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-T ' "J , "$ ' '* ' " r " V w ' / - " jL *' -A A . * _ '.. - - - - v. f^f\ W ~ - n X;' s ' d ^ CT^ 11 lit# fIff it #itt ^ft n #'lf'r '"' ^Sta'^JI J^" v '<>--'''y^ XxV :*"> ?%> ' '*3 'x^V ft ) %y M -y _ PIVOT IP TO LITERATURE, TH$ ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, MEWS, POLITICS, &C., &C. TERMS?ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM,] ''Let it bo Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Juniu*. [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. VOLUME 2?NO. 42. ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1855. WHOLE NUMBER 94. ? "?rif ii. ii 11 POETRY. Brother, Take my Aral. \Vhcn grief is heavy uu tlice, Or dismal fears alarm, \Then, brother, leau on mc? My hrotlier, 1-ake iny arm. There's many a load of trouble That takctli two lo bear, \iri ? n iicic vuv wuum Delia quiic uouoic _ Beneath the heavy eure. ' Jf malice, in its rancor, Has sought thy mortal harm, Jly shoulder bo thine anchor? My brother take 1113' arm. ^Though nil, ill time of trial. May turn tlieir eyes away, Kay brother, no denial, ? My arm gliall be thy stay. If grief were mine to-morrow, A grief that naught couhl charm, I'd cry in all my sorrow, A "OU! brother, give thine arm ! " Avl let me feel another Will weep with me iu woe: A brother, 3-en, a brother, May alt who sorrow know! - MISCELLANY. A Visit to the Allies Camp. The following letter from Balaklnva, dated the 2Tth December, has been addressed 1,.. r?_ A _ ?-1 ' <-< ? vj j^i.rngiiuw, ;i relative oi r>ir iYiiurew i Agnew, to a gentleman at Bristol: Until you almost touch the rocks you can barely perceive an opening ; and when you at lust reach the mouth of the harbor of Ualaklavn, it is not above sixty y;li'Js j wide, a short quarter of a mile, and after j passing several men of-war, tnuifports, , all with tlie ends of their bowsprits nearly i touching you, you get into rank and add | uuouier 10 me nuniuer. Aim now iiiu scene changes. AliuuL forty yards from our storn is the landing place. 'Ilie town?did you say town? nc>, lmean a scattered iiuniber of wretched hovels, sa}' 150. In the rear ana in trienont lugn precipitous rocks; on tbe face of tlie latter - several tents with 11a lines, aud a hotly of Highlanders. In J iact,supjHjse a basin one-quarter full of waiter, placed on the table, and drop a wafer nrtto it, a.id then you have a good idea ut'j the position of a ship in the harbor of l>alaklava. i Yesterday being a beautiful d;iy,l thought it a good oppornnity to p;.y a visit to t he camp, and, ;u> I had understood that the I l.ri.t ,.? d.<. o....... :...i e... v..?, the Frctich, the nearest point to Suvjustopol,1 to that place I determined to set out. An! officer 6f the 1 Oth belonging to the division, j who had come onboard among a host of others, ' foraging,1' purchasing geese and turkey*, a guinea a piece, and fowls 1 '2s. (Jd. a (i/miiiIa lrin<^1iT aO'i>wi/1 mil inn / >" *1*a right road, and invited me to dine, with him in his tout. Now for'rt. I landed, tho first step-up to the very, knees.in mud?French, Turks, English, and caiupsutlers in glorious confusion. Such swearing, shouting and row you never heard in your life; artillery wagons, six and twelve horses attached to each others, with half-starved camels; cavalry horses whose riders and hard-worked -4 1- I I..U- ? 1 ' 1 oiwus nnvii pruiwoiy noi seen acomo or a brush for a month ; with Turks every here and there, bearing the dead upon stretchers, all wading through a sen of mud, complete this picture,until you emerge from the town. The crowd appears then to deploy over an interminable space. In tlie distance, on the right, are the mountains of the Crimea, covered with enotv; at the foot several Russian encampments; near to lis, the Balaklava battle ground. On one of the slopes you see tbe remains of our light.cavalry* and their horse hospital; not 100 effective animals left!? the Scotch Grevs nourlv 'ns had. How ruin jt be otherwise? The poor creatures are worked all day with the artillery, in drfig girig heavy, lo^d9 tp the trenches and camps, fastedot ,tfp tqtne'po^t8'(Jriveii hi' the ground, -and scarcely a morning breaks ere the troop* . ere drag 14 or 15 out of the "slush," as they tenia it," Ob the left you s&e Lord Baglnin auartcrs. and bavin? Droceeded over de atroycd vineyards, every here and there dot ' ited "with dead horses, emitting a most delight tfol perfume, you - at last get upon highei rgroundj antf apprbach the French cahip,'cx ^tending milts on the' left having the Turk Ibetweeu them and the British. . Skirting the latter, I thought I wetuk 5bave a look at tho French ; so having pan a visit to leypi^J ot tno nuw, ^na oeen ver hospitably invited to partake of their con tents, I paaitedea toward the Light Divu ion. > A little on the left of the ^Freftoh i the Pic^ueii House, about ? ipileaild a, hal from Sevastopol, into whjch . a shell, oftei <drop?, to the dange* of all who are in it 1 _iJ I - -1 ?UU UCIDg H mwu ,1WE-Wnrpww, w ^JIUUU unocOTpied % tbo'cUritni^. Bmfeayortog t Hget a gliinpfw' go)t)gt 0fn. }li -far-famed - fortress in the distance. \;Boin determine on expiring-, 14K\\ righv-bdtmw; The French was pitching their ?hpt into4li town; and the Russians returfrinfit them thre toon, forty:gun battery, and oppo^t^.: Iftottthia iijjo'? 1 firht saw * jf h ^ ih ey;; <an "trefich^." I mean the afctnaf^orki11 listed vi? . Now, supixxse a soldier, six foot high, in the trench, in some pliices, if he Miami uj)right, lie gets shot at; his head appearing over the parapet, ami then he is obliged to kneel down with the mud and waiter up to { his middle to avoid the danger. This state; of the trenches, and the laborious work that tne poor soldiers undergo, being sometimes thirty hours thus employed, badly fed, badly dollied, and, 1 fear, much dispirited, tends to enireiuler disease. We are hin??ifnr on ;i 11 average 150 intn a tiny, not including those that falls from an enemy's guns. I now had an opportunity of ajrood view into Sevastopol. Its appcarauco is hoth picturchjuc and bvauiiiul, and though I was within half a mile of it, and had a capijal kcvenguinea glass, I could not perceive any damage that had as yet occurred. From wiial i Usui seen in the limes and oilier p:tpers, I had supposed the place a heap of ruins, or nearly so; but on the contrary, 11 eould sec no marks of the cannonade that i hits now been going on tor upward of two | mouths, though I believe that the portion directly opposite tlie French batteries is .much cut up. Alter satisfying my curiosity, I returned to the Light Division Camp ; and now for n (IwM'ltkt Will <tl Air fj.-il-linli/o ? X. . ? . ?'? av>a VI * ? It \'V? (III! ? LVIIb y 1 ?7 I I I | regiment.) The lent. inside is eight feet in diameter. ltouud the circumference wore a medley of bunts, kettle?, empty bottles, and ninny other tilings constituting the daily general utility. Next was a soldier's bayonet stack into the ground for I lie purpose of a candlestick; next two beds, or rather hard-stulVed mat trasses, with a scanty coverlid each tin the bear ground. Dinner was lent; ! brought in?two tin pannikins with soup meagre that would frighten S , followed by two pieces o! hard salt beef of about half a nnninl each. :i little rice, fthis i wjh gwod,) ami :i very, very hard liist-nit. j llnuevor < XiTrisi- n-ns appetite, so I sc-t j to, ami liming as a final, tiik< n a gla?8 of bad ruin with my liiiioitaiueis, 1 bid good j live to tin-<i(liccrs of tlie Light division and j stkiiiiy a I?ni1?]mi; in the distam-u as in}'! landmark I started for I'alaklava. Tin* siiii had melted tho hitherto execrable roads, and witli tin- traflie, I shall never,! to the longest day of my life, forget tlu* i walk ha? k ; sutliee it to say that, having passed several fallows who were endeavoring to urge their worn out horse* to get up out of the mud, wher they had dropped, down for the last time. I reached theChari- , ty. Now, my impressions on th?? v.hoj.-' arc. these: In the first |>'a?*e. ihe oouiiii>-:; ri:it is badly. nay, wretchedly. supplied tin- nvans of carryingstores an,I provisions from Italaklava to the various casiips--u!l the horses, with the. exception of the few supplied by the artillery, being dead! The store-houses and many ships are full of creature comforts, anil the half-starving men cannot get them. I, of course, cannot snpposc hut that, in the end, the allied forces will be. victorious ; hut take, my word for it, Sevastopol is not yet taken, and if I am right, in my prognostication's, w ill not be for some time to come. ^ Editohs.?An editor cannot sten, without he trends on sombody's toes. If lie exf>rc'.?<cs his opinion fearlessly and frankly, l(> U nrrniriilit imil iii?^niiintiir>iia If In. states tacts without giving any comment, he dares not avow his sentiments. It' he confidently refuses-to advocate claims of an individual to office, lie is Accused' of personal hostility. Ifachap who measures oil' words into verses, as a clerk floes tape, hy the yard, hand him a mess of stulf that jingles ; like a handful of ru.sty nails and a gimblet, I and if the editor lie fool enough to print the nonsense, stop my psijHsr; I will not pat(ronufc a man who is no better judge of poci ry. Ono man grumbles because the advertisements engross too much room; another complains that the paper is too largo, lie cannot find time.to read it. 'Another claks finds fault bwuise the pnper is too fimall. They do not get the wortS of their money ; . and we believe non-piyings tbscriberft. One Wants the type *0 email thai a microscopc \ would be indispensable in every I > mil v. An< otli0r threatens to discontinue the paper unlesa'tbe letters arejmlf an inch long. Ah ojd . lady acutallv offered an additional price for t i papor'thatsnould he printed with such type ai . are used for haadbills. In fact, every subscri jftnjr has a plan of his own for conducting t journal, and the ,labor of Sisyphus wai j recreation; when compared with that of at i editor who undertakti* to plea*o everybody t A Russian's Opinion or the War.? " A. CdhStnihiiboplfe.* Mter 0gWtr4\ "tw froifn : " Russian prisoner, the following vxplanatioi of the present war. "Th'e Turks nim*nqrcj< \ the Russian ".Bishop add ^veral-Rureift n piirtts at JcrtiRalem. dod*. Iti his Wrist t i sent n 8(|iifwlroii of angels to'carry ,ih A fcjiub of Chro^ which femajos, at thp froo 0 ment bur{kjihIwJ in th^heairops, and he con 0 miwioned th(i Ca\r to avenge the P<iga * jOi^J yeft^loni fn ?r aidof jfyiveft, h^oeftaiply^wn.l=^0,^^ 6 tomb will;be restor1#* to' its -pliiee. . JIi e phalimx ^-ttftgwls. wiH tine*he road- plnti id' ' AnVlntf^'viiiW . 'ttfVbrrtfn ' mi [From the Cassvillc (Ga.) Standard.] Repeal of the Usury Laws. Wo notice that many newspapers of our State are warmly favoring the repeal of the present Usury Laws. Now we have never liad a single doubt about the correctness and sound policy of these laws; we have always looked upon them as a shield to protect the innocent, hone.it laboring classes, against the arts, deceptions and oppression of the hard hearted money holders. In other wort is lis laws restraining the rich from grind-! ing tin.* poor. Laws against Usury have existed in every commercial nation since the ore it ion ot" the world. The great Jewish law-giver, Moses, forbade the taking of unlawful interest upon money. The Republics of Greece, and Rome, the wise provisions of Mioselaws we all admire, prohibited the taking of unjust and unreasonable interest. It. is true, for a short time those Republican States had rio laws against Usury, but the popular demands soon caused the enactment of wise provisions, protecting the poor against the exhorbitant exactions of the rich. We would respectfully ask, what class of our people demand the repeal of the Usury laws ? Is it the middle and working class 1 No. It is a movement gotten up alone by tlie unfeeling and avaricious wealthy men, to enable them to take advantage of their unfortunate neighbors during the present hard times, and rob them of their homes and impoverish their tamihes. It is an old and true maxim, that the rich can protect themselves, and it is one of the first duties of the Government to protect the poor. The repeal of the Usury la ?vs would not only injure the unfortunate, however, but would ruinously affect the laboring class generally, by inducing money holders Jm let out tlieir money on personal security, and retard and stop all works of internal improvement. Consequently, the demand for laborers would be decreased, and the wages of this nnmer oils ami worthy 9j|>ss would be greatly reduced. Tlie repeal of these laws would prevent capitalist from embarking in public entci prizes, by ti fieri ng more profitable channels for'increasing their wealth, and thus not onlj- would all but the rich suffer, but the general wealth ami prosperity of the State would be striously 'atlccted. Now, our numorous Iinilronds arc the chief resources L' C?. i - !i.. 1 ? .1 TT ?>i mnuj j>ro>j>?*i11 jour usurv j laws, iind our internal improvements, l>}private ent.-i pi W, would suddenly stop. l>ut we :::< tuM that England has repealed her laws against Usury. Ah! Is this a reason wjiy.you should do so? If in England the lords n'od monied aristocrats should repeal the last law for the protection of the poi>r, is it a proper example for our r? i i' .... * i. r ii a mi ltcpiiuuruu govcriiiiiuiiL 10 loiiow t mere ! the wealthy are masters, and thepoor arc (slaves, but here, thanks to the efforts of our j Revolutionary fathers, the dollar is not the i controlling power. This effort on the part ' of the Shyloeks of Georgia will fail and the ! people will mark the man who leads himself ! to effect this unjust scheme of the money i holders. Talk about Georgia repealing the j Usury laws!?why it was only in 1842 that our Legislature passed a statute mvintr | greater force and effect to these laws, j The ILsuryJawsaro wise and beneficial in j their influence. It is useless to urge that j they deprive men of the privilege of giving | .what per cent, they please. The law does ! /'nninol l)iA Knrrnvvnr r\ TTmirv?? if ; is a voluntary thing. If any man is willing | to give a higher rate of interest than what i is law, he incurs no penalty; he is at liberty to do it. Hut don't annul the law. It lias been tested for ages. Wise and good ,I law givers have ahvnys acknowledged its 1 correctness, and in. our humble, opinion, no ! borrower freely advocates its repeal. If (these laws ar^.ropfnled, money will be borI rowed at . enormous rates of interest?the ! unfortunate debtor .will promise anv per I?. .?. . .i i :<r c .ii:.."~ i.:? I CU1U. IU prevent lliu NIUI IU iruill ^ IIIUJ; mn property. We have all seen-lio\v men will [struggle to hold possession of property. ! Pride nnd every other feeling of our nature ! will induce men to give ruinous rates of interest, with iomo faint hope of relief, or ' sometimes merfely to prolong the evil dav. Few men make money by paying unlawful 1 interest, and mpnv, have been entirely ry4 ined in their pecuniary prospects, by the unconscientious money lender. " If our Usu1 Tj laws were repealed, the rich, who hold 5 the money, would establish th'eii:4 own rhte ' of interest, pro)f>erty would. deprtatato in ' value, and our prosperity as a StAto be _ greatly retarded. The capitaJwt^ wotua rntr ft ten arid grow Hcli upon the wants arid 1 misfortunt-a of the poor. Others raay. do ai the^ think best/Vbufc We *h&ll firmly aqd n honestly 6ppoao this attempt of the iiworn^ puloua motjied'bten of thie Stated t& ' fatted e oppn the mfafortdrit& of their neigbtio**. . - .Pji# to 1842. the borrower wn? foroid it ^ flle'a hilfJp'Eqifftyi l6fcataWUhr .U*ury hi n fWawwer'oHBfrlttt&Mfoi great' expei** ? jrod inthatyea ru ani^wpAM?OTeo4niiiCT ane unoiw w w e plead in oven th? Rtnalfet oaiwc; Not orili & dkji QK )) ftimpte, b'uLpartiaa defcttdanta; Aire aot Ao? >_ f.iissagc. Now (bed*Attdanttrntml^|W^ i pal or interest, and if the plaintiff fails to answer, he lias the right to establish the fact by his own affidavit as to the truth of his plea. The speculators nnd money lenders ihink that the present hard times will favor the repeal of these laws?hence this sudden clamor of a portion of the press, who wo fear, are pondering to the nod of the al ' J.*.. J. II ttM - ? ? ? ? niigiiiy iioimr. \v no is 11, urciliren, lliat iirjo you to advocate the repeal of the Usury laws ? Is it tlic bone and sinew of the country, or the purse-proud aristocracy ?? It is argued by Jeremy Bentham, and other hirelings of capitalists, that money should be governed by the laws of commerce, the same as property of every description ; that there should be no law regulating its value anv morn than flint. r?f nnv ^tlior ?wi i-le of commerce. But these reasons, which may at first appear plausible, arc incorrect. Money is different from everything else ; it alone can pay taxes; its value is regulated by the Government, and no man can do without it?whereas most other things can be dispensed with. VUUi I Those calm and rational exhortations to ' Take it coolly,' and 'Never cry for spilled milk, are all very good till they are needed. They are extremely salutary before the fever kindles nnd the milk is spilled; but in the presence of pain, or on the advent of h disaster, to all those who are gifted with fortitude by nature, or have been disciplined in the school of affliction, they are about as effectual lis whistling in the teeth of a nor' wester. Their utter impotence in the storm of nassion. reminds me of the direction mven by a good New England Deacon to his choleric son. "Whenever yon foul your dander rising," said lie, "be sure to say the Lord's Prayer, my son, or else the alphabet clean through ; and long before you get to the end ou't you'll be as cool i?s a cucumber, or an iceberg. Promise me faithfully my son." "Yes daddy, I promise." Oft' trudged Jonathan to school, carving his bread and meat, with a small bottle of niolasses in his jacket pocket, and his late turn promise uppermost in Ins mind. UUV WilU uurc IIIIU it 11 UIU uugu, IIIL'L him, ami after calling liim the "young deacon," ami many oilier scurrilous niukuames, caught him oil' his guard, and threw him to the ground, tearing his jacket, and breaking his molasses bottle. Up jumped Jonathan, his eyes wolfish, ami Ins lips white with rage. But "lhere was an oath in Heaven," ami he did not forget it. So ho proceeded to swallow his Alphabetical pills?^an antedotc to wrath not mentioned in the "Regimen Salernitanum," nor recognized by the British College. "A, B, C, ?you've tore my jacket?D, E, F, and spilt my 'hisses?G, H, I, J, K, you're a ternai rascal?L, M, N, 0, P, Q, ?I'll larn you better manners, you scamp you!?R, S,T, U, V,?I'll spile your picture, you old wall eye!?W, X, Y, Z, ?now I'll pound your inside out o' you, you darned encroao.hiu' willian!" And with that, Jonathan, whoso passion had been mounting alphabetically throughout all his father's discription of vowels and uviiouiiiiiiLS) mi: j uung ounjiv^iat^ throwing him down was proceeding to work off each of the Deacon's twenty-six anti-irrascible pills in the shape of a dozen hearty i fisticuffs, had not the timely approach of a passenger interrupted tbe manipulations. So mueh for rules to control the passions. Knickerbocktr. Advice to Planters.?The. Augusta Constitutionalist alluding to the approaching seasons, gives the following advice to planters in regard to the choice of crops: .. T4 u.. 1? 1 ,?:ii - XV IB IW UC UUjlUI U^i'UUbVVIl pillUV^lQ Ulll not be betrayed by the present low prices of cotton and their wants of money, to commit the folly of planting a larger crop than usunl, in order to make.up the required sum by increased quantity, increase of production but aggravates the evils under which the planters} suffer; for too many train all their energies to make Cotton, to the neglects comparatively, of supplies of provisions and other articles whioh eyery . plantation needs, and of which a- surplus can always, find a ready market. ,This is especially true now, for while cotton-i* unusually low,, almost every other article usually made on a cot r.1onfohrvn id unilouuIU' liirvll* 'olid IiItaId tyil J??MV?VIVU IO to remain bo. Com especially- bears a very high price, witli no prospect of an abatement. The home consumption cannot dimin isb, wjiile the deifwod for export is all th( ( tiine increasing. Corn .is now a reguiai I article of shipment to Europe, where it k I jeariy joop^ijg iniwe, ijnto u?k JTJifypo'tmtr] I will also continue to have a I^rgt) marke abroad for all the flour, bacon, .peef^ ant i" every other transportable article ol food. t "Let not" proep^^Qf an early peace de \ P?iv? t^e punter in^ t% belief SsBHHH?? I ^ Lucky.?The Atlanta" Examiner of the 10th says, a gentleman from Virginia, while slopped at the Washington Ilall Hotel, in this city, a few days since, reported the loss of his pocket-book, containing $3,200 ; hut appearing to take the matter so "coolly," says the Examiner, "the incredulous were disposed (o regard it a hoax, and even those of a contrary disposition were left in doubt sis to the fact, particularly when the gentleman on the ensuing morning took passage in the Augusta train on his way to the Old Dominion." Shortly after tbe departure of the gentleman in question, the money market among the "colored folks" seemed to become so easy as to excite suspicion that a "smash" had been made on someone. a nogro, in attempting to pass a one hundred dollar bill was arrested, which soon led to the recovery of ?3,100 more, scattered among his friends. This fully confirming the Virginia gentleman's account of his loss, no delay was had in informing him of the recovery of his funds. So indifferent did he appear at his loss, that the Examiner wonders whether he will think it worth while to nilt himsplf tn tho iiir-nnvnnicnfo r.f I ing or sending after his money ; and if not, suggests that it be invested for the benefit of the poor of that city.?Suvh. Rep. Not Si.y Enough.?The Commercial Hank of Philadelphia has got itself into hot water, by shaving notes at a greater discount il *1^ 1 ?11 rn.!~ ?- - .1 ? ?l ? until inu law anuws. mis is a uauy iransaction with bankers, but as they do their business through third parties, they almost always escape punishment. rn?rt ?i.. t.i j . ?i? xnv: iii^icuiviib in nuu?iii i? ? niaKi: hi9 deposits at ft bank, and groat fii^ouragemcnt given him, but when he asks a small discount he is tokl that he must take his turn. After waiting until the last moment, he is refused, the bank having "just discounted largely." However, he is referred to Mr. CJrcely, the broker, in the basement, who is always ready to "do these things," but somehow is iust short enough to want one and a half or two per (rent, a month. Time being lost, the merchant suffers this ruinons .shave, the broker passes the note bank, and draws the money from the very vaults, at which the merchant had vainly waited. Such tilings are said not to be unusual elsewhere. This is one of the causes why banks have became so odious. Another Infernal Machine. Case in Cincinnati.?Infernal machines seem to thrive in the Queen City of the West. The Cincinnati Gazette of Wednesday says: Un Monday evening, about 9 o clock, as Mr. Christopher Swislielm and his family, on Walnut, between Court and Ninth Streets, were seated in front of a blazing fire, engaged in conversation, their attention was attracted by the noise of something coming down tho chimney. The instant it struck the fire it ignited and rolled on to the floor. Fortunately Mr. S. immediately, threw the "ball -of fire" into a pail of water, and exi tinguiahed it. Upon examination it was found to be a ball of cotton, saturated with turpentine. In the centre of the ball was a heavy charge of gunpowder and several slugs. A young man who has bccu at enmity with the Swishelm family for somtime, and who was seen yesterday, but has since disappeared, is suspected 01 uie acr. It seems tliat ho went on the house, and threw tlie ball down the chimney, supposing that when it struck tho fire, an explosion would take placo, and the death of those who were seated around the fire would bo tho result. A Shout Sermon.? Owe no man anything. Keep out of debt. Avoid it as you would war, pestilence and famine. Abhor it with an entire and absolute abhorrence. Ditr notatoes. break stones.' peddle in tin ware, do any thing that is honest and useful, rather than run( in debt. As ,you value qomfort, quiet, independence, keep out of debt. As you value-good digestion, a healthy appetite, a placid temper, a smooth pillow, pleasant dreams, aild happy wakings, keep out of-debt. Debt is the hardest of ail taskmasters, the most cruel of all oppressors." It is a millstone about the neck. It is an "incubus on the heart. It spteade . a cloud over (he wnolo nrmnment 01 mail 8 I beipg. It eclipses the sun, it blots out the stars, it (lima and defects the beautiful bin* sky, It breaks up. the. harmony of nature and turns to dissonance all the voices of itt melody. If furrows the forebeid with pro mature wrinkles; it plttciks the eye of ita'Hght ? it drags all nobleness- and kindle?' out o ) the port and benriagof ,nian. It takes th< soul of Ilia taucrti. and nfl stateliness and free * doirffirrtn his wa!k. Como Wi underwit f accurBed dominion. '"-*1 1 t ' A 1 ? of/* joteA~T^"'j| * Wc6^uJ^i^tion^in'v Cindin^ilti. .Hub' . ^OTrifea-RbWdo' wa mippne^M g ^^1 '^. }y^T' ?j|f il *iren nearew w> w>u. -< > ?. . .u'j'wl'j,' An exchange tells tliis good story: A yankeeaud a Frenchman owned a pig in copartnership. When killing time carao they wished to divide llio carcass. Tlio yankce was anxious to divide so that lie should get both hind quarters, and persuaded tlio Frenchman that the proper way to divide was to cut it across the back. The French man agreed to it, on condition that the Yankee would turn his hack and take choice of the pieces after it was cut in two. The Yankee turned his back, and the Frenchman asked: "Vitch piece vill you have; ze pieco wid 7.e tail 011 liiin, or ze piece what aint got no 1 tail on him ?" "The piece with the tail on him !" shouted the Yankee. "Den, by gar, you take him, and I take ze other," said the Frenchman. Upon looking round the Yankee foundthat the Frenchman had cut off the taiE and stuck it in the pig's mouth. We find the following amusing accouqt *1 c *1 ? .< .? ui iiiu unjoin ui uiusuiyiiig--mora iruui man poetry," going flic rounds of the papers: Atn social dinner, Joliri Sylvester challenged Ben Johnson to a lu.ifob in forming rhyming couplets. The challenge was accepted, and Sylvester's first attempt ran as follows : "I John Sylvester, To which his antagonist instantly retorted : "I Ben Johnson, Hugged yotir wife." This was rather a poser, and Sylvester protested, that it was no rhyme. "No," said Johnson, "but it is true.11 The resnlfi is not recorded : hut it is quite probable. that John Sylvester caved in. r, Pitch jxto Nicodemus.?A celebrated character of the State of New York, holding a high post in the law, was lately-taken ill and confined to his hod for several days. Ilis wife, who is an angel of a woman, (aswives generally are,) proposed to read: for' him, in which ho readily assented. "My dear, what shall I read ?" "Oh, I don't-care much what, any thing you please, . "But have you no choice, my dear ?" "None in the world, love ; ple.ase your self."" "Shrill"! read you a chapter or two out of the Scriptures ?" "Oh, yes, that'll do very well.'* "But what part of the Scriptures shall I read?" "Any part you like, love." "But dear, you must have some choice, some little preference." Well, wellj dear if you wilf please me, then pitch into 2iricodcmti&.n ?A passing traveler in the backwoods met with a settler, near a house, and: inquired? "W hose IIousc 1 "Hogs'." "Of what built?" "Logs." "Any neighbours?" "Frogs." "What is the soil V "Bogs." "The climate?1' "Fom." "Your diet?" "Hogs." "How do you catcli 'era ?" "Dogs." "Wouldn't Shave Colored Folks.'*-^ Fredrick Douglass delivered one of- his leo tures last week, in liiddertord Me., and the morning afterwards stepped into the barber's shop of a Mr. Bunker, an Ethiopian with n slight European alloy in his blood, wbo abf solutcly refused to shave ;bhn, as ,jt waB against the rules of the establishment to shave colored gentlemen. Frtd, loft in a very wrathful mood. . - ;. Fatahtv.?James XI. Price, of .Newark, while engaged in sawing some . limbs from an old tree on Wednesday last, by some means missed his fooling and fell to the ground, a distance of some thirty feet. Hb struck on the Imek of his head, and with such violence as to . seriously fracture. skull, from the effects of which lie died the j following day. It is a singular fact ttiat tDo * father of MK Prico lost hi's Rfe sromo-'frfe f years since, from a similar fall,.and a brottfdr wns maimqdfor lifebyn fell from a ladder last stiromer. " * J- -V- mVJt Coo KtBBTE rrs.-^-Girls wi th- hpjlow ctteslii and full bosomB. . Such ki nd <>f things sere# eome together naturally. 1 Make a note, and don't mistake cotton for plumpness.',;,! - (j - Mayor W^Iito oponed .a.war Fortune Tellers wuo infect: several AcbtiOD* of tho city. The to arrest all gygb, yndt^-tfi.e^ . i ^>jp?r;-far f#* '?^-'V< * >rr .i^ii fe ^^^^(SkwOa^ikL iY:UMrpn>peg>W?r*