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IeLITICAL. Fro theN. o.a f Come. MR. CALHOUN. Tbe palioicaBIposition of this gentlemla' is, ancfalways has been, peculiar. Re ha commanded the voiesof the whole cOon try'at an election, and been close, by 6 unaimous acclantion, Vice President 0 the United States yet h never had a par t1, in the common neceptatinn of that term 'bere never has been, between him an any set of politicians through the country any arrangeevnt fur mutual support. I bGwcr.elected President tomorrow, thee would not be a man in the whole counir to whom. he sould owe the least obliga - ion, or % ho could claim any thing of him 1r. Calhoun has never taken any part it arranging elections; he has never had wire to pull, or machinery to manage. but bai been a mere spectator, and has alwayi treated his own prospects, whseu he ha been a caudjiate, with less interest that altost any other man has treated them. His friends have uaever done much to or. *aizo -themselves. They were in oh times the whole country. and so neede no organization. The support given ic Mr. C~U quu has always been. to an tn usnaL y~, the impulse of personal es, teem. At Ine it is so pecularly. Ther be miiaglet all with political partizans Prom Coigress he goes home and busien biimself upon his farm. and in his family and saarcely is seen at all ii public until be returns to his official position. He will not conform, to the Southern custom ol stump canvassing for votes. nor do an thing which lonks like seeking for ofilee. He was educated at Yale College, and studied law at Litchfeld; yet he has oevet visited tbose places since his youthful edu. cation wascompleted. and chiefly because his position has been such, for a series ol year. that ho coukl not travel through ilia country aithout exposing himself to the charge of seeking Int votes. During the whole course of his life we do not re. collect that he hais ever been charged with unfaithfulness to any of his engage. meets of any ,ort. His political opinions have ainvs been frankly avowed, and when avowed, there has never been any doubt as to what they were, or whether they would be adhered to. He has never waited for public sentiment to be formed before he dar, d to disclose his own opin ions, but whenever a subject fans come be. fore the body to which he belonged, has taken his ground respecting it, and uni formly with so thorough a comprehension of all its bearings. that his opinions have wanted no modification afterwards. In this way be has been much the most con - sistent of all our leading public men. It is not at all disreputable to any man that he is sometimes in error, nor that when he perceivet the truth. hie avows the change which his opinious have undergone. It is alleged, we know, that Mr. Calhoun is in. coasisteut because he advocated the stim. ulating of American manufactures into ex istence as a reasou for increasing the tarid at one time, and now tidvocates free trade upon its broadest and most unconpromis ing principles. Mr. Calhoun himself it his late letter, see-ns to allow that his po sition is not exactly what it was once, but it seems to us that he made ilia concessior more as a matter of magnanimity. that because at was really demanded by thi circumstances. At a time when threaten ing war was gathering around our infani ' country. Mr. Calhoun did propose ihat 'u tics should be advanced oime two to five per cent, making them up to fifteen ot seventteen per cent in all. anad he gave as * one reason for doing so, thant it would slim. ulate mainufacaures into existence; hut ht never advocated atny oilier tariff than one of adequate rcvenue. A man who d'inki a glass of wite at the tattle of his friend, might as well be taunted with inconsisten '. ev because he protests against drun~ken. ly to esll this inconsistent. f or it is just what we have agreed to. Thecre are modifying e ircumstances almost always attndaul u tpen the practical applieation o( grean princileC, and yielding to them mn# prac tical spirit is taot a pledge to carry oun these modifying circumtiacs until they becose ascendatnt principles tand -lstroy th.ftsndamental rule. It is true. that as fundamuental principle, trade should he leftfree altogether, and setly free ; yet it would be anythaing but practical wisdt to determine that noihaing should moditi this principle in its practical operation. In his personal character Mr. Calhout is .a model for statesmen. A mid all the bitternessuniih whbich he has been assailed '< the purity of his life was never questioned He p.rofesses to make the precepts of th< Bible his rule of life, and no one eves questioned the sincerity or his profession 3Many men who stoo reputiably in oui churches, have fallen under tue temspts tions of public life, made shipwreck of the faith, become vicious in their persona habits, and unworthy of trust in their poll tical associations. But Mr. Calhoun ba never been charged with personal vi.,e el political treacbery. Although we do no think that persnnal pietyshould be a tes for office, yet it is tiiht that Christian mci who havec beern praying that we may havi * ~ rulers .* who fear (God and hate covetous ness," should know that Mr. Calhoun i such a man, and that when he is nomina ted for olee. they lhav. an opportunity unless his opponent is a man ,ol samila ebaracter, to test the sincerity I their p. hitions. From our own observationas. how ever, tre- coeclode that most men wall roti * for their own party. *That Mr. Calhoun is a statesman of thb Brat class, we need not say: and that hi pas of peliclwoulId secure the peace ant quietude'of rit Union, we are sure ever: ana believes who :bas attaeitively con. sidered his conee. The agitatious of thi country have always been caused by stronj amneasures, bearing unaequally upon the bontitry, and of doubiful constitutaonalit Tbe bouthern policy of construingtG prro of the Vederal Government strict yadexereismng only those which arn tunqueslotnbly conveyed to Congiesa would beas eminently promotive of the prosperltf as of the peace and happiness of the country. We need statesmen whost views are national; who do not depend up on blowing the flames omf civil war in R, Island to please the democracy, or an ex pdos against Oregonft:as tbc ,ser borderers, or ap - tarif tt ,letas New Englanad, Pennsvmvnia. and Louisiana, at the expense or jutice to all parts of the country. A wild but expand ed policy, securing liberty to every citi Zen, and imposing necessary burdens e qually upon all, is the government which 'this great country requires. With Mr. C. at the head ol affairs, we might expect an elicieut, yet benignant and peaceful ad r m nistration at home. and a courteous, but dignified policy abroad. The corrupting influence of party arrangements would ter minate; the spoils would cease to be di vided among hungry scramblers; good men would no longer be proscribed & expelled from office to make room for party syco phants; the low. groveling passions of the vicious would no longer be appealed to, but the patriotism which ought to fill every American bosom. For ten years past, Air. Calhoun has been treated with great neglect and illiber ality at the North. Both the Whig and Democratic newspapers have united to disparage and misrepresent him. His splendid speeches have almost never been printed, but caricature sketches given in their place. The friends of other states men however much opposed to each other, have united in traducing a man whose popularity once overshadowed them. and who being the same tian still, would hold the same rank again with his coutrymen. if only his course of policy was correctly delineated before them. lie is however poptlar as far as correct views are enter. tained, and we have no doubt would be again the most beloved Statesman of the nation, if his character were but under stood through the country as it is in South Carolina. His great popularity there, in, the language of Mr. Senator Preston. -is the result of his personal worth. .No on becomes acqusinted with him who does not love him to the bottonm of his heart.' The Washinginn Spectator contains the following remarks upmn the Georgia elec tion which we recommend to the cmnsider ation of the Democratic party in that State. OUR DEFEAT IN GEORGIA. The Globe, in accounting for the Dem ocratic de'eat in Georgia, says: "in Geor gin, the attempt at organization was in a great degree frustrated. by objections tak en to the acts of the Convention by a por tion of the Democratic party in that State," And his correspondent from Georgia tob. serves: " The result here would have been very different, had we not foolishly per mitted the question of the Presidential i nomination to be mingled in our councils." The Athens Banner points to the same cause. when it proposes the call of another State Convention. and says -the caucus selection of Calhoun delegates raust be repudiated." Now, if we understand these intimations, they mean nothing ttore nor less than this-that a rtion of Air. Van Buren's friends stay from the polls, in consequence of Mr. Calhoun being nomi nated for the Presidency by the State Con vention. Let this fact be noted. The first defeat of the Democratic party from the Presidential election, has been through the instrumentality of rar.Van Buren's friends; and we wish also, that the mild, concilia tory tone of the Globe and other presses, at this first catastrophe from such a cause, should not be forgotten. For our part, so heartily do we disapprove of the nomina I tinn oh delegates by the State Convention Ito the National Convention. that we glad ly accept of a defeat, if it will bring Geuor gin right upon this subject. 81e has, in deed, a far better excute tha'm other States for not electing her dele-gateI from dtsrI-ts. in consequence of having tno Congression al districts apportioned oil' in her State. But Nens lampshire is situtated precisely as she is, with the general ticket system in operation; sod yet, by a voluntary ar rangetment. she has laid oW'her State into districts, from which her delegates to the ICunvcntion are to be elected. The whole general ticket tsystem is wrong; and we trust that our frienvis in Georgia will aban don it, and hereafter, both to Cotngress and to National Conventions, send their Re presentamives by the immediate nonmina tion and election of the people from dis tricts. True Demnteracy leads to thme clos est and must intimate dependence on the people. There was another cause, however, for our defeat in Georgia, which some of our friends wil not like to hear, and will he I bib to believe. The Whigs poitetd to the demonst-ationl of the North, and said: -See, ti ln uren is again to be our oppo nent.- The Georgia Detmoernis, it is true, have nominated Calhoun, but they have at the same time, expressed the detertti tation to abitde by the notminat ion of a Nationtal Convention. Calhoun is, thmere fore, a man of straw ; your real opponent is to be Van !Euren. with Ben:on & Co. rWilyou restore the Bourbons, whomn you have once ejected from power." And thus thousands, in Georgia attd elsewhere, now in affiliation with the Whigs, who are op. -posed to Clay and all his principles, have kept their old position. immediately af rter the Whigs came into power, the pen pie everyw here condemned their policy and principles; but so soon as mn, and the. Fresidetial election naain affect the polls,*and the prospect of Mr. Van Bunretn being the candidate of the Denmocratic party increases, again State after State falls away. .Th,,c wh.'o decreed a change. it is clear, stil have the change. It tmat rtra not how popular Mr. Vann Buren may, . be with the Democratic party, they can ..neither succeed in electing hitm nor any other man, but by a portion of the W~higs, who overthrew him in 1840. Mr. Vatn Buren's name is a shibboleib of fraternity and cohesion amongst the Whigs. Time Iwill show-if it has not shown it already that it is itsp isible for Mr. Van Buren to be re-elected Presideot of the United States. if, with the whole party united, and the patronage of the Government in his bands, he could not be elected, how can be be elected saw, with the late demonstrations of a still .unchanged distrust and hate amongst the Whigs, and an opposition in creasing and stern all over the Union a miongst his own party, to his renomination for the Presidencyi He cnn elect Mr. Clay, hut not himself; and his continu ance as a candidate will- only bring on himself and the Democratic party defeat and disgrace. v Fvea tis Bsfat (Ms.) Jeual. Party Organisattojt.'-A pa rty may he e.er..o naowerful ln numbers- or pure in principles, still it canl erect no good pur pose without organization. and a strict ob servance of its usages. There are very few in the Democratic party who do not act with it from principle; and it is incon sistent with that high regard for our prin ciples (which is honorable to every man) to endanger them from personal feuds or friendships, or from any motive inferior to an aeinal clauge of principle. If there should be wrong committed, (and parties, like every thing pertaining to humanity. are falliable.) we do not correct that evil by opposing or deserting the party. Those who are the purest in their characters, and the most ready to rebuke wrong, can do more to correct party wrongs. and influ ence its course, when acting with it, than against it Many of the purest-mithded men our country posse.sses are members of the Democratic party, and they are round among its most unyielding and consistent supporters; for, keeping in view the great principles involied in its prosperity, they see that factions. so far frotm producing the slightest goad, do corrupt the party and endanger its principles. The result of the Vermont Eletion are thus briefly summed up by the Woodstock Age: "Grand total of coon operations in red cral Vermont for tho last year A gain of four members in the Senate, A loss of 12 members in the louse, A loss of 1 irmenber or congrcss, A failure to elect another. A loss of their governor, by the people, and An entire loss or the confidence and res pect of the enlightened portion of the state. If such n flagellutions as this (oes not sa isly the coots that their breed i, in bad mi.'r, even in Veruout, ne do't know wilat will." MIS.CE LLA NEOUS. Thanksgiring.-The people of this State have been peculiarly blesmed during Ise past season. The i.and of pestilence has been tayed, and abundant harvests have blessed the labors of the husbandman. All the necesarieb of life have bees, dealt out to us with a bountiful hand, and our s:ahle article orexpost. although a partial failure in some seciions, has become more valuable by the present enhanced prices and cheering prospects. Under such cir cumstances, is it not peculiary the duy of a moral and religious people, to denote their gratidude aittd thankfulness, by set ting aside o:NE DA Y, to be cspecially obser ved throughout our borders as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer-a holy day on which all will he required to rest from their labor@, and devote themselves humbly and faithfully, to the holy and acceptable scrvice of that beneficient and all-bounte ous Being who has bestowed upon us these great and manifold blessings. It appears to us, that our duty is plain and observous. Ilad any great and awful calamity sweptoverour land--had "plague pestilence and famine," depopulated our towns and villages, or war ravaged the country, and our physical strength failed us in opposing the victorious march or the enemv-to whom would we call for relief? Would not the People, with one accord, prostrate themselves before their great Fa iher and Protector. and with fear and trem pling, implore his aid and intercession? Of a surety they would. flow much more, then, is it our diuty ntow, when Peace per ades the land, and Plenty smiles around us, in songs of praise and !tsanksgivinug, to acknowuledge H is wonderful goodness, and entreat a contitnunnee of His, bsunsties. Let those in atuthrority set apart one Day -the People's Satbbathi-when, as with ote voice, the united prayers and praise, thanksgiving antd souplication ol asuetmbled multitudes will be lered lip toa the Throne of Grace a holy and acceptable sacrifice to, His great goodness and mercy.-Chezawo Ga, ile. Thanksgitren.-We see it suggested bsy the Cheraw Gazette, that it wou!d be liop er for ite Guvertnor of our dtate, to set apart a day for thanksgiving to the Giver of all Good, foir the blesaings which he has graciously bestowed upon us as a people. We. like the suggestion and trust, that it will be followed up by the Goverttor's proc lasmation, appOitingfl a day in which the people throughout our State may unite, in giving paraise to the Almighty and in ris intg high their hallelujahs for the blessings of health, peace and prosperity. with which he has been pleased to favor us.-Camden JournaL Ieduct ion of Postage.-Froms ind ica tions it would appear that she Post Mdas ter General intentende to recommtenid to otgress a general reduction of the rates Postage. Such a recommendationi would no dout receive the approbation of the whole Union. The tarifT of postage was fied at a period when the country was in the infncv of its resources. A revision, in coniformtity with the extension of inter course, social and commercial, has become hiably necessary-in~deed indispensable While the rates of travel and transporta tion have fallen prodigiously, the rates of postage Lave e-xperienced no abiatement. The h~urthen on commercial correspondence from postage is, therefore, an impediment to busitness. foir withI the extensions of thelold andt tthe adoption of' new lines of intercourse & the mtuhiplicaiion of facilities ofecommu niatioti, the charges from postage in the aggegate have sutdergone, more the pro portionable augmentation instead of dim ination.i We do not thinik that the only, oa- even chief, counaideration in thie adjust ment of the rates of postage to the altered condi tion of the country, should he revenue. The general circumstances of the Union in thei rprogressive change, and not the squoaring of the income with the expendi tre of the Poust Office should be the gor ernitsg or guiding principle in such an ad jstment. We, however, do nt think that a moderate reduction of the rates of postage will lend to a di-nintntian of the revenue of the Post Office. The increase of correspondence to which sueb reduc tion would lead, must, in a short period, produce a much greater aggregate of in come than would be equivalent to the in cre....d expenditure from the extension of intercourse by new lnes of communica tion and the consequent multiplication of post Ofices.-Charleston Patriot. Women in the North.-The Boston seamstresses held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon. From facts stated at the meeting, it was clearly established, says the Post, that generally, these women have had to work from 16 to 18 hours to earn twenty cents, and that they did not ave rage 15 cents a day, taking the week through although they worked from morn ing till bed time, without attending to any thing else.-Boston Paper. Hero is a state of soc;al slavery, by which hundreds and thousands ofour fair country women are annually hurried to a permature grave. attracting neither sym. pa;by nor relief from the false and vicious philanthropy which flourishes so rankly tmongst ourNorthern brethren. African slavery in the South, so far as health and labor is concerned, is a blessing compared to il. Shut up, all winter, in narrow rooms, a half dozen gathered around a small stove, with bent shoulders, and pale faces, these sisters of our race. from morning until late at night, ply their exhausting toil. Instead of the free tread and noble bloom, which is the rightful inheritance of the daughters of New England, look at that poor crea ture, as she slams to the door, and goth cring her worn cloak around her, stoops ter thin form in the blasi. She coughs as she passes. The keen air has pierced in to her lungs, and the spring flowers will blossom over her grave! Poor woman ! in barbarism or in civili zation, thou art like a victim or a slave! In the former, man is thy master: in the lat ter. society, with itsi gilded inequalities and crushing destitution, leaves the no alterna ive hut to sulfer or die. Weak thing of sensibility, and purity, and live ! thy very excellencies and virtues shall bring t hee no compassion, no relief ; hut only hasten thee un, by its smothered yearnings. to the only true resting place of all who -labor and are heavy laden"-the bosom of our God. lie careth for thee, although the cold winds or colder charities of at unfeeling world, weep over thy desolate and unprotected beast. In Him is pity, and with lim is peace.-Spectator. Anniversary of the Sons of Tenmperance. .-The N. Y. Tribune says : This order :elebrated their first anniversary ye..terday in this city by a grand parade in full re galia and an Oration by P. 11. Oakley, Esq. at the Tabernacle, which was filled to overflowing. After the performances ms announced in the programme were gone through with at the Tabernacle, a Portrait by Mr. Beckwith of Mr. D. II. Sands, Worthy Grand Patriarch of the first Grand Division of the Sons of Tem perance of the State of New York, and founder of the Order, was presented to the first Grand Division Dr. Kirby, who pre ented the picture in behalf of the Artist, made a very appropriate address on the occasion. Mr. Griffith. who was appoint ed to recieve, also made a short but very pertinentspeech. This order has rapidly increased since its establishment from sixteen to nearly three thousand members. It is a benefi ciary institution founded upon Temperance and among its members are many of our most influential citizens. The parade of yesterday must be of essential service to them as they only need to be known to have hundreds unite with them. We noticed delegations from many divisions frot distant places. viz :-WAhington. D. C; Boston, Mass; Danbury, Ci.; New ark, N 3; and from Poughkeepsie, Flush ing, and Brooklyn in this State. Seduction and Murder.- A preciouas Villian.-A tmost revoltin case of crime came to our knowledge some days since, which we are called upon to record as the facts were stated. Some five years since, a man calling himself Patrick D Cavan augh, an Irishman by birth, came to ouri country, and obtained a situation in the capacity of a teacher itn the n.-ighborhood of t he Cross Roads, itn the western part of Rockville District, lie there became ae. quainted with Mrs. Scott widow of tias late Thomas Beall Scott. Aftersevera ineffectual attem pts to gain the consent n the relatives of the lady for a union it marriage, it was discovered that he baa seduced her, and while in a delicate situ ation, they were united, and lived togethei unti! about six months since, when the' separated. The cause was soon ascertain ed; hte had seduced hiss step-daughter, girl abont fifteen years of age, who livei in the family. She attended a school kep by her father-in law, as a pupil, until as gave birth to a child, on the 3d of Octobei inst. The day aller this occurrence, shi appeared ini the village of Darnestown where the school was kept, and aroused suspicion in those who had known her sit uation. A warrant was obtained on Thaurs day last, and Cavanaugh was arrested a his house, when a search was made for the child. The prisoner stated that thle chili had died, and was buried in the gardetn nea the house. They then proceeded to disin ter the luxdy of the child, when the prisone interfered, saying "that the body was si mangled that it could not be recognizo as a human being." The skull anid lowe jaw of the infant upon being examined b' Dr. Beall and others, was found brokci and the body otherwise mutilated. Th jury upon the ease gave a verdict accordin, to the evidence, "that the child came to it death by violenace inflicted by Cavanaugh who was fully committed to Mlontgome ry county jail, to await his trial at the November term of the eounty court for the murder of the chid of Margaret A. E Scoti The prisoner is about thirty five years age, of a repulsive appearance, and ha been in this country about nine years. 11 has generally borne a bad character in th neghborho whetre he resided; and b was accused of inducing his step-daughte to steal $100 from lhar grandfather-th money having been found upon him. Rockt'ille ( Md.) Journal. A few days since, a Jonathan from th couatry, who had taken lodgings in th Astor House in New York, was rathe surprised when lhe came to the dinner ,ta tle to see nothing on it. "W bat will yoi have?" asked the waiter. "1 dun know. 'Would you like a bill of tare sir ? "Thanl ye-I do n't cure if' I do take a sma piece., Marshal Jerirand and Gen. Jackson. Marshall Bertrand and suite arrived at i Nashville on the 2d iust. His interview I with (Jen. Jackson is thus described by the Nashville Banner. *The meeting between the two veterans was extremely cordial, and all who witnes sed it interesting in the hightest degree. With ready courtesy Gen. Jackson wel. come the friend and companion in arms ofNapoleon as ono with whose history had long been familiar, and expressed the great satisfaction he enjoyed at seeing the Mar. shal under his own roof. Marshal er trand returned these compliments with the felicity of phrase and manner, and the gen nine warmth that characterize him.' After receiving the ho-pitalities of the Hermitage where he dined vAith a party or friends, the Marshal returned to town in the evening, and paid a visit to Gov. Jones; and, after making a round of calls, upon several citizens, returned to the res idence of Mr. Justice Catron, whose guest lie was during his stay in Nashville. Hush Money.-A singular case was tried in the late Orange county (N. Y.) Circuit. Thomas Armstrong of Warwick, had a son living with Barker & Towle. extensive dry goods dealers in the city of New York. Last spring Towle called onl Aumntrong at his residence, and repre. sented that his son ltntt been guilty of im bezzlement to a large amount, accompan ied with other charges against his moral character, and in consequence of Towle's threats of exposure and punishment, Arms trong was induced to give his note for c one thousand dollars in order to hush up I the ai'air he had paid five hundred dollars on the note. Aristrong became satisfied that the charges against his son were en tirely unfounded, and brought this suit to recover back the $50 he had paid. The Court ruled that the action could not be maintained, but ordered that Towle be held to ')ail in the sum of $2.000, to an swer at the next December sessions for compounding a felony. Silk Grocers Convention.-The follow ing preamble and resolution were adopted at the recent meeting of the Silk G:owers Convention in New York. "Whereas the present Tariff prescribes a duty of fifty cents per pound otn raw silk or silk in the gum, and a much higher duty on sewings and other manufactured I silks; and whereas we are fully informed that sewings and other silks can be and are imported nearly ready for the market, and yet retaining the gum coining in under this low duty : Therefore, Resolved, That we consider this a man ifest and gross evasion of the law designed to aid the American manufacturer." Dreadful Fatality.-The Mobile Her ald states that during week before last, the wife and sister-in law of Mr. J. W. Kreiss were taken with the fever; on Sin day morning Mrs K, died; on Tuesday following her sister died, and Mr. K. was seized with ths disease. On last Satur day rPiht he died!-being the last of the family! Many who attended the funeral of his wife ant sister, performed the same sad rites for him-and all within one week! Verily. "in the nidsi of life, we are in death" and no one knows when his time will come-therefore, "be ye also ready," Scarcity of Ministers.-Rev. JefTerson Hamilton, of the Methodist Church, is the only minister now otn duty in this city. ex clusive of Catholic priests, and Rev. Dr. Bunting, presiding elder of the Met hodis Church. but who, does not reside in the city. Tw~o of our regular ministers are out of the State-one sick, (tbough we are happy to state, not of the epidemic. nor- datngerously)-nnd the Baptists have no minister! Probably such an occurretnce has not happetned before since the various churches were or ganized .--Mobile Herald. A Pleasant Pluce to Live in.-T he A pa lachicola (Florida) Watchmtan oft he GJulf has t he fol lo wing paragraph. encouraging to emiigratnts;--Speaking of alligators, we can at any time, by looking from our office window, see a dozen of them, from rtea to fifteen feet in length, and all for nothitng. By the w ay, the t ails of these aquatic beauties make most excelent tur tle soup, and their skif, whetfproperly cured, make ever-enduring shoes, and they furnish any quantity of music (or toilet use -but keep away your childrentand other smnal dogs. A Gorerner )ndicted.-The Indiana Statesman of the 22d uit. says, that at a recent sitting of the Grand Jury in that county, a bill of indictment was found against Governor Bigger for pardoning (on the solicitatiotn of the people of Clay conttyi an individual named Reed, before -eiver he twas tried, for crinses committed in Posey county. The Globe says "a man was never known to be killed who had paid in ad vance for his newspaper." T1he reason is obvious; such a man wvill deal justly with all men, and thus have uo enemies. Temper.-No trait of character is more valuable in a female than the possession of a sweet tamper. Home can never be made happy without it. It is like the flowere that spring up in our pathway, reviving and cheertig us. Let a man go home at night, wearied and worn by the toils ofthte day, and how soothing is a word dictated by a good disposition. It is sunshine fall ing upon his heart. lHe is happy and the cares of life ore forgotten. A sweet tem fper has soothing influence over the minds mof the wh tle family. Where it is found in Sthe wrife and mother, you observe kind ness and love predominating over the had rwords and looks, characterize the chil'lren, and peace anti love have their dwelihng there. Study then to arquire and retain a sweet temper. It is more valuable than. gold ; it captivates inure than beauty, and, eto the close of life retains all its freshnessi and power. A nice Youug Mlan.-" May it please your honorn," said an uncouth looking chap the other day, to a country court, "my poppy died lately detested, and left four .little mtafdens, of' which I'm the oldest. j .ant o be nnnointed erecutioacr. and if vott vill grant me letters of condemnation, I iill go about dimtnishingsthe property as ast as possible." Ebe f er r. EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNEDAY. OCTOBcR 25. 1843. We will cling to dhe Pillars of Ae Temple of our Liberties. and afit mustfa, ac will Pisk amidst the Ruins." FOR PILsSDENT: JOlN C. CALHOUN, iubject to the decision of the Democratic Republican Conrention, to assemble in May.1844, as recommended by te States of Maryland, Michigan, Kentucky. Lou isiana, New Hampshire, Massachuseus, Alabama and Misssip. fl7 Since ourlast publication, we have bee. nfornied by some of onr patrons. that our con. emplated change would injure more than ben fit them, we have accordingly determined to onlt in u publishing on Wednesday. To ens. ile us to put the paper to press early on Tue.. lay evening, we request or advertising patrons a hand in their favors by 10 o'clock on Tues. Lay morning. 'T W. J. Hluward. Esq.. was, on the 10: Ust. re-elected Clerk of the Court, and R. G. ;reen, Esq.. elected Tax Collector, for the Dis riot of Georgetown. Mexican Indewnity.-$149,000 have arrived t New York, from Vera Cruz, on account of he 3lexican indemnity. Destructice Fire in N. Orleas.-The Picy. mie of the 15th inst,. states that a fire occurred n that city, on the 13th inst., which destroyed wenty eight houses, and damaged two. The ass of the hu;Idinags alone, is estimated at from orty-fve to fifty thousand dollar,. ELECTIONS. Pcnnsyleaia.-This State, according to the itest accouints, have elected 12 Democrat and 11 Whig members of Congress, one District to e heard from, in which there appears to be ittle doubt of the election of the Democratic audidate. if such should be the fact, the Dale tation will stand 13 Democrats to 11 Whigs. B1ti Houses of the Legislature are Demoera ic by large majorities. New Jerrey.-The Delegation of this Stat p completely changed, the Democrats having saten the Whigs in every district,-this the Democrats may well claim as a victory over misrule. Ohio.-In this State the Democratic party as stood their ground bravely, having elected 12 Democrats to Congress, and gained a ms. ority of 4 in the State Senate, and there is a inpe. that should not the Democrats have the tscendency in the House, they wdl tie in join, allot. Maine.-In the 1st. 2nd. and 6th Disiricts of this State, the Denmocrats hare succeeded in electzng their candidates for Congress ; in the 3rd, 4th. 5th, and 7th Districts there is no choice Another election is ordered to he held on the 30th instant. The Whigp have elected Miajor James 0. Law, Esq., Mfayor of the City of Baltimore, by a tmajortity of 33:2 votes. JIudge Earle.-Thie Columbia papers state, that thme health of Judge Earle is somewhat imn, proved, anid that lie had arrived at that place, on his way to Sumter, but, Ginding himself un able to proceed, lie has returned, with a view of leaving time State for Florida, where, be ie adv.ised by his phymiciatns, to spend the winter; cnsequently, there has been no Court held itn Sumter, IKersh~aw, or Richland, this month; amd there will be none fheld in Leaamgton on the lit Mlonday ,ai November, or in New berry nn thme :.d Mlonday-the regular times of open. ig of those Courts. The Savannah Georgin of the 16th ays: "We regret to announce the death of Colone r John SMillen, member elect from this State to the next Congress. Hlia health has been, or latel much impaired. but a sojourn in the up per country of Georgia for more than two. monthms had improved it materially He re turned to his home a few days since, and retir ed to his farm eear the city, where he contract ed a fever, which resulted yesterday in his death." Rumors from W1ashingieon -T[lhe N. Y 'ue Sun saysi " A private letter from a gentleman at Washington. possessing every means ot knowing what lie communicates, informs us that several Foreign appointments will soon ho made vacant. Col. Todd is soon expected to return from Russia. Mir. Jenifer from Anstria, and Darrow from Portugal. The latter mission has been tendered to Mir. Tyson, of Philadel pia, one of the original friends of General liarrison. The mtrssiomn tom Portugal has since been offered to anid accepted by a gentleman in North Carolina. "MAr. Wise is spoken of for the Austrian mission, and 5tr. Spencer for that of Russia. Other diplomatic changes are in anticipation. Mir. Everett wciulbe recalled in a few weeks, but whio will be sent to London or Paris, has not been settled." TIlE CROPS. The Charleston Courier of the 17th inst. contains the following extract of a letter frons Kershaw District, dated Oct. 15. the writer of which, is one of the largest Upland Cottom planters an the State: " Since I wrote you last, there has been a great fallinig off in the prospect of my Cotton. crop. The weed with me, wan never so prom. i.;,,. but I clearly see now that the Crop wilj