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We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Liberties, and if it must fall, we will Pcrish amidst the Ruins." VOLUME V. NO. 42 EDOFI[ELD ADVERTISER, BY W. F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR. TERM S. Three Dollars per annum, if paid in advance-Three Dollars and Filly Cents irnot paid before the expiration. of Six Months froum the date of Subscription and Four Dollars if not paid withintwelve Months. Subscribersontof the State are required to pay in adrance. No subscription received for less than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. except at the op tion of the Publisher. All subscription. will he coninued un less otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the year. Any person procuring five Subscribers and becoming responsible for the same, shall receive the sixth copy gratis. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at 624 cents per square, (12 lines, or less.) for the first insertion, and 43:' cts. lor each continuance. Those published monthly. or quarterly will be charged S per square for each incertion. Advertisements not having the number of insertion marked on them, will be continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All connunications addressed to the Editor, post paid, will be promptly and strictly attended to. ~Nc~Fa* and Winter Goods. T HE Subscriber takes great pleasure in announcing to his Iriends and the public genenally. that he is now receiving and open ing his FALL STOCK Of GOODS, which in a few days will be complete, consisting in part as follows: 35 pieces snper fancy English Prints and Chintz, Monrning and 2d Mourning do 40 to 50 pieces American fancy do from 9 to 25 cts per yard, Kentucky Jeans, from 624 to $1 0 per yd. do do Super invisible green, new style, Super Black Bonhazines, Fancy Challeys, (handsome patterns,) 2d 3fournng and Black do Black Italian Lutestring Silk, " Gro de Swise do Col'd, Fig'd. Plain and Plaid do " Scotch Ginghams. (wide) 4 5.4 Victoria Shawls. (rich bordered,) " Adelaide, do (Saiio do " Fancy Silk and Satin do " M. Delane do Ladies' Plaitin and Ilenstiched Linen Cam bric Handkerclaiefs, Red and White Flannels from 374 ets. to S per yard. Thread, dgings. Insertings, and Swiss Mus Jin Tritnnings, Cassineres and Satincts, (varions (palities.) Super do do (new style.) Swiss, Jaconet, Mu'al and Checked Muislins, ' Irish Linens, Long Lawns, and Linen Sheetings. "M. )elane. for Ladies' Dresses, " aghaa Scarfs, L'rdies' super Kid, Silk, and Doe-skin Gloves, Men's' Baick, Thibet wool. and Hoskin dip Brown and lBlcaclied Shirtings & Sheetings. Bird eye, Table and Towel Diapers, Black, Satin Silk, and Worsted Vestings, Blue. Black and Brown Brtoad Cloths, Invisible Green and Cadet nixed do Black Italian Cravats, and Silk Pocket Hand kerchiefs, Bed Ticking. Russia Diapers and Napkins, Super Boniet and Talfita Ribbons, Ladies' and Misses' English Straw Bonuets, (new style,) do do lloods. " Black and White Silk Hose and half nose, " Black, Slate colored, and White Cot ton Hose. i Black Worsted and .Merino do Also, fine Whitney- and Duflle Blankets, Also 8-4 and 9-4 Negro do Al'.o a good assortmnent of Negro Shoes. Mens' fine Calf tBoots, and Ladies' Kid Slip pere, Also a getneral assortment of Ladies', Mens', and Bocs' Shoes. Striped Kers.ei s, and Washington Jeans, Plaid Lindsevs, tor house servants. Kerseys &c.t'or Negroes fr,>m 25 to 374 cts. per yard, Also, a 'good assortmenmt Mens' and Boys' Hats and Caps, Also. Crockery. tlard ware. fine (7mttery. &c. Men's Clothing of all descri ptionis urole uip to order at shortest notice, with mny other air tieles too tedious to etitmerate. all af which will be sold ais lowv ns the market camn aff'ordn. I flatter mnyself with the hope of being ablte to give good. satisfitetionl to mv custoimers arnd the punblicgenerally, who may favor mae with a call. Goods will Iee sold lowv to pnctn::l cuistonmers and for Casth. Feeling thnkfiil fo'r the liberal patronage heretofore be.stowed otn the old uitm, i hope by strict attention to hunsmess, to merit a centsauace of the same. ..E. B.. PRESLEY. Enefild C..H. Oct.1, 1840 dI 30 -Bagging, Rope, &c. 3 Pieces 43 and 44 inch Baggitng, 100 Coils Kentueky 4 and k itope. 500 lbs. Weaver's beat 3 stratnd Bagging . Tie. -.r.so, 1,600 pairs Negro Shioes. 500 Men's. and Boy's Kip and Leather Brogatns, 200 " Wonmen's and Misscs' Bootees and Shoes. 100 Casks Prime Rock LIE, 10,0(00 lbs. aissortedl BACON, --At.o 50~ Bags Old W hite COFFE E, Recently received anid for sale by SI BLF.Y & CR A PON. The Pendleton Messeniur"r will please insert the above four times and Lforward their accounts to S.'& . Ham'burg. Anti 29. 1840 dl 31 ~-~O*E & JOB PRINTING O F Every description executed with .neatness and despatch, at the Office or the EneOEFIrLD ADVERTisER. Medical CoIege ofGeorgia. AunUSTA, September, 1840. T HE Ninth Course of Lectures in this In stitution will commence on die second 3londay. the 9th of next Noivember, and termin ate on the first Saturday of March following. Fee for full Comse 'if Lectures, $115 00 lnrticulatiou, (paid but once.) 500 Arrangements have been made by which Stu dents can hesupplied fron Europe with instru ments of all kiids, Skeletons. &c. The Faculty are G. A1. NrWTO. 5. D.. Prfetssor nf Anatony. L. A. INUGAs. 1. D., Professor of' Phisiology and Pathological Aatatonv. C. W. WsT. M. D.. Professor of Chimistry and Pharmacy. 1. P. GAnvis. M. D., Professor of Theapeutics and Maiteria Medica. J. A. Eva.1. D., Professor of Obstetricts and Diseases of Women and Infants L. D. Founo. 31. .. Proressor of the Institutes and Practice or Medicine. P. F. EvE, 31. D., Professor ofthe Principles and Practice of Surgery; G. 1. NEWTON, i. D.. Demonstrntors oVA Jim, sMcLsTr; \. D.. nIally, without ad ditional fee. PAUL F. EVE, M. D., Sept. 1. Dean of Fanilty. 9T The Edgefilad Advertiser. Greenville Manan:aineer, S. C ; Sonthern Recorder. Fed eral Uanion. Co-nhi;ls I:iqtamrer. Saan.naah Georgiana.G;eorgia. Mob~e legiser. linut-sville Ilemocnrast. Alahma Jtiraul. Tusculoosa Flag ofUtion. Alabanma: Floridan. Floridae; atid Nash ville Blanner, will publish th;e above advertise ment weoeklv to the amont ol* $5 each, and tbrward their receipts to the Dean, NOTICE. I WOULD respectiully inflrmn my friends and the publci generall% that I have pur chased my brother's interest in the Plienix Sttie Ware Manttucory. consisting of Ne groes, 1Jules. Wagons, flarnaess and stock of ware. & c. & c.. flor the ptnrpose of maanfactu ring Stone Wnre in all its various branches atisI hope b% prompt attention to business to shear a reasonable patronage. COLEMAN RHODES. Oct 12,1840 if 37 NEW GOODS. T IE Subscribers have just received frot New York. a generail assortneant of FAL l. AND -INTER GOODS, in their liue of Business, consistintg in part of Blue. Black, Wool-dye Black. Invisible Green. and Olive Green. Cloti's, Wool-dye Black, Invisible Green, and Dia. mnasasd Beaver Cloths. Cadet. lue 1 ixed. nad Steel Mixed Cloths. Plain Blue. Black. Woul-dyc Black. ad a ftie assortnctit of Fatter Casaimeres. Woolleta Velvets. Valeucia ' lain and Figured Satin nad English Silk Vestings. flats. Umbrellas, Collars Bo.-ons. Stocks, Cravats. Scarfs. Gloves and Suspenders. Rendv made Coats. Frock Conts. Over Coals, Pantalonas. Vest. Shirts Merito and Cottan Wrappers and Drawers. ad maar others ar utles in their line of Busiaess, which they will bare utasle u- at short Notice. and itl tihe m1tost Fashionablcstyle, BRYAN & MINOR, leraont Tailors. Edgefield C 11. Oct. Gth M840 tf 36 Tan-Yad-41 & Shoe Simop opened. N the Edgeield Road near Mt Vintage, wherr' good Cow llides will be bought, or ttaned ot share.-ome lalf for tle other and fline Shoes. Bontsnnd Negro Shoes will he made on as good term, and of' materials itfe rior to notac in the State. Waraon 11arness made. nnd Carriage Iar ness repaired. Any articles made will be ex elaged hr ogood C;w Iides. From applica tion to lausitiess, anal the best of Leather, the uhsriber hopes the patilic i a genaeral will pa. tionize his new efflirt to teeotmmodnte this District. and wil: call and sce his work and judge for themselves. MICHAEL GEARTY, Near Mt. Vintage, S. C. Maichi 23. 1-40 d 8 A WARNING. LL, wln are indclted to the late firm of Bland Carlit & Co will please make pay. mentt with the least possibale alnly. Edlgefield C. II.. Oct 14. l1,40 tf 37 STiOL EiA, ijROITthae subltcribier on the nighat oaf theo U.7th inat. a BA'Y MA RE, abontt 15 hands iight. umarked as followts: right hsind foont white is lfar ttp as faaot lack. haer nteck oat same side, b.ts a whtite spot of hasirs, stuppaased to bec catns e'd r a braaiset trots very fast, and whetn takeat away was mi goodaa order. A rawa aof FIFTY DOLL.-RS will bte gien ltar thae thaierantd mare. so thtat he aty be b~roaght to jutstiae ni ith paroaf to cotet t or any) ia.foirmatiot. respectang the minnre talaane will bt thta.akftaly r'ceivedl, and all renasonaable costs pad lay thte subascriber. Oct. 12. e :8. FTe I-'.igefield Adv'etiser will copyi three itimes atnd irwaa d their baill faar paymen~at. Wv. C. DI8SOLUT ION. T IIE coparstnershmip hteretofotre existing lie tween M1itchsell & Rasnsona, dissaalved the st inast. lay nmitaad conasent. G WV. Mitchell is dutly ambolarised to settle thme butsinaess of thm late firmt; till paersonis indsebated to tis will tanke timmediate p amenat 1o Geo. WV. Mitchell. (ex eeptinmg those wrho will lbe otherwise tnotified,) an tose haavinigcltimis againist the lirmt will present them to G. WV. Mitchtell for ligntidationa. GlEO. WV. MITCiIELL, M.A. R:\NSOM. Oct. d 38 I' 5.-Go-W. Mitchell may lbe fimntd at tis store 2A mtiles altovs ('airolnet Office, near the line of Edagelield aid Abbeville Districts. The Edagefield Advertiser will give the abaove fntr inasertiotns anid forward their bill to G. WV. M1. foar paymen~tt. N7ero Cloths A' Rlankets A T Redutce. prices, call nt the Casha Store. DOWID & MFEIGS-.. Nov. 3. 1840 - t f 40 Itousselinec de Laines. A Suplerior article' for Ladies iiater dresses, fo slt dca lyDOWD & MEIGS. Nov. 3. 1840 if 40 TIME YOUNG WIDOW. Sorrow hiath laid its hand on thee, Loaae mourner of the dead: And blancho'd the glow upon thy cheek, And bow'd thy stricken head: There is a wildness in thy glance, A look orinte despair, That telleth more than word or sigh, What cause for grier lies there. Widow ? thine is no common wo, That hrie-fly doth subdue The young soni's hunyant happiness, With thoughts of sadd'ninig hue: No transient pains that help to heal The angnish they impart. But or e that gathers strength with timer, The crushing of a hewar. Oh. what a world of hopes lies hears'd Within that quiet grave; That woke. to sleep forever, like The ebbing of the wave! No sonier forn'd than wither'd by The lightning g lance of death; In all the sweetness of their birth, Ere yet they scarce had breath. Pale mourner! it i6 sad to think That thou should'd bear alone The burden of that stern regret. For him. whose spirit's flown! But who could weep for him like thee Whose interchange of love Was moulded, not for earthly bliss, But holier joys above? So young, too, and so benttiful, Thus slow to pine away! A star o'ershadow'd by a cloud, A lily in decay. It seens as though some hand had loosed The bird and it set free, Well knowing to the same far home The mate would ere long flee! Bereav'd one! thou last neared that bourne Where hope becones divine: Farth claims l:ose sable weeds, but ficav'n That broken heart of thinc. Whose tender chords have given way, Yet tremaulous cling on, To breathe its .orrows o er the spot From whence the loved hath gone! From fhe Knickerbocker, for March. RIGiTS OF WO,.IEN. 'WOMAN shuutld be allowed to stand in the saer d desk. and it the halls of science, and ad. vocate the cause of intelligence, of humanity, ad of religion.'-A.masa Wadker. WoMAN ! arise! resume thy rights! Bid lordly man re'vere! Step boldly ty to nobler heights, A nd fill a wider sphere! Secluded, mute, no longer dwell, Thy 'talents buried quite; Escape from customt's cruel spell, And send abroad thy light! Thy province wide as man's extends, Ti-e -friends of women' say; Bttt frotm snch advocates anad frietnds, Spare uts! oh,. spare! we pray! To thee, indeed, no narrow botnd Ilus God or ttan assigned; Dtties ithint thy wowr: are funttd', Worthy tlte noblest mitnd. Wh'lo that htas tmarked thtatqtniet spot, Anad, mtarking. potndered well, Wo~aubt asik for thtee a happier lot, Than wherc thy loved onies dwell? 'Tis thtine thte patths for inafatnt feet, Itn lites ot love to trace, Anal deep iinpress thaose contnsels sweet, a Wh~licht years shall ane'er clhece. 'Tis thine to soote, and thiaae to cheer', Ere yet fronm life withdarawn, The evenaing htours of those mtost dear, WhV~o watchted thy early dawat.i Anda whto, whlen thte cold world annoys, Cana hnash a brothter's sight, Beguile his woes. enhance his joys, 1 Like some fond sister ntigh? Btnt if ott thtee no duty falls, As sister, dauatghter, wife, Still entter naot the noisy htalls Of fierce debate and'strifer. Thine is the rightt, be thine the chonice, Tat plead wvith tmoadest perr But tink noat witht the baisterous voice T1o sway thte mtinads of mean. Nor l'et that higha and htolier placo We consecrate to prayer, E're witntess thte unbltashinag face Of woan speaking there !r Mercy and wisdom sweetly blend In tbe hesm tAiine , Which bids the priest God's altar tend, Excluding aid of thine. Ne'er as man's rival seek to shine. His laurels to divide, Till thou canst cheerfully resign Protection at his side, Still, still filfil the gloriour plan, So fill of love to thee, Which gives the common wealh to man, Home's empire t/ine to he! Miiscellaneous. From the I'tridiman of the South. USURY. We have often been asked what were our opinions respecting the various forns of usury. We believe the Bible gives us rules on this nud all other moral questions, suifficieut iforoiuruidance. Weshall there-, lfore subjoin a few texts from the Vord of God, and leave each man's conscience to rlecide. One thinz, however, we must say. and that is. the decision of each man will be reviewed in the great aud notable day of the Lord. Exodus xxii. 25: "If thou lend money to any ormy people that is poor by thee, ihou shall not he to hin as an usurer, neith er shalt thou lay upon him usury." Levi ticus xxv. 35-38: "And if thy brother be waxen.poor, and fallen in decay with thee, thou shalt relieve him; yea, though he he a stranger, or a sojourner; that lie may live with the. Take thou no usury or iim. or increase: but rear thy God : that ihy brother may live with thee. Thou stilt not give him thy money upon tusury, 1or' lend him thy victuals for increase." The ruinous consequences and the dis tress bronght on a community by ustirious tnd sinilar practices are clearely state.] indjustly reproved in Nehemiah v. 1-13 'And there was a great cry of the people tid of their wives against their brethren the Jews. Fur there were that said, We. -tr sons,. anti our dauehters, are iany: hereftore we take up corn for them, that we may eat and live. Some also there were that said. We have mortgaged our amixs, vineyards, and houses, that we might mny corn, because of the dearth. There vere also that said. We have horrowed -noney for the king's tribute, and that up in our lands and vineyards. Yet now our loah ia no the foth, of oar t,rothren, our hildren as their children : and, lo. we )ring into bondnenour sons and dlaughters o be servatis. and sonic ofour daughters ire brough t nut hondage already : neither ; it in our power to rede:-n thei; for otl -r men have otr lands and vineyards, oinl I wasvery angry when I heard their rv and these words. Then I cotnsulted riih miyself, and I rebuked the nolbles. and ' I he rulers, and said unto them, You ex tet usury, every one of his brother. And I I set a great Assenblv against them, knd I said unto theta, We after our abili. y have redeemed our brethren the Jews. vhich were sold unto the heathen ; and vill yon even sell your brethren ? or shall hey pe sold unto its ? Then held they heir peace, and found nothing to answer. Uso, I said. it is not good thntve do : ou:ht e not to walk in the fear of ounr God he nue of the reproach of'mhc heathen oui' emnies ? I likewise. ant my brethen, med my servants, might exact of them noney and corn: I pray you let ts leave if this usury. Restore. I pray you, :o iem, even this day, their lands, their ol veyartds, and their houses, also the hun 'cireh part of the money, and of the corn, lie wine, and the oil. that ye exact of them. l'hen said they. We will restore them, and vill require nothing of them; so will we do is thou sayest. Then I called the priests. mud took ati oit of them, int they should Ia according~ to this promise. Also I shook nly lap, anid said, So Godl shake ouit every' tani from his biotte, andi fi-nm his labour, hat performeuh not this promtise, ev'en thtus >e he shamken outi, and emphtiedi. And till he cotngregat ion satid, Amnen, and praiseal he Loird. And thte people did accordiug ci his promise." The subject is also ref'erreid to in the nosm sohemsn mannier in the 15th Psahnt. 'Lord, whoa shaill abide irnb th tbernaclet! ftho shallbbr~ell itt the holy hill?1 lie that valketh tuprighttly, andi worketh ri;ghteotts mess, atnd speaketh the truth in his heart. Ie that backhiteth tnot with his tongtue tnt' loeth evil to his neighbor, nor takethi tip u eproacha nrninsiti hi eighbor. In whose yves a vile puerson is conitemnned; but lhe ontoreth them that fear the Lord. lie liat swveareth to his own hurt anti cban eth not, lie that purteth niot out his mani y to usitry, tnor taketh reward against the cinocetnt. lie that dloeth these things hall never lhe moved." Wec ask at tenutiotn also to the following assago. Proverbs xxviii. 8: "HeI that y usury atnd unju'sr gain increaserh his tihstattce, hte shall gather it for him that .ill pity the poor." From the prophet Jeremiah we learn tat ho regarded it as crimtinnl either to ive or take tusury, andt theref'ore~ he avoi. ed both practices, le sayvs, chap. xv. 10. W~o is me, mother, thast thout hamst horne 'ie a man of strif'e anda a mant of conatem 0n to the whole entruh. I have necither mnt to me on usnry; yet every ote oftthem oth curse me." The prophet Ezekiel classes usury with Jolatry and' violenace, anid injustice. H-lu ays, chap. xviii. 5-9, inclusive; "But if' ana lie just. and do that which is lawful uel right, and hiath not eaten upon the omntains, neither hath lifted up his eyes a the idols of the house of' lIrael, neither mth defiled his neighblor's wtf'e, neither math comet near to a monstrous women-; Prom the Clwricari. WRITTEN CARICATURES. Let uscontinne the consideration of man in his upper extremities-one word more on tie head dresq. TIlE iAT. The raking stident wears a napless hat dra'wn down over one ear. The laborious student wears a similar hat, but descend ing over his brows. The raw student just import ed from the province, pa rades the streets in a while, gray, or sky blue hat, tapering to a point, with broad briois, embnellished.by*a curtain, rope, ant tassel. Tb'e bootmaker, the butcher, the grocer, when full dressed, delight in a silk hat with a long nap. The lofty, narrow brinmed. short napped silk liar, is the or nament of the Sunday dressed carpenter and mason. The veteran clerk and the old fundhold er with ingenous simplicity, wear the hy-gone hat with brim turned up before and behind, which, should a shower come on, they proteet froim injury, by covering it with a checkered hiandkerchief, the corrers of which are firmily secured between their teeth. If you have any pretensions to philoso phy, wear a low crowned hat with enor moos brim. If your aim be at originaricy, adopt the suIgarloaf shape. HAIR. Copious and unclean locks which soil the cont collar. are the growth only of pro tended philosophers and journeymen tai lors. The self-styled original is shorn as closely a. a Chinese mandarin. The bltut fellow, the cynic, and the old shoemaker, are ill combed, their hair is diriy. and sticks up in disorder. The dancer. the hairdresser, the simple ton, and the lion, wenr their hair careful ly brushed, resplendent with grease. curled all round the head, and separated into equal or unequal parts, like tho.waxen figures in a hairdresser's window. The old soldier. the postilion. and the actor, have their hair dressed a la Titus. The harher's apprentice, the student in his novitiate arrange their locks a la/eune France. Stiff hair is sometimes a sign of abstinma ea, sleek locks denote patience, a' curly heand iq almtosr nivaye ,,ntnmn.:wJ ,,aa wit, and the love of plensure. Baldness is generily the sign of an active mind, un less, he it observed, the bald man brush his haek hair forward to cover the front; 'his is the mark of a mean atd vulgar spir it, or, which is still worse, nuless he wear n wig, itt which case he must unquestiona bly he classed among the snobs. Premature gray hair denotes nisanthro py, continued suirering. whether physical, or moral. excessive hibor, or nocturnal dissipatious. With regard to those nhundant locks which time is poverless to bleach, they are the badge of an even disposition, an4 of mediocre intellect. In Atdubon's "Birds of America," published in 5 we find the following notice of the "Saw-whet" owl, The little owl, known in Massaelmsett by the na me oftite "Saw-whet," the souttl ofits love notes bearing a great resem balaneP to the noise produced by filing the teeth of a large saw. These notes, when coming, as they frequently do, from the interior of a deep forest, prodttce a very peculiar effect ott the traveller, who, not being aware of their real nature, expects, as Ite advances otn his route, to tneet with shelter under a saw mill at to great dis tlance. Until I shot the bird in the act, 1 had myself been mute than once deceived in this manner. On ote occasion, whire Walking nenr my saw mill in Pennsylva na, to see that all "was rightt there, I was much astonished tolhear these- sounds is.. suing from the interior-o~f the grist mill.-. The door having been locked, I had to go to my millet-'s house close by to inquire if' any one wvas at wortk in it. He, however imformed me that the sottnds I had heard were merely the notes of whbat ho called the serene-h owlI, whlose nest wvas close hy, in a htollow tree, resertedl by thte wootd ducks, a pair of which had been breedin there for several years in succession;'" Avarice.--Valerius Maxitmus tells tis that wvhen Hannibal had besiegedi Cassihi nium,. andI reductedl the garrison tor wa'jf of food, to the last extre-mity, a soldier hap pencel to c-ih a mouse, and his covetous ness exceeding his hunger, be sold it to emne of his comrades for more than eleven 'oundls sterling; butt it proved a very fatal bargain to him, for be that bought the mouse saved his life hv his purchase, and he that sold it-died of famine. The, smallest bird nf Ameriect is the htummimg-hirtd, atnd of Eut-ope the golden grested wren. The smallest quatdtrpedl in the world is the pigmy mtoutso of Sibe -in ;and theo arctic raspher-y is a plant so very dinmmuttive, that a six ounce phith w'it! hold the whole, branches, leaves, and rruit. Remerb for Lice in Cattle.-We have Ieetn ifortmed by a gentleman who has ror many years kept a large stock of cntto that fine dlry santd scattered on the hack, meek, and side.s of the animal, is an effeet iaf remedy against these vertnin. He :ollects dry sand, ad puts it in a box, or ath in the barn, andi occasiotnally applies iduring the winter, by sifting or strewing Sover the body of each creature, with ~omplete success ini ridditig it of its trett lesome guests. and hath not oppressed any, but bath re stored to the debt, or his pledge, hath spoil ed none by violence. hathI given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, he bath that not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase hath that with drawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judg ment between man and man, hath walk ed in my statutes. and hath kept my judg ments, to deal truly; he is just. he shall surely live, saith tihe Lord God." There are yet other passages of scrip ture of the qame import. These, howev er, are sufficient for the guidance of an honest inquirer after truth. If any object to tile iaws of God or man on the subject, we have no persnaI controversy with them. We lenve them to settle the tatter with God. We must say, however, that all our observation has confirmed our be lief, that very few things harden the heart more than usury, in all its forms, THE HAPPY MAN. Tn walking down Second street on Pri day afternoon, on my way to the Arsenal, I found a crack in my boot; and recollect ing the old adage. that "a stitch in time saves nine," I popped into the first cob bler's shop I met to get it mended. Un looked for pilenstres are generally most relished, and I had no expectation of mecl ing with a philosophical cobbler.-Piulling off my hool, I looked at tle man. What an expansive forehearl ! What an intelli. gent countenatnce! What atn expressive eye! There is truth in physiology, ex claimed I to mvsclf-thiat fellow's brains arc not made ofgreen Peas! As he was fixing the boot, I then thought of a man born with capacities for itelleet munI pleasure and improvemenrt-ofty, lordly man !-wasting his whole existence pent il) inl a small room, knocking away with his hi mmer, nrd bending from morn. ing till night over a Iapstone and a piece of leather. I took nnother look of the man: and, while the glorious sun was rolling on in its golden course, and all Na ture smiling in her most gorgeous and sn perh scenery, wooing the gaze, and filling the gauer wilh sublime feelings, here, said 1 to myself, sits a man perpetually strain ing his eyes to poke a hog's bristle through a little hole. What an employment for a man capable, if properly instructed, of mensuring the dissance from this to Nercu ry ! It is impossible he can he happy ; ie is out of his sphere.-Juist as Ire hind got the thread throuch the third hol, I spoke to hii and said. " Your room is very small: are yout happy here ?" lie answered with some energy. " Ilappy ? yes, as happy as the day is lone. and would not exchange situations with Gen. Ilarrison. though I am ceetnin lie will he our Prcsilet. I don't interfere with pol ities. lut I know all about it." " But are you happy in your employment, confinncd nll day ini this small room !" "Yrs, certaitnly; the fact is, the half ot the world d ii't know the way to lie happy. I was for a whle myself humbugged about Ipliness; bit', sitting on my stool and seriously reflectine one day, I got tIme -e cret. I thought to be happy, you must lie rich and great. have an ineonveniently large hous-', more f'urnitttro by far tian necessary, n table groaning with every thing ; but I soon found out all that was stuff. I am happier here with my last and hnmmer than thousntds with their fine houses. and splendid equipae; and have a grent deil of enjoyment in looking out of my little cabin nnd langhing at the follies of the worl!. They don't see me and it does them no harm; nnl, between yot and me, the world are busy in pursu ing mere shadnows. One wants tobe rich, another 1o get into oricee-never satisfied; hut here am 1, mending old shers, coniten ted with my lot and situtation, and happier bay far than a liing indeed, I ami thatikful that Hcaven in: its wvrath never made nme a King. fur it's a poor bnsiness." Byv this tim.) my bitot was readly, and wishing to prolong the conversation wvith a man who displayed so mnteh real practical philosophy, I said. " Have ymta no dis tressing cares to vex you, tn antxieties. tn sleepless nights, tno hills tomeet, no pnnirs foir yesterday,' no fenrs foir to-mporrow ?" " No, none.-The only cares which I have nrcecomaforfs: I have a wife, the best in te world, and two children, atnd that is enough of comfort for aniy one man to en joy. As t o hills, I have none to meet, anti never buy on credit. and never buay what I do not really want. As for the fears of to-mnorrow, I have tno fear. butt trust in a kind and ever watchful Providence, be lieving that 'sutflicienit tnro' the dtay is the ev'il thereof',' and resignation to Providence to be the truest philosophy.'' What a no bile fellow, said I, to mend a crack in a boot! Himself a piece of noble work manship ! I felt inwardly the truth of the sayittg. "' conrernmtent is at kingdom ;" andi dfrer I left my~ philosonphienil cofliler, I thn't much about him, and am satisfied that his 'ibilophy was sonnd, and that mankitnd in~ teneradl ave yet to learn- the secret to lie oippy. Fis sitnation in life is obsenre, but-' ' Hontor nndia fame from tno congdition: rise: 'Act well your part. th,-re till the honoir tie's." &t Louis Bulletin. A Toper's hIr.a of Temperanc.--Tem ,erance, crieth lie, is a great virtue; there 're, always be moderate in the use of ar lent spirits. Six glasses of sling before ireak fast are as mttch as any one man >ughit to take. tunless lie is extraordi tary thirsty. anrl didn't drink etnough on toing to lied. But even in that case be hould not exceed twelve, nio how'.