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. C. MORAGNJE, Editor. EDGEFIELL
W. F. DURISOk, Proprietor. -
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From the Southern P
IV'WOMAN'S RI
By MRS...
Itis her rig N'
.Tho dof iek ian,
when the beart a:.. st despairs,
To whisper 'hopes of -health agaN
H1er right, to make the he,
With gentle wor1
And when mr
.His w(
It
It is h,
--Bfe., manly heart,
When, w. Ae dignity and grace,
She aeteth well a woman's part.
She hath a dearer right than this ;
To be in one truth heart enshrined
Who, though the world may all forsake,
Will cherish still, and still be kind.
And there is yet a higher right,
Which, aso, is to woman given:
Tis hers, to teach the insane mind
Thod truths divine, which came from heaven
What would she more, than to icr'orm,
Onjarth, life's holiestsweetvv1 -taks 1
et woman find,
No other rights than-thcse,.she aslks.
Washington, Oct. 30th, 1S30.
.udian Justice, or the Cayuga Revengo.
A TALE OF THE LAST CENTURY.
Sbortly-after the Declaration of the In
dependence of the United States, a sur
veyor's party plunged boldly into the
depths of the primeval forest, bent on sur
veying and making out. a new settlement.
n i~oots not nowfto-point out the precise
spot. Sufficient for our purposes to locate
i. in the vicinity of Cayuga Lake. Strange
as it may, and does appear, they were in.
extricably lost, notwithstanding that there
were several expert woodmen in the party.
For several days they wandered about in
t'ieir endeavors to extricate themselves,
each succeeding' day, only making the
confusion in their brains worse confound
& How often do we find the coolest
domoments 'of difficulty, lose their
;tcro are. timi, hen-br
an overpowering influence-one cannot
call it fear, though gradually and innmis
takablv it assumes that type-all our
knowledge of past events, all our thought
of the future is one dim, hazy blank, which,I
by degrees, assumes a darker east, unless
a master mind is there cahmly and delibe
rately to rend the veil asuinder, to restore
the fast fading confidence, without which
all human energy is nought.
'Tis passing strange how the mind of
one man in times of darkness and dread ;
undismayed by danger, and uninfluenced
by immediate peril, can so animate the
mass that they would face greater danger
than that which totally unimanned then
scarce five minutes I reviously. There
was a master with the party I (otmmlenced
to tell you about, but the mind there was
not; hence their total lost and consequent
beiwilderaent.
Many of our readers may not have had
te extreme felicity of loudg tbemselves
in the bush, and consequent!y cannot for
a moment picture to their minds the sen -
sations likely to be experienced there;
there may be many again, who without
being absolutely lost, have fancied them
selves so, the feeling being rarely second
to the reality. Old woodmuen, though we
be, this fancy in our hunting excurdions,I
- has miore thani once crossed our mind,
faintly and dubiously as it were, and ever
have we found that, unless the bugbear
was eradlicated, there and then e fecttully,
that a total shipwvreck would infallibly be
the result. In one particulair instance,
we especially' recollect following, for sev
eral hours fasting, (to which we attribute
the disorder,) a deer ini all maimer of di
rections, till we gave up the chase, unable
any~ longer, fronm want of snow, to track.
'rho bush we weore in we had traversed
many a time, we knew that a N. E. course:
would bring us out from any part of it,
somewhere near where we. wvanted to go,i
and yet wvhen we (lid see about returning
our compass lied, the moss on the trees
lied, every thing lied but our fancies, which
pointed out quite a contrary direction.
We sat dow to argue the point, bring rea
son to combat prejudice, and yet then
.every argument failedl to convince the
wandering mind. We had to walk hack
seven miles for letting the mind overcome
reason. But even after that we have
been sensible that it is not possible at all
times to control the mind. We weore ner
vous, irritable, and fancied ourselves half
lost-why we cannot tell--and wvhen we
got out of the bush we wvere totally lost,
for we did not recognize a building which
we had seen for years, and yet wve were
not afraid in tis particular instance, tho'
in all probability in another hour's timne
we should have been that also.
If then at times vague fears wvill seize,
the mind, spite of better judgment, in a n
almost well-known small bush, 'tis easy
to account for the total bewilderment of
the party whose entrance into an unknown'
wild we chronicled some time back. Tfhat
this'particular party were lost is evident
from their having wandered for several
days until at snndown one evening, wih
by I , out
..t woods
.an habitation
.adorers, was as
.. view of tho holy
of old. Joyfully did
..e Indian's prof'ered hospi
ie fish and venison prepared
rude inartistic skill, never tasted
nore delicious than now. All their trou
bles vanished in a moment, and after sat
isfying the craving of their inordinate ap
petites, the head surveyor of the party,
(whom we will now introduce to our rea
ders as a Mr. Shomberg, nowise extraor
dinary in his appearance, save a peculiar
and at the same time disagreeable cast of
countenance, wLich somehow conveyed
to the behohler an impression that was
unfavorable to the wearer; his character,
however, belied his face; he was much
esteemed and respected by all who knew
him,) questioned the Indians as to their
present position, and where they ought
to have been. Strange as it may appear,
they were within a few miles
their labors were to comme
orc
Pat
bee
rech I
berg
heav
ner
and
ed hit
mial-a . ..;. The Indan,
howe% .. relieved Sbomberg's mind
as to his having acquired possession of it, i
by stating that it was a present to him c
from an English officer, vhose life he had I
aved (Iuing the late war, and who, to re- v
ward his preserver and show his gratitude, 1:
iad presented him with the weapoa which c
o 'excited Shomberg's curiosity. The n
eeution, so said the lndiatifar exceed- c
Ad the beauty of the external workman- t
hip, and his praises of his loved wen pon s
vere so extravagant thatShoniberg ofie
Adto b t aLgu prco, prov
'e no sell him-but me shoi. f;u,
Mid the Indian, and 'twas dertermined fi
hat this uch vaunted fiflo should be lh
ied in the niorning, ere they started back. p
arious attempts did Shomtberg make to fj
,oic to ternis-his own rifle, tobacco,
>wder, lead, money, in fact, every in- ti
luement to tempt an Indian trade was
ised, but all in vain. Night found him
io nearer the much coveted p:ize than dil q
he morning. And as the party retied
o rest; more correctly we should say, 0
tretched themselves out to rest. c
Morning found the whole party refresh- s
d and reatlv to renew their march after 'I
he settlement. After a hearty breakfast,b
it Shmberg's request the indi:.m cut a
n:ld! ehip out of an oak sone IO yards
rom the wigwam. At this he tired, and
he ball struck scarce an inch from the
iiark. Ag:lin he fired, and this time hit s
he marl:. -Shomberg now tried hib hand,
d as very succes:ful, so much so, that
>f six shots fired, a circle of four inches t1
'ould have covered the chip and all the I
>)uIlet holes besides. Lud were all of
hema in praise. of the weam pon-none mnore
S) thaxn Shomnberg. Most liberally did lie I
aflr hhlmkets, monmey, rifl e, tobacco, even
spiritwre added with the hope of indu
e~ing the Indian to parnt with thie weapon
All eflerts were unxavailuing~, the Iudi~
ost firmly refused every ofe'r ; he would
not part with his riule, so he sa;id, but ith
his life. ie had, it seems, taken chargre
of the Englishi oflicer when desperate ly
wonde'd, and had coei vedl a strong af
Ietio'n f'or Inim while tendicg to his wounds
nd highly did he prize the present of is
white broth~ier:
iinig the Indian firm in his refusal,
the party gathered together their instrut
mients and ar:ns, bestowved almost the
whole of their scanty' stock of tobacco
o their gen erous hear-ted entertai~ct, anid
wvith every expresionx of good fieelinng
they parted. An hour ha~d scarcely pass
ed, when a man glided into the open space
in front of the Indian's wigwam. la the
sunny nook sat a decrepiid, dried-tup old
woan, fast tottering to the grave. Near
at hand sat the Indian repairing moca
sins. Greatly to the Indiain's surp~rise lie
recognised the man Shomberg, wvho seated
himself by the Indian's side, an'd again re
newed the attempt to possess the highly
prized rifle. As well might he have at
tempted to move the rock of. Gibraltar as
the stern resolve of the warrior. He saw
it useless, but yet he was bent upon his
purpose. Suddenly his face lit up with a
most demnonanical expression, as if sonic
unholy purpose had flitt ed across his mind.
After a while he asked to see another
trial, to which the Indian assented. Agaiin,
the tree was blazed, again the rifle sent
forth its unerring bullet. Shomberg ask
ed for a shot ; the Indian loaded his rifle
and handed it to hin. Carelessly lhe took
his aim at the tree, but with the speed of
lightning, lie changed the direction. lHe
fired ; down fell the Indian, weltering in
his blood, a corpse, for the bali had pass
ed through his heart. Shomberg, coolly
nd deliberatl walkwed awa y with the
.ntich he had not scrupled to
.1e blood of his late host. He join
I the party, triumphaitly displaying the
prize, for which he told them that he had
paid the Indian most handsomely.
The party soon found the place and fin
ished their survey, and returned to their
homes. Shomberg, in high spirits at his
successful exploit, bent his steps to New
York, where he at that time re.kided-with
out a care or thought of the: poor being
he had so unscrupulously deprived of life.
Let us turn for a moment to the scene
of bloodshed and murder. As soon as
the retreating footsteps of the intruder
were no longer audible, the old crone,
unable to walk, commenced to crawl to
wards the body of her fallen son. Slow
ly and painfully did she drag her weary
way, fearful lest her long coming might
prove fatal. Who can express the hope
or fear that possessed that poor, forlorn,
miserable cripple I No fear for herself,
her lonely and inelancholy condition, for
a moment entered her mind, her whole
Lhoughts were in the senseless and inani
mate form that lay now but a little dis
ance from hp- &t last.s- '.
1z.
as
ver, still r
ody, and al.
ratch over if -
ist she does, -
ontrary, gra .
ian ;- and in 11".
overed in the
,r, who) cha * ;j' . -
rsi0 he ooil
bistedid *, f '
arnfrom her what hasoui are- I
illy does he remove the body into the
at, and assisting the old squaw, andsup.
king her with food, he hastens away
em11 the spot.
The daylight was just breaking when
ic Indian aain made his appearance,
econpanied by eight others. Again tli
.dy was inspected, the old squaw was
uestioned, and the appearance of the
iurderer so impressed on thcir minds that
ne and all were satisfied, they could re
ognize him without trouble. His foot
teps, however, were examined and noted.
'ho Indhm was consigned to his lowly
ed, the old squaw removed, and to all
ppearances the affiir was ended.
Not so, however, was the case. The
dian who first discovered the deed had
ilenly followed the trail to where the
arvey had been made, and the to the
earest settlement, where, in his broken
:iglizh, he managed to gain information
at the head of the party had gone to N.t
'rk, and that he had a rifle along with
im purchased from an Indian, and that1
is name was Shomiherg. With this in
:>rmnation, he rejoined the tribe.
In less thani a week after, various par
es of strange Indians were noticedl in
lie streets of New York. Who they
vere, whence they came, or why, none
ould tell. Their faces were painted
lack-all were folly armed, and might
e seen day by (lay prowling, nowv in de
ached patis now singly through eVery
treet.
A t length, Shomberg w'as seen, instant
y recognied and followed. His resi
lence discovered, day by day, and night
iy night, a red skin might be seen either
v'atching his residence, or dogging his
tops. TIwice did they attempt his life,
ut were foiled each time: Shomberg,
ow~ever, saw enough to satisfy him that
me wvas " doomed."~ For several days he
lid not stir out ; but still from his win
low lie could always see an Indian some
vbere.
Ilis life grew burthensome. Hie re
olved to leave thne country ; but instead
>f sailing from Newv York, he was oblig
~d to go to Montreal. Tamking his pre
~autionm to find a party bound to the same
,lace, he set sail for Lake Champlain.
Such, however, was not the case. The
roes were on his track; their light canoes
were in pursuit ; but still he gained on
them. But Indian instine-t was not at
Fault at Albany ; they heard of him, and
where he had gone.
Some days after lhe had been in Men
[real, lie wvas seated in the cabin of the
ressel about to sail for England, wvhen the
captain told him some Indians were inqui
:iuig for hium and wvanting to see him.
" Tell them, for God's sake, that I am
not here," was his reply, and from that
moment lie left the cabin.
The sails were losened to the wind, the
vessel is at last under weigh, the Indians
in pursuit. Having passed the ship in the
dark, down the mighty St. Lawrence, do
they now grlide. ertain almost of their
prey, fc
they w- ars
On a r
several s
conside
to bid
Scareel
stadt fr
down, E.
accurse
draggef
his tong.
was ins
was led
by the
last, juc
cover td
offendir
perish nent
of tortt nds.
His na. 2e, a
burning lee -
ing; his =
arrows;
inflict a de
did he Lhus n
- or
se
U
afl our reader a
ip- eaMilledgevil
>f the State Coriven
abovo*.high-sou $ng
-6o itsiformation. w:sk
4 ser anid more perferi
- d the North-in
27n a more initimadto
ion ... cona
ublic:a and therebr a
f the Government
heir property.
A union party, it seems, must be wu
t the South to clasp more tightly, in its
raternal embraces, once fierce and inex
b
rable enemies of te South, and her in- .
rss. A Union party, forsooth, a union
f tne robber with tia robbed! There is
ometimes much of (humbug) in a name. b
low plain is this truth shown in the pres.
at case. lere we have a humbug of
immense magnitude, and huge prepon.
erosity." The members of this party t
ill doubtless endeavor to persuade them.
elves that they are the duly constituted
rotectors of the Constitution-a Consti
ution, however, which is almost worth. c
ss, and "the security" we enjoy under
Ohich is " based solely upon good faith" t
-tho good faith of the North, which is
ilmost if not entirely equivalent to " Punic
ith," broken whenever convenient or
olitic. They will porsuado themselves
hat the Union is in their hands as a sa
red legacy--but this Union what is it
ut the Uinion of the weak with the strong,
f the oppressed with the oppressor, of
he long suffering with the presumptions
mnd arrogant; They will doubtless raise
igreat hue and cry against the Southern.
[ights Republican party; as being for dis
amion-biut let them remember that " this
:ry of Union is the masked battery, from
,hind which the Constitution and the
rights of the South are to be assailed,"
We belong, as heretofore, to the South.
arn Rights party. Defeat, sometimes, is
tnore than victorf.
As such, do we look upon the lato de
Iat of the great cause in this State-the
fl only of those in advance; soon to
rise with the coming up of the reserve be
bind-. the great body of the people: The
principles of the Southern Rights party
in some slight degree triumphed in the
late State Convention, despite the large
majority of the so called Union men.
These principles are yet dear to etery
Southern Rights man: They are in his
heart and cannot be thrown away or dis
regarded. They are destined yet to tri
unph, despite the opposition of dema
gogues and oflice-seekers.- T1he instinct
of self-preservation; if no nobler motive,
will yet unite the people of the South as
one man, to repeal the attack of enemies,
and break the potent spell of fanaticism.
-Augusta Republic.
'frickery and the Tarifs
A few weeks since the cotton lords at
Fall River, Massachusetts, combined to
gether to turn the screwv a little tighter,
by reducing the wages of the operatives.
Many of the workmen and women oppos
ed this reduction of their wages and re:
fused to work. By the last accounts we
perceive that capital has conquered labor,
and that those who turned out have been
compelled to resume their work at the re
duced prices, and the owvners ar@ chnck
ling that " their factories are in operation
again."
This is one of thme mean devices resort
ed to, to swindle Ihe workinman. The
iinneted cry about
'IP bilme
the~~ roeotfl them,
Zd ~g their
Xen These
0 F-e Imwe than
d body.o gether;
ard odg
ofqassrave4.
.,actur
oint-he
owewill
hier-e ae rio
n r i
'e" esente
rhich seems deteruns &v ."
estroy us-not regarding u qals,
ut inferiors. If we were inferiors, then
ideed would our condition be hopeless,
ien might we with propriety go to the
forth for our models and every thing else
ut we know that in no point of view
rhatever are we inferior to the North.
Vhy is it that our people act so very in
onsistent with their interi sts by educa-1,
ng their children abroad, when tey can t
e better educated at home? We have
mason to believe that those persons edn.
ated abroad are more intelligent, refined,
iore highly cultivated, or better suited tor
2e callings and professions of life than
iose who have graduated at Colleges of
ur own. Perhaps those men who are
mninent in their professions, and have
risen to the proudest eminence, and oet
upy exalted and honorable positions inI
ur midst, who were educated or gradua-I
0da otenClegs ol aeai
>y hich emy deterine ths u h
nanry advantgading one caseasi
he inheriis idle talk nferiorsay that
i Nort' edo is prietyrabl to th
iorthefr; our poeles send abrad;gel
why iset thatom eopl to suopery That
oidie with theinoth stalin but.
Wg ther idran abrdda whnce the a
hbetted meduas fro hoee say thave
:oldn't belinev tatn thern ee
atdbroad aCarl oetn--ant whrefoe
lorae hhyciaedporrredrgoing to Piaepi
yrs Nework aerded ratle dages o
urposenhePeihant; wths e a wgreat rmer
fminente in thendca professionh .
Drinono theidst emnemncs, at
up eated and lileoifferene poiton him
whredt ho eradaes euat eed era
Dko at Nothe practiceof medicine afor
enstilhie, and teeod the or acm
Southmern in th hadteen afdintiden-t
refer a home.there sleg nor hein rust
as which mye madethme, ths bunt the
aneveanucces in nthi ne casetas.
he ohaer no aienewhsc idndi- t ayta
Nothidu uctanilsefral.t
Iothen isf: pteol inepssble delight
vhy let the send to soe easuet
the spe isoetidngl brthkn aboute
te eard asno inrdivianchenoathr
houhand mefrtulisemo saf non-tnte
measurabey indoped by ate Sthernec
uraes. Lt the MeSaouthetae ts ouith
itsowna hands Charleteand inor
thist be deriendn bo honge upsotng thoe
who emien amn trin the usucl ropation. n
abusaes buinasttled diterminawtonto
-reduce gudrabouate espoism." ee
Shen manamit ha othn affinint
4y tfe founaUton tor weprospenyguu
iperpetuity of our institutio s, in theedu
cation and training oft genera.
tio-the t see tiem
worthy of In every
branch of o ab'undantly
blessed at t. iis-dy n e South. It is
'yeesary in 'order to render these
ntiutuons superior td those at, the North,
t hlisould be patronized. We hope
;is of all may be regarded-the
miary schiols for the preparation of
idents for1Collegoare abundant and
worthy, theiceisthlnof Southern EdU
cenestl po, may not be
G TO THE NEG oEs.-- te
the SoutlitCarolina Confer.
enp issionary Society, of the. M.ZE.
.outh, reports the sum of seven
teen thixiaiid seven hundred dollars, as
W"'. colfected during the past year,
tPe ands of the Conference, for
,the of Missions. Wher it is
kno". the most.. of this is expended
in the support of the preachers to the
slaves on our plantations, it-will be seen
'tlat the people of our Staehave nobly
isharged their duty in this iespect; and,
?ich a liberal contribution for this pur:
;pose affords a practical illustratilti-of the
only true philanthrophy ever extended to
the African race. Do Masachusetts,
Vermont, New York expend as much in
twenty years for the moral-iulture and
social elevation of the deluded beings
they entice from their masters and fami
lies.? No; instead of such teachings,
they inculcate violence by precept, afid
robbery and theft by example.
i The past year has %tUessed much ex
nw .n' political matters in our State
atitution indip nsable to. our so
potica ereelaf has beeii again
la th'e wdsltfrm of attack, cov.
d insidiously-4*e State has de
d 19 resist theswggressign4 and
Eemost, a isions for this
an dient-oM:- in
. . 4.'nt in hertL~ioni
.. , .. SS.. " Ia U 4tg
tted for social happiness or comfort. c
;uch facts as the above show who are the
rue friends of the slave, and the South
arolina Conference, by such a showing,
unequalled, if we are not mistaken, by
ny conference in the country, has made
, manifestation of devotion to the true in
erests of both master and slave which
mnst be appreciated. It is proper to state r
at the ministers themselves, out of their
lender incomes, subscribe liberally to the
iissionary fund. Preachers and people
an claim commendation for their libe
ality and perseverance in the good work.
-South Carolinian.
-0.
Jons ADAMS,-In the 30th year of his
ge, John Adams made the following en
ry in his Diary. He was then practiing
aw in Boston, though living in Braintree.
"It has been my fate to be acquainted
n the way of business with a number of
-ry rich men-Gardinuer, Bowdoin, Pitts,
lancock, Rowe, Lee, Sargent, Hlooper,
)oane. Hooper, Gardiner, Rowe, Lee,
mnd Do-ane, have all acquired their wealth
yy their own industry ; liowdoin and Han
-.oek received theirs by succession, de
scent or dev ise; Pitts by marriage. But
:here is niot orfe of all these who derives
nore pleasure from his property than I
:1o from mine; my little farm and stockI
sd dashu afford me as much satisfaction
is all their immense tracts, extensive navi
~atioui, sumptuous buildings, their vast
sumis at Interest and stocks in trade yield
to them. The pleasures of property arise
from acquisition more than possession,
from wvhat is to some rather than wvhat is.
The rich are seldom remarkable fdr mod
-sty, ingenuity or hunianity. Their wealth
has rather a tendency to make them pen
urious and selfish;"
INsnUr TO TiHE SouTur. Somie time
last summer a great dlicitement was oc
casioned at Mar~or by the publication In
the Citizen of a certain letter on the sub
ject of slavery. A public meeting was
called, and the Editor declared that it
had been set up without his knowledge,
that he disapproved its sentiment and re
gretted its 4ppearande. We tiow learn
from the Atlanta Iritelligenicer that C. R.
Hanleiter, the author of the incendiary
letter, has been appointed by Fitz Warren
and Co. nmail ageuit ori the Georgia rail
road. A fit subject for appointment by
the abolition dynasty at Washington.
This man Hanleiter having made himself
most obnoxious to a Southern commu
nity, thereby lessening his chances, pe
cuiarily, for a support, is taken up by a
department of the Federal Government,
and placed in lucrative office in the midst
of the very community he has insulted.
Louisiana Courier.
WA.-Late advices from Nicaragua an
nounce a declaration of war between N~icara
gua and Costa Riea. So says a telegraphic
dract renm New York.
e:th
in
are'to
with him hti
truce, the isii
proved-1
North
the Co ni
the inteai~to
plunderpos -
thiprins es
alndwould eA
hope that it may.
"A trucehas beenl
the administration an
and Mr. Seward is
White House. .l7
their offices in Nev-.
Yiriand are quiet
rangements -to "oitol the
Yorkin4it6tife country ge
friends' o.,th64ate aiti-c
ministration show a good.
but most of their stren
comes from the Seward
"I do not know w
Scott forwgrd as a candi
sincere or it.-Perhaps
up as a deedy. The gtime
samefoi- the Presideijey as for
n6rship of New Y rk.
"The Se. ene 11 n
upon Se - ti-national
the re higs4illpre
only, e purpose of faP
g e. They , isefor a
-rate thraishing. Te gmowill
uverse r in, .4*
~~ 'y
the I'',t~i c~ dee hf~~
organization,is no aiQeimdinu
no Mn 66 rls u aW8V t _-UeifiCcr
r Htenry Long is a slave or a free man. O1
ruesdiy Mr. Parker, the agent for-the claim
.nt, gave hi testimony. which was substanti
Mly the same as that offered before the com -
nissioner. Virious arguments were offered
oy counsel, and the court adjourned till Wed
iesday, at 10 o'clock. An "appeal to the
riends of freedom" appears in the N. York
rribnne, clling for a subscription of "seve
al thousand dollars," to "defend Long in tho
nurts, [New York,] and, if need be, in the
supreme Court of the United States," money
o be sent to Horace Greeley, esq.
This ease is a beautiful illustration of tho
ine manner in which the new law works.-.
he slave at the first examination before the
ommission was stated to have been fully
dentified by competent witnesses.-South
arohinian.
rx n AND CoToN.-We referred
;ome days ago to and invention said to
ave been snecessfully tested in England
'or converting flax by a cheap and suM
iiary process into the form of what is
styled flax cotton, which may be wovenr
by the same machinery now used in cot
ton factories, It is said that samples of
this fabric will be exhibited at the World's
Fair.
Some of' the Kentucky papers arc show.
ing an earnest desire that the account of
this invention may be correct. The prico
of hemp being some four and a half cents,
while that of raw cotton is nearly three
times as much, the successful introduction
of a cheap and expeditious mode of man
ufaicturing the former material *ould ins
(Iced formi an era in the culture of hemp
in the U. States-Thie invention of the
cotton-gin had a great deal to dio with the'
rapid increase of the cottoil prop from
year to year in the Southern States; and
a similar result might be expected with re
gard to hemp and flax, particularly the
former, if science and niachinery could
be made equally available in prepairing it
for manufacture. The superiority of lin
en over cotton fabrcs-to say nothing of
the diff'erence of price in the raw materi
al-would give to linen goods a superior
demand if the expenses of manufacturing
in both cases could be equalized.--Balti
more American;
WHEN Dr. yohnson courted Mrs. Por
ter, whom he afterwards married, ho told
her " that he wvas of mean extraction; had.
no money; and that he had an uncle
hanged." The lady bj way of reducing
herself to an equality with the Doctor,
replied that she had no more money than
himself; and that though she had not a
relative hanged, she had fifty who deserved
hanging.
WEBSTER's WoRKs.---The Hon. Daniel
Webster is about to publish a new and ele
gant edition of his works, in sit or seven
volumes. It will embrace his political'speeches,
literary addresses, legal arguments, and di
plomatic papers.
R EV ENGE, however sweet, always Costs
more than it is wvorth.