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O" Kor announcing a Candidate, $2.00, in adranco. DIT" The Postage must he paid upon all letters and communications to secure attention. / (WK1TTUX FOR TilK AU1IKVIL.LU IIA.N.VKK.) T O T II E M K MORY O F Liouit'iiuii! Jf. IS. IVorngiic, Who fell 1 "it li September, 1817. He hath passed away fro in his child hood's An 1 from that groupe of love [home Which clustered 'round the parent hearth Ere any chanced to rove? Those scattered ones m iy come again To the place they loved of yore ; Hut mournful will that meeting lu? ; ? llrll meet with them no more ! lie hath passed away from the joyous throng From the circles of the gay : ? No eye than his more brmhtlv beamed In the place of revelry. They'll meet again?those friends he lov'd, And wear the smiles he wore ; 13ut when they join in dance and song lltll join with them no more. He hath passed away from the martial host, From his placc among the br.tve? Their ranks are thin, their leader's ljst, And yet their banners wave ;? His oirn will mingle with the bands That rush to meet the foe, Hut when they march to fife and drum, JWll march, with them no more ! No iiiurC'?iio ...ore ; for silent licw Tho voice I hey once obeyed ; And sadly on his pale cold brow His dark brown locks are laid ; ?o beautiful!?so much like life? Yet mournful tokens tell That in th battle's fiercest strife And deadliest front lie fell. He fell!?and there arc some who say 'Tis glorious thus to die, Whi-u the gallant blond is mounting high In the clasp of victory ;? it . " ? Din uearer tar to mo, than all The deeds of noblest birth Is the gem that in his heart was worne? The gem of modest worth. They tell me?by the couch of pain He lingered long and kind. And that hi* tear-drops fell like rain The broken heart to bind. They tell me?that on comrades weal His warmest thoughts were lent, And that to soothe a soldier's woe His little all was spent.* Oh ! breathe no more the bitter boast Of walls and tronphos <r:lirw?r1 So fondly loved?so curly lost? lie lies among t/ie slain ! A lid many a comrade brave and true Lies coldly by his side ! Ah glory ! palctPsl l/iou jwl, that day Thy noblest victims died ! Build high?build high of marble dust For the stern unflinching great, Whose iron steps have left no trace Of the heart's first tender weight? Jh', needs it not:?within the Hulls Where his early footsteps moved, His monument is reared, and 'tis A Monument of Lovk 1 When about leaving Jalapa, ho spent the last dollar that he had?though he know it would bo long before he could obtain any moro?to procuro 001110 comforts for the dying Gillospio. From the Charleston Courier. EPIGRAM On the Expected Arrival of General Shields. When Snarta's vouth athirst for fame. Went forth to battle-fields, (l With them?or on them!" cried the dame, And pointed to their Shields. In prowess of the Palmetto State m To Spnrta nothing yields; Fair darmvs, in conquest we're elate; Now welcome back our Shields! A Surviving Palmetto. Juvenile DisonEniKNCE. <# William, iL_.? ? _ .1 cicuii juiii buh, mai a momer ? uuuo boy." * I'm b'.ow'n if I do, ma," ? ?? From lint N. O. Delta,. GEN. JAMES SHIELDS, U. S. A. A friend of Gen. Shields has furnished us fur publication a short sketch ol his life and history, the principal incidents of which are taken from the Portrait (iallery of the NewYork Weekly News, of the year 18-15, and arc embodied in this noiice. We take great pleasure in laying before our readers at this time, the history of a man whose public ca reer has been marked with so much honor to himself and usefulness to his adopted country, and whose recent brilliant military exploits as leader of one of the most desperate charges at the bailie of Cerro Gordu, in which he received a dreadful wound, have made him an object of general interest throughout the Union, and enlisted a deep and prcvading sympathy in the hearts of his felllow citizens on account of his wound, and the probability o( his almost miraculous recovery. GENERAL SHIELDS. A KltlEl'* MOGUAPIIICAI, SKKTt'lf OF HIM. Genaral Shields was born in Ireland,but came to this country at a very early aire. Having enjoyed the advantages of a finished education, he determined on the great West as the scene of his future usefulness and labor, and took up his residence at K:is kaskia, in the Suite of Illinois, about the year 18:M, and entered upon the practice of law. 11 is great and varied attainments soon met their just reward at ihn hands of the gcneious people among whom he had cast his lot, and he quickly rose to nn eminence in his profession, tie aiso took an active part in the noliiies of the Statft. Iw> came a distinguished leader in the democratic ranks, and was called to fill several high offices by his fellow-citizens He first served in the Legislature, where he gained great reputation by hi.s talents and industry. Me afterwards filled the office of Auditor, I in which station he contributed by a succession of very many vigorous measures to place the bank in a Slate of liquidation, and reformed the deranged finances of the State. In the year 1845, General Shields was appointed Commissioner of the (Jenerul Land Office by the President, the duties of which he continued with great zeal and ability to perform until the summer of 181G, when he was appointed Brigadier General in the army of the United States, and which position he now occupies. A career so full of success for so young a man is remarkable. But it is the result of rare abilities, cultivated by unwearied application. From his earliest youth, General Shields has been tin untiring student, endeavoring to qualify 1.: I r i : i - - i -? 1 iijiiiacii wtiriuiiy 10 mi me inosi elevated station?. His scholastic attainments are of the highest character. Well versed in the classics anil the great writers of antiquity. lie is also master oi several n?< dern language. Amid the labors of his professional pursuits and the turmoil of politics, the studies of his eailier years have not been forgotten; luit when tiino. and opportunity have offered he has turned aside to cultivate his taste for Jotters. As an advocate, his standing at the bar was of the first class, and his practice when lie was called to the bench was among the most extensive and lucrative in the State. With a brilliant imagination, and great command of language, he combines an inti mate acquaintance with the learning of the law and the principles on which it ri-sta. He had fully appreciated, in his researches into the ancient authorities of his profession, the remark of Coke : u That the reason of the law ; for though a man can tell the law, yet if he know not the reason thereof, he shall soon forget his superficial knowledge." To these essential qualifications of a lawyer arc added a gracefulness and ease of elocution vouchsafed to but few. i? ioio n i ? ? iii io-io, ui'iiiTui ouieiu.s was eievaieu Jo the bench of the Supreme Court of his State. Here his previous habits of thought and study made him completely at home. He brought to the discharge of his duties all the requisites?knowledge and love of the law, judgement, integrity, and evenness of temper. No Judge ever felt his re.?ponsibility more deeply, and that it was his duty to weigh his decisions caJmly and deliberately as thev were not onlv to<li?tr*rminp ilm mikp before him, but to form a rule for the future. He nee, both in the Circuit Court and the Court of Errors, all his judgements were well considered, and such as are reported are distinguished for their precision and their singular application to the points in issue. His best praise as a Judge was, that lie had the confidence of his brethren of the bench and the bar, and the people of his Slate. This brief nvicw of the life of General Shields as a civilian has been deemed proper to the introduction of a short notice of his recent military career. The State of Illinois} ia which General Shields claims, and has exceeised citizenship lor the last fifteen years, was, with the coininendihlo patriotism, amongst the foremost to tender to the President four regiments of volunteers for the service of his country, and it was while on a visit to his homestead in Illinois, in 164(5, that he was tendered by the President, a commission of Brigadier General in the United States Army. General Shields accepted his commission, and resigning an olKce of high and important trust at Washington. immediately engaged in the duties of his new profession, and superintending the embarkation of the Illinois Brigade,then in an advance stale of forwardness, he proceeded lo the Uio Grande. Upon his arri val at Camargo, lie was ordered to join General Wool's command, llien en route Iron; San Anlonia to Chihuahua. lie started immediately, and with no escort but his aid and servants he traversed nearly two hundred miles dI the enemy's country, sleeping at Mexican villages and ranches, and passing through bands of hostile Indians, not only unmolested, but treated wi'li the respect of an American officer of high rank. Upon reaching the encampment of General Wool, he was ordered to take command of the advanced column. It was on this march 1 to Monclovia that Gen. Shields first demon- j *1 rated those high qualities of a soldier, which has since endeared him to the whole army. Withan indomitable energy,he push ed forward his column, scaling mountains and fording rivers, himself always in the advance, and l>y his personal example, teaching thr> llivloi- liic I.i?ninni.<1 tlirit by perseverance and determination all obstacles.may bo surmounted. When General Wool's command joined General Taylor at Saltillo, he was ordered by General Taylor to report himself to General Scott, end was then placed m command of the Illinois Brigade, intended for operations asrainst Taninico and Wr.-i rinm- A lii.r tl??? captureofTampico,General Shields became Military Governor, and by wise and firm government of the people, and strict discipline forced among the troops, he soon bro;t <^ood order out of confusion and anarchy,anil Tampico became one of the best police cities in the world. It was here that he had an opportunity of blending and exercising his rare qualities as a civilliau and General and ilte best comment of both are to be found in the admirable results, which in a short time he produced, and the high character which, as a man of nrobiiv and talent I * " J he then earned for himself, and the kindness and regard with which his services are still acknowledged in Tampico. At the seige and capture of Vera Cruz, General Shields exercised his usu.il activity and energy of character, and among other distinguished oflieers, earned and received his share of distinction. It was, however, at the storming of the heights of Cerro Gordo that Gen. Shields won his brightest military laurels, at the expense of a terrible wound, of which he is now lying in a precarious state at Jalapa, *1 -i*.i i * * uiu oujeci 01 me ueep sympatny ana prayttrful hopes of the nation. General Shields was shot in the early pait of the action, while leading the 4th Illinois Regiment in a charge upon a six gun battery, suppoited by a largo body of Mexican lancers and infantry. This battery was the extreme right work of the enemy, and the head quarters of Santa Anna, as well as the depot of all their stores, officers' baggage, &c. The ball, (which was either grape or canister) entered the right breast, about one inch and a half or two inches below tlie nipple, passed through the right lobe of the lungs and out at the back, without, however, doing any injury to the spine. He was at once borne from the field by his friend and Aid-de-Camp, Mnj. Davis, and carried two miles before medical aid could be obtained. Ilis wo.ind was at lenglh examined and dressed; but the physician expressed the conviction that he must die. He was subsequently removed to Ja lapn, where he still remains, and strong ] hopes are now entertained of his recovery, i The circumstances under which General Shields received his wound speak in his praise a language more emphatic than any which can now be used. The battery is at least oik mile beyond the pass of the Cer10 Gordo To reach it, ho had to lead his command over three miles through the densest chappar.nl, without even the guide of a footpath. He was on foot at the head nf liu t Tf\r\1\G fin/1 Kflil n ! ron/*l%o/l v,. -..w ?".>?? goal of victory, through a terrific lire of grape, canister and musketry, when he fell. His command immediately entered the enemy's works, and drove the enemy be^ fore them in a general route. With the battery, was also captured a large amount of public stores, some twenty thousand dolf ! ?_ 1 1 I "11 lars in specie unci xuu pacic mines. j. ne Mexican officers state that the appearance oi General Shields's command, so far beyond the pass, and immediately in front of Gen Santa Anna's Head-quarters, produced great consternation in their ran Us, and did much to induce an early urrender, ftp u_ Gen. Shields having been borne from the field of battle, ihc command was assumed by Col. Baker, as brave an officer as ever wore a sword. At the head of his victorious troops, the Colonel charged the enemy, who fled in the utmost confusion,closely followed by the victors. In this pursuit, oania Anna himself was chised so closely as to be compelled to abandon his carriage and to mount on one of the mules which drew it; in this inglorious manner he effected his escape. (^en. Shields is at this time about forty years of age. His intellect and its triumphs have already been sufficiently considered. Of a frank bearing, a disposition kind and friendly, a character pure and spotless, his heart is full to overflowing with every manly and generous emotion. In this land, a man thus constituted cannot fail of triumphing in the end over every obstacle to a laudable ambition, and of winnning a name, such as that now on joyed by Gen. Shields. Long may he live to add to the reputation he has already ac quired, and to earn further elaims upon the affections and gratitude of his country.? The memory of services will adorn the remainder of hid days, and embalm his fame when dead. In closing this notice of (Jen. Shields, it is deemed appropriate to pay a passing tribute to his gallant and faithful friend and Aid-de-Camp, Maj. CJeo. T. M. Davis, to whose kind attentions, unremitting care assiduous nursing, (Jen. Shields, if he sur:11 - 1 ...w, inn in n yiL-ui measure, uuuer the j blessing of (Jod, owo the preservation of Iris valuable life. Muj. Davis, upon his return to Illinois, will receive, as he deserves, the gratitude of the people of that patriotic State, a reward, to him of all others, the most acceptable. Columhia, S. C., Dec. 4, 1847. To Maj. B. Blocker, Edgefield, S. C. My Dear S<.r,?The sequel will fully explain the object of this communication. 1 am just in receipt of a h'tter from my tie r i r*T 1 - ** - ? sun,1 vjccorge o. James, dated .[National iJulace, Mexico, Oct. 24, 1847. Yon have, ere this, received intelligence of the fall of your son, Sergeant Blocker, of ihe Palmetto Regiment. To the patriot father, it cannot fail to be a source of consolation to know that he fell at the head of his company, nobly and gallantly striking for the rights and honor of his country: While to the Christian parent doubly consoling must be the fact, and beautifully sublime the emotions which arise from the reflection, that although bleeding' and dying on the buttle field in a foreign land, amid the cannon's roar and the clash of arms, many of his last and cherished thoughts were turned towards his Bible, and his Mother. To the following extracts, please allow me to direct your attention : "Five of the Edgefield Company fell together at this time. Among them was 1st Sergeant Blocker, who was then in command of the Company. * * * * " I carried Blocker and Goode some wa ter, where they were lying mortally wounded. Both seemed conscious that death was at hand, and wailed the event with Christian fortitude. Not a whisper of complaint escaped their lips Blocker told me he would die in a few hour, and gave me a Bible (a present from his mother) to give to sergeant Brooks, who would carry it home to her. He also requested me if I should ever return to South Carolina, to toll iiis lather * l died in command ot my company with my companions ; tell him 1 did maj' duty. If you should see any of Serg't Blocker's friends, you will please re-state the circumstances of his death. It will bo a consolation to them. It is due to the memory of so brave a man. Sergeant Blocker and Corporal Goode died that night.? All loved them. Their sad fate is universally lamented." The gnllant Sergeant Brooks has also fallen in the same campaign, and cannot therefore perform the above pleasing but mclnncholy service requested of him.? Should my son's life be spared, I am sure he will scrupulously observe the sacred charge committed to him. Your ob't servant, John S. James. #A member of the JuniorClassat Erskine College, in Abbeville when lie volunteered. Melt a little isinglass in spirits of wine, adding thereto about a fifth part of water, and using a gentle heat; when perfectly melted and mixed it will form a transparent erlue. which will unite class so fust that the Fracturc will be hardly perceived. Tobacco in the Army.?An army correspondent, writing from San Angel, says: u I havo ceased to use American manufactured tobacco, as our sutler wants four dollars a pound for his stock. The same quality might be purchased for twenty cents ft pound in the States," 4 "> . ^ *^Vr, To the Stockholders of the Greenville k (Mont. RAIL ROAD. The failure, as I anticipated, to ok tain ! Legislative aid for this great work, makes it iiccessary to enquire what is to be done. There is but one answer?" Go ahead, and do all which can be done. " By so doing, public confidence will be secured, and the road ultimately builded. My continuance, for a, day, as President, depends upon this.? Whenever the work is ordered to stop, I shall cease to be the head of this great enterprise. I have already more to do than I ought to have. Nothing ever induced my acceptance of the Presidency of your Road, without money and without ])rice, but the hope that by so doing, [ might contribute something to the good of my country.? Nothing induced me to remain after the location of the Road at Newberry, but the fact manifested to my own mind, and that of all my friends, that my retirement must greatly n-iuiu, (Kiu jiossiujy preveni me Duikling ot the Road. Under these ciicumstances,and after receiving the assurance that the work should go on, 1 have consented to remain and on Inc. xvork will go. Sixteen miles east of the Broad Itiver, will be put under con-tract as soon as the survey of location is completed. The whole line of the Road Will Ko nn t nn/l/^r ^ ^" J -J ? ? ..... uv |iu? uuuvi t/uiuiuti iu uo gruuuu us suon as the surveys of location be completed, if the Stoc/choldcres icill take the contracts. They are entitled by the charter to work out half of their stock on the Road. It is hoped that even small stockholders will arrange themselves iuto companies so as to take sections, and thus have the benefit intended by the charter. The whole subscription, as it now stands, and available to us, will not exceed six hundred thousand dollars. This i.s not one-third ?if the enterprise. Still with that sum, if stockholders will take the contracts, we can grade the entire Road, and complete thirty or forty miles. This done, we can mortgage the Road, and finish as much more. When this is doing, can it be that our fellow-citizens of Charleston, Columbia, Richland, Fairfield, Newberry, Abbeville, Laurens, Anderson, Pickens, and last and not leant, Greenville, will stand by and not help more, much more than they have done? Lot every man come to the rescue, do as I have done, sacrifice previous predilections ou the altar of the common good, and then we can build the Road, whether the Legislature will or will not kelp us ? Let us kelp ourselves* JOHN BELTON O'NEAL, President of the G. & C. R. EL Columbia, Dec. 20,1847. A new Methodist Church -was recently dedicated at Watertown, Massachusetts. The vane which surmounts the spire of the Church was presented by the Unitarian Society, and is an interesting historical re ic, being the identical one which graced the spire of the building in which the first ?? 1? J wiiiiiibiiiui vuujjicaa wua iiCIU. Tiie whole of the President's Message, containing about 18,000 words, was telegraphed to Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville and Vincennes, Indiana. Long Nosks.?A Boston editor, alluding to the long noses of Julius Caesar, the Duke of Wellington, John Tyler, and other dignitaries, says that ho recently saw a nose that Kpnt ihpm rt 11 Ti and ?IMO iUIII UIIU Chi U<gUI>f snubbed at tho end, and all of afoot long. In concluding, however, it occurs to him that " it may bo as well to state that it belonged to a pair of bellows." From the 6th to the 16th of November, inclusive, there have been gazetted in England 116 bankrupts and 62 insolvents, and in Scotland 30 bankrupts. Tiie President, in his Message, says, >u. i * c J-I uuiiny uto iasi yeur iwumy 11111 nuns ui uuilars have been re-coined at the mint.? There is a great operation. The census of New Orleans, just completed. gives the total population of the city at 79,998, a decrease of 16,000 since last year, and 23,000 since 1840. The Delta thinks there is a gross mistake somewhere. /vT fit A A a iijcj * ui uto aiu^uvau vvatu vi Foreign Mission in October, amounted to 826,798 13, and for the two preceding months $32,882 10. A celebrated physician in France has discovered that Vinegar,. taken in large doses two or three wine glasses every hour, is a certain cure for the hydrophobia. PudoF of Marriage.?Before the revising barrister, the other day, a witness being asked how how he knew that a man and woman were husband and wife, replied because " he had often heard the lady hlpw tho gentleman up." The evidonce xm held | to be conclusive. t