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THE CAMDEN WEEKLY JOURNAL.
VOLUME XVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1855. NUMBER 37,
JlSisrrllnntotis.
Soul li Carolina Mountain Views.
A correspondent of tlic Charleston Courier,
writing to that paper from Paris Mountain,
September 1st, gives a capital description of the
country surrounding tlmt interesting portion of
nr State. We have seen it for ourselves, and
re prepared toendo>se what is said in praise of
scenerv.?[Ed. Journal.
A rido of about nine miles out of the
ilage, brings us to the hospitable abode of Dr.
iill-house?the gentleman who owns the house
:i the Hill?sometimes called par excellence,
be " Mountain House,"' on the summit of Paiis
Mountain, Travellers, who may, like myself, be
reappointed in prosecuting their journey over
h mountains of North Carolina, should avail
vheinselvcs of the accessibility of this beautiful
r.-treat to the village, and pay it a \isit if only
for a day or two. By leaving Greenville with
:t good pair of horses very early in the morning,
we ran make the ascent of the mountain before
breakfast in a little over two hours The dis
tance of the base from the village is 7 1 2 miles,
and from thence to the top about a mile ami a
- ? 1 ?- ?a
halt, lheroaais very nnium^, ? w?places
steep, making it necessary fur the m>un
tain pilgrim to walk up, and give a respite to his
wearied steeds. The house is located on the
extreme apex of the mountain, commanding a
majestic and extended view on all sides but one,
which is enclosed by trees. Far as the eye can
reach, the visitor hehoids a boundless extent of
most rich and picturesque scenery, equalling in
beautv, and inorc especially in variet?, any in
the State. Uelow him, thin c'ondsof vapor are
floating, threatening for a moment to mar the
harmony of this beautiful prospect, but gradu
..II.. .r.-crvlvimr nnd leaving the panorama un
illl> Ul-uv,. ? 0 ,
ob<cured. Let us avail ourselves of the oj>[>??r
tunity before they gather again, and gaze out.
upon this fairy scene. There is the Table Rock
?almost perpendicular on three sides?eleven
hundred feet above the base, the sun shining
.ipon its bold surface, revealing the fissures in
ih- rock made by the water trickling down
its >ides?a verdant hedge of foliage covering
the sides of the mountain?its summit clothed
with a dark 3hade of trees and shrubbery. Apparently
within sociable distance from it is
< '.esar's Dead, one of the most magnificent pros
P? cts in America, now a popular resort for travelers
in this pait ofthe country.
With a good spyglass you can almost imagine
you see old Col Hagood standing in th<
door of the Mountain Cottage, hear him wHc -mvou
to Ilagoodville with his familiar "Uow are
vou, old boy?" and advise you in his very patent
a I way to "out otf that loniy thing of a goat b?-ard
on your face," an appendage to tin- human eoun
K-iiance which, notwithstanding its well known
anti-bronchial andantibarbar-ouscharacteristics,
the Colonel has long been accustomed to look
upon as exclusively appropriate to the lowcorders
of the animal creation, and especially of
? ?? ? o i.~
the goat trioe. aii irawm-is mm >?ikU
Caesar's Head unite in pronouncing the view
from its >umniit unsurpassed. It is said that an
officer of the American Navy, who had travelled
extensively in Europe and America, and a
few years ago visited Caesar's Head, gave it as
his opinion that in all his travels he had never
found scenery anywhere that would compare in
sublimity and beauty with the prospect from its
-nmmit. The precipice of Cte-ar's Head is
about 2800 feet al>ove the level of the surroundi..r
country, and one thousand feet of it per
lv perpendicular. The Blue Ridge, with its
u.nerable peaks, appear in the distance, anu
round and below us we see lessor nioun
- of all shades aDd shapes, meadows and
, roads, villas, farm houses?in fact, the
' mountain scenery of the* district laid open
-.* u*-, distant views of the mountains of
irjfi and North Carolina and our own State
rne Saluda Range, Whiteside* Mountain, tlie
' 'rhack Mountain, so called from its resem
lance to tbo upper dorsal development of an
Id ^runter, considerably exaggerated, the Glassy
Mountains, Dismal, Prospect, Pine, and other
ekvatiou*, (lie uaocs of wbicb t could oot aocuI
. 7
Irately learn, nor do I believe anybody about
[here can tell with certainty. We cou'd sit all
[day gazing with rapture upon such a scene, but
as is often the case, when we get so suddenly
exalted above our fellows, and begin to look
down from a giddy elevation upon the world
below us, the curtain gradually 9ee?ns inclined
to full, and by and by the clouds are gathering ;
we heard the reverberations of distant thundei
dvii-or nlonir the horizon, and it seems as if a
?j - a o ? - - - - .
sudden storm were about to burst upon u?, and
fjr a moment the appearance of things around
us is absolutely terrific, as if to warn us that
" Pigmies a-e pigmies still, though perched on
pyramids." So we seek the shelter of Dr. liillhouse's
hospitable roof until it all passes over.
The house on the mountain is a p ain, neat
building, furnished in country style; '.ho accommodations
limited, but convenient ;ind comfortable;
the, fare good, wholesome, and abundant.
Water is brought up to the house from th*
side of the mouutain by means of an aquatic
telegraphic wire, along which a bucket is made
to descend downs steep declivity into a spring
of excellent water.?the bucket being encircled
with iron and sinking by its own weight, when
it is again drawn up, a distance of three or four
I hundred yards, into a covered shed for further
<1 isti-ilmtiiin
Dr. Hillliouse, the proprietor and landlord of
the mountain, is a Physician in n spi-ciaMe
practice-rathcr an advantage to his invalid gue-ts.
The location of his house is such an one as the
quietly disposed traveller' whether sick convales- '
cent or seeking retirement and pure bracing air
and water, woulJ \><t likely to select as a temporary
home, and I think our friends from belcw
will do well to give it a prominent plucein their
excursions tables arrangement.
RAMBLER.
Kama Anna.
This remarkable man whose history would
be. read with interest, has again hecomo the
victim of disappointment, foiled in his ambitious
schemes and aspirations, he has been
forced to seek a home and an asylum far from
the scenes of his ambition and glory. The
C/iarlestan Stamdard contains the following
condensed history <?f his career, which will
remind our rsaders of the events of his life:
"Born a few years before I he close of the
Ia<t century, lie entered public life in 1851, and
attaining to command, lie expelled the royalists
from Vera Cruz and was appointed to the
command of that city but was deposed again
in Nov., 18*22. To avenge this indignity, he
rai-ed the standard ot inc. liepuunc against |
lturbide, and was successful in his efforts tu j
overturn his power. Disgusted with the utt- j
tln-rities which succeeded, lie placed himself at J
the lica 1 of the Federalist party, but was do j
fcated and retired to his estates near Jalap:). ;
lu 1828 he came forward to assist i:i elevating '
Guerrero to the Presidency,and being success ;
Jul, was appointed to the command of the
army. In 1830, he espoused the cause <>l
Pedrazza against Bustainente, and defeating
the ariny sent against him, Pedrazza waselec j
ted President. In 1833Santa Anna was himself j
chosen Piesident and continued his precarious I
tenure of ollice until 183"). Soon af;er his !
election, Vista and D'Uran took up arms against j
liitii, bu? were defeated. In 1835, Lacatecos j
became the leader of the reformed (aitybinl
1 U ... . * .. I
was a I so overuirowii, anu oaiua .'\iimi e.->u?ci i
himself to he proclaimed Dictator. In 1N3G.
he marched into Texas and was taken prisoner,
tteicused from captivity, he icturned in time to
tike part in the defence of Vera Cruz a; ainst
the French in 1833, and in this s< rvice he lost .
a leg.
' After many vicissitudes lie was again made I
President in 1811, and govern*d iihs..Jutelv !
until 1S41, when a revolution hailed him |V?mi :
power, and Compeli d him to Hv lite r;
hut the Mexicans, invaded t?v h mii.s o.
! this country, were nnahl to g.-t .un ,u witti- !
out him, and he was agdn rivalled to power.
In February, 181(5, lie ?'ii> defeat* d he Gene-j
ral Taylor at Buena Vista, and during his ah- j
enco xvasdepoH'd hv the Mexican 3<-nate. H<* |
! refused to obey, and withdrew toTehuean. In
the following campaigi lie was n-ealicd t" the !
-tlprenie command, am] was again defeated by
(Jell. Scott at Ceno (io'd >. Al' e" the treat\
of Gundalope Hidalgo, on the 2d ol February,
1848, n change took place in the adiuihisiration
of Mexico, and he was again obliged to
fly the country. Residing fir.-t at Kingston,
Jamaica, and afterwards at Carthageuia, New
Grenada, where he engaged in business, he was
again recalled to power in the spring of 1852. i
and in virtue of his ccnsumalfi address, and the
judicious use of ten millions of money received
under the stipulations of the Gadsden Treaty, |
in: continued in possession of precarious au- |
thorite, until the 17tl> ult., when he again 1
* "J ?
em'-ased for the Havana."
Proper Views-?The Lexington Telegraph j
has struck upon a good vein. The following |
rcmaiks receive our hearty endorsation :
44 The true policy of the people of the South,
is to be more united in regard to the all important
subject of her domestic institutions, hidependant
of all party considerations?the exigency
of the times demand it, as no effort is :
lost by the Abolitionists of the North to inflict;
injury upon our people?no means unemployed j
to impress upon us, that they will not perform
the requisitions of our laws. Massachusetts has j
openly nullified the fugitive slave law, and bids !
defiance to the Constitution. Read her "liberty j
bill," which was vetoed by tho Governor, notwithstanding
which tho Legislature passed it
by a constitutional majority. This bill nullifies
the fugitive slave law and ignores the Constitution.
Indeed, the whole North is rapidly tending
to the same end. Should we, then, under
these circumstances, be contending about minor
principles?about old party ties?about Democracy
and Wliiggerv? It is our duty to be
united, and check, if possible, the inioads attempted
to be made upon our rights and our
institutions by the Abolitionists of the North.
When the Constitution fails to secure the ends
for which it was adopted?when compacts are
broken, and laws set at defiance?it is high time
that the people of the South should rise in their
might and, laying aside all old party predilections,
strike for ber rights."
The Unhappy Keply.
' I do not think it a selfish act if I occupy
this whole seat myself, as I am to travel all this j
long day,' said I to a lady nearest mc one sul- j
try morning as I took the out of the-way end i
seat in the cars at Burial for Albany.
4Part?iinli? not' w:k liie reii'v. !i<i I tint niv :
J r v - - i "v
shawl, books, papers, fan, bouquet, <fcc., in one
end, and nestled myself down on the other. I
er-.i-.ii trrviri.nl of prniv<?rsaiinn and rendinsr. and
had sunk into a fitful slumber, when a gentle
tap on my shoulder, mid a 'please miss I' made
me wake with a sudden start.
The car was filled to overflowing, and a newly
arrived party had entered, and a pale little wo
man, with a fretful baby in her arms, stood asking
permission to sit beside me. With more of
pity than of pleasure, I shared my seat with her,
yet spoke but few words, and sulkily forbore
taking the restless little creature to ease her
poor wearied arms; but I merely smoothed its
vellow hair a-d it- p.de, baby cheeks, and said
Mary was a good and sweet name.
For my own comfort, I had opened the window.
that I nnitht more di-tinctiv catch those
picturesque view-. tli;u flitt- d bv so rapidly, that
they seemed like glowing pictures without one
imperfection to mar, when my attention was
drawn to iny eompanioii who was incessantly
couching.
' I do wish you would let down that window,'
said site. The coal smoke makes my cough so
much worse"
I am ashamed to confess it now. but I felt the
'angry bl >od bu. n u my cheek, and a Hashing of
the eyes as I rej lied '
I am quite si. k and wearied and troubled,
and hungry, and thirsty, and crowded, and litre
you come as an intruder, and keep me from the
mite of cool fresh air that I am trying to get.?
Do you think you are doing as you would be
done by?" said T, tartly ; .<! without waiting
for a reply, I roso and w.is letting down the
window with an angry c-tsii, as a naughty child
would slam a uonr sum, wiumi -lie iaui tier poor
wasted little hand on my arm, and said-'
Oil. don't d<> it tli !' ami burst into' tears,
and leaned her bead .> her baby, and cried bitterly.
The woman in ? y i.eart was touched; but
putting on llie injured nr of a martyr. I compressed
my lips, and look up a paper, pretending
to read. Pretty soon my eyes grew dimmed.?
I could not see without crushing the tears often,
and I resolved to ask pardon for my unkindness;
but minute after minute glided awav, and we
soon reached her place ul destination, and she
rose to leave. I rose, too, and the words were |
on my lip5, when a gentleman canic to assist her
out.
.She turned her gentle, tearful eyes upon me
with a.sad expression and bowed so sweetly, that
my hand was almost upini<ed for the forgiveness?the
words were just dropping from my
lips?but she was gone. It was too late: and
I, a woman, with a le-art. was left with that
stinging little barb ?t:c 4 0 it, and the swi-i-t
words and wasted 1 .. a . ' that could remove
it, wore gone fiom 'sank back in
my seat and wept 1 .
The gentleman . 'mm .v-isling her
and as the car was V. -ok op the place she
had vacated. I in.m ?; > the lady was. and
he replied:
'Her home i? in W s> n;?] s|,0 ])!W re.
turned to the home c; '.!dfe>od. to die.?
The whole- familv of is and sisters died of
consumption, and sh- i i- one It-ft, is going J
tC*.'
Oil! I turn-Hi away - u h-n't, mid tried to
shut out. from : ;ii ; pulid appealing
face, as I rcsoiv- J aii l ?l.-d never again in
this poor 1"ft* of ".nine ;.? \\ .-in unkind word.
Ohio Farmer.
I never hea-d of a an li.it stole his winding
sheet, or fougit ' ii nr went to law for
a grave. T". > .ui-givssor i:-?vets no
mi> li g A - who .mmids hi* .?"ti into
the woild tii.efli:riited. and without skill in any
art or scieine, d- es as gnat an injur) to mankind
as ??? his o-<n lainil v; he defrauds the coinunity
of a usef-d i itize?- and lioqueaths to us
a nuisanee. !I t;? . --s. h -ooor. rlollies
his own tii it the eup of
afT! i;!ion. s\<e I- ? earl, lie that
leeds ;In* Inn.^ 'v i - - for liiniself a
liniitju* l or i < . l?tiicuiess lor j
law nipa.-V s .; 1 I ' lit- O'lisequence of,
in- <>iii ai; ! lahlt-; in-vertheleSS, it
sin>ii.(l in- r< iiii uil'" mi that all is not gold thnt
glitters. If you ulii liavv friends, deserve
ihviu; :ii< iei path 10 honor and pre
frriiM-tit. 1- tl.n . royal road to wealth??
Nay, v.' ilv. that waits on Flora
gathers-wei t.- w i ( ince-snnt toil; and the
squirrel provide- In- winter stores by daily in
dustry. So slnmd man labor, both for the
things of this world, .vd fr?r riches that cannot
fade. "The hand of tin- diligent shall prosper.,
"If ye cry diligently unto me, will I not hear I
snith the Lord."
Pleasing Episode.--It is refreshing to find
the influential class of meietv in any highly
excited section of the Country turning their at
tention, even for a moment, front the discussion
of exasperating political topics, and directing
their thoughts and coutw-U t.? the tranquilizing
consideration of the interests of agriculture, the
most virtuous and ennobling of all the practical
pursuits of men. Th.-y have lately had an
Agricultural Convention in Columbia, South
Carolina and the Report made by tbe Commit*
t.i>o is so excellent that we transfer it to our col
umns, con#dent that we shall gratif}' our readers
of all professions by laying it before them. If
the spirit of agricultural improvement canbe so
thoroughly roused in that State of noble hearts
and fiery tempers as to draw off 9ome of her most
excitable sons from their exclusive devotion to
the political topics of the day, to spend their
enthusiasm in the more agreeable and far more
profitable occupation nf fanning and planting,
and adorning and improving their estates, not
only would South Carolina herself become
more happy and enriched, but calmness and
1-1 .L .1 _r ,L.
qw?;t wouiu ?>uuii iiim* uiv ui my mi
bulent discussions wlii?-h a?v ih?\v nuitnting the
country. The Report -ecms to have heon received
with great unanimity, n Constitution was
adopted, and th- Contention adjourned to
meet again iu November n<-x'. The Soci ty has
I our hearty wishes for the success of its noble
aims.?National ItUMigtccr.
Lottery Tickets.
The following sad circumstance ir. regard
to the lottery mania, recently occurred in our
own city. A poor hut industrious mechanic
had been laboring for years to accumulate
sufficient money to purchase a homestead for
himself and family. On returning home each
Saturday night, he would place his weekly sala
ry in the hands or his wile, and request ner in
lay it by. A few months since, knowing that
he must have saved a couple of thousand d<>l
lars by his industry and frugality, and learning
that a piece of property was for sale in the
i,.1, #.f tIta oifv vi'liioh u-mtld ho Hll
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advantageous investment, he called upon the
owner, and it was offered to him at a bargain.
Ovci joyed with his good fortune, he hastened
home to his wife, and conveyed to hertheg'ad
news, and asked for the money to close the
purchase.
But alas! there was no joyful response in
the countenance ol his better half; but bursting
into tears she wept most bitterly, and refused
to be comforted. The husband was as
tonished, and asked for an explanation. With
head averted, and voice interrupted by heartbroken
sobs, 6he made known to her liuslnnd
the startling fact?which fell like a thunderbolt
ni'iielnnrr liio Km in mrH ffllNinft r*?R
UJJU1I IIHIIy klUQWIMfj ..!? ? r
sot] to totter arid reel ftom its throne?that
>lie had wasted all his hard earnings in the
purchase of Havana lottery tickets! The
vacant stare frotn the eyes of the husband which
met litis atoiiishing disclosure, plainly showed
that he was no longer capable of appreciating
his loss, hut with a maniac laugh, he left his
home, his wife and little ones, never more to
return. A few days more passed, and his
body was taken from the river; the Coroner
held an inquest upon it; and a verdict of "sui
fide'' informed the public how he had died;
hut why he died remained a secret.
We iiad this sad narrative from one who
knew the family well, both in the bright day of
their prosperity and happiness' and in the
gloomy night of their misery and wretchedness.
Many a tale, equally melancholy with the
above, might be told of poor people in our
city, who have for years been spending the
means they have earned by the sweat of their
brows, and defrauding their families by the
purchase of lottery tickets, in the vain hope of
some day drawing a prize, of which there is less
probability than that they wii! be struck by
lightning. Take our advice?we give it gratis
- ---u ?? i~...... _ at?,?
ana noil i purcmise luutij uvnckn.?
Orleans Daily Delta.
> ? Two
Laws for the Ladies.?1. Before von
bow to n lady in the street, permit her to decile
whether you may do so or not, by at least a
look of recognition.
2. When your companion bows to a lady,
you should do the same. When a gentleman
bows to a lady in your company, always bow
to hi in in return.
Nothing is so ill understood in America as
tho<p conventional laws of society, so well
Understood and practiced in Europe, Ladies
complain that gentlemen pass thcni by in the
streets unnoticed, when, in fact, the fault arises
from their own breach of politeness. It is their
duty to do the amiable first for it is a privilege
which ladies enjoy of choosing their own assochiti's
or acquaintances. No gentleman likes
to risk the being cut in the streets by a lady
through a premature salute. Too many ladies
I it would seem, "don't know their trade" of
! politenes. Meeting ladies in the street, whom
one has casually met in company, they seldom
bow unless lie hows first; and when a gentleman
ever departs from the rule of good breeding,
except occasionally by way of experiment,
i his acqnintances do not multiply,but he stands
probably charged with rudeness. The rule
is plain. A lady must be civil to a gentleman
in whose company she is casually brought; but
a gentleman is not upon this to presume upon
acquaintanceship the first time he afterwards
meets her in the street. If it be her will, she
gives some token of recognition, when the
gentleman may bow; otherwise he must pass on
and consider himself a stranger. No lady need
hesitate to bow to a gentleman, for he will
promptly and politely answer oven if lie has forgotten
his fair saluter. None but a bruto can
do otherwise; should he pass on rudelj*, his
character is declared, and there is a cheap riddance.
Politeness, or good breeding, is like
law?1"the reason of things."
Tiie Bloom of Age.?A good woman never
grows old. Years may pass over her head, but
if benevolence ana virtue uweit in ner iieart, >
she is cheerful as when the spring of life first
opened to her view. When we look upon a
good woman we never thing of her age she looks
I as charming as when the rose of youth first bloomed
on her cheek. That rpse has not faded yet;
it will never fade. In her neighborhood she is
the friend and benefactor. Who does not respect
and love the woman who has passed her
? -i> 1.:..J_??, I J Wo rn.
a ays 111 iicis u1 muuuim miu Iiivivj 1 >1 v u
peat, such a woman cannot grow old. She
will always bo fresh and buoyant in spirits and
active in humble deeds of mercy and benevolence
If the young lady desires to retain the bloom
and beauty of youth let her not yield to the
i sway of fashion and folly let her love truth and
virtue and to the close of life she will retain
those feelings which now make life appear a
garden of sweets ?ever fresh and ever new.
Hon. Joseph A. Woodward.?This distinguished
gentleman, for many years a talented
and influential member of Congress from
South Carolina, is now and has been in our
town for some time past.
Mr. Woodward is a genuine true hearted
Smithcm rights man-devoted to his native
South. He openly proclaims his sympathy
? ' e -t ;?? ..e #?,?
lor ana ins auminuinn or wiu prim-ipics ui ??.o .
American party, as laid down in the plat j
forms of the Philadelphia and Montgomery I
Conventions.
He thinks the formation of the American j
party, a good guarantee for the protection of
Southern rights.
It would gladden the hearts of any member
of our party to hear this distinguished gentle
* -l.?
tmnn give bis reasons lor approving oar ptiH- i
fcfTOfl.?TWio^a Rtporter. |
1'rofauHy*
We have recently been thrown into largo
companies of strangers at different places and
among the most disagreeable ('four reminscenees
is tliat of profane language employed more
-1 - ? V i j
constant!? and unreservedly man we ever neani
before. Whether (bid abominable prat-lice is
actually on the increase, or we wore unfortunate
in falling into an atmosphere of society
net-tiliarlv infected witb ibis moral malaria, we
1 V
are unable to determine. Certain it is that
our ears are yet tingling with the horrid oaths
and curses we have heard ascending almost
constantly to heaven from persons in every
grade of society. With no affectation of
refinement, we now give utterance to our sentiments
on the subject, and solemnly protest
against this most gratuitous and daring custom
by which the majesty of tho Supreme is daily
insulted.
That a profane and irreverent use of the
name of the Creator and Redeemer of the
world is a coarse vulgarism not to he tolerated
in the society of ladies is universally admitted.
Even an mug the more refined of the other sex,
smh language is only employed out of their
company for the occasional purpose of adding
point or emphaaie to their most earnest conversation.
But many persons who reprobate
the practice reserve to themselves the privilege
of using such language on special occasions,
and are willing to tolerate in others that which
they will not altogether abandon themselves.
Ry the customs of society therefore it appears
to be considered sufficiently genteel to utter
the most impious language in tho presence
and defiance of the omnipreseut Jehovah, provided
that ladies are not within hearing, and
lbp ttpr-HsInn seems to call for moro than ordina- I
ry earnestness of expression.
We will not stop to inquire whether such
deference to female taste is not itself iusulting,
by comparison, to the majesty of Heaven.?
Profane language is direely and immediately
impious. It is, n clear, emphatic, and undeniable
declaration of the individual that he doo6
not and will not pay even a decent respect to
the Creator and Supreme Ruler of tho um.
verse. In the category of human crimes it
stands next to that form of blasphemy whieh
the suriptures teach us is the sin never to be
forgiven.
We are persuaded that the general preva
lence of the custom is duo to the impression
that it is a sign of manly courage. It is how
ever very questionable whether the courage it
is supposed to indicate is genuine, One thing
is certainly true; that it is no dishonor to any
man to fear his maker. Far better would it
be to endure the imputation of cowardice like
this, than to expose oiie's-self, by habile of out
rageous blasphemy, to tho special vengeance
ol Heaven!?Raleigh Post.
PersounI Independence.
By personal independence, we mean that selfreliant
spirit which leads one to regulate his
conduct by the dictates of his own judgment?
that sterling quality which distinguishes the
man front the mere automaton, Founded on
conscious integrity, and a strong, determined
will, it may bo regarded one of the surest evidences
of true manliness. Let a man be clothed
in the garb of his own individuality?let him
act always in accordance with an educated sense
of duty?let him hold and feel himself directly
?^ ~ . l-v 1 ^ It ia n/tfe otis? tin mticf rlooorva ou
rrs|juuaiujc IUI mo HVW, ????U U? ux.ov. .v
well us win, the admiration and respect of his
fellows. Man, it is true, is a social being, and
can find happiness only by communion with his
kind ; but mentally, each should be for himself
?each should thiuk for himself?so that the
modified results of action and reaction may be
realized. There is, indeed, in personal independence,
a dignity and loftiness which makes it an
adorning characteristic of manhood and youth.
We cannot conceive of a grander spectacle than
that afforded by him, who, amid danger, and
tomniaiinn ond s/virn. ealmlv* and alone nursuos
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the path of duty, rough though it be, and
hedged in by numerous perils.
I3ut if these remarks are applicable to man,
considered as a responsible being, they certainly
apply, with no los9 force, to him as a member of
the body politic. As the citizen of a republic?
as a freeman?it becomes his duty to divest himself
of the control of disguising friends or mischievous
enemies. Having the great privilege
.i-- fv.i?/Oiicn nntifidr-H tn him. he
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should guard with vestal cnrc against its corrup.
tion ; and conscious of the grave responsibility
to be incurred by its abuse, he should go the
ballot box, not like the galley-slave of party, but
like a freeman, glorying in his individuality.
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South Carolinian.
Behavior in Church.?Nothing, in our
opinion, displays so great want of moral traininor
or resnect for decent deportment in lite, as
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bad couduct in church. It may be 50I down
as an infallible rule, that if a boy or youug
man shows no respect to the sanctity of the
honse of God, has but little respect for himself
or society generally. Where wo ask will
you expect to find good conduct if not in the
church? We care not how little a person
may think of religion or the sacredness of
God's earthly house,a decent respect for the
opinions, comforts and intentions of the rest
of the congregation w ill indues every well
disposed individual to deport himself become
inrrlv during the solemn services of the church;
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and he or they who so far forget tho place or
the occasion, as to laugh, talk or otherwise annoy
the assembly, should be considered bad
companions or associates in any society. Perhaps
there is nothing better calculated to impress
the mind of a stranger of the condition
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of society in tne community in which ne may,
by cliaucc have fallen, than the general attendance
and deportment of the citizens of that
community during religious services, jvutT if
that attendance and deportment be" good, it
shows a healthy, moral and intelligent com
muuity, but if the deportment of a few boys or
young men be objectionable and annoying, it
i\?*Uf%. msn/4 r?f tha a*runjrer.
loruiuiy 11 i|iiviiu iuiiiu ? ..... - 0- ,
that a bad state of morals exist, and that parcuts
aro sadly deficiont in precept and example
in imbuing the minds ol their cnuaren wim i
a respect 1" >r 4he ordittanoes and people of
God.?Laurtnsvillc Herald. '
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Honoring Parents.
As a stranger went into the clitirchyard c:
pretty village, he beheld three children n
ntwly made grave. A boy, about ten year .
age, was busily engaged in placing plant.
turf about it, vhilc a girl who appeared ? . '
or two younger, held in her apron a few ri t
wild flowers. The third child, still young'.- , w
sitting on the grass, watching with thou : ""
look the movements of the other two
wore piece;1 of crape on their hats, and
other signs of mourning, such as arc somen,
worn by the poo'r who struggle between t.
poverty and their affections.
The girl soon began planting some of i
wild flowers around the head of the grave, * !
the stranger addressed them :
" Whose grave is this, cbildren, about wl:";'
you are so busily engaged f"
" Mother's grave, sir," said the boy.
" And did your father send you to plarc
flowers around vour mothers crave?"
"No, sir. father lies here too, nnd little ^ :
and sister Jane."
" When did they die ?"
41 Mother was buried a fortnight vestrr-:
sir, but father died last winter; they *11
here."
" Then who told you to do this!"
M Vi\V?nf1r oir " renliefl the rrWK
"Then why do you do it?" ,
They appeared at a lo?s fur an answer, but t! *
stranger looked sb kindly at them that at I'.n ? t
the eldest replied, as the tears started in n..?
eyes:
" Oh, we do love them sir!"
" Then you put these grass turfs and wild
flowers where your parents arc laid, because y*_!.
Invp thorn
" Yes, sir," they all eagerly replied.
What can be more beautiful than such a;,
exhibition of children honoring deceased parents?
Never forget the dear parents who loved and
cherished you in your infant days. Ever remember
their parental kindness. Honor their
memory, by doing those tilings which you knew
would please tliem were they now alive, b.v r
particular regard to their dying commands, anr
carrying 011 their plans of usefulness. Are your
parents spared you 1 Ever treat them as yoi:
will wish vou had done, when you stand a lonely
orphan at llieir graves ! How will a remembrance
of kind, affectionate conduct toward those de
parted friends then help to soothe your grief and
heal your wounded heart
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Refcsed to Fioht a Duel.-?Mr. Cohen,
signee of Adams <fc Co., at San Francisco, hrn
ing challenged James King, of William, ev
banker, the latter refused to 6ght for nmrai
reasons, IIo says to the second of Mr. Cohen
however:
"The relative positions of Mr C?*hen and
rn\ self are entirely unequal in worlly fortunes
and domestic relation. lie is understood to
be possessed of an abundant fortune. In tbo
event ofbis fall be would have ample means
for the support of his wife and child. Recent
events have stripped me entirely of what I or.ee
possessed. Were I to fall, I should leave a
large family without the means of support
My duties and obligations to my family have
much more weight with me than any desire t<.
please Mr. Cohen or his friends in the manner
proposed.
"1 have ever been opposed to duelling o
moral prounds. My opinions were known to
Mr. Cohen ;and when lie addressed me the note
which you had the impudence to deliver lie wr.
well aware that it would not lie accepted or
answered affirmatively. That is sufficient to
demonstrate his contcmptble cowardice in this
silly attempt to manufacture for himself a repu
tation for chivalry.
"Do not flatter yourself, sir that this com
munication is made out of regard either for
yourself or to Mr. Cohen. I write this for pub
lication in the newspaper- I avow prim iples oi
which I arn not ashamed, and shall abiJ-j tinresult."
Attempt to Defsaud Insurance Comiv.
nie8.?A man named Alexander II. Petrio. unarrested
in New York, Thursday morning, chari.
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eil Willi an ancmpi 10 ucii.iuu uiu uiuue aiuma.
Insurance Company of that city. Tetric, it :>
said, represented himself as the own?-r of a
steamer called the G. \V. P. Custi*, at Wash
ington, D. C., which vessel he said he was about
bringing round to New York, procuring from
tho Campany a policy for 82,500. Policies
were also taken from the Virginia Marine, and
Sun Insurance Companies, amounting in all to
87,500. The vessel is said not to have been
wnrlli innw tlmn iRO 000.
Petrie employed a man named Van Bushkiik
to pilot the steamer to New York; but told him
he desired to have him run her ashore high and
dry. Van Bushkirk saw that the vessel was
unseaworthy, but he started with her, and instead
of running ashore, he made her fast to the
dock at Alexandria, Va., and hurried r ff to
New Yorh to inform the Insurance Companies
oftho transaction. Thereupon, a warrant was
issued for Petrie's arrest. He was stopping at
Keyport, N. J., at the time but he is now
under lock and key at the City. Hall, awaitnig
the action of the United States PY.rict Attorney.
The Wilmington Herald understands that a
few days 6ince, a man by the name of Henry
A. Goodman, who attended to Mr. Wm. B.
Robinsons distillery* in the lower part of Bladen
county, whs shot by some person secreted in
swamp mar the distillery and slightly wound
ed. Air. Goodman owes his life to a lightwood
post, which fortunately stood between
l-:? ....J ?nnr>n>il..rl flSSASsill. flnd which
iiiui hiiu u'o - > received
several of tiie shot. It is said that a
person is suspected of the outrage and will
probably le arrested, when tho whole matter
will undergo a judicial examination.
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A horse shoo of novel construction has
lately been brought forward. The main merit
claimed for it i% that it can ho used without
the ordinary nails?the mode of fastening it
being by means of a thin iron cap fitted as an
external covering to the foot, to which tie
body of the shoe is appended, the whole being
kept on the hoof by a email naif road, attack"
1 ing the skies at their eoda.