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VOLUME XXL CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 20,18G0. NUMBER 12. ? . T __________ CHE3S COLUMN OF THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. Tuesday, March 20, 1,860. PROBLEM NO. 20, BY "LAL," OF CHARLESTON : SO. CA. CLACK. WHrtK %' '^' Wlnte to plaryand Chcckmato in tlirce moves. Solution to Problem 3To. 19, * WHITE. I . BUCK. ' 1. Bi to Q. 5. ,(ch.) . k K_ moves. * 2. Kt. to Q. Kt 5.- (eh.) . 2. K. do. 3. R.: to It. S, mate. * ' . CORRECTION*. Hie Rook in Problem Xo. 19, was intended to represent# white piece -v- _ ' ,TO CORRESPONDENTS, AVo bavo. received a series of Problems from our Charleston correspondent "LAL," which will appear in brder, beginning with tee present number. II'I .... . pj| ' ' 1 jGBN7~"T' " lEjll Ctunte ItJcckhj Hmtrnnl Tuesday, IQurch 20, 58GO. ' ,r-- ' ' ' J. W. CAi/Ij, Associate Editor.. - -- "1. :?? The TTcatficr. for the past week has been qmto cold. Tlicro was * ice on several mornings, but, on account ofbigh winds, there was little frost. "We do'not think that vegcta? * tkiniu.i been injured to any serious extent fromtlic one or two frosts wts'iad. during the post week. W. P. Ruswcll & Co. It Is jt matter, worthy of mention that a gentleman of our town, on a recent xbiit to Charleston, called at tho Blind and Door Factory of these gentlemen, and foaud tliat they are actually selling articles in their line at leas price- and of better Quidily, tiian can bo procured of nimlhir isorthorri wtahl&liincntk m This conbined -with the fact that they aire of Soutlicm toirtl^ makes it the interest and duty of tlioseofoHr citizens in want of suchartic'cfr to give thcm.the benefit ' of their patronage. Theological ScmiuaiT. TVc/have received tho Catalogue ofthe Presbyterian Theological, Seminary, Columbia, S. C_ containing a Kst-oT.atudenta in attendance tho present term, nmn_ , .fffiV:nr a''"*nf *'"? ""rr "father members of the Seminary,.^,,nj the CJ:iss.of,lS33, ' to the Class of IS59. The wUqfia uumbct-rt'lVlir.mni ia giren-xw 264, of whom 36 are tjtrccffsed, and 12 'Foreign Missionaries.4 ' The recognized ability of tlic present Faculty places -this institution in the first line of Theological erudition, end justly cUums.tto support o!"its denomination. Won't Go. * r ;A j^rt"?& of the citizens of Chesterfield. District, it seems, met at the Court'House on tho .Gth inst., and appointed. Delegates to the Columbia Couveution. Among others was Maj. Alexander UcQckex. who declines tlte appointment as follows, in a note to tho CherhV G<?'tc:? ? '"Mi:. KidTOit?DKAlt^ui: I have been informed that 1 was appointed-by a portion of tiie citizens of Chesferlield District, .assembled at th'c Court House on the 6th inxL.'a Delegate t?> a Convention to be fed ?t Columbia for the purpose of sending Delegates to the Charleston Convention. As I am opposed to the State being-represented in that Convention. I would bog lenyo fr* tlir* AntmilitnienMn A. MCQUEEN. Spring and .Summer Clothing. ' Our next door neighbor, C. A, McDonald, Morc chant Tailor, lias just opened an assortment of the most <astyaud serviceable. Spring nrtd Summer patterns for Coals, Veeis and l'ants, which any one could desire.? In addition to the excellent 'quality of tho material, wo ^ would say that these goods recommend themselves to the advocates of non-intercourse, as having all been purchased in a Southern city. It is unnecessary that wo should speak of the fact to-thoScwho have proved it themselves, but it Is a matter <f general "interest to know that the facilities of our neighbor, enable him to give a better bargain and more satisfaction to purchasers than they can secure in bnylng adtcady-made article. If tiiough,, they prefer tho latter, be is no doubt capable of selling-quite as good an article as any ouc , else, since ho is fully equipped in tho furnishing department with everything ofgentlemen's wear, iu the best vurkUv" and 'at fair prices. His Spring stock of Cassimeres,' Ac, arc worthy of special notice, as consisting of styles of the most commeudable, taster and in texture, the most fastidious cannot fail to be satisfied. Go and sec him, before you make up your mind as to your "Spring suit." and, onr word-for It, you will not regret your visit. Vocal Poivcra the African. There are-few persons at the South but have experenfced'tW thrilling emotions produced by .the peculiar melody of tlio vocal powers of the negro. Indeed, it is . * a pleasure in Southern life, of which those who liavo not a knowledge cannot conceive. We give the followjag allusion to this subject, frem tho pen of a corres * pondent of a Virginia paper, writing fYom Richmond, on tile 6th inst:? * "On laijt Sabbath your correspondent went to the African Church. Dr. Upland, Presidontof the Baptist College, is tire regular pastor, ami eamc'in about the middle of the services, the pnipit being supplied by ? stranger. The budding is in the form of a letter J\ and there- is a gbllccy m each of the three-ends, alTbrding accommodations for a great multitude. The inclemency of the weather had made many empty seats, as it does in other eongiegatious; hut there was abost there still. Whenever the preacher beer.mo excited; he communicated his cnthttsiasm to the audience, who' jptve- hiro to understand, by.the motion of their heads, that they approved of every word. Iltrt when tlte singing came, the excitement became strong and \y general. Tl/ey. have a ehoir well trained, who sit by themselves with their music books, and like many other choirs, sometimes:represent the whole congregation in that department. JBiit sometimes one near the pnlpit beginsa fahnHarhymu-to aa old-fashioned tune: ' and then such.singing: It thrills eveiw nerve in your Ibody.' If you have heard it*for tha tirst time, it lifts r you out of your hoots. I'beF.evc that tlicre is uo music j in any church irrtho United States, or out of it, that * will compare with that of the Afric.-fn church. Tlio .j brethren rock from side to side, keeping time all over. 1 J ml their voices rise up?up?iouuer miu jouuer?tin .the "Bound of an organ would bo lost entirely. It is j ircally grand. After llie services, it was announced rthnt a collection would be "taken up; and the specie was forthcoming in a style that would have astonished .even a- Wellisburg twngregaticu. In the last eighteen t months they have raised nearly $G0001'or the-erection of a new chyrch. When tlio benediction was pronounced .some one whispered not to leave, that there would bo a wedding in a few minutes. About that time, a party ? .of six entered the church, the bride .and her two ntfondants being arrayed in white. It was a very stylish ] nfluir throughout, and at tho.conclusion of the cereraomy tticy drove oft' in tfro of tho linest carriages in the j city, do much for negro life in Richmond." \ Pecuniary Obligation. Of the varied obligations which influence uud bind men together in this country, there is none more powerful and uncompromising than that based upon pecuniary consideration. There appears to bo interwoven therein an element of omnipresence, which is over raising its commanding voice to shape the actions, and tinge the thoughts of the obliged, it may be sr.id to. , comprise to n very considerable degree the concentration of barriers to a full, manly and independent course of action. This is made apparcut by a passing note of the fact, that, mankind in general everywhere tire moved in accordance with nn ascertained policy, and that policy shaped in conformity, to their ideas of pros ent interest. All that man can determine as {o present good is embraced in the spirit pf the policy lie Attempts ' to practice. Ideas of present good assume among men lines quite 03 varied as the characteristics of nations, such ideas, of themselves, forming the concentration of character as produced by the combination of several parts and faculties for the attainment'of a specific end, such object being held in general esteem. There is in all nations a general or prime object of , life and labor, among its inhabitants.. 'Therefore, it is but legitimate to conclude that, whatever assists jii securing this object, is, of eonseqnehee, free x to insist ; upon reciprocal return. The American idea of present good is manifest in tlie eager strife for pecuuiniy aggrandisement, which has marked and etill marks the character of her people. . In pursuit of this, many sacrifice positions of colnparative-easo and comfort to tight the fates and break" the chains witli which nature may have bouud them. In this battle they are often forccd'to cry out for.aid, to .subdue the hydra-headed distraction which nicets.tlicin at every- turn of fortune's wheel. Tlidre. is over some one to aid'tho valiant, and espouse the cause of liimwlio muintnins- ai bold front. But, there is nothing qratuitoxa in thls aid?it requires at the hands of all "whom it sustains seme pledge of an* "equivalent strength atid use?aye, often far more comprehensive and effective than the ,investment itself. TTiisis suggestive of its powersoi"deception, for, those who extend such aid are often of-the most benevolent appearance, and accede to demands with a most gracious acquiescence in the purpose of the petitioner. Influence of men is of vast consdqucuec and use in the practical business of life, flic acquisition of an influential man by a mercantile firm, or a political party, is otic and the samo interest, differently applied. There must bo something in the life and deportment of men tc concentrate an influence upon themselves sufficient i owield. the different castes of intellect" with which they s re surroflnded. To achieve the greatest general influence over men. it is necessary to operate upon some universal motive power. This power Is only fonnd in the passions, for the feelings of the" heart are far more diffuse than the gills of intellectuality. The utbst universal of all the passions is that of thirst for pecuniary advancement Understanding this, itis very easy tn determine the cause of so much corruption and bribery in the contest of men for positions of honor and trust. The most general use made of part}* money in political contests is to bestow their pecuniary beuefits on the right, baud, and left with a discrimination that settles a permanent obligetion upon the receivers to uphold.the platform thereof, nnd, in their turn, to obligate others to their own support, thereby perpetuating Hie rule of dominant factions in communities, and of party principle in nations. Pecuniary benefits are' seldom dispensed, either by parties or individuals, in any direction which does not apparently guaranty to "the master of the house," a full return, with ample interest Like the purchase and sale of other articles, both; individuals, and parties sometimes '-drive" good Knr?pdaraip, H'g .U^L^aid is "Inn --^ITTusc 1ms been made of the obligations thus imposed upon men, wlio have been so blind (perhaps wilfully) a* to sell their political birth-right for a mess of'pottage. The taskmasters of Egypt were lenient to the children .of Israel, compared with the continuity of exaction which characterizes the stewards of either an ' individual or party, when pursuing their bread which lias been cast on tbe waters. The direful efforts of thus appealing to the passions of men to carry a point lias more than once dyed the earth with the crimson tide of revolution, insurrection, and kindred evils. And yet, men still persist in feeding that flame which, when fairly caught, eominnnieatcs itself even to the most sacred repositories of the human heart, thereto consume and corrupt whntevor of divinitymay be attached to man in his fallen esta:e. The. man who, of his own free will, becomes pecuniarily, obligated to a political party, sells the brightest jewel in human character, and throws his f ee agency before swine whose voracious appetites arc never appeased duciug liim to a mere automaton, tlic action of which springs from tlio imposition of his master's hands Extract from a Texas Letter. Through tlio kindness of a gontlcman resident in our town, we arc permitted to make the following extract of a letter- from hiS brother in Texas. It will doubtless be of interest lo many of our readers, particularly in reference to the practical test of ''Smith's Brick Machine:"? * . Mansfield. Tapjuxt Co.," Texas, i February 22d. 1800. ) " From the heading of this you will perceivo I am no longer at tlio County seat of Tarrant. We have founded a new city (a Texas city) to be -known as Mansfield. It is situated in the South-east corner of the county, in the cross timbers. We have made this mow t.? consideration of the steam mill, there being plenty of wood, good water, and a more convenient site in several other respects than the "County seat, where our water mill is. Wo have now .a large dwelling house (log house) finished, two negro cabins done and two more cabins for workmen nearly completed ; the store house was completed first, and aids considerably in furnishing cash?payments of which arc frequently required by these people." The neighbors established the cash*system with us-when we lirst moved in among them, and we ire not soriy, though souitf them are becoming tired of it. **!**>!: That Brick .Machine, as an eloquent old T'reclimnn of my acquaiuuiucc would say, is one grand, magueiiquc humbug, made, of sorry material and incapable of performing as represented. It is true it can moulU about 1 lO.OuO brick in twelve hours, but to do this it requires lour horses?two iu the morning and twoin the afternoon?and then the work is not nicely (lone, for the bricks are generally t?o soft After making. 2-Iu.OuO brick (not in twenty-four days neither, I'oror.e-fourth 1 the time was required repairing the thing) we eonelu- 1 ded it was worn out, and east it aside : having at the I same time Nearly worn but a pair of good horses, and \ reduced considerably a pair of large mules. I then . built, an old-fashioned gum,-.and made-M,ohd more brick, better than the Maebjne.brick?though not quite 1 so many in a day. Wo also bought ri pulverizer, to lie I used where there are rocks or where the clay is in ; veiy hard lumps, but we never used it. as there was ( no rocks; and as soon as 1 had seen a few bricks Moulded I became satisfied the "immense pressure" ( that Smith claims for ins Mnchino cannot bo obtained ' upon the mould. ^Thero is a great pressure upon the bottom, of the clnyTxix (or gum, as some call it) biit assoon as the clay .falls into the mould the pressure is lost so as to be barely sufficient to fill the mould ; therefore it is little more than only additional labor for the team; so I did not think it worth while to set up the pulverizer, looking upon it a3 the labor of another lio'rse lost ** f After ttso brick wore burned they nroved to he in- < ferioi- they will do veiy well for small houses, but are too soft to endure much weight. I do not know , whether the fault is in the clay or the maimer in which ' they were burnec'?both perhaps. TIic Camden Weekly cooes pretty regularly, niul 1 1 nlwav* read it with Tancl' pleasure. * ' * * * * ? * * , I would have replied to you sooner, but have bft'V ' engaged in boring for water, which operation required ' my personal attention, as I wished to judge for myself the amount and sort we would find. On the last boring I found water at sixteen feet in sand, hut could . form no idea of the amount, as wc could go no further ' than tho water, the wet sund refusing to stick to the 1 auger. The well is now being dug. There is water J here generally at from cleveu io twenty-four feet, but < it is ollen found in blue pipe clay, and has the copper- . as tasto. AVc have one excellent well, where the water was found in white sand, or rather soil white sand ' rock, .that pulvorizcs?as soon as broken." < Do all tlic good you ;an in the world, and ] make as little noise about it a? possible. ( \ a COMMUNICATION". .... - . . . Kami Solitude. BV S. B., OF CAMDEN", S, C. .Tranquility must always spring spontaneously from the heart, luit it finds readier access to our hearts in the still and quiet solitude of rural life. \ How kiial and gentle we become when sitting beside a murmuring brook, rippling over its pebbly bed, or after a nap under the foliage of a tree! Quiet nature rocks us lightly into gentleness?. She calins excitement, subdues our wrath and restores to tranquility the soul, tossed by the turbid billows of "passion, and, imparting to us a quiet mood, she makes us view meu and things from their bright sides.? In rural solitude we are unknowingly indulging iii pleasant reveries. It is certairily very true, that true, heartfelt, gushing joy, real bliss, and all the pleasures of life, arc nowhere as happily enjoyed as in rural life and among rural scenes. Thisds the reason why Konsseau assures the inhabitants of cities, that "rural life lias pleasures of which they are entirely ignor ant.; those pleasures arc less dulj, Jess coarse, and more appreciable tlun. tliey considered them to be; that^ there also, taste, choice and neatness can reign." All evil tlfcnghts are forgotten in the. cool shade of tices, in the solitary hut beautiful.valleys, and heside.the rippling rivulet ; and, while listening to the solemn murmur of stately trees and the sweet carol of the feathered Songsters, our feeling* are solemnized .and we cannot entertani a thought of evil. It is oiily in the confusion of town life and undef the pressure of business relations, that we meet the constant - collision of good sense and vivacity against commanding stupidity, which is the fruitful source of much''misery to the human race. Commanding blockheads embitter the lives of their inferiors, poison their contentment, overturn all order in the Lilian society, scatter thorns on tlier path of those who. have better sense than they, convert their lives into a va'c of discontent, misery and tears.. . All these cares, thesc.tronbles, "these mortifications are nrtt, to be encountered in the quietude of rural life. But, gentle breezes, clear springs, silvc'Wringed "lakes, shady forests, cool caverns," and meadows decked with flowers, sending forth their ambrosial fragrance upon the mellow air, prove a balm to the wounded feelings. , Through rural solitude we not only obtain quietude of. heart and become amicable?we n6t only forget stupidity, wickedness and jeal ousy?but solitude affords the heart fur grcatc>, far more cstimabjp advantages. Freedom, real freedom, does nowhere flourish as well as at;; distance from the trrrmoil of the world.? Truly lias it been said, that, there man recovers fi;om confusion?there lie has a clear, heartfelt consciousness of that which he is and professes ?there he lives i'or himself, and not for "extraneous things?there he re-enters a natural' arid free condition, plays no artificial role ; but ho can speak and act. in accordance with his own peculiar impulses -there his mind can always think loudly and his heart give yentto its foclings. Andthcrimportant affect of rural solitude, is. that^Ji^vjj^U-vaiii ambition. It divests ui ^tnU/itluiVVM tiiii_iiflsft splendor which imagination clothes them with. In rural solitude the lofty soul, even if long caged and fettered by the tyrant ambition, bursts the links which binds it to the world's idol, and soaring far, far above the gross plcasures.of earth, finds in the comteniplation of the works of God, a.happier, calmer delight, than in the attainment of ambition's loftiest stations! Accustomed to an indifference to ambition, a wise man will consider offices and .honors no longer worthy of his desires or wishes. History gives us illustrious examples. W'c read of the Roman who shed tears, because, by liis election to the consulship, lie would be deprived of the pleasures of cultivating his beloved fields for the space of n year. Historians tell us of Oiiiciniiatns, who was taken from his plow and entrusted with the command of the Roman army :?lie conquered the enemy of his country?took possession of his provinces?entered1 Rome in triumph, and, in sixteen days was again beside his plow?again following that avocation which was far more preferable to him, and more replete with happiness and delight, than all the pomp and luxury of a Roman court. But there arc many who do not know how tn Mi.rin'ciato the hnpnincss. the deliirhts. the comforts ami the blessings of rural life?who arc not conscious of tlic fact, that the country has delights for the contemplative mind, which would he sought for in vain in the gay halls of revelry and fashion. 1 have heon informed that, in Franco, when a courtier incurs the displeasure of his. funster, the latter commands him to leave the court, nud'to retire to his estates, which had been embellished and beautified, and converted into a delightful rural ;ibode for liis reception. If this were to happen, alas ! then this lovely, this beautiful retreat, would be a place of exile to that slave of the court.? lie could not tmilure it?he could not eat, nor drink, nor digest, nor sleep, because he would be his own master. Ease, comfort and freedom from the thraldom of a court make him an intolerable hypochondriac. This occurrence, we are informed b\' a historical writer, frequently causes the death of the Frenchman. We find in our own, as in other countries, men of'tllc IVeTrrfrrrnrrr1:" low this idol ambition until it becomes a necessity to them?to their very existence?and who thus become entirely callous to the pleasures which Nature showers upon us with a lavish hand. l?ut we also find men who entertain a correct appreciation of fural happiness?who, lifter performing the duty imposed up an tlfem l?v their country, return, like Cincinnatus, covered with laurels, to their quiet, unassuming retreats. and there remain in the enjoyment of ill its delights until again called by their country.. Then they cheerfully sacrifice their e.^so inn commit aim gu n?iuu m i ,,,v :all, and grasp tlicir swords or raise their voices in defence .of tlicir country's rights. Truly ;hesc arc the happiest men. From Ero.vwsvillc. Fpi dul Dispatch to the Charleston Mercury. New Oiii.kaxs, March 14. Advices "from Brownsville, to. tlic Oth, reveal hither complications, and show the complicity )f the .Mexican authorities with Cortihas. (Jol. Lockbridge has arrived here direct from Drownsvillc, and he contirms the worst reports, ind says that depredations have ceased, because .lie frontier has hecotnc depopulated. Con. Cnrvajal and force left Victoria on the 3th for San Luis I'otosi, where 4hc Liberals are loncentrating a large force. The .Fiiiemen's Touuxa.mk.vt.?Inquiries mving been made by companies fioni abroad, whether arrangements have been made to liousc their machines, we are. authorized to say that the Committee has made ample provision in this respect, and that careful preparation has been made to accommodate all who may ."ome. The Railroad companies, whose roads lead to Columbia, have reduced their fares onehalf to both Fire Companies and visitors on the occasion.? Columbia Guardian. SELECTED STORY. T22E SOFT 1SSWEB. ur T.- S. j^TuL'il. "I'll give him l;ivv to 1 is licart'a content, the scoundrel!" said Mr. Sin jleton, walking back" " "l rtT^rl frtt?tvnwl in n hi of a" nt ounrrr livfltn. merit. T" "Don't call liai-sli names, Mr. Singleton," said Lawyer TruomargTlookijig up fro in the mass of papers before Jijm, and smiling, in a quiet, benevolent way, tintwas peculiar to him. "Every man should \be known by his true name. Williams is a -rconndrel,' and so he ought to be called," resphrided the client, with increasing warmth. / "Did you tver do reasonable thing in your life, when yon work angry ?" asked Mr. Truenian, whose ngc ani! respectability gave him the license to speaWSins freely to Iiisyoimg friend, for whom he was f idcavoring to arrange some business difficulty with a former partner. "I can't say that I evA-.diJ,Mr. Truenian. But now, I have, good ivnson for being align1; and the language 1 irfein reference to Williams is but the cxpressii|fe|of a sober and ration"M "convictioti," replied 'Singleton,- a little more calmly. "Did you pronounce Iriin a scoundrel helorc you received his replyfvto, your Inst letter ?" asked Mr. Trncnmn. ,"Xo, I did not. But jth.it letter confirmed inv previously formed impressions of his character." ' . i " "But I cannot find rii> that letter any evidence proving your l.'dc^,partner to be a dishonest man- HejylB?<^grec/to your proposed mode of settlement-, jiecause lie does not see it to be the most proper.. way.' ' "lie won't agree to it^Jjccause it is an honest, and equitable method ofTscttlenient, that is all. lie wants to overreach me/mid is determined to do so if he fan," respjbnded Mr. Singleton still excited. ' There yon are dec^P^wj-ong,'' said the lawyer. "You have hot hallowed yourselves to become angry, and arc bpfji" Unreasonable, and if I must speak plainly, If^thi^h you the most nnreasonable in the present^oase. Two angry men can never settle itfvv basin ess properly. You Have very unnee&sjinTy increased the difficulties in the way ofjr a speedy settlement, by writing Mr. Williams-fen angry letter, which he has responded to in ailik'o unhappy temper. Now, if I am to settle this business for you, 1 .must write all letters tha'j pass to Mr. Williams in future." T."/ "Dut how can you fcVoperly express my views and feelings?" . L Jl"' ^ "That I do not wish tado,1f vofir views and feelings are to remain ^as they are; for anything like an adjustment/ of the difficulties under such circumstance Isiiould coTisider hopeless replied Mr. Tnietnan. j ' "Well, let me answer.-tHm-llettcr, and after that, I promise that you jludl have your own way." ' i "X'o I shall consent tiiiio sjich thing. It is the reply to that letter vijich is to modify the negotiation for n.settlein-jktin such away as to bring success or failure '.-fitd I have no idea of allowing yo:i, in thestate of your mind feat an amicable arrangc(ncnt." Singleton paused for sdme time, before making a" reply", lie had 'Gben forming in his mind a most cutting and hitter rejoinder to the letter just alluded toj and he was very desirous that Mr. Williams should have -the benefit of knowing that he thought him "n tricky ami deliberate scoundrel," with other opinions of a similar character. He found it, therefore, impossible to make np his mind to let the unimpassioiicd Mr. Trueman write this most important epistle. "Indeed, I must write //?> letter, Mr. Trueman," he said. "TheriTtrro soine things that I want to say to him. .that I know you won't write. Von don't seem to consider the pi>sition in which he has placed me*by that letter, nor what is'.obligatory upon me as a man of honor. I never allow ?ny man to reflect upon me directly or indirectly, without a prompt response." ?Thcreis, in the Bible,"said Mr. Trncmaii," a passage that is pcculiarr applicable in the present case. It is this: "A soft answer j 4 tnrneth away wrath ; but' grcvious vfords stiri up anger." - I have found this precept, in a life tiiat lias numbered more' thai: (loilhle your veins, to be one that may he safely and honorably adopted, in all cases. You blame Mr. Williams for writing yon an anyfry letter, and are indignant at certain expression contained therein. Now, is it any more.right for you to write an angry letter, with cutting epithets, than it is for hitn ?" , "Hut, Mr. Trnenmn?" "I do assure.you, my yoimg friend," said the lawyer, interrupting him, that I am acting in this case for your benefit, and not for mv own; and, its your legal ad isor, you must submit to my judgment, or I cannot consent to go on." Jf I will promise jiot to use any linrsli laiiguage," will yon not consent to let lite write the letter?*' urged the client. "You and 1, in the present state of your mind, could not possibly come at the same conclusion in reference to what is harsh and what is inihl," said Mr. Trnemnii : "therefore I cannot consent that von shall write one word of the proposed reply. 1 must write it." "Well. I suppose, then,:' shall have to s:il>lnit; When will it bo ready?" . "Come this' ."'lerjioon, and J will give you the draft, which you a.'an copy and sign." "In the afternoon, My. Singleton came and received the letter prep ted by .Mr. iwiicman. It ran thus, afler the datojand formal address "I regret that my proposition olid not meet your approval. The mode of settlement which I suggested was the resr.lt of a careful consideration of our mutual in ten sts. Be kind enough to suggest to. Mr. Trtiriuan, my lawyer, any ! plan which you thin]- will haul to an early and j amicable adjustment of on r business. You may i rely upon mv consent to i t, if it meets his np- i probation." "Is it. possible, Mr. Trucmati, that you expect j me to sign such a fringing letter as that!" I said Mr. Singleton, thr< wing it down, and walking backward and for1 vard with great irritation oft manner. "Well, what is your objection to it?" replied .Mr. Tnicinan, mildly, for ie was prepared for* just such an exhibition of feeling. "Objection ! How can you ask such a question ? Am I to go on my knees to him, and beg him to do niejuiHiro? Xo! I'd sacrifice every cent I've got in the world lirst, the scoundrel!" "Yon ivish to have A'omi business settled, do you not?" naked jNIr. Tr iclnan, looking him steadily in the lace. . "Of course I do?hojior ibhj settled." "Well, let me hear \vl tat you mean by an honorable settlement." "Why, I mean?" The young man hesitab :d a moment, and Mr. Triienian said : "You mean a settlein cut in which your interest shall be equally e insidered with that of Mr. Wiltjains." Yes, certainly. And ti tat? "And that," continued Mr. Trucman, "Mr. Williams in the settlcmcn r, shall consider and treat you as a gentleman." "Certainly I do. But that is more than lie has done." . "Well, never mind. Let wliai is past go tor as much as it is worth. The principal point of action is in the present." ' "But I'll never send that mean cringing letter, though." "You ihistake its whole tenor, I do assure you, Mr. Singleton. You have allowed your angrv j feelings to blind yon. You, certainly, carefully considered, before you adopted it, the proposed <? - ? - J * 1 4. VI I basis ot a scttienicnr, am you uuu i "Of course I did." "So the letter, which I have prepared for you, states. Now, as an honest and honorableman, you are, I am sure, willing to grant to him the same privilege which you asked forj yourself, namely, that of proposing a plan of settlement. Your proposition does not seem ! to please him; now it is but fair that he should j be invited to state how he wishes the settlement to be made. And, in giving such an invitation, a gentleman should use gentlemanly language." "But lie don't deserve -to be treated like a gentleman.. In fact, lie has no claim to the title," said the young man. ? "If lie lias none, as you say you profess to be a gentleman, and all gentlemen, -should prove by their actions and their words that they are gentlemen." "I can't say that I mn convinced by what you say; but, as yon seem so bejit 011 having it your own way, why, here, let me copy the : thing and sign it," said Bie young man, sud-! dcnly changing his manner. v "There, now," he added, passing across the ! table the brief letter lie bad copied, "I suppose he'll think me a low-spirited fellow, after he gets that. Bub he's mistaken. After it's all! over, I'll take good care to tell hiin that it didn't contain my sentiments." Mr. Trueiiiaii smiled, as lie took the letter, and went on to fold and direct it. "Coirie to-morrow afternoon, and I think i we'll have things in a pretty fair way," he sa:d, I looking up with bis usual pleasant smile, as lie I finished the: direction 01 me icuer. m "Good afternoon, Mr. Singleton,'' he said, a*' that, gentleman entered his ofll:e on #thc sue-1 cceding day. ' . "U?od after/10011," responded the young man., "Well, have you heared from that milk and water letter of yours? I can't call it mine." "Yes," said the old gentleman, "here is the answer. Take a seat, and" I - will read it to n I you. "Well, let's hear it." . "I>K.\it GnonGE:?I have your kind, reasonable, and gentlemanly note of yesterday, in reply to my harsh, unreasonably and ungentlemanly one of tho day before. We have both been playing the fed; but you are ahead of me in becoming sane. - I have examined, since I got your note, more carefully, the tenor of your proposition for a settlement, and it meets my views precisely. My foolish angerkept me from seeing it before. Let our mutual friend, j Mr. Trncman, arrange the matter, according to the plan mentioned, and I shall most heartily acquiesce. Yqurs., <fcc." "lie never wrote that letter in the world!" ! exclaimed Singleton, starting to his feet. ! "You know Ids writing, J presume," said Mr.! Trucniaii, banding liiin the letter. "It's Thomas Williams, own band, as I live." I ejaeiilafed'tsiiiglcToii, on glancing at^theTetter. j "My old friend, Thomas Williams, the bestnntured fellow in the world!" be continued, bis feeling undergoing a sudden and entire revolution. "What a fool I have been!" "And what a tool I have been!" said Thomas Williams, advancing from an adjoining room, at the same time extending his hand toward Singleton. "(i'od bless you, my old friend P exclaimed I Singleton, grasping bis linnd. uWliy what j lias been the matter with us both ?'* "Mv young friends,v said old Mr. Trueinan, one of the kindest-hearted men in the world, rising and advancing toward tliein,"I have known you long, and have always .esteemed von both. This pleasant meeting and reconciliation, you percicve, is of my arrangement. Now let me give a precept that will both make friends and keep friends. It has" been mv motto through life; and I don't knowjliat I have an. enejny in the world. It is: ".I xoft answer tnrncl/i. awatj wrath; but f/rrn'ijitx words stir vp cun/cr. lAIISCELLANEOt.'S. Hr. E?u!3V Sonj. ' Mr. Bull is still very much exercised us to the intents of Louis Napoleon, be they ''wicked or charitiilie." The whole nation seems to be. still wide awake as to the matter of preparation ot meeting an invasion and protecting their women and children, their gold and their "pots and pans" from the ruthless invader!? | While material preparation for defence is go- j ing on, the satirists are exciting the contempt; and hatred of the British for JfoiiCm peat), by satire in prose and verse. As a specimen, we copy the following, entitled, "The Sly Little Man," i'rom the January number of Black-: wood. There's a sly little innii that lives over the way, Who always has something quite civil to say: Yet lie looks at tny house, front his own, with an eye That says. "I perhaps fhny lr>ok in by-nnil-by So T think tny best plan Witli the sly little mnn, Is to make ail the premises safe, if I can. I have not the least doubt lie would think it 110 sin, j Any night that lie thought nie asleep, to "look in;" | There's "the old nowter siioons." and "the old tank- j aril,'' too And the sword o'er the twni'.ie-pioee marked "Waterloo:' I And it's clearly the plan Of the sly little man. To take them till from me?whenever lie can. So my doors and my windows I've bolted and harr'd, I And the truest of watch-dogs takes care of the yard? } A watch-dog of whom I. his master, will sav, * | "Woe betide the house-breaker that conies in his way!" For really the plan , Or the sly little man Is one I must foil, if T possibly can. Xo doubt lie will say. as in fact lie has said. ' What fancy is this that lias come into your head? Your House once was open; it surely can't be That all this is meant for a kind friend like we?'1 * Cut thou it's the plan Of the sly little man To deal much in blarney wherever he can. There's one of the scullions, a fellow in drab. An impudent tyke, with the gill of the gah, Who often will say, "Is it not a hard case. That our door should be shut in tlio gentleman's fuec? :T would be far the hest plan To trust to the man? Xo fear of our losing a pot or a pan !" But the views of the scullion I own are not mine, \iul Still to the bolts and the bars T incline : Xajr, I should not much enrc if my neighbors :il! knew ! I That I've lately been got ling a rifle or two: That's my simple plan With the sly little man: And so, he may now take the spoons?if he can. The gasometer of the St. diaries Hotel exploded. 011 the 14th inst., and set fire to the j building''?two men were burnt to death. Tlw1. building was saved, "Our Faithful Alties" at the Siorlh SoJimcti lias been said about the fidelity of that class of Northern men, whom their Southern landers are pleased to style "the faithful allies of the South," we desire" to mention a few facts, elicited by the recent elections in the liousc of Representatives. We adopt in part the language of Unlaw, one of the Mrrr.u- 1 ry\i correspondents. Five Douglas men, Messrs. |' Hawkins, Reynolds, Adrian, Hickman aud Schwartz surrendered themselves, soul and body, ( to the Black Republicans, in the election of 1 Speaker; four upon Sherman-ami another upon 1 Pennington. Then four others would not vote 1 for Smith [American from N. 0.,) which would 1 I have secured his election, even after the first 1 I desertion; but they threw away their votes ' and Mr. Sherman was defeated : so that upon ( the election of a Speaker nine Douglas Demo- ^ I crats sided directly and indirectly with the "-l-li ,?nn on/1 tb/.ir fl'lVtlds ' I t'LUUIillUil pill IV* uuv,h iiivii ituu iiivk are anxious for the nomination of Mr. Douglas j at Charleston, with whom Southern men are | working night and day. It may he added that 1 all of the Douglas men from the Middle States, * several in number, voted for Forney, and lie received the vote of Horace F. Clark of X. Y., an out-and-out Douglas man. Mr. Forney although claiming to bc? a Democrat, was the regular nominee of the Black Republicans! ^ For the Scrgeant-'at Anns, five of the Doug- t las men went in* for Hoffman, who was also ilf' I g nominee of the Black Republicans. Such aiv f .<oitic of the facts elicited by the recent elections. ( And such arc some of the men who will take part in the Charleston Convention ; who will ^ come to the South and dictate whom she must i elect to the Presidency. After triumphing t over the South in Congress, by co-operation ? with Black Republicans, they will be admitted ( into full affiliation with Southern men in Con- | vention! These are "the faithful allies" to whom we arc called upon, to entrust our destinies, j Rather may we not say, these arc the trcacher- t ous tricksters into whose hands we are advised q to commit our fortunes, through the machinery t of a corrupt and demoralized system. These arc the double-dealers who are to destroy the j rights of the South, through the ambiguous f and double-meaning phraseology of party plat- 1 forms. It is said that the pusillanimous idea t of multitude of firm friends in England, for a \ Jong time prevented many in the Colonies from < | tavorjng separation iroin me .uomcr louuirv. 1 j Ts not.History repeating- itself in tlic case of t j tlic South and North.?Newberry C'onscrratixt. t ?. ;< Death orSir William Napier. Sir William Napier, Iv. C. B., whose death is -i announced l>y the Edinhnryh, was born at Castle- t town, in Ireland, in 1785. His father was i ! Colonel the Honorable George Napier, and his <, | mother tlie celebrated Sarah Lennox, daughter J ! of the second J Juke of Riclinioud. When but y j fifteen years of age, Sir William entered*- the | i army. lie served at the siege of Copenhagen, t | followed Sir John Moore to the Spanish Pcninsula in 1808, and was in command of the "] | Forty-third Regiment at Salamanca, Neville, i and Nice. The .wounds which he received in the battles in which he was engaged, were em- t I [iiifiiiu [iruin ui iii!s uuinii; au-i uia>cn ?r> a i soldier. For six years, from 1842 to 1848, I whctf-he was created a Military Knight, and n became Colonel of the. Twenty-seventh Ilrgi- a ment, Sir William was Governor of < jip-ir.scv. 'InlBoT lie was arilvanc?Jd to t!ie rank' of Licuten- r ant-General. 'j'he intervals of? leisure which d lie enjoyed were devoted to recording the his- r tory of the wars in which he had taken part, t To his pen we are indebted for the "History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of c France, from the year 1807 to 1814." The p publication of this work, which consists of six o volumes, was commenced in 1828. Amoiighis s other, but less formidable works, arc "The Con- ? quest 'of Sciude," Life and Opinions of Sir g Charles Napier, and English Patties and Sieges v in the Peninsula, the last of which was published t in 185-5, and comprises much of the matter em- s braced in his first historical work. Besides c treating of these heavier themes, Sir William's t pen found relaxation in the composition of van- i oils reviews, and one or two works of fiction, c Sir Charles Napier, the Conqueror of Seinde, was a brother of the Historian. . i Louisiana. i j The following are the resolutions passed at l; ... ? . .i. a. t - fl tlic recent r>taic loiivcnuou 01 uic j^ouisiana Democracy: Ifavilocri, 1. That the Democracy ol'Louisi- 1 ana appreciate ami admire those patriotic men s in the nonslavcholding States, whose adhesion 1 to Democratic principles and whose devotion 1 to the Democratic parti", prove tlieni to be lovfirs of their country, the supporters of the * Constitution, and the true friends of the rights of the several States. f 2. That the Democratic party of Louisiana I1 feels undiminished confidence in the admiuis- 1 tration of James Ihichanan. 3. That the Territories of the United States ' belong t<vthc several States as their common ' property, and not to the. individual citizens ' thereof. That the Federal- Constitution recognizes property jn slaves, and as such, the owner there- ' of is entitled to carry his slaves into any of the n Territories ot tlie United States, and liold tlicm 1 tliere as property; and in case the people of the Territories, l>y inaction, unfriendly legislation, or otherwise, should endanger the tenure 1 of such property or discriminate against it, by withholding that protection given other species of property in the Territories, it is the duty of the General Government to interfere by an active-exertion of its constitutional powers to sc'cure the rights of slaveholders. 4. That our delegates to Charleston arc recommended to adhere to the two-third rule in the nomination of a Candidate for the Presidency. ? ? * ?Gov. Houston ox the South Carolina i Resolutions.?Gov. Houston has sent the j South Carolina resolutions to the Texas Lc'gis- > hit urc, with along message. The Galveston j iWm'.v says of it.u. "The message of Gov. Houston, in relation 1 to the South Carolina resolutions, is such as every one expected. No proposal was ever yet made for the Southern States to take any measures whatever for their own defence, or even for a consultation among them as to what measures should be taken, which Gov. Houston has not opposed. The only measure which can he named that he has not opposed, is that of unconditional submission to abolitionism.? This is the exact meaning ofwhnt he calls con- , scrvatism, and anything else with him is dis - i* - * .1-:. ? i .i ^ i unionism, ji is mi mis hhmiuu nun. im now charges the resolutions of South Carolina .is , aiming at a dissolution of the Union." .1 From Waxhiiigtoit. "Washington, March 13. ( The JironJehm arrived at Norfolk %vestordav. i Mr. McLane's delav in sailing for Mexico is i partially caused by the desire of the Executive | to hear from Vera Cruz. 1 i The non-arrival of the India nolo, at New Or- 1 i leans, excited fears that she had been detained | at Vera Cruz to give refuge to Americans who ! hod been driven out of the city by the attack 1 ! of Miramon. Our Gulf fleet will be ordered to ( . pay no attention to Miramon's blockading 1 . squadron. i The Convention. Quite a'fermcnt was raised in our city, last evening, by reception of telegraphic dispatches, hinting that the National Democratic Convention might not meet in this city, after all. f Despatches of like tenor were received by several , parties, one of which has been kindly placed at our disposal, and heads our telegraphic column this morning. We must b.o permitted to say that we consider it sheer moonshine. The Convention is called here by order of the last Convention, which met at Cincinnati, and not by any Comnittce, to whom merely the business details were committed; the hall lias been engaged, md various delegations have givcu bonds for lie fulfillment of certain contracts for board, :oinmittec rooms, etc.and the Convention ,vill meet in the Institute Had, in this city. Hie gentleman who has volunteered to repre <ent South Carolina on the National Democrnic Executive Committee, will nc>t strengthen lis Convention friends in this city, by joining n consideration for the removal of the Convenion.?Charleston Mi rcu ry. The Fire Alarm Telegraph. - ?****?? The contractors for the erection of the fire ilarm and police telegraph have prosecuted the vork with energy, and it is now nearly brought o a conclusion. The extent of the apparatus * md machinery, and the amount of labor required o put into effectual operation, is much greater ban. is generally supposed. The first step of progress was putting up the* virc. The wire used is a No. 9 iron wire, loiled in oil, to prevent oxvdization by exposure o the atmosphere and storms. This is stretched ilong from station to station, attached to the diiinneys or the roofs of the houses lying on tho inc of direction taken. .The contractors have" found little or no opwsition from the owners of prvate property to his use of their dwellings, hut have rather revived every possible aid for the rapid complc,ion of the work. The manner in whieli the wire is put up )revents injury to the property with which it is loimected, and adds no unsightly attachment. A lien attached to the chimney, it is supported . >v an iron ciamp iiaiieu to two ot its sales, the virc passing through an insulator at the apex >f the clamp. l>ut when following the roofs of louses it is supported on an iron stand scrowcd o the roof a piece of sheet lead under its feet, lie screws having been dipped in a preparation >f while lead. - m All the wires concentrate in the central offico ?to be established in the Municipal llall? md from circuits connecting every signal staion, bell tower and police station, with the * Machinery on the d'.sk of the chief engineer md operator. There and at the signal stations* s a lightning arrester to discharge from the vires any surplus ot electricity, each arrester laving attached to "it ground wires penetrating lie earth several fact. The city is divided into nine fire districts. L'hronghout these districts at convenient places ire distributed sixty-three signal stations. A signal station consists of an iron box atncbi'd to the street wall of a house. Directions or the key and use of the apparatus arc found ?e!ow the station box.' If a tire occurs in tlio. leighborhood, this signal station box is-opened mi a crank within is rapidly turned. /"Wliethr ij_J_>0 moypfl '-" l-wnrii. or fnMv-nl fctoutr flr apidly, with one revolution or fifty, it ininicliatelv gives the alarm in the central office, by ihging and continuing to ring the number of he station., J ii possession of the locality of the fire, the ligineer in chief, immediately by touching tbo >ropcr keys of lys office instruments, rings in acli engine liousc of the city the districts and tation where help is needed. The alarm is ;ivcn in each engine house by the ringing of a ;ong, wbicli can be heard at least a square, rliilc the twelve bells in the different bell owcrs of the city sound out the district and the tation in danger. Xot ni^c than one minute an elapse from the first iiiotioii of the crank in lw? %iirtt:i 1 vfritinti lifiv Iioffiv/* tlir? n 1 *irtn ic rnm nunientcd throughout the whole city, and every itizen is informed oCthe locality of the lire. In the bell-towers the machinery used is very ngenious. On one side of the lower rim oftho >ell a large hammer is stationed. This is held 11 its position by the support o^a large weight inclosed in a hollow shaft. The weight is held inn until an electric current, passing over the irmaturc of the instrument, releases it, when t rapidly falls, and the hammer, put in motion, trikes the bell, giving a note of alarm. Ever}' :cw current of electricity sent over the wires ittersa new blow on the hell, so that the strokes ire entirely under the control of the opcraor. This machinery, and, indeed, every portion if the apparatus used in the tiie alarm telegraph 5 remarkable for the durable manner in which t is constructed and the fineness, of its finish. iVc are assured, and wc have reason to trust lie assertion, that this city will possess the inest fire alarm aparatus in use in the United itnfcs. The liberality of the ooufl-actors, Messrs. Jaiucwell ik Co., is also evinced in this, that hey have furnished seven signal-str ''on boxes nd two police instruments more than the cotiraet calis for. The police instrument isa circular brass box, laving a glass face, somewhat like a largo imriner's compass, having the letters of tho Ipliabct on its face instead if the points of the 01 npass, and a key in the side opposite each utter, with a needle freely moving within the iox. When a message is to be communicated, lie signal having bccngivcn and answered, tho fords are spelled out by pressing alternately he keys opposite the necessary letters. A ncssnge of some length can thus bo com nut runted in a few seconds. The wire will all be in situ the present week, f they arrive, the instruments will be in posi- . ion and the entire aparatus in good working rder by the 1st of April. This important addition to the means of tho afoty of the property of the city, reducing tho isks of underwriters, and consequently cnliancng"their profits, calls for a liberal contribution m their part towards the expense, of its erosion. The work is one that must huve been lone by the eitv, but the great benefit of tho icw power given to the tifc department will bo wiped by the insurance companies of Now >rleaiis. Wc much mistake their sense of jusice?their known liberality?their appreciation if their own interests, if tliey do not relievo the :orporatioii of a large amount of the payment br the contract by a munificent donation for bat purpose.?-Trie Orleans Picayune. ?- ?? * < )\t Mnnr ?John Ford, a revolution.-! y soldier, died in Bibb County, Georgia; on ho -JTStli of February, in the 105th year of his tde. Ho was married live times, his last wife mrvives him, and bisonlv child is-eighty rears >Id. 1 'iriLADELi'iiiA, March 1-k lion. Lewis C. Levin, late a Reprcscn;ative i-oni the 1st Congressional District of this city, lied this morning at 1 o'clock. Ice.?We have hoard of several persons vlio saw ice on Sunday morning last. Peaeliwhich are just in full bloom, arc supposed :o be uninjured as vet. Sumter H'atc/tiiia!, I3t'< ins\