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HONORS TO THE DEAD.
Washington, June 19, 7 p. m.
The demise of Ex-President Polk h.is
produced a deep sensation throughout
this metropolis. Enrlc tW? mnmiti"
a j %I*V
President convened a special cabinet
council, for the purpose of adopting suitable
measure# in testimony of high regard
uiiu a nation** grief on the melancholy occasion.
The following Is the President'* official
circular:
The President, with deep regret, announces
to the American people the
death of James K. Polk, late President of
<1 _ 1'-!* ? ?. - '
me ciuiea amies, winch occurred nt
Nashville, Tennessee, on the 15th inst.
A nation is suddenly called upon to
inourn the loss of one, tho recollection of
whose long services in its councils will he
forever preserved on the tablets of history
As a mark of r^sruvpfc
of a citizen who has been distinguished
by the highest honom which his country
c?n bestow : It is ordenxi that the Executive
Mansion, and the several Departments
at Washington, be immediately
placed in mourning, and business be suspended
during to*morrow. .It is furtlier
ordered that the War and Navy* Departments
cause suitable military and naval
honors to be paid dltHhis occasion to the
memory of the illustrious dead.
JAMES K. POLK.
The following remarks were written
before Mr. Polk's dcntli, nnd therefore
are not to to be regarded as a mere common
place eulogy upon the virtues of a
departed Ex-President. They are copied
from the New York Atlas, an independent
paper; and ns wc cordially endorse
them, we cannot withhold such a just
1 ribute to a great man, voluntarily made
at the moment perhaps when his spirit
was passing from time to eternity:?Caro
ciman.
"Mr. Polk 1ms ptUNd through (he jk>litical
earner that God ami his country
assigned him, and is now a private citizen.
He has neither pat' >.?n.igc nor favor to bestow.
He is powerless; and hence one
who has known liir.i long and well may
speak of him without being suspected of
the indulgence of mercenary designs, or
lif liCDinCT for th?? AthlinT.\f>nt t\f
V? l/MOV'UUI
, , * O *
6 mster objects.
"A better, a more honorable, or a more
high-minded man than James K. Polk
never inhaled the atmosphere that surrounds
his country. The man does not
live who can truly say that Mr. Polk ever
wronged him. He sought not the injury
or the downfall of any one ; and, had
lie possessed the means, he would have
made every man happy. He never was
guilty of a disreputable action. He loved
Ma country as well as any otlicr mun,
hut 110 better; and tlx*. whole entl and
aim of his official life was to promote its
interest and happiness. In (hi? he followed
the dictates of his heart, and his
own personal interest, and was not entitled
to any encomium. He sought none.
As a statesman, lie was equal to the office
to ivllic.h !?# WHO nlofnt"! 1.? *1
- ? ...? vi?<uh?i uy mu huiini"
\\ s of his countrymen, and he discharged
Us trusts with ability and fidelity. His
administration was the most Kuccessful
and briliant one the nation ever witnessed;
was a succession of triumphs and
ivories. It formed a brilliant epocha in
;hc history of the Republic.
"Mr. Pnll/ nAflonauA/l ^ ?i ?i
- ?... i;ui U MVIUIC >Vt'HR*
ncss. It consisted in timidity. He was
not .1 coward. But h-e lacked tlmt confidence
in himself which is essential to ft
party, that would decide speedily, and
act precipitately. He required and always
demanded time for reflection before
he acted. Once satisfied that he was
light, he did not hesitate.
"Mr. Polk's cabinet was a strong and
n matchless band of i#en. Buchanan,
M ucy, Wnlker, Mason, Toucoy, and Cave
Johnson?the latter was most infamously
abused and lampooned?were all able
men ; and they formed n cabinet which,
for talent and strength, cannot be excelled
by any selection that can be made from
the present generation. Mr. Polk was
at the head of that cabinet; and though
it possesed very great influence over him,
lie was 'every inch a President;" and, in
the language of Mr. Buchanan, was more
of a President than any other man who
had previously held the Presidential of
ficc.' No cabinet scheme or measure
waa ever adopted if it did not meet bis
approbation.
"When Mr. Polk went into retirement,
a good and a great man quit the sen ice
of hia country. We hojHj be may long
1? ? * * * "
arc xo witness the benefits his wisdom
and patriotism conferred on the American
people."
Mexican Protocol Difficulty Settled.?
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia American, gives the following;
"It is confidently asserted in high democratic
ouarters- Mr
, ? ?.. uut/iiniiail 11BO
lcccived a letter from Mr. Clifford, the
U.S. Minister at Mexico, stAting that the
Mexican Contpre?* had approved of the
principles and arguments advanced l>y
Mr. Clayton in the discussion with ftenor
de la ltoea, touching the matter of the
Protocol, and to that extent had disapproved
of the ground assumed hy thoir
111 i ii iij1'! i?or
j lepresentativr. l-'or the authenticity of
, thw fact, I profess to give no better nuthority
than the declarations of gentlemen
occupying high social positions, anil
who were intimate in the councils and
confidence of the late administration."
ivkuwisii; uuukier,
Saturday, June 30, 184>.
'On Thursday Iswt wo *e witnessed th? examination
of the Student* of the Male Academy
at thi* place, under (lie charge of Mr. W.
Leverett, and take great pkosure in declaring
o. r entire satisfaction with the progresw the
pupil* manifest in their respective branches of
study. Although it is always a source of gratification
to us to watch the steady advanccof
education in her toilsome march up the hill of
science, on thin occasion we were more than
usually delighted with the very crcditable examination
of a class of 10 email Girls and 4 or I
6 boys, in Geography, who answered with great
promptness,*11 the elementary questions propounded
to them, and with much accuracy
sketched a map of t' ? U. States upon the black
hoard, locating the capitals, principal towns
and river* of the different State*. Nor did the
Latin, Greek and Grammar classes fail to
present strong testimonials of an application
and advancement in these respective branches,
that reflects a merited credit upon both pupil
and teacher, ^vincir,*, on the part of the lattcr? I
a proficiency inliu avocation, which could not I
escape the notice of tony who witnessed thi*
examination.
A short vacation ensues, and the exorcises of
the school will be resumed on the Crd Monday
in July.
TIIE CHILD'S FIKST ROOK IN OEOURATJU.V.
Thin excellent book, published by Origg, Elliott
Co., Philadelphia, lias been placed on our
table l>y the Publishers, and wc talri! pleasure
in recommending itn use in our common schoolsFrom
the cursory perusal given the work, wc 1
have no hesitation in giving it the preference i
ovi-r nil r.fhoi- 1-/^" ll - 1
. ....... iiiaimu VII 1IIU hUllie '
bran>'h, that we have had tlie pleasure to examine.
It contains 18 map*, and is illustrated 1
with over a hundred Imndsome engravings
and iu designed chiefly for the use of children
commencing the r.tudy of Geography. The
style in simple, plain, and eaiy; the questions
and answers arc arranged parallel in the columns,
?o that tho youngest reader may not be
nt a los? in finding the answers to the question*.
1. ? ? ?
wviv...wv isnouiu uc gmu to
?CC it introduced into every school in our coun.
try.
Tlie book i? sold by Benson A Taylur at this
plfcCC. I
Richards' Weeklt Gazette, published at ,
Athene, Oft., for $2 per annum, in a hand dome i
nheet, neatly executed, mid devoted to litera- ,
ture, wlpnce, art and general intelligence.? ,
The Editor, W. C. Richard*, is a gentleman of
taste iu? well n? talent, and we hazard nothing
in aavinr* *? ? 4- * * *
... ?jnui rj/uiu no |>aii:.i 10 innxo tuc
Gazette rank in the first class of literary pa- |
pers. At the head of hia list of contributors
wc observe the name of W. Gil more 3imms, '
together with an host of othert W?o stand
high in the in the "world of lctt V surely
there can he no reason why this pwper shoultl (
not receivc a liberal patronage from the South, ,
and especially from Geonria. The KHi?/?r
hat* our heartiest winhes fur his hucccms.
ANOTHER -RAIL ROAD.
Vr'c lcam from the Abbeville Banner of last
week, that a meeting of the friuntbi of a branch
Railroad from the main trunk of the Greenville
A ColumBi \ Railroad, to Abbeville Village,
wfla convP Jvdat the Villnn-o. to '?? ? '
?- 0-r - - v ?mv ? v.
port of A committee previously appointed to
investigate the subject, and to have the route
surveyed. The committee report that thoy 1
have had a route surveyed?that the distance 1
on the line from the Village ts about 11 J-4 (
miles, being only about 1-4 mile more thnn
would be the distance by a direct line?tliat
tlio estimated cost of the brnneli wmil?tVw> i
D..v .
five (hounand dollars?that the route i? not ,
the bent that could be obtained, although en- ]
tircly practicable. They further report, that
the fthortncdii of the distance will not justify
the formation of ah independent Company, '
and therefore rccouMJicnd tlist ih? ^
raised by subscription and tendered to the (
v. <v \j. itniirood Uo., upon condition tuiid
Company will amend their charter no as to embrace
the branch, and obligate thcmnelved to <
make the t>amc. The branch to belong to tho 1
Company and the atocklwldcra to become gen- 1
eral stockholder*! in the Company. The Com-*
mittce manifest great seal on tho subject, and * '
public meeting in called on next Sale-day for ?
further deliberation*. j
That a branch to the Village would very 1
much 'extend and improve' it, an well a* 'af- 1
ford a convenience to all the citixcn-s,' we are !
not disposed to deny: but that the atoclc of the i
branch would bo profitablo to oi liter a separate f
Company or to the Comnmv nf rnatn IriinW I t
wo ore a little incredulous; still, we hope the
efforts of the good citizens may bo crcrvfrntd
with oucccm; for certainly we would rtyoice c
"in the accomplishment of a work destined to "
build up ol<] Abbeville."
o
HTEA^ BOAT EXPLOSION.
The steamboat Jim batty, running on Ohio
River, collapsed both flues of her starboard '
boiler, below the mouth of Green River, o<i *
the morning of the 19th inst, killing thirteen J
pcrnona and scriounly injuring nnd scalding x
about thirty others. Five others were mbsing, *
and the first Engineer hou iince diod of hit *
wounds. r
J NKW OK L K A NS.
We arc glad to learn that the citizen* of t
New Orleans now cntertAin a fuir prospect of
Feeira their street* once more in r. condition for
walking 'Jrj ?hod' over them. The Charleston
Courier e*ys there is a strong probability thai
the creYAKM! will bo closed in the course of next
week. The efforts now jetag made to stop
the flow of water through the crcvaMc, are
likely to succeed., The water has already receded
27 inches from its greatest heightli in
the streets, wliich; in due time, will be generously
jprinkled with Jime, by the Vigilant
Council, for the purpose of promoting the
health of the city.
The.J)elUi given the number of mjuacrd that
have been under water at 1 CO. The number
of houses flooded 1,C00, and the number of
persons living in them eight thousand'
ANOTHER FIKE.
From the Courier of last week we learn
tliat a fire was discovered in tho roof of an
out building in Cumberland street, Charleston,
which extended itself rapidly, until by the
prompt exertion of the firemen, it was extinguished,
with a lowi of only about nix or seren
hundred dollars.
And Still Akotuer.?On the eaine day tbe
cupola of tho tlirce story building, known iui
the Sailor's Home, was discovered to be on
fire, which was soon extinguished by the timely
assistance of the neighbors, with very little
loss. The fire is supposed to liave been communicated
by design.
The British steam ship A>n?-rica, wc learn,
made a trip troin New York to Liverpool in
11 1-2 day*; aad re returned in about 9 days.
TJiis is certainly the most speedy trip ever
m?d<? hy *ny vpssel u the two ports.
The llibernia also made a very quick passage,
having left Boston 23d ult. and reached Liver
|/w? vii -nu u??u i iit- Amenca Rmrcd ftt iialifsx
on the 19th inst., bringing with her nows
from Europe up to the 9th June. She bring*
Intelligence favorable to the American cotton
mnrlcct In IJrerj?oo\. Under the influence of
favorable account* from India the DrosDect of
an abundant harvest in England and the confirmation
of the injury to crop* in the United
State* by Croat and utlitr eavwCH, u^era went
into the market freely and purchased on a large
wale up to the moment the steamer left
American descriptions had advanced 1-4 of a
penny. The political intelligence we give in
(mother column.
LIEUT. REID.
We leam from the Colombia Telegraph, that
Lieut Ileid has consented to lake command of
a company of Hungariani in New York City,
and will leave with them for Oermanv as *oon
an his ntory of "War Life" is completed.?
Should thl lieutenant be bo fortunate a* to
reacfi Germany; and again be under the necessity
of proclaiming his own deeds of hrroitm)
we would j&lvise him to secure the attention
of some 3 or 4 respectable witnesses to his
warlike bozrfog, or in other words remain in
hi# oto <x>jupnny to exhibit hia superior
prowess. i
CHOLERA SPECIFIC.
They arc using sulphur in Chicago m *11 ,
a?<'s with (he greatest bucccss, administered
according to the proscription of Dr. Bird 1
which consists of one part of pulverized char- i
coal to four part* of sulphur. One doaeof
tour grain* uniformly checks premonitory
symptoms, such as pain, slight diarrhce, Ac, ,
The same dose repeated every 3 or 4 hours,
meliorates the patient'n oond ition at once, and
where used in a few hours entirely dissinates 1
'liolora nymptonn?. i
A kind of candy haa been ma<)e of sulphur
Mid charcoal, by some Yankee, as a c\ire and
preventive of cholcra, which rcIIb like hot
rakco. (
I
Death o* Amohv Swley.?Wc learn ]
rom the Hamburg Ilepublicori, that 1
\mory Sibley, of Augusta Gn., died at 1
us residence in tn ?t city, on the 22d inst. ]
lfter a very short !!!nc a, aged 58 years. 1
\s a merchant and a man of integrity his I
oss will be regretted by an extended cir- i
;!e of friends. I
War with Mkxico.?A correspon- ,
lent of the New-Orleana Picayune, who
ins lately passed through Mexieo on his
ivav to California. flrnf llta?n ?.? t
JO,000 Mexicans on their way to 6ali- 1
brnia, armed nnd officered, (some <f \
hem with the avowed purpose of taking j
wsseHsion of it.) He further says: "There
s a. manifest disposition on the part of
Mexico to hnvc another fuss with us-? (
ind mind my prediction?we shall be at
var with her again In less than two years, <
frying out of difficulticsnow about to j
>rigmate in California."
J i. 1
VPPt ? I # ?
v;oi. jftcK nays. ? A Uorrespondent 1
>f the Memphis Kaglc states that Col. 1
fack llayd,' the gallant and adventurous J
(ftiror and soldier died at San Antonio, r
i few days ?ince, of cholcra, j
Annexation ol* India.---1TheEnglUh 4
lave annexed the whole of th? Punjad to ?
heir already overgrown dominions In -?
ndia. According to the London Times t
his country contains loo.ftoo.
nilcR, is peopled by three millions and n 11
>alf of inhfibitnnt*, nikd will yield n tiett c
evenue of one million iterlm#;' t
?hmct??j??a??xammpm? i hi imtaqw
[Communicated] '
TUK LEARNED X'ROFESSIOKS.
In late days ?t lin# becomcfhshioniiMn I
t
with Quacks, Pettifoggers, and not a few
Editors, to point with no little etultation
at the numerous failures of those, who
have embarked in professional life. The
very men, "whose mental powers have
never been sufficiently energized to attain
to eminence in either of the departments
of Law, Physic, or Divinity, will,
with the utmost arrogance, take upon
themselves the task of warning the rising
generation Against the fate of the disappointed
and broken-hearted aspirant.?It
is, indeed a matter of deep regret, that
mich a tribe should exercise one particle
of influence in keeping young men of
genius nnu energy ueep ritircd in the low
vn le of obscurity, where the sull?n gloom
can never be broken by a single my of
fame. It is still more lamentable that
the merest drones of society should cast
an extinguishing damp upon the fires of
that nobl? and emulative ambition, which
is always characteristic of the generous
1 il. ? -
una me gutoa, when first they appear
npon the arena of public life. It Is often
a question of grave import with parent*
and guardian*, whether a youth of talents
and industry should choose one of the
learned professions, or engage in one of
the three great branches of human in
r\ '
uii.-uij?vuiiiiiktw, xuccnaiucs, or Agriculture.
The hist being the most important,
I propose to discuss the subject
with reference to that alone; though the
claim of the others to eminent utility is
not disputed. When to the question
proposed the test of truth comcs to be
rightly appl: A, I am fully Dcrsuadcd that
neither the discontented murmurings, nor
the discouraging example of that class
of men, to which I have before alluded,
can weigh a single feather in the scale of
argument. "Truth is mighty, and it will
prevail." Yes! Trnth is like the "Rock
of Ages," it can never be shaken from
its everlasting foundations. And when
the magic of its eniightmeut is applied to
lh(> Annnwkn# diflRoiiltlm .l.!-!. ?> ?
? UIIIIVUIIVOV) WHICH ITICCt US
on the very threshold of discussion, we
find that professional fife, instead of being
a sort of "maelstrom" which cngulphs
every thing that could render existence
desirable, is in very deed n garden?an
Eden, where bloom the flowers of immortality!
In confirmation of this, it is
only necessaiy to cite the intelligent
. ,v virwiiuik; in tuc WW, 10 uaien
in physic, to Chalmers in divinity, to
Newton in scicnce, to West in art, to
Shahfpcnre in literature, to Bounapartc
in arms, and to Calhoun in political philosophy.
But this is only a summary
catalogue of that innumerable host of
worthies, whose memories through the
medium of the different professions will
be handed down green nnd Tving to the
latest posterity. Let us for a moment
contrast tlie two avocations. The produce
of the farmer is no less ephemeral
than the foliage of the forests, by which
his fields are bounded, but the productions
of the professional man are racie
durable than ''monuments of brass," or
the pyramids of Egypt. The farmer
produces nutriment for the perishable
body, but the professor creates the ambrosial
food of the soul. The poor man
pays out his money grudgingly for the
bread which ho buys of the farmer, but
the iuiMm nf fVu? nnrfli ??wl i
... .... ICIIU ?
rose-lip band" conspire in doing honor to
the professional man. If then a brilliant
career of usefulness, and an eternal and
world-wide fume is mprc ia cousonancc
with the aspirations of the undying spirit
>f man? than a position below medcocrity
in the land of the living, and dark oblivion
after death, so is a profession preferable
to agriculture.'
1 do not wish io be understood as
^1-t? *- * - -
tp uMing m uerogniton ot agriculture. j
Hw? culturc of the earth has ever been j
jstcemed one of (he most useful and
lonorablc avocations of man. Heavenly
ncace and happy contentment Are as often
bund smiling in the quiet home of the
lusbandmati, as in the classic halls of
earning and scioncc. , Dread penitence
md skeleton famine do not more frerjuenty
enter the habitation of tbe farmer, than
Vin ??hn>?<i ? -i ??
.,|>.Hvu mm ui ?nc wnwr. tfc?
rides, agriculture is ind>rpcrtsaVlc; but
vc ore not to conclude from tbenoc, that
i proft'^ion to not preferable to fanning,
inder the existing circumstances of aosial
and civilized life, 'flic isolated fact,
hot nn occupation in ueccWr+, can never
convince any rational mind of its intrinsic
prcforablcncss. In a pecuniary point oi
view; however, it may bo urged by some,
that the farmer amasses a fortune whilst
the votaries of professional*life arc "gnawing
their finger nails" in poverty. But
it requires no very great powers of observation
to perceive that, taken on the
whole, fortune is about as favorable to
one class as the other. Perhaps the
goods and chatties of the one is oftener
exposed to levy nnd sale under execution, IK
thansthe libraries of the other. In regard
to the facilities of "hulling out the
cash," I might mention the instance of
Mr. Webster, who a short time since
realized fourteen hundred and fifty dollars
for three days service in the Smith
will case. Business is, indeed, at a low
ebb with lawyers in some sections of our
country, but it should he remembered
that the value of agricultural produce is
less by half, than it was a few yean
rince. It seems that the universal law
of equilibrium now prevails among trades
and professions; and it is well, for now
tllPrP 142 ll>C9 /Hf/llunSf/V"."? - - >
,,.v, w ?v/n>a % UJ I UI1C CHI8S
is prevented from running up into a
bloated aristocracy of money whilst another
sinks into squalid poverty.
Bui with noble spirits money is not
regarded, u\less it be as a meann of
benevolence and public utility. I
now come to the last, and peradvenure,
not ihu lea?A important topic.?
And here I am wiping to concede to a ty
life in the fields every thing, which its
most enthusiastic advocates could desire.
The delights of rural life have been sung
tiv nnoi* !n ntukM. ? ? lV * *
...v.cij ?gu ui w?e wona, ana
I know well that few themes could be
more pleasing or inspiring. It is in the
country nnd nmid the fields of waving
grain, that you hear the sweet carol of
brigbt-winged birds, and the soothing ^
murmurs of the brook and rivulet. It is
there, you bebold a wild luxuriance of
flowers painted with the rainbow's ex?[uisite
dies, and scented witb.the peril
nu*s of Paradise. ' In fine! it is in th?
. . . ? ~~T~
midst of such scenes, that you are brought
face In face with all that is beautiful,
grand or splendid in nature; but by whom
is this rural magnificence and beauty
most likely to be appreciated? It is to
the man of professional and,studious life
that we are to look for* just appreciation
of nature?it is from the man whose
mind has been disdained in the arduous
and responsible duties of some profession,
that we arc to expect those glowing and
graphic descriptions of "Nature's solemn
loveliness," which in after days haunts
the memory of the reader,
"Like the faint oxquiaitc music of a dream!*
AMATOR Doctrine. J
PickensviUe, 8. C.
Bxake Bites antd Iodise?Dr Whit
mire (in the N . West. Med. urn! Surg.Journal
for January} recommends the
tincture of Iodine as a cure for t1u?
of venomous rcptiks in man and beast,
vrhich he says he has used with success
in the bites of rattlesnakes, 'copperheads,
&c. It puts an end to the. swelling and
pain in from twelve to sixteen hours,
lfc faints the bitten part, over the whole
swelling, with three or four coats .of the
tincture twice ft dav. renewing ?tf<* ?W.B
cation when the swelling extends, whVh
it often does at the first application, if
made while the wound is fresh.
Wc are inclined to think very favorubly
of the Above prescription. Iodine is
rnry penetrating and is quickly absorbed
into the circulating system. It should
be kept in a vial with a glass and ground
stopper. Wc find it Oiie of the best means
for keeping moths out of wardrobes and"
away from all clothing. By occasionally
* jplying a few drops of a strong tincture
to a paper in a! chest, bureau or closet,
all insects will keep off at the peril ot I
their lives,?Ckron. ttr
Am.f.oed Discovery ?i* Another
California.*?The London Times, in its
city crtiolc, contain# an anouncesient ?4
a golden dwootffcry urbkb, vf truethfeatens
to rival the lock of pother Jonathan:
, Tho pa pern rccieved from ft**'Vfcttop
down to the "2th of Vebnary, cootain
somo curioue though vague aecouts, of
alkdged gold discoveries in the neigh*
borhood of the Pyrenees dfoirtct^MT
fpl? - ? ? -
*m; parvy sata to ?*> m solo possession
of the seeretwu a shepherd lad, who I
refused to divulge the exact spot Nvboro
the auriferous deposit was concentrated;
but he bad so far given color to hid vtatcments
by having disposed of specimens of
4h? ore to Individuals, wbo had brought
them into Melbourne.
' The peopH**f m kiiilip have all
gono demented ' oi> the. subject ftfgold
necking. AH *o*ta of stories arc sfl6?t;
but one thing is certain, that gold ore, in
larg? has found its way into Melbourne."
<\M Afo^rt *?'h 1 r.t 'i