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DEMOTED TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, NEWS, LITERAThRE, AGRICULTURE SCIENCE AXD THE ART WVILLIAM LEWIS, JOHN S. RICLARE DSON, JS.. ( t lA Te 9, T S-$ iN A AN VOL. VI. -- --SUMT'1ERVILLE, S. Cia,) AUGUST 9 85 'ii b EUAI'i R BANNER, IS PUBLISnED Every Wednesday Mlorniang BY Lewis & Richardson; TERMS, TW() DOLLARS in advance, Two Dollars ,and Fifty Cents at the expiratik-n of six months or Three Dollars at the end of the year. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are PADt, unless at the option of the Proprietor. 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[CONTI'rED FROM I.AST Iss:e.] Michael would fain have 'turned aside to seek a shelter from the storm in some of the scattered habitations that lay by the roadside, for the hurri .cane was now upon himl in all its fury but his past experience had taught lhin to act with cautios circunspeection in a country where civil war had loosened the bands of society, and set neighbor against neigihor .in Ibitter -and exterm .inating strife. 'Well known through all that -portion of the country as an .active- and uncompromising whig, he was equally an object of terror and bitter hatred to all who were enlisted .against the independence of their coun try. Fearing lest in seeking a shelter rotrm the storm lie might unawa'res ipltce himself in the power of the tories, in wihose hands his fats would soon .have been sealed, he hurried by dlwell. iug after dwelling, preferring rather to sulfer exposure to the elements than to risk flling into the .huaL.f,blood v muinded and unscrupulous men. As the road, however, emerged from 'the forest into an open clearing of con siderable extent, he.fienud.hiayself with in a few rods of a 'house which lay up. on his right, too dilapidated in appear awe 'to -rorder it probable that lie auiight there msheet wih .dangerous ad. .versaries. Ulle rain too was nearly -upon him, just as he reache d the nar row lane which led down to.the build ing. Hesitating only for a .moment, the turned .his.harse'sihead.-ond ganioeia ,tp.to the house, turning his horse into the shelter of an unoccupied stable, the door of which opened into the lave. Entering the gateway, where, half torn from its hinges, the gate hung obstruct. mng his way, with a few hasty strides lie mounted the steps of the piazza that tottered under -his tread, and rapped Joudly at the door for admittance. Every thing about the place wore a deserted and cheerless .aspoet. 'T'he .magnificent shade4roes, stood unprun. ed and neglected, with their jagged .boughs.descending within a few feet of the ground ; the rank grass was allow. .ed to cover the entire yard, and grew uip even to the door steps, while here .and there a refractory shutter, too rot ten to be retatined by its hinges, was kept im its place by a railcnr ,pole cut ,frormn the woods and placed as a prop -agamlst it. T1he hand raiiing around the piazza was partially gone, and the ,pillars which supported the roof werec ,nearly rotted away at the base. Al athoughi the building wats as dilapidated ad cheecrless as if it had .rEemainecd uan .tenanted for a wholhe generation. .His first summnons filiing to attract 'attention, Michael knocked mtore loud ly than before, arid in a momenit after a firmi ad masculine step was heard a-.!vancing within the ap~artmlen t-thae .door was thrown openi, and lie fotund humself ftee to face with a tall, athletle and powerful man of about forty years, wvho invited inm to enter. The furniitture of the room into wvhich Michael was ushered was of the most cvstly ad luxurious description. In. dacd, considering the timie aind condi tion of the country, it mnight have been esteemed elegant~ and tasteful. itich earpets of rare mltautheture yielded to his treatd ats lhe passed along, anud pol Ithed nmothiogonay tables, with i.ilfully , em veid ar~tm chairs of oak, mae~t hisi view on .avery side. A beautiful elock of.a. itiost costly styho ticked tipoin the in antelboa.ird, v.Lich was elegantly or namttenitedJ ll, vases oft pure alabaster Auid costly bI'joutric of' ex xjruiite work tinrhip. No richly indeed was the u ~rtaraent fu rnishaed, t hat M ichaiel vouli d nota t:epress at glance of' surprise und wroder, when lie comnpared the .itemir of' the apauirtmenut with the *:Lean :od~, diidaolted~ anneztranee o~f the building from without. His e. pression of wonder and astonishrnei did not escape the observation of hi host, whose smile, as he remarked ii might have seemed to arise from grati tied vanity, but for the expression o scorn and bitterness by which it wa accompanied. Advanoing to a chair pointed out t< hiu at the further side of the fireplace Michael seated himself, while the indi vidual who had admitted him into thi house resumed his place at a table : few feet distant, just in front of ti< fireplace, and busied himself among ; pile of papers which lay before him with which he had been occupied be faore the entrance of our hero. But these two were not the only tenants~of.the .room. Immediately be fore ou-r hero, on the opposite side o the hearth was a small, w-iry, red-head ed, pug.nosed, ferrety li tle individual, who from thu first moment of the .ex trance of Michael, had fixed upon him his diminutive gray eyes, with an im. pudent wondering stare. His panta loots, that seemed to shrink back in, stinctively from any .kiud of intimacy with the coarse and rude brogans that encased his nether extremities, se tightly encompassed his spindle shanks that his ever having established him self in then could not be accounted for by any proces short of liquefhetion or hydraulic pressure. For the scanti. ness of his nether garment, however, ample amends were made by the huge proportions .of a large blue blanket overcoat, that hung about his body like a ship's sails around the mast in a dead calm. The other individual, who sat with several papers scattered before him, which he was arranging, as he hurriedly glanced at thei.contents, was evidently a man who had seen somewhat of the world. Though not an ill-lookirg man, his physiognomy was certainly not an attracuto one. His ieavy browd, and a certai siistrous expression in the glance of .his eye, which seem; d to shrink beneath the calml. quiet gaze of our hero, caused him to regard himt somewihat mnfavorable. lis eve fell wlenever he .casually encountered the glance of Michael. Our .hero (lid not fail to remark that he started, and with an exclamation ofsurprise .ganced t:as tily and suspiciously towraris ;him., as his comrade left his seat, and hurriedly whispered .a few words in his ear. A sense of insecurity and a presentiment of danger began to steal over Michael, for he was greatly apprehensive of having fallen in with unserupulous to ries, who were aware ofhis part in the contest with the mother country. Dissembling his uneasiness, however, he manifested no symptom of distrust or suspicion. Meantime the storm was raging in all its fury. The old house rocked and htatered in the gale as though its de. eayi g .timbers were about , .vield to the shock .f' the.temneist and be riven ', te storm.t As wild as was the contention of the elements, Michael felt that it would have been far more prudent and safe to have -eaeountered the .tornado upon the highway than to ive placed him self in a measure, in the powar .af'v.:c reckless men, who might belong mo that class of desperadoes, who under the name of loyalty to a distant mon arch, perpetrated the most revolting and heinous crimes. At the.thr,e uf-wibch we speak, therc esated betweaen the whigs .and torie the moat unsparing enmity. Thme lIood of' war was shed ini peace v.'ith.oool and hiend-liie .trocity; .and inhe doyalists as they termed themselves, asked nc other excuse for their deeds of blood than that the victims of their sanguin ary cruelty adhered to a political creet diirercnt from their own, and wer anima~ted by an unalterable devotioi to their country's independence. Michael already began to suspee that the two individuals before hini 4>Aonged to that .treckless bamnd of ma rauding tories that infested the coun .try, and he well knew that if his sur mnise provedl to be correct, his safet) would depend upon his concealing f'ron them the part lhe had taken in the struggle for independence. Such hein1 his apprehensions, lie was determinc< .to take advantage of' the lirst pause o the stormni to withdraw from the shelte of a roof which ollfered so precarious: hospitality, amnd make his way at onei to the end of' his journev, where i rmght rest in safeity'. "I Wel my friend; began .the bette looking of' the two individuals, the~ust mng is papers into .a drawer.,.atnd takiua his seat .in front of the lire place, I so you have not escaped without a we jacket. Johminc in a social glass,.am it~ will not lie the worse .ibr syou health. ,Iere, Stoker, sot .out' .ou ducouters and glasses upona tde sidi board." Stoker hustled ab~out to perform th bidding of his superior, louhking. kor al the world in his immense blue ovei coat like sonme dimciuttive dog emerg ing froto undar a carnet. All thrnc were soon standing by the side boars t" with their glasses tilled. s " I give you a .toast," said Michael': , host, with a meaning and malicious . smile, as .he raised his glass: " IIis f greatest majesty King George the T'.hird. Success to his banner where. ever it is spr.ead." Michael laid down his glass and calmly regarded his host and zhis comn panion, while they tossed .il' t he toast gleefully. Permit me now to give you e I toast," said he, raising his glass from the board, while his eye flashed with pride. " George Washington, the Continental Congress .and American Independence!" " That is a toast to wikich a freeman can drain his cup!" f Little Bill Stoker, almost petrified with astonishment at the audacity of our hero, looked from his companion to Michael, and from Michael to his companion, as .tihougl looking to see the latter 'anihilato him for his temerity. That individual, however, so far from fulfilling the anticipations of his subordinate, bit his lip with mortification, and with an irresolute air passed his hand over his beard, yet at the same timne casting a side-I. ng glance at the corner of tile alartinent beyond MichaeJ, where a coupe of rifles were leaning against the wa!.l. The watchful eye of our hero at once detected.the significancy of his glance. " But iny friend," said his host, averting his eye from his fixed and steady gaze, " Do I understand that you are not a friend to King (eorge?" - Michacl's heart begain to beat thick and fast. The name of that misguided king had become odious and hateful to every lover of his country, and our hero, of an impulsive and weited tempermniat, was not one to di.sem ble his sentiments, especially , , .suiau di _,lation in 'olved a recanta fto" ,.a' lu 1oiticad principles in the i:u:aitenance of which he would have suffered martyrdom. Sooner would he-have torn his tongue from his mouth than have given utterance to so de. grading and hypocritical an avowal as that of allegiance and respect for a king against whaose power he had sworn to do batt!e while the :breath of life. was left him. A- friend to liing George!" he exclaimiied with .hoeest iudignation, ' Nay, God forbid that I should be the tool of' so odion .aid di picahle a tyrant. Look .aro.d you., and ne". lected (afls, ruined .hones, and a vast host of bheadia,. * eaanityrs .proclain his tyranny. No, I an a fae to him and' to his government; and Godl grant that his contemptiblc.tlnd bloody tools may w.eet .w.idl. -tha fate they so richly merit!" " My good sir," answered his host, " you suffer yourself to speak too freely. Such language might not pro.ve agreeable to every ecnspan' into which chance might tthrow sy-ou. " And what signaiies that ?" at;swer ed Michael 'bluntly. "Think you I an knave or poltroon enough to full in with the humor of the hour, and measure muy language to suit the .ears of traitors and cravens. On my soul, I akall ever speak as .1 think, even if stcod I befsre lte tyrant George him. self." " But have vou no fear of the failure of your rebellion," asked the other, reddening with irritation-".o viisions of halters .in perspective to such of you as the sword may spare?' "Rebel lieu, sir.! do you talk to mae of rebellion!" respondedi Miehael, while aangry flash hegan to bairn upon his cheek: "and who are you who presume to brand our .holy resistance to tyran ny with the nameo of rebellion?" T 'he .eye of' the tory-for such lie i.deed was-quailed before the firmi and angry glance of Michael, and for a imomnent he looked around at his comi panion, hesitating andl doubtf'ul as to the mnanner in which .he shond rpy - " I mightLellh object to l'he-tone admannter in whlich you demanad my name," an swereud t he other, shif'tiug, as ifeasually, his position. so as to ;place himself betweena Michael and that corner of' the apartment where the firearms stood, " hut, since you r apear Lrgenit .for a moire initimiate Sacquaintancee., .kntw that mny name is Robert JIlarrison. Nay, you neced not introduce yourself," lie continmed, observing .our 'hero to stai:t at the r ,emoitioni of' ,his nauie, and wishaing if -ps-beto ,iitimidate haimi by f'ollowv ; iing up) urae iurpr~ise with .anothe' a " you ineednaa radweae y ourself'ou t are already weLl. tnowa i~o ,ws .as .Mi il chael Allseatt, ithe aieb&el fedoecr ,of .a r .relbel .camip, now by .a iLueky' schane r tjhutowua in to tie thands .of' those avho. av.iilddial wyith you .ais a .ta:aitor.!" h~ittle JBil.h Stoker was *oeercomen a with joy .at tthie surpriae whl~iah thec I tory leader, Harrdison, Ilhad -prepared .for Michael, :andl saming to anticipate -.that he would fall upon his knees to e jead for his life, in ihe eactrmiy a bodily terror, he clapped his hand: gleefully and shouted aloud witi - laughter. Michael was indeed, in sailor phrase taken aback,.and astounded at findine himself thus unexpectedly in the pow or of a merciless and malignant foe whose savage deeds had made his namZ(e a by.word of cruelty among botl friends and foes; but as swift as light ning, and before his intention coul have been suspected, he seized .upon r hair which fortunatelv stond within his rear h, and dealing his lighting like blows -to the right and left, laid the panic-stricken tories stunded .and prostrate at his feet. Then rushing from the house, he mounted this horse was firmly seated .in his saddle and far beyond ,t,'e reach (if pursuit before his disconitted f.ies had recovered from his stunninr blows sfitleiintly to follow in pursuit. Up, Bill, and to your horse!" gasp'ed [Hars ison, in a voice hoarse with rage so soon as lie had regained his feet. " As I live the rebel shall hang for this. thou-gh :! doll.w him to the ends.cf the ear th !" As great as was the rage of the tory lead er, a.d as sharp as was the spur of anger, it was nevertheless already deep twilight when with his eoniederate in guilt he sat out in pursuit of our hero. lie had determtined upon col. lscti:g to aid him in the pursuit and capture all of the tory parry who were in his i inmediate neighborhood. " By the Gods of Olympus, lie shall not excape me," hissed 'Han son betw.een his closed teeth, as he meount ed his horse. -" I know full well the rebel's haunts, and before midnight he shall be dragged from his bed and swing for this." A deela gash hiad been inflicted upon the cheek of the tory by. the sudden blow of our hero; the blood had flowed Irna s"nm thie wound, and the bandages in eli a ti ... enveloped were stained with his blood. Impetuous and bitteily i indictive, the angry passions of IIarrison raged in his breast like the flammies of a volclano. lie had vowed revenge, and he was not a man to be appeased until lie had compassed it. With his renegade flollotwer lie put foot in s tirrup, consumed with :a tlhrist for vengeance, andi soon the old crazy building, the scene of their late dis comiture, was left behind thetn cheer less andil uttenaitted. [TO iE co TtNM'E1. From the Ken'ee Courier. To the StocIkholders of time Blue Midge R. R. Conapasay. ''he Directors of' the ltlue Ridge Rail Rload C otupany have respectfully .t .::eport, that since the tmeetinig held in this place, their lahirs have chiefvly been deveaoted to the or::iriationi of the several Comnpauies that were essen tial, in pnetion with this, to 'otuplete the great chain of l.fail ioads to con iect, through this portion of the coun. try, ithe wtters ofti;e great West with those of the Atlantic. At the session of the Legislatrre of South Carolina imtmeldiately folloawing the rgnmiza titit of' this company, a nl~Cimeiotri was presented, asking a c'harter aul the:.aid of the State for t li Ro al!d f'rom An. derson C. 11. to.comtect with the filue Ridge lRail toad at its southern terni nus, atid the J)irectors are gratilied in stating that the .euatr was promiptl v granted and aid furni.nlhed by anl agree tumt m n the part of the State to en dorse the bonds of' the Comp jany to the extent of *1,250,000 oni certain conidi. t ions. IThe (Cily Corporation of the Cit v (if Chatrlestona was also memitorialized atad ont ref'er'ence of the subjec't'to thepe ple, a subsceiption ont tae pairt uf the Coirporation was made utf$500,000 to the Blite I ridge flail idoad Comp jany in South Caril~ina, and *540,000 to th~e lihie lRidge k.iaji Road Cotmpany, or in other words it was agreed on the piartof' the C.orpration to assumie the stock which had *Leen subscribied by a few of-its citizens to secure the c'har ter. Soon after this period, say in the mol~nthi of .J uhy last a contract was made with Messrs Bangs & Co., of t he State of' New York, for the construe' tion and eqipmtent of' the ent ire liie of I ail Road from Anuderson C. II. to the State line oif'Tennetsseec ; the I [ott. \V. Hi. Tlhomnas (under authoeity to himt as l'residetnt) aeting for the Tfet neLsseej kiver' , ail Hload Ciimpany, augreemng to utn.'e his company with the C'ompany in South Carolina anid t~e place the const ruction oif the road un d~er the contract muade with Messrs Ihangs & Co . .he contractors have agreed to ro civ'e in paymlen~t foi' the construction and egu i tel the several toads one half' ini ctsh ani I lie otherm ini the bonds andi stock of' the seve'ral comupimies nnited ini equal auuts of onec fourtI each. It was f'hrthter agreed that the work should lie conuineniced on the 1si day of Novomuber last, but this timei was, by, agreement, extended to thb 1st day of January, 1854. S The Legislatufe of South Carolinm Was again memorialized for 'farther aid at its session in November, with a view ofobtaining a subsoription on the part of the State in addition to its en dorsement of the Company's bonds as before granted. The bill introduced for this purpose passed the Senate, but idiled in the House. The hopes and expectations of the Board of Directors., .however, were, and are by no mneans dampened by this :disappuintmcent, as taer.e were causes whidh contributed to this result which.they are assured will not exist again.; and it must not be it>ferred that the vote in the .popular branch of the Legislature .is .conclusive that the peo. ple of Sauth Carolina are opposed to legislative aid to this great esterprise, in some more substanstial formi than thd endorsement of the Company's bonds. 'here were several projects opposed to us the last session, which it is beleived will not oppose us again. Many thought that we iaould enter more thoroughly on our work, and make more progress before asking fur further agisiative aid, and others that our surveys and estimates were too g.eeral, and not sufliciently minute and in detail to judge satkfiactorily of, the cost of the road. As the entire line in Sontii Carolina is now under Ocntract, except the Tun nel at the Stumjp lonse Mountain and as this as well as the entire route through Georgia, will also be under contract in a few days, this objection will soon be removed ; and, in r elation to the last, the entire line being finally located between Anderson and Frank lin (excejt a small portion adja'ent to Clayton ':pt .in abeyance wit'h a view to consult the .interests .and wishes of (ifthe route through North Carolina and Tennessee to Knoxville, (the Kinoxville and Charleston Rail Road having also bheen brought into union ...t ". . t... I manntine- nnd. ufndno., the contract with Messrs Bangs & Co.,) will be finally located also in the next ten weeks ; and moreover as the stir. veys and estimated through South Car olina and Georgia. (where the most dillicult portions of the work are locai ted) have had the confirmation of B. 11. Latrobe, Esq., the distinguished Engimeer of the laltimore and Ohio Ilail Road, this objection will also be speedily removed. The Directors, therefoie, feel war ranted in the opinion that the leading objections to a State subscription be ing reioved, the Legislature of South Carolina will no longer withhold its liberal and decided aid to an enterprise so imuportalit to every interest in Lte State, and to her future we.lfare and position in the Uniont. In the final location, the length of the Road through South Carolina has been reduced 4w- 5 .12 miles, through Georgia to 17 1.2 mtiles. throu_ I North Carolina to 2 1 miles, and the estimates are brought within those founded on the endrier surveys. The firs' ' i miles from Knoxville have been tound on actual surveys to be much inure ihvurable than was cx pet.ed, but the inore diflicult portions of this Road have nout yet been reach. ed. As the Blue Ridge Rail Road is only one of a chain of Vail Roads that is destined to unite the svallies of tke tihio and Misissij pi with the Atlan tic seaboard, it, will not be out of placie here to sta~te that charters have beenl obtaiined in Kentucky and T1en nessee to complete the connection betwet~n .Enuoxville and Lexington or Piaris, froim which latter peinits rail roads are already in the Course of con. struction to Cincinnati and Louisville. TVhat portion of the line in 'Tennessee having received the most liberal legis ive aid, will, it is unaderstood, be v'ery soon put undler contract, and the b~est assurances arc ziven tha~t funds will not be wanting to construct the line (some 80 miles) through Kentucky. Tnhe organization of the companies, andl the certain cormpletiuon of.he ro:6, ren Ier the several lines knowan as the Blute l ridge Road a matter of necessity, which nothing but the most short sighted ignorance- can now defeat. liringing, as they wijl., not .only the interior of South Caroliua -and .her sea board, but, a large portion of Geogrgia and Savaninahi nearer to Cincinnati and Louisville, thain these great centres of commerce are to any other city on the Atlaiitic, and passing through a miner al region of unitold wealth~gnd extent, the busintesa .ofthis road cannot fatil to be otherwise tban large beyond any calculation of limiit, as the other great trunk liues that, have scaled the mioun talus here already proved. WVith these prospects, therefore, to the Road itself, and looking to the vast and inealculable benefit which it must confeir on all the States through which it will pass, not only in our day, but, mnuch more so in the future, it is an enterprise not onjy of choice, but of neccessity, dematmles by the wajits, the genius,,theo enteatpiee d the pit lof oour peoplde, a ti d't a N~lto dcsr. ity as to our own honor. Let every man, therefore, contribute to its support by his unceasing effbrts -by aid to the extent.rfhis mneans, and by his sympathy. And those to whom you have entrusted the manage ment of this great and magnificent enterprise will, before many years, be enabled to -congratulate you on its triumphant achievement, as they do now on its auspicious coinmnencement HENRtY GOURDIN, President Blue Ridge RM! Road Co. For the Iot.rd of Directors. Aimericatn Younag M en. Our history presents many remark able instances ofyoung Armerican men taking prominent parts and occupying coimanding positions at an early age, that would be thought in other coun. tries too young. We give a few ex amples 'from the list of those who have taken an active part in our Wsto ry At the age of 29, Mr. Jefferson was an influential imember of the Legisla ture of Virginia. At 30 he was a member of the Virginia Convention ; at 32 a member of the Continental Congress ; and at .33 he wrote the Dec laration of Indipendence. Alexander IIainilton was only 20 years of' age when he was appointed a Lieut. Col. in the Army of the Revo lutio, and Aidde Camp to Washing ton. At 2 , he was a member of the Continental Congress; at 31 he was one of the ablest memliers of the Con ventiui which framed the Constitution of the Unkited States; -at 32 he was Secretary of the Treasury, and organ ized the branch of the government up. on so complete and comprehensive a fii that sio geiat chunge or improve mient has since been made upon it. John Jay, at 4) years old, was a member of the Contiiental Congress and wrote an address to the people of G eat UritWn, -mWidhwvas justly regq . ed as one of the most eloquens pr . tions of the tins. At 31 lie preparedi the Constitution .of bte Sate of New' York, and in the same year was appoin. ted Chief Justice of the State. Wfashrigtat> :.a ;7 years of ano when he eovered the retreat of tine iritish troops at Biraddcl's defeat and the same year was honored by an ap pomitment as Comm inanrder-&ud.:hicf of the Virginia .forces. J osephdi Warren was '2 4'ears of age wlhe% die delivered the me'morable ad. der.ess .on the 5t'h of March, which aroused the spirit of patriotism and liberty in the section of country in which he resided ; and at 34 he glori ously fell in the .cause of recdomii on Bunker H1ll. Fisher Ames, at the age.of 2'7, had excited public attention by the .ability he displayed in the discussion uf.the questions of public ihteSest. At the age of 30, his masterly Apeeches in de fence of the Consti.tution -ofthe United States, had exented gr.eat influence, so that the youthful orator of 31 was elected .to Congress f'rom the suflilk District, Mass., over the revolutionarv hero, Samuel Adams. J.eseph Story entered public life at the age of 26; he was elected to Con' gress from the Essex District when lie was 29 ; was the speaker of Mass:.chu. setts I louse of' Representatives at 32, and the same year was appointed by President Madison a Judge of' the Su preme Court ol'the United States. D~e Witt.':lintoni eintered public life at 28; I Ieniry Clay at 26. Th'le most youthful oigner' of' the Declaration of' Independence was William I looper, of' North Caroliina, whose age wtas but 2.. Ofl thme other signers of' the D~elaration, Thomas Ilay wood, of South Carolina, waush 30; l bridge Gerry, lenjanmin RsJamies WVilson, and Matthewv Thornton wtere 3 1; Arthur Middleton and Tshomias Stone were 33. Jt~ will be oibserved that we have conined our ilthistrations to persons under 25 y'ears of age, and hav'e only alluded to .those .with national zegnula tiona~. Origint ofthea Namesc~ ofthe Ntate. Thie New York Suiiday Times, at conidei~r~ahle t roiiul, has collected the tbllowisg ikl$brmnationi relative to the derivations of' the-.uamues of the States: Maine was IGrat calledl Marvooshien, but, about 168 look the name it now bears fr'om MIaine, a province in the west of Fr'ance. Thei name is originally derived fiom the Coniofiun nii, au ancient Gallie people. New hiamshiiro was .the name given to the territory granted .by the Plymouth Company to Capt. Johun Mason by patent, in 1639, and w'as .der'ived from the patentee, who was Governor .of' P'ortsmnoutib in Hlamshire, England. Vermont is from verd, green, and mont, mountain. Massachusetts was named~fr'om a tribe of' ludianssin the v icinity .qi 40oston. go'ger~ Williams -sa~ys- the':vord signinesa ilue-hfls, Rhode Island was so called -inr' 144 bp di tionto l.be'is1adeof Rhodos lii tie Meditetrannan. Ne or .... nio wed it, hosn-or l i, Duke of , a to whoms this territory was granted. Pennsylvania was called after Win. Penn. In 1664, the Ihnke -of York made a grant of what is now the State of New Jersey, to Lord Berkley and Sir George Cartaret. and it re ceived its mane in compliment to the latter who had been Governor of the Island of Jersey. Delaware was so called in 1002, :after Lord Dc La Ware. Maryland was named in hon or of Ilenrietba Mari-A, Qe .,f Charles 1., in -his patent to Lord Ai. more, June, 3, 11-032. Virginia was called after the virgin Queen of En. gland, Elizabeth. The Carolinas were named by the French, in honor of ..: Charles IX , of France. Georgia was called in 1692, after George I.-. Louiiana was named after Louisg XIV., of France. Florida received'<, its name from Ponce De Leon, in 1512, while on his voyage in search of the fountain ofy.outh. le discov ered it on Easter Sunday-in Spanish Pascue Florida. The 3tate .of Ala. bama, Mississip'pi, Tenessse, Ken tucky, llinois, Indiana, Ohio, Arkan sas, aned Missouri, are all named from their .prineipal i ivers, and the nlamles are -of Indian origin, excepting, per. haps, Kentucky-and their meanings involved in some obscurity. Tennes see is said to signify a curved spoon; Illinois, the iiver of Men ; Mississip; pi, the W hole River, or a river formed by the union of many. Michigan was - named from the Lake on its borders Iowa is an Indian name:.also, Texas-- ;1 signifying beauitflul. California wa - thus named by the Spaniards at a very early day. T";: yo MOTHER.-Some one; writing for the "Masonic Mirror," had drawn a charming picture of a; home- i loving, child-loving mother "We must draw.a line, aye, broad Jine, between her~and- the-fi ;olous ball to .opera .and )arty', decked fenric robes, and followed by a train -as hol low and heartless.as herself. She who, forgetful of the hody .task assigned her, neglects those who have been Eiven in her obarge,sand leaves them to the c:,e of hirelings, while she pursues her gi dy round of' amuse. .ents. " Not so our Aoiw,-mother ! 1 lessn t;e on her head. The heat t wars . see her in her daily routine of pi as..a duties. How patienly she sit-, day after day, shaping and sewing somn :' tides of use or adonrnmnt for i, little flock ! And hw n.. pleased is each l t le reel,,. kindness ! how tUe little Lce w t,, with pleasure, and the bright ty grow still brighter, as m'~atm',sa& 4 s,. them with her own ha.d:,. is the newC dress she has made ! hI'.w musi warmer and more combnfortabwj - .. ifeel' if matnrta wris ..~ ,term up oc-1,: they go to school ! .o one but h, can warm the mitts and overshoes. or Lie the-comtorters arund the ne-k. " There is a pec'uiih. charts aIist. all sAi. does, the precious rmot her. They could not sleep, nay, for that matter, she could not, if she failed to visit their chamber, and, with her own soft hand, arrange .thew -comtortabt before she sleeps ! Her heart thrills with grattitude to her Creator, as she looks on those sweet blooming faces, ' and, when their prayers are done, im primts a good night kiss on each rosy little mouth. It may be, too, a tear will start for one little nestling, laid in its chill niars ow bed, for whom her nmaternal care is no los ger needed. It sleeps, thouigh thme sleet and snow do. scend, and the wild winter winds howl around its head, It needs no longer her tender care ! A mightier arm en folds it! it is atrest! She feels and knows that it is right, and bends week ly to the hand that sped the shaft,.and turns with a warmer los;e, i be paos sible, .to those little ones who are left for her -to love. How tenderly she guards them fronm every danger, .and .with wvhat a strong, un tiring love, ahe watches by their bed-side when they are ill.! Blessings be on the gentle, loving home-mnother. Angels must look with love upon her acts. Her children shall rise up and called her blessed, and the memory of her kind y d eeds will enfold her as a garment;" Srnaa Mo.Mnas.--S~paro moments are the gold-dust, of time ; and Young wvas .wnrt.mng a tr~.e as well as a atiilli.eg line, -wienlhe .taughit that "sands make the mountaiu,:and moments make~ the year." Ofall .the portions of our life, the spare muinautes are the most fruitful in 2ood .or sewiit Tlieyr are the gaps through which temptations find the easiest access to the garden of the souL. Though it enmay have a hard pillow4 ye~t it is only sin tht can plant a tho rn mnat ; and even thouigh it may 'be hard anid lonely, yet we hriay have a eweet sleep,' and glorious visions -upon it.-. Itsawhen Jacob was lyi pon a ~st* ?orW pino~w, tbat he ha3glorious visions of a ladder reaching to ahe.