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m Amid the passing away ot' hope and strength and all that made the morning of life most lovely and grateful is it to tind one sure abiding pillow on which to lean. Friends love and cherish us, but they are frail as we; the glory of health in which wo trusted bocomos dim, the habitations we have reared, trembling beneath time's passing hand, and we have no hold on anything on the wide earth. Heneath our feet lie the generations that have passed away ; and we know that they aspired and loved as we do, and that we liko them, must be gathered into the congrcgation of the dead. The seasons come and go, themselves renewed in eternal beauty, but writing on our foreheads the doom of decay. lherc are moments when these thoughts are not to bo dis- < pelled, nor should the heart desire it but rather seek amid these fading visions | for the pearl of price, the treasures that cannot be wasted. There is something real and substantial i offered us amid the "phantoms that elude ; our grasp." It is trust in (Jod, faith in i his Son, and obedience to his will. He i who is possessed of the peace that passeth understanding knows that no storm can hide from his vision the celestial light; ! amid a changing sea, his feet rest firmly, upon thelioek of Ages; and when his friends depart, lie has the assurance of an unchanging Friend, whose hands will guide < him through life and over the yawning chasm of death. "As the heart panuth after the water brooks, so pauteth my soul alter the O CJod and this must be the language of the true soul that would find solace and strength where alone are their true source. After hours of weariness the servants of Isaac exclaimed, " we have found water!" O, how the happy man who, amid tribulation and tempted by despair, can raise ins iii-arc iieaven>vam and declare, "i nave found God 1" %\\ tljr i\h\h By Telegraph la the Charleston Courier European Intelligence. Baltimore, July 15, 10.10 A.M. The English Government have taken steps relative to the expulsion of the Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland from Hungary. Thd British Parliament has been prorogued until the 2d of August. The Bullion in the Bank of England exceeds twenty-one million sterling. The French war steam ship Charlemagne lias been permitted to pass the Dardanelles contrary to the existing treaty. In Paris on the 1st inst., fourteen persons were arrested in some detached houses, and shortly afterwards the police took into custody several others. At first, strict secresy was observed, and the affair enveloped in a good deal of mystery, but it afterwards transpired that the paities arrested were conspirators who had been detected in the act of constructing an infernal machine with which to assassinate Louis Napoleon. The machine consisted of fourteen barrels, each ui containing twenty bullets. Later from California. arrival of the illinois. The U. S. mail steam ship Illinois has arrived at New York with 300 passengers, and 83,000,000 in gold in freight, and ?500,000 i in the hands of passengers. She brings the mails from San Francisco of the 18th ult. { A large number of passengers are waiting at San Juan for the steamer Pioneer to take ' them to Calilornia. ' The Panama Rail Road has been completed to the crossing at the river Gongona, which was rising. , The news from the mines is satisfactory, j aud everything there is said to indicate pros- | perity. There is a report from the Gila that Col. Craig, the Boundary Commissioner, has been ] murdered. . It is also stated that a serious and fatal rocontre occurred at the Court House in Sacramento, between Judge Wilson, John McKinney and Henry Cantfield. Judge Wilson, it is stated, stabbed McKinney, whereupon Cantfield shot Wilson and a Mr. McDonald, who it is thought will die. The others will recover. Alleged Swindling Operation.?Many citizens of Burlington, New Jersey, during the past few months, have been swindled out of thousands of dollars by a person who arrived from Europe a short time since, nnd located himself in that place. He purchased a beautiful residence, furnished it in a style of great elegance, bought a splendid span of horses nnd a carringc, and M fared sumptuously" every day?at the expense, it is now alleged, of the lending citizens of the place, from whom he borrowed large sums of mo ney, giving his notes, and renewing them when they became due. Several Philadelphia merchants, it is said, also suffer by him. He has been arrested. Movements of Mr. Webster.?It is stated that Mr. Webster contemplates proceeding, next month, to St. John, New Brunswick, and will continue his tour through that province by the lino of the proposed railroad from Portland to Halifax,which runs through the beautiful valley of Sussex Vale to Hhediac, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; and further, that nionsures are in progress for placing at his disposal her British Majesty's steam frigate Devastation, which has l>oeii ordered to Prince Edward Island, for the protection of the fisheries in that quarter; in which vessel he will have an opportunity or cruiaing for a abort time for the benefit of hia health, and which vcaael will carry ] him to Quebec, should he wish it < mm Extremely Modest.?General Beott, it ' is stated, will, for obvious reasons of pro. priety, not attend the celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Niagara, on the 1 37th of July, nor will ho consent, by hia pre* i sence or hia personal influence, to take part 1 in any political mooting during the Presiden- 1 tint campaign. i Dana, wite, cniki ana relative?all mingled in a fearful doom. The evidence showed that Jolin Pretlove had lived for years on good terms with his family, hut a week since some difficulty occurred, during which he tried to ex ort a promise from his wife that she would never marry the second time; yet during their sdbming union lie had expressed a strange desire to poison himself and family. John Pretlove, who is reported to have often written prescriptions for himself and others, sent James Carroll, a relative by marriage, to get him some medicine on Saturday last, which proved to l>e nitric acid. Of this, he by some means induced his wife, Rosaline, their son "William, a fine little boy of three years, and James Carroll, all to partake. Late on Sunday, the husband, the suicide and murderer, died. On the next morning at seven, the wife, too, died. In the afternoon the poor tjov followed; and before niirht closed. James Carroll also fell dead on the floor. Doctors McClosky and Kelly performed a post mortem examination of the hollies in presence of Coroner Shreve and the jury, who brought in a verdict " death by poison." The whole neigh borho<Kl was n a frightfnl excitement all yesterday. Dkatii ok E. Drayton Earle?"We have heard with great regret thatE. Drayton Earle died at his residence ncarGreonville C. 11., on Thursday the 1st instant. For versatility of genius and high social qualities he had few equals. lie commenced the practice of law ut Greenville in early life, and if he had continued at the Dar, would have distinguished himself in that department, as few men commenced with more flattering prospects. lie was a fluent and graceful sj>eaker, an easy and elegant writer, and beguiled many a dull moment by contributing to the press. For some years hack he has lived in almost entire seclusion, devoting himself mainly to literary and scientific pursuits. There are many that will shed tears of regret, now that he is no more.?A. (/azette. Destri-ctive firk.-The dwelling house, kttchen and smoke house of Mr. James II. Walkup, residing in the Dark corner in this district, wrs destroyed by fire on ihe '2tJth tilt. Every thing that Mr. Walkup possessed was burned up. The fire is Qimnruio/I a Ka iI?a ? ? - ? ? ? 1- ?? aMj?jn/ovu tv we *1 ui rw ui ?'i incciKimry* Mr. Walkupis a worthy citizen and shares largely in the sympathies of the community.?Ibid. Alabama Improvements.?The Directors of the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad have decided, as we learn from the Selma Reporter, to put under contract within a short time that portion of the work lying between Sclina and Uniontown. A call is made upon subscribers for ten per cent, on their stock. The Cahaba and Woodvillc Plank Road is, the Dallas Gazette informs us, progressing rapidly, and lively hopes are entertained of its early completion to tho Bigby river. The directors are, Joel E, Mathews, James I). Craig, W. W. Fembro, E. M. Pcriiio, Win. Hunter and C. C. Pagues ?Joel E. Mathews, President The Montgomery and Wetunipka Plank Road will,it is believed, be completed at an farly day. The city of Montgomery baa igreed to loan the company her bonds to the amount of $'20,000. Laud Warrants.?Bicknell's Bank Not* Reporter quotes the price of land warrants n New York m follows: 100 aero warrants, i laying $134, selling $137; 80 acre warrants, < laying $68, selling $09; 40 acre warrants | "tying $94, selling $36. 1 % I Interesting to South Carolina. Among the recent proceeding of Congress, we find that our Senator, Mr. DeSaussure, has called up from the Senate a bill to refund to the State of South Carolina the money she advanced for the Florida War to her volunteers, to reimburse them for losses sustaned in that campaign. The amount is in the neighborhood of $20,000. The bill as passed does not allow interest, but perhaps it was best not to risk debate or further delay. The following is an extract from the proceedings of the Senate: "Mr. DeSaussure. Mr. President, I ask the indulgence of the Senate to take up the bill to indemnify the Suite of South Carolina for money expended for the United States in tho war in Florida with the Seminole Indians. This bill was referred to the Committeo on Military Affairs, and lias been reported l>v that committee unanimoslv I believe. 1 do not think that any objection will be made to the bill, or that it will give rise to discussion. I ask the indulgence of the Senate to take it up now and put it upon its passage. "The motion was agreed to, and the Senate nroecedod to the consid.-mtioti ?>f the bill as in Committee of the Whole. It proposes to require the Secretary of War to pay to the Ctate of South Carolina such sums of money as were paid by that State in 1838, 1839, and 1840 for services, losses, and damages sustained l?v her volunteers in the Florida war,of 1830, 1837, and 1838, while in the service of the Uni ted States, and on their return from that service, as were ascertained and allowed by a board af commissioners appointed for that purpose by an act of the Legislature of South Carolina in 1837. "The Committee on Military AlVairs propose to amend the bill by adding the following proviso: kProvidedyhotoeceryThat no interest shall be allowed upon the moneys paid to the State of South Carolina under the provisions of this bill.' "The amendment was agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate as amended, the amendment was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. It was subsequently read a third time and passed.? Carolinian A Whole Family Poisoned.?The Mobile Register, of the 7th inst., gives the following account of a dreadful occurrence in that city : Such a scene of death and horror as was witnessed on Monday, in Hamilton-street, near Massachusetts, is sickening to witness, record, or hear of. Four deaths, violent deaths in one family, caused by poison adminestered, too, by one of its victims. Hus From Washington. Correspondence of the Southern Standard. Washington City, July 12, 1852. So far as the condition of tho wager market nffords a correct indication of the impressions of the public men now in Washington, relative to the probable result of the approaching election I have to write that ap-" pearances aro all on the side of the Democratic nominees. Thousands, ' even," are are bcinir daily offered, without mnntlnor t? kers; aiul now and then I hoar of bona fide offers of two to one on Pierce and King, which the friends of Scott fail to take. 1 do not believe that all the Whigs in Washington have together bet five hundred dollars, on Scott's triumph, at any odds. There is no argument in betting, though it affords an illustration of tho sincerity of the expressions of confidence to which politicians are so prone to resort on such occasions. Yon will perceive that Mr. Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky, has authorized a newspaper man to say in the New York Herald, that he will make no publication against Scott, and that he does not stand with Toombs and Stephens. He has not, however, authorized that geutleman or any other to publish that ho supports Scott. He is yet quite undecided, the probability being that he will take no part in the struggle. The idea of seriously running Scott in any State. South of Kentucky and Maryland, is well nigh entirely abandoned here. Even in North Carolina it seems to be conceded that he cannot make ?>v<.n ? -?11 ?vv vu IWIIU, 1 lie extreme unpopularity of Mr. Houston, of Alnbnma, the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Mems, actually passed the proposition through the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. He opposed it violently, and seemed to set his heart on defeating it. Not a few members either voted in Committee in its favor, or absented themselves to avoid seeming to vote under his lead. John 1'. Kennedy, of Baltimore, will be Secretary of the Navy, only because no more distinguished gentlemen will accept it for so short a time. It is well understood here,that the Fillmore administration is quite as odious to the party who manage Scott's affairs, as the Democrats are. Thus, as to accept office under Fillmore just now, will be to insure that the head of the acceptor will come to the block in March next. Ambitious gentlemen are shy of the honor. Palmetto. It is, we conceive from the general tenor of our exchanges, now pretty well ascertained th t the Hon. John Pondleton Kennedy, of Marylnnd, has been selected by the Pres. ident to bo Secretary of the Navy. He was in Congress in 1838-9, and from 1841 to 1845. He was a member of the 38th Congress, and drafted the address w hereby the Whigs cut adrift from John Tyler, lie was also a distinguised member cf the Committee on Commerce, and framer of one of its ablest reports. He is also favorably known ' to the literary world by his " Swallow Barn," " Horse Shoe Robinsor," and other American novels.? Courier. t#r a fir? broke out in Philade'phia on Monday evening, which destroyed the build- 1 ing on Chesnut street, opposite the State < House, tlie lower stories of which were occupied by Hpeakman it. Co.'s India Rubber manufactory, and a number of other firms 1 engaged in the manufacture of pianoes and 1 liouse decorative articles, and the basement i t?v billiard and bowling saloons. f Hjinrnstcr 1>iiger. ? T7 "I I^ancnstervlllc, S. C. n' _ , m t It WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1852. * ? p? The Law of Newspapers. ^ 1. All subscribers who do uot give ox- to press Notice to the contrary, are consid- tj, erotl as wishing to continue their subcrip- to tions. nt 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their pajK'rs, the publishers may continue to send them until arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse tak- ^ ing their papers from the offices to which they are sent, they are held responsible tc till their bills are settled, and their papers ut ordered to lie discontinue* 4. 'Hie Courts have decided that refu- n, sing to take a newspaper or periodical j0 from the office, or removing and leaving ^ it uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of INTENTIONAL KIIAL'D. e* TO Printers. n A good Printer, one who is temperate, of good moral character, and disposed to take (j( an interest for his employer, is wanted as n jj Foreman in this office. Apply immediately. Camden Journal, please copy once or ^ twice. Say Ledger Office. Lancaster C. If. South Carolinian, give one insertion. Mi We have been told that several of w our subscribers will not pay for the paper now, because, forsooth, they apprehend it ni will not be continued. We can inform these CJ subscribers that we now have a circulation ?( of over five hundred, and we have been in ^ existence only five months: and, further, g( that if they delay payment until the end of t, the year, we will most certainly require t| S3 00 from each. " A word to the wise," fi, &c. . - ? V( The Corn Crop. b The appearance and prospect of the growing Corn crop is fair and beautiful ; and we " have been informed, has not been equalled o for years past. On yesterday, some gentle- tl men rode over the corn crop of Col. Dixon o< Barnes, of this District, and we understand h from one of them, that the party concurred vi in estimating that the whole corn crop, con- ei slating of from 275 to 230 acres, would n< raapona u*ed war* rifle*. After the aeeood pi Ire the affair was amicably settled. | *d make on an average, 30 bushels per aero. p Wo print this number of the ledger ?' on paper we have made to our order, :.t tie* " Man too l'aper Mills, at Raleigh, . of h whieh that gentlemanly firm, Geo. Parka <fc it Co., Charleston, are agent*. We h ive m <le arrangements by which we will be enabled to be constantly supplied with this p per. thnt there will be no ground for cninpl int on that score any more. ir ? ? i b Town Oossip. p ?j We accepted the kind invitation extended to ns by the young ladies of the village, and . whilcd away a couple of hours very pleaantly at the Catawba House on Friday even- ^ ing last. The occasion whieh carried us |( thither was n Ball, gotten up bv the young q ladies,to whieh the young gentlemen were invited. Now, we do not place ourself in the category of "young gentlemen,**and there- ? fore are we so particular to acknowledge the j(| courtesy extended to us. How it rained! It t| poured in torrents; but this did not prevent j() the ladies and gentlemen from enjoying them- y wives. Our friend. I)r. Mobley, initiated us nto the mysteries of the "eating" room, where we found an nbundanee of good things, and of which we freely partook. The lancing was kept up until a late hour, and CJ| everything passed off pleasantly and bar- ?. moniously. . To Correspondents. t< " CosMoeoLiTE," Mosroe, N. C.?Vour ni communication wo have received, but can- H not publish it. as we have entered our protest hi against nil articles of a similar nature. fu Pleasant Hill?We agree with you, m still we cannot insert your communication hi unless you give us your real name. Vour article requires much correction, which we would have taken the trouble to put in a proper form; but the nature of it is such, that it is essentially necessary to have your real ^ name. ? Another Large Beat. Mr. J. R. Ijirk hns made us a present of a * Be it tatcn from hlagnrden, which measures . inches in circumference and weighs 5 pounds. _ cl U l~W The Giraffe (Raleigh, N, C.) is in- In formed thai we were absent when that no- ti tice of the Hail Storm wns put in the Led- oi ger. We understand the notice was taken d from another paper, hence the mi take of ai "Lauderdale County." Our substitute out- w ployed during our absence is remurkably b fond of poultry, and we presume the circum- st stance distressed him to such an ovtent, he r< paid but little attention to the fact of their n being a Ieuderdale County in N. C. or not t< - m na in tr a writer in the Southern Standard proposes the Hon. John Townsend, of Edis- ' to Island, as one well calculated to (ill the Gubernatorial Chair in this State. e? m' m g1 Discottiiiukd.?The post office at Dallas, f,i Abbeville District has been discontinued. u Gubernatorial.?A communication in M the Southern Standard nominates Hon. J. L ti< Manning for the Governorship. u ? mm m m ai Niw Orleans, July 17,18AS?A duel waa $ bught yesterday between K. J. Carroll, edi- tu -or of the Creaoeut and J. M. Brab ison: the a* ~ v?. * roi-^LUIl/IC |M)| I. | The three si-ceiling Nortli Carolina Whig members hesitated to sign the protocol of Toombs, Stephens, &, Co., only because they are indisposed to aid in defeating their candidate for Governor. It is understood, that as soon as their local contest is over, they will address their constituents, declaring why they cannot aid in electing Scott. Up to a day or two since, most of Scott's party in Congress hoped that divisions in the Democratic party in the North, would grow out of the Whig divisions in the South.? They seem, however, to have already abandoned hope of profit for themselves out of such a state of things. It is a remarkable fact, that we cannot hear of any newspaper, or any man in any non-slaveholding State who has acted with the Democratic party proper within the last twelve years, except John I'. Hale and Gov. Atwood, of New Hampshire, who are not now supporters of l'iercc and King. I care not what may have been the shade ot the opinions professed by gentlemen who have gone ofi* from the Democratic organization within the last twelve years, all are now hack except Hale and At \\ ood, whose opposition ?o Pierce is fierce, because it is personal. According to Greeley, it has been the especial province of Pierce to tomahawk each and every New Hampshire Democrat, showing signs of sympathy with Frce-Soilism. G. nvers that it was Pierce who sent both Hale and At wood forth " howling" against the Democracy of the soundest Northern State. The Van Ilurens, John A. Dixamd their allies in New York, the Barnburner interest, arc displaying their usual tact in tho manner in which they come back to tho Democratic organization. That is, they make an entire and uncinulitional surrender, pledging themselves to stand by the platform with as much zeal as by the candidate. This sudden change tells l?etter for their discretion than for the integrity of their political action. They know Pierce to be a man who will permit no semi-abolitionism in ar.y man hoping for preferment under him, bis previous record showing that he has never yet failed to tike , the responsibility of needing it out when, , and wherever it reared its head in his path, j Wi h very few exceptions, all Northern pol- , iticians want principle. New Hampshire , alone, embraces any considerable Democrat- ( ie party adhering always, and under all cir- ( cumstanees, to strict construction and economy the fundamental basis. The struggle over the Senate's Collin's line, amendment to the Deficiency Bill, has been very severe. I never saw so much feeling exhibited since my long experience with till* 1 Irill /*r* ? HAlifianl - fnL Matter* and Things in General <" ftj How very frequently is it the case that t( Dne man's business is every body's busi- p ?ss." This we see illustrated every day. jt is really a pity that some men could not ^ j always enjoying ' Nature's sweet restorer, j( ilmy sleep," or else that the wants of the ^ iysic.il man could not be continually under- n >ing the process of being satisfied ; for, in p 0 event of the first circumstance, his ^ ngue would be still, and in the event of e ic second, his tongue would not have time n 1 be uttering such base, foul, and calumiu- ?; ing abuse, as is frequently heard against en who are quiet citizens, and who attend i their own business. H There are characters?(and we trust when g ley read this, they will wear the cap which ? Is thein so well)?we say there are characrs whose delight cor sists in "telling talcs," Itoring foul abuse. Billingsgate slander, . jainst others, when it is none of their busi?ss ; and at the same time they are uttering ^ w, debased, miserable falsehoods. But tere are other characters, who, under the ?rb of respectability and ugoodfeeling"arc jually corrupt, debased and wortl less. We lude to thoso who, pretending to be doing b work of friendship, are advising your t< iends, and also your enemies, to do this and ii 9 that u John Smith. 1 tell you, won't do. Ie will involve you in dilliculty. Take my ^ ivice, and don't you loan him money. 1 n dl you ns a friend ; but don't ever intimate ^ > John that I told you so." Are we hard n human nnture? Is it not so? Is it not i we have said ? And because it is the # ay of the world shall we not speak of it.' 0 In the image of his Maker was man ii lade. lie was put here to be the lord of reation. Not one of (Jod's creatures wr.s t ipulntcd as being sufficient to supply his e aily wants, but two, three, or a dozen. Pos- ^ ssing all things, he has unlimited control 1 ver all things. But arbitrary as his con- V act may appear in his disposition to sacri- i hewed or snuffed so much as 4 ounces of ibccco; "over used profane or immodest ingunge; cautious, adhesive to friends, afleconato, and loves to be loved, active in mind ad body, cheerful and happy, fond of music, istinguiohed for generosity, conscientious, nd perfeet in moral character, his heart sirays in his face and in his hand, yet never roken, it's all his own, has occupied, nn?! is till solicited to accept of positions high in ttponsibility and public trust which require tore than ordinary capacity and attainment > fill; is very generally and favorably known i the city and county of his residence, and > many gentlemen of the highest res pec taility in different parts of his native State, id of the United States. Dedeving that he has the eonfidenco and iteera of all who know him, that the foroninir ia a faithful and true reoreseniitlon of I ia e aracter, and that public sentiment sua- t line it in every particular, he ofT-r* to con i tcratc hia affections and dovute his lift to i >me worthy lady on the following condi- ? Dns vix: Thit she ia, in all reap jets, such i i one aa he eun cherish th ?t their affections i e mutual; that ahe posaos ?e<? not leas th in 1 10,000, and ia willing to enneeer >te her for- i ine (invested in a homestead or otherwiae 1 A secured to heraelf) to their noma) hap oeaa and welfare. Such an ode will please f ideas* two letters (post-paid) to the nnder-1i re God's creatures for his daily sustenance, ill in juxtaposition with this, .the sweet oice of our Father says, " Love thy neighor as thyself." Oh! the deep, designing hypocraey of len. Under the garb, an exterior covering f godliness and christian virtue, what is icir conduct ? Abuse, calumny, and all the dious and abominable invectives of the eart?a heart professing to follow that diino injunction of God?all, we say, showrod upon an unoffending fellow man, to rlvnnce thrir pecuniary interest or individual rospcrity. We write this because we sec it illustrated ay by day, and we do hope men trill think lore seriously of their own business, and t the business of others alone. So mote be. An Editor's Life. Many of our exchanges have been dcscribig in doleful I ngunge the cares and troulesof an Editor's life. Well, we do not retend to say but an Editor does fr uently experience many troubles and perlexitics. Nevertheless, we have an exiting life, and sometimes receive some very leasant, as well as very amusing letter*, l few days ago we received the following tter from Buffalo, N. Y. The Charleston turner, we perceive, also received one, , hich the Editor refused to publish, as it was | lore of an advertisement, and the Printer's >e should have been sent. As there is nothig in the letter calculated to offend " even le most f .stidions," we give it a place, hopig ut the same time Alpli i will send us a .which be certainly should. For the Ledger. Buffalo, N. Y., Jure 23d 1853. j The . uthor of the accomp inying notice spec t fully and earnestly solicits its publiition; its insertion in one of your columns ill be gratefully remembered. He is seous in his professions, and most solemnly ^ eel ares that no trilling motives induce him * > adopt this eccentric method in so serious ? ml important a matter. No one regards the latrimonial relation more s icred than he.? ' lc invokes your kindly considerations and * opes that ere long he may (again) meet you ice to face and acknowledge your instru- 1 icntality in his success?a triumphant and ( sppy man! Alpha, h MATRIMONIAL. v Wants a Wile and a Fortune. ' The undersigned, a native of the State of ' lew York, of excellent parentage, 30 years " f age, of sound and healthy mental und phy- ' cal constitution, of good ratural abilities, nd liberal education, neat in habit nnd per- 1 in, excellent form and pleasant countenance, 1 called handsome,) polite, industrious, never I lie, never drank 4 gills of distilled spirits, or 4 quarts of malt Honors, never smoked. I . * gned, one of which direct to Rochester, st lonroc Co.,N. Y., tho other, (copy of same) m > Albany, Albany county, N. Y. She will to lease exercise her own discretion in send- ti ig address, but please designate sufficient- E ! to enablo the undersigned to answer by c< stter or visit her in person. The undersign- T d solemnly pledges and insists thnt all cor;spondence shall be and remain purely condential. He asks no further credence until, y personal interview and satisfactory refrcnces, all doubt is removed. His own ame and rosidence shall appear in proper , me and manner. At present please address Alpha. P. S. The Press of the United Etates C d Canada, please copy. Tho Press of Enland and France please copy, substituting ^5,000 sterling, in place of $10,000. ^ c< Tho New York Times gives the J, >llowing letter from Mr. Tallmadge, in rcla- si onto Mr. Webster: ro the Editor of the New York Daily fc Times: 8( 1 have seen, with not a little surprise, di n extract from a Boston paper, declaring ^ liat the representation of a conversation ( etween Mr. Webster and myself relating ^ r the presidential candidate, contained :i your paper, was without foundation. On the day previous to the reception of ' ir, Webster in Boston, I called on him ^ t the Astor House, when I expressed the o egret that I then entertained and now most ir leeply feel, that I could not meet him o indcr different circumstances. w Some other conversation occured be- f, ween us in regard to the political aspects c| f tho country, which it is not necessary o state. j. In tho courso of our conversation, I staed to Mr. Webster that his friends were mbarrassed in regard to his position, >ut tht I supposed that we had noaltcfna- w ivc hut to sustain the nomination that tl vas made by the Baltimore Convention, is a different course might endanger the larmony of the Whig Party and its rj iltimate success; to which Mr. Webster esponded, that the Whig J'arty should v a tain the nomination made hy the Con- ^ en t ion. r< At the meeting alluded to in your pa- J' >er, 1 certainly did not, in the few remarks ?' hat I made, mean to convey the idea that dr. Webster would cordially Rustaiu the loniination, for I knew that he would not; 0 >ut that, as a matter of principle, lie and ivery good whig would sustain a nominee t| vho would carry out those principles ^ hat the Whigs had long contended for, ^ md the adoption of which would best 1 iromote the great interests of tho country. At the meeting in the Ninth Ward I irobably spoke of Mr. W. as a statesman, mtirely divested of those selfish feelings * which sometimes characterize a man of ti ess enlarged capacity, and who is actua- p ed by considerations of a mere jiersonal j, haracter: and that however elevated j( night be his churns to the most exalted xmition within our gift, all would be sacriiced on the alter of patriotism, and devoion to tho interests of his country. In * his characteristic of Mr. Webster I can- n lot l>e deceived, and tho nomination by " .no native Americans, nor tlie orations at * [Boston, cannot and will not, I ain eonfi- r lent, for one moment shako his dctorm nation to stand l>y the principles of a party >f which ho has lieen so long the honored <i eader, or induce him to adopt a course y hat will engender the unkinuest feelings >f that party of whose principles and policy (j le has l>een the ablest advocate. F. A. TALLMADGE. r EDITOR'S TABLE. . ii Tiir. North Rkitink Review: t We have neglected hitherto to notice tho day numher, which was received some mails e tack. The contents of this number are: . Prospects of British Statesmanship and j Policy. I- Phrenology?Its Phices and Relations. f I. Village life in England. f I. Romanism and European Civilization. c i. life and Chemistry. I. Kin<? Alfred. r f. Binocular Vision and the Stereoscope. ] I. Memoirs of Dr. Chrlmcrs. We agaiii direct nt.cntion to the adver- ^ isement of Messrs. Iieonard S? oil & Co., <j n the outside of this prper. The London t Quarterly, the North British, the Wcstmin- ] iter, and the Edinburgh Reiiew, together ..m, in i....... r- ~' ? ? 1/ltlCB VTUWU D iUn^rftlllCf vw,l tn ln FUO* 21 ialn-d monthly,) c.-n be procured for $10. 'very literary man '.hou'd trke these works; ind we extend n or Hal invitation to our awycra and other gentlemen to send on to ile**rs. Leonard 8cott fit Co., New York, ind procure them. 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Sartain's Magazine deserves p?U ' onuge. We really wiah aome of our friends vould bike it one yoar on trial. Hie pros- " snt number contains a large amount of good, ' rholeaome reading matter, ami the engrav* ng, "Summer Flowers," is rery pretty.? P Terms 03,00 per year, or two copies for 06. * tddreas Jahn Hartal n A Co, Philadelphia. 1 The Tropical Parmcr. LV. k... !-l *- " ? -- - iTO-ura iromuuit, Florida,the 1/ I rut nnmher of an agrkaltarnl periodical I vith the above title. It b gotten op in good 11 yle, the print is good, and it is filled with iuch useful matter pertaining to agriculire, &c. Ii?tt is C. Gaines, Esq., the wor? ty Editor of the Conservator, is also the ditor of tho Tropical Farmer, to whom nil mimunicatlons should be nddrossed. 'erms?One copy, 1 year 01 00 Six - M 6 00 V Twelve " 10 00 Twenty-five 20 00 / Fifty..! 40 00 fi One hundred 76 00 / [For tiib Ledger. a elebration of American Independence at Jefferson, Chesterfield Dist, 8. C. UV Pursuant to previous arrangement, about vc or six hundred of the citizens of tho immunity assembled on Saturday, tho 3d A uly, at Jefferson, to celebrate the anniveriry of American Independence. r At 13 o'clock, M., tho procession wa? >rmed under tho direction of J. E. Robin' >n and Dr. W. J. Bask in, marshals of tho (iy, and moved to a stand prepared in a rove, accompanied by tho excellent music f tho Jefferson Band; when, after prayer y the Rev. Mr. Moore, and tho reading of ic Declaration of Independence by Col. rugh Craig, an oration was delivered by [ajor Allan Mncfarlnnd, replete with patri- ? , tic nnd chivalric sentiments, and abounding i sage suggestions nnd arguments in favor f a more practical system of education, by hieh the mental faculties would be mora illy developed, nnd the miDd trained to a loar appreciation nnd thoughtfulncss as the rent means of perpetuating the blessings of bcrty which we now enjoy. . \. After the oration, the company repairud > the dinner table, when a splendid dinner '* ms served up ; when the cloth was removed le following regular toasts were drank: 1st. The Day we Celebrate. A 2d. The Consitution of the United States? 'he only bond of union between the States f this confederacy; a strict adherence to its rovisions will perpetuate the Union, but its apeated violations have already put it in mpardy, nnd will, if persisted in, rend it asunder. 3d. George Washington. 4th. Non-intervention?Tho true policy of ur country. I. 6th. The Heroes of the Revolntion?Let tieir memory ever be cherished by a grateil and patriotic poople, and their example allowed whenever the occasion demands it. 6th. The Orator of the Day. 7th. Agrit u '/ur*, Commerce and Manufacures?The three leading sources of national rcaltli; if left to the control of the laws of radc they will erch be abundantly more irosperoua than they ever can be under the tifluencc of laws passed by a corrupt major* ty in Congress. 8th. The State of South Carolina?Unvilling, from motives of expediency, to take he redress of her wrongs in her own hands 4 ft present, yet her sons with one heart and oul will do better for the cause of liberty nd equal rights, when tho proper time ar- I ivca. 9th. John C. Calhoun. 10th. The Domestic Institutions of the. iouth?Under the sanctions of a wise Proidence, they have produced the highest de- r. Tee of happiness to two races of people. >et the South see to it, that the sacred trust eposed in them is not abused through their iwn neglect or want of foresight. 11th. The Democratic Nominees for President ind Vice-President?The South will confide n their political integrity for the prcaervaion of her rights. 12th. The Hon. J. J. Evans?May ho bo >ur next Senator in Congress. 13th. The I At Hies?The first to bo reelected, and the last to be neglected. After the 6th regular toast, Major Mac* urlnnd very feelingly thanked the company or the honor conferred on him, and in contusion, offered the following: . Chesterfield District?May her prosperity ^ lever end. Sy Wm. A. Evans: The State of South Carolina?May all divisions among her sons ceaae, and her wislom and integrity give strength and stability o onr confederacy, ly 8. J. I.ury : Calhoun?May the memory of his virtues miniate the hearts of every South Carolinian o the latest posterity. Sy B. P. Garland: May this day be remembered when many ire forgotten. Sy M. B. As rant Gen. John McQueen?Our Representative n Congress, true and faithful to the righto if the South, he has our abiding confidence. Sy John W McLetnore: The Ijadiee?Ever remembered but never orgotten. Sv Maior John 8. Mill?? , . I General Pierce?Should he be the next 'resident, may he set with honor to the ofice, and with justice to the government Iy (apt Leonidss Lowry: J Col. E, B. C. Cask?May he meet with ? i welcome reception to sent in the Logical u re by the voters of Chesterfield. Iy. Thos. H. Man gum : May the Tree of Liberty flourish round he globe,'and ail partake of Ha fruit Sy Capt fjeonldaa Lowry: TV fhmlk?May her patriotic eons firmly mite in resisting aggression's interfering vitli her institutions, coming from what ourre they may; and concert of action prorail on alh momentous questions; and amy action and dissension cease to exist among ler noble sons. Iy N. F. Edgeworth: We will Aght the battles of onr country) md love the Gals of oar land, u.i i a u:ii? The Jejferton Hood Tlwif OMiMlltd lerformaeee will do tkeii) honor apoa oil llth QtMlioM. ly Copt I* Iy>wry: yJam K* DaAMkO 4 L ^ irfw, r . ww i/nwf* iiiiic /vowvnwv *. *j or President?May aoeeooa attend him, and ita odminiotraUon moot lb? approbation of jt he 8oath. Jd I m M