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THE CAMDEN WEEKLY JOURNAL. i i~~~-IT, 1 ' ? VOLUME XVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1855. NUMBER 39. S'elrrtfli |)ortri). DECK OF THE OUTWARD BOUND. ?o? IIow seldom we dream of tlie mariner's grave, Far down by the coral strand; IIow little we think of the wind and the wave, i When all we love are on land! The hurricane come? and the hurricane goes, And little heed do we take. Though the tree may snap as the tempest blows, And the walls of our homestead 6hake. But the northeast wind tells a different tale, With a voice of fearful sound, When a loved one is under a close-reefed sail, On the deck of an 'outward bound.' How wistful then we look on Mie night, As the threatening clouds go by; *-j .1? nri nmj tj,e jast fnjnt | Alia lite nuuvio Sw ..t-, ... w Is dying away in the sky! How we listen and gaze with a silent lip, I And judge by the bended tree. How the same wild wind might toss the ship, And arouse the mighty sea; Ah! sadly then do we meet the day, When signs of storms are found, And pray for the loved one faraway, On the deck of an ' outward bound.' There is one that I cherished when, hand in hand, We roved o'er the lowland lea; And I thought that my love for that one on the land Was earnest as love eould be: But, now that he hath gone out on the tide, I find that I worship him more, - ..... . ? ??.r And 1 tliinn on ino wutoro u?ji .. As I bask ou the flowers on shore. I have watched the wind, T have watched the stars, And shrunk front the tempest sound: Tor my heart-string? are wreathed with theslenderspars That carry the ' homeward bound.' I have slept when the zephyrs forget to creep, And the sky was without a frown, But I started from that fretful sleep With the dream of a ship going down. I I have sat in the field when the corn was in shock And the reaper's hook was bright, But my fancy conjured tlio breaker ana rocK, i In the dead of a moonless night. 0, I will never measure affection again, While treading earth's flowery mound, But wait till the loved one is fiir o'er the main, On the deck of an ' outward bound.' Jttisrrlhinrons. ! The Federal In ion vs. Slavery. | Whenever the Federal Union fails to answer ** - -? - ,,-ni I the purposes lor wnu-ii a ?.i> ui^mwu, ... ..... ( fall upon its own accord and become powerless, j Whenever it attempts t?> invade the right ol property and destroy our Southern institutions there will be nothing to sustain it.? Gecenville Patriot. This is in the usual confident style of this Editor. It is certainly not a self evident propo silion, that a (.Jovennnen must " fall upon its own accord," whether it commits a wrong or in vades the right of property. It is not self evidently true of our Government, resting as it does -i i_ :n i.fnftf tipnirtjvs an I upon wie popular win. Oiaiv ipse dixit, is necessary to make evident such a proposition Whether a Government may with security do a tyrannical act, depends upon circumstances. It depends upon whether it is sustained in it> tyranny by the great majority. If it is? it may oppress the minority, atid deprive them of their | must sacred rights, nut only without "its talJnig upon its own accord," hut without there being any means of successfully resisting it. The Government of this Union invaded the right of properly by high Protective Tariff*.? It took from the people of the South what did i notiustlv beloiiir to it, and still less to them for J * rj ^ whose benefit the robbery w.-us dune, the North em manufacturers Upon this rubbery and violation of property, the Government did not " fall upon its own accord, and become powerless," ; but still stood in all its strength, so-tlmta whole Stat", sustained too by a strong public opinion throughout tiic Scutli, was, according to this! Editor, compelled to back out when content- ! wintiiwr r0tio:in,.(i Win*, yrantimr the fact ? I |/lavlMg - .-J , 0 Because the great majority sustained the Government. The English Government invaded the light of Dronertv, bv abolishing slavery contrary to the will and wishes of the owners. It did not, therefore, " fall ujioii its own accord." It did not receive the slightest shock. Why \ The slave owners were a minority. In the present state of public sentiment, and with the slave holding interest as strong as it is at present, it is conceded the Government of the Union c^uld not accomplish the same result in the same direct manner with the English. But with the rest of the Union against the owners of slaves, and the result may and will be reached n. rlircro inrvins, Sluverv will he uy liiunviv vi ...... weakened by degrees and finally destroyed by the action of the Federal Government. The foundation will be laid for it, in public sentiment, and the Government sustained by this sentiment, will do as it pleases. Let the Abolition agitation go on, let it build up a great national party, : :l_ J..: .,,,,1,,,. ilii. tmtvio g,f as it is now rapimy u<<iu?, uuu?< w.v, - . the Republican movement, let it unite the great ma9s of the Northern people, let it extend its influence into the Southern States, as it is doing in the border States, and perhaps still nearer to us, if the truth were fuliy known, and thus let it detach from the slave-holders, all not immediately concerned?let it accomplish these things, none of which are improbable, but all likely, and we doubt not, that the Government of the Union may and will accomplish the destruction of slavery." Nor, in sucli a state of public sentiment, II ,U. nnnf " fall nf ifs men nrvnrd '' Will IIIC UU?S1?>?V... . , as imagined by the Editor of the Patriot, but there will, in all probability, be no means by which the slaveowners, being as they now are ao inconsiderate minority, can successfully resist the outrage. Like the English siavo owners, thev will be compelled to submit and accept j - ... l ? _o- i anv terms tnat may ue um.-n.-u. That ours is a Government supposed to be limited by a Constitution is no security. A preponderating majority cannot be restrained by a paper Co"it;tut?ci:. Insidious construction, ;f not open violation, will be a sufficient pica. It is even now getting to be a prevailing sentiment at the North, that the framers of the Constitu tion contemplated only a limited duration to slavery, and tliat to carry out tlic Constitution in its true spirit and meaning, it is necessary to use the Government for Abolition purposes, in every practicable manner. On the Patriot's fancy, the duty of a South em man becomes quite simplified in the matter. He has only to live on in the most perfect indifference, quite secure that his Government will accomplish its purposes, as long as it lasts, and that by some magical process, as soon as it ceases to do it, it win tutnoie uown -upon iu> own accord." Tlie Editor, in giving this counsel to tbe State and to the South, is particular to give us to understand he does it as one who has " read history and understands government." We have not so read the histories of the various tyrannies which have oppressed mankind. Did Nero's tyranny ' fall upon its own accord?"? Did that of James II.? Or was it too strong, with all its corruption and tyranny, for the English people to overturn, without the assistance of ;i nmwrfnl foreign mince at the head of his "" " I O k army ? For the English people, with their unconquerable spirit of freedom? History teaches no such thing, but the contrary : that the artificial powers of Governments commonly sustain them long after they should have perished. The reasons are obvious. A Government is an organized power, acting with energy and despatch, with armies and navies to tl,n rrnrit) In ifs f'lVfir. ?U|;piCM 1 iii mv ? - .vw ... ? , and against the people, are, the difficulty of conceited action, the dread of anarchy and civil war, the disposition to submit to almost anything rather than incur that risk, all tending to give such a vis inertia to society, as it has been aptly called, that resistance is rarely made except in the last extremity of oppression. Or will the Editor say, the Government of this Union being a popular one must obey a different rule. It mu>t indeed conform to the general sentiment of the Union, or fall to pieces. But what if this sentiment be against the rights " * ?1>'. >niii/M-it\-1 Thi> Tiiinorit.v mav Lecrushed and still the Government stand in all its strength, and for this verv reason stronger, that it gratifies the desires, the interest, or the fanaticism of the great majority. It may become a Democratic Absolution, long ago pronounced by Aristotle the worst possible of all forms for the protection of minorities. Minorities are safer under a King or Monarchy. Nacherry Minor. Tiik Old Cami* Ghound.? For forty years this has been a rallying point for a majority of tin* citizens of Hancock, old and voting, reli jpmis juid irreligious, until it lias become almost a necessity. Iimeed, w lien it lias been seiiously contemplated l?y the authorities to remove or abolish it, we find i|iiite as many demurrers put in from the world as the Church. And although under the control of a particular branch of the Church, yet, all denominations have tented at it. mingled in its devotions, and reaped its benefits. \\"o presume it is now the oldest Camp Ground in the State, and verily it has the decay of age well niark?*d upon many of the old, dilapidated tents. We were sorry to see so few tenters at the recent meeting, and so much apathy, generally, as to interests. Yet the meeting itself was a good one, especially the - . . .?r i * : ii.. i ., ! I.IS I Uiiy ; ami ?imio]> r leioe e.weoeu .iiium-u ill aa sermon on I he vision of Isaiah. We were pleased to see, in attendance, the i Jlev. Win. Arnold, who preached with his usual j effect, and, who, forty years ago, purchased the ! ground f?r the use of tlie Church. The venciable Joseph Bryan, of Alt. Zion, now S9 years of age, so long ail Eider of the Presbi terian j Church, was also a tenter, and teemed to enjoy ) himself as much as any one present. The moral, 1 not to say relig:ous, effect of this annual convo I cation itpoti the inhabitants of the county has been of the most salutary character. Eternity alone call tell the tide. Shall it be abandoned ! We hope not. Let a Convention be called the ensuing Spring of all friendly to its continuance, and several days spent in tearimr down the old touts and burning the rubbish and cleaning up i the thiek underbiUsh around. Ii will infuse a new spirit into the people, and the old Sparta j Camp Ground, with its gushing fountain of pure water, now living in the memories of two gonerations, may proven blessing, socially and roli giously to our children's children. Central Georgian. ? ? A Needle Extracted dy Spirits.?Daniel Gano relates, in the Cincinnati Gazette, that a Mrs. Marsden, reading in his family, sprained her ancle by turning her loot upon a small stone, from which she suffered much pain. Shortly after, being in communication with the spirits of General Gann, the relator's father, and of another deceased person, Mrs. Marsden and the company were told that in the calf of her leg there was a piece of No. 7 needle, which was the cause of all the pain, which had been there for several years, and that by the next day they would have it out. Mrs. M., immediately after, experiencecha sensation like a worm creeping up her leg, utider the skin, accompanied with a sharp pain, and the next day, at the appointed time, sure enough out popped a ru?ty black needle. Mrs. M. then remembered stepping on something pointed, several months previously, but had no idea anything was in her limb until the spirit forced it out. Soiikr Second Tuougiit.?Some five years ago a tradesmen of Pittsburg borrowed about six hundred dollars from an intimate friend, who had the amount lying idle in bank, and gave him as security a fraudulent mortgage on prop erty belonging to his mother. The tradesman failed and went to California, and his creditor found upon investigation that his mortgage was good for nothing, and that not a cent of his claim could be realised. The defaulter was not again heard from until the arrival of the steamer, a few weeks ago, from California, when the gentleman from whom the money had been borrowed received a note from him, stating that he had sent over a thousand dollars to pay - j * ?. ..e ?i.? i?.,? cue principal ana interest wi mu iu?g oumuMig account, and that that sum was now awaiting his order at a banking house in New York, which he named. The gentleman has the mo- J r.ey safely ir. his possession. Tlic Hireling and the Slave. It is not our design to indite a criticism of t lie noble epic of our fellow-citizen, William J. (.iravsuii, which bears the abo\e title. That; has been already well and acceptably done by our correspondent at Newberry?so well done, as to render criticism on our part wholly supererogatory, it is our purpose, however, to contrast the happy lot of the slave of the ' South with the dependency and privation ol : the poor hireling of the North ; rather, we j would give a forcible illustration of the wide difference in the condition of the two classes, showing that the condition of the former is far preferable to that of the latter w ith all its much vaunted freedom. The hireling of the North is held hound by a chain stronger and more galling than the contented servitude of the negro. He is bound clown and crushed into a state of most abject menial dependence, and 1 j do what he will he he cannot throw off the iron }oke. He is forced by the cravings of ( j hunger by tile fierce scowl of gaunt starvation I more terrible than the scourge ol tliostavenoiucr j i which is wielded by a humane kindness and ; j self-interest, if you will to work, toil, drudge, J I do any thing that will keep soul and body I together. To avoid the terrible fate that awaits ! ; the least relaxation of his hard labors, lie is | compelled to accept such scant, beggarly ie- j 1 | numeration as the hard-hearted capitalist may j think proper to allow him, and the competition | of bis fellow starvelings may fix as the mini I mum price which starvation may be kept from I the door of his wretched hovel. We will draw our illustration from the 1 ' e ,1... vr_?. V..-I. * I advertising columns in iu? new ivm , j and the Philadelphia Ledger. Justtakeany issue j ! of these two journals, and scan the long columns ' j of advertisements under the head of " Wants." | i Compare the number of those seekin gempluy- j j m<?nt, seeking sit nations,?seeking masters 1 would lie the proper term,?with those who J desire to give employment and the comparison ; j will give the reader a faint conception of the ! miserably dependent condition of the hireling : of the North. Let us examine the New York Herald, of last Wednesday, the 12th instant, j It contains live and three fourths columns of J "wants"?short advertisements scarcely ever i exceeding five lines in length. Their very , brevity speaks of poverty and "want." Where two arc wauling the Same kind of situations I they unite in making known their wants though j one advertisement. They arc compelled to | economize even in their advertisements, short ; as tin y are. l?y an actual enumeration of those i advertisers seeking situations, we have ascertained tint the number of thorn in the Herald ! of Wednesday i* two hundred and ninety -two; on the other hand those seeking to give em- j ployment number only ninety three. : Tin..-.. ill..: efrmv on mii average more ! ! lli.'iii three ;ij ji.iciinls fur every situation to be | i filled. \Yit ii so many s?lnrvii??r ;i]iplicants for ' , competitors, small indeed must be the wages ol , the one who is so f*?rtincite as t<> .secure the j situation. One poor girl fldveil;se?, that she J1 | is w illiuu to accept, as remuneration fur the | | nio>t toilsome ami menial services the pitiful j ; sum of forty-eight dollars per annum, so verv : i j destitute and dependent is she. A large tua-1 < I'joritv of the advertisers?more than three f fourth-?are \ oung girls, whose desire is to i ! engage as cooks laundresses, chambermaids, j seamstresses, and the like laborious and menial j 1 occupations. One girl, a Plot est nut giil. M which is one of her motf. commendable qualities i adveilises that she "would Jul nrif to i find a situation in a respectable family, as; metrun! iniiike euro of children.'' Poor g'ri ! ii"t a dixilit you would feci happy to so- ' 1 C Mi* a home to .-belter from the "pitiless storm" ! 1 of penury and want! Some of the advertisers < > are married women, whose de-titution forces j ) them to hire the,useives as Wet nurses. 'J'he i! Herald^ of Tuesday last, contains a shocking j 1 account of the homicide of a little boy by two j ' Geiman sisters, one, the mother of the Imy ;? and their own self destruction. Tliev were j forced t<> these desperate deeds l y sheer want, j* I?y starvation. They could not get employment j and were forced t<> starve, or steal or beg. I ' They preferred death by their own hands to i ' anyone of these dreadful alternatives. Now, contrast with the above the condition j ' of the slave in the South. With a nature j ' adapted to his condition and with a physical I ' constitution peculiarly fitted for hard labor he ( ' is content, if only his physical wants are sttppli j 1 ed, to toil for him who directs bis labors, who j ^ controls bis evil propensities with the rod j * tempered by humanity and restrained by self! interest if by no higher consideration, who [' care for him in sickness and who kindly minis- c teis to bis wants in old age. The price of slave 1 labor, as compared with that of hireling labor, J proves conclusively that the condition of die former is far more endurable, to say the least than that of the latter. The high price of slave labor proves that the demand is great, and so: ( long as the demand shall be equal to the, t supply, there can ho no doubt that the ' i physical comforts of the slave will be carefully j i attended to. Who ever heard ofa slave starv-1 inn? who ever heard of a slave being driven i f? r* to self-destruction, by the want of food? t Carolina Times. S II New States.?There are four Territories ' j whose population will, probably within a year, i ( entitle them to admission as States. The rate j t of Congressional appointment is now one j Representative to every 93.420 inhabitants. J, But it has been customary heretofore to admit j j Territories as States with a single Representa-1 ^ tive when their population amounts to 00,000. j t Minnesota, it appears by her recent census, L tiae o nomibitinii nl"nvf?r fin 000 nnrl ic r-iniillv """ l'"I " *" ?..? J J I growing. Oregon last year had 48,000, and probably now equals Minnesota. New Mexico liad at the time of the formation of her Territorial Government, (in 1850,) 01,500 inhabitants. They then framed a Constitution, but as it prohibited slavery, it was thrown over- ,1 board by the "Compromisers*" Her population f now mn>t lie near 100,000. Kansas falls be- ] hind either of the others in population, but the c facilities of emigration and settlement there i ure so much greater that, if the preservation r rvf In <?i *? r\ ni'/lor tl'Oeo rrn n en n t t..rl St t ui mw nuu ??tit ^w?i nuuvu, it uuuiu i soon overtake thenv ( Oregon anil Minnesota are past tliopossibility j cO'eing made slp.vchoiding .States. r Our Grain Jlarket. We have alluded several times to this subject in the course of the season, as it became more ! and more apparent that our new connections with the West were about to offer to Charleston j the opportunity of being one of the leading ' Atlantic marts lur breadstuff's. The establish* ! ment of flouring mills has been discussed among our merchants, and is not likely to he long delayed, where the benefits are so obvious. But there are other points that deserve the attenliou of our merchants, and, indeed, to all wlio are interested in the prosperity of the city, j ?for wc do not suppose that any intelligent; man will question that the establishment of Charleston as a great Grain Market, would add ! much to her commercial strength and resources. This trade in grain and flour from the interior is new. A few yea is ago nearly all the flour roiisuined in the city was brought from the North. Now. it is ouile the other way. Not only are our own wants supplied by Southern { produce, but we liave a largo surplus for cx- I puliation. It is ibis surplus that wc have to provide for. The change has been ?;ftceletl by our Hail J r... i !.. .. _ .....I I MUil sxf t linen Il'iiu C 'lllllIUIIIUclllUII^. CIIKI It |-> VIIC W| uiugu results foretold by the early projectors of these improvcmenls as sure to follow the completion of their plans. Tt is to the Railroads, therefore, that we look, in the first place, to give stability and security to this new trade. By a liberal system they can assure it to us in permanence. By dealing hardly and exactingly with this new-born trade, they can strangle it in its cradle, more easily than they have brought it into exigence. There is another thing which the Railroads can do, independently of dealing generously with tlip unit lor of f mii-omrfntinn. which would Ik- of groat service. We menu tiic establish niont of storehouses near the Depot, for the temporary housing of the arrivals, at moderate rates of storage. We believe that all who who have had much to do with grain this season, are convinced that such receptacles will be necessary, and that thev must he somehow provided. It is always of importance to put any branch of trade, in die very outset, on the right foundation. It naturally follows that for the city there ought to he a Corn Exchange ?a place where i t ~_ll - tuitlt uuj'CTb uiiij geiitrs chii uu suit? lu incut %??t? each other,?where samples of all consignments on sale can be inspected and estimated, and the proper references given. At present, we understand there is great confusion in this respect, which could certainly be easily remedied. In this wav, too the- grain merchants eould act as an intelligent boil)' upon the pro ilncers, ami secure the proper putting up of grain (in which there is now great carelessness) and its proper separation as to quality, the w ant of w liich often depreciates the value of i..?.. i... . ' i r-j Theto is. in short, even tiling to lie gained | by establishing :i good practical system in the i)i:|sct of this trade; and, considering that it is n w and that we are surrounded by eager coin* peiitors, there is everything to be Inst by neglecting any of i!ic means in otir power f??r giving it facility, order am! security, ('har Irs Ion Mr rev nj. Cioveiook Shannon*?To show the South ern people how .Mr. Wilson Shannon, the newly * - i i i... i Hfpoiiiti'll Imwruor (U ivausas, is regarueu uv Llic lice soilers, we ?jnnte (lie following lanirii 'iro ( !' that arrant freesoiler, Jolm \\ entworth, of Illinois : I 'Those who know Wilson Shannon, know | [hat lie is a Southerner in all his notions; as much so as any of the linn of Douglas, Atchi- | ?on, Stringfcilow and company. Ho goes to ( Kansas to make Kansas a slave State. Mis ( intcccdcnts must lie known to (ieneral Pierce. He was an old Tyler man. Although elected .. 11... /-.n't,.,. /.(' l J/,Vf.ru. If nf Olii.i I\ v* till! [)(>nir>. 1 rats, lie cainc nut with a letter endorsing John < "ylcr, and hy the same John Tyler he was | liven a foreign mission. < ' Hy a strange enmhination ofcircumstances, ? ie was elei tetl to Congress for one term, and t or one only. During his Congressional career ' 10 was a Southerner in all his notions and all \ lis votes. His record is rigui, ana wnai 13 letter, his heart is right for Douglass and slave v. lie goes to Kansas lo inllict a deadlier '' ilight upon its rising hopes, and to curse its icople with bondage. It remains to he seen I vho has the blighter future, liecder or Shannon 1 ?the patriot or traitor! j "Let Shannon recognise this mob of Doug- v asifes that now pro fosses to be the Legislature >f Kansas, and the next House of Representa- t iveswill pin a clause to the next appropriation fc' till that will declare all such infamy void.? s riiere is hope in the next Congress." Alarming Account or tiik Chops on the Continent.?The news from Germany in rela- ^ ion to the grain crops is said to he of a very infavoralde character. The New York Cour> f er, referring to the subject, says : The supplies at this time of the year are isually very small and the prices not high; hut s he accounts from East Prussia, Pomeranie, 11 Silesia, Mecklenburg and Holstein have caused rrcat excitement. Rye will give hardly one f lalf the average. The wheat has been so much 1 njured by the rust that the entire loss of it is 8 eared, whilst the disease of potatoes has been 8 >f so great extent that the worst is to be ex>ected. The stock of old wheat is entirely 8 xhaustcd. Under these circumstances prices 1 it all the continental markets, with the exeep c ion of Holland, have considerably advanced. 3 Vt Berlin, Stettin, and Cologne, for several 11 lays, holders had entirely withdrawn from the n&rkct. Rape oil has also rapidly advanced, ' ind in the Rhenish market higher prices were c' laid than for the last fifty years. Mr. \Y. C. McRae's invention for preventing 1 iccideiits on rail roads at switches, drawbridges mil by collisions, is about to bo placed on the 1 .'hiludt-lphia and Rending Rail Road, tho first t lompany which has given its consent to the j iivcntor to show* its practical operations on a 1 ail road. The principle of Mr. McUac's invi-n ' ion is said to be very simple. It operates by " dectromagnetic action, and, if it answers the v purpose intended; it will prove a valuable safe-1 r nifird to the travelling public. 1 e From the Southern Patriot. The Ciiftlunere Goat. Nothing connected with the agricultural wealth and improvement of the country should attract more attentiou than the breeding and rearing the Cashmere goat. It is known that a few years since, Dr. Davis, of Columbia, on his return ? -?... l.ivMiortit .villi liini a fpw rtf thnSR JIVIII * Ul ?*?% * ?? .. ?V ? ? ?r I animals. The most of the original stock nre now in the"possession and under the management of Mr. Peters, of Georgia who is the principal of the Cashmere Goat Company?Dr. Davis and Col. Summer, of this State, having an interest in it. These animals, with one in New York, one in Virginia, and a third owned by Col. Hampton, comprise the whole of the pure breed in this country, as 1 am informed. If future developments shall verify the experiments already made, (and of which there is very little doubt,) there is no enterprise in which any one can engage which promises so abundant a yield ; as rich, however, as these promise, they are as nothing in comparison to the general wealth which may be added to the agricultural interests of the country. It is said that one-fourth of the pure stock will combineall that is required, both as to texture and quantity of the fleece. These remarks have been elicited by the examination of a Cashmere buck of three-quarter stock, now at unicKS Springs. lie was lambed in May, and, in size, will compare favorably with the ordinary pure goat of the country, although he is hut three months old ; his fleece (if some of this red clay were washed off) would be as white as snow, and, as to beauty and fineness, exceeds anything I have ever seen. It is worth a long ride to look at this gentleman. This mountainous country is, by nature, peculiarly adapted to the wants, habits and character of this animal, and it remains to be seen who will be first to seize apon this prize. M. -?# ? Crouwjcm. and IIis Daughter.? Guizot re lates the following: Being informed that Harrington was about to publish the republican Utopv, the " Oceans," Cromwell, 'then in the t'tiliioce l.u Ar/lopo/1 tlio mnniic/tnttf to be seized at the printer's and brought to Whitehall. After vain endeavors to obtain its restoration Harrington in despair resolved to apply to the Protectorate's favorite daughter, Lady Claypole, who was known to be a friend to literary men, and always ready to intercede for the unfortunate. While he was waiting for her in the ante room some of Lady Claypole's women passed through the room, followed by her daughter, a little girl three years of age. Harrington stopped the child and entertained her so amusingly that she remained listening to him till her mother entered. "Madam," said the philosopher, setting down the child, whom he had taken in his arms, " 'Tis well you are come at this nick of time, or 1 h:yj certainly stolen this pretty little baby." " Stolen her," replied the mother, "pray what to do with her?" "Madam," said 1 ?? tliMiiirli Ii/iH/iIt'jctitu ncvtirn linr n /vmct/lnrnltln Utl "'""S" VIM1IIHO fWJIIH ..V. <. vw...,?v.w> conquest yet I must tar it is not love, but revenge, that prompted nic to commit the theft." " All," ; nswered the lady again, "what injury have I done you that you should steal my child ? " None at all," replied he, " but that you might be induced to prevail with your father to do me justice by restoring my child that he has stolen;" and he explained to Ladv Claypole the cause of his complaint. She immediately promised to gc-t his bonk for him, if it contained nothing prejudicial 10 her father's Government. He assured her it was only a kind of political romance, and so far from any treason against her father that lie honed to be nermitted to dedicate it to ? 1 1 liiin ; and lie promised to present lier ladyship with one of the earliest copies. Lady Claypole kept her word, obtained the restitution of the manuscript, and Harrington dedicated his work to the Protector. Fighting on Equal Terms.?I will tell you \ little incident that occurred in Georgia, many fears ago. Judge T., a celebrated duellist, who tad lost his leg, and who was known to be a lead shot, challenged Col. D., a gentleman of jreat humor and attainments. The friends ,ricd to prevent the in* but to no effect. Phe parties met on the -ind, when Col. D. ,vas asked if he was ren.^. ;\<v ne repiieu. 44 What are you waiting fur then ?" inquired fudge T.'s second. 44 Why, sir," said Col. D.p " 1 have sent my >oy into the woods to hunt a bee gum to put ny leg in, fur I don't intend to give the Judge iny advantage over me. You see he hus a rooden leg ?"' The whole party roared with laughter, and he thing was so ridiculous that it broke up the ight. Col. D. was afterwards told it would ink his reputation. " Well," he replied, " It can't sink mo lower hail a bullet can." "But urged bis fiiends, the papers will be illed about yon." 45 Well," suid he, "I would rather fill fifty * i - . it tapers man one cuwin. No one ever troubled the Colonel after that. Communing with One's Self.?Sir Walter jcott says in his diary : "From the earliest time I can remember, I (referred the pleasure of being alone, to wishug for visitors, and have often taken a bannock aid a bit of cheese to the wood or hill, to tvoid dining in company. As I grew from toy hood to manhood, I saw this would not do, md to gain a place in men's esteem, 1 must nix with them. Piide and exaltation of spirits iften supplied the real pleasure which others eem to teel in society; yet mine, certainly, ipon many occasions, was real. Still, if the [uestioii was eternal company, without the tower of retiring withi" yourself, or solitary lonfinemenl for life, I should say, ' Turn key, ock the cell."' A correspondent of the New Vork Post writes 1 1...0 t A?:.,.;na Illia II VIII iwwuinfiiiv "The Kentucky State elections nre conducted : >iva voce. The practice heretofore lias been for he voter to hand in his ticket openly, and the < ndges would copy from it, not requiring the i icket to be read aloud. They decided at this lection that every man should read his ticket, i nd that the poll should be marked from the i oice. This disfranchised all who could not ead, or who were unaccustomed to the language, xcept so far as their memory might serve them. The Ariel irageaj. We learn tliat Andrew F. Gimud, Esq., and Peter W. Anderson, Esq., left the city ?>n Saturday in the Nashville. These gentlemen arc known, and brought letters of introduction, to some of our most lespectable merchants, ami during their short sojourn gained the sympathy and kind feelings of all with whom they became Acquainted. Mr. Girnud is the brother of Henry Giriiud, the youth detained here as a participator in the Ariel tragedy?and is extensively engaged in mercantile business in New York. The father of young Giraud is a retired merchant, living irr the country, having, by his own exertions, secured an ample fortune. lie has reared a large family, the members .of which are influential men of business in New York?and a shadow of suspicion lias never until now, rested on one lit., ii.iinn V..nnif tlirwll.l h?R }w>l>n W?ll educated, and prevailed on his parents to permit him to go to sea. The late Captain Eayres was a friend and constant visitor in the family, and an elder brother of Henry having been passenger with liiin to California, he was a great favorite with them, and Ilenrv, consequently, knew biai personally. Mr. Anderson, is the fat her of George Anderson, who is detained on the same charge as Giraud. George is just fifteen years old, audi i having finished a term of three years at a Bonrd-j ing School, also prevailed on his parents to allow I him In on nno vrivuiro tr> km flnrinrr his vacation. "" b" """ '~j"b~ o Ilis father is a gentleman of large means, having his countrv seat on Coney Island, and being at the head of a large commercial House in New York. Mr. Anderson and his lady both accompanied their son, in the Ariel, down to the Nari rows, on the day of her departure from New York, and a more happy crew, he says, he never saw. i; The parents and friends of these youths cot*fiJently believe in their innocence, and only ask a patient withdrawal of public opinion until the whole shall be made known at the legal tribunal, being perfectly willing to abide the resultCharleston Courier 18th hist. i lie ^uiiuwi vi The following, which we cut frotn a Tennessee paper, is a portion of a letter from a clergyman in Louisville, Kentucky, whose name is not given, written to one of his flock : " I am now in my 78th year, and have been in the ministerial office a little upward of a half century. During the long course of my ministry, ten years occupying the old homestead, and upward of forty in my present location, and under different phases of the political atmosphere, I never saw it my duty, or felt the slightest inclination, to preach what is generally called! ? political sermon. And it by one word, or evetv insinuation from the pulpit, I ever disturbed or interrupted the feelings of a political bearer, 1 never knew it. 1 never entered the electioneering canvass for any man, even wv most favoritepolitical friends. And when I thought proper to offer my suffrage at the polls, it was always done by a silent vote, in an unobtrusive manner. I do not know that I ever gained a vote secretljr or indirectly for any man. Indeed I always thought it unbecoming the gravity, the dignity and sacredness of the pulpit, as well as detrimental to the spiritual edification of the people, for the ambassador of Heaven to lurn aside from his master's work to mingle with the excited' multitude, where I.ttle else is to be heard but wrangling and jangling about men and measures, without any addition to, but most certainly detracting from the credit and influence of his clerical character. Of all the offices ever held! by man, that of an ambassador of Christ is ilia most digniflcd and responsible. "No other post affords a place VI cquai nuiiur ui uj>grui;ir. Advertising.?A contemporary truthfully remarks: " The persons who really understand the principles of advertising are few. Most people fancy that it is only necessary to advertiso occasionally, forgetting that in the general competition they will soon be forgotten for some new advertiser to the best advantage; they should remember that they must not oniv select the most proper channel, must not only set forth their wares or wants in explicit terms, but must keep doing thus, day by day or week by week, or else they will fall short of their object in just so far as they neglect to advertise regularly.? A newspaper has new readers every issue, and theg-eater its circulation the greater tho number of these. If advertising is of any benefit,. it is as useful in hard times as in prosperous ones: nay more so, fur it is at such a period that a dealer must make up, by exertions, for the decline in hi9 trade. It is a " penny wise and pound foolish" economy to stint your ad* vertising in any way." ?. B. M. Ednev, Esq.?This accomplishtd gen* tleman, it seems by the annexed, was refused admission into a Council of the American Party in North Carolina, where his antecedents arc so well known that his association is regarded a reproach rather than a compliment. Hear what the Western (N. C.) Eagle says: Carolina Times. " At the late Orr barbecue, at Spartanburg, Gen. Edney made a flaming speech against the Know Nothings of this State, and said they took in only free negroes ; but forgot to tell them that he had attempted to join the Order himself, but being too well known at home, Sam wonnd'nt have him. If the gentleman's assertion he true ho certainly occupies no very enviable position in public estimation." Notwithstanding the recent warning at Burlington, a man in a wagon attempted to crass the rail road at Newark on Thursday. His hoi>e became unmanageable, fell and broke the shafts of the wagon, but no person was injured. The train was moving very slowly, and stopped before any damage was done. The train going from New Brunswick to Newark on Wednesday, was detained by a boy driving a steer on the track in front of the engine and refusing to go off.? Hie engineer slowly followed him up nearly a mile, when turned his steer facing the engine,. and defied them. The train was stoppod ; tl:e fireman got off to drive him away, but the boy made battle and the engineer had to let him have bis own way.