Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 17, 1842, Image 1
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JEDGEFIELD ADVEETISER,
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Candidates.
1or Legislature.
For Seate,-Maj. J. S. Jeter.
For luse of Rrprcatutirs.
Col. Jobn Inuiet.
Maj. Tillman Watson.
-Dr. J. 0. Nicholson,
Mi J. George Boswall.
Co. James Toenpkins
Dr. R. C. Griffin.
Wiley Harrison Esq.
Dawson Atkinson. Esq.
Goal. M. L. Bonham.
The friends ofColonel
P. 3 .BtAD Y. ansice huns a casudate
ortibe o6ce of Brigadier Gecral. to till the a
v1asuawy occasioned l4y the resigUatuoin of Geni.
s al 13 te 24
t(he friends offl. A.
MS. a1110a1a e asacatdadal for
aodI$i IBto.4WATER,3 annoure a
- in as a candidate for the officP Ta Col
ectr. ''march 9" 6
he iends of Shubel
AIAWAY, announre him as aenodidate fur
4h.Oe9O0 of Tax Collector, ot Edgefield Dis
trict.
0? The frtiaans of capt.
IV. L COLEIMAN. anniotrnce bmit is, a
candidate for Ordinary of Edgcield Dis
trict. Jan 19 if 51
rThe friendu of WWm. J.
X KINS, agq. anmounce hitn as a canidate
for the office of 0adinary, of Edgietield District.
September 2. tf 31
The friends of Colonel J.
HILL. announce bin ns a candidate fr tie of
flee ofOrdinary. of Edgefield Dis~rlt.
A gut26 tf 11
The frien !6ofol. W.
H. OSS, announce hims n, ai caudidate
(or the office of Ordinar) of Edgefield Di
trict.
Tenperance.
TEMPERANCE CIRCULAR.
Jubilee oJ U.. Wlashingten Tlemperance .so.
cis ty of Baltimore.
We have been-a appoatitd by the Wash
ington Temperance Society of Baltimuore.
to address the Tearperance .nean of 'hme
country. By the commason judgemneut ef
public sentimcnt every where, ahat great
ref*sa of tenaperance, which has been c
spreading over the land for two years past, i
and blessing our counary with the rotor a
mat ion of at least one hundred thousaneds
' runaardu, has been arabuted, unuder ahe i
blessing of Divine rovidence, :o thae in
finecnce of this Society, founded on the Ieh a
of A pril, 1840. 1:
A new impulse, such as was never a
known before, las. been given to thec Tent- i
perance cause in general. Trhousands and I<
tens of thousands of our memnberssanal your a
members, awe year. ago we-re inutemaper- ~
~omen3 Whlo can estimate the good that ::
'as beena doce! li'w mawny mother' tandi
wives have been blerdr' by the reformar tiunn
of an inaemperaae husbiand "r mu I llow I
maany parents and chaildreen haave wept ao n
gether for joy over the reauru uf the parali-.
gal! Helow many llcding, nnd evena brc,
ken bearts have beena haetd! To howd
stany firesides, and to 'aow many hearts.p
b ave been brought peace andl jly ! a'
All great and successful ente~rprises of 'I
this kind should be celebrated in; all suiri- j n
ble ways so as tee perpeaunte their le-.,ine
and the recollectioin of themia t; ;utt-iy, il
anud o eonfan what has already been ae- ti
complished.
We propose, therefore, to celebrat or a
third anniversary. the .&th of A pril 1843, e'
in Baltimo~re, by a general Proeenion. andti
a Gan~d Jadure, itn wich we wish all the.a
true temperance mna of the Union to par- t
ipate. We wish teo see, ont that occa e
reformed men froma Uaine meet thiose P
Louisiana, atd strike hands in Balti- 11
ipg~ he Head Quarte.rs of the Wash-. I
8,ste. Letthe delennaes
* met is roterfrom Michi
ndgreet him' with the friendh
. a and the~ warm grasp of a WVashinag
jn2,jt Wc hopro seeK, coming frem~I
very section( of ilie country. at least Jifly
housand temytwrance men, who :,bIdil
tandi iII suhtd! columtini around the tens of
Va.hington Mlonument iu aI daimore, on
he 5th ol Alpril. 1&u-ani t here, beoeath
he siatue of the --F.ther of Ili% Country,"
mud in the presece of God, vuw together
tIernarl enmoity agains: initmperanuce.
'hi idea is snt visionary. So large a
tumber of men have met together before,
or purposcs in iwhich far less moral inter
st4 % cro at stake. The iing ran be to:ie
gnin. Shiall it he so ? With you it re
unii so decide ofte iiatier.
Our oi-ject in thus early addressitng you
.4 to prepare your minds for the evettL to
ime. Look forward from this time to
text April. with the design of being n, ith
is then en masse. And iien you do
!ome, come with cheerful heart-, to enjoy
he Jubi!ce; and let us all unite in a geuer
11 thon-giving to the Ituler ofali, hor his
lesitcg on the lajurs of the put.
Thi invitation is extended not only for
ill Washingtouiaus. hnt fur till true tetu
ieratice men. We extend the right hand
iftflIlowship to all. Make your arrange
netrs to tic with.us by hundreds and thou
and': Iful we promie you at hearty alti
nore welcome sn the 5th of ApI il.
john Za:. Geo. K. Quail, Wit. K.
1l1teblell. Wml. Tumlilbl, Chmlle-i No
buruell, Committee of the Wia.ni::ton
l'emperatce Soci ty of likaimnre.-Ilu
itnre. June. l$4:.
EL'tto'E.NT 1-'XTRACT.
T1he* flowtsg eloquent passa u is ex
racted from a leer recemlv wi :tenut to the
nermberq tl Ohe --.\larshall :Anxiliary So
iery oif W.,umitontans, New York," by
be Ilon. ihoomas F. Maraball:
I turn at b.iy. I deuy all guilt when
ried by my pledge. I hurl buck the charc
if trcaun atid hostility to the cause and
rinciples of temperance as held by the
At ashintgtoitiu% upmn thoti wito assail tme.
I protest sletatly. niutott my own account
for they cannot affect tme; they cannot
rip ts.- of the pled;;e. nor enrol te again,
is they in their charity have atriven to do,
issnon- wine bibbers and drunkards.) but.
mn, accountt of the causc. it., progre-s, uid
ta rouce+, Vaus this graftings upon fihe
Aashinlgtotn pledge tie reuuuctmon of ran
yisetm "i.Cte oteof "*a'oor. politics. morals,
ir religion." tll th Rev. Mr. Marsh
hal boise whid Ole and rely ujxm is at
ildid t
mopularity und its usetfilness, by coonc
ug it with any other d:tgtma whatever.
ilunt geitlemuta bts 4ii ceoiplaitted tial
he prcat diticuly tIe plede; had to en
-oumier mas alimont g tie wetalthiy, the fash
onable, the rettine,, unit elevated classes,
i soeety. It Was Upinit young tuon of
Ili. class. nen of the world and pleasure,
ien o spirit and petrsonil hoIttr atid pride,
%hose hathts and education ittchned thdem
to consid,-r reli;ton as the mtelatnchtily
tno her ofsorrow and tears and penitence;
s ho ti..ked upon the temperance ocieties
ud the Leteierancre catse. rot as fotuitded
n a liberal phdo.4pphy. anud havng for its
bjecl tIte physiul .tutd intellectual In
ero, euen of I tte r.ace. but as a aprete, of
eli..iou-,revival, uot ip by pretsi and
auutic, a tisere trai tll :et Men liti -e
hurc ., antd bi lu - ,, r them reAsponiills
irs and a character wuieni they were nthrttit
r reatty wor %hliari ti atsno's ; it %a:It
lixin Illenl ;1141 lahtes of this descriptiota11
hat .\Mr. Mttnsh hiltt,ul I .% stiet 1a, he tstI
i. it, eipiotvyag iervice.. as hem a im
,f their own 41taip .% til 1t.1d Ito ciitiec
ion wsi relitgon or theli clerg . Ityoung
uen ..f this clatss, bty ta;kinic~ pICjledge,
.rc to ettcotnter wh-tih.stve- dtne int con.
equence tif ii; if they nre to be hterakhl d
brough th. te operane Joirntas, tohte iin
ver in churches despite their uiitmo~t re
100 'ances, hld atrictly to t he 'eceseiasti
ai cantons of morality, and denmoced ais
postaies-the most gailhntg of all acentsa
onis to the proitd-tor a btreacht of obliga
tns thev never assumtred, verily, I thtink
shalt he thte lue' exmpttle,. :iid miy case
Il be a beacotn n airingri of thte franud anad
'encheries that lie :tid utnder the Seitrng
r simooth andt bea~mutifuml n aters iof temp er
nec. A pledge. o abtatin fromt intlixica
na~ drink.,, antd to discouratge antd discount
-tace the httbit and praiciice ofi int--mpier
ee, contains withtin itself a pledge to the
rbole rode ofC itoratlity ats hltdli by the' cler
y. Dies it, gentlemnt Did I itt prome
ntg Lti be sobier, perfectly ,.ober, uniter
ke, ns hin bufU-:tedttl hn ne he -k, to turn
.- tither-to thear wsith inquhi :tnd~ itdigi
ttf unVt ntged? I piritest ag-diist this. cult
trtioe iif i le pti-dee. I att not here,
entlermen~. to matitntasin thie propriety of
etint. int Lteneral. or to del-ndi or ex
oamy n prti... etar i cae.r' iii a lkin
anuia itsurender eat his' princriple' on thii.
tiject t tnte. Upoin at foIl eXpltan.tson Otft
ie' foct.s of my~ part icuilmar ca~ae-eixplana
ns re.nder.d tiece'sary by fiutl usi.rpir.
enadi.ints, both of t he ennie. of the qnatrre!
dt eof mty own ceitduct int the' ciumbtat lio
hi'h I wa-s foirceid Iby my ownt deulibierate
Jdgitent tif w'hat tny chtnratcter. riahits,
d piaticulair siluuation requtir.-d-il shtall
bro inmelf up .n the oipimonus it deci
iotn of tit commtlunity who heold itt their
ands my inte ais a putitic mnt, and whoti
now full well the princeiples ty which I
ave been governecd thriiugh Iifei ms a pri
are otne.
I amr ntot here. thetn, in defettd duielling~
tt to conitendi for the uitiy oft the pledge,
td in show you that the-se attacks upoti
.. in cencti-t with !cnmernnc, nrc,
calculated to injure that cause more than
I can possibly do. I protest, therefore,
aga inst this coostrurion of the pit dge. and
conteud, that in akiig it. I was as utterly
unciuiittedl ont the subject of the duel or
the -code of hotior," us I was on any oth.
er qut. iiuoi, religious or political. any oth
er docitrino or senm itent, whether held by
the clergy or the statesman. or the rhivalry
of North or South. just as completely free
as upton abolition or the right of petition,
the curretiv, the revenue, the veio poAcr,
the distributiun of the picels of the pub
tic la1is, or the church doctrines of tsp
atotitnee.t, original sin. the trinity. th'e
covenant of grace, conviction, comnverAion,
sanctilication, regeneratiun, election. effec
tual calling, final reprobation, imputed
righteousne-t, fall fromgrace, baptism, or
auy other of the thousand tenets which
nakie either a religious or political creed.
llow% many young men South of the PO
tomac and West of the Alleghtany moun
tains, and :hose whose hlabits, fortunosi
and eduaention most expose them to the in
roads of iniemperance. how many of such
will take the pledge. if they are to be held
by virtue of* it to an abandonment of the
principles of pprsonal honor and character,
which are ito them it, the breath of life, a
Ipart of the very strtitire of their minds.
If ti-, b tihe insenmion. if Washingtonian
ism. itdieed. is intetded to include "a re
nunesationttt t1f the cttle oflhonor," and to be
colisted amiainst the prnlctice or single coin
bat, % lIv then anead the pledge; let there
be tn deception practiced on any one; in
sert in your contract all the cosnditions it is
iutenided io, embrace; let there be no so
cret articles. ioi atiitical reservations, no
imptlied stiure, Io trap. ti decoy and hieu
expose the unwary, D3o this. anl you will
soil dieover whether the simtaplicity of the
Blmitimore creed is not best .adapted to pn
motgthe cause. and indeed whether its
unity and disconnectedness with all things
ele. and more especially with religion, is
not tIhe creat and priniuent cause of its
woiderful success with ibe people. These
:ctieneti wtaoild not only drive me back
to toy lraner habits which they are so
fond of exatgerating into utter beastline S
(may God-I forgive thetm for I never can,
necause. tor-outh, I prefer deatit to what
according to my hlatiitst of tlioutzi, is dis..
honor.) but iney would deter all othest
nrun abandoning the wine cup in
adopt -1 h eteoons iuiutoals gem
with ili'abandonmnent of one ie thd
prolifc parent ofmany others, but mast ez
act ihe rigid observance of the Tea Cona.
mu4idetues, or drive yrou frati the pala of
sohariety. Not so is genuine Washingto
ni.tnismn. Its object is single. simple, do
hoed in a single a ord. InI thi* cousists'its
beauty and its wisdom. I an no enemy
to the Chrittian eligion or its minisers.
I not not In the habit of denying tihe one or
tialigmitig the other. Nis one that I know
of, least of all atm I, stupid etough to hiuk
l su'utituitng tile Wasishingtou plcdge in
the ilaec aif tae GUspCls. 1: was part of
iy early education, and a S'vurite study
of* ty tirst tathuod, to compare the go
uius ol Chisnatauty as taught by its foun
tier, A it u ic syutetmss lut osy of popular
supersttion, but of tile intre enlightened
putslusphy taught by the wise, w ith which
1t tale ilto cuilict, and whichl it over
ihrew, antd to trace its italuenco in the im
poruved state altt modert society and man
sneri. when cotpared with the ferocious
aunt usiparing spirit of natural antipathy
and Cumple-, which cunstitutes the history
oh aeitent Europe, Its mildI ani peaceful
spa it has struggled long with Me inmate
vs -lence of humian passins It hase throwns
over domnestic and social life. the "lustre
perfumeas" of a thousand charities tin
kauan to the tacienit schools. It has
chtarged te character of war itself by
tiidiug the Christian natiotns. as it were,
into0 One great famsily, recogniizing a comn
mtotn faith andt houpe, arid governed by a
commionl public law' , whoso authority ts
acknowledged by all, aid whlose moaximts
and pirincaiples sitinternattonal justice, are
deriv'ed from that fountain which teaches
that all mnen are brothers, and that we
shouild do unto others a-s we would have
others io do unto ourselves. It is a noble
piuruist t) traceithe operation and history
of Chrlstiantiit), arid thtere are stratige anto
mahnles in bioth. It is noit a little singular
that the duel itself w as, in its originual, a
reh~gau-, instithution, and thai chivafry, now
sneered at, decidedr, amtI riudictiled, was
since lhe all , the instrumnt and the prop
u! Chirs-,tiarity itself. The~e are tmatters,
howlsever, toreignl to this letter. I menu
nott tiere to di,cut.. what is cailledl rho code
of honsor. I do not desire to e'stabtlish any
rule of mmie as a stasndardi for others. I
have exprt.eted mty belief in the Christian
religton, aitd aniy adminratiun sof its object,
gemius antd sririt. indsepen~identt of my belief
itn its truth. I meani tiot to attemupt to re
cianlile that tietief with miy obedience to a
rule ofcondumct whtch is shitught to be at
war with itse phltaiet pirecepts. Wore all
mnen ntuter its snieec ands governed by
its preceplts. thetre w toubl ho no wronags to
rediress, no inisulta to reseti nit injuries to
avengise; untversal pseaco and love wouldl
cover the earth. Were the race .. wild
bieais- andu hisi tten extinct, the trado of
hutitgi anmI the praetice oif war wvoulil
cease. I do not mean to involve myself in
questions of casuistry, or to provoke dlis
cussion. I amay, hiOwtver, he permitted to
re-mark, till Christianiiy becomes univer
sal. the right of self-defence may compel,
atid will justify, both nations and ind ivid.
uals, to resort to force against these who
know no other law antI respcct no other
rul e.
.t religion or its minis
me under any pled::e!
to Onthe entire subjec
off tand worship, the la ws ul
in .ieentirely frc. Wher
L4 sad to untie with any
4wyself bound to re
no oi orbida, Tlal then,
ion is a questionl ie
i gi sker. Hisoracle art
allabe has revealed is ac
Timblest and tieI must un
ar. thanks tof his niercy,
is o. the Aaeuu.-st and waorsi
of la the face ofthese facts.
. the sliuh.est itrlination0t I
ch iii to a me.r.11 mcdiatou,
intei feesor, ar judge. where
re 'rned. N4, hunan haud
c .2e The thundeirs of Om
elow worm is d egated
the liudeun, o nilish
me e. I havO said re
p nulnot to discuss the
code .pre persons out of
emit the duel as a
rm .as at war alike %% it hi
josi toIR noralty. as the
wick eusalile nudeof hom
icids, inpfles delibcrannim,
in -__ ,ere are utlhr.i
W e ' teber by
its i anners, fails or i3
Unab ividuals itn their per.
iona he the right to
pr . 2 h are men to
whom l indignitie. are
more wtVounds-to - hnml
fame r, W ionor, are of inti
iitel nei thanpersoral Be
cardi tiy if intolerable
no f y a're wh accmipa
niss i ii:lesd of insult, in,
dignity .uch men look
an-hth scid 'titutions with
that drew frm a
mia cb i and pious
wiha T r. was , the pru d Ilo.
lmner, i tayte, from
e 1Vf honor and
AM ia WiiAe and gnl
ansi to Ion pled. The cheap de
whnca as grace of life,
cthe y 'nd insgod
sa n moer-h ich
wol ilip to eyon
Von
~i~ tryb~S f aold mautttngeven
i~ftdairtionand hesrrow
egenero, and the brave
asIt-i ik W itmes !ince
lectured1 be liiirty-miles away fromi
Poratiid Watonte donians. It was
my - . ture there. The lecture
comme o'clock in the atirulnon
and I cu -ile discourse fill it grew
ark- t egan togivesome evidence
,if a C '..bu was informned by thle
president" wereapreparing to light
up.' T . re was contintued an hour
longer, a S an invitaion was given
to all, W I not already Washintgoni
ants, to Ai he pledge. The first an
who canRi ard?' w as of fifty
years. a meth ni to shoe k a thea
to see hi wason fire. Alcoholhald
clothed hi iloags-had taken his good
111m0 away-his farm oweThi.' har
away-hAd iken every gdhin away
from his sad lef him a poor eait an daV
upon wh Iio es would fe'ed too sm.
That brokidul n old man tottered up
wrnd si ledge. Soon an uinusu
stir and.glo iitek was notiiced amonf ihe
were thant irgilIt years d lle bwet
tir withianzo ai to ephoke om
noble purp Sto Through t mass
tt eedt to he at-arwhch n tha
of safety - 'W nell is my fat her's
ne?' tiieraie elad-*werei
bte. im t tkd'is fame. may boad
stord ta mi -uesionles asemarhble there,
eoti a iseat in utcy write myii
name unfa' nam. atite reid
wrteit nle tee hue without
were aur him ?ditas an plac e
cerithn intho be here pa
tcen lik th erd eitwa
bete to3 W~' as t Banner
,cacsons the;,5eetoitaler. ,
.ledg as ne andt pereantb
intemlC ain iqors ae ai
everad s reaind oftcacine
streedy to r ei, rutuntandi
repeta a nugcand m-e
pranta tow aindc otthe re
forsnate tormed thes m-der
ata-naf drines and kinluse
to l,. pbtr b ra stbe ef
plde~6 a. and perpel)
stiene2 ctin hqorsas
beeaeaeade*aiu
disavow and reject the use of all or a
denunciation. comtipulsion. or abuse in) a
lhrtm ; and efe-ctually and entirely exclu
all intcr-nedildhug iwiilh any persoun' rei
iois or political topoutins or fcelings, frc
a1our maec:uigs and proccedings as WaVw
IV. We colinne our efforts strictly
one single object-the prootion of tot
abstinence tromt all intucatiting iiqoti
a-v a beverag-e. flowever benefi--iti or i
essairy is our vis,%. as individuas,. or
mneimbersofrther societie.s. pny be ni
ottier rgat, o.ial. reti.:imos. soeial. 1r
litiss itmovemne I. or reforrns, as temp ral
men -as Ilashingtonianls. %ie Vasnot tmi
gle thetis or ;fay of themn. with our sms
object. Ternperanice. It our view. is
cause good enough to staud w%-ihou am;
ga.nating theml %% itht ; aid we trust th
all engaged in them believe them go
eniough to stand witlhou tie aid of 1
Tenserance cause.
V. Washingtonian Tem perance Suci
ties are distinct, separate, and entirely i
dependent ofallitherTemiera;ceorga:i
zationis and itoveitr.s.t4. It began wi
the poor ioebsmc himself, when nearly i
other orgaizasions had failed its electil
his reforaton-its tun a-Iss ssda diwt iit fur
ansd he:: e itaction indepe.lenstly -it 1s
been, constin)uld n .thou uniting its,-If o Itl
oither orgunizatsni ; nud indelmienit, il
inset ai sepoarate, we du-sire to see it r
i.im-staalnmg or fitllin; on its own pri
ciples cot mitoral saiason, love, and kidites
and operating. ty it:% itseaures of acto
beie ilenCe, and lie eelusion of all se
tarusamissis .ud Iarty poliics frosm its ie
tli;s and roeetditgs.
Iese five.principal and dietinguislt
features of all real Washingtoniau Teti
perance Societies, " e consider esenti
utd fundfasental. They should be iudi
ihbly cngraven in the constittitons th
trusm our social coinpacts. We cant
cousietently fellowship any society
Wasfhingtonian, which excludes, or refi
ses to recognize any one of then; hov
ever, we may flllowship it as a tempe
auce society; for we helieve that, in eve
section of this mighty land of States-fro
north to south, and frosm east to west
whenever the Washingtonian banner Ii
been reared aloft amid gathering tihousand
these fve principles and maeasures hal
been rcnized and set forth as peculi;
Po ib ashingioniau reforni. Let thet
tbo graftej l int al our Constitutiou
Wshingtonians.
e1Mscellaseous.
From the Baimore ReMica.
SCENE IN A 'ECRUITI.NG RNDi;zro's
A recruiting offleer in this city, riot loi
since. was freqently called upon at I
Rendezvous, by a Gernan, iwiosi we slin
destgnaie by the name of luse. The
visits, tlougho, were not without their o
ject, fur lanse had, generally, "in toe
four or five persons who were desirous
becoinitig pars and parcel of Uncle Saw
soldiers,-that is josinng tie - standin:: a
muy," or. in comitnnti parlance, they tiii
cl to culist,-and, who. under his instru
tious,. were geneirally successful in attaii
ing their cw.. Thus, lianse obliged h
friends and pocketed a iretty little fe
there beirg I stamilling agreement betwe
th ages uin sul.agent for every succeb
ful reeruit enlisted, the latter was to r
ceive ino dollars. Manisc beeite expe
at the busiincss f rec:ruitin- as the seqlu
will show. Tle regtlation, of the ari
irohtibit the esliment of loreigners tush
certain restrictions. ;tid yet to the astonitl
teni of the recruiti:t: officer, lie fonst
ititlin li- rittarters Isour or five recruil
(Germians,.) whto u' cre untablle to~ iuderstir
a:.insgle wtord uof the -iig's hltnglisht
Conisciouss ibat lie hadiu nirot nill ingly trin
scenduedl or uimi'ted anty of 5 he regulatuios
whiich wecrc prescribed so hms bsy the Ias
he taxed his msemiory anid " poihere~d b
braits"' to arrivoi as a succenlful sotlutis
of this, to hsimi rathier ludicrotus ptuzzi
Tihe mren whois, hut the: dasy before, hail as
tsweard aill Isisqsuestionis wvithout bsesitiioi
Iwithotut falserinig, iiishosut muistake, no
sosd before hitm, evidlently dlistressed l
not bieing Lble to enmnprehensd ilhe wor,
lie adldre-ssd so thsem. Thle officer, vex<
ai, hismself, swo there msust hsave bese
some collusiun, bitt where sor how, was t
difliculty to he got over. Thse sontof Aa
fsnuiy recollectedt, that he inivariabhly pl
its thtose .eeking to bsecomei recruits. tI
Gallowting quest istns in sthe order itsn whic
hey stansd. n~ here were you hortn ? l'o
ssld are youi ? Il.,' litng ha ;ve yean beensi
this csouniry ! &c. &s. lie atlsos recollec
ed thsat the Germant~s i hieh hadi been enslis
ed but thie sday bsefosre,had allo athdem gi
en app1ropjriaite answers to these quetstion1
thoughs in a ,oent hasi brokent Consgue. Il
dificulty solved, ho resolved in luture
vary Isi's qutestionts whten exaiingt pe
sonts for e'nlisimtentS. .uu~i at this msomtei
spur quandeumt Gaermtn friensi hlaneo sas
his appeasranc eC at ste dor withthreecstraj
ping~ Dutcht eumigratss fresh from the ol
country. "sotund in limbt and -iz fees
their shoes," all candiates lor the recruit
bsright bslue dress andts casp. IIlavinig ei
the C'aptain,. the walkedl briskly up so Ii
desk andss poiting~s to Isis followers said.
,aWell. Cahtaitn, I britngs you sdren rmt
regrants; sdat ishs a goot sdaysh vork for mt
Dese are de pOys for soldiers-dey ns ill a
sher."
Th'le captain thoght ii :cas a good dlay
work, andI brisnging to mind the resoluti,
lie had just formtesd, commenced the czar
inato by chianginig the order of the usiL
quetionifs; instead, then, of asking whoc
lbe was born, the oflicer politely eniqiri
of nno of three mess before him, W Wh
3y trade do you follow?" Judge his surprise
wI |when he teceived as an->wer to the ques
Ic otio, --Yaw-ua-ny !""Whatdoeshe say !"
U-aSked the Captaii to Illause, who had been
m iinattentive to the former question: "Vy,
- Cabtain, he says Germany," A new light
scened to cuter the recruitingkofficer's
to itind. and to clear up the mystery which a
al 'ew moments before enveloped it in dark.
ursi. lie was now convinced that Hadso
- had lenrued these " strangers to the in
guage." certain sounds to meet his former
,y itereotyped tluestions: however. conceal
int i ti suspicions, he- continued the ques
ce tioning by asking, " How long have you
n. beeni in this country ?" Answer-"Dirty
dree years." " And how old are you?"
Answer--- Six nouts." Rather a.large
i- child for six months growth," baid the
at Captain to Hlanse, who perceiving the di
>d lemma in which his scholars were placed
by the officer's change of questions, and
who. having an eye single to his "goot
- daydh work." made up to the Captain, Vd
u. eieratin:, '-.\lein Gutt, Gaptain, you ish
w ronig-yut doe'nt aschk 'em right-1
crlearn 'lo deo anshurb-you must ach
em de ole vav-1 does':at like the new
vy at all. It's dam hart to hab all my
itroub; spi'ed. l.et ile achk 'cn. I'll pe
hound d,:y ansbure riht. I'etz tausend !
,u olash AIl " ron-all wrong-de ole vay
. l i de right vay, tiy old cushntoter.''
- ere the Cnytaiin good-hutnoredly ls
- missed the parties, happy in discovering
the modus operandi by which he had bcen
epreviously deceived.
-AInecdote oj Iashington.-Wiile Colo
net Wushingtont was ou a visit to New
I York in 17y3, it was boasted at the labla
I- of the British Governor, that a regiment
,l just landed front Englad, contained antong
it, officers smie of toe finest speciamenos of
at nartial elega..ce in his Majesty's service
it in f*act, the iaost superb milityllookieg
is fellows ever landed upon the shores of tho
t- new world.
I- "I wager your Excellency a pair of
r- gloves," said a Mrs. Morris, an American
y lady, "that I will show you a fitter mau
at in the procession tn-morrow than your Ex
- cellency-can select front your famous regi
is iient."
3, "Done, Riadam," replied the Governor,
!e The morrow came (the 4th of knc,y
tr and theiproceuion, in honor,-of the birth
a, day of the King, advanced .thrtugh~oad
a, tayhe aia ot~p
pointed ont to the lady several omcers b
name claiming her admiration for their su
perior persons and brilliant equipments.
Ia the rear of tite troop came a hand of of
ficers not on duty. of colonial officers, and
strangers of distinction Immediately on
a; their appearance, the attetion of the Gov
is ernor was seen to be directed towards a
illtall and martial looking figure, that march
mc ed with grave and measured tread, appar
- ently indiferent to the scene around him.
'The lad5 slow archly observed, "I perceive
rf that your Exccllency's eyes are tured to
's the ri;;ht object ; % hat say you to your wa
r- ger uuw, bir ?"
- - Lost madam," replied the gallant Gov
:- ernor; "when I laid my wager I was not
i- aware that Colonel Washington was iW
is New York."
.o long ago as th, vice-regal court at
Is Williai-hurg. in the day of Lord Unoto
- court, Colonel Washiitnio was remarkal
- for his splendid person. the air with which
t lie wore a suall sword, and his peculiar
l nalk. that had the hght elastic 'read ac
y quired boy his long service on the frontier
r antid was a tnatter of much observation. cs
- pecially to fureigners.
- A lundnous bottle may be ;prepared ns iichi
will tive saulli'aent lighat tot whuait of thu
hour bigtold oni tthe dial of a watch.
A phtal of* cletar white glass, of a long
form tmust lhe ehame'n. :ard somec fie olive
:s nil hieated to e'atllit iotn in aunt her vessel;
a piece sf phosphorous of the siz~e ofra pea,
-' tmust bea put into the phial, sad the boiling
'Joil carefutlly poured over it till tho phial is
"fOne third tille~d. T'hc phial musot then be
carefully corked, and~when it is iu be used,
it mu lbe unsitopped, to admit the external
air. and thien eloedc agaio. The empty
spac of the viaal will thetmnuppear luminous,
and will givae'as mutch lig'ht a-s a doll ordi
enary lamp. E ache time the light disappears,
rt ou reanoving the stopper it will instantly
treappear. Int cold wea,'her tho bottle must
'Itti w~ ;armed. itn the hantdshlbre the stopper
is removeod. A phiaal.prepared tn this way
tmay Ito used every tight for six maonths
t-intha success.
..Those who look upon wealth as the truo
, standard of merit. and the ruflied shit
c' gentry an general, are afraid to be seen
Swith a mecchanaic. They will pess an in
r. destrious mechani:: hy, to associate with
n t. o tunbob who may havo a castle, reared
e and furnuished upon fraud and oppression.
,. They seek respectabIlity not by moral and
d intellectual culture-not .by honesty, on
n terpriso or inadustry, imt by their associa
,sion, with those who aro mt every sense of
'd the term public robbers. These men will
issn hcgin to Icearna that good character andl
,insdustry are the true standards of worth
re and respectability.
ESubeciber being desironasof redue
ingso his present stock by the fall seasoe,
will uil-,r G;OODS at very low pricesa ibeu'al
aldiscount will ,e made for cnsh. All the.e that
alwish to avail themnselves of this oliportnity of
re buving Car~l, wvill call and exaanefor them
at k;doe1el C. U. 40th July. if