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VOLUMES. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA DECEMBER 17, 1852. NUMBER $&
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THE CAMDEN- JOURNAL.
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NEW CASH-STORE. I;
AFTER returning ray thanks to my friends, acquain- j !
ces and the public generally, for their former lib- j ?
eral patronage, I oficr to them a variety of I
'*? ^? n-rwrwi.: rrnckerv and !<
Groceries,
Hardware,
At wholesale and retail, consisting in part as follows <
GROCERIES. .
SUGARS?Muscovado, New Orleans, St. Croix, Loaf,
Crushed aud Powdered ]
COFFEES?Java aud Rio
MOLASSES?N. Orleans, Muscovado and West India
SALT? Constantly on band 1
TOBACCO?Yellow Bank, Ellis, and a variety of I
common, at prices from 12 to 75c. per pound I
TEAjS?Gunpowder, Green, Hyson and Black
SE0&RS?ttio Honda Gold Leaf, Sylra, Palmetto,
and a variety of common, prices from G to $40 per M. I 1
"" " A J.monfino ftud Tallow | '
CANDL.1V?>?Sperm. auuuiuu?...?
CHEESE?Gosliea and English <
BACON?Sides, Shoulders and Haras ,
LARD?Constantly on hand
-* FISH?Salmon, Herring and all numbers of Mackarel
FRUITS? Figs, Raisins, Almonds, Currants, English '
"Walnuts, Ac. '<
SPICES? Allspice, Nutmegs, Cloves, Cinnamon, Gin- 1
ger, Mustard aud Pepper
PICKLES?English and American, a variety
KETCHUPS?Mushroon, Walnut and Tomato
PRESERVES?Citron, Orange, Lemon. Pine Apple :
and Ginger
BRANDY-FRUITS?Peaches, Cherries and Limes
JELLIES and JAMS?A variety
L OBSTERS and SARDINES?Hermetically Sealed
CANDIES?Of all kinds
CRACKERS?PicNic, Soda, Buiter, Wine, Waternnd
Ouy;u
CROCKERY Assorted,
SADDLES?Riding and Wagon
WHIPS?Carriage, Buggy, Driver's and Wagon
CARDS?Cotton and Wool
JPOWDER and SHOT j
ALSO (
A new and complete stock of DRY-GOODS, consis '
in part as follows: ,
200 pieces Prints, at pnces from 5 to 10c. per pard
75 do Long Cloths from C to 18c.
300 do Brown Homespun, from 5 to 12c.
"" r oi so to <52 25 rternair
250 pair Negro tsjanaeusiiwiu
100 pieces Kerseys, from 12 to 18a
Oznaburgs?DeKalb always on band ,
ALSO?A VARIETY OV
Muslins, Alpaccas. Irish Linens, Tickings, Apron
Checks, Shirtings, Drillings, Ginghams, Linsevs, Flannels,
Salicia, Serge, Cashmeres, Pocket Handkerchiefs,
Cravats, Suspenders, Hosiery, of all kinds; Gloves of
all kiods; Linen Shirts, Merino Shirts, Cloths, Cassimeres.
Satinets, Tweeds, <fcc. Together with a large
assortment of
Rcady-3Ktidc Clothing.
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Violins, Double barrel Shot Guns, from $11 to $16,
Rifles, flint and Percussion locks $0 to $12
And a great variety of articles, both in GROCERIES
and DRY-GOODS, too tedious to mention.
will attend to the Receiving aed Forwarding <
Business as heretofore, and I am prepared to make liber
al advances on Cotton shipped to Alessrs Chambers,
Jeffers & Co., Charleston.
I intend selling exclusively for Cash, and most respectfully
invite any who wish Bargains, to give me a
call, and they will find the cash system decidedly preferable.
*S7"Call at his Old Stand on the corner.
? iiu iunsps
15, W. vnaiBww,^.
Camden, Oct 5. 80 tf
FRESH Solar Oil?deceived yesterday by
Nov. 2. T. J. WORKMAN.
SPERM and JLard OH?For sale by
Nov. 2. T. J. WORKMAN.
OA A LBS. of the handsomest Candies ever offered
UvU in this market W. C MOORE.
Mexican Mustang Liniment,
Tr-kT bmiIaq at Fiftv Cents and Oue Dollar. For sale
X at " Z. J. DeUAY'S.
ITIexicau Mustang Liniment,
IN bottles at 25, 50c. and $100. Received toby
Nov. 2. 1\_J^ WORKMAN,
Leather and shoe finding
Of every kind, viz:
Best Hemlock Sole; best Baltimore Oak Solo
" Harness and Band?extra
" French and American CalfSkins
" Lining and Binding Skins
" Sadler's Calf and Pad Skins
Shoe Knives, Pincers, Rasps, Files, Hammers, Awl
TNo/W Shoe Nails, Tacks, Thread. Sand Stones, Heel
Balls, Blacking, and Shoemaker's Tools ol every ae- i
scriptlon. and of the very best quality. Just received
and for sale by WORKMAN & BOONE.
LEATHER! LEATHER!!ALDEN
& MURRAY have now on hand, a choico
lot of BAKU, HARNESS and UPPER LEATHER.
of their own tanning, which will ..e sold low.
also
-.-4 -r wrnpn awnns. of their own
A superior iut -? ? ?? , -pianufacture,
very heavy and warranted good, at prices
from 50c. to $1.
ALSO
Expected in a few days a choice lotof FINE SHOES,
of every description, comprising many new anc} beau
ilhil styles. Sept. 28.
Woollen Goods,
An assortment of
all-wool plains
KERSEYS, LINSEYS
SATTINETTS, TWEEDS
JEADS, dec. dec. dec. dec.
Tor tho Plantation and House Servants. Purchasers
will Please call, as they will t* sold cheap, by
pPt n. W. ANDERSON.
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Home is Where there's One to Love Us.
Home's not merely four square walls,
Though with pictures hung and gilded;
Home is where affection calls,
Filled with shrines the heart hath builded!
Home! ?go watch the faithful dove
Sailing 'neath the heaven above us?
Home is where there's one to love us.
Home'.- not merely roof and room,
It needs something to endear it;
Home is where the lr? art can bloom,
Where there's some kind lip to cheer it;
What is home with none to in ?
None to welcome, none to greet us?
Homo is sweet, and only sweet,
Where there's one love to ni'-et us !
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Influence of Truth.
Among tilts manifold objects of pursuit, which
have received any attention of men of the pre-etil
day, there is none which is so pleasing to
the mind, or affords so many opportunities for
advancement in the moral and political world,
as that of truth. Other pursuits may exert an
ppliemeral influence on the mind?may guide the
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divictuals, and of society for a time; but this
will eventually attract the attention of every man
of sense; and that it may be acquired, for the
sake of the consequences of its possession, ali
will direct their efforts in that channel which
leads to its acquisition.
There are many circumstances attending every ,
man's life, which, should not some power be
brought to counteract their influence, would remit
in idleness, dissipation, and crime. The
natural indications of the mind tend to such a
result; and society, which is composed of many
minds, would promote this end, did not all the
experience of the past prove that in such a state
jf affairs?namely, every man giving away to
the impulses of passion?all society would be
destroyed ; all its attendant blessings fade away,
is the flower oi Summer before the withering in-11-111
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[JUCUCe 01 iVlUUUMlS COIU UiaMS.
The great desire of a position in society, common
to all, remedies the defeet of the natural
inclinations. The dark ages have -passed away
like a shadow over the rock, leaving no trace of
their former existence. The light of refinement
and learning have succeeded, as day to night,
driving away the clouds of ignorance and error
that darkened the horizon of lite. The philosophy
of the past was that virtue consists in power
and wealth, and where these did not flourish
it could not be. Such an error in philosophy has
vanished before the light of revealed truth *, and,
in the present age, none can reach the standard
L?f excellence or virtue, unless by the most persevering
labor and sterling integrity. The haunts
of crime must be unfrequented, property must
uot be thought common, virtue valueless, or religion
hypocrisy. The mind must be instructed,
the character formed after a true model, the meninland
physical powers be brought into ac tive exercise,
before man can rise to Ids destined sphere, i
Let society be subject, tosueb a discipline, and j
the great end of life will be accomplished ; talse <
principles will fade away before the light of
truth, as a mist la-fore the influence of a Summer's
sun. Individuals will rise in the scale of
being, ami so society ana nations, ivMiuement
and religion will extend their influence and become
prevalent?ignorance and error disappear.
Freedom of thought will succeed, and nations,
brought to a knowledge of their wrongs, will re
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bel from their present allegiance, and, like our
illustrious fat hers of '70, resol ve to be free. Their
efforts shall not prove fiuitlcss; but, like them,
they will succeed, and gain, as a fruit, of their
labors, freedom of thought,speech, and the press,
and a control over their own actions, so far as
il.nf Ait mil intnrforn vvil I) :1ia li-iti
tclice of other.-?. Though error may, fur a time,
hold its sway, aiid, as in fallen 11n lgary, cru>h
by her superior force, ah the < tv i is <>i linth to
exist. Vet the time will c ?aie when i; shai \- hi
to Truth?when all furn> "I i .. tnn\ slinil
swept away as Willi tin* li:;hr.mio'- flash, and
Freedom shall baiio l< ;!I: hei to llu nations
ul the fill lb, and '.ui'n.-li to all p<-o| ail
its att< Iidalit blessings ; Jut ii i- :a! a\ioiu the
world uivr that "linth will liMimpii.1
Such will be ,he improved condition of man
CH'i v v? iivn: viv'hiii'u */i viic?i?ivv\ i
sought I))' ilu* jiurstiil of truth, by a study to
distinguish the real from the unreal, hy deserting
the h.iuuis of idleness, dissipation and crime, for
the temple knowledge, where refinement, religion,
and freedom in harmony do dwell, atford
ing to all who come within the compass of its
influence and elysium of earthly happiness. Let
then all, as they value success in life, the esteem
of contemporaries, and their own happiness, seek
to elevate their own characters, and that of those
with whom they may meet in lite, b) a strict observance
of truth?by ever keeping before them
this above every other pursuit. For now, wnile
sucli principles as nn.se emanating trom iii:?
source give an impulse to tie ir labor-, they will
ever be civ ouraged to perseveie simply iVoin tin
thought; and when old age comes creeping .m,
as night does to day, ani our days In come overshadowed
with gloom and doubt, the remembrance
of our past lives will revive our drooping
spirits, as water does the withering plant, and restore
them to their former verdure.?Host. Wa
verly Magazine.
M. Kossuth is residing at Hays water, suburbs
of London, with his wife and children, under the
adopted name of Smith. The name of Smith
appears to be popular among political refugees
in England. Louis Phillippc adopted the name
of John Smith when he left Prance in 1848. An
American, who lately visited Kossuth, says lie is
living very plainly in a small house, mostly on
the remnant of his property which he has managed
to rescue from Hungary, and that he appeal's
like a disappointed man, but is yet hopeful
and determined.
From the Marion Star.
laziness.
We regard laziness as one of the most crying
evils of the present clay, and we believe that we
could not do society a greater service than to
take up our parable against it. "Six days shalt
thou labor and do all thy work," is a part of the
commandment; and we hold that he who spends
these six days in idleness is just as great an offender
against the law as he who does not remember
ti e seventh, "the Sabbath day, to keep
it holy." And why should he not be? What
other fountain is more prolific of evil than laziness?
"An idle man's brain is the devil's work
slii!].," and it always has been. Rape, robbery,
murder, swindling, intemperance and its concomitant
sins, are, nine times out of ten, traceable
directly to this vice, and therefore there is no
reason why idleness should not be placed in the
same category with the other offences enumerated
in the decalogue.
But suppose an individual is not under the necessity
of laboring with his own hands or head
for a livelihood, shall he still be compelled to
work ? Yes, or not eat; for it is contrary to the
laws of nature for a man to consume the fruits
of earth, without doing something to restore to
the common stock so much at least as he takes
from it. But the necessity here spoken of is only
a physical one; for the divine economy impresses
upon all men the necessity of labor.?
And when the death of one relative, or the industry
of another, places it within the power of an individual
to pass off hjs time without employment,
should this exempt him from the obligation of
the commandment ? Shall money, or lands, or
goods annul the laws of God, and render them
of iioii-vftv-ct in tiie case of ther possessor? Then
why not allow hiin to kill ? to commit adultery ?
to steal ? to bear false witness against his neighbor?
These crimes are forbidden by the very
same code that enjoins labor on every man; and
if the possession of property be allowed to furnish
exemption from the one, why shall it not
provide impunity fur the others? These effences
differ only in degrees of atrocity; and hence the
Apostle lays it down that, whosoever shall keep
the whole law, and vet offend in one point, he is
guilty of all."
The idler then, whether rich or poor, ought to
be arraigned at the bar of public opinion as a
rtiMmliuil tl?o ofrr*r?i/vUO /?I*1CC tll/lllM
be deait with accordingly. He who steals six
pence worth of bread froin his neighbor's shelf to
satisfy liis hungry soul, is deemed a felon, and
loses his libcram Icf/cni. IIow much better is
he who swindles the State that protects hitn and
the society which surrounds him, out of all the
accessions that might be made to their aggregate
accumulations by his labor in the course of
his life? Not a whit, say we ; therefore he ought
to rank according to his demerits. But the prevalence
of idleness seems to sanctify it in the public
estimation. We scarry ever hear a discourse
from the sacred desk?no matter what the text
mav be?whieh is not garnished with an elegant
episode or two against the offence of Sabbathbreaking;
but whoever preaehes against the
I more Ivx-ttiug sin of laziness throughout the
| other six davs of the week, when all arc com I
i i ?- " i.?" 'm.? -...a ,.i.i I..K., Wrwla,.
IU<'lili|?'U lU x lie "V"u wiu uwiiij ?? tfivi
thought it 11is ilutv to beard this vic<\ as well as
others. "Know ye not," sa'.s lie, in one of- his
sermons, "that there is 110 grosser dishonesty
than sloth ? that every voluntary block-head is a
knave ? lie defrauds his benefactors, his parents
and all the world ; and tobs l>oth God and his
own soul. Yet how many of these are among
us! IIow many lazy drones, as if only Fuegcs,
eonsumere nati. 13orn to eat up the produce of
the soil. Mental idleness, more particularly, was
the species on which this great man was discoursing;
but bis remarks were equally applicable to
laziness of e ery kind. Civis.
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"Nil Desprrandi'm."?No, never! Every
cloud lias a silver lining! and lie who wove it
knows when to turn it out. So every night,
h ovever long or dark, tin re shall yet come a
gold a in : 11 nig. Y-iiir noblest powers arc nev t
d'-veh'p- d in pros pet !ty. Any bark may glide
in smooth water with a favoring gale; but?
i that i> a braie, skilful ?ai-man, who rows up
j st rutin, nguaisi i la- current, with adverse winds,
! hi.I 1111 elu'ciiiiii- voice to wi h hiin "God speed."
Keep vour head above the wave ; I?*t neither sallen
dcsp.dr, or weak vacillation, drnjf you under.
Heed not the poisoned arrow of sneaking treachery
that whizzes past you t'roin the shore. Judas
sold himself when he sold his master; and for
liiin there dawned no resurrection morning!?
' Tis alorious to battle on with a brave heart.
" /
while cowering pusillanimity turns trembling
buck. Drenin not of the word "surrender!" ?
When one frail human reed after another breaks,
or bends beneath you?lean on the "liock of
Ages." The Great Architect passes you through
the furnace but to purify. The tire may scorch,
but it shall never consume you?He will yet label
you "fine gold!" The narrow path mav be
thorny to v??ur feet; but the "promised land" lies
j beyond; tin* clusters of Hope may be seen with
tin* eye of faith; your hand shall yet grasp them;
your eyes revel, from the mountain top, over the
given pastures and still waters of peace. You
shall yet unbuckle your dusty armor, while soft
I)i< (>/.?s shall ({in your victor temples. JVil desperundum!
Fanny Fern.
A man and his wife, Madiai by name, have
been sentenced by the Tuscan Government to
four years' imprisonment at hard labor for teaching
a young girl how to read the Bible. A singular
fact for the nineteenth century, and contrasting
strongly with the religious toleration of
our own country.
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It has boon said thai the Duke of Wellington
never wrote a despatch in which the word Duty
did not occur, and that Napoleon never wrote a
despatch in which the word Glory was wanting.
This is the difference between the two men, and
the two countries to which they belong.
IMPj?III ! Ill III II I III WLMJBB?
Taste in Ladies Lresses.
The following remarks from the London Quarterly
Review show the writer to have a cultiva
ted taste in Ladies Costume, proving his competency
as an arbiter in such matters.
You see this lady turning a cold eye to the i
assurances of shopmen and the rccommenda- t
tion of milliners. She cares not how original a I
pattern may be if it he ugly, or how recent a
shape if it be awkward. Whatever fashion dictates,
she follows her own, and is never behind
it. She wears very beautiful things which people
generally suppose to be brought from Paris,
or at least made by a French milliner, but which
as often arc brought from the nearest town and
made up by her own maid. Not that her cos
; mine is tuner neii or new?on uie coiuiiirv, sue
I wears many a cheap dress, but it is always good.
. She deals in no gaudy confusion of colors, nor
docs she affect a studied sobriety; but she either t
enlivens you with a spirited contrast, or o tnpo- ,
ses you with jitlicious harmony. Not a scrap J
of tinsel or trumpery appears upon her. She t
puts no faith in velvet bands, or gilt buttons, or ?
twisted cordings. She is quite aware, however, c
that the garnish is as important as the dress; L
all her inner borders and headings arc delicate ?
and fresh, and should anything ] eep out which
is not intended to beseem it is quite as much so f
as that which is. After all, there is no great art ^
either in her fashions or material. The secret ^
simply consists in knowing the three unities of
her dress?her own station?her own age, and j
her own points; and no woman dresses well who s
does not. After this we need not say that who
soever is attracted by the costume will be dis- j
appointed by the wearer. She may not be hand- f
some or accomplished, but we will answer for v
her being even-tempered, well formed, thorough- j.
ly sensible?a complete lady. s
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Sunshine.?You are, no doubt, a lover of sun- ||
shine. Your eyes has brightened while g;izing (]
upon the dream that has lighted up the path'before
you, made the village windows blaze, and
put a golden star on the weathercock of the ,
church steeple. That beam has shined into your
very heart, and made you feel glad to be alive. '
But there is another kind of sunshine that you e
love. Is there not some beloved friend whose
smile is a brighter and clearer sunbeam to you ^
than the brigntest beam that gladdens the earth ~
on a summer's day ? Yes; it is the smile of a b
husband, a wife, a sister, a brother, or, well?no c
matter!?it is the smile of some dear being, 1
whose every thought is blended with your own, 0
and without u hose smile, in the merriest sum- ?
mer time, this would be a gloomy world.
But the shadows of evening have before now v
closed over the sunshine that has gilded your
pathway; and if night has not yet beclouded the .
sunshiny-smiles of those you love, it will do so. !
There are removals in this world of tribulation ^
that wring the heart. You may have to go and
weep in the graveyard, ere long, where they have
laid the object dear to you as your own life.
There is yet another kind of sunshine ! delight '
in that, and no night shall close over it forever r
?the sunshine of a Savior's love in the heart.?
Clouds may intervene for a time, but those clouds 1
shall pass away ; the valley of the shadow of c
death may seem to shut it out forever, but that J
will be only the breaking of the last cloud breaking
away b-fore the dawning of eternal daylight
and the blaze of everlasting sunshine; for it is I
expressly written that, 'There shall be no night I
there,' Rev. xxi. 25. Well, then, may the clouds 1
and storms of this life be borne with patient and j
joyful anticipation.?I'houghts for the Thought- <:
V.i ?
JUl.
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Wiiat Ncxt??A meeting was advertised to '
take place in Salem, Ohio, on Saturday, Sunday*, 1
and Monday, the 27th, 28th, and 29th of No- '
vernier, "for the purpose of freely and fully can- 1
vassing tlie origin, authority and influence of 1
the Jewish and Christian Scriptures!" The call
is signed by forty-four individuals, among whom }
are Charles K. Whipple and Wjn. Lloyd Garri- 1
son, Boston, Massachusetts. L. A. lline, Cincin- 1
nati, Joseph Smith and Milo A. Townsend, of 1
New Brighton, Pennsylvania; Jacob Walton,
and Thomas Chandler of Michigan ; Thos. Sharp, '
Snmntil T I"1 Toiiiliitcnn Jsiirnb MpMil- '
I Ian, Laura Baruaby, and others of Salem, and '
various pers lis from different parts of the Un- '
ion, among whotn arc several women. "All
who feel an interest in this question, without dis- 1
tinction of sex, color, sect, or party, are invited
to come together, ami sit down like brethren ic
a communion before the altar of intellectual and
Spiritual Freedom." <
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Ix 1851 there was 10,000 Jews in Jerusalem. <
This number luis lately greatly increased, and '
they are supported by Jews in other parts of the ]
world, particularly those in America and Hoi- <
land. These Jews reside chielly on the rugged I
slope of Mount Zion, over against the temple. *
Many of them are supported by annuities, which '
they receive from their friends in Europe, to <
whom they have made over their property, with '
this stipulation. This money is remitted to a f
rich Jewish merchant at Amsterdam, who is '
called the President of the IIolv Land, and the
average amount which he receives may be near
?.'1,000. Instead of doing good, it <eems to (
engender strife and idleness. These Jews still 1
anticipate the speedy coming of the Messiah.
Perverted Use of Scripture.?A German j
medical journal gives the following very curious
and interesting statement. It is from an article
on "Homicidal Monomania
"The notorious Burke, who was hanged for
1--. I? .vliis.lt l?o /lAirtmittor) flip
11)111tier 111 OVUllciim, nunu ikvvuiuiiiw. i.,. ....
purpose of selling the remains of his unfortunate i
.victims to the anatomical schools, was very par- c
tial and kind to children. lie preached religious
sermons, and the whole series of his murders was
suggesteJ by Irs confederate, Hare, reading aloud
one winter evening the death of lienhadad by t
Uazael, in the Second Book of Kings, The wri- "
nl-tf. .11 .1 .! . . a \--i?? i:oi-K"it 'fact.
4iab' l;ca> >Ugg<?*tivii arose from Hare, rend ?
tin* account yiycn /verse 12, clraii'. viir.) of
i<- death of li.-ijli.-ul i'l,who', was thu-> killed by
ir|i. i : 'An i it cane-u> } av- oil. fie tiiorro.W
hat lie !-.ok !hl'ek and .Hfipfll ft tn-waer
and spread it on his face so that hc'died.'?*
in ike and liare adopted the same plan. They
nade their victims chunk, and then covered the
ItAllf K Otl/1 IIACtello t?M* li MOit
(Uivi Iivou I io nail OCi. VlUUiO. UUIUClllI!t9
v kneeling on the epigastrium, they forced a
leep respiration which emptied the lungs,and the
vet cloths prevented the read mission of the air.
.'his murderous method was so physiologically
eientific, that it was suspected to have been sug >ted
l>y some anatomist. This, was not true.
; he above statement came out in evidence.' "
Leaving Home.?I can conceive of no picure
more interesting than one which might be
Irawn from a young man leaving the home of
lis chil iliood, svene of all his early associations,
o try his forturi" in a I'ifft rent e?>iuitrV. fitting
tut alone for the forest." A father on the deline,
the down hill of life, gives his parting
liessmg, invoking the best gilts" of Heaven to
o re->t upon his beloved offspring, and to crown
in his efforts wuh coin lete success. Tears gush
iom his eyes, and words are forbid utterence.?
V kind, atl'ectionat mother calling after him as
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ic i.-) ut:j>ai im<r iroin mo parental abode, and with
ill the dangers to which he is about to be ex>osed,
rushing into and pressing upon her mind
he says, "Go my son?remember that there
5 a right and a wrong way." Her advice is brief,
.language is inadequate to the expression of the
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irtuous child. Every reader has a case of this
;ind, and may have been the subject of one in
ome respects similar. Here may be found elo[tience
more touching to him to whom it is deivered
than the orations of Cicero or Demostheles.
Thieves in London.?The "swell mob" of
London do perpetrate robberies with the most
ingular ingenuity and address, and appear nevr
to be at fault. A lady alighted at the bank
sconded the steps and entered the vestibule,
nd presenting a check to the paying teller, reeived
a very large-amount of Dank notes, which
he deposited in her purse and returned to the
arriage. Just as she had taken her seat a genleman
came down the steps of the bank withint
his hat, wearing spectacles, and having a
>cn behind his ear, said:? "Madame, we have
orgotton to take the number of those notes;
rill you allow me to take them off?" She hanled
him the notes, he ascended the steps of the
>ank and entered the building. The lady havncr
wailed some time, finallv returned tn' ilia
Kink, and soon ascertained that 110 person had
>een authorised to ask for the notes.
I'll Stone his Doo,?"Hallo, Ned what's the
natter?" "Matter enough?John Jones called
?e a liar, and I'm looking for him to cane him."
l13ut, Ned, Jones is much the largest man of the
wo. and it may prove a somewhat dangerous
tperat.on. "True enough, I don't think I cane
ones, but darn him, Til stone hjs dogP
Free Negroes.?An act has just passed our
jegislature, prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
iquors to free persons of color. This is doubtess
doing this class a great service, but the obeet
being to prevent them being made the scapegoats
between the slave and the liquor seller, can
iny one believe it will accomplish that end ? ?
surely not. Does any one believe there will be
ess drunkenness among the slave population,
vhile grogshops are permitted and licensed by
aw ? It is a violation of law to sell to slaves
low, and yet there is not one grogshop in a
thousand in which this law is not set at defiance.
You may restrict the privileges of both free and
lave colored persons, but while grogshops remain,
intemperance among both classes of that
population, with all its attendant evils, will con
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Query??Is it not a little inconsistent and unwind,
to be willing to legislate for the protection
jf our slaves, while we refuse to do anything in
:he way of protecting our children, friends and
fellow citizens from this dreadful scourge I?
Where one slave falls by it, a score of white men
ire murdered! Free negroes can't vote!
Raleigh N. C. Spirit of the Age.
IIabits.?Like flakes of snow that fall u^per:eived
upon the earth, the seemingly unimpor:ant
events of life succeeded one another. As
;he snow gathers together, so arar^our habits
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orinetl. I\o Mngie naxe inair-i^aaaeu to me
)ile produces a sensible chaa^,i.nQsindea<rtion
sreates, however it may exhioPpa*nw)jj|? characer;
but as the tempest hurls the .avalanche
lown the mountains, and ovcrwiielis^the in
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ipon the elements of mischief, whic& pernicious
labits have brought together by" imperceptible
iccumulation, may overthrow the edifice of truth
md virtue.
"My dear," enquired a gay young wife of her
alculating husband, as she reached her rosy litle
mouth to be kissed, on his return from husi- loss,
"have you seen that magnificent set of paror
furniture which the Jenkenses have jtnfe g .'jt
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)OUght: llllin, no, iiiy iuvux uunimvuucou , he
upholsterer's bill for it." She made a mouth
it him, but wouldn't be kissed.
Rumors of more expeditions .against Cuba.are
)ocomiiig current in the South. The last San
\ntoniu (Texas) Ledger remarks that three hun?
Irod armed men, supposed to be volunteeis for
}uba, were quartered 011 St. Joseph's Island..
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A letter from Toronto, Upper Canada, says v
hat the Cholera has broken out in the lunatic
tliat place. ' ' . , .w . ..
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