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) THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
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From "'Porter's Spirit."
A Deer-Hunt in tho Palmetto Stale.
i
DY It.
*'Tlio a micro J monarch ofilie waste,
itJprang from hia hcutlury couch 111 haste.
mm mm * *
A moment listened to tho cry,
Thai thickened us the chase drew nigh;
Then,as tho hindmost foes appeared,
With one brave bound the copse he cleared "
11..iily of the I.nke.
It was ou a bright ami c'oudloss Oetc
ber morning, in 185-, that I fount! inyse
pacing easily along tho Stale road in th
uppor portion of Charleston District?in
Weslley Richards thrown carelessly rtcros
tho saddle bow?a wallet of "vi?crs" tied i
the crupper, and a tickler of old liourboi
distending my breast-pocket. Pet, in;
tough little lackey, was lazily swiichingawa;
tho gnats, against which my lace was pr<;
tected by an atitiosphore of real of llavu
. na; and Rounder, Killbuck, and old Nel
whoso tongues had swelled tho chorus of
hundred chases, and howled the rtquien
of many a gallant buck, were troliiii;
along beside mo. Tho sun was want]
though tempered bv a pleasant breeze, lb
the frost had nut yet given to the planter
ita bond of security against the inahnia, no
sweetened the yellow clusters of per.siii!
moits which docked the road-side, and lit
! - - - I ?
autumn wmus uau scarcely comuicnccil I
despoil of their leaves (lie mo?s>covereu p:i
triarchs of the forest. As I camo in sigh
of (lie "Wliito I'm id,re," our well know
rendexvotts, 1 heard uo sound liui in
^ horse's footsteps; the waters ol the "lagiu
canawl"' were all uniulll I, save hy the or
oasioual dip of a solitary kiugti-hcr, and a
nature scorned at rest, except the eyes i
the little gray scpiirrel, who peeled at tu
front the moss of an old oak, as lie die*
his body cautiou-.lv behind the limb I
which ho e nag. Finding myself first n
the meet, I dismounted, hitched Pel to
rail, and throwing myself at full length o
the bank, proceeded to suck the stump (
my segar, and watch the graceful motion
<?f an osprev, who w is circling in the bin
sky, far above my head. Suddenly I aai
Pounder ptick up his ears, and Pet turn?
her head up the canal; and rising to in
feet, 1 caught the sound of a distant vclj
while
-tancc bsi ix>.
Was heard Ihoeuin^ing lioofuad lk?r?."
l".re the echoes ha 1 died n?v; \,
my own horn, mid -nun-i i > Oi.thl witici
(Undo the old v. -I U riijif.again, and itt .
moment more Torn v<1ifl>m's pack d*?he.
up the roa 1, an I a* my own dog', with :
howl of welcome, bounded forward.to nice
them,-ftvi horsemen cau'.erel up to tb
biidgo. Render, allow me l<> p o?eul vol
to my cauiaradcs tie la chasae. Thai snia!
cnan, with ilie black mustache and hand
some face, is Tom Clifton. Twenty-ihrc
seasons have passed over his head, and fn
thirteen of tliem lie lias been a hunter. Tha
daredevil chap, with llto crooked nose am
wicked looking eye, is Kit Gillam. Doyoi
uotice how awkwardly he sits his liery dies
null He car; ride a thunderbolt hare-back
ed, or break tlio Wild 1 lunUinan's demon
steed to harness. That broad shoulderci
giant, with a form like a Hercules, and i
face like the king of good fellows, is l>r
Morton, who now and then steals a dm
from his extensive practice to enjoy the spot
ot which ho is so fond, and in the skilfu
pursuit of which he has no superior, am
not many equals. The two ? thor figure
are our uegro driver?: Tom Oiitton's John
the "yellow nigger" with the mustache, am
Col. Dickson's driver, "Daddy Jeeius." < )u
salutations over, I was soon on my in in
.and all ready for a start.
"Hallo, deems, said I, missiug Col. Hick
aon's honest face, "wiiero's your iaa-.torf"
"Maussa say him will wail for you up t<
Peacock ole field; an' ho link you belle
drihe ilnt fusi "
"What do t!iink of it J coins?"
"I 'spec you better tok *1 tl for the fu?
dribe, sir; ono duhbil ub a buck been ii
dare last night; I see all he track gwine in
an' I uebber see none coiue out; so I 'aj>e<
i lie lay in do snplin' liel.l now."
"Very well, Jeoms," chiiued in Tom
*'yo\l and John go head ihu drive; we'l
give you plenty ol time before we take uj
(ho stands."
Popping their whips, ami calling tl><
Jogs, the hoys set oil' at a round pace fo
the hea<l of (lie dii/e, while wo Inriiud on
horses, and proceeded slowly towards tin
stands.
I4*Kit,"said Tom,as wo were about to start
we've got plenty of lime; lot's lido a piew
lip the bank and kill that old 'gator."*
"'Gator!" responded Kit, incredulously
What do you moan} Who ever heard o
seeing a 'gator in October?"
f 44Why, [ have! theru is an old fellow uj
I tho bank nine feet long, if lie's an inch!"
I "Fool who!" was tho skeptical response
"Got a mocking-bird's nest some whore
^ ain't you?"
IW "You may faugh as you please; but oh
[ scales never goes into winter quarters be
I fore hard frost; and I've seen him out somt
r hot days in December."
L "Well, may-be so; hut we'd bettor notgc
" now, for if we shoot, it will scare the buck
*AHigst<r.
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and onco started, be won't atop this side of
old Susy's."
A ride of teu minutos brought ua to the
Colonel, and after a few minutes more,
spent in adjusting tho stands, wo parted,
)r and each proceeded to hfc appointed place.
:il Pet was soou tied up bohind a',plum thicket,
some two hundred yards out of tho
'e drive. And walking back to my stand, I
sounded the "buck-load* *T sixteen whisttx[
lers in my right hand barrel, and the green
Kley in my left, |>nt on fieab coppers, ami
id throwing my gun across my shouhler, walked
to and fro, impatiently listening for the
[n dogs; but I heard no sound, except tho distant
shcuU of the boys, as liiey rode about
boating cover and cheering the dogs to
?r hunt. SuUuculy, three or four quick yelps,
followed by a hurst of music, brought me
' to a stand; hut, alas for tho futility of human
expectations! above the clamor of the
= dogs, came the crack of a whip, atul Jeetu's
voice, mellowed by tho distance, was heard
in angry tones;
"Come back, yah! you good-for-nuttin',
cussed, little rabbit-dog, you! I swav
inaussa hub for shoot da puppy, 'fore be
spile ebery dog in tho pack!"
"Confound the puppy," muttered I, as I j
, turned to resume my walk; but ere I had ,
taken a single stop, my attention was rive- '
i ted by another sound?"yow oo-ool" What J
i is thero in that silvery cry that sends the .
j' blood bounding through every vein, and J
i stretches every nerro to its utmost pilch?
0 Render, that is Rounder's trait note, and
V ' there's ganio afoot. Listen, now, for Nell
s , and Killbuck. There thoy are? the soft
u I soprano of the one, and tho deep double11
bass of the other, mingling musically with
' Rounder's tenor. Nearer and nearer comes
; the cry, and still that broken, quavering
I tongue tells that the buck is still crouching
| | in his bed, vainly hoping that the infernal
' ! l-lllUll.r fur lli'll In t,i? on.o mnsl 5l ! ?
11 will sweep p:v?t liim, as he cowrers beuoalh
1 ; the bruah-wood. Nearer and nearer, till I
? t can see the gleam o! old Bounder's snowy
l? I throat, as ho howls out his excitement, and
r snails up thy warm scout, and still they are
s only trailing. Excitement was beginning
r j to give way to bitter disappointment?for I
j was now sure the buck must hare sneaked
u out of the drive before 1 reached my stand
? ?when, hark! what a hurst! The cry
1 opened at a little gum-thicket, not a butt1
dred yards from where I ?lood. (n dashed
" the dogs at one side, and out hurst liio buck
V at the other. For a single instant, he stuod
p I undccideil?it was but an instant?and he
i was oil with tlio speeJ of light; his spread.
| iug antlers laid hack upon his outstretched
'' ! neck, and his while ting streaming in the
e breeie behind him. I was standing per'*
fectly motionless, and he was loo much oc"
| cupied with the clamor hehiud him to oh
lt ! serve me; and as ho dashed by within forty
*l 1 yards, 1 picku<l up uiv gun nud died. The
n buck bungled for a few yards, tell, recovcrcd,
and finally pitched headlong on the
,Sl ground, gave one convulsive shudder, and
0 the next instant my blade was in his throat.
,v As the warm blood flowed freely hum the
1 gash, 1 iooked up for the dogs to come -\f'
J and take their share. Tojijjy j^wZemeut, J
' lliero was not ono np;4W-<?fTTl as 1 raised my
head, I cau"l#>--*<r<$cryi :l9 'l 'l bore down
U)Wy^i*-rntrT5ocior,s stand, I now psrceiv-.-rtfjvvbut
jny excitement had prevented mo j
' j from noticing before, i. e., tint another deer
1 j had jumped up before the dogs, and while
1 they followed him oil", running by sight,
1 j my buck had slipped off unperceirod, and
1 ) in the confusion of his teiror, had become
1 ; separated from his companion?probably
u j an old doc. I leaned on my gnu and lis*
| toned to the receding cry, w hen bang! bung!
' cnmo the sound of the Doctor's barrels, and
all was still. Ilefoio I had finished reloadc
' ing. 1 heard ihreo notes of a horn ? the
1 i well known signal of "meat in the pot."' I
1 raised my horn to tny lips, and returned
' the signal; and dragging my tjuarry to the
1 fool of a Masted oak, I mounted 1'ul and
* j rode for the rust of tho party. Upon arri-.
' ! ving at the Doctor's stand, I found thetn 1
' I all sitting on their horses, contemplating the 1
1 | fat carcass of a lino old doe, which hung
1 from tho branch of a neighboring oak.
"Isn't she a beauty, Hold" asked the
i Doctor, as I rodo up.
1 . "l'ictty good, Doc.; but I'll show you a
' ; pair of horns, by and by, will make her
I j hide her diminished head."
John was soon despatched to press ioui'i
trash or shingle cart into service to carry
1 home the deoi; and taking "Daddv Jeeins"
r (so christened by Kit Gillam, though not ,
'? uver eighteen yours old,) wo proceeded to '
lake the next drive; but tlio dogs went
through it without unco opening. N'or was
our succeeding cliort more successful; for
J though tlio dogs trailed about for nearly an
r hour, lliuy finally loft the drive without
starting. Tired of this kind of fun, we
agreed to defer the rest of the hunt until
1 afternoon. Jio, seeking a shady nook near
1 a small but limpid stream, wo were soon
> stretched out ul ease, and preparing to
i gratify the wants of the inner man.
"Ilallo!" cried Kit, who had been busily
' ongaged in making a drinking cup of his
' j horu by tilling a stopper to the small cad
I of it, "who's got a fogrumY'
My mouth being just then "too full for
3 utterance," 1 silently handed him my flask.
"Ahl that smells natural, now. Gentlemen,
here's to General Jackson!" and he
tossed oil' a bumper of the pure slutr. i
"Kit," mumbled Torn, through his busy i
jaws, "you never told us how your nose
5 got spoilt."
"Confound you," was tho grutT rejoinder,
II "1'vo told you a dozen times?I fell down
| and stepped on it." t
I " Wbeul" |
3 [ "When I was so years old."
Satisfied witli this circumslautial account I
' | of the accident, wo all relapsed into silence,
' and for n few inomouts nothing was heard i
. j but the crunching of our molars, while llie
I boys' chances for a dinner off tho reiics grow
'' "beautifully less." i
' : "Colouel," said I, at leuglh, tossing away i
tho used up drumslick of a cold cbickeu, ;
1 'giro us that long-promised yarn about
1 your adventure with tho "Spirit Doe of St.
i Stephens.'" '
"Oh, yea!'' cried all the others, "let's havo 1
the Colonel's story."
"Well, well, boys, let's take a family
drink first, though."
Of course there wa9 uo objection to this;
so, after "smiling" all round, wo lit our
Mavanas, and lute jed to tlio "old man eloquent."
TUB CKONULS STORY.
"I suppose ycu all know that in almost
ovory place where deer are buuled, the
same old story is current of a spectral buck
haunting some particular drive; modified, of
course, to suit circumstances and the tastes
of the narrators. Well, up in St. Stephen's,
when 1 lived there, some ton years ago, we
had our version of ibo legend; attd as voir
may never have hoard it before, I'll preface
tny adventure with tho tale.
"Many years ago?perhaps a century, or
longer?when the Catawba tribe of Indians
Ituuled over the northwest portion of our
State, there was among tlreiu a beautiful
young girl, daughter of the head chief of
the nation, who was known among the
braves by tho titlo of Oman o ree, or the j
Bounding Fawn. Ller black attd lustrous j
eyes were more terrible to the Catawba :
warriors than tho watch fires of a hostile:
war-party; and many a warrior, who putted
his calumet in stoical indilfeienco when the
Bounding Fawn passed near hitn, would
have given his wealth of horses and warn
puin, despite his irtfected stolidity, if site
would have consented to share his lodge
with hint. But in vain did they aspire to
her hand, l'ipe after pipe was smoked be- i
tween her father and tire elder braves, but j
to no purpose; and many a or.o of tbe :
younger warriors walked the war-path j
alone, in search of some gallant adventure, '
... i i :- ? - fi- '
wu ? ItlWIi IV Uiiao Ills CI ill Ills?alio Sllll U" I
man o-reo remained a maid. NVa litis pa ,
alone, of all tlio young braves, had never
sued lor her hand. He was young and
poor, but lie was proud, and lie knew dial
his spirit could never brook tlio scornful refusal,
which ho felt suro would be bis lot if
he dared to ask the War-lCaglo for his
daughter; for Wa-hus-pa's face had never
yet Tell the war-paint, and no hostile scalp
yet decorated his belt. Hut the panther-skin
which screened the enhance of his lodge
was larger by a hand's breath, every way,
than any in the village, and ilie grizzly
monster from which it had been loin, had
fallen before his hunting knife in single
combat. Twice had ho despoiled the site
bear of her cubs, and slain her with his axo
when she rushed to avenge her loss, The
old men looked with pride on his athletic j
limbs and splendid form, as he sal linked
on his horse, armed for the chase, and pre
dieted that the fearless and successful huu
ter would some day become a thunderbolt
to the enemies of tlio tribe.
"I li'xe sai?* ilint W? tin. |>k l?uJ never :
made suit for tlio Hounding TawTi.>
Why, then, did the eye of the maiden g'.ia- !
ten with pride, when she looked on the
moccasins, the bolt, and the <juiver of the !
young b"**c? !l"d saw that they were I'm 111 !
,.J (Yoni ihe spotted coat of the beautiful >
creature whose name she bote? or why did
the blood go bounding to her dusky cheek,
when she glanced at the spear-stalF, which
was planted in front of his lodge, and saw
dangling from it his'mcdiciuo bag'of slulf I
ed fawn skill? On the other hand, whence |
tamo inai u.uly tubule of ti?h or venison,
which was laid by some unseen hand at the
door of the War-Eaglo'a lodge? Ami oil
that bright July morning, when O man o
ioo was waked from her shady slumber on
the bank of the Catawba, by tlio wellknown
dreadful rattle, and stood IranstixcJ
with honor at the sight of the hideous textile,
which was picturing to give tho fatal !
blow, whoso nervous arm and unerring eye :
winged the shaft which pinned the monster ;
to tho oak, at whoso base he was coiled?
Many a>ked those questions, but none could '
answer llieiu, till the War-Eagle aiose one
morning, and called in vain for <> mail oroe
to till his pipe. "She is bathing with
the maidens," said the chief; but tbo inai- >
dens had not seen her. Nor was it until a
whisper reached Iris ear that Wa hu? pa, 1
too, was missing, that the truth Hashed up
on her father's mind. "Then was ihcie
mouuling in hot haste," and tho war-whoop
rung through tho uucestral pines, as the .
warriors scorned otf in pursuit, liut oven
ing brought theiu back again, with no traces
of the fugitives. Tho old chief foamed
with rago and sorrow, and his brother, (lie
prophet of the tribe, donned his mystic j
robe, and with spells and inointntioiis,
howled out his cuise upon the living pair. I
Meanwhile, Wa-hus pa's stout gelding had j
borne the loveis gallantly on. Three Jays !
and nights, with scarce an interval of rc*t, !
brought them to the neighborhood of old :
St. Stephen's church, and lieie the nohie
stood gave out. Weary and faint, the lovers
agreed to rest here tor awhile; and
HOrP.-lll I II ir lli< minllinp "'I'.' I ' '
-j 0 piiiiiivi IUUV UVIIC'IWI d IIIK'K
boughed holly, tl e young bravo placed < >
man o-rce upon it, and left her to slumber,
while ho wandered oil' in search of some
game for a meal, ilo had not proceeded
far, before ho camo upon a lovely, halfgrown
doe, reposing beneath the shade of
a holly; quick as thought, his shaft was on
the siring, and the next instant was quivering
in her heart. Ho sprang forward to secure
his quarry, and before him lay the
lifeless form of his bleeding bride! J he
curse of the prophet had followed him; die
spoil was upon his senses. Ho gazed a moment
upon the horrid sight; then, tearing
the garments from bis body and limbs,
rushed into tho depth of the swamp, a ua- i
Iced, howling maniac, and none have seen a
Iraco of Wa hus-pa since. But from that
hour, the White Spirit Doc of Si. Stephen's
has haunted the holly bush by the old
brick church."
"Bravo! Colonel!" cried Tom, knocking
the ashes from his sejyar, "you've almost
brought tears to my eyes."
"Now, kind friends," drawled Kit, in]
doh ful tones, "we'll give you a worry pa- i
chetie (chorus, in buiialf of this tuifoilinil
young inadine and her lover, the young
inoniuc."
"Hush! you heathen! and let us hear the j
farce after tho tragedy."
"It's n short story, boys, and soon told,"
rejoined the Colonel. "I was out tire hunting
ono night, with old Quarcoo?pence to
his ashes!?carrying the light. We had
walked n long way without seeing anything,
and twelve o'clock found us near the
church 011 our way home. 'Muussa,' whis
pered Quarcoo, creeping nearer to me, 'I
spec you better go todder road; you find too
ru.-ch mud bog 'long dis way.' 'Why,
Qunrcoo,' said I, 'I believe you're scared!'
'No scare, tnaus-a, but lie mighty bad luck
for fire-hunt 'hout de oUl holly-tree.' 'Como
on,' rejoined I; 'may he we'll get a shot at
the old white doe.' *Ivi! inaussal you neb
her to talk dat wjfyl Ef you ebber raise
your gun at dat deer, you sure to be dead
in less lliau tree week!' 1 paid no attention
to him, but k -pt on. until suddenly a
rustling to my left arrested mo, and made
me look around. 1 was within twenty
steps of the old haunted holly, and there,
directly under it, were visible a pair of eyes,
reflecting t'.ie flicker of the burning pineknot,
which almost fell from Quarcoo's
trembling hand. ( am not Rupoistitiou%
but a strange feeling cauio over me, as I
looked at the eyes. Could the story he
true? Was there really a'spirit deer!' Ju-t
then the torch shot up a tongue of flame
which, for an instant, illumiued the tree. 1
caught a momentary gl.uico at the deer,
and, to my am az .-incut, saw that it wan
white! lioy.s, 1 have said I was not suj or
stitious; but had my adventure ended here,
1 .should, to my dying day, have been a firm
believer in spirits. l?ut, frightened as I
was, I intended to see it lliiough: so, muttering
to myself Othello's remaik in a somewhat
similar dilemma, which, by some unaccountable
means, came into my mind at
tho moment: 'if that thou bo'si a devil, 1
cannot kill thee, I raised my gun and fired,
'l'ho seullling that followed showed that I
had to deal with teal llcsh and blood; and
rushing up to seo what I had done, ihete
lay my own imported merino i.iid, worth
two hundred dollars, if a cent! i gave
Quarcoo the carcass, on condition ho would
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iiu*ci uictiiiiu u ?uiu iiuoui inc mailer, aiui
promised iiim a sound thrashing off if be
should ever tell il?and, boys, 1 haven't
lire hunted since!"
The Colonel haviug spun his yarn, we rose
to prepare for recommencing our hunt; but
the wind bad sprung up, and the driving
clouds warned us to be satisfied with our
spoil for the day. So, appointing a day for
our next meet, and taking a parting horn all
round, we separated, and each of us struck
a lope for our respective homes. So ended
tlio day's hunt.
The .Manufacture of Words.
Tho following sensible remuiks are extraded
from a clever paper in Fraser'.s
Magazine:
No permission has been so much abused
in our day as that <>f Horace for the manufacture
of wolds. lie allows men to mould
one now and then, with a modest discretion
ami caution; but lie is addressing poets,
not venders of patent leather or dealers
in marine stores. Would be not have stood
aghast at the lei m "antigrophylosl" Would
it not puzzle a Scaliger or liontley? It is
time, we protest, to put a slop to these vile
coinages, when every breeches maker or
blacking manufacturer invents a compound
word of six syllables as expressive of his
wares. Ladies do not wear petticoats now-adays,
but ciinoliues. What is their new
name for gaitcis? Men do not tide on horseback
as aforetime ? they take j.lian
exercise; v.-omon are not inariicd i;k?* their
gratid-uioilii rs -they aie lead lottie byincnial
altar. A hooks 1 lor. forsooth, becomes
a bibliopole; and a servant is converted into
a manciple. I'arbeis do not sell tooth-powder
and shaving soap, as their fathcis did,
but odonto, and deulifice, and rypopha
iion; lutii wash lias iinssed :m:iv?i? ! .
_ . , i j "
pilhuy fluid; can any >>110 tell us what is the
meaning of "diagnosis'as applicable to ti 1 sense}
If it lias a signification at nil, we
will guarantee to find hulf-i-dozeii Saxon
monosy llables expiossivo of the same idea.
Medical gentlemen, too, talk of phlebotomy;
we know that it has some connection with
blood letting, and, for our own part, wo always
associate the tcnii with a night we
once spant between the sheet*, all alive < >!
ill alt ilish hotel. \\ In* wou'd believe that
"epistaxis" means simply (deeding i.t the
nose? Fancy one schoolboy doubling his
list, mid telling another :>? "look out I t
epistaxisi" \\ hat is meant by this fash; ?na
b!o woid ";e?lhelics:"' Wo take uj> thelinit
hook within reach, and open it at randmi.
It is \\ illiaiu NVord.sWoith, a biography, by
Ed win I'axton Hood. Well, what do we
leaill "Hy a-slbelic biogiapliy," be v?)s.
"is simply intended a life in idea! attitudes."
Simply intended! l>i*l ever mortal man lis
ten to sncli verbiage inn mad.' Wit at,
again, are we to understand by these words
"objective" and "subjective," which every
goose with his sham metaphysics has now-a
days on his lip-}
Ml lk vs. if am.?A fried*I some few days
since made us laugh "comninedly," by
relating the follow in*_>:
"Not long since, our fiieml l? , of
Mobile, was on a visit t,? f?.?*k 'bit Mountain.
(ieorgia, and was iiiii. lt si 1 uck with
the f icl that a tint* j<*t of water w ?s thrown
tip above the top of the ?ii?in in ?'on which
the Hotel stami*. Ho knew it was brought
from far below, but ho was curious to know
by what mechanical contrivance. Walk
i??j; round the jet admiringly, ho accosted ?
in his accustomed polite *iit< 1 rather precise
way?a plain countryman, vvith:
'My friend, is this water forced up by a
Hum."?meaning, of course, the hydraulic
contrivance so named.
'Kami' exclaimed the countryman.
'I say Ham!"
'No, si.*. It's a dern big mum:, and hard
work at that. Como here, and I II show
bim to you'.'
And sure enough, friend 1? did,
from a different point of view, get a sight
of the ipiadrupedal hybrid working the machinery,
and agreed that it was pretty 'hard
work.' "?Montgomery Mail.
Origin of the Sub-Treasury. Jefl
Tin
The admirable working of the Sub- tor an
Treasury scheme, under tlio first monetary from i
crisis which has occurred since its introduc- found
lion, has made it important that its author
should be known and have the credit duo for
| so wise a measure. Tlio following, froin the leinpt
Washington correspondent of tlio Charles* the c.i
: ton Standard, shows to whom this honor hodyi
i belongs, mid among the names of its few sa'^
writte
early defenders and friends wo are pleased (or wj
! to note the name of lion. Fiancis W. Pick* mark)
| ens, tlio prominent candidate for tho Uni- ; in ill
led States Senate, as successor to Judgo t
u .1 . ' writer
Duller: .
! ? , . depeti
hvery tlimg now connectod with the Sub- j
i Treasury is of peculiar interest?for this timnti
i new system of financial policy has worked on lo
liko a charm during the present money cri- ^orms
' sis over tho country. In 1837, when a j|j,
suspension of banks was general over the oul | ,
whole country, there was hardly a sound tratioi
spot upon which to stand, while trying to 0f ;i ^
rebuild tliei r .shattered institutions. IIow dif- . a# jie
feretil is tlio c.iso now! As tlio iu->ervoir , ,
furnishes a constant supply of puro and j_,y
healthy water, so does tlio Sub Treasury o! 1 concl,
the country, by pouring out a supply of jje
specie in its legitimate operations, nourish j
and support all the great interests of the Qe WH
country, while the banks and hanking in- i Re|0C{(
stitutioiis are undergoing a system of puri- ' no
tication, as necessary for their owu health j
as for tlio good of the community. j coursi
But with whom did the idea of a Sub- \ pjan ,
Treasury, now so popular, originate. Some j j,
say it was the natural oflspiiiig of the ti- ' su,Jll0
uancial crisisoi" 1837?others, that it sprang 1 jj jj
from Col. Benton's hard money doctrine,' ijon'|
; during tlio time "Benton uiint drops" were was j
more talked of than handled. I know it
, to have hot n of still earlier oiigiu, and
think l-can give you the true souicc whence aC(er
! emanated the grand scheme. every
In tho years of 1833-'31, the lion. Win. w;iH |(
i F. Jordan, ll.ou a member of Congress from ? tjot
; Virginia, arid while the favorite "Pet Bank t|ir4111
I j: 11 ? i . i i ....
t j>111 ui mo aacKsou Administration was mi- c|03 0'
I tier coiisidcialion in the House of ltcpreson- |,isju
j tatives, moved lo strike out all of the bill know
! after the enacting clause, and insert: <ruinil
I "That from and after the day of "0 ^
in the year , the Collectors of evcry
public revenue at places wheie the sum col u gfe
lected shall not exceed the sum of dol- jjj(
Inrs per antrum, shall be the agents of the highI
Treasurer to keep and disburse tho sums, jjad 0
I and be subject to such rules and regulations, Cy QV
and give such bond and security, as he shall hunds
prescribe fur the faithful exceutioti of hisof ! wr;llh
tice, and shall teceivc, in addiliuu to the j(i
coiupotisalion now allowed by law, j>er j. j
1 centum on the sums disbursed, so that lmm)
11 llv>V .? Ik o V |*| ?ed the sum of dollars j m 0
per annum. w?rlll
Section 'J. And be it further enaclcdt warm
That at places where tho amount of public luted
revenue collected shall exceed the sum of solid
dollais per annum, there shall be ap- son, )
pointed by tho I'rc-ddent, by and with the *hat
advice and consent of tho Senate, receivers erect
of the public revenue, to ho Agents of the agt| t
Treasurer, who shall give such bond and ?e- i ho sc<
curity to keep Mid disburse tire public leve- circle
uue, and be subject to such rules and tegu- reserv
lations, as the Treasurer tnay prescribe, and jn coi
shall receive fur their services per centum 1 llut a
| on the sums disburse !, provided it does not i copiui
exceed tho sunt of dollars per annum. J USlU u|
1 Section .1. And be it fartiur enacted, j itl
' That front and after the day of l.? ?
j (he whole revenue of the United States, de- Vet li
; rived from customs land-, or otherwise. shall easy ;
j bo paid in iho current coins of the United j ,jui"re<
' States." ' his 01J
On the question, "shall (lie bill be so 1 it?,| c
amended" it was decided in the negative: SUrve
Ayes 33, nays 101. j Hi!
Those who voted in the atlirmative, and readii
who stand recorded on the pages of our na anj jtinnal
hi-lory a<? the thirty-three original beeau
Sub-Treasury n.er., in fiv- r of divorcing 1 jonrn.
Hank and State, were; John Qnincv Ad- ucciip
1 auis. Mass ; I lent in Allen. Yt.; John J. Al ' Qa j||
leu, Ya.; Chilton Allen, Ivy; Win. S. Ar- I j)crfct
eiier. Ya.; Noys 11.nber. < 'oim.; Junes M. j Jjflyp
II. I >ea!e, \ a.; Mai tin lleaiv. Ivy.; l.obcrt never
It. CainpUdl, S. C.; X. II. CI dborue, Va; pcifvc
Win. Clarke, I'a; Aug. II. Clayton, Ca.; him i
Amo- l?av:>, Kv ; Thomas 1 >eavonport, Va.; , er w,
i'idiiiiiud l)eb?-rrv. N. (1'hos. F Foster, ! c?v0rln
(la; lb.g.r L. (fallible, Ya.; Jaiuo* II. Cm,hi
' i1? ..hi, Ya; Miii. K. (lordoii, Ya; John j mies '
li. < 'itliu, North Carolina; J1*. Heath, war, I
M 1 ; 11 d't. 1'. I-etcher, Va.; Dixon II. Lew- ; Ofco?
i>. Ala.; II. C. Martindale, N. Y.; Win. J of a c
MiOoiiih-, Ya.; Francis \V. Pickens, S. C.; ' ciplea
Joltn Ilobeitson, Ya.; David Spanghir, ! ;t||(|
Miio; John N. Stec'e, Md ; Win. 1*. Tnj- 0|,eyj
lor. Ya.; llivhard II. Wilde, tia.; Lewis ' cartC1
Williams, N. C; llenry A. Wise, Va. i tory i
_ - i pie.
Si'fitiieos and Si.avkuy.? Aii Auioiicaii
minister called upon Mr. Spnrgemi, and , x ,iU
said, hi the conversation, that he had a ' y
? ngiegation in the stales of 3,000 people. ].-x|lt[
Spington; And have you (Jacks in your i ^
couchi/alioii/ .1 <>ii:?ilimii* <n> s.
0 ........ xv^.., t ?j-?. alulj i j
il ? \ou ;tll worship together, or have you
. . villi co
paitKiU* mid curtain*; Oil, the Mack*
am belli lid a curtain. Anil do you take ^ j t
lite I ,rd\ Sii|ip?r with iliu black* behind a ve
cm tain' Oh, ye*. Now, tir, do you know ^ ^
wh.il a monomaniac i?? Oh, ye*. Well, " ,
J antl 11
Mr, 1 in a iiioiioiu tiuac?a m inoiiiauiac >?u ^
the mi I >j eel of slavery. (And Spiirgcoii ^noa"
t].tilled hi* liaiul into In* pocket, and bringing
out iii* penknife, opened it.) Ye*, sir, ,
I'm a peifeci monomaniac. l'?o no control
over myself, sir; and if you stay here ten
loin tile, longer, 1 may put this knife into
t?ur hypocritical bosom. So 1 warn you. a I
ltd oil! t'o oil! I feel il lUing iu me. Me T;;10
oil, I say! (And ho hu*tlcd Jonathan to 4l|
ilio tloor, nervously handling hi* knifo all j|K,u?
llie wlnle.) "And did y??u really mean to j ?
stick the fellow}" said the friend to whom "wish
ho related the story. "Why, no," said he, Vt.,)S ;
i "peihap* not quiie that; but I'm going to ,j(0j
America before long, and 1 wanted llieia
to know, before I go, that they won't hum If \
bug mo about slavery."?Qateskcai Ob- ^|,e i
trrvtr. think
ferson's Portrait of Washington.
9 subjoined sketch of the life, characd
services of Guiierid Washington, is j c,
the pen of Mr. Jetr<?rson. and is to he (|
in a letter of hi* to Dr. Walter Junes,
at Monticello, January t>d, 1814. !t
owerfully drawn picture, and being
ly free front fulsome panegyric, or aval
exaggeration, wo commend it to ' "
ireful attention of our teadeis, a* em '
ng in a short space all that need be *
of that great and good man. It i* s.
tt in the eouc.se and vigorous style i
licit its illustrious author was so te 1 "
vblc, and is woithy of being treasured 11
0 memory of every admirer of the i c
or of his country." ??r the immortal 1
' and signer of tire Declaration of In
dence: , s
link I know General Washington in- '
bIv and thoroughly; and were I called ?
delineate his character, it should be in |
like these: ?
1 mind was gieat and powerful, witlr- "
sing of the very Hrst ordei; In* pene- j *
i) strong, though not so acute a* tliat v
'ewlon, Bacon or Locke; and, a* far !'
saw, no judgment was ever so nder. 1
* as slow in operation, being little aid , 1
invention or imagination, hut sure in 1
jsion. :i
uco the common remark of his ollicer*, c
i advantage he dot iveil from councils "
r, where, hearing all suggestions, he v
ed whatever was bust, ami certainly '
neral ever planned hi* battles more
ously. lint if deranged during lire 1
> of the action, if any member of ins *
wrus distracted bv certain ciicum>laii j j'
e was slow in a rejustmeiit. I he con- '
tree was that he often failed >n the ' '
and rarely against an enemy in sta 1
v* at Huston or M New Y<>rk. lie;"'
ncapable of fear, meeting personal j
srs with the calmest uticon em.
rlraps tho strongest feature in his charwas
prudence, never acting until
circumstance, every consideration, i
lufnrsilv _ ri
..v.^uvu, n.-n.iiiiiiig u no saw I j
ibt, but when once deckled, going
gli with his purpose, whatever obsta- .
pposed. ills integrity was most pure,
slice the most inflexible 1 have ever ; 1
u; no motives of interest or consan- 1 1
y, of friendship or hatred, being able i 1
us his decision, lie, was indeed, in c
sense of (lie word, a wise, a good, and
at man.
t teinjrer was naturally irritable and *
toned; l>ut reflection and resolution
btaiued a firm and habitual asoenden- '
er if. If ever, however, it broke its *
i, he was most tremendous in his
' _
his expenses he was honorable, but ex ! 1
iberal in contributions to whatever I c
ised utility, but frowning and unyield- ! ?
ii nil vi?i<mary projects, ami ull uu- v
iy culls for charily. ilin heart was iiui 1
in its a (lections, but be exactly calcu 1
every mairs value, and gave him a '
esteem pioportioned to it. lit* perou
know, was tine, his stature exactly '
one would wish, his deportment ea?y, c
and noble; the best horseman of his 1
ind the most graceful figure that could 1
mi on horse-back. Although in the
of his friends, where lie might bo uii- 1
ed with safely, ho look a free share '
iveualioii, bis colloquial talents were J
bovo mediocrity, possessing neither '
jsiiexs of ideas, nor ficcdutu in tho '
' words. '
public, when called on for his opinions, '
is unready, shoit and embarrassed. '
0 wiote readily, rather diffusely, in alt c
ind correct style. This he had ac ^
1 by conversation with tho world, for
lucalioit wa* merely reading, willing, t
oininou arithmetic, to which lie ad-led '
ying at a later day. I
i tiiue was employed in acti-m chioHy, K
ng little, and lJi.it only in agriculture '
English hintory. His corie-pniulciice '
10 uece>saiily extensive, and, with *
ulizing his agiicuituial proceeding*. *
lied most of Iris leisure hours in door*. ^
io whole, li'.s character was i.i its mass, N
t?in nothing bad; in few points in- I
ml; ami it may truly bo said, that j '
did nature and fortune combine luore ] 1
tly to make h man jjrcitlj umi plain j 1
n llm ?aii)e CoiisloUulioii wish wha'ev- 1
nrlliic* have merited I'miiij man ail i 1
isling remembrance; f?u his was she '
lar d? -.tiny and merit of fending the sir. 1
of Ins country ihiougli an arduous fur
establishment of it ? independence, "
ill acting iu Councils through the hirth *
[uwriinU'iit, new in its form* and ptiu- '
, until it had settled dow n into a unlet 1
orderly toiiu; ami of -ciu, uh?u-U
ng tlie laws through th.i whole of his '
r, civil siiul military; uf which the hi?- 1
>f thu world furnishes * i u'her exam- j 1
I felt uii his death, ivitli my country- 1
that "verily a great man li.itIt this day j 4
in Israel." j 1
ICK-MAKIKU MaCIIINK.? At the Into j ?
liliuii uf the American Institute K.iir, . '
lV UOi), of Hartford, ovhibile I I'm the
iilte a remai k d ie bni -imp contri '
for making ul bricks and .b eiting tiles, i
lay is in a large open li<>\ ?<r hopper, in- '
of which is a revolving wheel with '
?, shaped liko the letter S. I?y means I
is wheel, which lias a doiihlu aeiioii, ( '
lav ho worked either by hand, horse, <
am power, the clay is chipped up and >
led, tho separation of ?ton?? a;i l olhei ?
icous substances is effected, and the ?
a then forced into moulds by a g?e it t
ire, and delivered on each side of the I
ino, ready to bo dried. I
lady beloiii'ing to iho "ton" in Sent|>i | i
\o* VoiL, having purchase I a raven, i
t" li"r neighbour ai-Led Iter why she <
hi of buying muh an ugly mul u*o i
ird. "My hu-hanJ Mini 1," i-aiil she, I
i'i| l? try 11 or experiment whether ra- i
li?e to the ago of seven or eight hunyeara."
rou aak a l i ly t?> walk out with you, |
ir*l look* ?t your dtes*, moJ then i
v of Jier ov?i), J <
XI Vf. UV?. -t
'J: v *- ) i
j
Dodging a Constable. ' 4 - \ 9
Atlieville must be a great place during
ourt, as will be seen in llie fallowing from .* *
11o News;
Nearly all (ho lawyers ou tlio Circuit nr6 ' ere,
and a tremendous crowd of outsider* '*^5*
-speculators, itinerant merchant*, gentle* v ?s
leu of leisure, Jews, Gentile*, and (lie "jtl- * *
ubitants of the hill country round about.'* v
loiiey! money!! is the cry heard on nil ?
ides. Several sad ca>os have occurred uner
our own observation. Take one for a
ample. A long legged constable held Ail
glv document beginning, "You aro hereby
ounuanded to take lite body of/' Ac.,
gainst an unfoilunate individual. The con table
bad trailed him all day, but for re*??
n- satisfactory to hiuiselt, no doubt, the
cbtor dodged him. Severn' times the lead
pursuer thought iic had his victim safe,
art like I'atricks llee, when he put his finer
on him "lie wern'l thar." Finally losing
II patience, constable determined, like
hipt. lJott*, to "head him or die.'' With
yes peeled, every muscle sprung, and deer
munition to compter or die written ou
lis face, lie again started in pursuit. Mound
ho Conn House, among the cake wagons,
lirough the crowd, along Lhptid Mow, ill
t the front and out at the back, by a "ciu
iiiiigunjiilow" doubling the square again,
mill finally law triumphed! Debtor caved,
kind broken and sore footed, he surrenderd
gracefully, reposing his weary limbs up,
n an empty goods box. Constable drew
lis "weapons," figured out tlio"priu.," "int?"
rid with a benevolent smile banded it over
jt the inspection of hi* victim. Debtor
joked at it, and in a bland tone said, "all
iglit," proceeding at the same time to draw
iia "calf skin" and count out the icquired
mount. Constable sat l>y, a broad grin of
ntisfaction and good nature overspreading
lis countenance. Through with the opeatioii,
debtor handed pile over to cotista*
>!??, who in tain proceeded In ascertain that
,11 was right. A sudden pnilor oveispread
lis iealuies as he turned over the bills and
lis eye rested upon "Ocooe." "Bank of Jefcrsoii,"'
"Exchange Bank," Ac. Gasping
or breath, bo hurriedly exclaimed, "No
Iloliev but this!" "Nnrv rpil''' u/.lnt.inlo
? ?- /
eplied debtor. U ? ?, too much, Human
latute could not stand it. Constable's
ouiitenaiice relaxed, his jaw fell, his knees
niote together, and tottering for a moment,
le fell headlong. The last words he utter*
id, as a bystan ler knell over him, were,
'Wild Cat, by thunder!" Should ho not
ecover, tho veidict of tho jury of inquest
vill be?"Died c>j Tennessee money."
Hisuof Mkadk's Contuiul'tions.?The
ate volume by l?i?hop Meade, of Virginia,
m "The old Families and Churches of Virginia,"
is one of the most interesting and
utluable of recent conrributiur.B to State
ii?toriw?. Krom a late summary and runting
review of the work, wo extract the folo?
ing items:
J'endielotl.?Two brothers, "of a good
aiiiily to decay," one of whom was the ancolor
of the distinguished Kdtuuud Pendlo011,
(the fiiend aud colleague of Washingon
in the first Congress,) who died in 1804,
is President of the Court of Appeals, came
o Virginia from England, about the year
C74. "The descendants of the first Penllelon
have intermarried with the Pollards,
Taylors, Hoys, C.iineses (the late Gen. Ed.
\ Gaines is descended from a sister of
iudge Pendleton.) Lewises, Pages, Nelsons,
Iart>, Richard*, Taliaferro*. Turneis,Shopterds.
Carters, Kemp*, Pal met*, Dan*
Itidgc-, Cook*"?"thousands throughout
t'trg'utia and elsewhere."
WasAtiiy/on.?There nro some few aneclote
furnished by 1 Jishop Meade that have
tot appeared in Gen. Washington's biograthy.
It appears, as if providentially, that
everal of his eaily proposals of marriage
tad been rejected, living refers to an ear
y name' ft "lowlan I beauty;"' and Mi*a
iry the*, of Hrad.sliaw, in Middlesex Couuy,
the mother of "Light-horse Ilarry"?
j fitter al Henry Lee; also la Miss Cary. of
vln?s? fuller "Young Washington asked
Minuission to address his daughter." "If
hut is your business here, sir," responded
ho jrrotid c.?|. Cary, "I wish you to leavu
he house, for my daughter has been accn*onied
to ri.lo in her own coticli." The
laughter ?>f Col. William Faun I Le Hoy (of
>ne of the most, ancient families of Virgina,
ainl probably brother to the graitdinoher
of lite fw-t Co|. Joint Taylor} had a
'daughter, Elizabeth. who became wife of
ilr. Adams, of James Liver, after having
(. fined the hand of Geat. George Washing>n."
A seusu of duty called the youthful
Washington to the field trefore lie had nurd*
n? formal address to Miss l'iii!lij>s. Their
enevval was prevented I?y Iter engagement
o hi* friend apt. Morris. Hilt for thiscir.
uinstance theGetterafa lot might hare been
lillervnl.
Li-Imp Meade bears testimony to Gen.
Washington's deep religion- feeling, hh?1
hat he was a zcalou-church man and hum>l<3
communicant.
Tit ito: ok t it:; Us: t ten Siwtks.? Accordtig
tit tho his', l'.itcut Orlice report, the anmat
valu j of products r>f agiicultuie in tho
Uhi'.od States was two thousand millions of
IoIIhis; of manufactures sit hundred milion-;
of mines three hundred millions, for*?ts
otto hundred millions; of navigation
rnd fishutic* one hundred millions, of m?.1
: ... i . . . i > - * *
mi.mint: K ings mm professions tour littuh
i) million*; making the total annual Tab
no i f llio domestic product* of the United
hates tliiiiy-tivo huudte I millions of ?lollars.
If \vc add to the above the animal
foreign imports, three hundred anil sixty
millions and estimate H three hundred fold
manipulation, (tcfore an article teaches tl.;
Boqsum^r, ihe annual agj??i'gato of the
transactions, between m m and man, in the
United (states, would amount to ten thousand
millions of dollars.
Somehow or Miter,'' said Frederick tlio
Ureal, '"Providence seotns to do the inosi
ror the best disciplined troops." ' ! have
?l ways notice 1,Ms.aid Nopoloou, "that Provf.
Jpnco favors tho heaviest battalions"