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by CAVis & teimmier Pcootcfc to^ S0utl)fnt tti0l)ts, Politics, ^ricultuvc, nntr iHisccUanij. $2 per ANinmfL VOL. XIII. SPARTANBURG, S. THURSDAY, FE OKU A UY 19,^857. NolIP* t* y *" * ' - the carolina spartan. \n k?: jWi-- tee BY OAVIS & TRIMMIER. to; Sh< T. 0. P. VERNON, Associate Editor. thii Price Two Dollars per annum in advonco, or $3.50 at the end of the year. If not paid until n,1< ufier the year expires ?3.00. UP< Payment will bo considered in advance if made ' within thrco inontus. he) No subscription taken for less tlinn six months. ? Money mav be i-rmlnwl throagh postmasters ? . our risk. nft* Advertisements inserted at the usual rates, nud ' osatrnots made on reasonable terms. the The Spartan circulates largely over this and tllR adjoining districts, and odors an admirable medium 11 to our friends to rcaoh customers. Job work of all kinds promptly cxeented. P? 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" SHE KICKED HIM." tal!: by j. f. o. rca, continued from last spartan. thai It was very near the dawn of day, when, nioi tired, agitated and fevered, I threw myself " upon my bo<l in old Major 13's best room, verj What a night had I experienced! llow fear strangely had I been involuntarily brought he t under the influence of circuinstancos, and " made to act a part in an unknown drama, in t How I longed for the rosy approach of *' morning, and how drearily came out upon pov the dewy air the oid church clock bell, tell- -A ing tho world with its "iron tongue" the ed, hour of four. give f know not when or how, but I fiually "1> ! lost myself iu "the maze of sweet forgetful- >t n ncsa," and was awakened from dreams of how blood and wretchedness by tho old major hnv exclaiming: " cxc< "Fretty timo of day for a fine fellow to it w be lying abed, 'pon my word!" pros "Is that you, major," I sleepily asked. did "Well, sir, upon reflection, I should ra- dan, iker think it is," replied tho good-natured the man, at the same timo poking mo in the t,,r" short ribs with his cane. 'att< "Really, major, I insist upon your quit- 'nen ting auch manifestations of yourself as dies these," I exclaimed, "for I am sensitive bo- cy c yond measure." "Seriously, Mr. F., it is timo to arise, for his j the breakfast bell will soon ring, and it the would be ungenteel for us to allow the la- Purf die* to sit at the table alone." r*']u "True, sir," I replied; "but, major, who f?rn are the ladies! I was not aware that any A but your daughter lived at tho house." took "What! you didn't suppose that I allowed deor the ladies to leave my house at such au hefo unreasonable hour, young man, as neat 1,1,0 three o'clock this morning? do you?" "Are all tho company still under this P??I roof then?" I asked. "N?*?rense, Mr. F.; of conrse only the la- wh? dies. You must be 4spirituulu<f minded' this morning, 'pou my word!" the "Major, 1 li be up directly, but do let mo _ A hn*o a few moments conversation with you '"&? after breakfast in your office." 8,l^u "Aha! you want a -private conversation 1 with me, eh?" exclaimed the major, giving *?'t me a rather severe poke in the ribs. s|!,t "Why, major," said I, "what do you kno mean?" * *"d "Alice has played the devil with your " heart," exclaimed tho major, "and I'll bet ^ lu my wig that that's what you want the con- )'ou; versalion for! Come now, F., out with it "J like a man, and tell me if I aiu't a good rea<' guesser." ^ "Bless your heart, major," \ replied, "you kno' certainly are not serious in what you say." tho > I "My doar boy," exclaimed the major, J "get up and dress yourself, and after break- cu,h fast meet.me in the office. Be assured, my havi son, that if old major's love or money is ai'ju good for anything, either or both shall rt-'?h be enlisted in your service if necessary." ni? 1 "God bless the good old man!" was tho language of my heart, as he left the room. | - ;ri?jor iuiiiks mo in tove wttn Alice," said I l,J,n to myself, while arranging iny toilet. "I king wonder if such is tho general impression!'' People are very apt to think rather too ihin much of themselves sometimes, and it is l',e 1 just then that they make the biggost kind "1 of fools. I remember how impossible it ten^ Bcemed to mo to arrange my cravat tastily, certi or to gire the foreign twist to my mustache, not if tho sixteen stray hairs above ir.y upper a* 11 lip could bo entitled to that namo. I thought I looked uncommonly killing and irresistible, and felt euro that I should put that the ladies in fits of raptural admiration in | do n less than fifteen minutes. I often look back her upon raysolf in tho major's snug little room, "* standing beside his mirror, and though still kiss a young man, my reader, I cannot but own wnat a fool I was, and wonder why tho n?kl mirror was not broken by the impudonce "1 of my conceited glances. In my wander- that ings through life, and contact with men M and things, I have learned how much bet- such tor it is to win respect and admiration by a the < ^ modest and quiet carriage and an upright ,ny ' and manly demeanor. M?j< "Oh! save me, ye powers, from those pinks of tho . ^ nation, tion Thoso ten-table heroes! those lords of creation!" cy o I walked down to tho lddics' parlor just in "1 time to hear Joe, the negro boy, exclaim: I ex "Breakfast ready, ladies!" j "1 ? Circumstances, it is said, alter cases, and and k?..- ? 1 - uiciu ia uurmimy more iriuii in ilint son- it. tence tLan poetry. "Breakfast's rcadyl" alia! To the hard-working man, who has enjoy- tain ed a gjocd night'a rout, and wlio hns a hard j take day's job before him, it is ever a welcome I tho sound; but to a parcol of delicate and fash- : a tr ionablo ladies, who hare spent the entire wI.h night in nervous excitcOieut and activo gnv- ' bit, ety, it any tiling bv?J? To ?ny- tin; self H wa? i?n welcome 'ihiiig?, ior my ati- j i venture in tho grove had completely pros-' jn n trated my nervous system, and inado me A!u| feel like a fussy old bachelor when an east rom wind is blowing through the key-hole of ?] his door. I ex 'J Having paid tny compliment* to tho la- bow lies, I procooded with them to the break- shal fest table, wondering all the while how in -A the world the major managed trt accommo *igh date so many during the nightvfor if memo was ' ' V?- _ 5.-' Iiv; Uiu u?nj?^r UHUUVU 1111:10 a COZJ 111110 11 ioned arm-chair, beside tho fire, and tl Hg lighted his pipe, and comfortably h sled his portly person in a capacious t: ing chair, directly opposite mo, gave tl 1 punch in the ribs and exclaimed: tl Sow for it!" >ook here, major, do you know that I h k you acted very injudiciously in inn; Alice believe that 1 love her!" a iather a hard question, my boy, and 1 k a l?cilc too disrespectful too," replied 1 major. *eg pardon, major. I really did not in- * any disrespect I assure you; but you w liuly must admit that you had better s have made tho remark which you did io table this morning." a lut why not, Mr. F.'f" ropliod tho major, o iTou would not have Alice to believo I love her! major, when in reality I * ot. You love her too much to allow 1 ? to be thus deceived." p dr. F\," replied the major, rising from eat, "doyou know that Alico loves you?" n S'o! 'pon my word of honor 1 do not! it ier do I believe it!" w PI./... -II !? r> " i . r liiwmj ont \jiu major u. iciis jou plfllfflj l 1* sho </0C*/" 1 s| y reader, have you over experienced ri as this? If not, you cannot fathom / Jeplb of that agony that preyed upon n heart at this calm announcement of old c >r B. excused myselt from further convoraa- tl with the major, and sought the privaf my own chamber. , a Here is a nico fix for a fellow to be inl" p claimed, as I throw myself into a chair, tl :anm- hero to spend a few days of fun phmrure, and I suppose this is some of p Edward, liradsford and Alice! well, I I not soon forget thoso names, that's cor- n . Alico lovo* me, does shel Woll, I'll n i a euioko anyhow, aud quietly await it final scene in this comedy. It may bo agedy, howovor, and the Lord knows n t will become of me. I ain't scared a but 1 don't see wh?tf It? tif ? k WJjuip atiair anyhow." * i li remember well how I paced to and fro i ty littlo room that Tuosday morning, " how I finally wept like a child whon I umbored that Alice lovod me. I I shall find it out in an hour's time!" u claimed, "fur I do not believe it any"Oh! if it bo true," I thought, "what f 1 I do?" / ,s I was thus musing, and thinking, and i' ing. and kicking up a fuss generally, I c startled by a loud knock at mv door. 1 I &' yL deceives mo not there wore fit least thirn in the house. Alice eat ju9t opposito mo, and oh! how beautiful slio looked. 3 was somewhat paler than usual, but s tnther added to her sweet and lovely intenanco. "l\>or Edward," I thought, 1 almost exclaimed aloud, as I looked i >n her. 'Allie, said tho major, "allow Mr. "F. to p you to a little tongue." 'Mr. F. appears to have need of all be ! n" replied Alice laughingly. i 'Gloriousl" exclaimed the major; "I see point now. Bless my soul, Allie, 1 t*9 good for you!" i 'Really now, Miss Alice O, I beg i don! Miss W."? 'I prefer tho former, sir," interrupted 1 ce, "if convenient." i 'Well, Miss Alice, I was about to nRk y you think that 1 havo need of all tho 1 guo I hate. Come now, please tell me." i Why. because you aro so very fond of s :ing," she replied. I You mean tho reverse, Mis9 Alice, and !v now I must apologise, by remarking 1 t I feel too unwell to bo pleasant this < ning." i Yes, Allie," said tho major, "Mr. F. is t t sick this morning, and I very much 1 that his heart is affected by tho wouuds cceivod last night." 4 La9t night!" repeated Alice?"where! ? he grove!" i No! nol Allie, tho weapon was in your lession," exclaimed Major B. f ilico blushod crimson, tho major laugh- c and I felt liko a fool. It would have sn mo much satisfaction to hnve caught i .ho dish of steak before me, and heaved s ,t tiro old major's laughing face; for, ever well-meant such a romark might d e been, it was altogether false, rude, and 1 jedingly out of place. Beside all this, f ns positively sinful to leavo such an ira?ion ns this upon the girl's mind, for I r not love her. Then, too, there was some t ger, if such an announcement came to c ours of Edward or Brndsford; for to tho c icr I had positively denied it, and to the s !r I was already no great friend. The I was concluded in silence, for the la- c were well aware of tho extreme dolica c i the subject, and tho major observed embarrassment too plainly to continue t okes. Breakfast being over, I followed ladies into tho parlor, and, moro for the 1; >oso of passing time tbnu anything else, r lested Alice to sing "Let iuo dream of 1 icr years." rter some hesitation she consented, and e ; a heat upon the stool before the melo- s i, but had scarcely struck tho chords re the old innjor thrust his merry face L tho room and exclaimed: t tVby, Allio, don't you know that sick i do do not like to hear the tuoiodeun." ndeed," said Alice; "and pray, uncle, a is sick!" g Mr. F., iny dear," provokingly replied h major. lice fully understood tho major's mean- i and immediately vacated her seat be- f the mclodeon, and left tho room, was rrght angry with the major, and l somewhat mortified that lie would por- e in making remarks which ho must have vrn to bo bo unpleasant both to Alice J myself. 1 \re you engaged, major?" I asked, "and, s >t, may I bnvo that conversation with j r ^ c Vol at all engaged, Mr. F.; aud uiu y for you just now." s ro proceeded to the ofiice, so called I r w not why; but properly tho library of a major. i._ :? i j-.i ? . 1 1 I arose lo open it, when in came black Joe, grinning from ear to ear, nnd holding a plate of eatables in his hands. "Massa F., massa son up some sassongors full you." "Sausages!" I exclaimed, "who wants sausages! Do I look liko eating snusages, you woolly-headed foo!?" "Whorrah? why cnty massa sen uml" "Clear out, you black scamp, and eat Ifccm yourself; but I hope one of them will stick in your throat cross ways." Joe made bis exit immediately, and left mo in the vory worst humor which T ever remember to have been in. The fact is, I needed repose, for I had been up nearly the whole night, nud my mind lmd been greatly excited for several hours about Edward ind Alice. Joe returned a few moments aftorwards, bearing a waitor containing coffee and a noto. I gladly accepted the coffee, and ns toon ns he left llto room I hastily opened .ho envelope nnd read as follows: "Mr. G. J. F.: I am conscious of the iborty which I tako in addressing you, but :ircuinstances make the step necessary. I would esteem it as a special favor for you ,o meet mo in my room within llto next lalf hour. Respectfully, Alice W." "Genius of demoustration!" I oxclaimed, 'what does this mean! iMett me in my oow'?that's cool! I'll get myself in a lice fix before I leave this house." 1 started down stairs, saw the major, ihowed him the note, and anxiously awaitid an explanation. "Sco her, by all means," Mr. F.; "for it nust bo an affair of souio importance, or ho would not have sent you that note." "Well, by jingo! major, show me up, or lown, or about, wherover tho room is; but 'll leave in the next stage ascertain as fate, or I hate all this mystery and nonsense." The major showed mo the door of Alice's 00111, and left mo "alono in my glory." 1 apped quietly upon the door with my riling whip, and was bid to conio in. I ipened the door and stepped boldly within, carcely knowing what 1 did. "Well, sir," said Alice, rising from her hair, her eyes flashing firo and her nostrils lilated: "liow shall I understand this intrusion ipon my privacy i" I was, of course, amazed, and could only iaud her the note which Joe brought to ny room. She read it, and turning siniinglv to me, exclaimed: "Why, Mr. F., I didn't write this; but 1 xpect tho girls are trying to havo a little port out of you." "Sport out of mo? Why really, Miss Alico, am not prepared to call this Rport; it is rifling with tno, and I shall leave the bouse nunediately!" So saying I seized my hat, and was bout to rush from tho room, when .Mice ;antly placed liar hand on my shoulder and aid: "Mr. F., you would not leave the houso f you knew that by so doing you would of .....i u ? omu /??. ?uiuu yum The accent upon "me" was very omphatc, and made me feel rather uneasy. Mustiring up all my gouragu, I exclaimed: "In the name of common sense, Miss Vlicc, what do you want me to do?" Alice ooked at me a few moments in porfect urpri.se, nud thou her clear silvery laugh lealod out of the rosy cell of sound, and choed throughout the old mansion. "I'm sold!" I exclaimed, rushing down tairs, and slamming doors behind mo. I o-cntcrad my room, sat down on my trunk, nd felt desperate. "What does Alice moan? I wonder, and iOw is it possible that she appears so houghtiess and gay, wlmu poor ward's cart is breaking on her account. Corairily she could not be aware of this. 1 htrk I shall question the major about his." 1 met tho major in his library, enjoying is pipe by tho tire. 'What can 1 do for you now, Mr. F.?"he sited. "Major, what connection is there betweon tlice and Edward M nt" "None that I know off now, sir; bultboy rero old sweethearts from childhood, until ritbin a year ago; but somehow or other lie "kicked" him. "She kicked him!" What an expression! nd Oh! what volumes of ngony, what tales f blasted hopes, are couched in that phrase! "Oh! major," I exclaimed, "don't speak o tritlinglv about tho matter, for you know ot tho weight of woe that presses upon oor Edward's heart." "Young man," replied the major, "you listako mo if you suppose that I consider . a trilling matter. Alico and Edward rero my pels when children, nnd are my ivorites now. A year ago I had not tho iifrhtrst dftllht t!i.at flow would lt.avn roar iod by this time. I know not why, but ilice changed nil at once, and scarcely permits his name to bo montioned in hor prentice." "llavo yon any idea, major, what are !io causca of this estrangement!" "No, nono other than hor lato acquaintnco with Bradsford. Do you think it ossiblo, major, that we could mediato in his matter?" "O no, they aro already engaged," relied tho major. "Who!?Alice and Bradsford! Why, lajor, under theso circumstances your rclarks at the table this morning aro qui to toxplicable." "i'ut! A joko is a joke, Mr. and I leant you to considor it as such." "Very well, as far as it g#es, but do von oo>- wFujUof .-f.nv.i.?5 ii UU-5 ght," i ir-pueu. "Is she not cnyayed! how else could alio ave understood it," replied the major. "Do you know if Alice loves this Mr. tradsford?" I asked, "and can you inform id anything about his history!" "About his history I know nothing, and nth regard to your first question, whether Dice loves him, I can only say that I think t probablo, from the very nature of thocirumaUncos." "You know nothing of his history? and * y *| " .. ' . . I yet tell ino that she is to be his wife. Why I major, it seems very strange that yoi should not make some inquires aboui hiin." "Why should /, particularly,|Jbo expect od to make inquiry, when her pironts art hor natural guardians, and both ilivc." "Are they favornblo to the cng tgement?' "Why, so far as that is co icorncd, 1 have heard it rumored that her fi tiier, hav ing always disliked Edward, is juito satis lied to sec his daughter tho wife of Brails ford; but that hor mother does not at al! approve of the match, Edward being bet favorite." "lndeod, major, I feel much interested ir tho paitios, although almost un en tin stranger to them all. It seems to tue thai Edward must havo been encouraged l>) Alico to expect much, or he would not have felt the estrangement so keenly." "Ah! my boy," replied tho major, brush ing a tear from his ruddy old cheek, "i you only know how Alice loved Edward when a little girl, and how he worshipped her very shadow, you would excuse an old man's tears. But change rs nscribed upon all that is earthly, and tbr spiritual and eternal alone are immutable." I had heard enough, an 1 bidding thr major good morning, 1 hastened to my room. "Oh!" thought I, as I sensed myself ho sido my hod p..id laid upon it my fevered brow, "what a sorrow must that bo which hangs like a pall about the broken heart ol poor Edward." It was now near noon, and although sick enougn lor n puvsicinn s n<iv co ati<l attendance, I determined, according to promise, tc pay a brief visit to Edward. "Mr. F.," said Alice, mooting me on the stairs, "wo have persuaded tho m ijor tc givo us a small tea party this evening, and hope wo shall be favored wit'i the pleasure of your company." "And Edward's too?" I asied. "Certainly, sir. if his presence will add tc your enjoyment." "Will it add nono to yours, Mi*s Alice?' I asked, playfully, taking her hand. Alice blushed Crimson, aud the fair hand nestled within my own tremb od like a leaf "Miss Alice, please tel.' me that Edward'* presonco will add to your enjoyment." "Mr. F.," she replied, "I must request of you, as a favor, never to mention that man'! name in my presence;" and, so snying, she turned abruptly away and le.t mo. "That man's name!" Oh! how bittei and disrespectful, llow cou! I site call him so! Ho upon whose faithful bosom slu had so often leaned, and up. n whose love lit eyes she had gazed so fondi* in the past Must remembrances of early 1 .ve, with nl its sacred associations of lite, light, ant beauty, thus fade away! Can tho hutnar heart so easily part with thn' around whicl it had entwined its tendrils? "Oh! Alice," I thought, "how can a be ing so beautiful as thou afflict so gieat ! weight of woe upou a heart so much thini QWUl" [to ur. CONCLUDED.] William Smith, tho newly elected aherif of Madison county, < >hio, opened tho cour for the first time with the f dldwing uove speech ; "Hear vo. Tho honorable court of com trt.in .. til..* 1 r - .1 ? . ...... .. .iiii.i <tuu iur me cuuiuy o Madison and State of Obi >, is now in scs j lion, utid ready to transact euclt businea I as may regularly come before it, where tin guilty sometimci go unpunished, and tin innocent unnecessarily et fTer?where tin honorable judge stands abashed at the de pravity and stupidity of mankind?am where tho lawyers cause perfect and disastrous wreck of your pocket book, and tli sbcrill' readv stands, with an unrelenting heart, to ta!:o your goods, chatties, and al your clothes; ami if, at the intervals c court, thero should any property fall int< ymr hands by any deceased rclativo, w again stand ready to put you through 1" An Incident of tiir Fcku Famine a CmcAco.--Tlie Chicago Democratic l'rcs tells the following story, nd vouches for it truth: "There was a crowd iti the office c the city marshal yesterday, where thn good-natured official w.ts selling wood t : tho poor. 'Stand back, all of you, and lc the woman with a baby bavo a chance J Tho crowd complied, and again and again woman after woman, each with a babe it licr arms, kept pressing forward to tho de4 The marshal took it coo.ly for a while, bu tiua?ly the infant began to assume a famil inr look, and an examination was had, whet | it turned out that tho mother was Undin i her baby to her acquaintance*, to secure fo ' them the immunities which she herself en joyed. There was a laugh all round, an a frebh start. Jiin avers that the last boi | rowor of the bnhy pinched it t"o make it c> ' cito additional sympathy." Moor of Fattkning lloos.?A cono: | pondont of the Clarksvillo (Va.) Tobacc ! Plant says : 1 had lioard it said that turnips had n nutriment, and that lieuhor man nor boacould fatten on them. 1 determined t make an oxporiment at all litUArds. 1 ha 10 Iiojjs to fatten. I commenced the pre cess of boiling turnips every day for then mixing in a vory small quantity of mea and in five weeks they woro in first rat killing order, and mado as nice pork as an; 1 have over bad. The quantity of cor used the whole lime was 1 1-2 bbls., cxaci t -Ji n'- "u - " ? w - ? ! ? bt?!s. to fatten ono hog for the knif, ; My saving in corn was therefore 22 1*1 t bbls., which, at $5, make $112.60 saved. ? ? ^ m ' An editor out in Iowa is grumbling b* . cause bo has boon fined two hundrod an fifty dollars for bugging a gill in meetin; Wo consider that cheap hogging. W hugged a girl about nine months ago, an it bas cost us double that sunt already, an there is no telling how much more it Is g<: ing to cost in.? Voffetvilh (I?tel1 ynctr. Gen. Scott and Sivirhp. 1 ' The correspondence between (Jon. Scott Tin ; ami Secretary Davit is quite voluminous. nt \\r From a hasty examination of the various |f.H documents it appears that Gcti Scott de ' ! clinod to give open and specific information ^'Ie , to Mr. Davis regarding the expenditure of Doccl . tl?e secret service money in Mexico, beliov- muse iug that no obligation of public or private ,neRi honor, according to tlio usages of nations and armies, required him to disclose names (( ( t j and circumstances. lie however expressed (jarop a willingness to givo such information f-<r 1 ? his private ear alone, which the Secrotary . ' ' said ho was willing to receive in confidence. 1 In November, 18.15, tho Prosident of the U J United Stnto3 writes to Secretniy Davis, 1 saying in substnnee: ''(Jen. Scott states two , 18 ? grounds on which he has learned that I ,-5 ^ ' hesitated to allow the five per cent, conimis- . ^ sion. It is proper to remark that ho has '"= ' . been misinformed or misapprehended my . position. lie himself fixed 8 1-2 percent.! ? which ho might properly rec?*ivo for his | , : dibhursetnents in Mexico; and a balance jn^0 a struck upon that basis was tho subject of ., !, conversation between us," I 1 11 CSS t. Mr. Davis, in responses to the President, ?. , informs him that Gen. Scott had charged ? . aP' himself with tho sum ot ?'261,091, ail of ca v which, excepting ?30,000, for disbursing * ?235,041, leaving ?0,105 withheld by Gen. Scott on his account. This balance the | ^ocj^t President authorized Gen. Scott, through ; . . i the Secretary of "War, to retain. | Gon. Scott, in a letter dated New York, " ^ i December, 1800, writes that there are two 1 j items, making ?11,805 against him, as not t admitted or disallowed by the President oj ufR|| ' account of five per cent, charged by him in use*i on all moneys disbursed. lie savs it was i .. . ! entirely within the competency of the Prcsi- *ri^0I 1 : dent to allow that charge, and he asks that lares i the suit be brought against him by tho go- c|,rjsl vcrnment to recover the amount claimed to . 8 | he duo by him, nearly ?0,000, Hut the President declined to enter suit. There are fJOCjul ' many explanations relative to theso figures,' j-eR^ur' t but tho financial parts of the transaction j s cannot be fairly understood by this mere a reference to tho suljcct. lime' Among the documents is the opinion of j j Attorney General Cushiug, dated January, > :1S06, to the effect that tho act cre.v ot^to . ting the grade of lieulonnnt general does ? ; not confer upon Gen. Scott all tho authori- ?. lj ly which was imposed by tho law of 1708 1 i upon Washington, who was thereby made the commander of tho armies, while Gen. ' I are vv Scott was appointed lieutenant general by ' . order of the President of the United States. n ,* > * . ? I . <IDQ O It carries retrospective pay and emoluments, Cf0nt ', hut not retrospective authority. existe Gen. Scott's correspondence with the of- '. . I p ^ . i i i p 1SIOI1C tjiv?r* of tho government goes back us Far .. . I ... . a.. i .7. . 1 . . ? .. - tional I- lU'io, Iiliu in.II l>fi>YC'i'5l tlllll IlIKI llll? . 1 Secretary of War ?Jnringj 1855 contain# the j*1? ' 1 following feature-: Mr. I >avis, on July 25th, says: "! leave unn lice<l the exhibition of , , , , cnu&o peevish temper in reply to art inquiry Iroin . . . 1 this department," etc. <?cn. Seott replies, J July 30: "It would be easy to show that u*j tho whole letter in which you charge ine with exhibiting .a peevish temper is as flip- . . pant in its statements and logic as in that ' 1 accusation," "toVrtninlv as Secretary of " ? ' War you have done enough to warrant - 'l'*^ 1 more than suspicion that from tlio first you # a rt? i l uave considered it your special misrion, by ^ - repeated aggression on my lights and feel- f ings, to goad me into some perilous alti. tudc of olllcial oppoiilion." , .... 1', e , .- liirnsi s "To prove my long forbearance, tor at ? my time of life .all angry discussions are o painful, I will now proceed to enumerate -\N 0 s' mo of the provocations alluded to, without j g?"1'1 - dilating in this place on your partisan lies- :i v,'r] ] tility to the brevet ot lieutenant general, . and to tho compensation Congress intend- <lui,e e ed to attach thereto." Tho General then ^ l\>" f alludes to ono of the Secretary's "captious 1 retorts" and his "capping tho climax by if | usurpation and absurdity." Ilo likewise ; lac'e > says: "Follow irtg out your personal rebuke j Ciitcj' c in the letter of the 12th, your object, in l'lf violation of principle, is to crush ino into a " 1 servile obedience to your self-will. 1 know i T ! your obstinacy, and 1 kuow also what is : pp 4 duo to myself as a man and a soldier; and j hnly H if I am to he crushoJ, I prefer it at tho | lml V ,( 1 hands of inv military peers." I t'1" " t The Secretary rejoins, in an unofficial unno; 0 note dated August 2d: "Vour present accu-1 t .sAliou charges mo with usurpaiiou for the lH'^l? - most unworthy ends, and imputes to mo l'?e 11 ( motives inconsistent with official integrity, ^'9 c' ' j is considered basely malevolent uud pio- ! u-k'er . nounced utterly false." General Scott replying, August Gtli, says; I.a | "1 have received a note from you dated uii sharp ,, tlio 2d inst, which you seem to desire nic rial e ,f to consider as unoflicial. 1 shall not coin j deem ; ply with your singular fancy, as you can Mrs. lmvo no legitimate claim to address mo ex- mcr, (j copt a* Secretary of War. Accordingly, 1 speoc r_ shall treat your communication, whether the .. designed as private aud scurrilous or fts impo public missives of arrogance and supercilh whic! ' ousness, as equally official. Thero are Her i beauties in thein which ought not to be er, at Lit, and it aha!! not bo my fault if 1 do not | endw 0 render your part of this correspondence a At le t memorable example to l e shunned by yom ho o 0 successors." J euotii 't . . . To this the .Secretary replies, Sopt. 7tu; pail!* ?. ' Xor am I to bo at all deterred tVoni a full i you'v 1 j exposure of the gr >un die- ir-ss of your it!" charges or by tlio threats you made <?f run- , nes?. !' tiering my part of this correspondence ? ' memorable example to be shunned by my I auece.s-'urs. This is tho meanest bravado in couw * ! ono who hiinsoir afford* tho most mcmora- abd i n ble example on the records of t7??s depart- '''II, i '* nifliit of a Rano controv*'r.i:;i:std<.n..v "? ;v-i .? |.fl 1 . . . . } ** I J.j" "" - qnarl - TIoi?ci>H\ciso ro ? J ?nr.tluu unit: i Rhodes and Ilirnm Ciiiiipboll, of Mills eo., third Iowa, while running their hpr?os f>r whi?- very > kej, word Instantly killed l>y lightning, and infor d both tlio hortes under thein.~ S>? xvrito* a that r. rosffeclablo citizen of Knox county from 1 largo o that country. It *ooin* that tlio race was ninn d not so inucli one for whiskey, a* it w.?s who od a d should get to hell first. Entered the in- tion ? | fernal region* nbont tlio name nine! llor- the r i- | ?e* stopped on the Iowa ride of the river, the i | .?s they had not gone into the race willinglv. ouIm , J? - . Mr. Kcitt's Speech. e recent speech of Hon. L. M. Keilt, aslringlon, on the history of slavery, T< riled out the following comments' of s? ew York Independent?>Henry Ward tif tor's paper. -.Notwithstanding the a Hi- on >f the article, it involves high conr.p'i- ml to Mr. Keilt: ac the House, the marked point of in was the speech of Mr. Kcitt, of South |,j ina, upon lite bUvery question. It tanded universal attention, and was ? r speech in more senses than one. Mr. 1,11 is a lluenl and rapid debater, and is lot re specimen of Bomb em hot blood. M hole system works like an engine tinto deliverance of his radical thoughts, yebrows rise and fall like the "walk am of a steamboat?and when the . is fully up, tire movement is painful ' beholder. His gesticulation is strongku it is graceful, and his voice is too .. for harmony, especially when sliding . nasal twang, as it does occasionally. , apples his subject with the conscious- !e ?f being a master, and offers no word 1 ology for the euunciatiou of his radi- !c iews. And radical they arc. They sr democracy?nay inorc, they utterly ilate the word and condemn its nppli c? h :is a fungus appearing upon modern y, which should be cropped off, so f*0 ocioty could he carried back to its j?ri- 1 lurity. His views of society and gov- |? >nt aro for the latitudes of Central 'a< Carolina, barbaric Central Africa, p0 he regiort governed by tiro Autocrat 1 the Russia*. His speech is a perfect r?' nu of historic curiosities in social and ll* :al life, galvanizing into being defunct ' >s, in order to sltow their darkest fen- l< as models for tho most enlightened, nn ianized nation of the world in this the f!,1 onth century. Ho clainuil that the 1 e lawgiver, iu the very structure of v, established slavery as one of its saes; or, as ho expressed it, MI have seen lavery was a primordial and universal ,c< nd I have traced it up the stream of to those awful mysteries which en- l!1 tl tiro origin of society.'' His historic j ngs were painful, and one almost forbe thankful for an enlightened, liberal an nment in viaw r?f ttw? .In.t oof our race. Tho ability manifested, compilation of the several historic' ro i, and tho ingenuity with which they oven together to form a chain, comthe whole subject to some well versed J18 nrcfui reviewer. For me it is sufii- liC to know, that because tyranny has f? d, it is no sufficient reason for its ox- p 0 n<nc. Because Athens, in her na- "c capacity, owned two hundred thou- UI slaves, who, by forced labor, worked ^ nine*, and filled the coffers of her iry, and sunk to a historic tomb,?boKotue, "in tho very hey-day of positive l>a ilion, throughout the republican peii- nl egislated tho unfortunate nit blur into sc s and slavery, tints hugging the viper Wl tho whole political body was infected Wl the virus, and crumbling, fell to her l1' ic grave, it is no reason to mo why ' * a nation, should follow sttc?i examples, '*! der to insuro such a doom. The feature of the speech consisted in this: " 1 uot fiui.-h the history of a single na- l" rom whose laws or he quoted. o he done so, he woulfl have wrapped * If about in their rotten shroud>." VI aittftl Miser.?Some time ago a j] praap called upon a certain nobleman, v wealthy and inordinately mean char- w and found him at the breakfast table, tc alone, and doing his utmost to catch which was buzzing about, the room, at the douce arc you about,'1 demand- ? e astonished visitor, to whom the spec of an old roan amusing himself by I11 ing flies seemed very singular, to say 18 >ast. "Hush!" exclaimed the other, " ,ell you presently." After many cfthe old follow at last succeeded in en- c' ing the fly. Taking '.he inject care- 81 between his thumb and forefinger, he , - ?i.. ?? i -? > ? ? - " . iuw tuc bii^.u uuwi hi 'I qi|IC!Cty lot J 1 over hi* prisoner. Hi* vuftor. more j j1 pod than ever, knowing n* he did the li L-iou* character of the man before, rc- n 1 the question. "I'll tell you,nreplied liser, a triumphant grin overspreading mntotmnce as ho spoke, "I want to r' tain if the servant* steal the sugar." " wyor II , of Connecticut, was a " > lawyer, invariably retained in crinti- rj use* where hi* peculiar abilities were Q ed likely to benefit bis client. "Old ^ I. the will iw of a suitiM far- p was remarkable !' >r Iter plainness C f It and manner; anil she wa* "ono < f j* 'rule sort." T'.e old woman was at* ^ rtan? witness t -r the pr< -edition, in " i 11- defend el tlu: evif-docr. ^ testimony hore hard upon the pti-tooitl in site cross examination It" -i , wored in vain to confuse or irritate her.' c. ng'.h, turning abruptly to tho witness, I J. tci timed: "Ma land you have brass j ' git in v??nr face to luake a twelve quart i "Ve*," replied the tviin^s, "and I e got s t>s enough in your head to fill 1 Tho lawyer had dou? with that wit-' - Knick i bosker ^f(rr/aziue. ? " I lhttunr Itffcftb.? A few davs sineo a L Iryinan canto to town at Lowell. Mas*., j I joing t?? the |r-*-t office with a bank ; t called for n tr"> wroth of ? > ?? *! * . ,i... . .. L I"U, L'. U "pane, ami <irr? v jhtway routrnod ffil!i lour Spanish ' f .< i?; an 1 th< l>ein^ also denied nil- n inc<>, eveopt ?l a discount, ho came n. [ time with h hundred cnp|x>rs, and a t cappcruh 1?k>U nf r>\ol&tion. Being v mod by tho official behind tho window ii Coppers wore not a Icgnl tender ta n e r extent than three cents at a time, th? c from the rural district* coolly ptirebns- ? single stamp, and repeated tho opera* S till hi* persecutor cared and took in r crnninmg cents in a himp, much to ? nicrnal satisfaction of tho indivi'Ju d t ie. One of the Three Thousand. Rev. Jaaac S. Kalloch, of the Tremout rtlpje, Boston?one of tho popular Knn* s freedom-r,h ricking preachers?hs :o a jlit place at present, though ho brazens t the proof against hi?n. *The fallowing ? HdaviU will tell the story of what he is caM: J?; "" ^ Several of those who undertook to defend m have announced their intention to dc* rt him if he docs not come out and dofind a full investigation of the wltoio matr. The landlord of the hotel at which r. K. put up with a lady,' at Cambridge, ass., publishes tho following affidavit: 1 East Cambridge, Jan. 17, 1857. I, Kphraiin P. Bailey, do depose and any, at 1 am one of the landlords of n hotel tit is*. Cambridge, now known as the Cragie ouse, formerly known as the JLochmere ou.se; that on the night of the &lh of nuary instant, about six o'clock, a gen rnan, accompanied by a lady, came to Stir e Cragio House in a carrriage; the genman slated that ho was to lecture befoie 0 lyceutn that evening, and desired a tire he made in a private room, for the acmmodation of tiitnadn and his wife; the an then ordered some hot whiskey, saying 1 was not very well, and his wile was ill; I could bring it up without being known do so; I took it up and handed it to the iy; suspicions of the characters of the perns being aroused, and wishing to protect u character of the house, 1 went to a ont adjoining that occupied by the pars, and I, through an opening at the top the door, saw tho gentleman kiss the Jy; the peisons occupied tho room about hour and a half before the lecture; heard e woman say "what would your wife say f she saw us?" He replied: "how will slie low it?but what would your husband y if he kuew it?" % And they left the house to alteud the :ture, and while the room was unoccupied, widened tho crevice above the door, in e presence of Mr. Samuel Giddmgs, 10 at the eye could command a veiw of the d, and the principal portion of the floor <1 furnituro o( the room. Tho lady rerncd from the lecture about Gve minutes fore tho gentleman, and went to the oin fa?mAvTtt *" " .... .. ?!?>; UVIUINW.. i lit'CUIlversailOD is rather low. llo proposed occupying e l>ed. She said, "No, they will mistrust ." Saw tho lady take the combs out of tr hair and lay them on the dressing buau. Saw the man take a pillow fa>iu the d and lay it upon tho floor; and then >th the uiau and the woraau laid down )ou the floor. I was alone at tho time. * > flerwards 1 went down stairs, and told r. Griffin and Mr. Giddmgs, the latter re-taker on the Cast Cambridge omnibus, yhat was going on; both these gentleon then went up and examined the prcinis; I am fully satisfied that tho individual us Rev. Isaac S. Kalloch, and that the man ho was with was not his wife; furermore, I believe that the man did then i J there commit adultery with the woman; yponent further says that on paying his II, Rev. Mr. Kalloch ordered another hiskcy sling auj drank it; and further^ lis deponent saith not. Subscribed and sworn to beforo tne, this 8th dny of January, 1857. Samckl R. Guex, Justice of tho Peace. .. Mr. Giddings publishes a similar nflidat. Mr. Kalloch has admitted that he rank the liquor, but gives as an excuse, lat lie was much fatigued and very uneii, and had been advised by a physician drink occasionally, for the benefit of his eaUli, a little Bourbon whisky, The Bnnr>r Whig says: Mr. Kalloch has been a fast young man. ad carried, the same qualities into his inintry. At Rockland, s fast {>lace for looso lorals, he has Leon considered as 'one of 10 b'hovs,' droYO his fast horse and smokJ his Havana with great gusto, and was wkcu of there very familiarly as 'Ike Ival?cb.' With all tho outside indications of n absence of vital piety, by the religious nd political gullibility of the neonlc. and is own (insurance, lie has been put into Trctout Temple an a great popular preacher. The Boston Herald abo says: lie has figured a* a most active moral fforir.ei; has been a prominent Maine law :nn, tins been fiercely and bitterly dentin in lory against the immoralities, licentiousc.w and degeneracy of tho times?against uc concubinage and violation of the marlage covenant of tho slave system-?was ne of the famous thrco thousand who en:red their protest in Congress against the [ansa* Nebraska act as hi tape of the virin territory,1 and was one of the moat acre political clergymen in the late campaign, Fuinping everywhere for his candidate, and peaking eloquently and pathetically over -ceding Ivan sua. Wo shall find, on examining the list of loticffl delinquents for the last ten yearn, lint they who have helped to swell that st have been clergymen who have left lieir vocation, turned their backs upon the liar, and engaged in partisan wnfme with iieir whole souls. llicai>j.n'G a Wroxo.?The Know Nothngs of Xorlh Carolina are very indignant iccauae the legislature of that Statu have doited out tho Whig preamble of 1840, hat implied condemnation of the Mexican ^ T^ *iad the bole bdf.r.ie thai rnr upon President .Ininc* K. Polk- The uea in hie \vh > , accompanied a resolution .ppropiiaihtg money tor defraying the ex* >?'n?rs of tiro noble N??rth Carolina tolun- . eer.*, passed by >iJJ5 Legislature of 1846 ens a stain upon the fair character of the hate, nnil virtually impeached the gallant pirit* who Volunteered in defence of their wintry'* !?om>r as Jfoing *<> fig''1 o wicked ind di*hnn<*inbi?i war. It was due to the Jute, to the noble volunteers, and to the nemorjr of .lame* K. Volt, that ?o mon* trou* nn act of parthrao prejudice thoold >e wiped from the Journals ot the I^egtehv nt'--, fcj it has been done.