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From, Arthur's Ilor.xe Gazette. '
THE THREE WIVES. "
BY F. II. COOKE.
Mr. Juduthnn Spike was an ccccntiic bach- a
elor of fifty: His mother died in giving him . I,
birth, and it would seem that the mother heart j s
d:ed with her, for trom that hour the hapless (a
Jeduthun soenn d to have no perception of (em- | }
ii.iue excellence, and diverted himself with ridi- I '
cuUng the f ?ililes of the sex, whose true char- I s
acter was to him a despised enigma. As a t
babe he was fed and tended by an invalid ' f
brother niativ years his tcujor; and he after- I
wards gre\v ht stature, and a hard ungenial i
kind of wisdom, without much matronizing from S
anybody.- As year's and possessions increased,
he hoarded at. a fashionable hotel, where the j a
co >k and attendants were of his-own. sex, and i
ignored the address of his laundiess. His pre- \
dispositions-against matrimony were confirmed j
Arid strengthened by the fate of the in other al- 1
luded to, who married somewhat late in life i
and after an unhappy cuuticxion.of seven years i
duration, left his widow a permanent inmate of j J
an insane assylum, and his three boys to i 1
the guardianship of their uncle- The recipient . ?
of this unexpected legacy, who had till then j |
loved nothing in the whole of his miserable | |
life (lit a strange pleasure in the duties of this , t
new and unsolicited relation. The docility <
with which the little fellows accommodated (
themselves to the. oddities of the eccentric \
humorist. their unquestioning faith in his most j
startling dogmas,- and their artless exhibitions ?
- of personal attachment, on upon his isolated j i
nature to* a*degree that Surpiiscd himself, li 1 f
seemed these helpless children \vere destined 1
uncotieiously *to fulfill to the lonely old man t
that feminine mission without which human |
life is a frilure,and happiness a mythe. With 1 f
a devotion and patience hardly to he expected ' t
of-him, he rea'red the fragile boys to manhood, "r
- gave them a'l needful advantages of books, and 1
. schools and pocket money, and at last raw them |
all established in business, and in a way to do j
credit to themselves and their connexions.? ! t
Judge, then, of his painful astonishment when jc
all three waited upon him in a body, to an- r
lioutice that they had jointly and severally |
formed the audacious resolution of committing J
matrimony. Neither would have dared np- (
proacii the subject alone, and though countenanced
by each other, they felt, so much grati- t
tude, re\ erence and compassion for the pre- t
judiccd old man, that they fairly trembled for ,
the result. . ; y
When the confession was made to .Mr. Jedu t
thus Spike, he turned his hack o i tlie agitated (
young men, and walked quietly to the window. ' j
After standing silently for some minutes, he (
turned and said very calmly: , , t
" Well, boy's, I have nursed you through the (
1 i ? ? 1..i on,I tl,n ulinnn. i ,
meazlt-s, anu me snim-i-H tci ...... ..... , ,
ing caugh, and I did mv best to alleviate what i
I could not prevent. You are now the victim ! |
of a disease quite as general as* the other, and j
for which there is no remedy but experience. I t
Neither precept nor example,"?here his lips 1 (
quivered slightly?"have been of ;Aiv avail in ! ]
your ca-e. Go then, and marry, if y?>u will. ;
I give my consent on one condition onl3'. It |
is that you all present yourse lves in three \ ears (
from this day and hour, and declare solemnly t
on the, worth of your remaining nunhood, i j
whether you are happy and why. The ctluses ; [
of misery in w edlock are very various, but t he ! <
result is uniform. I will excuse you now, boys, ;;
as I have an appointment with uiv tailor. 1 <
It is needless to say that the three nephews (
availed themselves of the permission thus un- . ,
willingly given, and that any self reproaches j
they might feel at defeating the cherished wish- t
es of their kindest benefactor did not seriously ' J
embitter their honey-moon. The three years j
which followed stole a handful of grey luiis 1 <
r??,-ft,? hr?!\l fureheid of Jcd.-thuti Spikes, .
II VUI liiV #.?. ?
and, if ashamed of the theft, secretly rest or- |
cd them hidden among the ehesnut locks of his : f
young relations. And, as a farther restitution ;
the same silent agents transferred unnoticed a |
portion of the hopeful tenderness of the youthful
Benedicts to refresh the withered heart of
the disappointed bachelor. The time for the
interview so long anticipated, arrived at last, i
In the luxurious rooms of the 1 <nely uncle, i
Henry and Charles, the two elder nephews, 1
waited impatiently the arrival of the younger, j s
"It ts useless looking for Edward," says
Charles at last. " We shan't see him before <
evening. His wife is now looking for a needle i
to darn his stockings, and replace the missing , <
buttons upon his coat." I
Yet as lie spoke a cheerful step was heard
without,and the tardy brother entered the room,
breathing quickly, and with a smiling apology I
for his delay. The two first an ived exchanged i
meaning glances; but the merciless uncle e..t ' I
short their merriment, by saying gravely,
" Henry, my boy, you are the oldest. It is i
jusl that you should lead upon this occasion. I
Tell us frankly, how do you enjoy married lift ?" : <
The voting man paused for a moment, then, i
with a comical grimace that ill concealed his I
rcluctancc* fie replied : i
"It is a bitter dose to swallow, I confess.
Uncle, you are revenged." [ <
There was a sliniit movement ol'surprize, for <
Mrs. Henry Spike was recognized as decidedly
notable.
"I thought,"said the ancle, drily, "that \ ours I
was a patent wile." , I
"Only too much so," replied the nephew. ' <
" It is my belief that she was modelled upon ' 1
the most approved ja't'-rns and made up to
)rder. If ever I here was a machine for perform" J
ng mechanically every outward virtue, it is
drs Henry Spike. She never loses her tern- '
>er; indeed, I doubt if she has any to lose, j
5he never betrays any flutter of vanity or
vou ided feelings. To the'calmness of a stat- j
.c, she adds an instinctive perception of deco- j
urn, a rigid adherence to rectitude, whieh leaves j
:othingto hope or fear, and very little to enjoy, j
lothing can disturb her. When our infant j
vas dangerously ill, she moved about his era- j
i!e with the same unpoiturbed composure, and j
Iroppeu his last cordial, as we thought, into !
he cup with an untrcmbling hand."
"1 hardly see how you came to marry her,"
emarked Kdward par pare nth esc.
"She was pretty, and I mistook her natural .
oses for blushes, and her silence for delicate I
eserve. I was much moved when she once j
eft me in tears, 1 have since learned she had the
uutli-ache. I can never-find in her deportment i
nything to forgive, and I am tired of praising
rhere correctness senilis inevitable. '.Besides j
he don't care for praise. She was wound up |
t birth, and her heart pulsates with the rcgn- |
iiriiy of a penduiutn. If I should hang m\ self,
onie morning of puree?t/t?/t, I know she would !
rrnnge e\entiling for a respectable burial. !
d v condition is desperate. In passing through l
Sew York last winter, I religiously avoided !
Ceiug Lola Montez for 1 knew I should be. sinit- j
en at aglanee. The slightest touch of human
iailtv seems absolutely refreshing. Speak,
milia r," he added niter a biief pause, and in
nercv point out some defect in .Mrs. Charley
Spike.!'
"Mrs. Charley Spike," responded the person !
idJri-ssed, "is not absolutely stupid,norentirely
ndiflerent in matters of feeling. She gives some
ariety to life in point of temper, and permits
ne to hope to please, as well as fear to offend.
Jut like your Kectiua,she has, alas! one para- j
nouut idea. 'Order is Heaven's first law,'and it
s not the less that of my immaculate Vesta. '
Specially does she insist upon the most spot- J
ess neatness, at the expense of all other con- j
iideratioiis. J discovered soon after rnv mar- j
iage that the woild was a little too good to i
ive. in. The parlors were shut up fo exclude 1
he fli-'S; the chambers to avoid tin duer. The ]
lining room" furniture was robed in Holland
:overs, ai d ugly mats deformed every square \
rard of carpeting. Canaries were banished be- j
muse liny littered their cage, and my pet,
pavid distni-sed for neglecting to wipe his !
< ? !. Then pickles spoil tLc cutlery,and eggs !
orrude the silver; coffee is liable to stain the J
ilieu, an 1 i veil'butter, if incautiously used,;
nay be the parent of a grca<c-spot. Cigars i
have long since gbjured, because spittoons |
ne an abomination. Il l sit, it is, \Mr. Spike, !
our chair mars the wall,'or 'Charles you are !
irking upon ttie nig.' It 1 wall;, it is, Tray >
rave your boots at the door Mr. Spikes, and !
rt me bring sour slippers.' I sometimes think ,
will remove to an hotel, and send home my
mmplimeiits daily in a peifumed note. I shall
xpeet soon after to see tlie whole establishment
modeled in wax, and reposing under glass
kc a collection of fanciful wonders. Come,
Slward, your wife is no paragon, luckily.
JonlVss your misery,and don't detain us long "
' Mine is not a | attem wife, certainly," was ,
he response ol the younger brother. '"She is i
iot distinguished Ibr order, nor faultless in
i -utiiCfE nor unerring in discretion. She is
f. iy far from being a piece of clock-work, and ;
iieie is a great uncertainty, sometimes delightf!,
someti nes painful, as to what she will at- j
.vmiit, and whether the icsuit will he success ;
>r failure. There is room to doubt as to par- j
iculars ; none at all as to the general tendency i
if her conduct. She is as true hearted a wo 1
nan as lives, 'and that which she delights in .
nust be happy.' You fa ay smile if you choose,
i.it I do most frankly assure you that I <nn
nppy. I know not what Beatrice is doing at |
his moment, but 1 feel sine that, in aims and :
; lib its. she is true to herself, to me and to her j
Maker. 1 am sure that she loves me more than J
ill tlie wmld beside, but not so much as she I
oves trirli .ami duly arid .self respect. Her |
rmrs are all mistakes. They are the rcdun]
niiy of a loving, generous, licldy-gificd tinure.
She is no model housewife, hut she has I
nude great improvement, and she has the
strongest incentive to improvement, a sincere
nid unselfish affection. It is true that I was
lelayed to-day by waiting fur a few last stiteh s
from her practiced needle,'not however upon
?y clothing, as 1 see you imagine, hut upon a
jair of slip] ers s!ie has ju>t wrought fur uncle
fcduthmi. Let ine see them tried, my dear sir.
have an idea the}' will fit you."
" Why, yes, tolerably," said the good man,
who seemed mure gratified than he cared to
ickiiou ledge. The truth is. he added, speaking
with hesitation, as if lie felt the need ml' an
lpolugy, "The truth is, 1 am going to live with
Ldwnr.l, and give lessons to Beatrice in hotiseveeping."
%
The Tree this J Sever Fade*.
" Mary," said George, " next cummer I will
lot have a garden. Our pretty tree is dying,
uid I won't love another tree as long as 1 live.
[ will have a bird next summer, anjl that will
s(av all whiter."
"(jeorge, don't yon remember my beautiful
jaiiarv ? It died in tlu* middle of the suinner,
and we planted biigh* (lowers in the ground
a here we buried.it. Mv bird did not live as
long as the tree.
"Well. I don't see as we can love anything.
Dear little brother died before the bird, and I
loved him better than any bird, or tree, or
lower. O, I wish we could have something
lo love that wouldn't die!"
The day passed. During the school.hours,
Lieorgc and Mary had almost forgotten thai
heir tree was dying; but at evening, as they
Jrew their chairs to the table where their moth r
was sitting, and began to arrange the seeds
hey had been gathering,' the remembrance of
the tree came upon them.
" Mother," said Mary, "you may give these
weds to cousin John; I never want another
-m den!"
" Yes," added (ieorge, pushing the papers in
11 i I-.I .1?... .,m.
ulncli lie Ii;m1 can'HJHN i'?meu imm, i--?... <
lis iiid'Jkt, " mui may give them all away. If
I cniiM liiidsomosceds <if a tice that would ir-v3r
fane, I should like, (lien,-to have a garden, 1
wonder, mother, if there.'ever wa-- such 11 garion
r
" Yes, George, I have read of a garden when
the trees never die."
" A real garden mother?"
" A es, my son. [n the middle of the gar
den, I have been told, there runs a pure river o
water, clear as a crystal, and on each side o
the river is the tree <f life? a tree that neve
fades. That garden is hcaeen. There yoi
may love, and love forever. There will be n<
death?no lading there. Let your tieasnre/Ta
in the tree of life, and you will have somelmii<,
to which your hearts can cling without fear
and without disappointment. Love the Si
vior here, and he will prepare you to dwell ii
those green pastures and beside those still?wa
tors."
City sttad Cots ntiy-l> red People.
AYe find in the Union an address of Urai/ch
P. Plnir, csq.,( the old editor of' the Globe) tc
the Agiicultural Association of Montgomery
county, Maryland, delivered at Uoekville, on tin
8th instant, from which we give an extract thai
may be read with pleasure and profit :
Men who have made fortunes in our cities, be
gin now to appreciate the value of country life
however averse or unsuited to it they may hav<
been rendered by habit; The common guide
book of Paris, which is put into every traveller's
hands, has this note under the head ofpopula
tiott : "Families constantly residing in Pari:
soon become extinct. The effects of thii mor
tality are observed to be more active upon males
than upon females." What is true, of Paris i;
true of every city in the world. There is not
probably, a man in London, Paris, New York 01
Philadelphia, who can say that bis great-grand
father, bis grand-father, and bis father, successively
lived and died in the city of his residence
There is no such thing as the survivor of three
generations that have undergone the decoinpos
ing pc wer of a city atmosphere, assisted by city
pursuits. A city, then, may be said to die $u1
once i:i a hundred and fifty years, so far as regards
those roofed generations that live, anc
move and have their being only in a city's pro
cincts. Whoever, then, would have succession
in his family?that desires to transmit his nanu
and wealth by perpetuating Ins race?should al
some period of his life take his leave of walls am
pavements, an.1 crowded thoroughfares, and ti>
his abode in the midst of the rustling foilage
the given Hp!<ls, clear streams, and sweet air, un
tainted by stagnation in the walled streets ant
alleys and sewers.
'There is another observation in regard tocitiewhich
induces thoughtful men, who take pride
in their posterity, to remote from them wlioi
they have accomplished the objects for wliifcl
they are sought. How many millions of clii!
dren educated in cities with flic utmost care
have passed away without reaching distinetioi
among his'countrymen. It is remarkable !ha'
children born in cities, generally exhibit pre
cocioiis talents; they have the easiest access <!
every species of learning ; they arc stimulates
to exercise in the schools bv pride, vigilance, am
|* ? i :~i. i .... i... \i..,
SOlICilUUU, WIIK'il In >J?iriLLU U|# uy lliv nunm.
so iety around : tliey have the advantage of iiu
bibing an early knowledge uf the v.,rid, am
have almost in infancy the manners, the ideas
and self-possession of polished society. J'ut al
though tin* great cities o/the Old World and o
t!ie New World send forth probably one linn
died of these fully educated youths, to test thei
strength in the high pursuits of life, for on.
country adventurer, yet it is found that alinos
all the distinguished.men who shine in the sor
vice of the country or in the liberal profession:
arc country born and bred.
The hot-beds of cities bring forward tliei
plants more rapidly ; but those springing froii
the native soil, and braving the rude season
and rough culture of the country, are found t>
have the best stamina. Look over the list u
great m.mi who figured in our revolution, and i
will be found that almost to a man they wer
country-born and bred. Search the annals o
the revolution in England from the re ign of' th
1st Charles to the .'1.1 William. These were th
times that that tried the souls of men in th
mother country. The French revolution fill -t
1'aiis with innumerable great men, the ofispriti;
of the provinces. If we scan our own quiet time
whence come the illustrious men who have fillcthe
chief magi-try, and given fame to Congres
and our State Legislatures! I do not know on
that has not made his way trom some rural dis
trict to the high places of the republic. Am
so, too, it has been with our ureal merchant
and mechanic* who have flourished in cities
trace them, and you will find that the inipuls
that gives them this lead brought them from th
fields of some village to try their fortunes in th
city. The men who thus build themselves u
iu the marts of business, haw generally the sa
gacity to see that life in the country is the until
ral slate, that in the city an arlilicial existence
and if not too much possessed with the spirit i
getting, which gain is too apt to engender, the
retire to the scene from which tln-y emerged.
This is particularly marked in public met
who almost invariably seek to close their oarce
I at some homestead which they would makethei
! monument. From this feeling we have on
i Mt. Vernon, Moiitie -llo, Moiitpelier, the llerm
! tag-, Ashland, Marshlicld, and Fort Hill. An
j how natural the wish of every independent nn
I i i ? - i!..i' i .. I o
i lure 10 navy a iioiue?a mue uumaiii ?oeu- n
| oll'-pring niav have space to grow to lull slat
! lire, where the mural character mav he forme
[ on its cherished principles, where the ago an
I inlirmity of the declining head may have the ri
quired pi ivacy and repose, and whore the pro;
I peet of the grave itself is softened by the sens
j that it would often bo viewed by fond and kit
i died eyes. The idea of a hereditary patriarch;
j home brings a thousand endearing association
I with it, hot 11 to parents and children, and th
I affections which grow up in it become a put
j of it. A sense of this makes the possessu
labor to improve it?to impress his own chai
! acler upon it; to adorn it with tnst<?to en
' rich it with fruit, and to hand down his menu
iv iii every permanent edifice lie may build
ami every noble tree lie may plant; and wit
I ,1. il .I t._? ...:n i.? 1,1 ,.i..i d,
i I||i' C'UI1CIUUMIL,? I ll.ll liu will im: uniiU'U in
I thoughts <i|' hi* children, who arc to sticcoc
' liiin in Ili*? enjoyment. of tin- li|c?in^< ho thu
I prepares for tln-iu, ho will seem to enjoy liini
' self thioUi^h ;t hniif futurity.
('attiH.?They were too lhril!ing for in
J when I was ^rave, and too dull when 1 wa
j cheerful.? ./?>/< ?! son.
i' J " Throe Glorious Days.
I The lOtli J lihnuil 12th ofSeptcmber are i
; morabled tysiu American History. On the H
- ' of September, 1813, the first action, in \vh
f an American //c<7 was ever engaged, was fou;
1 ; i>n Lake Erie. British pride and prow
r, ) ielded, on that (lay. to American valor. '1
i . American fleet, under command of Conn
| dure IV-rry, consisted of the Lawrence and
i! agra, of 20 guns each, llie Caledonia of 3, i
t Arid of 4, t!ie Somers of 2 and 3 gunboats
, 'one each. The British force comprised l
i Detroit of 21 guns, t lie Queen Charlotte
i IS, the Lady Prevost of 13 tlie Hunter ol
j the Little Belt of 3, and one gunboat?I
j English thus having the most guns. The b
! tie lasted two hours, when the British sum
I n...:.. 1.^.,, A 1 I/111 wI "iii.l <1.1 unl
uvriru , iiii'ii iua^ \t ii3 -xi mti? u
?i tied. The Aincriciiii lu.>s was 2S killed and
>' woiinded.
I On tin* 11 th of September, just one year a
: one day after, the American fleet on La
L Chnmphiin, under; Commodore McLonou;
: obtained an equally gluteus victory over
; Biiiish fleet consisting of 17 vessels, carry i
, r CO guns and 1000 men. The American I'oi
; was again inferior in guns and men to the Bi
- ish, and consisted of 1 brig of 2'.) guns, a schoi
t cr of 17 guns, a sloop of 7 guns and 10 galli
I or gun-boats. The men numbered about Si
! officers included. McDonotigh's victory v
- followed by the battle of l'latt-burgaiul the
; tal rout of l'rovost's 11,90!) placed troops, w
; which he had boasted lie would inarch to .V
, ! York. The Amuricmi land force, under (ji
r! oral Macomb consisted of but 1500 regulars a
I 3000 militia.
j On the next day, September T2tli, the b
. | tic of Bal.iinore. or Ninth Point, was foug
; the disasters of Hladcnsburg partially retriev
-1 and the Vandalism of Admiral Cockburn
Washington, to some extent avenged. Ba
. more was saved from pillage; while the ru
loss foe lost their commando!1, (Jon. Ross, a
I : about GOO of tlieir men. The American li
-1 was about one-fourth that of the Brtisli. '1
i attack on Baltimore was made by over 000(1
; i well disciplined English troops, while the
i I merieati force was chiefly comprised ofmilii
1 The repulse of the invaders was most eo
; plctce
, The buttle of Chapultcpoc. fn the war w
Mexico, commenced on the l~th ol'Septelnl
I j 1817, the storming on the 10th. C ha puke)
j was a glorious victory, so far as it illuslral
> . Ameiican heroism i:i battle, but whether, i
i der :i mote politic general, it would have b<
i ; necessary, to open the way t-? the. Mexit
i j capital, is a question upon which military n
! as well as civilians are sti.l divided in njiiui
1 | Tier Knoi.isii and French Protest.?'I
1 ! Nation;.1 Intelligencer of Friday morning, i
. tenites its rumor of the previous day; that
^ Ministers of Britain and France did join th<
1 of Austria, Prussia and Russia, in virtually |i
' testing against the conduct of Captain Itigfah
> ?holding now, however, that their action \
' n mere expression of the opinion on the ji
' of rne respective Governments that the corn!
' j of Captain Ingrahum at Smyrna was a vi?
"I tion of the law of nations/' As the Inteliig
! | cei's editors have hotter means of knowing
" : exact views of the .Ministers of the five Row
; above named, titan any other journalists in
United States, the Washington Star take
1 for granted that they are correct to the ext
" of their intimation that England and France
* not like Ingrahani's conduct.
1 The masses of Europe, w ith one accord, 1
1 it as a harbinger that at least one Govornm
1 , will not Permit Russia and.lie.1 satraps to w
" 1 rough shoj over her rights, in tlieir work
crushing popular rights everywhere. Tiie
' tense excitement it his createtl all over tiie C
1 tiuent, operates as-an ularm, warning all o
. the (Jovoinmonts of the old world tint they i
' over mines which may explode at any tnoun
They dread least some >nch occnrronce n
0 shortly prove the tnateh exploding them all.
would not he wonderful, therefore iflhe I'rei
and English .Ministers would like to intiin
' to our Department, k'mt their master ami n
* tress doii't like acts which thrill the hearts .
souls of the various people of Europe with
" newed hopes that the day of their rcgeiierat
is not long distant. We are still ol'tiie imp
, sinn, however, that they have been too sensi
to commit themse lves verbally, or on paper
's i an indirect endorsement of the positions of ||
1 sia, and Prussia, and Austria, in this affair.
"v """? 11?This f-oihionahle lie
^ i .>UI A I nv.'li..
prated daily and hourly at the doors of
f "-lir>t families," will, we hope, he uutiihc
among the things that were, ore many in
. I years roll around. Ladies who teach it
J* their servants cannot reflect seriously upon
v ; matter without ft cling n ost deeply the de?:
" | datioii they bring upon themselves every ti
: they cause it to he uttered. They are slut
! oil tit the depravity of the cook u'lion she t
I ! .a lie to eoneeal the ellect of some carolessni
and hold up their hands in holy horror w
j. the ehamher maid is detected appropt iatiiij
I hit oflaee finery; hut is not their own sin
deeper dyed of the two? Most certainly it
They not only deliberately tell the lie tin
selves, hut they teach each others to repea
I for them; ami not only that, hut they do it w
j out the shadow of a justifiable excuse. <
, shame upon you, who are living in such njc
ness. You degrade yourselves, by such :
far lower than docs the coounoii thief \
( makes robbery hi> living.
,| : "JJut what shall we say then ?" Is the us
s ' ipieried reply to rebukes of such conduct
c j The most ti iitliful and best message \v? c
( received in answer co the door bell at the Im
,r of a lady w ho was, fashi' nahly speaking, "
. j at homo." was one which conveyed the ti
. the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
- i ' i.?. 11
).' was this: "Airs is iu liwiiii-, urn 11 inn
|t inconvenient for Iter to see any person tliis
|, i ternoon." tfucli a message contains not It
rt j chilling or repulsive, nor yet anything imla
J i like and more than.all this, it is the truth
s SucLn message a real lady might deliver
i? person, and none could hear without admit'
it. Hauler learn a lesson from .hi . JI
you not some other fa'shionatdc lie besides I
e of' not at. home," which yon practice tipor
s your house or at your business.??New )'
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?J ?fitenii ilftus.
it.|, ! Things on the Kio Grande. t<
.'lit i The editor of the Southwestern American, p
ess ' who has ju-t returned from the liiu Grandehe
reviews in* the last nuinbcr of his paper (17th c
mi- 1 of September,) the state of things on the Alexi- J1
Ni can side of that liver. His observations confirm 1
the in the main, the news lmblishi'd in this paper
of ! s mie time since, copied from the viaii Antonio '
:lie ' Journal. *\Ve make the fallowing additional
of j confirmatory extracts: ^
1" | Santa Anna is raising an ariny ol 94,500 men.
I,ie i The Mexicans have a thousand conjectures as to ,()
at" J his intentions?a war with the United States?
L'" | an imperial crown and a desire to support his Vj
Ml" : present position, are attributed a4 probable mo' (>
tives. The common class think he will invade jr
1 tiie State of Texas. They indulge in glorious {j
lltl | dreams, when they make an imaginary division yj
' v , of the spoils. Tiie better informed think Santa
r' > Anna has too much sen.-e to venture upon war
il ! with Uncle Sam. All concur in believing he w
"e has b. en tampering with Spain, and is backed t|
rt'? by that power in his vitwsand objects. w
ir* i Santa Anna will doubtless place garrisons in all u
,u" ' the towns on the Rio Grande. Troops have been
s ! already stationed opposite Laredo. ' w
} ' ; A very general feeling of disaffection to San- w
"l^ j ta Anna's government seems to pervade ail clas'.?*
j sesthis side the mountains, st
l[' Th -re has been an increase of tbe forces this ji
side oft lie Siera Mad re. An intelligent gentleman ti
LM1. returned from Monfeivy to Rio Grande. City v<
' about the middle of August, and reported 9000 \\
men at the former point on half pay. There are
four or five companies in Uamargo, and seven
j pieces of Artillery. The force at Matainoras was tl
' not far from its usual number since the demon- h
^ stratiuu of Carvajal. There may be near 12,000 g
men on this side of the mountains. C
" There is no friendly feeling for Americans.? q
They are not safe in property nor in person, in s:
,)SJ' anv part of Mexico or close to it. A disposition tl
ne .........-i \r nvtnotic rri?Ti<"?r?iIIv* I L
ovr* IIIO LW HIV ^l^aivuaix J y
" to kill and rob Americans as natural enemies.? H
In these particulars tlicv have suffered some \
Ll)'1, themselves. " tl
n!' The late decree of Santa Anna, pronouncing ft
the natives having had anything to do with u
CarvajaFs movement 'traitors an/l unworthy n
Lnr the name of Mexicans',?denying them the pri- it
?? vih'ges of citizenship and pronouncing the )>en- y
1 I a'.tv of death against them upon conviction,- it is a
L,n" I said cannot be cnfoictd in the frontier States C
;c" : without producing a revolution. A large pro- r<
a" | portion of the ofiicers commanding the 'Mobiles' tl
ien | liave relatives implicated with Cnrvajal. tl
?!1- i The Mexicans are said to regret not having b
aided Gen. Cnrvajal in his slnigglc for liberty, b
he Had he succeeded, Santa Anna could not have ft
rei- cmne into tlie country. Taxes are enormous,
the The accession to our forces on the llio Grande
osc will have a good effect in preserving tranquility, t(
iro ami protecting the lights of our citizens. o
am G.'ti. Cmales.?It is rumored on the Rio p
vas Grande that Santa Anna has had this old arch
art traitor put to death. We fear the news is too ?
net I good f? he truo. ji
|)a- Gen. Cnrvajal is engaged in surveying lands c
en- in Starr county. He is reputed to be an excel- v
the lent mathematician. Ho design* establishing a ft
crs rancho at Lo^Ojuelus, forty miles east of Lace- r
tin* do. He still has hopes of being able, some day, p
s it to free his country, and give her a constitution t
cut ami laws similar to those of the United States. J
do Hi* revolutionary projects have stripped him of t]
a large property, lie has an interesting and t
tail intelligent family, chiefly dependent upon his c
out exertions lbr a livelihood. v
all; - *t? ? j I
> ot Dedication of the New Hall by the Con3 of , t
in- Temperance. ! c
' 'i- i ii..it : i ! t
I HO DWllllilUi uau, oceupj nig n iiiuui-i :
v 01 of the block recently erected on the east side of 1
Ciit King street, near Uorl beck's alley, was dedica-! t
nl* tod. as proposed, last evening, by the Sons of c
1;l-x Temperance, as a lialfabr their meetings, as well c
as for the general jhirposcs of the order. The a
"t'1 dirterent divisions and societies, marshalled un s
at(i dor their several officers, moved in procession v
1|S" from their old II ill, corner King and Went f
U1" worth- streets, in accordance with their announce- J
.lc' ment, a\d reaching the new one, were received <
10,1 bv a large and brilliant assemblage of ladies and i
l0S' gentlemen. Ascending two flights of stairs, t
and turning either to the right or left, you enter f
t0 through ante-chambers a large and spacious L
,us" room, which strikes the c_\c as admirably }
adapted to its purposes. On the four sides, 1
seats were arranged for tlie officers and Sons of a
rt> the Order, the sjudience occupying benches in
nur the centre The services were opened by a
red song of welcome, followed by a prayer from the t
ore Rev. I'M ward T. Winkle. The address of d d- | ?.
to ieation was delivered by A. (.i. Magrath, I'M]. I i
the It wa< evident from the tir>t, that tlie orator : j
;ra- had given himself to his subject, in its length j ]
ime and breadth, with all that zeal and energy j |
ck- I which belongs to liis character, and which an t
ells fnt?rprisc so largo and generous in the views it t
L'#s, | entertains and the obj-ct it proposes to aceoinlifli
! plish, is so well calculated to draw out. The
lj a j evils of intemperance were dissected, hold up ,
the j and pit-lured, were pursue! into and driven from | |
: is. | all tli'-ir hiding places, and the Denton Alcohol, ! t
L'ut- j the father of theitt all, was not left an inch of' |
t it J ground upon which to rest the sole of his foot. I j
ith- | The interest inspired by the appearance and | 5
Dli, ' manner of the speaker, with the power and in-! t
an- 1 thionco of his remarks, will not soon cease to be j
ids | felt. The address occupied nearly two hours in ',
vho its delivorv. We conclude, of course that it
j will bo published,
aial The dedicatory exercises were conducted by
.? 1\ (I. \Y. P. .latnes Tapper, assisted by "P. W. j
vcr 1'- 1>. C. J'rcssley, John L. H*-ll, T. V. Simons,
use jr., l'i. Thayer, and \V. K. Hunter, and were va- f
not ! lied by odes executed most effectively by the j 1
nth | choir.
H j The audience was large, including not only 1 t
tic a lull representation 01 our ieinj>ciam.*; r
?'il- zatious in tIn? city, but visiting friends from the I t
ing country',' and a very large |?r??|>?>rtion yf the fair j a
dv-1 sex, whose smiles .arc ever ready to approve and j'
cheer on a good cause. Many were unable to j in
1 gain adinittanee, such was the crowded state of i
iug the Hall, and the ceremonies were all of such a >
avu ! character that the Palmetto Division, and the t
h it friends of temperance generally, may look luck I
i in : to the dedication of tln-ir new Hall with | leas-'t
ork j ant recollections, and regard it as an epoch in 1 I
I their hbttvy. \Chnt, Eve. News, 11
j ile jk.'.jiauams vu.\vr.i\iiusvllit,axi),
Oct. 7.? The Women's liights Convention
ssoinhled here hud a most storey session yoserdfiy,
which abounded in evidences of the folly
f those composing it.'
A series of resolutions was adopted, boldly
burning the elective fraiiehi e, asoneof women's
ights, and her clegsbility to political stations of
oiior and profit. , .' 1
As the ladies were in a fair way of mohopoli- ,
ng the whole debate, an over cofd member of
le male gender ventured to offer ^ resolution
> the effect that the woWieh Confine their speech- %
5 within the limit of fifteen minutes.- Thisproositioii
\yas of course rcCei\'ed as a veK- serioifc- f '-j
Itempt to encroach upon one of the most ims
oitaut of women's rights, and was indignantly
oted down. ?
Mrs. Clark here endeavored to speak a word
i behalf of man, probably with the kind" inletron
of soothing the feelings of the author of the
bjcclionnble resolution, but she was ill) mediated- . .
trailed for her temerity amid loud cries of
luru her out." Abby Ke.lv made a speech, in
bicli she bitterly attacked churches and minisy,
which excited more discussion, and attempts' < ;
ere made to ] lit her down by those who were" . j
ot yet prepared to go the same length of folly.
Abby, however, maintained Iier position, and
ould not yield the floor, declaring that she.
onld not be put down. .
lien?another terrible scene of confusion' aiid
.rife of tongues ensued, in ifie midst of which a- ,
lotion to adjourn was*]?ut and carried, when ^
le Presideiitcss fled the Hall* to escape.tlie '
iigeance of some portion of tlife CocveritiblV
liotn she had offenclcd. ' ' ,
f/ *
Lancaster Rail Road.?We perceive oi
le-Camden Journal that the sum 6f ?77,50.0
as been subscribed to this road; vhich was orb
inally intended to unite either at Chestervillif, r'h
amden or Ridgwav. How riiiiuh will' be reuired
to complete the road we rite unable to
iy, but if it depends upon the subscription <if
le respective points where the bedks: \yere to
e opened, we arc sure neither Chestervillenbr
tidgwnv "will have a place in the picture."?
Ve are inclined to the opinion, however, that if
lie road does not goJbeyond Lancaster. that'dor
lends who did not subscribe acldd"* wisely, for
ithin our limited knowledge df.the' dount-rfc
ortli of piinden, there is but little to pay cither
1 freight or passage; and even if it extend beond
the town of Lancaster it has a very f >rmidblo
rival to divide the profits with in the Sbu'Ri '
.'arolina and Charlotte Rail Road. But! if .ttie .
jad can be built, arid the means furnished' on
hat side of the river, we wish tliem success fir.
lie enterprise, and larger dividends than havb
cen declared by what are presumed at least'to
e better n ads, and through a better country,
)!' railroad purposes.?Fairfield Herald;
The Present Corrox Crop.? A Tex.-s'Plmr?r,
suys tbe Galveston News, who has had ah
pportunity of seeing much of the present cotun
crop, writes us as follows after his travels.
"I have travelled through all the Southern
Itates except Florida. I live on the Bj.-feos riv^r
ii Texas. From Jluntsville to red" River the
otton crop is very poor. In many sections.the
reed is high and looks fine, but the bolts cr
jrms are scarce. Farmers tell me the heavy
ains cause it to shed. One half of a crop is as
inch as will be made along the road I have
ravelled through Eastern Texas; FYom Grand
Score, on the lied river, 15 miles befoW Alexan- *
Iria, the crop is worse than ever before grd-w
here. S i sav the planters. I have known that
ountry for twenty years. " The growth of the
reed is luxuriant, tut there are very few tolls,
u the Texas Valley, the best cotton land in
he world except the Brazos, there is the same
ompi.iiiVt. Too much rain has caused the w<fed
o lie rank, and the bolls few and far between,
'he same is the case in the Rodney Hills: All
hrougli Ilinks and the adjoining counties die
rop is also very poor. Through the eastern
ouutios of Mississippi the cotton will not overgo
more than 18 to '24 inciies in height. The
ame i? the case in Green county, Alabama, Only
rorse. Theie is not a crop of Cotton from
Jainesvilte to Greensboro', that will make o60
lOuiuU to the aero. In Georgia and South
Carolina, the cotton i< not over from 10* to 24
aches high, as f ir as I have seen. If the States
hrougli which I have travelled do not average
nore than present appearances ind cate, or than
Ire people generally believe, ibe falling off in this
ears crop cannot be less than 500,000 bales.?
n I be western portion of Texas the crop is good,
md I have nut seen a good crep anywhere else.*'
At the Diocesan Convention of the Protesant
Episcopal Church of New York, on Thoislay
last, the long vexed question of admtiting
icgro churches was decided in fhe affirmative,
u favor of St. Philips Church. The vote was
I .'3D to If) of the clergy,, and 73 to 33 of the
ait v. The d? legates, who are all negroes, did .
lot appear when their names \Vcre tailed, as
hey probably did not expect to be admitted.
The Legislators of Maine convened at Auf
;usta, on Tuesday week, in obediclfbe to tfio
.'roelamaiioo of the Governor to cotishifir the
iubiect of the purchase of the lands bllan&ing
o Massachusetts, situated iuMai^e. Tbdsubect
was referred to a Committee, consisting of
k:ven on the part of the Senate, and twentyhree
on the part of the IIouso.'
We regret to announce, says the Columbus
1'inies of Wednesday, that Hon. W.T. Colquit
ind the misfortuiu to have his leg broken just
iclnw the knee joint, on the 3ti iust. fn atempting
to n.omit an unruly horse. Only one
?one was broken, and though he is in great
>alu at present, we hope no serious injury will
vsult.
Sale Day.?There was quit* a largc ateiidance
on la>t sale day, and we think a
jood deal of business transacted; Money mat
ers easy, and those who have it out careless
kin nil collecting. In the evening the Pickens
I'roop turned out, and made quite a display.
So lighting, though we were sorrv to see so
niu li drinking, and hope the day is far distant
vhei) such scenes are to be re acted. We torco
? ? r.. ..n> r.r i k/1 '>1 i liarl v I if rt rill tin nr "
\rr ihtii in limn ?m in% ? . v..
>nt i!i>ul)t very inui-h whether th:ii term includes
lie licentious use of it, to the annoyance of sojer
citizens ; a', least such is n?>t oitr construeion
[l^rkms Courm,