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DEVOTEDTO SOUTHERN RIGHTS DEMOCRACY NEWS LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AM) THE ARTS. soA., & IRIETORS. " OJ L nr U V 1' otatuC o ILA .E AD VOL. V....... SU.TERVILLE, S. C., 00TOBR 4, 1S54NO. I E SUMTER BANN El IS PUBLISHED Every Wedaamday Mloiraimag BY Lewis & Richardson, T ER 1t11-SA TWO DOLLArlO in advance, Two Dollars S TdAi Ce hts at the expiration of nix months iree Dollars at the end of the year. No paper discontinuil until all arrearages %.re A I), untless at the option of the Proprietor. , AdvertisementsitsertedatS EVENTY L '' Cents per sqtare, (e lites or less,) for the first, and half that sum for each suhseqtimt Insertiota, (Ollicial advertisements the sine Vfeh.timie). tg The number of insertions to he marked un all Atvertise:nents or they will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged .ccordinly. WY ONE DOLLAR per aquare for a si.igle tiertion. Quarterly anid .jonthly Advertise \nents will be charged the same as a siiglo in 'ertioit. and semi-4tmonthly the samne its iew ottes Written lor the 11anner. Messrs. Editors: This seeming to be t] age of letter-writing and necwspa per scribbling, I would respeCttiull3 solicit a place in the colmtin1s o(f1 your paper. Thinking a brief account of a hasty trip to a portion of Lhe West {nighl be interestig to your readers, JLprop~ose makU~ing it thle sulbject Of mly 'Communications. Passing fromti onle -.point to another at the present Rail iRoad speed, te traveiier has but iit Cie time to look atoutnd himt. or to no tice muore thatn merely glancingly, the dif1erent places through which it: is -arriedl, or the diierent persons with wvhomt he is brotughtt tto cnltact. UJ2 1cejpintg wide atalkv, howeve atit a little indulogence mi that poipes., for which we a a nation are nitius, viz : inquisitivtness ; he may be a be to gather smtethinr ist ruct i.e t hii1n se'llotid ethers. ioepiaig that what, I .idv aid hearn has resnifted inl samt mea:,a're beteicially to myself, I Can tot.withhold tle same trtt your read .trIs, ntwithstaming~ my' aversion etto an11 thing like n ntew,,paper dis. Ity oi .opeitlary gt;s-ip. or' an :.Muace d Loc racuthes, scribendi," a malady whie b eeums to be pietailing at the pree Stumterville beitg mty stttri tig poit I eanttL tir e propierly begint thte epeis. tie th:tnt by saying sometiig of it a pearaie, nit, having vitl i for stoie t.ime, I coi no, but, notice th vast im, rivettent every where visible. Sinceo the comime: eeilent of Lh Wilmington and Manicheat er :il Road Sumtterville has awaked from her Rip-Van-Wmkle-Sloiber. Old d ilapidat ed hotises atd bai ii like stoies. have beet taketi doiwn, aid niew ato substantial edilices, iatve been erected in their stead, the streets are well kept, and the side-walks are thickl% set with trees, protectigj by thei leuttifill hlin:ge the weary busintes, tnan and the pleasme seeking maid en. The hour for my departure having arrived, at the somuid o the whistle I .seated myself with agreeale compa niy ont board the ears, and was soon moving rapidl in the directions (af the regis of atnset- notIing of itterest presented itse'l till we reached the Wateree, save tite large Savanntahm, with here atid there a lazy crane or struggling duck, aid a large field, t e boil of which Seems to lnt better adapt. ed to the gtrowtl of persimtuotls tltai cot. tonl. At the Wateree a new t rack antd beridge are in conustruction atnd fromt the pssing nottice I had of it, should -ik it sufliciet.tly strong to resist thte abee of winid anid wnve fojr soame timea to comec. At Kinigsvtlle there is aL ho~use bintg buiilt. for the acczonnn o .dation of tihe htntgry t ravellecr, anid Swill no doubt add very mtuch to thte comifott oIf persots who miay be de. (.aitted there as I hatve beetn. Ihere we rook the cars fiar Augusta anid were conveyed thither by the samte old cir cuitous route through the swamtp and ponds of Orangt'eburg and ha' twell. We remaitned itt Augustta too short a titme for moe to see mtuch of the townl, but buinetiss seemed proisper. inig. While waiting at the hotel we were engatged itn coniversatioin with the passetngets, and learned f romt onie of them (Col. Dectnt) that hte was the Riepresetative in Cotngress from New. nan Ga., lie was fully posted tup in \Vashington atffairs, spoke in high termts of the Southt Carolinta Reprtesent tation; and in regard to hitmself, seemed proud that "lhe was the first C.orn field (Congress-mnan ever sent fromt Georgviu." Souin after leavinig Augusta the Sun, who had outtraveled us, suitk be hinid the Wtesterni hills anid withldrew% his ligvht, leaving us pursuing ottr wit 'tiarkness drear," anid shutting dQn my window to keep out tihe rah Whieh'-was fallinig, I reel ined muyMe -tis well as the shortness of mny cotnel and-the Io~aues of mty carcass woult udmnit atd was soon wrapped in the .aruso Md rigtmsutd mseffll up at the beautiful town of Atlanta. This place which a few years ago was inothing more than a Rail Road depot has sprang as if by magic into a re spectably sized town. The Stone Mountain (which I saw on my return) 10 miles eastof this place is quite a curiosity to one raised in the level pine regions of South Carolina. It is 7 miles in eircnnifer ence at the base, 1500 feet high with a tower or ob4ervatory, on the highest part of it, 160 feet high from which an extensive view of the surrounding coutitry canl be had. The comtry be tween Atlanta and Lagrange is rath er interesting. It is underlating in sonme places, hilly with numerous streams of water winding among the hills and forest., a number of* handsome villages present themselves to view. Lagranige is quite a flourishing place, oi or more mntitutions of learning are located here. AL %Vest Point we iook the Wiloington ntad Manchester Rtarl Road for Montgomery which took us through a country similar to the one described Alieve. At almost, every tation there is a flUoishin" viil Tnis Road although the first one built in the State is very inferior, the iron is the old 4shioaned flat, rail atnd very cinnh patched, the Cars move very slowly, allowing the pasbengers the full benelit of ti.e smoke and dust. i he Conducitor on this Road de serves a place in the picture, he was reznam kably find of visiting the pas sengte'ir eats, and as smile excise, I sup1pose, le would at every vi-i, en ailt.e for and examine the tickets, al usough lie had liin-elt supphed thern, SD fr equtvIm were fits visitL., that, upoi ins appearance inl the cars I would fiid t ysell'instinctively iroducing the pasILrt, he seemed zo fond of inspect 1ntz. Wishing to a void sta inig as - much as possible, we c.ieltided to remnaiii t.1 Montg'-mlery unt Lit Lthe dejprtiu.- o'f 'le'et'gir -it Ite a num : and Sott tie titile was spent very aigreealhy ntwithtand illg the exCssive heat oIf the weatier. Alotgoerynumber., abIOUt 6000 whie in hah tants and is in a proslper oUJi- citndititon. It is situtatei toll a ver) co. t.iderabl. hed of tlie Alabatia Riv e - just below tihe jo'ticu'ti ot the i Coisa a III Tallapoosa. There are qmte a um-itiit Der of fine buildiimgs here, the prinici. ple uif whieb is tile State ilou-C, the COLt, I 'Ouse an1d the-' Churches of the various dnominatiois. li eiioiiat with a party of' friends I visited tdhe iaitil and speit an1 hour or so inl looking at the city aind surrouiding counttry. During my stay in Montgomer I took oceasim to visit the imtudry anid mitachinte sh'p o Messrs Ja. Winter & Co., preparl n'ts were heimg made for cas in-, tile latriais for a larg steam e gine bu. time did not a.low me to witiess the 'peratiO'n, aIoIUt 150 hands are cmploy ed in these es tablishments. Late tn Saturdlay evening we w took tie boat which w fotiud tituch inmo.re pleasant, tha I tite d usty car. lhe riv er i, a pretty strati extremely win dinlg in its cOurse, houigh at that time very low. At. iight the Ianoin s.hone brilliantly, and tie delightlili breeze of' winds was quitite a relieffron the oppressivye he-at of the daay. Th'le boat binitg of l igat, di aft molt Sitmoothily over- the santdblars anmd at d ay fight wats at, Selmia, the stoppinlg place of imy compqamotns. I lie day was -pent ini the comp aity of' newly made acqutalintanlces anid at ntightr it, beintg uiseert.uiied that lti tuing thme daiy two. i.i v mes had takeit patssage with us, it was requiested that reli gions services should be held antd mi comp;.liance with the request thle lRev. Dr. Neely delivered a short hut elo-. quien t, sermoon. At, the coimmienicemet of' the services the boat, caitte ini con tact, u iith a andbar andi remahii ed sta Ltimnary till mioring, by which acci denit I was dlelatyed inl reaebting may lantdinig somte twelve hours, once mote ott 4 terra ftirmia" a ride onm horseback ot a few tmiles brought ine to the rest dence of' att aged relattive, many yeairs aigo a pionecer it8 thle theni thlin ly se*ttled coutieis (lSutth A labiama, lie: c thle counittry is broken anid covered wi th tlhe long leaf' pine, the creck tamds ate very productive, the niaturail growth beinig pri ncipailly S weetgmzt t, Whlite Oatk, Chestiut, l3eachi, Maginolia &e. I was surprised here to see the interest. taken in the educaitioni of' the risinhg genieration. In every towntship t here is a pl Iic school for the inastruttion of the indigett anad abtittst, every vil lage htas its Academy where they' arc taught the higher braunehes of' miale tand femnale educationi. At, Hlell's Lait ding, a village .containing not, mm e perap tha~n one htundred inihabitants, there is a female school of a high grade. a lTmne Legislature in comapliance witht the wisht of the people lhas prohibited Ithe; sale of ardent spirits wit~hini three miina of the nicc.-..hnen 38 nronktiliot on a small scale working well, would it not work better on a larger? I at tended an election at this place and during the day heard it remarked by a gentleman, that ten years ago such an occasion would have been a scene of drunkness, riot, bloodshed and mur der, now as large a number as 150 ,-oters could assemble and return to the.r homes without the least distur bance. This change is not altogether the result of temperance and religious influence, the people have been, and are being educated, and consequently can see the advantages of well ordered and refined society. In thi., our coun try, where Churches are builton every hill top and "temperance, righteousness and thejudgemnent to come" is preach edi with apostolic zeal, we may still expect crime and degredation where the people are Lnorant of the advai tages of even practical education. Taking tlte boot. again, it was with rome dilieilty that the trip up the siver was made onl account of the low water. At Selma I took the stage, and after a few hours ride, through a rich and well cultivated portion ofcountry, I reached the end of my joiirney, and joined my companions and friends in 'erry County. This is one of the richest Counties in the State, the lands are.6 11"k1 and frie n omn high pt-ice, the Cahawba river riuns through this and Dallas County. Marion, the County Seat, is a thriving village, and thu eat of several institu tions of leanring. The biflidings in the ttown are new and elegant. Thle ourt, lI ise and market, in the centre of the village, a-e the only \iteges if ancient. t times. The former i soon to feel tite hand of progress and improve. ment, hearing its walls and erecting inl its place a building more in keeping with the surrouidnd ing mansions. The latter is wtorthy tit preservation on acciuant of the pleasant, recollections Ilielh it bring-s t I.i-; it as here the :arly settlers tmade their daily visits to th-e shrine of the EiTfariai, Alter- -i e butcht r bla -wI it rt. ing their eyes Heavenward, were re minded of their si vereigty and inde. pendentee by that signigilicant emblem tle An-rican Eagle whith sits withi widt- extended (wooden) wings over tiat. ft fiequented spot. Speakiig of the iplace where beef is std, by the association of ideas, my mind, is directed to the place where it is eaten, and this retinds me that I have neglected to speak of the Hotels tell the way, however so much has been said aml vritteii respecting the mierit s of I lote)l-s in general, and some of them ill particltlar, that I wo;Id williigly leave their merits to be dis euissed b'y some one else, let this much be sail however, that the accommo. dations wi-re geinerally good, and re t. niberiig telt scripitural injunction to - eat what is set belore you asking tto -piestions " I enleaviored to Obey it, thinking that sOmtte juestions ihtt, be at least itI proper, if even ptOssiible to tit antsweredt as for uxainple, how long hald a certain animal lived bethire its name was clanmged and its flesh pre pared i ihe ma t ieat ing jaws of ear. ivo till; tian i or whiether tle catern of a certa. I ltutel did not deserve a iledal fir intruducing butlermilk as al afterdi,h i it the three inistittiuots of learning iniM rion thIere arec ab out 500( st udenmts a-mu al ly istruceted. Thae llo ward Male Coiliege antd the Jutdson F'ettale it. t itte are conducltLted by able fiacultics. I 'totissor .Jewet t, President, of thle fi-ulIt y ot thIe Judisont Itt-,tittiont has hteld t hat honoprabile poi4 for a termni ii years. A tmu g thte r-egulations of the C.ollege-. conttained in the catalogue. I nit iced tote which, I thinik shiinbl be hun amon~ ittilg the re-glahtitns iii eve-ry femtale schtool, in thei Siouthd viz: " Aniy young lady usin lg Snufj or bintiging it inito the inst itutioni NhallI be Ilale to inunediale ex1- ulsion. A brianeh of the S. -Ima Rail Roaid will soon lbe comrpleted to this t.place and wit h thtis additiotn to the theilities for re-aehinig the place, a lar-ge increase in the muinber of studeints miay bte expieted. After a pleasenut sojournl ini thtis sect ion the hur fori departuire arr-iived, the partinhg word had to lie spioketn. P'assuing tver this the only unpleasant, inicidetnt, we were souon oni our jurntey ho me wi th a desirable addition to the eumpany. At, Selmta wo tootk the stage ihr Motigomtery. Thtis is a towvn of eon siderable size, a tnmber of Artesin wells, somie of thett are very large send ing up seask-ss st reatms of piurt wiat- r. Ti's p nee wvas thte recsideatet antt ride throi ugh a del ightfutl aitd pie ltresquie ctr~tty biromgut, us again tc .Montgomiery anid ini a fe days w( real-ced httome safe-ly; mauch pileaset Dos'-r KuIL. -rlE Ihanus. -Thela lit tle paited songster-s tblhow man atn ttnd upon him. it is its mission ti clear his gImumd and t ... ofiset which would otherwise destroy his fruit and his grain. What would the oountry be without its birds? Their innocent notes gladden the car, and their beautiful forms and plumage de light the eye. A pair of robins have been known to consume 2;000 ctter. pillars in one week-and what an amouit of' service to that firm was that one week's work! The firmer who shoots the small birds that con fiding surrounds his d welling, errs both in economy and benevolence. We speak not of the hawk, which devours the chickenis, or of the kinglisher, which swallows the bees-let him use of his shot on them if he will. That it the songsters take tithe of the ripen ed produce of field and garden, it is nothing but their due. They pres. ent their bills some months after the lahor was peribrined, and are fully en. titled to their living. Hionesty in this, as well as other mnatters, is always the hest policy; and it has invariably been fiond that the famier who on courages, instead of repelling the tis its of these tiny workmen, is more than repaid for his forbearance. A Page from Life' s History. BY FINLEY JOHNSON. To MorrowV-how that word grates upon my ear; to-morrow-and i shall be dangling between hea ven and earth; to-morrow-and thousands will gather around the seatird to witness the glorious, the instructive, the Christian spectacle of a human being murdered legally by the hands of the law. Yes, to-morrow die, but ore I depart from earth, let me unfbld to the world the causes of ay fitte, an. though from my fellow b ings I have met no mer cy-, yet in im who died for all'shall be my hope and my red-rption. Charles Ryan and myself were " sworn friends," we ihad pledged to each other the vows of unchanging friendship-had worked out the Saie problem in algebra, and received the m. :Ljy-. hade of separable--whrro :-.c '.s, there the other could , - fund-the secrets of one were also the secreets of both. Our education at -last were finished; we bid adieu to the old school house aid its venerable master, and launched our bark, frieghted with hopes and joys, upon the boisterous waves of the sea of life. Our intimacy still continued, our evenings were always spent in each uthers society, and tni3 was miserable when bereft of the other. During one of our raimbles, f'ortune (or rather misfortu,.e) made ine acquainted with Mary A rthur. Thal meeting is forei lly impressed upon lily menory, and time possesesss no power to eiffce the recollection. She was one too fiir for earth, her beauty was of a heavenly east. her flowing tresses, black as the wings of nidnight. her eyes beaming with fire, yet so mnolest and meek in their expressions; her ih;rm, graceful as a fitiry spirit; her melodious voice -all stamped upon her the seal of a purer, holier, heavenly birth. To see her was to love her, and as I viewed her many charms, her numerous vir tues, liny heart was drawn towards her, and on its sacred altar I erected mit idol, to whom was olfered n life's adoration. There was none who came w it hin~ the circle of'her hiomie, but, what, were draw ni inlsensibly towards her, and I, within the ehambi ers of my own soul, enshrined hflr ima'ge with all the folndnless; of which tny lnature was caplabl e. Night, after niight we were ini her presecei, Charles and mlysel, bulet j'elously had not yet, eitered my he'arc: t. To love her in silec I c oub011 lnot., and4 so one0 evein g, p~our'ing into her ear humting words, I toldl her all; hiow thatwnmy soul was bolund uip within her own; how in vain I had attempted to smother the fiery flames of' passion, which hurnied withi. ill Iiiy breast, and1( how lov'e's finlgers had Iplayed upjonl the strings of mty hieart, anid fthat, now mny fate was ill her hiaiids. She listenled, I took her hanid, she did nt withdraw it, anld thirowinlg ntersel I up~on myi Iietfkhile wept, Iwa happy.~ - ctntZ; she ', (nliised to he .i mie. Fool, ibtol, that I was to trust the vows of'a womainl. Tihe day was fixed, preparations miade, and atlready' I looked to the future for days of hap piness5 aid hours of bliss. Charlss Rynwas my colilidant, I told him1 all, aind lie smliled aIs if' leatsed at the hap-. pinetss of a friend. lI Ieoffered eona gratulatioii, lie lppose leasu res, but, still that, smitile, so amb1 iguious ill its mleaninig, playe'd upon11 his Iips4. (Oe suiunnerl( evening-wel d (1 remlemiberl it, for' it, burns within my brain, as if scared, wihh ten thousand irons5--wet roiamed~ ini the ol~d woods by hera iithier's house. Th'ie evening w~as beautiful, and as onie by one the stars stole (out fitm thecir peacefl , honie in ..eaven, we would gaze uploni them, and watch. themi twinkling ini their brillianne'. Never b1,'or. .ha Mary appeared to my e,)h& so lovely, and as I sat with my head reposing npon her breast, I was happy, and thanked God for giving me the love of such an angel. Mary, 'said 1, " has it never ap. peared to you that in the course of time your love might grow cold-" "I Iush-" nonsense," said she, "you know I love you above all things, and never will change in my affection." " God bless yoii" I murmured, and then I impressed a kiss upon her rosy lips. At that moment there fell from her bosom a small piece of paper, and she eagerly made an attempt to regain it. But I had already seized it, and horri ble.thoughts took possession of my mind, as I witnessed her anxiety to repossess it. "Give it to me-for heaven's sake," she almost shrieked. Pay ing no attention to her entreaties I opened the note, and read : " Dear Mary: Yet a little while, and the farce will end. Keep him deceived until the day appointed. and then, when we are united, we can laugh at the foolish thoughts of the disappointed aspirant for your hand and heart. .la, ha! poor fillow. CHARLIES." As I read this piece of villany, my brain burned as touched with living coals of fire. And this was from him who had sworn eternal friend-ship I As I read all my love turned into hate,. and I swore to be revenged. The next night I called upon Charles, with hate in my heart, and vengeance in my thoughts. He was in his room, poring over a copy of Dean Swift, and as i entered, he noticed the frown upon my brow, and said. " Well, old boy, what's out? Ju. piter! how black you look." In as tone of freezing coldness I replied " A false and hypocritical friend is a sufficient cause to produce such an efZet as you have intimated." Iotuld See his t f- t rn. his voice tremble :s I.- l.d Have yon any personal allusion, sir? if so, let us hear the grounds on which your accusation is based." " Grounds, I replied, now losing control of my temper. " Grounds! yes, sir, and such grounds as prove you to be a villian. And so you thought to make a dupe of me, you and your - dear Mary,' but you have failed. You are a worthy couple; take her, and be happy if you can; but you sir, are a sco'uidrel." " Rlecollect, sir, to whom you are speaking." "I do, assure you, for your edifica tion, let me assure you 'tis an infernal villian." . You shall give me satisfnction, sir, fbr such language, and that shortly," and with rapid strides he paced the floor. "Most certainly," replied I, " and be it now, no delay, no procrastination, but at this hour when all is still, and," whispered 1, "let it be to the death one ofus ulst 1'a1." " lie it so," he muttered. As I was the challenged party, according to rule I had the choice of weapons. I was a perfect adept in the exercise of the sword, and was fully aware that, he was ignorant even of tho first branches; but [ was bent on his destruction. M[y revenge needed a victimi, and lnte had selecd hinm. We wended our way into the depths of the forest, aind there, with no wit niesses but, the silent stars of heaven, there, beneath the passing moonbeams, we engaged in the contest. The talc neced riot be told. Heat ed passion-maddened with the tho'ughts of my wrongs, and bent on revenge, he fell beneath my arm. flav ing exposed his breast, I took ad van. tage of the opportunity, aiid plunged the s.word up to its hilt in his body. W ithi a cry of agony that still rings in my ears, he shrieked "I am killed," and then fell a lifeless corpse on the ground. As the warm bloocd gush ed froim the wound my feelinigs un der wen t a sudden anid pow~erful change; the bieinousness of may criume brokke in Iiponi me, and as I beheld his pale fiace upturned r.0 heaveni, horror rooted mew to the Spot. All, all, was a lank. I had slain my fuiend, and for what? F"or a wo muan, w hose fialse smiles had allured him oan to deceit, anmd mne to murder! I knelt do'wn by his side and strove to staunch the wonr.d, but, ini vain. Mur derer! andl I shrunk back with terror as I conitemplated the deed which I had accomplq'ished. Murderer! Can as he gazed upon the corpse of his b:"ther, could not have ex peiienced mzore torm:en ts than muyself. The depths~ of the forest caught, up the dreadful sound, and thme fair ofi dista .t hills, echoed back a gain the startlinig truth. Murderer! it was stamped upon my brow, and burn ed like living coals in my brain! I at tempted to shriek, and with a mighty c ffort tried to breakte hain f e. ror that bound inc to the spot-out in vain, the half-muttered words which hung upon my lips, my very thoughts seemed as if formed into one word and that was-Mu rderdr. I had slain him; premeditately, ma liciously, intentionally slain him-he, to whoma I had sworn friendship, lay cold and lifeless upon the ground, and as I gazed upon the upturned face, there seenmed to me a smileof ming led smtirn and hate mantled around his pale lips;4he moon threw a shadow adross the piilseless corpse. and all na tdre was hushed is If awed by the drdadful deed. A heavy hand was placed upon my shoulder-a loud and hoarse voic.e mut tered "you tire my prisoner," and I found myseli raanacled, and in the grasp of the police, who were taking ine off to prisulit I made no efforts to escape; I uttered tio renonxstrance, but calmly, sullenly, doggedly Went to my doom. 1 was accused of murder; the body was brought into court, and as I gazed upon its distorted counten ance, I shrank from the sight and hid my face in my hands.-Other witnes ses were brought, other circumstances were put before them, and I was con deinned. They led me into court, atd the judge, with an air. of assumed so lenmnity, placed the"futal cap upoti ms neau, an sentenced ma to die i murderer's death. I was then placed in a dark, and cheerless, and dreary cell, where the sunlight (f heaven ,ev er entered; with nd hope t,ut that ol death, I was doomed to pass a long month, of wietchedness and despair. They sent a long robed priest t. preach to m3 of repentance and the mercy of God. Fools! how could they expect me to hope for mercy from God when his professed folloi%. ers had denied it? If I was not fli to live, I was not fit to die; then why doom ne to death, and send my soul to perdition? If I repented, and was fit for God's kingdom, why then am I not fitted to live in the world? They Tho day id at- Ma approachint -this night is my last on eat th, and the sounnd of the workman's hammer tells me of my fate to-morrow. Let it come, I fear it not, for I have full confidence that God will shOw thLt mercy unto me which his Iolluwers have fitiled to do on earth. No Need for New Parties It, is in politics, as in religion, il old sects and old standards jail in.t disrepte, every imaginable diversit) of new sect and new creed will in. taitly spring up to take the vtt-an places. The new ideas leaitm, : them beiing unorganized and undis ted, it will requimo much time and many eflrts to mould and harm' ridize them into one consistent and hoinige. neous whole. At the present time there is a strono tendency among the masses to quit old parties, abandoi ailment standai s and construct tiew parties, new crced.-, and new stamdards. We have lutely seen various plans for new pulitical organizations proposed in iewspaper from various sections of the c* untry. This disposition to form ine w partw has been brought about by the slid. den appearance and rapid growth ol the Know Nothngs. The opp nerits of this order, scattered throughout the country, and thus far denied thae op portunity of consutation, and of cion. sen taneous action, have started d ifrer et societies in diffeirenit places, all, however, having the same object in view-the defeat, of the secre t socie ty. But each of these new opposing~ palrties umakes niembership a srnse ga nonL to its supplort; so that a candidate of one of these organtizations, thought all of them have the same 'objects iin view, could no more get the votes o the other kindred organizations thani could a Know Nothmng. From this it tidlows, that if those opposed to the Kn''w Nothings sh'iiil divide theimselves into separate parties or bodies, with different, rules atnd reg ulations, and pledge thenmselves nut to sup jport- anly oe for office who i., not a mnember of a particular party or body, then their enemies the Kniow Nothings will have an easy victory. This shows the absurdity of these so. cietics: Tihere is no need for new parties. The time-honored Democtatie party ih suflici-n., Iir all. Its principles havt become histortcal. They have beet illustrated by the best, the purest noit the ablebt tmen of the nation. The have been victorious in many a con test, They are well defined atnd w"el known. They are the prin~ciles o the Constitution, New creens, liki new laws, are full of' unie-rtaities and admit of an infinitude of interpre tations. But the intepretationi of th, Dumocratic creed is as well establishi ed as the creed itself. The Democratic party has encouni ered, in its day, miany and formnjdabl enemtieis. The prtsepit i ever stormy, cannotpr (ld and tionquqred adversaries. T is no heed o'ti-eliange of our nq.4 a recddstrdotion of our ci'eed wealpoatist ar6 as good now -ts were in the honored days that passed. The sword of Jaik still sharp and gletma with 'itsH 41 time lustre. The name .0 Jacks-t still mighty, and gathers itieasedA tre as Pdssing years mark more - ly his superiority to his successols \ . Then let us cling td the Den to party and the name it has dlwa A borne, and let all- who nrl6p to new factions, nev partti-. cret societies, join us- wiJtfhon'tgled' compacts, or bonds, and vote'ga o,, the eneawies of the Constitutioh~Wo want no n'iw party, let. it coie 4a whatever source it, may. 4 ton Sentinel. Wife lost-Seesme in a s boat, AN ACTUAL OceURNENcE " W hich is the captain of this 4 inquired a tall athletic, as he:CA frun the gentlemen's gabin, i threaI l precipitancy. "That gentleman yonder, as j4 k bystander. "Are you ihe iaptain sir V" " Where is my wife Indeed I don't kndt sr seen ho that I know." : " No t this i"i too. come on d Jast night 'and six dollars pssage ior mysiAnd and I should like to knO__ wife has been put." "have y9u . en in ad "Yes--but shiis not "Shall J have the .p r . ell lady's name, sir - "Mrs. MirahSnith, wife~ qferoiibb V. Smith, your humble servan-lit Airy,- (to- the chanhemanid,) .4 Mrs. Mirah smith in-the aid' el..a- a I "No sir- Ini. -'!^ not there." . 17 lhere told you so, aiW Mr 8:1164 - iUf IiIc-:lF vmts with mucn uinea-:iness. " Captain," said a wag tandt b, "-uppose Jolt1, shliId r1ig tihe Ut :il through the 'oat, and say-iMs. Ali. ral Smith wh-o ewne oan board iatt. night eannot be thaund " " That's a gotod idea echoed a hut dred voices at once. So J ohn-a cream-eloored Leon - with anm .ee like l 's--se....t hIs Iell -"llt HlieMr., . sS i - pers.--a who kno w , u hee n nN plevase ianid hur p t-: t C (pa i -- otice t he bnefcit, ul her discoi . - at h eband. Jolhn bawied thro..u'h thme b_-t s 4 what to the iuIII . ntoIIf ,t i en. . gers, and fiially rema I- tlh tmpp. devk, lien, ini passinig *- state room,* in a Ah'r: dkaepi.a.1tionl ..r I-s wianit of u : he rait -,, I ; .,,* v ia - da -,tent 'ran a ptch iof a IJm rx--L/os/ 1f . Adliro, Sntt-whenzi thethi I dv - rushedi otit of K., evidently diqiuiete'd in lie- slumbers, with--"Who s ila l lost ? Here I ami-where's Jeroine 1" It i. need less to say that this gave 4 a vey pleas:nt turn to the whole air * iair--and the caltaii (vood su \ caped the charge of sitealing a , t' wife. 4 .No immber (of Congress "Iho votd e . foar the Nebraska hill and whom waL a catndidate belbre the people fii electiona, has yet, beent defeated: wv three voted against it-une in souri, :and twu in Maine-hmave rm a- *,;f~ gain anid been lefrt tat home by thelr~ -- COtiitituents!-Abagy A,-gus. Twventy mnembers of' Conmgresl~v been chmosen sine the paOss(a~e of tam Nebraska hill4 and if they were t upon that bill, it would have ni votes from ahemn, just the numberV had froum their predecessoirs; so (hn there has as yet been noa loss oft cojn- tp gressmen on thie Neb~raska issue, not withstandinig the noise and confusion~~b,' of the oplpositionl.-Botona Post. Draiucrmoss FORL A SuOr L1FE.' WVe copy the following directions fo'r * a short life fromn anm old almanae. We ''' doubt not they willjprove as oflicicioirs as ainy doctor could dlesire. 1st. Eat hot bread at every meal. ~d. Eat last. 3d. Lie ian bed every morning L1) the son is t wo hours high. If the case shouild proe stnbbo r 4tht. Add the moning dramn.. ' A main who marries nlow-a (ays ries a great deal.- lie not- (nty:: hiansel to at woman~h, -ut. Llai' -al of repared chik, a quantali(g -bode, eight fit -iag, o'uj b -novels, ''ne piiadie dig -' wveak .nerves dint will k vant girls and-threstdo ithe -hodier theinvlissib '1*tl'to fi4p