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' " 1 egglM'"M"*!!gg!gBHgg^ L*" ! Li _! 1 1 ii ii i i i i ii i i i mi in i > nm ! il j i iiih c (f^f %v d ^PvKS U ! t|# WWIIO^ltt fil ' /jy - %? t?KJ%ld AIX J| Jp Jl^ # ^jii <p DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, THIS ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, NEWS, POLITXCS.&C., *C. TERMS TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let it be Instilled into the Hoarts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights." Jim inn. [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE VOLUME 0?NO. 48. ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTII CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1859. WIIOL NUMBER 208 'for THE INDKl'KNDKNT I'UKSS J INCIDENTS OF THE MEXICAN CAMPAIGN, to*" A MEMBER OF TIIR PALMETTO REGIMENT March to Puebla Continued. Colonel Wynkoop of the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, one of the most airti ve mid efficient, officers in the Volunteer service wna stut ion< ! Sn garrison at Perote, with a competent force 'of foot and horse. May 10th.?We resumed our ninrch at 10 in., G?-n. Worth's diviron having moved f0rWar.l vc?t..r<lnv ?voniiiir. which throw ours n "iay's march in the rear. But at no time we were more than five hours npnrt, and ns we arrived in the vicinity of I'uebln, the columns became more closely apptoximated. Our Army News is rife with intelligence respecting the movements of our and the enemy's force?. Huidod Are indigenous products of a camp, nn<l what they start from, or how they ever jtart at nil no one knows, and subsequently when wo werii shut up in garrison, 2')(H) miles from iliome, and there was no earthly oppurtur 'y (for news to get either in or out of quarters, I Alien heard more than I ever did before. JEarly in the evening wo reachtd Salado. which is also u military station, some ten miles from Perote. We occupied as sleeping apartments a number of horse stalls that were pretty well filled with fleas. And I will state for the gratification of the curious that the Mexieau race of vermin are a size larger than our own, and their 6ting is in proportion to their : i ~i :-..i i,?,i eonolusive ev idence. Wo are supplied with water from a well 400 feet deep. The buckets are drawn up by a rope and vertical windlass turned by a mule. I estimated its depth by the number of coils around the wheel, which I judged to be five feet in diameter. A couple of the natives were engaged all night in drawing up a suflieient supply for otir consumption? though they drew up as much as ten gallons at a time. This will serve to convey some idea of what an enormous amount of water is requisite to water an army of men and brutes. Tbe laborers were paid two dollars each for their services which is a large sum of money to a poor iiinn in this country. Moruiug of the 11th.?We arc again cn route overtUe same desolate looking landscape. This Auction is called by tbe natives Mai Pais, and I lieantily endorse the sentiment. No one can ?onceiv,c of a more monotonous, barren and desolate region, and our hearts almost sank within .us at the cheerless prospect. Not an obieet Wft4 iii^rn ihlr* witliin tin* Rcnric of our ! t is ion. Not ey.en a withered shrub or distant undulation, to base a hope upon. No renovating ehower nor kindly dew had fallen upon this dreary and parched desert for by-gone months and perliaps years. And as we dragged our sv.orjo and Buffering limbs ncro*R it, time itself grew weary, and minutes seemed lengthened into hours. And isoluted hills now appeared in our front, and as we wound our course more to its left, the cupulas and spires of a distant town appeared in view, and which . pointed out our quarters for the night. Almost famislted for water, and exhausted with hunger and fatigue, we halted for the night at the .filthy town called Tspcyagnalco. We are supplied with water from wells not exceeding ten jfeet in depth. Our sleeping apartments were .comfortless as those of last night. Some of the .men a little more refined than others occupied ithc commodious trough* an a hotter guarantee against the annoyance of the fleas. But upon .examination of their blankets, they discovered .they had brought n good supply with them /rom Salado. Tho inhabitants of Mexico are /ound to dwell mostly iu large communities, ithat they may afTord mutual protection to one another, against the depredations of the lawless .bands of desperados who infest the mountain regions. The houses in all Mexico are constructed similarly to fortifications. The openings are all barricaded with iron bars, and there is but one entrauce froiu the streets, which is closed as occasion requires by a pair of massive gates. Morning of the 12th, we are ngain under way at ^urly light. Two privates of Capt. Williams' company named Werners, who were brothers, were left in quarters, the one dead and the other dvin<*. Tim tuition J--0- f-vmncu faithfully to Imve tliem detcnUy interred, and for which expected trouble they were paid in cash, and thus a small portion of the surplus State fund was very judiciously accounted for. Subsequently we learned that the dying man recovered through, the kindness and good nursing of our landlady, and ultimately reached bis .home in safety. I sincerely hope that he did. Whatever may have been said derogatory to the character of the Mexican women ; we Jiave met with many redeeming traits in thcmf and which would shed a virtuous lustre upon ?he sex in any community. The custom of society here tolerates a certain looseness of mor pis, and what may appear to us as unbecoming i. .1 ? |u vmci* w?'woniiui| mojr ure uui CODBCIOUS Of ?hem?elv6?. Allowances mast and should bo pade, and to stigmatise the whole of them pritb a lack of virtue is unjust and unfair. fbia day's march will never be forgotten, so long- a lumber of Gen. Quitman's Brigade Jivea. - The heft is almost insupportable to the filen an4 animals. Jf the remains of our men ^nd fiQTveO which periahcd on this and subsequent marches, bad been collected together, the f onto from Perote to Peubla, might have been pavod wi^h; fheip . bones, #any of our poor fellows liayo fallen, e*h?qited ar>d faiuting by the wavaid?/ In addition to empty wagonc which have been brongh^along for thaosa ol the ^iolr, evefydi vision. i? furnished with one pr two.4.tnbuUm?*, that intended for tb< accommodation. of.,the Ofiioer^. They ?r? something like> j ertey,,ligftt-fcod .oatamodiou9 ?nd urtdrawn by foufjioriei., All t&iji, daj otiri&ptoia^ .*ecaiaded of . funeral cortego, jmdjtyirMty ? *Q>fdwaa exchanged fbr houra. tc gather. An immenso canopy of dlfit horered prqe our IId 0 01 mareo, nod so tU i ng do Wei upou 'the#?d<rfc>?Qi^Qi?D, ?H were fppewaity lev |non(ji<^^jpUi?^3?% fif jr/brdk knd ikyoneU fignji>?fc?otjr ampty o.arrteen* convey od the ida, p<y*iv? reality, that U 'were>li^^Q<gM| V) $9 rtfew?Mf^rog berertfi, ^ - W , *< . ?'r n*?i. . A J'- Vr It was useless now to raise n cry about., wlio had water to barter for n small chew of Tobno* eo. Nothing but severe illness or positive inability to walk entitled any private Soldier to a berth in a hospital wagon. He might feign both hut without effect, and it was hard indeed, for those who were really sick to get to ride. The men marched in double file, and all of our company-ollicers who were on foot with us, stuck to the ranks with praise worthy spirit. They shared with us in our fatigues, and bore mutually the privations incident to the march, nnd when there was cause for gcncrul complaint?they were the last to mani' fest it. And this was cheering to the men through mnny a trying day. (ro BE CONTINUED. ) From the Wawrlu Afaaminr IN LOVE. BY JAMES VT. MC DEUMOTT. "Dear me," said Fred Langdon, as he tossed aside the stump of an old cigar and leaned back reflectively in his easy chair, "w!i it a sweet nuisance it is to be in love ; j. j?itively all my affairs are going to ruin and I am not able to prevent it. 'Twjis only this morning that I endeavored lo figure up soma neglected accounts, and had to give it up in despair. You see, Ed,1' continued he, more particularly addressing his companion, who was composedly replenishing tllf? rrrntu ivitli " ? "<-?< on very well at first, but presently I began to think about Nellie, how she looked when I last saw her, whether she was not vexed about something when wo parted, and then the figures began to multiply and disappear until I had to commence over again, and finally desist." "Well, Fred, why don't you end it, and know whether you are to be happy or miserable for the futuie, at once?" "I mean to; but, you sse; I'm so afraid of a dismissal." "O, bother ! you'd get over the effects of it in a week. In my opinion it would be the best thing that could happen. I've been "through the mill, and, letine tell you the more you show your love the more women tyrannize; at first everything is sweet, smiles for looking and kisses for ask ing, but when the fair syren thinks you are inextricably involved in the meshes of her charms, a change at once comes o'er the spirit of the dream, and you may discharge a balloon full of sighs before you bring down a single smile. Now just try this new bratid ; push the spittoon a little nearer, and I'll tell something that happened to roe before I knew you ?" "I shall be delighted, I'm sure," said , Fred ; "but give us facts, Ed ; that is, don't I Qnin rnnr ram trvrv litanulln ??? ? " I J vuw Itbviuujr aa JUU piUCCUU. | "I promise you I wont, you only listen ! | ?Ten years ago I was of your age, studying with old Doctor Clark in New York, and found it about as hard work to conquer the hidden mysteries of medicine as you diil yesterday to balance your accounts. Yes, somehow, I'd got the idea into my head that Emma Claverly was perfection ; that a glance from her eyes eclipsed Venus, and that a smile from her rosy inouth was the fairest flower nature could offer to gaze upon. "Every spare hour found me hovering around the little rose-embowered cottage j in the extreme suburb* of the city, where 1 alia aiwl notni-nul 1 -- 1 1 iinwnmi iclltlivu lt?IMeU. 1 had the good fortune, as I then considered it, to be acquainted with her papa, and surely the infinity of snuft" I took, arid the quantity of old fogyisra I discussed, to creep into hi? good graces would have killed any one but a lover.?Yet t don't believe the dear old gentleman ever for a moment suspected that I loved Emma. Be that, as it may, he always went to sleep after the second game of backgammon which I endeavored to consummate with all decent celerity. "Emma soon found out I was in love, and I believe enjoyed it amazingly. Then | I hail a great deal of fine sentiment clinging ' to me, and I remember, one evening departing with the determination to stifle the lit tie rascal who had so skillfully used me as a tnrget, because Emma had played with the kitteu the whole evening, to the entire exclusion of everything else'; but the next evening found me there again, and I could see the sly little maiden's eves sparkle as she enjoyed the sport. "I assure you, Fred?confidentially, of conrse ?I have often thought that'women seldom love really; with them it seems more a pleasure of triumphing over some ' .linforliinat-rt Komi until Ka ?? * - - v?-?f??i ?f" u^uuiiicv iqo earn? est to please longer, aqd then out the silken 1 bonds, oaring little wh?ther'there are other , invisible bands that tiiqe aloga can Sever, i However, to my story, '* T' 1 "One evening 1 foand I bad a rival In ; the fleld, a regular pink and cream looking | lady-killer, wbo nursed a delicate ^raous, t ioha j?qd imrn Real ate shirt boson), and the firat hoiir of our flcquttintaooe, during & ? dificussion, patronizingly * called me my "daftr boy" I made up my m*nd io. bring L waHajv 0 ajbooa pf#ttr-?obi>? *t?d, wlj the ne%t evening, being'dreesed to kill, took [' tha.;ftara with .Uj6 - 6rW ^Urmw?aUofli- .fco ' ' wottira, and, if rfftfkd, \q do iK?flBh^ ? _v: h?mki ntfati- ? -> r? .mw i??w | desperate; what that should be I had not quite resolved on. I got there in due time and found the fates propitious; Emma was all alone, her papa having gone to see an old friend, as sho demurely informed meSomehow I never felt it so difficult to talk as just, then, it was my first attempt in that line, and therefore couldn't be wondered at. I distinctly remember repeating three times over what a d<-li<rhtful evening it wa*. which nobody contradicted, and at length blunder ed out a request for mv fair enslaver to accompany me on a walk ; to this she replied, shortly, in the negative. I then said that I had somethiiur nartic.nliir to f(otriiriiiiiif?rtfr> and that was tlio reason I wished her to accompany me out. "Well, say it here,1 replied she. I took her at her word, with a sort of nervous courage, ami commenced to recite a well written declaration t I had committed to memory for the occasion' and almost half got through when I por ccived her smiling. I tell you, Fred, I foil more blood about my cranium just then, than usii.-il, and I am afraid 1 finished rather abruptly. "I am taken so much by surprise, Mr. Allen," said she, (I could swear the little hypocrite had been expecting it for the last month) that I really do not know what to say." I implored her to say yes, but she was perfectly obdurate, and the most I could obtain that she would let tne know. "Thus maiu- remained for a month or two, and, evening ft?r evening, I asked her to say yes, in fact I got quite in practice, and from those first initiatory lessons learned to do the matter up in proper style, but all in vain. Emma would tell me not. to tease her, and I'd go away more infatuated than ever. Just then mv father whom you know lives near Charleston, S. C., was taken suddenly ill, and I received a letter requesting my immediate attendance. A steamer bailed on the following day, and I got all ready, and then, bad as you may think me for it, went to see Emma, resolved on carryincr her consent bv a coim dc main. But site defended tlio outposts gallantly, and tl>e utmost I could obtain was a promise to write if she resolved on a favorable answer. "I went, and the novelty of the journey drove Emma a little out of my head. When I arrived found my father fast recovering, and in a week o> so was as well as ever ; as I had not been home for years, of course they made considerable of a fuss, and, among other excitements, gave a party for my especial benefit, to which the neighboring chivalry and beauty were invited. It was there I met Matilda Mcrton, and the first glance of her eyes shattered the armor that the visions of Emma had hitherto clothed me with ; and when I came to L-xssim o?.l ? :.l- 1-- T7 ' H.IUO RUM VUII'CIISC mill licr, i^lllllia 8 |)OWwas entirely destroyed. "Weeks glided bv, and I had ceased entirely to write to my former New York enslaver, who had never replied to any of my letters. Miss Mel ton engrossed the whole of my thoughts, and, one morning, I was not a little surprised by receiving a letter from New York, evidently in Emma's hand writing. To tell you the truth, I trembled a little as I opened it, (perhaps with curiosity) but my suspense was soon at an end ; it merely contained the single word, "Yes," written in large letters, and, underneath, the name ''Einma " "Now. that lptlPr Rnino wonlo orm nrtft.l - ' - ' * S"' lmve cau?ed something of an excitement in the way of a dozen dnrkies flying round to pack up, <fcc., but, as it was, I lit a cigar and bpgan to think how to answer it. Perhaps, thought.I, if I were to go to N. Y., and see Emma, T should he as much in love as ever, and then I should he happy ; but stay, as my learned fried, Kate Fairchild I would say, a non-committal letter meAns nothing, and this only says yea, and may be twisted into a thousand form. "Just then my reverie was interrupted by tho sound of a musical voice in the hall and the next instant Miss Merton, in the resplendent blaze of her beauty, passed the open uoor, iiihi ueiermincfj mo at once, and hazily seizing paper and pen I wrote "No!" in ia. .'/ letters, scribbled my Chris ti?n name al ihv bottom, rung the bell, anc before I had recovered from the shock rd< celled by the earthlv vision that had just vanished, Sam was half way to the ^posl office with the letter ; then I repented, am jumped on somebody's nag, that stood al the door, dashed after him ; but the blacl rascal had been expeditious for once in hi life, and when I reached within one bun dred yards of the post office I met bin) re turning witbra smiling countenance beam lnff 'With ill a /innanianliAimnneii I---' . WMWVIWIIMVUOIIVW VI Um ing performed every thing right. '"Tbrao days aftor I had the pleasure c learning that ijis? Merlon had boon cn gaged for ?')? troths t#* a lieuteij&Hi* % pevy.. After, tbi^l departed wSlS^JM soberly applied o t$jfrofawions BtudjtM ; never s)>w |fom*.but onpe sfoc< j and I hat pr as 'thednjf sfo V*| married ?tuf:feel ut^r that f woqidifot exohftog , ijay aaUg, hachalbr obftdhjoiT to either t I thrtn^ let'soo A i?ihi i* vai^aa?, i- v.'iiwiii From thr /lichmond C/iristain Advocate. Mr. Calhoun's Religious Views. Wo published a short timo since a letter on this subject, from the pen of Mr. Cralle, and made some comments 011 the letter. Two writers have already in opposition to Mr. Cralle, and below will be found a letter addressed to the editor on the same subject, j The extracts from our comments are mi.seon- i strned by Mr. Green ; they wero used, not j hs our opinions of Mr. Calhoun's character, I lint as arguments against Mr. Cralle's repre-1 scntations of it. * * * Mr. Cralle is ; not legitimate authority in suiting, the qties- ! ' tion, and we inii>t look elsewhere for satisfactory proof. In addition to the,two letters referred ti above, Mr. Green shall now be heard. Washington, Fel?. 21st, 18">9. To the Editor of the Christian Advocate : I have read with much surprise and great : regret, in the. Advocate of the 3rd Inst., Mr. I ? I.UXI JWH. ?JII IIJV . religious views of John C.Calhoun." Von say "if Christian creeds arc curses t<> the country, whv ?1 ici not Mr. Calhoun open ly ami hoMly display his opposition to them , ;us Mr. Cralle hns done ?" And again yon say : "Was it profound policy,and consequently (ho most culpable dishonesty, that caused him to conceal his religious opinions And again you say : "It may bo replied, that Mr. Calhoun interfered with no man's religious opinions. Granted ; but Mr. Cralle has done it for him." I beg yon to read Mr. Cralle's letter again, and I am sure that, when you do so, you will seo tli-it. Mr. Cralle does not pretend to I a.-ty what Mr. Calhoun's religions opinions I were. Mr. Gr ille ie a Sweed?-nborgian, ail en-' thusiast, and in what ho says* of others, j speaks for himself and not for Mr. Calhoun. Llis disparagement of other religious sects and their creeds is his own, not Mr. Calhoun's. Indeed, he himself gives the most palpable contradiction to the inference which 3*ou have drawn, as well as his own uneharitahlcncss, hv quoting, as applicable to Mr. Calhonn, "the language employed by the biographer of Charles James Fox," to wit:? 'Though Mr. Fox was no formal religionist vet the essence of religion, which centres in charity, was the predominant sensation of his heart. If religion consists in doing to others as wo would they should do unto us ;r ;? i.no ? - ? ( .1 >>. tma flllj bUIIIICUllUII WILll ji IlUiy (ill* I deavur to preserve peace on earth and good i will among men-then we will venture to say that Mr. Fox who i.ever inade any show of religion, was, in fact, one of the most religious inen of the age." This is the description of Mr. Calhoun's rc-ligion, as given by Mr. Cralle, and for the truth of which, after ihe most intimate and confidential relations with him on this and all other subjects of' a personal character for many years,I venture to bear witness and to say, that no one ever heard him utter one word to justify the language used by Mr. Cralle, in tho proceeding part of iii3 leuer, wiien no speaks tor himself, and not for Mr. Calhoun. on the tenets and creeds of Christian Churches. I repeat, that for many years my relation* to Mr. Calhoun were most intimate and confidential ; thai his conversations with me were unreserved, and that I do not rec. ollect, nor do I believe, that lie ever at any time uttered a word or expressed an opinion that could be tutored into acquiescence with the views or opinions indicated by Mr.CralleV comments on the creeds of those Christians who do not belong to the "Now Church," or Sweedenborgian. I have seen no man in or out of the i Church more sensitive to puhlio opinion than Mr. Calhoun, flo believed flint it wife not enough to do right. He wished to avoid the appearance of doing wrong. With him religion was a reality between him and his God. lie was unwilling that his re!i gious opinions should become the stibji ~i ( of vulgar comment. No man is perfect, a.nl , this may have been a weakness. A" wlu> i have the honor of his intimate acquaintance know, that in bis private conversations, he t spoke of the Old and new Testament as the . revealed word of God, and that his most | forcible illustiationa of the principles of civ. il Government were deduced, from the Bi; ble, as the surest and best guide of human I actions. I I repeat, that Mr. Cralle is an enthusiast t ih all matters pertaining to his Otiurch. Ip hift rtmivnrxtiotA'wn! li itih )ia lia/1 uiil innru g than ooue, I was a believer, and ought to be a member of the 4,New Church." It is h no matter of surprise t hat in the frequent conversations held with Mr, Calhoun, and r in the reaped and confidence, mutual between them, Mr. Orallo should persuade ^ himself that Mr. Calhoun wo^ra, if heoould be induced to examine their creed, prefer 0 the 'New Ctuftyf)' jkf all othere. Jfcfl^aot j for ratftto jtrdgefiia/ellow, Mr.Calhoun was 1 nolfcio tor ?a I do know, a member of afrjr >, ChuToh ^ bfit know,tKatr dnrif}g \my long i 3t)d i?tin)ate acquintnqce with him, he ne??, 0e, fti vtkf presence, uttered atrord tgabe dia? I' pawgjem?ft wotfd L jMrtJ tfci afiy- dwmionllon '19 1 Mjjl aSHtMB i'vii 't r i I havo felt that this much was duo from me, more in reply to your comment on Mr. Crally's letter, than as a comment on that letter itself?of which letter I can only express my surprise and regret. Very respectfully. DUFF GREEN. Obituary. Died, at his own instance, about 12 o'clock last night, after a rule of three short months. Winter, ago doubtful. Deceased was admitted to have been a i Cosmopolite, and exercised a considerable) influence upon the habits, customs, and feelings of everybody. In isolated eases Iiis systems of government were much admired, and by some his demise was deeply lamented ; but tlio mass of mankind will rejoico in in his death, and hail with joy the inauguration of his successor. In general, the deceased was an unpleasant visitor?a hard, stern master?exacting to the last degree? cold without reserve?chilling, even in his blandest smiles?rugged in his gentle approaches?with a soured front a furrowed face?he was not one to draw, by cords of affection, the hearts of the people. Especially was this the case when the mildness k.'' 's early rule gave place to more o;>presa.vu tyranny. Among those who will be merry over liis ieath, tlie poor and almost destitute occupy no secondary position. In his rule over this class the deceased was peculiarly despotic, and even whilst many found it difficult to obtain an amount of "wood and willies'" to sustain life, there wero others who died through want of them. Deceased, with his other faults, was guilty of gross partiality? like some of our great statesman he was one thing to the north, and another to the south?and treacherous to both. With the north, he was in favor of internal im provements, and often constructed bridges across their rivers and streams; bridges beautiful in their architecture, but only seeming in strength and safety. With the south he was lull of promises which were never fulfilled. It is true, ho added occasionally, and iu certain localities, to the architectural beauty of dwellings, by attaching crystal pendants to their roofs, but, liku the glories of one of his sunsets, tliey were transient, and vanished even with the beholding. His memory will only live in connection with the past accounts of commerce, and stand as a dark spot in the history of destitute humanity.?But he isgono ?clear gone. [This last very expressive expression, iu italics, wo would have the reader to understand, is not original, but was selected with care from a largo pile of standard literature.] It would bo proper to remark that immc diately after the demise of Winter, a new ruler took the reins?tlie infant Spring.? Under his sway, we will expect a joyous and happy time all round. The trees which were stripped of their foliage by the chilling breath of his predecessor, will soon be clad again in beautiful green. Bright flowers will delight the eye and shed a sweet perfume from myriads of shrubs and plants. The cheerful voice of gay songsters will be heard warbling joyous music to gladden our hearts, and earth will ba spread with a richer carpet than the finest three-ply ever woven. We arc in favor of the new administration, and intend to do all in our powei to support it. The ladies are all in our favor to support it?to a man. Then, welcome Spring, with all thy smiling verdure, singbirds, pretty flowers, etc. Mobile Adverliater. Brown low upon Endorsing Paper.? The last Knoxville Whig contnins an editorial article upon the common practice of endorsing business notes, from which we clip the following paragraph : ' For our part, \y? have but little of this world's goods, and our endorsement is worth nothing to any one. The business of enI cii-isiug wehaveeutirely quit, and come what may, we will endorse no more for any one, as u matter of accommodation. We have quit, too, for two good and sufficie nt reasons First, we have either been sued for, 6r had to pay, nearly all the notes we ever endorsed for others ; and next, we have the vouchor, to show that we have paid more security debts than all we now have is worth in any market. Under these circumstances, if any one wishes to bear us say no wilb an emphasia, let him ask us to endorse bis note I" An Asthmatic a l Remark.?Hugot Arnott, one day, while panting with the asthma, was almost deafened by the noise of a bawling fellow, telling oysters. "The extravagant, rascal J" 8^id llugot: "he has wanted idtWo seco as much breath a* would have aervod me for 4 month." r? . Ej^ptiok Kahsas.?Goveroor Medsry liai issued a proclamation for so election on" tin fourth ? Monday ii) AJaroh, iu accordance witl tho aot of tfie lastt Leg?l%vur?' providing Jai for the formation of a Gqngtitatioo^l ?q<) St4ti Government for Kansas. Throo montUkj^wi danoa prior to th? Weofiom it 'i r?^o is^ta v Tot*,;l A4i?n? b?V|qg dealared iataqf font'tcf-bf "itotoja^HiUns, ajra qnidltftf; * ' m tmtiltim,?t ..^nur'.i .iiinin, The Inebriate Asylum. In an interesting pamphlet recently issued by tho Hoard of Trustees, containing a full account of all that hns been dono in regard to the Inebriate Asylum, we find the following sensible remarks, by Dr. J. E, Turner, urging the propriety of an appropriation for tho Asylum: "It matters not how this disease may have been induced,?whether by stimulants prescribed for sickness, or by the encouragement of parents; by the influence of social friends, or gay associates; whether under extenuating circumstances, or in full view of the terrible penalty which this malady inflicts on its victim,?the Slate is equally bound to protect society against such outrages. Tho innocent and tho virtuous should not Oo exposed to lliu insane man, let the cause of his insanity bo what it may. lie should be taken to an asylum, to be controlled and treated according to his disease. All the laws and penalties which a State ean enact against crime committed by the inebriate will never prevent him, while at large, from committing murder, arson and theft, or from taking his own life. The experience we have had upon this subject during the past year alone, is enough to convinco every enlightened mind that such a policy endangers the life of every citizen, and places in the hands of the insane man the flaming torch of the incendiary. The true policy of a government is to provent crime rather than to punish it. Why, then, should nur State allow its citizens to go at j largo when tlicy have lost self-control, and when experience shows that it is not compatible with private and public safety for them to remain at liberty ? Does the State bring to life the murdered family, by simplv going through the accustomed forms of judicial procedure, in order to punish the man fur what ho can scarcely bo held responsible, or placc him aa a criminal at the bar, when his testimony would not bo received in tho witness-box, or find out too late that ho really is a maniac, and send him at last to an asylum as a criminal? The only true and enlightened policy, then, which experience points out and judgment dictates, is for the Stato to provide an asylum for this class of our insane. Every en lightened citizen of our country will approve of such a policy, and long will be remembered tho administration which has through its wisdom provided an asylum where the inebriate can bo controlled and treated ; and in which hie malady can be cured,? a malady which is a disease in individuals, a curse to families, a plague to communities, and a destruction to races." Effects of Tobacco on Students.? Deep thinkers, who would draw upon resources long laid up by hard study, who would not again busy themselves in thumbing over volumes that have already been read, but who having once devoured them, would make llie food their own, find much originality amidst tlio fumes of a savoury cheroot But students who would master books, and remember their contents, who would lay up in store clear ideas, should never becloud themselves with smoke, nor in any other way detract from the most energetic application to the fulfillment of the object in view. The satisfying effect of tobacco on students is not calculated to promote advancement, but to retard it. Under its influence pages may be dreamed over without being taken in. Rf.inivn. Ivppn vnur vii>w nf men nn/1 r J -w .. w. things extensive, and, depend upon it, that a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one. As far as it goes, the views that it gives are true : but he who reads deeply in one class of writers only, gets views which are almost sure to be perverted, and which are not only narrow, but false. Adjust your proposed amount of reading to your time and inclination?this is perfectly free to every man?but whether that amount be large or small, let it be varied in its kind, and wholly varied. If I have a confident opinion, or anv one point connected witli the improvement of the human miod, it is Una.?Dr. Arnold. Mexico.?Should tho lutler succesi of the Liberals over Miration's forces be follpwed bj similar results in future engagements, ?f>y? tlu New York Journnl of Commerce, tho aapec of Mexican affairs will not uhlikely be s< chAiigcd, that Mr. McLnne, our' Minister t< that country, will feel authorized to recognin the Juarez government, And treat wi(h it, ? the government de facto of Mexico. The eyui pathirs and good wUhw of the Uoited State Arc decidedly with the Liberal*, and tb?r would be much tatisfaction felt here qt thei cceQM*, . ? ^ > Some year* ago a My died who wa i. knowqvta hnve baon partial to genuim > Jamaica, and orders were sent to the sex to k to have the family vault opened to receir the body* IJe did so, but Qadin^ it full, h wrote back that the lady could dot be buri^ 1 there , as there was no rum in the vaultf ?, An Irishman who bad returned from Iti r iy, wherejija had been with a asked, fn*he kitchen, Ye^, theq, pat, *hi J is the 1a*a 1. bear about 1 - "OBIJ * dro^j^tlWi W? ?Hl'? V MM-, I -| Wasiiixoton, March 15.?The Cabinet bad protracted session to day, and bad under con* eideration the exhibit submitted by the Post Office Department, It is very elaborate, and covers n vast deal of ground, presenting thti actual condition of tho department in all ita ramifications, Thcro will be a deficiency, oa the 30th of June, of four million throe hundred thousand dollars. After disoussing matters, and going tlirough with a minute examination of the figures, tho Cabinet were unanimous in opinion that an e^ tra session of Congress would be nceesanry.? There aro other matters, howovor, that will have to bo ooiididered, and the whole thing was postponed until Thursday, when definite action will bo had as to the time of oalling tho session* The President at present favors the middle of August, nnd il ia highly probable that will bo the time fixed. The Graud Jury found ft true bill to day ngniust Mr. Sickles for murder. Tlicy hnd ft long discussion in the jury room ns to what ought to be done with Mr. Hutterworth, Wlmt course tliov will pursuo is not known. Two o them are known to be in favor of indicting him ns purliccpa criminin. The Secretary of State recently submitted to the Attorney Gen oral the question whether tho Chinese coolie trade, as carried on by American ships, comes within the laws for the sup* prcssion of the clave trade. The Attorney General dccidc3 that it doc3 not within said laws. The gentleman whoso lips pressed a ladv'g "snowy brow" did not catcli cold. A needle will float, if carefully laid on tho surfaoo of the water. Every pound of oochinenl contains seven* ty thousand inscots, boiled to death. All the passions make us commit faults, but lovo makes us guilty of the most ridU culous ones, - - Why cannot a deaf man bo legally oon? victed ? Because it is not lawful to con* demn a man without a hearing. Absence destroys small passions, and in? creases great ones; as the wind extinguishes rV tapers, and kindles fire3. The law of food is, that man should eat what is good for him, at such times and ia such quantities as nature requires, The copyright of tho 6ong "My Pretty Jane" was lately sold for five hundred pounds sterling?forty pounds a line, What did the feather, when it first sprouted, sqy to tho duck ? I'm down ou yoii this time, t Tom Murphy has such excellent spirita that he has 1ms only to drink water to intoxicate himself. It seems paradoxical, but it is neverthor less true, that the latest intelligence- always consists of tho earliest news. "* ? The Ladies' Plague.?"Burn the crino? line!"?"Yes, my dear, 'tis all very well to -jjfjfc say, burn the crinoline ; but suppose you are iu it?" . JWasted.?X pair of scissors to cut a caper. The pot in which a patriot's blood boiled. Tho address of tho confectioner who makes "trifles light as air." And, 3 short olub broken off the square roQt, . _ A well-known author once wrote an ar? V tide in "Dlaekwood," signed "A- S." "Tutln ' ?.:.i t 11 ? ? sniu duiiuiu, uii icuuniij ii|u iiiitiaia wuttb pity he will toll only two*tbirds of tba truth J" v * An outside passenger on a coach had hi* hat blown over a bridgo into the stream, "True to nature," said a gentleman who witti. seated beside him, "a beaver naturally takeq to the water." There are, around iis?, thousands and , thousands of homes, all tho chambers .of which aro rpadc darly or cheerless for lack of i the "small, sweet courtesies" of life, bq , cheaply given, and so magical in their eft \ feet. 1 The practice and principle of insurance i% ' of rrrnnt, antinuitv. ami was well known in 0-_ J -" ? - ? 1 the time of Claudius Caisar, a. d. 43. It iq 1 certain that assurance of ships at sea wa?, practised as early as the year 45 a., d. \ A Good Suqqkstjqn.?The attention pf , the French authorities having been called i to the frequent outrages on unprotected > females travelling by railway, they have in I contemplation, it ifi said, tp compel all tha a companies, to have in every train carriages ' of each class into which only fetqalet shall be admitted. e "?:? r "Mamma," said a yontjg lady to her mother, other day, "what is emigre* 9 ting ?"?^migrating, dear, is a youijg Yadj>.' a1 going to is colonizing, II m?roma'f?"Colqniamg, dear, is marry, a inor thnre. and hftvinefTlfflm il V."-?"Matbdfea. a I should like to go to A<j*traHaj'V . '* a *?'* - .. ' ' 'j * SJSftfay.-fe considered an unfortunate n>?rry' 'ing, raSoth, A-.young. girV^a# aaked, t? long sinc^, to unite hers&if to ft lover who V nn med May in bia propoSals.^W iad^^^ >t that May wwuolucky. * Ihdn,* replied the win, ?- her eyea, aod . with a bltlsh, sha , < <4Wo?ld not Apfjy o M volli" ?v*^^Tr? '1 ,1 * j