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DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY NEWS, LITERATURE SCIENCE AND THE ARTS WMI. J. FflAVCaIS, Ptroprietor. ~o~jAIJ U fb"Avne 60-a TER ---Two Doou ru Poir *1'V *01. V.SUM TIEERVILLE, S. C., AUGUST 17, 1852. -y POLITICAL. - SPEECH 0? TuE MexO. AVM. L. YANCEY. In Mr. Yancey's speech in the Tte Southern Rights Convention, he made the following points in support of the minority report, the question being upon the amendment offered by Colonel Williams: He yielded his assent to the amend ment,because the lengthy and heated debate of the day previous, had con. vinced him that it was only upon some such ground that the members of the Convention could ever harno. nine, and preserve the integrity of the Southern Iights party. There were objections to the amendment but in his opinion, they were of lees importance than thus which existed against a continuation of such a contest as had taken place i between the friends of the minority I and mnjority reports, respectively. The course which the debate upon 1 the minority report had taken, hoiw. ever, rendered it almost imperitive upon him, that he should offtr to the conventioin, and through it to the Southern Rights party and the coun. try, the reasons which hail operated upon himt in maztking that rej.ort, in conjunction with the delegates from Coosa, Jefferson, Chambers and 11us. sell. not an analgmTiation, with emoeratic party, in support of .eneral Pierce for the office of Pire sident. It recognized the necessity of a continued independent organiza tion of the Southern Rights party, and suggested the policy of a sup port of General Pierce as a party, fp' nrtahi specified grounds t neither accepting nor rejecting him a as the nominee of another party nor in any way endorsing the plat- y firm of that party, which brought a him before the country. ''he position which this policy would give to the Southern Rights v party, daring this election, night be I comipare'd to that held by the 1 rench I army, which co-operated with the Anerican troops during the r. vole tiunary war---struggling ugainst I 4ommoInla enemy, with purjpose soi.e what ditferent in detail--though h:t ving the co.mmon object of freeina the country of a power, which hia I used its power but to oppress. Like the French army, too, the a Southern Rights party, in this c.'n test, would he governed by a sepa rate and distinct orgaizatin '--acting under its own "tice rs-ccnpving distinct cuamp-gro.'und-andl rally be- i nea'h its own flug ; and at tl, cl.se of the campaign, dissolving its tem b porary alliance, with..ut in the least t degree having its integrity athctedh. c The general objection urgedl against Ti this policy is, that we have ever de- al nounced the national party organiza s tions as unsafe and unsound upon i the great slavery question. and that v we should therefore repudiate all con. t nection with them ; and, there.fore, y the proposed policy has been de 'neiiced as little lese than treason to one of'the great principles of our - organization.( Mr. Y. said that this is not an t open question. The Southern Rights c convention of the 4th of March last, p contemplated such action as has been ( proposed by the minority report. tl Mr. Y. quoted in support of this o position, the following resolutions of c that convention : 15. Resolv'ed, That believing both a the old national parties arc sensitive t t'o the majority sentiment, and, there fore,' in effect antagonistic to our e sectional interests, we will preserve our separate organization, and coal- - esce with neither, but shall leave n ourselves free to oppose both, or co- a operate, from time to time, wvith eith- e er, according as their doctrines may, v~ more or less co-inCidle with our own. 18. Resolved, That for,. a more a perfect organization, and to consider s our course in the coming Presidential a election, it is .hereby recommended ~ that a convention ot' the Southern Rights party of this State assemble ] at this pilace, at such time as the contral committee, hereafter named,t shall dinsignate. It bein~g clear then that a co-ope ration with either of' thme national] parties is within the scope and aim of the Southern Rights p)arty, Mr. Y. said that the otly remainiing ques tieons were : 1st. Is the nolicv indicatd consi natioi--the putting up of a new and sound man in the midst of the can vass-and succeeded in effecting this policy. Mr. Y. contended that a review his entire carerr showed that it had been that it had been the aim of General Pierce, not only to keep himself above all suspicion of favor ing Freesoilism, but to keep, as far as he could, the New Hampshire eemocracy in a like sound condition. Mr. Y. also reviewed the past life of General Pierce with reference to the State Rights doctrines, and pro nounced him as pure a State Rights muan as is to be found out of South Carolina. He itnsisted, elso, that it was a matter worthy of consideration, that Gen. Pierce had not been in volved, for years, in a corrupt and corrupting struggle for the Presiden cy. The office had sought him-he had not sought the office. lie had not sold himself nor bought others by a sacrifice of the independence of himself, and the rights of any section, in order to secure his elevation to lhis high office. His past life was in perfect accordance with gratiting fact--he having repeatedly declined high stations for the peaceful pursuits of private life. Such a man, Mr. Yancy went on to say, must personally be acceptable to the State Rights men of the whole country. There was one personal objection urged against him, howev er, and but one. It is charged that lie has said that Ie "deplored the ex istence of slavery." Mr. Y. said hat he did tnut regard it as a part of he Southern Rights creed that we e(joiced at the existence of slavery; )r. that if one "deplored" its exist mice, he was thereby an enemy to Soutlherai tights. On the contrary, thernwere thousands of true hearted S'ither* nerd in our midst, who, while ielies ing that the State alone has :ttatrol over the question, and that he institu:ion is too intricately inter xoven in our social and political sys em11 to he now destroyed, would yet ladtlyv get rid of it if it n eieC practi -ale. Tihe coiveintion of February, 1851 id t:is qujestion1 before it-at the aa~ 'th.t ..f Mr. De Yampert, of Mo. '.f a refused to adopt a declara :.at slavery was it moral and icaa Blessing. Mr. Y., from I this, 'I ateed lthat the mere fact that Gen. /;eree deplored slavery, threw na hs aele in the way of his being sup ,rted y any Southern Rigttps tnman. lhen the circumstances under which w tmatdC the remark are conashee -, he declaration was divested : he seeuinag of an objectir h" vmaaa rk wias alledgel to 1 e ised ini a speech inade I ..al P'ierce in his war upt-ni. od, for iaving winked too fa. .1 , pon frecsoilism; and in lta . a seech, to told the people that uicir ittIiviz - nal views, as to the goad ,Ir evil of lavery, must give o uy to the consti utional proltiec i'a h cl the institu ilun ellj -i. It was s, a. : --, It you slip .rt Liel e , ob end ise the ,C"pto taise, wich~d we htave sa ofSten (de aounacd, and thet Blalim oe platfortm s relied upon as atuthority foar this ussertion. Mr. Y. here read the re olutions of the late Democratic na ionaal convention on compromuise, vhich are in these words: 9. That Congress has no power mnder the Constitution to interfere with or control the domestic institu ions of the several States, and that tuch States are the solo and proper udges of everything appertaining to heir own affairs, not prohibited by he Constitution; that all efforts of' he Abolitionists or others inade to itduce Congress to interfete with 1uestions of slavery, or to take incipi 2nl stelps in relation thereto, are cal :ulated to lead to the most alaunming md dangerous consequences: and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness f the people and endanger the sta bility and permaunency of the Union, md ought not to be countenanced by my friend of our paiitical institu tiotns. Resolved, That the foregoing pro position covers antd was intended to embrace the whole subject of the slavery agitation int Congress; and, thterefore, the Democratic party of the Union. standing on this national platformi, will abide and adhere to the faithful execution of the acts known as the compromise measures, settled by the last Congress--the act for returning fugitive fr- --o tent with our aims and principles ' 21. Is not a separate nomination of candidates for>#>ldent and Vice President, necessary to preserve our identity as aparty. Mr. Y. said that in considering the first of these questions, the op ponents of the proposed policy had been too apt to forget the avowed policy of the party, and to base their arguments upon a policy now formal ly abandoned. The late March convention. de clared that " we are constrained, n deference to the unanimous de .ision of the Southern States, not o urge secession on account of these neasures'--:neaning the coinpro nise acts-and in the 15th resolu i n alrea'ly quoted, decided that we vere 'free to oppose both, or to co >perate, from time to tine, with eith r, (Of the national parties,) accord. ng as their doctrines may, more or ecs, co incidle wtith our own.' Tfh. se principles might be thus >riefly stinttied Up 1. The preservation of the rela. i'on of mlaster and slave, in such s-es as ebluose to recognize the re ution as a part of their fundamental awt ; :il in the territories of the J'.ited States in-o which the master nay eb. "'se to eiigrate. 2. Sta0t: sm, ereignty in all matters f internal I 'lies'. 3. The right of secession for any rifractiotn of that sovereignt) or vio 'ti'n of .he constitutional compact. Mr. Y. insisted that Gen'l. Pierce a a flair representative of these octrines. He spoke of him as ha ing been educated in the Woodbury ehotl of p'litics-"-as a pupil of that ure ani distinguished stateaman, hose elevation to the chief execu Ri olfiie of the United States would, t any time - within the last fifteen ears, have been hailed by the South s an evidence that her constitution. 1 rights would have been tesl.ectei uaring his an utistration. He reviewed the votes aIn1 srieeclh s of General Pierce in the I'.us .i te; -res-tativi s, ai.d in the Senate. iliting tihe 1iiii!.i'.nrv arlu grot' ii t'. i .. ' h , i - ail. " dr. IPi I .nl, and agail's - A dains, on ea r" I. -e.s -; iv the Atltitism .. n; ta . be* onelCstiojn t" r"' i I . - ." Ia l tt:: t aril t':. ! ) 1 t i i . I~ ~ ~ ~ I' ,Slit' -'i.i ~ it'ect Air. Y. reta'I 1. . Piick ' t s t"'"'le rawt l t'stlutio'ns, repotedt inl 1836. 1 a s I--te t nittee , to wthtmi lad eenir ". all papers relating to' r- st' jeti f. sla very, ani of which rinimii'-e (eiieral Pierce was tI wmh'tl.er. Tihe'se resolutions wele nited upoi h . the Southern Repre ntatives, as I resenting the best is Ic upon the slavery question, and ere fietcely assailed by the entire blalition party. General Pierce ad eIate. the resi -tions in th co' it tee aind ini the lloiuse-in all: sta. e'8. Mr. Y. shtowoel that ina '37, Alr. !alhoun brought f'orward his celebr'.t. ad r'esohitionts on the sanme qutesti 'ns. overinig a wider view of' the issues resented than even Mr'. Piteckntev's. )ne of' those resolution asserted that te efforts of the people of' the States, r of the States themselves, to pro uro the abolition of slavery in the ~tates or territories, "were direct nid dangerous attacks on the institu ons of the slaveholding States." Gen. Pierce voted for', and ardvo ated the erntir'e series, as presenting ~he true issue hereand to the countr y -an issue wvhich would raise not ~a tere question of expediency, but ne of' a much higher character---in thich tite public faith is directly in olved." Mr. Y. alluded, also, to the con uct of Gen. Pierce, in New Hlamnp hire, upon the question of thte annex tion of Trexas, when Mr. Ihale took round against that measure as a ro-slavery act, showing that General 'ierce gave all his influence to the 9'outh, and counteracted litale's sedi ious influence. IIe also alluded to ceneral Pierce's conduct, two years inace when Mr. Atwood, the regular' )emocratic nominee itn Nxw liamp hire, for the office of governor, comi teneed coquetting with the Free oilers for their support. Gen. Pierce Lt once took the bold groundi of ad 'oeating thc rescinding of the nomi. or labor, included; which act, being designed to carry out an expres provision of the Constitution, cannot with fidelity thereto, be repealed ei 0o changed as to destroy or impair its efficacy. Resolved, ''hat the Democratic party will resist all attempts at re renewing, in Congress or out of it, the agitation on the slavery question, under whatever shape er color the attempt may be made. Ile insisted that this resolution did not endorse or condemn the late con promise; on the contrary, it appeared to hin to ' c a studied avoidance of opinion in the policy of that com promise. It simply pledged- that party to a faithful execution of the laws. If this had boon stricken out of this platform, and it contained no allusion to those acts whatever, still Gen. Pierce, if elected, would have been bound in the very firac act he performed as President-yea, in be. ing made the President-to have ta. ken oath to adhere to and abide by the faithful execution of those laws ! And, said Mr. Y:, even if we were now to nominate Gen. Quitman, and should elect him to the office, that would, ex necessitate rei, be also his first official act ! Mr. Yancy, after a further notice of the Baltimore Democratic plat form, passed on to consider the last, or second question, viz: Was not a separate nomination necessary to preserve the integrity of the South. ern Rights party? He contended, on the contrary, that such a course would effectually destroy it. Ile said that it were in vain that we should close our eyes to the circum stances which surrounded us. When the Indian chief fell w rtally wound ed, and on recoguisitjn the: shouts of the victorious band, the voice of his friend, and exclaimed, 'the voice of Minarroa in the midst of my foes!' he but uttered a melancholy and soul-subduing fact, which is too true as to the position we occupy in the midst of our countrymen. Contend. ing singly and at every sacrifice for southern Rights, we have ever been but a small minority, even among Southrous; only preserved from con tempt, on account of the paucity of our numbers by reason of our earn est faith and self sacrificing devotiun to principles. N o longer seeking a dissolution of the Union-on account of the past we are seeking to bring about such an administration of the affairs of the country as will vindicate and defend cur rights, as well as the rights of all When forced to fall back upon this policy by overwhelming inajori ties tt our own section, we held out lid .ceieits to the national parties to s1.p-use that our support might be obtainted, it their noinination was ufltucead by out claims and just de m:iia IS. At that time, who h. ped or exct ,.. .aeft a nomination as that of l. 1n .a P.eree None. Buch ana. .as in netd.. alprouch to us, and lion tar, v t. beonl Buch anan is Gen. Pia cc, t uether c.msid eredt as a m!ate Runglts manI or a foe to freesomiisna~ k he Southern Rights ning uf the Democracy, after a se vere conatest, succeeded ini originating andi makin g the ni.omin ation of Gen. Pierce. it nas imade confessedly uponi the rinii of the hopes of' every prominent candlidate who had been inistrumiental in imposing the compro nise uponu the country, and had madle it a hobby horse foar polhitical prefermencit. It was the death knell to the alins land hopleS anad schemes of the h'aote and Cobb factions in the South. Mr. Y. sai, -1 speak but the voice .1f a fixed tact, whlen I say, this qutestio~in nas died fo r us5 before wve assembhled Moreai thanat one half the miemnbers of ouar har~iy-recogiz ing the good faith iin which the nomni nation was made- looking uipon it as a signal triumpnjh over- corrupt Presi dhential aispiranlts and schemers, and a rebuke to Southern traitors, and as a pec offering to the distracted South-have already enlisted in the support of Pierce. Thle debate you have listened to aliready, has reveal ed the fact, that a large party in this very body, are determined to sup poit that nomination, and have only held( back from a previous avowal of that fact out otf respect to the decis ion that the party should come to in this session of' the convention upon its course. A separate nomination, apart from all moral and political claration of war by one fourth of our party trgainst the balance; and when the war would close, enmities ; d prejudices would create a gulf be. tween the divided memrbers of our small band, too wide for even after contingencies to span.' Mr. Yancey concluded by saying, that one objection which had been urged against the course he had re commended, he rather thought, was the reverse of an objection, viz.: That supporting a nomination of ever. a sound man, by a national party, was dangerous, as calculated to give ascendency to that party. le, on the contrary. congratulated the peo ple that the great controlling party of this country had brought forward such a man as Gen. Pierce-had cut itself loose from old fogyism and the long and intricate machinery of Con gressional President--making---and had once more tut ned its powerful influence in a direction in which all well-wishers of the country could wish it God speed. Not that "arty was even now sound on the South ern issue-but it had scotched, in some measure, the elements of dis cord in its bosom-and the country had a right to expect from its nomi nee a sound and healthy administra tion. [The above constitutes but a skele ton sketch of a speech, which took two hours of Mr. Yancey's rapid de livery.] The Nest E egistasuare. The last " Hamburg Republican" after adverting to the various sub jects that will claim the attention of our next Legislature, concludes with the following judicious remarks on the Electoral question: The election of President and Vice President by the people, also, that of the Governor, instead of being elec ted by the Legislature. These two questions are eliciting attention in every portion of the State, and in some sections creating considerable excitement, and made a party ques ti'n in the election if members to the L -gislaturc. They are of a grave 1 and important nature and in our opinion, of such a character, as to de. t mand at the hands of our Leg'slature, I the abolition of the present system. Our State is the only one in the Union, where that privilege is with held from the people, and the right reserved to politicians and office see kers. Why so ? Is it because our Legislature is composed of more wisdom than any other State and the people of less. In the first place, t we should be proud to entertain such v an exalted opinion of the Legislature; . but in the second place, we would be J sorry to acknowledge such a State as our home, whe:re the people were not intelligent enough to vote for Governor and Presidential electors. a No, such is not the case. The truth 1 is, the people have had too much g confidence in their rulers to think for o themselves until brought to the preci- ' pice of destruction; but recent de- t velopments have caused the people ~ to think, speak and act for- thema- F selves instead of tr-usting all to poli- r ticians. Theln crisis of last summer opened the eyes of many, and caused a watch of suspicion to be placed over the rulers of the State affairs. Politicians are not to he trusted e where self-inter-est comes in contact ' with the welfare of the people. What I do they care for the prosperity of ' the State, so their acts are compati- ~ ble with their own inter-ests. It has been argued that in giving the election of President and Vice Pr esident to the people, that it would 'j he attended with too much inconven- e ie-nce ! We should like to know, ift call ng ain extra-session of tho Legis- ii haturte is not attended with equal c inscntveience as well as an adition- e al tax to the people without any ad vantage, except gratifyinig the whims of designing politiciana an (denna gogues? ilon: is it in the election of the Governor? Why, lie is chosen, elected rand installed in office with reigtis in his hands before thme peole~ know who are the aspir-ants. All done by a few scheming politicians. WVhy is it donec? Is it because the people are considered too stupid and not intelligent enough to cast a vote for a man capable of discharging the duties of the office? or is it too much trouble to the people to meet bien nally at the ballot box of the pre cinct and vote for the Chief Magis trate of the State? or is it too Re puica~'n like? or' is it niot aping enough after the old English cu:toms and aristocratic notions entertained and cherished by many of the lineal descendants. With these suggestions, we leave the subject, with a deter mination to throw our small mite into the scales whenever opportunity of fers. Relying ou the intelligence of the voters in selecting representa tives, fit and capable of reforming the evils of which we have such just cause of complaint, kromt the Camnden Journal. Popular Elections. We are no Iactionist, yet, there are some things ib our State Government which we should like to see changed. For instance the present mode of elect ing Electors for President and Vice President, subjects the State to unnec escary expense, and incnveniencc. Every four years an extra -session of the Legislature must be held 1hr this especial purpose, or the vote of the State is lost. This of course subjects as to a heavy expense, and there is no tiecessity fhr it. The Legislature must either alter the time of its sitting, call an extra session, lose the vote of the State, or give the election to the people, where of right it belongs. It may be urged in behalf of the present mode, that all these difliculties may be removed by altering the time of the meeting of tle Legislature. This would subject us to iconvenienees also, and reasons may be shown why this change should not Le made. We do not however, upon the plea of inconvenience to the State, r from pecuniary considerations, urge c ehange; these are only collateral -easons, and do not involve in them oelves any importance, or touch the )rinciple. We are in fhvor of con nittin g tp the hands of the people the nanagement of this business, from notives of a higher character than that f mere expediency, believing as .we to that froe suffrage i1 consonant with he true and genuine principles of Jib ;rty, and the groundwork and very )asis upon which all republica insti .tions must rest. Let the people be educated ! Call it >y whatever name you may ; it is one i our texts, and one too, which we ,hall ever take pleasure in urging up in troe minds of our readers. Call it nobby-be it so, it is a good one. The Jeoplc should read, think, and act for hemselves. How deplorable, and tumiliating is the ignorance of the tasses upon the most connon and inple matters of our government. 'he people seem contented to leave he decision of all these matters in the and of others, who think and act with ut dir ect reference, in too many cases, ' the good of those whom they repre emnt. " A liberal and enlightened ublic opinion, whosu approbation is he result of mature wisdom, and those just condemnation is tempered with generosity." This is the idea--a Ist sentiment, which can only result rom the people being educated. We ttribute mouch of the want of general itelligence among the people. to the zet nearly all the important elections re taken from them, and given to the ,egislature. It may be urged that, by iving these elections to the people, we pen the door fir demagougeism much ider-that influences will be admit ed more injurious in their eflfcts upon Lciety. We think not ; a word in eply will suflice for this objection. 'hose who are disposed, may now act deL part. of demagogues to a mui tch a renter extent- they can deceiv e the cople much more elfetually than they cold under the plan we propos.e. l0it is urged, that already too many lections are in the hands of the people, e ask where can this power mtore roperly rest ? To denyv it, is to strike t once, a low at the ve ry foundation fall democratic pr-inciplo, to say that te peobple are not caplelh of deciding >r themselves. W ho then can decide? ' such be the case, why let the people sy who shall be their Clerks, Sherifs, 'ax Collectors &e? Let others more Omp~etenlt, be delegated with all au bority, to do all their thinkinug and eting for thetm. Let the people be omue as pliant clay in the hands of killfuml potters, who are to mould and L ishion theam after their own notions tere figures, by whIh the sagacious olitical arithmetician may make his aculationso. T1he people, it left to the ent ofi their own inclitamtions, will be isp osed to do right. T1he masses of the people oft our tate, are wofully deficient in knowl dge pertainling to, our State alliairs.-] h'Iey have huver relied uapona them-1 elves, but have takeni too much for rthodox, because leading men lave anght them so. We ktnow oft no rea | on why South Car.>inma should at hi re vith such remarkable pert.inacity toI ertaini aristocratic notions peculiar to jerself, which makes it almost a dis. inet and isolated State from othems, which have the same community of in :erestsq, and are identified by common f oin .ivnenlinity and Eoitinav. We ask, what peculiar benefit liae 3jys rived from our singular course t. Aro we in advance of our eomppeers in in e. ligence, happiness or wealtn -n Until within a few years, welipvo been fir behind others in every class of enterprise. It is possible that ie may yet feel a conscious pride in.bei: Carolinians, yet there is much o( which we may not boast. ainy af our systems need remodeling, mid a general modifieation might take pJnce, which would result, we doubt not, in good. To make ourselves distietly intelligible, we are in favor of givingA the election of Governor aind the ele tors of President and Vice Presideni to the people. WHAT COURSE SHALL WE PUsUrE31 -We frequently hear the enquiry, "will the subject of Secession enter'in. to the election?" that is, the approach ing election for minebers of the g islature. "No; we have had enough of it," is the invariable reply -Tho feeli ngs of the people, seem to be decidedly against the agitation of the subject. This is right-its discussion would be fruitless as to good, but productive of much evil. In fact, we cannot perceive, how those those who have expressed themselves as satisfied with the result of the deliberations ofa the Convention, in April last can consistently enter into an excitement and diseussion of the subject at this time. In the Convention, both parties united in saving, although South Carolina had suilicient cause to justify her in seceding, that it was not expedient to do so at 'that time. fias anything turned up, reh dering it any more expedient stow/ Nothing, either in federal legislation, or among the Southern States. Thu prospects of co-operation, which we presume, more than anything else would add to the expediency of the measure, are certainly no brighter. If then Secession was inexpedient at that time, it is now, and therefor' a discussion of the subject w"i useless-a work of superro ation. Abbe'ille Banner. STREET SCENE IN Saw .Fnawosco. I wish you could be here, says a late leeter to the Boston Traveler, and stroll occasionally through its streets with me. You would, I doubt not, be deeply interested; and many a remark in your peculiar tyle would be elicit ed, which wouleaflfrd me great satis fSution. Promenade, for instance; on Sunday, through our Commercial street, which is the greatest thorough. fare in the city, and extends by the aid of what is culled Long wharf, far into the harbor. During this walk you will msieet almost every specimen of humanity of which you have ever read or heard; from the aboriginal- of our own eujuntry to the descendants of (ortez and his followers. Then would the Chinamnan call to your mind the picture in your juvenile geography where he is represented with a stick on his shoulder from which is suspended a quantity of rats, cats, or other mner chandize, with his closely shaven head, from which depends a long braided 'luene. Next you will see the dark and villainous loo! 'ng Lasear, his head surmounted by somaething resembling resembling a liantastic smoking cap; and unierously interspersed among the crowd, you will hear the chattering of Frenchi, German, ialiau-in facet, ot' every naationi on earuth. Most of theI women whom y ou mnee t, are the Span ish, Mexican, anid Chilenian,-hardly ever an A iierican, though frequently French and Germian. 'The Mexicans and the Chiilenians are for the most part nymiphus du pave, educated to their earliest youth. .lhey arc called Greaseritas, anud appear In the streets, invariably with ab shawl thrown over their heads, and dressed in gay colors. On any day but Sun day you wvill hear, as you pass along, the chinking of money on the tables in the gambling saloons, which are veif numerous and public, and where many innocent young and eld men too are viet imized and robbed in a few minutes of what it has taken them, perhaps, years of hard toil to acquire. 'Te moi(st elegant saloons in tee city are those where gambling is carried oii, and~ as they appear in the evening, brilliantly illuminated and echoing with the most encanlting muic (thr probably no othier city in the United States, and few in the old world, can surpass this, in that particular,) it Is not to b~e wvondered at that many' should be enticed into these roads to -- rud. An Irishmian who had just landed, said the first bit of ameat lhe over ate in this country, was "a roasted potatoo boiled yesterday; and if you! do not believe me, I cnn show it to -yo~tgr I have it in mny pocket now." A jMh- Down East they put a fellow in jail f'or swindling. The audacious chan had dried snow and sold it for