wero other 1 considerations that induced the editor to i lielieve that there was trouble on foot.? 1 The personage who addressed him l*>rc a i cow-hide in his hand, and moreover, | seemed to be exceedingly enraged. This < was not all: lie recognized liini to lsj adis- 1 tinguishod lender of the sporting fraterni- i tv, with whoso cognomen he had taken ! 1 very irreverent liberties. It was without j 1 the slightest hesitaton, therefore, that he i t replied to tho introductory query? 1 "I don't know." < "Do you belong to the Concern!" i "No, indeed, but I presume tho Editor < will lie in soon." * * i "Well," said the visitor, "I will wait for 1 him." And suiting the .-trtinp to the word, ho comp aedly took a cTTair. picked up a i paper, and commenced rending. "If I meet him," said die frightened j knight of the scissors and quill, "I will tell him there is a gontlvmeu here who wishes to see him." As lie reached the foot of the stairs, in his hasty retreat, lie was accosted by nnoother person, who thus made himself known: "Can you tell me where I can find the i sneaking rascal, who has charge of U?is villainous sheet!" producing the last nutu- i l?er of "Freedom's Echo, and the Battle- I Axe of Liberty." I "Vcs," r?'plie>l tbe editor, ''he is in> < in the office now, reading, with his back to the door." 1 "Thank you," exclaimed the stranger, 1 as he bounced ^ip stain. i "I've got you, have 1 I" ejaculated he, ' as lie made a grasp at bis brother in iuiqiii- I I". nr?*l then came cgpshixg to the floor 1 togetlie^ * As tfio combatants, notwithstanding ' the similarity of their vocation, happened ' to 1m> unacquainted with ea h other, a very ' nrnttv ..ifirMl nn.imil kiinil mm ivnu 1 I J '1 ?.fcl the ton, then the other; blow followed*' blow, ltiek followed kick, oath folio wen 1 oath, until,bruited, exhausted,and bloody, ' with features t^scinbling Deaf Burke after ' a two hours' gugilisiic encounter, there ? w:is, by mutnl eonsent, a cessation of hostilities. As the warriors sat on tlie floor 1 contemplating each other, the first comer 1 found breath enough to ask:? "Who are you ? What did you attack me for ?" 1 "You abused in your paper, yon scoundrel!" Wr "Me! I am not the editor. 1 eaine hero to flog hiin myself!" Mutual expiations and apologies ensued, and the two mistaken gentlemen retired to "bind up their wounds." As the story comes to us, the distinguished intlivi luul whose vocation it was to enlighten the w orld, by aid of that great engine, the public pre-"-, escaped scot free. , Married Ladies.?The last word is the most dangerous of infernal machines. Better throw a brick at your husband than the last wonl^ The brick may miss, hut the last wool will certainly hit. Oood Advice.?In marriage, prefer the person before wealth, virtue before beaut y, and the mind before the face; then you have a friend and companion. Tlirt i>rottii?.? ili'wlim un ova* ??.- ?\n Ipte tomfwtono of a child, wan a lark soaring upward with a roaebtid in ita mouth. What could bo i^oro sweetly emblematic of infant llinooetloe wingtag Ha way to heaven under the care of ita guardian angel? k'OlN head ahd Front" of a Woman** PW0NKling"?Appearing at tlie ^breakfast table in curl papeta. It is s% thaf bode are ao-1itae.il tti ha pitied Aft 9b miitiater* Of nionarchs under Lias and old men in lova with laaUMia. f ~? * to ^ < m uignt aloud: "In tin* name of Heaven, what does , s mean I" Mrs. Warren, w hose countenance during s scene had worn a sober aspect, now , iled pleasantly, and answered : "The victuals were all on the stove the , nil time." j "It's strange they were not cooked," il Raymond. "Not at all," replied Mrs. Warren; lore was no wood to cook them with." In an instant Easy Warren then saw at 'moral' there was in lm novel dinr, and, w ith n keen appetite he w ent to rk on the wood-pile. llo took his incr and HUp|>er together that dny, and remembered that Mrs. Warren said; "Now, Raymond, whenever you leave >, w ithout wood, you jnust expect to eat tuals that has been cooked on a cold vo," Many women would have stormed ami >lded, but Mrs. Warren knew there a a belter w ay to correct her easy husnd's carelessness, or shiftlessness, as > reader pleases. Oned^y^bcre was no flour in the house, d Raymond was about to go witli some igldnirs to a town meeting, when his fe hid his best coat, and reminded him i, o'!he empty flour-barrel. Another y his con., to l*' gathered, when I ghUir desired i.i? f? ?* him with horses and wagon. Il a neighbor iv VIIVI a ICVXI>W invuns UUl MJIUv'111 " u 1 red thrm; yet easy Wnrrcn could not use him. Hut when he went to hitch horses l>efore his wagon, he found that u of the wheels were missing. Of irsc, the neighbor was disapointcd. In 5 afteraooon, when Raymond expressed ivish to draw his corn, his wife told him icre he could find the lout wagonleol. This way was easy Warren's liouscld managed, until he began to realize Helically what the error of his life had en. People snid: "Warren's farm looked itch letter than it did some years ago." rs. Warren never interfered with Rayond'a business except w hen ho neglected and then she never found fault or scold, but took occasion to show his neg*t to him in a manner which impresed in with his injustice to his own interest*. Raymond a cattle were all cared for, id were in good order. When his feiis wen* down, if lie didn't repluec them s wife employed u neighbour to make e necessary repairs. His wife took the ipers, and read ; she knew the state thfc market, and, to oblige her, Rayond had his grain in market when the ices was highest. Some people said : "Kasy Wurren is ft hen-pecked hits-1 SELEDTEl) AltTllLhS. Maine Liquo Law. As the subject of the entire exclusion of Liquor, as an artie'e of trade anil eonsuimnption, lias been extensively discussed [ in tlic cot ntry, and is attracting some ! attention in this State, perhaps our readers would like to see a good ar.icle which we have read in the New~York j Express. It is almost two long for our | j columns, but we think very sensible views i ! ore suggested, and food for reflection arc j | afforded, on all sides.?Jial. Times. Tlmrn n ? .? -1 ?' vvimiuvraiiuns, winch wc j would respectfully suggest to all warm j hearted, enlightened friends of Temperance. If there be a cause on earth, which deserves success from the singleness and ( sincerity of its motive^ and from its pure : and high aspirations, it is this,? but in its j enthusiasm to do good, it must be careful j that it does no wrong. It must not only ! remember the foibles of mail's nature, but i it must remcintier also, that man has eer- ! tain rights, privileges, or prerogatives, I which 110 law, not even despotism, can [ violate with impunity,?or of it violates them for a time, the reaction will be such, ' that in the rebound, more will be lost 1 than hy foree was won. The right to oat* "and the right to drink ; what man plceses, many believe is a na- j tural right. Man knows, however, that ! if in eating or drinking, he violates one natural law of his physical organization, J that nature almost instantly purlieu him. j Neverthless man believes and feels that 1 lie is a free agent, and w ithout excusing ! or palliating sin, it is his sentiment, his i ' fixed belief, that he has a right to judge i J in what concerns himself, whether he sins , or not. (?od has planted in man's own* ' body the instant punishment of excess in ! < eating or druiking,**-an<l man believes that 1 (te has a right to judge of what is, or 1 is not excess. To violate this fixed belief^ ' this almost nniversnl sontiincut, to deprive 1 mar. of tliis his natural right,.evert to do 1 good, is to incur a risk of reaction, that is ] sminently dangerous, as well as to estnh- ! ish a jtreceedent that may lie polit- ' eally ttaod for depriving a man of every 1 restige of freedom that lie lfas, or has ever ' 1 iad. Instead of living a free agent ' hen, in anything, under such compulso- ' y laws, man becomes but a mere agent ' if unliiiiitffl absolute laws,?and a law, * lot ruling over him so much as a subject 1 if the State, as over his tastes, his natural, r rnd perhaps just appetites, his habits, { habitudes, dec., Ac. 1 The force and peril of such legal tyran- 1 ay, perhaps,, can be i>?'ttor appreciated, if 1 wo direct law against eating ius well as a- ' gainst drinking,?for though apparently ' more men die of being urunk than of ' over-eating, yet 11 experience shows that ' death seizes many more of the victims of ' fond, than of drink. Eating, in short, ' kills.more men than drinking?and cat- ' ing is more dangerous to life than drinking. 1 because excessive eating is an insidious, invisible jioison, hastening death by cer- 1 tain, hut bv secret st ps. And vet would it !..? t/.l.?.l-i- ?a .. .... , viKiuniiiit' I'Vl'll II ll'fflslll- | tinned vM'ighwl out to every man in socio- j ty for his dinner, so many jieuny weights >f bread, or beef, orw-ut him off from hut ? ", or gravy, because physicians might lot happen think them good for health? Sobody thinks* of keeping all society on 1 at ions as soldiers or criminals are kept. ' S o despotism, save that of Sparta, per- ' nips, ever thought of such a thing. At ' .he first blush all men say, all men have ? i right to have on their tables for their 1 breakfast, or dinners what they ploase,? < tnd licnce, if the quantity of bread to l>e < aten were to he prescribed, or its age, 1 whether fresh or stale, or its quality, 1 whether mixed or purely wheatcn, there < ivould lie a revolution in society. If corn 1 bread or oat bread alone were .prescribed Law as the only bread to l>e eaten, jt veal or mutton forbidden, all mankind would say at once such legislation wits in- i tolerable. To a man's table is associated , in universal public sentiment as much of sanctity n-s to his dotnicil, or house,? and , the legislation that intrudes ujhmi it is set down as arbitrary and tyrannical. It is, however, argueik, that Alcohol is a poison of such wide spread pernicious character, doing so much universal damage, that society is justified in proscribing it, us in proscribing a wild beast, or a pestilence. It is not strictly true, that Alcohol is such a poison ; for used in numeration, it may he useful as a luxury, or as a medicine; and the statement is only true, when it is used in excess. To guard all society, however, against the excesses of a few, and the consequence of that excess, the proposition is to proscril?c Alcohol in full an?l to bar all men from its uses. Thus all mankind ars i.?? -- ? ...V j - i 11 | n III A IIry, or a medicine, because a few pervert it from its proper uses. Whatover force there is in this argument is equally good against tobacco, or snutV, or two-third?f?f the tilings that are laid upon our tables for us to eat; and if once the principle is adopted as a rule of legislation, it is next to impossible to decide whero such legislation is to stop?where are its boundaries, or to what excesses it may, or may not K?- . , Government at best is but a neccessary evil?ami the less there is of it beyond .what is necessary to secure the rights of mttn, and the right* of property, the better for society. To carry government, therefore, unnecewwirily into men1* families or social circles, or upon msh's tables among Iheir viands, or beverages, is, to ay the least, a dangeroua experiment. It is unwise ever to tntlc with laws; if they involve alarming precedents. , l>yr lofes it* inspiration*, and sanction*, if it invades a province beyond it* ?phero?and when > ' | once respect is last, for law, a Republic | ceases to exist?and a despotism takes its [ place. | in Kcforin?, wo tluis sec that there are several points to be taken into consideration before they are pushed?among theni. 1st. Is society fit ai d ready for the reform, or does it desire it ? 2d. If attempted, may it not be pushed to the extreme, whereby reaction may j make us lose the securities and blessings we nlready enjoy. 3d. Is tlu> u.- ?!> > ? __ . ...u.?.vui ivgiamioc power, consistent with the genius of our People, and of our institutions? 4th. If it he indisputably disirable, are nrtt principles and precedents involved in its execution incompatible with the Liberty aud Rights of man, and therefore, more danger than good come from the Reform ? Wo' are aware that the Temperance movement, as it has been condncted, has been pronounced a failure, unjustly, however,, and that more vigorous measures, therefore, are insisted upon;?unjustly we say, because in the remembrance of all of | us, the Temperance movement has effected most salutary reforms in the social circles, and social habits of the people.? That more vigorous measure will linste on this Reform is questionable, and if at feinted, that the reaction will not he such as to lose about all the advances that have been made, is "not improbable. Men can- j not be driven into sacrifices of appetite.? j Tboy must Iks reasoned into them. Men I cannot be legislated into being sober.? j They must be shown the necessity of be- | ing so. Forcible total abstinence in ruin among drunkards would lead, it is more than probable, into the adoption of other whiliratioiis,?such as tobacco, or opium. Temperance men must not be discouraged ! aocause, they Cannot realize all tlieu- good ; ,'xpcctations at once. Christ even could ; lot.convert the world in a day. Centuries inve passed before mankind could be in- 1 luced to take what are. now deemed the ' most illdisnm.nliln mnvlm, r.f ltC. T ? ' 4 ?? Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time me fan. -sr n* . R* * l V * .. , * f?~~ i r ",v"' i'"1" I tierance, wo tliink lias within twenty-five | roars achieved wonders, in those Vnited j States, and in twenty-five years to come i ivith Reason and l*rudence, guided hv ex- . Mirience, at the helm, it will add to its ivondrous victories. Force, violence, ar- ' jitrary and tyrannical legislation, interior- j nice with the rights of man, or of proper- i v, general or personal almsc, or dentmcia- | ion, however, will arrest, if we mistake j lot human nature, all its progressive victo- j ies, if not tnrnsli such as it ha" nlreadv i ichieved. The great moral victories of I nankind, or over mankind, are effected j lot by Force, Legal Ufcsical,?for i nen rel?el aganst Foico^-l>? by Reason ?y Energy, by Action, by^pkfcuasibn,? ) ounpowdetk was used for about a century to cannonade or fusillade mankind into j one form of Religon, but there are yet i more forms than ever. I'apal Hulls rent j the Catholic Church into a thousand sects, | hut seductive Jesuitism captivated almost . a whole continent to Romanism. Indeed, : there is scarcely any great Reform record- , wl in History that was ever effected by j mere brutal force. Tlio great law of Xa- | tions,the books which all mankind look up to, revere, and bow down to, have not an army, a posse even, no, not a constable i to execute thorn. Crotius and Vuttel are authorities higher than the Autocrat of all the Russians, or the whole floating anna- i mcnts oftlreat ltritnn ; but both have been 1 in their gravs, years and years, and but \ few can tell even where their remains were I liuried. These men ^iut embodied, and j expressed the Public opinion of mankind, j ind that opinon, in the main, governs the j civilized world. To create that opinion, to embody and to proclaim it, is the august i mission of Temperance and of Temperance men,?and as they embody and pro- I slaim it in the spirit of Peace, and charity, they became irresistible among mankind. I A Constant Lover.?Miss Mackenzie J was one of the greatest beauties of the ! Court ofGeorge II., ami an attachment existed between her and Mr. Price, who <uu) .in iiuiiMri'd 11 liiu auoui xown, iiiiil nn ; especial favorite of the loo celebrated i Countess of Deloraine who, to got rid of her rival in beauty, poisoned her. Iiy aid of timely antidotes the life of the poisoned I lieauty was saved, hut her fine, complexion | ever after continued of a lemon tint.? j Queen Caroline, desirous to shield Lady I Moraine from thrt consequences of the act, pursunded Miss Mackenzie to meet I her at a supper party. AY hen she entered j the room some one exclaimed, %^Io\v en- j tirely changed!" Mr. T>rice, who was . seated with I.adv Dclornine, carelessly looking over his shoulder remarked "In my eyes she is more beautiful than ever!" 1 and they were married the next morning. ' The Moui.trKiviLX.it House.?This delightful summer residence will be opened by | the 10th of May next, as may ho seen from the advertisement of Capt. Paine, ike proprietor, whose reputation as a bountiful and generous host has been well established by Us Conduct of the same during the past season. Various arrangements have been entered into by this gentleman for placing upon a more extended scale the resources of this delightful retreat. Among the nnti ural advantages of which may be enumerated the facility of sea bathing, and the nrtilicial appenix of an elegant hath room, supplied from the adjacent ocean. Of the table, we shall only say, that the facility of procuring from the Charleston market all the dclieueics of the seasona ia commensurate only with the disposition of the proprietor t<f*teinl>race such edvantages a* are thus offered. To nlL who consult comfort, luxury, or health. | hertefore, wo recommenced the present retreat ss offering no ordinary advantages. ?SauthrrH Standard. . Men and Women Now-a-day*. Somebody is reporting for the Boston Journal certain speeches of 41 Father Lnnglejk" who is a very senaiblo cove.? The fomwing is his opinion of the present generation: ,jr" Failed, has he ! I wonder they don't I all fail 1 For what w ith the extravagance and grod-fdt-notliingnem of the men and women now -a-days, where is all te end f Call themselves "Sons of the- Pilgrim." do they ? I wish to inerev their grandfathers could sec thciri-l- They were the true grit?real heart* of rxtk?-but these popinjays are nothing in the world but veneering ! When 1 was a bov, it used to l>e the fashion for boys to be apprentice? till they larnt their trade; but now,they are ali bosses ! Thcv aini no hr>v? u-duys ! They set up for themselves as soon as they are weaned?jjnow ' enough ? ; sight mory than their fathers And grandui! titers?yon can't tell them anything?they know it all! Their fathers, sweated and t tugged in the corn field at the tail of a plow, or dsoover an pnvil$ but fhty eant do it! They are far too grand to dirty their fingers ! They must jvear fiit^cloth and shirt collars up to their ears?be made into lawyers; lam doctoring,; set themselves up as preachers, telling us wcaught to do this or that; or else get behind a counter to measure off ribbi n and/ape/? Smart work for two-fisted men!. Mex, did I say i They ain't worth raor'n half men ! If we go on at this rate, the race will run out by another generation?we shan't have nothing left but a mixture erf" eoxeonib and moiikcf ! The women, too, are no l>otter?it is just even 1 They are brought up good-for-nothing under the 811 nf but to put in a buffi t. When I was a boy it wax'nt so?the spinning-wheel stood in the kitchen, and tho dye-tub in the conn r! Tliev were put to work as soon as they could walk ; they didn't havo no nurscrv maid to run after them ; their mothers war n't ashamed to tend their own I'allien ! Tluv could sow on a patch and rock the cradle beside. Tltc gals wero good for something in those times, they could sj'in and weave wool and linen, linsoy-woulsoy, red and blue, and wear it, too, after it was done ! They could eat. bean porridge with a pewter spoon, and they nere enough sight happier, and better suited than the gals are now, with their silk gowns, their French messes, and silver forks; yawning and moping about; silly, pale-face things, with nothing to do ! Set them to work ! Sot tlicm to work! Put them at it early ! Idleness is tho Devil's foreman ; and no chain is mo strong us tho iron of habit! "Watts w as nobody's fool, I can toll you ! He knew what was what! Folks don't stand still here in this world, they are going one way or t'other. ? If they ain't drawing the sled np hill they'll be sliding dow n ! Adam was a farmer, and Eve hadn't no 'Irish gal,' nor 'nigger wench' to wait upon her 1 What do these popinjays say to that I Ashamed oi the old folks, I'll warrant 1 Adam wasn't nobody, Eve wasn't nobody, tb<y know it all! Hut they cant work?they are so deli cute?they arc "so weakly f* What has made tln-m weakly f Send off your chamber maids, your cooks, your washer women: and set your own gals at it! It madesmrrt women of their grand-mothers, and if the old blood ain't run out, they'll be good for something yet I It used to l>e the fashion lo be honest; if a man got in debt, he tried to pay; if he did'nt public opinion sot a mark on him; but it aint so now; he tries not to pay; he'll lie, cheat and steal, (for what better * is it than stealing?) and the one that can . cheat the fastest is the Ac*/ fellow ! It is astonishing how slippery these fellows are! Slip through the smallest holes? don't make no more of it than a weasel!? Just as soon think of catehing a flea napping, as one of thorn ! Tliey drive fast teams, without bit or curb; buy all they can carry ; then fail; iriake a smash ;? snap their fingers at their creditors; goto C'ahforny, or to grass; nobody knows where; and begin again I Good gracious, if some of these fellows had liVod forty years ago, they'd have clapped them in prison and shaved their heads !" A Melancholy Suicide.?It is with feelings of profound sorrow that we aft* announce the death of Mr. George hahn, hy his own hands, a respectable, indostri* ons and honest citizen of our town. He had heen suffering from extreme depression of spirits for some days prior to the unfortunate occurrence, and in tWs unhappy ? frame of mind terminated his life on Sunday evening last, between eight and nine o clock hy hanging himself in the garret of his own dwelling. As a neighbor and n friend we know him well, and can testify to his correct dqportitidftt arid obliging * ^ disposition m these relations, as otrwrs j can to his standing in the German l?efo?n i Church, <tf which he was long a member. 1 He was about 52 years of aOB.?Hfyff*town Herald. Tkuhiile AceiDKyr?falling or a ft ? IIOtHK-5-SEVKBAL lives lost.?At about quarter past two o'clock this afternoon. .*"> the walls of a small house in the course of erection in Thirty-third street, between Eighth and Ninth evenues; crave wav and foil in, burying some eight 'or nine' men ? lx-neath the ruins. We understand that , two have Wen taken out dead, andpnob /a ably a number more have lout their live*.? * X. Y. iterakl, 17th. Advertising in English noway if em ia somewhat, expensive. The hfvoat charge for advertising in the London TtnMfc ia shout tliroc dollars a square; even a tine nuouncing a marriage or death coat* <even shillings? ttenrfy t.wd dotlsti*. ' * " *" V