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was, scarcely sufficient to board me in a family, whose society furnished me little means of improvement. I was often mortified and humbled, by the extreme narrowness of my means, especially as 1 became older. My evenings were passed -anioitg'-sccin-s and in places that wege of uy to ine- if not an injury.? 'IWe was no one to Jook after me, in whom Ijmuld trust, to wlionol&ouU'l look up with respect and co:ifideu<*^ff*Il among gay compau&H^nnd then cjSge expense unusual to me. ;I joined io their Verrela hut I never drank with, them, I never gambled with them. But I wasted money, and more must be had.^j^ took some small sum-, but 1 always retofued theui *" ^ ? l?'it it lieeame. :ifhe. Oflj 1 lrom uy ^uioij n >. _ _ hate. beeii very unhuppejg&ftffiy father and mother needed my help. ^gS^-Ubihing fo -send tljem. I rould not horrO.W^SS my comrades, worse 6 * ,#*Aa mva^f*' The temptation was strong, f tl,ought all appear right till I cMild return if, wnich, a9 1 live, I meant to do^/l had resolved to forsake evil ways, le> -flie" effort cost what it might, the ridicule l>e ever so torturing, and poverty and ridicule are ;hard for a voting man to bear. But the last ' few days have been full of misery. Do as you will with.the, but have mercy on my aged' pabrents. To know this would kill my mother." ' . Philip paused overcome with emotion. Mr. Ritchie> walked towards the window, lifted the curtain and looked out. When he returned, thelraces of tears were still visible in his eyes. "You are very young, are you not!" i "Nineteen," answered Philip. "And you feeTthatyou have committed a crest sin "Alas, yes." * "You are aware of the penalty attached t< such offences. Is it not fear, instead of sorrow that has troubled you ?'' For a moment Philip's eye flashed, and his cheek glowed, and resentful words rose to hi: lips, but be jemetubered "that his own couduc bad so degraded hiin that the words were no to insult And he answered humbly. ' I hope and believe that my *in is hateful t< n * me. "I regret that you had pursued so wrong i course. I had noted in you many good quali ties, and hoped you would make a good nn< prosperous man. It was my intention in om ntonth to Have doubledyoorsalary, and to bavi advanced you to a higher place. You see yoi have much in this point oi view, but far mor in a higher. If I forgive you what you havi taken, 3*et I cannot recommend you to an; 1 vnn Knvofnrin othermerciiam, oecau&e, Miw..g?;?? ed resolutions, they are unproved. There ar circumstances that I palliate your offence t< me, but not to others. I feel that I also hav been to blame. It was my duty, though tliei I did not consider it so, to have watched ovc your career, to have seen what your temptu tions were, and taught you to avoid them, t * have* advised and assisted you in your choic< pf-eempanions^. To liave seen that you hn 1'*'*'" " I ? rnnr lflrfflrK llW,?},.! SOCiety. . OtfdftHgllB me C~.c. alii or m.^,npi.ivivv In this view, I sliall .retain you in my employ ment, and if you thorougly reform, this thin; shall never be mentioned." Here lie was interrupted, by a deep, fervenl broken, "God bless you"?breathed from penitent,bumbled, grateful heart. "No one but myself knows aught of this. 1 depends upon yourself to gain honor, probity and peace of niir.d. Hut you will have to mak some, perhaps many sacrifices/ "I feel that I can make any, all that can rc deem the future"?and for the first time Pliili raised his eyes, full of 6olenin, earnest resolu tion. "Any that can prove my gratitude, am sure strength will be given me to keep them "If sought aright," added Mr. Ritchie. Philip bowed reverently, and rising waitei respectfully to see if Mr. Ritchie had any thin; more to say to him. "I would advise you," said Mr. Ritchie t pass an hour or two in reflection, and adopting - li-.- -i* 1..il.n( ok.ill pntrinvi) tlie n:ist. H line U1 KIHiUUCt mat <7111111 .X...... I should indeed rejoice to see vou prosper. 'For my own, lor my mother'*sake, 1 thanl you. 1 can never requite you." "It is sufficient if you do right," and givinj his hand a friendly pressure, the generousheart ed merchant bade him good night. Philip dreaded as he passed down the stairs and through the hall, to again encounter tin lovely girl, whose approbation he felt so u? worthy to possess, and yet so much desired But he did not meet .Minnie, and it was main KUHiths before he saw her again. Steadily did Philip adhere to the resolves Ik had made, and the support he sought from : Higher power, was not sought in vain. Hi.< gar companions ridiculed him, tempted him filially deserted him, but after all tliey wen forced to respect him. When Mr. Ritehie be Came thoroughly convinced that his charactei Was established on a solid basis, to which he in iviiva lio nitniitlnil nnu CUIIKIUUtru III ( J ?.M?, ..V v. .ljflji folly into his conscience, and invited him frequently to his house, where he often met Minnie, now grown into an exceedingly lovely woman; Philip strove in vain to look upon her with feelings of simple friendship, but he thought he succeeded in completely concealing his emotion from the eye of any one. So entirely did Mr. Ritchie now trust Philip, that he took him into partnership, to the envy of all those gay fellows who had persisted in a wrong career, and still remained clerks, peer and in-debt. Philip passed the evening with Mr. Ritchie, on the day when their partnership waa declared. As they sate conversing together, Philip seemed a little uneasy, and his eye occasionally wandered towards the door. Mr. Ritchie observed it with a smile. < % 1. mnn " c? lit lift "T COA t* All I* thought* are not with me. You believed you hfld kept this secret from me, hut I have long kno.vn it." Philip eolered ferhnsnn, and his heart beat audibly. He stammered forth a lew incoherent words. "You nped not be ashamed, P lilip, Minnie, though I am her father, is worthy Hie love of the host" " ion worthy : hut, at I live Sir, I have never had tin* presumption, t . I'ollv dare?'* ' 1 kn'r.r Philip, you brt?'Q trie*! to hide the %v T'f ' i i 111 r~i - iB'-rrn Secret from your own eyes, and I. honor you for it. But it needs not any-longer. Win Minnie if you will, you have my .fconsent." r, ' How can I evor thank y'nn< Oh, Sir, I am unworthy ?you forget, th^tfint for you, I should I not be. what 1 am, you forget that?that?" | "I do not lorget it Tell ^Minnie all if you ; will. Her nature is noble." * And Philjp, that t)ight, did tell AJinnie all his i history, did plead topper hand, alidad win a . most noble heart.;?American Union. .7 " - _ (Kr'flie Southern Patriot published in Green , ville and established by the political friends of that redoubtable General, who had so many | jttpre slaves than all the. pditofl&Jn the State, ; Jorthe purpose not only, of .breaking down the Mountaineer, but of bringing tlf,o>tttate to its , senses, has been favtfring its :reaifets with ex-''' '* * * ^ ?l ?\o i?1 o af fJi^V tracts 01 letters irwu ume.vi.--p?.... ^ j State. In the Inst pn|Kjr we find one wjjfch the Editors say is front "a gentlemen of high ; character and one of the largest slave holders ! in South Carolina," and purports as will be ' seen to have been written near Georgetown.? The following is the extract alluded to: " The editors of the Southern Patriot will J please continue to send me their excellent paj per?for which they herewith have $.% and : thanks lor the number sent, of March 14?near ! Georgetown, 8. C." In order to give additional weight-to the. epistles of these gentlemen of high character, we would respectfully suggest to our hrethreir of the Patriot the propriety of publishing their 1 j names withtheir letters, ft becomes the more j necessary in these parts from the fact that we have not yet met any gentleman of high char' aeter who has taken any pleasure in informing his neigborSlhat he was the patron of a paper ' ' A I * ? .,11 ??IUA IM-Al'lliCllfl ' whlClLUCilOUnceu, as iranurs, an wuu ' | lo owe * paramount allegiance io the State 5 ! which gave them hirth and" now gives them | I bread.? Winy ah Observer. | Melancholy death of a poor Debtor.?The in} famous barbarity to which a poor man not able to discharge a pecuniary obligation is lia1 ble at the bands of a soulless creditor, where ' the law for imprisonment for debt prevails, is I painfully illustrated by the following tragic oce currence in Boston. And yet such a law still s blackens the statute book of Maryland. We J certainly shoald make haste to blot it out, for e such a power should not remain for a day in j e the reach of the vindictive or sordid:?BalfiV more Sun. "John Jay Bradley, a man of liberal educa< D tion, a Greek scholar, and formetly an editor e of a paper, died in Boston jail on Thursday, I ?1 1? U...I l.....n nnnfiiicil ffir n wppk mist (l wuero no iinu ucvn .? - i for debt. He was in the last stage of consumption when sei t to jail, and could scarcely get up the steps for weakness. The creditor peremptorily refused to release him unless the j money was paid. Deceased had certain rights in property which were not available at the p-p p. which , prevented his swearing r signerfrfieni to Tils creditor. lie never aflempIr. ted to get released, and was a little insane. 3 His father was applied to, hut he refused to in^ terfere. There hud been a quarrel between ' father and son, but it does not appear that the former knew fully of his son's condition. The t creditor must have imbibed alt the spirit of a r Shylock to send a dying man to end his days in J a jail for a debt of 9*200. A Sad Confession.?Not long since a weal thy merchant of one of our cities poured into the ear of a valued friend hi* bitter complaints j of the conduct of his two and only sons. " My >? life is rendered perfectly miserable by their reckless dissipation and shameless profligacy," (l said he. That fiiend inquired of the merchant ? if he could bear plain dealing.?"Yes," was the 3 I reply. "After what I have been made to suf I fer bv those of tnv own I ousehold. I feel that [| * * ? j I can bear anything from others." The friend J : laid iiis hand kindly upon the merchant's shoulder, and inquired, "Where did your children learn to drink intoxicating stimulants ?" In the most impassioned manner conceivable, the r j wretched man exclaimed, "At my own table.' and O, sir," said lie, "that reflection is the most i hitter drop in the draught I am compelled to drain." Where on earth, with all his wealth, J can that wretched father now find happiness? [ He has thoughtlessly made Ids sons puss through ; the fire to our American Mnlock, and the . | scorched and blasted victims will in all probai bilitv, torment his vision and wring his heart , with anguish while he lives, or go before him to x dishonored graves, dragging him with his load , of sorrows after them. > I) a.'h nf Mr. Hey ward.?Information \vas brought here yesterday, by the Captain of . a coasting vessel from Combahee, ol jhe death , i of Nathaniel Hey ward, sen. on last Thursday I i night, at his country residence in St. Bartholo1 mew's Parish.?Charleston I'apcr. . Tsindnn Comments.?III mdiliidiinrr fIio f?nm. i merits of a London paper on the Boston tnanii testations, there are one or two points ; worthy of note. First, that a hostile enactI nient of the central legislature, sanctioned by ! an express provision of the Federal Constitu; tion, has been set at naught, and that the feeblest vibration of such apolitical disturbance ! would have toppled down one half of the EuI ropean thrones. The translation of which is, ! that the law in Europe would have been maintained at all hazards, while in (Ins country a proclamation of the President is deemed a sulRcieut vindication of the law. Another point: this sagacious journalist says, with some plan I siblo reason, it must he acknowledged that the i measure was expressly shaped to the end that ; popular convulsion might cause in the attempt j to execute it. In other words, that the men 1 who supported the fugitive law in Congress ! knew that it could not ho executed in the New England States. ! The article affords another evidence that the English journalists are not unconcerned spectators of the present agitation and its probable j results. I For r full half hour we've tronhird our brain To fill ???i? ibi* lyiJumn 'twere tsaall vain. ( . J i|W rtT II I ! .iliiiriiHMAwMil I I -yr, THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. ; rHO. J. WARREN A O. A. PRICE, Editor*- ] 3 FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1851. ! Oar Market. Cotton will bring from 7 to llf els. (D*There was frost in this place and vicinity on ; Thursday morning. .The weather is quite cool. , J3f*As we prefer publishing the entire article ' ngned "Lancaster" in one Number of oar Paper, 1 we havp been compelled to defer if until our ' next, when we shall lay it before our readers, in txtenw. ? r j j (LT It is our disagreeable duty to stare, mat a froman by the name of Klizaheth 3/arthers, was killed on yesterday in this District, about 7 miles j above this place, op . the road leading to Liberty : Hill. She was stabbed in the. throat near the left ear, and is supposed to have died very soon after receiving the wound. We know nothing oi the 1 particular* of this horrid affair, and must await development* which may be made by the Coroner's Jury of Inrqubst, which will take place this day. j Charlys K. Brewer has been arrested and com- J mitted to Jail, charged with the perpetration of the act. Who will say "Submit 7"' ^ There is a smaii pariy hi uhbchuio nnv ? ?. submission ; but so paltry and insignificant, that : like the worm, we walk a little round rather than take the trouble to crush. But there are some, a more respectable class, who are thoroughly opposed to secession now?but want cooperation? with these, lies the danger?and we ask them as friends in one great and common cause, not thus to sacrifice the State ; not that they are. desirous of so doing, but that course can event in nothing else. Cooperation is a vain and idle word, until after South Carolina makes the move. Was it not so in *76, though never so assiduously was it tried for; until the decisive blow was struck by one State. Soon another followed, and then an other, and then catne the glorious day of independence, still hallowed by every patriot?and still held up as a glorious precedent?the way-mark on the road to "Human right-." Thus let it now b*. South Carolina is now looked upon by all, as the State to lead in this crisis. And all the rest of the States say, "If she submits, we need not say anything mote, on resistance." And thus will we have upon us the double curse, of disgracing ourselves, and our sister States. No, let us talk of co-operation, but of secession first. Let us form a nucleus around which others inay gather. Let us sustain ourselves?our loriner character, and let each man ask himself; Who will submit ? ' A Good Idea. The courier in copying a paragrapu irom uir (eyifcgs^ sent to this place) to perforin in Camden a lew days ago, suggests its future course by compelling these itinerant Lecturers and Show men to settle in advance?the plan is a good one, and we have had sufficient cause to adopt a similar one. The Fakir of Siva?the performer of Hinrlo" Miracles, itc. has given us incontestible evidence of the treachery of the human mind, in its proneness to forgetfulnpss, in the way of liquidating small amounts, previous to departure. The Rule will be a good one, and we intend to adhere closely to it, in regard to all transient uncertain characters; they come here and get our money, and then try to swindle us, out of our dues. The following paragraph is the one we allude to: An individual calling himself Dr. Jrio. S. Starr, about six feet high, dark hair and eyes, fair complexion, stout una erect in person I wearing black coat and bat, white vest and drab | pants, an exhibitor of Gas, Ledgerdeinain, &c.,! was yesterday politely escorted over the Bridge. Information having been communicated to our public authorities, of certain circumstances connected with the recent visit of the professor of i the black art, prompt and ellicient measures were adopted to bring the great necromancer to such a development of his character and practices, as to satisfy our energetic liitendant that a full life exhibition of the itinerant vagabond should b? mad- at the Police Office. Facts have also been elicited of his masterly demonstrations on the phrenological organs of two lads inveigled bv him from Charleston, whom he u<cd as instruments in enabling him to accomplish some of his diabolical tricks, in way of purloining money, and converting the property of others to his personal use; tho said unwelcome and unwonted intruder was forced to quit lor parts- unknown, with positive orders ! never to "return on pain of severe corporal penalty. As we have sufficient reason to believe that the scamp hasbeen in the habit of inducing boys to commit thefts, and to desert their homes to confederate with him in furthering his vilainly , we take this method of cautioning the Hocus Pocus (lumhugand Impostor. We oopy the above from the Columbia Telegraph of yesterday. The illustrious individual alluded to, paid Charleston a visit a short time since, and had the impudence to call on us and request an editorial notice of his performance in adrance, which was of course flatly refused. He paid us back for the cool man?erin which he was treated, however, by decamping, leaving us minus his advertising hill, as many scamps , like n im have done before. 4 Ia??iii"ao on/I cliAfir imnn flint ' J ne iniK'railL U-cuica auu onwn nail mot 1 perambulate die country should be narrowly watched. Some are so well practised in the arts of deception as easily to deceive the unwoary. Such vulgar fellows as Dr. Starr are estimated at a glance. If they make use ?>f our columns for their advertismeuLs, they must settle in advance. fcfiT'Jt is gratifying, exceedingly so, even occasionally to discover that there a few noble, generous souls, capable of appreciating South Carolina and her principles. In the midst of all the abuse and unjust villification which modern recreants have endeavored to heap upon her devoted head? the rcvilod and abused State of South Carolina 4 4* . . V '' ---A , ' still maintains a htftion in history, and character, j{ which any Stay mjght well be proud. The following extract V find copied in the Memphis (Tenn.) Weekly \tpreJS, (a capital Family Paper) taken from tV/Vxa* Rep. South CAitoLiNA.vWeare often astonished und shocked at the aHw heaped u(>on this noble SLrte by a vernal\Vorthern press. The history of Soutli Carolina is one of which any State might well be proud. There is no sarri fico she lias not maae iortne tfne interest oi the country; no war in w\ich1|ie have been engaged that her aid has not beeuHdieraliy extended. But if we are slmck<9l?t ?e vituperation of the Northern pnss, w!*i Xj( we UAy of those papers in the Snath wiovelight in npiiig the eairt of their filthy nlli?r, reticularly those who deprecate ngitation^to^Le the country again restored to quietude. ? In the late controversy lielween tfKtwkgcelion's of the Union, South Carolina sai(\peVips as little as any other Southern St?t?. \h'e took no position; she made no demands, ewkbt such as were strictly in-.accordance with true interests and honor. It conies withV exceedingly had grace from ;those who hamproved treacherous or weak, to speak in temilu of contempt of a people whose gallant bearing** is contemporaneous with their earliest ancestry and who have, never permitted selfish considerations to deter them from pursuing their honest patriotic convictions.?Tejati R*y. For iho.CaiuJen Journal. As the worth of the Lancaster Company has been assailed by a writer in the "Charleston Sun," 1 feel it my duty as Capt., to defend it, unci for this purpose I ask you to publish the names of those who are Enrolled: 1. *J. F. G. Mittag, Esq. 2. Jas. H. VVithersjwon, 3. J. A.. Stewman," . * . 4. f A. C. Duolap, 5. *M. Clinton, Esq. 0. H. R. Priee, Clerk, and Lieut. Col. 7. John Williams, Esq. 8. A. J. Bfclden, 9. Dr. R. L. Crawford. 10. Wm, A. Moore, Esq. 11. D.'W.Brown, I 12. Dr. S. C. Morrison, 13. 8 B. Alnssey, Esq. 14..fJas. K. Douglass, 15. A. Mayor, 16. J. A. Unsseltine, 17,. fCapt. Jason Clark, 18.' jas Adams, Sheriff, 19. A. Murphy, 20. W. 8. llagins, rw_ ?r l? u.iu.u Zl. ur. i. i .iicww"i 22. Dr. S. L. Streight. 23. D. M. Poor, 24. M. P. Crawford, Esq. 25. J. L. Dixon, jr. 26. W, A. Graham, 27. J. H. Adams, 28. Jas. R. Lark, 29. J. H. Hood, ? ' ?). JfcMMiiiii1 ? 32. Eli. D. Crockett, 33. B. J. Witherspoon, 34. J. A. Cunningham, 35. Jas M. Shaver, 30. Capt. M. B. Kirk, 37. (i. W. Hammond, 38. J. S. Denton, 39. f A. Addison, 40. fJohu Baily, sen. 41. John Baily, 42. S. N. Hammond, 43. Samuel D. Ballard, 44. fJohn Adams, Ex-Sheriff. 45. |Capt Daniel Cantzou, 4 46. W. Cooke, Esq. 47. Thus. Ballard, 48. Dr. Patrick Jl. Wade, 49. Win. Sullivan,! 50. fJ. Funderburk, Esq. 51. *Jas. Croxton, 52. *A. Neely, D?J. I DOS. U. Mrk, 54. G. W. Hunter, 55. H. F. Ballard, 56. B. R. Hancock, 57. f Daniel M. Tillmon, 58. Cant J. S. Perrv, 59. Jas. D. Mcllwaiu, 60. H. H. Gooch, 61. f Philip T. Hammond, Rep. 62. Eli Beach, 63. K. G. Billings, 64. f Kanady Bailey. 65. fCapt. John J. Sims, 66. fJ. S. Cunningham, 67. J. BnisH, 08. Muj. J. D. Ilale, 69. Jus. Roberson, 70. J. D. McCardell, 71. Samuel Alexander, 72. Jas. Tliompson, 73. fYVin. Roberson, 74. J. T. Barker, 75. fJohn Short, 76. fJas. B. Ingrem, /i , I I> I > k. i i. vyJtpu j. I# ^awsiiri, 78. CapL Griffin Walker, 79. Joshua W. H^ndrix. 80. William J. Gulp, '81. fS. B. Hammonds, Sen. 82. fR. R. Terrell, 83. fN. Hough, 84. Cant. R. Mosely, 85. J. W. Johnson, 86. B. F. Baker, 87. John J. Flomming, 88. T. L. Stewman, 89. Jus. E. Bailey, 90. J. F. Clieves, 91. J. E. Tillmon, 92. Capt. Wm. E. Bell, 93. J. E. Bailey, 94. Eli Bishop, 9?. fJ. H. Wilkereon, 96. Wm. Stevens, 97. J. R. JH(iinter, * 98. Hugh Gardner, 99. Joseph Gallishat, 100. W. J. Vaughn, 101. Elijah Philips. 102. fGreen Poor, 103. #Ja8. Graham, 104. #Wm. Taylor, / < 4 .. gr., ' - ?, 105. Jas. T. McDow, . ^^B 106. fJotni Massev, Sen. 107. t/ohu Foster, |B 108. Willis (Iregory, 1 109: Tbos. M. Goon, -Y BH 110. A. J. Seerest -Capt. of the other ' ^H| Volunteer Company, which was afterwards presented. . 111. Dosev Terrell, . 112. C, Q. C. Adams, HB 113. J.T.Goine, * H 114.' J?s? W.-Parker. H The names above are those presen* ^B ted to the Governor, and the Col; : loving have since joined : ^B| - 1 lf>. Jt*4-W?rd,\. C., a Meckaaio. r 1 lft.; Pr.iK. ft M.cDow,. *J g^fl 117. Sr McJlsvuin,; B j 18. N. H.;R Mayor, BH 110. W?k?X;.:>?elaoii, "..'tl 120. fA-rdhiWld Tletnining, 421, Jo?|]iia Williams, 122. R. S.'Rtid, 123. f H. Ji Hancock, ^B 124. Win* XleKeiinn,. J v 125. f Abner .^lackey, 'lyi , ^H| 12- tBal^'K |..grem, > I BB 127. J tnies L. Cheves, , flB V128. Kbbert iVJclIwaiu, mm V 129. MnddHd Terrell, * flfl A^.130. 3AcfcibV??Mackey. .- "-Jfc. W \ J3f. Joseph Clarki I V^PTTTi'tntliy; W ad**, ^ ' ^3. William Mcllwain, ~ . ./&-OfcU-E/WjUe. . *> -:: B It w'jta seed' by tiio&e who ar* acquainted;' with o^pDistrici, that all the officers bf-'our J^B9 Court, Vcierk and bis deputy, the jShsriff, A the Oid?\ryT* ftdd overy member of' the Bar, ^BH all the md^ers 0f 'the Medical professfd* iu the V?ilag<^___.?. The Majors of tht^U^per ^^Hgj and lower^ttqhions?the aides of the CoL, and a: uam"K. 0j* Captains and otiperHfiUpu-y officers, are rubers of this Company ?atfd al-fl so, that it W nnong its number,metrwh<^H^H have done hoiirthle service in the Elorida?an^^H|fl Mexican Ward!,,id a number of tSe; wealtl^^B^H est and most retonsiUe met) in the diBtnrjJHHHH men distinguish! for their worth, it wiih i seea.byw?ae | quainted with the members of the that there are betWen 100 and ^bo V are fully abl^fe,d? ?%y military.wj$y -W the 1 State, and lhaP^lyIw?M harp'** le*t, the j suitit to act for Iheif cou?w, and m my of I them. able to repel-irailor* j*yn plunder.-and i Irttpinr. '' " ** \ 1 And it.moreover appears, tbai\ihefe U but 1 .r id UiV utrnnv i one unuertne age ui io,m ? - ? a and vigorous: youth, and fit'for military duty. I woold further suite, that he wis permitted to l?econie a member, becau *e he displayed an ex* trerne anxiety to enrol his name as one who would fight for his couutiy,* ahd in this respect he might xvjell be offered as an example^ to be imitated by the writer in the Son; It apfieara, then, from facts that .cannot be disputed, that the Lancaster Company is not one i?f "old men and boys, 1?jut one of valor, intelligence, und high nion^iyytjb( mm. ' mora \nra -weaRI! imdresilonsibility That, altl(6nghj thete ar^sonie venerable sires, there are more than the. number required by law, to constitute a company, who are folly aide to do military duty. And that so far aa our people have claims to vigor, valor, intelligence, military experience and skill, moral worth, and wealth, this Company includes more of these, than any company that, ever perhapv'waa presented .to a Coventor of this ?tale. Audi would ask at what time, iu the history of oar I oAiiii#et* ihA oil flto nMiAitamnnl mun I/WUIIU I UIU III! tisv |/I ?fi\ogn'M4M ? ? and all the officers of the Court, and so great a number of'military officers, and men of tlie greatest wealth in a District, offer themselves as s< Idiers. The charge, then, made against this company is false, and as false as the heart of the individua), that made it, is to his country. And * had he been as anxious to learn tkut which would have been creditable to bis State, as he 1 was that which was calculated to weaken her 1 in the eyes of the abolitionists, lie would have * 1 learned that which we have stated above. j Even his landlord, with wliote^M he seems to j have been so well pleased, might have informed i him better, (as his name is oh the roll,) and made the praise which he bestowed, pass with j jood odour. 1 would further remark, that it is . strange that, asa truthful writer, which no doubt he should like to be esteemed, be did not mention the fact' that another company?** rifle ^ j company, from this district, in winch.there are I | no old men, and not even one boy, also tender- j I ed their services to the Governor. :'v The; writer makes an effort to ridicule and reproach the Lancaster Company. Now what does lie deserve himself I Ltooh at his conduct. ; He comes to Lancaster and passes himself off* I as a gentleman. He is treated kindly by the members of this company, as be himself declares, and alter he arrives in Charleston, he f fires bac"K.4i> .wo\v of ridicule at "the patriotism $ of the district'?'yea, he violates that which is \ sacred even among "savages?-oW age V* Yes, he ridicules the patriotism of the ok) men ot oar % district; and by nil act of praise upon one of ^ the company, his landlord, he imagines a degree of baseness and treaohery in bim that be- . ? trays the baseness and treachery of bis own heart K 'Traitor like, he supposes his landlord would he well pleased (and 1 have no doubt be is) with the praise of one that has' ridiculed his patriotism, and violated the sanctity of patriotie | old age?that he, the landlord, would be con- 1 tent, and perhaps ever delighted, with the 1 praise of his house of entertainment, by which ^ he made "the almighty dollar,*' even if bis own | character, as a patriot, and that of the roost respectable ana venerable portion ol his tellow ^ citizens were ridiculed! People of Carolina! what do you thinltof | euch an individual! But what render* bis con* duct still more disgraceful, ho pretends to be a Carolinian! What an object of loathing and disgust does ho present! A Carolinian j kidicuhno thk patriotism of a vknrrablk portion of Carolinians, and thus aiding and abetting the oppressors of bis State, aiding the ; Names marked the* ( ) owwaitesH f Would not he able 10 dorailiiagwtotyron aeeowB of old , age orottorjafigfftjp, . a, Namj^^rked tbu? (t) .are over .45 yearn, but thegreatthem are abU bodied-meti.